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MULTNOMAH
OWNERS OF LAND WILL SUFFER
CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY
T h a t th e o w n e r o f la n d w ill su ffe r ta l v a lu e w ill be tr a n s f e r r e d to th e
th e co n fisc a tio n o f h is
p ro p e rty , s t a te ; th e o w n e r w ill re ta in th e s h e ll
and th e s ta te w ill ta k e th e k e rn e l.
w h ile th e m an w ho r e n ts la u d will
“ L a n d w ill n o t h av e any se llin g
n o t be b e u e fitte d by th e a d o p tio n ot value. R e n t w ill n o t cease, b u t w ill
to th e s t a te as u n iv e rs a l
th e '•F u ll R e n ta l V alu e L a n d T ax be p aid
and
H o m e m a k e rs ’
L o an
F u n d la n d lo r d .”
C. E. S pence, m a s te r of th e s ta te
A m e n d m e n t” is o n e o f th e p o in ts e m
g ra n g e , h a s ta k e n a s tro n g s ta n d
p h asiz e d by H e n ry E. R eed , a ss e sso r
a g a in s t th e S in g le T ax m e a s u re ,
of M u ltn o m a h co u n ty . By a n a ly z in g
n am ed on th e b a llo t th e " F u ll R e n ta l
th e re s u lts of th is sin g le tax m e a s u re
V alu e L an d T ax a n d H o m e m a k e rs’
M r. R eed p ro v e s t h a t sh o u ld it be
L o an F u n d A m e n d m e n t,” In an In
a d o p te d , all la n d le n t a ls m u st
be
p aid us a t p re s e n t, w ith th e s t a te as te rv ie w th e o th e r d ay he s a id ;
" T h is m e a s u re w ould no t b en efit
u n iv e rs a l la n d lo rd .
H e also sh o w s
th e f a r m e r in th e le a s t. In fa c t it
w hy, w ith
th is
a m e n d m e n t’s r e w o u ld
in ju r e
e v ery
e n te r p ris in g
m a r k a b le p ro v isio n s e n fo rc e d , la n d fa r m e r sev erely .
“ It a m o u n ts , p ra c tic a lly , to c o n
will n o t h av e any s e llin g v alu e.
In s p e a k in g o f th e c e rta in re s u lts fiscatio n o f all la n d by th e s ta te .
N ow, if th e y s t a r t in to co n fiscate
of tliis m e a s u re , w h ich is on th e No la n d , th e n ext s te p w ill be to c o n
v e m b e r b a llo t, Mr. R eed , in a G re s h fiscate im p ro v e m e n ts on th e land
" W h a t re c o u rse w ould m e r e be
am sp e e c h , s a id :
" T h e v a lu e o f la n d , w hen n o t sp e c fo r a fa r m e r, r e n tin g la u d u n d e r .h e
u la tiv e , is o n ly its n e t p ro d u c t- - o r p ro v isio n s of th is bill, if lie fo u n d
r e n t— c a p ita liz e d a t th e r a te p e r cen t h im se lf u n a b le to k eep up h is p ay
w hich th e co m m u n ity re g a r d s a s a m e n ts on th e lan d a f te r h e h ad s p e n t
f a ir r e tu r n
on
re a l e s ta te in v e s t I l l s m oney und la b o r fo r m any y e a rs
m en ts. T h e a m e n d m e n t a im s to in im p ro v in g it?
" H e w ould lose th e la u d , o f c o u rse,
ta k e , th r o u g h ta x a tio n , all o f th e
re n t a n d pay it in to th e s ta te tr e a s blit how co u ld he sa v e uis im p ro v e
m e n ts?
He c o u ld n ’t ta k a h is b arn
ury.
" W h e n su ch a sp ecial an d e x c lu s w itli h im , n o r ills l r r i g a i i o i d itc h e s
ive p e rm a n e n t (ax us th is is im n o r d ra in a g e d itc h e s, n o r even his
p o sed , tin p re s e n t v a lu e o f it fa lls fences.
