ilflfi OREGON OTY ENTERPRISE
growing County.
i i $
FORTY HQHTH YEAR No, 9.
Oltl'XJON CITY, OREGON, Fit I DAY, FKMKUARY 27, 1914.
ESTABLISHED 1S6I
JAMES K. PARDEE
W. J. WILSON
OF
OF LIFE WIRES
GET RAILROAD
DISTRICT NO. 18
MANY CANDITATES
OUTINCLACKAMAS
OLMSTED IS HEAD
SANDY HAY OT
IISTORY
CLACKAMAS
4 . 4' "
On Million and a Quartar
4) Tolnl Mt'nll(iir nil
road dlatrlcta, almu
year 1V07 ..; $1,222,9114.80 4
A Sh)w by DUtrlcts
District No. 1 $ 3:1,027 64
District Nil. 2
Dlnlrlct No. I
nimriri No. 4
District No. I
DlNirli't No. 0
District No. 7 ,
lilHtrlt't No. 8
IH.II66O
33.Hn.37
9.0H0.46
22,124 43
IN.o.()2
2H.3M.ll
D.U.OXI fr
it' IHnlrlct No. 8,851.3(1
DMriot No. 10 zr1.140.b7
DlMrlrl No. II ia.393.0U 4
District No. 12 12.2.16 41 4'
District No. 13 rj.7r.lt.67 4
District No. 14 40.827 40
District No. 15 24,643 32
Dstrlcl No. 16 12.220 20
t District No. 17 17.0114.47
District No, 111 25.802.38
' District No. IK 12.470 2
District No. 20 17.792 06
District No. 21 20.om.12
District No. !2 22.HH4.13
District No. 23 16.oo6.98 4
4
Total 23 dlntrlctH 4
lliir 1907 $165,985.69
linniiilury U near Heaver Creek, and
lliii d'airli't Include about 17 square
mllea. Hi'huiiltiil and Carua are with
in tlila district.
No. 18 hua spent I2H.SC2.3S (luce
1111)7. There have been no special
levies In (hla road dlatrli't. There am
20 mile of roaila to look after of
which l ar crushed rock, 6V are
plank and 13H aro dirt hlitliwaya.
During i li year 1913. keeping with
an expenditure of $'.'372. 07. No. IH lop
ilri'uni l una mile of crushed rock and
lua 1 1 1 two miles of plunk roada, and
extremely low rata when compared
with aoma of lh other coata pr mil
ituit have been publUhed under cur
lulu other dlatrlrt.
Figure In No. 18 ainoa the year of
1907, aro aa follow:
1907 f 7.692.25
I9DH 7.830.64
1909 1.273.00
1910 4.H04.03
1911 1.031.74
1913 79909
1913 2.372.07
- - -
SOME OFFICES, HOWEVER,
NOT APPEAR TO BE AT-TRACTIVE.
DO
FIVE WOULD LIKE TO BE SHERIFF
Dlmlck, Johnaon, Hampatead and Ded
man Hav Eaay Sailing But
Othtr Aaplranta May
Davalop.
Total alnce 1907 1 25.802.38
K. V. Ilornahiih supervised District
IS from 1907 lo 1910 Inrlualve; alnce
that time Fred Kamralh hua had
charge of the work.
No. 18 Include awituni 23, 24, 26,
25, 34, 35 and 36, In T. 3 eolith, range
two enat; ai-ctlon 1, 2, 3, and 12, In
T. 4 8., R. 2 K.; section! 6 and 7, In
T 4 8., It 3 K.j and acctloua 30, 31
and 19 In T. 3 8., It 3 K.
Dlatrli't No. IS Ilea aouth of Oregon
,('lty about three mile and a half and
a little to the eaat. The northern
DISTRICT NO. 19.
District No. 19. with (5 mile of a hare.
nad to look after, haa int the com-l The special levle In No. 19 were
.paratlvely modest mini of 112.470.03 made In 1 90S and 1909.
lure the yar 1o7. No. 19 run a out
tor about five mlli'a raat and four
Wllie aouth of Mull no. Thin dlatrlrt
r(liia alxiut ai'vi'ii inlli-a aouth of
)rvKon City, Ita wi-atiTU bouudnry be
ll a the Molalla river. Of thla rapun
tltur almoal $l,ouO waa ralaeil by
inrlal levy.
