OliKUON ( I TV KNTKUI'HIHK KIN HA V. KKI'TI.M IM.lt 24, lMY
local bmcrs
'ind Ksmrath, frmer of Heater
Creel In Mi. illy Monday
i' I' llioinaa, of Martuani, waa In
lowu Wednesday anil Thursday.
Attorney C W. Devore, of Kalaia
da. waa In Oregon City Monday
lohn V liuii v capiiallel of the
Mllwaukle dlilrIM, waa a vlallnr In
the i lt Momlar
Mr and Mra George Klllgsen, of
HUffotil, warn Uislness vlliure In
i In- iouiil seat Haturday.
During a vacation of two weeka.
Ml.aes Molly and Clara Mitchell will
visit td.tr parents al Handy.
I Undue of the Monitor district, at
tended In l.iulium matlrri In thr
count r seat aeveral daya thin weak
Mr and Mra lawrcnce Muut bar
returned to their hom In Ihla illy aft
ar (pending several montha at the
roast
Mr. and Mra William (MM
liai her. of t'anatnah. ara rejoicing
i.v. i ill. blrtb of a daughter on Rep
(ember II
Mr and Mra Carl W. Jnebnke and
baiiy Kathryn. ara anion thoaa i amp
in on Hi. Canity fair iroiid and m
- toying an outing -
Mia Amy llakar, who recently
moved with hrr parent to Katarada
from Mii iii, waa In the rounty aaal
Thursday and Friday.
Mr and Mra J A Tufta left Wed
nraday for Halem. I !..- will ramp ui
thr fair grounds and will pronal '
remain until tbn rud of next week.
Mr. and Mra. Jatnaa Petty aloppiil
t lha Canhy fair on thalr war fr,,,n
Molalla. Mr and Mra Petty beard
Hanalor Chamberlain's speech Hatur
day
Mia Still Crtwa, whe apent her
vacation wltb her parent. Mr. and
Mra. II. B. Croaa, of (lladatnne, h
retiirni'd to her atudlea at McMliin
villa
Prank Kraiherfer. of Mackahurg,
waa a business vlaltor In the rounty
aaal Wcdneaday Mr. Kraxherger I
a brother of Itei W. H Kraxherger
of tbla rily
Mr. M H II law ton. mother or
Ward It l-awton, I seriously III at
hrr home In lawton Height Mr
lawtnn'a rondltlon I due to br ail
v sliced .: s
Aulra Wllaon lleltiia, of Vancouver.
Waeb . and Ml Ooldle Mona Ooff. of
Orifiui Clly, m i un-i .1 marriage H
innw In Voncouver Monday
tlnff la 17 year old
Clearing on the Trarhael road In the
eastern rt of the rounly baa been
.11111l l1t.il mill rilln ha liegun
Work I In charge of W. II. Young
and Harvey Matloon. contractor.
Mr and Mr llri'titon Voddor and
five rhlldren returned Thuraduy after
noon from Molalla. Mr Velder
In Molalla arranging for the JuvetilM
fair In connection with the fair al
Canby.
Ml Clara Ieute left Monday
morning for 1 ... Angelo. where hn
will take a apeclal nuraea' rourae. liar
IKWlthm In the office of Dr. Blrlrk
land will be filled by Mia Kvadne
llarrlion.
A. J. Hobble, a member of the
Meade post. (J. A. It , accompanied by
hi daughter left Wedm ..!.-, for
Waahlngtnn, D. C. to attend the na
tlnnal enrampment of the (Irani! Army
of the Republic
Among the Canby visitor In Ore
gon City Saturday to attend 'he K
an l.elrr trial were Mra. A. Knight.
Mlaa Esther Holuman, I'. It. Ibilbwk.
Mr II A Dedman. C. Ilutterflebl and
Judge C. K. White.
Dr and Mra C W Carglll are the
home gueat of Mr. and Mr. Edward
Mcl-alti of Ml riWHt Mr. nnd Mr
Carglll nre enroute from the Han
rVatii 1 exposition to their home In
m.i- .. 11 City, Illinois.
Mr. and Mr. J. I,. Waldron, and
Hon Harold Wulilrou and hi wife
have n hn in-. I from a trip to Califor
nia. The party went by auto and Krfl
Hcvorul week ago. they vlaited the ex
position and other place uf Interest
Oliver and Wlllam Stookey are
gucMtii of their alBter, Mr. Oru Hlyter,
of New Era. They will remuln here
a few year. They come from Toledo.
