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About Morning enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1911-1933 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1911)
I wATHR INDICATIONS. I Orrinn City-Rain Haturday; 1 mlherly wind. J Oregon -Haturday rein; iouth- VOL H No. 81. PART OF WISCONSIN CITY DES TROYED BY FLOOD THAT ' GIVES NO WARNINO BUSINESS SECTION IS DEVASTATED ig pgitir Dim Withstands .Firat Rush of Watar, But It May Give Way at Any Time property Loaa Great t.A t HOUSE, Wli, Oct, e The sit ustlou at lllack River Falls, the proe-IM-rou- little city of J.ooo persons which swept by a flood today hru toe lllack River, swollen by ro rt.i,i rains, washed through te em-iMiikin-iit of the I Croaae Water 1'iiwpr Company dam at Hatfield, la won Uiulgbl than waa toured wheu the deluge -burst upon lha City. lUlf 'f the bualnea aectlun baa lien diHtroyed, together with a part of thv residence dlalrlct. and It la aard-ey tuwuaiHpl, who bav taken rf"ge on blitb land, that the rlty will be wiped out. Whether Uvea have been luat la not t'xrtHln. The people have been scat tered and tonight a check la belnf made to determine If any are mlaatnK. Thus far two persons have not been accounted for. At 7. .10 o'clock tonight Itelween 25 and 3" busings house had been de stroyed, together with an equal num ber of houaea. CAPTAIN PHILLIPS IL tantaln M. I). I'MllliM Friday an nounced lila candidacy for member ship Iti the t'lty Council from the Brt ward. Captain Phillip baa been urKid to make the race ever alnce Mr. Andresen declined to atand for re-election. Me la one of the beat known men In the city, and hla friends declare that he would make an ex cellent member of the council. Cap tain I'hllllpa waa at the head of the OreKoti city Company In the Spanish Amerlran war. He baa lived In thla city for more than twelve yeara. Rtvlval Maetlnga Being Held. The members of the Culled. Breth ren church areholdlnn revival meet ings. Kv. Mrs. Iturkliee being In charge. Te services are being held,. In the mited Ilrelhren church on the Mil. Haywortn To Addreaa Sinners. Kev. s. A. Haywortn. paator of the First Daptlat church, will devote hla rmon tomorrow night to alnnera, hla mhject being, "Turn or burn; Ood's ultimatum." Mr. Haywortn aaya "the ermon will be for the good of aln nera church alnnera Included." DR. HEDGES RECOVERING. J K. Iledgea received a letter Fri day from hla brother. Dr. Frederick Hedges, of Everett, Wash., who waa operittcd on recently for appendlcltla. Dr. Iledgea wrote that he walked about the room the day after the op eration, and that he eipected to be out In few daya. Announcement I have opened a fully equipped watch and Jewelry repair ahop In the MmhoiiIc Building and am prepared to do all klnda of watch, clock and Jewelry work. I guarantee every piece of work I do and atand back of my guarantee. If your clock la out of order I will call for It and deliver It when nnlHhed. W. Leonard Runyan Both Phonee. Horn A 70. Pacific $27 HUNDREDS FLEE r RUSH OF WATERS OPERA HOUSE 0 SUNDA Y NtOHT, OCTOBER, Oth Marjorio Mandavlllo & Co. IN Z UL UN A A 3 -ACT COMEDY Will Bo Horo Pooitivoly 2-BiG VAUDEVILLE ACTS 2 HOWNCd ENTEMDSE WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED I5G6 A REWARD IS OFFERED FOR ALLEGED SLAYER Sheriff Maaa Friday reculved a let ter fnm U A. McNary. of Portland, attorney for the administrator of the estate of John Thomas, the wealthy rancher who waa alaln laat Saturday night at hla home, near Sycamore station, offering a reward of $100 for the capture of Charles Swain, the mlaalng trm haiuL The sheriff will Issue circulars todty announcing the reward and giving a description of the auapect. The authorities have learned that Swain waa an Invererate smoker of cigarettes, a hard drinker, and. It la said, was accused aeverat yeara ago of robbing a man for whom he worked. L MUSICIAN HERE TO E Through the Instrumentality of the promotion department of the Com mercial Club J .A. 8ager, formerly of Mlnco, Ok la., haa come to Oregon City to organise an orchestra. He ex Mcta to Import four or five musicians, and the other members of the organl Ixaton will be aelected from local talent A meeting will be called early next week to take the preliminary atepa In the organisation of the or chestra. Mr. Sager expects a mem bership of forty or more. He will buy property here and make thla hla home. Mr. Sager alao will give mualc lessons. Fair Head Here Today. J. W. Smith, prealdent of the Clack amaa County Fair Association will be In Oregon City today to aaslat Secre tary Ijixelle In winding up the affairs of the recent fair. Meaara. Smith and lnzelle will go to