S Two lone mllea of cruahed n k nnil
live ml lea of xravel roadwaya tell the
,. lory of permunent roada In No. 19.
The other 47 mllea of hlithwaya are
Mirt. In 1913 no money waa apent In Special liivlea, 190S. 1909
uuiiiunft- rock or aravi I roada, hut the
lllowanoe for that year, amounting to
11.213.70, waa urnd on the dirt roada
mil for repair and maintenance. The
taaeaaed Valuation of No. 19 for the
'ear 1913 amounted lo 12SS.B7S.tO. l u
hlKurea from No. 19 allow that dla-
trlct'a'Riinual expendllurea alnce 1907
aa followa:
1907 f 1. OHO 09
19DH 1.336.50
19 2.043.4H
1910 3.470 80
1911 1.3H3.24
1912 1.112.00
1913 1,213.76
Republican candldatt for county treae-
urer. He waa formerly treaaurer of
Gladitone. Mr. Pardee la a Civil
War veteran.
HELL STILL
THE RUNNING
CLACKAMAS COUNTY CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR WILL NOT
GET OUT FOR GEER.
STANDS FOR NATIONAL PROHIBITION
Total
.$11.63HS;
.$ 830.7!
Total 112.476.62
No. 19 haa been under the aiiier
vlnlon of the following men: 1907.
W. A. WoodHlde; 190H, J. J. Mallatl;
1909, John 1'ulne: 1910, J. J. Mallntt;
ii:mi. ii. i. in inaer: n. n.
19 waa entitled to $1,100.70 aa Ita I Trulllnger; 1913, K. 1'. llerdlne.
DISTRICT NO. 20
dlHtrlrt waa entitled to only 1467.77.
Jer the 8 mill levy for that year No. 1911. 1).
Will Not Conalder Compromlae On
Liquor Queatlon and 8aya What
la Wrong In State la
Wrong Nationally.
1 WMrlrt No. 20 la located aouthweat
f HlKtiland. and Ili a approximately 13
. DiU-e eoutbeaai of OreRon City. It
eompriaea aliout ten aquaro mllea In
lownablp 4 aoulh. runga 3 eaet, In-
sluiUng aoctlona 10. 17, 20, 21, 22, 23,
16 .27, 28 and 29.
No. 20, with frequent retort to the
tpeclal levy baa. alnce the year 1907,
upended 117,792X6 on Ita hlKhwaya.
There 20 mllea of roaila In No. 20, no
sruahed rock, no gravel, and but 4
mllea of plank. There are sixteen
mllea of dirt roaila.
In 1913 Dlnlrlct 20 built one mile of
plank roada, upending over $ 2.100 dur
ing that period on all Ita road work.
1703.55 of thla amount waa rained by
ipeolal levy. The balance, $1,608.45
jame under the regular apportionment
llthough for 1913, baaed nu the an
nealed valuation of $145,032.20 thla
Not the flgurea ahown In No.
alnce the year 1907:
20
(tegular Bpeclnl
1907 $ $2,6.13.96
1908 2,319 22 1.141.25
1909 1,206.72 1.670.70
1910 2.784.67 1,076 75
1911 1.766.77 207.07
1913 654 65
1913 1.608.45 703.55
$10.33938 $7,453.28
$ 7.453.28
Total
...$17,792.66
In 1907 It. Sullivan aupervlaed the
road work In No. 20; during 19089 10,
Nat Scrlbner had chnrge; II. Sullivan
waa again appointed during 1911 and
1912; and John Put waa aupervlaor In
r.iiu.
DISTRICT NO. 21.
