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OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1916.
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j . ANNOUNCING OUR Ml D-SUMMER SALE OF BROKEN LOTS, ODD PIECES AND DISCONTINU-
EE . ED LINES OF j
I FURNITURE I
EE IN ORDER TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW FALL MERCHANDISE
H WE ARE CLOSING OUT ALL ODD PIECES OF FURNITURE
ENT WHOLESALE COST.
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Regular $15 Library Table, Mission style, sale
$7.95
Rogular $7.50 Library Table, sale ....,$5,75
Regular $9 Library Table, sale $6.50
Regular $25 Birdseye Maple Dressing Table,
sale $18.50
Regular $14.50 Birdseye Maple Dresaing Table,
sale $14.50
Regular $25.50 Oak Dressing Table, sale.. $18.00
IFRAJhJK BUSCH
SERVICE CORPORATIONS
Commission Should Be Servant In
Every Sense of Word
Someone has very truthfully said,
"time works wonderful changes."
Not long ago to be at the head of a
public service corporation was an ace
high position; it was a position that
elevated one in the public mind; made
the man holding that position a ruler,
a dictator, a community guide post,
to a large extent. But that was in
the days when it was considered a
high honor to ride on a railroad pass.
Now, how is it? The head of the
public service corporation is a servant
in every sense of the term. He is
straining every nerve to please his
patrons. "No public be d d" with
him. Some of his predecessors might
have been sufflcidntly entrenched to
utter such a remark, but not the cor
poration man of today. He gets up
in the morning feeling his hold slip
ping. Many times it iB through wil
ful misrepresentations by the dema
gogue who wants to build his own
popularity by tearing down others
with untruths. He goes to lunch
with a troubled look fearing that his
position to a committee of patrons has
been misunderstood. He trudges
home to his family at nighttime feel
ing that he has done the best he could
on all problems during the day, and
still there is a lurking feeling that un
justifiable clouds hang over his admin
istration.
,We are speaking now of the square,
manly men who are directing honest
corporations and not the guilty "slip
one-over on the public" kind, of which
there are still some in existence.
Who is to blame for this condition ?
No, not the public not the con
sumer. Not the honest corporation, nor the
honest man who directs the honest
corporation.
It is the first of all, the selfish pol
itician and selfish agitator who points
to crooked work on the part of some
particularly dishonest corporation and
then classes all public utilities with
the dishonest one.- The public finds
upon investigation of the dis
honest corporation that the charg
es of the agitators are true and
without further investigation places
everything under corporate seal in the
same class. The fireworks start, the
howl grows louder and finally public
opinion gets in its work and honest
investment is shattered. Earnings
are decreased, damage suits of every
" description follow. And this is why
the head that directs the public util
ity corporation of today rests uneasy.
Very recently we received a letter
from a good friend who is a man
among men; who directs an honest
corporation. And in that letter he
said, "being a public utility man now-a-days
is very much like being a prize
fighter placed in the ring with both
hands and feet tied, and called upon
to meet all comers with the principal
rules of the game being that no re
strictions be placed upon the charac
ter of the attack, but the hog-tied de
fender must fight according to sched
ule made for him by others."
He is right to a very great extent.
How many of us know that bill after
bill has been introduced in the legis
lature for the sole purpose of making
trouble for a public service corpora
tion and without any thought what
ever of doing good for the public.
These are introduced by the same
demagogue who raises a cry against
all corporations because he finds one
that is corrupt
The only thing for the corporations
of Oregon to do is to join with the
honest people who are not seeking
office, nor trying to run party organi
zations and make a clean cut, open
handed fight against the selfish poli
tician, the blatant demagogue. Take
the public into confidence and defy
the traducers to produce proof of the
inflammatory statements made against
all public service corporations, forc
ing them to specify just which one is
meant in their charges.
We believe the people are fair and
when once the situation is correctly
understood capital will be perfectly
safe in Oregon and permitted to earn
a FPer return on the investment.
