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10 THE MOKJLNQ OKEUOi! IAJS, MONDAY, JULY 27, 19U3. NORTH BEND, OREGON VHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN A FEW MONTHS TOWARD MAKING A CITY NORTH BEND, Or., July 25. (Special correspondence.) The "City o North Bend" came Into existence last month when a charter was granted it by the County Court of Coos County. The cor porate limits of the new town embrace what were formely called "North Bend," "Yarrow" and "Porter," lying adjacent to each other for a distance of about one mile along- the shore of Coos Bay and two miles north of ilarshfleld. Adjoining- the townslte to the west is the townslte o. Bangor, which attained celebrity last year as the future terminus of a trans continental railroad from Salt Lake, Utah, through Central Oregon via Bose burg, and to Coos Bay. Last Fall the original town of North Bend consisted of the Simpson Lumber Company's saw mlll and the homes of the employes, num-toering- about 400; of Yarrow, consisting of half a dozen dwellings, near the bay, ttbe lands surrounding them being a for est of fir and underbrush, and of Porter, j consisting of the Porter sawmill, then ly- ing idle, the surrounding lands being also covered with a forest. It is an Interesting story to note what ibas already been accomplished here to wards making a city, and of improve ments which are now In progress and plans for the future; also how it has been ' accomplished, upon what the future per- manence of the city Is based and some thing personal regarding the moving plrlt here, Mr. L. J. Simpson, son of the millionaire of San Francisco, Captain A. M. Simpson. Future City of SmolcestacIcK. The present incorporated town of North (Bend Includes the former three towns heretofore mentioned, and during the past felx months the population has more than (doubled, and the number of new roofs in the town shows that upwards of 60 new houses have been built, including res idences, stores and factories. L. J. Slmp leon, the manager of the Simpson Lumber .'Company's large interests here, when 'the Porter sawmill vras purchased by the Simpson Lumber Company last Fall, and j also the land where Yarrow was located, (had already decided upon a course of procedure, and he has faithfully carried ( out that policy to the present time. Lay ing aside the possibility and probability of there being a terminus of a railroad ,' (here, Mr. Simpson had made up his mind that the basis of prosperity in any town is a permanent payroll, and the basis of a prosperous manufacturing enterprise is a contented and happy class of em ployes. To accomplish the first manufac tories are being located here, and to reach the latter the surroundings of the : employes are made as pleasant and home like as possible, and harmless amuse ments are provided. In this latter work Mr. Simpson is assisted very materially by his charming wife, who enters fully into the spirit of securing happiness for herself by making others contented in their surroudlngs. This Is shown in the neat cottages supplied to employes, which are nicely painted, have electric lights and city water, and all at a nominal cost. The North Bend Park Is also along the same line, Telng 40 acres of delightfully shaded ground on the point north of town, with a pavilion for large gather ings, its capacity being 1000 persons; also along the same line the lately constructed baseball grounds, one of the finest in Oregon, the grandstand seating over 1000 people. North Bend maintains a paid baseball team and also has a good brass band of SO pieces. A $40,000 Pay Roll. At the edge of the bay Is the Simpson Lumber Company's sawmill, employing in mill and camp about 200 men. Further to the south. In front of the former town of Yarrow, stands the new woolen mill, 60x200 feet, in which the machinery is now being installed. The number to be given employment Is estimated at 150, and the mill will start up Just as soon as completed, which will be In about two months from now. Further to the south Is the new sash and door factory, now In course of construction, where In a building 0x176 the number of employes is to reach about 60, the dally capacity of the factory to be 500 doors a day. At the southern end of North Bend, at what was formely called Porter, Is the saw mill, now the property of the Simpson Lumber Company, and being operated with a 24-hour capacity of 150,000 feet of lumber, and which Is soon to be doubled. The number of employes In mill and camp will be about 250. Add to this some 75 to 110 men kept constantly employed here in various other capacities it is seen that the total number of employes will reach over 700, and at an average of only $50 a month each the total payroll will be $35,000 a month, which Is no small amount