Dlatrlct No. 21 la one of the few
rtackamaa County rond dlalrlcta which
Via more than equalled Ita regular
ad apportionment from the county,
Sy a aerlea of annual apuclul levlra
Hiverlng the laat Ha yenra. Hlnro the
fear 1907 No. 21 haa expended $!),
158.17 aa Ita regulnr road expenditure;
llnce 190S It haa apent $11,332.95 In
miounla ralaed by reaort to the epeclal
ecy. A total of $20,691.12 telle the
lory of road expenditure during the
nt aeven yeura.
' Dlatrlrt 1 la one or the large dls
Met a of the count V. emlirat-lnir mi.
jroximately 45 aquare mllea. although 1910
lere are but twenty live mile of road ,9,,
.1 the whole dlnlrlct. It Ilea In (ho Pnl. i 1913
an cpuntry, beginning about three
illea out eaat of Molalla and running
,1 eaatward for about twelve mllea
,d north and aouth for aome llttln
atance. In Townahlpa 5 aouth anj 2,
and 4 eaC Thla dlatrlct, which In-
udea Cullon la about 15 mllea aouth
Mat of Orenon City.
' Koada today In No. 21 aro aa fol
wt : Total nu metier mllea, 25;
i untied rock, 0; gravel, 4 mllea; I
plank. 3tt mllea; dirt. 17 3-4 mllea. In
1913 6 8 of a mile of plank highway
waa conatmcted. The anneaaed valu
ation In 1913 waa $.138,395.00 and un
der the 8 mill levy No. 21 waa entitled
to $1,316.62 aa It ahare under the reg
ular apportionment. The booka ahow
that the expendllurea were kept with
in thla aiun.
FlRurea alnce 1907 are aa followa;
Regular Special
$ 922.99
1.625.46
1.397.97
, 1.666.11
1.245.67
1.284.88
1913 1,316.09
1907
1908
1909
1.576.72
1.870.21
1.779.16
2.156.90
2.215.79
1.734.17
Total $ 9.358.17 $11,332.95
$11,332.95
Total expended
alnce 1907 ..$20,691.12
Frank Wlnalow aupervlaed No. 21
rrom l07 to 1909. Inclualvo; alnce
that time K. A. Swannon haa had
charge of the work.
DISTRICT NO. 22
iDlHtrlct No. 22 bcitlne about 13
llea eimthoaat of Oregon City, Juat
iuth of Meadowbrook and nine along
e eaat bank of the Molalla river al
oat to the southern boundary of the
iiunty. It la one of the large road
trlcta of Clackamas county, einbrac
ig perhapa 6f aquure mllea, running
ut for about alx mllea east of the
tola la river, and Including the terrl
iry on both aides of th North Fork.
0 .22 Ilea Just aoulh of and adjoining
letrkt 21 dlacunned Tuesduy.
I'lntrlrt No. 22 haa expended for
'- nlisce the year 1907 the sum of
:! 1.13. $9,187.29 of which was
l t l v apeclul levy. There are but
mi; i of road In this large dlatrlrt,
d of I a amount li nillon am vrav-
! are plank and 12 are
2'.
1 ng 1913 two mllea of gravel
,s bul. i said miles of plank were
constructed. About $3000 waa apent
auring tnia period. The anneaaed val
uation Is $."21,475.00 for 1913, and un
der the 8 mill levy the district was
entitled to $2002.65. They kept with
In this n m out and raised a special of
about $900 during the year.
Figures since 1907 are aa follows:
Regular Special
'f $ 1.695.85
1908 1,010.10
1909 2.228.90
1910 2.518.24
1911 2.080.82
1912 2.081.83
1913 2,181.10
1.940 12
1.828.00
1.573.60
1.516.60
1.467.33
861.74
Total $13,796.84 $9,187.29
Total alnce
1907 $22,984.13
Albert Engle has aupervlaed con
tlnuounly since 1907.
