15 Dec 1911
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Newspaper
Oregon City Courier
Location
Oregon City, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1911
Page
1
A witty Christmas elegy laments the shift from simple, family centered celebrations to costly gifts and social obligations. The writer contrasts past modest gifts with present expectations and warns against overspending to impress friends and relatives.
A local businessman buys the Courier to correct Oregon City market reports on poultry. He claims Oregon City pays 120 and 18 cents, while Portland papers quote higher prices, driving farmers to Portland with poultry and other produce.
Members of Oregon City Honesiond No 1464 of the Improved Order of Red Men host a masquerade ball in a venue on Saturday evening. Loyal members and friends are invited, with musical entertainment promised and entries encouraged.
Several letters on different topics are crowded over due to the holiday rush and will be published next week on December 29. The readers are advised to check the issue for the postponed correspondence and notes.
A Medford Commercial Club push favors public market days with strong support from local business leaders. The piece urges unity to harness Oregon City’s water power and attract commerce, arguing for a single, cheaper port of entry to boost regional growth and prevent fumbles over competing sites.
Portland readers see a call to open commerce and embrace collective sportsmanship. The text urges community unity to boost business while balancing teamwork and individual skill in ball games.
Local residents protest a park tennis court arguing it spoils the lawn, fence, and trees. They compare it to an unsightly chicken coop and a baseball diamond, saying the park should remain unused during long campaign days.
Courier editor notes eighty percent of U S men rarely attend church. Observes Rev Mr Edwards at Congregational Church delivered a simple heart to heart sermon that impressed a critical reader and especially Mrs Schultze. The piece praises Edwards while noting he does not uphold orthodoxy.
The piece argues against fears of a warlike incoming or holdover council under Mayor-elect Dimick. It asserts the 1912 council will focus on city welfare, including franchises, street work, wharf, sewers, sidewalks, and street oiling, not partisan battles.
Druggists nationwide praise Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs and colds. They report long experience with its dependable results and pleasant safe taste. For sale by all dealers.
In Garfield country three farmers formed a club after a log side chat and built a dancing pavilion, band stand, kitchen and picnic site. The Garfield Country Club hosts dances and picnics with orchestra from Portland, drawing neighbors together and funding improvements with membership fees.
On Mayor Brownell's recommendation the council removed excess staff in the city engineer department and ordered an investigation. A modern accounting method was endorsed by E Hackett and councilmen Holman Myers Stipp Hackett form a committee to implement it. City Engineer Noble reports two men remain, wages $30 and $60, and invites taxpayers to review the books. He asserts previous salaries were excessive and promises a forthcoming report.
Three short notes written by young children address Santa with festive requests. The lines mention Christmas and emphasize Santa’s importance, framing the wishes as eager, playful messages to be delivered.
A collection of 1911 letters from Oregon City and Jennings Lodge children to Santa Claus. The missives ask for knives, gloves, toys, candy, a teddy bear, a doll bed, a harp, a ring, a postcard album, and oranges, with hopeful notes from Pernest Leek Mary Jan Painton and Doris Painton.
A Live Wires meeting discussed acquiring Willamette water power now owned by another party. HB Cross, Gladstone mayor elect, offers free access to power on the Clackamas River within reach of the city. The move could prevent leakage of power to neighbors and spur a municipal plan for hydro facilities and future dam projects.
The Oregon City Philharmonic Society unites local talent to form a concert group with a choir and orchestra aspirations. Rehearsals occur first and third Tuesdays and second and fourth Mondays at the Magonic Building banquet hall as membership approaches 160, with a booth opening December 20.
Anna Dodge, formerly of this city for 15 years and later Mrs Charles Wright, died in Bullard Washington on December 10. The funeral was held Wednesday at the Baptist church with Rev Hayworth officiating. She was 52 and survived by son William D Arnold of Crook County Oregon son Arnold of Sellwood and daughter Mrs Kate Fennimore of Portland. Born in Joverhive County maiden name Gilmore she was a charter member of the Women of Woodcraft. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery.
A Toledo Blade and Cleveland Leader poll in Ohio places Hoover at 71 percent and Taftli trailing, highlighting the president's strong support in his home state.
Mr Frank Ridinga traveled to Portland last Thursday and Roy Ridinga visited Portland during the week to buy a sawmill item. Glad Tidings hosted a basket gathering attended by Marquam youths. Mrs Gladys Olson plans a Salem hospital visit for an appendicitis operation.
A fragment urges readers to buy Red Cross Christmas stamps to support the war effort. It suggests attaching a stamp to letters and envelopes as a small ornament and a contribution toward stamping out the great White Plague in the land.
A compact market note urges early buying to secure the best selection before harvest and shelves run dry. Local vendors emphasize peak availability and price advantage for early shoppers.
A narrator recalls Las Vacas in Coahuila Mexico across the muddy Rio Grande. He contrasts modernity with centuries of despotic life, visits a one street town, and describes locals, a saloon store, and soldiers who fail to speak English. The piece notes a violent incident tied to Diaz and a Del Rio report.
Do Not Forget The annual opening of the Jones Drag Co this week Saturday December 16. Souvenirs for everybody. An interesting household pet a beautiful pair of Gold Fish in a glass aquarium free with each 75c purchase or a fine China plate free with each 25c purchase. Do not fail to get one of these handsome gifts.
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