OHKCION CITY ENTKRl'MBB.
FIcIPAY, DECEMBER 10, 1013.
LARSEN
.WHOLESALE
Groceries, Produce and Commission
The largest and most complete tock in
our line in Clackamas County.
WE PAY CASH For country produce.
All goods told on Money-Back Guarantee.
Wc give &C Green Trading Stamps
1001-1003 Main St. Oregon City, Ore.
LOCAL DRIEPS
ur. M U. Hpear. who ba been Oio
f Mr.. J. N. Karl, of Ure.haiii.
CVh. ..l l week, ku returned
, "r ,in hit remembered m Oi.i
2geiir..u gave I11IW.II114
Mdllll III ll" 01,1 nrt ,V,n
hTili '' H.MU-ijf of r'alrvlrw,
Mh at Klni.w id lireaham. Mr.
W '' remarkable activity and
,.i,illtl's i'f "I'"''' '"r w oM
B,,i the On sham Outlook.
Mr, WUIUm Hluart. of Cru.
..ovi-rlnr: fm '" it'"' !
woduitls. 'lrl 11 " lh,u,,,
,1 11 w.hiI1 b necessary fr the pa
il,nl to uii'l' rgo in operation but now
doctor. r.prl that the ra.e ha.
m ji.ipi that Hill will probably
nut b r iiulrxil.
Mr Mr. K. If. Hmllh. Mr.
(;, 1 1, In, and Mr. and Mr. John
u TrlU'l"'' visited l ho,n" ,,f Mr
ud Mr.. K. Mitillto mar Ml. 1'lea.Btit
,h. fi.re purl of tli ww k. They re
turnrtl 10 thi lr home In Porilaud Tuo
Mr ami Mra. K. Hlanforil Adamo,
'resident of Hedland. passed
tbri,UKb lb" county eeat Tueeday on
Ib'lr way I" A.hlaiitl where tho? will
mil i lb" hoiiin of Mr. Adam' par
wit, Mr. and Mra. Thomaa Adams.
Mr. and Mra. John Wllklna. who
ter. d'Uvid hy Ihn alonua In the
Hwky moiintalna fr everal daya, ar
rltrd In iu Tuesday. Tbey am on
0i,lr way lo ib Midland district
hrre thi-y will visit relative.
Mr. and Mr David Hlalop returnvl
Thursday in their born at Highland
iflrr prndln aeveral week In south
er California at the home of Mr. III
lop'i pan-nts, Mr. and Mr. II. 1). Ilia
k.
MUs K. Jordan, of Clarke., who ha
bcra III In Km Oregon City hoapl'al
ur ln w.-,.k following an operation.
to biu' h improved and will probably
be able 10 return to her bou In a few
iiy.
Mr U W l.wrence I .pending
lb. wk with her eouln. Mm. J, N II
m. lui live near Hedland. Mra.
Urrnr IH rrturn lo br bonia lo
Furlltnd Sunday.
A. I). IM-Iiord. who wa Injured lx
cnbrr & by a hunting atram plpo In
Iht mill of ihit Wlllamnttit I'ulp
Piprr rmnpany, la rtprtd greatly
Improirrd.
Cvan and lli-nry Yialr. of High
land. r In Orvgim City Saturday on
their y to I'ortland. wbrr th form
r will Mtlit troatuir-nl for bla yfa.
Thry ar roevnt arrival from north
ere California.
W. V, KMton.'a acnool tia hir living
hrar ihl. rlty. paitaed through Urcgou
City UrdtioiUy on hi way to tho
Wlaron.ln. h'r hla ruothrr I !
ouily III.
8berl1l.11 I.lly. (h Hvdland farmer
wa. In (h rounty arat Haturday.
Mr., (i. (iul.ron, of Stafford, wttu
lo the roimly .rat the latter part of
th WM k.
William Blockwell arrived from
Krwbt-ri: Momlav and moved Into a
bouM on Twelfih atreet. II will cou
irurt io luiu.c on Center treet for
Dr. Oluart.
t;rn' MumtKiwer arrived In Oregon
City Wrilm.ilny lo rwelv treatment
for hi. finger which he. Injured whll
cboppiiiK wood aeverul day ago.
RuImti Morrla returned lo hi boim
In Ulx rul Wixlni-.d.iy, after peudlnx
Mvrnil day In the county ,at attend
Ing to Imini'.i matter.
