OREGON
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22nd YEAR.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCT. 7, 1904.
No. 2J.
SITUATION IS
PICTURESQUE
Oregon City One of Most
Beautiful Towns In State.
"MANUFACTURING POWER
"Willamette Falls the Greatest
Storehouse of Motive
Power West of the
Mississippi River.
'The special edition of the Portland
'Telegram contains the following
words about the wonderful advantages
of Oregon City :
Oregon City, on the Willamette
River, 12 miles above Portland,
one of the most beautiful, as well as
the most noted towns in the State of
Oregon. No town could be more
picturesquely situated. Historically,
Oregon City is even older than Port
land. It was at this town that much
of the machinery of the pioneer gov
ernment of Oregon at one time lo
cated. Here also, the only mint ever
opreated on the Pacific Coast north of
San Franoisco, was operated. The
-old beaver coins the products of
this mint are still in existence, com
manding a high premium.
But what gives Oregon City its
special claim to recognition is not
its historical associations, nor yet its
picturesque location. What gives ;
., . . , i
its incomparable utilitarian advant-1
-ages. It is here that are located the
-falls of the Willamette, from which is
derived much of the electrio energy
that lights the streets of Portland,
moves her street railways and drives
the wheels of her mills and .factor
ies. The falls of the Willamette have
i
:given Oregon City a distinctive manu
facturing reputation. These falls
are the greatest storehouse of motive
power west of the Mississippi river.
Oregon City, in consequence of this
distinctive advantage, numbers
among her industries several power
plants, a woolen mill, paper mill, saw
mill and a number of other manufac
turing plants. The surplus power is
transmitted by wire to Portland to aid
the metropolis in working out her
industrial future.
Aside from her manufacturing prom
inence, Oregon City has prestige as a
commercial and distributing point.
33eing the county seat and the
largest town in Clackamas county,
with a population of nearly 6000, Ore
gon City is ' prepared to meet every
neod of a commercial center. The
town has two banks and a large num
ber of substantial brick blocks. AH
lines of mercantile pursuits are repre
sented. Her schools are as good as the
JIdams Bros.
AGENTS FOR
"Black Cat Stockings
W. B. Corsets
MeCall Dress Patterns
Brainerd & Armstrong's
Silks
Banner Brand Shirt
Waists
Defender Brand Muslin
Underwear
Dr. Reed's Cushion Sole
Shoes
"Sorosis Underskirts
best in the State of Oregon. Many
beautiful homes adorn the high bluff
overlooking the river, and the town
lias the air of prospreity so character'
istic of the growing West.
Oregon City has transportation and
traffic communication with Portland
through the main line of the South
em Paciflo Railroad, the Oregon
Water Power & Railway Company's
electrio line, and a line of steamers
plying the Willamette river. Excel,
lent opportunities are offered by Ore
gon City for more manufacturing
plants.
'The Sign of the Four."
The forthcoming engagement of
"The Sign of the Pour" which ap
pears at the Shively Opera House
Monday October 10th, is manifesting
considerable interest. The dramatist
has revised the story and has made
more out of it than a mere detective
adventure. He" has written in a love
story, and has introduced some charm
ing oomedy. As a play "The Sign of
the Four" rushes along with a olosely
knit plot, not only untangling the
skein of criminal clews, but also roll
ing up a double skein of love affairs.
During this, thrilliing stage pictures
shift rapidly. The characters are
picturesque.
The pictures show the uncanny East
Indian dwarf creeping in the window
and murdering a miser as he gloats
over his treasurer ; a beautiful woman
playing a double role of guardian to
the heroine and as a villianess ; and
the police scenes galore. The Hindoo
knitmutagr, the piratical looking con
vict with a peg leg, the Thames char
acter and Wiggins the street boy, with
his "irregulars," are all good stage
people.
The whole play is a thing to see and
enjoy, not to criticise. If one has a
fondness for detective stories, lie can
do no better than go and surrender his j
entire admiration for Sherlock
Holmes. ' The spectator learos not
only t0 marv(l
character, but to
the cunning of the
worship him as a
magnetic, hero. Mr. True S. James
assumes the ' character of Sherlock
Holmes. ,
Resignation Not Accepted.
By a vote of 65 to 30, the congrega
tion of the First Presbyterian church
last Monday refused to accept the
resignation of Rev. Frank H. Mixsell.
This vote was taken after a two honrs'
session. Mr. Mixsell resigned last
Sunday, believing that it was for the
best interests of the church. It is not
known whether the resignation will
be made to the Presbytery, which
meets at Fairview next week.
X W. McKay and A. Mattheson
were reelected members of the session
and E. R. Andrews and David Wil
liams were elected deacons. Fred J.
