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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1919.
OREGON CITY. ENTERPRISE-SERGEANT E. Sffl
OF PARKPALCE IS
BACK FROM FRANCE
Publish Every Friday.
t. t. BROOlE, EKo r,d Hieltshee.
Etrd at Oregon CJU, Oroa. Poatofflc a cond-eias matter.
Os year
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W.lag Uetr tame. If Uat wml It credited, kledly notify . aJ
the t'r wtll reiv our attauoo.
Advertising Rum o apoUoatloB
I BOYS OVER IIERE-OVERTIIEJlE
Lloyd Riches, ot this city, received
word Monday from his brother, first
Servant H. C Riches, of Company
F. Ninth Ptot. Regiment, stationed t
rkwane Cot d or, France. Rich U
attending the American E. F. Univers
ity at that place, and is In the best of
health, bat ft looking forward to the
time vhen he will return to hit home
la the United State. He H the too of
Mr. and Mr. Riches, of Sllverton. Or
egon. and has been In France two
years.
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A copy of Die Wacht am Rhein. a
publication issued by the soldiers ot
;Hh Engineer. TJ. S. A- twice a
month, and the only American publi
cation of Germany, has been received
by Mrs. C E. Vierhus, of this city
The magazine 1 published at Coblens,
and was sent by James Vierhus, who
is in France, with the 29th Engineers
t isa to
Mrs E. K. Gatlinger, of this city, is
In receipt of the following letter from
First Class Private Charles Richard
son, who Is with Headquarters Troop.
Third Corps, and stationed in Ger
many: "On Der Rhine"
Nemired. Germany, May 3, 191S.
"Dear Mrs. Galllnger:
"Just a line this morning to let
you know that everything is all O. K.
How are all of yoo by this time?
Te!l Mr. G, Edgar and Ferd hello for
me.
-We are having some rain here at
the present time. j
"We had a big swimming meet here
yesterday . An Oregon boy. 'Bus'
Douglas, won IL He is out of the old
Third Oregon, and used to swim for
the Multnomah Club ot Portland.
"1 am still working in the garage of
ice and am going to take another trip
down the Rhine soon. It is sure beau
tiful along the Maseile river.
"I do not know Just when we will
be coming home, but think it will be
some time this summer. It win be
IS months the l!th of June since we
started for France.
"I hope all of yon are in good
health.
"No more news, so will close.
"Always your friend,"
RICHIE.
Pa Si
Winifred L. May. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence May, of Springfield,
Oregon, and a former Oregon City boy,
writes his aunt. Miss Orena May, of
Canemah, the following letter from
France. This young man left here
two years ago for France: j
Battery "B," 6th Field Artillery
American Expeditionary Forces
Germany. May 1st, 1919.
Dearest Aunt and All:
"I Just received your most welcome
letter this morning and thought that
I had better answer it right away.
I was certainly glad to hear from Or
egon City once again. Many thanks.
"May the 1st, and oh! What a day!
"Snow, lots of it and pleasant plans
all shot to pieces. We were to play
ball today but you cannot play ban
very well In the snow, so we had to
give it np.
"This country is certainly a fright
On the same day vou mirhi have
three different kinds of weather
snow, rain, lots of wind, and then to
top it off the sun will come out and I
shine for five or ten minutes and
spoil It all. I guess all of the boys
are anxious to get home to God's
country once again, I am.
"Glad you received the pictures. 1
would have sent them to you andUncle
Lake, direct but did not know your
addresses, so I had to send them to
the folks. Will hare some more Boon
if the Government ever comes through
with our pay for ApdlL
"I have an order for a camera and
films but as it is rumored that this
Division will be home befor the lat
ter part of July, I did not think it
worth my while to send for it. No
doubt I could have taken some fine
'pictures while in the Army of Oc
cupation, but the risk was too much.
"Just what I intend to be I haven't
decided. Commercial life is always
interesting, but again so is farming.
So, you see, there may be a hay-seed
in the May family .
"Rumors are flying thick and fast
In this Division. Most of them of
course are unauthentic, but interest.
ing Some of them are no doubt
founded on some truth.
