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FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 29.
OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1 92 1 .
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- ESTABLISHED 1866
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Cuts Coming And Going
One of the most destructive evils in this world is
slanderous talk. It breaks human hearts and ruins repu
tations with a ruthlessness unknown of all other evils.
Slander resembles a double-edged sword it cuts
.wpM DV ATTADNCV rcwrR AT I B 6, luuuu8- u 1101 umy uiiucrimiics me one
GIVEN BY ATTORNEY GENERAL, f slandered, but, it comes back like a boomerang and
Law Explained Ii
Health Officer C
OPINION
WELSH STILL IN; APPOINTMENT SAID TO BE IN
HANDS OF COUNTY COURT
Under the opinion of State Attorney
General Van Winkle, Dr. O. A. Welch
holds the position of Clackamas coun
ty health officer. This r opinion was
given today to Frederick D Strieker,
secretary of the state board of health
The opinion further states the s?
lection of the health officer is m the
hands of the county court, but despite
the fact that the cout appointed Dr
W. E. Hempstead, Dr. Welsh holds
the position because he has -never
been removed.
The court recently made the ap
pointment of Dr. Hempstead, whilt
Welch was still In office. The onlj of
ficial county action taken -was Hemp
stead's appointment. Charges riot hav
ing; been filed against the present in
cumbent, the stite board ;f health re
fused to recognize the court's appoin
tee as the county health officer and a
controversy started as to who hell
tne position. '
It was contended that because of
the fact that Dr. Welsh was appointed
under the old law, when the new law
was passed tne position automatically
became vacant, and therefor" that the
appointment of Dr. Hempstead was
legal.
Code is Explained
Secretary Strieker came to Oregon
City last Monday io investigate the
affair, and asked the attorney general
for an opinion to clear matter z up. In I
reply to the question of whether or
not Dr. Welsh could hold over under
the new law, the attorney general
says: "Under the Oregon laws, secre
taries of the board of health of cities
and counties were appointed for a two
year term. In the enactment of the
health cod1?, it was expresselv provid
ed that such secretaries shall hold of
fice so lang as they faithfully per
form the duties thereof.
"15y reason or this provision an of
ficer appointed prior to the enactment
of the 1919 code would continue in of
fice without limitation of any time so
long as he fathrmiy periormea me
duties thereof." .
The attorney gsneral holds, how
ever, that the matter or the appoint
ment is in the hands o the county
court rather than thoce of stai. board
of health, altho commission by the
board of Le-i'th is necessarv ia order
to ive the health office police power.
"Failure of the state board of com
mission such secretaries," says the at
torney general, "does not disqualify
them from holding office .... Al
though such secretaries would not be I
clothed with authority until commis
sioned by the state board of health,
the legislature has given to the city
and county health boards the power
cf selection and appointment of their
secretaries which power cannot be ob
structed' by the state boa;d of health
m neglecting to perform a ministerial
act.
Boards Sanction Not Needed
"From an examination of the health
code the only power of which sue!
secretary would be deprived l.y the
failure of the state board as above m
dieted, would be a power of constable
Or other peaoe officer in matters per
taining to public health In other
respects the secretary could substan
tially perform his duties without the
powers of a health officer."
Although this opinion places the
burden cf the matter in the hands of
the county health board, it still leaves
the county health board, it sill leaves
Welsh in the position here by virtue of
the fact that when Hempstead was ap
pointed the position was not vacant,
and furthermore that Welsh has never
Been removed.
Aoording to the state code, Welsh
can be removed if charges are filed
against him and a hearing with the
state board of health held, but such
action has not been taken.
The controversy arose ever the fact
that the court merely appointed Dr.
Hempstead, and gave no efficial no-
lice to Dr. Welsh. Dr. Hempstead, be
lieving the position vacant and he
he "was regularly constituted health
officer, laid claim to the job, and Dr.
