OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1920.
Pa 3
CANBY AND SOUTHERN CLACKAMAS
HELD IN CANBY DURING
II
NEWS FOR CANBY AND VI-CINITY.
caniiy, ihic, :m.-Mm. n. Hour's
homo wns u mmo ot a morry guihor
lug Christ iiihh dny when a fumlly re
Ullloll Wll tll'lll,
Hully wreaths nii.l Oregon grape
Intermingled with Christmas bt-ltn.
with a bouuilfully decorated Christ-
limn tree were used In docurat lute tho
Koper homo.
A delicious turkey dinner was pro
imroil hihI served by Mm. Hoper, who
wm iiuhImIimi In serving by her dough
tm. Mrs. tiuoruii All man, of Pint
Intnl. mid Mrs. Hurry Garrett, of Now
berg.
Attending thl onjoyalde funilly r-
union were Mr, and Mm. Hurry Our
roil and rhlldrwi, Lloyd, Virginia and
iHirrlii, of Nowhurg; Hart Hutchinson,
of Newherg; Mr. and Mrs. George
AHmun and children, Dulo and Klulm
of Portland; Ml Itenu Hutchinson
Alton Hutchinson and Mm, Hoper.
Any news for tho Cunpy odl-
(Ion of tho Oregon City Entor-
prtso may be loft at tho Cottage
Hotel, which will lx called for by
Miss Nan Cochran Tuesday after
noon will bo greatly appreciated. 4
If you have any church notices,
property fal', partly, lodge
now, locals and any other now
of Interest to tho public, thoso
will bo gladly mentioned In tho
Oregon City Enterprise. We
have a large Hut In this section
of tho county, and all are Inter-
ested In news from Canby and
vicinity.
Mm, Annlo Cnnlwell entertained at
a faintly dinner at her homo Christ
iiiim I lay, when an oujoyubli) Hum was
had.
Tho room of tho Cantwell homo
woro ditcorutd with evergreens and
Christmas tree added to tho bimuty
of thu dn-orutlvo scheme.
Attending tho itffalr were Dr. au
Mm, John filler, of thin city; Mr. and
Mm. (inn Croissant nnd buby, of
Portland, Mr, C'antwoll.
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t hHtra from Portland rendering liwi-
le for Hit hull ChrlKtimua night.
Thu hull given Christum night wa
a most HUM'txifitui unuir unu iargoiy
attended.
bio ha mads many Improvomnt at
IiIh poultry farm. Among these I the
erection of a building 20x70 feet which
la similar to' a building erected about
a your uko. Fresh straw In kept here,
and at the reiir are tho nests , It '
th Intention of Mr. Urlbblo to estab
ltnli trap neat here during tho com lux
season, and Dion keen records of lit
laying; bona, as he believes that he ha
lurxo nuiubcr that are making record
lor thouiKolvoa. At tho proMint time
ho la ahlipliii( from ulna to ten catoa
bach week to the Oregon Poultry An
notation In rorlliuiti, roQoiviiiK '
tenia wliotoaalu prlco,
Ho la not ruining tho bird for bIiow
purpimo, but dovotlng bin attention to
W.K production.
lUmldoa having tho two largo build
Iiikm and breeder b(uiett on tho
grounds there are eleven brooding
pen, whoro souie of tho flnuttt atock
U found, whkh has aomo of the flntmi
brndlng birds from the Hollywood
farm.
Clone at
latter part of laat week, owing to the
critical tllnons of her son, Oeorgs
Dozler. He has boon removed to ttio
Orogon City hospital, whole he Is r
eolvliig mod leal treatment for typhoid
ftvor.
Mr. and Mrs, Eugone Garrett, who
have had a tnoat enjoyable time at
Pacific City, Tillamook county, where
they spont Chrlstinas, have returned
to Canny. Thojr mado the trip by
automobllo, and say tho roads are ex
ceptionally good for this time of tbe
year.
Mrs. Vera Carpenter, of Portland,
bas been vlaltlng In Canby for a few
days.
J. C. Kauplsch was among those to
vlHlt Oregon City Tuesday, where ho
attended the budget mooting.