Mr.. Ilt rman Klaher. of Flher'a
Mill.. im...d through thl rlty Thtir-
dy on lu-r way to I'ortland, whur
be ipt'tii the day.
R. E. Woodward returned from
trip to Itcdlund Wedneaday. lie TV
porta a lo .ivy full of anow In that part
of the country.
lo French wa uddnly called to
Sllmton curly Hundny morning on ac
count of thu death of a rtlative In that
city.
Ml.. Marin Anderson, of the Uigan
ilitrlct, daughter of county Judge H.
8. Andi'Mon, wa In Oregon City Mon
day. R. N. Hardy, or Molalla. arrived In
Oregon City Tuesday, lie will tak'J
teacher' examination Wedneaday.
Fred Andrew, ef Highland, airlved
In AMorlu today for a atay of two
eek. with relative In that city.
Fred Slut, of Liberal, who ha been
HI In a local ho.pltal for some time,
'111 be able to go home Sunday.
Frank llnrlrkon, a farmer living
near C.oltnn, wa In the county et
the middlu part of the week.
F. E. Cochran, of Eatacada, Iran-
led liUHlnea In Oregon the latter
Prt of the week.
Mr. and Mr. Krlgbaum. of Estaca
. were In the county Beat the fore
vn or trie week.
Ira Dicky, of Molalla. wa In tti
county .t.at the fore part of the week
uuaineaa.
Mr, n. Hoffman. mater of the New
" urangB. wa In Oregon City Mou
day.
Mr. and Mr. Thompnon, of Canby,
" in county eat Saturday.
0N SPEEDS WEST TO
SEE MOTHER WHO IS ILL
' ur. F. P . n,mlnaint
PTlclan of Fort Dodge, Iowa, aon of
.. ,nd Mr. W. C. 8chulte will arrlre
Monday to -visit bla mother who
"critically 111 and whom he ba not
JTn In nine year. Thla will be bla
"ru visit to the Pacific coart.
r. Schultx wa operated upon In
liil ror a tumr affliction and wa
"PPoeed, for a time, to be on the road
eai0'"7- Her ondltkn la now
ri. th gravest apprehension a
"' A. E RnrV tk. ...u. mhn
& CO.
AND HETAIL
MARRIAGE!
VANIiKltl.il' I M LAY Kred M. Van
derllp. tUi HUlh atreet, I'ortlund.
and Ml.. Agm-a K. Imlay were
granted a marriage limine by W. U
Mtilvnv. emiiilv clerk VrliUv
llt)I.Ht'IIA(M'AHMHI,K OeiirgM A.
Iliilachau or rarkplare, and Ml.
Kranrl Antoinette CarlUIn were
granted a marrlttge llcenat hy W. U
Mulvey, rounty rlerk, Tue.day.
ANI1HKW8 VOIIIIMIH The counly
rlerk l.nui'd a llienun to Jnme. H.
Andrew and Ma K. Vorbel., Thurs
day. BORN
HKTtiK - Horn to Mr. and Mra. (J.
Hetgn, near I'eat Mountuln, a .on.
SMITH -Horn to Mr. and Mr. W, J.
Smith of (iliid.tone, a .oil.
WAKKKN- lloru lo Mr. and Mr, (leu.
Warren or (ilad.tone, a .011, Sunday
morning. Captain J A. Tuftn,
county treaaurt-r. I. the child'
aramlfather.
MdllltIS -Horn, to Mr. and Mra. II.
W. Morrla, an eight pound aon, Ue
rrmlier 10.
Ill lilH.K-Appllcatlnii for paMn per
muting the adopllon of Kenneth
Ward Huddle by Matilda Huddle
were filed III the proliulii court.
BIG SNIP BOUNTY
Eight wild rat and one black wolf
hide wero broiiKht luto the office of
W. U. Mulvey. rounty clerk. Wednea
day by H. C. I'almer who killed them.
He aecured a warrant for 21 a.
bounty on the hide.
The office aeldom rernlvea applica
tion for bounty on the hldea of a black
woir and the hunter trailed the anlmul
over aeveral mile, of anow In tne
mountain, to gel him. He declared
Wedneaday. however, that be would
get a cougar If be lived long enough
aa the county and atate pay the hlgn
eat bounty on that bide.
CLERK'S OFFICE HAS ITS
BIGGEST DAY IN HISTORY
Never In the history or the office of
the counly clerk have the fee multi
plied aa rapidly aa they did Monday
when the deputle received $70 for
filing paper In the circuit and pro
bate court.
