OftECdN CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23.' 1918.
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LOCALS
U, JO. ryyU returned from a trip
to I ho Tillamook beiiolmi Wednesday
vening, Ho visited a number of the
rmiorU Including Ilur View, Manr.an
lUand Classic. Ridge., At the lattor
ploco a beautiful summer homo! to
lx built by some of the Portland art
litis, to bo located In a plcturRiue
spot. Mr. Frnytag says the acanory
between Tillamook City and Classic
JUdge is attractive, and li tho means
of bringing niiiny people to that re
sort this summer, lie wu accompani
ed on the trip by bla wife and Mri. 12,
M. M mid, mother of Mm. Freytag.
Mr. Freytag remained at llur View
for a few dayi longer and la at the
homo of Mr. and Mri. K, P, Carter.
Mr. Momli returned Wednesday even
ing. Tba (iiirty visited a nmnbor of
the iiproca camps, and Buy several of
thoae hav been beautified by the sol
ders, Hirixita and avenues have been
laid out by the Rpruca men d.irlng
thlr leisure hours after I iny have
worked bard all day cutting the im
iiteime trued, and thoy fiollght in hav
Ing tli comps mude attractive. The
soldier toya gave the Oregon City del
egation a moat cordial welcome. Mr.
Froytag says they are doing wonder
ful work In the cantpa.
Mr. A. Niitho, residing on Madison
ritnx't between Eighth and Seventh,
as painfully burned about the face
"Monday morning caused by an ex
ploiting of her gas range. Mrs. Nettie
wui opening the oven door when the
nipUmloa occurred. She waR thrown
heavily to the floor, dlshea In the cup
hoard were thrown about, and a por
tion of the wall at the rear of the gna
range blown out. The Rtore wai bad
ly damaged. Neighbors rushed to the
Nathe home to ascertain the canto of
the notae, and found Mra. Nuthe al
most nnnoiuicloiia, having boeu over
come by the fumea, her face and hair
badly aeorched, and her eyelashes
and eyebrowi wens burned, Her eyes
worn badly Rwollen, and for Rome time
It wae fared her eyesight was In
jured. Mr. Rathe had Just hnd the ga
Installed In her home a few duyi
prevlooR to the explosion and waa
trying oot the oven, when the ac
cident oornrred.
lira Phillip J. Slnnott arrived In
Ongoa City from Ios Angolea, Sat
urday, aad li vlattlng at the horn of
Mr. BlnnotCs parents, Mr. and Mra.
Slnnotf, of Eleventh and Waahlngton
Streets. Mra. Slnnott will probably re
main la Oregon during the time her
huabanl 1 In aervlce. "Phil," aa he li
uenerarfy known In Oregon City, la
a wall known newapaper young man.
and kaa nllstd In the Twenty-third
Machine Chin Battalion, and la sta
tloned at Camp Fremont. California.
Slnnott waa formerly connected with
the Fntvrprlsn, For the paat year he
haa seen with the ITnlted Preaa.
I. Boysr. veteran of the flattie of
Gettysburg, and one of the old plo-
terra of Clackamaa county, whose
home la near Molalln. wna In Oregon
City Friday visiting frlenda. Mr. Hov
er waa on hla way to Portland, where
he la to attend the convention of the
0. A. It. lie can tell many thrilling
tnloa of hla experience In war tlmea.
lie la about 85 years of age and still
hale and hearty. lie bears the mnrke
of wTfrnl gun ahot wounda received
in battle.
Mra. B. P. Iavla, who recently left
Oregon City with her husband, Rev.
a. P. Davis, for Portland, where they
have been visiting frlenda, was In this
city Friday, Rev. and Mrs. Davie
formerly resided here, disposing of
their property Interests and will mnke
Philadelphia their home. They will
leave the latter part of the week for
the Fast. They were former residents
of PhlTadolphla.
Mrs. ftldney Nuttnll and aon haw
returned to their home In Cunemah
after spending the past two weeks
with Mr. Nuttall nt Waldport, Ore.