PICKLE COHCERN
WOULD LI TO .
t
MANY STATES
FAVOR WOIEN
AS OFFICIALS
ESTABLISH
A family reunion was hold at th
homo of Mr. and Mrs, C. T. Untos, Br
ChrlHtums, wlmn mouthers of the fuiU'
lly onjoyod a bountiful foast of turko
and everylhlnit that gous with It.
Tho tublo docoratlona corresponded
with bo living and dlnlnjc rooms and
woro appropriate for the Christmas
suanon.
Attending were Mr. nd Mrs.
Charles luiles and daughter, Arllno,
of Kanta MnrW. Calif.. Mr. and Mrs.
tioorge Dates and family, KIroy Itutos
and wlfo, Mr. and Mrs. Kilo liowlsby,
Mr slid Mrs. Chariot Hales, Sr.
Thu reunion was, a most happy one.
Frank Honp Purchases
, Property m Canby
CANHY, Doe. 30. Frank Hopp, of
Oregon City, who ostnbU'hed a har
nous shop In Canby after his plaoo ot
buslnosa wus d'mtroyed by flro at the
tlmo of tho conflagration In Oregon
City ouci urliig near tho Southern Pa
cific depot when a number of business
houses wore destroyed, hus decided
to remain In Canby, Mr. Hopp has pur
cliHiind tho property from Mra. Helen
Prulrlo, of Portland, which Is located
in the ouHten part of tho city, and com
slxts of a houne and two lots.
Mr. Hopp purchased the property
through tho real estate office of C. T.
Hales, of this city, nnd has taken pos
session.
MILLION TONS
IDAHO HAY
SOLD LATELY
UOISR, Idaho, Doc. 29. It Is esti
mated that a million tons of hay will
be moved out, of Idaho In tho next
few months as the rooult of the order
band are several acres of of the Interstate commerce commls
treon kalo. where the ooultry are al- slon reducing freight rates. The re-
lowed to partake at any time, and du'tlon was made 'a response to ao
with tho groeu food, shell, charcoal peals from Governor Davis and com
and c"ry egg mash In lumpers, with the morctal and farm organizations. Uu
Morning feed of sprouted outs and uer the old rates growers m Mano
veiling meul of scratch food tho birds touiu not gel tneir nay to marBet at a
urn given the bout of feeding. There margin of prom.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Douglas ami daugh
ter, Miss Cora, entertained with a hol
iday dinner lnt Sunday.
Tho guests wore Mr. and Mrs. 0. A.
Krnsmer and daughters. Misses
Uretchoit nnd Madeline, of Independ
ence; Mrs, C. E. Ktoolo, of Salm;
Chester Douglns and Miss Uona
Hchlnklo, of Oregon City.
A Christmas tree was enjoyed at
the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Paten Chrlntmss ovo, when members
of the fnmlly and Mr. and Mrs. C. N
Walt woro guests, ami received many
pretty end usetul gifts.
One of tho social events of tho sea
son looked forward to with pleusure
will be tho ball at tho opera Iiouho Sat
urday evening of thla week. Tho
music will be furnished by the or
CAN IY OREGON CITY
Stage Tims- Table
STAGM IJBA.VKH M1NUTBB
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WEEKDAYS
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Canby People Hit
Hard by railing Co.
CANHY, lc. 20. A
prominent residents of
number of
Canby havo
Is alwuys sufficient supply of car
rots on hand.
Automatic drinking fountains have
ricently bon established and Co
poultry are kept supplied with fresh
water from the lurgo tank.
Sinew lust batching season many
Improvements havo also boon mude In
the Incubator houxe. New Incubators
huvo been Installed, .each having a
capacity of 510 eggs. There are four-
te n of mh Incubators, and are of
"Tho Master" design, which have
proven successful on this poultry
farm. Iast year Mr. Grlbble operated
several smaller Incubators, but as
tho demand for baby chicks Is so
promising for this year he decided on
th larger ones. The first setting
will bo made Junuary 15th.
The floor of the Incubator Is of con
crete as well an tho sldowjills and
ends, as Mr. Grlbble believes In
"safety firnC' as well bs cleanliness.
The floors aro spotless and the walls
have been painted white, making It
a nwst annum vo room ior v.w vim
The fast that the hay is now mov
Ing means that fanners will be able
to take care of their Indebtedness and
find themselves In a much Improved
situation financially.