" T h is
bill
is a n o th e r fo rm of
lo r a ll llin i' to co m e upon th e p re s
T h e p eo p le h av e re
e n t o w n e r. T h e c a p ita l v a lu e o f th e S in g le T ax.
la n d is a t o n ce re d u c e d to n il— c o n je c te d S in g le T ax in tills s t a te re
fiscated by th e ta k in g of th e e n tir e p e a te d ly .
AU fa r m e rs w ho h av e th e ir ow n
g ro u n d re n t. M a n ife stly , if th e r e be
th e
In te re s ts o f th e
no g ro u n d re n ta l, th e r e can be no in te r e s ts a n d
c a p ita l v a lu e re m a in in g In th e h a n d s fa r m e rs as a cla ss a t h e a rt s.io u ld
of th e p o sse sso r of th e title , no m a t v o te a g a in s t th is b ill.”
M any
peo p le
s till co n fu se th is
te r w h a t th e e x te n t o r v a lu e o f his
" F u ll
R en ta!
V alu e
L an d
T ax
h o ld in g s.
" T h e to ta l, o r use v a lu e of th e I A m e n d m e n t” w ith th e s ta te r u r a l
la n d , w ill n e ith e r be in c re a se d n o r | c re d its
m e a su re .
The
lan d
tax
d e c re a s e d by th e ta x ; it w ill re m a in
th e sa m e w h e th e r th e ta x be h ig h o r I a m e n d m e n t is Nos. 3 06 a n d 307 on
low. W h a t w ill o c c u r is th a t th e to th e N o v em b er b a llo t.
NEW
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T h e M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty G rav e-
D ig g e rs’ a ss o c ia tio n w as o rg a n iz e d
a t th e M e th o d ist E p isco p al c h u rc h
S u n d a y m o rn in g , a s a c u lm in a tio n of
ih e very in te re s tin g a n d in s tru c tiv e
a d d re s s by E. A. B a k e r, p re s id e n t of
ih e O reg o n A n ti-S alo o n leag u e .
T h is is a u n iq u e o rg a n iz a tio n , an d
so f a r as is k n o w n , th e o n ly o n e of
its k in d in e x is te n c e . Its o b je c t a n d
c o n d itio n s
of
m e m b e rsh ip a r e as
fo llo w s;
T h is
o rg a n iz a tio n
is a
G re sh a m c re a tio n , n o n -s e c ta ria n an d
n o n -p o litic a l. A ny p e rso n , w h ite o r
b lack , v o te r o r n o n -v o te r, w ho is in
s y m p a th y w ith th e d ry law s of O re
g o n , can becom e a m e m b e r by a g r e e
ing to
use h is o r h e r In flu en ce
a g a in s t th e
B re w e rs ’ W et A m e n d
m en t. Y o u r v o te is y o u r sh o v el. G et
in to th e ra n k s a n d h elp b u ry th e
w h iak ey traffic w ith fifty th o u s a n d
m a jo rity .
T h e first r e g u la r m e e tin g of th e
a s s o c ia tio n w ill be h eld th is e v e n in g
a t th e M e th o d ist E p isco p al c h u rc h a t
7 :3 0 . Rev. A. C. M oses o f P o rtla n d
w ill be p re s e n t a n d ta lk on how to
h elp in th e c a m p a ig n .
T h e re w ill
be good m usic. A ll a re In v ited .
T h e officers o f th e a s s o c ia tio n a re ,
p re s id e n t. Geo. F. h o n e y ; vice p re s
id e n t, M rs. E lla A to n ; s e c r e ta ry an d
tr e a s u r e r , M rs. E. A. L e o n a rd .
T h e c h e c k in g up on som e o f th e
d e m o n s tra tio n s h a s Deen o ccu p y in g
p a rt o f my tim e th e la s t tw o w eeks.
S om e of th e re s u lts a re r a th e r re
m a r k a b le a n d w ill be g iv en p u b l'c a -
tio n as th e y a re fig u red o u t.
The
one
d e m o n s tra tio n on th e
fa rm o f Mr. H e lm e r Jo h n s o n n e a r
P le a s a n t H om e g o es to s u b s ta n tia te
w h at
I re c o m m e n d e d
to se v e ra l
fa r m e rs la s t sp rin g .
