OREGON CITY ENTEHPW8K, KIMDAY, . DKCEMIJEK 22, 1911.
Holiday
During next two weeks we will offer our entire
fttock of Crockery, Glass and Granitware at net
Cost for Caalu
And In order to reduce our immence stock of
goods will sell Groceries, and other goods at
greatly reduced prices to Cash Buyers
10th and Main
Streets
Larsen & Co. 1
LOCAL BRIEFS
Horn, to I tit wife of 0. Kuppmiben-
der, ft daughter.
l)on Wright, oun of thn will known
residents of IJIiituI, was In thin cliy
Tuesday,
I'hosier WIIJic, of t'unliy, wmt In
this cliy Wednusduy on 111 way from
Portland.
Kola ml Edwards, of Ivtr Crock,
was In till" rlly ou Wednesday on
bllxllltltU,
Miss Gertrude lliillry, of Sherwood,
was aimiiiK (he Oregon City visitor
Wednesday.
Mr, Hinlth and mm, Sidney, of Mu
ll no, tiiiida u business trip to Orrgou
'Ity Tiii nduy.
J. II. C. Muiikiiiii, of Cunby, was
In Oregon City on business Tuesday
lid Wednesday.
Mr. kiid Mr. Wetlaufcr, or High
limit, were In Oregon city ou tiiiMl
iihrs Wednesday.
C. K. Hpence. a prominent farmer,
of Denver Creek, wu In this city ou
business Monday.
Fred Mower, of Eldorado, was In
Oregon City Wednesday, bavlng come
here on business. ,
Norman Howard, of Caru. made a
trip to tlilt rlly Sunday, and while
here visited friends.
William Lucks, one of the prornlu
rut resident of Cunby, wn In Ore-
(ton City on Tuesday.
Mr. Ulrthold and 'n, Otlo, were
In Oregon City on Wednesday, having
come hi' re ou business.
Mr I'dentcr, of Canb'y. wan Id tola
city Moi'riuy. Mr. Pflester la a prom
Incut merchant of that city.
It. M. Watson, editor and publish
rr of thn Ilinuco Tribune, was In this
city on business Wednesday
Anna Forswlck, of Aurora, was In
Oregon City Tuesday and Wednesday,
reglMerlng at the Electric Motel.
Mrs. Moore, who has been In Port
land, where ho was culled, has re
turn ml to Curus, to visit bur daugb
trr. J. L. Aahton, one of the teachers
of Clackamas county, whoiie home is
at Candy, wns In this city Wednes
day. ' (ioorgj Orace, one of tho well
known farmers, of Clnrkcs, was trans
acting business In Oregon City Wed
nesday. H. Hherwood nd Edgar Moshber
ger were In Oregon City Tuesday.
They lire well known furmers of Clack
uinnH county.
Mis Ona Carey, who resides near
Cnrus, fussed through this city Tues
day on her way to Portland, where
she visited relatives.
Iuls Hager, a well known potato
grower of shubel, was In this city
Wednesday, having brought In some of
his selected potatoes.
Thomas Sager, of Shubel, was In
this city Wednesday on his way home
from Portland, where he had been on
htiHlncHS for several days.
Mrs, Casilo Evans, of Cnnhy, pro
prietress of tho Cottage Hotel, was
In this city on business Monday, and
while hero visited friends.
Charles n. Ivelace, one of the In
structors of Clackamas county
whose I
home Is at Sprlngwater, was In this
city on business Wednesday.
Charles Holtnan, of Portland, a
former resident of Mendowbrook, was
In this city Tuesday afternoon, having
come hero to attend the funeral ser
vices of the lute Mrs. Henry Muldrum.
Percy Cross, of Dee, Eastern Ore
gon, has arrived In Oregon City and
will visit his parents, Mr, and Mrs.
H. B. Cross, at Gladstone for several
weeks. Ho Is now connected with a
lumbering company of Dee.
A. H. P. Bennett, editor and proprie
tor of the Canbjr Irrigator, formerly,
tho Conhy Trlbuno, was In this cfty on
business Monday. Mr. Bennett re
cently moved to Canby, where he
purchased the Tribune plant. He was
formerly connected with the Irrigon
Irrigator of Irrigon, Or.
