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Historical S'-rU't V ilOfRECoON CITY The Interprlse only Claokamae Newspaper that all of tho newt .growing County, NTEBMIS Hit your eubecrlptlon ox 4 plredf Look at tho labtl. You snould not mis any of our news numbers. 4 FORTY FOURTH YEAR-No. 21 OREGON CITY, OREGON, FIMMY, MAY 27, 1910. 4 ESTABLISHED 1888 HIGH SCHOOL DROWNED AT PREPARING FOR RACES HONOR DEAD OF G. A. R. FLORIST IS DESPONDENT TO BE BUILT WILLAMETTE joieg"" " TAXPAYERS OF OREGON CITY AUTHORIZE BOND ISSUE OF 110,000. BIG MAJORITY FAVORS Dlraclora Export lo Select Bite and Hava Brick Structura Raady For Opening At Fall Term. Ily a viiIk of 79 to S7 th tnp"'era nf Oregon Clly authorized the rstiih- lUllllli'lIt of a dlalrlrl high erhool Tuoedny afternoon anil directed the hoard nf directors to laaun lunula to Dm iiiiiuuiit of fin, (ion fur tlm pur iMiMii of u aim, mill ciiiiniriu lliiii mill equipment of a high school build' lug. Tin' viiln on bonds wna 7t to an. Cuiialdi'rnhln Internal wna maul fustoil III I ho t'lccllon, which wna held In Dim Fountain (loan Company build ing fnini t to 4 o'clock. Imvlil Can. field, W. W. Myers mid C.norge Ran dall wnro Dip JihIk"" f thn election nnil (illliiirt I Hedge wee clerk. There worn tin! vntea mm, which In In exreaa nf the iiiiinlir usually real lit echnnl I'liK-lliitiH. Thi women tax pnyera of Hm city turned out royally In support nf thn proposition to lnt ltr i h educational advantage of Oregon City and tlm nnult wna received with eupmmn ul Inf anion from thn people who liavn for yenra tlralrod to eeo Oregon City pliireil on an good an mlucatlnnul level na ecorea of amnller tuwna of thn atnle. In a few dnye tho board of dlrertora will meet for I li selection of a eultnblo alt. Arrlil Inrii r already at work drawing plana fur thn structure, which win be nf lirlrk construction an.l will rout at leant f.m.nntl, Tim remainder of ttm appropriation will bo ulllled for thn Hk ami to equip tho building It Ihn purpoan nf tho director to provide riMiin for clmmlral anil pnyai ral liihnriitarlc, and malntnlit duuie tlr science and nmliiial training do partnienla Every effort will be niailu So havn th building completed nHin after thn opening of the Knll term of artitHil. REUBEN GRANQUI8T, AGED NINE YEARS, FALLS IN .RIVER FROM LOQ RAFT. RESCUERS GET BODY Two Companlona of Unfortunate Boy Run In Ttrror From Seen of Tragady and Halp Comae Late. Reuben (iriuiiiilHt, thn Bycnr-old mill nf Al (!riiliiiilrtl, nf Wllliimnttn, wh drowned In tlm Wllliinietio river lute Muiiilay urinriiniin. With two companlona tin wna plnyliiK on a log nifl nlioui 4 o'clock In thu 'nrinriiiioii, wlinii (i-iilii'ii walked out on thn Iknhii Hllrk, liiHlng Ma IhiIiiiicm and fallliiK In thn wilier. Aa thn uiiforliiiiiilo hoy foil, tin callnd for help, mid hla nun piiiiliiim diil III llii'lr frlKht mid ex rltnmeiit. Tlm hoy'a rrlea drew the aiteiiilmi of ( 'ii pi ii In It. A. YouiiK. nf the Hteunmr N. It. Uiiik, and a party of reHi-iiera hoarded a kiihoIIiio IiiuiicIi, whlrh wua niHlieil to thu arenn, but Ihn nd had mink out nf mIkIiI. Cap tain Voiiiik illvrj for thu hmly without am-reaa, iiml for two hnura thu anrrh FAST MEET WILL BE HELD AT COUNTY FAIR TRACK ON SATURDAY, JUNE 4. BIG CROWD EXPECTED Arrangemanta Ara Alao n Progreaaj For Annual County Fair Barbacua Flrat Day and Potato Show. Another Union High School. A meeting; wna held In tho llnl comb et'hoolhouan Tuemliiy nlKht. the object belim thn formntlon of a Union lllKh aihiHil of the illairlrtx of HI one, liwer li:nn nd llolromb. There wna