T h a t is, th a t
a little q u ic k ly a v a ila b le fe r tiliz e r
p la n te d w ith th e co rn w ill give it a
good s t a r t
an d
k eep
it g ro w in g
th r o u g h th e
cool
w e a th e r d u rin g
May a n d th e first p a rt o f J u n e anil
re s u lt in an in c re a se d y ield of g re e n
co rn fo r th e silo.
T h e r e s u lts w hich M r. Jo h n s o n se
c u re d a re a lm o st u n b e lie v a b le , b u t
th e y h a v e been se c u re d th r o u g h th e
c a re fu l w o rk of tw o o th e r p a rtie s b e
sid e s m y self.
W ith 58 c e n ts w o rth o f fe r tiliz e r
p e r a c re , he in c re a se d th e y ield 10.4
to n s p e r a c re , o r a t a fe r tiliz e r cost
o f less th a n six c e n ts p e r to n of g re e n
c o rn .
T h e co rn w*a w eig h ed a f t e r
it h ad been fro ste d a n d th e leav es
» e r e p ra c tic a lly d ry . T h e y ield of
g re e n co rn on th e u n fe rtiliz e d p a r t
of th e field » a s 12.8 to n s p e r a r e
a n d on th e fe rtiliz e d p a r t 23.2 to n s
p e r a c re .
A fte r fillin g h is silo Mr.
Jo h n s o n h a s a b o u t tw o a c re s le ft.
O reg o n
R a ilro a d
c o m m issio n
T h e r e s u lts a r e p ro b ab ly g r e a te r
ab ai d o n s v a lu a tio n o f O reg o n tr u n k th a n ca n be receiv ed on an a v e ra g e
lin e of th e H ill sy ste m , as I n t e r s t a te of a ll of o u r d iffe re n t so ils b u t m an y
C on m erce C o m m issio n is d o in g th e can g e t c o rn ju s t as c h e a p by g iv in g
saw w o rk . T h is w o rk of th e fe d e r it a tr ia l. W e h o p e to h av e se v e ra l
al g o v e rn m e n t is b ein g d u p lic a te d In try th is d e m o n s tra tio n a n o th e r y e a r
n eat ,y all s ta te s a t p u b lic ex p en se to d e te r m in e its v a lu e on th e d if f e r
a n d sh o w s th e folly o f jo in t c o n tro l e n t so ils o f th e c o u n ty .
of th e ra ilro a d s by 45 s ta te s a n d a lso
S. B. H A L L , C o u n ty A gent.
by th e n a tio n .
FATHER FILES SUIT
TO RECOVER LAND
Keep Hunters Out.
P la n ty of "N o T re s p a s s o r No
A lle g a tio n s th a t h is son to o k a d
H un in g " sig n s a t O u tlo o k office—
clo th o r c a r d b o a r d — 5c a n d 10c each . v a n ta g e o f h is a g e a n d in firm itie s in
in d u c in g h im
to sig n a deed to a
P h o t e y o u r o r d e r — 701.
fa rm n e a r O rie n t a re m a d e in a s u it
filed y e s te rd a y a t O reg o n C ity by
F ritz lim m e r m a n ,
ag ed 77 y e a rs,
a g in s t h is so u , C a rl T im m e rm a n . Ills
o n ’s w ife, H a rrie t C. S ch u eb el, as
tr u s ce, is also n a m e d as a d e fe n d
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on
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C o u n ty S u p e rin te n
d e n t A. P. A rm s tro n g p re sid e d . D in
n e r w as se rv e d by tile d o m estic
scien ce cla ss of U nion H ig h S chool
No. 2. e la b o r a te p re p a r a tio n s h a v in g
been m a d e fo r a la r g e r a tte n d a n c e ,
w ith th e re s u lt m a t th e r e w as a
sm a ll deficien cy a f t e r e v e ry o n e had
been se rv e d .
N. C. M aris, (,. A. C. F ie ld w o rk e r,
g av e an a d d re s s on in d u s tr ia l c lu b
w ork.
S. B. H all, co u n ty a g r ic u l
tu r is t, in tro d u c e d th e boys a n d g irls
of M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty w ho won p riz
es a t th e co u n ty a n d s ta te fa irs in
th e c a n n in g c o n te s t a n d o th e r school
fe a tu re s .
