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OHKJION CITY KNTKIM'ItlHK, Kit I DAY. .WLY HI. 101 1. LARSEN & CO. WHOUCSAU: AND KKTAIL Groceries, Produce and Commission The lareit nd most complete itock in our line in Clackamas County, WE PAY CASH For country produce. All goods sold on Money-Back Guarantee. Vc Kivc frt Green Trading Stamps 1001-1003 Main St. Oregon City, Ore. PICTURE ilRIIW F IMPROVEMENT OF STREET CHANGED MOIALLA FARMER SECURE A Dl- VONCC AFTER COURTSHIP By MAIL COUNCIL PLAN COMPLETELY ALTER! FOR REPAVINO. OF MAIN STREET LOCAL uRILTS y. I.. K ui. ft Hk"". 'llitt ..... .i.... in ntr"ii "J- ii, NinlmfX. 'f nby, was In lb Mill UlY IM-Si III" "t III -k. Ml iihIi'II lllomaa, (if III Ilea iit c'ie.k district, aa lit tnu Tue d.r Aiii.n Wise, of Mutatis district, lit Ilia county Ira I III first of III ik. Mint I.. (iraliNin, of Oak drove. Is ti.miiK her brother, Arthur tlrabam, at 'uby. Mr. Iiimiii'll mid Mlti K. I. May. of liniur ( r-i li, wur In town Ilia first of I tin Week. Mr ami Mr. V. II. Ilrer. of Iho Mu tatis district. ! ii t Thursday and Krl tln In th enmity teat. M. J. I'casongcr, of Ointia. Ncbr, ar rind In Oregon city Wednesday (or of arvrral ilaya. Miss Carmen Krrtaon. of ! An ( leg, la vlslllug with Mlss lloltnan b-rti. Mm will spend auvvral wka In Oregon City. tf. I'. Davis, who baa been spending mint tlnm on ML Adama whrr lie tiHk a number of pictures, baa r luriii'd to tila bom her. . Mra. J. K. Kainann left Ilia first of Kin week on hor vacation. Kb will vlmt friend and relatives In ami near HlluTion, Neatly and Aurora. Mm. K. Kenneth Htanton and daugh Iit I' ft Wednesday morning; for Can nun IVarh wbtra they will spend two wn-k Mr. Htanton will follow next cck. Mr John Anitcraon. of Dickey prai rie, underwent a successful operation at 1 Oregon City hospital Haturday morning for appendlcltla. Hh0 la lm- Vrovin. Mr. ami Mr. William fltono and Itilph Mill'T hav returned from the Tillamook iieaches, where tbry spent ltrr vacation. The trip waa made In Mr. Muih' a automobile. Situ Odessa I'lon, of Kendall, waa In On Kim City Friday. Mine L'lcn waa In Mi'lnlla the laat of the week where ho made arrangements to teach the primary grades of the Molalla achool. Mr. and Mra. John Slovers and Mr. md Mra. II. C. Salisbury will spend tan week-end at the Tillamook be-ache Ttie party will make the trln In Mr, Kalialmry'a auloniolille and will return I lie nrat of twxt week. "iniiiiii jannnn and J. O. RUata. nut nedncRiiiiy morniiiR for Tillamook where thoy will apnd a week. The trip over na well aa return will be made with a horae and bunny and la expected tn take two daya eacb way. Gilbert Denltle, auperlntrndent of Kovernment actinola In eouOwaal Alas ka, la apnmllnK Saturday and Hunday with frlenda here. He la a graduate of the Oregon City putillc achoola and of the Unlruralty of OreKon. He haa liix'n prominent In educational work in Alimka for a number of yeara. Mra. Annie K. Howard loft Batur iluy evening for a trip throiiRh tho emit. She will vlnlt WaahliiKton, D C. fhloiiKO. New York, l'lilladeliibla, anil other cltlea. Aiutimt 13 iho will meet Hr. and Mra. 11. 8. Mount, who aro at proaont In Europe, and go as fur to the went aa Cleveland, Ohio, whore Mr. Howard will take a spe cial emirs in It run oxydo oxygen an' ti.eptlc. She will return the bitter lutri of AutfiiBt or tho first of Septum tier. COUNTY ITATIITICI I'AIIIIVI I I.I.V-A marrUtfl lli-ii.r waa Iiii In lura . Tarry and Janii-a Cully, of Hubbard, Tburt'Uy IK His In Mr. and Mr John Wrl,Ur, a uamititi r, on llm rtrnlng of July H IKHt.V lo Mr. and Mra. William Curtla, rTliUy, girl, weighing eight linltS to Mr and Mra. II. O. I'addixk of (ilaiUtniiii, July ii, a eon. IIOIIS lo Mr. and Mra. John (luigl-r, (xiy, July XJ. IIOitN lo Mr. and Mra. Nurbert Cevt la. girl. July IS. Holts lo Mr. ana Mr d W. Ilwk lniff, a boy, July IK. IIOIIS to Mr. and Mr. Ch.rle II O l( l, a boy. July 21. ItOHS lo Mr. and Mr. I.U'k K Duf fey, of llil rlty, a girl, July i. AURORA COUPLE WEDDED Coral Iter and AINrrt W. Klllott. of