Mr. Nuttnll Is connected with the
Warrca Spruce Co, at that place. On
the ivtarn homo thoy vlBlted nt New
port and with Mr. and Mrs. Max
Telford at TaQulna. The Telforda are
camping at Taqulna, where Mr. Tel
ford Is also employed by the Warren
Spruoe Cb.
Mr. and Mra. Oacnr Fuller arrived
Saturday night from Kanaoa City.
Kan., and are gueota nt the home of
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Horton, at Glad
stone. Mr. Fuller and Mr. Horton
arn cousins. The former Is a veteran
of the Civil war, having been a mem
bor of Co. 0, 22nd Illinois Infantry
during the rebellion. Mr. and Mrs.
Fullo came west to attend the na
tional encampment of the G. A. R.
A party composed of Mr. and Mrs.
H. A. Lelghton and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Hlmer Hendrlckson and family,
and Mrs. Dennis Byrnes returnod
recently from the Belknap Hqt Springs
on the McKenzle river. They made
the trip In two machines, and except
for a fow blowouts and a balky car
burentor report a fine trip. The party
spent the time fishing and have many
Hah stories as a result.
Mr. and Mra. C. H. Caufield, and
William Wood and children of Wash
, ougal, Wash., have returned from
Salt Air, where they have been spend
ing their vacation In the Percy Cau
field cottage. Mr. Wood and Percy
Caufield drove home from the bench
by the way of Seaside, arriving In
Oregon City Sunday evening. Mr. and
Mrs. Wood returned to Waahougal
Monday morning.
Mrs, Harry Jones haa as her guests
this week her mother, Mrs. Andrew
Todd, of Portland, her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Todd and their children, Wilbur and
Pauline, of Independence. Mr. Todd
is helping Harry Jones with the work
on the Went Linn hotel. They will
rentals. hre about two weeks.
Otto T. Hogg, aocond ion of Mr, and;
Mra. IT. Hogg, Sr., has been heard
from rIiioo hla arrival In Franca, Ilia
brother, Fred Hogg, received a card
Friday morning Raying he had arrived
solely, and was In the best of health.
He desires to hear the new from
home. Hogg Is a member of Company
L, 361st Infantry, A. K. P.
Lee Harding haa returned from
Mexico wlwre ha has been connected
with a construction project, and Is
visiting at the home of bla parents,
Mr, and Mra, George A. Harding,
where his wife and daughter have also
been visiting. Mr. Harding will spend
a week here before going on to Ta
coma, Mr. and Mra. W, II. Ilonney and
family, accompanied by Jack Hlndle,
who waa 111 for aorno time at tha Ore
gon City hospital, suffering from
pneumonia, have gone to the beach to
spend a few daya. Mr. lllndlo'aliealth
la Improving, but ho la not yet able
to resume hla dutlea at Vancouver Bar
racks. The Howland brothers' have or their
guests .daring encampment wek Mr.
and Mra. Hufford and son, Joe, and
wire and little daughter, Margaret, of
Lor Angelee, Cel. They will make a
trip today over the Columbia high
way. W. H, Hufford Is a veteran of
the Civil war and has bewn steadily
eniw.cd In teaching since 18G7.
Mr, and Mra. Walter A. Dlmlck and
son, Normnn, who have been aoend
Ing several woeka at Salt Air, where
they have boon occupying the It J.
Thorne cottage, have returned to
Oregon City, Thoy had a moat delight
ful outlnK, and enjoyod vlalttng a num
ber of other beach reaorte.
Mra. rawrence Vnaler, of Minneap
olis, Minn., a graduate of Fairfield
Academy, New York. In elocution and
uauslo, la visiting her alster, Mrs. W.
8. Dennett, of 731 Washington street,
Mrs. Vaaler Is a daughter of a Civil
war veteran and came west to attend
the reunion of the O. A. It.
Roy McFarlund, a former resident
of Oregon City but now of Portland,
was In the city Tuesday visiting with
frlenda. 1U Is on hla way to American
Lake where he la to enter the aor
vice. Hla parenta. Mr. and Mrs.
James McFarland, live In Powell
Itlver. B. C.