DISTRICT NO. 23
t" "i'rcli' "vy haa been an un-
r " . In ,h8 development of
ad Dlatrlrt No. 23. located out
jrtthwent of Canby between the Mo-
'"' P'l'llng rivera. No. 23 haa
1 iii.uiii..n alnce the
ifli . i ii X. ",B ,ne year
p7, and all by regular road appor
fiment. ,
"he fi- r-a from District No. 23 cov
Kig the pent aeven years are aa fol-
1,784.66
2.396.12
. 1 ,.160. 49
. 2.367.8H
. 2,048.13
. 1,801.85
. 4.016.9.1
Total
.$16,005.98
atrlct No. 23 has about 15 square
within Ita boundaries. It Ilea
southwest of Oregon City about 12
miles along the western boundary of
the county beginning at the Junction
of the Molalla and Pudding river and
running south almost six miles to
Hear Creek. The town of Harlow lies
within this territory. There are 21
mllea of mad In District 23. of which
there are three mllea of gravel. All
other roada are dirt.
During 1912 one-half mile of gravel
was built The 1913 expenditure
amounted to $4,046.95. Upon the aa
aeaned valuation of $508,940.45 made
for that year. District 23, under the
8-mill levy, was entitled to only $2,
104 03, as Ita share of the road money.
Supervision In No. 23 has been aa
follows: 1907, R. W. Zimmerman;
1908. R. W. Zimmerman; 1909. Win.
ftowera; 1910. George Oglesby; 1911.
Oorge Oglesby; 1912 nd 1913, R. W.
Zimemrman.
George C. Hrownell, Republican
rundldute for Governor of Oregon, haa
Innued a atuti'ment declining to with
draw. He proponea to stay in the
race to Ihe finish, and will not get out
of the way for Ex-Governor T. T. Geer.
who haa announced hla candidacy on
a part of the jilatform ujion which
Hrownell stands. J
When Mr. Hrownell first announced
hla candidacy, he took occasion to say
that If any other Republican would j
" mm in mvtir ui aiuiu anu DKunuai
prohibition and woman'a autrrage, that
he (Hrownell), would withdraw. Mr.
Geer says he favors state wide pro
hibition, but he doea not Indorse na
tional prohibition.
The statement of Mr. Hrownell followa:
"Now that our friend Mr. T. T. Geer
him announced himself on a portion
of the platform which I had hereto
fore declared In favor of, I wish to say
that Mr. Geer admits In his declara
tion, that a "state should no longer
remain half dry and half wet," there
by admitting and Indorsing one of the
principles of my platform. In an
swer I would say that the liquor prob
lem la either right or It la wrong
Mr. Geer considers that It would be
wrong In the state of Oregon, for the
state to be half dry and half wet, I
agree with him, and follow It up with
the additional and broader declara
tion, that If it la wrong for the state
of Oregon to be half dry and half wet.
then It la wrong the United States
at large, to be half dry and half wet.
It Is the same general problem that
bothered our fathers In regard to the
slavery question. Thousands of the
people were willing to go half way,
and for eighty years they compro
mised with that great evil. My posi
tion Is that there should be no com
promlae upon this question. It shourd
be determined upon the broader prin
ciple of right and wrong. If It is
wrong to be half dry and half wet in
the state of Oregon, then It la wrong
to be half wet and half dry In all
states of the United States.
"I am therefore for National Pro
hibition without any compromise, and
for State Prohibition without any com
promise, and for National Woman
Suffrage and In addition thereto, I am
absolutely In favor of actual separa
tion of church and state from politics.
! '1 therefore decline to withdraw
and shnll stay In the fight to the end.
with the Idea In my mind that this
ought to be made an Issue In the Re
publican primaries, as It Is bound to
he an Issue In the November election
If successful I will be glad, and If not
there w ill be no personol regrets, but
we will hove a united party working
for the development and Improvement
of our civic and economic life In this
state In which I hope to bear some lit
tle part."
Heroism of Total
Stranger Saves
Life of Youth
While there are many candidates for
some or the offices In Clackamas
County, there are others that do not
seem to be alluring, for II. II. Johnson
la Ihe only candidate for aurveyor, Dr
W. E. Ilempatead la alone In bis de
alre lo be coroner, and E. P. Dedman
han no opposition for recorder. The
latter la running for a aecond term
and It has been the runtom In this
county to give any official a aecond
term, whe hla record haa been good,
aa haa Dedman's. It la true that there
Is yet plenty of time for others to
make announcements. The present
surveyor. D. T. Meldnim, will not be
a candidate to succeed himself, and
Coroner Wilson Is a candidate for
sheriff.