The buslnes for the day I a rec
ord breaker. Several paper were filed
and a great deal or routine business
tranaarted by the clerk' office
through the day. The fee that lb
,.rrir collect, come from the filing of
t,n..r that are to D. llirougn me
Judicial grist In both court.
ENTERTAINMENT TO BE GIVEN
Hedland. Ore.. Dec. !. (SpeclaD-
Flr tirove chol at Hedland will give
a historical pageant repreaeiillug old
English cu.tom Friday evening. Oe
r.mher 19. The Hedland bras band
will .lst the tudent by furnishing
the music for the occasion. No ad
mission will be charged.
POSTOFFICE ENLARGED
Molalla. Ore- Iec. J3.-(Speclal)-The
work of enlarging the Molalla
poslofflre about f00 per cent haa been
completed. The interior of the build
Ing ha been completely changed with
the object of making the arrangement
better for the handling or the mall. It
1. ihrmrhf that there will be a greatly
Increased amount or mall matter lnce
the opening of the new roau.
CAMP CHOOSEN
PORTLAND, Ore
Dec. 13. Ilea
vers at Santa Maria.
Colts alternating
between Chlco
and Santa Rosa.
Theae are the beat bet rot Port
land prlng training camp .new ot
their practical .election being brought
back last night oy aianaa.r -.
MeCredle. or the Heaver, and Mana
ger Nick Wlliam. or the 'rt;"
Colt. Hoth or tne oig ien -
In on the Shasta ana nenu.-r
Ing with rood ror the ran.
list of unclaimed
letter, at the Oregon City voBtottWe
for the week ending December 1Z.
I'"- ...... fl.. Uor.l
Woman', list immon. . -
Alder, Miss Natalie; wj v""""- '
C. D.; Simmons, Mr. Saddle: Wolfer.
Mlsa Nunda; Thorn... Mr. Helen.
Biru" r . ninlh.e
Ing. R. J. (2); n-eere. - .
Henry II.; He.tton Jack. Hnll.
IxmU: Jorgensen. joon. .-. -
Pearson. Prof. Hill: She ley. Jim.
Twomly. D. M.; Williams. i. u.;
on, Albert.
CASTOR I A
for IafiknU and CUldrta.
1)1 Kmd Yn Hw Alwaj BM
Bear, the
Blfaalv
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
CUTS SOOTH'S QUOTA
... . r,,T,i,r"nw nw 17. The Ro-
puMn natlona. committee conc.ud
?i it. labor for reform In
ln T- national com
CHANGE LINES
OF PRECINCTS
ADDITION OF WOMEN VOTES RE
QUIRES REDUCTION IN SIZE
OF DISTRICTS
POLLING PLACES MAY EE DOUBLED
Oregon City Will Poa.ibly Have ft.v.n
B.ctlon Instead of Four and
th Other Town In
Proportion
Ilefore the county cnurt I through
with It work, there will be nearly US
voting precinct in the county a.
agalu.t 44 at preaent.
All day Friday the court wa bu.y
with It. work of redisricting the
county for voting purpo.ea In accord
ance with the provl.lon of the atate
law Hint require a precinct for everr
voter. A the line, are now
drawn, the voter In many of the pre
cinct number 300 or more and the ad
dition of the women' vote will mukn
a Innce per ceniage of them run over
that number at the next election.
In view of the provl.lon of the
atatute, the court ha. decided to draw
the Unci and e.tabllnh a new act of
polling place for election.. The
Hue. In mo.t of the precinct, will be
channel! and the pulling place will
prolinlily not be a. they were. The
growth of the county aline the lu.t
line, were drawn and the addition of
he women', vote by the granting of
the right of auffnigi! to them baa been
rcponnlhle for this change.
A. an example of how the redi.trlcl-
Ing will work out. Oregon City will
probably have .even polling place.
(iludNlone three liinf ad of one, Knta
rada two In. lead of one, Sandy two
a. agalnnt one, and the other. In pro
portion. Oregon City now ha four
placea for county and atate election
but the precinct line for theae will be
altered by the court.
It I probable that the work will
take another day u. none of the Hue
were definitely fixed by the court ud
have been tentatively drawn for refer
ence In working out the problem.