Two Local Ladies
Turn in Neat Sum
In a classified advert linent In
this edition, a pickle manufacturing
concern Is advertising for some one
to erect a suitable building for
factory on a long terra lease . The
company wished to locate In Oregon
City, and the building required for
tho manufacturing of pickles Is to be
CHICAGO, Dec. 29 Oklahoma with
congresswoman In the 67th con
gress, Kansas and Texas witn women
as state superintendents ot public In
structlon, Misourl with nine county
treasurers out of 13 women elected
to county offices and Michigan pos
sesslng two womrn sheriffs take the
leading places of distinction on the
suffrage question In the central west
as the result of tho recent nation
wide election."
Women have entered nearly every
field of public service, from Juror and
school trustee to member of the house
of representatives and following last
mrmth's election Miss Alice Robertson
60," a sue-
frame or heavy mill construction. If
th comnanv can secure location and of Muskogee, Okla., "past
hnlldlnir. the directors of the concern cessiui restaurant proprietor, ana, m
r wlllinir to .tahlish headquarters cldentally, an opponent of woman
i,r (suirrage, win use ner seat as me
How many men or women the com- second woman eer sent to tn na-
pany will employ If located In Ore- tionai congress
,...n nil ha, nnt heen lnartwd. hut I
It Is said that the weekly payroll of HUBBARD MAN
the estatjtisnment win ue no sman
sum.
DIDN'T LIKE
HIS MOUNT, SO
USES ANOTHER
HAS CHICKEN
HOUSE ROBBED
boon hit hard by the failure of the I twg M (he Cr,bWa farm l0 ent,;r. The
Mrs. W. S. Eddy and Mrs. Edward
Fortune, who have been assisting ft
the Kuropean Relief drive, and whose
district was to cover the paper mills
it West Linn, have flnkhed their
task and turned tho money over to
A. C. Howland. The amount was
1100.53, with about 75 pledges to be
turned In at a later date.
Mrs. Eddy and Mrs. Fortune have
worked untiringly In their duties,
and although It being Christmas
time and soon after tie Red Cross
annual roll call, a large portion of
the mill employe responded towards
tho cause.
On last TbursJay night, a horse
thief stopped at the barn of Geo. Def
lcr near Hubbard, and made off with
one of the animals In the stable. The
thief rodo the horse as far north as
the W. W. Irvin place, and not being
satisfied with bis mount, exchanged
the animal for a better saddler be
longing to Irvin, leaving the first
horse In the Dasture tear there. The
next morning. Irvin recognized a
strange animal in his pasture, and
later, the owner claimed It. The re-
suit one horse shy for Irvin; one
found tor Leffler.
Morris Druthers' bonding house, hnv
Ing Invented their savings In bonds.
It Is said that one of the residents
had invested 13000, while others havo
$1000 Invested. Among thoso suffering
Is the Canby State Hank, $1000.
MRS. YERGAIN MARRIES AT NEW-BERG.
ARTERY WHILE
' CUTTING WOOD
upper noor ot mo nuiiumg is "lur" I T) rw CT?T7I?T?C
tho various kinds of feed and the baby pU 1 Olli V EjIXO
chick cases and egg casesv incse
are kept In order,
Mr. Grlbbto has received many en
couraging letters from parties to
whom ho shipped baby chicks last
year. These aro from all sections of
the Northwest, and In but a few cases
havo any of tho little chicks died
while bcln shipped. One of theso
letters Is from Auburn, Wash., from
I F. P.. Green, a poultryman, who tells
Roy Kellogg, grandson of Mrs.
lirayton, of Gladstone, met with a
very serlouB accident last week when
an ax, with which he was chopping
kindling, slipped and cut an arterv
In tho lad's foot. The boy suffered
of the arrival of his 500 baby chicks. g0 much from tho losg of bIood that
CAVHY, Dec. 30. The marriage of
Mrs. Delia Yergnln, formerly of Ore
gon City, now of Newberg, occurred
In Nowborg during the holidays.
BI.. H won ana favorably known m j nd ,hat th))y wre the flnert ho had he was unab,e to be removed t0 hi9
v uiiy, wnern mm ..iu.j oei numn tui . .., wer- trone. husky anil ,i ., l hi. o-rnl.
vigorous, not a dead one in the lot, mothcr's care until he recovered
and asks for moro In Hie spring, wane r,r Ruth Eaton Wag caned, and the
other letters are from Austin, Oregon, ,a(1 Js donR nijy today.
