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SEVENTH YIAR-No. 27,
tm TREASURE Dfl
FROM HUH MENS
uhii. dknliiK on Prank
,i. .1 nrt and Jnfferaoit streots
ui. Friday afternoon, preparing to
W 1 ... In M llBWtflllt llllj
put B S't.i.",
mil rum oi Amiw uimni
... ,.,. in lntr ho turned uu an
'.ihr one. Hoiiw memento later still
I,. .h..vi.l smirk a bard substance,
..a lu. ..nenrthi'd a amull liraaa alalue,
Lwrfinly a Buddha. In the course
"... j .... k. ..i I... i
Oll'W n""1""" ''" "M
tout a quxrt of brass colua, averal
-i. n( hand carved rarlnga or uri-n
.i omit ainsll Indian totem
win, a number o( other brass alatua,
wiuuuli carved black beads to
...l. -mim" about ala ft ln
Th-n l. told anmelxidy about It
wj ia the iimrne of tho uext half knur
Id oi'tKhlKirriiHia wrni jrreiiio iiihu.
md br dunk tlii w wasn't noiwU left
id ilia garden n tho Huath property
U !" flvni under single lax sys
,a Tbtr w Just a series or boUia
la lb aruiiiKl ami uia or uin
Storm Mark Cache.
Ttin treasure was found between
i.a smooth atones, oblong In shape,
.,,,1 .id.uily finished by hand. The
.i.diva with stumllng upright unde
lb lurfare of tlia earth, and In a pllu
Mapn them aa the greater part of
lit find. Owing to tho rush of peoplb
litlM aearby t the plneo. Mr. lluscn.
ku brn unable to rocover all tba ma
trrial unco-rd. but aa nearly aa can
U lacortaiutMl (ha treasure consisted
of lh fullolniC:
A Dumber uf gold rolna of tba ap-
oroilro! value of IIP tarn.
Enoiuh braaa rolna to fill to utmost
nustltr a Quart pall.
Ud or mum palra of hand carved
irtaKi. cither uf braaa or void
Bevrral brnna atatuellea of eaqulalta
orkuialmhlli.
A aumlwr of miniature totem polea
of eiorptlDiml y fine rarvlnx, tbouxb
omrwbat dnmaKod by tbelr alay In
tb earth.
Kuiniih b-ada. If at run toicelher, to
rnaVi a nri'kluce or "ropa" mmt all
fit loot The brada are hand rarvod
ind mar be of ebony or Ivory.
A tun of ainall braaa or allver
kfllt. partly ldt-d tor'ther, aa If at
on time eiiMiai-d to area! beat.
Colna Art Oriental.
The colua could not be Identified
rrwar fvriiliin. but apparently are
Jtptooan or clan are from on of the
Anttlr roiihtrU-a, poaalbly India. Tbe
aurkin;a of one aide of them auaiteat
ArtMc chararti-ra; while the marklnga
on tba uther aide H'em to be atrlklim
if like Jaimnrae. lloth the Sold and
brui coin are linllarly marked, aud
ur inmll aijuare hola In the cen
Irt.
Tho eirlnaa are creaccnt abaed
rxj ire fine pkTea of workmanship,
Tbe itituetu-a also allow tba niarka of
I iklllful rrnftaman. Tbe bella are
beautifully mad.', but bear do mark
v i'K-ilptl.mi that could oa de
ciphered.
Alto the origin of the matter, many
tbforlei have oen advanced. The
cue ri'Knrd .-l a i ho moat plaualbla
(Uici buck to a atory bandit down to
tie plon.'.T of thla aectlon by a Cath
oik uilMlonnry prleat who waa Iran-
ferreil to thin locality from one of the
(liriirnla niNxIniin warn t). Mcliuxh
Ha ii alhe un.l IIvIiik here.
Old Tala Recalled.
ArcurdlriK tn thorn who rrrnll tbe
lory, the prlct told Mr. Mcl)U5hllii
tnt tonii-tiini. before he (McI-oiir.i
imi m into the Oregon country
tbit a woiiiidcd white mnn had como
to bli hut and append for aholter
'mm th Indluna. A few day a later
ion man died, and on hla denthbed
confeiH.'d to the prU'at that he had
rouiii i .Spaniard a houae In Caliror
nil. and bud como overland to the
north with the loot. Tbe prm'm'da or
tbe roblM'ry. ho an Id. he had burl.d.
