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Oregon city courier, Oregon city, Oregon, Thursday, December i6, wis.
PERMANENT ROAD SYSTEM
PLANNED
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one stage of the debate passed the
short and ugly word to 0. D. Eby, and
was called down by the taxpayers for
this. Later he declared that if the
resolution was adopted he would seek
to get an injunction, forbidding the
county court from carrying out the
plan. Still later he introduced a reso
lution that supported the majority
plan, but that stipulated that parts
of the $60,000 only be spent in road
districts that would raise as much
airain by a special district levy. His
resolution got no backing.
The recommendation of the com
mittee of fifteen, that reviewed the
budget earlier in the week, was sup
ported as far as the two-mill levy and
the granting of $3,000 to the district
attorney's office for the enforcement
of the prohibition law went. In ap
proving this allowance of $3,000 for
the district attorney, the taxpayers
went on record as demanding that only
such portion of this amount as was ac
tually necessary be spent.
Generous cuts were made in many
of the county office estimates, particu
larly in the demands of the sheriff
and county court. Estimates in the
budget for special office fixtures were
also either eliminated or greatly re
duced, and the purchasing of supplies
was taken from the hands of the in-
i
IS 1 dividual county officers and turned
over to the county court. Hereafter
"postage stamps, pencils, ink and
pens" will not be found in the ac
counts of the several county officers,
A request for $2,000 for a teachers
convention also went by the. board be
fore the budget was finally adopted.
HOW ABOUT CITY'S RIGHT TO
WATER?
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to water" at the basin above the dam
and indefinite water rights may then
be developed.
Oregon City should utilize the ut
most caution in any sale of the fil
tration plant to protect the water and
power rights that it already has.
Oregon City also has the right to
take and develop water power from
any water not now put to beneficial
uses; and for any municipal purpose
may condemn other riglits which are
already put to beneficial purposes.
Oregon City should not permit the
sale of the old pumping station and
filtration plant until an adequate
emergency supply of water is secured
in case of trouble with the pipe line;
and it should be borne in mind that
there is still question as to the purity
of the water delivered through the
city mains.
The Courier $1.00 per year.
T! Christmas Store
THE REAL HOME OF SANTA CLAUS
Dolls, Toys, Useful and Ornamental
Gifts for all at money saving Prices
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25c Ladies Handkerchiefs 19c
15c Ladies Handkerchifs 10c
10c Ladies Handkerchiefs 5c
5c Ladies Handkerchiefs 3c
50c Dresser Scarfs 25c
25c Ladies Neckwear 19c
50c Ladies Neckwear 39c
$1.25 Pelt Slippers 69c
85c Felt Slippers 63c
Ladies White Aprons, 15c to 50c
65c Dress Goods, yard 48a
Kid Body Dolls, 25c to $1.98
Unbreakable Dolls 15c to.. ..$1.00
Crying Dolls, 50c to $1.00
Go Carts, 25c to $2.25
Drums, 15c to . $1.25
Horns, 5c, 10c and 25c
Balls, 6c, 10c, 15c and 25c
Fire Engines, 25c to 98c
Trains, 10c to $1.50
Cannons, 25c to 88c
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50c Mens Ties 35c
25c Mens Ties 19c
15c Mens Ties .' 12c
Mens Initial Hdkfs, 5c and... 10c
Mens Tie Clasps, 15c and 25c
Mens Cuff Links 25c
Mens Tie Pins 15c and 25c
Mens Suspenders, 25c to 50c
Mens Funey Hose 25c
Mens Silk Hose 25c
Mens Gloves, Gray & Tan.. $1.25
Mens Gloves, Gray & Tan..$1.25
Mens Shirts, 50c to $1.50
Mens Umbrellas, tide to.. ..$1.75
Ladies Umbrellas, 50c to....$3.00
Ladies Silk Hose, 50c and. ...75c
Ladies Waists, 98c to $3.00
Ladies Kid Gloves, $1.25 to $1.50
Ladies Hand Bags, 50c to $3.00
Ladies Patent Pumps $1.95
Ladies Gun Metal Pumps, $1.95
The Store
Oregon City's Busy Progressive Store.
FACTORY GROWTH IS LOOMING
NEAR
OUR ARMY RIFLES
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streets to a new site between Third
and Fourth streets, either on the west
side or east side of Main street and
onto such property as shall be agreed
upon and will convey to Oregon City
the tract of land upon which the house
is moved and such additional ground
as shall be agreed upon and the City
will convey to the Hawley Company
the tract of land upon which the said
fire house now stands and the Hawley
Company will put the said fire house
in first-class condition at its own ex-
pense.
