OREGON CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, JAN 29 1914
Explains his Ideas of the Roads Prop
osition of County
STATE GRANGE MASTER
OPPOSES BOND ISSUE
Beaver Creek, "Jan. 28.
Courier:
I have been wondering for the past
month what the Oregon City and
Portland papers had up their sleeves
while they were slandering' our
county courts and road supervisors,
trying to convince the farmers that
some $17,000,000 have been
wasted in the state and one million
in Clackamas county in the past ten
years. We were told that our $200,000
road fund would be wasted, that mil
lions would be used to fill mud holes.
It was intimated that all our county
courts and road supervisors were
grafters or incompetent, that we
have no roads, only mudholes over
which no loads can be hauled, and
that we have too many road districts
and as many different systems of
road building. . ,
Then, after we are sufficiently hu
miliated, we are told that we should
have a number of high-priced engi
neers to oversee the work; that the
proper system is to first build the
main trunk roads parallel with the
river and railroads, that we should
vote $600,000 bonds and build these
roads at once, for the benefit of the
farmer and the TOURIST. Then I
saw the darkev in the woodpile.
In the first place it is not true that
any great part ol our roaa money nas
been wasted, and it is true that we
have some fairly good roads. Much
of the funds have been used in clear
ing right of way and grading. While
this wnrk does not make much of a
showing it was work that had to be
done. It is an insult to the pioneers
of this state to say that the road
work they did was wasted thru ig
norance .or dishonesty. The same
crowd that is now boosting the hard
surfaced road and the Pacific high
way, a few years ago were singing
the praises of the macadam road.
Now the rock road is nothing but a
mudhole. We get much of our good
road3 education from kid-gloved gen
try who do' not know a road scraper
from a saw horse.
If the work of the road supervi
sors is not satisfactory no one is to
blame more than our county courts,
and the Judge is usually , the ruling
power. The supervisors are appointed
by the court and work under its. or
ders. If the funds are wasted the
county judge should receive his share
of the glory. Supervisors have been
appointed for political reasons and
not because they were qualified for
the position, and if the ex-judge, who
has so suddenly 'discovered that the
present system is "rotten" had done
his duty he might have saved the
county a million dollars, if figures
don't lie, during his terms of office.
But does the proposed change to
high priced officials, large road dis
tricts, bonds and hard surfaced roads
eliminate graft and waste? The ex
perience of other states show that the
contrary is true.
New York voted $50,000,000 for a
system of main highways. The boost
ers showed that the "System" could
hA hnilt for that and money to spare.
The first roads built did not last five
years and another $50,000,000 was is.
onoH tn rnmnlete the "Svstem."
The paving contractors contribut
ed liberally to the campaign funds
boosted for the bond is
sue and in return were awarded
Inrcrft contracts. Some of these roads
were to have a four inch concrete
Vmap and two inches of hard surface.
They were accepted by the State
highway department . Later they
were inspected and it was found that
miles of this high priced road had
less than two inches of concrete and
under one half inch of hard surface.
The Governor' of the state said that
only a small fraction of the money
' spent was used in road construction.
Ex Governor Hay of Washington
said that not more than 20 cents on
the dollar was used in actual road
construction by his highway depart
ment. . . .
Coming still nearer home, it will
- be remembered that a $20,000 dollar
graft would have been worked in the
engineering contract for the Colum
bia river bridge, if it were not for
the fuss raised by other engineers.
That is before the actual construct
ion Inaa hpirnn. .
Now, we agree that the present
system is not periect Dy any uwiu,
'but on the other hand the proposed
.rofom nf hnnHinp otens the way
to greater waste and unlimited graft
and where the opportunity offers the
grafters gather like . buzzards about
a carcass. Experience has shown that
waste and graft are greater when
ever large sums of public money are
to be spent in a short time.
If our county court is not capable
f honHiinir two or three hundred
thousand dollars properly, why in the
nomp of common sense do you want
thpm nn additional $600.0007
I think that Commissioner Smith s
plan for using the county road funds
to build good county roads and let
n,o riiotripta hop their special levy to
keep their roads in repair is a good
one. This will leave in the hands of
the county court more than 200,000
some of the richest territory of the
countv and is paralleled bv the S. P.
railroad, this company paying a large
share of the taxes of the different
road districts. If these road districts
had been half as progressive as some
of the poorer outlying districts this
highway would have been built years
ago. Until two years ago some of"
the districts along the highway never
voted a special tax. I am pleased to
see that they are learning the ben-,
efits or self help.
