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(V'iiTAn PiM Pnt-nrnricr m"M ,wt hki,1l'!l toltscondi VKiUIl Vll) ClllV.1 I11M.. lion-th iklm or th Irv. and Hi ti,l Iubliiii?d Kvery Krklay. OFFICIAL PAPER OF CLACIAI IS CQUW. MKSEUVK LAWUKNCK, Ft BUSUKRS AND I'ltOI'lltlirORS. SVHHCH1PTION KATKi, On tr. ....... itu mouths, ....... Tur months, ...... (itiW rlr-itiMia ;aMe t advan Avlvrtiainf ratea 0)1 application. WOO 1 W W AtiKNTS rOR THE ENTERPRISE. 0 , . Q, W, Frouwr Oaiihy. - - - K until Cla'laraaa, . W,S.K'Un Uliwanki. Arthur Hl.vh Uulou Mills, O J. Tralllncer Aim. K. S tlrsmli.il JH.-adow Brxk. K A.Wrtthl KuKm - W. 8 Nrtxrry HnvlH. .... Henry Miler Park Pi,, . . Hamilton A W hb.iru Barlow. Harlow A I'o lils.Mooe. T. M. Croat siatl'.inl J. vt Uate. Msrkstmrf. - - - J. 11. Joyuer Miiiimv C. T Howard kt.lUa. .... A. I. Cornwall aUrquam. - - - K, M, Hartmaa Entered at lh P.xl Otr In vireou 1 11. Or,, a aetsuid ciaaa matter. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, ISM. Trial Subarrlptioiu. Trial subscriptions to lh KsTssraitis for a period of two man tin wilt be recvived un til January 1st for twenty-liv cent each, strictly iu advance. Her is a fcoodchanr to try th pafr v7 liltl money. (it your neighbors and (hotitls whose tistr.es are not now on our books to semi in trial suhv-ri tenuis. Th paper will b stoiel proniXlv at th expiration of tit trial riid if it is not desired longer. To Comcapo!iDEa.-Iii th rornwpoad eitce for the patr of January t, KrJ, which should all b in our hands not later than Monday, IXveuilwr 2s, e would suKvst tiiat the progress of your neixiiborhood or lo n during the iat year tie the chief topic. ;iw na mes of those wi.o have erected ne luildiru-s or built additions or ruaiie any other improvement, ftortii while, and Mute as nearly as possible ti e :tlueof Uie im tenements. It would !, interest!,, , know tlie number of acres of lard eleared t:iis ye;u". tlie nuinber of fruit trees set out or ai y other facts showing the industrial progress t! e co;unttiuily 1 as made. (icti. cially it might be well to itemize all im provement;' worth or more, and lump .'hose of le-s amoui t in one sum, though In some cases this may not apply. Mention should also be ma'ie of important contem plated improvements, lfcm't make your letters too long; neither should you make your staten. ents so shurt as to convey but a frag'neni of the information Intended. Please lie particular about spelling proper naiiKS correctly and plainly. And dou t orgei to s :;d your matter in early. Th President's Mcsaafe. Presidei.t Harrison s annual mes-sage to cont-'n-ss is a paper that erery voter In the land should read. Its lucid discussion of the important questions tU at have concerned the government during the past year com mends it to all who wish a clear knowledge of the internal and external relation of our country. The year has witnessed an unus ual number of important happenings of in ternational character. The message of the president deals with each in a style that is plain and concise and with honesty and ability. In sneaking of the dispute about the boundary between Venezuela and British 'iuiana. where, it has been understood, the English were attempting to enforce their de mands for territorial possession in much the same manner that had been practiced in Af rica, the president takes occasion to reassert the Monroe doctrine. " This government will continui'"' he says " to express its con cern at any appearance of foreign encroach ment on territories long under the adminis trative control of the American states. The determination of a disputed boundary is easily attainable by amicable arbitration where the rights of the resjiective parties rest, as here, on historic facts, readily ascer tainable." Although the friendly oflices of the United States have not yet resulted In settling the boundary dispute in question the utterance of President