23rd YEAR , , OREGON QTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JANUARY 2, 1906. No 35 "
y
January Clearance Sale
'"l TAX LEVY IS
ESTABLISHED
IPnteffW fp'"'" fill Sikf
County Court Fixes Rate
Eighteen Mills.
of
IS LESS THAN LAST YEAR
Levy Will Produce About
$181,306 Upon Assessed
Valuation of
$9,608,000.
The Greatest Clothing House in the Northwest
Offers during this Mammoth Sale, unprecedented
and matchless values in
Men's and Boys' Suits and Overcoats, Hats, Caps and
All Furnishing Goods
When you come to Portland we urge you, not to buy, but to come to our store
and investigate the merits of this Sale. Our stock is unquestionably the greatest
and most complete in the Northwest. '
The county court has made the tax
levy 18 mills, a rednotion of 2 mills
irom last year, una it has been apportioned-
as follows :
County Sohool 5.1
Comity Sohool Libraries . 1
Roads 3. 0
Bridges 3.0
State 3.3
Oonnty 8.0
Interest on indebtedness .5
Payment on oonnty indebtedness 1.0
Sotrthwest Corner Fourth and Morrison
Portland, Oregon
V
CLEARANCE SALE
Total . 18.00
The valuation of Olaokamas county
property is 19,608,000, and it is esti
mated that 18600 in fees will be col
lected during the year. The amount
dne the state is f 20, 987. 50. The num
ber of children of sohool aee in the
county is 8173,reqniring 16 per capita,
or 149,088. The law provides that
$960.80 must be levied for the purpose
of benefitting school libraries. In the
opinion of the court, at 'least $28,000
should be raised for the construction
of new roads and repairs to old ones,
ana tnat it will be neoessary to con
struct several new bridges, and $38,000
will be required for that purpose and
for repairs to bridges. For general
county purposes it appears to the
county court that $35,970 will be neo
essary, itemized as follows :
Circuit Court $ 3500
Additional salary of Dir. Judge 250
Justice Courts 1500
County Court and Oom'ss'ners 1500
Jail and board of prisoners 600
Paupers . 8000
Primary eleotion 3100
June election . 2300
Advertising county's resources 500
Sheriff's office , 4000
Clerk's office 8000
Recorder's office 2600
Assessor's Office , 2500
Sohool Superintendent's office 1500
Treasurer's office 1100
Surveyor's offic and road sur'ys 1000
Coroner's offloe 500
Co. Piiysician and B'd of Health 500
Fruit Inspector's offloe 150
Insane .100
Indigent soldiers and sailors 200
Repairs to Courthouse 800
Courthouse expenses 250
Janitor 720
Printing and advertising 700
Books, stationery, eto 700
famous South End road leading from
uregon uity to the southern part of
tne county.
Won 0? constructing the nndei
ground wagon road orossing at Third
street is oompleted, with the exception
of laying the four-foot oouorete pedes
trian walk along the northerly side of
the cut. The grade has been eth.
lished and crushed rook has been laid
along the new roadway. The company
has commenced to construct the new
stairway which is to replace th old
one recently taken awy. This 'pair
01 scans is to ne in a rorm of a zigzag
along the bluff, which will enable the
grade to be more easy tor tiie climber.
The Seventh street stairway is receiv
ing its Dual work and is expected to
be ready for public use within a short
time. .
The county is pushing with all vigor
tue worn or construction of the
county road to the city limits. , The
county has had a drawback in the cav
ing in ot the rock retaining wall along
cne oiun at uaneman, but lias now re
placed the old wall by a new and
more substantial base. When all of
these improvements are completed
muoh credit will be given to the people
who have struggled so long for the
project.
DEMOCRATS'
FIRST GUN
Chairman Eby Calls Meeting;
ot Central Committee.
ROAD DISTRICTS
ARE ESTABLISHED
1
Lounty Inaugurates Plan to
Make District From Every
Main Highway.
Members of the county court made
trip in the country Monday inspect
ing roads and bridges. Several new
road districts were created, the objeot
ot the oonrt being to make eaoh main
thoroughfare a separate district. With
this end in view, the Molalla road,
from Oregon City to Howard's Mill,
was made into a 'district, with Sam
Bui ley as supervisor. Mr. Bailey was
formerly supervisor of the Maple Lane
distriot and was succeeded by Mr.
Oibbs. The Viola road distriot was
ohanged, taking in most of the Viola
road, and separating it from the Aber-
nnthv nnd Harrlintr rliat.rinta Whilo
fyhis does not make a new district, it
enlarges the soope. W. H. (Jocnsell
was named as supervisor of the Har
mony district, which embraces the
Harmony election precinct. The same
aotion was taken with Oak Orove.
