Oregon City courier., June 12, 1908, Page 8, Image 8

OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1908
AX GRINDING VS. BUSINESS.
Municipal Ownership In Practice Seen
Through the Eye of a Grand Forks
Citizen.
In an article on the gas situation la
Grand Forks, N. D., Light quotes F.
J. Janey, n prominent real estate man
of that city, as follows:
"As a real estate man and a member
of the real estate board I did not vote
at the recent meetlug of the board for
the Issue of the $2,000,000 bonds for
the purpose of buying the gas plnnt,
and I stated nt that time to the board
that I was opposed to the ownership
by the city of the gns plant.
"I think thut we have one ton mauy
of our city utilities already illumined
and operated by a committee of the
city council. Our experience with the
water business as it is managed by
our council committee is not one which
would make It desirable for us to place
any other utility in the hands of an
other such committee. The dilVerence
between management by the council
committee and management by a pri
vate corporation Is simply this:
"The council committee are grinding
their aies and roakhig use of It for
their political Interests, whereas n pri
vate corporation has dollars Invested
and looks at it only In the way of a
business enterprise, which It Is willing
to push In any way where It can see an
Increase of Income. One Is uslnj It for
Influence and tho other to earn dol
lars. "If you want a water main, put In
and apply to the city for It, you are
lucky If you get It Inside of three or
four years. If you want a gas mala
put in and apply to the gas company
for It, the company will have the main
in In time to deliver you gas when
your bouse Is finished.
"I should very much like to have aa
option on the city water plant at tha
cost of reproducing the same as It li
today, and If I had It I could withia
four months place It with reliable par
ties who would agree to sell water at
a less rale than we are now paying
and who would not ask semioccaslonnl
ly that the city tax Itself In order te
enlarge the plant, build reservoirs and
filtration plants. They would simply
look at these matters as to whether
they would pay for putting In, and If
they found It would Increase their In
come they would raise the money
themselves for the Improvements."
OFFICIAL EXTRAVAGANCE.
Ohio Hat Been Robbed by Its Officiate
For Yean.
The state bureau of accounting Is
giving us something new to think
about. It relates to extravagance in
office and specifies the purchase of sup
plies, particularly stationery, as tho
direction which this extravagance hns
taken. Our news columns have been
giving full particulars, showing that
the people have been robbed of thou
sands of dollars by this excessive and
needloss expenditure of the public
funds. It has been discovered that
conspiracies have been formed by coun
ty uuiuera for "rnkeofl's" from neodlesn
purchases. Ana tbo evidence Is so
plain that the officers have hustled to
return tho money. This occurred In
Adams county, but we are Informed
by the bureau that this form of graft
covers the slate.
It Is an alarming condition to see
how many public officers steal from
those who have trusted thohi. We sny
"steal," for that Is what it is, and it is
hoped that tho prosecuting attorneys
will not permit It to pass for anything
else. A man who will make a $500
purchase and rake off $100 from the
price paid Is as sure a thief as any man
bolilnd the bars In tho poullentlary.
We must throw away ourssoft gloves
and handle things as they are or till.
country will go to tho dogs. It Is not
simply the lows of tho money, but tho
spirit iu which the.extravaganeo is
committed Is as futul as trenson. It
runs down through tho arteries of our
public and private life like strychnine
through tho blood.
It should be the doctrine of our pub
lic service that extravagance aud need
less expenditure is a crime-that offi
cial life is corrupt to the extent that
It expends tho public mouey beyond
what is necessary to properly perform
the public duty. That is the Ideal that
we need in tho public service, and it Is
hoped tho bureau of public accounting
Will keep on until that ideal becomes
regnant In tho official llfe.-Ohlo State
Journal. -
MARKET REPORT
WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS.
Vegetables, rrultt, Eto.
California vegetables are coming In
fine condition and among the offer
ings on the local markets are:"
Golden Wax Beans 101b
Los Angeles Cabbage, per lb 2c
California Onions per 100 $1.90
Walla Walla Asparagus, per lb... 7c
California Strawberries, per crate of
15 boxes $1.35
Hot House Lettuce per box of 4
dozen. $1.00
ONIONS Oregon onions, $3.00 per
sack; potatoes 60 70c per 100; Los
Angeles cabbage 2c lb; rutabagas,
lc lb.; fresh' onions, 40o per dozen
bunches; horseradish, Tfac lb.
