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OUIWON CITY KNTKHPKIBE. FRIDAY, APRIL 71. 1917. Pack 5 RVE NEAR DEATH III III CRASH WHEN MOTOR STALLS ON 1 TRACK AT CRAY'S CROSS! A party ronipoeed or Mr. ami Mrs K. r. Ilinroui. Mrs. Marguerite Ol Inger, Mini Cecelia Hpolla end Mlee Mahla Volkmar. of till city, wlill re turning by automobile from Portland on Hunday afternoon l I o'clock had narrow recap from ilaath, whan n electric car at Uray'a rroealiiga struck Ihftlr automobile. Mr. Thrroul waa la charge of fhe ntiKliio, while hi wife was ( Hi altering wheel. A Ihey approached tha track tliat rroeses Ilia wagon road tha electric bull tailed to give tha alarm of tha Incoming electric car. Juat a the automobile reached lha (rack, Mr. Tberous called to br bua band In abut oft tha angina. In doing so b brought tha car to a halt In tha renter of Ih track la front of tha car. Tha aulomubito waa (Inirk with ter rific force, but tha throe members of tha party, aicept Mra. Tborutu ami Mra. Volkmar, remained with tha au loiiioblln. Mr. Theroui In jumping from Ih automobile received Injurlea to be hnail, ami wa uiicohncloue when lib km) ud br tha car crew, rlba waa carried for aoma dlalanca by tha car. Mlee Volkmar, who alio Jumped, wa uot Injureil. Thoao remaining In th car were uninjured. The automobile wa allghtly dam aged, but the parly wa able to return to Oregon City In It. Mr. Theroui I a teacher la th Oregon City schools, and waa unabl to take up her atudlos at tha Instllu lion thl morning, a aha wa uffer lug from tha Injuries to her bead and from ahiM-k. All member of tha aulomobllo party are well known In thl city. Mr. Thar oui I In charge of a local mualc bouse, Mra. Ollnger I a vocal Instructor Mia Volkmar la a piano Instructor and Mia CmiOla Hpotts la Instructor In the Oregon Ctly achool. LOCALS Ham Joiiea, of Drain, waa In thl city on Wedncaday. H. Heala. of Portland, waa In Ihla city Wedneeday. J. K. Joiiea, of Huloui, waa In thl city on Wednreduy. Mra. Kflle Itohhlna, of Heaver Crwk, waa In till city Tucaduy. William M. Moran, of During, a wvll known f.iniHT of Clackumaa riiuntr, waa In Ihla city on Hulurdiiy. Horn, Aprl! 1Mb, to the wife or (iuy Cuueey, a aon, wulKhl flvo puunda Mra. Canary formerly waa Mlee Undo HliiKham. V. A. Hhaver, of Molnlla, one of the prumlni'iit atockwen of Chiol.umaa county, waa In thl city on bualneaa Huturday. Mra. Klmer Vrtcto and two aon, of New y.r. vlalteil friend In Oregon City Huturdiiy. They left for their homo Suturdtiy I'vcnlnii. It. J. Ilruwn, of Mllwaukle, well known Inmlnona man of t hut rlty. waa In Oregon City Thursday. Mr. Hrown waa formerly In the meat bualneaa In thla city. Mr. I). I'. Hhriim ba arrived In Oregon City from The Italic, and la vlaltlng her slitter. Mm. N". M. All drc-tlKe. Shu will be a guest ut tlio All drcdKit home for several duy. Mr. ami Mr. Ualla Will, of Tort luml, are being colliirutulntcd upon I ho urrlvul of a V pound buby girl, born April IS. Mr. Well formerly v.a Ml mi Kvi'tyn Wllllnm. of Oregon City Horn, .April 13, In I'ortliuid to tlio wife of Itoy Armstrong, n on. Mr. and Mr. Armntroiig were formerly reid ileula of Oregon City, Mr. Arm nUonc'a tmilileti nnmo wua Clarice .iiinwu'l. Mix Nellie Kvelyn t.ro and Nela U Melen, or Now Km, were cruiited a iniirrlage IIitiiho by County Clerk Har rington nn Siituntuy. April 21, K. lies- slo Kagey und Clyde Van Orden, of Klk City, Oregon, were also grunted a nmrrliiKO license. Mr. Vuu Orden ' a brother of Charles Van Ordon, of Oregon City. Mr. ond Mr. Ueorgu Hroughton, wero Ori'Kon City vlaltora on Tliurs day. Mr. nnd Mra. llrougliton uro now living In Portland, mill clime hero (o ultond tlio funeral services of tlio Into Mra. Jiunca Wilkinson. Thoy vlHlted with friend before rcturnlnK lo their homo. Mr. llrougliton lined In run n sawmill here. Charles llltzer, who spent his boy hood (lays In Oregon City, but now connected with thn Abbey House nt Newport, who hiiR boon vIhIHiik in Oregon City, linn returned to