(La Grande Observer.)
The Courier and the Daily Jour
nal $4.75.
MISCELLANEOUS BARGAINS IN ODD PIECES:
Regular $13.50 Oak Dressing Table, sale $9.25
Regular $16.50 Royal Oak Buffet, sale. .. .$12.75
Regular $18 Serving Table, sale $15.50
Regular $20 White Enamel Dresser, sale. .$14.00
Regular $20 Solid Oak, Dresser, sale $15.00
Regular $16.50 Oak Dresser, sale $12.25
Regular $8.50 Royal Oak Dresser, sale $6.50
Regular $8 Couch $5.75
Regular $10 used Davenport $19
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
COUNTY,
Showing the amount of claims allowed, on what account, the amount of
warrants drawn, and the.aniounts of warrants outstanding and unpaid on the
1st day of July, A. D. 1916.
General
Prohibition fund
Roads and Highways
Registration and Election
Sheriff's office ,
Clerk's office
Recorder's office
Treasurer's office '.
Surveyor's office
Assessor's office
Court house
Circuit court
County court and commissioners
Justice court
Coroner
Insane
School superintendent
Health officer
Fruit inspector
Stock inspector
Indigent soldier
Widow's pension
Care of poor
jaii
Juvenile court
Scalp bounty
Tax Rebate
Printing and advertising and supplies
State and county fairs .
Sealer weights and measures
Tax department
Rent of armory
Forest fires
Experting County Books
Damages
Insurance
Total, generul fund warrants issued . .
Total, regular road warrants Issued . . .
Total, special road warrants issued . . .
Total warrants issuod .. $174,250.42
To Iva M. Harrington, County Clerk, Clackamas County, Oregon:
The following is the amount of money collected by me for taxes and fees
during six months beginning January 1st, 1916, and ending June 30th, 1916:
!axeS $467,914.61
4 ta"ea 15,459.33
1913 taxes 2,442.83
1912 taxes and back 449.36
Total amount
Fire patrol
Foes collected
January February
March
April
May
Juno
Total
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WM. J. WILSON,
Sheriff and Tux Collector.
By G. W. HARRINGTON, Deputy.
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT SHOWING THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON, ON THE 1ST DAY OF
JULY, A. D. 1916.
Liabilities.
To general fund warrants drawn on the County Treasurer, and
outstanding and unpaid $ 5,038.46
Interest accrued thereon
County road warrants, outstanding and unpaid 93,816 08
Estimated intorest accrued thereon ll88.34
Total liabilities $100,042.88
Resources.
By funds in hands of County Treasurer applicable to payment of
generul funds warrants $ 23,047,16
Funds in hands of County Treasurer applicable to payment of
county road warrants ', 47,986.01
Total Resources $ 71,033.17
Net Indebtedness , j 29 009 71
I, I. M. Harrington, County Clerk of Clackamas County,' Oregon, do here
by certify that the foregoing statement is true and correct.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto sot my hand and affixed the
seal of the County Court this 1st day of July, A. D. 1916.
IVA. M. HARRINGTON,
Sl,lll County Clerk.
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE COUNTY TREASURER OF CLACK
AMAS COUNTY, OREGON.
For the six months ending on the 30th day of June, A. D. 1916, of the
money received and paid out, from whom received and what source, and
on what Recount paid out:
Special School Fund.
January 1st, 1916, to amount on hand from last report $ 6,371.63
June 30, 1916, to amounts received from delinquent taxes Inc. 1914 2 635 81
To amounts received from 1915 taxes 64,159.87
1915 taxes received from County Assessor, No. 1, 2, 8 ' 23 90
Transfer from tax department to school fund, "special" 2 S3
Total amounts received
January 1st to July 1st, 1916
Expenses on school coupons ......'!!!!
Transfers from school fund
By order of County Court, refund special
Balance on hand, July 1st, 1916
Special City Fund.