M. M. It Iloyles, of Molnlla, who
has been In Polk county, has roturned
to Oregon City and on Saturday loft
for Molnlla, where he will remain for
several weeks. It Is the Intention of
Mr. Iloyles to return to Polk county
after tho holidays, whore he expects
to make his future home.
Mrs. J. W. Wilson and little daugh
ter, Alice, of Perrydule, Or, have ar
rived in Oregon City, and are visiting
at tho home of the former's mother,
Mrs. C. E. Myers, of Gladstone. Pro
fessor Wilson, who Is principal of the
Perrydalo school, will arrive the first
of the week and will also spend Christ
mas at the Myers home.
Mrs. F. Holden and three children,
of .Tacoma. Wash., have arrived In
Oregon City for a visit with Mrs.
Holdcn's sisters, Mrs. Robert Bcatle,,
Mrs. L. P. Williams and Mrs. John
One Car
Heating
3
Arc displayed on our floors from the
tiny little oil heater to the most elabor
ate nickel ornamented Parlor Stove our
prices run from $1.00 to $25.00
Ask For Trading Stamps
frank BuSCh
IBargaitv
on Illy,
Oregon
Icl(htwels, and nlsd with Joseph
Myers, alio Is a brother of Mrs. Ho
den. She was formerly Miss Kninre
Myers, of Mil city, and Is well known
here.
Mrs. Allen Adams, of Portland, was
in (His city Tuesday visiting with Mr,
and Mrs. John Adums. Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Adams will arrive In this city
on Kntiirdny evening and remain until
Hun day evening when they will go to
(.unity, whore they will spend Christ
mas wnn Mr. nnn Mrs. Wang, par
ents of Mrs, Adams. County Hchool
Superintendent (lary and family will
accompany them and also spend
I'liriHiiiiM at tne Wang home.
Mrs.. C. K Myers, who recently sold
ner rural at Mount J'leasant and mov
ed to Oregon City lias purchased the
( larciire Hlmmons bungalow at Glad
stone, and she and her three daugh
ters, Misses Muble, Wilms and Anna,
bsve taken possession. Their home Is
one of the most attractive In Glad
stone, and Is one of the most conven
lent In that place. It was planned
drill built by Mr. Simmons, who Jn
fended to occupy It himself before
Mrs. Myers purchased It The house
has sis large rooms on the lower floor,
Including reception room, living room
dining room, kitchen, bath, sleeping
apartment. Among the comforts of
the home are the firepliice, built-in
buffet and built-in bookcases. A large
verand'i fronts the residence.
WILL NOT BE MERGED
Wlllsbur school district will not
consolidate with the Mllwaukle dis
trict at present. At a meeting of the
Wlllsburg taxpayers It was voted to
lay on the table the proposition from
Mllwsukle district directors to con
solidate. X letter was sent to the
Mllwaukle directors, thanking them
for the invitation but stating that, as
the. Wlllsburg pupils can use the
present schoolhouse, which was an
nexed to Portland at the last election,
It was not considered wise to merge
at this time.. Mrs. Maggie L. John
son, clerk of Mllwsukle, reports 3S9
pupils In the district, which Is a gain
of seventy-two over last year. The
district employs nine teachers. A
building will be erected In the East
Side next year.
TWO HURT IN SAME
WAY WHILE DRIVING
Charles Derrick, who Is employed
by Chris Muralt, of Beaver Creek, sus
tained a serious Injury while working
Thursdny morning at the Muralt farm
Mr. Deirtck was driving a team of
horses, and when bit left foot became
caught between the breakbeam of the
wagon and a stump, breaking bis
ankle. The Injured man was brought
to this city by Mr. Muralt and placed
In the Oregon City Hospital,' where
Dr. 11. S. Mount attended him.
Fred Jossl, who lives on the Beaver
Creek road, was Injured a few days
ago In the same manner as Mr.' Der
rick. He was driving along-a roud
when bis foot struck a stump, break
ing his right ankle. j
REV. FORD MARRIES
FIRST COUPLE HERE
Miss Lucy Jlalcom and Guy B. Phil
Hps were married Wednesday night
by Rev. T. B. Ford, pastor of the
Mothodlst church. This was the first
marrlnge ceremony performed by the
Rov. Ford'slnce he became pnstor of
the church. He married several Clack
amas county couples before accepting
the call here. Tho bride Is a native
of Cnnemah and Mr. Phillips has been
living In Gladstone. The couple will
go to housekeeping at 1219 VanUuren
avenue, this city.
