County Fair Association stock subscrip tion underway
Half of the 201 shares needed for the Clackamas County Fair Association have been subscribed. A stockholders meeting is set for Tuesday at 2 PM in the county courtroom to elect directors. The Willamette Development League proposes a permanent fair site along the Willamette River with potential race track space and riverfront access. The first fair is planned for October in Gladstone Park.
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Clackamas County Fair Association
Gladstone Park
Willamette Development League
A. Miller
Willamette
West
Wilsonville
Stafford
Portland
Wir
Liiely
HH. Cross
Gladstone Real Watate Association
Willamette Valley Chautauqua Assembly
Stock Subscription Drive for Directors Election
Captain James P. Shaw leads the organizing committee in a drive to subscribe stock totaling $2000 for director election and related business. It is urged stockholders attend in person or by proxy, with proxies sent to Shaw via other stockholders to secure a quorum.
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James P. Shaw
Committee On Organization
Ee Shaw
Aloolk
Oregon City Pastor Praises Paper Stand on Milwaukie Bid
Dear Mr Brodie I write to tell you that the people who serve in Oregon City appreciate very much the fear loss stand the papers which you represent have taken In reference to the one of the notorious Milwaukie bid The publicity these papers have given to the affair may have sped a victory and I am glad the papers come into my home and I am sure their stand has won many friends John M Linden Pastor First Baptist Church of Oregon City Aug 4
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Oregon City
Mr. Brodie
Milwaukie
John M. Linden
First Baptist Church of
Monster Log Drive Slips Down Willamette Toward Oregon City
A 12,000,000 foot log raft from near Eugene drifts between Corvallis and Albany on a path to Oregon City expected around September 20. The 30 men and 8 horses crew the Spaulding Logging Co of Newberg which cut the raft for Crown Columbia Paper and Willamette Pulp and Paper Co at West Side mills.
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Oregon City
Eugene
Willamete
Corvallis
Albany
Spaulding Logging Company
Newberg
Crown- Columbia Paper Company
Willamette Pulp and Paper Company
West Side Mills
Spaulding Company
Salem
Timbers Crush Man in Near-Fatal Woods Accident
David Cole of near Wilsonville was crushed by heavy timbers while working among togs on Thursday. He was taken to a Portland hospital in fair condition after the incident. Cole is about 98 years old and has a wife and four young children.
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David Cole
Wilsonville
Portland
Mr. Cola
Building Boom Shapes Oregon City Skyline
Oregon City sees a wave of improvements with about 100000 dollars spent by the Portland Railway Light and Power Co for a new high power plant and flood wall work. A 150 man summer crew drives excavation for a 10000 horsepower plant in sections, while Multnomah Lodge builds a large brick temple on Main Street adjacent to J Wallace Cole’s two story brick block. The Dr John McLoughlin Institute at St Johns Church nears interior completion as occupation and fall occupancy are anticipated.
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Oregon City
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
Multnomah Lodge
Main
St John's Church
Hedges closes four counties to gambling in district
District Attorney Gilbert L. Hedges shut down gambling across Astoria and four counties in the fifth judicial district Clatsop Clackamas Columbia and Washington. He had warned two weeks earlier he would act locally on state law enforcement and Tuesday fulfilled that pledge.
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Gilbert L. Hedges
Astoria
City By the Sea
Fifth Judicial District
Clatsup
Clackamas
Columbia
Washington
Hedges
Dla
Clatsop
Oregon City
Beatle
J. BR. Landaborough
Presbyterian Church
Landsugh
John M. Linder
Milwaukie Den Closed Tight by Officials
District Attorney Gilbert L. Hedges confirms Milwaukie Country Club closure will stand with no relaxation by Clackamas County authorities. Sheriff Beatie and Hedges say the place must be suppressed, a decision met with public press criticism and concern over temporary nature of the action.
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Gilbert L. Hedges
Milwaukie Country Club
Clackamas
Hedges
Oregon City
C. D. Bby
Sheriff Beatle
Milwaukie Club
Sheriff Beatie
St. Helens
Eby
Nevada
District Attorney's Office
Milwaukie
Oregon
Linden
Multnomah
Clarence Oakley
First Congregational Church
Rheviff
Oakley
Ehnreh
Officera
Renovations and Developments Highlight Early 1900s Oregon City
The report details school expansion with a new three story building replacing St. John’s Parochial and High, a large store and warehouse by Frank Busch expected by October, and a grand Clackamas county home renovation for Judge T. F. Ryanto overlooking the Willamette. It notes strained church relations with District Attorney Hedges amid Sunday closing law enforcement and mentions official reactions from Astoria leaders and local ministers.
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St. John's Parochial and High School
Main Street
Eleventh
Frank Busch
Arooma
T. F. Ryanto
Milwaukie Gambling Probe Traced To Local Club
Grand jury report from November 1905 discusses gambling indictments tied to Milwaukie Country Club. It urges legislature to empower sheriffs to close gambling places. details arrests of Fred Bennett John Brown Peter St Marie and others and a $1400 lawsuit by Carl Steinbleker against the club.
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Hedges
Clackamas
Clatsop
Columbia
Washington
Clackamas County
N. H. Darnall
J. ©. Elliott
J. D. Larkins
Henry Gans
Frank Zollner
O. F. Zinser
8. Thomas
Circuit Court
Milwaukie
Plug
Jesse Keck
Isaac Stratton
L. Hildenbrand
Ratton
M.J. Nouse
Gratton
Newne
Hiratton
Nenad
Milwaukie Justice Court
Milwauke Country Club
Carl Steinbleker
Thin Cade
Busy Bee Hums Toward Milwaukie Club Reform
The Milwaukie Bee asserts the Milwaukie Country Club faces closure pressure from county residents. Church figures in Oregon City question motives while debates touch on local saloon funds and wider community tensions. Continued on page .
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Willamette League
MR. Linden
Press
Monster Log Drive
Falls of the Willamette
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Portland Railway, Light and Power Company
Portland Railway Light and Power Company
Milwaukie den
Beatie
PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT @ POWER CO
G. Miller
Dept. D. C
Willamette Aiter
Gesurange
John C. McCue
Clatsop County
John M. Wall
Hillsboro
Washington County
W. H. Powell
Columbia County
Bellinger & Cotton
Organ City
Milwaukie Bee
Hawley
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