Nowport to rosumo IiIh poHltlun. Mr. llltzer hud aomo of tlio IiiiiuIhoiiiu nguto that wero found at Nowport, many of thoso lining raro specimens. Emerson llooyo, aon of Dr. nnd Mm. Gnorgu llooyo, of thin city, Ih 111 lit tlio navnl hospital on (ioat ritlatnl. nonr Sun FrnnolHon. Dr. llooyo says tlio tad In suffurlng from tlio effect of an- tl-typhuld noruin, with which ho waa Innoouliitod iih booh im ho Joined tho navy. l'ltynifliniH in charge of tho ril'ltary bOHpltiil any tho lad bun mou hIor. vionrgn A. McLnlnn, who hiiH been spending tlio winter with IiIh ram nt Mount I'lenmmt, left on Saturday for Jamestown, North Dakota, where bo will rcHiimn IiIh poHltlon with tin: Northern rnellle. Ital'road company. Mr. Mcl.alne was accompanied iih far as .Scuttle, WiihIi., by IiIh wlfo, who will vlalt with relatives In Unit city for several weelis. II. I., (loonin, represent lug tlio Mar Khali Wells conipany, of rorlland, w:is In (IiIh city on Saturday pvenlni;, hol'i;j on hla way to rortlaml irom ( aiiiiy. While near Now Kra he mot with an acclilelit, when hla tiilloniobllo turned turtle and pltcbod him to tho Kroiind. Tho ninolilno waH aoiuowhnt ilainngod, nnd ropnlrs woro inndo by tlio Miller Parker Company In thla city. Edward Schwab, secretary und Irons nror or tho OroKon City MnniifacturliiR company, rooolvcd word Tiieedny ninrnlng from Now York City that his brother, Richard Scliwnb, hnd d'oil In that city rrom pnoumonla. On Frl dny Mr. Sidiwnb rocnlvcd word that hi brother was 111, nnd his condition on Monday becanio critical. Tha rcmnlna will bo shipped to his homo In Port land, whore the Interment will take place In tho family lot A. II. Illbburd. or Molulla, waa In this city Tueaday and Wiiluctdiiy. Mra. C. T. Howard, or Mullmi, waa In Ihla illy on bimlnra Tueaday Horn, April liitu, to tho wlfo of W 11. McDonuld, or I'ulp Hiding, a aon Horn, April 2uth, to the wife or . II. Dudley, a aon, weight eight pound !.. J. I'almuteer, or Katucada, waa In thl city on Tueaday and Wednes day. Harvey Ulhaon, of llarton, I among (hone In thla city. Mr. (Jlbaon la aerv lug on the Jury. W, A. Proctor, or Poring, la in i'nU city on bunliii'i In connection with the county court. 1.. K. Dlmlck, or Murguuin, wa In tho Oregon City vlnlting friend on Tueaday and Wednesday. Mra. Fred Rrlecien, or thl city, waa called to Portland on Wednesday by the death or her niece, Ml Alvlna (irlcnacn. Mr. Crleaaen returned to Oregon City on Wedncaday evening. J. it. IjigeHon went to Mullno on Wedncaday evening, where ho at tended the oyster auppvr given by the Modern Woodmen of America, which wa recently organized at that place. Mra. Miiltiu Itobtickor. of this city, who bua been In Oak drove, where she. Iiaa been the guest or Mrs. K. 8. War ren, returned to her homo on Wed nesday, nnd was nccompiinled to this city by Mr. Warren. Mrs. Daniel O'Noll ha received word rrom Croat KuIIh, Moutnnu, to the effect that Mra. llclcu M. Honnloy, of that place. Is critically 111 with pneumonia. Mra. Ilcnsley tins visited Itose Kann, the home of Mrs. O'Nell. at Mount Pleasnnt, on many occasions. and has many friends In this city ainlj at Mount PlcnsanL She and daimh lor, Mrs. Thornton, also or Groat Kulls, with whom Mrs. Ilcnsley Is nmk iug her homo, had colitcmplutcd spend lug tho siiuiiuer months at Huso Farm JuiIko Crant II. Dlmlck, breeder ol lllg Type Poland China swine, sold several or his llli; Typo animals to the I'nlon Stock Yards company, Portland Wednesday. One of (ho animals weighed 090 pounds, nnd brought prlco vif tlOO.Ou, whllo a smaller animal brought u prlco or ftlt.OO. Judgo Dim Ick has nomo or tho best Poland Chinas In the northwest. Olio or his stock farms Is located ut (Irconwocul about throe miles from Oregon City whllo tho other Ih located at Hubbard Oregon. Tho roRldonco fnrinnrly owned by Mrs. Lena Chnrman, nnd occupied by Dr. II. S. Mount nnd family, rvcently purchased by Miller & Parker, Is bo lug moved to Tenth and Water Btroets. Tho building wuh moved rrom its