Klamath Falla Ore., Muktitee, wasn
some tlmo. She left for Newberg last
spring to reside.
MOTORCYCLE WRECKED ON
HIGHWAY
CANBY. Dec. 30. John Dotler, of
this city, while riding on his motor
cycle over tho highway near Canby
Sunday, mot with an accident when
the nlot housng plug of tho cylnder
blew out, badly wrecking the motor
ryclo.
Duller was uninjured.
I. t. Canby Lv. Ore. City
7:3 a. ai. 1:00 a. w
:5& a. ta. 11:00 a. m.
II. 55 t m. 1:90 p. m.
. m. 6:00 p. m.
UXTRA TRIPS SATURDAY
2:56 p. m. 3:25 m.
(:I5 p. an.' 7:0v p. in.
SUNDAY
IT, Csnby Lv. Ors. City
7:55 a. m. 8:30 a. m.
:55 a. m. lt:3t a. m
12:55 p. m. ' 3:00 p. m.
4:15 p. m. 5:10 p. m.
8:15 p. m. 7:00 p "i
7:55 p. in. 10:45 p. in.
fare 3fo
CANIIY, Doc. 30. One of the larg
est poultry Industries In Clackanrn
county Is locatwl n Canby, and oper
ated by Mr. and Mrs. Elmer W .Grlb
ble, who commenced the industry
eight years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Cribble started into
tho business with one dozen White
Leghorn birds of pureblood stock, be
lieving In starting the Industry prop
erly. Kaih year they havo added
to tho flock of birds, until now they
lisvo 1400, 100 being coekrels.
Mr. Grlbble disposed of 18,000 baby
chicks, but expects to sell at len.-U
30,000 during tho coming hatching
season. So far he hns an order for
1G.00O.
Since Inst hatching season Mr. Crib-
Mr. Grlbblo's system of selecting
his birds Is what Is known as the
Ilogun system, combined with that
used by Professor Brewster of tho
Oreiron Aerloultural College, In bis
culling demonstartlons.
IWsldes carrying on this Industry
Inst nenson, Mr. Grl!blo harvested
nnno nmmds of aRnaragus, which was
ENTERS SUIT
TO COLLECT
FOR HAULING
Albert O. Ekstrom ha3 entered suit
against V. Carey and wife to collect
iisnned of In the local and Portland the sum of $31.50 alleged due for
markets
CANBY LOCACS
hauling household goods for the de
fendants during February, last year,
Ekstrom alleges that ho contracted
with tho Careys to haul their house
hold effects from Rorlng at the rate
of $3 per hour, and that the time con
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CANBY, OREGON.
Brodie Named as
Vice-President
Tuesday evening, chicken thieves
visited tbe ben bouse of S. S. MUler,
east of Hubbard, and made away with
over 100 white leghorn pullets. The
thieves hauled the chickens away in
an automobile, and parked tbe car
near the henhouse to facilitate mat
ters In removing the fowls to the
machine.
According to evidence secured from
the wheel tracks of the auto, it was
a small truck, and one of tbe looters
wore a pair of pointed-toe shoes. On
the bottom of one of the shoes were
Initials, which were imparted In the
soft dirt near the bencoup. On -this
slender thread the officials both at
Hubbard and at Portland are trying
to trace the thieves.
LOCAL 5RlCrS
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Dlllman are re
Joleing over their Christmas gift, the
former says It Is the first he has
ever received. It happens to be a
little boy, aged two years, whose
name was. Robert (Bobby) Everette
Qulmby, but honored with the name
of Robert Everette Dillman. He has
DIVISION MEET
DRAWS ABOUT
FORTY VOTERS
Jennings Lodge was .the scene of a
county division meeting held Tuesday
evening, when tbe proposed annexa
tion of certain county districts to
Multnomah uaa discussed. Tt Is re-
been adopted by Mr. anj airs. ported that about forty voters attend
man, the adoption papers naving . Madison was elected
been made put December 24th, and a
Christmas tree was decorated In his
honor at the Dillman home Christ
mas and laden with the finest toys
the family could find. Mrs. Dillman
has had the care of the child since
he was three weeks old. His mother
died when the child was but a few
weeks' old, and the father has re
married. "Bobby" has been the pet
of the Dillman household since he
was three weeks' old, and now Ab is
the happiest "daddy" in Oregon City.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Doolittle
who have been making their home in
Vancouver, Wash, are In this city
where they are visiting the latter's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Boylan.
and also her sister, Mra. W. C. Green
Mr. and Mrs. Doolittle resided for
some time in Powell River British
Columbia, and are now contemplating
maklne their future home at Port-
Angeles, Wash.