Let me tell you how other road dis
tricts got good roads. All of them
either voted special taxes or donated
liberally in road work. The merchants
of Oregon City contributed liberally
,to the main roads leading in to the
citv and the countv court usually du
plicated the amount raised by the' dis-.
trict. .
Now, if you Pacific Highway boost
ers will get up a petition and circu
late it in Oregon City and all , the
towns which the road will be built,
the merchants will help, members of
commercial and auto clubs will be
'delighted" tjo donate!, and; if- you
are still a little shy of the required
amount, the auto dealers, road ma
chinery men and paving companies
of Portland will gladly supply the
deficiency; the Good Roads Associa
tion of Portland will certainly give
the amount they usually spend ' in
boosting the road bonds in a county,
and the county court will help out.-.'.,
i If you will adopt this plan you will
get your Pacific . Highway - a. thou
sand vears sooner than if you wait
for a bond issue in Clackamas coun
ty. ' .
The Oregon City and Portland pa
pers dwell with great stress upon
the woeful waste of the prsent sys
tem of road building; they mention
repeatedly but vaguely some per
fectly scientific system that they
know of but fail to take us into their
confidence. Now, give , the . taxpayers
the benefit of this ereat wisdom, tell
us about this system; how will the
roads be built; of what material, and
at what cost per square yard. . Get
your feet down in the mud witn us
and give us some details, . some fi
gures that are not guess work. .Take
the farmer into your confidence and
you will find that he is willing to do
his share. ' '.-,
Yours with great . expectations, .
C. E. Spence, ,
KEEPING THEM APART
MOUNTAIN VIEW
This has been a quiet part of Ore
gon City for several . days, not even
gossiping over the back fence on ac
count of the rain. The sick folks are
better, .excepting Mrs. Gorbett, who
is very low: . f :
Mrs. Charles Legler ' is : 'staying
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. V.
Francis, while her husband, is away
on a business trip, for the. Oregon
City Manufacturing ' Company. Mr.
and Mrs. Francis had their daughter.
Mrs. Joseph Guerber and husband, of
Portland, visiting them over Sunday.
The Ladies Aid held an all day
session last Tuesday at the church,
A erodd attendance present. A free
luncheon was served. - j
Mr. E. F. Parker and mother-in
law. Mrs. Crawford, returned from
a six week trip to Colby, Kansas, last
Saturday. They report a tine trip ami
having a splendid time visiting old
friends and visiting their . old 'home.
Claude Van Hoy expects to leave
next week for Washington where he
has employment, near Walla Walla
Billie Estes is getting the founda
tion ready for a large two-story
building at the corner of Taylor and
Molalla Avenue. The lower part will
be occupied with hardware and lm
plements, and the upper will ."be ap
artments, we are giaa cuiie is noi
going out of sight, in the" business
world He bought the hardware and
implements of D. C. Ely and will
enlarge on the business when he gets
his buildincr done. ' :
- Mrs. Owen Hattan surely does not
dunce or wear split skirts, judging
from her ideas expressed in last
week's Courier, and we believe she is
alricht. So is Mrs. Waldron on the
word OBEY.' II anything extra nas
to be inserted it is the word IN
SPECT. It would be sufficient. If
married folks respected each others
differences of opinion andf" feelings
there would be less .cause for divorce.
Since we have fought and won on
the liquor question let us now look
after the bovs who smoke cigarettes.
There are several here in Mountain
View who know more about cigaret
tes than .thev do about mathematics,
and the chap that buys them for the
little boys had better stop it.
We hope that every voter, in ure
gon will get busy and register, Lad
ies especially should do' this. There is
something ahead that needs the help
of everyone who wants a better water
system ana aon t consiaer it oi nu
use to looK mto tms matter ana wen
complain about it afterward. With
good roads, good streets and ' pure
water, what place in Oregon could be
better? It is the progressive citi
zens who want our city to be beauti
ful and healthy. It . costs money
but while it does, is it hot adding in
value to your property? -If it's only
a little cottage of four square walls
make it pretty both in and out, and
pride yourself on being progressive.
