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LOCALS
0. W. Cooper, rankling at Hubbard,
lluuko 1, was In Oregon City Tuesday.
Mr. Coopor brought lu noma samplus
of Karhr Koi0 and Durbiink potatoes
grows hla (arm, and thoy were
oui potatoes, ucoordlng tu sl.o. One
woald a nufficlnncy for a family
fur nan nmul. Muny of tlia potatoes
wttlga over two and omi-hult pounds,
while some weigh throe pounds. Ono
brought to Ortigon City Monday meas
ured I 12 tuclioa In length and 10
inchea In circumference. Mr, Cooper
Iota stmt a number of those to Mlsauurl
to "alio them' that Oregon can, rU
"spuds," These wore sent to Mrs.
Cooper't mother. There wore four aent,
and these weighed eleven pounds, one
ilplilag tht acatti at four pounds, A
number of the potatoes raised on the
Cooper pi urn urn exhibited In tint win
dows of the Oregon City Publicity De
partment and the Dlllman & llowlund
nal natatv office, wlur they bavo at
true tod mtacn attention. A fow duya
ago Mr. Coopor weighed seven of Ilia
lolutoe, aud they tipped tliu scales
at II 1 1 pounda. Mr. Coopor anya he's
front Missouri, and they'll have to
hnr him In that sltite If limy can do
any boter than he Ima dona In tlia art
of ralatag potutoos.
Wor4 kia bean received In thla city
by relatives of Hurvny lloylun, aon of
Charing lloylun, of thla city, annouiic
ltK tho seriously wonndliiK of young
lioylnn, who la In France. He la a gun
nor, and la but 10 years of age. When
Militating be waa but 15 years, und bla
mother, Mra. Oil Coin, of l'ortlund, ob-Jm-ted
to bla intirtng the army at s.icii
an age, and protested. Wblln aba waa
absent from bar home In Portland, the
lxy lft a note aaylng ha bad en
tnrod the srvire. He left for over-urn
iluly Dncnmbur, 1917. Ho waa wllb the
117th Field Artillery on June 27th
when be win Injured the flrat time,
and haa bo-n wounded tbn second
time, affording to tho word received
from Waahlugton, D. C. Humbly. He
baa bix n a gunner of Buttery 1), and
waa considered one of the crura abota
of the batlnry. Whlla at Camp Withy
combo Me waa given three medals for
marksmanship, lloylun haa many rela
tives in Oregon City. Ilia grandpar
inta, Mr. and Mra. George lloylan, re
lde at Gladstone.
Lieutenant Frank K. llutler, who waa
to bare aallod on the ahlp that aunk
at the pier In New York recently, hua
boen beard from, and all fear of the
young man bating bla life are now
abandoned. He la a brother of Attor
ney Dean Butler, of thla city, and who
baa Just resolved word from bla moth
er, Mra. llutler, of Monmouth, to the
4'iiet't that she had received a letter
from tlia Red Croaa Society that Lieu
tenant llutler bud arrived aafely over
sea. Lieutenant llutler la a surgeon,
und graduated from the University of
Oregon In the medical department In
19U. Relatives of the young lieutenant
have buea greatly worried until they
rm-elvod the good news of hla aafoty.
CI. C. Italics, a well known farmer
nt IHunaacua, waa In Oregon City
Thuraday. Mr. Dullea haa a aon, J. R.
Dal lea. In France, and three alepaona,
S. If. Runkin, In France; John Rankin
at I'twrl Harbor, Hawaii; Charlea
Kankts at Corvallla. where he la In the
. A. T. C. In the aervlce. Mrs. Dal
lea. one of the patriotic women of
Clackamaa county, and a practical
nursa came to the aid of the training
amp at Eugene when a call for
nurses waa made. After doing her bit
(here, ale waa called to the Renaon
I'oIytwAnlo School In Portland, where
ahe la now engaged In attainting In
caring for young men affllctnd with
influenza.
Samuel Pearaon, of Mllwauklo, waa
la Oregon City on Friday. Mr. Poaraon
la the owner of the old carding ma
-h!ne ODerated at Kaglo Creok In
Oluckamaa county over GO yeura ago.
