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. .-..Mi Apf " Ml ; i o flHrk and TC sworn NDEPENDE if "ESTABLISHED ill CITY,' OREGON.?ri!!UY JANUARY 4 1901 18th YEAR, NO. 33 City . : OREGON ' ca &rebe, Hoarder & Co. DEALERS IN IMPLEMENTS AND VEHICLES 182-184-186 Madison Street PORTLAND. OREGON v7 SWt wr New Firm .New Good's, New Prices , ; Milburn Farm, Delivery, Spring Wagons and Buggies ; Milwaukee Binders, Mowers,, Rakes, Syracuse, Chilled Steel Plows, Disc, Spike and Spring Jo.oth Harrows Chase Force and Lift' Pumps Wolf American Bicycles- ' ' . r Inaugural Addred ' f V --T-'-i ! : - -" " '" nfidn-toi facilitate aud expfidiate jiii'-i' j .oil is divided into r '(ti vfj .:o .remittees of. Finance. Fire i V,' r , Streets and Public Proi erty, 10 tne Members of the City Council of Oregon City : j fs In assuming the responsibilities as i ati.d I!ulicc, and Cemetery, 'The Mayor-elect of the municipality of Ore- j '"''' (Vijnralttee is given special gon City, I would commend to your con- j K'ie "u'f i1" expected to cautiously sideration such measures as appear nee- J "yalm Ball inclination to extrav- lal wt-1- lisffr r-- v .How no bill to be re- ct-': ! Ui v.ibly which is not beneficial a(id 1 1 v e the same care as i Vug their personal and pri- ve ui.AirM. " The Committee on Streets fjl f V tiid t'roperty should be well ac (ainu.d it' all the streets and thor o r 'the nity an 1 enablad to re Iftrifitellijrpntly upon the condition f1 ii", j r..f.ient of any street in any mi Acorn Steel Rangeead the world. Simond's Saws, the wood choppers' friend. Syracuse .Chilled Plows and Harrows, the .&rners; friend;. :We are sole agents. . We,-artjqjiiter5for General Hardware 'IJ,u.iidsVware. Air Tight Heaters,' ,al$p,4 fine !lttevof warranld American Pocket Knives and Razors for Christ ,'m.i' oifii'Mr . . . 1 or. & GOa t t ' essary and exoedient to the geria iare ot our city Feeling as I do the (treat responsibility co-incident wit.ii my undertaking, I beseech tM h arty co-operation of every member of this council.nnd of all good citizen's ta tha end that the greatest good to th city may be otained. The citizens of th'n raunicipalitv fuvd elected yon from among their nmubor to repre ent their interests, belief 'ng- that !.'cMn .wiyipart of the city at all times a public ofhee Is a uubliiv triL. aihiv:. tiiat i n Hinfindinff monev for this should be filled with honor to yWmnoU is P8' results may be had for and a vfeli to the mutual benefit of aii. ' i 'x fenditure of the city fund. t is "ur imperative duty toi preservG ' ' i f "i 1 Water Committee should our public credit aid to that erjd I would : 8,: ' M departments are well caution you to use it sparinitly, 'avoid ' '.' i orgatiJed and supplied " " occasions of unnecessary enin. I ; ..m ih ft apparatus obtainable for and the accumulatinn f At ..,'!'" : Rr. MnumnM ahnnM be vn,'K. tut ,l modern custom of incurrinit 3ndplif.ni. i!' utiVitntiug persons outside of the ness has become prevalent in cities as ' ' 'S'Jlv,,ftl! Ir0la giving orders ; and well as among Individuals and in hntiJ . ,. 'U ecossary disturbance while should be oiscouraged. Te threat bur- i,,irenii''re actively engaged; in the den of mo lern times is the ailumpt'un ""r '1 iheir duties. The; Com of our own obligations and of tlioiw mm. ' ' ' a ? '.eal.h and Police should dili- tracted for us by others under i the siir. ' n' savor to improve' and pre.