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Oregon City Enterprise. FRIDAY, JANUARY 1. ISM. OREGON CITY OFFICERS afarnr. - . T. W Sullivan RooonW, L. L. Porter c:h.ntl Police J. 8 . Punlnm AatMnor, . J. K Khoaili Trwuiiirer, F. J. Unili fit Mtnrti'v, II I Croaa. ptreel l'nmm'lKlrnr. V. Holwr Bu't. o( Water Work. W. H. Howell Ctty KD(inetv, Sidney Smyth. Oouncilmen-O. O. Albright, Jr., H. U Kelly, C N. Urwnmtn, W A. VS hlte, J J. Cook. J. W. O'CoDnell, J. G. Porter and T. P. Rati- tail. tonncll meets flrat Wednesday of each month In city hall. 'The war to build up Oreron CltTi tot-ire Orffroi CHj people jonr patron. SPRAY OF THE FALLS. IView the lowest The Red Front. Set? at the head of the local column the conditions by which you can get the F.NTKki-RisK at a reduced rate. If yon want an attractive sign toe Davis the painter. Portland prices. Shop back of Pope & Co.'s hardware tore. A new shop, a new striped sin and a clean shave by a first-class barber is what you will get at Parker's, Main and Seventh streets. Mothers and nurses all over the world have given their teething bahies and feverish children Stcedman's Soothing Powders. Try them. Keren thousand dollars worth of good income city property to trade for good term property near this city. E. P. Elliott, Oregon City. 4t The Enterpriss admitted by all to be the leading paper of Clackamas county and at the reduced price, $1 50 r year, is the cheapest paper in the county. The weather on Thursday was disa greeable in the extreme for Oregonians, the atmosphere was raw in the extreme an I very occasionally damp flurries of vticw would come down making it nasty mi ler foot and very unpleasant to be out or ;et about. To preserve a youthful appearance as long as possible, it is indispensable that the hair should retain its natural color and fullness. There is no preparation so effective as Ayer's Hair Vigor. It prevents baldness, and keeps the scalp clean, cool, and healthy. Miss Annie Merrill received word Sun day morning to the effect that her father was lying very sick near Ranier and de manding her immediate presence. She accordingly made hasty arrangements a 'id left the same afternoon for -Goble over the Northern Pacific intending to take advantage of (be first opportunity that offered to reach his bedside. There will be a special meeting of the city council on Friday evening tbil week The tax levy of 1893 and the salary of the city recorder and chief of police will come up for consideration, as will also the mayor's appointment of Chas. Noblitt, chief of police. Toe removal of Capt. John Kelly upon the asserted authority of the council is expected to furnish some interesting episodes. At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Bank of Oregon City on Monday evening Major Thos. Charman, G. A. Harding and '. O. Walden were elected directors for the ensuing year. This is the same board as served last year. The annual election of officers of the board has not yet been held hut from the fact that the board is not changed from last year there will prob ably be no change in the management. The prize fight which was booked for Friday night failed to materialize as there weie too few f porta in this com munity to bite at a fake. Some of the parties who let the fighters run bills to be J presented and paid at the door probably have their bills yet and might bo persuaded to part with them at quite a discount. Oregon City has no use for fake prize fighters. The executive committee of the Sun day school association of Clackamas county met in this city at 2 p. m. on the J5th at the home of Vice-President Mrs. Brownell. President George Ran dall of Central Point presided and an excellent program was prepared for the next meeting of the association which takes place at Canby on Wednesday and Thursday, the 21stand 22nd of February. E. M. Donaldson, Sec, Work has commenced on the new pump which the water commissioners are having put in as the old pump will not begin to supply the demands for water in the summer season and is be' ides unsafe being liable to break at time of fire when most needed. The new pcoiD was built by the Union Iron Works and they are under bonds guar anteeing it to stand under 300 pounds pressure. In building the pump the company feared that the specifications .would not give a pump to stand the strain to which