He la preparing to furnlHh the houae-
wlia with apun yarn. Mr, Pearson
lived in Maaaachuaetta DO yeara ago
where b operated a mill at Lowell,
and aaya that the boat yarn aocured
In that tnd'JHtry In MaBRaaachua
etta waa the product from Oregon
wool growing aheep. He aaya that the
farmer of Oregon are making a great
mistake la not entering the aheep In
duatry and growing: more wool, but
Instead tbey have disposed of their
docks.
Mrs.Nllle Hall.of thla city, received
a telegram from her son, Earl Hall, of
the field Hoapltal Corps, on Satur
day, saying that he had embarked on
patriotic boys leaving Oregon City,
who remembered hla mother, when he
presented her with a $50 Liberty bond,
a few woeka ago. He was disappointed
In not being able to go over aeaa. Hla
brother. Reginald, Is on the U. S. Fin-"
bind, and haa made four trips over
seas taking Uncle Sam's soldiers. Mrs.
Hall has also done hor bit, and has
been employed on the government
worli In the Oregon City Woolen MUla
alnea th United States became In
volved In the war. ,
Sergeant Wesley MUllken, son of
Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Mllllken, of this
city, whs Is still stationed at Fort Stev
ens, was one of the football players
in the celebration hold at the fort on
Saturday. Sergeant Mllllken, It will be
romembered was one of tho champion
players of the Oregon City football
team, and although he suffered from
n broken noae and broken ribs, this did
not bother "Wes" In the least. Ser
jeant Mllllken haa had a longing de
sire to go over seas, and has been dis
appointed In not having the chance to
got a shot at tho Huns before the
close of the war.
U. A.,Magone, who recently under
weit a critcal operation In Portland,
haa Improved so that he has been
able to make his first visit to this
city Monday, and although still weak
froal tka operation; he la gaining. He
saya.ane of thB most enjoyable days
speat while he was in the hospital, was
the day that peace waa declared, and
he waa on a of the flrat there to hear
ilia whistles aad bulls. He says ha com
mnnciHl to got well from tlmt time on,
and only wImIkh! be was out of bd to
aMlat with the great demonstration In
Poriaa.
Percy Ca.illtild, who recently left for
Ilrmnerton, Wash., vfherc he was to bs
In the paymaKter dnpartmont, has re
turned to Orngoii City, and resumed
hla poaltlon as aaalatant cushler of the
Dunk of Oregon City. Mr, Caufield waa
among a number who fulled to pasa
the required physical examination, al
though he had successfully passd It
here and In Portland. A broken arch
waa the cause of hla falling. Purcy
aaya you have to enlist to find out that
you have a broken arch, and that It
had never given htm -any previous
trouble. ' .
As a number of Christmas gifts are
already arriving over seas from, the
boys In France, among these that has
JiiMt arrived waa from Oeorge Watts,
Heaver ('reek young man, who hua
been In the service for some time.
Thla gift was received by Miss Hilda
Hchiioliel, of Oregon City, and is a
handsome table cover. It la beautifully
design td and embroidered, Rare Inser
tion, all of which la hand-madn, makes
11 a most artistic piece of art work,
and la highly prized by the Oregon
City young woman. "
I.leutneant Muldrum McCown, a for
mer Clackamas county boy, now serv
ing bis ro.mtry In franco, h among
those appearing in the casualty list as
being seriously wounded. He Is the
only aon of Mrs. Lena Rlnearson, for
merly of Orenon City, but now of Cal
ifornia, and a grandson of Mrs. Sarah
F. McCown, also formerly of Oregon
City, The young mun received hla In
juries Oe.toUer 2. and a machine gun
bullet. Ha la now in a hospital In
i- ranee, that waa previously one of
the I tadltig hotels.
Mr. and Mra. T. C. Itlcbarda and aon,
Ccll, have arrived In Oregon City
from White Horse, Yukon Territory,
and are visiting at the borne of Mra.