Aurora, were granted marriage M cenae by l-puty County Clerk Marring tun luemlay, and married by Juatlee Kelver five minute later at hla office. acrlflc Sal. IIIkIi grade maiiogany iim, upright ilano. Coat new, I ISO 00. u'd but a abort time. Owner leavlug city. Will aarrlflce thla beauilful Inatrumeiit fur f.ioo.oo. Term allowed ruonallil partle. Write K K. Ituliliimu, any K. Madlaon Ht I'ortland. Oregon. HOSPITAL SUES Tho Orocon City liomiltnl hag broimht "It aKiitimt George lleiidurson and hla wife, Snrnh HenilorHon for $189. Tho null reproHenta the combined bill of 1'ra. Mount & Mount, tho hospital ami Mamie Antiunion, a private 11 11 r so. lli'iiilerson wna hurt laat winter when be fell from the roof of tho Commer- clll club hulldliiK when It waa under coiiHtructlon. J. 10. Hodgea rcprcsenta mo pnuiitirr. SUIT FILED FOR $1060. M. U Howell hna filed suit In the circuit court against Gottfrlod ltluhm to forncloBO a mortuniro for tlOGO.00. It la allemod in the complaint that the defendant hna dofaultod in making the pnymema on a note and that the de fendant haa practically abandoned tho property. The complaint aska for the appointment of a rocolver. H. N. Hicks and J. E. Hodges represonts the plain- uu. FATHER SAVES 80N Ti i.ftBllo Heard, the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Boards, of Glnd- Wone, was saved from drowning. Fri- 7 evening by Ills fathor. Mr. Beard, son, and a nephew wont to the J" of the Clackamas river and the y" boys were" wading when Leslie re 1 iB water Which was over his head. '"s fMher, who was standing on the "'"(. Wftdod out in tho water and filled the youngster to the shore Just 'n time. CASTOR I A Por Inlanti and Children. fa Kind Yoa Hava Always Bought of CSff&Z&u PETITION FOR ADOPTION FILED US2t'l,0.1 for the f Doris V,m eHKe"vaKe 8lx yeRra- wa "'ed The 7 by Mary Ke"- w aunt, hnrni n s,a,eB tnat the chd wa n m.h" 9,HkIanl. Cal., and a few S T.art7 T 1,lrth the mother h,' father. Pnul W. G. KelL hrouKh the baby to Clackamas coun y ho h T,0f hl 8l8,r' Mury Kelt, father k had the chlld The Xt oS" B'Ven h" COn8ent to the TO lo FOR BIG 1915 FAIR Tint work of preparing the frulla and grain for the Kan Francisco eiMinl Hon to represent Hie Willamette val ley, la pmgreaslng rapidly under tb direction of O. K. tYeyiag, a member of th board of director of the Wil lamette Valley Kipotlllon association and director of the publicity depart ment of the Oregon City Commercial club. Tho work began severs! week ago when the crop of strawberries first reached ita heiKht. Now doiena of Jurt of frulta and email vegrtablea ar pre pared and the grain la being dried out In especially constructed racks in tbu rear of th publicity building. Wheat, oats, soverul varieties of hay, and many other gralua are in the collec tion. II sum be rnsrrlrd woman bo he ( liluird bad HileprrMlit hrrwll to bi 111, M, M. Jaiiirson, a farim r of the Mulalla iluiriit, granixl a dl vire l.y l ln ult Jmige f amu li' II H tiii-.!ajr, lb rao S (on lesled. Jaiiifnfl lvalue rngsged lo bis fu lura llo after a rourslilu by mall. una was 111 nimkaa and tim on bi farm near Mulalla and lb Ian i ibaiige pliliir. Tb futur Mr JallieatiO eil lb Mulalla man lb pie- lur of a woman, bliU sb tlaliuei belaelf. Jamrxiu Ixo slue Infalu alr-l alili lb .i lure, wblib of a woman alxn't i'j yrarsiild, and sent for lit woman be llinuKht II rrpreM iiled. The future Mrs. Jamewin cam and miii b In JaiiK'wiu turprlsa slia was 17 Instead of 3 '. and, b say, bad none of the U suly of the photngraph. Hut Jaim-mn pi 1 led Hi woman and mar- rli 'I hrf and for Hire monlli they llteu Ingi'llier. That three month of married Ufa formed lb basis fur lb formal charge mad In th nunplaliit: cruel and In human trratm.