OREGON CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, FEB 5 1914
SOCIALISTS'
By C. W.
According to a statistical report
of the department of commerce there
is in circulation in the United States
money to the amount of three and a
third billion dollars. According to the
same report there are on deposit in
the banks of the United States sev
enteen billion dollars! In other words,
there are nearly five times as much
money as really exists lying idle in
the banks !'Of course this is impos
sible. The money has been deposited
over and over and the banks are in
debt to their depositors more than
thirty billion dollars for which they
have no security. We say more than
thirty billions, for it is evident that
a portion of the three and a third
billion dollars of money in circula
tion is actually in circulation instead
of lying idle in the banks.
The irresistible conclusion from
these figures is that the people turn
over to the banks a stupendous am
ount of money, without any real as
surance that they will get it again;
that the banks use this money and
get interest on seventeen billions of
it, through loaning out the same
money over and over; and that
when you borrow money of the banks
you must give the very best of se
curity. In other words the private
banking system is an amazing piece
of folly and the source of a stupen
dous graft that gives control of the
industries to a very few people.
If that money were deposited with
the government exclusively, it be
comes evident that the government
would have seventeen billion dollars
every year for use in conducting the
enterprises of the nation and em
ploying .its people, without being out
anything for the use of it; and what
you have on deposit would have be
hind it the faith and property of the
nation. Government monopoly of
money and banking is Socialitic and
right and wise. (Selected.)
The new banking system in no
way relieves the farmer of the con
dition described under the old sys
tem now passingaway. Under the
new system there are a few more
bankers allowed in the ring and this
is made possible only by taking the
farmers' surety, given to the local
banker and depositing it in the cen
tral bank; when the government is-
sues paper (money) tnereon, not ui
rect to the farmer but to the region
al bank who loans it back to the
home banker, on who in turn re
loans it again to farmers taking more
mortgages on which to have more
money issued to loan to the farmers
again and again.
Now it ought to be plain to the
farmer, at least he who gives the
surety that, for the very small rate
of interest for government super
vision of the transaction, he might
have his land appraised and the
money issued direct to him since he
furnishes the surety.
Socialists demand in their plat
form "The collective ownership and
democratic management of the bank
ing and currency system."
This would give the benefits to the
people who would be the surety.
When the farmers study socialism
including the socializing of money as
well as that of manufacturing, trans
portation and all other
monopolies, '
and join the working class in electing
a president and congress that will
serve the people instead of the mon
ey interests, of the country, the
bankers' game will stop short.
When will this come to pass and
special privilege cease? When dem
ocratic farmers and Republican and
Progressive farmers become social
ist farmers and vote with their class
the working class.
Workers Must Be Temperate
No man is at his best when he is
drinking, and the situation is such
now that to the workers need their
best faculties to meet it. It may do
for an arrogant master class to
souse itself until it has not the brains
SAVE THE BOND INTEREST
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George Hicinbotham Outlines a Road
System he thinks Will Work
Editor Courier:
I have read with a good deal of in-
terest the letters in last week's Cour-'
ier, on the subject of good roads. !
'., . , , " ., i
While one advocates one way, anoth-
er advocates another way. Now, I
like the interest the people are taking
in the matter. It is a troublesome
. , . ,
question and as we are all interested
in it, I think everyone that has an
idea and that has not already been
discussed, should come out with it
in just as plain terms as he can. This
will give the Court a variety of ideas
to choose from, and will, perhaps, be
appreciated by the members.
Now, as you all know, I suppose,
this state and county bonding has al
ways been an eye-sore to me. I have
paid interest so long in my life that
I fairly dread the sound of it and I
have studied this road matter almost
night and day trying to think of some
way to get out of bonding. If we have
to pay 6 per cent on our bnods that
means $36,000 every year, which, if
put into our road fund, would build
6 or 7 miles of good roads each year.