Martin Bankers Ertate Closed.
Upon termination of a nenrlng be
for County Judge R. B Beatle, Mon
day morning, the estate of Martin
Bankers was ordered closed. Clar
ence, U Eaton, or Portland, appeared
as attorney for the administrator.
1
Load of
Stoves
Oregon City, Ore.
KIN Mill.
SAME DAY SUES
AFTER FALLING FROM TRESTLE
N. J, 6UNDERGARD IS
IN COLLISION.'
S25.000 ASKED OF OREGON ELECTRIC
Right Foot And Leg Injured In First
Accident Are Crushed
I Again In Ssccnd t
One.
N. J. Bundorgurd, through bis attor
neys, nimlck Dlmlck, Monday filed
an action for damages against the
Oregon Electric Railway Company for
S21.010 for alleged Injuries received
while ho was In (lie employ of the
compuny Nover 11, 1910. e
The complaint sets forth that the
plaintiff wus engaged with other em
ployes In operating a bonding car In
the bonding of rails on the company's
line, whleti bonding car was used at
night, and at 6: 3D o'clock a. m., No
vember 11, 1910, the bonding car was
run on a switch at Wllsonvllle, which
was located on a trestle more than
twenty feet above the ground, and
that tho ties used on said trestle were
too short and were Irregularly placed.
It Is slleged that the bonding car bad
no running boards around the sides
for the employes to work upon, and
Kundergard wus compelled to step
from the side of the car down upon
the ties below, and after removing
signal flag from the top of the car
he stepped upon the ties and as tney
were too short and did not project
out from the car a sufficient distance,
and on account of the ties being Ir
regularly palced on the trestle be
slipped and fell to the ground below
and Injdred his right foot and lea-.
Sundergnrd then was placed on a pas
senger csr to be taken to Portland for
treatment, and It Is charged when the
passenger car arrived wltnln the
limits of Portland It came Into a bead-
on collision with another car going
In the opposite direction.
That part of the complaint deacrlb-
ng the collision In which Sundergard
claims to have received the most ser
ious Injury Is as follows:
That while so traveling on ssld
defendant's passenger car and on Its
line or railway, and artor said passen-,
ger car had arrived on said line of
railway and within the corporate lim
its of the city of Portland, the said
defendant, Its agents and servants
carelessljr and negligently operated
and propelled Its said car In which
said plaintiff was then and there rid
ing as aforesaid, and carelessly and
negligently operated and propelled
one of its other cars In an opposite
direction In, over and upon the same
single track and line of railway at a
high and dangerous rate, of speed, and
hen and there carelessly and negli
gently caused the said two cars to
qptne Into hoad-on collision with
each other with great force and vlc-
ence and without fault on the part
of said plaintiff, suddenly and force
fully, throwing the said plaintiff off and
from the cushions upon which he was
lying and against the side wall or
said car In which he was riding as
hereinbefore alleged, and thereby
raising and crushing plaintiff's right
eg and causing said leg to be vio
lently broken immediately above the
nee Joint and thrown out at rtgnt
angles from the right side of plain
tiff's body, and causing the bones
therein to become broken and shat
tered, and causing plaintiff great sick
ness and bodily disorder therefrom,
and causing- said leg to be greatly
deformed and about one and one-half
Inch shorter than It was prior to said
Injury, and permanently disabling. In
juring, maiming and disfiguring plain
tiff, and from which Injury plaintiff
has never fully recovered and Is per
manently Injured thereby." ,
WOOD FALLS FROM
STOVE; HOME BURNS
I Mr. and Mrs. Rnron. who live near
the Jones' sawmill on the Aberneth,
lost their home, furniture, and cloth
ing by fire Tuesday afternoon Mrs.
Baron had started a fire In the kitchen
stove, nnd was absent from the house
for a short time, and upon her return
found the rooms filled with smoke and
flames Every effort was made to
extinguish the fire, but the flames had
got such headway that "nothing was
saved. It was discovered that a stick
of wood had fallen from the stove
and Ignited the floor. Mr. and Mrs.