A party composed of Mrs. R. E,
Woodward, Mr. and Mra. Bradley
Woodword, Kenneth Woodward, and
Cla-Jdo Jones drove back from the
Tillamook beaches the end of the
wek. They found the roads In aplte
of the rain to be In fairly good condl
tlon.
Mr. and Mra. Fred Freeman, of
Canemuh, are at Waldport, Oregon,
where Mra. Freeman la to epend the
month of August. Mr. Freeman la
employed by the Warivn Spruce Co.
at that point, and will remain there af
ter Mra. Freemun returna home.
Mis Mildnrd L. Jeremiah, the
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mra
8. H. Jeremiah, former residents of
Oregon City, died In Portland August
19. Mht Jeremiah was 13 years of
nge. The funeral was held In Port
land Wednesday,
Mrs. George Mathewson has as her
guoHta a party of people who have
driven from Moab, Utah, in their ma'
ctane. Those making the trip are
Mr. and Mra. D. F. Dcnsel, Donald
and Ruth Densel, Mra. lledbury, and
Helen Plngham.
. Mra. llllum Davis, after visiting
her pawnta, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Mills,
of Sandy, ha returned to Oregon
City. Mra. Davla was accompanied to
Sandy by her Bister, Mlsa Florence
Mills, who has been In Oregon City
aa her guest.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Simmons and
Fred Johnson, who have been living
In Ocean Falls, H. C, where Mr
Slmniona and Mr. Johnson have Iwen
connected with the paper mills, have
returned to Oregon City to make their
home.
Mrs. George Cuhee, who has been
visiting with her cousin, Mrs. Sidney
Nuttall, has gone to Hoquiani, Wash.,
to join her husband who is in the
sprue division stationed at that point,
Mra. Caheo's home In In Rig Bay,
Mich.
Dan Robbins, formerly of this city
but now of McMlnnvllle, has opened
headquarters for the Union Moat
Company in' that city. Mr. Uobblns
has been in McMlnnvllle for the past
year, and his health Is much improv
ed.
George Ely and Bonnie Nefsger
left the first of the week for the huck
leberry patch at Government Camp,
whore they are to camp for a week.
They are planning to fish along the
streams in that vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. , Current, of
University Place, Nebraska, are visit
Ing Mra. Current's father and moth
er, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Horton, at
Gladstone, and her sister, Mrs. R.
B. Cox, of this city.
Mrs. Wadlla, of San Dlogo, Cal,
was a guest of M,rs. Eva Emery Dye
the first of th week. Mrs. Wadlla
Is a distant relative of Mrs. Dye, and
la in Oregon to attend the O. A. R.
reunion in Portland.
' , Mr. and Mrs., Clyde O. Huntley,
and daughter, Mildred, and Dr. Clyde
Mount returned Tuesday night from
'a motor trip up the McKenzle and
Willamette rivers as far as Oak
Ridge. .
Mrs. ' W, C. Green and Miss Isa
bella Hatton, formerly of this city
but connected now with the St, Vin
cent's hospital in Portland, spent sev
eral days in Molalla the first of the
week.
Earl, W. Murphy, formerly city
'editor of tha Kntorprlrfe, was In Ore
gon uiy weunesuay, nr. Murphy is
connected with the Intelligence de
partment of the United States navy
now, fc
Miss Alice Wsttora will leavt Sep
tember 1st for Portland, where she
will take a nurse's course at St. Vin
cent's hospital, Miss Wattere la the
book keeper for the Jones Drug Com
pany. Mr, and Mrs, F, J. Schmltz and
family, after residing at Clairmont
for the past seven yeare, have moved
to Oregon City. They have taken up
their residence at 1219 Ninth Street.
Mr. and Mrs, William Tipton are
receiving the congratulations over the
arrival of a daughter at tbelr home
on Center Btreot, August 18. The lit
tle girl has been named Sarah Louise.
urice Zumwalt, formerly of this
olty but connected now with the pa
per mllla at Powell River, B. C, Is In
town for a short visit. He has recent
ly recovered from on lllneas.
J. II. Dunn and Clarence Tralnor,
both of Waterloo, Iowa, are visiting
their relatives, M. E. Dunn and fam
ily, and attending the 0, A. K. re
union In Portland.