Richards' grandparents, Mr. and Mra,
H. J. Bigger. They will remain here
for a few wooka, They were accom
panied to Oregon by Mra, Frank Rig
ger, alao of White Horse, who Is visit
ing her parenta, Mr. and Mra. Daven
port, formerly of thla city and Park
plaoa, but now of Portland.
"It Is all over. Thank Ood. Wonder
ful." la the, wording of the first cable
gram to be received In Oregon City
from France alnce the peace nexotla
tlona. Thla message was from Lieu
tenant Harold A. Swafford to hla
wife, and was received on Friday of-
ternoon. Lieutenant Swafford la of the
18th Knglneera Railway Company and
waa among the first American troops
to go overseas and arrive In trance.
Sidney Bowman, Thomas A. Iturke
and William Cook, who were to leave
November 29 for the officers' training
camp at Camp Fremont, California,
are ordured not to report for duty,
Since peace baa been declared It haa
changed tho plans of these three
young men, They all made good at the
training camp at thp University of
Oregon, recently, and were anxloua to
again reaame their military duties.
Byron Blackburn, aon of Mra. E. A.
Ostium, of this city, who died at his
home at Chanute, Kanaas, Wednes
day at 2:45, was burlod In that city
on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mra, Os born waa at the bedside of
her brother when hla death occurred
Mr. Rlackburn haa visited In thla city
on several occasions.. His wife died
less than a year ago, and also visited
In this city.
Among the Oregon City visitors dur
ing the week waa R. 11. Holcomb, of
Clackamas, who Drought In aome of
hla famona walnuts, ralaed ' on hla
farm. Those are on exhibit at the pub-'
Uclty department of the Commercial
Club and have attracted much atten
tion. They are unuiuslly large and are
of excollont flavor. The crop thla year
la unusually large.
J. Coleman Mark, prominent farmer
of Aurora, Route 4, and hla brother-in-law,
Henry A. Wolfer, of Canby,
ware In Oregon City Saturday. They
came here to arrange for the funeral
it the latter's brother, Charles Samu
el Wolfer, who died at his home In Mil
waukle on Friday evening. They also
visited the home of Judge and Mrs.
Grant D. DImlck.
M, H. Wheoler, of Boring, Roite 3,
was In Oregon City Saturday bringing
to the chairman of the county of the
War Campaign drive $76. Thla amount
haa been subscribed by the people of
district 300. Mr. Wheeler was captain
of the drive In that precinct and hla
assistants were Lee Ball and Miss
Mararot Wheeter.
Arthur Dougan, of Multno, one of the
well known residents of that place,
was In Oregon City Saturday. He was
accompanied to thla city by ' his son,
Archie Dougan, who has been In the
service at Vancouver Barracks, and
among the young men In the spruce
division who Is given an honorable dis
charge.
Mrs. Forrest Harbough,of Portland,
was in Oregon City Wednesday. While
here she was a guest of Miss Erma
Caluvan and Mrs. James Fullam, the
latter who ia In the Oregon City hos
pital.. Mrs. llarbough was formerly
Miss Alverda Altman, and she taught
at Redland the past two years.
Harold Dedman, who has been very
HI suffering from influenza at the
Sellwood hospital, has recovered so
that he has been able to resume his
military training at the Reed College,
Portland. He Is the Bon of Mr. and
Mrs. H. P. Dedman, of Clackamas.
Mrs. E. R. Gregory, of Greenwood,
was In Oregon City Tuesday. She was
accompanied here by her sister, Mra.
Faye Argo, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who
has been spending several months In
Oregon, but will leave for her home
after Thanksgiving,
U. J. Oarretson, of Boring, was
among the Oregon City business vis-
Hois Wednesday, Mr. Oarretson, since
starting bis barrel factory at Boring,
Is making that business a success, and
Is receiving many orders for the prod
ucts of his plant.
H. a Hklpper, of Mount Ptnosant, a
victim of the lnfiien.u, was able to
be ont for the first time on Friday,
Mr, Skipper visited lu this city, and
nays the entire family had been con
fin nd to their beds, but all are Improv
ing. Horn, at Ht. Vincent's hospital, Port
land, November 18, to the wife of Ser
geant Henry Hoffman, a aon. Mrs.