it would be put so they strengthened it in its several parts, the additions requiring four additional tons cf iron. When the pump is set the liilders will run it for thirty days at their own expense both to show that it is all right and to have every part in perfect working order before turning it tivertothe city. A PROTRACTED STURM. Widespread In Area ( lackamttH County Not Diimngeit. The storm of the pat week has beeu almost universal along the Parillc coast, many parts of which have mitlVred seri ous loss from Its effects. Telegraphic re ports show that it has extended from British Columbia to southern California and as far east as the Rocky Mountains. In nearly all localities tt has been a rain rather than a snow storm, and streams swollen to overflowed banks have been general, the reports indicat ing higher water than has been ex perienced More for years. Ixx'ally the storm has been a lengthy and disagreeable one, the weather being a good part of the time quite raw and cold as though snow were in the moun tains roundabout. With clear weather we shall probably see the higher moun tains covered with anew. While many localities report damage by flood there seems to have been but little to complain ot here aide from the dinagreeablcnessof the storm, for no dam age aide from a few culverts and small bridges has ben reported The water in this section a as high as at the time of the storm in December. Wednesday the water reached its highest stage at Oregon City and did not vary much from the stage of last month. The track of the Southern Pacific north of town was under water to the depth of about 40 inches and trains failed to come through on Monday and Tuesday but on Wednesday morning all mail and de layed passengers came through in two sections. The wheel at the electric station lacked sufficient head to furnish power and both light for Oregon City and Portland were scant while the elec tric line had to abandon electricity as a motive power on Wednesday evening and attach an engine to the cars. The up-river boats were all obliged to tie up as the locks were closed and at times there was considerable drift running. The mills found on Wednesday morn ing that there was too much water for them to run so they had to shut down which gave the men a forced rest. On Wednesday night the water fell a little and as the weather turned colder with snow insight on all the hills back of town it is almost certain that the back bone of the storm is broken so far as high water is concerned. MINOR NOTE'S or INTEREST. Persons living at Clackamas Heights whose business required them to be in town a ere considerably put out by the water on the flats as they had to ar range to be ferried over. The residents of Kansas city had either to go around by the public school or take to boats across the flat . C. G. Albright was shut otf from his slaughter house by nearly half a mile of water and had to take a skiff down to pass to and fro and to bring his meats : across. The sidewalk leading to Canemah was afloat for perhaps 200 feet just beyond ( the Imperial mill. j George Brouhton was anxious about bis logs which are boomed on the eaat side of Rock Island and guarded them very closely but foituuately they were well boomed and none of them eicaed The Woodmen Installation. The Woodmen are preparing for a pleasant evening's entertainment on the occasion of installing their officers w hich takes place Tuesday evening January 23rd at K. of P. hall. The following is the program : Opening ode By the Camp Instrumental Music... Aldridge Bros. Address of Welcome. ... Dr. W. K. Carll Vocal Solo Miss M. Wilkinson. Address :St. Dep. Head Consul Wheeler Installation of Officers . Instrumental Music. . Mrs. F. F. White I Vocal Solo Miss Klla Hoberg Address C. V. Cooper Song Oregon City Glee Club Instrumental Duet Selected Ella Hoberg and Master Toepleman. Qu.rette Aldridge Bros. Address G. F. Johnson Closing Ode By the Camp The Discount Social. The social to which reference was made last week is now an assured fact and will be given on the 25th of this month by the Presbyterian Y. P. S. C E in Shively's hall. Later announcements will tell you more about it the rate of discount, some of the features, etc. Several gentlemen were standing at the corner of Seventh and Main streets when one of them saw a purse lying near on on the cross