foundation Wednesday morning, mil will bo In position In Its now location overlooking tho river within n few days. Dr. Mount will retain IiIh rest donee In tho building for tho present. I to Is to erect a beautiful new homo on his property itt Ninth and Center streets purchased from II. J. Digger, but this will not Im ready 'or occu pancy until early rail. A(iKI JANITOH I)K NIKS (iUILT ' IN (.NILS' CASK Theodore Nrown As ' sitIs Innocence to .JudtfeCjimpbcIl Mowing hla a gad head a ba stood before tho court, Thaodor Drown TUyeurold Janitor of the Park Pla school, pleiided lud r.ullty to a charge of contributing lo tho delinquency if four minor girl when urrulmod before Circuit Judgo Campbell .Monday morn log Drown waa Indicted on four count by thn lust grand Jury after the In venllKutlng body had listened to th evidence given by (our llttlu girls, ir whom urn about II year old. The Indictment wua scent, but a ter It waa returned Prown waa not ba round. Officer fcurcd that be hud fled out of the state, but be waa dis covered hint week near Indepi-nden' where be bad gone to vlalt bl son, He wu arrested, returned to Oregon CH mid mli'iim ii under f "(0 bond. Judt-e t'uidpbell act thn case lor bearing aomo time In June. Ilrown an ohl soldier and bua a wife an grown family, lie bud been Jnnlt ut the achool alm a tho opening or thn school term. H bua lived In th vaclnljy or Oregon City rr more than 30 year. In case ot conviction a sentence or one year In tha penitentiary coul be Imposed on each count. GAS PIPE GANG FELLS WORKMAN IN DARK TUNNEL PETER ERICKftON, M, FALL! (EC OND VICTIM Of HIGHWAY MEN IN THREE OAVS TIIHEK HOYS SLAIN MOODY PROMOTED Oregon Cily Hoy Made A Corporal in Com pany G Kent Moody, ion ot Mr. H. 8 Moody, of Oregon City, baa been pro moted to the rank of corporal In Com pany 0, Third Oregon regiment. Mrs. Moody learned this Saturday when ahe visited her aon at Vancouver Barrack Mrs. Moody learned tffut Company commanded by Captain Olanchard bad boon ordered to the east, and do- parted Saturday evening. The destln Hon or the troops waa unknown. The men were furnished with three days rations, and loft Vancouver In tourist sleepers. Mra, Moody aald that al the Oregon City boys wore well, and were glad to get away from the rou tine of camp lire. iSTATE IS IN COURT Icirs Want Property of Sarah White Probated ALIENS KEEP GUNS No Firearms are Sur rendered to Sheriff Wilson No firearms or other IniplemenU of war wero surrendered to Sheriff Wil son Friday, despite the proe'amation requiring citizens of (Mioiuy countries to jrlvo up such articles during tlu period of the war with the Teutonic iillles, Sheriff Wilson iinnotmcod thai bo would begin n search for contra band articles within tlio next few days. If surrendorod voluntarily, tlio weap ons will bo Boalod up nnd roturnod af ter thn war. If confiscated, the goods will be kept nnd thu possessors pros ecuted by tho federal authorities. H. A. KRU3E GETS $1125 AWARD Petitions for letters of administr.t tlon for the estato or tho lute Surah Ann White, of Aurora, Oregon, who died Interstate on April 3, 1917, was tiled In tlio probato court Friday. The signers of tho petition were: Alice M. Mack, W. U. White, nnd George V. II. S. Whlto, all of Aurora. i no value, or tlio estato Is cited as about 15000, of which J2S00 Is named as personal property, nnd nboiit 11800 ns real estate. Tho real estate Consists of 18 acres of land nour Aurora, FOUR TO GRADUATE Fred Junkcn Has Best Average at Willam ette School Tho sonlora nave soni out tnolr In vitations to thol rgraduatlng exercises which will bo hold Friday evening, June 1. This yonr's class Is composed or four members: Miss Vivian Bar tholomew, Fiod Vunken, Lynn Van Clovo nnd Marlon Woolfolk. The hon ors based on classroom work have boon announced. Frod Junkon had the hlghoBt average nnd was given the pluco ot valodictorian. Vivian Bar tholomew, who had the next hlghost average will announce the salutation. Tho sonlora are hard nt work on