Vancouver thla af ternoon to attend the Clark County fair. ' Lodes, To Erect Building. John W. lender haa let the contract for the building of a house at Six teenth and Division etreeta, the con tract having been awarded to John ...i...r.n Than will t alx rooms. The house will be built so that the: lower floor may be tiaed a a store. OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, OGTOHER 7, 1911. LITTLE FOR THE RICH. ROYALIST FORCE8 SAID TO HAVE WON BATTLE IN NORTH ERN PROVINCES. EX-KING HASTENS TO JOIN TROOPS Follower Said To Have Gained Suf ficient Strength To Make Hla Appearance At Head Effective. MADRID. Oct. 6. Newa from Portu gal, though strictly guarded by the censorship, now tends to confirm the earlier reports of a momentous up rising of the royalist forcea In the' northern provinces. The Portuguese government no longer contlnuea to deny that It la gravely apprehensive, although It asserta that many of the reporta have been exaggerated. King Manuel la variously reported to be In France and In Spain, one re port aaylng that h Is on hla way through Spain to head a force of troops now being raised by Prince Joseph of Braganza, and another that la waiting near the border for newa that hla follower have gained strength aufflclent to make hla ap pearance at their head timely and ef fective. Telegraphic advice from Badajoa, a Spanish town on the Portuguese frontier, aay that an army of 6000, for the moat part well disciplined. Is marching under the blue and white banner of the deposed King. The royalist troopa'are aaid to have en gaged and defeated the government force at a fortified, town 45 mile east of Braga. . The Enterprise haa a position open for you. Call at once. MANUEL WORKS TO REGAIN THRONE Home Tracts FINEST SOIL IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY W have 24 tract of land containing from one to alx acre each, beautifully located within one-half mile of the corporate limit of Oregon City, with excellent view of the surrounding country. The grade of the Clackamas Southern Railway Company haa been completed through the original farm and a forty-foot roadway paaaes each tract. The man who depends on his labor for hla livelihood ahould have land enough to raise his own fru,)t and vegetablea and thereby save a large part of his earn ings. - " These tract are sold at reaaonable rates and on easy paymenta. This Is not a real estate boom but an opportunity for a man to get a home hear town, conveniently located and With aufflclent space about his horn to raise hla own fruit and vegetable AH of this soil Is rich and productive and free from rock and gravel. T VERNON DROPS THIRD STRAG'HT TO BEAVERS LOS-ANGELES Oct. 6. (SpeclaL) Portland again humbled Hogan's bunch today, and the pennant la all but aettled. Tbe villager seem to have -luat heart. Harknes didn't al low them but three bits, and Raleigh allowed eight. The Heavers won because they played gilt-edged ball throughout the game and because Harkness waa.. In hla big-league form and held Vernon to three hlta, two of which were of the scratchiest order. The big twirl er worked like a veteran and never faltered under tbe terrific onslaught of the strenuous Vernon rooter and their nerve-wrecking noise-producing device. The continuous din kept up by the "bug" here I "aomethlng awful. Cliquea of rooter gather In different portion of the stands but particularly behind the Beaver bench and keep up a chorus on automatically-worked "Klaxon." auto horn and "Ga briel," which Instrumenta, sounded In unison, make m -e noise than sev eral boiler factorte and dynamite ex plosions combined. pacific Coast League. Portland 3. Vernon 1. Oakland 9. San Francisco 2. Sacramento 17, Los Angeles 2. . National League. New York 10-5, Philadelphia 5-4. Brooklyn 0-13, Boston 1-3. No other games played. American League. Philadelphia 6, New York 4. St. Lou 11, Detroit 6. Boston 3. Washington. Chicago-Cleveland game poned; rain. STANDING. pOBt- Paclflo Coast. Portland 103 69 .59S Vernon 109 77 .58G Oakland .... 102 9 -531 Sacramento .... 