to be distributed in a community each month. C More Manufactures "Wanted. Mr. Simpson Intends that there shall be more manufactures at North Bend, and makes a standing offer of a free site on the valuable water front for any manu facturing plant which will employ 50 or more hands, and negotiations are now In progress for other manufactures. A condensed milk factors, a furniture man ufactory (to consume the myrtle, maple and alder timber here), a glove factory, a cannery, a paper mill, etc., are among the future possibilities. It is this liberal policy and spirit of enterprise manifested by Mr. Simpson and his associates which gives every one here such confidence in the future of the town. Building has been so brisk, and is right now, that the sawmills here have been taxed to supply the demand. More than a dozen orders for lumber for dwellings cannot be filled until their turn comes. It was in November of last year that men were put to work on the townslte here to cut away the timber and under brush. Choice business lots were then offered for as low as $50 to $75 each. The price was raised to $100, then to $150 each, and now they are $200 and with every raise In price the demand has' be come greater. The lots first sold are now marketable at from $SO0 to $1000 each, although $3000 has been offered for two business lots on a corner, but the owner wants $4000. Thus the investment of $100 eight months ago will now bring in $3000, being a profit of $2900, or over $300 a month. A gentleman Informed me he purchased two residence lots for $100 and sold them for $500 each, and paid $200 for two more and sold them for $500 each. Thus on an investment of $300 be cleared in less than six months $1700. There are about 300 lots remaining unsold in the original townslte of North Bend, and very soon an addition will be put on the market. I was shown two lots near the water-front which can be purchased for $300 each, and I would consider them excel lent investments. They sold in December for $100 each. Last Fall persons who came to look at North Bend saw a narrow strip of cleared land next to the bay and where the lota were then being offered for sale . the brush was so thick you could scarcely get through it. Now all the brush is cut away and you are sur prised to see what nice, level, sightly lots there were in among that brush. The advance in price here reminds me of an Instance similar In Tacoma, only that the advance has not been so rapid here as it was in Tacoma A young man working In the machine shops of the Northern Pacific Railroad in Tacoma purchased a lot on Pa cific avenue for $300, paying $100 down, and having two years in which to pay the balance and to put up a building. For a few months real estate was quite dull, and he had had no offer, then some one asked bis price, and he thought he was away beyond reason when he said "$700." A month later the one who had asked the price, by the way a Portland man, de cided to take the lot, but the owner had raised to $1200. "When a month later he was approached again he held for $1800, and two months later sold the lot to a Tacoma real estate man lor $3600, and to day that same lot Is worth probably $30, 000, and perhaps more, as the whole block j Is covered" with from three to .six-story bricks. Some Local Improvement. Nearly all the houses in North Bend ere new. There were very few houses here six months ago, and since that time, or nearly so, the following have been erected or are now building: F. V. Lilllenthal, 30x30. store: P.. Mars den. 60x80. hotel; L. Noble, 30x50, meat market; L. Noble, 30x60, livery stable; J. R. Robertson, 25x60, store; P. Peterson. 20x50, restaurant: "Woolen Factory. 60x200. three stories; Sash and Door Factory, SOx 176, two stories; I. L. Simpson, 20x50, store; J. A. Barnes, 25x50, saloon; E. S. Gordon, 20x30. store; E. S. Gordon, residence; J. Vineyard, residence; L. Savage, residence; L Padrlck, residence; S. Gullard, resi dence; B. F. Griffin, residence; R. Sand stoll, residence; F. Brendal, 20x50. drug store; R. Marsden, 30x70, saloon; Jones Bros., 30x60, hardware store; T. Ingles, 20x40, newspaper office; C. Painter, resi dence; E. Condart, residence; F. Shamer, residence; G. Fish, residance; E. Edmonds, residence; J. Lengren, residence; J. John son, residence; EL Wittlck, saloon, J. J. Burns, residence; baseball grounds, 3C0x 420; J. 22. Lyons, residence; L. Flitcroft, residence; A. Barzee, residence; John Bernath, residence; J. T. Johnson, store; F. Starbuck, residence; Lyle Savage, resi dence; J. R. Robertson, residence, E. S. Gordon, store, 40x70, three stories; J. B. Robinson, store, 30x80, two stories; L. Noble, store, SOxSO, two stories; E. S. Gordon, residence. Contemplated Improvement. Mr. Carl Albrecht has completed the slashing