If not in politics, let 'it -.be in civic
improvements. . ;
How ' the Capitalists Divide the Far
mers, and the Workmen and Win
. You are no doubt aware that in
some of the faraway countries there
live strange people who have super
stitious ideas..' Indeed even in our
country not far from the "hub" in
times past, people believed in witch
craft. . Having been taught, these er-.
roneous ideas in childhood they grew
up' in the' superstition to the limit of
putting other persons to death, in
the mistaken idea that these persons
possessed ocult powers. Those days
are passed, and those ideas seem fool
ish to us now.
'- Are we sure that we in this en
lightened twentieth -Century are free
from superstition? '
- At a recent ' Equity meeting the
subject of federating with labor un
ions Was DrOUgllL up. i3umc jjciauna
present seemed to have a horror of
such affiliation,' declaring that the
"working- men' were consumers, who
sought to buy in the cheapest mar
ket; While the object of the Farmers'
Society of Equity was to sell in the
dearest market. i '
'' Now' to hie that is a superstition,
for the laboring mart is a producer as
well as the farmer, in fact if the far
mer is hot - a laboring man, what is
he? Sufely not a capitalist. :'
'T am aware' that many farmers
are "liihnrino'"' under the delusion
that Tsdme- way they are not to be
classed with the wage earner. Is the
farmer hot also a consumer? Does he
not look for the cheapest market in
which to buy? -
': On the other' hartd, ' I am aware
that the wage earner often seems to
think that the farmer is his economic
enemy is afflicted with superstition.
Now there is a reason, une wnicn
may be found out--why both ends of
producers are suspicious of each
other. The reason is none other than
the mvsterious: middleman, who has
covertly nursed such ideas among
the two' erouos (not classes) of
workers. Not so many years ago
when nearly all of the manufactur
ing was carried on the farm.
- i Since power looms, spinning Jen
nys and machine carders and that
long list of occupations became soc
ialized in the productive function,
have these occupations left the tarms
for the city. - '
In my early, childhood ready-to-
wear earments were the exception
Now they are the rule. Any person
over a half-century old will recan
that. fart.
By keeping these - two industrial
croups anart' many persons secure a
living much better than both groups
and themselves doing little or noth
ing at all useful. Not infrequently
their actions are lniunous.
By keeping these two useful
groups of workers apart these drones
are able to control the market for the
nroduct of both croups and also con
trol the political situation; for, mark
this well, tllat the government is oniy
the committee thru which the econ
omic ruliner class force the collection
of the. toll from the workers. It is
the old well known rule divide and
pnnmier.
. . . . . . iV .
When the workers get wise to tne
game played upon them, they will
feel like Caliban must have felt when
he said "Oh thrice double blessed ass
was 1 to tmnk tms arunnaro. was u
god or worship that dull fool.
Our politicians and newspaper
writers are continually flattering us
hayseeds with the stale joke of inde
pendent farmer and much other rot,
among some of which ' was' the nasty
steal to send some well-fed tramps
to Europe to study agricultural con
ditions all for the benefit of the
man -with slanted brow behind the
hoe.
Oh yes, give the farmer the bum
jolly and he will not stop to scratch
off these pertumeo neas.
Brother Farmer, bear this in mind
that with all the nice things that
they are doing for you you must work
continually in order to feed and
clothe the world and the other group
of workers, the wage earners, is in
the same boat with you.
"Workers of the World, unite. You
have nothing to lose, but your chains
and you have a world to gain."
- Stark
DOVER
of
joiioro with which to experiment on
S3 ifZlVA wished "e" SPECIAL TO WOMEN
mates of .the Uregon uuy papers
correct, this sum will build more than
30 miles of hard surfaced road, a
pretty good "sample" for one year.
If they, with the assistance of the
State Highway Engineer, can demon
strate to the taxpayers that 30 miles
of road that will stand the modern
condiion of travel, can be buht for
the above sum, I am sure that the
taxpayers will be willing to pay the
limit of ten mills which will raise
$300,000 annually. Again, if the es
timate is correct, this sum will build
m ;!. nf hard surfaced road in a
year. This is certainly all the road
work the court can attend to prop
erly and see that there is no. waste
or graft in two years it will supply
a sum equal to the proposed bond is
sue, which will be another $600 000
and we won't be in debt the whole
. amount of the bonds.