Democrats Meet Saturday.
The Democrats will hold their coun
ty central committee meeting In Ore
gon City next Saturday and other can
dldatea may develop after that meet
ing. The minority party does not al
way place a full ticket in the field
preferlng to concentrate its efforts on
a few candidates, where the opportun
ity for success seems to be the great
est. County Judge Andernon and W. L.
Mulvey, the prenent county clerk, are
both after the Republican nomination
for Judge, with the possibility of H
E. Cross becoming an Independent
candidate. It la considered likely that
aome Democrat will run. and H. G.
Starkweather and C. W. Itinley have
already been mentioned by their
friends.
Commissioner J. W Smith. Demo
crat, will be a, candidate to succeed
himself, but no Republican has yet
entered the race. W. F. Harris, of
Heaver Creek, haa the matter under
consideration. There are no less than
five avowed candidate for sheriff. W.
J. Wilson and D M. Klemsen. Republl
cana. and I). J. Thome. H. W. Koeh
ler and Henry mreWa. Democrats
Two Republicans are out for county
clerk. Miss Iva Harrington, chief dep
uty In Mr. Mulvey s office, and S
Canto, a Heaver Creek farmer. Four
men are in the field for treasurer,
O. Staats, Democrat, and M. E. Dunn
James F. Nelson and J. K. Pardee, Re
publicans. Mr. Nelson waa formerly
assessor of Clackamas County.
Other Have No Opposition.
State Senator Dlmlck is a candidate
for reelection, with no opposition. Rep
resentative C. Schuebel has an
nounced his candidacy for reelection
and the only other candidate for the
lower house of the state legislature Is
H .8. Clyde, though Guy T. Hunt, of
Garfield, Is expected to become a can
dldnte.
Commissioner Mattoon, Assessor
Jack and School Superltendent Cala
van hold over for two years, as do the
two circuit judges in this district
There seems to be no likelihood of the
Progressive and Prohibition parties
nominating candidates, but the Social
ists have usually placed men In the
field for some offices.
With three candidates for Govern
or, and with a good roads bond issue
probably coming up at the Primary
election May 15, there is considerable
political interest in Clackamas Coun
ty. .
. A
COMMERCIAL CLUB ORGANIZA
TION SELECTS CORPS OF
NEW OFFICERS
Coroner of Clackamas county and can
didate for aherlff on the Republican
ticket
POR
LD
0 D
T
EXCLUDE PUPILS
8CHOOL BOARD IN THAT CITY
FINDS IT8 BUILDINGS ARE
CROWDED
MANY LOCAL STUDENTS ATTEND THERE
If Change la Made, Many Would Join
Oregon City 8chool Which la
Already Filled to Its
Limit
GREATEST SINGLE TAXER
DEAD AT PHILADELPHIA
The quick wit and heroism of a
passing stranger was all that saved
the life of the five year old son of
John Kekel in a runaway this afternoon.
Mr. Kekel, wh lives In the Peach
Mountain district, had left his team
atanding In front of a store at the cor
ner of Eleventh and Main streets
with his young son holding the lines
The team, big farm horses, became
frightened and started off south on
Main street. They boy dropped the
lines, began to yell, and grabbed with
a degth like hold on the back of the
seat but as the wild horses gained
speed, his hold slowly began to slip
Just before ihey reached Tenth street
a stranger ran out from the sidewalk
and grabbed the bit of the horse on
the left side but was Jerked off his
feet by the animal. Hut with that Jerk nlmilnr funds
Joseph Fels.
he gave a lunge and swung on the
bit of the horse on the right aide,
stopping the team within a few feet
Hy the time a crowd had gathered he
hnd disappeared and no one could tell
who he was.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 23. Joseph
Fels, millionaire soap manufacturer
and advocate of the single tax, died
here yesterday of pneumonia at the
age of 61.