7. The Hawley Company to begin
construction of its proposed plant as
soon as may be and continue the same
to completion as expeditiously as reas
nable and install its machinery as
stated, Deed to be delivered in es
crow, conditional on new mill being
constructed.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed)
F. METZNER,
H. M. TEMPLETON,
J. F. ALBRIGHT,
Committee.
Subsequent to the filing of this re
port with the recorder, it was report
ed that representatives of the Hawley
company desired to make certain
changes in its wording, but not in its
intent.
There Are None Better Than
Those Made at Springfield.
IN UNCLE SAM'S BIG ARSENAL
Process by Which a Billat of tha Fin
est Steel Is Turned Into One of the
Famous 30 Caliber Weapons The
Manufacture of Small Arms.
Chiropractic removes the cause of
Diabetes. Hoeye & Stone, Chiro
practors, Caulicld Bldg.
COW LIKES TWINS
Remarkable Animal at Farm Also Has
Penchant for Steers
A. II. Schmidt, a well-known dairy
rancher at Sunnyside, in the Clacka
mas valley, has a cow that has just
given birth to its third consecutive
pair of twin steer calves. Two years
ago the cow produced her first pair of
twins, last year she produced a sec
ond pair and broke into fame in the
columns of the Courier; and Friday
of last week she again made her own
er a present of a pair of fine young
steers. All her calves have been nor
mal and in good health, and have en
joyed life.
Mr. Schmidt says he has about giv
en up expecting a heifer, and now
fears that his remarkable cow will
never have a daughter to carry on her
line m the cattle world. Six steer
calves in three years is believed to be
a record for production in the North
west.
LOST On Highland Road Wagon
Cover. Reasonable reward. Noti
fy Albert Moehnke, Box 102, Rt. 4,
Oregon City.
Drugstore Not Sold
Much inconvenience has been caus
ed W. B. Perry, of Milwaukie, by a
report printed recently in an unre
liable newspaper to the effect that he
had sold his store and purchased a
place in Oswego. W. B. Perry bought
the Milwaukie drugstore about a year
ago, and has made it modern and up
totdute in every department. The Os
wego store has been bought by C. C.
Peery, who formerly had a drugstore
in Milwaukie.
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You will make no mistake in selecting
Electrical Gifts
For Christmas
Do not wait until the last to select your gifts because
then the best has been taken.
We have a new thing in our store. It is a Bargain
Counter. This Bargain Counter has to be seen to
be appreciated.
Our stock of Automobile Accessories and gifts
suitable for an autamobile driver is very complete.
We would be pleased to show you at all times--per-haps
suggestions would be appreciated. Call and see.
Flashlights are very
handy and acceptable
Don't forget Footballs, Striking
Bags, Boxing Gloves, etc. We
are the Sporting Goods store.
We have what you want at the.
right price.
Perhaps an Air Gun or a .22 cal.
Rifle is what you want. Teach
your boy to shoot.
Electric Motors are in
structive and can be
used for a hundred
purposes
The new electric sewing machine
motor will prove a life saver for
your wife. The most useful device
we have. It is fully guaranteed.
tlad Longfellow lived until lodny mul
visited the Springfield arsenal lie would
find that the famous old kuii racks
which Inspired Ills verses liiive van
lshed. Also lie would discover ninny
other changes. The double tiers of kuii
racks that the New England Imnl com
pared to huge pipe orgnus are gone,
save for a small section which lias been
preserved in the museum. The 'bur
nlshed arms" with their highly polish
ed barrels are among .the things dis
carded, too. and as for the puttern of
the rifle well, there have been at least
a dozen different styles of firearms pro
duced at tue famous armory since
Longfellow.
Records have It that there have been
sixty distinct types of small arms man
ufactured at Springfield since Its estab
lishment during the Revolutionary war.
These range from the old ."Brown
Bess" and Charlevtlle type with their
flint locks and smooth bored barrels to
the famous "Springfield" of the war
between the states period and the still
more famous 30 caliber rifle of today,
which has been pronounced the most
serviceable small nrm in the world.
The Springfield armory, with Its va
rious foundries, factories, carpenter
shops, barracks und storehouses, has
cost the United States government in
the neighborhood of $00,000,000. This
expenditure has enabled the ordnuu.ee
department to supply its enlisted men
with the best type of army rifle, re
volver and saber at a very small cost.