The State Highway Engineer is at
the service of any county court, with
all the knowledge, advice and super-
: vision, estimates and plans, whether
in the expenditure of 200OO0 or
$600,000. His department has ?r
000 of state money witn wnicn wj
periment. Let us see what can be
done with this money before we are
asked for more.
In conclusion, allow me to relate
some plain facts and give some ad
vice, gratis, to the boosters for the
Pacific Highway. They may as well
make up their, minds tfc at the taxpay
ers of this county will not vote road
. bonds for the benefit of "7
boulevard, so they had better get
busy on some otner pian.
This proposed highway
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Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bews were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roberts over
Sunday.
Miss Leah Bodley has been spend
ing a few days in Portland with her
sisters.
' Arthur Evans had the good luck
to kill a wild cat recently. His dogs
treed the cat on Deep Creek. We all
hope he has more good luck of the
same nature.
. Victor Bodley has' gone to Port
land with a load of apples. '
i Mrs. A. Bews had the misfortune
to fall Wednesday morning on
stone jar. It is feared that some
her ribs are cracked.
Mrs.' George Kitzmiller is on the
sick list.
The party given by Mrs. Upde
grave was a very successful affair.
despite the rainy weather. A very
eniovable time was had.
Miss Eleanor Bews spent i riuay
With Mrs. Roberts.
Mr. and Mrs. Birch Roberts have
moved to Sandy, where the former
will, work for the Sandy Lumber Co
A four pound boy was bonr to
and Mrs. Henry Gibson at Sanyd
The mother is very low at present.
. Mrs. A. Cooper is staying with
Mrs. Henry Gibson at Sandy.
.David Miller is making very regu
lar trips to Sandy. What is the at
traction at that place?
Grandpa New has left for Eastern
Oregon, where he expects to remain
for the remainder- of the winter.
"Oil YOU EXPERTS"
Gus Schubel and his Opinions of En
gineers and Live Wires
Editor Courier:
I think I. can show you, and the
rest of the live and (dead) wires that
you are, very much mistaken when
you say that we have nothing to show
for the money' spent on the road, and
condemning - the supervisor system.
Also, in regard to paying the price
for hard surfaced roads and getting
mud roads.
Now let me show you where your
Ananias club is talking just to make
a noise, and make the farmers believe
that all their interests are to better
the conditions of the farmer. I can
remember back 35 years and more,
when we zig-zagged our way around
trees, stumps, rocks and cnmoea nnis
on a 15 to 20 per cent grade, while
now hearlv '-all the roads are graded
from 20 to 60 feet wide, hills cut to
about a 7 per cent grade, and a great
many cut to even less. All done, by
the present system all farmers, who
now are supervising the work, and it
is not necessarily that they are in
competent as Judge Dimick says.
If we had an engineer, at $o,uuu
year, who secured his experience
from books,- would he have do.ne all
the clearing and grading with hot
air? Or would he use an air line to
build on? '
We had some experience with en-
gineers.. At one piace ne ounv ouu
yards at a cost of about $1,500. It
has been rebuilt not , less than 4
times since. Why, with his knowledge
and salary, it should have lasted at
least 10 years.
Again, take Moiaiia Avenue, a.
huilt a road on the old coun
tv svstem. It was well drained, and it
should have been good for one nun
Hrprf vnars. but one of your know-it-
all engineers dug it all up, then dug
a three-foot trench and filled it with
crushed rock; and it was a mud-noie
in leas than six months. (At a cost
that. t.hn. court was ashamed to keep
a record of.) If I am not mistaken it
has been necessary to have it rebuilt
not less than 4 or 5 times since. Why
should this be? With his learning it
chnulH last a year at least.
Two more cases where tne engi
nppvs fiirured 'that the number of
varHs to be moved: 'set their grade
stakes; went home and drew their
nav not earned it and the former
snnprvisor had to cover the stakes
from 2 to 7 feet to find room for the
dirt and make a correct grade, iney
wprn all different engineers too.
Can vour enirineer make a plank
or rock wear any longer man a iar-
.r?
District No. 18 has over 25 miles
of road, about 6 miles of rock and
6 of plank. The rest is all graded,
from 20 to 40 feet and all done by
a' farmer supervisor. The same was
done at Highland, Clarkes and 'all
over the county. Would yoor $5,000
pno-inoer lust sav presto, change, and
all the roads would be hard surface
roads? Or would it take money and
someone to do the work?
