OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 1; 1921, Pa ge 3 CANB YAND City Water Held Not Contaminated CANBY, Feb. 9. a report on the condition of the water supplying the residents, of Canby from the two wells, has been made by the board of health, which goes to show that the water from the old well is perfectly pure, and another test is to be made of the new well. This well underwent re pairs when it was necessary to blast in order to deepen it for a larger sup ply, and some of the residents were ' of the. opinion that this was due to the impure water. ' An examination was made of the two large springs, where it was, intend ed to take water from to supply the city in connection with the old well, but this was found to be contaminated with germs,' as well as two wells on private property. George Meeks, who is superintend ent of the Canby water works, is, spar ing no pains to see that the residents of Canby are supplied with pure water, and is now making effort (to find just where the trouble lies. So far there is no sickness in Canby caused by impure water. In order to prevent typhoid fever in Cany, many owners of wells have forwarded samples of water to the Oregon Agricultural College to have tests made. Man Injured When "Car Turns Turtle CANBY. Feb. 9. An automobile containing four men of Portland turn ed "turtle" tear the "Y", where the Molalla train crosses tha. highway in the northern part of the city Sunday evening, injuring a man, who gave his name as Sam Ferry, who was driving the machine. Ferry suffered from- a broken shoulder, and was brought to this city, where Dr. H. A. Bed man. gave medical attention so that he was able to proceed to Port land that evening. The car went into the ditch, and was badly damaged. The men claimed the steering- gear did not work when attempting to make the curve. Those witnessing the accident claim the machine was going at a high speed. BAIRS ARE HONORED. CANBY, Feb. 9. In honor of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bair. jvho will leave February 15th for Southern California where they will spend several weeks, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Estes entertain ed a few of their friends In a "most charming manner at their beautiful home on Wednesday evening. The home was prettily decorated for the evening, and after several houis of five hundred delicious, refreshments were served. Those enjoying the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Estes were Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Sheldon, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Graham, Mr. and Mrs. "Lee Eckerson, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bair. CARD CLUB RESUMES CANBY, Feb. 9.--The Canby Card Club met recently for the first time since the summer months at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grar.am, wh-n the evening was enjoyed in card3, followed by refreshments. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bair, Mr. and Mrs. C. H- Sheldon, Mr. and Mrs. H. M Eccles, Jr. and Mrs. H. A. Ded man, Mr. and Mrs,. Howard Eccles, Mr. ai-d Mrs. Lee Eckerson, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Robinton, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Knight. M J Lee. COUNCIL MEETS. , CANBY, Feb. 8. At the meeting ol the city council held Monday evening, the regular routine of business. wa& transacted. LOCAL TEAM WINS, CANBY, Feb. 9. In an exciting basket ball game played in this city Friday evening between the local high school team and the Willamette school basket ball team, the local boys won. KRUEGER BROS. Furniture MEET THE DELIVER PRICE OF f1' FREE THE CATALOGUE vUs WITH OUR MAN . MOTOR VAN. CANBY, OREGON..' 1 . I PHONE 58X2 - 5 jj G. W. White Garage I j CANBY, OREGON -j ;I Agents for I Ford Car Fordson Tractor : !; We specialize in Ford repairing and carry, all the ! 