OREGON
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COURIER
23rd YEAR
OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1905.
No 33
Tfie Great Annual Event of the Greatest
Clothing House in the Nor thvest, is now td
Ftill Swing Out
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Of Men's, Youths' and Children's Suits and
Overcoats, Hats, Caps and General Famishing
GoodsEverything with the Exception of
Contract Goods
Onr customary January Clearance Sales have been Phenomenal Value Givers in
the past. They reveal the secret of our "Clean." Stock, as no merchandise is here
permitted to be cariied over from one season to another. Our clothing is of the
highest types known to the American Consumer, and. is clearly superior in styles,
quality and fit. During this Sale as before we guarantee every garment and article
It will well tepay yoo to come to Portland
fo this sale. See ot windows fot Match
less Sale Prices.
SUMMARY OF
YEAR'S WORK
Board of Trade Accomplish
ments In 1905.
PLANS MADE FOR FUTURE
Mail Service Between Oregon
City and Surrounding
Country Is Extremely
Unsatisfactory.
thereby preventing an addition to' the
county s liabilities of about $10,000.,
"This board1 was also Instrumental
in defeating 'by the city council the
passage of the now famous O. W. P.
85-year franchise. 1 ' '
' "In the near future the board Intend!
to take up the opening: of the Stafford
country. The mail service between
Oregon City and the surrounding coun
try is not nearly' as ' satisfactory' as
it might and . should be. The matter
of getting satisfactory telephone con
nection throughout the county Is still
another advisement, which will have
a tendency to make the Pacific States
Telephone Company give better rates
to the farmers and also to give the city
people better service."
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Secretary J. U. Campbell, of the
Oregon City Board of Trade, at the
request of the directors of the organ
ization, has compiled a report of the
work of the board during the year
just closing. It will easily be .seen
that the board of trade is primari! re
sponsible for many things that liave
been accomplished, and also for some
matters that have been prevented.
The report follows:
"Our first work was the publication
Oswego Mas Escapes.
Constable H. W. Trembath went to
Oswego Tuesday with a warrant of
arrest for a man named Ball, of that
place, but found that his man had
suddenly decamped to La Camas,
Wash., where he is beyond the reach
of the authorities.' Ball is wanted
here on a charge of assault and bat
tery. The oiiioers will keep a weather
eye opeu in the eveut of his return to
tills county.
ASSESSMENT
$10,05r,820
Increase In County Values
Over Last Year.
NOW COMES TAX LEVY
More Tillable Land and Rail
road, Telegraph and
Telephone Lines In
Clackamas,
Haw ley for Congress.
The iriends of W. C. Haw ley are
urging him to becomo a candidate
from the First oourgessional district.
It is undnisrood he has not fully made
up his mind what to do, bnt he has
written letters to a number of leading
Republicans asking their advioe on
the subject. N
Prominently Mentioned For Democratic Congres
sional Nomination. '
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just the thing with which to sur
prise your relations or friends. 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.
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Western Electric Works
Phone Main lt96
No. 61 Sixth Street, PORTLAND.ORE
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L S. BONNEY'S
SHINGLE MILL
On Clear Creek, near Logan, is now
in operation and can supply the trade
with first-class shin (ties atfreasonable
rates.
Office Phone Red 896 Res. Phone East isrt
MRS. B. F. KYNE
Hair and Scalp Specialist
Electric Massage, Scalp Treatment and Shampooing.
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If In 111 health will! treat you at your home
T-8 Lewis Building 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
respond to his wants;' so cap
able of pushing him ahead as
a little leather-covered book
with the name of a good strong
bank on its cover.
The Bank of Oregon City
LUCIFERSon of the Morning-ysX'
Devoted mainly to the Emancipation of Womenhood and Motherhood
from Sex Slavery. Send 25c in stamps to 500 Fulton Street, Chicago,
for a three months trial, and get a catalogue of books and pamphlets
in the line of bex Reform Samples Free.
We Want Your Trade
At Harris Grocery
And are going to make special
inducements to close ouyers.
.' Cash and Small Profits'is Cur Motto.
JACOB LOSLI
TIN AND SHEET IRON WORK
Hot Pipes and Water Tanks Made to Order
212 Jefferson Street
Phone
Clay 848
Portland, Oregon
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Charles V. Galloway, of Yamhill County.
It is hardly conceivable that the
people of Oregon, wish to elect to the
national legislature men who are In
sympathy with the gangs and thus aid
In perpetuating the reign of graft and
plunder that has characterized the
past years of our history. There are
plenty of clean, honest and capable
men in the republican party, but it
will be next to impossible to nominate
such a man.
The successful candidate for this
position, then, must be a democrat and
Charles V. Galloway, of McMinnvllle,
has been prominently mentioned in
connection with the honor. Mr. Gal
loway, a eon of Judge Wm. Galloway,
is a young man 28 years of age. The
greater part of his life has been spent
on the farm. In 1899 he graduated
from the University of Oregon. He
was a member of the legislature of
1903, but declined renominatlon in
order to accept the position of Super
intendent of the Oregon Horticultur
al Exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition at St. Louis, in 1904. Dur
ing the Lewis & Clark Fair at Port
land, he served as General Superln-"
tendent of the Oregon Exhibit.