My idea would be for the Court to
select the very best man for County
Road-Master that they could find, di
vide the county road fund up among
the different districts, and then in
place of having to pay $30,000 or
$35,000 each year in interest on bonds
let each district call a road meeting
each year and vote to add to their
yearly portion of the county road
funds. Let the whole work be done at
the same time and under the same
road master, and by the same con
tractors. Then if there are any of the
districts that have voted a good lib
eral special tax and still some of
their roads are not in a passable con
dition until the next year, perhaps
the court will be able to help them
Fancy Potatoes
Highest Market Price paid at all
times.Write or Phone
W. H. LUCKE XtitT38x.
I
Will be at Hodge's Livery Bam
DEPARTMENT
BARZEE
to comprehend the meaning of the
social unrest that is world-wide, but
workers must keep their heads; and
they can use their money better than
for booze. In Germany the Social
ists are urging the workers to give
up their schnapps. All over the
world the same cry is being taken up
by Socialists. It is having its effect.
It is likely that the strongest force
in the world for temperance will soon
be the Socialist party, just as it is
now the strongest forec for peace.
But the new crusade is along prac
tical lines. We are working for the
emancipation of the toilers, for the
highest freedom the world has known,
and while there is not a bit of the
moralist and the puritan about us,
still the issue is so grave that we
need, and have a right to demand the
very best there is in every worker.
Cut out the booze.
Fifty years ago the name of a man
worth a couple of million dollars was
known all over the country. The
other day a man died in New York
reported to be worth fifty ' million
and not a man in a hundred thousand
ever heard of him. Fifty years ago
an unemployed army was unknown;
today we have one numbering three
million. This shows how the country
has grown prosperous (?) under
capiatalism.
Easy
"How would you workers run the
C. P. R. under Socialism?" asked a
visitor at a Socialist meeting in Co
wansville. "Do you imagine that a
lot of workers cold run such an in
stitution as the C. P. R., and run it
right?" This visitor was one of the
unthinking kind. A comrade quietly
answered him: "Do the workers not
run the C. P. R. now?" Do the work
ing class not lay the tracks, buy all
supplies, keep the books, audit the
accounts, ' and manage the railway
from one end to the other? What
does Lord Strathcona or any other
stockholder know about railways ex
cept the drawing of dividends? Prac
tically nothing. From the general
superintendent down to the navy the
the hands of waee slaves. We run
the railroad now from start to finish,
Why couldn't we still do it under So-
cialism-" The visitor had nothing
more to suggest in regard tu rail
ways. Selected.
Dangerous Doctrines
The citizens who were cursing Vice
President Marshall for his damnable
doctrine that "property rights" are
a creature of the law and that no man
,has an "inherent right" to a corner
lot, which William Penn may have
boueht from the Indians, would raise
a terrible ruction if President Wilson
were to say in a message to congress
what the "Preacher" said in Ecclesias
tes: "Moreover, the profit of the
earth is for all; the king himself is
served by the field." The "profit of
the earth is for all." What do you
think of that? Capitalsm may yet
be forced to condem individual inter
pretation of the Holy Scriptures and
make common sense with its feud
alistic ally against indiscriminate
distribution of the Word of God.
There are dangerous doctrines in the
book.
Socialism and the Bible
Ps. 24:14 The earth is the Lords
and the fullness thereof.
Eccl. 5:9The PROFIT of the
earth is for ALL.
Ezek. 18:13 (He who) hath given
forth upon usury and hath taken inl
crease. shall surely die.
Prov. 30:8-9 Give me neither
poverty nor riches lest I be
full and belie (margin) thee or
lest I be poor and steal and take the
name of God in vain.
Matt. 18:7 Woe to the man by
whom the offense cometh.
Matt. 6:24 Ye cannot serve God
and Mammon.
out some from the reserve fund (road
and bridge.) By this plan, in operat-
ion for a few years, the county roads
will show a marked improvement, and
the great sums of money that we
would pay out as interest, if we
; adopted the bonding system, would
all be put into good roads, and the
would be out of debt.
People seeking homes would not
be afraid to come to ciaekamas Co.,
because it had a heavy bond hovering
over it. If the districts will vote as
f"uch sPeciaivteXv. ea,ch yea?j 83 theiI
interest on the bonds would amount
to they woud goon have gooi roads
- George Hicinbotham.
t Buying to Save Money
Buying Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound saves money because just
a few doses stops the cough and cold
and one bottle lasts a long time. It
quickly heals raw and inflamed sur
faces, stops tickling throat, harsh,
rasping coughs, croup, hoarseness,
bronchial and la grippe coughs.-
Huntley Bros. Co.
Individual's Money To Loan.
$1,0003 to 5 years.
$15002 years.
$1,0001 to 3 years.
$5002 to 3 years.