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CANDY, Dec. 3300. Edgar Shull,
contractor of this city, was among
thoso to attend the budget meeting sumed by him with his truck was 10Vi
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nt th court housa in uregon iuj nourj. lie aueges iu ins couipiauu
Tuesday. He was accompanied from that none of the money has been paid
Oregon Citv by bis wife, who hns been by the defendants, and asks the court
In Portland since Christmas afternoon, for a judgment of 331.50 and Interest
where she was called by the serious from February last, against the de
illness of her daughter. Miss Neva, fendants.
who is suffering from rheumatism.
Miss Eda Shull, another daughter em
ployed in Portland, is also ill suf
fering from tonsilltis.
Miss Delia Newst'otn has ' been
spending the week at Kolso, Wash.,
where she was th0 guest of hor sister,
Mrs. Ralph Fisher. Mrs. Fisher spont
Christmas in this city with her pnr
cnts, and wns accompaned home by
Msb Newstrom.
Mrs. Samuol Hoover, of Kelso.
WhsIi. lifter valtliyr her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Newstrom, and family
over Christmas, has returned to her
home.
Kenneth Hornig and Clyde New-
Strom, of Portland, spent sununy in
Canby, where they visited relatives.
Jack Pendleton, who ha? been a
guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Graham, hns returned to Port-hind.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Garrett and
thre0 little children, after visiting at
the homes of . Mrs. It. Sopor and Vt.
and Mrs. Garrett, of this city, return
ed to Newberg Tuesday mornings and
will return Friday to spend New
Year's Day and Sunday. ,
Mrs. T. J. Gary and two children, of
Portland, who are spending the holi
days at their home at "Willamette,
have been guests of the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. K H Wang, of this city.
Thy left for Oregon City Tuesday
afternoon.
J. Kimball, of Fresno, Calif., bas
been In Canby for a few days. While
here he registered at the Cottage.
Mrs. Ola Ogle was among the Ore
gon City visitors Friday.
Mrs. Ethel Cho'wood, of Portland,
who has been visiting her sisters,
Mrs. John Fulloi", and Mrs. A. H.
Knight, has returned to har home S)o
was accompanied' to Portland, by her
nephew, Beauford Knight, who is
' seeing the Bights' In Portland for a
fe,w days. ,
Gus Croissant, who la taking a spec
ial course of instruction at the Benson
Polytechnic School in Portland and
who has been visiting at the home of
Mrs. Annie Cantwell, of this city, has
returned to Portland, His wife and
baby are to rentein here for the pres
ent with Mrs. Cantwell. Mra. Crois
sant was formerly Miss Mable Lowry,
of this city.
Mrs. Dozler was called to Needy the
Leonard Cannon, who Is a member
of the coast guard at Bar View, Ore
gon, is spending the holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Can
non, of this city He will return to
resumo his duties S'inday. Leonard
says the only life for him is on th?
sea, and Is delighted with his exper
iences with the guards at Bar View.
having no fear of the rolling sea.
PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 29. (Special)
At the annual meeting of the Ore
gon State Chamber of Commerce held
here today, E. E. Brodie, of Oregon
City, was elected vice-president and
a member of the board of directors.
Charles Hall, of Marshfild, was re
elected president, George Quayle,
secretary, nnd Ieslle Butler, a Hood
River banker, was chosen treasurer.
The new board of directors follows:
Western Orrgon-Charles Hall,
Marshflold; Thos. B. Kay, Salem;
Luke I Goodrich, Eugene, H. A.
Mansfield, W. P. O'Brien, Astoria.
Eastern Oregon J. T. Roriek, Tho
Dalles; William Hanley, Burns; H. J.