Hoffman was formerly Miss Ruth
Bhaw, of West Linn. Sergeant Hoff
man la serving his country In France,
Kd U'k and son, Klmer, of Red
land, wgis among those to transact bus
iness In Oregon City on, Saturday.
Amos Lee, one of tba old time resi
dents of Redland, was alao In Oregon
City on Saturday.
Mra. La, ii a Henderson, well known
resident of Mullno, was among the Or
egon ( ity visitors on Huturday. Mrs.
Henderson was accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Dennis Hylton, also of Mull-
no.
Mr. and Mrs. K, II. Rcddaway and
two sons, of Mllwauklo, spent Sunday
In Oregon City, und were euesta of
Mrs. Rcddaway's parenta, Mr. und Mrs.
J. M. Warnock, of Mount Pleasant.
C. Klltgsen, wio la well known in
Clackamas county, and one of the
prominent farmers of Stafford, was
among those to transact buainess In
Oregon City Thursday.
Harold Dedman, of Reed College,
was In Oregon City Tuesd'uy. He has
jiiltt recovered from an attack of In
fluenza, and will resume hla studies at
the college this week.
A teachers' local Institute will be
held at Estacada Saturday, and a num
ueer or tne teachers or thla city are
planning to attend.
C. W. Cooper, residing on the Wll
lamette Valley (Southern Railway line
near Molalla, was In Oregon City
Thursday.
Mra. C. Goldsmith la having a big
sale on all trimmed hats. Adv.
William Schatz, well known farmer
of Stafford, waa among thoaa to trans
act business In Oregon City Thurs
day.
Howard Osbtirn, of Mount Pleasant,
haa been critically 111 suffering from
Influenza, but is Improving.
Mrs. Frank Jaggar, of Carua, ac
companied by her aon, were in Oregon
City on business Saturday.
Hurry Borland and Ingwell Johnson,
of Oswego, were among tbe Oregon
City viBltors on Saturday.
J. Kessler, of Clackamas, one of the
poultrymen of the county, waa In this
city on Friday.
Vura. Furs, the latest styles in Furs.
Miss C. Goldsmith. Adv.
josepn HiioicK, or Stafford, was
among those to visit in Oregon City
Thuraday.
Mrs. W elser, or Redland, was among
those to transact business In this city
on Friday.
L. A. Russell, of Carua, was among
those to visit In Oregon City Sat
urday.
A. A. Spangler, of Spangler Station,
was In Oregon City on business Fri
day.
Mrs. B. Wagers, of Carua, was
among the Oregon City visitors Satur
day.
Dave Long, of Hazella, was an Ore
gon City visitor on Saturday.
E. Hull, of Sandy, was an Oregon
City vlaltor on Saturday.
Philip Howard, of Oswego, was In
this city Saturday.
DECREE GRANTED
A decree waa given Alta Chapln
Oreste In her suit against John Oreste
and the right to personal property In
Portland consitaing of household goods
piano, etc. She was 'given the prtv-
lege to resume her maiden name of
Alta Chapln. . ,
SALE CONFIRMED
In the case ot Anton K. Curtis vs,
Clark le A. Wells and the Melar &
Frank company the sale of property
to Curtis was confirmed, he being
the highest bidder. His bid was
$2075.28.
PETITION FOR LETTERS
i
Petition for letters were filed Thurs
day by James Robinson In tha estate
of Edith Robinson, deceased. The
estate Is valued at $1000, consisting
of real and personal property. There
are two heirs to the ewtate, Dorothy
Gertrude Metcalf, aged 3 years, and
Myrtle Martha Robinson, aged
months.
DECREE GRANTED
A decree was 'granted In the divorce
caae of Bertha Ganong vs. Joseph A
Ganong and the plaintiff given the
care of the two minor children ot the
couple. The defendant was given per
mission to visit them at reasonable
periods and they allowed to visit him
He was orded to pay $50 per month
for the, support and education of the
children.