$6003 years.
$3002 years.
On real estate, terms reasonable.
JOHN W. LODER.
Stevens Bids'.. Oreeron City. Ore.
President Title & Investment Co,
Clackamas County Abstracts.
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For constipation., use Dr... King's
New Life Pills. Paul Mathulka, of
Buffalo, N. Y., says they are the
"kine of all laxatives. They. are a
blessing to all my family and I al
ways keep a box at home. Get a box
and get well again. Price 25c. At
druggists or by mail.
H. E. Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia or
St. Louis.
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each ..Thursday. Bring Samples
SPECIAL
SESSION
OF GUI COUNCIL
WATER PROJECT AND CITY
PRINTING TAKEN UP
Rumors of Bidding Leaks and Tips to
Printers and Lawyers
The first off;cia! step towards ac
quiring pure mountain water for Ore
gon City was taken Friday night of
last week, when at a special meeting
of the 'council an ordinance appropri
ating $500 from the general fund for
expert legal advice in preparing the
bond issue and its various details was
passed to second reading. This action
was. taken upon motion of Council
man Tooze after the council had been
in executive session for two hours
and 15 minutes. Councilman Temple
ton and Hackett voted against the or
dinance. Councilman Meyers was ab
sent, but all the others voted for the
measure. .
Councilman Templeton was the
star of the entire session, taking the
leading role in a number of matters
that came before the city fathers.
Soon after the council had been call
ed to order he, as chairman of the
committee on streets and public prop
erty, submitted a report setting forth
that a concrete or other kind of cul
vert would have to be constructed to
carry the flow of Singer Hill creek
under the sidewalk on the south side
of Seventh street, and asking that
power be given his committee to act
in the matter. Street repairs and al
terations made the change from the
present culvert necessary, said Mr.
Templeton, and the work would prob
ably cost between $400 and $500. The
council ordered that the work be done
by the street superintendent, under
the direction of the city engineer and
the street committee.
This matter being attended to, Mr.
Templeton submitted a second report,
asking power to act for his commit
tee in the matter of the removal of
an old barn on the Cross property,
recently deeded to the city by H. E.
Cross, of Gladstone. "This barn,
which is situated just across the
street from Councilman Tooze's prop
erty, is an eyesore, and should be re
moved," said Mr. Templeton. "I do
not know what the city will be able
to do with it, whether we will have to
give it away, or whether we will be
able to sell it. But we ought to do
something. Maybe we can repair it."
The council voted that the committee
have power to act.
A bill for $231.12, part of the $40&
to be paid for the construction of a
footbridge over the Southern Pacific
tracks at the south end of the city,
was brought up by Councilman Met
zner, who suggested that as there
was some dispute with the railroad
about utilizing railroad property for
one of the piers, the bridge be length
ened 16 inches, so as to clear the
property altogether. The bill, and the
tangle over the bridge, were referred
to the street committee with power o
act.
The report of the "fire and water
committee on the question of pure
mountain water and the preliminary
work for the proposed pipeline was
then submitted and read. It named
William Andresen, W. A. Long and
M. D. Latourette as -a commission to
handle construction and other work
in connection with the pipe line, and
provides that they may employ a
secretary and legal council to assist
them.
Councilman Templeton rose imme
diately after Mayor Jones had plac
ed the report before, the council for
action.
' "This matter, referred to by this
committee report," said he, "is the
most important undertaking that
Oregon City will ever be officially
concerned with, and it therefore be
hooves this council to be very careful
if the bond issue is approved by
the people it will force every prop
erty owner in this city to place his
property in pawn for a term of years,
to secure the payment of the bond
issue and the interest thereon. This
council should object to the placing in
control of this work, either on the
commission or elsewhere, of anybody
who is unpopular. I notice that the
report names William Andresen, a
very excellent man; Mr. Long and Mr
Latourette; and then says that they
may select whom they choose for
secretary and legal counsel. As one
of the property holders of this citv.
rand as a taxpayer, I object to that,
and 1 believe the council should se
lect the secretary and legal counsel
of this commission. Therefore, Mr.
Mayor, I move you that this report
be received, and that it be considered
by this council in committee of the
whole."
This motion was adopted, and the
council retired in executive session.
Presently City Attorney Schuebel
came from the private room and re
quested Mr. Andresen to go in and
confer with the committee of the
whole. Mr. Andresen was closeted
with the council probably 15 minutes.