3; genuine Ford Parts. I; C it you are satisbed teli others jc if aot tel! us. . AUTHORIZED PORp AGENTS SOUTHERN CLA CKAMAS - NEWS FOR CANBY AND VI- C1NITY. Any news for the Canpy edi- 8 tion of the Oregon City Enter- prise may be left at the Cottage Hotel, whlcb will be called for by Miss Nan Cochran Tuesday after noon will be greatly appreciated. If you have any church notices, property sales, parties, lodge news, locals and any other news of interest to the public, these S will be gladly mentioned in the S Oregon City Enterprise. We have a large list in this section S of the county, and all are inter- ested in news from Canby and vicinity. $ '- " 8$338-$.S.t3?.3 CANBY LOCALS CANBY. Feb. 9. Mrs. Snyder, who recently entered the shoe repairing business in Canby, was in Portland and' Oregon City on Tuesday. Mr. Snyder has opened his shop and says the first pair of shoes to arrive was from Portland. Clyde Kendall, of this city, visited Oregon City Tuesday. Miss Irene Olmstead of Portland visited Miss Rena Hutchinson of this city Sunday. Dr. Garrett, veterinarian, who has been suffering from an injury to his hand received while giving medical at tention to a horse, is rapidly improv ing. Saul Rider, who has (been on a year's visit in the East, has returned to uanDy. Mr. itiaer, aitnougn ne jiau a delightful time, says there is no place like the West for him.. Jack Malley, who has been empio? ed in Grants Pas,s, has arrived in Ore gon City, where he is visiting at the Newstrom home for a few days. Miss Hattie Reynolds, who is taking a course in domestic science at the Girls' Polytechnic school in Portland, spent Saturday and Sunday in Canby, where she wa the guest of friends. Mr. and Mrs. George Altman, of Portland, accompanied by their little children, Dale and Alene, here on Sunday where they visited at tha Jhome of Mr. and Mrs. George Altman, the latter an aunt of Mrs. Altman. Mrs. W. D. Rider was an Oregon City visitor Friday. Dr. W. J. Thompson, an eye special ist, whose headquarters are In Port land, but whose home is at Salem, was in Canby Wednesday, where he came on professional business. Dr. Thompson was accompanied by bis wife and has: been making his trips to this city for the past six years. Macksburg Couple to Reside in Canada Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Harnack of Macksburg plan to leave for Canada soon to engage in wheat farming. Friends and relatives gave them a farewell surprise party Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Harnack have lived at Macksburg several years. CANBY OREGON CITY Stage Time Table STAGE LEAVES MINUTES BE-PORh- SCHEDULED TIME WHBK-DAYS Lv. Canby 7:25 a. m. 9:55 a. 12:55 p- m. 4:15 p. m. EXTRA 2:55 p. at. 6:15 p. m. Lv. Canby 7:55 a. m. 9 : 55 a. m. 12:55 p- m. 4:15 p. m. 6:15 p. m. 7:55 p. m. Lv. Ore. City 1:00 a. m. 11:00 "a. m. 2:09 p. m. 5:00 p. m. SATURDAY 3:35 p. m. 7:0t p- m. TRIPS SUNDAY Lv. Ore. City 8:30 a. m. 11:30 a. m 2:0 p. m. 5:00 p. m. 7:09 r -v 10:45 p. m. Far 25c MANY BILLS ARE SIGNED BY GOVERNOR STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. following bills: H. B. 57, by Lynn Providing means for nomination and election of per sons to fill vacancy at same time. H. ,B. 35, by Korell Providing for election of constables in districts of 100,000 or more .population. H. B. 27, by Powell Changing time of holding examinations, for teachers. H. B. 18, by Kubli Relating to plats and index of taxpayers to be kept by assessors. H. B. 63, by March Providing for licensing of nurserymen and their agents. H. B. 13, by Hindman Providing for legislation of gifts, grants, and bequests of personal property in trust for cemeteries. H. B. 17, by Kubli Defining crim inal syndicalism and sabotage and providing punishment. S. B. 136, by Norblad Providing for preliminary survey for interstafe bridge across Columbia river. S. B. 105, by Washington county delegation To permit county court of Washington county to compensate Francis Willard Taylor. S. B. 20, by Staples Providing for regulation of the sale and distribution of commercial foodstuffs. S. B. 189, by committee on revision of laws Relating to who is qualified to make a will. S. B. 172, by .Hume -Relating to whQ may prosecute action for damag- S. B. 114, by Moser Relating to state aid for institutions. S. B. 102, by Dennis Relating to circulation of false statements as, to standing: or reputation of banking in stitutions. S. B. 46, by Ryan Relating tp coun ty superintendents" apportionment to high, schools. S. B. 69, by Joseph Relating to in terest coupons in exchange for bonds. S. B. 66, by Dennis Relating! to conviction of minors. S. B. 65, by Patterson Creating state budget commission. S. B. 33, .by Joseph Fixing limita tion on revocation, countermands and payment and stop-payment ord ers relating to the payment of any check or draft against accounts. TWO WIVES OF COUNTY ASK DIVORCE Belle Freeman has, entered suit for divorce against W. L. Freeman, ana charges in the complaint filed yester day cruel and inhuman treatment. They were married at Vancouver, Wash., April 28, last year, and the wife asks for a complete divorce, $75" temporary support, $100 attorney's fees and one-third interest In all cf the husband's property, both reaLand personal. 