Matter, of general routine also at
tracted the attention of the court
DECLARES SALOONS MUST KEEP
WITHIN LAW DURING LAST
FEW DAYS
ALL CELEBRATIONS WILL BE BARRED
Propose, to Arrtst Drunk Even
Last Mlnut. Bar May Remain
Opn, and Determine to
Insist Upon Order
"The aloon busine In Oregon
City I going to end wltn quiei aim
order." Thl waa the tatemeni 01
Chief of Police Ed Shaw Friday, to
representative of the Morning t-mer-prise.
"Although there are but a few day
more of the liquor bu.ines. In Ore
gon City. I am going to see to It that
those few day are orderly and quiet.
There baa been some talk that the
end of the saloon In thl city would
be celebrated by many persona. I
hate heard It said that some arc go
ing to get 'gloriously drunk' for ut
last time, but If any one Carrie out
this threat they will be placed In the
CUT Jn- . , . r -
1 ,mncHu that during the laat tc
daya there will be liquor sale of ev
ery kind and tnat eery mum-ru".
will be made by tne saiuon .'
unload their tock on tne peof ot
the town.
Even If I am rorced to secure ex
tra policemen or put those I bae new
on longer hour. I am going to proiec.
the cltlien or Oregon City frota any
drunk' for the next 1 day In he
same way that I have In the past My
in .rreatinc Chis and Mack
Zack ahow my attitude In thl dlrec-.
linn although tney were
not ceo-
vlcted ror lack or evidence.
STATE GOES AFTER
GERMAN SETTLERS
A request ba been sent to all the
commercial bodle. and booKthU
In the atate for the name of German
shaking person In the old country
who have Personal friend, or reU.lvea
, . io. Literature will be sent
to these addressei. describing Oregon J
and Inviting tnem to wu j
"The .tate immigration '
i... i...i.ri three book, which are
printed In German for di.tribntwn
Smong the German .peaking people
Europe, Two oooa. w e-
.crlptbn of the state by mean, cf
well wrlten .rtlcle. while the other
1. composed of picture. . . .
It U' thought that by such a pU
large number of prospective hitler
cVn be reached, and Orego. ic
the full benent or
grants when the Panama canal U
opened.
New Era. Ore.. Dec. 'fT
The New Era grange willl hold It. reg
ular election on December 17 K.
new ball in thl. city. The ladle, of
"h7 organization will serr. a chicken
upper.
Ttiauoht H. Waa H
-Did yon five tMe man the third
grter asked the police officer.
-Tea. W browbeat and badgered
him with every question w. could
think t"
-What did be dor
ir t4 aswrety orwreo
U w .
.-a ttMr 'Tea. tay T,Y
CHIEF ISSUES
HIS CHALLENGE
m ASKS PEOPLE
10 TALK EXPENSES
County Judge Anderson ha called
the attention of the voter, to th fact
that the county budget will be given
a thorough public airing at a meeting
with the taxpayera on iJecember 24,
The budget rarrlea appropriation
totaling nearly $700,000 and the levy
to meet it will probably be cloae to 21
uilll. The law provide that these
estimate mint be published and that
the people must he given a chance to
object to the county court against the
expenditure, that are planned.
Several district of the county have
voted for school and road taxes In a
dltlon to the general levlea that will
be made but the court will bear any
objection that are raised to the ex
penditure that It had In mind when
the budget wa prepared.
Following I the statement of the
county Judge: "Taxpayer and all
rllltena Interested In the welfare of
Clackamas county should remember
that December 24 at 10 o clock a. m.
I the time to meet and discus the
tax budget for the year. In the prep
aration of estimate the county court
ha endcatored to comply with the
law of 1'JU bearing upon the subject,
which law la in ome respect rather
confusing but a fair and open discus
sion of county expense I Invited by
the court."
mm wants
ITS POSTOFFICE
AMBITIOUS TOWN GETS BEE IN
BONNET FOR OWN SERVICE
AND STATION
DOES NOT LIKE RURAL ROUTE IDEA
Think It Ha Grown Enough to Get a
8ytcm Independent of Oregon
City Many Advantage
To be Gained
CAXEMAH. Ore, Dec. 18. (Spe
cial to the Enterpriae) A movejnent
1 on root In this city to petition the
department ror a Canemah postofrlce.
The matter baa been brought op at
the meetlnga of the Canemah Progres
sive league and that body will prob
ably lake some step within the next
few weeks.