During this time there was much
doing behind the closed door. At the
early part of the conference Mr.
Templeton Templeton wanted to
know whether the bond issue was to
be for $325,000 (the estimated cost
of the pipe line and new reservoir,)
or whether it was to be larger and
include the $100,000 debt now carried
by the city water department. He
was told that the water debt would
be cared for out of the earnings or
the pipe line. The committee of, the
whole also considered a plan provid
ing for the levying of a five-mill tax
in Oregon City and in West Linn,
which would realize some $26,000,
mis sum to be used in- aiding in de
fraying the pipe line cost. The coun
cil did not look with favor upon this
plan, though Mr .Andresen, chair
man of the pipe line commission,
thought that i tought to be given
further and favorable consideration.
When the matter of opening bids
for the legal work necessary in con
nection with the bond issue came up,
it was found that but two bids had
been submitted; one from a Boston,
Mass., legal firm, of $500, and an
other from a Pacific Coast firm,
which was blank. A representative .of
this firm sent into the committee
room a bid of $450, to be substituted
for the blank bid.
. Councilman Templeton remarked
that it was evident that there had
been a "leak" somewhere, and moved
that the higher bid be accepted, say
ing that he did not approve of tactics
by which a bid could be submitted at
the last moment. Such action, he said
suggested crooked work somewhere.
After some discussion the higher bid
was accepted, an ordinance calling
for the appropriation of $500 was
drawn up and given to Councilman
Tooze,' who had been selected as
chairman of the committee of the
whole; and Mr. Tooze introduced this
ordinance when the council reconven
ed in open session.
The $500 will pay all charges of
the Boston firm of bond attorneys,
who will pass upon the bond issue
plan, draw up such ordinances and
agreements as may be necessary, and
make it possible for the submitting
of positive bids on the bonds, instead
of conditional ones, if the people vote
the bond issue. This action will guar
antee that the bonds will be ..accept
able to bond buyers, and it will save
the city some 20 or 30 days' time in
getting its money if the bonds are
voted. The $500 is to be refunded to
the general fund out of the bond sale,
if such sale is made.
Following this action Chairman
Andresen, of the pipe line commission
addressed the council briefly, asking
that all factional differences in re
gard to the water question be drop
ped ,and that the council get solidly
into line on the pipe line idea.
Following the action of the pipe
line plans, Frida y night's council
meeting took up the matter of
choosing a city official paper, which
h'as been hanging fire since the first
council meeting of the year. The
matter was brought up by Council
man Metzner, who moved that the
Courier bo designated as city official
paper for one year beginning Febru
ary 1. Councilman Albright seconded
the motion.
Councilman Templeton moved an
amendment to the motion, to the ef
fect that the matter be referred to
the council's printing committee.
"This matter has been before the
printing committee once," said Coun
cilman Metzner," and they reported
no recommendation. The Courier bid
on the printing, and it appears thar
the Enterprise got news of the bid
submitted, and cut beneath that bid.
That is not fair, and it is our duty
to piVe to the Courier, as the Cour
ier's bid was lower than the price the
Enterprise has been getting for the
past two years."
Councilman Templeon jumped to
his feet. "I cannot believe it possible
that anybody has seen the figures of
those bids but myself and Councilman
Albright," he said.
"The bids were on the table here,
before the whole council," said Mr.
Metzner, "anybody could have seen!
them." ' I
Councilman Templeton again got
the floor. "There was a disposition,"
he said, "when this council first or
ganized, to work for economy, and in
that light the matter of city printing
was taken up. It was not taken up
wih any idea of having competitive
bidding, but simply to help the city.
As a member of the printing com
mittee I went to see the Courier, and
obtained a figure from them for the
city printing which was only slightly
lower than that at which the Enter
prise had been doing. A few even
ings later I met Mr. Tooze, and he
asked me if I had got any figures yet.
I told him the Courier bid, and he
asked me not to tell it to anyone else.
Later I received a bid from the En
terprise, and it was much lower than
the bid submitted by. the Courier. I
do not believe that either paper knew
of the bid submitted by the other,
and if representatives of these pa
pers are present, 1 will asK tnem. is
there a representative from the
Courier present?"
