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&lfil VOL. I. OREGON CITY, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1903. No. 26. FIRST STEP TAKEN WOMEN WILL AID LEWIS AND CLARK ' EXPOSITION. " ' Mrs. William Galloway Organizes Club la This City and Its Members Are Very Enthusiastic Over Proposed Work. The initial effort towards organizing women's clubs throughout the state to aid the Lewis and Clark exposition was made yesterday hy Mr William Galloway, who has been delegated by the Fair directors to make a tour of the principal towns of the state, with a view to organizing the women of Oregon. The meeting was held in WillametteHall and the attendance, considering that the announcement of the meeting was made bnt a few days ago, was very good. A club of 81 was formed with the following officers : Mrs. Geo. A. ' Harding, president ; Mrs. S. M. MoOown, first vice pres ident ; Mrs. M. M. Charman, second vice president; Mrs. W. 8. U'Ken, secretary; Mrs. Ernest Linwood Jones, assistant secretary ; Mrs. Frank A. Sleight, treasurer. A meeting will be held next Wednesday afternoon at 2 :80 o'clock in Willamette Hall to perfect organization and appoint committees. The following women signed the charter list : Mrs. J. O. Bradley, Mrs. J.W. Loder, Mrs. S.M. MoCown, Mr?. M. M. Charman, Mrs. William Gard iner, Mrs. J. K. Humphrys, Mrs. Al gernon S. Dresser, Mrs. T. E. Gault, Mrs. W. S. U'Ren, Mrs. George W. Bibee, Mrs. F. A. Sleight, Mrs. May A. Waldron, Mrs. J. J. Cooke, Mrs. "T. W. Fonts, Mrs. W. L. Block, Mrs. Mary A. Ingram, Mrs J. J. Tingle, Mrs. Eva Emery Dye, Mrs. Ernest Linwood Jones! Mrs.T- F. Ryan, Mrs.' - Gexjrge A. Harding, - Mrs. Roswell Holman, Mrs. F. E. Weed, Mrs. Mat- i ilda Ganong Miller, Mrs. H. L. Kelly, Mrs O. B. Frissell, Mrs. John Adams, Miss Zilpha Galloway, Miss Mina Kelly and Miss Amy Kelly. - Mrs. Galloway urged organization strongly and outlined the work that the clubs might take up for the benefit of the Fair and for their own com munities. She said that the news had gone out to all the world that Oregon was to have a big Exposition and state pride demanded that it be 'made a success and the women of Oregon should do their share. This could be accomplished only through organisa tion. Mrs. Galloway suggested that the following committees be named : advisory, exhibits, distribution of lit erature, excursions, receptions, wom en's handiwork, finance and civic im provement. ... Mrs. Eva Emery Dye was piesent and made a few remarks. ' She spoke of the possible work that women might do and advised that a statute of Sac- ajewa, the Indian Girl, who led.Lewis and Clark through an- unknown land, be erected by the' Oregon women. Two gentlemen were present, Dr. C. P. Mars, and L. W. Ingram, and they talked encouragingly on the prospects of the Fair and what the women might do to make it successful. Mrs. Galloway left this morning for Woodburn, where she will form a club today. ' Friday afternoon she will address the women of Salem in the Methoodist Church and will talk be fore the members of the Modern Trav elers Club in Albany on Saturday afternoon. In a letter received by Mrs. Galloway, from Mrs. S. S. Train of Albany, the latter says that the people of Alt any are not lacking in in terest of the Lewis and Clark Centen . nial. CITY COUNCIL MEETS. Ordrnace Passed Establishing Boundaries of Sewer District No. 3. The city council met in regular ses sion last night and passed the ord inance establishing the boundaries of sewer district No. 8. An ordinance establishing the grade of Jackson street was read the first time and ordered published. The grades on certain parts of Madison, Jefferson and John Q. Adams streets were ordered reestablished. Property owners resid ing in sewer districts Nos. 1 and 2 were ordered to make sewer connec tion within four weoks. If this is not done they will be prosecuted. Among the property owners are Judge T. F. Ryan, Judge G. E. Hayes, Mrs. New ton, Mrs. Potter and the Eastham school. A special meeting of the council will be held next Tuesday evening and the city engineer was instructed to prepare plans and spec ifications for the improvement of Jackson street and present them at that meeting. The proposition of City Engineer Rands to superintend the construction of the sewers in district No. 8 was ordered filed. Wisner Pratt. The marriage of Field Superintend ent J. Nelson Wisner, of the United States Fish .Commission, to Miss Hattie-Mary