-nt. Jami-ooti ailegea COiMMiTTEI'S SUCCESTIONS IGNORED j. REMINDER OF FLOOD F, LOVELACE RECEIVES LET TER TELLINO OF THE SALE OF OIFT AT DAYTON Cncrla la Adoptad and Sugutlon for "Dad" Swr Turntd Down Monday Night No Talk But Much Don Kri-ry rrcomniinilullu of the Joint street fciii'iiltte, i oiiiii'd of conn iliiiiii and proMny omiers, waa 110 vd under by the f (mm II at a ape- rUI meeting Monday nU'lit after It had be-in generally underntnod that the reinmmefiiluitorie would be accepted and atepa bad been taken lo carry out the plana wbli h tint body had aug geated Instead of calling for bid of a bl tuinlnui pavement and accepting plans and speclflratlona fur that variety of a street, the council will advertise for bids on a concrete si reel, th kind which the Joint committee, refused to iiai ne ess nimin airn ana anuseq or . j , ,1.- ,..,... ii 4 A. lis otiio iit mueu llliu miuifBl coil' talitly. si'rll! aa among tb worse possible to secure. Tb Dlan of b villi five "dead" Jameson saya that after three sewers across the treet. which waa ad mniillis hla wife aaw that there waa no vUed hy the committee, a well aa the name nir er 10 secure any or ma plan of constrm tlng a sewer the en protx-rly or a legal claim on hla farm. I tire length of the stri ct was laid on which I valuable, and ah left him, I the table. I',?",". S",' iVll"? 'h.Mn"' Commltt.e Studlt. Probl.m that her hunband had brought a ault Th ,(.,111i- r,.ii.i.n f for divorce, she aenl an attorney lo at tempt lo see 11 re alimony, but she waa unsuccessful. Iirownell it Htone rep resented Jameson Mary McOmber waa granted a dl the council committee on streets and pub- He property and three proix-rty own era, considered representative men of standing along tbe street, waa appoint ed a number of weeks ago to consider voire from John E. M' OmU r by Judge the Main etreet Improvement. After I ... 1 1 I .. ...... THREE.TIRED OF VOWS ASK FOR DIVORCE: going over miles of I'ortland streets, holding many Interviews with property owners and paving representatives, the committee recommended to the council that the street be paved with a two-Inch coat of bltumlnua pavement laid on crushed rock, and that five dead" sewers be laid across the street at It Intersection with leading down town thoroughfares. Reeommendatlont Accepted. Tbe recommendation waa made to the council early In the month and with a few minor changes was accept ed. At the last meeting Councilman Albright, taking the stand that compe- Three dlvare actions were begun In be circuit court here Saturday. J. 8 (lumey, on the grounds of cruel and Inhuman treaim-nt and desertion, haa hrtitiirht an Oi-ilun strains hla wir Minnie ii finrn.. Tiu.v w.r. n,.rri tltlon should be allowed, secured the In December at Chicago, and P"ge 01 a motion wuicn asaea me have five children, ranging up to 20 city engineer to prepare plana and spe- vears icuicaiions ior a coucreie aim (In lha Inilhla rmiln.l. nl A...r1.,n I in US Sireei. and non suimorl. Msudla Miller Is su ' " siMJcuicauona were sunmiuea 10 in for a riiYorv (mm J f. - iniue the council Monday night and Albright They were married In I'ortland. Feb- m,(le motion that the council call pilar 2K, 1913, liur uius Ull w luuureic siienv. .iiuiar tf.n.J v.JLi. - .1. .... ..i-lner seconded the motion, the mayor -1 . vi r 17-1 k . . called for a vote, and within five mln KHTACADA, Ore., July 23-(8pe- clall The following letter ha been received by John K. Iovelace of E- toiada: "Mlddletown, Ohio, July 19th, 19M ")er Mr. l.ovelce: I f It my duly to sit down and write you Ihl leCer for two reasona; first, I billeve you lo be an honest man, und secondly, I know I am. Hut I also believe we have both been skinned by some would be honest business man or nmn "During the flood In Ihl district on year ago lust March, you gave me flour to be given to th sufferers of said flood, I believe, for I found a letter today In a sack of flour saying so, ana signed j. r. Lovelace. "Now after about one year and four months, a grocer In this city sella this sack of flour In a hoarding house where I sm slaying. The question Is, who stole this sack of flour from tbe flood sufferers or maybe stole a car load for all I know? I know who sold It and am willing to help you In any way possllile. "If you want to find out anr more about It at this end or the line, let me know. Anyway, I