Harrison may be understood as a notice to great Britain that her African methods will not obtain on American soil, North or South. ( Ths message gives considerable attention to the new tariff law and the silver legisla tion. It deprecates frequent changes iu tar iff regulations as having a depressing effect upon commerce and finds grounds for judg ing the operation of the new law to be hen iicial though it has had but limited trial. The president is firm in the belief that the present law is a great step in advance of previous legislation on the subject. The law for the purchase of silver bullion has like wise not et proved what it w ill do and con gress is urged to give it a fair trial before at tempting to doctor present legislation. It is clear that the president is no gold bug. He is a friend of silver but he realizes that the money question is one requiring great delicacy of treatment and he w ishes to ad vance, the experiments in progress with due caution, studying the results of each step and not dashing headlong into untried ex pedients. The political situation is discussed with patriotic vigor. The influence of the gerry mander is declared to be baneful and when carried to the extent it has been in Michi gan it is demoralizing and subversive of good government, bringing, as it does, all brandies of the government within its reach. The president points out the dan ger mid invites congress to deal with the threa'ening and intolerable abuse. In clos- in.' 1 e savs : " I he vista that now opens to us is wider and more glorious than ever be fore, tiratilicatiou and amazement strng- gle tor supremacy as we contemplate the impulsion, wealth and moral strength of our country. A ti nst, momentous in itsin fluenee upon our people and upon the wuiiii, iur a brie! time, is committed to us, j inHitnc of th (wrd Iu (ho rhoiv M iul- lie oth- and in th iimmJ of puhhVaf- Th fnl Koad Mttr. Th need for belter county roa.ls is so ftvtwrat and itnpernttve luat it is no wonder peotde have ditiereiil Ideas a lo Hi route lh tint! on should traverse. Til popl all want rI roads and Uiy tliuuld ha Uim at th earliest posaihl luomeut. Hut omebody must necartl,v bo disappoliibst with the locution that i Anally delrmiud on Kir th first on. It is a difhYult ami thankless task In lo cat a road through a wttle-l country. Those who rnii:urd in tli present work ar not In II from choice. It is a duty assigned them and they must have in tie tli local and through service reo,tiirvd of lit thor oughfare together with the feasibility1 of it construction No matter what tliir decis ion may be objections to tt may arise. Most of Uie objection, If mil all of them, will have been considered biorliand by th committee, the nitubvrol which must b given credit for intelligent and cuiucien timis action. Now thr is greal need for pushing the matter lo an rlv consummation. Th board of trad proposes lo get lh prelim inary work done so that it can b broiighl before th county court in du form at it February term if ossible. The speed with which th end will be reach) will depend in large measure upon the objections raised lo lh route selected. If lh popl will hold their broad view of the enterprise and keep petty seltishnes and personal jealousy out of th case they will greatly elpdil Uie work. W hop to see th farmers able to draw loads of produce over the Moialla and Mar- quant road all next winter. Tut Coming Century, Portland's new lit erarv weekly, starts out relying on th strength of Mrs. Duniwav' nam to sustain itN ah being the editor Of th periodical. Th flrt number presents a good ear ance and has an atlractiv table of contents. Moat of th contributors will b recognited as among the active workers in Hi woman stiffrase cause. Some of those announced for the future, however, are not identified with the eual rights movement, among wtiora is Mia tiigginsou, wn. nam ui an elenient of strength lo the