contract, but Mr. J. J. Burns has still considerable work remaining to be done on grading contracts, and at least 40 men and teams will be kept busy for six months longer. The excavation has been made and part of the material is on the ground, for the new bank building 60x60 feet, of two stories; also the post office and retail store building 60x100; a family hotel, 30x70, two-story; the large department and wholesale store of the Simpson Lumber Company, 100 feet front, 200 feet deep and three stories high. Mr. J. B. Robertson will erect nine eight room cottages, which will be for rent or sale. Mr. Simpson had Intended erect ing a large tourist hotel, 100x150. three stories high, of wood, but on account of the high rates of insurance he has decided to, if possibler build it of brick. Experi ments are being now made in the manu facture of brick here, and if successful, which seems likely, not only will the bank and several other buildings proba bly be built of brick, but so will be th hotel. Mr. Simpson has selected a sightly location adjoining the park for his own residence and Just as soon as Mr. Burns grading crew can get away from the rush on the streets work will commence on grading the grounds for his residence, which latter will be built of stone quar ried on Coos River. The need of rapid and more convenient communication be tween Marshfleld and North Bend has been apparent for some time, and now appli cation has been made for a franchise for an electric railroad between the two towns. wmcn win pass along the water front and be of great convenience, to workmen com ing ana going; and there are manufac tories locating all along this water front When the franchise Is secured there is no doubt but that the road will be bunt The principal difficult' will be in secur ing a right of way through MnrshflnM. If no better way presents the road will be built around back of the town, so as to make connection with the present railroad to Coquille and Myrtle Point. The water company, supplying Marshfleld with water. ia raw laying a large main to North Bend, mm eoon me town will oe supplied with water for domestic use and fire protec tion. North Bend is lichtpfl -with triclty. Taking Into consideration thn fact that North Bend has had no "boom," mai it was piattea only last Fall when such work Is much retarded, the results apparent here are surprising. The Personality of the Mnn. Mr. L. J. Simpson Is the moving spirit here at North Bend, but he has able and enthusiastic co-workers among those who have made North Bend their home. He is a very busy man, but nevertheless is one wno is easy to approach. You may have to wait half an hour, or perhaps longer, to reach your turn to see him, but, whether you are a stranger seeking a "Job" or a banker from New York, Mr. Simpson accords each a courteous and kindly treatment The men working un der him, numbering hundreds, are very loyal, and there Is nothing they think too good for him In the way of honors. In personal appearance Mr. Simpson reminds me very much of W, L Vawter, of Med ford, who was so unitedly supported bv the Jackson County delegation for Congress in ine .cugene congressional Convention last March. Mr. Simpson has the rare gift of knowing how to say "no" to a man and and yet not offend. Just at present he Is taking a vacation with his family and some friends In a houseboat up Coos River, to be gone several weeks, but is in touch with his business by telephone and has his gasoline launch there and can reach here in a few hours. The XevF Woolen Mill. The main building, 60 feet wide and 200 feet long, will contain the machinery of a seven-set mill, being more than twice the capacity of the Bandon three-set mill. It Is owned by a corporation with $100,000 capital stock, one of the principal owners being T. W. Clark, owner of the Bandon woolen mills. The mill here will be first completed as a four-set mill, and will start upvabout September 15, when work on "orders" will be continued here and the three-set mill machinery at Band.on will be moved here and added, making seven set in all. This plan Is rendered necessary on account of the number of orders the mill .has on hand, which can not be delayed. The Sauli and Door Factory. This enterprise Is backed by local capi tal entirely, the capital stock being $25,000, but this could have been increased to $100,000 and found takers here. The main building Is 80x176, and there will be In addition large drykilns. warehouses, etc The machinery is now being put in place, and in a short time the product of this factory will be finding a market In the articles of incorporation provision is made for bavlng a building association, so that the workmen and others here can secure homes. Conservative estimates on the de mand for houses