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S ilverton J ournal VOL II. SILVERTON. OREGON, FRIDAY. JUNE 13. 1913. CITY COUNCIL MEETING CLEAN-UP DAY IS DESIGNATED From Silverton Societies City Fathers Disposed of Muoh Meet in Mayor'* Office and Name Work at the Meeting Mon Wednesday, June 25, a» Dey. Night, at BETTER SCHEDULE GOES INTO EFFECT > ► ► Which Time Streot Paving ARREST THREE SILVERTON MEN ► Delegate* day NO. 31 Delegates from the W. S. S. C., the Commercial Club, the W. C. T. U., the Mizpah Circle, and the press met in «he Mayor’s office last Tuesday night and discussed Clean-Up Day. This meeting is one of very groat value to Silverton if we all get the necessary enthusiasm. The date named by the Mayor after it was discussed by himself and the delegates is Wednesday, June 25. A temporary organization was effected with the following officers: Chairman P. L. Brown. Secretary Mrs. O. E. Thomp son. Committee to Draft Constitu tion and By-I .a ws J. E. Hosmer, Mrs. T. E. Preston, Mrs. 0. E. Thompson. It was decided, on motion, to call a mass meeting to perfect the permanent organization, and a committee to secure the place of meeting, to name the time and to issue the call was appoint ed as follows: Mayor Bowser, Mrs. J. H. Sherlock, Mrs. T. E. Preston. The question of the duties and methods of cleaning and purify ing our city and how best to arouse civic pride to the necessary pitch in order to make the work a success was discussed at some length, and everything points to a very successful campaign against filth, ugliness and ill- health in what can easily be made the cleanest little city in the world. A constitution and by laws have been draf ’ and Mayor Bowser announce. Tuesday at 7:30 p. m., as the .«me and the Con..nercia! Club rooms as the place for the mass meeting to perfect a permanent organiza tion. Everybody is most cordial ly invited to attend. Controversy Between Big Companies I < I Railroad Company Doing ► < And Foor Worker* Bring Sorrow to Women and Children. MONUHEKTSUNVEtLED W. O. W. Memorial Services Followed by Unveiling Cere monies Are Held at the I«aBt Thursday as the wheels Silverton Cemetery '■ of our up-to-date press were Its Part. Clam Days Waa Dlacucoed Last Sunday. < turning out Silverton Journals, Ara Now Over. •< the wheels of an automobile was Last Monday night found all Last Sunday the W. O. W’s. of council present excepting < buzzing along the road toward held their Memorial Services at Salem with officer, driver anil the Silverton cemcti y. Cunningham. After reading of ILVERTON is at last com IN 11 HOURS throe arrested men from the Sil The occasion was the unveiling minutes these faithful city work ing into her own. Qne verton Hills. These men were ers plunged into a regular swamp of the greatest factors in < C. E. Mcljiughlin, Walter Had of the two monuments of Cordia BOOST FOR SILVERTON of street work. building any city is the rail < ley and Fred Hadley. They Haughman and C. W. Tinner. A petition to improve with NORTH BOUND: road service, and last Sunday < were arrested for falling trees The Woman of Woodcraft as macadam a 180 foot street near and the exercises were something happened that we on land which they claim as their sisted Leave for Portland - 7:26 A.M. the reservoir on property partly very appropriate and impressive. < will probably never get over. own These trees were fallen Leave for Portland - 9:15 A.M. belonging to the city, on motion The line of march was from A new service was inaugur- < across the railroad track of the Leave for Portland * 1:45 P. M. of Bock, was placed in hands of the W. O. W. Hall to the ceme ated, and now we have ten -j Silverton Lumber Company and Leave for Portland - 5:05 P. M. street committee with power to act tery and scarcely a mistep was trains every eleven hours. - was done for the purpose of taken by these fraternal workers < A petition to improve Second The direct train to Salem was < stopping this company from cut street from Oak to Eliza Brown SOUTH BOUND: the whole distance. a very great thing, and Htarted ting any more timber on this in Beautiful property with concrete was read x :c> A.M. l^ave for Salem flowers, banners and < us up grade in gocsl sha|x*, but land without paying these men neat uniforms and placed on file. 1 1 .OK A.M. l^ave for Lebanon made a very now these new trains give us for it. Now there is two sides pretty effect. A resolution to construct storm I .eave for Salem 2:00 P. M. an added impetus that is going < to this story as there is to all The program was well ren sewer with 15 inch drain pipe on Leave