par. Topub lish a literary periodical in the Northwest is an undertaking ol considerable magnitude, but Mrs. Duniwav does not taka hold of an enterprise to make a laiture of it. Tn only par In the Northwest of low enough morals to sn,:ik lottery advertise ments through the mails in defiance of law is a religious hebdomidal published in Port land, the Catholic Sentinel. On th sixth page of its issue of tacetuber 10 was a Ham ing advertisement of a " ratfle" for fourteen town lots in certain northwestern hamlet "l chance for 1 dollar," " drawing to take place at the pastoral residenc," etc. etc. If it were a wicked worldly paper setting such a pernicious example we should be Inclined to denounce it. We suppoe the Catholic Sentinel is working under a special dtsens ation. Theki are several prominent names miss ing from the roll of the present congress. From the house McKinley, Cannon and Spinola are gone, the last named having been removed by death and the others by politics. But the absent ones are more marked in the senate. Th tall, wasp-like Ingalls and the diminutive Kvarts and Spooncr are gone. Edmunds is not present to rejieat the Ixnl's prayer aloud with the chaplain. The erratic Senator Blair has also passed Into history. And their places are taken by Pt!er, Hill, Vilas, Proctor and Gallinger. What's in a name ? lt one read the fol lowing names of California winter resorts and then wonder why the Italy of America is in such popular favor if he can ; San Diego, Los Angeles, Coronado Beach, Mon terey, Ranta Monica, Pasadena, Santa Bar bara, Alameda, Calistoga, San Bernardino, Han Juan Capislrano ami San Luis Obispo. The poetry of such names is alone enough to attract people. Add to this the reminis cent poetry of the associations of the gilded Spanish age and there is an attraction that is irresistible. Sehatob Mitchell has introduced in the senate a bill providing for the establish ment of thirty-eight lights on the Willam ette river above Portland. There is a pros pect that the Willamette will receive some attention in the way of congressional ap propriations this year unless the democrats are stricken with a fit of parsimony to con trast with republican liberality. Asd now the Hon. Charlie Roliy, the Portland tavern keeper, ex-postmaster, etc., declines the democratic nomination for gov ernor which no one has been kind enough to of1er him. The disease is epidemic. Democratic Speaker Crisp of the house of representatives w as born in England and he was a captain in the confederate army. PHKSS OPINIONS. Ncwr York Advertiser: Now that Earl Russell lias been acquitted he should be taken into the baccarat and Cleveland street set. Ha1 hs been found guilty he would be still more eligible. N!W York Recorder: The democratic party is a craft adrift, rudderless, and with acrew fighting one another. The division is about doctrines as well as leaders and spoils. Can the country trust Itself to such a party? New York Press; A German physician has discovered twenty species of bacteria which may be conveyed iu a kiss, and he declares that people must quit the practice or wear respirators during the process. How would a base-ball mask do? Chicago News: A Qnliiey (III.) woman la churgvd with kidnaping hr lover and all search ftr th missing vottih lias proved unavailing. IVrhap nom one will now r mark that lb era or woman's riglilals stow In coining but I uaveriheloM on III road, Milwaukiw Sentiul: The Mills opl hav been tremendously whipd. It Is not merely Hist Mills has been beaten but that h has been beaten by Crisis who was his tin! and most peraialml opponul ami who subordinates Unit reform lo 111 Ire coin age Issue, It 1 believed thai tlov. Hill s spsKvh, which was aenl to Wadtliigtou for distribution vn before it was delivered, had omlMllg Ui do with III llual Sllives. of Crisp, SlIKlWI'l.D ANDSHKCOl'I.DN'T, ah eoiild sluf and h eouttl alar, tin eoiil.l ilaue from