T h e w om en te a c h e rs of th e n o rm a l
d is tr ic t o rg a n iz e d a s c h o o lm a ’ani
c lu b w ith M rs. W allace of th e G ilb ert
sch o o l a s p re s id e n t.
M iss
M arian
R o b e rts o n , p rin c ip a l of th e R o ck
wood sch o o l w as e le c te d vice p re s i
d e n t a n d Mrs. J a n e t G ra n t of F a ir-
view w as ch o sen s e c r e ta r y - tr e a s u r e r .
M rs. A lva L ee S te p h e n s , p re s id e n t
of th e P o rtla n d p a r e n t- te a c h e r s ’ a s
so c ia tio n s,
g av e a v ery in te re s tin g
a n d in s tru c tiv e a d d re s s. S h e u rg e d
th e te a c h e rs to o rg a n iz e a p a re n t-
te a c h e r c irc le in e v ery sch o o l d is tric t
of file c o u n ty .
C o u n ty S u p e rin te n d e n t A rm s tro n g
sp o k e on p ro p o sed sch o o l le g isla tio n .
H e a d v o c a te d a te n u r e o f office a c t
fo r th e r u r a l sc h o o ls a n d o p p o sed thi
co u n ty u n it
sy stem
o f o rg a n iz in g
each c o u n ty Into o n e d is tr ic t w ith
o n e b o ard jf d ire c to rs , o n e o f w hom
Is to be th e co u n ty sch o o l s u p e r in
te n d e n t.
M iss D o ro th y L ew is o f P o rtla n d
sa n g e ig h t se le c tio n s fo r th e te a c h
ers. M iss L ew is h a s a lovely voice
an d e v e ry o n e w ho h e a rd h e r was
w ell p leased .
TU ESD A Y S
AND
F R ID A Y S
T h e fo llo w in g o b itu a ry w as s e n t us
by F ra n k E. B ates, of S p rin g d a le ,
fro m W o o d sto n , K a n sa s, w h ith e r he
w ent lust J u ly w ith Ills m o th e r, h o p
in g th a t tlie c h a n g e w ould b en efit h e r
h e a lth .
T h e m any frie n d s of th e
fam ily h e re jo in in s y m p a th y fo r th e
b e re a v e d o n e s, w ho in h e r d e a th have
lost a beloved m o th e r a n d a fa ith fu l
frie n d .
O rrila A. F is k w as b o rn in B u
chanan,
M ichigan,
D ecem b er
13,
184» a n d d e p a rte d th is life in W ood
s to n , K a n sa s, O c to b er 1, 1916. S he
w as u n ite d
In m a r ria g e to S u tllff
B ates S e p te m b e r 16, 1866 at B u
chanan.
T o thiB o n io n w ere b o rn
five c h ild re n ,
tw o so n s a n d th r e e
d a u g h te r s , all of w hom su rv iv e
h e r, h e r h u s b a n d h a v in g proceeded
h e r elev e n m o n th s a n d tw elv e d ay s,
M rs. W . G. T h o m a s o f W o o d sto n ,
K a n sa s, M rs. G ra n t B ell, Mrs. C. C.
C ro w sto n , F ra n k a n d H a rle y B ates
of T ro u td a le , O reg o n .
S he Is also
su rv iv e d by tw o b ro th e rs und o ne
s is te r , B. F. B ates
of
B uchanan,
M ich., M rs E llen D o w n in g of G alien ,
M ich ig an a n d C. K. F is k , S an d y , O r
egon. In 1879 sh e m oved to K a n sa s
w ith h e r h u s b a n d a n d c h ild re n , s e t
tlin g on
a
h o m e s te a d
five m iles
west of A lto n , w h e re th e y re sid e d
u n til 1890 w hen th e y re m o v e d to
T ro u td a le , O reg o n , re m a in in g (h e re
u n til J u l \ o f th e p re s e n t y e a r w hen,
w ith h e r son F ra n k sh e r e tu rn e d to
K a n sa s to th e h o m e o f h e r d a u g h t
e r M rs VZ. G T h o m a s, in th e hopes
of b e n e fitin g h e r d e c lin in g in a lth ,
b u t to no a v a il as sh e continue d to
fail ra p id ly u n til sh e fell a sle e p I i the
L ord.