Meyer was re-elected treasurer and
Arthur Holden was elected trustee.
Hal A. Rand was elected superin
tendent of the Sunday School.
Favor Dlversiled Farming.
R. H. Snodgrass, the prominent
rancher and stock raiser, of Meadow
brook, was in the city last Saturday.
Mr. Snodgrass says the conditions ex
isting this year, should convince all
farmers that it is not good policy to
depend on grain alone, as so many do.
While not realizing the profits that he
does in ordinary years, yet by the di
versified farming in which he engages,
and especially through a careful
handling and sale of stock, he has
been able to make a neat little sum
even in this year of unexampled
drougth.
Golden Huh Bazaar
Wby Did the
Because We Buy and Sell more merchandise at retail than any other firm In Oregon
City. We buy more because we sell more, and we sell more because we
sell cheaper. And we sell cheaper because we buy cheaper.
Because We buy for Cash Only. We are wedded to no factory or manufacturing
concerns. We buy for cash, and where we can buy to the best advantage.
Because We Sell an One Price Only. We give no Jiscounts, no rebates, no private
arrangements of any sort to any one. A child can buy here as safely as
an expert.
Because We Refund Money. Its your greatest Safeguard. Whenever you do not
like your purchase you can get your money back, quick as a wink at this
store.
Because We give Quick Service, quick deliveries, and are quick in adjusting claims
without lengthy arguments.
Because We Have a Smaller Expense Ratio than any other store we know of,
and can, therefore, afford to sell cheaper. The larger the business, the
smaller the expense percentage, and
economical ftuyers Who Want Dependable merchandise Come fyre to Shop
NEWS FROM
OVER STATE
Marion County Looks Well
1 After Her Roads
OIL FUEL REPLACES WOOD
Ghouls Open Grave of Albany
Minister's Daughter and
Stripped Body of Its
Clothing.
Marion county has purchased
quarry of traprock for road building
purposes, and has a rock crusher at
work in it, says the Oregonian. The
county will crush all the rock that
the farmers will haul upon the roads,
and the outlook is good for some first
class road building in the vicinity of
the onnrrv. ntnr Salem. In a fw
years we shall hear that homeseekers
coming to Oregon from the East are I
willing to pay extraordinary prices-!-
fofland adjacent to these rock sur
faced roads that are hard and smooth
twelve months in the year. The
property owner who looks well after
his own interests is a believer in good
roads and is willing to make the in-
vestment necessary to secure them.
H C. Thompson, manager of the
Cottage Grove Electrio Light Co.,
made a trip to Salem Saturday for the
purpose of investigating the system of
oil burners which has recently been
installed it the Salem Woolen Mills,
Mr Thnmnsnn informs the Leader that
the wood question is the most per-'
plexing problem connected with the ,
lighf plant, notwithstanding the fact
that we are in one of the greatest tim-
ber regions in" Oregon. Itis diffl-!
cult, -he says, to get wood in qnan-,
tities. In most cases punky wood is
mixed in with the good. The prioe
he declares, is no less' in quantities
than by the cord. "We can buy 200 '
cords at a time, if we chose, and it
is impossible to get the material at a
less rate than the householder pays for
a Hintrlo tier nr a sincle cord. " ;
Miss May Pierce, daughter of a
former Albany minster, died and was
buried last week at Boise, Idaho.
The next morning the sexton discov
ered that the grave had been tampered
with. It was found that the casket
had been opened and the body
stripped. Part of the clothing :had
been carried off and part was in the
casket and the lid of the box was
thrown on upside down. A braid of
the girl's hair was hanging outside of
the box. A watch was, kept for sev
eral nights on the supposition that the
ghoul would return to complete his
work. The parents went out with
tlio undertaker and redressed the body.
Curtis Veatch is the slayer of the
largest black bear known in Western
O regon. For six years this giant
bear has terrorized people in the
vicinity two miles west of Cottage
Grove. Farmers and stock raisers
hare suffered from his depredations.
Veatch has repeatedly tried to get a
shot at bruin, but unsuccessfully until
late Saturday afternoon. He was in
the woods after stock, when he came
upon a massive fellow, who was
Oregon City's
Big Store Succeed in Building tip the Largest
Retail Business in Oregon City?
that means lower prices ror you.
chased by dogs and started fup a tree.
Mr. Veatch got sight of him and one
shot between the shoulders brought
him down. The carcass was brought
into town Sunday morning and was
declared by old Experienced hunter?
to be the largest black bear ever sr u
in Western Oregon. Members of U.e
Commercial Club purchased the big
fejlow. The pelt will be mounted and
plaoed in the . rooms of the club.