'The best one is that this Divls
Ion will ba home by the 20th of July,
1919. That means If this regiment
reaches Camp Pike, I'll be home' tout
suite.'
"I Just heard over the telephone
that w would get paid this evening
so please pardon mistakes, as money
always makes, me nervous.
"We have several shows now and
then. some of which are excellent, and
ta ti the troth, the soldier shows
re the best by far. The "Y" shows
eannt produce the talent that the
army can, and that la a pretty bold
statement.
-The boys dress up as chorus girls
and they keep you in doubt rlhl np
until the climax, and then you aut.at
to hear the groans that the boys pull
been stung.
erf when they find that they have
take well in the States, some which I
wouldn't be ashamed to take my
mother, sister, if I had one) or my
girl to. They are fine.
1 have been saving some money
Just tor the express purpose of buy
ing gasoline and comitfg to Oregon
City. Ill take you for a ride then.
"WelL I must close and get to work.
Will write more soon. Best regards
to Grandma and Naomi. Tell I'nke
that I'll write him after the effects
-f the pay day rolls off.
Lovingly.
WINTRED L. MAT.
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The following letter has been rec
eived by Mr. C. E Vierhus, of this
ity. from her son Lieutenant Albert
V. Vierhus. who has been with the
aviation service and who will visit his
Tanrtfsther, James Lockie. father of
Mrs. Vierhus. who resides at Buffalo,
V. T.. James being the only member
-)f the Vierhus family whom the
trandfather has not seen:
Carls torn Field, May 13. 1919.
"Dear Mother:
"This is the last night that I am
?otng to sleep between Army blankets
for a long, long time I hope, for to
morrow I am to sever the last tie
hat binds me to the army as
private soldier and put np my right
hand and say 'I do so help me God'
to the oath that makes me an officer
in the Reserve.
"And this Is also the last letter
you"ll get from me while I'm still a
soldier. I've got this much to say,
mcther, your letters have been a won
derful lot of help to me Tor the but
fifteen months enj it is hard for me
to say Just how much good they have
done me.
Tomorrow we get paid off for the
last time and I expect a tidy little!
sum. And my hope Is that I may be
able to stretch it out so tnat I won't !
have to labor before I get home. From
here I intend to go to Jacksonville.
Florida, and take a boat up the coast
to Baltimore. It's righf close to Wash
inston D. C. you know and that wil.
make it mighty convenient It corns
less than the fare on the railroad and
besides It's a nice trip. From Wash
ington I'm going to New York, and
from there it is hard to say. I'll drop
you a line from each stop 1 make so
youH know what I m doing.
"I surely will let you know when to
expect me home. I'll wire ahead and
let you know what train I'll be In on.
"Nearly all the cadets are thru with
their training now and those that
aren't will be in less than two weeks.
Then I suppose they will close the
field, and store away the extra planes.
What they intend to do with them in
the future is quite a problem.
"Well, mother I haven't a lot more
to say la this except that I'm com
ing home in the near future an-! hope
to find you a'l to as good health as
when I left
"Tatoo has Just blown andtho bugl
er will blow taps in a few minutes.
And It's the last time I'll hear it for a
long time. It surely rounds pretty.
And Reveille will get me out no more
after tomorrow rooming. Good bye
for this time. Love to all
Your loving gon,
AL. V. VIERHUS, R. M. A.
2nd. Lieut. A. S. S. R. C.
Sergeant Elvin W. Smith, son ot Mr
and Mr. C. E. Smith, of Parkplace, !
. j one of the Clackamas county boys r
j turning from France during the paal
! a-ee. and says there is no place like
the good old C. S. A for him.
Smith comes from a patriotic fam
ilyl. and the young man was Just a
patriotic as hi grandfather, Mr
Smith, a veteran ot the Civil War
whose home i at Parkplace, and his
uncle Fred Smith, of Gladstone, veter
an ot the Spanish-American war It
was white employed in the Crown V&
tametle Paper Company this young
man answered hi country's call and
left here June U. 1917. to enlist in
the army. He was a member of Com
pan? R lieth Engineers, Sunset
Division, and sailed November I
1917, for Franc. For some time he
wa stationed at St. Naialre. from
which place he embarked on the I'. S
S. Mncl.uri March It. 1919. for hi
hone.