D
CRUEL AND INHUMAN
Ml
Frank Hickman la suing Jennie
Hickman for divorce on grounds of
cruel and Inhuman treatment. He al
leges that she cursed him and called
him names and would leave home and
go to Portland on different occasslons
and at one time she was with a certain
man for a week. ,
They were married In Oregon City
September 20, 1904 and have two chil
dren, which the plaintiff wants ths
custody of.
Emma A. Thompson asks a divorce
from J. R. Thompson claiming that he
Is cruel and Inhuman und showes no
affectlona for her.
She saya that In 1914 he began to
get cold and iinaffectloiinte and told
her on several occasions that he aid
not care for her and did not want to
live with her. Ho deserted her In Sep
tember, 1918 and has since refused to
live with her.
For the past three years she alleges
that he has refused to take her to but
few places of amusement.
There Is one child of the couple and
the plaintiff asks the custody of this
and $.r5 a mouth for the support and
education of the child.
Veronica K. Elite charges T. J. Ellis
with cruel and Inhuman treatment In
her suit for divorce. She claims that
he called her bad names accused her
unjustly of adultry and also wrote her
letters accusing her of this.
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IN DIVORCE SUIIS
Ella Springer and John Springer
were married In Alexis, III., May 17,
1907, and In her divorce suit entered
here Tuesday ahe claims that soon
after the marriage he began to use
Intoxicating liquors to excess and
made life very burdensome to her. She
saya he soon began paying attention
to other women and she finally forced
to leave him, February. 1912, and go
to a slater's house to live. He follow
ed her there and threatened her with
a revolver and took tha minor child of
the couple away with him.
He still haa the child and she asks
divorce and the privilege of visiting
the youngster at reasonable times.
Josephine Broock and Leonard
Uroock were married In .Portland In
June, 1913, and ran a store there and
In her complaint for divorce she al
leges that he would go away and
leave her with the store. She claims
that he associated with other women
and wrote letters to them and be told
her that he did not care to live with
her any longer. She asks a decree of
divorce and tho right to resume her
name before marriage, Mrs. Josephine
Grigg.
E
Thomas Hammond pled guilty Tues
day to assault with a dangerous weap
bn and wag sentenced to one year in
the county jail and to pay the cost
of the case and the doctor's bill of the
plaintiff. The jail sentence was sus
pended and Hammond Is to report to
the sheriff once each month for the
period of the sentence.
He waa accused of hitting F. M.
Robertson with a hatchet after an arg
ument Robertson drove too close to a
fence of Hammond and the latter or
dered him away and when Robertson
refused he was hit on the head with
the hatchet.
Hammond left the country and was
missing for about a year and then he
was located in Southern Oregon and
Officer Frost brought him back to
Oregon City.
MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED
One marriage license was issued
Thursday at the clerk's office this
being to Jennie Poltz, 49, of Clacka
mas, and Henry Meier, 63, of Auro
ra.
A new marriage record book was
opened about a week ago, the old one
being filled, and It looked like the
new one was a hoodoo, for nearly a
week elapsed before anyone oame for
the honor of being the first ones to
haveHhelr names In It. Divorces are
far In the lead now but the ice Is
broken and It is hoped that the marrl
age record will soon catch up.
Two marriage licenses were. Issued
Wednesday by the county clerk, one to
porence McCoy, aged 33, of this coun
ty, ana jay v. r me, agea an, oi jvus'
slsslppi Avenue, Portland; and one to
Katherine Harper, aged 22, of Clacka
mas, and WTalter Sweazy, aged 32, of
Portland.
SALE CONFIRMED
In the case of Affa B. Belcher vs
I. G. and Ida M. Davidson the mort
gage was ordered foreclosed and the
property Involved sold and the plaint
Iff Is to receive $4000 and $273.33 tn
tereat and $200 attorney's fees.
DIVORCE GRANTED
Bert E, Youmans was given a di
vorce from Claulce L, Youmans and
the care and custody qf the two minor
children of the couple. The defendant
is given the prlviledge of visiting the
children at reasonable periods.
Bachelor is Some Chef
.
