Paws 5
LOCAL BRIEFS
If. J. Leo, of Canby, was In this city
u Saturday,
Frank Jaggnr, of Carus, wait In thin
4;lty on biiNlnuHi Saturday,
(I. J. Taylor, of tho Molalla Ploimor,
was tit IhlN city on IiiinIiuih Huturilny.
Frank Audrnws, (it th Hick -Clint-tun
KiiKravhifC company, of Portland,
was In this city Huturilny.
E
OF
It, KiuuIhiikhm, of Ciuiliy, iinu of this
wll known riiHlilimU of tlutt city, uml
former hiinlwurn merchant, was In tlilit
city Huluriliiy,
Charles Moillton, stationed Ht Camp
Lowlit, American Lakn, ban arrived In
Oregon City, uml In vInIHiik his grand
mother. Mrs. Moillton, of Kuril ICIiIkh.
Ho will return to Camp LowIh tonight.
Mr mill Mrs. C. It. Cuiifleld, who
litivo tioon In thla city, where they huvo
lict'ii kucmIh of their hoii, Raymond
Cmillnlil. titnl wlf, huvo returned to
Hood Hlvor where they itro upending
the winter,
(iiirlund llollowell. (if Ciinil) Lewis
American Luko, who i pent the first ofjlhln nurse recently, iiml each time Kilo
last week III (ilad.itolio, when ho was j has Bekllowleged receiving them.
I ho g licet o( IiIh futlier, J. M. llollowell, - -
oixl oilier reliiiHi'n, hun rcluriu.il to
. Iiil.e Up III il (IlltiisH.
TO BOYS IN FRANCE
Tho employes of tho Adumn dopart
nient tttoro, to show their patriotism,
donutod toward a fund for soldlur In
tho hospital In Franco, and purchased
articles tlmt will "look Rood" to tho
Injured or nick men. Thin box con
tained chocoliita, louf sugar, gum and
over 100 pencils, nil of these ponolla
being sharpened by tho young women
Tho men rnt woll as tho womon do
initod towards tho fund, Tho package
wuh prettily wrapped xo mi to bring
Joy to tho num. Tho articles wore
packed in cotton, ho thla in a y bo used
at tho lioNpltul.
It Im tho Intention of thoHa donating
towiinl this fund to contlnuo their
good work towards helping tho not
(Horn.
Tho pnrkugo and oilmrs to be sent
nro forwarded In euro of Miss Alice
Shine, u Rod Cross tiurHO In tho hospl
tul In France, and u sister of Mrs. Gert
rude Lewthwnlte, of West Linn, who
will bow Hint (ho deserving men will
rerolvo the urlleleH, Many articles In
eluding head bandages huvo been sent
Take the West Side
Hiver Bridge Closed
Storm
Makes Havoc
The bridge across tho Clackamai
river at I'urkplnce baa been closed to
toum and automobile traffic until fur
ther notice, according to announce
ment mado Tuesday by Koadmaater
HoolH. The terrific atorm of last night
woukonod the structure and ahlfted
two ben I a at tho anuth end of tho
bridge. Many cases of minor dumugea
from tho atorm have been reported.
Co I urn aro full of water and tho roads
around the Mount IMeanant dlatrlot are
In a bad condition.
CASH AND CARRY" IS
OF
E
Mr iiml MrH, Henry Hi hoeiilmrn Mild
buhy, who Imvo been ut Curtis for
about a month, where the former lum
Improved some of IiIh fitrm properly,
hum returned to Oregon City. Mra.
Krhiienlimn and Utile son procoded Mr.
Srliiienlmni. The hitter returned on
.Sniuriliiy iifternoon.
CANEMAH GIRL RON
I
Lii'iileniiiii Wallace Cautliid, w lio
ni'i iit ,i I rl f furlfiiiKh In Hr -roii I'lly
i iili I, la lirother, It.ivm.iinl ( '.nilieM,
iitul aim n: llu.nl Itlvir, ut th- 1 11 l r
pi: ce ullli hi:, piiii'iitH. Mr uml Mra,
('. II. 'milleld, unit ninti-r Mra. Louis
lli'tiili'i'ii.n, hiia Kniie to Fort Flagler,
U'ii'.limcti'il, where he I stationed.
flnrcncn l-'lolda, who owna olio of
the Jin in t itttrui tlvo hotuea along tho
Portland Hallway, Light & Power
compmiy, mid located ut (iloll F.cho,
lum aold thla properly to a Mr. WcIhh,
a IiiihIih'kk man of Portland.