Jan. 1st, 1916, to amount on hand from last report
June 30th, 1916, to amounts received from all del. taxes inc. 1914.
To amounts received from 1915 taxes
1915 tuxes received from County Assessor
Total amounts received
Tald Jan, 1st to July 1st, 1916
Balance on hand July 1st,
WHICH IS ARRIVING DAILY
AT LESS THAN THE PRES-
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y Hiram
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COUNTY CLERK. OF CLACKAMAS
OREGON.
Fund.
, $
110,
455.47
,477.89
,942.55
236.15
147.00
,919.70
,437.57
,003.32
,244.20
,444.19
,871.25
,254.78
,101.61
270.45
124.38
,916.42
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, , 7
4
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853.48
363.35
256.25
265.00
,055.33
,783.14
341.91
305.55
384.50
158.44
,826.40
,025.00
217.63
,345.79
150.00
234.88
347.50
184.00
305.34
.$ 63,772.53
., 92,860.83
. 17,617.06
.$486,266.13
.$' 227.36
.$ 38.95
. 22.30
. 66.60
. 13.50
. 44.90
. 57.50
$233.75 233.75
; $486,727.24
$ 73,194.04
.$ 66,395.15
1.79
4.6S
1.03
,$ 6,791.39
.$ 420.69
. 1,017.67
. 35,442.91
42.00
!....$ 36,923.27
from .city fund , $ 35,997.27
1916 , , $ 926.00
General Fund.
Jan. 1st 1916, to amounts on hand from last report
June 30th, 1916, to amounts received from all del. taxes inc. 1914
To amounts received from 1915 taxes
1913 taxes received from County Assessor
I. M. Hurrlngton, County Clerk, scalp bounty..
W. J. Wilson, Sheriff, fees from Jan. 1916, to July 1st
E. P. Dedtnan, Recorder fees from Jan. 1916 to July 1st
I. M. Harrington, Count Clerk, fees from Jan, 1st, 1916, to July 1st
Fines, justice courts
Interest collected on bank deposits
Refund on general fund warrants
W. J. Wilson, Sheriff, board furnished West Linn prisoners
By order of County Court, transfer to general fund
Transfer from tax department to general fund
Long distance telephone calls
Total amounts received
Transfers from general fund
General fund warrants paid
First half of state tax
Paid warrant No. A-21187
Balance on hand July 1st, 1916 $ 23,047.16
County School Fund.
Jan. 1st, 1916,' to amount on hand from last report $ 1,017.12
June 30th, 1916, to amounts received from all del. taxes inc. 1914 2,269.83
To amounts received from 1915 taxes 57,256.23
Ben W. Olcott, Secretary of State, 25 percent U. S. forestry rentals 989.26
J. E. Cal'avan, School Stipt., on acct. library fund 11.78
Total amounts received
Paid state Librarian for school
County school warrants paid
Balances on hand July 1st.. 1916 $ 20,815.90
District Road Fund and Special Fund.
Jan. 1st, 1916, to amount on hand from' last report $ 24,727.13
June 30th, 1916, to amounts received from all del. taxes inc. 1914 6."39.58
To amounts received from 1915 taxes 175 'lijifcn
Donation to road fund rnn'nn
Sale of rock crusher . . .'
Ben. W. Olcott, Secy, of State, motor vehicle fund, 191o 2,b97.8b
Ben. W. Olcott, Secy, of State, 25 per cent U. S. forestry rentals. . . 989.26
Ben. W. Olcott, Secy, of State, 5 per cent U. S. land sales ........ 89.63
Refunds on road warrants 12 90
Marion county's donation for bridge repairs 1 5.27
E. L. Pope, Sup. Dist. No. Al, freight on culvert No. 2064 21.75
Total amounts received
General Dist. and Special road
Balance on hand July 1st,
State School Fund.
Jan 1. 191B. to amount on hand from
Total amount received .