Ohio, where they were connected with
I In. overland company
In The Social Whirl
Currant Ha eeejlnaa af Interest In
an Abeul Or a go n Clly
and ' b ill-it Hi it. Hi), of I'orl
land, were mrrli'd W 1-1I1.1-.1U after
tioou at the home of I In. bride a ai
i'iil In Portland on Irilnginn nu-i
I'he taior of a I'orlland Cbrlallan
(bun h iwrformed the wedding cere
11, .mi and read the ring service.
Tba 1. ride waa lovaly In a gown of
white aatln trimmed with allk lar.
aba rarrfad white carnallona
The riMim were artistically ar
ranged with 1 hryaanlhemiiiii
NEW EM COUPLE WED FOR ONCE, WHISKEY 0-C DELEGATES WW Of SANDY MAN SPECIAL PERMIT
FOR HALF CENTURY IS NOT THE CAUSE Of iufffd umnv ATCOURTHOUSEWILL nun v.u.iii.ni
UIIILII HIULLI npininDryryDrDrn UIILI1 IrUIHUIUJI
IN M VIEWS mmmm BY THE COUNCIL
" MAN V fAHNOg OATMER AT TMI
IHH I.KNONA DKI.I.A MANril'M
AUTO S WILD COURSE
HOMI Of MR. AMD MM
MAHTHUR IUNOAV.
The gulden wedding of Mr and Mra
lin.nl Mi Arthur waa appropriately
celebrated on Hepteuiber 12 at thalr
home m New Kra The Hellef corpa
and the flrand Army of lh llepuhlli
of Oregon ciiy cama in on tba Mora
lug train and. headed by thalr fife and
drum nrpa. man bed to the Mi Arthur
where relatives and friend
tba in-
in h mm
cheered the heart of tba old Iroya In
the 40'. Alter a eoclal hour of colt
veraallon and mualc tbey war called
lo the houe where a lunrhein a
erred, oae of the feature of which
waa Ibr wedding cake which waa cat
and aerved hy tba bride of fifty yeara
ago While aeated around the table.
Mra. T. L Mrown of Oregon t'Hr. In n
few ritllng remarks presented Mra.
Mi Arthur with a beautiful gold pin.
from the ladle of Ibe Relief rorp of
which she Is a member.
H B Clyde, then preaented Comrade
Mr Arthur wllh gold - srf pin from
Mi ti Mt KM. son of Mr. adlnr i;ralll Arm) uf the llepubllc and
In a few worda told of their apprecla
Hon of hla faithful eervlcee aa color
hearer during the yeara be ha barn
one of thalr number.
In behalf of their family Mr. Mar
garet drown preaented her mother
with a wadding ring and hrr father
from Cortland and Ihoae from tlila wgh gold-handled umbrella, alao
clly, who ware former acquaintance K piere to each from Mr and Mra
of the bridegroom Among those w hi K MrArthur
motored to flalem Wedneulay night Mr. Chlnn. maatar of Warner grange
were Mr and Mr M D latourelle. I iir(.ntrd the couple with a gold ban
Mr and Mrs I.. C Ulotirelte ml ,j umbrella and gold clock from
CAM WITH MOKIN TIININO
OlAft CAUMt (XCITIMIMT
ALONO ROAO TO CANgV.
ferns and palms
Mr Hrlnkley I the granddaughter gkiUnred with them
of Mr Harah llroughtoii. pioneer of all, iidened lo the mul
this fit Hhe has an eilenalte 11
cle of aciialnlauce In Oregon 1 Hi
where ahe ha vlalied her grandmoth
er a number of time Hbe taught
achonl for the pill rn year In
Cortland. Mr Hrlnkley la a young
bualne man of that nlty.
After the wedding a reception waa
served to the Immediate frlenda and
relative present, number over lty.
Mr. and Mra Hrlnkley have gone
to Han KYanrhvo to rlall lha .posl
Hon and upon their return will re
side on Irvlngton street In I'ortUii I
-rlll(ll
Jll Charles II Moore, for
merly of ihl ally, and Ml Uertrude
Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mr M
I Jone. of labUb Meadow, were
married Wednesday evening at Halem
In the HI Caul's Kplai -opal cburi h The
wedding waa attended hy a number
Mr. and Mrs Unn K Jones
Mr. Moore ta a hudnena man of
Cortland, hi father was formerly In
the land office In tbla city
Mlaa Olga Oolbarg
Wads In Portland
At the home of the brlde'a m.i. r,
Mra. A. II. nrg. of Cortland. Mlaa
Olga Oolberg of tbla city and 0. K
Orlffllb. of Cortland, were married
WedneNilnv fVenlnir It. II (I lien
Mu,drlrkan officiated
The bride I the daughter of Mr. and
Mr O. 8 Oolherg of (hi city. The
bridegroom I (he business manager
of the Kllers Music house and la a
musician aa well. He compoeed bis
own wedding march, which waa played
hy an orchei
aa conductor
The young couple will make their
home at MS Cartithera (treat. Curt
land.