S he w as c o n v e rte d In th e y e a r 1892
to th e
fa ith
w hich
ex c lu d e s all
th o u g h ts of »elf rig h te o u s n e s s , re ly
ing w holly upon th e blood o f C h rist
as th e a to n e m e n t fo r sin , a n d w hich
live .< e v e r u n d e r th e b rig h tn e s s of
t h a t h ope of th e C h ris tia n , th e
speedy r e tu r n of o u r L o rd fo r ills
ow n, b o th liv in g and sle e p in g
H er
body w as laid to re s t In th e S p rin g
B ra n c h c e m e te ry th e r e to a w a it th e
glo ry o f th e re s u rre c tio n
F u n e ra l
se rv ic e s w ere c o n d u c te d by Rev Mr.
M yers of th e W oodston M E. c h u rc h .
“ W h a t m is fo r tu n e th e n h a p p e n e d
to B ish o p O d o ? "
w as a q u e stio n
a sk e d o f th e h is to ry c lass, a c c o rd in g
to a c o rr e s p o n d e n t o f th e L o ndon
S p e c ta to r, " H e wen« o lln d ,” o n e p u
pil a n sw e re d .
An e x p la n a tio n w as
dem anded.
"T h e re , s ir!"
tr iu m
p h a n tly ex c la im e d th e y o u th fu l his
to r ia n , " t h e book sa y s s o .” T h e s e n N o tice o f t h an ge o f t orpe» at ion
Name.
ten ce in d ic a ti d re a d , "O d o w as d e
p riv ed o f h is se e .”
In
p u rs u a n c e
of re s o lu tio n of
A n E n g lis h m a n h a s in v e n te d a d e
s to c k h o ld e rs , th e n a m e o f th e S te r l
vice to e n a b le a v ia to rs in flight to
ing A K id d e r H a rd w a re Co., a c o r
p ick u p m essag es fro m th e g ro u n d
p o ra tio n
of
O reg o n ,
h as
been
W eath er
Forecast.
by d ro p p in g a g ra p n e l a t th e en d of
ch a n g e d to t h a t of th e L. L. K id d e r
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a line.
H a rd w a re C o., an d
S u p p le m e n ta l
R ocky M o u n tain a n d P la te a u R e -j
g io n s:
T h e in d ic a tio n s a re th a t th e
D u p o n t s tu m p p o w d er, cap s, fuse, A rtic le s o f In c o r p o ra tio n hav e been
w e a th e r d u i^ n g th e c o m in g w eek w ill j e tc ., fo r sa le by A. W M etzg er. Good t tiled a n d sa id c h a n g e a llo w e d by th e
be g e n e ra lly f a ir w ith te m p e r a tu r e s j sto c k a lw a y s on h a n d .
P ro m p t d e C o rp o ra tio n C o m m iss io n e r o f O re
g o n ; a n d , h e r e a f te r , sa id c o rp o ra tio n
n e a r th e se a s o n a l a v e ra g e .
liv e ry . P h o n e 661.
w ill be k n o w n a n d do b u sin e ss as
A p p a ra tu s th a t sim p lifie s th e e x
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m a g n ify in g g la s s h a s been p a te n te d It.
By L. L. Kidder, President.
by a C a lifo rn ia w om an.
By James Elklngton, Secretary.
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YEAR
PIONEER TYPE OF HOUSES
THAT IS FAST DISAPPEARING
B efo re th e day» of th e first saw -
m ill8 of O reg o n th e r e w ere fra m e
h o u ses, b u ilt o f lu m b e r
b ro u g h t
a ro u n d C ape H o rn in th e slo w -sa il
ing sh ip o f th e d ay s of ’O .
P o r t
lan d , O regon C ity. V a n co u v er and
A sto ria hav e a few of th e m yet.
P ro b a b ly o n e of th e o ld e st sp e c i
m ens of th e s e e a rly h o u se s is yet to
lie seen ju s t a s h o r t d is ta n c e w est of
th e M ount T a b o r re s e rv o ir on th e
S ection L in e ro ad . T h e re is only a
tr a d itio n le ft of its e a rly ex isten ce,
fo r no o n e h a s been fo u n d w ho can
te ll w hen it w as b u ilt. B u t It se rv ed
Its p u rp o se a n d w as re a lly th e finest
h o u se in e a s te rn
M u ltn o m ah fo r
m an y y e a rs.