CAULIFLOWER California per
dozen, $1.25.
CELERY $1.00 doz; hot house let-
GREEN PEAS 5c lb.
GREEN BEANS lie lb.
YELLOW WAX BEANS 10c lb.
PARSNIPS lc lb.
RUTABAGAS 75c sack.
KRAUT 20c to 25o gallon.
POPCORN Shelled, 4tfo to 6o.
Butter and Egga.
BUTTER Ranch, 3540c; cream
ery, 4555 roll.
EGGS 17'&c per doz.
HONEY 12o to 14o frame.
HONEY Strained, 7c to 9c lb.
Fresh Fruits.
APPLES $1.D0$2.25. "
GOOSEBERRIES 45c gallon.
Dried Fruits.
DRIED APPLES Quartered, sun
dried 78c; evaporated, 89c,
and evaporated and bleached, 910c;
prunes, 40c, silver prunes, Co to
6'c; pears, 11 to 12c.
Grain, Flaur and Feed.
WHEAT 90c.
OATS No. 1, white $25$26; $1.30
per hundred.
FLOUR Pat. hard wheat $4.80; val
ley flour, $4.40, graham, $3.754.25;
whole wheat, $3.754.25.
MILLSTUFS Bran, $27.00; mid
dlings, $32; shorts, $29.00; dairy chop,
$27.00$33; hay, $18.
HAY Valley timothy, No. 1, $16
$18 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$17$18; clover, $11.50; cheat, $14;
grain $13$15.
Llva Stock.
STEERS $4.50$5.00.
HEIFERS $4.00$4.50.
COWS $3.00$3.50.
LAMBS $5.00 to $5.50.
MUTTON $3.00.
HOGS $5.50$6.00.
Poultry.
DUCKS Live, 1718c.
OLD HENS 12 cents per pound;
young roosters 11c; old roosters, 9c;
mixed chickens, 11c; spring chickens
(frys) ll12c pound; turkeys, fancy,
10 17c.
Ors.iad Meats.
FRESH MEATS Hogs, 7 and 8c
per pound; veal 7c8c; Mutton, 8
lamb (spring), llc12c.
HAMS Bacon, 18c.
Miss Seely Is Given Linen Shower,
Miss Lennle Seely was tendered a
linen shower at the home of Miss Eva
Moulton by a number of her young
lady friends on Tuesday evening. Miss
Seely was taken by complete surprise
on arriving at the Moulton home,
where she had been summoned by her
friends, and found the guests awaiting
her arrival, who showered upon her
many beautiful pieces of linen. The
Moulton home was prettily decorated
with red and white roses and festoons
of red hearts, with shaded electro
liers of corresponding colors.
The marriage of Miss Seely and Mr.
Charles G. Irvlno, of Independence,
will take place at the home of Miss
Seely near Ely on Tuesday, June 1G,
and after the marriage the young cou
ple will go to Independence, where
they will make their future home, Mr.
Irvine being engaged in business at
that place.
The guests who were present at the
linen shower were Mr. and Mrs. L.
E. Moulton, Mrs. J. H. Harple, of Ta
coma, Wash., Mrs. S. A. Flnley, of
Portland, Miss May Thompson, Miss
Mabel Morris, of Portland, Miss Net
tie Kruse, Miss Florence Clark, of
Portland, Miss Besie Capen, Miss
Mina Sandrock, of Portland, Miss Ada
Hulburt, Miss Magglo Hanifln, Miss
Eva Moulton.
POLITICS RESPONSIBLE.
Ever Present Reason For the Failure ot
Most M. O. Enterprises.