In ipeukluK of the finding of the
ireaiure, Mr. Iluach aaya that when he
forrwrlr lived on the property he no
Herd that for acveral yeara on a per
Uln day mch aprlng, a number of In-
dig around, apparently trying; to b
wi aonic'hlng. When queatloned,
tbe Indlnna auld they were "dlKRlnK
wit. Thy only gpent one duy on
the place, and then went away. It la
tbouKht that poaalbly theae Indiana
d beard of the wounding of tho
jnlef, and thnt thoae who told ttiiin
bad te.n tho wounded man bury hi
loot.
The Indiana may have tried to to-
it by the poalllon of tbe anad
owi of certain treea on a certain day
Of the yenr. If thl. w the rue It
oiilrj account for the annual vlalta of
" Indiana to the Iluach place, aud
Un-lr "dlEKlnir t.nle "
Mr. Kimrii W m,ue an effort to
"'"rniinB the full extent of the find,
id to truce Ita origin. The fact thai
'be colna are undoubtedly Oriental.
lhl' aome of them were of gold,
Mi Intercut to the myatery of their
urce and the manner In which they
came to 0 burled here.
A EMM
READY EOR NORTH
NKW YORK, July l.-Unleea aome
nror,'ii..(.n ddny occura, the New
'ound'and whaling ateamahlp Diana
' bull out of her berth at tbe New
ork Navy Yard before the end of thin
k with the membera of the Crock
" Land expedition on board. Tbe
jaai of the utorea and equipment have
"" taken aboard the atanch little
and only a fw minor details
, 10 be arranged before the ahlp la
I!!! 10 M" on lL and pernoua
'"me to the Artie region.
in chl.'f object of the xpl'lon
n J''!"i announced, la to explore
of h?ri. Uim1, ,h" mo,"ialnoiia tope
hi b ' rB ''en acroaa polar eaa
l' ''"r In 19n. Other rcKlona will
Ml'lored aouthwest of Axel Hel-
landi "4 nor1b of the VMT1 Ilh
HusWi's n n ITAh lllrir
cLlVAIUK WUKH
HAS NEW SNAGS
WATIR C0MWII8I0NERS IURE
SPECIAL MAIN AND PUMPS
WILL BE NECESSARY
ELECTRIC POWER AIM SLCCESTED
Two Confartncta Fall to Bring About
Agreement aa to Beat Method
of Matting Require
menta In Caaa
McinUra uf the Oregon ('It water
board, lb apodal elevator eomniltU!
of tbe city cuuucll, repreaxntatlvea of
tbe Otla Klevittor comjiany aud of tho
Oregon llrklge k Coiutruvtlon com
pany, the city atuirnny and ciigluerr,
aa well aa attorneya repreaentlng oth
er Inlrrvata concerned, held two mint
Inge Monday to dlacuaa the poaalbll-
Ity and advlaablllty of uilllilug city
water for the motive power of the hy
draulic elevator that la to be built up
tba face of tbe bluff at Revent1!
at reel. Tho meeting" were eomewhut
atormy, and at their concltialon but
one thing waa generally underatood,
and that waa tbe water commlalonera
dnnd It luadvlavble for the elevat
or to be operated with water from the
city malna.
In fact the comtnlaaionera put a
rather effective taboo on thla Idea,
ettlng fiirth that the continual uae of
preaauro and lack thereof, aa the e le
vator went up or down, would act aa
a battering ram on tho malna. and
would put them to an unreaaonablc
atreaa. It waa tlierfor aet forth that
If city waWter waa to uaed. a apeciHl
ntkln would have to he laid from the
pumping elation to trie fool of ibo
elevator ahaft, and auecml pumping
and pmaaure devlcea would have to
bo Inatalled for tbta aervlce.
The Otla Klevator people set forth
that tbe uillltation of electricity aa a
motive power In the big lift would bo
far cheaper, after the machinery waa
once Inatalled, than hydraulic power,
and urged the elevator committee to
ao modify Ita plana aa to make thla
poaalble. In eutb a change, however,
the elevator committee aaw new
chargea In the line of power, and
ahnwed no Inclination to adopt tbe
auggeatlon. On the other band the
membera of the water board at forth
that aa tho water ayatera waa main
tained here by tbe consumers, any uao
of water for power purpoeea ahould
I paid for, ao that the conaumera
ml KM be reimbursed.