S.nith was among the Clackamas
couity bovj making a gixvl record In
Franc. He returned to the United
Stales among the osual. having uf
ferel ftvm an tnjury to hi foot. After
arriving In the United Slate he was
stationed In New York for is day
and later transferred to Camp Lew,
where he received his discharge from
sen Ice May 5. He Is the only son ot
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smith, and the
parents as well as other relative
and many friends of the young roan
are giving htm a most cordial recep
tion. Sergeant Smith speaks highly
of the Red Cros and the people of
New York. He says he was given the
best of attention after reaching New
York aad woj the bst he had since
leaving his home in 1917.
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WOUNDED AND GASSED
FIGHIG IN FRANCE
Private Albert Todd, of West Una
returned home from France Wedne
day evening, having received his dls
charge from the service May 17 at
Camp Lewis.
Private Todd saw plenty of fluting
while In France, and was among those
being wounded and gassed, and ha
not fully recovered from the effects
In making the trip from France
Todd was able to partake ot his tour
meals a day for the entire trip,
which required twelve days and wa
not among those suffering from tea
sickness.
He was on the watch for his brother
Corporal Samuel E Todd, who is still
111 In a U. 8. base hospital at Fort
Bliss, Texas, where he has been
since January 1st, and who was oper
ated upon for appendicitis. It may be
necessary for the young man to under
go a second operation.
Albert Todd was a member of Com
pany H, 113th Infantry. ISth Division j
ana nas many exciting tales to re
late. He says no one has the faintest
idea as to what It Is to be on the fir
ing line, expect those who have had
this experience, and that the hardest
task for him was to leave his com
rades to die on the battlo field. He
assisted in capturing IS prisoners th
first day.
Todd is the son of Mrs. Veryle
Todd, of West Linn.
iieTproWa
Money Spenders Coming
Definite plant of the ttate highway commission,
with the cooperation of the county court, look to the com
pletion of the Pacific highway through Clackamas county
by August of next year, including paving for the entire
distance, a new bridge acroaa the Willamette at Oregon
City, a new bridge across the Molalla south of Canby,
construction of a safe entrance into Oregon City from
the south, wilh the elimination of grade crossings at Ca
nemah, Canby and Barlow and straightening the high
way from Canby to Aurora, and taking a new route for
a part of the highway between Oswego and Bolton.
The opening of this magnifkient highway from
California to the Washington boundary will be followed
by an unprecedented rush of tourist travel from north,
south and east .and Oregon City should begin now to
prepare to realize on our investment. It is estimated that
several thousand tourists will pass through this city
every day during the summer season, and if we fail to ap
preciate the potential worth to us, we may well expect
this vast army of money spenders to pass us by with
never a thought, save that we are a dead community.
Tourists have made California a rich state, Oregon
has infinitely more to offer to the pleasure seeker than
our southern neighbor, yet this state has lagged until the
last two years. Portland was first to see the possibilities
from the promotion of the tourist business and the won
derful Columbia river highway has already paid for it
self in the peopfe who have come to Portland to ride over
that spectacular road down the gorge of the Columbia.
Oregon City has 1 2 acres in the South end of the
city which ought to be converted into a park, where
motorists may camp and rest. There is no commercial
satisfaction in watching a string of automobiles go past
us, leaving nothing but the smell of the exhaust.
$IW LAND TRACT
IS PURCHASED n
1 1
LOCAL BUSINESS
animal shall be propMlt
tribute 'rom numpf derived from U
em"' relating thereto. Thl sevllon
shall be lf eeutln. but law may,
he passed U further aUt this sw'lUm,,
bul subject thereto,
Kwepl ' " ' regard to
which a Joint agreement Mln be
tween lha slate of Oregon ait 4 h
slate of Washington, oech county may
rtulat ail 'un tor tinning or
the etoolii of any trmm or part;
.n.t ih u.a f fishlita- r rouniy
.NI.I. i. H.mn.ii.rios it the uduttloM ( WfUaday when (!.,...