Welfl), believing that he was still
I gnaws at the reputation of the slanderer as well. The
slanderer soon becomes accustomed to seeing only the
I petty sides of others. Little by little he bathes his own
I soul in foulness of his own thoughts and words until he
cannot see the beauty in anything or anyone.
He measures everything !by 'his own perverted
standard. Take notice of those who slander or engage in
any sort of suggestive evil speaking about others and you
will see, as clearly as you can see the sun on a bright day,
that their words are but a confession of their own heart
secrets.. The faults which we find in our neighbors
most readily are usually but a reflection of our own
weaknesses.
A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to
whine and revile, and commences to search for the
hidden justice which regulates his life. And as he adapts
his mind to that regulating factor, he ceases to accuse
others as the cause of his unhappy condition, and builds
strong and noble thoughts. He ceases to kick against
circumstances, stops finding fault with his neighbors,
and begins to discover the hidden powers and possibili
ties within himself.
Here is a test that you can apply to yourself with
profit: The next time the name of someone you dislike
is mentioned in your presence see if you can either hold
your tongue or speak no evil of that person: If you meet
the test you have reason to be proud of yourself because
you are vitalizing your personality with that peculiar
brand of magnetism which will attract the best people of
your neighborhood to you.
f EDITORS FROLIC IN BIG
FORESTS AROUND BEND
AT ANNUAL MEETING
Newspapermen Enjoy Outdoor
Life While Attending
Convention
Cops fl't Decide
' Just Who's Which
Newspaper men attending the an
nual convention of the state editorial
association at Bend on Friday, Satur
day and Sunday were given a splendid
opportunity to survey the vast ex
panse of pine forest which has made
central Oregon one of the best known
centers of standing, timber in tho
United States.
Following the business sessions on
Friday and Saturday, the editors and
l.neir families weie taken for a 65
mile automobile ride through the
l:mb?r to Elk Lake, near the head
waters of the Deschutes River, where
they spent the nisht. , The wonderful
setting of this lake, with Broken Top
mountain rising abrubtly from its
northern shore, and several snow clad
peaks within easy reach of the eye.
m made such an impression on the vis
itors that several declarr-d their in
tention of returning for extended va
cations.
DEPUTY
SHERIFF PLACES STATE
UNDER ARREST; FIGHT STILL
ON FOR TRAFFIC JOB
OFFICER
liiii!iiiiiimuiii!imitiiii:miiiiiiimiinnii'mra;iii!iiniii!iN
HOMESEEKER
VANGUARD
VISITS HERE
The possibilities of the state of Ore
gon for farms and hom;s were pro-
servng considered himself the health sent ed Monday to a partv of miu-
offirer. westerners who came here as th'i
The county court is not bound to guest of the Oregon realtors, a sort
abide by the opinion of the attorney of advance guard before thr Home-
general, which is purely advisory, but seeker's excursion this September,
the matter will be brought to a final Seven visitors, to whom the Oregon
show down, when the pay check is is- country with its wealth of agrieultur-
sued at the end of the month. The al, scenic and commercial potentiali-
salary of the health officer is $1050 a ties is new, visited Clackamas county
year The law establishes a minimum yesterday at the invitation of the lo-
of $25 a month. The court order, ral realty board. The party included
Darning Hemp-tfead tc raceive the Mr and ,lrj V. S Peet, H M. Wa.1-
CATTLEMEN
GET CUP; HOLD
CEREMONIAL
salary has not yet bepn rescinded.
BERRY CENSUS SHOVS
AC
ULrU:UimttO
PRODUC
LIST OF FORMER ALIEN
3NG HEAVILY
Loganberry and Strawberry
Acreage Rank High In
State Totals
ASK PAPERS !S COMPILED
War Time Citizenship Orders
Rescinded; Hearing
Is Scheduled
lace, L. W. Lunsford, of Omaha. Neb.,
August Gossiin of Concordia, Canada,
T. M. Wanberg and H. H Thatcher of
Omaha.