a lurite anendmire and all voted tinniilmotinly In fnvnr of tho proixial- tlon. 8rhiKl Superintendent linry wna preaent, and itnve a talk. The Clnrknmua Counly Kalr Kmy- elation held a nieetliiK Krlilny after- iiixm., It waa deeldmi to let film Und aey huve the uae nf tho race truck mid of thu KrouiuU for the coining; rnco meet, which will m held on Huiunliiv. June 4. Mr. LlmlHey, who Ih 0110 nf thn prominent horaemen of tho Htnte, mid who Iiuh linen wlnterliiK koiiiu of tho bent race hnracH In the atuto ilur Iiik tho winter, la mnkliiK arrutige iih'IiIb for holdliiK 0110 of thn in out aurceaafiil rnco mifta ever held In the alute, mid ninny tuxt homea will be n on the track. A bond will be on hninl to furnlBli tho niualc during the racea. Many vuluulilo pumcD will be Klveu. Arranunnieiiiu for ftin iitu.nlti nf cni.llnued and finally the body ..r the , fa,r , s,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,. ar bl,lllK ma,e, little fellow wna broiiKht to the Hiir- Tntlr, w)n ,,6 llllly more attract lona face. ( uplnlit YouiiK dlm ted !lo ri-a- ,, y,.af thul) al ly ,,, , ,h(J run work, aaxlnrrt by about :'U men t(iry r 1P fr M j u,pU, BI.C. t.f the launch mid atenmer Tho boy rutury of tho AaaodHt Ion. hna received uohi'ii- - "" "'" f"a v miiriV aMiriimilltlnflf fill IH fntm Aiinma. ed by 1.1a terror atrlcke rtmipniilonx. L,(1l,.ri(i ho ,lro contII1,ll,n, .rlHl.ed before they could reach 1.1m. lllK Amn(t , Brarong ., an elect rlo theatre, trick homo, and .' : . ; " ,f"'r,- i ' . L ' . "x j MEMORIAL DAY TO BE OBSERVED WITH USUAL CEREMONIES NEXT MONDAY. PUPILS HEAR VETERANS Grand Army and Relief Corpa Will Attend Divine Service Next Sunday ' Morning at M. E. Church. ROSE SHOW PREMIUMS. Handaome Dlaplay of Prlzea For Com ing Exhibit. CR08SED PLAINS TO OREGON IN 1857 AND LIVED FOR MANY YEARS AT MARQUAM. merry ito-roiind. On the opening day tho drawliin attrurtlona will be a bar becue nnd potato hIiow. H M. Wade A Company, nf Portland, will preannt to the exhibitor of the beat dlaplay of polntnea, a .',u pointo planter, and other prlzea will be elveu. A baby The Clncknmna County Rime Show I nhow will alao be anionic the attrac- to be held al Wixxlnien Hull on June I tlnna, and the mniiRKera have arrntiK- 3 and 4 promlaea to be one of the must e( to have thla on the last day. The aurreaaful mae ahowa ever held by the baby allow of laxt year proved to be oricnnUatlnu. The bloxaoma were a big euceae, and over 40 balilcg were never prettier than they aro at the entered for prlr.ee. ureaeiit time, The preniluma for the n P i,vvin, a,..i i i i ,n exhll.lta have tH-en placed In the ahow ,,; r , Thuradnr and had a Wlndnwa Of John Aduma' dryatwda ri.w .f m.m enaaeeit In nri,.rln. Ihn atore, and tho premium llxta and rulea . for ,,- ... ,on. .., .,, IMrnln. and wc can b bad by applying at the (lea. A. ,ori:um Hlherlan millet and arhnllu ,8C0- wh,n he e Portland, and ir i-r,irn n,i,i iir i j.,,.iiu ,.i,,ni.,.i iiini'-iuito-ijr (en tor me mineg acain theae aa ihkui aa the ground wan ""' lu lr county, iireKon. wnere PETER J. RIDINGS DIES AT; HOT LAKE The memory of the aoldler and sail or dead of the Nation will be honored next Monday in this city 'by Meade Poat No. 2, Grand Army of the He public, and Meade Relief Corps with appropriate ceremony. The men who foiiKht to preserve the t'nion are faat panning and those who are left to honor the flag will march with broken ranks to the Mountain View cemetery and Btrew. flower on the graves om their (fead comrades. The first ceremonial Is being held thla week, the vet ran a visiting the several schools of Oregon City and l's immediate surroundings. It Is the us ual custom for members of the Grand Army to go to the public schools and talk to the students, with the object of Inspiring patriotism In the hearts and minds of the younger generation. The West Oregon City schools receiv ed a delegation Tuesday afternoon, and the schedule for the remainder of the week follows: nnrMnv arhrml WaHnacinv 0-90 A MAPI F I AMF DFHDI F M : Eastham school. Wednesday. 