Carver's Line Aims to Connect Oregon City and Portland
Stephen Carver drives a new electrified line linking Oregon City with Portland via Milwaukie and Gladstone. One mile graded in two weeks, rights secured to Clackamas River, likely Parkplace or Kellogg Creek routes, with crews expanding to meet a year and a half completion goal.
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Carver
Oregon City
Portland
Gladstone
Stephen Carver
Vormind
Clackamas River
Milwaukie
Clackamas
Parkplace
8. P
Chautauqua Park
Minthorn
Metropolis
Kellogg Creek
Clackamas Heights
Dedman
Levitt Stock To Be Sold In Bankruptcy Sale
Federal Judge Bean rules Bartle & Levitt clothing stock in Oregon City Salem Corvallis and Hood River will be sold to the highest bidder. A 45 cent on the dollar compromise may be replaced by liquidation. Levitt leases the Barclay building and may return after settlement. Assets about 112000 with liabilities near 140000 due to working capital shortage.
Attorney Accused of Taking Fees Without Filing Suit
John Anderson charged a Clackamas county attorney with taking $1500 in advance to file a damage suit and then not acting. The case drew citywide interest as investigators noted no record of action or filing, while officials urged further inquiry into possible professional misconduct and escrowed fees.
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Anderson
John Anderson
John
Brother Brodie
Enos Cahill Dies Noted Oregon City Figure
Enos Cahill longtime Oregon City resident and former county treasurer died at his home in Portland aged 67 with a funeral held at the Methodist church attended by Masons and Meade Post G A R. He leaves a daughter Mrs C A Clarks of Delta Utah and sons Charles Cahill and H M Long of Portland. Dr T B Ford led the service.
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Enos Cahill
Oregon City
East 68Th Street
Portland
Mis. C. A. Clarks
Delta
Utah
Charles Cahill
Three Clackamas Cities Move Toward Incorporation
Sandy advances toward incorporation with charter vote planned this month while Molalla prepares for September 19 officer elections. County towns awaken to the benefits of municipal status as they pursue charters and self governance.
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Clackamas County
Sandy
Molalla
Correction issued on Hawley Mills accident injuries
The correction addresses last week's report about the son of John T. E. Martin May, a special police officer, nearly eighteen, who sustained serious injuries at Hawley Mills. His right leg was twisted around a shaft by a collar pulley set screw and he is now cared for at St. Vincent's Hospital, Portland. The earlier article misnamed Virgil May as the injured party.
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John T. E. Martin May
John T. May
Hawley Mills
St. Vincent's Hospital
Portland
Virgil” May
Timber Bid Notice for Clackamas County Courthouse Wood
Notice that bids will be received by the County Clerk of Clackamas County until September 17 at five PM for sixty cords of wood to be delivered to the Court House. Thirty cords to come from first class old fir and thirty from first class second growth fir, all cut from green timber. By order of the County Court. L. Mulvey County Clerk.
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Bida
Clackamas County
Court House
Coney Court
L. Mulvey
Popular couple wed at Orville home ceremony
Miss Myrtle Parker of Orville and Dr Clyde Mount of Oregon City married Tuesday at the Parker home in Orville with Rev P K Hammond officiating. The couple left for Pendleton for a Round-Up honeymoon. Mount, a dentist, is active in the Oregon City clubs and fraternal orders.
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Clyde Mount
Myrtle Parker
Independence
Orville
Marion County
Oregon City
Ma. J. B. Parker
P. K Hammond
St. Mary’s Space Church
Eugene
Lohengrin
Irene Hanny
Lorene Parker
Guy Mount
Ity
Dr. Mount
Pendleton
Charles Parker
Silverton
H. D. Mount
Rebecca Mount
Oregon
Common Farmer’s View on Oregon Governor Nomination
In a Sept 4 1913 letter a farmer disputes Dimick as the GOP choice and endorses U Ren for governor praising his direct legislative work for common people while criticizing Dimick for opposition to reform measures and alleged self serving tactics.
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Grant B. Dimick
U'Ren
Oregon
U’ren
Dimick
Hoem
Oregonian
Fair 10 Mecca for County Folks at Canby Fair
Sevent hand Seventh annual Clackamas County Fair opens September 24 at Canby with expanded agricultural exhibits and new features in Ladies Textile Domestic Science and juvenile departments. M. J. Lee praises outlook while race program and premium list promise substantial premia. camping available, Oregon City line supports transport.
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M. J. Lee
Clackamas County
Oregon City
Lee
Canby
Grange and Improvement Club
Oregon
Clackamas
Abstahad Goon
Molalla
Savee
Cceavertevs
S. P
Portland Woman Goes Insane in San Francisco Church Scene
Mrs Rosalie Goulding former representative of the Portland Journal created a sensation at Howard Street Methodist Church in San Francisco during Sunday services. She attacked the pastor hurling her wedding ring and began undressing before the congregation. Ushers quieted her and she was taken to hospital for observation.
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Rosalie Goulding
Portland Journal
Oregon City
Howard Street Methodist
San Francisco
Rey
Carlos
Three City Attorneys debated by Newberg paper
The Good Government Gazette of Newberg notes Bea tie and Commissioner Blair would have fared better with a key supporter against them. It questions which of the three city attorneys will file a libel action.