lhl III! U. Uti cmiM whlls lha hours at, So lis aald. fin rouU kl and th r-ulU paint, Mba could ptajr I lit patron Mini, Hut h rmildnl and sh wouldn't KittlM h could sulia and h eoiild low, 8t could alwayshav tbwi, Au I I'm snr lh l w all kuow sh was sh Dh could laugh ami b could prance, Hh could play a m of ehaur. Hill ill could in aud ah wuuldut Malta pi fn could etch and writ a hook, Hlieut4 vauaulah villi a look. Mti could via br book or cruok, lennfma 8n could aoold and th eotild Soul, Oh could cry and ahv could pout, Hut ah eouldii t aud ah wouldn't Mat a a dnaa. ah could talk of chureh affairs, Hul knew nautht ol houwftold carta. Still I'm m fa Itiat Uutit oowiis With ! Nan Ktn If tli souldn't bak ' Hrvad and pita and am'tt caka, h nraplunni aud lb cajHurtd A rich aiau Bar 11 arbor Basoo OrrgoM rws Jlolet. Miss Urac P. Isaacs, ol Wall Walla, who was Injured in the Lake Ijtbisb disaster on the Southern Pacific over a year ago, rvsftveil a verdict iu lli U S lislnct court Wodnosday evening (or 11, WW. I'matilla county (aimers are jubilant over the prospects tor a Hue harvest this season. Hum has levn (requent and aluiiuLnt lately, and everything is fav orable for the ram her the bone and sinew of the country. Hugh Clawton, one of the best hunt ers in Southern Oregon, whoe prowess is well known in Siskiyou county, Cali fornia, a tew days ago killed cinnamon hear near William tfybee't stock ranch w hich weighed over 1100 pound. It tianspirv that 11 . C. C-sik, the narrow-gauge section boas, who aom uiue ago killetl Flitor J. II. Kline and altera anU suicided, was the man who several year ago ran away from Mon mouth accompanied by Mr lien Church. The demand seems to hr Increasing for the horse of this state In the mar kets of the East, and the dealer will likely reach out to the Klamath ranges for alock before another year. No land under the aun raise a belter clasa of livestock . A charter of Baker City provides that, "The office of mayor or treasury shall he deemed vacant whenever the In cumbent thereof shall be absent Irotn the city for a eriixl of lUteeii days " The newly elerbnl mayor, C. A. Johns, having been absent from the 7th until the Wrd ol the present month sixteen days a question is raised as to the authority of Mr. John's olllci.il acts It is dunned that the Words "deemed vacant" mean that the law itself, with out any Bubseque ut act on the part o council, declares the office vacant when the mayor's absence exceeds the limita tion fixed by the charter. The sale of '.he Oregon l'acillc, w hich was to have taken place last Wednesday was postponed until January "Hth, the head parties in New York City having agreed upon the movement. It is prob able, from r-orlii received, t'lut the road will not lie sold at all, that all debts will be paid, and that future ojier ations will be in accordance with the wishes of both factions, who have, It Is pretty well settled agreed upon a certain program, not yet made public, but which will result in the continuation of of the road eastward. The men Wednes day were paid (or three aud a hall months up to October 1st, and the pro gram is to pay monthly, btireaftnr. There is a general expression of cotifi- dunce, among employes and public that matters will proceed in a satisfactory manner hereafter. Albany Democrat. Feeble and capricious appetites are bcHt regulated by the use of Aver's Cath artic 1'ills. They do not debilitate, by excessive stimulation; but cause the Btomuch, liver, and bowels to perforin their functions properly. Ah mi aftor- ditincr pill, they are uiiequaliid. New Map of Oregon, The Oregonian, at great expense, has prepared a sectional map of Oregon, ard offers it as a premium for subscriptions to The Weekly Oregonian . The mun is correct up to date, 40x50 inches in mze j scale, six miles to the inch. It is neatly finished and on rollers, ready to hang up on the wall. This is the finest map of Oregon ever issued and should be in every household in the stale. Any onu send ing .'t.OO will receive The Weekly Oro Ipnian lor fifteen months (if the sub scription is received prior to .f urinary 1, 1H92,) and one ol those maps as a premium. The price of the map with out the paper is 2. 