"A drunken )Ke driver la on hla
way down from On and he'g ao
.trunk that be can't slay la lha road."
an . veiled notorial told Chief of Co
110 Hhaw Tuesday I'ternoon
The chief etatad up Main street
Within two blocks be M stopped
again, by mother motorist I waa
almost bit by a drunken automobile
driver up tba road eya," be told
Chief Hhaw. "TV n.d I too nar
row for him."
Hbaw Increaaad hts speed towan
the aouthern end of town At fourth
be aaw an anloenoi.iie make a ami
den swing arras Main street, mount
the sidewalk and atop within a few
feet of the front of llnltnan t Kan
dall undertaking MUbllsbmaat HrV
waa lha nil figured the chief
Tba ear backad off th. sidewalk, ei
ei uled a couple of fat., v i-urvea In tin
middle of the itTCat Slid renewed Its
crooked rourae down Main, chief
Hbaw ordered the dr ret te atop, and
stepped to the car A hasty esamlna
Hon coBViacgsJ the niftier that the
driver waa not drunk
-What's the in;i".r' Cant yon
drive tralgbt? akid 1 hlef Hhaw
"0. I'm alright." isined the drlv
er. "Hut my t)Ttnir gear I out of
killer. I can't drlv nrer five mile
an hour and I have ',-eu two hours
on Ibe road from Canby."
OIMICK MVS RKMLUTION AP
PBOVID V CONrCNINCI
ONLV tOLUTION.
REPORTS Of ATTEMPTED SUTE
RIDICULED BY SCHUEBEL, DIMICK
FRItH AIM II MUCH IN DCMAND
ACTEH WOLF l IR0U0HT
IN FOR OUNTV.
Window in tba courthouse were
left open all afternoon Tuesday and
Janitors were busy wltb disinfectant
aa a reeult of a trip made to the coun
ty aaat by Arthur Perry, "ho llvaa In
Hie mountains beyond Bardy with the
caneae of a wolf.
I'trry wandered InUr the office Of
FRANCHISE WILL PROBABLV SI
SOUGHT UNDER NAM! OF
OWNER OF CARS.
STEVEN CARVER SEEKS RIGHT
TO RUN BUSSES IN OREGON CITY
Railroad Attorneys Attempted to Con- rounly Clark Iva Harrington about Ramonetrance Against improvement
fuae Delegate. Says Rspreeen
latlve Hope I Seen In
Conference With 8 P
mouths duration They will go east
via Han Francisco, taking In tl t
poaltlon. and then continue their Jour
ney to Ohio to Mt relatives.
The atate convention of the W
man' Christian Temperance union
will he held In Newberg October 4. I
and A Mr Jennie Kemp, atate pres.
Idem, will preside over the eeaslons.
The speakers will he Governor Withy
rnmhe. Daniel Poling and Mrs l.llllnn
Mlt. liner, atste president of the Kan
sas Woman's Chriatlan Temperance
union.
the grange Mr and Mrs Dustln pre
sented them with a gold pin and a
fountain pen. Mr MrArthur alao re
ceived a beautiful book from Comrade
Koman.
Mr. MrArthur waa one of thr drat to
enllat al Chicago, when the first rail
came for volunteers He Joined the
19th llltsola regiment, fought all
through thr war and waa honorably
dlai barged July 9. 144 lie wa mar
rled to "Ibe girl I left behind me" Mlaa
laabell Hurt. Heptemlier 2. IH5. Nine
rhlldren were horn to them all of
whom are living, six being preienl at
their golden wedding. They were
Mra. laabell Newman. Mr. Agnes
II. inn-- Rohort Mi Arthur Frank K
MeArthur. Mra. Margaret llrowo and
Mra. Alice Pitta.
Other present were: Mra. Amelia
Mattock. Mra. Dorothy Chrlstensen.
Mra. Minnie Donovan. Mrs Mule M
llrown. Mr. Clara Moore. Mrs. Sarah 1
0. ' ..in Inn John Kelly, D. 11. Mnrtln
Daniel Williams. Oo Dodds. II
WATCHMAN STAYS AT
B. LOWe BELIEVES HIS PROP
ERTY WAS SET ON FIRE TO
DRAW HIM AWAY.
Awakened by the glare of the
flames on their bedroom window and
j hearing the crackling ot flame, neigh
, I ors were the first to discover a fire
! In the house on th-- corner of Four
teenth and John J. Adams, owned b;
F. H I -ow e. It was unoccupied.
The alarm waa turned in lo the tele
phone exchange at 3:30 o'clock Tup
day morning, and the fin- department
8 ' responded promptly, and although tin
There Is a wide difference of opinion
among the delegate from this coun
ty who attended the Oregon Cali
fornia land grant conference at Halem
Thursday and Friday. Those who
' went from this county are Charles
Hlsley. Adam Knight. Charlea Pope.