here places the number which will have to be built within the next six months at from 75 to 100. Should other factories be located here, the re quirements will be for even more dwell ings. Xew Shipyards. Adjoining the Porter sawmill is a new shipyard with one schooner now in course of construction, there being about 40 men employed, and Just beyond it the ways are laid for another vessel, this to be a steamer to ply between Portland, Coos Bay and San Francisco. The total length over all of the latter will be 210 feet, the tonnage 1210, and to maintain a speed of about 12 miles an hour. The stock in this vessel is owned here, at Marshfleld and in Portland. There are orders ahead for the hull of a tugboat to be built here. In a short time Mr. Henkendorfl. the su perintendent will have at least 75 men at work. At the shipyard near the stave mill a mud scow Is being built for a dredg ing company In San Francisco, whose di mensions are exactly the same as the woolen factory namely, 80 feet wide and 200 feet long. "When completed It will be towed to San Francisco. There Are Vacant Land. I Inquired of Carl Albrecht who has had considerable experience in-Coos Coun ty In surveying lands, if any of the va cant, lands here were worth taking up, and he said: "Yes, there are vacant lands which can be homesteaded, etc., .which It will pay well to locate. J. R. Robertson came here only nine months ago and has it r Bf r in-n tm ii i ini m n m n n i i TJXCLE CHIXA located a very good piece of land only a few miles from the shores of Coos Bay, and I know of lands with indications of coal beds that can be located. We need a railroad in here, and then there will bo ten persons to where there is one now." "Do you expect a railroad to be built to Coos Bay very soon?" "Yes, I feel Just as certain of It as I am that we are going to have a woolen fac tory and other enterprises at North Bend." "Which way will It come?" "I incline to think it will start up the coast first to connect with San Francisco, and while a road to Roseburg or Drain, on the Southern Pacific, may be finished first the other will also be built". North Bend is moving right ahead and its future looks very promising. A per manent payroll of $40,000 a month means a permanent resident population of at least double the present, and that Is what North Bend will have In another year . or so. North Bend Is soon to have a weekly newspaper, to be called the North Bend Citizen. A site has been selected and a hospital costing $25,000 Is to be built under the aus pices of the Catholic Church. Is Thin Oregon? The trade relations and the trend of thought here is all towards California and not Oregon. Half a dozen vessels a week arrive from San Francisco and one ln two weeks arrives from Portland. This one vessel Is doing, I understand, an ex cellent business. Then why not place more on the route? There Is a movement here to build a steamer to carry 1200 tons. 'of freight 100 passengers and make the trip between Portland and Coos Bay In less than 24 hours. Residents of the Bay are ready to Invest $100,000 out of the neces sary $125,000 the vessel will cost It seems to me Portland's Interests should lead her to be very liberal In Investing money in establishing trade relations with this part of the State of Oregon. The wholesale trade has Increased very largely since the Alliance was put on, and yet there is room for a greater increase. This part of Oregon has a bright future commercially. Its resources are practically, undeveloped. It has a capacity to support many times its present population. The Joint .owner ship of a line of steamers at Portland and Coos Bay should Insure a permanent trade between the two points. Coos Bay linn Good Bar. A gentleman .who wrote last year to the United States Engineer's office at Portland received the following reply: "Replying to your Inquiry regarding depth of water, etc, at Coos Bay, Oregon, 1 beg to state that I have verified the reports made by the master of the lighthouse tender, as to the depth of water at the present time, at the United States Engineer's office, and find that there is about 22 feet at low tide (six reet of tide). Other reports claim as much as 24 feet, but I am Inclined to think the- former figure is about right "Coos Bay has the only decent harbor between San Francisco and the Columbia River. In addition to this, the Coos Bay bar Is a very short one, that Is, the dis tance from deep water outside to deep water inside is very short" Three Railroadn Approaching. The need of railroads here is very' appar ent 11 may be said that having water transportation is all-sufficient, but It must be taken Into consideration that when people travel by water they become sea sick, and a water voyage is not as pleas ant as by rail, in