00. Address, " OUKUONIA.H PPnUSHtNO Co. i'ortland, Oregon. NEWS FROM HARLOW 4 soi vr.MK mi l. MOWS A M l- Svhool Clerk im Ilia lUuwU - si 1st ma Loukfti Vrward T IVi annul ami tlthel- JUt. Tut Clunk's At W ,K.-Mr. T. An drew, the 'hool cUnk, ha sill tniltwl hi asmasumnt lo thdtri toi. It tool up a total of U,i. Th iii'nt as made low owing to lh kmkiiI organ Ualion ul the distttol. Th amount ol money lo rit l small, lieuc li will not conm heavy on any murly holder. Tim Msaav Muu lUirv-Th Souvenir hall given by th Aurora Slilng baud on last Eily vmmt wasoiiBol h novtd aud uj iyhlivnls ol the urn. Eviry ladv and gentleman i ivived huiidsoine Chrialuiaa gtmHiug and at eleven o't h k an opportunity a given lo h wishing lo uiiul (or tli In st Udy and gvnlli nian damur lo give In their liaim. Tliei wers ihl rtiupleawho w.u willing to make th contest and a coiuiuitte ol llnee, ,Miw .ydi lUuri, Win. Irvln, and TS AlleU, were then called up Iroui lh udimi lo decide utoi thecouiwil It resulted iu Misa Beanie rhepiiJ and Mr. J. K. Kelly winiilng lh prise. After siipiwr the crowd tetuimd lo lh halt and in lh small bouts id th morn ing lh paify hrok uu rxpreitu tli highest siiUi lion. Cut'Ki-il SkavuM.-(ul Sunday last Kev. l.owery held set vices In Zoek'n hall with a alteultve i-ongrrgj'ion. Thnr will l arrvirwi again lc. 27 al II o'cUakand we hom toaeea large al io ndanc. AaatNuixti roa CnirA.. Nver ha there bn'ii a t'hrialma o noticea ble as now upon ua. A yet no arrange ments hav been mad (or a public Cbritilmaa Ire, bill lhr ar ral homes rHvivli:f? their Indoor diH-sirations and ChtiatiiiM iret's, pieparatory to old (ashiomd family reunions. Christina is a day which l looked forward lo, not stiilv !v the children, but by lh old as well Foai'K at WoaK Mr. Henry Bmwn, a recent pun'hawr of a leu acre tract of land from Barlow A Co , ha a (ore ol men at work grubbing and clearing land prepara'ory to pulling out len acre in Italian prune next spring. I.Axn Sai te. Still lh sale ut real estate continue bich la evidence ul gool limes. Mi-rs. Ilnlin A Carton, the real estate men o( I'ortland, sold two ten acre tract (or Win. Irvin last week. I'artie buying now are wis, as certainly in the soring ami summer, when th flood ol Immigration com mence to pour In upon us, value will be considerably higher. I'SKMISAU. Mr. and Mr. Burt Huffman, of Island City, is nt the Cafe. Mr. J. II. Trruibath, o( Oregon City, was registered at The Koehler Friday. Mr.J, (iteon came up Irom Portland last Friday where h had been on busi ness. Mr. John Kelly, id Oicgon City, was among the registered at The Koehler this week. Miss Myrtle Howell of Caiiemah, a bright arid accomplished music torn her, was in town a few days last week and has secured the leaching nf a large class to begin after the holidays, (ieo. W. Sweeting, the Oregon CltV bootblack, was shining the Ixiots up at the dance. (Inorgo was I he most noticeable one iu the house, as color was a distinction. On All Sides Aycr'i Mils are commended at the liest rrg ulatur of the iler, sloniwh, and tmwslt. iJr. Thutnas Cornier, of Ontr Bridge, pa., says: "Having lung uh Aver" Pills with good results, 1 can eunOilantly rcconunriid tlietn above all others." Dr. (ieo. p. Kpenr-er, of I'ulty, N. II., writes ; 1 consider Ayer's Mils fur siiierlor, a a cathartlo, Ui any that are furnished by the pliarniacopojla." "After suffering for eight years from chills and fever, with only ornnlutial Intervals nf rest, I w cured by Ayer's Pills alone. My eas had resisted trsattnent with tin usual doctors' prescriptions ami a great number of proprietary medicines; but under the In flu. cure of Ayer's Pills ths chills and fever cessed, my liver and stomach were restored to healthy action, and oiy furuier good health returned. A yen Pills cannot be excelled at a remedy for disorders caused by malarial polsoru." 