Charlee Holman. J. K. Jack. Walter
A. Dimlck. Charlea K ripen. .- and C
Hehuebel.
Mr. Dimlck declared Haturday that
In bla opinion th reaolutlor. adopt-1!
by the ronferenre wad the only pos
sible step to lake. Other resolution
Introduced and defeated would have,
offered solutions for the grant landa
problem which were legally question
able, he aald. The committee of dele
galea appointed to confer wltb the
IVtuthern Pacific officials could do
little or nothing, he aald. and de
scribed their appointment aa a "play"
for the railroad. He though that
there was no attempt made to put
through a alate although be believed
that the railroad Influence In the con
ference waa pronounced.
Mr. Sehu.iM's views were opposite 1
In many rcsiiecls He said "While
noon, lifted a suitcase to the counts
and explained lo Deputy Clerk Miller.
"I've dropped In to see you sgaln and
I've got a wolf this time He heslut
sd as If to select the right word then
added it's somewhat demoralised."
The east Clackamas man opened
hla suitcase and showed tbe body of
a wolf that had been dead about two
months. All of the body was there
except the head and as he opened lb
ease, one Irg fell to tbe floor Perry
explained that be bad aet tbe trap
about two montha ago and three
weeka later returned to find tbe wol
caught In It. Tbe animal had died
from starvation and when taken from
tin
not
of Sid Strt Will Com Up
at Special Session Nt
Wednesday Night
Tbe VanAuken Jitney frsnchlae, tbe
eubject of much discussion through
out the city since Its Introduction two
weeks ago. was withdrawn al tbs ses
sion of tbe council Friday night and
a special permit waa granted Van
Auken to run the cam until lha own
er of the automobiles returns to Ore
gon City.
TV- action came aa a surprise. The
frjnrhlae i.rit.ii.nm whlrh la eallt.it
trap Perry derided that be mmddj f wM coM up
skin It and took It to Cortland bvm.. i.h. . a ...hi... ..a
where he turned the carcass over to
William Flnley. aUte biologist. Tbe
body waa In Plnley's office for a
montb.
It required almost an hour of argu
ing on the part of County Clerk Har
rington and her dsputles to convince
Perry that he could not collect bounty
on the wolf, owing to the fact that
Its head was missing. Finally he
started toward thr Ay)' saying as he
left
Friday night for second resdlng and
final paaaage. In tbe crowd of spec,
tators were several from Mountain
View, part of the delegation that came
down a week ago to protest against
the passage of the ordinance. Tbe
measure contains the clause "the
rights and prtvlledges herein granted
are granted to tbe said Earl D. Van
Auken. solely." The construction of
this elauae la much debated.
Harvey K Croaa, attorney for Bte-
Iiuh not seen her lirotherH for 11 mini
her of yenrs.
Mis Mario Fredrlch after visiting
n week with her brother, Dr. Fran
Fredrlch and family of Astoria, re
turned 10 her home In Carkplace ami
Ih now the guoHt of her BlStSE ami fntii
Hy, Mr. Kdwin lierhnr, of l.o.-an
MImr Fredrlch will return to her work
In the county clerk'H office Monday
morning
Mr. Anna Hayes who visited relit
live In the east in mm.- the summer
month returned to her homo in
tiluilHtuno and will aguln have Ohafkl
ol' inn .1. In tho vurlttd school of
(iackamitK county, (iladHtone, Wost
I. Inn, Cruimiiuh, Mllwaukle and Oak
drove. Mr. Hayes I much Improved
In health.
Word ha boon received horo of the
death of 0. K. Full, of F.agle Creek.
In tin accident In a IokkIhk camp near
Hlac.k Rock, Ore. A limb fell from a
trite, breaking bin hack. He CMng to
the coiiHt eight yenrs ago front North
Dakota and leave a widow and two
song, Olen nnd Hoy, In the lSagle
Croek district.
A. C. Davis, leader of tho tlnrftuld
hand, has moved from (larfleld to Mil
WgUklt. Members of tho hnnd nnd
other friend of Mr. Davis hold n
HttrpriBc pnrty for htm at tho (larfleld
grange hall when S. Cesr.neckor pre
sented him with a silver plate for the
people of Kstacada, (itirfleld, (Juorge
and Currlnsvllle.
Mr. and Mr. Lawrence Mautz, who
returned the first of the week from a
three months' Rtay on the coaBt at
Kcoln, Ore., expects to loavo about
October 10 for an eastern trip of three
Dr. T. II. Fbrd left Tuodny for
Roieburg. where ho will attend the
nnnuul Oregon conference of the
Mcthodlat Kptcopal church. Dr.