Married Men Given
A Very Big Surprise
J. G. Noe and William (Bill) Cooke
entertained a few of their friends at
their bachelor quarters at Glad-
stona Thursday evening. The affair
and was a decided success. At 7
o'clock a dinner was erved, with Wil
liam Cook as one of the hosts and also
acting as chef,' and he was able to
prove to the married men, guests of
this occasslon, that the happy bach
elors were not behind times when it
came to "Hood eats."
The table was prettily orranged by
J. G. Noe, county recorder, and chrys
anthemums, the favorite flower of the
bachelors, adorned the center of the
table. Each p'ace was marked with a
delicately colored flower.
The surprise was complete, when
Bill, host and chef, brought forth the
'"eats' which were arranged In
courses. The menu being as follows:
Shrimp salad; roust beef; beef
steak; gravy; sweet potatoes and
Irish potatoes (Bill said they' bad
their hides on); macaroni and
cheese; baked parsnips; bread and
butter (creamery); olives; baked op-
ples; fruit salad; small cakes; cof
fee, grape punch; and cigars. Dean
Butler was a toastmaater, and Bren- i
ton Vedder was one responding to a
totjst.
Following the dinner the remainder
of the evening was devoted to a so
cial time. Those attending say it was
the best time and one of the best din
ners they ever enjoyed, and voted
that bachelor life wasn't so slow af
ter all, and looked good to them, hut
that they too were perfectly content
ed with their lot. The married men:
when being Invited to dinner to be
prepared by the bachelors of Glad
stone, said they were from tbe state
Missouri and that they would
have to be shown. They were shown,
and they have now backed down on
showing the Bachelors what they can
do In the culinary line.
The bachelor quarters of the coun
ty recorder and the deputy county
assessor are among the most com
fortable little homes In Gladstone.
Those enjoying the house-warming
affair were Attorney Daan Butler, At
torney William Hammond, County
Assessor W. W. Everhart, County
Recorder J. G. Noe, Deputy County
Assessor William Cook and County
School Supervisor Brenton Vedder.
Anthony, the kitten of the bungalow.
and the pride of the home, who as
sisted largely in entertaining the
guests by his wonderful pranks, that
have' been taught by his owners, Noe
and Cook.
LIVE WIRES GET BUSY
Investigation of the proposed In.
crease of local rates by tbe Pacific
Telephone ft Telegraph Co. was start
ed here Tuesday through the Live
Wires of the Commercial Club by the
appointment of a committee consisting
of Dr. L. A. Morris, C. Schuebel, W. A.
Huntley, A. R. Jacobs and M. D. Lat-
ourette, with instructions to report "jp
on the justice of the proposed in
creases at next Tuesday's meeting.
C. H. DYE
Main Trunk Live Wires
The company has given public notice
of an early Increase without making
formal or any application to the Pub
lic Service Commission, upon tha theo
ry that it has a right to Increase its
rates by authority of the United States
postoffice department, the telephone
companies now operating under the di
rection of the government. The rates
for business phones In Oregon City are
scheduled for a raise from the present
rate of $2.50 for a main line to $4.25,
while residence phone rates will be
increased 50 cents and $1 each.
The Live Wires got into action again
Tueaday, following a summer vacation,
by electing the following officers:
C. H. Dye, main trunk; O. D. Eby,
sub-trunk; Dr. Clyde Mount, trans
mission wire; Percy Caufield, guy
wire; Rev. W. T. Mllllken, chaplain.
Several new members of the Com'
mercial Club were Introduced and O,
D. Eby, chairman of the bean com
mittee, reported that the Wires had on
hand about 2600 pounds of beans,
worth about 8 cents, the market being
low. These are the beans produced
under the direction of the organization
on the Ryan tract in the Mount Pleas
ant district last year.
P. J. Houlton, chairman of the Ore
gon district of the United War Work
Drive, reported that Oregon City had
gone over the top with its original
quota and 50 per cent additional, but
that the country districts had not yet
reached the top, figuring the increased
qiioas.
NEW INDUSTRY
A new lumber company was or
ganized here the latter part ot the
week and purchased the Frances
Welch planing mill and will do a gen
eral lumber business. There will be
several plants In the Northwest and
Oregon City is to be the main office.
The officers are aa follows: W. B.