Kuggeatlon waa made that the wa
ter for the elevator be taken from tbe
bill reecrvolr, but thla waa frowned
upon, aa menacing the aupply for
homo nurpoaea. Tnere were also oth
er objections to thla. The apparent
Inability of either aldo to adopt tui
auggeHtlona of the other, In fact, waa
tho prime cauae of the atormlneaa of
tho meeting. Towarda tn eml or ir.
second conference there waa an Incli
nation on tho part of tho council rep
resentatives to auggest that aa the
water system was a part of the city
activity, tha water board ought to bo
compelled to provide power for the
elevator aa part of Ita public duties.
At the close of tho aecond mooting
It seemed to be pretty well establish
ed that a special main would have to
be laid to the base or the elevator
tower If hydraulic power was to be
used, and that special pumping appar
attta would have to be Inatalled to pro
vide the neceasary preoauro. Aa to
list how thla would be done, no de
cision waa reached. Aside from that,
tho conferences eatabllahed nothing,
savo that there was a very great dtr
ference of opinion regarding the prob
lems preaentnd.
comYsi)
ON ELEVATOR JOB
M.vor Linn E. Jonea and City Re
corder Mvy Btlpp have signed a con
tract with tho Oregon flrldge 4 Con
struction company for tho construc
tion of tho publlo elevator at Seventh
street, tha price to bo $11.98J. This
action follows out the will or the peo
ple aa expressed at tho last election,
when a bond Issue of $12,500 was vot
ed for tho purpose or constructllng
euch an elevator. The alto or tho ele
vator waa rixed by a apeclal commit
too otfhe city council, and la bellev
h in enfnrm to the desires of most
of tho people residing upon the hill.
Tho signing or me coniran ""
nioi lth the construction 01 um
elevator tower, the Installation there
in of a hydraulic elevator, me ere
,.n nr hriitca from the top of tho
tower to the top of tho bluff, and tho
building of a waiting room ai ue iw
of tho tower. Under tne contract wie
lty will deliver water to operam iu
levator at tbe baae or tho towr.
iu. where this water will be pro
cured, and how the pressure will bo
obtlned la still an open question, now
agreement with tho water board hav-
ng aa been reamed in me mm..
I'robahlv tha city will Install special
malna and a gasoline pressure pump.
CLYDE HUGHES HAPPY
Tk. .ew flitted over Bolton Friday
and left a ten pound baby girl at the
homo of Mr. and Mra. Clyde "gea.
Tbo youngster and mother are both
reported to bo doing well.
OREGON CITY,
E
CHAUTAUQUA FEATURE, CAUOHT
IN EASTERN TORRIDITY,
LOSES PERFORMERS
OPENING DAY PROGRAM IS CHANGED
Pamahaelka Ptta Succumb, And Will
Not Appear at Gladstone to
Plaaso Little Tots Sub
stitute Booked
"Cancel all coast engageineiua
at (iue; best animals buve died
from bent.
"I'AMAHASIKA.'
An eleventh bour chunge In tliu
Chautauqua program has been neces
sitated by a telegram from Mr. I'aui
aliaHlka, at Kuosauqua, Iowa, cancel
ling hla engagement. Mr. rarnahaslka
and bla pets ran Into the Intense ber.i
wave of the Middle West last weic.
with the result that aeveral or bis
beat performing anlmala have died.
This unfortunate utwg la rRrdltd by
the management more than any one
elao, aa It bad looked forward in pre
senting rarnahaslka ror a most en
joyable evening, especially for the 11
tie folks. Tbe telegram waa received
Wednesday afternoon, and Secretary
Croaa Immediately tried to secure a
subatltute from among tbe oilier Ore
son Cbautauqiiaa, but found all book
Iuks complete, and waa unable to se
cure my attraction to replace l'am-
ahaslka.
Thla unavoidable cancellation has
necessitated a change in the program
of tho opening day, and tha Ladles'
Concert Hand of Portland came brave
ly to tbe rescue. Tbe ladlea will give
their opeufng concert lu the morning
at 10:30. while folks are completing
tbelr camp arrangements, and erect
ing their tents. In the main auditor
ium tho summer classes will be oi
ganlittd and announcements of In
structors will bo made.
Then at 2.3u the official opening of
Chautauqua will take place, thua giv
ing tne large crowd or Oregon City
folka who could not attend tbe morn
ing program, a chance to witneas tbe
opening of the 1913 Chautauqua. Dr.