Ford la mentioned as a rsndltlute for
appointment to the position of CdV
tor of the Pacific Christian Advocate,
which will ho made hy the general
conference of the church at Saratoga
Hprings. New York, next May.
Kd Holds of the Htaflord (Motrin,
was in Oregon City Saturday Mr.
Holds I111H Just traded his larkS Inrtn
on the Tualatin ut Htufford and his
properly In Cortland for a .'ouo-ncre
wheat ranch In 'illllam cotnitv. Mr.
and Mrs. Hold and children v. Ill move
to Ollllam county where they v'.i
make their future home. Mr. Holds
Mr. Hlyter, H , half brother of H. Iv Cross
State of Ohio, olty of Toledo, lM
Luc County, I
Frank J. Cheney make oath that ha la
annlnr partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney
Jk Co., doing business In the City of To
ledo, County and State aforeiald, and
that SAld Arm will nay the eum of ONB
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev
ery case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of HA 1. 18 CATARRH CURB.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 4th dsy of December,
A D. MM.
(Seal) A. W. OLEASON,
lotary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure la taken Internally
and acta directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. Bend for
testimonials, free.
F. t. CHENET CO.. Toledo. O.
Bold by all Drugglata, 75c.
Take Ball's family Fllla for eonstleaUea.
city.
K. K. Clanton, of the state flah and
game commlsMoln, and A. Wallace, of
Cortland, visited the Bugle Creek
feeding ponds recently and are well
pleased with the efforts of Perry Kitx
UtUsr, the superintendent. R. J.
I'almnteer and Tom Carter, of Oar
field, have planted l!2!iu custom brook
trout ill Delf rreok and a like number
In the tipper Bugle crock. Eastern
brook trout have also been liberated
In Clear crook near Klwood. ,
Henry O Mtilley, w ho In In charge ni
the hatchery work of the 1'nileil
HtatoH government for the Pacific'
coast, with headquarters at Seal lie.
was In Oregon Clly Wednesday and
loft this week for an Inspection of tin
hatchery work in progress in Alaska.
Mr. O'Malloy has boon tit California
for several tuontliH, and has just re
turned from u trip to Cntuliun Inland,
where ho secured a supply of live fish
for exhibition at the Snn Francisco
exposition.
Mr. and Mrs. Prod Zlnk. of Mur
dock, Neb., huvo been vlsltng In Ore
gon City several days as the guests
of their old friends nnd nelghhors, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy 11. Cox. They are on
their way homo from California,
whero they visited the exposition.
Speaking of conditions, ospoclally Hit
climate, Mr. Zink said that he was
disappointed in California, lint was
glad to sco that Oregon wasn't hav
ing the rain that ho had been told
usually fell at this time of the year.
Clyde. Jas Mattock. R. W. Porter.
John Aekley. W. H. McClenan. T. V.
Hrown. Mr. W. M Duitln. W M. Dus
tln. Veda llrown, Ira Hrown. rj M.
Halnc. (lair Heine. Dorma Hainea.
Ivan Haines. Neal Halnra. C. L. New
man. Clarence isewman. ieene new
man. 1. vie Newman, liallle Rambo. J.
R. Pitt. Dorothy Pitta. Roy Pitta.
Martin Pitta. Mr. F. E. MrArthur.
Manette MeArthur, Margaret MeAr
thur. Hobby MeArthur. Mrs. R. H. Mr-
Arthur. Oeorgle MeArthur. Paul Me
Arthur. Oordon MeArthur, Roberta
MeArthur, Maude Anthony, Myrtle
Anthony, Dorothy Dodda, Alfred
Dodds, Mrs. Dalay R Dodds, Mrs.
Mary A. laxelle, Mrs. Hannah Pen
man, Mrs. Edna Penman. Mrs. Annie
Chinn. Mrs. Iattra McCord, Mrs
Illanrhe Hoffman. W. A. Dodds, 'Los
sle McDonald, Mrs. Agnes A. Reed,
Mrs. Mary Mead. Mrs. Minnie Anthony.
Mrs Relf. Mr, l.lllle Wink. Mrs. Mar
tho Party. Mrs. Clemu Martin. Mrs.
T. L. llrown Mrs. Ella Ornnt. Mra. A.
J Hobble. Oeo. M. Luxelle. P. H. Mead.
J. J. Mallett. J. C. M Dodds, Fred
Chinn. Thos. Penman. Jnmes Roman.