don't think the pure rood officers of this state are doing their duty by letting this flour lay around one year and four months be fore being sold. Tbe mark on the outside of the sack states that It was manufactured by Dement Broa. Co., of walla walla, Wash. Kindly let mo hesr from you. Mr. IOvelnce. I will bold the letter found until then, and now so long and uoa oicss you. Yours truly. "WM. F. TAYLOR, "212 E. 3rd St.. Mlddletown, Ohio." "I. 8. I wrote this letter because I have those that are dear to me living here, and during the flood they went hungry some of the time, while now. others are selling flour that was sent here from Oregon to be given to the sufferers. It looks to be like some thing was rotten some place. W. F. T." bstacada sent a carload of supplies to the flood sufferers, when tbe call for help came. The sack of flour men tioned was one of several sacks, ship ped In the carload, w hich was made un largely of potatoes. There Is one sat isfaction, Ohio merchants are not sell ing the potatoes now at fancy prices, and they never can sell that spirit of brotherhood and charity that was rep resented in that carload. MAK,70YARS,WALKS 131EST0REMISE' ,.t..ai .fna iti- rnnHnn U at I n t MVrl tl A4 nd Is among the I lVl. ,h. I . I HIV I rvviuiiiituuuiivn a w tuy vuunuit glng disposition. three who ask for a legal aeparatlon. They were married In Mlnnodora, Man., December 31, 1900. The gen' eral grounds for his action la cruol and Inhuman treatment DIVORCES GRANTED ee were thrown aside and a change made which will alter every poiut made by the council in previous aes Ions. The motion waa not discussed. . Tampleton Surprised. Councilman Templeton, chairman of the street committee, was surprised at the sudden action of the council and D he fotlowlnjc divorce dec roe wrL i a - ,i 5irlS. Xv-i Z a ,,JK8,an" I"" ot the town. Mayor ur.Lur I Jr " from L Jonei, MM after ,h9 nlee thM he Hoy Drugiwr. Agnesa Oarton from Era- ,rf ,h- .,L ih- ery Uartou, and Mary C. VWUr from Andrew 8. Fuller. Tbe divorce action of Kmily Snlske against Fred C. Snisko was dismissed upon the motion of the plaintiff. The Hobble Burns society met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Euguno Huberts Monday evening for its regular month ly meeting. Kev. W. T. Mtlliken gavo a talk on Scottish authors. A song was rendered by Violet Itoborts. Tho Mlssua Ida and Marie McLarty alson sang. Miss Hilda Meyers gave a recitation. Mr. Nohlo made a few remarks. C. If. Dye also innile a few remarks. William Mol-arty gave a short talk. An Inter- eating Incident in the Ufa of Sir Wal ter Scott was told by Mrs. White. As I'eter Forbes was dutalnod elsowhero, Rev, LnndHborough acted as chairman. After the programme luncheon was served by tho hostess. She was as sisted by Arthur McDonald, James Mo Larty and Wilbur Itoborts. Those present wero: Rev. I.nnils- borough and family: Rev. Milllkon, wlfo and ditughtpr; Mrs. McDonald and son; Kennedy MclJirty and his daugh ters; Hugh McUirty, his eldest dnugh- tnr and son; Mrs. Davis and daughter; McKilllcnn, C. Noble, Mr. Rotm, Wil liam McLarty, E. C. Dye, J. W. Lowry, Hugh Kennedy, Mr. Youngor, MIbs Hil da Meyer and Eugene Itoborts and nimlly. Mr. MuKonzio, who Is In tho 70's, walked nil the way from Portland to attond, declaring that he needed the exorcise. Tho next mooting will be hold August 24. TOWN OF SANDY IS THREATENED BY FIRE SANDY. Ore., July 27. Tho second serious fire in Sandy in tho last year broke out at an early hour this morn ing In the livery stable of Shelly, Mor gan and Jackson, and before it could be put out destroyed the barn, six head of horsos, among them a race horse, soveral rigs and a large qunnlty of foed. The total loss 1b about S450O. The flames broke out shortly after midnight but were subdued by a well organized bucket brigade a tew min utes after 1 o'clock. Sparks and burning brands from the stable and from tho Shelley house were thrown by the wind onto the roofs of nearby hottsos, and for a time the entire town was menaced, but by strenuous efforts