Baron feel their loss keenly, and their
friends are giving as much assistance
as they are able to.
.Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CA3TORI A
HELD IN $50 BONDS
FOR ALLEGED ATTACK
Justice of the Peace Samson Wed
nesday held Earl Walters, charged
with assault and battery In bonds of
$50 cash to appear Friday. The de
fendant Is accused by G. W. Ber
nard of attacking his daughter, Stella
Bernard, In the Oregon City post
office. Walters denies the charge
and says he will easily prove his In
nocence. It Is alleged that the at
tack occurred December 11, when
Miss Bernard went to tbe poJtofflce
to mall letters. -
Wins Fight For Life,
v It was a long and bloody battle for
life that was waged by James B. Mer
shon, of Newark, N. J., of which he
writes: "I had lost much blood from
lung hemorrhages, and was very weak
and rundown. For eight months I
was unable to work. Death seemed j
close on my heels, when I began, three
weks ago, to use Dr. King's New Dis
covery. But It hss helped me gTeatly.
It Is doing all that you claim." For
weak, sore lungs, obstinate coaghs.
Stubborn colds, hoarseness, la grippe,
asthma, hay-fever or any throat or
lung trouble It's supreme. SOc and
11.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by Jones Drag Co.
BIC POULTRV SHOW MRS. HEIDMIH
' IS BEINC MB
There are prospects of having a big
poultry show In Oregon City In Janu
ary. The show Is planned by the
publicity department of the Oregon
City Commercial Club. If the plans
do not miscarry It will be oiiu of the
best poultry shows ever held In this
part of the state. The publicity de
partment had charge of the booster
day given In this city In April. O. D.
Kby Is chairman and M. J. Lazelle,
uinnagnr.
POULTRY SHOW IS
T
The publicity Department of the
Commercial Club met In special ses
sion Monday evening. The proposed
poultry show to be held here was dis
cussed and much interest manifested.
It Is thought that the show will be
held In April, In a Main street build
ing. Many of the fanciers have an
nounced their Intention of having ex
hibits and It Is believed that there
will be more than 200 fine birds on
exhibition.
M. J. Lazell said that James
Kelly and Charles Maddux, represen
tative men of Cincinnati, had visited
the Commercial Club Monday and ex
pressed astonishment over the Com
mercial Club parlors, stating they
were the finest of any city the size of
Oregon City they bad visited on their
trip.
SAYS WIFE, SUING
Gertrude Pike Wednesday filed suit
for divorce against John P. Pike.
They were married In Seattle, June
7, 1906, and the plaintiff alleges that
her husband abandoned her while
they were living In Candle, Alaska,
September 20, 1907.
Maggie I Rust sued Rar.zo Rust
for divorce, alleging cruelty. She says
they were married November 5, 1898,
at Corvallls. The plaintiff further
avers that because of ber husband s
treatment she was forced to leave
hjm November 3. 1911. when they
were living at 1926 Berkely street,
Portland. They have two children.
TWO HUSBANDS AND
ONE WIFE ASK DIVORCE
Two husbands and one wife filed
suit for divorce Tuesday, all the plain
tiffs alleging desertion. Theodora
E. McLoughlln sued Michael M. Mc
laughlin, alleging that ber husband
left her In November, 1910. They were
married September 4, 1907, In San
Francisco. George C. Ulrlch asks a
divorce from Florence. They were
married November 21, 1900, and he
says his wife abandoned him May 15,
1910. Clark Hardin asks a divorce
from Mary Hardin. They were mar
ried in Portland November 9, 1910.
Couples Get Licenses.
Marrluge licenses were obtained
Wednesday by Orva Esther Seaton
and Mert Emil Fish; Bertha Pauline
Smith and Percy Card and Lucy Bal
com and G. Phillips.
T
ET
About twenty Italians arrived in
this city Monday afternoon and were
taken from here to Shubel, where they
will be employed by Ed Hornschuch,
one of the well known farmers of that
place. Mr. Hornschuch tried to hire
American labor to clear land, but was
unable to get it. The men brought
with them their camping outfits, and
will probably remain at Shubel dur
ing the winter.