Trip Postponed
When the Homesekers special.
which was to. come west from Omaha
ihis month with BOO visitors, vas
postponed, a small party of those in-
tersted in the trip, decided to come
anyway. The party which came t.'
Oregon numbered 15. Thi-y arrived in
It was a galla day for Clackamas
county Jersey breeders' Saturday
when they were presented with a fine
silve cup fo.v accomplishing more
through their organization than any
other county association in the United
States in 1920.
The following telegram from Royer
H. Brown, editor of the Jersey Bullet
in, was read to Clackamas breeders
at their picnic at the home of Anton
Malar, near Sandy:
"The honor of winning the accom
plishment 'cap by your association in
1920 isi iu -ny opinion the greatest
compliment that has ever been paid
to a body of Jersey breeders in his
tory. It is no small thing for a club
to T)o the most' for the Jersey. The
results you obtained last year wera'
marvelous and set a standard which
will mean extremely hard work toi
other associations in the future. I
According to the 1320 census of
berry acreage in Oregon, Clackamas
ranks wel with other counties of tho
state. In" the loganberry acreage
Clackamas ranks sixth, whiie in straw
berries this county is fourth.
The figures on loganberries given
by the quart gives Marion by far the
largest with a total of 6,312,061. Yam
hill county was second witn 1,029,32J
Washington, county had 8K.49K; Lane,
472,766; Folk. 4i5.3S8; Clackamas,
269,215. .
For production in strawberries
Hood River is an easy first with 1,
212,129 quarts. Multnomah second
with 712,724; Clackamas thhd with
419,1)'j; Marion fourth witn 4U0.53S.
These figures are for 1920 and they
are far from complete for the present
year. It is true in Clackamas as well
as in most of the other counties that
many acres cf new berries nave beeu
planted since this census was taken.
The berry crops this year have been,
exceptionally good and tho markets
have ben able to take care of the out
put to a good advantage Not only
have large amounts of herr'es been
brought to the local markets hut many
have been shipped and sold at the
hom of the grower.
Further census, to compute and
classify the acreage in th- county at
present as a basis for a coperative
marketing system is planned by the
farm bureau.' Details for the taking of
this census were recently completed.
The figures given in the above cen
sus represent the official survey c
the bureau of the census and are not
recent enough to warrant the.!r being
used as a basis for th'j Marketing
system that the farmers are working
on. They show, however, fiom a com
paritice standpoint, the ating of
'Hackamas county in comparison to
the other counties of the state, altho
the actual acreage has been increased
considerably here since thes" figures
were taken.
Fifteen residents of Clackamas
county who made application for
papers of citizenship just prior to the
war, Dut wnose applications were
held up by a war-time order, will now
be given a hearing as a recent order
lifted the restrictions.
A number of these citizens have
teen life long residents of the United
States and have been citizens in every
sense of the word with the exception
of not having citizenship privileges.
The following is the list of appli
cations that were held up ana which
will be given a hearing September 26
Jacob Enders, Germany; Peter En-
ders. Germany; Henry Enders, Aus
tria; William- Buse, Germany: Louis
Planton, Austria, all of West Linn;
Leo H. Bogusloski, Germany- Jacob
Kristan, Germany; Jake John Law,
Germany; Carl Meiritz, Germany;
Otto Schmeiser, Germany; John Kab
lar, Austria,' all of Oregon City; Frank
Ferlan, of Molalla, Austria; Fred
Steiner, of Hoff, Germany; Joseph
Adamosky, of Gladstone, Austria;
Charles Klohe. of Canby, Germany.