T. It. Kord will deliver the Invocation,
and the address of Um afternoon will
then be given by Dr. Fletcher Homau
president of Willamette University,
aud also president of the Chautauqua.
Dr. Human la a dellghtM apeaker and
one of the best know men In tbe slate.
Thla will be followed by a responsive
addresa by Hon. C. H. Moores or Port
land. Mr. Moores, too, has a delight
ful way of driving bis conclusions
borne, and ia quite popular with Chau
tatKiua audiences.
Then will como tbe mighty contest
for tbe baseball aupremacy or Oregon
Cliy. Promptly at S:30 AI Price's
Clanta and li. T. Mcltuln's Commer
cial Club Hopefuls will open the Chan
tauqua aeries, and Oregon City will
turn out en masse to see the struggle.
Al 7:30 will como another big con
cert by the 1-adles' Concert Hand, as
a prelude to tbe first appearance of
the Sierra Quarteete. who will fill the
eeviiing engagement cancelled bv
Pamahaslka. This, tho dlrectora. feel
will be tbe best solution of an irritat
ing breach of contract, for which no
one cun be blamed, unless It be tho
weather man who baa been punishing
the Easterners during the past two
weeks.
IN BEST OE SHAPE
E. C. Hackett, an expert empolypd
to ao over the county books, haa sub
mitted hla report, and finds that af
fairs under the present administration
are in very satisfactory Bliape. He
shows thnt the county officers have
properly accounted for the public
funds In their hands, and incidental
ly bringa out the fact that the county
owes the county recorder two dol
lars. In a detailed summary of county
business for last year, as compared
with other yeara, tho report shows
that In 1910 the county waa $41,690.45
In debt at tbo end of March, while la
1912, under tho preaent administra
tion, there was a cash balance on
hand of $57,840.37. In other worda.
under tho present admlnlstrtlon, the
county la $99,536.82 better off than
it was under the former admlnlslra
Hon.
Tho report cites that a few techni
cal mistakea have been made In aome
of tho departmenta In carrying for
ward certain Itema on the books, but
laya emphasis upon the fact that none
of thesa mistakes are In any way ser
ious, and also points out how thev
may be rectified. In spite of tho mis
takes, which were all small, there waa
no shortage In acounta in any of the
departmenta.
CLACHAMAS TEAM
WINS OVER LOGAN
The Clackamas ball club won Its
seventh straight game Sunday by de
feating Logan 16 to 4 in a one-aided
game on the Logan diamond.
lltirdon for Clackamaa allowed but
5 hlta while Clackamaa solved the d
liverica of Douglas, Dabbler and
"1efty" Gerber for 17 aafe swata.
In tho aeven gainea played thla ooa
aon, Clackamas haa scored 84 runs
and have allowed their oponenta 21
runs In the same number of games.
Next Sunday, they will play the "Olll
Hutchers" team of Portland, which is
considered one of Portland's fastest
teams and a hard game ia expected.
If
HITS
ASSEMBLY
PLAN
OREGON, FJUDAY, JULY
NEW RAILWAY LINE
TO PORTLAND PLAN
A nice and brand new rullrond from
Oregon City to Portland has been In
corporated, and copies of tha papers
of Incorporation have hien fll.-d with
County Clerk Mulvey The new line
la to be known aa the Portland &
Oregon City Ralway company, and Is
incoriKiruted for KO0.0O') by T. C.
Klelcimr, II. K. Fletcher and Frances
Vandnrmeer.
According to Its artlclea tho lint
will use electricity or gasoline for
motlvo power, and will haul freight
and passengers from some point with
in tho city limits of Portland to a
point wltbln the el'y limits of Oregon
City.
Tho papers were left with Mr. Mul
vey by Stephen Carver, who baa
lately applied for a franchise for an
luterurban road In Mllwaukle and tn
Portland, and It is believed that the
line thus represented la the one for
which the Incorporation papera bavs
been taken out.
PROPRIETORS OF BIO STABLES
MAKE EFFORT TO CONFORM
TO LAW'S PROVISIONS
PIONEER BARN REPORTED f ttlfir
Live Wires Wind Up Activities for
Season at Patriotic Luncheon
and Elect Officers for
Next Year
The Live Wires of tbe Oregon City
Commercial club, meeting ror tho laat
time before the summer holiday, Mon
day Indulged In a "patriotic luncheon,
heard a fvorable report from the civic
improvement committee, showing that
cltlrena or the city are making a gen
eral effort to comply with tba pro
visions of tbo "barn ordinance;" elect
ed officers ror the ensuing year, and
then adjourned. There were about 35
present at the meeting, and all sat
down to tables decorated In red, white
and blue; while In the absence of fire
works, soda crackers were served
with the soup.