Moreover, In periods of pressing need
the government has never been bam
pered by red tape, contracts and spe
clal legislation In order to arm its
forces. During five wars Springfield
has been able to turn put enough arms
for immediate service, or at least
enough to take care of emergencies.
though of rourse the government has
purchased rifles from private firms,
During the Spanish war this was nec
essary because of the quick formation
of volunteer troops.
The manufacture of a rifle entails
dozens of separate operations and con
sequently dozens of different kinds of
machines are uecessary. Indeed, there
are ninety-three component parts of a
rifle, fifty different operations being re
quire to manufacture the barrel alone.
And as re tlie bayonet, there are
twelve separate parts to that simple
looking portion of a soldier's equip
ment
It is difficult to decide which Is the
most important, the lock, stock or bar
rel of a rifle, but from the amount of
work involved in all probability the
barrel Is considered of more conse
quence by the Springfield gunmnkers.
The material from which the barrels
are made appears first as short billets
of steel. These are placed In a furnace
and subjected to Intense heat and
when they become deep orange In color
they ore removed and placed In auoth
er ruruare wnere tue heat Is even
greater. By means of long tongs the
steel Is removed from this bent and put
Into a peculiar roller equipped with
grooves of eleven different sizes.
These rollers are operated under tons
of pressure, and gradually the billet is
formed into a tapering "blank."
In this process the man in charge of
the rolling mill passes the billet
through eleven different grooves, run
ning It twice through the last groove,
thus executing twelve distinct opera
tions before the barrel Is even shaped
rue ruling machine is a long, ugly
looking affair that moves very slowly.
iour riflings are put into the barrel of
a gun and six are cut iuto the short
barrels of the automatic revolvers,
which are ulso mude at Springfield
Immediately after the rifling tbo bar
rel is chambered mid sights ure put ou.
Then the gllirt of polished steel is kill
ed by a process of "browulus" the.
metal.
In the old days the soldier's rifle wna
polished and buffed until It fulrly glit
tered. Today every metal part is dull
ed, first because the old lime glint re
flected the sunlight and made the sol
dier a better mark for bis enemy, and
also because the browning process pro
jects the metal from the weather. Kd
Isou Monthly.
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O We Public
-In making our first announcements to the
Public through the advertising columns of the
newspapers we desire to extend to every one
a most cordial invitation to visit and inspect
our new and up-to-date banking rooms.
We expect to be open for business rJMon
day, December 20th.
In the relations that will follow our opening
for regular business we expect to be a help
ing force in the developement of Clackamas
County and Oregon City. We have associat
ed with us men in whom we feel that the
Public will have the utmost confidence, and it
shall be our aim to merit and always main
tain this feeling
The following men constitute our officers
and directors:
LeRor D. Walker, President
Thos. F. Ryan, Vice-President
John R. Humphrys, Cashier
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
George H. Brown
Charles W. Risley
B. T. McBain Thos. F.
Hugh S. Mount
John R. Humphrys
E. P. Dedman
Ryan Jos. E. Hedges
Leroy D. Walker
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SHOPLIFTER IS BUSY
County Seat Store Visited by Person
With "Taking Ways"
Somebody who has a scheme that
beats "do your Christmas shomrine
early" has paid several visits to the
store run by Mayor Jones during the
week, and has accumulated a number
of Christmas presents that are useful
and of more or less value. Among
the stolen articles are individual piec
es from fancy manicure sets, and
military hair brushes from sets of dif
ferent design. These thefts have ut
terly spoiled the sets, many of which
are of considerable value.
Mayor Jones has notified the loenl
detective bureau, and in addition to
that wishes to say that if the person
wun tne taking ways will come to
the store, any of the broken sets will
be given him or her, as with part of
their pieces they cannot be sold. The
two military brushes taken, one from
each set, are not mates; but the
mayor offers to give the rest of the
sets away if the crook will only call.
Human Frailty Two Kinds.
The typical examples of human frail
ty are two In number getting married
and buying motorcars. At oue time or
another almost everybody bas been
guilty of one or of both these offenses.
ioday It Is almost necessary to be
guilty of both if of either. When
Gladys leans her aureoled bead on
our broad shoulder In the arbor and
whispers "Yes," the next thing you
hear is, "Jobn, do you thluk we'd bet
ter get a Ruut, a Domino or a Battle-
ax ?' Emerson Hough in Saturday
Evening Post.
WATER REPORT IN
State Health Officer Reports on Ore
gon City's New Drink
David N. Roberg, M. D., state
health officer, has sent in the follow
ing report on water from Oregon City
sent to him for analysis on December
9.
