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Ulir.ti'y Akh'iiiihiIhh Oregon City HiNTERPRISE. VOL :. NO. 'Jo. OIlKdON CITY, OIIKCON, FRIDAY, MARCH II'., 18!)'!. ESTABLISHED 18f6 COI'MTM. Circuit rmitrl enliven!' Ilia! Mmi'la In Nu Vnminr ami Ihlnl Monday In A i 1 1. I'mliiilii wnirl In aixalnn Ami Mxti.lny In nrh (nun Hi. 1uniintiliiiM'ra court inri'U flmt Wi'duraday after II ml Miiinlay of i-ai-h mimtli y II IMUIVNK, A'lTOKNI'.Y AT I, AW, NiHAIlY I'l lll.li: ' ANIIV. (il(Klil)N. Mill ir'lli' In hII cuiitli nt He ''". Ili.imiiiin wtllini In all leading -palllna Alnliacla hi 'ill. hin.l.lii.l. Tit IriM ina a k. '.'lall)'. t 1 1:0 i.. MKiiiv, 1 ATTORNEY AT LAW. I ' atl I iippmlle I'lilirl IIimiu. 1 H ! eiainltifl atl'l ali.lrai'ia tna.tn Mutiny I,.. .In. I, Multaara furwlini'd and a tfnni'ral law I.HMlliraa. II T HI.AIiKN, 1 UCtNl f THE TRUTH of tint matter is tlmt our lo.k Ik siniplv immense. You ww ilcsii11 in ttii t lire , lint you sen positively I In' Iwrii.at iimitlx-r of new, striking nii'l lllliHlil' it.'H H ill OUT i i H 1 1 1 V Of RCRHOH- hIi'h wall niH'ra lol.c found any w here in this purl ol Hut Mnli' of Oregon. Kvi-ry Sllccl'llling Hl'liaOII IllillKM Ollt lllltllTIIM worth (teeing nml design worth throwing away. Wn nk i 111 tin cream in choosing our slock, mnl (In. ri-aiilt of tlx- ckiiiiiiiiii for thin season Ih 1D.IHK) roll in V 1iM't I'llt designs, It's II M easy 11 a picking H . 1 1 1 11 1 r J willi it crunk to strike exactly what will m lit your room and fiirnitur.. frmn audi 11 11 aggregation "' novelties us wi 11 re showing nt I i'ciiIh n roll mnl up. BIXLOMY & BUSCII. Tie HonselBralslen NuTAIlY I'l'III H' an.l 111NVKVAM f.lt. n.tm 1. i.r tin tea Hral e.lati lianll.'l liiMiraiirp wrltO'ii In Hi.. lUrtl.n.l, ut llarlliiol. I'ala'lniv Hum I111K 11I lll.Miian Ofllri'i.tiii ihii null nt Mi UiimIUI CIiiiii'Ii. c 1I.ACKAMAS AIIMI IIAi l Ik Tltl'sT I'll. 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M'N nr I.ON DON, (i,i ai .unrly liro :iaiir(iirc coinimiy in (lie world. .I'. TN A HI'' All I' Knit 1 1, laritratainl licit AiiiitIi u Ci.ni.aiiy. CONTINKN r A 1. 1 F NF.W Yil!K. one ol the tn't Amerii an ( oiii'iiii'. ANDOIIIKIt FIllril.CI.ASS COMI'AMKW. Cull net ma for Knllnun. nml olai. for lll.itla.rai nml C'llanilnra F. li. IH)N,U)S().', At CommiTcial Hank. l. ruUTKII. ArroKNKY AT LAW laaiati-ra nr rauraaiv rraaimiin. Offlr lint lu tirrimi IMtv laiiik on mh trwl. 0 T. W1I.I.IAMH, KK. AL KHTAT ANI IXJAS A'lKNT. A (nml linn n( liutlnrx. raal.ti-nrr ami (iilnirl.ati rrn.rriy. Farm I'ruprrly In trarta In aull nil py Irrmi ('orrf aitnnilanra nriiini'tly anawcrM. Ofltrc, opt dia.r lu I'annrlil A lluutli'y'i ilrui atnro. Q 11.1 D C I.ATOt'HKn E, ATTOIINKYS AND CliUXSKU)KS AT LAW MAIN HTHKKT, OHKIION CITV, (IIIKOON. Fumlali Alulraria nt Tula, l-oan Mnnry, Tine- cloaa MnrliiaK.v, am X trauaact tit'Ui'ral Unalnraa. II K. CUOHH, ATTOKNKY AT LAW. WlIX FiatTU'l IM Aut. Coi RTa or Til 8tat Kl KatAl and Inanranra, Office nn Main HiivpI bet. Hlilh ami Bcvcnlh, iiBaiiiiN city, n a. at o'aaii.i.. 1, iianuaa. NK.ll.l. IIKIKiKH, a. W. TllliMfKilN r t. oMirriTii QN TIIOMI'HON k QKIFK1TII ATTOHNEYH AT LAW. Onicci In Harklcy lliilldlnii, Oraunn City, and V. W. 'Ianiii, I'urllaml. A O I)n Uencral Ijiw llnalni'aa, Ixian Money CulliHitlnna. Kurnclime iiiorlttaKun, l'rotinlo prucl io. I'm c."- 1) Y It, ATTORNEY AND- -COUNSKLOR AT LAW Will fnrofllnae mntti.Kna. make abatracla, loau mnmiy, tattle aataiea anil ttaimrl a jonoral law bu lueaa. Ofltne 8 rat Auor adjiiliilng Dank ol O egDU City. ORtnoM city, OROON KO. C. BKOWNELU ATTORNEY AT LAW, Orkooh City, Orioom. Will practice In all the onurta ef the aiate. 01 flee, next door lu Canliold A lluntley'i drug tore. rpiIK COMMKKCIAL BANK, OF OKKOON CITY. Iapllal, .... 