At the present time the only mail
service for Canemah is the H F. )
route out or Oregon City although this
town is almost as large as Willamette
and has more people than Parkplace.
both or which have postofflces. -
There are several hundred people
In Canemah and the nearest postoffiee
Is Oregon City which is over a mile
away. Wltn tne present siar route,
there is but one delivery a day. With
a postoffiee, it would be powible tor
the people to secure mail at almost
any lime during the day. Stamp
could be bought and advantage taken
of the parcel post If ihere were an
office in Canemah. is the argument of
many In the town.
The matter Is still in the formula
live stage but action will probably be
taken ometlme after the first of the
year.
HARRY HYDE IS SERIOUSLY HURT
FALLS ON GLASS BUT FLOW OF
BLOOD IS STOPPED
Canemah. Ore, Dec. 11. t Special)
While playing on the street in front
nf his home. 11-year-old Harry Hyde,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hyde,
fell Into a pile of glass and was seri
ously cut about the bands and fact.
The How of blood was stopped oon
after the acc:deat and before the boy
had become weak with it loss. It
u protbly that he will be able to re
turn to school in a few daya.
NEW MAIN PUT IN
Canemah, Ore, Dec. 11. (Special)
A new water main is being put In
by the Raiel Water company to con
I nect the homes of F. Aldrich and D.
land with the main pip une
CANEMAH LOCALS
r,nmh Ore- Dec. 1L S?tcal
Vre. H. Z. T:i xoade a biEs
tnn to Or to City ThKriay after-
A. Raltl receaUy rrtarned frcaa aa
..t..ImI visit to hi hoatted
lie SloUIla d aerxt.
C. Heat:, of Oregon C&y,
riKted ia !
Canemah Wednesday.
Mr asd Mrs. W. Cwi'i of West
lUnn vii:ed at the boca cf C. C
Spencer in Caah Wed3iJ.
Vr Groseciachr t axaim.? aa ex
tended Tii at Pad:to. Ore-
OPTIMISTIC TONE
HEARD CI HARKEVS
Rci? be ti wwk at Pof-anJ
stotk va.-3 Save Nen: Csxtiw
calv'. koc sa Mi ,
Aa eic-nnil r cia of cue-.avL-j
aa wv the tentir
of the ta:tr 9 l
rerr tirce aim rc of P
central Orwfuo- T siver. wat w ;
CntS. .,nr I
was Mcda.. ,a- .- ,
ot W w,r unJoad
MliJi cq-iruauoa w. " 77"
wkKh ynce reouun
Sbe7 COBC3U sovo 4t "J
...bers ai rc hav
Ub art T -
TWJ eay re""
Maeif nce 1
rtbly neapeckeaV
-Tea. I'm afraM the peer iny 1
ntd aa VI fatter
CUcac Becore Herw A
COMMERCIAL CLUB
TO USE ANNUAL
SEES GREAT CHANCE TO GET
CITY AND COUNTY BEFORE
PEOPLE OF EAST
MANY SPACE RESERVATIONS MADE
Business Man Rseognls Opportun
ities and Flood Office With
Their Request Edition
to Break Record
Once more Oregon City' great
booster organization, the commercial
club, haa In a most emphatic manner
evidenced it appreciation of the value
of the Enterpriae Annual a a medium
or community pnbllclty ror Oregon
City and all Clackama county.
Friday afternoon at a meeting of the
publicity committee or the commercial
club, a resolution authorizing the pur
chase or 1000 copies or the annual was
unanimously passed and a contract to
that effect entered Into.
These copies will be used by the
publicity department ror distribution
on their mailing lists to prospective
Investors and bomeseekers all over
the country.
Never before haa there been aa line
a reception given tne Enterprise An
nual by the business interests and oth
er in Oregon Ulty .no tiacaauias
county as the January 1914 number
meeting.
At the close or fire days of active
solicitation thlrty-slx orders have been
closed for space In the issue and nu
merous others have signified their in
tention of liberally supporting the big
booster magazine. With a very few
exception the patron of previous an
nuals are falling Into line ana giving
the same or a greater measure of pat
ronaee to the present one and natural'
ly there Is a considerable volume of
new buslnes. The prompt and cheer
ful response by those who are being
called upon. 1. highly gratifying as it
give that much more time In which
to prepare the atatistical data, arrange
for Illustration and oinerwiae snap
up the work in ucb manner as to
make this the most attractive issue
yet published, which the Enterprise U
endeavoring to do.