Oeo. 0. Randall. Mrs. Geo. 0. Ran
dall. Arthur Wink and W. J. W. McCord.
fire had gained consnter.it. le headwa
I and bad practically gutted tbe strut
lure, It was soon under control. Thi
cause of the fire Is a mystery, Inaa
much as no one had been occupying
the premises for several montha. How-
lever, tbe dwelling was undergoing re
pairs with a view to being rented.
The loss is estimated at close to
11.000 with about $600 Insurance, but
the property h.ning been unocrupler'
for some months there la a question
aa to the validity of the policy. Mr.
l.owe. who is night watchman for thr
La, Adama department store, was ad
vised of the fire while on duty, hut
did not go home as he feared tbe fire
might he a blind to draw him away
from his watchman duties In order It
commit u crimi
GYPSV ROBS MAN OF
15 CENTS, AH
woman county eierk again. A
will take a chance once In a 1
but a woman never will."
'Thanks for the compliment.
I am satisfied that there waa no alate " MlM Harrington.
In the convention and that every man
waa given a fair opportunity, the '
railroad company and tbe selfish In
tereata combined predominated and!
had a majority. An effort waa made
by the attorneya to confuse tbe dele
gates aa to w-hat tbe decision of tbe
supreme court mean an action which
practically resulted In adopting the
resolution without protecting tbe In
terest of tbe state and If congress
should pass a law In accordance with
the resolution, the public domain
would be looted by apeculators with
out adding a dollar to the taxable
property of the atate or providing an
additional home for settlers.
"1 have every reason to believe thst
the resolution providing for s confer
ence with the Southern Paclftc rail
road company will result In a benefit
to the state. A majority of the dele
gates appointed for the conference
with the Southern Pacific are in fa
vor of tbe irreducible school fund re-
bile.
-I am not going to vote for a xn of h- VoTtlMi 4 Or0fon
City railway, wgs st tbe meeting and
hla subject, too, was jitney franchises.
He said that Mr. Carver desired to
connect Oregon City up with the rail
road with automobiles which runs In
to the Logan country but expected U
would be several years before s rail
road would be built. He continued
that Mr. Carver bad beard that the
council was about to glv an exclu
sive franchise to Mr. VanAuken aitd
as'ed that Mr. Carver as weH be gr.
en a franchise to run stitoniobile
busres over the strata of Oregon City.
WASHINGTON COUNTY DEPUTY 1 To thU end- he Pn,"l frmocblae
v.nicn wouiu give .vir. 1 arier me riut
8HERIFF ARRESTS WOMAN
AT WILSONVILLE
to run cars operated I.v gasoline or
electricity over anv of the stret of
Oregon City. This franchise would
have a life of Ave year or until that
time when the Carver line waa built
Into Oregon City.
Mr. Cross waa told tbat the Van
Auken franchise waa not exclusive
and Mr. Cox moved that the franchise
Just how much Washington county
will have to pay to bring to Justice s
woman wbo filched 16 cents from the
pocket of an Austrian will be determ
ined later, but It Is believed the Insti
tution of criminal proceedings for l on lu nni n"ng. Van Auken
such a small amount established si Me,"naed 106 11,011011 but Mayor Jone
record. At noon Monday a band ol ld tnat ln hl opinion the franchise
gyptes passed through Wllsonvllle on ' bDould " referred to a committee and
their am in cnhv her., t h ,,, t 1 '"v nd VanAuken withdrew their
reiving whatever profit there Is In the f , . , nm,, An hnilp ' motion. The mayor named Metzner,
timber land above the equity of the yjepmy sheriff C. W. Redmond, of i Hcke" and Cox on the committee.
ranroau cumpnnv, anu juaring me ag
ricultural land upon tbe market to
actual settler at $2.50 an acre
! Charles Pope believes that the reso
lutions of the conference will have
Hillaboro, accompanied by tbe Ana i Mr. Croaa said that he hoped to m
trian who waa relieved of 15 cents. ' duce Mr. Carver to apply for an fran
arrived in Wllsonvllle In pursuit of chlse for a railroad into Oregon City
the woman,, and they were polne
Deputy Sheriff W. L. Murray, of Wil
PLAINTIFF FAILS TO
APPEAR AT TRIAL
After the circuit court -waited for
the plaintiff in the case of the Ore
gon Acetylene Lighting company
against Mrs. A. A. Olds for dter an
hour Monday morning, Judge Camp
hell slgnod an order dismissing the
case nnd assessing the costs against
i tho plaintiff.
The lighting cotnpuny was suing to
collect the cost of installing a li.i-.ln
lug system In the farm home of Mrs.
Olds near Oregon City. She claimed
that the system was ordered by her
former husband, now divorced, that
sin- opposed Its Installation nnd never
used it. The case was tried before a
jury early In tho summer but the Jury
was unable to agree and a second
trial was set for Monday. When taken
before a Jury, Circuit Judge Hugloy, ol
Htllshoro, was on the bench, setting
on his first rase.