A party composed of Miss Helen
Ely, Mra. Maggie Cross, and Mia
Ella Cross have left for a two weeks'
vacation at NVitarts and other Tilla
mook beocbcR. ,
Miss Koll, instructor In home econ
omics at O. A. C, is a guest at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Calavan.
Miss Koll la lecturing in the rammer
school here.
Miss Elizabeth Ellison, who was
Instructor In art at the Oregon City
high school last year, has accepted a
position at Frosno, California.
Born, to the wife of Henry D. Smith,
of Jennings Lodge, a son. The young
ster made bis appearance in tiie world
at Oregon City hospital.
Rev. T- H. Ford, who haa been
pending a few daya at Ocean Park,
Wash., returned to Oregon City Wed
neaday evening.
Mr. William Marshall, of Clarke,
Is among the teacher of the county
attending the Summer Normal at Bar
clay building.
Theodore Miller, well known fann
er of Cams, accompanied by his son,
were In Oregon City on business Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C Armstrong, well
known residents of Redland, were
Oregon City visitors Saturday
A. H. Schatx, of Stafford, waa among
those to tranaact bualneaa in thisctty
Saturday.
Mrs. Fellows and daughter, of Col
ton, were In thia city Friday and Sat
tirduy
Born, Thursday evening. August 15,
to the wife of Harry Price, of 1015
Sixth street a daughter.
IN S0CIETY CIRCLES
The home of Mr. and Mra. J. W.
Armstrong waa the acene or a very
enjoyable party lust Saturday night
when about seventy-five guesta gath
ercd to bid good-bye to their young-
oat son, Ralph, who left Tuesday
morning at one o'clock for Mare Is
land, Cal.
The early part of the evening was
spent roasting marshmallows and
playing games around a huge bon
fire. About tcn-thlrty when the inevl
table Oregon mlBt began to fall the
guests went in the house tor dancing.
Late In the- evening a delicious Hoov
ortzecl supper was served.
' One very enjoyable feature of tlw
evening was a song, "Sometime
somewhere," uy Mae Powell, ac
companied on the violin by her broth
er, Dempaey.
Ralph Armstrong, who graduated
from the Oregon City high school with
the class of '17, enlisted In the Radio
Electrical engineers. He has a broth
er, Fred, and two cousins In the service
Joe Armstrong, already in the service
Out of town guests were Miss Nell
Younger. Mr. and Mrs. ColllnB, Mr
nnd Mrs. C. C. Shannon and daugh
ter.
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED
A marriage license was Issued here
by County Clerk Iva Hr.rrington , to
Claud P. Brown, aged 22, of Hubbard,
and Vernlta Symmonds aged 18, of
Oregon City.
FIGHT AT OAK GROVE
Relatives engaged in an altercation
over a board bill at the Bunnell home
in Oak Grove Wednesday night, and
it 1b reported that the owner of the
house was bested In a fistic encount
er. The trouble was reported to Sher-
off Wilson, but too late to stop the
fight. None waa seriously Injured
SUIT TO QUIET TITLE
C. H. Marsh and Ettle Marsh are
the plaintiffs in a suit to quite title
against Frances R. Williams. Mary
Jane Williams, and others. The prep
erty lies In the Williams Donation
Land Claim in Township 6 S. R.
E. of the W. M.
DESERTION CHARGED BY ADRAIN
Desertion is charged by George Ad
rain against his wife, Mary Adrain
in the husband's spit for divorce filed
Wednesday. The couple were married
In 1913 and the desertion is alleged
to have occurred in June a year ago,
.YOUNG'S BODY SHIPPED
The remains of the late : Asa
Young, who escaped from the state
asylum at Salem, and later committed
suicide by drowning, were shipped to
Monmouth Thursday evening.
Makes Night Hideout
WestLinn Rejoices
Qiari vari . Newlyweds
. A real, old-fashioned charivari greet
ed Georga Chamber and hi bride
Monday nlgbt upon their return from
Vancouver, where they were married
on Saturday laet. West Linn kiddies
came Into tbelr own and made the
night hideous with every noise device
known to "boy-land." Tbey climbed
down the bank to the locks and sur
rounded the Chambers cottage and It
took some actual "persuasion" to In
duce thera to depart.