Klolda la Interurbun auperlntendent
of the Portland Hallway, Light & Tow
er company.
SUES ON PROMISSORY NOTE.
George II. KlllgHon ban filed null
ngalnat Thomas Spencer and wife and
Mniido Arnold to recover a balance of
J 239 5 & 5 on a promissory nolo, aocured
hy a mortgage on HO acre of land,
mid $;r,0 nttoriioya fees.
MIh Aniilii Juurnek, 17 yeura of ago.
who resides with her parents beyond
t'aiiemah, was struck mid aorloualy
Injured by heavy auto truck, while
awaiting to board a Morrlaon street
cur at u busy corner In Portland Monday.
Tho auto run M1h Juurnek down,
dragging her a considerable dlBtance
and badly hrulHlng both anna, her
cheat and aldo. 8ho wua rushed to
Ht. Vincent's hospital where Dr. Fred
Zlegler. city phyalclan, ronderod medi
cal attention.
Tho extent of Mln Juarnek'a In-
Mr. ! Jurlea could not bo aHrertalned up to a
late hour Monday evening, but It la
known alio la aertoiiMly hurt. Mlaa
Junrnek la attending tho Hchnko-Wnlk-or
Iliialneaa college. Her purenta live
In "Htrlngtown" beyond Canemnh.
The iicwcomcra 'u the coiiimercla!
fl -Id of Oregon ("Hy are the 20th
Century Orocory people now operating
In the former location of Frank T.
l!:irloiv. Tliia firm pow operatoa four
HlureM In I'tiilOilnl. Olio III Waaco, nw
in thla city nnd they bavo under con
tein!iitloii ailoun (ther alorea which
they lot ml to link to their ontaulza
Hon. They have mado their remark
iiiile progrcHK by two pr'nclplca to
which they rigidly adhere and those
.ire "caah mid carry." In other word
tin y do not deliver and do not cli in-c
tli-rel)y iniikiiig II pohsllilo to prid
their groccrlea rli;ht down to bed rock
In uiliUlion to thin feature their large
Inlying power enables them to futlier
lihave prlcen to their cuatoinera.. They
li.'.y partli-nbir uttentlon to Hi coffee
end of their buhlnei-H for they fount
all their own coffees in tremendous
ipiantlllcK.
As one member of the firm atatoi!
this system enables you "to pay for
what you y; -t nnd not for what the
other fellow (tot." The officer o
tho company aro Fred Dose, presi
dent; Itotis Mclntyre, treasurer. V. I
Southworth. secretary und W. H
Stokea, local manugc-r.
MARRIAGE AT AURORA
Alrlu II. Hamilton, a farmer, aged
and F.llu Schultz, ageil 22, both of
Amor i, route 2, have been granted a
HALL LAS! EVENING ;
The popular Moose band gave a well
IS
BEAT FAIR 10 II
William Telford, won of Mr. and Mra.
Max Telford, the latter of Oregon City
and the former an employe of the Port
land Railway, Light & Power company
for the past four yeura, haa resigned
his position In the office of the com-
puny, and enlisted In the avlutlon corps
at Vuncouver, Wash.
Telford haa In his possession the
first pair of aocka made for aoldlora
by hla little nine-year-old alster, and
la to wear these when ho reaches
Prance.
Telford la well known In Oregon
City, having made a host of friends
while In the employ of tho railway
company. Hla moiner is one of tne
active workers In the Hod Cross
branch of Oregon City, and haa the
reputation of being one of tho fastest,
knitters of aocka In the organization.
She can knit one sock In two and one
half hours.
.Maxwell Telford, Hr., father of Will-
lam, who Is past CO years of age stated
Friday that he hud five norm, and It
Is probable that thene would enlist for!
their country, and If necessary he
would himself,
War Bride Recruited
Bernice Buckles Wed
Milliken Happy Man
Check up another war bride for Ore
gon City.
Saturday afternoon a license was Is
sued from the clerk's office to Wesley
D. Milliken, and Miss Bernice Buckles,
two popular young people of Oregon
City.
Mr. Milliken Is stationed in the coast
ortlllery at Fort Stevens and Is the
oldest son of Dr. nnd Mrs. W. T. Milli
ken, pastor of the local Baptist church,
Miss Buckles is the daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. Al Buckles, pioneer grocer.