Others to make application for citi
zenship and who will have a hearing
on the same date are as follows:
George W Shepherd. Canada; Wil
liam A. Reddaway, Canada, both of
Oregon City; John Banks. England;
Frank L. Woodard, Canada, both of
Oswego; Geofsre Otty. Enan-1; ffii-
liam F. D. Kramer, Germany, both of
Milwaukie; Edward J. Larson. Nor
way; Lars S. Landsen, Norway; Anton
J. Moe, Norway, all of Mt. Angel;
George H. Cattley, England; Simon
R. Chilvik, Norway; Russia, all. of
Canby; Maurice Johnson, of Monitor,
Norway; Anton Herbst, of west Linn,
Austria; Harts Westberg of Wood
bum, Sweden; Joseph Kestmar, of
Molalla, Austria; John Wall, of Col
ton, Sweden; Charles E. Shubert, of
Milwaukie, Germany.
Poriland Friday night, coming over congratulate you most heartily and
the highway from the Dalles bv auto. wlsn 'u tne same good results for
Mondav morning the party was met years to come Oregon and Jerseys
by representatives of the local realty what a great combination."
board, and those Interested in Clack- First Award comes Here
anias county brought here Monday! ,, , . ..."
viiiiiiiix-s u ii l jcjs.-j iuiks nave
the honor to be the first io win this
which is given by the editor of
Had Shakespeare been in Clackn
inas counly" Tuesday, and stood he
neath the statue of Justice that
adorus the court house, the bard of
Avon might well have nv.irmured, "Oh
man. clothed with a little biief author
ity." For the conflict . between the
forces of the law was waged Just bc-
fore noon yesterday. Traffic officer
C J. Long, "holding his pesition by
arace of the sheriff, arretted R. E'
Wagy, holding the same position by
grace of the county court.
Long arrested Wagy for carrying
concealed weapons. He haled him be
ere Judge Noble, who, upon evidence
showing- Wagy had no authority to.
carry a gun, fined him $10. Then it de
veloped that Wagv was in possesion
of a perfectly good, newly granted
commission as special state agent. The
commission was in the ofic of Coun
ty Judge. H. E. Cress. So Judge Noble
One of the features of the trin to 'lrld to reverse his own decision a-s
Elk lake was the banquet served bv WaE. under the state commission.
rhe Penrt commercial club on Satnr- ad me autnoruy to carry tne gun
day evening Huge tables had been Court Takes Action
constructed by men from town, aided Effective July 1, the county court
by forest service wen, and fishermen i.,sued an order apnoiutiiig Wag"
had-been whipping the lakes for the traffic officer The sheriff nfused to
sreat quantities of trout with which (remove Long, and sppoint Wajiy. Tho
the hungry writers - wore fed. The c.iurt then got busy and clothed thoir
task of transporting the ma.torial for nan with authority from the state, un-
tne banquet through the mountains j der a commission from the governor
for such a distance was no small one. - So now Clackamas ccun-y has two
and in addition to that they had jsro i traffic officers, a deputy sheriff, ani
vtded sleeping accomodations for tneir
a state agent. And the question is,
Who will get the pay check at the
enj of the month
Tho court order name Wagy. But
Ix ng has not b?en officially r moved.
Both are evidently on the job of mak
ing Clackamas county behave. And
his honor, the couly judge, waxes
iaconie upon the subject and refers In
quisitors to the official record:,
which divulge as the proverbial oyster.
Change Is Opposed
The trouble all started when tha
curt decided to make, for reasons best
known to themr-elves, a change in the
sheriff's personal. Believing that ne
was in charge of the office and that
his deputies were directly responsible
to him, Sheriff Wilf.on refused to re
move Long, whom he had appointed,
without charges being officially filed
f.gainst him. He also refused to ap
point the man named by the court.
When. asked by a representative! of
the pi ess for a statement explaining
the status of the two men, and the
reasons for the attempted change inu
the methods that were used. Judge
Cross refused to discuss the matter.
Legally the question resolves itself
into whether the county court or the
sheriff has the authority to decide tha
detail of the sheriff's office. And thd
matter will probably not be settled
definitely without a decision from a
higher court.