walk and went to pick it up. It proved to be empty which cau'ed the bystanders to laugh and some parties approaching called their attention to another empty purse lying near. So abundant a supply of empty purses caused considerable comment and it was finally concluded that the owners finding no use for them in these times had de liberately thrown them away. The luxury of a bath in a fine bath tub full of hot water is denied to many on account of lack of room for a tub, and the cost of putting one in together with boiler and pipes. This has been entirely overcome by the folding bath tub and heater which Messrs. Groom ot Elliott are showing at the postoffice. It pos sesses all the advantages of the old fashioned bath tub, can be set up in a bedroom and requires very little space. Besides this it is cheap. Call and see it. Tax lory Made. On Monday of this week the county court was in session, the business boforo them being the making of tlio tax levy for 1803. As the court could not get the figures from the state board of equalisa tion and It was not known what the state levy would bo ther had to esti mate lome of the items. The levy Is 21 mills made up as follows: state, esti mated 5 mills, county school 8 mills, county road 2 mills, county for general purposes I) mills. As soon a the figures are received from the state hoard of equalisation showing the changes that have Wii made County Clerk Itorton will employ sufficient help to keep a force at work on the books day and night figuring out the changes ordered by the lioard, then as soon as the school districts have re ported their levies the total tax will he carried out. It is hoped that the slier i If can begin collecting taxes early in March but it will most likely be the middle of the month or later before the books can be got ready. Company F. Orders. The following tiromotiona are hereby ordered, warrants to date from issuance of this order: 3rd Cot p. Williams to lie 2nd Corp!., vice Rhodes resigned. 4'.h Corpl. Hickman to tie 3ru Corpl. vice Williams ptomotcd. Private H. A, Rands to be 4th Corpl., vice Hickman promoted. They will be obeyed and respected accordingly . Sergeant Scott, and CorjHirals Melxner, Williams, Hick man and Rands will report to Lieuten ants Kelly and Pickens at the Armory Monday evening, January Sftth, at o'clock, for examination to determine qualifications for being warranted. The examination will be conducted orally, and include a knowledge of the tactics as specified in Regimental Orders No. 207. By order of Capt. J. W. Ganonh. Oregon City, Jan It), 1SD4. Warner (Jraoge Officer. Warner Grange, No. 117, P. of H. held its regular meeting Dec. 23 and elected the following officers for the ensuing vear: Master, D. McArtlmr; 0..J. I. Waldron;L., Mrs. K. Lynn; steward, W. R. Wyatt ; A. S., G . Ls.elle ; C, J. G. Foster; treasurer, I). B. Martin, sec retary, Mrs. M. Waldron; G J., J. Casto; P., Mrs. I. S. McArthur: F., Mrs M B. Lawton; C, Mrs. C. C. Williams; L. A. 8., Mrs. Clemma Martin. The installation of officers will take place at the next regular meeting, the fourth Saturday in January with J. Casto as installing officer. It will be an open meeting with every one invited to attend, Mr. Editor included. Sue. New Era, January 11, 1S)4. Special School Meeting. Notice is hereby given to the legal Toters of school district No. 02 of Clack amas county, State of Oregon, that a special school meeting of said district will be held al Pope' hall, in Oregon City, county of Clackamas, Stale of Oregon, on Monday the 2 Kb day of Jan uary, A. D. WM, at the hour 7:30 P. M. for the following object : The levying of a tax upon the atHttHHable pnwerty of said school district No. '2 lor gi-neral school purponiis and the payment of the in'erest on the bonds of soul diotrict. Dated this 17th ilay of Januaiy, A. D. .. II. L. Kki.lv. Attest: Chtn. Bd Directors. Thos F. Rvan, Dit. Cleric. School Report. Oak Grove, District No. !:!, for the month ending January 5: Average num ber belonging 14 average daily attend ance 12. Those present during the month are Grace Jordan. Johnnie Damm, Freddie Heinz, Bessie Armstrong, Carl Damm and Willie Heinz. Among '.he visitors during the month are Leonard Heinz, sr., John Damm, Wilford Graves, Echo SamBon and Fred Woodside. Pa trons and friends are cordially invited to visit the school and note our progress. C. E. Baknkv, Teacher. Notice to School Clerk. Districts desirous of voting a tax for school purposes should instruct the clerks of the district to immediately ap ply to the county clerk for a list of the taxable property in said district after which they may call a meeting and vote the tax. On or before the first day of February the county clerk must be notified in writ ing of the rate per cent of the tax levy made. II. S. Gutsos, 1 .