Tho Duluth Evening Herald roceuth
printed au lutervlew with G. R. Pos
ley, a representative of nil electrical
UW'J uouse, wuose business giver
liliu an Insight Into tho workings o;
municipal lighting plants. Mr. Cos
ley thus diagnoses the trouble:
"Ouo thiug more than nuy other Is
responsible for the failure of most mn
ulelpal ventures of any kind, and par
Ocularly so In flio case of electric light
lng plants. That Is too much politics
Too much polities results In mlsman
ogemeut, mismanagement resulls In
failure, and failure spells a big loss for
tho taxpayers,
"I've seen plants in prosperous townd
In a condition mien as no private com
pany would think of keeping them
and no public company should either.
Thoy have gone to wreck and ruin,
the machinery Is out of order and the
town Is without light most of Ou
tline Just been use every new mayor
appoints a different superintendent
and every alderman and officeholder
who has a political parasite he wants
to reward gives lilin a Job at the mu
nicipal plant. They do not o their
work properly, and the plant goes to
ruin."
Lester M, Nelson, of Naples, Maine,
says In a recent letter: "I have used
Dr. King's New Discovery many years
for coughs and colds, and I think It
saved my life. I have found it a re
liable remedy for throat and lung com
plaints, aud would no more be without
a bottle than I would be without food."
For nearly forty years New Discov
ery has stood at the head of throat
and lung remedies. As a preventive
of pneumonia, and healer of weak
lungs It has no equal. Sold under
guarantee at Howell & Jones' drug
store. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle
free.
FOR SALE 180 acres near Lewls
ville, Clarke County, 55 acres un
der cultivation; good house, large
barn; two good wells and flume
with running water on place; excel
lent for dairy ranch. Israel Put
nam, Battle Ground, Wash., R. D. 1,
Box 00. 2t
EVERY DAY
Many questions arise which
Polk's Cazetteer of Oregon
and Washington can answer.
You will find It's use a saving
oftime and a necessary convenience.
A Grand Family Medicine.
"It gives me pleasure to speak a
good word for Electric Bitters,"
writes Mr. Frank Conlan, of No. 436
Houston St., New York. "It's a grand
family medicine for dyspepsia and
liver complications; while It catinot be
too highly recommended." Electric
Bitters regulate the digestive func
tions, purify the blood, and impart
renewed vigor and vitality to the
weak and debilitated of both sexes,
Sold under guarantee at Howell &
Jones' drugstore. 50 cents.
Bridge Club Is Entertained.
The Wednesday Afternoon Bridge
Club was entertained last Wednesday
afternoon by Mrs. Lena Charman on
Seventh street. The prizes were won
by Mrs. Samuel O. Dillman and Mrs,
J. H. Walker. Refreshments weite
served by the hostess, and a most en
joyable time was epent during the
afternoon.
Mrs. Charman's guests were Mrs
Charles D. Latourette, Mrs. Theodore
W. Clark, Mrs. Samuel O. Dillman,
Mrs. J. H. Walker, Mrs. Charles Evans,
Mrs. Ernest P. Rands, Mrs. John R,
Humphrys. The next meeting of the
club will be at the home of Mrs. T. A,
McBrlde on Wednesday afternoon.
June 17.
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3ff OREGON CITY'S BUSY STORE
8th Annual June White Sale-All White Goods Reduced
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Wins.
Tom Moore, of Rural Route 1.
Cochran, Ga., writes: "I had a bad
sore come on the Instep of my foot
and could find nothing that would
heal It until I applied Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. Less than half of a 25 cent box
won the day for me by affecting a per
fect cure." Sold under guarantee at
Howell & Jones' drug store.
Summer Rates to Yaquina and New
port. Round trip tickets to Yaquina and
Newport are now on sale at Southern
Pacific depot at rate of $6.00, good
to return within six months from date
of sale, which closes October loth.
Round trip tickets good going on Sat
urdays and returning the following
Monday, $3.00. Call on or address E.
T. Fields, Agent, Oregon City.
T.
Perfection Is seldom attained but
our Fruit Jars has reached the very
highest mark towards realization of
same, no one can help but admiring
tho Sehrani Automatic Sealing Fruit
Jars sold by us,
Pints, 90c; qts, $1.10; Gals,. $1.40
per doz.
Harris' Grocery
8th & Main St. Oregon City.