Both are recent graduates of the Ore
gon City high school.
BE
Only One of Group
Is Held As Slacker
Joe Fine, Phillip Solom and Joseph
Danner, the three slacker suspects
who have been confined In the local
Jail for several days, were taken by
Sheriff Wilson and Deputy U. S. Attor
ney E. C. Latourette to the United
States marshal's office Saturday after
noon. Joseph Danner was Immediate
ly turned loose on satisfactory show
ing of hla registration before the offi
cials. Joe Fine, who claimed to have regis
tered somewhere In New York, was
given a chance by the officials to regis
ter again, as no satisfactory proof of
hla story one way or the other could
be obtained. Fine was willing to regis
ter a second time, although he stoutly
Insisted that he had already compiled
with the draft regulations.
Phillip Solom, the third member,
was placed in the federal Jail to await
further Investigation. He has been
unable to give any satisfactory explan
ation of his registration and he will be
held awaiting telegraphic advices from
Minnesota where ho claims he signed
some card about the 5th of June. Ills
story is exceedingly vauge and officials
believe the man la a slacker.
Fine was picked up on the day the
strike-breakers came down from Seat
tle to work in the local paper mills.
The other two were picked up Wed
nesday evening by city police officers.
WILL SPEND HOLIDAYS HERE.
Miss Anna Smith, who Is teaching la
the schools of Belllngham, Washing
ton, will arrive in Oregon City on Sat
urday, and will spend the holidays
with her alater, Miss Edith Smith, of
Clad stone.
I
L
tl. eine to be married, and the event ! enjoyed concert at Mooso hall Monday
will take pluco at tho home of the
bride In the Aurora district, Thursday,
Dec iiiher 20.
LIS LIS TOOK IS
IIMSSIDLNT OF
HIGH PKP CLUB
The "pcplst" club to organize at
the Oregon City high school building
Is tho Hooters club, which claims to
be rooters not boosters. Thla club
was organised Tuesday afternoon, nnd
two Htinlonla were voted upon and ad
mitted to membership.
Ono (f tho features of this club Is
tho election of officers every twelfth
week, provided for In tho constitution.
Tho election of officers took place
Tuesday, and the following were elect-
ed: President, Llslo Took; vice-president,
Karl Hoardiiiau; editor, Uordou
Wilson; sergeaiit-nt arms, Leonard
Huvlcs; photographer, Morris liolman.
PEKCYWIlSoN
NOW AT GUAM
WHITES HOME
Mrs, Harry Wilson of (iliidstone, Is
In receipt of n letter from her son,
Corporal Percy Wllaon, 41st company,
It, S. M. C. stationed nt Cuani, where
ho has been for tho past iwouty-soven
months. The letter was written In
November nnd states they expect to
leave for tho Islands In December.
Corporal Wilson Is nn Oregon City
boy and was employed In tho office
of tho paper mills sovoral years prior
to hla enlistment In 191ti.
night. Owing to tho inclement weath
er tho crowd In attendance was not
so largo as had been expected, but the
band was enthusiastically received,
and rendered a musical treat."
Tho Junior Mooso auxiliary was
launched during tho evening with a
good membership among tho young
sons of the lodge membership.
Dancing followed the band program
and tho Mooso orchestra provided
splendid music for the affair.
PEOPLE ARE GIVING
AS IN FORMER YEARS I
Despite tho iimiMual conditions pre
vailing at the present time tho peopK'
'.i j'.e icrul nt"! olourv'ng Christinas
ur. .1 gi t glvliv; n. ore generally th in
In former years. This great Ann i!
cun (li' toi'i hi r.weet nil I dciir to
everyone and iho public docs not In
tend to (llin'nlsh their efforts to nu'ko
this Christinas keep puce with form
er years In tho matter of remem
brances. (lilts are an expression of love.
Kuch ensuing Christmas Cms with
It:-, rifts, !i one more link In the chain
which binds tho Kop'o of this great
country together.