ATTORNEY IS SUED
BY STENOGRAPHER
MISS HAZEL COLE 8EEKS TO COL
LECT $350 FROM BENARD
N. HICKS.
BIG CANBY BARN IS
TO
REV. HICKS DOES
NOT ACCEPT CALL
The big City Feed Hani at Canby
taught fire at .1 o'clock Sunday morn
Ing and was burned to the ground.
There were four horses In the stahe
and all were burned to death. Includ
ing a valuable stallion owned by John
Rainey. Two men wbo were sleeping
In the ham had a narrow escape, and
1 limed out through a window, being
unable to unlock tbe doors. The ori
gin of the fire Is unknown.
Rev. Reginald T. T. Hicks, who was
Invited to become rector of St. Paul's
Episcopal church of Oregon City, has
notified the vestry ot the church thnt
he will be unable to accept the call.
The church has been without a resi
dent rector stftes tho resignation of
Rev. Charles W. Robinson. After hiu
departure tho pulpit was filled hy Rev
Phillip K. Hammond, now at Ashland,
and this summer Dr. George II. Van
Waters, a retired clergyman of Port
land, has preached here every Sun
day.
II. N. Hicks, attorney, Is made dc
fondant In a suit filed Friday by his
former stenographer, Hazel Cole, to
collect for alleged unpaid salary. Mr
Hicks said Friday night that the case
had been settled and that an order
dismissing the case fould soon be
signed.
Miss Colo claims that she worked
for Mr. Hicks from June 12, 1913, to
March 1. 1911 and that he paid In
only $55 during that time. From
March 1, 1914, to November 14, 19
she claims she scoured only $90. She
claims a total of $350 Is still duo
Clarence Kuton i'iled the suit for Miss
Cole.
Four divorce cases were filed Fri
day in the circuit court. The princi
pals nnd tho charges are: Mablo
Hrnndenburg against H. G. Branden
burg, charge cruel and inhuman treat
ment; Rhoda It Fisher against Leon
Fisher, charge cruel and Inhuman
treatment; Ethel Cox against Charles
Cox, charge desertion, and Stella Pow
ell against Charles L. Powell, charge
desertion.
NOW SEVEN CHIROPRACTORS.
The number of registered chlroprac
tors ln Clackamas county increased
from tour to (even Friday when Hugh
S. Hurdon and Harry S. Stone, of
Oregon City, and Charles W. Llvesay
of Canby, appeared before County
Clerk Harrington and registered their
certificates.
WARRANT IS OUT FOR
DIVORCE DECREE SIGNED
Circuit Judge Campbell Monday
signed divorce decree separating
Ludig P. Feldmeier from Louvlna V.
Feldmeler and E. S. Craig and Ada
Craig.
An order authorixlng a warrant of
arrest of P. F. Holser on a charge of
contempt of court, was signed Wed
nesday by Circuit Judge Campbell.
His former wife. Mrs. Maude Helser,
appeared in court and charged that
he had not paid $20 monthly alimony,
ordered in the divorce decree. He Is
believed to be ln Multnomah county
at the present time.
but one enect In congress and rears sonvllle, and the gypsy was appre
that the entire grant will be added to hended and taken back to Hllsboro.
the forest res?rve. He endorses the
Dlan of conferlng with the Southern I .
Pacific and believe that the oplnlom lA AIITI
of the railroad should have been ob
tained before the conference. How
ever, Mr. Pope is pleased with his
trip, says that during his two-days
stay at Snlem he learned much and
believes that every delegate, has been
benefited.
WORK ON CANAL WALL
WILL BECIN SOON
Work on the big wall which w
divide the Oregon City locks and ca
nal Is expected lo begin within tb
next 10 days or two weeks. A der
rick which will be used in construct
ing the wall Is being built and ma
chinery for this part of the work has
been on the ground for some time.
A small unloaded government barge
could not he taken through the lower
chamber Monday, owing to the shal
lowness of the water and river steam
ers are still unable to use the locks
This chamber hod only 1.4 feet of wa
ter Monday afternoon.
AT
GLADSTONE AUCTIONEER
CUMBS TO ILLNESS AFTER
SIX MONTHS.
W. H. Titnmons. for years one of
the county's leading auctioneers and
fiimiliurlv kiuiu-n ns "Cnlnnpl" Tim.
mons. died at his home In Gladstone'0 n,8nt to tak? UD,
some time in the near future and
that the cars of the Portland aV Ore
gon City railroad could run directly
into Oregon City.