for Springfield 4.20 P. M. to land us tnto a city of im < Huch stories. The public should dered. Third street was read and on portance. know all the facts before pass The officers in the unveiling motion of Opsund was lost ARRIVALS The old clam days of stick ing judgment and probably then I ceremony A resolution to improve Third their parts most 8:85 AM. From Portland in the mud and sprout when neither party will be judged very excellently. did Mrs. street 30 feet wide was discussed T. E. Preston 9:16 AM. From Springfield the sun came out is hapjtily harshly. The land on which the rendered the ritualistic " and a motion by Bock to adopt poem From Portland 11M A.M. over. This is the “Garden trees were fallen was railroad 1 “0, Why Should the Spirit was lost. of 11 Mt AM From Salem Spot of the World, ” ami now < land and is in litigation at the Mortal Be Proud” in a manner Then Cusiter made a motion to From Lebanon 1:45 P. M. that the people can get in and present time. The settlers claim to be long remembered by those place both resolutions in the From Portland 4.20 P. M out whenever they want to, it that they ha.e an equity in it, present, and the closing speech hands of the judiciary committee b of, P M. From Salem will be a dandy place in which that the Lumber Company prom by E. T. Martin. District «Mana and the motion was carried. From Woodburn 6:25 P. M to live. Watch Silverton grow! ised to pav them for the timber ger from Portland, wm an able, A motion by Barr to accept the they would cut, and that they appropriate and highly apprecia profile plan of the city surveyor have tried in almost every way ted closing of a fitting remem of Third street and that the spec to get this pay, but could not get brance for the departed brothers ifications be drawn from the justice at all, and so fell the of same was carried. Woodcraft. trees as one would put up a fence The Health, Fire and Water *Tis the wink of the eye, *ti* the to keep out trespassers, but with committee reported favorable on draught of the breath, E. Coltrin went to the City of Dr. E. E. Chase, Mr. and Mrs. no intention of injuring anyone From lowering the relief sewer near the blosHom of health to the Roses yesterday. Wm. Drake and Mrs. Frances or of destroying anyone’s prop paleneaa of death; the depot, and the report was gilded aal<x>n to the bier and Kay Dullam went to the Rose Hosmer took the early train for erty. The Lumber Company From the the shroud. placed on file. Portland Tuesday to attend claims that the settlers can not Oh, why ahuuid the spirit of mortal Show yesterday. The report of the City Attor legally collect pay, and that it ney on McClaine street was read be proud. Mrs. Wm. Graham was visit Grand Lodge. to the effect that the resolution Mrs. H. D. Mount and Mrs. J. was a criminal act to fall the ing Pratum Thursday. trees across their track. Some for said improvement was faulty, Kidnapped. Miss Kathryn Nerness is visit Wolfard went to Corvallis Mon claim that both parties are tres that he was unable to find any day to be at the graduating ex ing relatives in Portland. 0 published notice of the same, in which Miss Virginia passers on United States prop I^ast Saturday an interesting Mr. and Mrs W. T. Main were ercises erty and so the affair awaits ac case of kidnapping took place on that the resolution only was pub Mascher took part. Salem visitors yesterday. public Main street A lady lished in the Silverton Journal, Louis Wolfard went to tion of the courts while the three our was coaxed to enter a carriage A sister of Mrs. James Partlow see Mrs. men languish in jail and their that it didn’t state to whom the her sister at Woodbum Wed when it was immediately driven arrived from Texas Thursday. cost was to be assessed and that nesday and will bring her aunt. wives and children are deprived off and she only managed to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Buell were Belle Parsons of Spokane, home of their natural protectors and he couldn’s advise further im have the driver pass her place of weep while thev work and wait Woodburn visitors yesterday. provement of McClaine street with her for a visit. business so she could place the in their mountain, forest home. under the conditions. On motion Charles Zimmerman and son J. P. Smith and Albert Webb funds of the W. K. C. in safe Waldo Hills Both parties to the controversy of Barr the report was accepted Carl went to the Capital yester were up in the hills Wednesday keeping. Then away east over may have done wrong, but un and placed on file. day. L. B. Haberlv was a Portland and put in