I l is of th e old c o lo n ial s ty le w ith
its le n g th f r o n tin g th e roud an d a
porch ru n n n iu g its fu ll fro n t, i t is
b u t o n e a n d o n e -h a lf s to rie s h ig h ,
a n d It s ta n d s th e r e a s p e c te r of th e
d e p a rte d y e a rs , its only im p ro v e m e n t
sin ce it w as first b u ilt b eing a new
ro o f of s p lit sh in g le s.
L ik e all th e o th e r fra m e h o u ses of
its p erio d it w as so lid ly a n d s u b
s ta n tia lly b u ilt, sim p le
in d esig n ,
good in d im e n sio n s a n d room y,
it
w as tile le is u re und in c re a sin g w ealth
of a la te r g e n e ra tio n th a t in s tig a te d
th e e ra of " g im c ra c k s und g ew g aw s."
A nd w h ile it ra g e d - a n d it rag ed
from on e e n d of O reg o n to th e o th e r
m any a tine old h o u se , u n f o r tu
n a te ly , w as to rn aw ay to m ak e place
fo r a " m o d e rn " h o r r o r o r w as c o n
v e rte d by im p io u s h a n d s in to w hat
w as re g a rd e d a " h a n d s o m e d w e ll
in g ” by th e ill- a d v 's e a c ritic s of th e
day.
.MeT.augliliu House a Type.
S ev eral of th e b u ild in g s m ad e of
e a s te rn -s a w e d lu m b e r u re s ta n d in g
yet.
S om e h a v e b u t re c e n tly been
to rn dow n th a t w ere six ty y e a rs ago
th e finest h o u se s in P o rtla n d . T h e
m o st n o ta b le o n e in th e » la te , said to
h av e been b u ilt of Im p o rte d lu m b e r,
is th e old h o m e of Dr. M cL au g h lin
a t O regon C ity. It is b ein g c a re fu lly
p re se rv e d a n d w ill p ro b u b ly be th e
la s t on e le ft In u few y ears.
T h e Cliff H o u se, a t O regon C ity,
b u t re c e n tly ra z e d to m a k e room fo r
th e new p a p e r m ill, a a s a n o th e r. As
to r ia ’s lu st o n e wus to rn dow n long
ago. N one a r e k n o w n to be le ft In
V ancouver.
W hen sa w m ills w ere set up in O re
gon th e r e w ere m any m o re h o u ses
of th e sa m e c la s s b u ilt a n d not a few
of th e m a re s ta n d in g y et m o re th a n
six ty y e a rs old. T h e m ost n o ted ,
fro m a h is to ric a l s ta n d p o in t Is th e
old L w ellln g re sid e n c e a t M ilw aukie.
I t w as th e r e t h a t th e first bill w as
d ra f te d g iv in g O regon th e In itia tiv e
a n d re fe re n d u m . Mr. L w ellln g , w ho
w as o n e o f th e th r e e p rin c ip a l m en
.in te re s te d In th e m e a s u re , h a s been
dead fo r tw e n ty y ears. T w o o th e rs ,
W. S. U ’R en a n d A. I. M ason, a re yet
p o te n t fa c to rs In th e p o litics of O re
gon.
T h e G lo rified lx>g < altin.
B ut
th e
o ld -tim e h o u se of th e
p io n e e rs in O regon th a t e lic its g re a t
a d m ira tio n a t th e p re s e n t tim e has
been said by so m e o n e to be a g lo r i
fied log cab in . By th is is m e a n t th a t
in d esig n , form und p ro p o rtio n it Is
an e v o lu tio n o f th e first h o m es of Ihe
first s e ttle rs . As th e first cab in was
th e p ro d u c t o f co m p ro m ise betw een
d e sire an d re s o u rc e s, th e first fra m e
b u ild in g s w ere an e v o lu tio n of th e
log cab in . As th e first w as th e p ro d
u ct of compromise* b etw een d e sire
an d reso u rc e s, so. in a d e g re e w as th e
la tte r .