Mr. Chambers has been employed
at the government locks, with hi
futber, for many years. His bride waa
Miss Vestula Jackson, of Portland.
That her husband knocked her
down and beat her Into a state of un
consciousness is the charge of Mra.
Lucile M. Roppel, who filed suit for
divorce against her husband, John
Roppel, Monday, The alleged assault
waa the culmination of a seriea of
long standing abuse, according to the
wife, and occurred on August 9th of
thia year. - -;
, The Roppela were married in Ore
gon City In 1909, and have one child,
the cuatody of which the wife would
have. She aska a restraining order en
Joining ber husband from moleating
ber in any way, and $30 per month
permanent alimony.
Desertion u charged by Sarah F.
Clancy in her suit against John W.
Clancy. The couple were married at
Vancouver July 12. 1917, and the de
sertion occurred August 15th, of the
aame year, according to the complaint.
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With the return of Circuit Judge
Campbell from Newport Wednesday
court affairs took a sudden spurt, and
many decrees were entered In var
ious civil controversies.
A Judgment of $150, $40 attorney's
fees and $15 costs, together with in
terest, was entered In favor of Wm.
Hughes against C. S. Bard, in a civil
action to recover money filed some
time ago.
A quiet title decree covering 17
acres In the Hood D. L. C. was en
tered in favor of Solomon and Chaa.
Hannant against Hannah Goldsmith,
et al.
Judgment was entered In the sum
'of $275.16. with 6 per wnt interest
since March 21, 1917, in favor of H.
A. Askwlth against C. F. Richard
son, In a suit brought by Askwlth
against the Highland Plumbing Com
pany. Theodore Schiel, in a cross
complaint in the same matter was
givfn a Judgment of $73 against Rich
ardson, who was one cf the partners
in the Plumbing Company.
Judgment was given for $132, with
accured interest, and $25 attorneys
fees, and execution ordered against
Lots 1, 2, end 3 of Block 4 of Knob
Hill, in the suit of Mrs. S. J. Dicker
son ncalnst Claud D. Brown and
Lucile Brown, his wife.
JACOBS WOULD CHANGE NAME
PORTLAND. Aug. 17. Asserting
that the name Jacobs is of German
origin, and therefore offensive to him
and a detriment to his business, Sey
mour Lewis Jacobs filed a petition in
the county court yesterday asking
that he hereafter may be known le
gaily as Seymour Lewis Gilbert.
DRAFT BOARD AFTER BERRIES
The local draft board took ad
vantage of the first breathing spell
in weeks Saturday, when Sheriff and
Mrs. Wilson and two sonB, Gordon
and Roland, and Clerk Iva M. Harring
ton, departed for an over-Sunday trip
to the Government Camp huckleberry
patches. They returned Sunday even
ing laden with some ten dozen gal
lons of the delicious fruit.
WIFE CHARGES DESERTION
After nearly half a century of mar
rled life, Charles Hall Is charged with
desertion by his wife, Nettie Hall, in
a complaint filed in the circuit court
Saturday. The complaint alleges the
couple were married in Monroe conn
ty, Michigan, in 1873. and that the
desertion occurred in May, 1913.
Jack Frost - Costumes
Silk Dress on Sale
Bargains On Aug. 27
Htsre girls, is the chance of a life
time, according to Constable D. E.
Frost.
In the well oiled machinery of the
constable's department Mr. Frost has
accumulated from sources unknown
to the general public one ladies'
coat and two Bilk dresses. The art
icles of female apparel are said to be
the very last word in Dame Fashion's
category, and on the 27th day of Au
gust at 10 o'clock A. M at the very
door of the Justice of peace office, Mr.
Frost will sell the coat and dresses
to the highest bidder, and a hold no
tice on the office door conveys the ex
citing news, that the sale will come
according to schedule.