New officers for the coming year
are aa follows: L. Adams, Main
Trunk Line; Dr. L. A. Morris, Sub
Trunk; Dr. Clyde Mount, Transmis
sion Wire; A. C, Howland, Guy WIm;
W. 8. U Ren. Feed Wire. Practically
all tbo standing commltteea reported
progress, and F. J. Tooxe reviewed
the water situation.
Karl Cummins, representing tho
Oregon Social Hygiene society, made
a brief talk, and outlined the work
oia organization, telling what he hop
ed to see done in Iregon City, and sb li
ed tbe Live Wires for their suppoiu
Dr. vanRrakle, cnairman or Do
civic Improvement committee, submit
ted his report, dealing with sanitary
conditions in the city's barns. Tbe
report follows:
"Your commttee wishes to report
Mat Monday evening, together with
tho police aud health committee, an
inspection of the barns In the down
town district was made. Tbo results
round were most satisfactory. In five
out of six commercial barns, with
minor corrections, things were round
In excellent shape, tho barna being
clean and well ordered. The absence
or the familiar manure piles was ex
ceptional. The sixth barn, the Pio
neer on Main St., was found In a very
filthy condition, no apparent effort
havig been made to clean up in aiy
way.
"Tho condition of the barn on the
oac"t of the Weinhard place deserves
especial commendation because of tho
evident desire to comply with the or
dinances. Connection with the sewer
has been made and a model riy-tight
receptacle, practical and convenient
in every sense of the word baa been
Installed. In addition, other private
barna were inspected and found in
very good shape.
Mr. Albright and Mr. Metsner of
the police and health committee ex
pressed themselves as well pleased
with the start made under the new or
dinance and It is Inconceivable now
anyone should be opposed. to such an
ordlance, especially If they become
familiar with conditions aa they were
before the introduction of thla ordin
ance and now that It la but commenc
ing to work.
'Further inspections will be made
by tho joint committee and duly re
ported." C. 0. D. PARCEL POST
IS LATEST SERVICE
WASHINGTON, July 1. The col-
lect-on-dellvery feature waa added to
the Parcel Post department of the
of tbo postal service today. Under
the new regulations a parcel bearing
the required amount of parcel poet
stamps may be sent anywhere in the
country, and the amount due from
the purchaser collected and remitted
by the postorfice department.
The parcel must bear the amount
due from the addressee, and the col
lection will be made If tbe amount ts
not tn excess of $100. The fee, 10
cents. Is to be affixed by the sender
In parcel post atampa, and will Insure
tho parcel for no more than $50.
The collection feature waa not pro
vided when tho parcel poet system
was pot In operation, because It was
desired to simplify the work of post
mastera as much as possible in the
first days of tho aervice.
NEW ORDINANCE
SHOWS RESULTS
4, 1913.
15 DOGS HARK
TRAIL OF RABIES
EIGHTEEN CANINES IN COUNTY
BITTEN IN ONE FRENZIED
ANIMAL'S MAD RUSH
OFFICIALS SEEK CAP IN PATHWAY
Dr. W. S. Eddy Trying to Find Route
of Hydrophobic Beaet Over
Hills From Meldrum to
Sunnysido Region
The trail of on dog affllcated with
rabies has been traced by County
Veterinarian W. 8. Eddy from Jen
ninga Lodge to Meldrum by 15 other
canines, five of which are dead, and
ten or which are expected to either
die of 'he disease or which will be
shot within the next week. The trail
ia then lost for a time, but has been
J picked up again at Sunnysido and
iracea tnrougn Harmony ana tne sur
rounding country by mor animals
which have been atricken by hydro
phobia. Dr. Eddy is now seeking tba
path taken by tho frenzied beast be
tween Meldrum and Sunnyslde for on
the route taken by the animal over
the Intervening bills depends the
safety of a number of communities.