- nal fallapy that indebtedne brings 1 ''"'e indie' the sanitary condition . of prosperity. Gjvarn menta am lhfini...r! citv :ud prevent, if possible, . all to promote the general welfare j'i': ' 4. ".j!'' o infectious and conta pineasof the citizen and our el- .V: : i.vr.. w ) disastrous in their te ernment, though diuiinutive A ! '" i! ;e in tfiis regard should with others in onr Htate, should not b i f ' .':.' t- tend 3trictly fa the da an exception to this rule anil, th,.,,.-., ea! ni- ti.on them. The duties of whatever obligation r uiide'itakiQi; we IOematy.rbnim'ittee are not nu would not privately engage; in, nndef I )r.M-ft.v-hut no i the less important and similar circumstances we aliouid f. ' ', dutv tni8 committee not favor in our publin ranu'k" '! HlhnWd vven with the Committee on W. C. Holman Agricultural Implements " 210-212-214 FRONT STREET, PORTLAND, OREGON Stoughton Farm Wagons Pontiae and Deal celebrated Michigan Buggies warranted , y . Benfcia Four Spring Mountain Hack Second growth wheels and highly finished. Peerless plows, all kinds. Only plow made on the Coast Dowagiac Shoe, Hoe and Disc Grain Drills Buffalo Pitts Harrows and Cultivators Feed Root Bone and Cider Mills Owen's Fanning Mills Whitman Hay Presses 1 NEW M09EL "STEEL BEAUTY." In the discha rge of your duties as the servants of thA Mtv i . '. . "ct" i; .initio tine principle that though the will of the majority in all caes prevails still tlmt will to bs commendable, must also he reasonable, expedient and right. Tl-t minority too possesses its etjual'rit-hla - ie raaiomv wh r i'lp uli). and t'olica to see that every or i 'l.ji re kilt, julfl pertaining to their re f1) it!0(,i.v dii'.i m " are strictly complied v' li. ( ' irinot . "-,TBsruy resDect. !, wfn : ' '"'"rei.'ien to the dmaini0f j n.oal Humble nl a rrogant ci:!...-.)-I and ,J1lB out to (ivc w'.th ni nunin fij.u ..... our t w .rlghte iis V I mm THE HOUSEFURNISHEs A Happy and Prosperous New Year to all the kind patronage you have bestowed upon this establishment and we wish to announce that it shall be our aim" this year' to watch the market very closely and by buying right to quote yuu pxicc uiciL wm mean aouars ior your pocKets. I Ku5s 25c to $25 Y I , Extension Tabl.s. , .$.;.;; up SJ '" .:..' " " ' '"'' anld fyr.l. ir recommend that sec X of tue si y chrrtor be so amended ecnttug ac-Bsionof the legislature '' h'TCifter not be necessary I oudnances or amendments ! . t hrihd In a newspaper. This avti,tT-:,t ir2r; r-- if erwrrscr" '" inwo ill' ?f.jd-.aiy; 'Torfmedv O'li'5 ...',' ..i,"r"H thai eipijsof sd iri'.i. $",(1 k'l'enli'wnt". 1 '.u'i , cr' 10 days after t '-' i j '-'.in ai .1 before final passage. 1 fraei. that publication f pro f ' nances is required in neither ' V .,',filbany, Salem nor Portland url by ti'.'ii;fj(.ption of a similar method 'v.j would tiatro from $150 to $300 per an 1 iim. " It should be the duty of the City fcorder to make and certify 16 copies ' 'proposed legislation and the duty of ' e Chief of .To ice to see that such . j'pies are duly posted. ' I wish also to call the attention of the , unoil to the city maps which are now ', ipt in the engineer's office, especially ' ' more important and valuable , iks. Theao, in my opinion, should be ept iri a more available place, and I would (suggest that a map roller holding five or. six ot the most important and useful ones be placed In the council chamVr. By this means the maps would always be in a convenient place and in; good condition. . In placing before you the financial ' condition of the city, I shall only ap- . pronuiate the figures on all amounts and tqr the exact figures and statements in fJetjail would refer you to the annual rsporw of the City Recorder and trusts reposed in this body by the city pertaining to public finances, health, or der and improvement. In your com pliance with the foregoing injunctions I bespeak a progressive, su icesaful and economical administration the forth coming year of the affairs of our city. Respectfully submitted, ' ' G. B. Duiick, .