State school warrants paid
Balance on hand July 1, 1916
Institute
Jan. 1st, 1916, to amount on hand from
Total amount received
Balance on hand July 1st,
County Fair Fund.
Jan. 1st, 1916, to amount on hand from last report I .3
Ben. W. Olcott, Secretary of State,
Total amount received
Balance on hund July 1st.
Trust
jan. ibi, ivib, to amount on nana from last report $ 1,669 33
Persons deceased, "trust fund" account 316.24
Total amount received
T. G. Strand, paid
Balance on hand July 1, 1916
is id 1 axes collected By j.
to amount on nanu
Total amount received
Balance on hand July 1,
uencrai mgn scnool Tuition Fund.
To amounts received from 1915 taxes $ 15,074.67
Total amount received
By order of County Court, refund
Balance on hand July 1, 1916 6 , $
Total Balances July 1st, 1916.
Special School fund
city fund !!.!.'.'!!!!
General fund : .. '. , ""
county school fund .'........!!!!!!!!!".!!'.!!'!
Road fund .'.I.'!.'!!!!!.'!!!!!.'!
state school fund !!!!!!!!!!!!!!'!
High school fund : !!!!!!!!!!!!.'
County fair fund !.'!!"'!!
Trust fund
Institute fund ' !
Total balance
State of Oreeron. Countv of Plnnk
I, M. E. Dunn, County Treasurer, do hereby certify that the foregoing is
a true and correct statement of the amounts, received, paid out and remain
ing on hand, in the county treasury of said county for the six months ending
on the 31st day of June, A. D. 1916. B
Witness my hand this 3rd day of July, A. D. 1916.
M. E. DUNN,
County Treasurer.
Saturday Shopping
Hints for Home
Shoppers
These pretty summer days bring to
the store windows of Oregon City and
to the shelves and show-cases, a wide
and pleasing variety of wares suited
to the season. Wares which include
everything to make summer not only
a comfortable season, but to make it
pleasant, and with the ever increasing
ingenuity of manufacturers the dis
plays this season rival anything of the
days "before the war."
Adams' Department store shows a
special consignment of white summer
shoes in all shapes and styles at spec
ially reduced prices. Nowadays no
one thinks of wearing any but white
shoes in the summer time and Mr.
Adams has provided well for the
wants of his many patrons.
With the summer season come
those beautiful scenes about home and
the country that every person would
have as an everlasting record. Ever
lasting records are expensive luxuries
unless one happens to read and heed
the advertisement of Burmeister and
Andresen, who have a display of
reasonably priced kodaks and supplies.
Wilson and Cooke have prepared
for the harvest season that is already
occupying major attention among the
farmers. This progressive firm has
the famous Deering binder on sale.
They will willingly show its merits
to anyone who calls at their store.
Frank Busch is selling odd pieces of
furniture at genuine bargains this
week. Broken sets, including some of
the finest furniture in the large Busch
stock, suffer reductions that should '
tempt the housewife. ,
Huntley Drug Co. Many have ad-
J S97.29
4,818.40
117,403.09
107.30
196.50
- 235.95
3.189.39
4.0R2.25
276.10
493.77
235.47
7.10
25.00
216.03
1.30
.,...$132,164.94
...j $ " 3-50
614.'!!2
46Co
163-
$ 61,544.22
books $ 87.47
40,640.85
$211,790.80
warrants paid with int $163,804.79
1916 $ 47,986.01
last report .....$ 62.67
62.67
12.95
$ 49.72
Fund
last report $ 213.92
.....$ 213.92
1916 ..: $ 213.92
County fair appropriation 1,854.78
$ 1,855.13
1916 1,855.13
Fund.