Overturf, Bond; Geo. W. Hyatt, En
terprise; J. V. Tallman, Pendleton.
At Large E. E. Brodie, Oregon
City; C. C. Chapman, Amity; Leslie
Butler, Hood River.
Multnomah County F. C. Knapp,
Portland; Roy C. Bishop, Portland.
Mrs. B. Rosenstein. of Portland
whose husband was formerly super
intendent for the Oregon City Manu
facturing Company, was to Oregou
City Wednesaay. While here Mrs.
Rosenstein visited her brother, Wil
liam M. Smith, the real estate man,
and his family. She was accompan
ied honie by Lola Smith, who will
visit her aunt for several days.
chairman and C. E. Meldrum, secre
tary of the meeting. Nine delegates
were named to represent the district
at Milwaukie and were 3. A. Johnson.
C. E. Meldrum, A. F. Rnssell, L. A.
Read, H. Clement, Jerry Hemming-
way, F. B. Madison and W. F. Hart
nell. i
It la also reported that a meeting
has been called to take place at Glad
stone for the purpose of annexation
discussion and an attempt will be
made to include that place in the
movement The meeting date
not been set
REBEKAHS TO
OBSERVE NEW
YEAR'S EVE
H.-P. COMPAHY
REVIEWS PAST
YEARS' BUSINESS
, (By H. li. II.).
From the opening remarks of C. O,
MUler, president of the Miller-Parker
company, to the final word ot Ralph
Parker, general manager, the annual
dinner and get to-gether moetlng of the
officers and employes ot tbe concern
Wednesday evening was a huge suc
cess. The event eclipsed by far any
thing attempted by the company fn
former years, both In appointments'?
of the service and the entertainment
provided, and due to the past years'
growth entallod many more chairs
around the board.
Tiie affair was held In the com
pany's salesrooms, which had been
elaborately decorated for the ocasalon,
and music was furnished by a Hawai
ian string quartette. During the even
ing dancing was enjoyed, and the
vlvands provided were a splendid ex
ample of the caterer art.
In telling ot the growth of the busi
ness, Mr. Miner recited tne events ,
leading up to the purchase of hi
first automobile, when the store con
sisted of a gnn ailiS bicycle stock.
Growth has been rapid, as shown by
charts displayed by Mr. Parker, who
dwelt in his address upon the Ideals
the company Is seeking. To develop
a foundation of service to the custom
er, to sell good cars and maintain a
progressive establishment, to keep
abreast of the times, and to get their
share of the business In the. field
through a fidelity of ideals. Is the
platform upon which Mr. Parker urg
ed his force to carry on the work. In
making up an estimate of the gross
galea to be made during the ensuing
year, Mr. Parker offered a prize for
the nearest guess to what the com
pany anticipated, but In the final
count there were five winners. Checks
In the amount of $5.00 were issued
the lucky ones, who had set their
estimates at a half million dollars.
Those who won prizes were R- H.
Hahn, Mary H. Tipton, Mrs. H. S.
Moody, Hal E. Hoss, and A. U Rc
backer. Bonus checks totalling $750
were distributed among the employe
of th company at the banquet
Speaking on' behalf of the employ
es, Harry Nevill, of the electrical de
partment, told of the pleasant rela
tions between officers and employes
In the concern. M. D. Latourette In
a few word praised the company ,for
their progressive spirit and compli
mented them on the splendid showing
made during the past year. E. E.
Cohen, of the Portland Oldsmoblle
agency, said that the Miller-Parker
company was without doubt one ot
the livest organizations In the entire
state. F. W. Parker recited yme
original verse, which was well re
ceived. After the dinner, an Inspec
tion of the institution was made by
the guests.
a
has
LEGION IS
OUT STRONG
FOR BONUS
Encouraged by the fact that twelve
states are paying bonuses to the vet
erans of the World War members of
the American Legion and other ex-
service men are preparing to make
new efforts for beneficial legislation
before several state legislatures.
Iowa Legionnaires are pushing a
bill to award veterans of that Btate
$15 a month for each month of ser
vice In Connecticut the former ser
vice men are fighting for a flat-rate
bonus of $100. In Michigan, the
Legion members are In favor of
bill, giving $15 for each month
service, with a maximum of $250.