PETITION FOR
GOVERNOR HAD
SAVING CLAUSE
It now appears that tho petition
forwarded to the governor by paper
mill employes had a saving clause,
nnd that tho. request Unit tho state
nillltiu bo Rent to Oregon City was
(nullified with tho statement that il
tho Hpocial agents wero unable to bun
dle tho Bltiiiition that tho militia bo
ordered hero. From tho stntemcnt of
Captain Keller, In thurgo of the spo
clnl agents, tho present conditions arc
Btitlafttctory to thoso In charge of tho
poncn und quietness of Oregon City
and West Linn. The last puragraph
In tho petition to tho governor roads
ub follows:
"Resolved: That you, tho gover
nor of tho stttto of Orogon, be asked,
and we hereby petition you, to send
tho militia to Orogon City and West
Linn, fl your special agents should de
cide thoy nro unable to handlo the
matter, that said strlkorB, who nro
now nothing hotter than bandits, be
forcod to remain In tholr homes, It
thoy do not cure to seek employment."
BY LOCAL SCHOOLS
Tho sale of Red Cross- souls was
taken up in earnest Tuesday by tho
pupils of tho grade nnd high schools.
Kxcollont progress Is being mado and
the amount received from this source
will bo gratifying to thoso in chargo
of tho work.
CITY OFFICIALS DID
NOT ACT ON SQUARE
It. it. Mnusbery, whose popcorn
agon and the bouse surrounding it
,'ere moved Sunday morning from its
luce of rcfugo fronting tho municipal
elevator, says ho did not get a square
deal. In a statement to the Morning
Knterpriae Friday, Mr. Stansbery af
firms that ho was not fairly treated
and that ho and his property were used
as a football.
"I would never have constructed the
little houso around the popcorn
wagon," ho said, "had It not been that
I first aocured permission. I went to
tho mayor and ho had no objections,
and he aent me to Councilman Fred
Motwier, chairman of the Btreet com
mittee, who gavo me tho desired per
mission, and Recorder Loder also auth
orized mo to go ahead. One member of
tho council was present when the
houso was constructed and approved
the location, and after I had been there
a little while, along came Charles C.
Habcock, tho street commissioner, and
told mo he had received prders from
tho mayor to move the house away. I
call It a raw deal, and my attorney,
lamilton Johnstone, of Portland, ad-
rises me that I enn collect damages
but I do not intend to sue for such a
small aurn."
Tho management of tho Crown Will
amette Paper Company gave out the
following statement Saturday night:
' All six paper machines are operat
ing full and everything Is running
same as normal except the "Hotel de
Swan" Is the busiest place In the
world taking care of nearly 700 men,
who are now working In the West Linn
mills. During tho past week a large
number of strikers hve returned to
work and some of the paper machines
will be put on three shifts next week.
"All eight machines of the Crown
Willamette mills, at Camas are operat
ing full 24 hours, three of the ma
chines with three crews and the other
five with two crews.
Over 45 of the regular machine
hands are at work ,aml the plant Is
turning out full product.
"Things are about normal In every
way and except fur small groups of
Idle men standing around and pickets
operating at shift changing times.
All evidence of a strike is gone."
SHIPYARD EMPLOYES
L. L. Htansbery, had a narrow es
cape from drowning near the Busch
dock Friday evening, and as it was,
bis clothing was ruined, and he re
ceived a fright.
Mr. Btanshery and his wife were on
their way to spend the evening with
Mr. and Mrs. Frlsble, who are making
their home in a boat house near Twelf
th and Water streets. It was dark
when Mr. and Mrs. Stansbery were
passing over a plank leading to the
Frisble boat house. Mr. Stansbery was
In the lead, and believing he had come
to the end of the plank, stepped to
one side and fell Into the water, which
at the present high water Btage, is
bery, becoming alarmed, called for as
about twelve iet deep. Mrs. Stans-
glstance. She and Mrs. Frisble were!
helpless, as the latter's husband
was away at the time. Stansbery, use
Ing presence of mind and keeping a
cool" head, after he had gone down
several times, reached for the gang
plank and held tightly until he was
able to drag himself on the boat with
the assistance of the women.
At this point there Is some drift
which'" niade it more perilous for Mr.
Stansbery, as he was in danger of sink
ing under the logs.
Mr. Stansbery had a number of
drafts and checks in the pocket of his
overcoat, but these were recovered.
Stansbery says next time he Yisits
along the water front he will carry .a
search light or lantern to get his bearings.
GOZESKY IS
BAKERY. SERGEANT AT
ERI
,E.l
DIES AT BROTHER'S
HOIIM THIS CITY
JENNINGS LODGE
NOT SATISFIED
AT WATER VOTE
Stanley Goezesky, supply sergeant
of the bakery company. Company 314,
stationed at Camp Lewi3, American
Lake, arrived in Oregon City on Satur
day evening, where he Is visiting his
mother, Amelia Gozesky.