of the volunteer fire fighters, and good fortune, the Incipi ent fires were quenched In time. The owners of the burned property have not yet decided what their course win bo, but It Is expected that the barn and house will be rebuilt. council. According to the estimates of City Engineer Nobla, the concrete street will cost $13,041 and bltumlnua $13,- 589.37, The specifications call for a six-Inch coat of concrete surface laid on crushed rock. Sewer Plan Killed. The committee's recommendation that flvo "dead" sewers be laid across the street was laid on the table after more discussion than the argument which met Councilman Albright's mo tion. City Attorney Schuebel asked that Rnh E. Crabtreo. formerly Ruth E. !" a88,""8nllhbe ?mP?ye,i to f!8'8' Lcoto. a teacher In Oregon City public 88 1 "' 'n!r ! 'eTTn, schools In the fall of 1911, Mod a suit of ce ln PreP"nB complete list of in the circuit court Tuesday against Pvmy owners who owe school district number 62 for salary 1,8 Jlf for ,8,rt wrk: The matter amounting to $55 and ISO attorney's "T' 7 ' a stv vuiiiivii v'i.iivu ijii iwi luvj IUUB I J . I 1U- -Ii.. 1. II S nftftlte lha.1 8.he rGlB?od Janu' but referred the matter to the com- DISTRICT IS SUED BY TEACHER FOR SALARY TWO HAVE DOMESTIC TROUBLE Charging cruel and Inhuman treat ment, Marie L. Freeman has Instituted divorce proceedings against Jay W. reeman In the circuit court here. They were married in Portland Febru ary g, 1911. The plaintiff asks for her mnldon name, Marie E. Carter. W. H. Godfrey has filed a suit for divorce from Viola M. Godfrey on tbe grounds of desertion. They were mar ried August, 1887, in MorrUtown, Minn. ary 29, 1912, and that tho board re fused to pay her back salary amounting to $55. The board claims that she broke one of the leading provisions of her contract. She has made several demands for the money through a col lecting agoncy. CREAMERIES STILL AFTER LOCAL TRADE mltteo on fire and police without tak ing definite action. W.V.S.FILES FRIENDLY SUIT FOR PROPERTY A friendly suit has been filed by the Willamette Vaney Southern Railway company against Mrs. Edna Swift and Richard Swift, heirs of the late F. M. Swift, former president of The struggle between the Clear the,a?'.t? ''1. ?ef.d.,to30 acres of VIDU". I.I UtllllUi J dill IUU VI rj()UU VltJ Z'l: ' 8: u .iu .,..; lnte Mr. Swift at the time of his death, w- -"'-'', 1 - i ... iim., an,- 1 n .1 l A , ..... B lutiia a tn-ui nnu. x ua iuiiu id vaiuou imiior is Boia 10 mo grocers ior zt n tinnn uuuis 0, iiuuuu, wuiuu duis 1110 once 10 the consumer at 30 cents a pound or uo cents a roll. This is several cents lower than tho price paid in Portland for the same article from either of the creameries. W. H. COUNSELL GETS QUARREL AT DANCE ENDS IN A FIGHT A quarrel beginning at a dance ln the Kansas City district about 11:30 o'clock Saturday night ended by a fight tn which Robert Keeker, who lives In the Cliff House, was severely beaten. Keeker's head and face is cut In several places and when examined at 1:15 o'clock Sunday morning by Dr. C. A. Stuart be was weak with the loss of blood. Hecker went to the dance, although he' was not Invited, as nearly as could be lonrned early this morning. It Is snld that he became boisterous and one of the mcii at the dance held him while two others beat him. Hecker claims that his assailants used brass kuncklcs and says that he will swear out a war rant for their arrest Monday. 8TELLA OHL80N DIVORCED Stella M. Ohlson was granted a di vorce decree from O. S. Ohlson Wed nesday by Judge Campbell. The county court awarded W. H. CounBell, of Milwaukte, the contract Friday for the contraction of a mile and a quarter of oil-bound macadam roadway running from Clackamas sta tion toward the Multnomah county line for $9000. The road to be lmprovod In on the main highway between Port land and Oregon City and is one of the heaviest traveled roads in the county. The improvement Is classed as oil bound macadam, and is to be a strip of macadam, bound with the heaviest road oil, 20 feet wide. On