The Salem Journal lias figured out
that red clover pays $24 an acre in
Oregon, Logan Berries $350, si raw
berries $156, grapes $Jt00 to $400, al
falfa, $50, a thirty-eight cow dairy,
$4000 per year, onions $1,000, to $1,510,
indicating that there is some money
in other things than wheat.
A Voice Prom the Valley.
Word comes of another acoident in
the Oregon City locks. - The Altona
is reported to have struck a orck in
passing through the locks and sank
, accordingly. The steamer people cri-
a ' tioise the management of the locks.
However this may be, 'tis but another
reminder that the Oregon City locks
operated for a high toll are a contin
ual menance to trade, and the inter
ests of the Willamette Valley demand
their acquirement and operation bv
the government free of tolls. Our
cousgressmen could not give attention
i 0 8 " more
important matter from
the standpoint of valley trade. Al
bany Herald. .
Flood In Eastern Oregon Dawn.
A second flood, almost as great as
the one last July, swept through
' Mitohel at 8 o'clock Saturday morn-
ing, doing considerable damage, but
I causing no loss of life. The cause was
a water spout in the hills east of the
' town, and the people saved themselves
: by "rushing to adjoining hills.. Many
buildings wore flooded by this second
visitation, which has greatly alarmea
.the inhabitants as to the permanenoy
of their structures. In some of the
buildings the subsiding waters left
md 15 inches deep. A big black
ooni over the mountains caused the
residents to be more than watohfnl.
Shortly after the storm broke over the
hills in which the oreeks that unite
near, .Mitcholl find their source, a
great body of . water eaina- rushing
down tha canyons and poured through
the town in one big wave.y Residents
rhushed to the nearby banks in time,
eke number would probably have
been drowned. The high water lasted
Over an hour.
Undergoes Second Operation.
In February, Miss Marie Hosey, 17
yearaof age, a daughter of James A.
Hosiey, of Greenpoint, was taken to
St.' Vincent's Hospital, where a surg
ical operation was performed on her
by Dr. Miller, for appendicitis. Since
she never fully recovered her health-l
and on Saturday she returned to the
hospital. This time an abscess was
removed from the abdominal cavity
by Drs. Miller and Wolf.
, Linden's Body Found.
The body of Louis W. Landen, who
was drowned while fishing in the
Clackamas river above Cazadero last
Sunday, was recovered Tuesday after
noon and taken to Portland. . The
young man's father came down from
Salem and had the river dragged, with
the Tesult that the body was finally
recovered. The interment was held
in Salem, where the parents of the
deceased reside.
Adams Bros have just received the
latest styles in mens clothing from
Crouse and Brandegee, of New York.
Big Cash Store
Because We are attending to Our Own Business. "With malice toward none, and
charity Wall." we look straight ahead and attend to our own affairs.
We are not jealous of competing stores, we do not hope for nor do we
predict the failure of others; we nave no desire to plant the ascending star
of our success in place of the descending star of another store, but are happy
to live and let live.
Because We Do Not Misrepresent In the store or out of the store, and we do not
permit our employees to do so, either. We say what we mean, mean what
we say, and live strictly up to the letter and spirit of our advertisements.
Because We Permit No One to Undersell Us. We consider It our special mission to
sell "Better goods for the same money" than any other stores, and, come
what may, we will fulfill this promise.
Because We Sell No Eastern Job Lots, Auction Remnants or Factory Seconds.
Because We Sell for Cash Only. Our Customers are not asked to pay an additional
profit to pay cost of goods sold to others who never pay.
MAYOR ASKS
FOR DAMAGES
c lieges Mrs. Hoskins Defamed
His Reputation.
PLACES AMOUNT AT $250
Mr Pimick Denies the Truth
of the Insinuations Made
By Defendant Over
Her Signature.
Two hundred and fifty dollars is
what is asked by Mayor Grant B.
Dimick from Mrs. M. Hoskins for de
famation of his good name and repu
tation. .
Last week's Courier pubished from
Mrs. M. Hoskins a signed com
munication, in which Mrs. Hoskins
went on the war path. The nyor
was indignant upon reading the ar
ticle, and concludod to bring suit and
the papers were filed in the Justice
Court Tuesday. He domes the truth
of the insinuations in the communica
tion and after quoting portions of the
article, the complaint says : I
"That the said words and state
ments published as aforesaid were
false and defamatory, and were pub
lished, printed and circulated with
malice by the said defendant for the
sole purpose to and did injure the
reputation of this plaintiff in his
good name and reputation in the sum
of $250, and by reason whereof this
plaintiff has been damaged in the said
sum of $250.