'. $ 1,986.57
$
13.25
$ 1,972.32
E. Jack, County Assessor.
from last report $ 173.20
.$ 173.20
1916 $ 173.20
$ 15,074.67
on aff. No. 26 ......$
.12
15,074.55
6,791.39
926.00
23,047.16
20,815.90
47,986.01
49.72
15,074.55
1,855.13
1,972.32
213.92
,
.$118,732.10
mired and wished for a Vicfrola out
fit, but price has stood in the way for
years. It remained for the Huntley
Drug company to provide a Victrola
at a price within reach of any purse.
The phonograph is almost a summer
time necessity.
W. J. Wilson & Co., dealing in the
popular Mitchell-Lewis & Staver
wagons and farm implements have an
advertising story on page four that
contains much of interest to farmers.
"The Monarch of the Road," is on the
floor of this big store ready for your
inspection at any time.
BROWN RETURNS
Editor of Benton County Paper Tells
Stories of Borderland
M. J. Brown, editor the Benton
County Courier at Corvallis and for
merly editor of the Oregon City Cour
ier, returned last week from a month's
sojourn along the Mexican border
where he gathered material for a
series of stories that are to appear
in several papers throughout the
country, including his own.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown, son and little
daughter visited for several days in
Oregon City before returning to their
Benton 'county home where Mr.
Brown will resume his editorial du
ties. Mr. Brown visited the encampment
of the Oregon guard troops on the
California border and reports much
of interest from that very active fron
tier. He also "saw the sights" at Tia
Juana in Lower California, said to be
the most "wide open? town in the
world. Everything and anything
goes in Tia Juana and they go so fast
that Mr. Brown did not prolong his
visit after getting the details for a
story about the lively village.
WOULD RECOVER WAGON
C. James Ivey of Oswego Gets War
rant for Strayer
The Rev. C. James Ivey of Oak
Grove secured a warrant in Justice
Sievers' court on Wednesday for the
arrest of George E. Strayer, whose
exact whereabouts is unknown, charg
ing larceny by bailee.
Strayer, formerly of the Strayer
mission of Portland, borrowed a
wagon from Mr. Ivey some time ago.
After a reasonable time Mr. Ivey
sought the borrower, but the gentle
man could not be found. Descriptions
will be sent over the state in search
ing for Mr. Strayer.
Camp Party
A delightful evening was that
spent on Tuesday at the summer camp
of Mrs. C. E. Fraker and daughters,
Laverne and Katherine at Gladstone
by fifty friends of Mrs. Fraker and
the girls. A basket dinner was a fea
ture of the evening and later the hap
py group assembled about a huge bon
fire where marshmallow toasting and
camp fire tales helped pass a pleas
ant hour. The pretty summer camp
Copyrighted lulu by i'be picture
OREGON CITY 1
GARAGE 1
Agency for jj
Reo and Dodge 1
Bros. Car B
Main and 4th Sts.l
Sewing Machines
and Supplies
Motors for running
Machines
HOGG BROS.
Quality Work at
Home
OREGON CITY
LAUNDRY
1 n mil mm. t 1
K V MWk .1,. . . JSh,
Waton'Ssdlf MEATS
Delivers Phone 131
Type Z Farm En -
gill. M. d a 7UU
3 H.P. $60; 6- H.P.
$110; F.O.B. Fac
tory GADKE PLUMB
ING SHOP
The Modern Drug!
Store
JONES DRUG
CO.
Tailoring, Cleaning!
and Pressing
REPAIRING I
502 Main Street!
CHAMPION I
SMITH & 1
TELFORD I
Artistic Work
ROCK BOTTOM
PRICES
HOME TRADE I
SHOE SHOP I
SIAASCHALAIIB
QUALITY I
MERCHANDISE!!!
H
Men, Women and j
Children
W. B. EDDY 1
SAFETY FIRST
T. t t fhirnnrnrtir
remove the cause.