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Brownell
Hedges
Eby
Good Government Gazette
Newberg
Beatie
Blair
Milwaukie Leaders Resign After Bitter City Meeting
Milwaukie mayor Elmer and councilmen W. H. Counsell and F. R. Mitchell resigned after a stormy Tuesday night council session over the Milwaukie Tavern license. With three officials gone, the town cannot conduct municipal business and the license dispute centered on reopening the resort under city license amid local opposition.
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Milwaukie
Elmer
W. H. Counsell
F .R. Mitchell
Governor West
Albee
Mitchell
Counsell
Milwauke
Aged Indian Woman Dies After Long Residence in Oregon City
Susan Klamath aged Indian woman died last Wednesday night at the Burns residence on Seventeenth Street. She was 82 and had lived with the Burns family for over 25 years. Burial was a Christian service at Holman Undertaking parlors on Thursday afternoon. Bath from complications of diseases. Episcopal ritual read by William Hammond.
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Susan Klamath
Womitn
Charles KE. Burns
Seventeenth St
Holman Undertaking
Klamath Reservation
Oregon City
Burns
Bath
William Hammond
Gladstone Wins Suit Over Road Funds
Circuit Judge Campbell awarded Gladstone $1282.86 in road money held by the county treasurer. The decree says city netted funds from road taxes must stay for city road use and cannot be diverted to county expenses. Mayor H B Cross and Recorder Scivera led the suit. county officers plan to contest the ruling.
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Campbell
Gladstone
H. B. Cross
Scivera
Stipp
Messrs
Beatie and
Blair
Books on nursing aid for home care and nursing
Public library offers several nursing books for home care for typhoid patients. Titles include Home nurse's handbook, Care of Invalids, Food for the Invalid and Convalescent, Home Nursing, Cook-book for Nurses, Care of the Sick, and Invalid Occupation.
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State Library
Aikens
Gibbs
Harrison
Hill
Pope—Cuare
Alck
Tracy
Notice of Nonresponsibility by Husband in Oregon City
Notice states that the signer will not be responsible for debts contracted by his wife Jennie Lowe. Dated in Oregon City on September 9, 1918. Signature E Lowe.
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Jennie Lowe
Orecon City
E, Lowe
Trade Offer In Oregon For Baala Addroas P. O. Box
A terse notice announces a potential sale or exchange of two sped races in Oregoncy for Baala Addroas P. 0 Box 308. The offer lists no deadlines or contact details and lacks context about the parties involved.
Fire system trouble settled by city and Pacific States deal
At a Friday night council meeting the Pacific States Telephone Co agreed to install a centralized fire alarm in its local central office. The city gains liability protection while the contract lasts one year and requires no operating diligence from the company. District Manager Moore presented contracts. five councilmen supported the accord, one opposed. A similar agreement with Home Company may follow. The system uses electric wheels linked to the switchboard to signal fire location.
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Pacific States Telephone Co
Spey
Moore
Pacific Company
Dimick’s exemption bill criticized for shallow grasp
C D Robbins notes G B Dimick misreads the $1600 personal property exemption plan. He argues the effect depends on the exemption percentage, not the amount, and asserts poorer and middle classes would benefit. Robbins contends the proposal would alter taxes by the inverted exemption fraction and cites personal property as a key factor.
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C. D. Robbins
Jack-the-Hugger Captured After Hill District Attacks
Chief Ed Shaw arrested George Tucker near Fourth street after a chase that ended in Tucker’s capture. Witnesses say Tucker, once seen near the steps, attacked an elderly woman before being seized. Tucker is jailed with no clear address given. rumors tie him to wandering activity and previous sightings in Oregon City.
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Ed Shaw
George Tucker
Hill
Tucker
Oregon City
Bull Run water project eyed for Oregon City vote
Oregon City officials announce a measure to tap Portland's Bull Run Mount Tabor reservoir with a ten mile pipeline. A city council water committee plans to present the plan to voters within a week to ten days, with Portland negotiating the contract and costs, while townspeople anticipate a new water supply long sought after.
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Oregon City
Tig Koon
Portland
Northwest
Mount Tabor
Daly
Gray's Crossing
Toosxe
Courier
Water Committee
Stabbing Fracas Over Blacksmith Shop Ownership Ends In Wounding
In Wheaton and Morris Rickard clash after a Tuesday altercation over a local blacksmith shop sale. Rickard is seriously stabbed in chest and arm, Wheaton suffers minor cuts. Rickard treated by Dr Mount, jailed Wheaton. Rickard formerly resided in Oregon City.
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W. . Wheaton
Iriah" Rickard
W. d. Wheaton
Morris Rickard
Arma
Richard
Sixth and
Water Streets
Wheston
Logan
Wheaton
Rickard
Oregon City
Small Blaze at Willamette Mills Causes Minor Damage
A small fire started in a hot box in a Willamette Mills machine room on Tuesday afternoon. Firemen from the Willamette plant confined the blaze with water from above after alarms at about 12:80 and 2:00. Damage was limited due to prompt action by the mill’s fire crew led by Jease Mayfield who is recovering from typhoid, with Miss Lillian Griesgen and the Bright sisters noted in attendance.
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Willamette
Jease Mayfield
Highland
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Levitt
Andersons
Weat Linn
G. B. Dimick
Jack-The-Hugger
Shaw
Lillian Griesgen
Sallwood
Ruth and
Madge Bright
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