Pratt, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Pratt, will be solemnized at 7 o'clock tonight at the residence of the bride's parents. Rev. P. K. Hammond, rector of "St Paul's Episoopal Church, will be the officiating clergyman. The wedding will be a quiet one, on account of the recent death of Mr. Wisner's father, and only the immediate relatives will be present. The bride and groom will leave on tonight's overland for a brief honeymoon in California and upon their return will reside in this city. f Mr. Dresser Is Appointed. Just before starting his western tour yesterday President Roosevelt appointed A. S. Dresser Register of the Oregon City land office. Mr Dresser, will probably assume charge of the office May 1. ; - L Mayor Dimick has given the matter of the appointment of a new city at torney to succeed, Mr. Dresser little thought. John W. Loder is mentioned for the position. ' Maccabees Fay Death Benefit. Reoord Keeper E. E. Taylor, of Tualatin Tent, No. 74, Knights of the Maccabees, .Tuesday received a check for $1000, the death benefit of Virgil Dake, who was formerly employed in the wood camps at Willamette and who died of typhoid fever in Turner, Marion County, last February. The beneficiary who will receive the money is the mother of the deceased, Mrs. Mary Dake, of Turner. She is very ill, and is not expected to live. The Board of County Commissioners is in session and is transacting mostly routine business, ' pertaining to road matters, Somebody Lied. A certain woman hug a husband who has done such a thing us to forget to do what his wife had requested. The other evening about 5 o'clock he came home, and she went at him. "John," she said, "did you tell that expressman to come here this after noon?" . "Yes, Mary," he answered meekly. "Well, he hasn't come." , "Is that bo?" "Yes, It Is. Now, how do yon ac count for itr John gave the matter a few mo ments' -consideration. "Well my dear," he said finally, Veither he's lying or I am, and to re lieve us both from your suspicions I'll Just step down to his place and see what's the matter." And the charita ble John went to see the expressman. The German class of Rev. A. A. Engelbart will meet hereafter on Mon day evenings at the office of Dr. L. L. Pickens in the Barclay building. .The first lesson of the second series will begin next Monday. ,Those wJKMTgja any way interested in the study of German, or who may desire to learn to read, write or speak German, should communicate with Mr. Engelbart. Clackamas County Record. $1.75. GOING TO EUGENE? MANY WANT TO BE DELEGATES TO CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION. ; ' Republican County Convention Meets Saturday Afternoon to Elect Seventeen Delegates Probability of Fight By Antl-BrowneU Men. A Guttory Gem. - The chef was Ignorant of the pres ence of the cannibal king, who eyed him critically, while a sunny smile danced gayly over his dimpled fea tures. Suddenly the chef became aware of bis presence and said as he most artistically salaamed: "I would have your majesty know that I have Just created a formula for a soup that shall win an Instant im mortality." "And what may It be?" asked the monarch Impatiently. "I never was an expert In the art of guessing, and I would know the name of your new de coction." And the chef, appreciating the king's Interest and his own Importance, i laamed again and replied: - "Mock missionary." New York flues. The Clackamas County, Republicans will assemble in convention next Sat urday at 1 o'clock in Willamette Hall for the purpose of electing 17 delegates to attend the congressional convention. " It is not probable that the delibera tions of the convention will consume a geat deal of time. Unless there is a dispute in one or more precincts as to the delegates elected, there will be no committee on credentials appointed, but the delegates elected will "be re ported by the officers of the central committee and permanent organiza tion effected without delay. No names have yet been suggested for permanent chairman and secretary. The chair man of the last county convention was A. S. Dresser and the secretary was Franklin T. Griffith, and both were very well qualified for the position, which they filled acceptably. . A There is likely to be inharmonious elements ejected into the convention, but they will be in the minority! State Senator Brownell's friends coif. i trol a majority of the votiS, and , in the minority are some o his bitter enemies, who