Bonekemper, president; Frances
Welch, vice-president, and J. J. Bone
kemper, sec-treas. and manager. The
new company will be known as the Or
egon City Lumber Company.
WEST LINN YOUNG
LADY BECOMES BRIDE
OF PORTLAND M A N
Mrs. Florence McCoy, of West Linn,
and Mr. J. V. Flke, of Portland, were
united-In marriage Wednesday. The
ceremony was performed by Judge
Gantenbeln In Prptland. Folowlng the
marriage ceremony Mr. and Mra, Flke
came to Oregon City, where they are
to live, and will be at home to their
friends at 320 South Second Street af
ter November 25.
The bride has resided at Weat Linn
for some time, and recently has been
one of the accommodating operators
of the Home Telephone Company. 8he
was formerly Miss Washburn.
The bridegroom was a former In
structor of Clackamas county, and has
held a number ot responsible positions.
Among these are county school super
intendent of Clark county. Wash.; and
also county school supervisor of Mar
lon County. He is now traveling repre
sentative of the Pacific Fruit & Pro
duce Company of Portland.
F
Mrs. Mary McCarver, one of the
prominent early Oregon pioneers, cel
ebrated her 84th birthday anniversary
Wednesday, November 19. Mrs. Mc
Carver was presented with a number
of pretty gifts, and a large number of
her friends sent flowers and called at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C.
Babcock, where she la making her
home, during the day.
Mrs. McCarver came across the
plains with her husband, the late T.
J. McCarver, in the year of 1854, and
settled on what is now the Warner
farm, known as Locust farm, at Mount
Pleasant They later moved to Oregon
City. .
Mrs. McCarver has resided continu
ously in Clackamas county since 1854,
and she has a host of friends through
out the county. During the past six
years she has been an Invalid.
MANY PITS ARE
SAVED HERE BY
LOCAL PEOPLE
Over 1200 pounds of pits have been
sent to Portland by County Agent W.
G. Scett. of this city, and these having
been turned over to the committee
having charge in Portland. These were
found to be valuable for the manu
facturing ot gas masks. Had there
(-been a further call for these pits.
more would have Seen sent.
The people of Clackamas county
have been eager to give their assist
ance In any way in order to do their
bit tor the boys "over there," and bar
rels and boxes have been placed in
front of various stores here, and also
at tha entrance of the Publicity De
partment of the Commercial Club
where the people had deposited their
pits.
DIVORCE GRANTED
A decree was handed down in the
divorce case of Mary Kline vs. George
E. Kline. It was further ordered that
the plaintiff have the custody of the
minor children, Heleln, Margaret, Ed
na and Marian and the defendant the
custody of the son, George.
The plaintiff was decreed to be the
owner of a two-thirds undivided inter
est in property in Benedictine Heights,
Portland, and one-third interest in oth
er property in Melrose, Portland, and
owner of other property in Clackamas
county.
The defendant was ordered to pay
$20 per month toward the support of
the minor children of the couple.
DECREES GRANTED
Ruby Munro waa given a decree of
divorce from Roy Munro and the right
to resume her maiden name of Ruby
O'Brien. They were married in Vancou
ver, Wash., July 31, 1918.
Ruth Thompson was granted a de
cree of divorce from Robert Thomp
son Tuesday. They were married In
London in 1907 and he deserted her
In New York and he Is now in Hono
lulu.
BIG GAME REFUGEE
The Oregon Iron & Steel Co. of Os
wego, have signed an agreenment with
State Game Warden Carl Shoemaker
to set aside 2700 acres of land for
refugee for game birds and animals for
a period of 15 years.
This is an ideal tract of land for this
purpose and it will undoubtedly be a
great benefit to the state in increas
ing the supply of game birds and ani
mals. ,
JUDGMENT SET ASIDE
In the case of Guy L. Wallace vs
the Oregon Engineering & Construc
tion the judgment was Bet aside and
the appelent ordered to secure $98,
costs and disbursements.
SUIT DISMISSED
The suit of Tavlllah Payser vs.