Declaring tbat private contractors
could do work for 25 per cent less than
the city. City Engineer Miller advised
the city to call for bids on tbe recon
struction of the steps leading up to
Falls View, and the council acted on
his recommendation. Tbe new steps
1 will cost about $200. Mr. Miller estl-
; mated, and a new route will probably
be followed which will eliminate
UC-much of the grade of the present
steps.
Bids for the paving of Tenth and
Seventh streets were opened from tho
Standard Paving company. The Tenth
street bid was $S32 and the Seventh
; $1090.
The council will meet next Wednes-
the remon-
E
BRIDGE FRANCHISE
GIVEN WEST LINN
COUNTY COURT GRANTS RIGHT
TO LAY MAINS ACROSS RIVER
TO RESERVOIR.
Thursday after an Illness of six
months. He was 64 years old.
Mr. Titnmons was born at Cadiz,
Ky.. and lived there many years, serv
ing as jailer and deputy sheriff for
twelve years. Four years ago Mr. and
Mrs. Tlmmon8 moved to Gladstone.
The funeral was held Friday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock from the Glad
stone Baptist church. Rev, R. E.
Dunn and Rev. llroomfield officiating.
He is survived by his widow and the
following children: Harry Timmons,
Gladstone; Mrs. Orvllle Dnnn. Sell
wood; Mre. Albert Stone, Woodburn;
Hunyan Timmons. Cadiz. Ky.; Archie
Titnmons, Lake Charles, La.; Mrs.
Richard Solomon, Mrs. Newton Wal
lace and Mrs. Gertrude Timmons.
strance against other side streets oft
of Main. A resolution was passed for
the improving of Eighth street from
the Southern Pacific tracks to tbe riv
er end of the street with pavement.
The council accepted the bid of
Sweet, Causey, Foster & Company, of
Denver, tor the $12,000 elevator bond
issue. No votes were cast against
1 hi - bid. which was once defeated.
Thi Improvement of Tenth street
from Jackson to John Q. Adanid
street with macadam was parsed on
Its first reading.
Proforty owners who want to pro
test against their assessment for the:
Main street improvement can go be
fore the council October 6, as the or
dinance declaring the assessment
passed on its first reading. The total
cost of the street is $14,861.01.
After three weeks of delay, the
cottntv court has granted to West
Linn the franchise to lay an eight
inch water pipe across the suspension
bridge. The city is to keep the pipe
in good repair and supply three hy
drants on the bridge.
The county demanded free water
for the courthouse in return for the
franchise, when the application was
first made. However, when the com
missioners were shown that Oregon
City could not furnish water to sat
isfy a demand in a West Linn fran
chise without complicating the rela
tions between tbe two towns, the mat
ter was dropped.
S. A. Cobb, engineer in charge ot
the West Linn water system expectt
that the pipe which will carry water
across the river will be laid as far r
the suspension bridge by Saturday
night.
Miss Margaret Garland Uriesseheb-
AUTO TRIP OF FIVE
WEEKS IS COMPLETED
Salem: Flax Industry to bring 2"
Belgian families to this part of the
state.
er, aged 26 years, a former resident ot (
Oregon City and New Era, died at the I Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Waldron, Mis
Glencourt hotel, Portland, Tuesday j Anna Wilehart and William McFar
afternoon. Her death was due to land returned Monday night from a
heart trouble. She was the daughter 1 motor trip extending over five weeks,
of Andrew Groissheber, of this county They left Oregon City August 16 and
and a sister of Mrs. A. B. Herman, 518 j drove to Grants Pass, going went to
Second street, Oregon City. The Crescent, Cal., and down the coast
body is being held at the Myers & 1 through Eureka to San Francisco. Aft
Brady funeral parlors until arrange- j er a visit at the Panama-Pacific la
ments for the services are completed. ' tcrnatlonal exposition, they went
as - j down the coast through San Jose,
15 CENTS COST $60. - Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, to
It cost a band of gypsies $46 to se- San Diego. They drove over into Tla
cure the release of a woman member. Juana, Mexico, and returned north
of their crowd Monday. Upon the I over tne Inland route through River
complaint of an Austrian, who ha I Me San Bernardino, Bakerafield,
been relieved of 15 cents by the wo- Fresno. Sacramento and the Pacific
man, she was caught at Canby and ar- highway. They report a most enjoy
rested by Deputy Sheriff Redmond, of .aDle ,rlui Bna experienced no exce
HUlsboro. who was aided by Deputy j "lve heal camped out along
Sheriff Murray, of Wilsonville. Tb j the and are enthusiastic In their
fine assessed ".gainst the woman and Praises of the California hard ur
the costs were paid, and the gypsies faced highway,
had to obtain a' conveyance to bring I
their sister back to camp, and were
out about $60 ln all.
Fairvlew planing
ter system.
a municipal wa-