the piping for an ace derlying it all is a greater wrong the hill she was taken out about Then came the worst tangle visitor Thursday and Friday. Mrs. I. L. Moores and Miss tylene lighting system for Zack that is a long time in being set three miles where she was told the council has been up against Letha were in Selah for the day Davenport’s new house. D. C. Davenport and family tled. Will it ever be settled and she had her liberty with the un for some time. Everything was Thursday. Jessie Kephart, accompanied settled right? That is up to all derstanding she must not try to ready to go ahead with the im attended the circus at Salem Sat John Whitlock of Selah, and by Harry Desart went to tne Sa parties concerned U. S., us. escape. They tried to kill her provement of Second street The urday. his little son, were in the city by feeding her on fresh fish from lem Hospital yesterday to have a bids of the Clark and Ilenery Co. Mr. and Mrs. Will King and yesterday. the brook, cabbage, peas and bullet extracted from his limb, were read and probably would Scotts Mills. new potatoes from the garden, George Hibbard is taking in the lodged there by accident last fall. have been adopted but the peti Miss Mabie King went to Salem Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Coulson and fresh butter milk from the rose jubilee in the great metrop Lawrence Wray, the oldest son tion of some of the very petition Saturday. were in Salem Friday. churn. Failing in this the next ers to improve with asphalt had Mrs. Frank Humphrey and her olis of Oregon. of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Wray of Quite a number are taking in morning she was carried to the signed another at this late hour mother, Mrs. King, spent Thurs Mr. and Mrs. T. Lukens of the this city, and one of Silverton’s Fair Store, went to the big city former young workers, died in a the rose carnival at Portland this Miller church near the cemetery to improve with cement concrete. day in Salem. but she finally learned it was Earnest discussion of the situa- of roses yesterday. hospital in Denver recently, week. John Currie accompanied his only to attend Sunday school. • tion followed. A motion to ac father on his trip to the west side Mrs. Ellen Baker is at the under the surgeon’s knife. Mr. Walter Scott has pastured There she found a few very sin cept bids was stopped by a mo this week. Church of God (Saints) camp his goats in Mr. White’s brush cere pupils and teachers and tion to table and refer to street meeting at Woodburn for the Silver Cliff. patch. joined in the exercises of singing, committee. This was out of or Miss Ella DeSart and mother next ten days. Fine weather at the Cliff. • There is a prospect of having marching and lessons. This Sun der in part and discussion fol Mrs. DeSart of Salem, spent the Miss Frankie Bartholemew Mrs. Bostrack visited Mrs. a good piece of road up the creek day school was organized last lowed. A motion to adjourn was week end with Mr. and Mrs. went to Portland yesterday to joining the Crooked Finger road. May with the following officers: Earl Pooler. Charpilloz Tuesday. lost for want of a second and meet relatives who are expected Herbert more discussion to the effect that Mrs. Strong, Mrs. Mohr and Mr. aud Mrs. Astleford went Superintendent, Mr. Miss Lida Thompson and W. to arrive from Iowa. Milbank; Organist fend Secretary, more information from the prop A. Peterson of Salem, were the daughter Bernise called on Mrs, to Newburg Monday, where they L. O. Boe received word of the Coffman Wednesday. erty owners was necessary be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harris expect to stay for yearly meet Miss Nora DonaWson: Treasurer, Miss Sadie Parker; Librarian, fore further action could be ta Thompson Thursday and Friday. arrival of his brother from Min Silver Cliff ball team plays Sil ing. neapolis and went to meet him Miss Sarah Graves; Teachers, ken and a motion to adjourn verton second team next Sunday Miss Fiori Hartman and Mrs. Children ’ s Day will be ob in Portland yesterday. Mesdames Parker, Whitlock anti finally closed the hard tedious the home diamond. Every M. Shilts were visitors at the Heing. served at Willard church Sunday Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Mingers, at mght’s work. home of Mr. T. M. Dunagan last June 15th. All are invited to of the Cottage Hotel, went to body invited to attend. Next Sunday morning the lx>y TUESDAY NIGHT MEETING. Mrs. J. H. Patten and daugh Sabbath. attend and bring their lunch for Portland Thursday, to the big preacher, Mr. Albert Hartley, The