1 Grace E. Bridenbecfeaiso wants a divorce from Clarence Bridenbeck, and also charges cruel and inhuman treatment in her complaint. She asks for all belongings, owned by her be fore her marriage and one-half inter estt in her husband's property . both real and personal. They were mar ried in New York state March 6. 1916. -Both of the above are Clackamas HIGH COURT GIVES VERDICT ON ROAD BONDS O. D. Eby, attorney for W. P. Haw ley, Sr., in which the former instituted suit to test the validity of the Clack amas county $1,700,000 bond issue, announced yesterday that the su preme court has handed down a de cision ih favor of the validity of the bonds. No obstacle from now on will hinder the buyers of the securities and the road program, under the bond issue will progress as the bonds are sold. . MARRIED NINE MONTHS, ASKS FOR DIVORCE Mary E. Propst, who was married to Dale D. Probst in Gladstone dur ing June, 1920, entered suit for di vorce 'yesterday in the circuit court, fihe alleges In her complaint filei that since her marriage she has been treated cruel and inhuman by her husband, and that in November, he deserted her. She asks the court for the right to resume her maiden name, Mary E- Boone, .and such oth er relief as may seem fit. Woman Very HI; Children Called Mrs. Sadie Ackley, of Gladstone, is very ill at her home and her children from Hood River have been called to her bedside. One son, who resid es in Los Angeles, has been wired to come at once. Molalla Raises $20 Fund for China A special collection was taken at the Methodist church at Molalla San day for the China famine fund. Near ly 20 was raised. A special collec tion will be taken in the Sunday school next Sunday for the . same cause. - . F. B- Brown, of Colton, underwent an operation on his throat at the Ore gon City hospital Wednesday, when adenoids and tonsils were removed. Pi JMkm, trJA FLASHLIGHT OF POSSUM HUNT IN THE SOUTH : 'PoMum bunting offers many thrills 'which the ordinary sportsman sever gets. In the first place the hunting is done in the middle of the night. Tb party dressed in their oldest clothes beat up the brush and tap the treqs The hunters are accompanied by dogs who "tree" the 'possums for the hunt ers. The little animals are captured alive and taken home in bags. LOCAL BRIEFS Mrs. Andrew . Robertson, formerly of this eity, where her husband was in business, was called from her home at Sellwood Monday to California, where her husband is In a serious condition, suffering from lung trouble. Mrs. Robertson was accompanied by her daughter. Miss Lillian, and also by her son, Edward, "left Monday night for San Diego, to be at her husband's bedside. Mr. Robertson left for Southern California in Octob er, where he went for the benefit of his health, which steadily improved, ertson home Monday came as a sur prise, as his condition - when last and the message reaching the Rob heard from Mr. Robertson was en couraging. Mrs. Robertson is the daughter of Mrs. A. Holden. and sis ter of Mrs. F. Greenman, of this, city.- A. A. Price, who has. been spending several months in New York, where he went to purchase his spring and summer stock, has returned to this city, having made an excellent selec tion, bringing a large stock back with him, while the remainder is to be shipped within a few days. Mr. Price says the weather in the east during his stay there was delightful and very little raitt-was experienced." Very little snow has fallen in New York and in other Eastern cities where he visited this, year, and from the indications there the people' of the East were looking forward to an early spring. Mrs. H. H. Hughes, of this city, went to Portland Wednesday, where she spent the day.' Mrs. Hughes is the aunt of Miss Edna Zwicker, who has mysteriously disappeared . from Portland, just as she was. ready to return here. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes are making every effort t6 find trace of eir niece- and Mrs- Hugnes' trip enort 10 una i" miasms juuu u man. Mr. Hughes was in Salem Sun day, where he spent the day with Representative Hughes, also uncle ot the missing young woman, and the two men made a thorough search, of that section. Miss Louise Walker, who left here several months ago for New York where she has been taking a special course in dancing, is now visiting at the. home of Mrs. Henry Smith, form erly of Oregon City. She has. also visited with her aMnt, Mrs. Walter Prestler, of Newberg, Nl Y., sister of J. H. Walker, whom she had not seen beofre taking this trip. Miss Lois Bain, who accompanied Miss. Walker to New York, returned several weeks ago, owing to the serious illness ol her father, N- E. Bain, of Oak-Grove. Miss Walker will return to Oregon City in March. Mrs. Charles Pjoindexter and daugh ter, Ruth Arlette, of Klamath Falls, who have been in this city, where LOCAL MAN RECEIVES PATENT ON CLEVER RAILROAD INVENTION Calvin W. Bagby, of Oregon City and pioneer of Clackamas, who has resided in 'this county since he was born on the old Bagby farm near Molalla, has received a patent on an invention which will be useful for railroad crossing structures. The invention, provides, a silent rial way track crossing Tor use at the in- tersection of two lines of trackway, which is constructed In such a man ner that the rails at the crossing may be made continuous or unbroken ' mwm lwi rmn immjmuaw home Sunday evening. Mrs. Poln dexter and daughter had been visit ing relatives at Aberdeen, Wash., for several weeks. Mrs. Poindexter was formerly Miss Lydia Vose, of this city, where she is well and favorably known. In a letter to friends from . Miss Bertha Goldsmith, recently leaving for California from .this city, says that a terrible storm was experienced by people along the coast February 5th. Being at San Francisco at the time she was among those to have the experience. Steamer captains, ar riving in port at San Francisco on that day reported having their troubl es with the gale. Earl K. Alien, of Oregon City, rout' 2, who has been receiving medical treatment for an injured hand at the Oregon City hospital for the past week, was able to leave for his home 1 Wednesday afternoon. Allen was em ployed at a sawmill, when the left hand came in contact with a saw portion of the first and second fingers of the left hand were amputated. Esther L. Taylor, of Portland, has arrived in Oregon iCty, where she has accepted a position with tne Price Brothers' store, and will have charge of the millinery department, having much experience in that line. Miss Margaret Koontz, of Portland, will arrive within a few days, havin: accepted the position as trimmer. Miss Isabel Crawford, of New York, a member of the executive committee of the Women's Home Missions'- Board, will speak at the Presbyterian church this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Miss Crawford, who is visiting in Portland, will be a din ner guest at the home of Rev. and Mrs. H. G. Edgar. Wacheno Council Degree of Poca hontas will hold its regular meeting at Knapp's hall Friday evening, Feb, 11, after which the committee com posed of Mrs. Daisy Lavier, chair man.- Mrs. Mina Wenger and MrSw Laura Frost will serve refreshments. Shiek's orchestra will furnish music for dancing. Mrs. W. D. Laughery, residing on Tenth and Jeferson streets, under went a serious operation at the Ore gon City hospital. Wednesday morn Ing. The report from the hos,pital Wednesday evening was that Mrs, Laughery was resting easily from the operation. Dorothea McCord, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Mc Cord, of Molalla, underwent an oper ation -at the Oregon City hospital Wednesday morning. The operation, which was for acute appendicitis, was successful. C. E Spence, state master of the gramge, was among those to visit Oregon City Sunday and Monday. so as to prevent jarring of the cars passing over. - Experienced railway . men. who have become interested in the in vention speak . highly of the appli ance. Mr. Bagby has been in the' con tracting and buildingt business in this county for the past fifteen years. He is the son of Mm Har riet Bagby, one of the oldest pioneers of Clackamas county, who will cele brate her 91st birthday anniversary in August 1921. Carpenter Funeral WelL Attended , Many friends, of the late Miss Anna