Tho dog responsible for this devast
ating spread of the most dreaded of
dlaeaaea waa killed a little over a
week ago on Gafney's farm at Har
mony. He waa apparently a cross be
tween a bound and a pointer , was
colored brown, yellow and white, and
weighed 80 or 85 pounds. Any par
son having aeen such a dog wltbln
the last two weeks la requested by
tbe county authorities to notify Dr.
Eddy at once, ao that tbe pati of the
animal between Meldrum and tbe
main Clackamaa valley may be traced
and dogs In thla section put under ob
servation or quarantine.
The dog first appeared, aa far as
the county officers can determine, at
Jennings Lodge on June 12. From
there it made Ita frenzied way along
the lnterurban lino through Rotthe to
Meldrum, biting and fighting other
dogs that attempted to Interfere with
Its passage. By diligent Inquiry and
almost ceaseless effort. Dr. Ebby has
traced the course of the animal, and
haa discovered practically all that It
bit and to which It conveyed the dis
ease. Five of these dogs have either
been killed or have died of hydro
phobia, and the ten others are now
securely chained up, and are under
observation. All of them show symp
toms of the disease, and will be killed
aa aoon as their casea are sufficiently
far advanced to make it sure that
there Is no mistake.
The dogs In the list Including Jen
nings Lodge, Rotthe and Meldrum
belong to tbe following: John Rotthe,
Mr. Wetzler, Judge Bronaugh, Mir.
Daggett, Mrs. Jacobs, W. W. Thomp
son, A. H. McGowan, H. J. Robinson,
John Jennings, Henry Paynton, F. B.
Madison, G. M. Caldwell, Mr. Seeley,
Mr. Meldrum and Mr. Parker. Those
belonging to the first five are already
dead.
East of the hills the same dog la
held responsible for the biting of
three. other dogs, all of which have
been killed, and possibly aome stock
that Is now under observation. Ow
ing to the virulence of the disease,
and the manner In which It may be
spread by any dog that has been In
fected with It, the county officials are
particularly desirous of tracing the
first dog's route through the gap be
tween Meldrum and Sunnyslde, ao
that precautions may be taken In this
district.
V PRECI
Aa empowered by recent legislation,
County Clerk Mulvey haa appointed a
number of registrars In various coun
ty preclncta to register voters. Theae
registrars get 10 cent a per name reg
istered, and turn their lists in to th
county clerk. Some of them are out
canvassing their aeveral districts,
while others just wait for voters to
come in. The plan haa been adopted
aa a convenience to voters living in
the more removed districts.
Those so far appointed, and the pre
cincts in which they are empowereJ
to register voters, are aa follows:
W. A. Heylman, Eatacada; Percy
Cross, Gladstone; Ted Aldrich, Cane
mah; J. W. Smith, Macksburg; C. R.
Thorpe, Sunnyslde; E. L. Davidson,
Oswego; William Knight, Canby; li.
C. Warren. Oak Grove; Mlsa Mather,
Clackamas; Charles Thompson, Tuul
atln; W. W. Jesse, Barlow; Julius
Paulsen, George; John S. Owing.
Kllltn; E. J. Maple, Milk Creek; Wil
liam Morand, Boring; F. H. Dungaa,
Molalla; O. Wlnger , Mllwaukle;
Joe T. Thornton, Wllsonvllle; H. Leis
mann, Willamette; William S resent h
waite. Beaver Creek; Ml E. Kandle
Highland, and Alfred Danielson, Col
ton. Charles Thompson, of Tualatin, has
already registered 2200 voters. Other
registrars will be appointed in ths
near future.
MAN ADJUDGED INSANE
Frank Ryan, of Wllsonvllle, who haa
been under observation in tbo county
Jail for the past ten daya, was Friday
adjudged insane in County Judge
Beati's court, and waa committed to
tbe state asylum at Salem.
PROF. GUTHRIE TO SPEAK
Prof. Guthrie, or to Minnesota Agri
cultural college, will address a meet
ing of the Farmers Society of Equity
next Saturday evening at eight in th
Cams school house. Tbe address will
be upon co-operative marketing, and
it is hoped that everyone interested
in this question will attend.
IS
That Clackamas county's timber
cruise la being faithfully performed.
our tnat tne estlmatea of the forest
wealth are a trifle low, Is the opinion
of Gus liovegren, a United States gov
ernment cruiser, who called upon
County Assessor Jack Thursday after
noon. Mr. Lovegren was shown the
figures obtained by MV. Nease, and
said that they showed a most thor
ough piece of work.