their clnsB play which will be rondored May 11. Tho play Is a comedy en tltlod "Aaron Boggs.1, SHE ASKS DIVORCE Oregon City's gang of gu pip band lla found a aecond khtim in peter Krlckaon, CO yeaMild employ of tl.e Hitwley Pulp 4c Pup'T company, short ly after midnight Monday night. Krlckaon wa returning In bl home from tha mill. Aa be came to the end or the tunnel under the Houthern Pacific truck at the fool or the Fourth it reel tepi be wa atnaulted by two men. (n of them struik him arroa the head three time Willi a d- n of gja pipe, cutting m long g4h In bla fore head. Tho Iron club, hbh waa formed by a wooden atiik driven In to a aeven Inch length of one-lm b pipe, waa broken by the vigor or the blow. Krl'-kson was dr-. and helplcsa, but did not loae hla f'-ct. Fellow workers, by thl tlin, were entering the tunnel and It Is believed by the pollen that the sound of their foot stepa frightened awuy the highway men. Night Officers Cook and I-ong Im mediately began a ari-h, which wua kept up for several houra. A detach ment or soldiers with rifle aided them In the hunt. Hy two o'clock Urry lirlzctto. 30, Frank Lewi and Ijirry !wls wero In Jail as suspects. All or the men are atranger In Oregon City. Krickson walked to hla home In Fslls View, about a mile distant, Dr. Mount was called to attend blm Wong Chlng, a Chinese gordner, sur fered a similar attack Saturday night. HKATTI.K, April D-Th bodies ol three small boys. Hilly William, t yiirol4 aon of lullcy V. Wl'llaro, an A.;-'-tcd pre oprtor; Itar monj X Ilia, -rold aon of P. Mill, and Jack limrd, aged II, wr lound yMtrnUy on a gasoline launch In l-ak Washington, apbyilatd y gaaollne fumes. Tha launih waa moored to tb hora nar thn homa or one of tha boys. When they did not return bouia Halurday uftcrn'on f:b wa be gin for thcii, continuing all nlgM. It lellig fer-d they had ben drowned or beaa loat to tha wood. Yeat-rday they tm round on ln luuoib. Little Runaway Returned . To A rms After Eighteen Months Disappearance KIDI) SUIT IS LOST Claim of Contractor is Thrown Out of Cir cuit Court W. H. Kldd attempt to collect I'll. which ba aannrted waa due blm tot additional work on tha Fly creek cut off cauaed by an error In tha plana ror the Improvement rurnlahed by County Knglneer Cobb, was quaalmd In court Monday by Circuit Judge Campbell. Judge Campbell sustained a de murrer Interpoaed agalnat tha suit bl Courty Attorney Hedge. Kldd bad been uniucceaaful In Impreiilng the Jiiillce of bla claim on the county court officials and a a reault bad brought suit. CHINESE WALLOPED Highwayman Attempts to Rob Wong Ching, a Gardener Wong Chlng, Chinese, waa struck on the bead with a gasplpe late Saturday night by a highwayman who attempted to rob blm near Green Point The Celestial waa not knocked down, and escaped by running, although he was badly cut about the head and face. James Henry, IS, waa arrested a short time after the affray by Sheriff Wilson, Deputy Sheriff Frost, and Pa trolmen Long and Cook, and held pend ing thorough Investigation of the affair. Tha Chinaman, who Uvea near the outskirts of the city, was on bis way home when the attack waa made. As he waa passing a lumber yard, the highwayman stepped out and struck bim. Frank Cross, a harnessmaker, saw the attack, but the assailant got away before be waa able to render assistance. SAYS HE BEAT HER So Wife Asks Divorce From Albert Hancock Bl treatment culminating In a threat to kit! her If she Informed the police of bis actions Is charged by Mra. Maude Ituby Hancock In a suit rot divorce filed Monday In the state coun against Albert Hancock. Mrs. Hancock In her complaint sets out a long story of cruelty on the part of her husband, who la charged on one occasion with having beaten ber un til she was forced to stay In bed ail the next day. At the time the pair were living at Jennings Lodge. Han cock Is alleged to have beaten his w ire about the bead and to have choakod her. There are no property Interests In volved In the case and the couple are