WiFEKNOCKEODOWN
BECOMEQUITE BRISK
VACANCIES RLLED
FOR COMING TERM
The Oregon City schools now have
full corps of teachers for the com
ing school year, three vacancies re
maining; having been filled Tuesday
night by the school board. Miss Dud
ley W. Tobln, of Portland, was elect
ed In the grades. She Is a graduate
of Jefferson high school and the Ore
ton state normal and taught last year
at LaGrande.
Mrs. Coy B. Woodard, of Portland,
was elected head of the science de
partment of the high school. She is
an Indiana University graduate and
has taken work in the Indiana normal
and In the University of California.
She has had teaching experience In
Cresham, Camas and Portland, and in
Coodland. Ind.
Miss Burnlce Zimmerman was choa-
en aa assistant in the commercial de
partment. She obtained her education
Waahlngton htgh achool of Port
land and at Whitman college and the
University of California, holding an
A. B. degree from the latter Institu
tion. She has taught two years in th!
Payette, Idaho, high school.
CHESTER DOUGLAS IS
Chester Douglas, picture ouerator at
the Star theatre, sustained serloua
Injuries Wednesday noon, when the
car he was driving dashed over the
bluff at the top of the 82nd street hill
about a mile beyond Clackamas .
Douglas, with George Snook, oper
ator at tne Grand tneatre, was re
turning to Oregon City. As they swung
around the curve at the southern end
of East 82 nd, the car swerved clear
off the pavement, over some 10 feet
of road adjoining the pavement and
piled into the ditch with Its occu
pants, after turning turtle. Douglas'
Injuries are extremely serloua, aa it
is thought that he has sustained a
fractured skull, along with many oth
er cuts and bruises. He was thrown
through the wind shield or the car
and landed upon his head and should
ers In the ditch. Snook, while badly
bruised, was not seriously hurt, and
continued his work at the local the
atre yesterday afternoon. Douglas was
given medical aid and Is now under
a physician's care. The boys were
brought to Clackamas by passing
autolsts after the accident, and from
Clackamas were brought to Oregon
City by Deputy Sheriff Joyner and
taken to the offlce of Dr. Mount,where
their injuries were attended to.
Douglas is a local draft registrant
and has been called to report with the
next quota of Clackamas men who are
to leave some time this month for
mobilization camps. He is the son of
Harvey Douglas, of Canby, and was
driving his father's car at the time
of the accident.
DOZEN RECRUITS
TAIyE UP STUDY
AT BENSON TECH
Twelve more boys left Thureday for
Portland to take up their studies at
the Benson Polytechnic school to fit
themselves for mechanical service
with the government. The men are
Henry Zimmerman, Aurora; John
Moger, Sprlngwater; Frank Zadnlck-
er. Oregon City; E. E. Gabriel, Oregon
City; Mike Helnrlcb, Boring;. Ralph
Hardy, Molalla; Clyde E. Mayfield,
Walla Walla: Ben Steininger, Mol
alla; Austin Nlchels, Oregon City;
Lyle O. Tledemann, Sherwood, Route
5; Paul Koch, Sandy and Walter Kitz
miller, Eagle Creek.
Wednesday evening, in addition to
the five registrants departing for
Spokane for mechanical training,
Clay C. Miller of Highland left for
the Corvallis Training camp; Reginald
C. Cook, of Oswego, departed for the
Vancouver Spruce division; and Art
hur Anderson of Cotton, left for the
officers' training camp at Louisville,
Ky.
Courand Would
Set Aside Deed
From Vorphals
A suit in equity to set aside
deed, was tnstitnted In the circuit
court Saturday by E. Courand and
Marie, his wife, against Robert Vor
phal and Hattie Vorphal, well known
ranchers of the Canby district. The
complaint alleges that the plaintiffs
purchased a tract of land, presumably
of 58 acres, and that it was learned
shortly thereafter, that, there was not
so much land as represented; that an
effort was made to, settle up the dif
ferences between the parties but that
the , defendants , made certain fraud
ulent representations concerning a
certain lane they are said to have
'deeded to plaintiffs In settlement of
the deficiency. The Courands ask that
the deed be set aside.