While working for the government
Mr. Lovegren went over much of the
territory covered by tbe county cruise
and declared that be knew the areas
well. He was surprised, however, to
find the county figures so low. and
declared that they could easily b
made considerably higher and still be
accurate. County officials orefer to
have any doubt as to the estimate In
the county'a favor.
Mr. Lovegren also said that tho
Clackamaa cruise compared most fa
vorably with other cruises in the
state. He spoke particularly well of
smlliar work that Mr. Nease had done
elsewhere, and congratulated tie
county upon having obtained tbe aerv
Ices of ao reliable a cruiser.
VAUNT FIGHT
MADE III RIVER
TEAMSTER 8AVES 80N AFTER
TERRIFIC 8TRUGGLE, BUT
LOSES BOTH 8TEEDS
GLADSTONE FORD IS TREACHEROUS
Lad, Confused, Gives Tug Upon Reins
That Sends Horses Back Into
Current That Carrlea
Them to Death
Caught In the swiftly rushing wat
ers of the Clackamas river early this
afternoon, and fighting desperately to
save the life of his boy and two valu
able horses, J. P. Murphy, of Glad
atone, succeeded in rescuing hia aon
from tbe current of the stream, only
to have the lad. In bla confusion, pull
hard on the reins and send the nearly
exhausted horses back once again in
to tbo river, where after a hard strug
gle they were overcome and drowned.
Murphy, who la well known through
out Giadatone and Oregon City, was
hauling gravel from the new muni
cipal pit, at Gladstone. He waa re
turning to the pit after having suc
cessfully forded the swift river with
aeveral loads, when one of his horses
stepped off the narrow ridge that is
utilized as a ford, and lurching into
deep water, drew the other horse and
wagon with him. Murphy's little aon,
who waa riding in the body of the
wagon, waa thrown over tbe upstream
side of the vehicle, and was carried
by tbe current under the body of the
wagon.
Realizing his double peril, Murphy
dropped the lines and left the horass
to fight taeir own way to land, while
he tore at the bed of the wagon to
release bis son. Struggling In mid
stream, and balancing himself on the
sides of the wildly pitching vehicle,
while the horses ahead were lashing
the water to foam in their efforts to
breast the current, Murphy succeeded
In wrenching loose one bed-board of
the heavy wagon, and dragged bis
son's limp from through the opening.
Then, exhausted with his fight, be
leaned against the seat, making a
feeble effort to recover the reins.
The horses,, meanwhile, had made
their way to shallow water, and were
just pulling out of the river when the
boy, coming back to consciousness
and realizing his father's desire to
The horses, once more In deep wa
iter, and tired with their former
grasp the reins, got a grip on one of
the lines and tugged with all ji8
arength. In his confusion be grasp
ed the wrong line, and the horses.
trained to obey the pull, swung back
from tbe shore and plunged out into
deep water again. As tbe wagon was
turning Murphy picked up hia son and
leaped to shallow water, a minute
later wading to land.
struggle, found the weight of the
wagon too much for them, and were
carried down towarda the mouth of
the river. They made another effort
to reach shore, however, but as tney
were nesting land taeir feet became
entangled in reeds, and the weight of
the beavy wagon carried them down.
WIDOWS TO COST
Clackamaa county will spend $523
this month for tae relief of dependent
women under the widow's pension act,
passed by tho last session of the leg
islature. The smallest pension paid
will bo $10, while the largest amount
paid to any Individual will be $47.50.
There will be two pension of $47. iO
paid during the month and four of $10
each. The other pensions will range
between these two figures. In all the
county will care for 21 widows and
81 children.
Seven other widows, having depend
ent upon them 11 children, have ap
plied for pensions; three ot. these
have been denied the reller asked, and
four cases are still under advisement
or the county court Th average pen
sion paid la $18.(7 per month to eacu
widow.
Applications are continuing to come
In at each meeting or the countz court
and County Judge Beatie has estimat
ed that the total cost to Clackamas
county or the widowa pension law
will bo between $4,009 and 1 6, 000 per
annum.