TOfATH BV LOC
While assisting In moving a large
log Tuesday at the sawmill of the
Hawley Pulp & Paper Company In
Mllwaukle, Jesse Crlppen, thirty
seven years 'f age, was Instantly
killed. He lost his footing and the
log fell upon him. badly crushing his
chest. A Jury, composed of W. H.
Counsel, W A. Housln, Sampel Boy
land, George Maplem, Charles Den
nie and James Matthews, which was
Impaneled by Coroner Wilson, decid
ed that the man was killed accident
ally,, and exonerated the foreman or
all blame. The log was being moved
from a log deck to a car by means or
a derrick when the accident occurred.
Crippen was a widower and. is sur
vived by his mother and one child,
who live In Mllwaukle.
A DRY SADDLE WHEN
IT RAINS IF YOU WEAR
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POMMEL
SLICKER
The Ions nrnca
and lb coniaflt it
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Slider of Quality
11.90 Everywhere
A. J. TOWER CO.
BOSTON
0 CLEAR
WIFE OF FORMER SURVEYOR-
GENERAL OF STATE HEART
DISEASE VICTIM.
VISITING FRIEND WHEN SIRICKEI
physician Gave No Encouragement,
But Hsr Condition Improved at
First Parents Were
Pioneers.
Mrs. Jennie Moldrum, wife of Henry
Meldrum, formerly Surveyor-General
of Oregon, died suddenly of heart dis
ease at her home SaturJay afternoon.
She had been III for two weeks, and
her physician said from the start sbe
could not recover. Mr. Meldrum and
a trained nurc were present when
she died.
Mrs. Meldrum became HI while visit
Ing at the borne of a friend. She was
removed to ber borne and her condl
tlon changeJ for the better. How
ever, the trained nurse was summoned
and although the condition of tne pa
tlet continued to Improve, her physle
Ian gave no hope for recovery.
Tbe deceased was a daughter of Eu
gene and Mary LaForest, prominent
Oregon pioneers. Her father died
years ago, but ber mother Is still liv
ing, her borne being at Twelfth ana
Washington streets. Mrs. Meldrum
also Is survived by four cbilJren, Don
E. Meldurm, of tnls city; Mrs. Harley
Stevens. Jr., of Portland; Joseph Mel
drum, of" 8an Francisco; Miss Mary
Bolle Meldrum, a teacher at Moscow,
Ida., and John Meldurm, of Portland.
She Is survived by three brothers, Eu
gene LaForest, of Portland; Emil La
Forest, of 8m Francisco and Oscar
LaoFrest, of Alaska.
Mrs. Meldrum was about fifty-six
years of age and no woman was bet
ter known In this city than she. She
was of a kind tisposition, and In sick
ness or In trouble she was ready to
give ber assistance. She was an ac
tlve member of the Order of Eastern
Star
FINAL TRIBUTE IS
The funeral services of Mrs. Henry
Meldrum, who died of heart failure
Saturday afternoon, were conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock by
Rev. C. W. Robinson, rector of St.
Paul'a Eoisconal church. The ser
vices were held at the family real
dence on Seventh street, the bouse
being' crowded and many friends of
the deceased were unable to gain en
trance. Many pioneer families In this
cltv an 1 of Portland were representee;
as Mrs Meldrum waa a native of Ore
gon, having lived In this city all of
her life, being a daughter of promin
ent pioneers, Mr. and Mrs Eugene
LaForest Owing to the Illness of
Mrs. Meldrum's mother, Mrs. Mary La
Forest, she was unable to attend the
service. Mrs. R. C. Ganong, Mrs
E. T. Avlson, Mrs. E. H. Cooper,
Miss Gertrude Fairclough and Mrs.
Theodore Osmund rendered very Im
presslvely "Lead Kindly Light," an
Nearer My God TO TDee.' Many
members of the Order of aEstern Star
attended, Mrs. Meldrum having been
a member of ihe order. After the ser-
ices the remains were taken by spec
ial car to Sellwood, where they were
Incinerated at the Crematorium.
The floral tributes were numerous
and exquisite. The flowers will be
Disced on the grave at Mountain view
cemetery when the asnes are Drougni
to this city this week ror bunai.
The Dallbearers were Charles C.
