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23rd YEAR.
OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1905.
No 32
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DO PRACTICAL XMAS SHOPPING
BUY PRACTICAL XMAS PRESENTS
At the GREATEST CLOTHING HOUSE IN THE NORTHWEST
STORE
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Our great commodious establishment offers every advantage for Holiday Shopping.
Select from the following: '
House Coats $3.50 to $J2.50 Umbrellas $1.50 to $12.50
Bath Robes 4.00 to J 2.50
Lounijin Robes 8.50 to 20.00
Fs - ,ests 2.50 to 5.00
Neckwear 50c to 2.50
Gloves J. 00 to 2.25
Shirts J. 00 to 2.50
Reefers J. 50 to 3.00
Suspenders 75c to 4.00
Night Shirts ; ... t .00 to 5.00
Pajamas 1.50 to 6.00
Handkerchiefs 25c to t, 50
Half Hose 25c to 2.50
Southwest Cot nef Fourth and Morrison
Portland, Oregon
S Holiday Presents
the "Ever Ready" Flashlights
just the thing with whichjto sur
prise your relations or ti ierras. We
have a dozen different styles to
select from. Write tor our circulars
or call and see us the next time
you are in the city.
Western Electric Works
Phone Mam 1(96
No. 61 Sixth Street, PORTI.AND.ORE
URIC ACID
In the blood causes Rheu
matism, Sciatica.Lumbago,
Neuralgia and Gout You
can remove the cause by
wearing one of our
REX
RHEUMATIC
RINGS '
Manufactured by die Rex Rheumatto
3te Price $2.00 solo b
Burmeister & Andresen, Oregon City, Ore.
L S. BONNEY'S
SHINGLE MILL
On Clear Creek, near Logan, is now
in operation and can tupply the trade
'with first-class shingles atreasouable
rates.
Office Phone Red 896 3es. Phone East 197?
MRS. B. F. KYNE
Hair and Scalp Specialist
Electric Massacre. Scalo Treatment and ShamDOolnr.
Gray Hair. Dandruff. Falling Hair and Diseased
acalp Treatment.
MANICURING AND CHIROPODY
If In III health willj treat you at your home
t-8 Lewis BuilJine PORTLAND
Park and Morrison Sts. OREGON
A YOUNG MAN AND HIS FRIENDS
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A young man may have
many friends, but he will find
none so steadfast; so ready to
liXN respond to his wants; so cap-
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able or pusning mm ahead as
with the name of a good strong
s" bank on its cover.
The Bank of Oregon City
Bargains in. Holiday
. Goods
Save to to 50 percent
By Buying at the
CITY DRUG STORE
Charman & Company
T. L CHSRAUN, Executor. ,
SYSTEM IS
COMPLICATED
Primary Law Is a Bugbear to
the Politicians.
DATES OF VARIOUS STEPS
Nominating Petitions for
County Officers Must Be
Filed Before
April 5.
The adoption of the direct-primary
law has given Oregon such a compli
cated system of elections that not
even the accomplished politician can
carry in his mind all the details of the
mary election, April 25.
Registration books closed for gen
eral election, May 15, 5 p. m.
Initiative Petitions
Number of signers required to ini
tiate laws or amendments, 7489.
Last day for filing initiative peti
tions, February 3.
Last day for filing pamphlets advo
cating measures, December 30, 1905.
Last day for filing pamphlets oppos
ing measures, February 5.
Direct Primary Election
County Clerks give notice of prim
ary election not later than March 21.
Last day for filing petitions for plac
ing names on ballot for state, Congres
sional and district offices, March 30.
Last day for filing petitions for coun
ty offices, April 4.
Date of primary election, April 20.
Canvassing votes of primary election
for state offices, May 5.
General Election
Last day for filing certificates of
nomination for state offices by as
sembly of electors, April 19.
Last day for. filing nominating pe
titions for state offices, May 4.
Last day for filing certificates of
nomination for county offices by as
sembly of electors, May 4.
Last day for filing nominating peti
tions for county offices, May 19.
WILL COUNTY
TAX BE LESS?
Reduction of Probably Three
Mills Anticipated.'
CITY LEVY IS INCREASED
Taxes for Roads and Bridges
Will Not Be Lower But
State Tax Will Be
Cut Down.
Should the county court make a
reduction of 3 mills in the tax levy at
the January term of Court, as is an
ticipated, the total county tax will ba
but 17 mills, as against 20 mills
Three Candidates For City Recorder
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Oscar D. 'Eby.
Vf. A. Dimick.