Cozesky says that he is now able to, county,
make bread, the kind your mother used
to make, and that If bi3 friends do not
believe It here, he will show them a
sample when they visit the camp at
American Lake
instruction and listening to lectures
he Is now able to cook as well as any
experienced man In the camp.
"The camps are In fine condition"
states Gozesky, "and a large number of
the men are quarantined for measles,
there being about 1700 men In all un
der quarantine."
Grozeaky leaves this evening to take
up his duties. He was accompanied
to Portland by O. C. Shlndler, formerly
connected with the Harding drug store.
Mr. Shindler is visiting his parents his
parents in Milwaukle, and also friends
in Portland.
Mr. Gozesky has been confined in
the hospital for ten days, due to
mumps, and says that he would much
prefer to knead bread than to remain
in the hospitaL
The bakers' company last Saturday
evening gave a benefit dance at Taco
raa, and the proceeds amounted to
$250. This will be applied to the mess
fund. There are 101 men in the bak
ers' company.
Mrs. Henrietta Fowler, wife of K.
W. Fowler, died at the homo of her
brother, Levi St?hrnan, of this city,
Monday morning, after an illness of
several weeks.
Mrs. fowler w-'.s born in Marion
near Silverton, and was 65
years of age. She has made her
home with her brother, Levi Stehman
for somp time. Two weks ego she
underwent an operation, but she Erad-
After the course of'ually failed until her death.
Mrs. Fowler is survived by her hus
band, of this city; three sons, Ed
ward Butts, of Portland; Henry Rert
Butts, of Anacortes, Wash., and San
ford Butts, of Portland; one daughter,
Mr3. Rosa McCloud, of Seattle, Wash.;
four brothers, Levi Stahman of Ore
gon City; John and Dan Stehman, of
Rainier and Lincoln Stehman,, of Se
attle, Wash.
The funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock, at the
Myers & Brady undertaking parlors.
The deceased was a member of the
Women of Woodcraft of Rainier.
UNAS J.
E
!E
OPERETTA AT WEST LINN.
A Christmas Oporotta, entitled
"The Capture of Santa Claus," will
be given by the pupils of Sunset school
In the now assembly hall, Friday ev
ening, Docomber 21, at eight o'clock.
Tho public is cordially invltod to at
tend. A committee of the American Rod
Cross society will be In the main cor
ridor of the school during the evening
to enroll members In that worthy organization.
SUES ON PROMISSORY NOTE.
John P. McCnnn Is tho plaintiff in
a ault on a nromlsHory note for
$055.06, given by J. W, Johnston and
Lootu. ohnston. The plaintiff asks for
8 per cent Interest from January 3,
1910, and for $150.00 attorney's fees.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Slnnott, of this
city, received word from their young
est sou, Thomas J. Slnnott, who en
llstod in the navy, and who has been in
chargo of a recruiting office in Spok
ane, Wash., for the past month, stat
ing that he would arrive home this
morning, where he will remain until
lWs condition improves. The young
man has bet'n confined In n hospital
for tho punt two weeks, suffering from
a severe attack of rheumatism, and tho
last report otuMonday wus that it had
affected his left Bide.
Sinnott was connected with the "re
cruiting office in Portland before be
ing transferred to Spokane. He was
among tho first young men of this city
to enlist in the navy.
CAMP MILLS IS
VERY COLD SAYS
DEL. HOWARD
Miss Rose Mulvaney, of Mulino, was
in this city Saturday. Miss Mul-
vaney's nophew, Dolbert Howard, who
enlisted in the army, and who has been
stationed with his company at Camp
Mills, New York, states he la enjoying
the life of a Boldier, but that Camp
Mills is a cold place to camp. The
wind blows 'mll03" each night, he
claims, and the boys from Oregon suf
fer with the cold, it being different la
Oregon.
"We had expected to be in France
by Christmas, but it does not look Ilka
it now," stated the young man's let
ter. "This is sure some camp. Every
thing Is tents Bnd soldiers, and the air
full of flying machines from morning
until night."
Howard is a member of Company A,
162d Infantry.
Christ Jensen aihl Robert W. Smith
shipyard employes of Portland, started
for the Sunday night dance at Milwau
kle with a pint bottle of bootlegger
whiskey.
