News of the Week, March 18 to March 24

Oregon Argus, March 20, 1858

Improvements

Our citizens are making occasional demonstrations in the way of improvements. Dierdorff has nearly completed his fine brick store, Charman & Warner are repairing and refitting their fire-proof brick, McCue and Bianpied have both put up new shoe stores, Dr. Barclay has made valuable improvements to his real estate, Mr. Spragg, has opened and extensive horse shoeing and blacksmithing establishment, Mr. Wilde has converted his property into a handsome residence, Mr. Potter has put a new face on the Ladd property which he has purchased, Mr. Hurford has made marked and valuable improvements in his dwelling house, Mr. Bidwell has opened a shop for manufacturing nice Oregon furniture, and Capt. Johnson, the celebrated furniture dealer, has made additions to his store in order to enable him to keep up with his growing trade.

Besides this we notice a general desire to brush up generally; and we might mention, as among the indications of reform in a certain direction, the fact that we late saw Mr. ____ sawing wood – the first time we have seen the lazy rascal doing any thing for three years.

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Oregon City Enterprise, March 21, 1878

VOTE OF THANKS – At a regular meeting of Cataract Hose Co. No. 2, held at their rooms on Tuesday evening, March 12^th, a vote of thanks was unanimously tendered to Mr. W. W. Quinn,BR of Canemah, for the donation of a fine flag pole to the that company, and the same ordered published in the Enterprise. T. A. Hudson, Sec.

BREVITIES.

• The Imperial Mills started up yesterday.
• Mrs. E. B. Fellows, of Canemah, has placed us under obligation for a choice bouquet, the first of the season.
• Salmon trout are running, and the fishermen at this place have been catching large numbers for the past week.
• If you neighbor wants to borrow your umbrella or any other article, you can tell him it is impossible, because it is already Lent.
• Some of the boys of Viola had a little fund a few days since tying a bush to a horse’s tail. The tale ended by the boys paying $5 each and costs to the Justice of the Peace.

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Oregon City Enterprise, March 18, 1898

JAMES FREEMAN’S BODY FOUND.

The body of James Freeman, one of the four unfortunate men who were swept over the Willamette Falls and drowned on the foggy morning of February 8^th, while crossing the river in a row-boat on their way to work, was found March 10^th, one month and two days after the accident, in a recognizable state of preservation, floating in the Willamette River near Magone’s Park, by Andy Magone. Coroner Summers took charge of the body, and it was buried Friday evening in the Canemah Cemetery. The four pall-bearers were Freeman’s friends, two of them having worked with him at the paper mill. The funeral had a large attendance. So far James body is the only one that has been recovered, and this looked as though it might have been covered up in the sand and afterwards stirred out by the steamboats. It is very probable that the other bodies have been sucked into the deep pools and by now covered deep with sand.

Oregon City Hospital, Gladstone, 1897

TROUBLES COME IN CLUSTERS.

Dr. Sommer, who is attending William Bonny, the young man whose horse ran into a Gladstone streetcar on March 12, and his brother, Ira Bonny, of Redland, whose skull was fractured while at work in a sawmill, about an hour before the street car accident, reports them both doing well. Ira has been taken to the Oregon City hospital, at Gladstone, and the doctor says he will recover, though very seriously injured.

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Oregon City Enterprise, March 20, 1908

CLOSELY BUNCHED UP.

Contestants have less than three weeks remaining and must do strenuous work in that time…

• Agnes Justin, Oregon City, 34, 500
• Neiva Green, Estacada, 33,500
• Lizzie Schoenheinz, Willamette, 31, 520
• Lucia Caffall, Milwaukie, 30,500
• “Bunnie” Owneby, Green Point, 21,850
• “Dade” Bigham, Oregon City, 20,050
• Carrie Lutz, Falls View, 19,825
• Dena C. Prosser, Oswego, 19,750
• Goldie Hinton, Canby, 18,210
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RAILWAY PROJECT TO BE REVIVED AT ONCE

The Oregon City, Beaver Creek, and Molalla Railway expects to start out in a few days to renew its efforts to obtain a right of way and will also solicit stock subscriptions. The company expects to extend a railway line from Oregon City into the territory known as Beaver Creek, Buckner Creek, Milk Creek and the Molalla country, for the purpose of opening up these sections of the country and give the residents a market for their timber. The large bodies of timber in these sections will have to be taken out sooner or later, and by beginning at or near Oregon City, the entire territory would be nearer to a Portland market, on the route selected, than it would be if the line would tap the country from some up valley point.

It is the policy of the incorporators to keep the entire control in Clackamas County, and in making a home company out of the project, it requires the co-operation of the farmers who live in the territory that will be benefited by the line. The capital stock will for an amount equal only to the cost of construction, and the shares will be $1 each and non-assessable. No indebtedness will be incurred unless there is money in the treasury to pay the obligation. No officers will receive salaries and every dollar received from the sale of stock will be used in construction of the road. Ten per cent of the stock subscribed is payable on demand, 40 per cent when work is actually commenced and 50 per cent, upon completion of the first mile. The incorporators are E. G. Caufield, J. W. Sherwood, Grant B. Dimick, John Adams, and Thomas F. Ryan.

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Oregon City Enterprise, March 22, 1918

DAYLIGHT SAVING IS EFFECTIVE MARCH 31

A day-light-saving bill was passed by the house today and now goes to the President. The plan is to set clocks forward one hour at 2:00 A. M. on Sunday, March 31, and set them back an hour at the same time on Sunday, October 27, each year. The vote was 252 to 40. The plan was adopted last year in England, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Portugal, and this year in Australia and Iceland. The Canadian government is considering it. The bill has had the support of practically all the large industries in the country, and its proponents have argued that it will result in a great saving of fuel and benefit wage earners in that they will have more time for recreation during daylight hours.

DISH TOWEL DRIVE BY CALAVAN GOES OVER THE TOP WITH A BANG

Clackamas County school kids went clear over the top in Superintendent Calavan’s “dishrag” drive today, and at closing time tonight, the superintendent’s office resembled an overstocked dry goods store. As near as could be estimated Mr. Calavan had on hand something like 2,000 clean, white, dish towels, which will be shipped soon to France.

“When you want direct action,” stated Mr. Calavan Saturday afternoon, “leave it to the school children.” Ten days ago the youngsters from all over the county were instructed through their teachers, to send dish-rags to his office Saturday March 12. They began to arrive promptly on schedule and 32 bundles, each containing from 25 to 75 towels, all washed and ironed, with edges properly bound, were received during the day. This number represents but a small portion of the county’s school districts, and it is thought that by Monday evening there will be enough dish-towels in the superintendent’s office to wash and dry all the mess-plates in France.

BABY ROACH AND PARENTS BURNED CLOTHES NEEDED

During the recent fire at the Iowa rooming house in this city, the clothing of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Roach and their little four-months’ old baby Robert, were entirely burned, and during the fire Mr. Roach had his hands badly burned in trying to extinguish the flames. Little Robert has been provided with two dresses by kind women of this city, and any other clothing for the baby as well as the parents will be gladly received, and appreciated by this stricken family. Mr. Roach was able to go to work this week, but the poor man’s hands are covered with blisters, but he is trying to make an honest living for his wife and babe. Mr. Roach before coming to this city to secure employment, had just recovered from an accident when his leg was broken and his wife was in a hospital for some time. Baby Robert is a cheerful little fellow, not dreaming of his narrow escape from being burned in the little one-room apartment. During a visit of an Enterprise reporter Thursday afternoon he was happily partaking of his bottle of milk, and his big brown eyes were enough to appeal to any one for sympathy.