A Courier reporter rose, and was
asked by Mr." Templeton to state
what he believed to be the Enterprise
bid, if he had heard it. .
"The Enterprise submitted two
bids, as I understand it," said the
reporter, "first a verbal bid of 28 and
25 cents, and later a written bid of
25 and 20 cents 25 cents for the
first insertion and 20 cents' for sub
sequent insertions."
"As I thought, you are wrong,"
said Mr. Templeton. "The Courier
submitted only one bid-
"You asked me about the Enter
prise bids," interrupted the Courier
reporter.
"As I said, you were wrong," re
iterated Mr. Templeton. "The Cour
ier submitted but one bid. It ."
"Perhaps this discussion will be
needless," interrupted Mayor Jones,
"if we take a vote on your amend
ment first. .The council will vote on
the same amendment.
The amendment, referring the
matter airain to the printing com
mittee was voted down, Councilman
Temnleton. Hackett and Andrews
voting to support it; and Councilman
Albriirht. Metzner. Long and Van Au-
ken voting against it .Councilman
Tooze did not vote. This left the mat
ter still before the council on, Mr,
Metzner's motion.
Continuinc the discussion. Coun
cilman Hackett took the floor. "I
wish to corroborate Mr. Templeton's
statement," said he. "Brodie told me
that ho had voluntarily reduced his
bid on the city printing, because he
desired to support this council in its
move for economy,, and wanted to
oDerate with this council."
E. R. Brown, business manager of
the Entemnse. also supported Mr.
Templeton's contentions, saying . that
he had been present when Mr. Tem
pleton talked with the proprietor of
the Enterprise and that the Courier
bid was not known to the Enterprise
at that time.
Councilman Metzner rose. "I will
never beliove it is true that the En
terprise did not know in advance of
the Courier's figures," he said. "And
besides that, all through the past
year the Enterprise has done nothing
but ridicule this council, and we
ought to make the change on general
principles.
Councilman Albright, who was
chairman of the special printing com
mittee. then took up the matter. "I
telephoned to Mr. Tooze," he said
"on the evening of the seventh of the
month, and asked him to meet with
this committee and take up the mat
ter of awarding the city printing. He
answered that he was a member of
the finance committee and had to
meet with them, and could not be
present. Mr. Templeton had the hid
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meeting of the councilafter that, and
the bid lay here on the table, where
everybody could see it. Next day it
leaked to the Enterprise, and they
must have got their tip from some
body who saw the figures here on the
table.
Mr. Templeton said he was not in
terested in either paper, but thought
the printing ought to go to the lowest
bidder. Mr. Albright asked him why
he didn't vote that way in executive
session, when ho voted for the higher
bid on the matter of legal work for
the bond issue.
Councilman Tooze regretted that
there was a feeling on the part of
either paper that the other paper
knew its bid, and said that as affairs
now stood he felt that the matter
ought to be gone into carefully and
investigated. "As things now stand,
he added, "I do not think we ought
to take snap judgement on the mat
ter, and if it is brought to a vote 1
will asked to be excused from cast
ing my ballot." '
Councilman Metzner demanded
that the question be put. Mayor Jones
said he would like to have the city at
torney look up the charter on the
matter first, and ascertain what the
rule was in regard to the city official
paper.
"I move we adjourn," interjected
Councilman Hackett.
Councilman Albright rose to a
point of order, but Mayor Jones rul
ed that a move to adjourn was al
ways in order, and called for a vote
on the motion. Councilman . Albright
and Metzner opposed adjournment,
the others present supported it, and
the meeting ended with the matter
sill undecided.
SOME ROAD QUESTIONS
Louis Funk of Redlands, wants Some
Good Roads Information
Editor Courier:
I have received no answer to
former queries from the Town Bond
Booster. I shall submit a few more
facts. I have noticed recently where
an ex-iudee savs that our road svs-"?F?
my
tern is all wrong and money squan
dered under 59 different systems. The
gentleman has something up his
that this same ex-judge went all over
the countv le me the neonle what a .
number of good roads were built un
der his term of office and about the
county being out of debt.
If the system is wrong now it was
wrong then. Now would he, if elec
ted governor of this state, follow in
the rut of some former governor, or
would he be a West and have the
courage to adopt a better one? Well,
we can only judge him by his past
acts.