In the cloak room of (he old Friars'
club building Officer Meads spied the
two with the flask raised to their lips
in a "Here's how" fashion. He ar
rested the two, brought them to Ore
gon City and in lieu of $25 bail, placed
them In the Wilson hotel for the night
without their bottle.
Monday morning they pleaded guilty
to possessing intoxicating liquors, and
in the absence of Justice of the Peace
Sievers were assessed $25 by Deputy
District Attorney Burke which by
united efforts ami a trip to I'ortlund
by Smith, they were able to pay.
PROFANITY AND
ABUSE CHARGED
BY MRS. B. IIELT
That the town of Jennings Lodge
was strongly "ferniust" the recent wa
ter incorporation plan, which carried
December 12 in the Milwaukee Heights,
Oak Grove and Jennings Lodge dis-i
trlcts, was shown In the official can
vass made by the county court Mon
day afternoon. It was rumored about
Oregon City that Jennings Lodge will
take immediate steps to contest he
election.
Complete returns follow in the sev
eral districts:
For Against
Oak Grove No. 2 42 3
Milwaukle Heights... - 23 12
Concord 42 12
Oak Grove No. 1 22 3
Jennings Lodge 23 115
Total 171 145
John Risley, with a vote of 204, H.
Starkweather, with 161 and Dean But
ler with 169 votes, were the three high
men in the woter commissioner's rac
and will act as the first board.
Bertha Holt has filed a suit for di
vorce on the grounds of cruel and in
human treatment. The couple vere
married in Portland in 1909, nnd ac
cording U the plaintiff's prayer, the
trouble began when the two were liv
ing at the Milton hotel, when her hus
band began a scries of profane nnd
vile lectures and otherwise heaped
abuse upon her. Sho further claims
that her husband was a drunkard.
CLERK-CARRIER
EXAM. WILL BE
HELD FOR. MEN
A male clerk-carrier examination
will be held at Oregon City, January
12, to establish an eligible register
from which selection may be made to
fill vacancies as they occur in the
position of clerk and carrier at the
Oregon City post office. Men only
will bo permitted to this examination.
Application blanks and information
may be obtained form William B. How
ell, local secretary, Board of Civil Ser
vice Examiners, post office, Oregon
City.
BLAST HOT COVERED
While blasting rock from the bed of
the basin in the locks Friday, the em
ployees of the government engineers
failed to properly cover the blast and
large boulders fell on tne roof of the
paper mill dock, badly damaging it.
The engineers immediately put crews
at work repairing the damage.
The work of repairing the locks is
gradually reaching completion. The
now gates at the grand lock are com
pleted and In place aud the work of
deepening the basin between the
paper mill docks and the bluff Is pro
gressing in a satisfactory manner,
considering the canal is kept open to
boats of all sizes at all times.
AS MODERATOR EOR.
HI
IS. NELLIE HEN
LAID TO REST IN
ML VIEW CEMETERY
The Federated Congregational
churches of Oregon City, Jennings
Lodge, Parkplace and Clackamas held
their annual meeting Thursday night
in the Oregon City church parlors, C.
H. Dye, presiding. A. C. Howland,
clerk of the first church, reported 31
new members for the last year, making
a total of 141 active members. Mrs.
Delia Roberts, of Jennings Lodge re
ported 11 new members and a total of
31. Parkplace reported the loss of
nearly all their young men who have
gone to the war. Of the Federated
churches 27 names are now on the ser
vice flag. Other reports and discus
sions were given by Mrs. Bessie F.
Bruechert, Mr. and Mrs. William
Jacobs, Mrs. W. A. White, Mr. and Mrs.
James Roake, Mrs. H. C. Stevens, Mrs.
C. D. Latourette and others. L. Adams
was elected moderator for the coming
year and E. C. Dye scribe.
SCHOOL DISTRICT IS
COURT HOUSE NOTES
A. Mautz, J. W. Lewellon and James
Shelley have been appointed apprais
ers or the estate of the late Wiley W.
May.
An order confirming the sale of prop
erty has been entered in the suit of F.
E. and Maggie Morrison vs. F. B. Madi
son, et al.
In the estate of Henry Rieff, an or
der to sell personal property of the
estate has been entered, in behalf of
the administratrix, Henel Rieff.
WEST LINN GIRL BRIDE.
Miss Esther Edna Walk, aged 16,
of West Linn, and Amos Frances Ball,
ngod 22, were granted a marriage li
cense at Vancouver, Wash., Saturday.