FIRE ON URUGUAY PRESIDENT
MONTEVIDEO, Aug. 17. An at
tempt was made to assassinate Presl
'dent Viora, of Uruguay, on Tuesday
afternoon during rioting growing out
of the general strike, according to an
'afternoon newspaper. The president,
It says, was standing on a balcony
when fired at and the bullet missed
nlm by a narrow margin.
Grants Pass Valuable chrome ore
located 27 miles from here.
PLAKTOFBIIICK
& TILE CONCERN
BOUGHT BY BANK
The machinery, stock and fixtures
of the much litigated Unique Brick
ft Tile Company, of Boring, went un
der the hammer at forced sale Mon
day afternoon for the aum of $3005,
toe Bank of Greaham being ttw pur
chaser. Execution was taken by the Scott
Company of Portland, on a chattel
mortgage held on the machinery of
the plant, and the sale wae conducted
by Sheriff Wilson, who acted as
auctioneer. Practically all the junk
men of Portland were bidders on the
stock, one of them going as high as
$3000.
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Harry Greaves, one or the pat
riotic cltlzena of Oregon City, pre
sented the members of Meade Post
No. 2, G. A. R. with a box of fine cigars
and the Meade Relief Corps with six
boxes of candy Friday. These delicac
ies are to be partaken of by the old
soldiers and the Relief Corps next
week during the O. A. R. encampment
in Portland.
On Tuesday the members of both
organizations are to go to Portland In
body. It is probable that they will
march down Main Street before taking
the car for Portland.
The members of these organizations
are looking forward with great pleas
ure of enjoying the treat Mr. Greaves
has presented them. '
CAPTAIN LOGUS SENT
Captain William R. Logus, who has
been in France as the regimental ad
jutant with the 162d regiment of the
U. S. Infantry, has returned to New
York and has been made divisional
adjutant, according to a wire receiv
ed here Wednesday by Mrs. William
Logus.
Captain Logus is to have head
quarters In New York for some time
with a new division that is being
formed there.
This is a still further advance for
Captain Logus. When he left Oregon
City he was first lieutenant with Com
pany U.
NAMED LIEUTENANT
Juluis Spagle, an employe of the
post offlce, has received a commission
as second lieutenant in the United
States Guards with orders to report
fct San Francisco immediately. He
does not know just what duties he will
have as yet, but he will remain in the
United States. Mr. Spagle was
among those who went to the Mexican
border in the summer of 1916. He
will leave in a couple of days for the
south .
Tl
.16
Gladstone school will commence
September 16, with the following
corps of teachers: Principal, J. A,
Croft, of Coos Bay, Ore.; Miss Rose
Wlnkleman, of Portland; Mrs. Estel
la McGetchle, Miss Zelma Johnson,
Mrs. Wanda Turner, Mrs. EstellaSalls
bury. Miss Beatrice Kirkup will have
fcharge of the music.
SOCIALISTS ARE
IN FIELD WITH
LOCAL NOMINEES
Nomination certificates and ac
ceptances by Socialist offlce seekers
were filed with the county clerk Mon
day as follows:
Sheriff F. H. King, Logan; Cor
oner, Jas. S. Imel, Abernethy; Clerk,
Claud Howard, Mulino; School Su
perintendent, Emma Rayner; Com
missioner, Bernard Freldrlch, Liberal;
Treasurer, J. Thomsen.
The Socialist convention was held
In Oregon City June 15.
AUGUST MARHOST
DROPSY VICTIM
AT SUNNYSIDE
August Marhost, a resident of the
Sunnyslde district for 16 years, died
at, the family home Saturday evening
from dropsy. The funeral was held
Monday afternoon from the home, In
terment following In the Clackamas
cemetery. Mr. Marhost was a native
of Germany and 72 years of age. He
is survived oy his widow and a dough
ter, Mrs. Martha Blaha, of 324 Second
Btreet, Portland.
mi
OFiSTIfffl
DYING IN SERVICE
The local lunge of ElkR held funer
al eervlce Tueaday afternoon for the
first of Its members to die in tha ier-
j'vloe, Andrew J. Lamb, who died at
the Mendocino state hoapital, Tal
mage, Cal. A delegation of members
from the lodge went to Molalla where
the funeral was held. Andrew lamb
was called to the colors la Novum-
fber, 1917, and was in training when
ne suffered from nervous prostration.