each side of this strip will be a two-foot shoulder of crushed rock, making the entire width of the road 24 feet E SUIT IS FILED AGAINST W. V. S. A $500 personal damage suit was filed by Robert Riley, a laborer, against the Willamette Valley Southern Tues day for injures, which Riley alleged he received July 16, 1914, while employed by tne company. Riley states he was working for the company at camp number one, when, tbrougn the fault of the railway com pany, be received injuries which left permanent scars on his face and bruised bis body. 0. I 1 rain mi, Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills will help you, as thtj have helped others. Good for all kind of pain. Ufd to reliev Neuralgia, Head ache, Nrrvomnen, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Kidney Pains, Lumbago, Locomotor Ataxia, liackache, Stomachache, Carsicknet), Irri tability and lor pain in any part of the body. "I hive slwsy bton uhet to nurlt"la sod hava suffered from It for ymrs. While visiting my son and suffering from on of the old attack,, he brought me a bot of rr. Miles' Antl-Hsln I'll Is. 1 wl them as directed and after taking thm It was th first tlma In years th neuralgia reaa-4 from the una of medicine." 1HH K. C HOWARD, 403 (Jreene HL, iMwsdao, Mich. At all druoglet. 25 doe Kc MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart. Ind. DELAY IN HITCHING POST IAID TO NOBLE TEMPLETON CLAIMS ENGINEER FORGOT DATE AND FORCED RE-ADVERTISEMENT TRAVELNOWATHEIGHT IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 40 CARS ON TOURS PASS THROUGH THIS COUNTY The wave of automobile travel in and through Clackamas county has reached its height and it is estimated by hotel clerks and local automobile men that about 40 cars pass through the county each day. Local automobile owners are thin ned out by the lure of vacation places. The Tillamook beaches seem to be the most attractive for the Oregon City motorists and toward the end of each week cars leave by the dozen for that part of the Oregon coast. Mt. Hood Bnd points down the vnlley also prove attractive for the local mo torists and parties are formed each week-end for the many trips which are within easy reach of this city. One garage owner said Wednesday that the heavy coat of dust on practically all of the roAds of the county lessened the amount of automobile traffic now. Many of the cars have Washington or California numbers but the great majority of travelers by automobiles are from other towns in this state. Parties pass through the city each day which carry a complete camping outfit with them and camp each night by the road. Although Portland is only 13 miles from this city and many of the parties coming north pass through Oregon City on into Portland for supplies, merchants here feel the business of the tourist trade. Bids for the hitching posts at the foot of Eleventh street will be opened in the office of City Engineer Noble on the afternoon of Monday, August 3. The hitching posts were first sug gested several months ago when the Hoard of Trade was first organized. The board secured a site for tbe post. obtained the consent of the property owners as is required, when the mat ter was taken under the general direc tion of the council. City Engineer Noble was Instructed to prepare plans and specifications for the posts and the platform. This work was done and accepted by tht joint committee of members of the board and councllmen. July 17 was se,t as the time to open bids on the work and the legal advertisements were made. The committee met July 17, as was arranged to open the bids with the city engineer," said Henry Templeton, chairman of the street committee, Tuesday night. "However, Mr. Noble forgot about the meeting and we were unable to open the proposals. I be lieve that Mr. Noble got his dates twisted and thought that we should read tbe bids July 27. "This halt in the procedure forced us to re-adertise for bids and will de lay the construction of the posts sev eral weeks besides increasing tbe coBt to the city." sciiouiiisiiipte