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On the first Wednesday night in
January the new council proceeds to
elect a man to fill the office of City
Recorder for the year 190G. There
are no less than five avowed candi
dates for the place, and all of them
seem confident of election. Walter
Dimick, the present official, is after a
second term, and is looked upon as the
favorite, and it is generally conceded
that he has more votes on his string
than any one of his opponents. Morti
mer D. Latourette, John W. Cochran,
and Oscar Eby are candidates for the
position, as is Attorney John W. Loder
and rumor has it there are men who
have an ear to the ground, expecting
a deadlock, when the old reliable dark
hdrse will rush undur the wire and
secure the blue'rlbmon. 1
The place pays $25 a taontb, but
there are perquisites that are not to
be despised by the hungry office seek
er. The duties of the City Recorder
are anything but light, and he earm
his salary twice over. But thesi..
things do not dissuade the men who
are hot after the five votes necessary
to bring down the persimmon. The
majority of the members of the coun
cil are shy about making promises and
th6y are dally beset with the impor-
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John W. Loder.
tunltles of the candidates and their
friends, until they have become ar
dent advocates of an alteration in the
city charter providing for the election
of the City Recorder by the people, or
his appointment by the Mayor.
Bruce C. Curry, who served with
credit In the office for several years,
Is not a candidate, although It was
generally expected that he would be.
He states emphatically that he does
not want the position. Mr. Curry's
record in the office was flattering to
himself, and had he gone after the
place, matters would have been mixed
up to a greater degree than they are
at the present time.
proceedings leading up to the general
election of state, district and county
officers. One of the most difficult
things to ascertain and remember is
the dates upon which the various steps
in the nomination and election of of
ficers must be taken. 'In fact, the or
dinary citizen cannot figure out the
dates if he has the statute before him,
for the language varies and different
methods of computing time must be
adopted.
It will be seen that the campaign of
1906 really begins during the last
week In December of this year, when
initiative petitions must be filed if
the promoters desire to file pamphlets
In support of the proposed measures.
The pamphlets must be brought to
the office of Secretary of State Dun
bar by December 30. If the promoters
of measures do not desire to file
pamphlets, they will have until Feb
ruary 3 to file petitions.
It should also be explained that peti
tions for nominations for district of
fices, such as Circuit Judge, District
Attorney, Joint Senator, and Joint Rep
resentative, must be filed In the of
fice of the Secretary of State, and not
in the offices of County Clerks, and
the dates governing nominations fflr
state offices are applicable. The fol
lowing list contains all the dates of
interest to the voter and the candi
date for office:
Registration
Registration books opened by Coun
ty Clerks, Tuesday, January 2.
Registration books closed for pri
mary election, April 10, S p. m.
Registration books opened after prl-
General election, June 4.
In order to participate in the prim
ary election that will ba held narlv
in April, voters must register, at the
omce 01 tne county clerk or with a no
tary public prior to that time. Other
wise they will not be permitted to vote
at the , primaries since any previous
registration does not hold good. This
is an important matter and voters
should get out of the habit of putting
off to the last minute the matter of
registering and thereby run the risk
of having to forfeit his right to vote.
Registration books will be opened
early in January and voters should lose
no time in qualifying as electors.
WORK ON CAZADERO DAM.
Rapid Progress Is Being Made By Day
and Night Labor.
Work on the dam at the headworks
above Cazadero has progressed quite
rapidly the past few weeks. The gap
that was mado aroud the east end of
the dam Is being filled in with fir
limbs and brush and on this dirt is
dumped which is scraped down from
the hill side. Most of the water is
again running through the dam. The
cement walls and iron frame work
for the head gates are being put in
place and heavy steel piping will be
used to run the water from the pond
down Into the flume about twenty-five
rodes below the dam. A double shift
of men Is employed and at night the
whole place is lighted by electricity
for the night workmen.
for the present year. The state tax
this year was 4 mills, and it Is very
probable that this can be reduced.
Roads and bridges received 5 mills,
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HelplHelp!
I'm Falling
Thus cried the hair. And a
kind neighbor came to the res
cue with a bottle of Ayer's
Hair Vigor. The hair was
saved! In gratitude, it grew
long and heavy, and with all
the deep, rich color of early
life. Sold in all parts of the
world for sixty years.
" About one year njro I loit nearly all of tuy
hnlr following hii attack of mtarie. I wmi
aclvlftfMl by a Irleii'l 10 ne Ayer'a Unit Vltfor.
I did 10, mtri mr a re -mlt I iiffw hare a beautiful
head of hair "- Mm. W. J. UuoWH, Ueuoia
onee Kails, Wll.
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