1:45 ' "" e-n.ia a lvi L-L-. p. canemah, Thursday. 9:30 A. j M.; Willamette. Thursday, t P. M.; ! Gladstone. Friday, 9:30 A. M.; Park- E SCAPED LUNATIC FROM p0RT- p,ace- Frl,,ay- 2 P- M- aiemoers oi ine urana Army aim JOHN JEN80N, OF MELDRUM, ENDS LIFE WITH DOSE OF CYANIDE OF POTA8H. THIRD TRIAL A SUCCESS 8weetheart In Old Country Would Not Join Him Knife and Gun Route Did Not Bring Result MANIAC TERROIZES LAND SANITARIUM BREAKS INTO SCHOOLHOUSE. ! Peter Joseph Rlddigs was born In Randolph County, Mo., December 4th. 18:19, and died at Hot Lake, Oregon, I slumbers at a late hour Friday night May 2ub. 1910. j by the pealing forth of the school The residents of the quiet berj, of Jiapie Lne were aroused from their In 1857 he crossed the plains by ox team, stopping on mouth at Pike's Peak. He arrived ' "wrgotown, Cal ifornia, and worked &'vhe mines until llnrdlng drug atore, or at F. T. Har low's store. , BANQUET OF DEMOCRATS. Stalwarts Will Hold Biennial Event Saturday, June 18. Thn biennial bauipiet of tho Demo crats of Clarknmaa Counly will bo held In Oregon CUy on Saliirdny evening, Juuu IK. ami nt n meeting of the County Central Committee hint Hut unlay afternoon Dr. A. U ilenlle Hurry B. Draper mid J. H. Jack were appointed n general committee to arrange for tho event.- There will be Htih-rniniulttccH named to look nfti tho dellllla mid Ihnau proHclit will be tiund II n pinto to cover tho expense of thn haniiiiet. Fifteen Committee men attended thn meiitliig. which wns held In tho office of the secretary Attorney o. I). Kl.y. BOY TOSSED BY COW DIES- Nine Year-Old Son of Butcher Suc cumbs Week After Injury. ready. These have never been grown In tho elate before, and much Interest will be taken In their growth. Mr. Freytng. who la an experienced cot ton grower, states that the soil of Can by Is adapted- for the cultivation of cotton. The seeds have been planted In the ground lending from the nmin entrance to the grand stnnd. There nre several women In Cnnby. who are artists with the spinning wheel, and CALLED RITTER A MULE. Injured Husband Therefore Brings a Suit For Divorce. (i. I). Hitter has llled n Hull for ill vorco UKuliixt Adeline. Hitter. Tho Kilters were married In Oregon Clly September 7, rjuu, nnd It Is claimed by thn hiislinnd that his wife has called lilm vllu names, turning them he states a "mule." When ho at tempted to roiiHon with her she w'ould Ignore him, and tell him to "shut his mouth," which ho did. Shortly after their marrluge she refused to llvo with lilm, mid said that abe married him for hla mouey, ntul since she found that he bad none, ahe did not want lilm around her any longer. In February ho returned lo hi homo, mid naked his wlfo to tnkc lilt., buck, but liiKtend of doing so she run dim off of tho plnce with n stove poker. 