is iim HJUI SUPERINTENDENT CALAVAN TO TRY OUT NOVEL SCHEME IN SCHOOLS MOST HEEDED SUBJECTS IMttD Pupils Will Compel for Honor Their School In Written E amlnatlon. If Present Plana Mature of IS BY The city of Mllwaukie was named as defendant In a suit filed Saturday by the Menefee Lumber company, of that city, asking for a decree to re strain the town from collecting an as sessment for street improvement on the general grounds that necessary steps were not legally made. The amount of the street assessment is $1694fl9. The lumber company owdb three tracts of land in Milwaukte, according to the complaint. The street was Im proved with pavement and the assessment was made against the lumber company for three pieces of property lumped together as if it were one piece and not as three separate pieces. The court is asked to annul the assessment ARREST NOT UNDERSTOOD Sheriff Mass Is unable to understand why the officials at Astoria are hold ing W. M. Allen for the arrival of Clackamas county officials. Allen is under bond of $100 to appear before the circuit court at the summons of the district attorney. He was tried early ln 1913 on a charge of forgery and the jury was unable to agree, but is not wanted here now. Champion Owner of Dogs Is Found By Assessor J. E. Jack How would you like to live ln Ore gon City and have 17 dogs and have to buy a muzzle and a license for each one them? How would like to have an old harmless tabby cat come saun dering past your front porch some quiet Sunday afternoon and see each and every one of tbe tribe of canines rush out to greet him? Or how would you like to provide food for the 17 providing they were all healthy pups and in the prime of their life? If you possess any real curoslty as to any of the above sensations you might visit Dr. C. L. Adix at his home in Estacada and see how he stands it Dr. Adix owns more dogs than any oth er person in Clackamas county. As sessor Jack ln going through tbe as sessment of personal property found that 17 dogs were assessed to the ."Sa tacada doctor and later investigation proved that the number represented dogs and not the carelessness of a deputy assessor. HOUSE BURNS WHILE FARMER IS IN FIELD The seven-room home of A. J. Lewis, of Maple Lane, was completely de stroyed by fire of unknown orgin on the afternoon of July 21. The insur ance on the bouse, which was valued at $2100, was $600. No one was near the building at the time the blaze broke out. Mr. Lewis was in the fields and It was not until he came ln that be discovered that his home was on fire. Mr. Lewis will build a new home at once. E That the letter recently tound in a bottle by the Clackamas river near Es tacada by Miss Machael Reed, is a so- called praotical joke is the belief of many who have studied the case. The note, which Is written on brown paper, declares that Jess Davis, the writer, intends to commit suicide by drown ing ln the Clackamas river. No person by the name of Jess Da vis is known ln the Estacada district and no cases of missing men or wo men have been reported. The hand writing looks very much like that of a man or a boy, but there is no clue which would lead to disclosing the identity of the writer. Tbe message was dated July 4, 1914, and reads: "The finder will notify my family and parents that I have this day drowned myself to end my sor rows, the waters of the Clackamas be ing aa pure as fay character. (Signed) "JESS DAVIS." Encouraged by Ihe success of th schdule of spelling bees completed In the county schools last spring. Count .Superintendent Calavan Is devising a new system of contests anions: th schools In which he will attempt to spread tb good result obtained In pelting Into other aubjTta. At th present time Kuperlntendeut Calavan plans to Include spelling, arithmetic: and writing and each will constllut a separate contest so that thern will b three champion schools In th county. each one scoring highest In on branch of the work. The contests will be based on a sys tem of examination and each of th district In tbe county will