Babcock, E. G. Caufleld, Charles
Burns, Henry Cooke, Ernest P. Rands
and W. E. Pratt
CIBONEY FUNERAL
TO BE HELD T
The Rev. G. Wlliam G'boney, a re
tired Presbyterian minister, who died
In Portland Monday was pastor of the
First Presbyterian church in this city
for several years. The funeral will
be held at 1 o'clock this afternoon
at the First Presbyterian church here,
Dr. Walker, of Calvary church. Port
land, and Rev. Landsborough, officiat
ing. The Interment will be in Moun
tain View Cemetery, where Dr. Gib
oney's brother, Andrew, and daugh
ter, Agnes, are burled.
The minister Was a graduate of
Hanover College, Hanover, Ind., and
of Princeton Wnlversity, Princeton, N.
J. He came ip Oregon In 1887, and
was married the following year to
Miss Mary Montague, of Lebanon, Or.,
daughter of Colonel C. B. Montague,
a Civil War veteran.
Dr. Glboney took a position as pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church
of Lebanon soon after coming West.
He then became pastor of the First
Presbyterian church at Oregon City,
and later went to Spokane. He was
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of that city for fifteen years,
longer than any other Presbyterian
minister in Washington. Two years
ago bis health failed, and it became
necessary for him to give up his
work! He took a position as Sunday
school missionary for Squthern Ore
gon, residing at Medford Six months
ago his health became so bad he was
obliged to give this up, and he went
to Portland.
He Is survived by his widow, a
daughter, Clare, and a son, Robert,
nr Ezra Giboney. of Great Falls,
Mont., and F. J. Glboney. a hardware ;
merchant of Nortn Yakima. Wash.,
are his brothers, and Mrs. Agues Old
father, wife of William Oldfather. a
professor In the University of Illinois,
at Urbana, 111., Is bis sister
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YOUNG WIFE GIVES UP
LIFE SAVING HEATHEN
Mrs. Gertrude Prexloti Rutherford,
wife of Kev. Charles Rutherford, mis
sionary at Hanumakoiida. Houtb India,
died in the foreign mission fii ld on
October 13. News has Just been re
ceived In a letter to friends here to
this effect. Hhe sacrificed herself to
the fever of the country In doing ber
duty to Christianity. She leaves a
baby child and her husband Is left
alone in that far-off country to care
for the ofspring.
Mrs. Rutherford was a native of
Oregon and a graduate of Mc.Mlnn
vllle College. During her college days
he wis actively Interested In all
forms of Christianity. Her aen-sacrl
fice In this and in foreign countries
for the service of Christianity endear
ed her to those who knew ber inti
mately. Tbe funeral services In the
far-away land held the henrts of many
who are mourning for her who gave
her life In the Interests of her Chris
tian work.
Charles Rutherford, her husband, Is
well known In Clackamas county, es
pecially In the Highland district, and
those who knew him while he resided
here extend their deepest sympathy.
In a letter to the Morning Enter
prise the following paragraph will
touch the hearta of tbwe who have
given their sympathies to tbe cause
In tht far East:
'Tnt sympathies and prayers of the
entire mission go out to those loved
ones to whom this sad news Is speed
ing But our hearts are wung with
tbe aeepest sorrows for the mother
less bane and for the stricken bus
band, who far from bis kindred brave
ly continues bla work for the Master
to whom he has consecrated his life."
SUE FOR LAND SAID
TO BE ILLEGALLY HELD
J. J. Coleman and Lovlna Coleman,
through their attorneys, Dlmlck &
Dlmlck, have begun an action In the
Circuit Court against Charles Wolf,
of Clackamas, for the possession of a
strip of real estate which plaintiffs
claim, together with 300 damages for
the "wrongful and unlawful withhold-,
lng of said strip of land." The plain
tiffs say they own the strip of land
br right of purchase and the defen
dant alleges tbe land belongs to him,
although. It la declared, a snrvey of
defendant's land shows that he has
more land now than his original pur
chase. The lines have been run by
surveyera and the strip of land in con
troversy the plaintiffs say. Is un
questionably theirs.
:Y Y. MILLER
Harry Y. Miller, chief clerk of the
branch office of the Wells, Fargo Ex
press Company In this city, and Miss
Minnie, Catherine Sievers, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sievers. of
Gladstone, were married at the home
of Mr. Miller's grandmother, Mrs. M.