Most of vou live Dead) wires
think because a young man went to
college and gets the handle to his
name that he can and would build a
hard surface road from the same ma
terials that the farmers have been
using. Well, it can't be done, b rom
Oree-on Citv toward this way there
are about 11 miles of rock road with
a' good foundation the same as your
engineer wouio nave to ouua, io pre
Dare, for hard surfacing.
Mr. Switt was the only one oi
your live (dead) wires wno knew
what he was talking about namely
that the lock was too soft for a top
dressing. The wagons grind them to
dust. An automobile comes along and
throws it out. Soon there will be a
rut.
What we need is a repair gang un
til we can get something to take the
place of our rock. The life of the
hard surface road is estimated at
about ten vears with little or no re
pairs. I can show you some plank
road that has been m use that long,
but if you had to ride over it now
think you would say that it needs re-nairine.
The Department of Agriculture is
experimenting with about 20 differ
ent kinds of material in ten or twelve
different states experimenting, I
say, and your Live Wires think that
because a man secured his - diploma
from some college that he can build
a good, durable, ever-wearing road,
without price. Just a little soit soap
to make it stick together at least it
seems that way from some of the ar
guments used.
Every farmer that has worked on
the road the last 15 or 20 years (with
few exceptions) earned every dollar
they got, because they were directly
interested, and those who traveled the
roads during that time say that most,
if not all the money, was well spent.
You Live Wires, don't think lor a
minute that the farmer has not stud
ied the road questions not only
studied and talked, but gave time and
money in improving the same, be
cause they are the ones who were us-,
ing the same every day and not find
ing fault with the system as your
wires do, who do not need a road once
a year, in fact never saw tne roaos
as they were,, nor as they are now.
u. a. scnuoei.
BEAVER CREEK
Miss Cathlene Bluhm of Beaver
Creek and Miss Lena Heft of Los An
geles, have returned from a month's
visit in eastern Oregon.
Rev. Smith in Washington County
Rev E. A. Smith the horse back
preacher, has just closed a very suc
cessful meeting at Gresham where he
assisted the Baptist pastor there.
The interest of the meeting was such
the the M. E. Church co-operated Dy
closinir their church Sunday night
and going to the Baptist church. Mr.
Smith went Tuesday to Degin a meei
inc with the Hillsboro Baptist church.
He will be at Hillsboro until the 8th
of February.
COUNTY COURT
two cows belonging to W. S. Turner;
ordered that a warrant issue to said
W. S. Turner for $31.25 in payment
of said cows.
In the matter of the petition of
Ella A. Spooner for quit-claim deed
from Clackamas founty for proper
ty in the Jennings Donation Land
Claim; ordered that said petition be
granted.
In the matter of the town plat of
Hollywood; ordered that said plat be
and is approved.
In the matter of the cancellation of
warrants issued to Alice " Carr, a
county charge; ordered that all war
rants issued to said Alice Carr, un
called for, be cancelled.
In the matter of the Frank Lewis
Petition to vacate an .old road; or-
thence east 2 miles;' thence "south
3 miles; thence east Vi mile; thence ,
south 1 mile; thence - West 3 miles; !
thence north mile; thence west to
Little Deep Creek; thence up Little
Deep Creek to west line section 1,
T. 2. S. R. 3 E. thence north to place
of beginning. .' ' . "" ": ;
Bull Run
Begin where the Sandy River
crosses the north line of section 25,
T. 1. S. R. 4 E. thence east on county
line to summit of ynountains; thence
southerly along said summit to head
of Sandy- River; thence down Sandy
River to place of beginning.
Barton ...
Beginning on north bank of Clack
amas River at ' intersection of the
quarter section line running east and
dered that said road be and hereby west through section 17, T. 2, S. R. 3
is vacated. li. thence east to quarter comer on
. In the matter of the P. C. Fermann east side of section 1 6,T. 2. S. R. 3
petition to vacate an old unused road; E. thence north mile; thence east
ordered that said road be and hereby i mile; tnence nortn ft miie; tnence
is vacated. . east 1 mile; thence south mile;
In the matter of the bond of J. thence east 3 miles; thence south 1&
a Tnfta as ti. v mllpctor: ordered miles; thence east mile; thence
In the matter of the petition of R.