1100,000 TRANBACTa A 0INl. RAMKINO Bl'UHKIia. Italia made. Hllla dlanounted. Makaa cnl lectmna. Iluva and aella eni'lianite nn nil rnlnti In the United Htatea, Kunipe anil Hung K n . DepMialta reoul'i'd inliject to check. Bank opeu Irom A. at. tn 4 r. at. 1). C. LATOUKETI'K, Proaldmit. f K DONALDSON, Caahlor JJANK OK ORKUCN CITY, Oldest Birlloz Mn In tbe Cltr. Paid up Capital, t.'i0,000, Burplua, Ho,bM. ranainanT, - - thoi. charman TICS rRKMlllINT, OIO, A. HARIIINO. CANIIIRR. - I. 8 CAUFIKl.D. HANAOKR. CHARI.II R. CAUFIILD. A gonorul banking bualncaa tranaacled. Depoalla received intijoot tn check. Approved bllla and nolca dlacnunted. ; County and oily wart-mi la boiiifht. Ixtann'miilo nn available aeourity. A Kxchante boiiKbt and anld. Onlleotlout mado promptly. I pratta anld i.'nllanlc In anv part of the world Telegraphic eiolianircB aold on Portland, Ban FranolMjo, flhlcRgo and New York. 1 BtereatpalJ on time dopoalta. WET WEATHER GOODS Macintoshes, Rubber Coats. Water Proof Hats, Rubber Boots, Rubbers. PIONEER STORE Thos. Charman & Son's. Oregon City, Oregon. Japanese Goods DRAPERIES, CURIOS. TOYS beautiful, unique and scrvicablo. Sold at very reasonable prices. EX ED. yr A. jRPINt C0MMErvCIAL BANK blk. -jow you Can Save Money When your children need a laxative or stomach and bowel regulator, buy BABY'S FRUIT LAXATIVE. Fifty doses for twenty-hve cents. The season for colds and coughs is upon us. In order to be pre pared for an emergency, get a bottle of Baby's Pectoral Syrup, Tho best in the market. Price 25 cents. For sale at the CANBY PHARMACY, Canby, Or. DR. J. H. IRVINE, Proprietor. CO!' IT V ( Ol'HT rii'OCKKIIIMiV tiiiKi nl fuml wax Rpproveil, ami it wa onlnrivl Unit a warrant for f.Vl lifl iaauct! Mm cli IHIIIl Term l.ordn K. Il.iyia on contiiiumit fund in favor of M. L Judltc, Friiuk .laificiir hiiiI Itlcli- I Moorn, county IrcBaurcr, to Ih) uawl for iinl Scull ntiitiilMl'iiii'ra. I coiiliiicnt expfiiana of tlm county ulli- - - j cm. Ill tlic nmtliT of the ri'iort of vicwcrai Hlu-rlir K. C. MA'I Iock filed IiIh aldi on tlm petition of L 11. Kirclicin, at al, tional ootid an lax-colk-ctor, wliicli wati for a cliaiiKi' in tli Criaawcll and Mil- j approved. wuiikon road, tlm report wan approved! The county clerk'n exliibit of road and ordered paid. J warrant drawn from March lit, W,C, In the mutter of tlm report of viuwera, to February nd, wait approved, on tho petition of lianiitl Mayer, et al, and iiiaken tlio following allowing in for a road, in roiindcriition of tlm fact totali: 17 00 10 00 15 00 7 00 7 00 15 0-5 3 7o 13 50 (13 00 4 00 78 12 1 50 4'J8 45 3 45 7 40 6 46 13 85 115 00 1)5 00 5 00 3 05 73 92 that there were, two claitiiM for damiiKfH filed, J. II. Iiijiruhaui, II. S. I'.amahy and John I'urliti wore appoiutud view era to anea ditmaiieH, to meet on March 27th at 10 n. m. The viewer; on the petition of C. ('. Miller, et al, for a county roal, reported that I'vtitr I'milnci! had tiled a claim for diimaijea, whereupon J. A. Vancuren, J. C liiirnett and Henry HofTaxaer, wete iipiiointed viewera lo aawaaa dam-a-ea, to meet on March '.'Int. In the mailer of the rcort of I). W. Kionuird, roadmaater, on tj e petition of M. V. Donley, et al, for a road, the petition wan denied. In the matter of the petition of J. W. Jioota for the vacation of certain streets in J. W. Uoota' ad'lition to ClackainaH, tho prayer of the etitioner wan granted. In the matter of the petition of the Oak 'Jrove Land and Improvement Company for the vacation of certain atreetH in Oak (irove, eaid petition was granted. Tae following claims atrainxt the county were ordered paid: Madden A Crawford, blanks. $ I) J Slover, pauper account . . . O C