wunoui cntiaren. Tney were married In Vancouver, Wash., October 1, 1915. She asks lor $23 monthly a'l mony. Judge Campbell Monday morn Ing ordered Hancock to advance $30 lor his wife's attorney's tees. A little gray woman la a faded black coal stood timidly la the doorway of rlberlff Wllaon't office thla afternoon'. From behind bar glaaae bar glanca searched the room. Hut la alt the crowd of men she did not see blm. "You aenl for " Hh began the sentence, but bfora It was finished ber voice died away. For there behind tha counter which panned the office be sat dirty, rag ged, barefoot little laborer, with both bis eyes blacked! -Why Merle!" Her words were alow and toft, yet her voice sent a strange tbrtll through tha little gronp. For every man there knew that for the flrat time lo more than year and ft half that mother bad aeen ber son. They looked away. A moment later Mr. Elsie Harbor bad ber son In ber arm ba on one aide of the little counter gate, ahe on the other. 'My boy why those feet where your eye!" Words came too slowly for racing thought. Ask Officer Tell me," she appealed to Sheriff Wilson and Juvenile Officer Frost And they told ber. Warned that lJ-year-old Merle Blood bad run away from the farm of W. II. Wettlaufer, near Clarkes, where be bad been aent It month ago by the Boys' and Girls' Aid society of Port land, Sbeiilf Wilson and others bad put op a search which ended when the sheriff found the lad wandering along the railroad track. era Toes When they first saw blm ba waa picking bit way barefoot along the rocky roadbed, carrying his shoes In his band. The shoe weighed tons and hurt bla feet He bad no coat When the sheriff examined him be found that the lad's hand were swol len and calloused Ilka these of a wood chopper. "You've been working tome," aald Frost to the boy in the sheriffs office. "What have you been doing." "Well, I bad to milk cow, do the chorea, cut wood and Other things," said Merle. (fore aVeakfaal Later be told the officers that be bad lo milk al cowa every morning before breakfast and that although ba went to achool every day bl working day ran from tlx In the morning until nine or ten at Bight According to the boy story be bad received a to tal of l 73 rrom Wettlaufer during the year and a half he bad been working for blm. Of thl 10 cent bad been riven him for chopping wood, (0 cent for shocking wheat, and a quarter for Just 'being good." He waa well fed, however, tha boy said. Wettlaufer naed to be a preacher. Fend Mother So Impressed with the little fellow" lory were the official that they Im mediately started a aearcb to find tha lad's mother. The boy had not heard from ber during bla stay on tha Wett ufer farm. Hla father waa dead, ha said. Later, Mra. Barbur said aha bad tried, but bad been refused In formation about tha boy. Frost finally located tha mother at tha Oregon City Woolen Mills where, she was employed, through William Hammond who waa Id tha conrt house at tha time. Hammond, a lawyer, re cently filed a divorce suit for Mrs. Barbur against Orange L. Barbur. $nt Home After tha mother bad arrived at the ofrice. Frost and Deputy District At torney Burke banted through the Juve nile court records and learned that tha boy was still a ward of tha Juve nile covt "Yog take blm borne with you to night and well look Into thla thing," Frost aald. "Would yon rather coma home with grandma and ma or go back oat therer ask A tha little mother. "I'd rathor go with grandma and you," aald the boy. So they went out tha doorway together. MISS BETHEL SMITH DIES AT HER HOME AFTER LONG ILLNESS DEATH TAKES JAMES ACREAGE IS SHORT COUPLE ARE HELD Mr. and Mrs. Mumpow- er Are Arrested for Raising $6 Check Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mumpowor were orrcsted Saturday at the Carver Rock quurry by Deputy Sheriff Frost, by request of tlio Portland authorities, who wanted them on a charge of rais ing a $G check to J60. They wero taken to Portland by Detective Acker man, of the Portland Police