DIRECTORS FOR NEW
hundred or so guests. Fishing, boat
ing, and hiking were enioved, with
the late camp fire the scene of stories
of the newspaper world, impromptu
programs of songs, stunts and story
telling.
Dinner is Servert
Tho tinner given Friday night by
the Bend Commercial club to the vis
iting newspaper men and their fanf
lies was an enjoyable affair, served
at the unique Pilot Butte-Inn- This
hnetc li-tr 1 n n f ii f-i r fvnm errant
metropolis, would still be not out of Consolidation Election Wins
place in any of the larger cities, ex-
ept, perhaps, for the fact that it
has a novel, strictly western, style of
rchitecture. The accomodations ar
trictly modern and one of the most
wonderful views of the mountains to
be bad in the state is featured by the
installation of a huge "picture win
dow" in the main dining hall This
AT MOLALLA NAMED
By 267 Majority;
Returns In
WEST LINN CALLS 2ND
ELECTION TO VOTE ON
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afternoon they visited the country ad
jacent to Oreeon Pit v. Molalla. Reaver
Today' they are to visit other places the national breed paper each year
of interest to those seeking agricul
tural locations, and others in the
party will inspect the industrial plants
cf the city.
Dinner is Giver
Monday evening, the guests were
tendered dinner at the Electric hotel
The visitors described their impres
sions of the western country ani
drew many comparisons with the sec
tions from which they cince.
Mr. Peet, who is the traveling super
intendent of agriculture for tho Union
Pacific Railroad, compared the Ore
gon country to his home state, Penn
sylvania. Altho similar in scenery, the
west presents far uore fertiiity, ho
snid The people who are comlna
to the county club which makes the
biggest showing in promoting Inter
ests of the breed. It is surprising to
find that a county here in Oregon
that has only had a breed organization
for a few years now stands first in
the Dation in the way of being live
wire enthusiastic promotors of the
breed it represents.
Aside from the celebration over the
big silver cup, the picr.ic with its
wonderful banquet under the cool
shade of the big apple trees was a
distinct success. About 200 people
from Clackamas, Multnomah., Wash
ington and Columbia counties wero
resent. A representative Xrom a film
news service recorded evervthimr
The official returns from the union
high school election, in the Molalla
district have been received by the
window ,one piece of plate glass, is county school superintendent's office
7 feet wide by 7 feet high. j and show that tne measure to con-
Ati automobile tour of th cily, with solidate carried by a vote of 36o to 9S,
visit to the huge sawmills which a majornv or tw.
onstitute the industry there. Five directors elected to have
was also among the entertainment I charge of the administration of the
provided by the Bend people for the district are George M. Christensen,
crnvention delegates. Two mills. The Rural Dell; .Herman Chindgren,
Brooks-Scanlon, and the Shevlin-Hix- MeaJowbrook; W. W. Eberhart, Molal-
n, operate at Bend, each with I la George E. Daugharty, Mt. Hope
enormous capacity. The latter mil' and Hubert Engle, district Number
company controls a piece of timber gjx.
covering' ou mnes in lengm Dy xu ia liWinn in Iho IS districts in
wiatn, wnien win rurnisn logs tor jj ,ha ,Wnit f ATiiia r, t,,1v
Question of Raising Funds for
School Gymnasium to
Be Up July 29
west, looking for homes, are living to from the filled plates to the piesenta-
get away from some o the more set- ul lIie -" "Don tne varus or
tied, active places to somewhere j ni"vie film, with Mount' Hood, furnish
vhere it will be possible for them to irjg the background tor some very at
'r.joy life to a greater extent. Such 'ractive views. These pictures will
a land, said the speaker, is to be found 1 ?o out in a news service and travel all
in the west. over the country.