be asked to take part A standard lami nation will be prepared In each sub ject for each grade on a certain dat. every student will be examined In that subject. Tbe ten schools with th highest average In any on aubject will be then reexamined under th direct supervision of tbe county superintend- nt a office and the papers aenl to lb county seat for correction. Tbe school in which the pupils maintain tb high est average, In the final examination In any one aubject will be declared the champion of the county In that subject. Speed aa well as accuracy will be taken Into consideration ln tbe exami nation. A time limit will be olaced on each test and the teacher conduct ing tbe examination Instructed to la force the ruling. Plana which Mr. Cal avan have completed are yet rough and be aald Thursday afternoon that they would probably be changed be fore tbe fall term opens. Tbe schedule of spelling bees which ere completed ln the spring, have proved to have been a great success increasing the efficiency of the country schools ln that subject, say rural teachers. It la In an effort to entend the good to other branches of school work that Mr. Calavan is form- g the new plan. Ha believes that. although tbe spelling bees were a de cided success, a change was necessary, such as he has in mind. APTAIN J. D. MILLER DIES IN SPOKANE Captain James D. Miller, one of the pioneer steamboat men of tbe WUlam- etter and Columbia rivers, and for years a resident of Oregon City, died at bis home in Spokane 11:30 o'clock Friday morning. Only those who have lived here for many years remember Captain Miller. He came to Oregon with his parents ln 1852 and the family settled ln what is now West Linn. The following year he married Miss Minerva Fields, who died a number of years ago, and they lived In old Linn City on the west bank of the river for some time. About 30 years ago he moved to the upper Columbia river where be engaged In the .steamboat business. He held an Interest In several steamboats at the time of his death. During a large part of tbe time he lived In Oregon City Captain Miller owned the Clinton, which ran on the upper Willamette river. Later he be came captain of a boat which made regular trips on the Columbia as far as the Cascades. Captain Miller Is survived by one son. Captain Charles F. Miller, and three daughters, Mrs. Frank Dement, Mrs. James F. Cochran and Mrs. Amos Bower. Captain Miller was second cousin to Mrs. George A. Harding, first cousin to- Mrs. John Phllsbury, and uncle to Mrs. J. W. Norris, all of this city. (I Miss Mary D. Sedgwick, a teacher in the school at Wichita died at the fam ily residence in Portland, at 570 Linn avenue at 9:30 o'clock Thursday morn ing. Miss Sedgwick was 46 years old and had devoted her life to teaching. She was an enthusiast in her profession. She taught in the public schools of Al bany for a number of years and at oth er points in the Willamette valley. She also taugh in the kindergarten de partment of the public schools of Salt Lake City for Beveral years. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. E. T. Sedgwick, and by her sisters, Mrs. L. W. Darling of Sellwood, and Mrs. George Berry of Montavllla. and by her brother, E. T. Sedgwick of Sell- wood. MOTHER OF LOCAL WOMAN DIES Word was received here Thursday afternoon that Mrs. Sarah' Butts, age 78 years, the mother of Mrs. G. A. Greene, of this city, died Thursday aft ernoon at her home in Newark, N. J. MARY MILLS DIES Mary F. Mills, age 24 years, died at 6:30 o'clock Thursday evening after a long illness. For the last 10 years she has been employed at the St. Agne Baby Home near Parkplace as a do mestic. She was born in Wisconsin, where her mother still lives. Her fa ther is ln Roseburg. Funeral arrange ments have not been completed. DOCTORS SUE FOR BILL M. McDermott, representing George L. Couslneau jtnd E. B. McDonald, two Portland physicians, filed a suit against M. B. Ragan and Jane Doe Ra gan, his wife, for $256, which the plain tiff claims is due for medical services for Jane Doe Ragan.