83 - 103 .448 San Francisco 84 105 .414 Lo Angele 77 114 .403 g. b:dimick Owner Room 3, Andrsn Botlding. PAPER ML TO GIVE MEN WILLAMETTE COMPANY OFFERS WORKERS CHANCE TO INCREASE WAGES. - MUCH LARGER OUTPUT IS EXPECTED New Syetem, Which Goea Into Effect Today, To Be Given First' Trial In Weet Men Are Pleaaed." The Willamette Pulp it Paper Mill, of. this city, ! through B. T. McBaln, manager, haa eatabllahed a bonu system for It employe, which be come effective thl morning. The plan which was made public Friday by workmen In tbe mill la designed not only to Increase the output but to materially ralae the wage of the employes. It 1 the first time the bonu ytem baa been tried In mill In the West, and It la believed that the result will be gratifying to all concerned; : .' . . A notice posted In the machine room at the mill contalna the fol lowing: "The combined effort of our em ploye have hown that a total of 200 ton of good paper can be pro duced In twenty four, hour on our six machine. That Is from 7 a. m. one day until 7 a. m. the following day. "You have aet a high mark 200 ton run to programmed wolghL We want 190 ton per day, 200 tons If possible. "Those participating machine fore men, machine tender, back tenders and all machine help, beater foremen, assistant foremen and helper, en gine lender on machine, chief and assistant engineer, boiler room opera- tlvea. iL D. mlliwrignia in piwi mllla ana roil gnnuer mu, "The plan follow: "Ninety ton to 194 ton. 1999 pound per 24 hours five per cent will be added to each man's time in the department mentioned above for .1. w that t h m&chlnea make total product aa above, with provision aa herein named. X)ne hundred and ninety-five tone to 199 tona, 1999 pound per 24 hour 10 per cent will be added to each iinu In lha danartmallt men tioned above for each day that the machine make total proouci as above, with provision aa herein named. 'Two hundred tona and over 15 -,ni h alidad to each man' time in tbe department mentioned above for eacn aay mai iu matuiuoo make total product aa above, with prUT IB1UIIH O-aa aV-1 vaaa "Thla will mean a ubtantlal In crease in wage if the proper reult are obtained." Thla 1 a wide departure from the rule In paper mllla nd show how close the men and management of the Willamette Pnip & raper com pany are. Thre are many men, more than 100, who have.been with the plant for twenty year and some who have been with the owner for thirty or more year. FOUNTAIN ADDS TO BEAUTY OFCITY PARK The fountain recently purchased by the city from an Eastern firm for the City Park, haa been installed, and Thursday evening the water wa started. Thla fountain la similar to that fronting the city filtering plant In the southern part of the city, and wa Installed under the dlrecUon of W. II. Howell, superintendent of the Oregon City Water Work. There are four sanitary cup attached to the fountain, these being of the lateBt de .i.n The fountain ia of bronte. and tTie ton Is ornamented with a large electric light. Thla lamp was lighted for the first time Tbursaay evening, and attracted much attention. The fountain is located In the cen ter of the path, and at night present a very attractive appearance with tt overnanging orancues ui mo ful shade trees that have been plant ed and cared for by the city. ROSE SOCIETY TO ENGAGE LECTURER The Rose Society will hold Im portant meeting, at 3 o'clock this af ternoon In the parlora of the Com mercial Club. It will be the first meeting thl fall. It is planned to engage a noted authority on rosea to come to thl city in the near futur "Tha Cultivation of K ITIVUIW V Rose." The lecturer will be selected at the meeting thl arternoon, ana ior this reason It la urged that all mem ber attend. Other matter of Im portance will be given attention. FRESH FISH ..Fresh boiled crabe, Olympla oyst ers direct from s the shell. 8almon, Halibut, Shrimp, etc The flneat stock and quality. i Macdonald's Fish Market Next to Well Fargo. OLYMPIA OYSTERS OUR SPECIALTY. , BONUS GOVERNOR A. J. P0THIER. Rhede laiand Executive Hae Be gun Crusade Against Gambling. MRS. GEORGE MORSE DIES OF PNEUMONIA Mrs. George Morse, one of the well known residents of Jennings Lodge, died suddenly at her home- Friday morning of pneumonia. Mrs. Morse wa In thla. city - Tuesday and wa In attendance at a tea given at the home of Mr. George Oaborn, and waa apparently in the bet of health. Up on her return to her home Tuesday evening she complained of being 111, and Wednesday a physician and train ed nurse were In attendance, but her condition gradually grew worse. Mrs. Morse wa a daughter, of the late Calvin and Nancy Scripture, prominent pioneers of Dubuque coun ty, Iowa. She waa born October 28, 1855, and waa fifty-six year, eleven month and twenty-three day of age. She waa educated in the public schools of Dubuque, and wa grad-. uated from tbe Lyon High School with honors. She took up teaching and Tas very successful aa a teacher In the Dubuque country schools. She wa married to " George E. Morse, November 26, 1874, and to them were born five children, who are aa follows: Delia, wife of Hugh Roberts, of Jennings Lodge; Alice K., wire of H. C. Palnton, also of Jen nings Lodge; Bessie E-. wife of F. W. Brucchert, of DuWuque, Iowa; Mable E. Morse, and