The dinner was alsc attended by
years' running, while the P.rooks-Scaa
Ion properties have material for 2h
years' operation
Famous Author Speaks
The presence of Walter Pritchard
Eaton, widely known author of boys
books and a former newspaper re
porter, added greatly to the success cf
the convention. In a talk at the din
ner at the Inn he urged
of Oregon to preserve the natural
beauties of their mountains end for
ests, and criticized severely the des-
18. Petitions for the elction were cir
culated a month before. The purpose
of the consolidation is to secure the
equalization of taxation in the vicinity,
which under the old system, was kept
up largely through the payment of
tuition.
Although no improvements in the
the People I " -tiumua a.) u v.unn iniaAi
essary soon. The- increased f inuancial
resources! duet itjo the consolidation
Gordon J. Taylor, special represents
tive of the realtors who accompanied
the party from Omaha, S O. Dillman,
who presided at the affair, T. F.
Meads, secretary of the realty board.
A. C. Howland, E E. Teeple, Jerr
Heminway. C- A. Keopple, Mrs. E. C
Youngs, Mrs Maggie A. Johnson, Wal-
ace F. Miller and W. W. Woodbeck.
' Next Meeting Set
During the business meeting it was
decided to hold the next meeting at
tre seeiey jersey rarm, near Wilson-
ville, on September 3.
Speakers on the program in the
afternoon included O. m Plummer
manager of the Pacific International
Livestock exposition, who presented
Three members of the party have ,he loving cup; Henry The ssians, one
ruction of wild flowers and foliage w" maKe 11113 Pussune-
by the sheep. Re also remonstrated The distnc which are consolidates
against the practice of logging com- are: Glad Tiding Rural Det,
panies which left no border of stand- Meadowbrook, Dickey Prairie, Molalla.
ing timber along the highways, say Liberal, Teasel creek, iTtussellville
ipg .that to the tourists no greater ap-1 Dryland, Mulino, Maple Grove, Toder,
peal could be made than by leaving a South Oak Grove, Union Mills, Bear
semblyanca of the great forest to re-1 greater part of the Engle district.
main by the road sider When told of
the work being done along th'i lines
of proserving this beauty in Oregon he
stated that he had found the condition
here better than in other states he
had visited.
In Bend, which has grown in the
past decade from a village of 53t5
souls to a city of 5,416 inhabitants,
the visiting editors enjoyed real west
ern hospitality, rare entertainment.
and a successful convention. Every
one has become a' true booster for this
section, said by all who visit it to be
ihe "greatest outdoor country in the
world "
Detotir Put Around
New Highway Work
DIVORCE IS GRANTED
A decree of divorce was granted
here today to Estella L. from Jacob
Foster.
..tp.ted that th"y dfiiitolv intend tt
ocate in Oregon. All of those who
came on the excursion will bear to
their homes the message of the ad-
antages of Oregon.
Tomorrow, upon the conclusion of
ih"ir stay at Oregon City, the visitor
will be escorted to Aurora, where they
will be met and entertained by a del
egation from Marion county.
SUIT FILED ON NOTE
The Clackamas County Adjustment
company filed suit Saturday against
Fraonk M. Henriksen and Walter John
son to collect $193.30 alleged to be due
on a note given by Henriksen to John
son and consigned to the plaintiff.
The note was given September S,
1921.
"f the older Jersey breeders of th
state, on Jie need of boosting rathtr
than knockinjg dairymen's organiza
tions J. D. Mickle, rormer state dq'ry and
food commissioner, spoke on "Dairy
men of Yesterday, Today and Tomor
row," telling of the development of
the dairy breeds and how some peopla
still continue to foolishly think they
can make improvements by crossing
two breeds of cattle. "There is one
thing that God never made and that is
the scrub cow," said Mickle. "The
scrub cow was made by the scrub
dairyman." He also told of how Ore
gon Jerseys are coming to the front
and how he looks forward to a time
when this state will be the source of
the foundation stock of the East, 1
Livestock Expert
Gives Exhibit Advice
L. J. Allen, of the livestock depart
ment of the Oregon Agricultural Col
Ipge, will spend Wednesday, and
Thursday n Clarkamas c mntj", visit
intr the boys and girls' livestock cluhs
nnd giving general instructions in
dock Judging p.nd fitting the animal
for exhibition purposes. The visit is
made to asist tho youngsters in pre
paring county and state fair exhibits.