council met with Mayor the picnic dinner. A program ter, Mrs. H. Rogers and little will preach, and all are invited Carnival and Artisan doings. Mr. Kidd, in some unknown Bowser and Councilman Cun will be rendered by the Sunday grand-daughter, visited Mrs H. and importuned to be present as Mrs. S. T. Hobart and her injured his leg last week. ningham absent. school and Prof. Matthews and grandson, Alvin, are visiting for Patten and Mrs. C. Mohr at Sil way, he is making for an en He was, as reported, just walk viable reputation. himself It was decided to readvertise Rev. Paddock will address the ver Cliff Tuesday. He spoke in two or three weeks in Thornton, ing along when something struck for bids on the different kinds of congregation morning and after •The Silver Cliff ball team the Chnstion church in Silverton Spokane and other Washington his leg, causing it to swell and pavement for Second street. crossed bats with the Scotts Mills become very painful, but the two weeks ago and all who heard points. The bid of Clark and Henery on noon. Sunday at Scotts Mills, injured member is now recover him would like to hear him High street was accepted and Mr. and Mrs Oscar Storli and last which resulted in a victory for again. Be a Booster. the matter of accepting the work Mr. and Mrs. Henry Funrue, the the Mills. The score being 6 to ing slowly. The Sunday school meets regu on Coolidge street and on Water “Get a wiggle on you’’ and boost newly manned couples, went to 5. Some game, hey. The game An old Missourian friend of H. larly at 11 a. m., but next Sun ^street was brought up and the the Portland Rose Carnival yes was fast and snappy from the Y. Magee, Mr. Lewis Huggins, day be a little bit; sure to come at 10 a m., • preparation of the ordinance for It doesn't cost a nickle to help terday. start. It stood 1 to 0 for four on account of the preaching. and his two sons, Charles and the bond issue and to fix the date our town be IT; Don’t forget the mass meeting innings, then 3 to 3 for three William, of Salem, came up in T he K idnapped . for property owners meeting Send the happy tidings, just to organize the Silverton Im more, and finally wound up 5 to their car for a visit at the home was placed in the hands of the telling what is true; provement League at the Com 5. The battery for Silver Cliff of Mr. Magee last Sunday. Miss Revival Begins Sunday. judiciary committee. The Journal'll do its “ darndest, ” mercial club rooms next Tuesday was Grazer and Johnson, for Honor Terry, of Waldo Hills, Adjournment. The Christian church will be so now “it’s up to you.” at 7:30 p. m. Scotts Mills Dale and Scott. was also a visitor at Mr. Magee’s. gin another revival Sunday next. An Enjoyable Social. Mr. Myers believes a good deal Last Wednesday evening a of good will be accomplished by very enjoyable social was this meeting and desires every held by the members of the person in town to come. T is very important for every voter in this district to attend the school Lutheran Christian Endeavor He will be ably assisted by meeting next Monday, the 16th, at 2 o’clock. This meeting will pro Society. Each member donated 0 Clarence Reynolds as chorus di 0 one dollar toward the support of bably be the turning point in the school history of this city. The election rector and personal worker, and the organization, and described 0 Miss Young as soloist Miss of officers and other general business will not be all that will be done. It the different ways in which they Young has a rich voice and her will be an excellent opportunity to discuss the problems which confront us. had earned the money. The <4> winning manner and consecra and to get an expression of the patrons of the school as to the best methods member who earned the dollar in tion and devotion to the cause is to pursue. We need more school room, and we should be at it, if anything the most unique manner was bound to count for good in the 0 Miss Leita German, who was is to be done before the rains set in this fall. Every man and woman en coming effort to save souls. awarded a prize. Games were $ Everybody is invited and urged titled to vote should come and be prepared to express, at least with the cute played, and after refreshments to be present every night. The little talker we call the ballot, an honest opinion. Let every voter attend. were served, every one departed $ meetings begin promptly at 8 "for their respective homes, well o’clock and will close at 9:30 pleased with their endeavors. everv night. S I LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS I MEETING AT SCHOOL HOUSE « I