- v" ... Mayor. they dreampt lingers, and every now and then some ambitious sleepers awa'te from dreams of governorships. Congressional honors or senatorial tog;i and shouts "statehood or the Inlaml Empire." The plodding taxpayers scouls and toils on ; the dream has un charms to them. To the ainldiioiio it nv.-ans yiuri, of honor runl pri'fit but to the ta ;-fiyiir it means additional da- maiifis l'ii Iiard knocUu, anu v-adh: eeoiiomii'S. 1 a(rad UVw-w. 'rrecemL ttt Miriiiv . ) " t "".ty, neae'lr" , City treasurer submitted thil evening. It ,n-s-r.B-. Ti l.'ifcj!Lija mm j jji li.ih.iI I isass a wIZZImmZ1i ' 111' ilS2i Wm 6 Dated Knives and Forks $1.50 Salad iWvl and 6 Sauce lushes, 45c 11 .1.'. , . .11.1 im .ini , m. Fine Decorated Dinner Set $250 1 Oat present Indebtedness begun prac ticing in the year 18S5. The iudebted 3! pf the city then was about (15,000. .Sitico-1890 the debt increased with alarm ing rapidity and now amounts to about $92,ijfl exclusive of water bonds of $10, 03v) and proposed sewer bonds amount ing t'j $12,250, making a total indebted iH ds jit present of $95,211, Dij-ingthe past year thd city has m vie valuable Improvement in sewer district No. 2, and while the undertak ing hUs been somewhat expuisiva it Is nevertheless substantial and was indis pMurible. Owing in nejessary deviations from the flails and specifications on which the si)wer contract was let there is some difJn ulty at present in arriving at a prompt settlement with the contractors, bul " sincerely hops ihe council miy be aii to satisfactorily adjust the f atti-r .j! witi) the contractors and, if possible, j; -iv. i 1 iitig.fii. T!i( pity hhould, if pos- -' H'l) avr;!-t nit uxpuuiiiiure of funds in! . l.'!:f con trover dies mid it U nit in a pi 9 ' i tij "fatten" contractors. . I In conclusion, would earnestly entre'U ? jea .ii councilman to allow nothing of a V j feri ' rial character to mar the eoncord of jour ueliberations nor let his interest in , j the welfare of bis ward dege .orsu i"to & j heifiiiiness and disregard for the inter. I; 'cits of other wards, nor ntilize hW per- soaal interest , ia any manner t i tht-sacrifice of the public beimfit of the c;-y, guarding every avenue of ei t. vv tnce, faithful to the resrctivo .45 1 ner John II. Meakin:; The subject of thin sketch 'first ear J ; r " the light of dny fn-Knnds(-N ir!hwi-i ' ( , I'mthiro, Fujlsnd, July 9, ma;;..s i.iu'" , foPor. in'a is i.!Mricn 1n pndlralt Uko Cit;' li.asa liM..uuJi.i ,':'-Vij'i' V ''vei-1 ftif' L wife aud five i:hiiaren!oysj. W..li.kk.a I. it.. ..r lecturer, dramatic reader and vocalist. His lectures, "Footprints, or Onward and Upward." Human Progress and Fraternity," and "The Man With the Hoe," are gems of the highost order, and should be listened to bv every thinker and lover of humanity. . Our neighbor has spent . many years in fraternal work, for which he ia by na ture eminently fitted. He loves the brotherhood and works with mind and heart for the moral add intellectual ad vancement of the race. , He is (lead Cap Lecturer for our grand order. He is a past grand chancellor of the Knights i of Pythis, is an Elk, also a member of the Women of Woodcraft, Bath bone Bisters and several other orders. He is