George W. Payser was dismissed and
each ordered to pay their own costs
of the case. '
CASE DISMISSED
The case of T. C. Meckelson vs.
Carl Friedman and Abe Davidson was
settled between the parties and the
case dismissed. , '
VALUATION
PROPERTY
CREASED
The assessed valuation of Clackamas
county's property, as equalized by the
county board, is $23,572,615, exclusive
of the property of public service cor
porations, which are assessed by the
state tax commission and upon which
valuation was placed last year of
$5,499,645.21. The Increase in the coun
ty assessor's valuation amounts to
$343,070. The following compilation
has been issued from the office of
County Assessor Everhart:
Acres of tillable lands, 109,-
939 $6,664,330
Acres of non-tillable lands,
401,080 7,757,676
Improvements on deeded or
patented lands 1.250,640
Town and city lots 3,695,695
Improvements on town and
city lots 1,623,450
Improvements on lands not
deeded or patented 313,560
Automobiles
255,310
Steamboats, sailboats, sta
tionary engines, manufac
turing mchy.
573,225
506,165
Merchandise atid
stock in
trade
Farm Implements, .wagons.
carriages, etc
127,660
5,780
128,000
Notes and dlacouuls
Shares of stocks
Hotels and office furniture.
etc. .
10,705
300,745
43,935
Horses, 7156 ;
Cattle, 16223
Sheep, 13421
Swine, 7049
Dogs, 1171 6,880 '.
Total $23,572,515
There haa been a decrease ot 776 in
the number of cattle la the county
and an increase of 1854 in the number'
of sheep. The number of swine has In
creased by 1814, and there are 410 less
doga in the county than a year ago.
The assessor's figures show 173S more
acres of tillable land than in 1917, and
a decrease of 13,171 in the acreage of
non-tillable lands.
UNHAPPY COUPLES
ARE SEEKING RELIEF
The county clerk's office is a busy
place these days as many couples are
seeking divorces. '
Bertha Wood entered suit against
W. A. Wood to whom she waa married
in Vancouver, Wash., March 21, 1918.
She claims that immediately after the
marriage hla conduct became so bad
that it caused her much suffering
and humiliation. She says be failed to
provide proper raiment for one of her
station in life, although he waa well
able to do so. She further claims that
on many occasions he used vile and
abusive language and showed no af
fection whatever towa' d her.
She has two children by a former
marriage and he was allusive to
them and refused to take them any
place. She says he has a nagging
disposition and she could no longer live
with him. They have considerable
property but the plaintiff waives all
right to this and asks a decree and
ths right to resume her name before
marriage, Bertha Powell.
Jennie D. Holt and Joseph M. Holt
were married In Portland September
7, 1918, and she alleges that soon after
marriage he became cruel and inhu
man and she suffered many personal
indignities from him. She says he
called her bad names and found fault
with everything she done. On several
occasions he kicked the furniture
around the room and when he would
come in late at night and she would
ask him' where he had been he would
tell her that "It was none of her busi
ness." He deserted her November 1,
1918, and has since refused to support
her. She asks a decree and the right
to resume her maiden name of Jennie
D. Metcalf.
Nancy A. Jones Is suing John Jones
for divorce on the grounds of deser
tion. She wants the privilege of re
suming her maiden name of Nancy A.
Perkins.
Dowes E. Downing alleges in his
suit against Rose Downing that Sep
tember, 1916, she deserted without
cause and has since refused to live
with him. They have one son, which
the plaintiff has custody of and wish
es to continue to keep him.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSED
The mortgage in the case of Susan
C. Linn and Susan C. Linn as executrix
of the estate of Benjamin F. Linn
against M. N. Lee and H. N. Bain Is
a Hen on property In Clacakamas
county, according to judgment hand
ed down, and the plaintiff gets Judg
ment of $3630 with Interest at 8 per
cent from June 29, 1914, until the full
amount Is paid, and $250 attorney's
fees and costs of the case. The mort
gage was ordered foreclosed and the'
property sold.
. POSTMASTER NAMED
Among the recent appolntmnts of
postmasters in Oregon Charles P.
Hunter has been named for Colton,
of this county. ' ,
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