As for Editor Brown, we can ex
cuse him as he has not become thor
oughly acquainted with the Oregon
lty bun.cn of Pacific Highway
oosters.
As to the others, outside of H. E.
ross, we shall nave to be shown
what they have done for Clackamas
county before we will believe that
they are working for the best inter
est of the farmer. Just now they are
trying to harm the farmer.
Admitting that 100 miles of good
permanent hard surface road can be
built for $000,000 by bonding and by
the way, I haven't seen where any
of the boosters have designated what
ind of hard surface road they pro
pose to build.
What will be done with the izo
miles of the rural delivery routes,
and 1,400 miles of other roads in the
county? Under the $1,000 contract
system where would they come off
at? 1 would like to have the Uregon
lty bunch travel 2 miles cross road
on R. F. D. 2. They would find out
the reason why we don't favor the
Pacific Highway bond issue.
Last week the auto club had a
show in Portland and among other
things was a map outlining the scen
ic route from coast to me Danes, and
through the state to California with
few side loops all parallel with the
river or railroads. Now what do the
boosters take us farmers for, to load
s with a bond issue in each county ;
Surely not such sapheads as they
are. wo. lou racuic mgnway uuusi.-
ers, you will have to try a new dodge.
In the Journal, Jan. ju, at Asn-
land Sam Hill states that prospects
are brightening every day for a pav
ed highway from Vancouver B. C. to
the Mexican line at ban Diego, cai.
This is for the farmers, of course.
In the same issue we find queries
by a legal firm of Boston on the in
terstate bridge.
Can the state virtually assume tne
ntprpst. on a countv debt without vi
olating the constitution? Can the
county be required to give its prop
erty to the state? Do you realize the
drift of these questions? It involves
the $1,000,000 voted by Multnomah
county for an interstate bridge for a
link of Sam Hill's highway. How easy
it. will be for Multnomah s 19 repre
sentatives to shift this burden onto
the people at the next session, and
what are you going to ao aDoui it i
In conclusion let me say that when
the Oregon City bunch will devise the
means whereby the fish and,.game li
cense funds, the $11,000 auto and
truck license funds, $14,000 motor
pvclo license funds within the state
are turned into the road fund and a
few other salaried offices and com
missions then you may begin on the
farmer doing his part for a tourist
paved-highway. '
Liouis rrmti.
REDLAND
Death has visited the home of N.
H. Smith, taking Grandma Storm, at
the age of 84 years, b monins. mrs.
Storm was, a native of Germany. She
was buried in Redland cemetery be
side her husband, who died 5 years
ago. Rev. Smith conducted the ser
vices. Mrs. Powers is visiting in Portland
and while there she has had a severe
attack of pneumonia.
A little more sunsnine wouia db
appreciated by us all.
J. R. Smith's mother died at his
home Wednesday night. She was bur
ied in Oregqn City.
Miss Lulu Schwartz gave a dinner
to a party of friends Sunday. Those
present were Misses Florence Paine,
Neita Evanson. Ina Powers, Ethel
Frank; Messrs. frank, Lester
Schwartz. Emory Powers. All report
ed a very pleasant time.
The band boys will give a concert
at their regular Friday night practice
and this will end up wtih an oyster
supper given by the Sewing Circle,
which was organized some time ago.
Say, have you paid your taxes?
Don't cuss if you failed to go to the
polls, but take your medicine for not
voting.
SPECIAL TO WOMEN
The most economical, cleansing and
germicidal of all antiseptics Is
A soluble Antiseptic Powder to
be dissolved in water as needed.
As a medicinal antiseptic for.douches
In treating catarrh, Inflammation or
ulceration of noso, throat, and that
caused by "feminine Ills It has no equal.
For ten years the Lydla K. Plnkham
Medicine Co. has recommended Paxtlne
in tbelr private correspondence with
women, which proves Its superiority.
Women v.'ho hivo bicn cured say
It Is "worth Its w!lit l Gold." At
druggists. COc. large Lox, or by mall.
The Paxton Toilet Co., I;:: ion, Mass.
ELWOOD
Mrs. Elliott was called to Morri
son, Iowa, on account of the serious
illness of hr husband's mother. Mr;
and Mrs. Charles Freeman are taking
care of the place during her absence.
Miss Fredolph and Miss Cox call
ed on our new neighbors, the Nelsons,
who have recently moved onto thl
Martin Anderson place.