a Woodman, tried and true, Camp 838, of Salt Lake City. He sees In the Woodmen of the World one of the great (actors for the uplifting and better ing of humankind and from this basis he tolls on. He is a "John the Baptist, crying in the wilderness." lo know him is to love him. To hear him is to become a beitor man. As a dramatic reader he has tew equals. See him, hear him. The readers of the Oregon Woodman ' Those who were neither abfent nor are here advised of his work since com-1 Urdy during the month are Johnnie, J)ata U'lb to Min. temp., 21, Date 30th. rotai precip., B.45 v I m . i . i .. . . e ii i A luiai snowiau iuoi. No. clear days, 2. Partly cloudy, 7. Cloudy, 22. Dates of frost, light 17th and 18th. Killing frost 23th to 31st. Dates of hail, 10th, The storms, 16th. Prevailing; wind, direction southerly. Remarks, heavy thunder and light ning and hall on the 16th, 1.35 to 2.05 p. m., from southwest to northeast, dense fog 5th to 10th. I', Q. MlJKCKE, Volontaty. Scluni Report. .' Following is the rap irt of school dis trict No. 93, Oak Grove for the motithi ending Dec. 21, 1900: No, pupils enrolled, 32. No. days' taught, 20. No. days' attendance, 400. ''..' No. days' absence, 73. . Cases of tardiness, 7. Ave-ago dally attendance, 21. in. In flrannn nn.l U i n . w ... I .. U ...... 1. ' .-p v uivguii) mi vi iv ia vui mail tuttb ue continue with us until every camp and neighbor has been cheered and en couraged by his presence and eioquence An evening with Prof. Merkin is a treat of a lifetime, beyond money calculation. lie is singing the song of love. "You may forget the singer but you cannot for get the song." Oregon Woodman. Mr. Meakin will bo at Shively's hall, Jan. 10, under the auspices of Willam ette Falls Camp, Woodm en of the World. On Jan. 11th, he will be at Sandy, and at Oswego, Jan. 24. 1 It State &iUttcrH. About fifty years ago, when all East ern Oregon was included in Clackamas county, and all that part of the slate east of the Cascade range of mountains wai The Dalles orecinct, presided over by a si ui pi 4 justice of the peace, the question of splitting the territory and making two states thereof was often dis cussed. Judge llutnason, Colonel Gates, John Jeffries and Captain Thomas Jordan, cl the U. S. A Vic Trivet and others, now gone hence, were wjqJ point to the expanded maptojin fn Oregon and say "we will r ' . ofourownon this f 1 Of NEi Chtml.tVNw V . J. nal d) have dreaV 7 Ueorge and Willi? Datum, Millard Ari sing and Cicero Ciriinm. Visitors pres ent during the month ! Orrin Wright, James Emert, Mrs. Look, Mrs. Graves, Columbus Cox, Charles Morris and Ron Eaton. i.We ure pleased to note the in terest plftrons are taking in the school work and we hope they will continue to do so, for In it lies the hope of improve ment. We- extend a friendly welcome,, to ail. i RoilEKT GlNTUKB. To idicr. Following are the names of pupils who have 100 in department for month end ing December 2lst: Eva Mattoon, Rob- bio Mattoon, James Hamiltan, Mary Hamilton, Christina and Kussol Gra ham, Maurice Ward, Louia Gerler. Urania and Kuth Lacroy, A va Love lace, Edward and August Fickcn, Al bert and Florence Stcne, Clarence ami Thomas Jubb: Following wero the vlaito-s: Mrs. Ward, Mis. Lovelac, Cora Waul, Mr. Millor, Lulu Miller. .Urn. C. St ine. No pupils on register, 20. Average daily attendance, ID. Friends and parmits are uordiaily iu- vited to viit tin school ami cote our progress. ,,. TtSN.NIK M.A VFIELir, Teasher. Great Reduction Sale on all trinviiel Pattern Hats Miss Goldsmith. 1. t. t .if jiy (3