addition to which Is the delay Incident to loading and unloading freight The prospects, however, for a rallrjad, or more than one road, seem quite bright Just now. Surveyors are run ning lines from Drain, on the Southern Paciuc; also from Crescent City, north, and a route from Roseburg to Myrtle Point has been already determined as practicable. Coos Bay will surely have a railroad, and that at no distant day. E. C. PENTLAND. GIlt-Edgre Property. In the, coming city of smokestacksv and commercial center of the west. North Bend, Coos Bay. For further Information about coal, timber and dairy lands apply Carl L. Albrecht, North Bend, Or. Nevr Buildings at MllTrnukie. Dr. Houser is erecting a dwelling In Mllwaukle that will cost between $5000 and $6000. F. H. Lechler. Recorder of the city, has plans for a new cottage. A woman who recently- purchased an eight acre tract in Mllwaukle, will also put up a dwelling. Several pieces of property at Mllwaukle have been sold to outside par ties through the agency of, the Mllwaukle Improvement Assoclation.- EASIER SAID THAN DONE. SAM I INSIST THAT YOU YOU CATCHBE DEARl OPEN" THE THEY CHAFE AT DELAY SOUTH PORTLAND OBJECTS WAITING FOR BRIDGES. TO Threatened Lairsnit About Marquam Gulch. Improvement "Would. Keep Them Isolated From City. Residents of South. Portland, as that section of the city on the west side of the river south of Marquam Gulch is com monly called, who have long been anx iously waiting for better connections with the business part of the city, are uneasy at the prospect of their hopes being blasted. The prospects "of the building of a bridge across Marquam Gulch appeared very favorable, but now It Is rumored that an attempt hi to be made to obstruct and delay this improvement This Is not because the Improvement Is unnecessary, as all admit It Is much needed, but some profess to believe that the authority conferred on the ulty by the new charter to assess a largo district for the cost 'of the improvement is not legal. They therefore desire to have this question de cided in the courts before the work is commenced. Thlij would of course cause delay, for how long no one can tell, and it is the desire of the people of South Portland to avoid this delay. In their opinion and the opinions of many others who have been Interviewed In regard to the proposed Improvement of First street by the construtlon of a steel bridge across Marquam Gulch, Is one of the most Important pieces of street work ever undertaken by this city. It is Im portant to the city aa a corporation, be cause it is the first effort under the pres ent charter to make a substantial, and, In a way, an extraordinary street Improve ment and to assess the cost of It upon a large district which is benefited. No pro Vision was made In any previous charter for such a work and the result was that the numerous gulches In the city were spanned with wooden bridges, unsightly j best enjoyed from the O. R. & N. Com and unsafe. They required constant re- pany's Portland-Chicago Special," which pairs and the expense thereof has been a heavy drain upon the resources of the city. The proposition of the South Port land people, as stated by one of them, is as follows: , "If the provision! of the present charter are valid, these old wooden bridges may be substituted by steel structures or fills that will facilitate business and travel mm luifecij improve ine appearance or tne city. Grent care has been taken with this part of our present charter, and the larger demands of our rapidly growing city require that it shall be sustained. There Is no way by which public thor oughfares can be constructed and main tained across thesu gulches without cost ing money, and to assess the whole there of to the property abutting, and which was usually least benefited, was both Impracticable and unjust "It Is very Important to the people who live and do business In the cltv. and es pecially those In the southern part west v. mv mci, ctiuu mis onage snouia ue d paid for -without litigation or It will bo practically the only ifare connc-cting a very large and uuut iiiu paia ior tvunout litigation or aeiay. it t thoroughfare aeneeiy populates portion of the city with the business center. The bridge at Front street is In a bad condition and ni nut siana me present traffic longer than the time required to build at First street If the people who should be the most interested shall continue to hamper and obstruct proceedings for the new bridge, the municipality cannot be ex pected to exert Itself very strenuously and at unusual expense to maintain a structure that has long since served its full period of service. Unless this bridge is built all lnterurban travel southward on the West Side will end at Marquam Gulch in the near iuture. "There seems to be