8ommera Retiree From Bualneas. K. T. Smnmors lias retired from thu !lrm of Hummers ft Asuy, propriet ors of Ihn Oregon Clly clgnr store und billiard pnrlorH, nnd Iiuh sold his Intorent lo W. V. Cox. Mr. Cox bus been In tho cigar biiHlnnsg In Inde pendence nnd other Wlllumette val ley towns till recently, nnd Is consid ered a Hint cliiss tobacconist. Al though lie has business Interests In Portland, Mr. Soinmers snys ho will continue to roHlde In Oregon City. Council Establishes Grades. Tho city council lias adopted a reso lution CHtabllHhlng tho grndo on Cen ter street from Seventh to Ninth; Tnylor street from Soventh to Twelf th and Ninth from Center to Taylor. Notice. ( The nnnunl mooting of the stock holders of tho Oregon City Commis sion Co. will bo held at Its onice In Oregon Clly nt 8 p. m. on Tuesday, Juno 7th. T. F. ROUKE, Secy. SANDY, Or.. May 24. I-oula llnff man. 9-year-olil son of Mr. nnd Mra. U Hoffman, died Tuesday aa a result of li.lurle Itifllctml hv a tnnit dened cow In hla father's slunuhter- he spinning of the cotton raised on house. The row ran Its horn Into l f"'r grounds Is going to be one his mouth and tossed lilm high In the of tho main drawing cards. air. Several teeth were knocked out. The poultry exhibit of last year, his palate was torn nnd the base of I which attracted so much attention, his skull was fractured. over 300 birds being exhibited, will The boy's pulso seemingly ceased be even larger at the coming fair. beating nine hours before lie died. This department will be in charge of and he wna kept alive for a lime by Fred O. Dougherty, of Mulnlln, who powerful restoratives. Ho had eight had chnrgo last year. brothers nnd sisters anil wna popular among his schoolmates. bell of the Maple Lane schoolhouse. Relief Corps will attend divine ser vice next Sunday morning, assemb ling at Willamette Hall at 10 o'clock and marching to the Methodist Epis copal Church, where Rev. R. C. Black well will preach the sermon. The Ore gon City Band and Company O. Ore gon National Guard, will act as escort. Next Monday morning the pupils of An Investigation was made, and it the cltv schools will inarch to Willam was found that an Insane man was tte Hall, where they wilt be met by v..-- .a me scoooi ouiia- the G. A. R. and W. R. C. Exercises mi?. Aiier ringing tne bell he would pray, and then play the organ and sing. He kept this up until 12o'clock, when August Splinter, residing near by, notified Sheriff Beatle, who left with F. A. Mills. When they arrived on the scene, they found the man holding religious services, and as they Cyanide of potassium was fatal to John Jensen, of Meldrum Station, Sun day night. The dose was taken with suicidal Intent and Jensen was dead within a few minutes. Dr. E. A. Som mer was called, but the unfortunate man was past medical aid, and Coro ner Holman was summoned. The body was brought to this city. Jensen was about 33 years of age and was the Junior member of the firm of Byron & Jensen, florists, at Meldrum Place. It Is understood that Jensen became despondent because his sweetheart in the old country would qot come to America to Join him, and Sunday's successful attempt to take his own life was the third. Last January he tried to ohoot him self with a gopher gun and prior to that time he tried to end his life with a knife, but both attempts were nu successful. "The next time I try, I will suc ceed." he told his partner. Jensen's aged mother lives in Sweden, but he had no relatives In this country. RIFLE BULLET JUST MISSES HIS HEART will be held there and Fred J. Tome, city superintendent of schools, will deliver the main address. The ceremony of strewing the waters with flowers from the suspension bridge will follow and the main part of the programme at the Sblvely Theatre. STRIKE GOLD IN MOUNTAINS. he engaged In mining for one year. Returning to Portland, he engaged In the