He was born in Molalla, November
10, 1889 and lived there until bis en
listraent. While attending school at
Molalla he waa considered one of the
star baaketball players. He to surviv
ed by a mother, Mrs, Emma J. Gon
ncy, of Molalla. Those going from
this city were: Ben Beard, exalted
ruler; T. A. Burke, E. L. K.; George
Swafford, secretary; Don James, loy
al knight; Emory Noble, lecturing
knight; Fred A. Miller, esquire; Judge
Dimlck, F. A. Miles.
FARMER DIES WHILE
(' t v.!.;, 'i 4 i it., if'- i'l
ATTENDING CHORES
While milking his cow In the barn
on his place in the Redlands com
munity Thursday evening, John Eg-
gers, a well known Clackamas county
rancher, dropped dead from heart
failure. Mr. Eggers had been doing the
evening chores about his farm and aa
far is known was feeling all right.
When he failed to come in from his
barn members of the family investi
gated and found him almost lifeless
reclining against a stall In the barn."
He was carried into the house and
died almost immediately.
Mr. Eggers leaves a wife and sevr
eral children to mourn his loss. He
was 55 years of age. Acting Coroner
John N. Sievers, after Investigating
the death, deemed an Inquest unneces-
ary- ,: , . ., . ...
WHILE TRAINING IN
MOLALLA, Or., Aug. 19. Mrs. Em
ma J. Bonney, of Molalla, received a
telegram bunday that her son, Andrew
J. Lamb, had died at the Mendocino
State hospital at Talmage, Cal.. Tha
young man was undergoing training
for the United States army, having
been called to the colors in Novem
ber, 1917. His health became under
mined after an attack of nervous pros
tration. He was born November 10,
1S89, at Molalla. and is survived by
his mother, two half brothers and one
half sister. He attended school at
Molalla, and was a star performer on
the basket-ball team, which played
all over the surrounding country.
CALLED BY DEATH
WHILE ON VISIT
NEAR MULINO
y Mrs. Marie Kreldt, wife of Andrew
Kreidt, of 751 H Roosevelt Avenue,
Portland died at the home of her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Treute one and one
half miles east of Mulino, Monday
night at 8:: 30. Mrs. Kreidt was a
native of Austria, coming to the Unit
ed States in 1908. She wr.s married to
Andrew Kreidt in January, 1914. The
'Lodge of Herman Sisters of which
Mrs. Kdeldt was a member will have
charce of the funeral services which'
will be held from the F. S. Dunning
undertaking parlors, 414 East Alder,
Thursday at 10:30. The interment
will be in Rose City Pary cemetery.
DOROTHY BOLLE DIES
Dorothy Bolle, daughter of Mr. and '
Mrs. Fred Bolle, died Wednesday
morning at the family home on the
Clackamas road. The little girl was
only one and a half years old. The
parents have been residents of this
section for a long time. The funeral
will be held from the Holman & Pace
undertaking parlors, Thursday at 2:00
o'clock, with Rev. W. R. Kraxberger
preaching. Friends are Invited to the
services.
CLACKAMAS RESIDENT DIES
Paul Fred Duda died August 19 at
his late residence near Clackamas
station. Re was 60 years of age and
leaves a wife, Caroline Duda, and
three children, Mrs. Croline Mat-
tman Mary Gernaraus, and Paul Fred
Duda. Funeral arrangements hava
not been made as yet.
Look Alive Fellows
4
When Were You 21?
Saturday Is At Hand
Saturday is official registration day
'for all young men of the county who
have attained their 21st birthday since
June 5th of this year and according
to Clerk Harrington, her offlce will
be open from 7:00 A. M., until 9:00
P. M. In order to accommodate the
group of local boys who will come
within the provisions of the act From
an estimate and a cursory examina
tion of school records it is thought
that thera will probably be 25 young
men who will come under the act.
AS COUNTY