bureau. It Is alleged that Mr. Mumpower cashed tho check, which hud been given to Mrs. Mumpower by tho Utility Garment company, of Portland. The defendants s;iy thoy had endorsed the chock In fuvor of another man, and that he Is tho one who raised It Detective Ackerman said before he loft for Portland with his prisoners thut ho did not believe thoy were guil- The officer said ho did not handle the case himself, nnd knew but little of tho evidence against thorn, but that he was Inclined to bollevo their story. The defendants maintained that the guilty person was a stranger whom they bad taken into their home for harlty. Professor Savs Willam mette Valley Will be Short of Feed Clcora McRnnc Savs Her Husband Desert ed Her in 1915 Judgment ror $1125 duo on a note end nddltlonal $75 nttornoy's roes wore nllowcd by Circuit Judge Cnmn- bell Monday morning In the suit of Homer A. Kruse against Rutheana Knuckey and others. Sheriff's sale ot 6.4 acres of CIncknmas county land was ordored to protect the note. Cloora E. Mclluno Saturday filed suit lor divorce aiTulimt Andrew J. Mc- lanci, nllcfrlng that ho had deserted hor on AiifUKt IS, 1913, Mr. nnd Mrs. Mclluno wore ninrried In Portland. The compli'int says thoro are no chil dren, nnd that there 1b no property to bo divided. . ASKS DIVORCE Charging that ber husband had de serted her more than a year ago, Mrs. Ollle Zoe Holton brought suit In the circuit court here against Albert II. Horton. MEET IS CALLED OFF There Is a gTeat shortage of the hay crop In the Willamette valley due to poor weather conditions at seeding time last fall and to the decrease In the clover acreage, says Prof. G. R. Hyslop, farm crops man at the Ore gon Agricultural College, The men who are buying hay under present shortage conditions know pretty well what that means and what It may mean next year. The time to decrease the shortage Is now. If sown Immedi ately vetch and oats will make a hay crop, as will a heavy seeding ot oats, beardless barley or wheat, it weather conditions are not too adverse. But it Is necessary to seed at once if the crop Is to make hay. VOLCANO ERUPTION Calbucio Vomits Lava And Kills Livestock. Many are in Flight Athletic Contest Elim inated' Because of War Drafts SANTIAGO, April 19. Calbucio vol cano, on the southern coast of Chile, is In serious eruption. Great co'iimn of smoke hang over the surrounding mountains, and streams of molten lava are flowing down hills and valleys, kill ing livestock and destroying property. Underground disturbances are felt as far as Puerto. Many of the residents near the base of the volcano nre flee ing on the steamer Santa Rosu. NEW AGENT NAMED No Bcbool track meot will be held this May by tho CIncknmas County students, ncoording to announcement of School Supervisor Vodder. The reason ns.slgned Is that so many of the high school track ath'etes have en listed in the army ond navy that the affair would scarcely be success ful. The moot has been an an mini event in which eight high schools and 12 or 15 grammar schools participated. WEDLOCK BUSTED. Circuit Judge Campbell Wednesday granted a decree of divorce to Emmon J. Hoover from Ester Hoover. Mlsa Bethel Smith, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Smith, died at the family home at Gladstone Mon day night at 12 o'clock, after an Ill ness of one year. Miss Smith was born at Pullman, Washington, July ZS, 1S9S, residing In that city with her parents for a fet years, when she accompanied her par ents to Southern Oregon, residing for some time near Grants Pass. For the past two years she has resided at G'adstone and attended the Gladstone school, where she was popular among the students of that Institution. For several months during the past veer she spent some time at The Dalles and also In California, where she had gone for the benefit of her health, but returned in January. Her health has gradually declined until her death Monday night. Miss Smith Is survived by her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Smith, of