He is well-Informed on the Ques
tions of the day and is an orator of
ability.
of 25,000 booklets, descriptive of the
resources of Oregon City and Clack
amas county. Of these 2,500 were des-
tributed at the Lewis & Clark Fair and
auouc as many more in ainerent points
in the East.
"The mail schedule in effect between
this city and Portland during the
early past of the past year was unsat
isfactory to the business men of the
town. The board of trade took up
this matter with the postal authori
ties and were able to get the schedule
changed so that there is now a mall
from here to Portland at noon, thus
making it possible to send a letter and
get an answer the same day.
"The directors also took the matter
of the assessment of property in
Clackamas county with the result that
some of the inequalities heretofore ex
isting have been at least reduced. The
assssed value of the property of cer
tain corporations has been raised about
$40,000. -
"At the time the census of this town
was taken, much dissatisfaction was
found with the figures returned by the
assessor. This board, in order to set
tle the matter, employed at its own ex
pense a man to make a recount which
showed that the figures of the asses
sor were practically correct
For the purpose of awakening In
terest in the fruit and dairy possibili
ties of our county, the board provided
a series "of farmers' institutes through
out the county.
"Starting on the principle that the
indebtedness of the county should be
wiped out as soon as possible, we have
opposed the expenditure of all money
by the county court where the same
was not considered necessary. For
this reason, the board strenuously ob
jected to the building of the Barton
bridge and it was chiefly through this
effort that this project was defeated,
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Pomona Grange
Olackamas District Pomona will
meet with Oswego Grange, No.
176, at Oswego, on January 10, 1906,
at 10:80 A. M.
WM. GRISENTHWAITE,
Master.
OHAS. E. SPENOE, Secy.
Boys Stole Liquor,
Tony Blair, who fell 100 feet from
the bluff to tho railroad track last
week, and marvoloosly escaped serious
injarius, was drank when he fell, and
rolled from the top oIZ the high cliff.
Two boys, Ormsby and Nimes, were
brouglit before City Attorney Griffith
Saturday and confessed that Dad
Woodward, K. Bagby and B. Hill
had stolen three bottles of whiskey
from L. II, George's place, and that
the whole party had procended to im
bibe contents of the bottlea The
boys left Blair lying near the edge ot
the bluff in a drunken condition.
City Attorney Griffith scored the boys
and has the matter under advisement.
Estacada School Bonds.
Oonnty Judge Thog. P . Ryan has
purchased from County Treasurer
Edob Oahill f.5000 5 per cent bonds for
the Estacada School District No. 108,
paying a premium of $51. Morris
Bros, of Portland were biaders, and
they offored par value for the bonds.
The proceeds of the sale of the bonds
will be expended ill the construction
of a new sohoolliouse in Estacada.
County Assessor James F. Nelson
has completed the summary of tha
1905 assessment roll, which shows
the aggregate of the assessment Of
Clackamas County to be $10,057,820,
an increase In the assessable values of
the county of $093,820 over last year,
when the roll totaled $9,304,000. No
exemptions were allowed last year,
but after these are deducted the roll
will present an increase of $200,000
in the total taxable values, upon which
the levy will be made at the January
term of the County Court. It is not
expected that the levy will exceed 19
mills, while that of last year was
2OV2 mills.
The assessor's figures show 83,694
acres of tillable land, against 81,241 of
last year, and 521,232 acres of non-tillable
land, while the acreage of non
tillable land last year was 545,372.
The number of miles of railroad and
telegraph lines is given at 201.75 miles,
while last year there were reported
27 miles of railroad bed, 33 miles of
street railroad bed, and 193 miles of
telegraph and telephone lines, a total
of 213 miles. The Increase in the val
ue of railroad, railway, plegraph and
telephone lines is great, and amounts
to $50,700. Last year the railroad bed
was assessed at $140,339, street rail- .
way bed at $85,000, and telegraph and
telephone lines at $22,525, a total of
$247,855. There were 3907 horses and
mules In the county last year, while
mis year tnere are 4714. Cattle num
ber 12,709 against 10,466 for last
year, sheep and goats total 13,500 as
against 12,096 .for-1904, and the num
ber of swine has increased. no less
than 4607. The .comparative assessed
values for 1904 and 1905 follow:
' 1904 1905
Tillable land. . . ,2,C12,iaO $ 2,070,810
Non-tillable land 3,177,740 3,240,840
Improvem'ts on .
patented and
deeded lands. 885,175
Town and city
lots 1,035,005
Improvem'ts on
961,920
1,119,610
same - 565,010 599,075
Improvem'ts on
land not deed
ed or patented 200
Miles of railroad
bed 140,330
Telegraph and
telephone line 22,525
Street railway
bed 85,000
Railroad and tel
egraph lines. . 298,555
Rolling stock. . . 26,395 83,890
Machinery and
steamboats . . 374,715 430,995
Merchandise . . . 130,780 143,740
Farming Imple
ments 48,040 86,495
Money 9,510 21,370
Notes and ac
counts 13,360 18,060
Shares of stock. 47,450 20,000
Household furni
ture 81,950 164,770
Horses & mules 86,745 115,160
Cattle 106,035 . 122,355
Sheep & Goats.. 13,250 13,600
Swine 2,665 6,675
$ 9,364,000 $10,057,820
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