will not be expected to see tilings go the other way without making an effort to gain a point. ' Every other Republican in the coun ty wants to go to Eugene as a delegate. As there are considerably more than 34 Republicans, someone will be dis-1 appointed. J So far as heard from, the delegates are: - ' v- w Oregon City, No. 1. W. H. Howell, T. F. Ryan, J. O.. Bradley, R. Koern er, H. W. Trembath, W. J. Wilson, W. H. Young, James Church, 8. J. Burford. Oregon City, No. 2. E. P. Rands, Eli Maddock, O. G. Huntlev. Nick Story, William Sheahan, E. A. Som- mer', O. Schnebel, M. D. Phillips, J. Campbell, L. Stipp. Oregon City, No. 8. John R. Wil liams, Tom P. Randall, Ed. F. Story, Henry Gilbert, G. E. Dimick, J. N. Harrington. Beaver Creek. Gus Sohuebel, Henry Hughes, Henry Hornshuh, Godfrey Moehnke, Frank Jagger, WililamGris- senthwaite. Tualatin. J. L. Kruse, Fred Barnes, S - . Kruse. Milwaukie. R. N. McLoughlin, J. W. Grasle, John W. Gibson, Henry E. Stevens. J. D. Wetzler, B. M. Fish, H. Mnllan. Abernethy. J. E. Smith, 0. F. Jones, J. W. McAnulty, E. O. Hack- ett, W. J.' Ranch, John Page, W. H. Smith. Eagle Creek. H. S. Gibson, James Gibson, Jr., Ben Forrester. Canemah. D. W. Kinnaird, Sam Stevens, Ed. Taylor, W. Midlam. Damascus. A. W.Cook, S. O.Young, O. W. Griffin, A. Mathies." Pleasant HilL T. M. Baker, S. B. Seely, A. P. Todd, William Scott. Harding. Eugene Arthur, J.S. Gill, W. P. Kirchem. Highland. E. Harrington, F. B. Madison, M. E. Kandle, E. A. Dun- lap. Killen. Bud Thompson, J. C. Reas- oner, A. Francis, C. R. Goldren. Borings. W. H. Boring, S. E. Card, U. AemiseKser. Bullrun. Adolph Ashcoff, E. S. BramhalL Milk Creek. C. T. Howard, Robert Schnebel, John Evans. New Era. R. Dundas, W. S. Rider, Aug. Stachley. Soda Sprinsg. Robert Leslie, A H. Rich, Viola. James Fullon, W.H.Matoon, Jacob Gerber. U. Appearances Deceptlre. Tate Appearances are not always tc be trusted. Brady That's so. It's a mighty bright book that lives up to Its cover. Boston Tinuscrlpt. NEW POSTMASTER IN CHARGE. Tom P. Randall Succeeds George F. Horton Wednesday. Tom P. Randall assumed charge of the Oregon City postofflce yesterday morning, succeeding George F. Hor ton, who has discharged the dt ies of postmaster to the satisfactions he public for the past five years. One of the clerks will be Miss Nellie Boyd and a portion of the present force will be retained for a time, until the new appointees get on the ways of the office. Annual Firemen's Banquet. The annual banquet of the firemen was held in Woodmen Hall Tuesday evening and was successful in every particular. Two hundred covers were laid for the active and exempt firemen and toothsome dainties were served. Dr. W. E. Carll officiated as toast master. Jasper Slover, who was a member of old Dr. McLaughlin's bucket brigade in the 50's, was present and made a speech which was full of reminiscences. Mayor Diiniok made some approp riate remarks and paid glowing com pliments to the firemen. Judge Ryan also graced the occasin with his pres ence and voice, as did William Shea han. Songs were sung, toasts were drunk and the fireboys have the satisfaction of knowing that they did tilings as they should have been dne. The ban quet ended at a late hour and the fire men are anticipating as pleasant a time next year. The new implement store of D. 0. Ely has just been completed and the building lias been stocked with a com plete line of farm implements and machinery of standard quality. This is the only institution of the kind in Oregon City and should be well patron ized by Clackamas County farmers. Next Sunday will be Palm Sunday and it will be observed in the Epis copal Church with apprpriate services. Easter Sunday follows and the serv ices Of the day will be conduoted as usual The first service will be at 8 A M. and the prinoipal service will be at 10:30, instead of 11 o'clock. J : MORE THAN DOUBLE VALUATION OF COUNTY PROPERTY WILL REACH $11,000,000. Last Year It Was Only $5,000,000 Big In crease Made In Valuation of Timber Lands and Roadbeds of Railroads Lines. County Assessor J. F. Nelson at tended the assessors' convention in Salem Tuesday. The assessors from Willamette Valley Counties agreed to raise the assessed value of timber lands from the present figure of $1.25 an acre 'flat on an acreage value of $6. Timber lands of the first class will be assessed at $8 to $10 an acre ; those of the second class from $4 to $0, and of the third class the valuation will be $3 an acre. Lands will be classed ac cording to the quality and quantity of timber and its convenience to market. Three hundred thousand dollars will be added to the assessed valuation of County property this year. Railroad roadbeds will be assessed at $10,000 por mile. This does not include the electrio lines and their value has not yet been determined. "There are fully 60,000 acres of timber lands in Clackamas County, " says the assessor, "and as these lands have heretofore been let off at $1. 