L og c a b in s, it w ill be o b serv ed ,
a re s trik in g ly s im ila r in g e n e ra l
sh a p e th e c o u n try over. T hey have,
obviousl> g r e a te r le n g th th a n d e p th
a n d g e n e ra lly a h e ig h t th a t v a ries
b u t little fro m th e d e p th
T h e d o o rs,
too, w ere u su a lly in th e c e n te r, th e
ch im n ey a t o u e end.
W h en th a t “ b e tt e r ” h o u se t h a t
th e fam ily co v ete d w as d e sig n e d , th e
log cab in c h a r a c te r becam e p a rt of it.
T h e p ro p o rtio n s re m a in e d m u ch th e
sam e.
T he " n e w " h o u se, in s h o r t,
w as th e old cab in
m u ltip lie d , very
o fte n by e ig h t. T h a t Is, th e r e w ere
fo u r room s
d o w n s ta irs
a n d fo u r
ro o m s u p s ta irs , th o u g h n o t. in f re
q u e n tly , th e u p s ta irs h ad only tw o
room s.
T h e d e sig n e rs, no d o u b t,
hud no id ea th a t, hack o f th e ir p lan,
w as th e log ca b in basis. T h ey p ro b
ably th o u g h t th e y w ere e m a n c ip a te d
co m p letely fro m the' ca b in influence.
B ut th o se w ho a re g iven to th e o r iz
ing Insist th a t th e log cab in e x p e ri
ence w as too in tim u te a p u rl of th "
lives of th e e a r lie r a r c h l te i ts to be
o u ste d so easily a n d u tte rly .
O regon s till h as so m e of th e old-
tim e ca b in s a n d to th e s e as w ell as
th e h o u ses o f a la te r elate a n d m o re
refin ed e ra th e r e u tta c h e s g re a t In
ti-rest. T h e s u r ro u n d in g fo re s t, a l
m o st w ith o u t ex c e p tio n , p ro v id e d e v
e ry th in g th a t
w ent
In to th e co n
s tru c tio n of th e hom e.
Its Hewed Log Successors.
T h e ho u se o f hew ed logs follow ed
th e ro u g h ca b in o f th e e a r lie s t s e t
tle rs.
T h ese,
by c o m p a riso n , p re
se n te d q u ite a n e a t a p p e a ra n c e , w ith
th e ir sm o o th w alls a n d m o r ta r d a u b
ing. a n d w ith floors, fra m e s a n d fin
is h in g of yellow fir o r n a tiv e c e d a r,
an d w hen
b u ilt of tw o o r m o re
room s, w ere c o n sid e re d p a rtic u la rly
fine. T hey w ere so m e tim e s of tw o
s to rie s , also , a n d th e e a r lie r tu v e n rs
und b u sin e ss h o u se s on th e h ig h w a y s
w ere u su a lly o f th is k in d . S om e of
th e s e h o u ses, w h ile th e y w ould be
c o n sid e re d sm a ll now , w ere re g a rd e d
us sp a c io u s th e n , a n d , in d e e d , th e ir
c a p a c ity
fo r a c c o m m o d a tio n
wus
s o m e th in g to be w o n d ered a t.
T h e lu st re m a in in g b u ild in g of th is
ty p e In M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty w us d e s
tro y ed a b o u t a dozan y e a rs ago. I t
w as th e old sc h o o lh o u se in w h a t is
now D istrict No. 10, a n d sto o d n e a r
w h ere th e Iliff M. E. c h u rc h now
stu n d s a b o u t th r e e m iles n o rth e a s t of
G resh am . M any o f th e first s e ttle r s
h e re a tte n d e d sch o o l w ith in Its w alls.
T h e sim p le
log c a b in h om e—
w hich wus th e a v e ra g e h o m e of O re
gon six ty y e a rs ag o —-Is an in te g ra l
p a rt o f th e h is to ry of th e s tu te . In
th e h u m b le a b o d e s w h e re th e p io n
e e rs d w elt w ere ra ise d a m a jo rity of
th e m en and w om en w ho laid th e
fo u n d a tio n o f th e
s t a te
a n d w ho
sto o d s p o n s o r fo r I t w hen It w us a d
m itte d in to th e u n io n in 1859.