COMMISSION FINDS THAT HE IS
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS
OWN ACTS
CHOPPED UP COUNTRYMAN IN CAR
WCr ai worn on nnrwu m vtum; i
. ....... n j r.-kw
When Fight OccurredMade
an Attempt to End Life
In Jail
Wong Bo. the Chinaman held on an
indictment charging assault with in
tent to kill, waa adjudged Insane by a
commission appointed by Judge J. L.
Campbell in the circuit court Thure-
day.
Bo was arrested for an alleged at
temnt to chon un Wong Yeng with a
hatchet while the two were at work
on the Portland. Eugene & Eastern at
Canbr. He then claimed that Yeng
wa. a highbinder and that he merely
frustrated an attempt that Yeng had
maiiA nnon him.
uu riionn while he wa. In the
county Jail and hi. effort, to get Dep-
uty Sheriff Staat. to sun mm inaue
the court question him closely whn
he was arraigned Thursday. Once,
during his Imprisonment, he broke the
lirhta in the Jail and graooea me live
ir. In me anempi o eieiuw-u
himself
He told the court that he wanted to
be banged and that he also wanted to
ro to the penitentiary and to China,
tjie court tnougni sucn
indicated insanity, he appointed voc-
tora Gut Mount and M. C. Strickland
to make an examination. Upon their
report, he will probably te aiscnarBeu
from the criminal action and sent to
th. itTinn at Salem.
Enrico Polo, charged with daylight
burglarr. was arraigned and entered
a plea of not guilty to the Indictment
uv. ... .ot for trial January !
,r erices and a rise in the quoted
values.
BEEF PRICES TAKE
BIG SHOOT
Bwsf prttiM shewed stronger in the
-iJ x teadency toward
kjcl-r ri was noted by the deal
ers. Tie tone showed a half cent
a5o tlit ot the day before and the
snnU jticsn were tinner,
o...-, . xaoeiued higher than
htoce with ti eemand strong and
tae suppCF has been for several
iivj Oars and feed are quoted aboTe
sales jrsces u P"
In, tie couxmissioe house, the gen-
rml tune ot fswi both ror men
moj sacwed a tendency
T
Will BE
it tv. .eetlu e the Brotherhood
at the eeaE ."'r . .
.SrFES" r .uppVt
SI BiaVUa. Aam
" - . k.v iti.i
a be given era -u.
wUi be
met ia eancaiioiw
tt!L W M. Proctor of the
Fro w" V",.
'LrTwlh b. of the
Z ATm teacher, of
v " rl. i-Ttted to at-
."J! aTd.aS inviia-
El aeetenden tithe mem-
tic ba. been exieaoeu "
YT'Zn'ZrZJ
UTaOUCaHl WrW
HATCHET HAH IS
ADJUDGED INSANE
Direct from the mill to the
consumer at mill prices.
Special prices in 5 and 10
barrel lots.
OREGON COMMISSION CO.
DISTRIBUTORS OF
Steam Dried Beet Pulp
11TH AND MAIN STS. OREGON CITY
OREGON CITY
FRANCIS H. ANDREWS Born t
pTTTT , i '11"
L"' " " - " . !'- ' v' W' -v. -.-i ...-j.,..
MARION E. ANDREWS Born at Oregon city, Oregon, pni a,
Son and daughter of Mr. and Mr. Frank Andrew, formerly of Oregon City
Christmas Spirit m
Fills Air And All
SlOrCS Are BUSY
With store decorated in keeping
with the holiday season, the shop win
dows filled heaping full with tempt
ing goods, and the street crowded
with haDDT. hurrying people. Oregon
riiv haa entered into the spirit of
Christmas in a way that would do
credit to a much larger city.
Churches and schools are prepar
ing orograms: various oraers ana
lodge, are planning gifts to the poor
and those in unfortunate circum
stances! stores remain open in tne
evenings so a. to give those who work
in the dar a chance to shop, ine
newspapers are full of Christmas;
ministers preach It ln their sermons
jt is the talk on the street and on me
cars, tverywnere one sura ""
in or around Oregon City he hears
christmaa.
The Moose, the Elks, and the
rnuranea are preparing
luf puur. mcj " "
food ana wun ciomes. in case mrn:
.re children in the family, toys and
books will be given and in many
cases candy and other eatables that
ueujui uw ucii m ui. iiu...v
eral cnurcne. are piannmg urauuo.
trees to which all the children of the
city are Invited. Committees rrom
mese organizations r qm"ij
ing with the co-operation of the school
leacners 10 iinu iuo
dresses of needy families in the city.