Mr. Fels was perhaps best known
aa the greatest single tax advocate of
the present generation, although his
name is equally well known on two
continents as associated with his soap
business. His Interest In the single
tax and in the political and economic
philosophy of Henry George reached
Its height In 190.1, when he went to
Fncland to live as representative of
his firm.
He plunged deeply Into the propa-
panda. establishing single tax cooper
ative colonies and contributing large
amounts of money In spreading 'he
doctrine of the sincle tax. He estab
lished the .Inseim Fels fund of Amer
ica, to which he donated $25,000 an
nually for five years and founded
In almost every other
In order to be able to accommodate
the increase in the number of students
at the Portland high schools, the
school board of that city ia consider
ing excluding all out of town students,
which would Include a large number
from Milwaukie, Oregon City, Oak
Grove and other polnta In Clackamas
county.
There are 200 non- residen students
in that city and a large part of them
are from Clackamas county. Most of
the local students at the Portland
schools make the trip to aud from thai
city each day although a tew have
taken up temporary residence there.
It would be a difficult matter to esti
mate the exact number of Clackamas
county students attending Portland
schools but those who are in touch
with conditions place the probable
number as close to 100.
Many Would Attend Here.
In case the Portland school board
adopts this plan it la probably that
most of the students thrown out of
the Portland schools would enroll In
the local Institution which Is already
crowded. At the presft. time there
Is in the Oregon City High school
more students than the building plans
estimated it could hold. It has been
found necessary to hold classes In the
auditorium which never intended for
a class room and despite thla, the
building la crowded to Ita c&plcity.
Remedy Uncertain.
What step the local school author
ities will take if the Portland board
makes the proposed change is hard
to foretell. The present building was
build In such a way that an addition
could be easily constructed so that
the caplcity could be increased.
City School Superintendent Alder
man, of Portland, brought the proposi
tion of erecting a new high school
building before the school board of
that city at a meeting recently. He
said that every high school building In
Portland la crowded now. Including
the new Franklin High school recent
ly organized and that next fall the
high school enrollment would be In
creased at least by 500.
COFFEE CLUB PLAN IS REPORTED
SAID THAT P. R. L. A P. PLANS
TO TAP RICH RIVER
VALLEY
Secretary Lee Announce Data
County Fair Opportunity I
Rip for Establishment
of Creamery.
of
F. A .Olmsted will preside over the
destinies of the Live Wires of the Ore
gon City Commercial Club for the en
suing three months, having been unan
imously elected at the weekly lunch
eon Tuesday. His co-workers will be
Theodore Osmund, Sub-Trunk Line;
R. C. Parker, Transmission Wire, and
A. A. Price. Guy Wire. Mr. Olmsted
ROUTE WOULD MISS SANDY TOWN
Electric Company Build Lin,
Clackamas Development Will
Abandon It Boring
Project.
From the developments of the last
few day. It may be that the Clacka
mas Developmet Company will not
build its line Into Sandy, even provid
ing that the proposed franchise Is
granted by the county court; and fur
ther that the Portland Railway Light
4b Power Company may construct a
line from the present terminus of the
ia chief chemist of the Willamette , former ML. Hood road at Bull Run to
Pulp k Paper Co., and takes a lively I Welsh's camp, adopting a route which
Interest in civic affair. He live at I wouM leave the town of Sandy over
REGISTRATION IN CLACKAMAS
The total registration In Clackamas
county to date follows:
Republican 1873
Democrat 682
Prohibition 52
Socialist 44
Independent 39
Progressive 25
Refused to state 4
Best Spellers to
Hurl Challenge
At Polk County
Thirteenth and Water street. His ad
ministration as Main Trunk Line will
probably be marked by very definite
result.
Mr. Olmsted made detailed report
on the work of the committee appoint
ed to report on the feasibility of estab
lishing a Coffee Club In Oregon City.