B u t n o t a few of th e m en w ho
sw ay Its d e s tin ie s to d a y w ere th e
p ro d u c t of th e la te r e ra w hen th e
p io n e e r, p ro fitin g a t lu st fro m his
y e a rs of to ll a n d p riv a tio n a n d self-
sacrifice, saw b is b ro ad fields b e a r
ing a m p le cro p s an d th e f u tu r e h o ld
ing fo rth even g r e a te r p ro m ise , o u t
grew th e c a b in
and
b u ilt. In its
place, th e la r g e r h o u se to s h e lte r his
fam ily. B e n e a th th e ro o f th u s e r e c t
ed by tb e sid e of th e old c a b in , m any
of O re g o n ’s le a d in g m en w ere b o rn
und raised .
DEMOCRATIC RALLY
FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH
LUCKY FOR U. H. 8
LARGELY ATTENDED
H aturda} e v e n in g ’s ra lly , held In
M e tz g e r’s h a ll by th e local W oodrow
W ilson c lu b w as la rg e ly a tte n d e d ,
m an y of th o s e b eing re p u b lic a n s .
I). M. R o b e rts ac te d as p re s id in g o f
ficer a n d th e r e w as s in g in g by a
m ixed q u a r te t.
M rs E m il O sw ald
re n d e re d a vocal solo.
T h e first s p e a k e r w as R osw ell P.
H u rs t, w ho sp o k e in th e in te re s ts of
J u d g e G a te n s, p re s e n tin g so m e good
a rg u m e n ts
w hy
he sh o u ld be r e
e lec ted .
T h e o th e r s p e a k e r was Jo h n H.
H tevensan. He m ad e a good ta lk in
fa v o r of P re s id e n t W ilso n ’s c a n d i
dacy. T h e e n te r ta in m e n t w as b rie f
b u t e n th u s ia s tic a lly receiv ed by th e
d e m o c ra tic s u p p o r te rs o f b o th Mr.
G a te n s an d th e p re s id e n t.
A F
F le g e l, w ho w as billed to be o ne of
th e s p e a k e rs , w as u n a b le to a tte n d .
In a fust g a m e o f fo o tb a ll a t E s ta
cad a F rid a y
S chool No. 2
b etw een
U nion H igh
an d
E s ta c a d a
H igh
school, th e U nion H igh te a m d e fe a t-
cel th e E sta c a d a (earn to th e tu n e of
13 to 7.
E. B row n, O. S to n e a n d O. Mc
C o rm ick s ta r r e d fo r th e U nion team .
T h is is th e seco n d g a m e w on by th e
lo cal te a m th is y e a r. T h e te a m was
a c co m p an ied by a n u m b e r of th e s t u
d e n ts , w ho w e n t a lo n g to " r o o t.”
E v ery o n e w e n t up by a u to , th e r e
h a v in g been s e v e ra l loads.
W in » S u it A g ain s t
F a th e r .
D. W O lds, w ho w as se rio u sly in
ju r e d tw o y e a rs ago w h ile h elp in g
his f a th e r b u ild th e new B ull R un
b rid g e a c ro s s th e S andy w as a w a rd
ed a v e rd ic t of 3 3 ,5 0 0 in a tr ia l a t
O reg o n C ity la s t w eek. H e su e d fo r
D ancing at B eck er’s H all.
3 1 0 ,0 0 0 , p h y sic ia n a n d h o s p ita l fees
A big dance will be given every an d 33 a day fo r tim e lost.
Saturday night at Hecker’s hall, Cor
bett. Hardwood floor 60i<0, Beat
M ultnom ah G range D ance.
Special: 4 8-inch Colorado field <SealI
of music. No Improper coi.duct al Given by Multnomah grange Satur
fence, 33c a rod. L. L. Kidder Hard-
Tailoring.
lowed.
day evening, October 31 In their hall
For men and women—cleaning, war Co.
at Orient. Supper 60c per couple;
Everyone has something to buy
pressing and repairing done well.
Bargalne Io tbe Want Ada
Read the Want Ads.
or sell. Try an Outlook want ad.
tickets 75c. Good music.
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