-S 1 :1! Stipt. of Schools. F.stray Notice. Taken up by Herman Wetzler at his place at OukGrove, Clackamas county, Or., on Jan. 0, 1!4, two buckskin horses, about 700 pounds. Owner can have them by proving property anil paying expenses. Call at John Wetzler's place, Ouk Grove, Or. fish. Fish. Oregon City Fish Market opposite cor ner from Pope's hardware store, carrier full stock of fish, poultry, and game in season. Oysters and salt-water tiali re ceived fresh from the coaat. Orders promptly filled. R. T. Humpbrys. Karl's Clover Root, the new Blood Purifier, gives freshness and clearness to the Complexion and cures Constipation. 25c., 50c. and $1.00. Sold by C. G. Huntley. Justice blanks, real estate blanks, and all other blanks at the Enthrpbink of fice. Portland prices. Iliualla lilts. Haiaua, Jan. Ill The tain and mud lias made "slay at homes" til everybody except hen called away on tugciit bus iness. The storm of today Is the worst of the Meason. The snow I" bero now and the old and young are having a good time snowballing. There la still much sickness In the tielghliorhooil. Mr, Ford Is convalescent. Mr. and Mr. G. Ackerson of Tecum sell Nub., are visiting their daugh ter Mm. C. C. Barland. Mrs. Ackerson had the misfortune to slip and fall two days ago and badly injure her arm, They are quite old people to take so long a journey iu the wintet time. They think these rains far lielter than Ne braska billiards. Master J. IVnnis received a letter from hi) sister who haa been visiting at Monmouth saving she was married on the 4th hint to James Hampton, Mr. Hampton has lived In tint tamily of L. D. Katon since a small child and wa a great favorite. Her husband I a brother of Mrs. L. D Eaton. Wo wish tlioin a long life of happiness. Mr. Locey says the traveling facilities aro both cheap and good from llnxalia to Portland if one has rubU'r IhmiIs ami ran walk the trestle to F.Ik Rock. He ieaks from cxierieiice. The rain on Saturday prevented many of the grangers from attending their meeting, yet enough plucky ones were there to forma quorum and Mr. Miller ol Portland installed the otllcer for this year. The Hatalla literary society failed to have a meeting owing to the severe weather. The reappointment of Hon. G. W, Prosser as "road boss" give general satisfaction here. The Troy Meant Uumlry Have built up a good trade in Oregon City on the merits of their work which is giving general satisfaction. Give them a trial. They pay express charges both way j and give you Portland price orricx at F. A. Waddorks, P. O. Building. Itundrv left at the oillce on Tuesday will In returned on Saturday. Canada Takitg a Hand. Victoria, B. C, Jan. 17. The steamer Warrimoo, which sailed (or Honolulu this evening, liore to the Hawaiian cap ital letters which are deemed to be too important fur transmission through the mails, and which have been rntrusU-d to the care of an uncommunicative pas senger. They are addressed to Theo phihiri Davies, and contain summarized information of what ha already been accomplished by his agent in the Dominion of Canada, in the direction of placing at tjueen Liliuokalani' com mand a picked hodr guard of fine sol dier. For some day past rumors have been afloat that a company of volunteers was being secretly orgsnised in Vancou ver for the purpose, of aiding the ex queen with rifles and swords to regain her throne. Then came the announce ment that although they were ready to enlist, the scheme had been abandoned owing to the failure of Hie principals to ' provide the "sinews of war." A a mat ter of fact, the latter step has never for a moment been contemplated, nor has the projei-t bv any mean come to naught. In proof of this letters were shown to the correspondent here which indicate it is maturing in a manner sat ixfactory to the royalist hoies. The commissioned recruiting olllcer named by Davies is a well-known business man of Vancouver, W. II. Sansom. This