wood business. In 18C7 he locat ed on a farm of lfio acrea at Clad Tid ings, Clackamas County. In 18K6 Mr. Ridings entered the ' entered the rooms the man orrlnlmoH general merchandise business as j "The room is full of people, get out." manager of the Grange store at Mar- It was with great difficulty the insane quani, Oregon. He continued In this I man was taken Into custody. He business until 1902, when he retired ; fought the officers, by scratching and from active business. ! yelling. After being handcuffed, his In 18C5 he married Caroline Jones, ' clothing was searched, and found to who survives him. Of this union .there contain a letter from his Eister was born ten children, all of whom from Hood River, and addressed to are still living and are ns follows: Dr. Williamson's Sanitarium at Port- rrank j. Ridings and Mary B. Sklr- land. The attendants at this Instltu- Vltl nt If urn.. urn IIaIma " T) 1 . 1 i .. .... . I . . . . . ... I "i""'". i -. . mMiiK. nun were nonnea, ana came lo ims nTI ....v pTOpiiPn, nrnnnecta that thev nf X nrvuvllln tntnnn- Annio v . ,. u,' t, j 8ucn excellent prospects mat iney . . vn aim iuvk uiiu uuck lu ruruuuu. I Fanton Bros. Find Rich Prospects vn North Fork of Clackamas. Fanton Bros., of Estacada, have dls covered gold 18 miles from Estacada, and six miles from the end of the wagon road on the north fork of the Clackaaia8 River. They were out on a hunting trip and casually stumbled Nehren Charged With Non-Support. Ron City. llu..twi..,l , . mi ji . rf.. . ... . 1 UIHO BllllltU UI1V LlttllllS OUU Will 1111' , i,, ..urns, i miiims , j ne man proveu to De josepn uerk- rnpdiatelv nroceed to have assavs n niiiinira nf m,.iiib r,irri m i .. ' a . mediately proceed to nave assays " - "'iiik, rill, irniropru irum lutj .UKIUU- Arn.es. of Hot Lake. Oregon: John A., ; tlon Friday morning, but he told the Roy R., Kate S. and Onah of Mar- nftWro liore that ho lnfr than Inn Tho superintendents of the divisions, qnam. His brothers. (Jeorge A., ol iwi, m' c.erkino- was a man nre as follows: Sllverton; and Lee, of Clarence. Shel- nhnnt or vparu nt air" hilt tnlH Livestock tieorgo M. I-uelle, Ore- 1 by County, Missouri; still survive, and j Sheriff Beatle that he was 80 years Testimony was taken Monday In the case of the State of Oregon vs. Peter Nehren, Janitor nt the county courthouse, who Is charged by his wife with failure to support her. Mr. Mild Mrs. Nehren have not been living together for more than a year. Evid ence was Introduced before Judge Dlinlck, nnd tho rase will bo conclud ed later. Dairy M. S. Schrock, Woodlmrn. Horticulture A. j. I-ewls, of Ore gon City. Juvenile Miss Amelia Spulnk, of New Era. nis oniy sister, .Margaret k. snaver. ! 0i,, and about an hour after told nas been dead one year. ! him his age was 86 . and he had grown one year older the following morning, being 87 years. CLACKAMAS VS. HARMONY. Elliott Pleads Not Guilty. Good Roada Meeting Here. There will be a Good Roads meot- I Ing In Oregon City on the 1st of June. I This meeting will be addressed bv ' Poultry Fred G. Dougherty, of Mo-; Mr. Morris W. Eldrldge. who has been lalln. - IsentTnit by the Good Roads Division i Manager Wants to Arranae Garnet Ladles' Textile Mrs. J. L. Waldron, of the Department of Agriculture . With Other Teams. of Oreiron Cltv. for the purpose of ilellNfrinc a series s Domestic Sclwice-Mrs. C. N. W'Blt, I of'pc,"ro " ,hjs ," connection Ciacltamns aml Harmon baseball of Cnnby. ' tht (! Koads movement .j teams met last Saturday on the Har- ; A. . ?'"r " jmony diamond. The home team beat in i i , A" "i'""-' 'Clackamas by a score of 14 to 4 n... .., ,,,: IIIU.