if the mate; mich svlUtt eounty, cumpMy, prrhPl
shall be by vote of th ppla of such '' rrultdale. pllWft '"n
county upon Inltlallva petition t reg. KrKkson pi,., m.ftUi, M M
ular election or ill slwiltms Hw '""Bon city m lhw rtJ wl
callmt by Ihe rouniy rourt ot such ,4,!M
county; a lo ttmtmr an uominei, ... was i.urrha. tu,m i
..... - .. I I.j ..... KHl'ksilH .11.1 ......... . . ' l
of state lo la'e leglalailon shall ; 3 In Frultdatn, also mlmr
Out of the m.i
( lackama
lnii
ll u( Tiv(
b performed a to hl l.tUll.w by, Ud sln th CU.kBI f); imH
the county clrh; the dut! rHiulrd; lUnnon has ih right L ?'
t.f the governor shull be performed by' wir from the spring t,f Tr,., 7
: .. .. i .I...i. . k .....I...., i ... . '.
the county Jml and the dull" pr
formal by th attorney guneral shall
be performed by the district attorn?
(,r such eminty, and the other pr.
vtsluti of
dIt to such county luglslallua with
this soctlon.
Atnitnor ilid fi!,t n,h
ttewMrd-r. tl J Nu. u . .. . '.,M,
thai or Mary I, Tlptu
'ttr
m. f ii,i. ...
Inm Hu.snti. vi,,i . "'I.
the constitution shall ap- rlildea the t half t,f bl.,,1
. u I.I.Uil... ' i. ... .... 1 . . ... I, slia
rm, Mr, and Mr., TiuL, ... ...T
miner h.mui th. u... Bau
iVanlW.Itortq;c.
Hack From France
waue
Emmett Dunn Is
Still In France
j htn he arrhe In th fulled 8tate
and will then return to ttrrjott Cay
He is irte only sun of Mr ad Mr M
K Dunn
AMENDMINT PROPOSID
tCoafStted front m( l
A letter wa received by Mrs, M K j
Dunn, of this city. Thursday, from j
her on. Emmett, a well known young I
man of Oregon City, saying he ws which received. rpft!viiy Of the
still In France, and wa waiting order j balance retained. If any. a portion or
to return home. He was in the best of ! all may be ud by tl county for
health when writing He also ald h ; propagation or distribution therein of mt;U
had received the dollar greenback and; commercial fish, game fish, game;
Mulcu Ward W tarto return
e.l to hi homo In Oregon' t'liy laal
Xaturdsy. after nine month trtic
overseas ll wa with Company A
.wr.ih Infstntry TTth MUion
t'ntll the armistice h fousht betide
a grv-at number of Orno City b
Aftrr the armistice he was trnfrr
ed to the 30-th ltelittnlat band
Thrre wer many western boy out
id tb" old 40th tMtision who wvr
transferred lo the TTth DUtsii.n N
York' own The 77th was. at lh
signing of the armistice, ins U up of
givot many boys from trg, City
and the west In general,
New York and the east gt credit
lir lhlr great dvon, a. the wrt
ern popt. who had sons In that dl
tston. ar not r-t,nl,d ll a
on summer ho.n Thenn4fc L,J
ed In a mm pl. turnUB $m "
Ihe vlilnitv f MmI1, ,UH
many motorl.u ,.,, e.,h
the letter front the latnotic Edition ( bird and game animals, and any ro
of the Morning Enterprise, and that I mainder must, at least once a year,
he greatly appreciated thl. Th , be turned over to the swreury of
letter nd dollar bare been almost i
year on the Journey.
Kmmett Dunn left Oregon City five
years ago, and enlisted in 1917 at
state.
The governor shall appoint a oil
turist who shall hold office at the
pleasure of th governor and who
Kansa City. Mo. where he wa employ t shall have charge of all fish and game In New York
propagation and distribution. The
propagation of commercial fish hall
ed. wa with a bomhlog company, and
ha been In active service, and It)
some of the big battle of Franc j be paid for out of money derived from
He ha been promoted to sergeant ! license relating to commercial tlsh.
and Is looking forward to the time I and game fish, game birds and game
UCIN$ TO Wto.