Miss Bertha Bittner, of Oregon
City, visited recently at the home of
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Park.
Adolph Freeman called on Fred
Bauer of Colton, who is very ill with
pneumonia.
A few of the young people spent
Sunday evening at the home of Rev
and Mrs. J. Park, the former having
been ill and unable to be out, but
who is now convalescing.
Ernest Vallen, who has been work
ing for some time, is at home.
Harlie Freeman is troubled a greai
deal with rheumatism.
YOU ARE THE JURY
, IIear, lhe. Testimony of Oregon City
I Peon,e nd IJ!dc the c8e ,
I D?an 8 Kidney Pills are on trial
being tried every day for weak
kidneys for exhausting kidney back
aches. What is the verdict? Read
Oregon City testimony personal ex
perience ot Uregon City witnesses.
There can be only
one verdict a
v""i"?..ul FH'vai
William McLarty, 1521 Washinc-
ton St., Oregon City, Ore., says: "I
suffered from backache and pains
through my loins, and my strength
and energy left me, and I was miser
able when I learned of Doan's Kid
ney Pills. Deciding to try them, I
procurred" a box at Huntley Bros.'
Drug Co. and by the time I had taken
the contents, I felt so much better in
every way that I did not consider it
necessary to continue heir use. I have
been convinced that Doan's Kidney
Pills are a reliable kidney medicine."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburne Co. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
Send
for This
Catalog
know you can iave
money and get belter seeds
luting in dirccl touch
the leading seed house.
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Cha..H.LiIlTCo.,Seatlle
Fill this Out, It
Name
Postoffice Address
I live miles from
msm
There are acres' under cultivati
$ against the property due
I would like to borrow $ f
erty as security. Do you want to sell
If you have a mortgage on your
row money ior development purposes
larm, it win De to your advantage
once.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY MORT
Aurora State Bank Building
TO
OUR
In order to save your DISCOUNT
Electric bills must be paid before the
10th of the month at our office.
617 Main St. Oregon City, Ore.
We have numerous electrical de
vices on display in our show room
that you will be interested in know
ing about.
Prtland Railway, Light &
Powe Company
MAIN OFFICE SEVENTH!, ALDER
PORTLAND
Phones Main GG88 and A. 6131
C. D. LATOURETTE, President
THE FiRST national bank
of OREGON CITY, OREGON
(Successor Commercial Bank
Trnaoit a wenarai BanKing
U'REN & SCHUEBEL
Attorneys at Law
Will practice in all courts, make
collections and settlements of es
tates, furnish abstracts of title,
and lend you money, or lend your
money on first mortgage. Offloe
In Enterprise Bldg., Oregon City.
S.K.CHAN
CHINESE
DOCTORS
133 Vt 1st St.
Cor. Alder.
Portland, Or.
Dr. S. K. Chan Mrs. Dr. Chan
The reliable Chinese Doctors, S. K.
Chan, with their harmless Chinpse
remedies of herbs and roots as medi
cine, can wonderfully cure all sick
ness. They have cured many sufferers,
both men and women, of chronic dis
eases, and all internal or external
sicknesses when others failed. No op
erations. Examination free. Ladies
treated by Mrs. Dr. Chan. Call or
write for symptom blank.
1332 First St, Portland, Oregon
(Opposite Oregon City Car Station.)
Straight & Salisbury
Agents for the celebrated
LEADER Water Systems
and
STOVER GASOLINE ENGINES.
We also carry
A full line of MYERS pumps and
Spray Pumps.
We make a specialty of installing
. . Water Systems and Plumb- . .
ing in the country
20 Main St Phone 2682
Dr. L. G. ICE
DENTIST
Beaver Building Oregon Cit
Phones Paclflo, 1221. Home A 19
Administrator's Notice
E. II. COOPER
The Insurance Man
Fire, Life, Sick and Accident In
surance. Dwelling House Insur
ance a specialty.
office with
UREN & SCHUEBEL, Oregon City
Will Pay You
, on roadnear
I have acres of land.
on. There is an incumbrance of
on 191....'
or, years, giving this prop-
your farm? , '.
farm, or if you wish to bor
or if you want to sell your
to
fill this out and return to us at
GAGE LOAN COMPANY
Aurora, Oregon
PATRON
F. J .MEYER, Cashier.
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