ESTABLISHED 186
WEST SIDE CITY
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WILLAMETTE PLANS SECOND
ELECTION ON ANNEXATION
MATTER FOR JULY 30
INCREASED TERRITORY IS INCLUDED
Citizens of Older Town Believe Next
Test Will Result in Bringing
Mill Property Within
City Limits
It now beglna to appear that Weat
Linn has not yet "beaten Willamette
to IL" Tbe annexation election held
Saturday last, by which Willamette
hoped to add to her territory two
fiftha of the mill property and aome
adjacent land, and which was lost, is
not the end of the matter. There will
be another annexation election July
30, and Willamette believes that tha
next one will carry, and that ahe will
not only get the greater part of the
additional territory before desire i,
but aome more area, aa well.
Notices and other legal forma are
ont, and tbe next election will con
cern tbo greater part of the terri
tory that split 18 to 21 on the matter
before, and also some land to the wes'.
of the city. It la an open secret that
the residents of the territory to the
west are unanimously In favor of
joining Willamette, and their vote, to
gether with that of the faithful 18 in
the territory formerly concerned, ia
expected to awing the election ttH
other way.
Those In favor of the annexation
point out that there ia much to ba
gained by going in with Willamette;
In fact they say tbere Is more to be
gained from tbe old city than there
la to be bad by becoming a part of
the new town. It is pointed out that
the extension of Willamette's Im
provements Into this territory will
cost the property-owners lesa than
will a whole new deck of Improve
ments, aa will be inaugurated in West
Linn. Annexation will also give the
incoming territory the benefit of Are
and police protection, and many of
tbo other privileges of city life.
In combatting tbe last annexation
election, those opposed to joining Wil
lamette, busily circulated tbe report
that the Incoming section would have
to pay a share of Wlllamette'a debts.
Citizens of Willamette resent this,
and say that there ia more mon
ey in the city treaauy now than the
total of the debts; and that the debts
don't amount to much anyway, being
merely for a chemical fire engine and
some street work.
In view or all this, and tn view of
the fact that the annexation district
Is to be made still larger at the forth
coming election, Willamette la quite
sure that this time will turn the tables
on West Linn ,and will manage to ap
propriate to itself a part of that not-yet-incorporated
city before the city
is formed. This will be tbe effort,
anyway, and Willamette thlnka that
in the aecond election it will win and
win easily.
WEST ill TAKES
IHLLSBORCS PLACE
Millsburg, the prospective city on
the west side of the Willamette river,
changed Its name Friday evening to
West Linn, thereby doing away with a
title that was neither euphonious or
distinctive, and adopting In its new
name a memory of the old pioneer
town of Linn City which once stood
upon its site. The change waa decid
ed upon at a stormy meeting in the
rooms of the Oregon City Commercial
club, at which there were some 90 res
idents of the prospective town in at
tendance. After much discussion tbe name of
West Linn was officially adopted.
Aside from the historical Interest of
the new name, it waa remarked that
It might lead to an early annexation
to Oregon City, just through associa
tion, for Mbyor Jonea, of Oregon City,
has "Linn" for his given-name, this
being presented to him at hla christen
ing in honor of the pioneer town in
which bis parents were interested.
After the new name had been final
ly accepted, ita adoption waa made
the unanimous voice of the meeting.
Incorporation papers were then exe
cuted, it being determined to change
the boundaries once again, tbia time
eliminating Magoon'a Park, and mak
ing the border of that part of tbe new
city coincide with the present borders
of Bolton. It was also determined to
extend the boundaries to the middle of
the Willamette river from a point op
posite the termination or Willamette's
city limits to the projection of tho
Bolton line into the river.
The incorporation papers will be
presented to tbe county court for ap
proval at the next term, which will be
on July 2; and aoon after that date
the city of West Linn hopes to come
Into being and get itself upon the
map.
CALIFORIAN ENTERTAINED
Mr. and Mra. Millard Warnock, of
ML Pleasant, entertained at their
beautiful home "Htde-A-Wee" on Sun
day for Mrs. T. E. Hitt, of Pomona.
California. A most enjoyable time
was bad. a tempting dinner, music
and social hour or so making tbe af
ternoon pass rapidly. Among those
present were Mrs. M. E. Olds, Mrs. C.
H. Warthen and son. Otis Warthen,
Mrs. E. P. Ketchnm and MHss RuU
Ketchum. The affair was consider
able of a family gathering, as Mrs.
Hitt Is a daughter of Mrs. M. E. Olds,
of Fails View, and the sister of Mrs.
Ketchnm and Mrs. Warthen. Her son,
Roy W. Hitt. is noted as a "southpaw"
pitcher on the Venice team of the Pa
cific Coast league.
HAT
OSE ARE