He said the committee had finally de
termined that It would be practicable
to establish a club, to be conducted
along line similar to that of the Eu
gene Coffee Club, which has been such
an unqualified success, and that with
in a few days article of incorporation
would probably be filed. The commit
tee will then solicit among the busi
ness and professional men of the city
for the sale of stock. The share will
have a par value of $5 each, and noth
ing will be done, aside from the pre
paratory work, until $2000 have been
pledged. The tentative plans of the
committee embrace the establishment
of a reading room, where the working-
men and those out of employment may
feel at liberty to come at will. The
plan Includes a lunch counter or res
taurant, which, at Eugene, pays the
running expenses of the club.
n. T. McBain was appointed a com
mittee on a Federal Building for Ore
gon City. He is In close touch with
Congressman Hawley relative to the
appropriation bill in congress for that
purpose.
M. J. Lee, secretary of the Clacka
mas County Fair Association, made
an Interesting talk on the coming coun
ty fair, which will open September 16.
and continue four days. He said this
date will be about a week earlier than
has been the custom, and it will give
exnioitors time to get their displays
and exhibit to Salem for the state
fair without undue haste. He outlined
a new feature for the 1914 fair, which
covers the cooperation of the schools
of the county, and which will Include
a parade of school children. It Is ex
pected, he said, that many of the
schools will enter float, and he said
the fair management had decided tn
admit all children under the age of 16
year free during the entire four davs
of the fair, providing the children are
accompanied by adult patrons.
G. B. Dlmlck discussed several
phases of the livestock industry and
urged the establishment of a creamery
at Oregon City. This elicited a re
sponse from T. W. Sullivan, of the
promotion committee of the Commer
cial Club, who said the Clear Creek
Creamery Company is considering
placing a branch creamery at this
The following menu waa
point
served:
Veal Loaf
Roast Lamb
Jelly
Mashed Potatoes
Brown Gravy
String Beans .
Hot Buns
Combination Salad
Apple Pie
Whipped Cream-
Coffee.
BEAUTIFUL IVY WILL
BARE WALL
A systematic and complete schedule
of spelling bees to decided the six
best spellers In eastern Clackamas the pleasing exterior of the sub-station
Beautiful clinging Boston ivv will
hide the bare walls on the east side
of the main building of the Oregon
City woolen mills. The structure is
made of brick, erected about a half
century ago, and it Is no longer pos
sible to dress up the old brick with
paint, and accordingly E. Schwab, sec
retary oi me company, has let a con
tract to H. J .Bigger to plant Ivy all
along the Main street side of the
building In the strip of parkins. The
attention of Mr. Schwab was called to
schools had been worked out by Su
pervisor James for the purpose of
forming a team to challenge the cham
pion spellers of Polk county schools.
The eastern part of the county
which la In the supervisor's district
under Mr. James, has been divided
Into six districts or subdivision and
a spelling bee will be held at each of
of the Portland Railway Light 41 Pow
er Co. at Sellwood, which is partially
covered with Ivy, and he was qulca
to see the possibilities for his mill.
The work will not be confined to plant
ing Ivy alone, however, for Mr.
Schwab has arranged to have roses
planted in the wide parking between
the two towers of the building along
these. Each school will pick It four! Maln "treet. He has selected the Car-
country ot the globe. It ia est'niatcd
that he gave over $100,000 annually to
the cause of single tax.
Charity rovjrs a multitude of sins
when It beg'ns at home.
best spellers and these four will gath
er at a centrally located place in the
subdivision and a bee will be held
which will decide the best speller In
that district. The school having the
winning speller will be considered
champion school of its district and
will receive a priie. In this way, the
bIx best spellers will be choosen from
eastern Clackamas and they will form
the team, which will challenge the
Polk county spellers.
The f'rst bee will
ollne Testout for the hedge. It re
quire about one year for the Ivy to
obtain a good start, but after that time
the growth becomes very rapid, and
within three or four years the face of
the building will be covered with a
mass of splendid green.
O'DAY TO RETAIN POSITION
at Sandy when all the schools of the
Sandr river valley will be represent
'd. The other schools which will" be
the scene of the district bees are Col
on. Clarkes. Logan, Estacada and
Damascus. Dates for these bees will
e announced later.
