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WEEKLY ENTERPRIS H E ST A 6LISHE D IS 6 6
VOL. IV No. 132.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1912.
Per Week, 10 Cents
U U X
TYPHOID
GERMS
FOUND
IN WAT R
DR. CALVIN S. WHITE SAYS THAT
IN RESERVOIR ON HILL IS
"FILTHY"
DOWNTOWN SUPPLY "NOT SO BAD"
Expert's Report Corroborated by that
of Another Chemist Employed
by Local Business
Man
That samples of water from the res
ervoir, which supplies the hill section
of the city, and the downtown section
in emergencies, are filthy and contain
typhoid germs in great quantities, is
the announcement made Thursday
night by Dr. Calvin S. White, Secre
tary of the State Board of Health. Dr.
White made analyses of samples
of water sent to him more than a week
ago by Dr. H. S. Mount, and declares
that the samples taken from the down
town district, which is usually sup
plied direct from the pumping station,
contain impurities. Dr. White will
furnish Dr. Mount a complete report
today.
A prominent business man of Ore
gon City, who personally had samples
of the city water analyzed, said Thurs
day that he had received a report
from the chemist, whose name he re
fused to give, to the effect that the
water coming from the reservoir con
tained typhoid germs in large quan
tities. "The report of Dr. White that the
water from the reservoir contains ty
phaid germs," said Dr. Mount Thurs
day evening, "is conclusive, and the
residents of the city should con
tinue to boil the water used for drink
ing purposes until analyses show that
the water is free of the germs. Dr.
White in a statement over the tele
phone said that the reservoir
should be emptied and thoroughly
scrubbed. Water poured into it after
that should be analyzed and not used
without boiling until afteran investi
gation proves that the germs no long
er exist. It is important that the wat
er used for drinking be boiled at least
one half an hour."
One of the samples sent by Dr.
Mount was taken from the drinking
fountain at Seventh and Main Streets.
This water was found to be impure,
but Dr. White said he was not ready
to state that it contained typhoid
germs. All he would say was "It is
not so bad as the water taken from
the reservoir."
Announcement was made Thursday
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BULL RUN WATER
POSSIBILITY HERE
PORTLAND BOARD WOULD CON
SIDER OFFER TO TAP PIPE AT .
GRAY'S CROSSING
CITY MAY TAKE UP PLAN
Annual Appearance of Typhoid Fever
Leads to Belief that there Should
Be Purer Water Supply
Sparkling Bull Run water is with
in reach of Oregon City, according 'to
a report that reached Oregon City
Thursday through a prominent local
business man, who gave out the infor
mation that a high official of the Port
land Water Board is willing to give
favorable consideration to a plan to
pevmit Oregon City to tap the Bull
Run pipe line, at or near Gray's Crbs
ing, about nine miles North of this
city. . .
For a number of years past Oregon
City has suffered from the effects of
an annual typhoid fever scare, which
has, at times, threatened to assume
the proportions of an epidemic. Right
at this time there are probably more
than 50 cases of typhoid here, and
while the majority of these are light
cases, and no fatalities have so far re
sulted, the prevailing condition has
been the cause of a great deal of un
easiness. There is a growing belief that the
city water is responsible for this con
dition. Numerous analyses in the
past have proven the city water to be
free from typhoid bacilli, and local
water board officials believe that the
filtration process that has been in use
here for the last 10 years, is so effi
cient that, the chance for contamina
tion of the city's water supply is
small. While this may he perfectly
true, there are families who boil the
city water before using it for drinking
purposes and there are prominent Ore
gon City physicians who have quietly
warned their intimate associates to
refrain from drinking the city water
here unless it has been boiled.
There is a prospect that the matter
may now be taken up, with the object
of evolving a plan whereby Oregon
City may be supplied with water from
the same source as Portland.
Plot to Rob John D.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5. Written di
rections for entering the house of
John D. Rockefeller at Pocantico Hills
New York, and burglar tools were
found today upon a man arrested
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WILSON TO HAVE
MANY ADVISERS
PRESIDENT-ELECT EXPLAINS IN
VITATION TO BRYAN FOR
CONFERENCE
NEBRASKAN SUGGESTED MEETING
Underwood Held in Highest Esteer
by Wilson as Man Who Rep
resents All Sections
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Gen. Bramwell Booth, who succeeded
his father as head of the Salvation
Army.
M AMCM in
PiMODUMJ Mi
TO NAME SUPERVISOR
The Macksburg Good Roads Club at
a meeting Saturday night decided to
inform the Clackamas County Court
that if the court desired to have the
Macksburg road district vote a 5-mill
special road tax, it should appoint a
road supervisor acceptable to that dis
trict. The club indicated that it de
mands the right to say as to who shall
spend the special road fund. The club
is composed of about 100 residents of
Macksburg, many of whom say they
believe their road money has been
spent unwisely. The members voted
in open meeting to request the Coun
ty Court to appoint the district's
choice for supervisor. They made
their selection as to road supervisor
and offered to vote the special tax if
appointed. The club is composed of
the larger part of the voting popula
tion of the district.
SALOON MAN FINED FOR
SELLING TO INEBRIATE
STORES TO BE OPEN
NIGHTS NEXT WEEK
The retail business houses of Ore
gon City will be open evenings, be
ginning next Monday, until Christ
mas. This is the annual custom, and
it gives the millworkers and others
who are employed in the day an op
portunity to do their Christmas shop
ping early, and relieves the clerks of
much of the congestion which other
wise would come two or three days
before the holidays.
GOVERNOR URGED TO
HELP DRIVE SPIKE
The committee which has charge of
the celebration which is to be held.
next Tuesday in connection with the
driving of the "Golden Spike" of the
Clackamas Southern Railway, has is
sued an invitation to Governor West
to attend and assist in driving the
spike. It is thought that he will ac
cept the invitation. When called on
the telephone Thursday afternoon,
Governor West said that he had some
important business early next week,
and would know today whether he
could attend the celebration.
Ml HELD ON CHARGE
OF ATTACKING GIRL
J. TJdderman, ' proprietor of the
Mount Hood Saloon, arrested by . Po
liceman Frost Wednesday evening on
a charge of selling, liquor to an habit
ual drunkard, was fined $10 by Record
er Stipp Thursday morning. TJdder
man pleaded guilty, declaring that the
man to whom he sold the liquor was
a stranger to him.
Walter Brennan, arrested in Port
land on a charge of holding up a
street car, was held to answer to the
grand' jury Thursday by Justice of the
Peace Samson, on a charge of robbery.
The man has been identified by Miss
Helen Smith as the housebreaker, who
entered her home about a month ago
and knocked her down, rendering her
unconscious. The robber stole sev
eral rings and a necklace from Miss
Smith, and all the silverware in the
house. Most of the silverware was re
covered. Miss Smith was taken to
the Portland jail by Sheriff Mass and
there identified Brennan as her assailant.
Judge Alfred B. Beers, new Command
er Grand Army of the Republic.
LAZELLE TO ASSIST
PUBLICITY WORK
The Oregon City Commercial Club's
Publicity committee at a meeting
Thursday appointed M. J. Lazelle to
act as secretary during the absence of
O. E. Freytag who has charge of the
Oregon exhibit, now at the Chicago
Land Show. Mr. Freytag will return
about Christmas. '
Mr. Lazelle was in charge of the
Publicity Department's office for two
years and ha3 had much experience
in that work.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec. 3. The
story of just how the engagement for
the approaching conferance of President-elect
Wilson with William Jen
nings Bryan came to be made was told
today.
It seems that just before Mr. Wil
son's departure from Princeton and
while he was keeping his destination
secret in order to avoid callers, word
came to Mr. Bryan that Mr. Wilson
was going to Florida. It happened
that Mr. Bryan already had made
plans to visit Miami and in writing
the President-elect, casually mentiohr
ed the fact and adding that he might
drop in on the next President some
day if the latter happened to locate
nearby.
. The letter was not received by Mr.
Wilson until after he had arrived at
Hamilton. In reply he said he would
be pleased to meet Mr. Bryan when
he returned to the United States. This
is thej extent of the correspondence on
that subject between the two Demo
cratic leaders since the election.
The president-elect is not permitting
himself to be troubled by the faction
al differences affecting his administra
tion. "I know that there have been all
sorts of criss-crosses," he said today,
"but there is not going to be any trou
ble. Why, it would be downright stu
pidity to start trouble in the present
state of things and those who expect
it are going to be fooled, and badly
fooled, too."
It is known that Mr, Wilson's mind
is an open one on many momentous
matters and he has made it clear that
he will have no single adviser. He has
said that anyone who has followed
his course in public life knows that
it is contrary to his principles to form
individual alliances. His idea is to
counsel with all those who are in a
position to aid him in the furtherance
of policies that are for the common
good. ,
Immediately upon his return home
he will meet many party leaders,
though no engagement other than that
with Mr. Bryan has been made.
In his hope that Congress will ful
fill its campaign pledges, Governor
Wilson is encouraged by his confi
dence in Oscar Underwood, leader of
the Democratic majority in the House.
He believes, he says, that the House
leader is the type of man who looks
upon National good rather than that
from sectional advantage.
POULTRY SHOW TO
BE JANUARY 3 AND 4
The Clackamas County Poultry As
sociation will hold a poultry show
January 3 and 4. Plans for the show
were made at meeting which was held
Thursday. M. J. Lazelle will have
charge of it and will issue a premium
list in a few days. A successful show
wes held last year, more than 400
birds having been entered. At least
600 birds are expected to be exhibited
at the coming show.
The show will probably be held in
the Armory and special attractions
will'be given. The officers of the As
sociation are as follows: President,
W. A. Shewman; vice president,
George Hall; secretary -treasurer, M.
J. Lazelle. Dr..M. C. Strickland and
Elmer Dixon are members of the ex
ecutive board.
Veteran, 73, Father.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Dec. 5. Henry
Disher, of Davenport, aged 73 years,
and a veteran of the Civil War, just
welcomed his twenty-third child. It
is a few days old. His oldest is ' a
nn. 43 years old.
Palms, Boston Ferns and other choice potted
plants make elegant Christmas presents. Now
is the time to leave your orders.
WILKINSON & BAXTER
FLORISTS
Next door to Star Theatre
Phone Main 271
HRS.D.H.KLEHSEN IS
LADIES AID HOSTESS
Mrs. D. M. Klemsen, of Canemah,
was hostess Thursday afternoon of
the Ladies Society of the Zion Church.
The Klemsen home was beautifully
decorated with ferns and chrysthe
mums and Mrs. Klemsen proved her
self to be a delightful hostess. A de
licious luncheon was served. Among
the guests were the following: Mrs.
Gustav Schwartz, Mrs. Peter Winkle,
Mrs. Fred Buse, Mrs. Edward Buse,
Mrs. Rudolph Seiler, Mrs. Gustav
Schnoerr, Mrs. Peter Kloostra, Mrs.
Richard Petzold and Mrs. Treodore
Stromeier.
MISS FORD TO PRESENT
PUPILS IN RECITAL
Miss Sadye Evelyn Ford will pre
sent her class in a piano recital to
night at the Methodist Church. Miss
Maud Damasch, who was to assist,
will be unable to be present on ac
count of the illness of a member of
her family. Gustav Flechtner, violin
ist, will give three numbers. Mr.
Flechtner has been heard In concert
several times in this city, and is re
garded as one of the best musicians
in the state. An excellent program
has been arranged and Miss Ford ex
pects the church to be crowded.
MOOSE TO BUILD
TO
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WEST SIDE CLUB
. IS GIVEN PRAISE
JUDGE DIMICK TELLS ORGANIZA
TION DISTRICT IS ONE OF
BEST IN STATE
FORTY SEEK TO BECOME MEMBERS
The building committee of the Ore
gon City Lodge No. 961, Loyal Order
of Moose, made a report on the new
club room Thursday night and it was
decided that the construction of the
annex would be started January 1.
Plans for the club rooms have been
accepted by the lodge
The Oregon City Lodge' decided to
ask the supreme lodge for the Wood
burn and north of that point jurisdic
tion More than twenty-five men have
asked to be admitted into the lodge,
and it is thought that the supremo
lodge will grant the request
Vice Dictator A A Price was ap
pointed chairman of the entertainment
committee for the ensuing month and
the members look for some big "do
ings" during the coming month The
annual dance will probably ' be held
the latter part of this month
McBain Will Try to Find Out What
Became of Money Intended
for Robinson
Road
"How to improve the conditions on
the West Side," was the theme of an
enthusiastic meeting of the West Side
Improvement Club at the Willamette
School Thursday evening. Grant B.
Dimick, the principal speaker, compli
mented the residents of the district
on what they had accomplished and
said it had been done through cooper
ation and up-to-date methods. He
said the people were taking advantage
of the natural resources and were alive
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MEN ACCUSED OF TAKING
HIDES FROM CALVES
E. B. Wood and J. Merrick, of
Clackamas, have been arrested on a
charge of taking the hides from calves
that died from lack of nutrition which
were owned by Victor Leoleon. They
will be given a hearing in Justice of
the Peace Samson's court.
Today
VICTOR
DONALD
AND
CO.
"The Man in
Black"
This is a laugh from the start
to the finish. Five people will
take part in this playlet, which
will last about fifty minutes.
Allman and
s McFarland
In their color sketch
Illustrated Song
New Pictures
Trailing the Counterfeiters
At The Masquerade Ball
The Heavenly Voice
The Grand
Chadren 10 Adults 20
Rememeber you hear the
same music and see the same
vaudeville and pictures in the
afternoon as you do at night
Come and spend an afternoon
where it is nice and warm
The show will be long and en-tertaining.
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