-.V . 1 UIO Ul 1111,11,111 made and organize a company with a view pf developing their prospect. BROWNELL AT MILWAUKIE. The premium list will be published E. IC. Elliott, of Eagle Creek, who much earlier than last year, and will wns accused of selling liquor without bo ready for distribution by the first u license, and who wns arrested on of July, t two cnurges, nnd a nearing Mommy and pleaded not guilty. Ceorgo C. Itrownell and O. E. Hayes wero the attorneys in the case. ( Alumni Asaoclatlon Meeta. The sembniiniinl meeting of the Oregon City high school aliininl nsso- clutlon will bo held Wednesday even- Mountain View la Boosting. , Ing, Juno 2!, nt Knnpp's hall, und the Tl. Mi.m.tnln Vl.iu, ll,.0t.,r rl,., "incei a l U1H iihhih uu .1.11 111 r I linn- met Tuesday night lu llriu.dt's hall. " 1""""""'" '7. ",. . ..I Tl. nu n Inriro ,HI, l,l..,, "OK". iiiliilifi'iliu ! iii ...... , n. I rl,.. nnk.,..lu ...111 J..ll...,r Dlinlck gave a talk on "Tiixntloii." w,,r T . 1 Charles E. Snwyer. secretary of the " " ""i"". publicity department of tho Oregon t Tit y Coiunierclal Club, tulked on lUioHtlng, both udilresseB being well received. These wore followed by a violin solo by John Oerber; recita tion, RoHlnn Oerber: song, Uidles' Chorus. towns and cities In the state. Campbell Orders New Trial. Judge Campbell 1ms ordered a new Clackamas had hard luck all the way through, not being used to playing on a gravel bed. Walter Foster made two home runs that were the best out drives of the game. Roy Imel pitched trim in the suit of Stella Trine the first four innings. Lawrence against Albert Pratt. In the former j Johnson pitched the Inst five, case Judgment was rendered for the t Clackamas and Harmony tennis will plaintiff for 1225 principal and in- have another game June 13, on the terest on a pronilsory note and $:1S costs. Dimlck & Dimlck are the attorneys for Pratt, and Judge G. E. Hayes and R. A. Conn appear for the plaintiff. Clackamas diamond. The manager of this team would like to arrange meets with other teams. Any that may be Interested can phone to Lawrence Johnson, Farmers 26x1. Indications Point to Political Speech on Friday, June 3. George C. Browhell will deliver an address before the Mllwaukie Com mercial Club at Milwaukle Friday evening. June 3. Misic will be fur nished by the Mllwaukie Band and from all the signs it looks as if Mr. Brownell was going to talk politics. At any rate It is the general talk in the northern end of the county that the Senator is going to stir things up nnd it is very likely that a large crowd will be present to hear him. Mikkelaon Sent Back to Asylum. Olaf Mikkelson was committed to the Insane asylum on Saturday for the second time. He is 32 years of age, nnd resides near Oregon City. He was taken to Salem on Sunday evening by an attendant. Suit on Promisory Note. L. H. Hood has filed a suit in the Circuit Court against S. J. and Edith L. Hubbard to recover $350 and in terest from April 9, 1909, on a promis or' note. Thn ninrrlnge of Miss Rosle Mitts nnd Mr. Cnrl W. Dunim, prominent young people of Mackaburg, took place yesterday In this city nt tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. If. Samson, Judge SaniHon performing the ceremony. Tho bride- wns prettily gowned In white mull, her dress being nindo Em pire, and she woro a pnlo blue lint. after tho marriage ceremony tho young people left for Cnnby, nnd from thoro they left by nutoinobllo for their future homo nt Mnckshurg. Mr. nnd Mrs. Damm were among those who witnessed the ceremony. The brldo Is the oldest dntigbtor of Mr. nnd Mrs. .lames Mitts, well known eHldents of Clncknmns County, whoso homo Is In Mucksburg, and the groom Is the eldest ion of Mr. nnd Mrs. John Dnnini, who aro also prominent resi dents of Mncksburg. Tho groom was formerly In tho photograph business In Cnnby, but hns disposed of his buB Iiiohh at thnt plnce nnd purchased a sawmill nt Mucksburg, where ho Is mooting with success, The'oung peo ple nave ninny rrionus wno extenu tholr henrty congratulations and boBt W1BI1CS, i -..:1V I I.I. S-. i - 'i. ; . I "'-St CLYDE ENGLE, OF M0LALLA, IS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WITH SMALL BORE BIFLE. Clyde Engle, of Molalla, is at St. Vincent's Hospital, as . theresult of an accident that occurred Monday morning at Molalla. With a party of friends, Engle was going to'Mar quam. He was carrying a 22-caltbre rifle when he tripped on a small stick and fell on the gun, which was dis charged. The bullet lodged Just be low Engle's heart and he was rushed to Oregon City and taken to Port land in an automobile. An examina tion disclosed the fact that the bullet had narrowly missed Engle's heart and lodged close to the organ. Engle Is 24 years of age. It is expected he will recover. COUNTY VITAL STATISTICS. Report of State Board of Health It Given For Past Two Months. Clackamas County's vital statistics for the months of January and Febru ary, as shown by the report of the Oregon Board of Health, are as fol lows : January Births, 20; deaths, 11; death from tuberculosis, 1; cases of typhoid fever, 5; deaths from typhoid fever, 1; cases scarlet fever, 1: cases other infectious diseases, 1. , February Births, 24; deaths, 13 r deaths from tuberculosis, 3; cases of typhoit feveri 5; deaths from typhoid fever, 1; cases of diphtheria, 4; deaths from diphtheria, 1; cases of measles, 1. GRANGE THANKS PRESS. Patrons of Husbandry Appreciate Hospitality Shown Them Here. CLACKAMAS COUNTY FAIR ASSO CIATION FAIR r.RnilNni .nilB.r. Trl h.r m :n Resolution adopted at the Thirty- seventh Annual Session of the Oregon State Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, held at Oregon City, May 10-13. To the officers and members of the Oregon State Grange: We, your Committee on Resolu tions, wish to report as follows: Resolved, that we express our thanks and appreciation for the kind aud courteous hospitality extended to the members of the Oregon State Grange by the citizens of Oregon City and the Oregon City Commercial Club during its Annual Session. Resolved, that we express our thanks to SupL T. J. Gary, Judge T. F. Ryan and T. R. A. Sellwood, and their assistants for their efforts to make our stay here pleasant and comfortable. Resolved, that we express our thanks to County Judge Grant B, Dimlck for placing his office, supplies and his stenographer at our disposal. Resolved, that we thank the Port land Evening Journal for its kindness in supplying our members with free copies of said paper. Resolved, that we thank the Oregon City Enterprise and the Oregon City Courier for their kind words In be half of the grauge. Resolved, that copies of these reso lutions be furnished the Oregon City papers and the Portland Evening Journal. F. M. GILL. J. H. SCOTT. EMMA JONES. JOHN GIRARDIN. Committee. Steward Fortune Resigns. Ed Fortune, who has been connect ed with the Oregon City Commercial Club as steward for the past year, has resigned and will go to Portland June 1 next to take a position. Mr. Fortune has been a faithful employe of the club ami bis pli'ewil )), (!::n,;