The West Oregon City district was es
tablished, with O.U. Kruse as super
visor. These new distriots make
sweeping changes in the boundaries
in the districts of Abernetby, Glaoka-
uias,. MiiwauKie, Maple .Lane, Heaver
Creek, New Era, Milk Creek, Os
wego, Garfield, Eagle Creek and
Viola. The following supervisors were
appointed Monday: No. 12, J. 8.
Gill; No. 8, A. W. Cooke; No. 3,
James Cook ; No. 84, Charles Baker.
HELD HERE WEDNESDAY
Plans Will Be Laid to Bring
Defeat to the Ring That
Has Ruled For
Many Years.
BRlLlilANT RECEPTION.
Laura
M. Clay, of
Women's
Kentucky, Talks on
Suffrage.
READ THIS CAREFULLY and yot will surely be
here tomorrow to share in this BARGAIN CARNIVAL
Boys' Salts
$1.50 Strfts
$2.50 Softs
$2.95 Softs
$3.45 Suits
Men's Shifts
$1.00 best Shirts
75c best Shirts .
Neckwear
50c and 75c Neckwear
3 for . .
98c
$1.78
J 12.38
$2.98
73c
39c
35c
$(.00
Boys' Overcoats
$ 3.95 Overcoats
S 6.00 Overcoats
$J 0.00 Overcoats
Boys' Rubber Capes
$2.48
$3.98
$7.85
$1.48
Men's Wool Sox
20c Values .
Flannel Blouses
50c Blouses . . .
75c Blouses . .
$( .00 Blouses
Knee Pants
35c Knee Pants
50c Knee Pants
75c Knee Pants
$1.00 Knee Pants .
Underwear
Best 50c Fleeced Underwear
-Wright's Fleece-Lined
Underwear ...
Iron-Gad Hose
Triple Knees . . 2.
9c
33c
58c
83c
J9c
33c
58c
83c
35c
68c
(8c
Total for courts, officers,
elections, eto
To which should be added
County Sohool
Sohool Library tax
State tax and Agricultural
College tax
Roads ard highways
Bridges and repairs
Rebates on taxes
Interest on war'nts outs'dinar
Payment of oounty debt
Grand total
135,970
149,03!)
960
20,987
28,000
28,000
4,400
4.000
10,000
$181,306
GAMBLING NOT TOLERATED.
Mayor Caufield Tells Chief to Put the
Lid On.
Every Article In out Immense Stock Ctit in Price
WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD IT'S SOJ
THIRD
-X & OAK
PORTLAND, OREGON
MOY
ActiDg under the instruction of
Mayor E. Q. Caufield, Chief of Police
Barns has visked the saloons of the
city and other resorts where games
have been conducted in the past and
notified the proprietors that no mmm
of any character will be tolerated by
the new administration. Thev were
advised that all violations will be
prosecuted. The laws relating to
minors and saloons will be rigidly
enforced to the letter. It is not the
purpose of Mayor Oaufleld to inaugu
rate a moral crusade or to make a
speotaonlar demonstration, bnt in an
interview today be stated that he
iutends to make of Oregon City a
town, the government of which is to
be as free from censure as is possible.
and those who remember his adminis
tration as mayor six years ago recall
that Mayor Caufield is a man of ac
tion. Cigar nickle-in-the-slot ma
chines will not be disturbed. While
Oregon City has not been a "closed"
town entirely since the anti-gambling
raid that was made last summer, but
very little gambling has been carrinrl
on in the city.
SOUTH END ROAD
NEAR COMPLETION
Wcrk Rushed on HiVhwav
Leading; From Southern
Part of County.
In honor of Miss Laura M. Clay, of
Lexington, Ky. , a niece ot Henry
Clay and a .daughter "of JCassius M.
Clay, a brilliant reception was given
by Mrs. Eva Emery Dye at her home
Saturday afternoon. In the receiving
line was Mrs. Woodworth, of Okla
homa, a friend ot Miss Clay, and an
ardent advocate of the canse of wo
men's suffrage. .Nearly 100 women
attended the affair. Miss Clay made
a brief talk on her home state, and of
the causes that led her to become in
terested in the ballot for her sex. I
In the Congregational ohuroh Sat
urday evening Miss Clay spoke upon
her chosen snbjeot. She said that the
movement for women's suffrage was
a great one, now hanging in the bal
ance in many of the states of the
Union. She talked of the West as be
ing a leader, as four Western states
have already granted the ballot to
women, and Oregon, Washington and
California are considering .the move
ment. George O. Brownell and W. S.
U'Ren talked in favor of Miss Clay's
cause, and the Congregational choir
delighted the audienoe with choruses
from "Queen Esther."
Now is the time to subscribe for the
Oregon City Courier. Best clubbing
offers we have ever had may be obtain
ed now.
Weak Lungs
Bronchitis
For over sixty years doctors
have endorsed Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral for coughs, colds,
weak lungs, bronchitis, con
sumption. You can trust a
medicine the best doctors ap
prove. Then trust this the next
time you have a hard cough.