8. L. Harrow, (lorilnrj, Tessa. " For headache, Ayer's Pills are th most effective meillclne."-0. Rude, Homer, N Y. " When I feel the need of a csthartle, I take Ayer's Pills, anil find them to bs mors rrTcctivi; than nuy other pills I ever took." Mrs. It. C. (irulih, liurwellvllle, Va. Ayer's Pills, rKxrAnin it Dr. J, C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass. 8uld tiy all I'ruggiatsauu Iiuslura Iu Uidlciuui. If you fol "out of sorts" cross and petfvisli tako Dr. McLean's Harsnim rtlla: iliRrftilnisi will nitiirn and lifts will acjuire now nest. DR. L. WHITE, Work first elsis and prions msniniblo. Oltlco over L'sufleld It lliintlny's Drug store, Oregon City, Oregon. 0. E. A. FREYTAG Best and Cheapest Grocer. Fancy and Staplo Grocorlos in Croat Varioty, Vogotablos, Fruit and Feod. Fifteenth and Main, ORECON CITY. GET - H BEFORE IT lUli farm ami town rojHrty in man with small mcaim will a luuiio for himself, f TlIAYKIt ran givo you prii'ca not to t lm-l of ant other Ural EUt firm. IUr clioic-o Farm l.amls in Urgo ami small tracts, on rasy icrma. Also ilo sirabln Town ami Hulmrbnn .n'erti. Corrsj.uiJiir aolU'lUnl. Om us a call. . OFFICE, OITOSITK COK.S'KK FHOM COt'KT HOl'SK, OREGON CITY. OREGON. i Creek Graop - Associauoi, MARQUAM, ORECON, P. J. RIDINGS, Managor, baits Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, FAUM MA( 1IINFUV, t I.OTHIMs, NOTIONS, AMI Everything Required for the Country Trade. FARM PRODUCE CaVYwir trtds I lit-itHl, and our fiive us a trial. t t. W II IT B. W. WIIITI WHITE BROTHERS, J'ractioul tirchittcti Iluildcn Will prepare Mam, Uvtit.ina. wi.tlln, i 111.. Bil l .ilSi all.'lu h.r all kill, I. nf kulli) Insa HtuM-ial aiii"itl.n , Iven in m.li.rii is tafns k.tlmatffS (tlrl)iiiHl (.11 lllt-!lita t all on or addm.a W ltltK Mtns ,, oiaa riijr, u,o lalillshral 03. Drayage & Exprosdng Freight and parff dnlivnreil t all iarta u( tlu city. GKl-AT KliDllTlON IN PIIOTOGUAPIIS R. Prier, tli old MalillhKit and rallatils bliolograplinr, lablart lkoluKraha. tt prrdoa. Dr. C. Sullivan, OHWKdO, OUKOON. Tie oal7 DRUGGIST between Portland and mm cnj. Carries a full line of llHIIflH, MRIllltlNKS, TOII.M AHTICl.KS, NO TIONS, KTL'., KTC, I'HKSr'IIIITIONS CAIIKIMII.I.V C'OMI'OlINIlKI) ELY & HARRINGTON, UKAI.KIts IN Merchandise. Store located at Mountain View, on Moialla roa.1, one milo Bouth oimt of Oregon Cify. We ilnal In Flour, Corp Mottl F,l run,, of ullkiii.lH, lloofs tt, i lKii w .' fii-nlH1 Undorwiiur ami , i ,'0,,l 1 1 taiii. Til - - - HOME IS TOO LATE. kuiiul t ..Iviuh In rit', until Ut fliul It next Ui iniiawsiblo to buy l'ric arc low imw, an & ALDfiN l - DOUCHT AND SOLD. (irlcra will t found luw a lli luet, H. A. VORPAHL, 4a'rarrMl lllar l.mUlilH( a4 ! rlHt. Haioa and Hmr; Wort ftpwlallj. llursrsli'irliii; In first rl matirwr. Canl.y. ... Ori-tf'ii. . st.'S. f, u sroat- STORY BROS., llhivhsmlfhs ami Wagoti M (tint's. rise Wa3i i:l Carriage Work I Rttlilif. Tiit)r reara iiiMrlrir as a H4M None tint ffr.t clasa i,ra iloii. StmiH.il Main Sireal, SM Su.fa.lo0 tlrldl FRANK NELDON, GUNSMITH AND LOCKSMITH Oregon City, Oregon. Full Stock of Guns & Ammunition, K-mlr mi all kinds of small msrliliK 'Minitly mad. Iiiitiral key 10 any lis k tiintiiifactuml. Hliuion Main Hlrwt, iwar Hlilh. IP. II. RAY, Practical Horseshoer, Hhrip ou Ualu Ml., oj.p Wolu aHII- Spcclel Attention OlFen toContracted or BadTcct HIIOKIN0 HI'KKl) llOKHKS A HI-WJIALTt. Ten vnars eipnllmre la eastern Oltlea. DAVIES' GALLERY. The U-ading l'liotographcr of Portland. . i ('0llNKHKlllHTii)TAVL0It8TIlEETB Great Reduction Cabinet Photographs ONLY S2.50 PER DOZEN Thwalto's 9 187 First Ntriwl, Bet. MorrUon svnrt Yamhill. I'OHTLAND. "OREGON