"Wherefore plaintiff prays judg-
1 menfr against the said defendant for
the sum of $350 and for his oosts and
disbursements herein. " ' . '
REVISION WILL BE MADE.
Council Agrees Not to Pats Present
' ; , of Ordinance. V.
Form
The regular monthly meeting of the
city oounoil was held, Wednesday and
the ordinance granting a franchise to
the Southern Paoifio Co. was held for
further consideration until next Mon
day evening,, when a speoial meeting
will be held.
The petition of Sarah A. Randolph
for the vacation of Eight street from
Buchanan street to the Morton road
was referred to the street commit toe
to report at the next regular meeting.
An ordinance was passed authoriz
ing to purohase for $150 a three foot
strip from the southerly side of the
Cochran property in lots 8 and 7 of
block 49. This strip will be used for
the purpose of widening the alley
through this block.
The ordinanoe establishing the grade
of Center street, and assessing the
cost of the last improvement of this
street, were paBsed.
The ordinance authorizing the con
struction of a sewer in distriot No. 4
was passed. This is a new district
and consists of the property near the
twoGerman churches on Eighth street,
having boon omitted from sower dis
trict No. 68 when established.
An aro light was ordored established
in Elyyile, to be placed at the inter
section of the road leading to the
cemetery and Molalla Avenue. A
light was also ordered established at
Eleventh and Jackson streets. The
Golden Tule Bazaar
matter of draining Sixth and Jcl 11
Adam streets was referred to t) e
street committee.
The bids for tho improvement r f
Third strcot were tp, but no acticn
was taken. The street committee will
submit a report at next Monday '.v
meeting. The bids wore as follows : 1
D. Olds, $1302.70: Batdorf Bros..
$1811.25; Jones & McKay, $1564.
The monthly report of tin o'ity re
corder showing the receipts for tl e
month of September was read. Tl e
reeoipts were $580.80, divided as fo:.
lows: Fines, $85; cemetery, $7 ;
lioenses, $405; miscellaneous, $28.84 .
The nrrlinannA rrmnfinr, f 4-1..
Southern Paciflo Company n franohiee
to maintain its main and side tracks
on Railroad Avenue will be revistd
and will not be passed in its presen:
form, which is objectionable to manr
of the property holders of this olty.
This much was accomplished Mon
day night at a special meeting of thb
city council, through a conference
between the members of the council
and the committee appointed at laft
week's mass meeting. The injunction
proceedings that were oontemplatet!
by the oommittee will be stayed,
pending a filial disposal of the ore.
inance.
The council agreed Monday night
to revise the ordinance before finally
passing it. It seems likely that v
harmonious understanding will be
: obtained through the efforts of tin
1 committee, and that the members of
I the council will listen to the voio
I of the public opinion, which is almott
; unanimous against the passage of the
ordinance, as it has been drawn.
Amendments will be made to the
ordinanoe, and after first reading it
will be republished.
The. following suggestions have been
offered to the oounoil by the citizen's'
committee in regard to the proper
amendments that should be made :
First That the franchise be limited
to 25 years. '
Second That gates and flagmen bo
maintained at the Congregational
nhnrnh nnrt at Slncror'n hill v w I
Third That the underground sub-'
ways at Fourth and Seventh streets
,be at least 8 feet high and 25 feet wide
and the city reserves . the right to
construct subways to be at least 20
reec overnoaa at suon other piaoes as
the oity may need.
Fourth That the subway at Third
street be 26 foet wide and IS feet high,
. Fifth That the company mainta in
and keep clean all the subways and
light those at Fourth and Seventh
streets.
Sixth That the plans and specifica
tions for improvements be made part
of the ordinanoe.
Seventh That the ordinanoe de
clares that non-performanoe by the
company to be grounds for forfeiture.
Eighth That the SouthernPaoifioOo.
be requirtd to pave the street between
the rails for a distance of 18 inches on
each side of the track whenever the
city improves any of the streets inter
secting the railroad.
Ninth That the garde at Seventh
street remain unchanged.
Tenth That the time for the be-
gining and completion of the im
provements be made dofinite.
Eleventh That tho subway at
Third street be connected with the
south end road on the grade hereto
fore established.
Postors are out for the 20th Century
Grange Fair and dance, October 21
and 22nd. On e of tho features of the
fair will be the evolution of the sock
from the sheep's back to the farmer's
foot.
JIdams Bros.
AGENTSFOR
Crouse and Brandegea
Clothing
Monarch Shirts
Arrow Brand Collars
Brown's Star-Five Star
Shoes
Dr. Wright's Underwear
Strauss Bros., Tailors
Selz Royal Blue Shoes
Stetson Hats '
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