Where is John Doe?
Husband All Ready
He Blight Spill Beans
Offering to insert the true name of
his wife's affinity in his complaint, if
the wife so wishes, Charles E. Rlcka
baugh, well known Willamette citizen,
Friday filed a divorce suit against his
wife Rosetta Rickabaugh. A statu
tory charge is made the basis of Rica
baugh's suit, ' and "John Doe" is the
camouflage appearing on the official
papers, as the person who on Decem
ber 11, of this year, committed the
offense.
The couple were married in Salem In
1911. Owing to the prominence of the
parties locally and the many rumors
as to the Identity of -John, the case
promises to be a sensation for the
thrill-seekers of the mill town.
Many friends of the late Mrs. Nellie
Heim, who died in this city Tuesday
at the home of her mother, Mrs. E. J.
Dungey, attended the funeral services
at the Dungey home on Third and Linn
avenue, Thursday afternoon. Rey. C.
H. L. Chandler, rector of St Paul's
Episcopal church, officiated. "Jesus
Lover Of My Soul" and "Jesus Savior
Piloe Me" were sung impressively by
Mrs. S. McDonald, Mrs. E. W. Scott
and Mrs. George Osborne.
Friends followed the remains to
their last resting place in Mountain
View cemetery beside those of her
father, who died in Oregon City In
1904. The floral tributes were beauti
ful and covered the grave. The pall
bearers were Lyle McCoy, Harry Shel
ly, Clarence Osborne, Ewald Snyder,
Louis Nobel, Jr., and Theodore Marley.
Mrs. Heim was a well known young
woman of Oregon City before her mar
riage to Mr. Heim, and after her marri
age left for North Bend, Oregon, where
she has made her home until about six
weeks ago, when she arrived in this
city to visit her mother. Mrs. Heim
has been ill since early in June, and
had also come here for the benefit of
her health.-
Mrs. Heim was twenty-five years of
age. She was born In Oregon City on
November 21, 1S92, and attended the
Oregon City schools.
BROWNELL HOLLY
IS SHIPPED TO
SAN FRANCISCO
Suit was instituted Saturday in the
circuit court against School District
No. 10S of Clackamas county, for $200
alleged to bo due the plaintiffs on a
bond commission agreement made last
January.
Preparatory to floating a- bond issue
of $25,000, the Keeler Bros, company,
which is an Arizona bond concern,
signed an agreement with Fred Jorg
and W. H. Holder, members of the
board, that the expenses of handling
the floating of the bonds, including at
torney's fees and other Incidental ex
penditures, would be paid by the
school district In the sum of $200, ac
cording to the complaint. The bonds
were not sold to the Arizona corpor
ation, and the suit is brought to col
lect the $200 alleged due on the prelim
inary agreement. The directors it is
said, have refused to pay the sum.
LOG RAFT CUT LOOSE.
Three thousand dollars worth of
spruce logs, owned by the Hawley
Pulp & Paper Co., in a raft on the
upper river, were cut loose Sunday
night but owing to the- strong current,
they drifted into the basin above the
mill and were saved. The raft was
tied with a one and one-fourth Inch
rope, which was severed with a knife,
nnd an attempt waa made to cut
loose another raft, but the strands
were not completely severed.
The holly bushes at the farm home
of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Brownell
at Concord Station, Clackamas county,
are attracting much attention by their
gorgeous beauty. With the waxy grteo.
leaves and the scarlet colored berries,
it is a sight for those who are lovers
of holly. Mr. Brownell, about six
years ago, planted 635 holly bushes,
purchasing the best variety, and Is
now rewarded for the selection of the
bushes and the care of the same by
each year harvesting a large amount,
of foliage for the markets. Last week
he shipped to the San Francisco mar
ket 1000 pounds, and is to have that
many more cut during the week to be
disposed of in the Portland market.
RICH CHICAGOAN
LEAVES ESTATE
IN THIS COUNTY
Petition of letters of administration
of the estate of Tlllie A. Rehm, weal
thy Chlcagoan, were filed In the pro
bate court Friday. Deceased left an
estate of real property In this county
valued at $1800 according to the reci
tations of the petition, which was filed
by Eva L. Matthews, a relative of the
deceased. The whole estate Is valued
at several hundred thousand dollars,
according to the will which was placed
on file Friday afternoon.