Miss Wllda Harris Is visiting wita
friends and relatives at Woodburn,
and will remain until Sunday.
Mrs. George D. Ely and two child
ren left on Thursday evening for
Grants Pass, where they will visit
with relatives for several weeks.
Mrs. A. C. Beauliau and daughter,
Violet, who have been spending the
past week In Portland, with Mrs. Far
rell, have returned to their home.
Frank Haun and son Francis, of
Wllhoit were pleasant callers at the
Courier office Wednesday, en route to
Portland where they will spent a day
with relatives.
Pronounced by millions the greatest
strength maker, appetite builder and
health restorer. Hollisters Rocky
Mountain Tea will make you feel that
life Is worth living. 35 cents, Tea or
Tablets.. Huntley Bros. Co.
Cures dizzy spells, tired feelings.,
stomach and liver troubles, keeps you
well all summer. That's what Hollis
ter's Itocky Mountain Tea will do. Try
It and you will always buy it. 35c,
Tea or Tablets. Huntley Bros. Co.
Henry O'Malley, superintendent of
Oregon and Southern Washington
hatcheries, accompanied by State
Fish Warden 11. C. McAllister, loft
on Thursday evening's train for the
R. D. Hume hatchery near Wedder-
burn. Fish Culturist H. L, Kelly, Jr
of the Grants Pass hatchery, also ac
companied Mr. O'Malley niul Mr. Mc
Allister. They will be gono about ten
days.
Entire Stock of Women's
Suits and Skirts
A very large assortment
of new and pretty styles
all marked at
"June White Days" Prices
An opportunity to secure a handsome
.suit or skirt at a tremendous saving.
Let us show you.
ATTEND THE
WHITE SALE
YOUR JUNE NEEDS CAN BE
supplied at small cost by taking
advantage of this great movement
of Midsummer Merchandise.
Warm Weather Goods are in ac
tire demand, and it is on this class
ot merchandise that the savings
in thisGREA T SALE are to be
found. Make plans to come early
and have your share of the bar
gains, take first choice of the good
things offered.
BETTER VALUES WERE
JVever Offered you In
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White Waists
Dress Gads, Embroideries
Parasols
Gloves
Heckwear
dosiery, Etc.
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Great reductions in
MEN'S SUITS
SPECIAL
Lot of high grade Suits dur
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$8.90
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OREGON CITY'S BUSY STORE ASK FOR RED TRADING STAMPS
PETITION.
The Courier with the comic sooth n
No Need of Suffering from Rheumatii n
It Is a mistake to allow rheumatism
to become chronic, as the pain can hi
ways be relieved, and In most cas 's
a cure effected by applying Chamber
Iain's Pain Balm. The relief from
pain which It affords Is alone .worth
many times its cost. It makes sleep
and rest possible Even In cases ol
long standing this llulmont should be
used on account of the relief which It
affords. 25 and CO cent sizes for i:le
by Huntley Bros., Oregon City aud(
Molalla, J
In the Matter of the Incorporation of
the Town of Oswego.
Notice is hereby Riven, that at the
regular Aug., ItHiS term of the Coun
ty Court of tho State of Oregon, for
the County of Clackamas, to-wii: Aug.