Diana Vivian u,,r. JJ, ,n4 y
er A liBrgsirand. U, bth of
were issued a w.,i,Ml m,
dsy by County t lork Mill,
FORUM OFTIliPEflPlf
r-HTACAMA. Jvi j.j.,,
Fntirrprtseh
Ueg.rdlng an ani.1. tnt k
the HP fw w.ks ago tu, .
wa u. r divorte, and U14 n
be a p German. I b ta .iu IU
thl 1 false, for a,. ,rM o
In ail p"U rsue ,r it
of our American pojii j B,M
chased bond and n si: m
them, and will rontinan la do u.
j til all ar paid
t i have a bepbew. sou if h Iim,
that hrt mean no discredit to th east NIH ,B V.n.to.
but Insist that the West I and Untried the fiat h. ik. i . , .
Ststi- became enrolled (Q ib tf j
have another nephav, at mm
rr, who home Is m Wo4
who Is In the army am n,
Ihes W bur h) ete
enough l enter the s-rke i4
l ' Ih-ir country ih ( mud Su.
Had t been yngr mB.
have done th sam. and tuvihi br
the I'nlted State,
I want lh people ef (bis ttj m
be ronvlnred lhat am a kyw As
Iran, and proud of It. I ra turn
th old country with my pmu
when It year of , sM I li to
stay here lb remaltiiier Of ftf Ufa
ha been slights!
cre.Ut for their
In getting due
Splendid ai'hlevw
Lie CAuneio on wav home
Mr, and Mrs. lavtd Cauflold recelv
ed a cablegram from their m, IJe
tenant L J Caafleld Wednesday
saying he had departed for the t'nlted
Stale May SI, and wilt aoon arrive
H ha b-eo In France sinre 1517.
and was with the Slith Engineer.
SUth Division, bul ha bw detached
and rme horn with casual detachment
GARY
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CLACKAMAS
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WITHOUT INJURY
Edgar Nuttall is another Clacka
mas county boy and among the West
ern heroes to have retumegl from
France during the past week. Nuttall
Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Nuttall,
of Caneraah, and left here In October
1917 for France. He was a member of
Battery A, 147th Held Artillery. He
was in some of the big battles of
France, among these were the Tuol
Sector and the Argonne Forest. He
was among the lucky boys to come
out of the battle without a scratch,
but he had an experience he will long
remember.
He visited his brother Leonard, of
Tacoma, while stationed at Camp
Lewis, and where he received his dis
charge from the service.
After visiting hit parents at Cane
mah, Nuttall left for Astoria where
he will spend a few days.
Thirteen seems to be a lucky num
ber of Robert Lee Lynn, of this city,
instead of a hoodoo, and since leav
ing here on the 16th of April. 1917,
ha he been In the leant superstitious
as to Its being unlucky. He first be
came arannber of the Thirteenth
Aero Suadron of the First Army, and
departed on train number 13, carrying
thirteen coaches, and arriving In Tex
i as on the 13th day of May. and after
arriving In camp In Texas he was In
the thirteenth row of tents. He arrlv
ed In France on Ihe thirteenth day
of the month, and arrived back In the
United States on March 13th, 1919.
Robert Lynn, who 1m the adopted
son of Mrs. Eva Williams, of this
city, has seen much active service
since leaving here in 1917. He was
engaged in some of the heaviest bat
ties. Amo-.ig these were St. Michlel
drive, Argonne-Meuse offensive. In
the latter engagement many comrades
of Lynn lost their lives.
While in France Lynn saw General
Pershing, and after arriving In New
York he visited the Oregon head
quarters, where he had the pleasure
of seeing Mayor fiaker, of Portland.
Here he was given a most cordial
reception, and says this is a plac
where the boys are made to feel at
home and they certainly do. Many of
the boys from other states spoke high
ly of the big hearted people of Ore
gan who are looking after the wants
of the Oregon boys returning.
He received his discharge at Camo
Mills, N. Y.f and will leave today for
Utah, where be expect to spend the
greater part of the summer.
NEW JAIL 8UGGESTED.