25 an acre the raise in the valuation alone will add $300,000 to the taxable prop erty of the County. Much of this timber land is owned by Eastern spec ulators, the Northern Pacific and other outside corporations, and I believe in making such property bear its just proportion of the taxation. This will lighten the burden on the farmers, who have heretofore paid more than their share, I shall also raise the as sessment on the paper mills of Oregon City, though I don't yet know how much. I do know, however, that these mills have not been paying thoir just proportion heretofore. "There are 21 miles of Southern Pacific track in this county. That company has paid only $1000 per mile, or on a total valuation of. $84,000. Next year it will pay on a valuation of $10,000 per mile, or on a total val uation of $310, OliO. I shall double the company's assessment on tho reduced 50 per cent levy, and add 20 per cent on the valuation for direct taxation. This raise from $84,000 to (210,000 is not so great as it seems, and is sub stantially but 20 per cent advance over last year, as the Couuty Court has promised to reduce the levy One-half on condition that I raise the valuation 100 per cent all over the county. The assessable property of ClackamasCoun ty will take a jump this year from its former total of $5,000,000 to the res pectable figure of $11,000,000." Dyeing at Johnson's BARBER SHOPra LEAVE ORDERS FOR DYEING AND CLEANING. " Our representative will be in Oregon City Tuesdays and Saturdays. Gents Clothing Cleaned, Colored and Repaired. All work left at Johnson's Barber Shop will recoive prompt attention. OREGON STEAM DYING AND CLEANING WORKS 858 Burnside Street, Corner 8th, Portland, Ore. ,. p FRANK BUSCH, i ne novseitirmsner The annual ball of the Knighjts and Ladies of Security will be held in Willamette Hall Friday evening, April 8. Turney's orchestra will furnish musio, and there will be a prizj waltz. Admission gentlemen 60 cents. Ladies free. R. L. Holman, Oregon City, Or. leading undertaker, County coroner. FRANK BUSCH, The Hotiseftiraishe Neighbor Tells Neighbor mm all over the country of the extraordinary offerings we are making in all lines rep resented In this big store. You ought to get your in formation at first hand ; you ought to see for yourself, and choose for yourself. In Your Favor When we weigh tilings for you, you get right count no disadvantage on either side. But when we buy the hardware we see that the best quality is there for you. Pleasing Work. There are many points about the new Cnnover Sewing Machine which will please the owner. They are simple in construction, but they do perfect work. It's easy to operate them and the seems are so even you can't expect to find better. Price $20.00. Five years guarantee. $3.85 Cents Will Boy 6 High Back Sitting Room Chairs! Why Be Without Them? A Complete Line whatever is needed for the kitchen pots, kettles, pans you find here. We are always looking for a better quality, which is why our tttock contains only the very best. Tin, Iron, Nickel, Copper, Granite ware. You take your choice of material, but be sure and ask for our warranted graniteware. 25 cents will buy a nice pan of this ware. Linoleums. OilCloths, For kitchen, dining room, bath room, or back hall, you can't have any thing as good for floor covering as linoleum. It's strong and durable, fast colors, and will not scale or crack. It will save you scrubbing and your floor will look always clean. H5 cents por square yard. A CHEAPER COVERING is oil cloth. It won't hold it's color as well, nor last as lonf nt the price equalizes the matter. .85 cents p ' square yard ' "Rfn$- z Y Easy. We are carrying . the most artistio productions attainable and just now new stock is arriving daily. We assure you 60 cents will buy paper enough for a medium sized room. - We are offer ing odds and ends of last year's stock for 6 .cents a double roll Come early. FRANK BUSCH, The Honseftiniishe FRANK BUSCH, The Hottseftfrnishe