F. Watts for a gateway; ordered that
board of viewers meet at premises
through which said gate way is to be
established on the 20th day of Feb
ruary 1914.
In the matter of the subscription
of B. J. Helvey and others for im
provement of the Helvey road; or
dered that said matter be denied.
In the matter of the appointment
of a sealer of weights and measures
for Clackamas county; ordered that
Wm. Grisenthwaite be and is appoint
ed Countv Sealer for Clackamas
County.
In the matter of the townplat of
Clyde's Addition to Parkplace; or
dered that said plat be and is hereby
approved.
In the matter of the Child's road;
the Ormsby road; the Stuwe Road
and the Leitzell road; resolution
passed directing surveyor to make
the required examination.
In the matter of the fixing the sal
ary of G. F. Johnson, Deputy Assess
or, and Clara Mitchell and Gertrude
Wilson, Clerks in said office; ordered
that salary of G. F. Johnson be fix
ed at $75.00 per month, and that of
Clara Mitchell and Gertrude Wilson
be fixed at $55.00 each, per. month.
On the matter of application of
J. M. Johnson and others for a tele
phone permit over certain roads- in
Clackamas County; ordered that said
permit be granted, subject to regu
lation by the County Court.
In the matter of the petition of
Samuel Batdorf and others asking
for county aid for Louise Ballou, an
indigent person; ordered that she be
allowed $15.00 per month until fur
ther order of this court.
In the matter of road tax money
collected in city of Canby; ordered
that a warrant on the general road
fund be issued in favor of said city
for $126.03.
In the matter of the slaughter of
that said bond be fixed at $100,000.00.
Election Precincts as created; by
County Court: , . ...
Abernethy : ;
Beginning at S. E. corner section
3 4 T. 2. S. R. 2 E. thence west to section 13, T. 4. S. R. 2 E,
Abernethy Creek; thence down Ab- thence east 1 mile; thence
south mile; thence west to Clack
amas River; thence down Clackamas
River to beginning. ,' .
Clarkes
Beginning at northwest corner of
running
north 1
erncthy Creek to N. W. corner .Ezra mile; thence east 2 miles; thence
Fisher D. L. C. thence west to North south 1 mile; thence east miles;
line of Abernethy D. L. C. thence thence south 1 mile; thence east 14
west to the Willamette River; thence mile; thence south 1 mile; thence
down Willamette River to mouth of east Vt, mile; thence south mile;
Clackamas; thence up the' Clackamas thence west 2 miles; thence south
River to intersection of township mile; .'thence west ' 1 mile; thence
line between T. 2. S. R. 2 and 3 E. north mile; thence west 1 mile;
thence south to S. E. corner section
13; thence west 2 miles; thence south
to beginning.
Ardenwald
Beginning at quarter section cor-
thence north 3 miles to beginning.
Carus
Beginning at northwest corner sec
tion 34, T. 3 S.'R. 2 E. running thence
west mile; thence north mile;
ner on north side of section 30 T. 1 thence west mile; thence north 1
S, R. 2 E. on boundary line' between mile; thence west 2 miles; thence
Clackamas and Multnomah County; south "2 miles;-thence west miles;
thence south to north line of Hector thence south miles; thence west
Campbell D. L. C. thence west to N. 14 mile; thence south mile; thence
W. corner of Gibsons subdivision of east mile: thence south Vi mile:
Logus Tracts; thence south to south thence east m;le; to center section
line of Hector Campbell D. L. C. B. thence south mile: thence east
thence west to east city limits city of u, mne. thence south mile: thence
Milwaukie: thence westerly and
northerly to intersection with Willa
mette River; thence northerly along
river to county line; thence easterly
to place of beginning.
Beaver Creek No. 1
east 3 miles; thence north 1V miles
to beginning. ....
Canemah .
Beginning at a point on the east
bank of the Willamette River where
the north line of the M. Brown Claim
Beginning at N. W. corner 01 sec- intersect8 8aid river in section 11,
tion 22, T. 3 S. R. 2 E. running thence 3 S. R. 1 E. thence southwesterly
south 11, miles; thence east mile; along nmth jine of 8a;d Brown claim
thence east z miles; tnence nortn to the top of the bluff; thence north-
mile; thence east 1 mile; tnence easterly , following the top of said
north 1 miles; thence west 4 miles bluff to gouth line of Oregon City;
to place of beginning. thence westerly to Willamette River;
Beaver LrecK o. 1 thence up said river to place of be
Beginning at s. w. corner 01 sec
tion 35 T. 3. S. R. 2 E. and running
thence east 2 miles; thence north
mile; thence east 1 mile; -thence
south IVi miles; thence west 1 mile;
thence west 1 mile; thence north 1
mile; thence west 1 , mile; thence
north 1 mile; thence west 1 mile;
thence north 2 miles to place of be
ginning.