CHICAGO. Feb. 24. Henry O'Day
be held Friday the veteran umpire whom Charles W.
Murphy named as manager of the Chi
cago National league baseball team
to succeed Johnny Ever before the
club was sold to Charles P. Taft. of
Cincinnati, probably will be returned
In hi new position during the com
ing' season.
two miles from It nearest point
The Portland Railway. Light Pow
er company Is said to have made pre
liminary survey of the route which
lead up the northern side of the San
dy river from Hull Run. crosses the
nver at a point somewhere near hair
way between Bull Run and Welsh's
camp, and ends at this latter place.
The company would probably operate
the line with electricity from Its plant
at Bull Run.
Competition Would Kill Both
Representatives from the Portland
Railway. Light, and Power Company
have approached the officers of the
Clackamas Development Company and
outlined their plans to the latter con
cern. If the Bull Run-Welch's Camp
line is built, the officers of the other
company announced Monday that they
would abandon their plan to build in
to Sandy as two rival roads could not
operate Into the Sandy River valley
and pay expenses. If the franchise Is
granted by the county court here be
fore the Portland company reaches a
definite decision as to what action It
will take, construction on the Sandy
road will be delayed until such a de
cision was reached, was the state
ment of an officer in the Clackamas
Development Company Monday.
Route Would Mis Sandy Town.
The route outlined by the electric
company comes within about two
miles of Sandy town at the closest
point and at that point is on the bank
of the Sandy river, several hundred
feet below the town. On account of
thla grade. It would be almost impos
sible for a branch line or side track
to be built from the road In the river
bottom to the town, on the hilltop.
Sandy, in this way, would be shut off
from rail communication almost a
completely has It has been In the past
The Mt Hood Railroad Company,
which built what is now the Mt Hood
division of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company and which
was bought by the second company,
planned to continue its road from Bull
Run to the side o fMt. Hood. These
plan were blocked when the road
changed hands. Since then the pur
chaser has had the plan before Its
directors in New York but was turned
down by them. Now for the second
time the proposed line is to be brought
before the ruling body with the rec
ommendations from the local officials
that the extension be built, it is said.
Franchise Before Court.
The Clackamas Development Com
pany applied for a franchise from the
Clackamas County Court to construct
a line from Boring to the town of San
dy In the forepart of December. The
line was to be operated by gasoline
and on the county road. The com
missioners and the officials of the
company had come to an agreement
on most of the conditions of the fran
chise but the court, to protect the
county and to aid in the construction
of good roads in eastern Clackamas,
had insisted that the line haul road
materials free and that dirt fills be
made instead of trestles. These points
had been settled and it waa thought '
probable that the franchise would be
granted at the next session of the
court. If the franchise is granted at
that time work will be delayed until
the Portland Railway, Light & Pow
er Company decides what action it
will take although the Clackamas De
velopment Company had planned to
rush construction at once after they
received the franchise in order to be
running trains into Sandy by the ear
ly summer months.
DEATH TAKES OLD
OF
Mrs. J. J. Gorbett, for 39 years a
resident ot Clackamas county, died at
her home here Monday morning after
an Illness of almost three years.
She was born December 18, 1812, In
Jefferson county. Ind., and was mar
ried to Joshua J. Gorbett September
14, 1864. The couple came to Oregon
In March 1875 and settled on French
Prairie, where they lived 18 months
before moving to Colton, where they
lived 13 years.
Brief services will be held Tuesday
at the home in Oregon City and then
the body taken to Colton where the
burial will be made. She 1 survived
by her mother, three half sisters, one
half brother, all In the east, and four
children: Mrs. Fannie Bonney. of
Colton; Chester E. Gorbett. of Pro
ise; Mrs. Grace Philips, of Cove; and
Walter Gorbett, of Colton. Her grand
daughter, Edith Ruckner, carred for
her during her illness.
Rob Car.
SEATTLE. Feb. 21. Three masked
men held up an lnterurban train on
the Seattle-Tacoma Electric railway
tonight and robbed the passenger of
more than $350.