a sentiment In the district affected, for a fill Instead of a bridge, but the opinion of the engineers on this subject should be conclusive. The accurate estimate of the cost of a bridge made by Mr. Elliott City Engineer, as proven by the bids therefor, now before the Executive Board, entitles his judg ment concerning ji fill to careful consid eration. He estimates that the expense of a fill makes It an unnecessary burden upon all those who are Interested only In a thoroughfare, and that the time re quired before a permanent roadway could be placed on so deup a fill makes it Im possible for the present emergency. It would require from two to four years for the fill to settle and before the same could be available !for all roadway pur poses. A steel brjdge such as is pro posed will bevopeced for travel within seven months; it will be sightly, substaa- GATE! From the Tacoma ledger. tlal and should be serviceable for 50 years for a very nominal expense. "The officers of the city have proceeded thus far with commendable promptness and care, and the question of the Justice of the district assessment for such lnv provements Is not one upon which dls cusslon Is germane or which should be urged as a means of obstruction. The law provides for the district plan, there is no alternative this time. A change from the old plan of assessment upon the property directly abutting for such Improvements was necessary, and when the present law was drafted. It was received with approval as a solution of a difficult problem. It Is not a new law, for it has prevailed in other places for mane years. Indeed there seems to be no objection to It now except a belatd protest from some property-owners who will be required to contribute to the cost of an Improve ment which Is a direct and substantial benefit and which formerly was shifted wholly upon others who were" less ben flted and whose property was confiscated. When notice of the present proposed bridge was published, a description of the district was given and only one person, the owner of two lots, protested against either the construction of the bridge or the assessment of the property within the district "The city has been at considerable ex pense in this matter, but. If people In tend to take any legal steps to resist paying for this lmproveirient, now is the proper time for them to do so, before the contract is let and the city becomes liable to a greater extent" Commission Will Settle Seals Fate. WASHINGTON, July 26. The determi nation of the question whether seal shall be protected In the Bearing Sea, or wheth er all the seals on the rookeries shall be dsstroyed at once, as proposed last sea eon, will be referred to the Joint Com mission which will sit in London in Sep tember. VISITORS TO PORTLAND. Should Not Miss the Trips Up Down the Columbia River. and The beauties of the upper Columbia nr Neaves tne union awuon ax. a every i forenoon, arriving at The Dalles at 12 (noon). Returning uie iram leaves The Dalles at 1 P. M.. arriving at Portland at 4:30 P. M. If desired, return can be made from the Dalies by boat". The T. J. Potter queen of river boats leaves Portland dally (except Sunday and Monday)-for Astoria and North Beach. the popular recort of the North Pacific ! rv.net T?nr particulars nhnut ricrhtr..i side trips out of Portland ask at O. R. & N. city ticket office. Third and Washing ton. f f ! i GET WHAT YOU ASK FOR ! CASOABETS Candy Cathartic are always put tip in blue metal box, our trade-marked, long-tailed O on the cover tablet octagonal, stampedo O O. Never sold in bulk I Imitations and substitutes are sometimes offered by unscrupulous dealers who try to palm off fakes -when CASOABETS are called for, because the-fake pays a little more profit. Get the genuine OAS CARETS and with it satisfaction or your money refunded under iron-clad guarantee. 10,000,000 boxes a year, that's the sale of CAS CARETS today, and merit did it They are a perfeot cure for Constipation, Appendicitis, Biliousness, Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Bad Breath, Bad Blood, Pimples, Piles, Worms and all Bowel Diseases. All druggist), 10c, 25c, 50a -Sample and DOOKiet tree. Address Sterling CHAUTAUQUA AT AN END TENTH ASSEMBLY MOST SUCCESS FUL IN ITS HISTORY. All Debts Are Paid Off and Associa tion Will Have $1250 In Its Treasury. OREGON CITY. Or.. July 26. (Special.) Successful beyond all expectations was tne tenth annual assembly of the Willam ette Valley Chautauqua Association which concluded a 13 days' session at Gladstone Park tonight The meeting this year was marked by an increased attendance over previous years and In Interest exceeded possibly any other assembly in the hlstory of the society. Of great educational and entertaining value was the programme, which was, without