5th, IStOS, the subscribers to the fol
lowing petition, will present to the
Court a Petition for the Incorporation
of the town of Oswego, which petition
Is as follows:
To the Honorable County Court of the
State of Oregon for the County of
Clackamaa:
We, the undersigned qualified elec
tors of Clackamas County, State of
Oregon, and residents within the lim
its of the town of Oswego, proposed
to bo Incorporated, do respectfully
represent, that there are more than
150 inhabitants within the boundaries
hereinafter described and that the
number of inhabitants within said
boundaries is not less than 500; that
the boundaries of said proposed town
of. Oswego are as follows: Beginning
at a point on the west bank of the
Willamette River, where Tryon Creek
(lows Into said river, and on the south
hank of said Tryon Creek, In Town
ship 2, South of Range 1, East of the
Willamette Meridian, and running
thence westerly following the meand
ers of tho southerly bank of said
Tryon Creek, to a point where the
south line of "E" Avenue, In the Ore
gon Iron & Steel Company's first ad
dition to the town of Oswego extend
ed easterly intersects the said south
erly bank of Tryon Creek; thence
northwesterly parallel with and 100
tout northeasterly from the southwest
erly line of "G" Avenue, in said ad
dition to the town of Oswego, to a
point north of the northwesterly cor
ner of Block No. 3, In said addition to
the town of Oswego; thence westerly
parallel to and 100 feet north of the
southwesterly line of said "F" Avenue
to the Intersection of the west line of
17th Street, extended northerly;
theuco southerly along the west line
of 17th street on the Oregon Iron &
Steel Company.s extension to the first
addition to the town of Oswego;
thence easterly on the south line of
First Avenue, to the Intersection of
tho west line of 4th street, extended
southerly to Sucker Iake; theuce
somberly on said extended line of
Fourth Street to Sucker Jake; thence
toiiowing t lie meander of the north
haul; of Sucker Lake and Sucker
Creek easterly to Willamette river;
thence following the meanders of the
west bank of Willamette River to the
mouth of Tryon Creek to the place of
beginning.
We respectfully petition that the
lands described and the inhabitants
thereof be incorporated as a munici
pal corporation, under the name of
Oswego, lu acordance with the pro
visions of Chapters, 1, 2, 3, i and 5
of Title 27, of Bellinger's and Cotton's
annotated codes and statutes of Ore
gon, and that you cause notice of an
election to be held In said, proposed
corporation for the purpose of deter
mining whether the same shall be in
corporated :
Names of Petitioners
E. L. Davidson, Earl McCormlck,
J. M. Piatt, Gus. B. Smith, Geo. Saf
ford, Jno. C. Fox, E. J. Cass, A. J.
Davidson, F. F. Johnson, L. E. Mor
rell, H. Bethke, Wm. Spencer, II. F.
Nixon, F. M. Busly, Geo. Shields, Lew
is Evans, J. W. Thomas, Gottfe Leh
man, A. S. Fry, G. W. Prosser, H. M
Fox, Isaac Austin, M. Blanken, O. A
Ratliff, Elmer Shipley, Elmer King-
kade, F. W. Lehman, A. S. Cllnefelter
J. R. Hamilton, E. J. Russell, Wm
Klngkade, Ernest Nelson, Steve Blau
ken, O.tto Johnson, J, T. Conway, C
H. Elston, Wm. Miller, G. E. Thomas
H. T. Evans, C. B. Hall, W. F. Bickner,
Ralph Farquhar, R. C. Worthington,
T. R. Cllnefelter, H. R. Davison, H. J
Wilcox, Peter Keyzer, L. Headrick
Frank Beck, D. B. Fox, James Bul
lock E. Kiser, T. V. Whittier, A. J
Rossiter, G. C. Worthington, W. C.
Bruns, M. D., Geo. B. Maiden, R. F.
Piatt, Chas. De Lashmutt, C. N.
Haines, Harry Farmer, Emile Dhooghe
Joseph Koenig, G. H. Hunsucker, J.
J. Johnson, T. J. Van Duyse, B. G.
Rosencrans, Oscar Eaton, A. J.
Thompson, H. Pleets, Marion Piatt,
Enoss Piatt, Steve Blanken, B. H.
Jones, Jno. Gardiner, A. J. Monk, Arch
coon, A. segans, wm. jHaire, jno,
Gingnard, H. W. Ia Mere, E. D. Hen
drlckson, T. H. Williamson, L. J. Pet
ers, C. M. Rollins, T. G. Dimick, J.
M. McGulre, A. L. Harrington, C. H
Nixon, J. S. Martin, Chas. Austin, D.
J. Footo, E. P. Hawke, Joe M. Piatt,
Al. -Segans, J. C. . Haines, Sr., J. C.
Haines, Jr., A. King Wilson, J. W.
Van Horn, Thomas Fox.
RALPH FARQUHAR, .
Attorney for Petitioners.
Address 403 Commercial Bldg., Port
land, Oregon.
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