man's instructions from Davis were to enlist 200 flint-clans men to protect the queen and royalist interests, and to tie employed as I iliuokahtni may direct. Of these 1H0 have been enrolled and are held ready to proceed to Hawaii. letters containing Davies' instructions are looked fur in the mail brought to San Francisco by the Australia. As these have not arrived it is feared that they have fallen into the hands of the pro visional government, hence the the dis patch of an agent on the Warrimo. A Little Girl's Experience in a Light ho ti se. Mr. and Mrs. I oren Trescott are kee ers of the Gov. Lighthouse at Sand Beach, Mich., and are blessed with a daughter four years old . Last April she was taken down with Measles, followed with a dreadful Cough and turning into a F'ever. Doctors at homo and Detroit treated hei , hut in vain, she grew worse rapidly, until she was a mere "handful of bories." Then she tried Dr, King's New Discovery and after the use of two and a half bottles, was completely cured. They say Dr. King's New Discovery is worth Its weight in gold, yet you may get atrial bottle free at Geo. A. Harding's Drugstone. To Trade. Some good young horses, broken to work, to trade for stock sheep, Apply R. J. Brown, New Era, Oregon. Wahkca, Minn., Nov. 25, 181(0. Mr. Norman Liciity, Des. Moines, la. Dkar Sir: Please send us at the earliest one carton Krause's Headache Capsules. We can't run the machine without them. Send at once, as we are out, and oblige, Yours truly, Suonimt A Pkkston. For sale by Charman & Co., City Drug Oregon City, Oregon . Call and see the lounges at R. L. Holman and you will see some good ones which they ate selling almost at manufacturer's prices I FOR HONEST GROCERIES AT THE LOWEST CASH PRICES GO TO THE V. Harris, Prop., Successor to Fields &, Sons, Next door to Topo A Co.'tf Hardware Storo. ESTABLISHED 1883. 500,000 Osueo Jjr$eris Oiler for the coming rummm one of the lur'nt ami nitmt coni'M "lin k of trees to U found in tlio Northwest, consisting of the following: l(K),(Xk iiinlo nil the Wiling vitriolic. 1. V',000 iininc With Italian uiul IVtct in tlio lcml. T.'i.lX'll iVnr Hurtli't and many other. I0,(XX) cherry licst sweet nnl sour kiiuln. 2. ",(H)0 xiich Kurly Crawford and ninny other. VAOM ilum ull of the ln'rt. .tXK) Japan plum both old and new mrt. 10,lHH) aprciot brut kinds for thin climate AIho sniiill fruit, grai vines, shade, nut mid evergreen tree, rote i'to. Send for new dosoriptive catalogue now ready. Addre WALLING & JAR ISC H, Oswego, Oregon. Oregon City $1.50 Pet Year. The Cheapest and Clackamas UNDERTAKING & EMBALMING, MRS. 0. P. WINESET. I-argest stock ol Collins and Caskets kept South ol Portland. Also cloth covered and Metallic Caskets furnished to order. Ladies ami I tents' Curiul Holies in stock. Fine Hearse ready at any call. S. P. SCRIPTURE, Manager. BROWN j The pho togpaphep. Is tir'uri'd to make photograph of all kind promptly ! and in FIRST CLASS STYLE! IluhicH'and Children Picture a Spfciuly. Call and examine hi work At the Old New York Gallery Second door north of Harding Drug Store. S. F, SCRIPTURE, Practical Blacniitsfi AND GEN'L WORKMAN. All kind of Repair Work and Horse Shoeing, Executed on hort notice in a work man like manner. Prices Reasonable. Satisfaction guarantcod. Shopncar Albright & Warner's meat market on 5th street. GROCERY STORE TREES TENTH YEAR 1893. Enterprise Best Paper in County. ATlflNAL 4 iRJElJlte. WASHINGTON, D. C. Tki National Thihi'm t now ntarlii upon M I7Ui fr ttt htininihl u NiH'thr Auiitiy wkiy In tlia country ha hl itH'ta ft jmiwtli, ami maintained II m tswHly It ttm Into mvmry ( 'dimly In lit l'nlt1 Htata, attd ban flint of iirrrtlPi al nt-arly vHrv I'lMturlti. 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Vr4 rfully omnpHH. 1'hn NarinNaL TaiaUMit la Mrktiy non parMrAn. and thonmhly Amartinn. It lmlUv In thw ri'tm rMxl to th rrMuai tiinnhr of our (HMipIo, ami lha itftiMit davampmwnt of our luaiUuUuiu-lu NaUuruU nlty and aialtad loyalty. payable, in AwaiKfc It claim to alva mora and bntur iiiallr fur Mm wim f lira mtt a ovk limn any oilier piihll.nu.iii. Kvitry lln that a (Mar. Ill It la wrlUmi for II. nl haa tppra"! In nonihar pir It ararilral r bailor-plat aaaltar. A.l.lroa- "THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, 172 NEW YORK AVI.., WASHING I ON. D. 0. 9 t