one son, Calvin P. Morse, of Jennings Lodge. The de ceased also la survived by one broth er. Dr. James Scripture, of Clarks vllle, Iowa; and a sister. Miss Carrie Scripture, who lives with her sister. S. F. Scripture, of thla city, la a cou sin of Mrs. Morse. Mrs. Morse waa loved by all whom knew ber, and since her residence In Jennings Lodge She ha made many friends. She was active In church work, having become a member of the Ashbury M. E. church at Dubuque when a young; girl, and after coming to O'egon In 1904, she, united with the M. E. church of this city, and baa worked faithfully In the various branchea of tbe church. . . The funeral eery lees will be held from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. H. C. Palnton. Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock:. The remains will be in cinerated at the Sell wood crematory. 5- r' T -w J i J ' ' -J' Six Per Cent Semi-Annual Interest Coupon Bonds. THE CLACKAMAS SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY 1 now offering to our home people It first mortagage 6 per cent eml-annual interest coupon bonds, and aa the bonda are limited to tlea, raH and equipment and all other work, auch a grading and bridge, are paid for by atock subscriptions, the bonds issued by this company are first class. ' These bond are Isaued In th following denominations, via.: $100, $500, $1,000. i . ! Th Clackamas Southern Railway Company offer the following reason why' these bond ahould be aold In Oregon: FIRST It la an Oregon enterprise and owned by Oregon people. SECOND The country traversed by thla line la thickly popu lated and ha freight and passenger traffic in eight to make It the beet paying road In Oregon for It lenth. THIRD The beat, bualnea man and farmer n the County ar stockholders In thla read and authorized th laaue of these bond at th . stockholder' meeting by unanlmou vote. FOURTH Theae bond draw 6 per cent Intereet and th holder geta hi Intereat twice each year. Call on or addresa, , ' , '. ' G. B DIMICK Secretarv C. S. Ry. Cq. Th only dally nwwyif fc twee Portland ar Salem! elraav 4 late In every Mctioii f Claefca- mn County, wtth a poulto 30.000. Are you an aoHrf Pra Wui, 10 Ck.vt HOWELL FIGHTS STREET CHARGE SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER BOARD SAYS GRADE MAS NOT BEEN CHANGED. ' OTHERS OBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS Remonstrance Against Levies For Sewer In District No. 6 Are Piled New Report To ' Be Made. ; At a lively meeting of the City Council Friday evening, W. H. HowelL auperintendent of the Water Conv mlsalon, declared that he haa been assessed for a change of grade la front of hla home at 308 Jefferson street, which bad not Deen mio. aald that six inches bad ben taken from the street, and six Inches up plied, which did not constitute a change. City Engineer Noble who was called upon to explain said that Mr. Howell waa mistaken, but the lat ter Insisted Utat he waa not. The meeting: wa called to consider -hiuiinni to lha asseaamenta for tbe t of Jefferson street. . and ' several . citizens were prewui w ..mnminia it vu declared that the assessmenta were too high. Upon motion the council deciaea u recon sider the assessment on the Howell nm.pv - nthara who mada 'remon strances were Henry Haufman, Sarah Miller. Fred Roland ana ueorga berger. Several remonstrancea were read against th assessments for sewer district No. . Chambers Howell and. R. Fuge declared that the sewer wa too far away from their property for them to make connectlona with IL They put in the plea that they should not have to pay for goods not deliv ered. O. D. Eby, one of the appraiser . for the sewer district, said that he thought it would be wise to go over the figures again and aubmlt another report. The suggestion waa adopted. W. H. Howell asked why it waa that persons in district No. 7 were charged 5 a lot to connect with the eharare has been made for the service heretofore. He de clared that $2.50 would be a suincieni fee. - .Tiii i ini" to BE GIVEN HERE. Marjorie Mandeville Company Play at Opera Houae Tomorrow Night. The Marjorie Mandeville Company -will play Znluna" In Oregon City Sunday night The company ha an enviable reputation, having played In Medford 120 nights, Aehland fifty night and In CMco, Cal.. thirty-five t night. . On account of a misunderstanding of date the company waa announced here for laat week, but will be here Sunday night. Octover 8. positively. Mlsa Mandeville Is well known nere and well liked, so the company I sure of a big house. Today KIT CARSON'S WOOING THE WASP THE LIAR . THE GRAND aaaBBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaajBaa
