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ist. WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866.
VOL VI.---NO. 125.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1913.
Per "Week, Ten Cents.
CITY 18 ANXIOUS
FOR ROAD MONEY
BELIEVES COUNTY HAS HELD
MORE THAN PROPER SHARE
OF TAX LEVY
THEY CITE ACTION OF GLADSTONE
Call Attention to Decree of Court on
Case Presented to Circuit
Judge Where Same Is
sues Were Involved
Oregon City has been deprived of
20 per cent of its road money that has
not been turned over by the county
into the city treasury.
This statement' was made at a meet
ing of the Live Wires Tuesday when
attention was called to the fact that
the county is allowed, under the law,
but 40 per cent of the road money
levied within the city limits and that
it has taken the 60 per cent and turn
ed over the smaller end of the fund
to the city.
The organization also wants the
city council to ask the county court
to account for the expenditure of the
40 per cent that has been used in the
road work and wants the charter
amended or the laws changed in such
a way that will enable the city to get
the full benefit of the road money thai
is raised within its corporate bound
aries. The Live Wires believe that the
county has unlawfully retained the 20
per cent and think' that the city coun-
WANTED!
Women and Girls
Over 18 Years Old
To operate sewing matchlnes in
garment factory
Oregon City Woolen
Mills
CHIEF HOTLY CHASES
MEN W1XH WHISKEY
Two men, standing in front of the
new Elkhorn tables, and thoroughly
looking over every part of the walls,
attracted the attention of Chief of Po
lice Ed Shaw Tuesday morning and he
slipped across the street into Char
man's drug store. They stood in
front of the biiilding .walked back
and forth as if to survey every detail
of the work. Then one carefully
slipped inside the building but quick
ly returned to the street.
With the return of the first man
from the interior, they seemed to
loose all their interest in the building
and hurried off north on Main street
with the chief close on their heels.
There was a large and suspicious
buldge in the coat of one and their in
terest centered on that bump as well
as the eyes ofe chief.
'With hurried steps they turned up
Seventh street and disappeared in the
freight yards. But they did not loose
their pursuer for the chief trailed
them between two box cars and ar
rested them on the the charges of
selling liquor to a man on the black
list and of possessing whiskey. Art
Long is the man who is on the. black
list and who is said to have purchased
the bottle while his partner gave the
name of E. J.-Hinefwadel.
John T. Freel, Jr., of Cherryville,
has also been arrested upon the
charge of selling without a license.
Brownell & Stone will defend him.
Be a busy bee. It's always better
to sting than to get stung.
A good, husband is an asset, but a
worthless one is a liability.
cil should take some action to recov
er the amount. They point to the ac
tion of the city of Gladstone against
the oounty in which the circuit court
decided against the county officials
and instructed them to return into the
treasury of the municipality the 60
per cent to which it was entitled of
the road fund.
CRYSTAL WEDDING
IS CELEBRATED
MR. AND MRS. SALISBURY ARE
HOSTS TO MANY FRIENDS
HOUSE DECORATED
KING'S DAUGHTERS AT MRS. STIPP'S
Sewing Society Closes Bazaar at the
McLoughlin Institute East
ern Star Meets Book
Day December 2
$2.00 T raitCv'8n Rftfl
CURBS RHEUMATISM. NBURALOIA. SCM..
T1CA. AND KINDRED DISEASES,
Moaey Refunded If It fall
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Tableware for
Thanksgiving
m HANKSGIVING will soon
I be here and you, of course
are going to celebrate the
day in true American style.
And, naturally, there will
be guests relatives from
afar, or friends from about
town so you want to be
sure that you have plenty of
silver-ware for the occasion, m
for nothing adds more to a
dinner than a well appointed
table.
Come in and look over our
beautiful assortment of sil
verware. You will find patterns of
exquisite design at very rea
sonable prices.
Burmeister
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Jewelers
Suspension Bridge Corner
Oregon City, Oregon
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HiifeiiiiiiH
(By Meta Finley Thayer)
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Salisbury were
hosts Monday evening at a beautifully
appointed dinner to celebrate their
crystal wedding. Potted plants car
nations and Oregon grape were used
effectively for decorations throughout
the rooms, the table being centered
with carnations and asparagus fern.
Covers were laid for Dr. and Mrs.
Hempstead, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Naef,
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Tipton, Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. F.
W. Smith, Miss Eva Burns, Miss Eva
Moulton, Miss Agnes Burns, Miss Lil
lie Notz, Thomas Burns, Charles Moul
ton, William Burns and Judge John
Seivers. A number of beautiful
pieces of cut glass were given the
host and hostess.
The Brotherhood of the Methodist
Episcopal church entertained the
ladies of the church Tuesday evening
with a dinner which they prepared
and served without feminine assist
ance. The spread would have done
credit to a domestic science class ana
the entire affair was a most enjoyable
one for the guests. Music and im
promptu speeches were features of
the evening. About 200 attended.
A banquet for the Brotherhood will
be given in two weeks under the di
rection of C. H. Hagemann, president
of the organization.
. .
The Eastern Star, Pioneer Chapter,
No. 28, held an informal social meet
ing Tuesday evening, after their reg
ular routine of business. Dancing and
cards provided amusement, and an
elaborate buffet supper was served.
.
"Book Day" which is to be observed
next Tuesday, December 2, for the
purpose of collecting books for the
public library promises to be popular.
Bookplates are ready for distribution,
and all who wish to givem a volume
from their own shelves, or a new one
if preferred, are asked to sign their
names to the inscription, thus making
the gift a more personal one. .
Mrs. Livy Stipp entertained the
King's Daughters Tuesday afternoon
at her home on Ninth street. Ar
rangements were completed for the
bazaar to be held December 6. Those
attending the tea were: Mrs. Tobin,
Mrs. A. L. Beatie, Mrs. T. P. Randall,
Mrs. E. G. Roberts, Mrs. L. A. Morris,
Mrs. A. C. Warner, Mrs E. A. Chap
man, Mrs. J.H. Cary, Mrs. Goodfel
low, Miss Hester Dannenmann,
Misses Margaret Beatie and Velma
Randall.
St. John's Sewing society last even
ing closed their bazaar which has
been held in McLoughlin Institute.
The affair was a success both socially
and financially.
SANDY PREPARES FOR
ITS CITY ELECTION
SANDY, Ore., Nov.. 25. The annual
city election wOl be held here Decem
ber. 1, when a mayor, recorder, treas
urer and three councilmen are to be
been filed with the city recorder, as
follows: For mayor, P. P. Meinig;'
recorder, C. D. Purcell and U. W.
Rodgers; treasurer, R. E. Esson;
councilmen, P. B. Gary, L. E. Hoff
man, J. Scales, P. T. Shelley and Mar
tin Lennartz. Judges for the elec
tion are: T. D. Phelps, J. R. Mar
onay, E. F. Grunent; clerks, Casper
Junker mid F. U. lieckwiih.'
A lecture course will be given here
this, winter under the auspices of the
Women's club of Sandy. Tht first en
tertainment will be on December -,
when the Wood orchestra trio will
furnish a musical entertainment. On
January 14 D. Ernest Randall, a car
toonist, art lecturer and chalk talker,
will be present.
Special Thanksgiving services were
held at the M. E. churcn Sunday even
ing before a large audience.- The
pastor, Rev. E. M. Smith, conducted
the services and special music was
furnished by the choir.
Twin boys were born to Mr. . and
Mrs. William Strack on November 20.
VAST AMOUNT IS
READY FOR MILL
FLAX PROMOTERS ANNOUNCE
THREE-FOURTHS OF STOCK
IS NOW SOLD
OREGON CITY TO RAISE $50,000
Portland and ' California Interests
Place Money in New Scheme
and Leave Rest for In
vestors of City
BAPTIST MINISTER
Rev. Charles Waehlte, a retired
German Baptist minister, and well
known through Oregon for a number
of years died at his home in California
froh heart trouble, according to word
that has been received hen;.
He was for 40 years a minister. Born
in Thiemendorf, Prussia, Germany, in
July 22, 1850, he came to America as
a young man and at ince declared his
allegiance to the United States. He
is survivtd by a wife and six chidren,
Mrs. Lillian Aden, of Sherwood; Mrs.
Anna Freeman, of Carlton; Rev. J.
W. Waehlte, of Vancouver, Wash.;
Rev. Fred M. Waehlte, of San Fran
cisco; Misses Clare and Carr
Waehlte, of San Jose, Cal. The fu
neral was held at Stafford, Oregon,
his last parish where he served the
people for seven years.
BASIS FOR DIVORCE
Because her husband was convicted
on a grand larceny charge in the
state of Washington, Elizabeth A.
Bradley has filed suit for divorce in
the circuit court of the county against
C. S. Bradley.
The complaint recites that they
were -married in "Vancouver, B. C. on
October 5, 1907, and that the jury in
the case convicted her husband on
October 7, 1913. She asks for the
custody of the minor child, Marcus
Charles, and $30 a month alimoay.
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A rich young widow and her weeds
are soon parted. '
Your umbrella will last longer is you
don't roll it or lend It.
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Thursday, Nov. 27
All the leading
Stores will be
closed all day
27
A musical program and "eats" will
be the feature of a smoker to be given
by the members of the Commercial
club tonight In the club rooms. .
Invitations have already been sent
out signed by M. D. Latourette, B. T.
McBain, Clyde Mount, C. W. Evans,
F. A. Olmsted. The notices also men
tion the fact that the steward of the
club will accept books for the library
under the naw plan to garner in the
volumes for the institution.
One hundred and fifty thousand
dollars has been raised already for
the construction of a linen mill in
Oregon City.
This announcement mas made at a
meeting of the Live Wires in the
rooms of the commercial club Tues
day. The promoters of the plan have
been at work for the past few weeks
and have pledged three-quarters of
the stock that they propose to place
on the market before the construction,
of the mill begins.
Want to Sell Stock.
They now hope to get from Oregon
City $50,000 in stock. Of this amount,
a large share will probably be sub
scribed by the farmers in the country
around and many of them will devote
several acres of their land in the- ex
periment with the flax. If the city
and county together can raise the $50,-
000 that is new needed, capitalists in
California and in Portland will pro
duce the rest of the money and the
work on the new plant can begm
shortly afterwards.
The representatives are not asking
the city for a bonus and have simply
come to the Live Wires with a prop
osition to get a certain definite
amount of stock. Eugene Bosse, for !
several years connected with the mill
at Salem, is interested in this new
proposition and beleives that the
farmers of the county and of the val
ley generally can' make more by the
production of the flax than by rais
ing any other crop of the kind.
May Need 20,000 Acres,
It is estimated that the mill will
need at least . 1500 to 20,000 acres of
flax in, order tdftieep its wheels turn
ing all of the time and that a large
share of the crops of the valley will
include flax within a few years.
The promoters plan to manufacture
twine and heavy cords as a beginner
in the industry and that they will not
undertake any of the finer work until
after the farmers have become accus
tomed to the new product. Accord
ing to the figures in the hands of Mr.
Bosse, the profit on each acre would
be from $55 to $150, better than the
average grain crop will realize.
Some of the farmers have feared
the production of flax on the ground
that it would injure the land. The ex
perts declare, however, that, rotated
with other crops, it helps the land
and increases its fertility as well as
bring in revenues at the same time.
BUSINESS MEN FORM
' CLUB; ELECT OFFICERS
CANBY, Ore., Nov. 25. (Special)
Canby Business Men's club held its
first election the fore part of the week
and choose its first officers. They are
as follows: H. P. Bennett, president;
A. H. Knight, vice.-president; J. H.
Newton, secretary; E. A. Priest, treas
urer; and W. H. Blair, John Eid and
C. A. Bradford, who' with the officers,
will act as the board of directors.
Rooms have been secured in the I.
O. O. F. building and they will be
fitted up in keeping with the purpose
for which they will be used. Thirty
charter members have been secured
and 20 more have promised to join so
as to bring the total membership up to
50 men.
The annual meeting of the new or
ganization will be held on the second
Monday in January while get-to-gether
meetings and banquets will be regular
monthly affairs.
The ladies of the town will organize
a civic club which will co-operate with
the Business Men's club to aid in
building up the city.
PIONEER DIES AT
OREGON CITY HOME
J. .M. Ware died Tuesday at his
home In- this city, after an illness of
two and one-half years. Death was
dile to cancer. Mr. Ware was born in
Missouri, May 2, 1844, and had been
a resident of Oregon City since 186T.
He is survived by a widow, one son
and three daughters: Rev. A. J. Ware,
of Aberdeen, Wash.; Mrs. E. L. Shaw,
of Oregon City; MMrs. C. A. Rands
and Mrs. Ed Wiley, of Palouse, Wash.
The funeral will be held at 1:30
o'clock Wednesday afternoon from
the United Brethern church; Bishop
H. L. Barkley officiating. He is also
survived by four step children; Mrs.
Eva May, H. C. Green, West Linn; J.
V. and A. R. Green, of Oregon City.
. No honest, useful labor, however
humble or unnoticed, is ignoble or
trivial. ' '
FAMILY FIGHTS
R
VE
CHILDREN
HEADS OF HOUSEMOLD COME IN
TO COURT TO ASK FOR
GUARDIANSHIP
IS AN ECHO 0PFIRW009 TRAGEDY
Parents Begin Quarrel Soon After
News of Murder and Suicide is
Reported Property
Values Small
The possession of the minor chil
dren and the administration of the
estate of both parents has . brought
the heads of the two housholds into
the county court to aks that the ap
pointment of W. L. McCabe as admin
istrator of the property of v Thomas
Francis McCabe be set aside.
A short time ago, McCabe killed
his wife and committed suicide at
their home in the Firwood district
near Canby. W. L. McCabe, his
brother, was upon the application of
Thomas McCabe, the father, appoint
ed administrator of the estate and
guardian of the children.
The parents of Mrs. McCabe imme
diately came into the county court
with a petition asking that the order
be set aside and that W. H. Kune, her
father, be appointed instead. In the
meantime ,the brother of McCabe
still has the children and will con
tinue their guardian until such time '
as the county court makes its deci
sion. .
The matter was before Judge And
erson most of the day Tuesday and
testimony was taken on both sides of
the case. According to the petitions '
that have been filed, McCabe has an
estate of $1500 and his wife separate
property to the value of $500. The
main issue in the action, however, is
the custody of the children.
But won't there be jealously in the
rural schools over who shall be of
ficial pigmaster?
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Special
Announcement
Beginning Monday, Dec. 1, 1913
W. A. SCHILLING
Eyesight specialist of Portland
will be at the jewelry .store of
William Gardner
Every Monday and Thursday
From 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Seventeen Years Experience
Our Store Will Be Closed All
FF31
Day Tomorrow
lailksgiviig Day
LTOU probably have a good many more things to
be thankful for than you realize. . No matter how
unfortunate you may feel yourself to be, things are
really better than you think. That's one of the" rea
sons for having a Thanksgiving Day, a harvest feast,
a general gathering of families and friends, a season
of festivity.
We have a good deal to be thankful for in our business, we have done well
the past year, as well, we hope, for our customers as for ourselves. We feel
thankful to our many friends for their patronage. We feel thankful to our em
ployee for their interest and loyalty to their store. And last, but not least we
feel thankful to our fellow merchants for their co-operation in closing their stores
in observance of the day.
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OREGOH CITY, ORE.
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