Friday Mrs. H. C- Kleinschmidt will
take her class in poultry on a visit to
some of the commercial poultry plaints
of the county, including a" visit to the
Russell Butter rlan at J ennings
Lodge and the Gribble plant near
Canby.
A detour through Bolton is now
necessary upon the Pacific highway
oute, due to work which has been
started, there.
Acording to the announcement of
F. T- Young, resident highway engin
eer, approximately two miles of pave
ment is yet to be laid to complete the
road. Work was started from Bolton
in order to speed up the construction,
the crew on this side having about i
mile to go to meet the pavement near
Sucker creek.
The detour through Bolton is about
2,000 ; feet, and is through a private
road. Only light traffic can go over
it. and the limit set for weight is two
tons This has been necessary be
cause of the small bridges on this
temporary route. Engineer Young re
quests tint all traffic fossible be
routed over the east side route, and
only local traffic use the highway dur
'ng the period of construccion in order
to eliminate unnecessary congestion
of the detour.
Arrangements for the installation
of a fire bell system at Sunset Avenue,
Bolton and 'Willamette streets of West
Iinn were made at a meeting of the
council there Wednesday evening. At
the .time the Oregon City fire engine
arrived here, West Linn purchase!
the three "fire bells from the three
lire houses, and also the chemical
engine from Oregon City. At the fire
house on Sunset Avenue a belfry was
added when the fire house was erect
ed, but none are on the Bolton and
West Lfnn fire houses.
Towers to be Built
A bell is' to be hung at Sun
set Avenue, and it will be necessary
to erect towers at the other fire
houses. Bids were advertised for the
erection of such lowers) but as the
lowest was $400, the city council cam3
to the conclusion that such towers
could be erected at less cost, -and
Charles Shields, of West Linn, is to
have charge of the construction and
will perform the work by day labor.
These towers will have a base of
concrete, and the remainder will be
of wood structure, that will stand
about 30 feet. There will be plenty of
bells for west Linn, and the city
treasurer, M. E. Clancey, says they
will be even used to rin? out the old
and ring? in the new years
Thistle ,War Cn
A war on Canadian Thistles was al
so started and warning is to be sent
cut by the chief of police to all pro
perty owners, as well as corporations
and companies to commence destroy
ing such pests imediately before they
are in seed and to prevent the seed
from scattering. Those who do not
follow instructions given out by the
council, will be forced to pay for such
work to be performed by a man em
ployed by the council. In some sec
tions of West Linn the pest has. spread
rapidly, and an endeavor is to be
made, by the council to exterminate
the- weed.
LICENSE TO WED ISSUED
A marriage license was issue!
Thursday by County Clerk Miller to
Harry C. Hill, 32, and Margaret Ashen-
felter, 17, both of Oregon City
Grangers Hold Big
Meet at Chautauqua
Saturday was grange day at Chau
tauqua. At a banquet at noon, more
than 300 grangers were present. A
number of the most prominent farm
ers from Oregon, identified with tho
state organization were present and
made talks upon various subjects rel
ative to farming and to grange work.
C. E. Spence, master of the State
Grange, B. G. Leedy, a member of the
executive committee of state grange.
Mrs .Minnie "Bond, state lecturer, Mrs.
George Randall, state Pcmona, Rev.
B. A. Sellwood, state Chaplain and
Guy Emery, of the Chautauqua and his
brother Alfred T. were In attendance.
' The work of the state grange, and
fhe possibilities of aiding Chautauqua
in its educational work throughout
the state was among the most im
portant of the topics discussed.