Boring
Begin at northwest corner of sec
tion 25 T. 1. S. R. 3 E. and running
Individual's Money To Coan.
$1,000 3 to 5 years.
$15002 years.
$1,0001 to 3 years.
$5002 to 3 years. -.
$6003 years. .
. . $300-r2 years. . . -
On real estate, terms reasonable.
JOHN W. LODER.
Stevens Bldg., Oregon City, Ore.
President Title & Investment Co,
Clackamas County Abstracts.
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lies in
Fancy Potatoes
Highest Market Price paid at all
times. Write or Phone
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In order to save your DISCOUNT
Electric bills must be paid before the
' 10th of the month at our office.
6 1 7 Main St. Oregon City, Ore.
We have numerous electrical de
vices on display in our show room
that ydu will bz interested in know
ing about.
Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company .
MAIN OFFICE SEVENTH ALDER.
PORTLAND
Phones Main CG88 and A. 6131
F. J .MEYER, Cashier.
C. D. LATOURETTE, President
THE FiRST national bank
of OREGON CITY. OREGON
(Successor Commercial Bank
T-xnaad. a General Banking Business Open from 8 0. m. to I
ginning.
Clackamas
Begin where the north line of the -
Cason claim intersects the Clacka
mas River and running thence west'
on north line of Cason. claim to an in
tersection of the 1-16 line running
north and south - through the east
half of section 17, T. 2. S. R. 2 E.
thence north to S.' W. corner ft the
N. E. Vt said section 17; thence west
to east line McNary Claim; thence
northwesterly to the most northerly
corner thereof; thence north to .
norhcast corner Oren Kellogg Claim; '
thence west to -east line of R. S. Mc- .
Laughlin's land; thence north to Fos
ter Road; thence northwesterly on
Foster road to the southeast corner
of Daniel McLaren's land; thencV
north to township line between T 1
S.. R. 2 E and T. 2 S.i R. 2 E. thence
east to - northeast corner section 4;
thence south 1 mile; thence east
mile; thence south 'A mile; thence
east 1 miles; thence south to Clack
amas River; thence down said river
to place of beginning. 1
Canby No. 1
Beginning at a point where the
south bank of the Willamette River
cross the quarter section line run
ning north : and south through sec
tion 27, T. 3S. R. 1 E. thence south
to quarter section line between sec
tions 27 and 34; thence east to line
between sections 27 and . 34 to the
center of the Oregon & California
Railroad track; thence southwesterly
along said track to the Molalla River;
thenco down Molalla River to tha
Willamette River; thence down tha
Willamette River to place of beginning.
Canby No. 2
Begin at a point where the Oregon
& California Railroad track crosses
the Molalla River; thence down said
railroad track to where same crosses
the north line of sactions 34 T. 3. S.
R. 1 E. thence east to northeast cor
ner of said section 34; thence couth
14 mile; thence east 1 mile; thence
south V mile to Southwest corner of
section 36; thence east 1M mile;
thenca east Mi mile; thence south to
Molalla River; thence down Molalla
River to place of beginning.
. Cottrell
Beginning at the quarter section
cofner on the north Bide section 29
T. 1. S. R. 4 E. and running thence
east to Sandy river; thence up Sandy
river where it crosses thes outh line
of Section 1; thence west to quarter
section corner between sections 5
and 8, t. 2 S. R. 4 E. being the cen
ter line of the' Oregon City road;
thonce north to place of beginning.
Relief Corp's Birthday Dinner
Thfi W. R. C. pave a birthdav-din-
ner Tuesday in honor of Mrs. Annie
Tufts, Mrs. Nellie Cooper, Mrs. Min
nie Donovan, and comrades James,
Maddox and Horton. The aggregate
number of years celberatod was 388,
OUt as ail reiUBea 10 nave muiviuum
ages printed, you will have to guess
them.
The following committees were ap
pointed at the lastm eeting..
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