I had an awful congh for orer a rear, and
nothing Mftnl to do me any Rood. 1 tried
Ayer'i Cherry Sectoral and was lonn cured,
1 recommend It to all tny frlenrii wheneTer
they hare a cough." Mill M. MlYEoa,
WaihliiKton, D. C.
Within a very short time the (Ire Am
of the people 'livine n thn unntimrn
part of the county will be realized in 1 Aver' Pills Unp the bowalt rovutar.
I the event of the final comnlHtinn nt . All vegetable and gently laxative.
A"
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cajnanvasMaMRinan
Alee aaaaufaoturera ef
7 SARSAPAULU.
PILLS.
BAIRVI0OR.
The first gun of the Demoorats for
the coming campaign was fired ' Tues
day by Osoar D. Eby. ohairman of th
oonnty central committea, who has
issued a call for a meetins of the nnm.
mittee and other prominent Demoorats
to be held in this citv WadriHuriaw
January 17, at 10:80 A. M. The
Jeffersonian hostB have a better ohanoe
to win this year than ever before,
and they realize It.fand will leave no
stone unturned to accomplish the de
feat of the ring that has dominated
the affairs of Clackamas for years.
Mr. Eby is'making an aotive effort
to induce all Democrats to rec inter at
once in order that they may vote at
the p-iniaries on April 20. Republi
ans are registering promptly and it is
whispered that the faitnful are trying
to persuade some Demoorats to register
as Republicans, in oraer to accomplish
the nomination of certain Republicans
andithe defeat of others. Not only
are the preoinct committeemen invited
to be present at the meeting next
week, but all Democrats who take an
interest in the welfare of the Dartv
and the eleotion of the ticket this
year are urgently requested to attend.
The preoinot committeemen are :
Abernethy Shirley Buck.
Barlow J. A. Andrews.
Boring H. W. Lang.
Beaver Creek Thomas Duffy.
Clackamas L. D. Jones.
Oanby-0. N. Wait. ,
Canemah Q. L. Hedges.
Damascus Warren Greenwall.
Eagle Creek Q. B. Linn.
Harding O. D. Robbins.
Highland Robert Ringo.
Killen Oeorge Owing.
Macksburg H. Harmes.
Molalla-W. H. Eugle.
Milk Greek D. L. Trullinger.
Marquam Barton Jack. "
Milwausie T. K. A. Sellwood.
Maple Lane W. O. Diokerson.
Needy E. A. Moutandon.
New Era William Heerdt.
Oswego Henry Gans.
Pleasant Hill W. P. Young.
Soda Springs O. S. Boyles.
Springwater Al Lacey.
Tualatin O. P. Sharp.
Oregon City, No. 1 J. E. Jack.
Oregon City, No. 2 H. E. Draper.
Oregon City, No. 8 W. B. Stafford.
Union S. Graham.
Viola Louis Funk.
West Oregon City J. R. Shaw '
Estacada-J H KHohing
TO CONNECT
PHONE LINES
Company Formed to Bring the
Mutual and Independent
Lines Into City.
With the intention of. bringing into
the city the lines of FarmorB' mutual
and independent telephone systems
that covers Clackamas oonnty with a
network of wires, W. H. Bonnev. O.
G. Huntley. Dr. H. S. Mount and
G. Caufield have filed articles of in
corporation of the Oregon City and
Farmers' Independent Telephone Com
pany, with a capital stock of $0000,
divided into 500 shares at f 10 per share.
The purpose of the new company is to
handle all of the mutual and indepen
dent lines coming into Oregon Citv.
A central offloe will be installed at
the store of Huntley Bros. Co., and a
local exohange will be opened in
abont one month.
There are about 27 lines in different
portions of the onouty, and many of
them will work hand and glove with
the new corporation. The metallio cir
cuit of the Molalla Mutual line has
been bnilt to the limits of the city
and connection will be made without
delay. It is expected that looal busi
ness men will install phones for their
convenience, thus bringing them into
olose touoh with their customers in
the counlry. W. H. Bonney, who owns
a Una into the Logan couLtry, and
who has a franchise in fiis city, is a
leading spirit of the organization.
Officers of Fire Company.
Columbia Hook Ladder Company
has elected the following officers : O.
E. Burns, Jr., presidents Goorga
Brown, foreman; Otis Boylan, first
assistant foreman ; Web Burns, seoond
assistant foreman ; Silas Shadle, sec
retary; C. W. P-pe, treasurer; H.
Henningson, Ross Fair, Charles
Gadke, finance committee. The an
nual ball of the company will take
place February 22, Washington's birth
day, and the general arrangement
committee is H. Heuningson, Web
Burns and George Brown.
Women love a 'clear, healthy com
plexion. Pore blood makes it. Iur-
dock Blood Bitters jnakes pure blood.