State legislatures ot California,
Oaklahoma, Maryland, Oregon and
Missouri also are expected to consld
er compensation bills, and further ef
fort for a bonus may also be made
in Alabama, Delaware and Tenessee,
where previous bllln failed of enact
ment
James B. Johnson, who left Oregon
City November 2nd, to take up contest
work with the Baker Herald, has re
turned to Oregon City. Mrs. Johnson,
who is visiting relatives at McMlnn-
vllle, will return to Oregon City Fri
day. Mr. Johnson, who was connect
ed with the contest with Raymond
Fuson,.has completed his work there.
M. E. Swope, a well known sawmill
man of the Molalla country, was in
Oregon City on business Wednesday.
Mr. Swope had been in Portland on
business and also visited his daugh
ter, formerly Miss Mary Swope, ot
thia city. He came here on school
business, as he is clerk ot school dis
trict No. 87.
The old year will be given a big
send off and the new year ushered
in in a royal manner at the I. O. O
F. hall Friday evenng as the members
of the Rebekah Lodge are making
elaborate plans for the evening's
program. Among the features will
be dancing, for which an orchestra
is to provide the music.
Among the features will be a box
supper, when the men are to enjoy
lunches In the boxes provided by the
women without cost An unique way
is being arranged by the committee
whereby the baskets will be turned
over to the men, and the women will
assist in partaking of delicacies con
tained In the boxes.
The committee In charge of the af
fair is composed of Mrs. J. L. Wald
ron, chairman; Mrs. May Yonce, Mrs.
J. K. Morris Mrs. Hogan, Miss Harji
riet Phipps.
MACHINERY
LEASE' GIVEN
W. E. HASSLER
MAIL SACKS ROBBED
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 .Mail sacks
containing $100,000 in cash, consigned
to a firm in Havana, were ransacked
in the postoffice of that city several
weeks ago and as yet the money has
not been recovered, it was learned
here today.
Speyer & Co., New York brokers,
who cashed the check of the Havana
firm here and sent the monby to Ci
ba said the shipment was covered by
insurance
A lease, which has just been filed
with the county recorder, and whch
was executed, on July 25th, 1919, stat
es that W. E. Hassler, publisher of
the Canby News, rented printing
material front the Banner-Courier
Publishing company. The lease calls
for a rental of $1675 in equal month
ly installments, covering a period of
30 months, for one linotype machine,
several fonts of mattrlces, newspap
er folder, and other equipment The
paper also states that $200 was paid
upon Hassler receiving tbe goods
from the Banner-Courier company.
Sleeping Sickness is
Fatal-to Young Man
i
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 29.
Guy Beard, 18, who came here from
Seattle recently t o visit relatives died
tonight of sleeping sickness after a
brief illness.' He became ill last week
and was brought to a local hospital
where despite efforts of physicians he
could not be awakened. He Is sur
vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Beard of Seattle, two broth
ers and three sisters, all living in or
near Seattle. The body will be sent
to Seattle Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Gary and two
children, of Portland, are spending
the holidays at their home at Wil
lamette. Mr. Gary is a teacher in
the Portland schools. Mrs. Gary and
children returned from Canby Tues
day, after visiting at the honte of
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wang.
Clarence Cannon, a student of the
University of Oregon, is among the
boys attending college spending holi
days in Oregon City. Cannon is vis
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Cannon, and will probably return to
college Sunday evening.
Miss Beulah I. Morgan, former In
structor In the local high school, Is
visiting for a few days with Mrs. E.
E. Kellogg. Miss Morgan for the
past year bas been teaching In the
Eugene high school.
The remains of Mis Helen Wlnnl
fred Gleaaon are at the funeral chapel
of Brady & DeMoss, and will be re
moved to the St. John's Catholic
church this morning at 10 o'clock,
when funeral services are to be held.
Miss Maude Cooke, teacher in the
rortland schools, 1 spending the
holidays with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Cooke, of this city.
To The People of Oregon City
and Vicinity
The next time you go to Portland get
off the car at Second and Morrison
streets, and come in and let us give you a
free examination of your mouth. We
specialize in all branches of dentistry
and have restored our rates to a pre-war
basis.
ALBA BROS. Dentists
245', MORRISON STREET,
PORTLAND, OREGON
Two-story Building
Over Moysr Clothing Company.