Practically all grand Jury for sev
eral years have recommended Im
provement to the county Jail and the
one recently called was not to be put
down and suggested a new Jail altogether.
This action wa taken after an In
vestigation by the grand Jury Monday. I Oregon Gty, f
GARY 312 TON TRUCKS
Three Gary 3 J-toa Trucks, purchased by Kay County, Oklahoma, for public road work efter a competitive test withfiw
other leading makes of trucks.
We now have twenty trucks on the way like those shown above, all equipped with 3 J yard steel lined bodies, with lUf
he Hoist, that we are bringing in for road construction work. These will be sold under the factory's absolute guarantee for V
full period of one year.
GARY steel products lead th world. GARY Truck are in the same class.
Don't chance an u nknown quality.
REPORT OF W. C NORRIS CO.
Here Is the report of the W. C. Norrls Motor Sales Company, of Tulsa. Okla
homa, on the three trucks shown above, and covering their experience with
motor trucks In general and GARY Trucks In particular.
READ WHAT YOUR NEIGHBORS SAY.
HI. ..j
We have done tots of hauling- and the truck 1 In lust ai (nod ihap ' '
We have done more hauling than trucks lots larger, and with Ion p"J.1J'
Your truly,
CAN VOU SEAT ITT M .,11
Mansfield. Wh January P, "
Gentlemen: . 1
You want tn know how we like ih. Il:.i,.. n.. ... Tn,li wa bought II 8P .
"We have Just closed the deal with the County Commissioners of Kav n last July, We are more than nleased with It Wa thought at U Ume w
County for three GARY SH-ton trucks. We competed with live other makes, naa bought the best, but we really got more than we expected.
and outpulled them all. The performance ot the trucks we frankly state Is mar
velous. The "H" and "HUT S and JK-ton models with tour speed transmission
outpull, overpower and outclass everything In their rated capacity; while the
3-ton Is even greater in pulling power and load carrying capacity. We con
sider your worm drive, semi-floating Bhelden Axle as th only safe and sure
form of construction for hard usage and to withstand the strain and abuse to
which a truck is subjected In the oil fields and kindred lines of work. Our ob
servation, experience and knowledge ot actual results In meeting oil Held re
quirements, with heavy load and no roads, convinces us that GARY TRUCKS
can be relied upon In every Instance and will deliver a long life of service at a
nominal upkeep and low cost of operation. We are for the GARY TRUCKS
strong and shall concentrate our future effort exclusively on the GARY line
f R. C. NORRIS MOTOR BALES CO.,
(Signed) N. D. Boutherland, Gon. Mgr.
Gentlemen:
BREWSTER BRIDGEPORT GROWERS, INC.
Producer, Packer and Shippers of Fin Apple.
Note: The W. C. Norrls Motor Sales Company are a million dollar concern
and one of the largest in Oklahoma. After several year' experience with
other lines ot trucks, they have dropped them all and rely exclusively on GARY
Tracks for heavy duty oil field work and for all purpose usage.
. .- la
Th 2-tnn finrv TninV itSa kva ...1.. iM T..nn 1917. bM ,
service continuously since that time, and during the busy months or uwj
,.. , vv,.lnu , irm:R nour a oay, w ns wnsiuui
Ing no repairing or duplicate parti and did not have the truck In th
we sent it In to have the new tires put on.
We consider thl a wonderful record and evidence of the high"' JJL
of design, material and workmanship, to outwear a set of solid tires 1L
roads, without having any repairing to th mechanical parts of the tracni
The truck ba been handled by on of our former temters. wlthooi .
exporionce, and he worked the truck over the rough rosds that n .;rtw
mostly In our section. Th GARY has th power and never fall andor
load. We think It Is the best truck built, and give It our unqualified
tnent.
Yours very truly,
BRK7WSTER-BRIDOEP0RT GROWERS, INO'
frolt
truction-
duplicte part tlt may be require and do any repairer wrfcvtS W M
sivvveoui jr
Gary Coast Agency Inc.
Pacific Jlighway Garage, Inc.
wiaeicam county Agents
Oregon
71 roadway Portland, Oregon Phone
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