R. Franklin, Monday evening. Rev.
J. R. Landsborough officiated. Mr.
and Mrs Miller will go to housekeep
ing In Gladstone at once. The bridge
groom is a son of G. W. H. Miller, and
came to this city about two years
ago from Portland. He was circula
tion manager of the Morning tnter-
prise until he became connected with
the express company.
LEFT $7,750 ESTATE
The estate of Charles McCormack,
of Mount Pleasant, who died several
weeks ago, was filed- for probate
Monday. It Is valued at 17,750, and
will be divided among the following
children: Mary E., Frank E., Charles
L, Albert W., Homer P., Delmer W.,
and Pearl J McCormack and Mrs.
Anna E. Turnbell and Mrs. Etna
Califf.
The estate of Julius M. Norrls, who
was round dead in Dis Darn near
Maple Lane, was filed for probate.
The estate Is valued at $1,200. David
Norrls waa named administrator.
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AND SC1I0LAR, DIES
"GRANDEST OLD MAN OF AGE,"
SAID PRESIDENT
RECENTLY.
U. S. CONSUL DURING CIVIL WAR
8lavry And Other Questions Subjects
of Voluminous Treatises By
Him Wss ' French
Ambassador.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. John Blge
low, celebrated author and Journalist
and, diplomat, died today at bis home
in Gramercy Park. He was born In
1817.
When Blgelow returned from a trip
to Europe early In the present year,
President Taft met blm Immediately
upon his arrival and described him at
the time as "The grandest old man of
the age." Blgelow was a contempor
ary of tbe late Daniel Webster, a
partner of the late William Cullen
Bryant and a friend of Bamuel Til
den. Blgelow was a warm friend of Abra
ham Llncoin and waa consul at Para
during the Civil War. Afterward he
was United States ambassador to
France. He was the author of a num
ber of biographies and historical
works.
Throughout tbe greater part of a
century Blgelow was prominent, both
In tbe Journalistic and political his
tory of his country. He was born In
Maiden. Ulster county, New York. No
vember 25, 1817, and was graduated
from Union College when eighteen
years old. He later received degrees
of LL. D. from several prominent uni
versities In New York state.
After being admitted to tbe bar and
service as Inspector at Sing Sing
prison, Blgelow laid tbe foundation
for his Journalistic career as one of
the editors of the New York Evening
Post, In which capacity he served
eleven years, until tbe beginning of
the Civil War, when he waa sent to
Paris as United States consul After
serving as ambassador to France un
til 1867, be was chairman of Governor
Tilden's Erie Canal Investigating com
mittee and later served as secretary
of state for New York.
Throughout the last quarter century
he had held position of trustee and
director in many of the most promin
ent institutions of learning, art and
literature In New York state, lnclud
lng th3 New York public library, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art and the
Century Association, of which he waa
president He was also a member of
the historical societies of New York,
Massachusetts and Maryland.
Throughout all his life of active
public service Blgelow found time to
write voluminously, the greater part
of bis l'terary offerings being treatises
of a political or aociololgcal nature on
vital enrrent topics. He wrote ex
tensively on the slavery question at a
time when It waa stirring the Union
to its foundations. He also wrote
much in comparison of monarchies
and democratic governments in their
various phases.
FORMER ORECOfiXITY
MAN KILLED BY TRAIN
' Phillip Flood, the Southern Pacific
Railway Engineer, who was accident
ally killed Monday in Albany, form
erly lived In this city, having been
employed In Station B, of the elec
tric power house for several years.
After leaving here Flood often visited
hig friends in this city and was here
about two weeks ago. He assisted In
the organization of the local lodge of
Elks and was a member of Company
F, Oregon National Guard. Flood
returned from his run Monday morn
ing, and put his engine in the round
house. He is thought to have ridden
two blocks on another engine, from
which he felL He was found with
his skull crushed beside tbe track. .
Flood Is survived by a widow who
lives in Portland. His parents live
In Mount Tabor.
Three Couple Get Licenses.
Marriage licenses were issued Mon
day to Clara R Plouch and L. L.
Lott ; Minnie C. Sievers and Harry "Y.
Miller and Mabel Updegrave and Mer
ton E. Lee.
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