Gladstone; a sister, Miss Thora Smith, ot Gladstone; four brothers, Frank Smith, of Gladstone; Guy Smith, ot G'adstone; Harry Smith, of Glad stone; Vernon Smith, of Weed, Cali fornia. The funeral services will bo con ducted at the Chrlstain church Wed nesday afternoon nt 2:30 o'clock, with Rev. Curtlo, pastor, officiating. The interment will be In the Mountain View cemetery. Myers & Brady have charge of the funeral arrangements. SPUD OWNER WINS James W. Miller died at bis home at Falls View Monday evening, after an illness of several weeks, and the fu neral la to be held on Thursday, with Interment In the Mountain View ceme tery. The funeral arrangements are being made by the Myers k Brady undertaking establishment of thla city. James Miller was born in the state of Illinois. He came to Oregon In 1S52, settling In Polk county, where he resided with hla family until eleven years ago, when he moved to Oregon City where he has since resided. He waa 63 years of age. Mr. Miller la survived by his wife, of this city, and the following children: Mrs. Llela Miller and Miss Lulu Mil ler, of Oregon City; Mra. W. E. Stuch ell, of Portland; Mrs. Maude Tlsley, of New York; W. W. Miller, of Silver- ton, Oregon. He is also survived by a brother, Isaac Miller, ot Idaho. INFANT IS BURIED Funeral Services of Al bert Brugger Held in Portland The funeral services of A'bert Brug- ger, Jr., 19 months' old son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brugger, of this city, were conducted at the Finley & Sons' chapel, Portland, Wednesday after noon r-.t 3 o'clock. The chapel was ailed to Its capacity with relatives and friends of 'the family, many of services were conducted by Rev. Will iam Kraxbcrger, pastor of German whom attended from this city. The Lutheran church of this city. The floral tributes were beauti ful. Interment was In the family lot O. P. Califf Friday won a suit for at R09e city cemetery. Many at- $S2.60 from Christ Johnson hy declsionl tended the brief services conducted O. P. Califf is Allowed $1.50 a Hundred for Fall Potatoes of a jury in the circuit court. Califf complained that Johnson had pur chased 5.500 pounds of potatoes from him, paying only $1.25 per hundred. Johnson maintained that the tubers had been contracted for, but Califf con tended that the potatoes had been sold at the cemetery by Rev. Kraxberger. The pallbearers were young boys of Portland. The Pruggor baby died at the home of the grandmother, Mrs. l!ru;ger, of Portland, while the family wns visit ing In that city. Death was due to W. E. Satchwoll has arrived In Ore gon City ns the permanent successor of H. D. Olson, former agent for the Southern Pacific railroad. Mr. Satch well was In charge of the agency at Shedd, Or., before coming here, and prior to that time had served at sev eral other points for various lines In Oregon. SUES ON OLD BILL To collect approximately $S0 which ho alleges is due on an old bill, G. M. Causey, of the Pacific Soda works Monday brought suit against W. E Mumpower In the state circuit court The soda concern is asserted to have furnished a bill of soft drinks to Mr. Mumpower which was never paid. at the market price. The sale was made pneumonia. Tie was the only child last autumn, when potatoes were worth I of Mr. and Mra. Brugger, and was an about $1.50 a hundred, lowed Califf that price. The Jury al- DIVORCES ASKED ARE FORTHWITH GRANTED WIVES Custody of seven minor children was allowed Mrs. Eva Marks when Circuit Judge Campbell granted her a divorce from Josaph Marks. Another decree of the day was that granted Mrs. Cath erine Terex separating her from L A. Terex. uuus'iallv bright and attractive child. BANK BRINGS SUIT First National Bank of Canby Wants $200 And Costs The First National bank of Canby Friday filed suit against Warren C. and W. A. Kendall, to collect $200 al leged due on a promlsosry note. The note was dated March 2, 1916. The bank asks Interest at eight per cent from that date, and attorneys' fees of MO. f