exception, the best and most instructive ever offered by the association. The receipts for the 13 days have been beyond what the officers had hoped for, and will enable the cancella tion of a small debt, the paying of all obligations of the society and still leave a balance In the treasury for needed im provements on the grounds and to go toward preparing a programme of equal merit and attractiveness for next year. Financially, the Chautauqua was a flat tering success. Secretary Cross tonight stated that. In addition to defraying all olj the expenses for this year's exercises and attractions and paying a debt of $200 that remained from last year, there will remain In the treasury $1250. The aggre gate receipts for the 13 days were $5000. Exercises for today were exclusively of a religious order. Sunday school was held during the morning hours under the direc tion of Rev. Howard N. Smith. Two ser mons of great power, one at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and the other in the even ing, were preached by Rev. J. Whltcomb Brougher, of Chattanooga, Tenn. Both services Included solos by Mrs. Walter Reed, of Portland. This afternoon the popular Chemawa Indian band gave one of Its appropriate sacred concerts. The attendance today was above the average for Sunday. Thorough precautions were taken by the Southern Pacific Company last night and again tonight to frustrate any attempt that might be made to stop the late Chau auqua train to Portland and rob passen gers. Such an attempt has been expected and a large force of special officers, well armed, was on the grounds last night and patrolled the railroad track for some dis tance In the neighborhood of the Chau tauqua grounds. Campers, of whom there are nearly 300 on the grounds, tonight began the re moval of their tented homes and in an other 24 hours the park will be about de serted. READY FOR A HOLD-UP. Sheriff Storey Puts Heavy Guards on Train h From Gladstone Parle The straight tip received by Sheriff Storey that the Chautauqua special trains leaving Gladstone Park at 10 and 10:30 o'clock would be held up last Friday night did not materialize. The Sheriff received word indirectly from a local thief that an attempt would be made to do the job, and took precautionary measures accordingly. Armed men guarded the trains at the re quest of the Southern Pacific, both nights. When the hold-up did not occur Friday night, the Sheriff anticipated that it might be attempted Saturday night, and. swear lng in 15 special deputies, he guarded both trains to Oregon City and Portland. Sher iff Storey, himself, heavily armed, rode in the engine of the first train, and Depu ties Matthew and Johnson, and Snider and Scott were In the locomotives of the other trains. The remainder of the men, in citizens' clothes and also heavily armed, were scattered through the cars. If a hold-up had been attempted the robbers would have met with a hot reception. It is thought the highwaymen received word of the steps taken to protect the trains and passengers, and weakened. SAYS HE TRIED TO ROB HER. Woman Causes Arrest of Tacoma Man by Quarrel on Street. A man giving the name of J. B. Merrill was arrested on Washington street, be tween Second and Third streets, by Pa trolman Cole, about noon yesterday, while engaged in an altercation with a woman. She was also escorted to the police sta tion, where she gave the name of Mrs. Robinson. The woman at first said that Pears' the soap for fair, white hands, bright clear complexion, soft, healthful skin. Sold all over the world. CUTLERY EVERY BLADE MANTED Remedy Go, Chicago or New York. Merrill was, attempting to force her to run away with him and leave her husband. Later she told Chief Hunt that Merrill had entered her room In the Royal lodging-house and taken her valise and some money. She also said that Merrill was drunk and attempted to embrace her on the street while she was walking with him. Merrill was locked up arid the woman released. She said she would decide today whether she would prosecute him or not Merrill halls from Tacoma. Portland friends have Interested themselves in his behalf and are endeavoring to persuade Mrs. Robinson not to prosecute him. HIGHWAY-MEN GOING TO COURT. Two Lamberts Have Hearing: Today Allen Goes to Grnnd Jury. Herbert and Louis Lambert, who were arrested on the charge of holding up and robbing Harry McRae of $3, and severely- beating him, will be given a hearing to day before Municipal Judge Hogue. They have been Identified by young McRae as his assailants. The parents of the Lam bert boys reside near McMInnville. Martin Allen, who held up and robbed J. W. Putney In Northern Hill, has al ready been held to the grand jury by the Municipal Judge. THE. 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