Water from fountain reservoir: 28
bacteria per cubic centimeter, no gas
or colou bacilli recovered.
Water from bridge pipe: 30 bac
teria per cubic centimeter, no gas or
colon bacilli recovered on incubation.
Water from Courier hydrant: 25
bacteria per cubic centimeter, no gas
or colon bacilli recovered.
Water from Masonic Temple: 26
bacteria per cubic centimeter, no gas
or colon bacilli recovered.
It will be noted that the report onlv
shows an incubation test made in one
sample. The other samples appear to
have been given only a micscopic examination.
...Additional...
...Locals...
G. W. Scramlin, of Macksburg, was
in the county seat during the week.
G. E. Brookings, R. S. Coe, C. N.
Waite and W. H. Bair, all of Canby,
were among those attending the tax
payers' meeting in the county seat
this week.
Clarence Eaton, of the county seat,
is away on a brief visit out of the
state.
Roscoe Gard, of Wateway, was in
the county seat during the week.
Candy for the Orphans
The Live Wires of Oregon City will
send 100 pounds of candy to the St.
Agnes Baby Home for Christmas.
The Courier is $1.00 per year.
PUT OUR STORE ON YOUR CALLING LIST
Miller-Parker Co.
Provoking a Husband.
A Mohammedan woman couuot of
herself separate from her husband
without bis consent lie may divorce
her with a few words spoken by him
Belf. If she Is clever, however, she
will take him by surprise ut un un
guarded moment aud contrive to do or
say something which will make him
bo angry that before he can exercise
sufficient self control to stop himself
lie has uttered the wished for words
Clover Chap.
When I had a caller one day my lit
tle sou came Into the room with bis
cap ou. I said. "Why, John, don't you
know you should take your cap off
when you come Into the house?"
Quickly taking it off. be said, "Oh,
yes, I know, but I left It on so I could
tip It to the lndy."-Chleago News.
OUR WORKS.
A certain inarticulate self con
sciousness dwells dimly in us, which
only our works can render articu
late and decisively discernible. Our
works are the mirror wherein the
spirit first sees its natural pigments;
hence, too, the folly of that impos
sible precept, "Know thyself." till
it be translated into this partially
possible one, "Know what thou
canst work out." Oarlyle.
It is not what you lose, but what you
have dally to bear, that la hard.
Thackeray.
Eastern Star Elects
Mrs. Nellie M. Cooper was elected
worthy matron of Pioneer Chapter No.
28, Order of Eastern Star, at the an
nual election Tuesday night. Other
officers named are: Worthy patron,
Charles W. Risley; associate matron.
Ethel Griffith; secretary, Agnes Har
ris; treasurer, Sarah Hagaman; con
ductress, Marguereta Forbes, and as
sociate conductress, Ethelind Risley.
"Printing with
Courier.
punch" at the
Uot tti Tim.
A man was so crosseyed that toe put
Ids bund Into another man's pocket
ami abstracted therefrom a watch. ITe
wanted to learn the time. The Judge
told hlin it would be three years. Ex
change. Relief Corps Elects
Members of Meade Relief Corps
held annual election Tuesday after
noon and picked the following officers:
Mrs. Frank T. Barlow, president;
Mrs. Walters, senior vice-president;
Mrs, Frank Donovan, junior vice-pres
ident; Mrs. Charlotte Clyde, chap
luin; Miss Emma Roman, treasurer;
Mrs. Jennie Lynn, conductor; Mrs.
Sarah G. London, guard. The dele
gates for the organization were nam
ed as follows: Mrs. Frank Donovan,
Mrs. Susan Lynn, Mrs. Henningsen,
Miss Ethel Davies, Mrs. Hattie Web
ster, Mrs. Walters and Miss Emma
Roman, with alternates, Mrs. Mary
Brown, Mrs. Inez James, Mrs. A. M.
Brayton, Mrs. Dorothy Christensen,
Mrs. Hicman, Mrs. A. J. Hobble and
Mrs. Paetz. i
Christmas
Specials
A big lot of Men's
Smoking Jackets
and
Lounging Robes
These are just the thing for com
fort these cold evenings. An ideal
gift for Him.
Former Price, $5 to $10
Christmas SPECIAL, $3.95
Silk Handkerchiefs
We have on hand a large quantity
of high grade imported plain and
fancy Silk Handkerchiefs. Some
with initials. These Handker
chiefs sell for 50c to $1.00.
Christmas SPECIAL,
35c each, 3 for $1.00
MILLER & OBST, Inc.
Clothiers
Cor. Seventh and Main Streets., Oregon City