Gladys Carpenter, well known and popular girl of Gladstone, who died at the family home Friady night, aftet a lingering illness, attended the fun eral services, which were held from the Christian church at Gladstone Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. B. F. Clay formtfl pastor of the church, now of Hillsboro, conducted the services. The church was filled to capacity by the many friends ot the family. During the services Garland Hollo well sang most impressively "Face to Face'j and a quartette, composed ot Mrs. Raplh McGetchie, Mrs. M. E. Turner, Garland and Homter Hollo- well, sang "In the Sweet Bye ana Bye," and "Abide With Me.". Interment was in the Mountain View cemetery, and" the remains, laid to rest beside those of her father, the Jate William Carpenter, and her brother, the late Chester Carpenter, Dotn of whom died a year ago. Many friends) attended the last sad rites at the cemetery. The 'grave was banked with hand some floral tributes. Among those sending large floral pieoes4was the Christian church, of whfch Miss Caa penter was an active member, and one fromi the Marvin Wholesale com pany of Portland. Pall' bearers were 'John Yeager, Arlie Read, Clifford Taft, Eugene and Dean Vedder, Albert Carothers. Henry-Fox Passes at Portland Home Henry Fox, of Portland, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Fox, of this city, died at his home Tuesday night after a sev eral months' illness of heart trouble. Mr. Fox is well and favorably known here, where he made, his home taking up his residence in Portland. He spent his boyhood days, in Oregon City and' attended the local schools. Deceased is survived by his moth er, of this city; his wife and' daughter of Portland; a sister, Mrs 'Rosina Fouts Evans, of this city, and a broth er, George Fox, of Portland. Mrs. Fox and her daughter left im mediately for Portland when advised of Mr. Fox" death. Young Daughter of Zimbelmann Is Dead Lydia Zimbelmann, aged 3 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Zimbelmann, died" at the family home about three miles from Oregon City, Tuesday morning,, and the remains were taken to the Holman & Pace undertaking establishment. Funeral services are to be held Thursday afternoon at 2": 00 o'clock from the Lutheran church. Rev Kraxberger will officiate. Mrs. Harriett Grout Passes Away Here Mrs. Harriet A. Grout, 68 years ot age, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. D. Lind, on the Oatfield road yesterday afternoon. The - remains are at the parlors of Brady & De Moss, and funeral services have not been arranged as yet. Her daughter. Mrs. Lind is a well known woman of this county, and two other daughters, one in Minnesota and another in Portland, survive her. TWO SPEEDERS . PAY FINES OF $25 AND COSTS Speeders are beginning to crop up again in the justice court here as spring approaches, and especially during the past few days of nice weather. The latest to pay fines in Judge Noble's court for violation of the speed ordinances were: Geo. Browman, fined $10 and costs; John Rodemacher, $15 and costs. Both men were taken In by Speedofficer Long on the New Era highway. MANY COWS SENTGERMANY FREE OF COST BREMEN, Germany, Feb. 7. The American steamer West Arrow, from Galveston and, Newport rfews, arrived here today with 742 milch cows do nated to Germany by American farm ers. Seven cowsj died of seasickness dur ing the voyage, but 40 calves were born. YEAGER AND MADDEN FINED FOR JOY RIDE Fred Yeager and J. C. 'Madden, who were responsible for an auto mobile accident on the New Era road some few days "ago, in which Mrs. Kate. Gordon was placed in the Orfr gon City hospital to recover from in juries received, were fined in Judge Noble's .court yesterday afternoon. Yeager was assessed a fine of $50 and costs, and Madden got $75 and costs. Both men were arrested af, ter their machine, crashed into a ditch near the turn on the highway at New Era while going at the rate ef 50 miles per hour. Mrs. Gordon, who was injured in the smashup, was out joy-riding with the two men when the accident occurred. MILWAUKIE H. S. BUILDING NEW LUNCH TABLES. . The manual training class of the Milwaukie high school is constructing a number of folding" tables on a new design and pattern which will be used in the cafeteria. -Another practical Job is ' the ' construction of portable bleachers which can be set up in doors or outdoors. BILL FOR COUNTY DIVISION PLACED BEFORE SOLONS SALEM, Feb. 9. (Special to the Enterprise) The county division bill, as proposed by J. W. Reed of Esta cada, and 'David Lofgren, joint repre sentative , from Clackamas, and Mult nomah counties, was introduced in the house late yesterday afternoon by Senator Staples, of Multnomah. The bill provides for the division of Clack amas county so that a seperate sec tion will be made in to what will be known as Cascade ' county, and that portion of Oswego north of the Clack amas river will be taken Into Mult nomah county. Also the Bull Run power plant will be annexed and the Mt. Hood Loop to Multnomah and that part of Sandy also which the Mt Hood Loop runs through. It is rumored that if the above bill does not pass, a separate bill will be introduced specifying that a new county called "Cascade" shall be de- tittrtu, aua sections oi mis county now introduced in the present bill will be eliminated, and all efforts put forth to get the "Cascade" scheme over. The sponsors of the bill have se cured the cooperation of - Senator Staples, but it is said that the major ity of the Clackamas and Multnomah delegations are against any division of Clackamas county, i inasmuch, as the passage of the bill would injure not only this, county but would put a hardship on Multnomah county. Those informed at Salem allege thl't both bills will be killed in short order. DISAPPEARANCE OF MISS ZWICKER CAUSES ALARM County and state officials are work ing on the case of the mysterious dis appearance of Mary Zwiker, who left her aunt's, home on Third and Wash ington streets in this city . Sunday, Jan. 30, and has not been "heard of since. Mrs. Etchison, the girl's aunt, has released photographs of the young woman to the press and de tectives in Portland, where the girl was last seen, and it is hoped that a clue to her whereabouts can be un-. covered shortly. Miss Zwiker is a fine looking girl and is 19 years of age. She has; a pleasing appearance and is said to be of a bashful disposition. When she left Oregon City for Portland on Jan. 30, for the purpose of staying with a friend there for the' night, her aunt thought nothing of the matter, and not until the young woman had been gone over three days did the aunt become alarmed. The entire police force of Portland and Oregon City is on the lookout for a clue leading to the girl and are A . : , i.n t I . V. ui tut. i ii ci i euv U.CLO UlCl VVILU foul play, either from the hands of gangsters, or by some smooth crook in Portland. All of Miss Zwiker's relatives have been notified of her disappearance, including her father, who is employed at Salem. , None cf them, however, know -where the young lady" is at present. FOUR COUPLES ARE MARRIED ON TUESDAY Chris. Henry Nelson, 21, and Mol lie McKay, 18, both of Hoff; Charles. Gross, 34, of Llllamook, and Eliza beth Church, 28, of Oswego; Nelson Richard McConnell, 38, San Diego, Drusilla Yoder, 27, Aurora; secured marriage licenses from County Clerk Miller yesterday. One couple Granviel Shockley, legal of this city, and Ethel Mueller, legal, Portland secured a, marriage license -in Van couver, Wash., on the same day. JUDGE PERRY FINES MANY DURING YEAR Judge Parry,- of Milwaukie "has collected more fines, than any justice of the peace in Clarkamas county the past year, and has had no cases appealed. Last week a cit izen arrested for throwing glass on the street was dismissed on the plea that it was an accident, the wind-; shield falling in the night and the owner making every effort to pick up the pieces. SCOTTS MILLS BANK BUILDS NEW HOME A modern brick bank building has recently been built in Scotts Mills for the bank at that place, and greatly improves the main street of the town. The institution has grown consider ably during the past three year, and J. O. Dixon is in char ere an cashier. Aurora Man Is Heir to $25,000 Estate John Pugh Sr., who, was notified last summer that he is among heirs to a large estate in Indiana of which he expects; to receive $25,000, has moved with his family into the Bow , ers residence.' He has, practically recovered from a fracture of the hip," which occurred several months ago. BORN. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Bolle, of Gladstone yesterday afternoon. The little fellow has been named "Elbert." "