Oregon Spectator, February 8, 1849 THE OREGON SPECTATOR The next issue of the Spectator completes its third volume, and as its present printer is resolved to try his fortune in the mines, and as there is no other printer in the country whose services can be obtained, the further publication of the paper after the…
Oregon City Enterprise, June 22, 1867 VOTE OF THANKS At a regular meeting of Clackamas Base Ball Club, held on the evening of June 18th, 1867, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of this Club be tendered to the Pioneer Base Ball Club of Portland, for their gentlemanly courtesy, generous hospitality,…
Oregon City Enterprise, May 4, 1867 BASE BALL CLUB – At a meeting of the members of the Clackamas Base Ball Club, held on the evening of the 2th inst. Hon. W. Carey Johnson was chosen President for the ensuring season. N. W. Randall, Vice President; Peter T. Barclay, Secretary and Fred Charman, Treasurer. Directors…
From the Oregon Encyclopedia: “An 1874 summer camp to train Methodist Sunday school teachers seems an unlikely beginning for a cultural phenomenon that would spread across the country from Lake Chautauqua, New York, to towns such as Canby, Oregon. But rural America embraced summer Chautauquas, and communities vied for the opportunity to host the ten…
Oregon City Enterprise, February 14, 1896 The meeting of the literary society was called to order as usual by the president on Saturday evening last. The question for discussion was, Resolved, That football as played today, should be prohibited? The question was very equally discussed. The judges rendered their verdict in favor of the affirmative.…
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