If their plans are carried out every
man, woman, and child will have a
merry Christmas.
Angry Husband
Throws Butcher
Knife At Family
Keratin he came home Intoxicated.
i.. mn Via Hlaho aind threw ft.
butcher knlfe at Ber Annette Schroed
er brought suit for divorce In the cir
cuit court of the county against Con
rad C. Schroeder.
The complaint alleges that ne was
accustomed to the excessive use or
liquor and that he frenquently came
home In an intoxicated condition. At
such times, he often lost control of
hjg temper tnd once chased the whole
family out or doors at night after they
had gone to bed. He also threatened
to commit suicide in order to annoy
her. be says, and threw the knife at
her, narrowly missing one oi me cuu
dren. WARDEN MAKES RAID
PORTLAND. Ore, Dec 1. The
moat fruitful raid that ba. been
made by Game Warden W. L. Flnley
.rainat offender, of the aigrette law
nrfomd reaterday. when Lillian Her-
afJteln. an actres. at a local Tauaev.i.e
1 ,k. romoeled to surrender a
I . . I . a
nandeau adorned with U doxen of the
i rnrhmaen learners.
The longest was
. ,M nrf tB. .horteat was longer
ortest wa. longer
than any other that has ever been Uk
Pa - e. by the game warden In Portland.
,lTti ootflt la valued at $41 J. The to-
man t. frantic with grief, and ba.
threatened proceeding, nto: recov the
ornament. The confiacatioa waa
made by Mr. ITnley after on. of the
gam. warden, who bad wltnewed U.
had seen the woman
'wearing Uen, the .
I! II
BABIESNO. 11
Portlano, Oregon, reoruary iu
A . A M 4 AAA
WOMAN PIONEER DIES
AFTER LONG lUJiESS
Mrs. Robert C. Ramsby, widow of
one of the best known pioneer min
isters of the state and for many year
devoted to the cause of his church in
Oregon, died In Portland Saturday
night, according to a report which
reached here shortly afterwards.
She ba. been ill for some time and
bad reached the age ot 85 year, and
six months the same age at which
her husband died sometime ago. She
has many relative, in Oregon City and
Clackamas county and was well
known throughout the entire section
of the state. For many years, her
husband was a leader In the mission
ary work of his church and waa form
erly sheriff of Marion county.
She was the granomotner oi
Chauncy Ramsby, former county re
corder, and is also survived by a
daughter. Mrs . Theo. Nelson, sons
Marshal Ramsby, ot Silverton, ana tu
Ramsby of Klamath Falls. She has
mhpr relatives throueh the county
and her friends Include nearly all of
the pioneers of Clackamas and Marion
counties.
The funeral will be held at 1 o'clock
at the home of her son in Silverton.
A CITY
W JL. Dillon died at the Oregon
City hospital Sunday morning after
suffering for several month, rrom an
Internal trouble that necessitated an
operation. He waa about 60 years of
ago and came to Oregon from Miss
ouri more than three years ago. Since
bis arrival here, he has been employed
In the Woolen mills.
The body wa at once taken to St
Joe. Missouri and the funeral will be
held there Tuesday. Mrs. Dillon and
1 his children went with the body and
! will probably remain with relatives in
that atate until spring.
PROMINENT FARMER DIES AT WORK
PETER NORTZ DROPS Btu
WHILE GRINDING AX
Matk.hiirc. Ore Dec. 12. (Spe
cial) Peter Nortx, a prominent farm
er living three miles southeast of this
city, dropped dead Thursday while
grinding an ax. He caiieo ui
and told her that he was going to die
and Inside of two minute he was
dead.
He has lived in thl section w uir
county for many year, and Is well
known throughout this district.
MOLALLA LOCALS
Molallo, Ore, Dec 1J (Special)
The movie" house I n earing com
pletion and the plant will be totalled
tor action probably by the holiday.
Dr. Powell h. sold hts drng wore
and Km change, will be made , to the
building, getting It out flash wU
lalla Ave. v,t.
Old No. 1 building ta no "'
big been wrecked and transformed in
to IweBtng Par"""-
!;
jftly rt,btr--WMhto:r. Star.
of Southern .ute. from M to li P
aI-T"' now deem It of a canceroua
cent ol the convenuu.
vurw.