Don't say it is im-jj
possible that is 5
what they told 1
Marconi. 1
Dr. G. F. Anderson 1
HEALTH'S KEYBOARD
OTTO 1
SCHUMANN'
Granite and Mar-1
ble Works
Portland, Oregon a
N Phone E-743
,39 East Third atl
Pine St. - m
MILLER-PARKER 1
CO. 1
Guns Umbrellas I
and Locks
Electric Utensils B
Repaired 1
PAINLESS
Special for 30 days
Regular $20
Alumin'm Plate $10
Modern Painless
Dentist
253 Vi Washington
Portland, Ore.
Oxy-Acetylene
Welding
New, tough, live
Metal replaces de
fective parts
Oregon City
Foundry
4th and Water Sts.
If you want the
BEST
Come to
The Falls Restau
rant
Lenses alone $1 ; in
- Frame $1 to $5
Sphero (curved)
G. E. Glass Mtg. $5
Kryptok $8 to $15
Wm. GARDNER
Jeweler
Vulcanizing and I
Repairing I
Smith & Porter j
Oakland, Hudson 1
and Maxwell Cars
7th & John Adams
Phone 392 I
1 !! BEST IN
1 nKl
Repairing h
if
was deserted today and its occupants
have returned to their home in this
city.
NEPHEWS IN TRENCHES
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson Hear Nothing
From Kinfolk on Battlefields
Mr. and Mrs. James Gibson, who
live a few miles east of the county
seat, have - nephews in the trenches in
Europe over whom they feel consider
able anxiety as they read of the ter
rors of the great war. Mr. and Mrs.
Gibson have not heard from their kin
for several months and are not cer
tain that the boys have not already
paid the penalty for their patriotism.
The nephew of Mrs. Gibson is
Charle3 Smith and Mr. Gibson's
nephew is' John Mills, both fighting
with the Canadian troops. The sol
diers are but youths and were among
the first to answer the call of the
mother country when she was involv
ed in the struggle.
The
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Tieiure Tells
TheSiorg
Advertisers, Box 17, Oregon City, Ore..
SUNDRIES and
SUPPLIES
Repairing & Over
hauling OREGON CITY
GARAGE
j Drain Tile, Plaster
1 Lime and Cement
LARSEN & CO.
10th & Main St
Phone 70
m H. W. STREIBIG'S
(Sanitary)
MARKET
3S
m
K2R Main Strppt
w1,
SELL
LESS
FOR
MORGAN'S
CUT RATE GRO
CERY I Your Health Needs
HAZELWOOD
DAIRY
Milk & Cream
Because They are
Pure. Phone 145
HABERDASHERS
"Head to Foot"
Outfiitters to Men
MILLER & OBST
Main and 7th
POOL
AND BILLIARDS
Everything for
Smokers
WOOD SOLD
AND SAWED
Phone Main 231-R
GRANT NASH
7th & J. Q. Adams
j Sanitary Service
B SKILLED
SKILLED
BARBERS
Clean Baths
ED. JOHNSON
Prop.
Phones Main 1101
M-172
Dr. a. Mcdonald
Veterinary Surg' on
Office Red Front
Barn
Phones Main 116
Oregon City
DILLMAN &
HOWLAND
Fire and Life In
surance Real Estate Agts.
Money to Loan
on City and Farm
Properties
3
Accordion, Hem
H stitching, side and
s sunburst pleating,
H scalloping button
g covered
209 Pittock Blk.
K. Stephen, Port
I land. Bwdy. 1099
J New location sea
H sonable Flowers
I for all occasions
Shop 612 Main St.
I Phone 271
1 James Wilkinson.
Florist
g Gladstone, Ore.
Complete line of
salmon, Trout and
Bass Tackle the
kind that "gets
'era"
C. W. Friedrich
Hardware
Oregon City
Multnomah Furni
ture Hospital 354
Third, Portland
Phone 4554
Upholstering, Re
pairing, Polishing
Mattresses made
over & to order
babier & Geiber
Truck Co.
Auto Service Be
tween Oregon City
and Portland In
Oregon City Phone
365-J; In Portland
Phone Bwdy. 5121
UPHOLSTERING