Water CoiimiiHaion, rent . Jury Lint, J I' diMrict No. 7 . . Jury Lint, J I' district No. 10 . J K (italiam, paiia-r account . . O T A T Co, telephoneai'count, J C Uradley, ameinior 200 00 J W Melilrum, re-etahlihhiii); Ijoverntiieiit corners Teachers' examination W II Youiik, livery hire K C Maddock, board of prison- eri., Noblitj's Stable, livery Cal Powder Works, road ac. . . . Gladstone Sawmill Co, lumber, Joseph Rice, attorney's fees juatlce court , J Martin A Sons, roaj ac Millard Hyatt, deputy sheriff, Mr. C. A. Na$ht extending tax roll Mattie Noe, extending tax roll, Jobn Kent, road account E C Maddock, telephone ac. . . F.5TSKi'Ki!it, printing, bill, $74.- 85; allowed Id the matter of awarding contract for supplying county with powder for one year, the same was awarded to the California 1'owder Company, as per bid filed. Tbe application of tbe Oak Grove Land and Improvement Company to re deem part of land in Oak Grove sold at tax sale, was granted. In the matter of tbe )etition of J. B. Culick, et al, for a county road, it was ordered that W. II. Boring, J. K. Mor ton and A. W. Cook be appointed view ers to meet at place of beginning with D. W. Kiunaird, surveyor, on March 31st at 10 a. m. In the matter of the care of Frank Simmons, it was ordered that tbe war rant for said purpose be issued in favor of G. W. Trosser. In the matter of the claim of Mrs M. F. Bogan for 20,000 damageR on ac count accident on county road, the cause was continued. In the matter of tbe care of J. E. Tut tle, the allowance was increased to 8 per month. In tbe matter of tbe petition of J. S. Vaughn and J. R. Kingston for a change in the Graham's ferry and Butteville road, it was ordered that George White, E. S. McClinney and Max Schulpius as viewers and D. W. Kinnaird as sur veyor to meet at place of beginning on March 23rd at 10 o'clock a. m. In the matter of the care and keeping of Isaac Thornton, it was ordered that M er month be allowed for said pur pose, warrants for same to be issued In favor of William Knight. In tbe rua'ter of reducing allowance made for care of paupers, Ole Hansen was reduced from $15 to $10 per month, and Mrs. Canning from $10 to $3 per month. In the matter of tbe care of Mrs. Ross, indigent, said Mrs. Ross was transferred to the care of Mrs. L. A. Winesett, and it was ordered that war rants for her care and keeping be drawn in fayor of said Mn. Winesett at tbe rate of $12 per month, and that a war rant be issued for $20 in payment of charges to March 1st. In the matter of the costs of the case ot State vs Bert Jewell, said claims be ing disallowed at the .November ln'.io terra of the county court, and now after being reconBideied are allowed as fol lows, to-wit, $43 40. The report of M. L. Moore, county treasurer, on the expenditure of the con- Oiatrict No. 1 . " " 2 . i, "3 " 4.. it 11 5 " " " 7.. " H . . - " 0.. " 10.. " 11.. ' ii jo. . " 13.. " " 14 . " 15 . " " 10.. " 17.. " IS . M20 57 itnni ::7 1-Vi7 55 51 H 25 2:'3 25 52-') .'io 11 14 20 II i, I. t- 24. 20. 27 2:i. 31 Total road fund paid out $25,733 73 In district No. 14 the complete report is as follows: Improvement ot Oregon City and Highland road, contract of B. F. Linn, $1514 13; Lumber for Oregon City and Apperson and Oregon City and Molulla roads, $543 38; expended by supervisor, $1SS2 3S; total, $30:J9 S'J. It was ordered that the voting place ol West Oregon City precinct be changed from the present place to the Willamette Falls Railway depot, near the suspen sion bridge. In the matter of the redemption of a part of block 119, assessed to S. M. Mc- Cown and sold at tax sale, it was or dered that application of M. F. Mc- Cown be granted. In the matter of the petition to change tbe voting place in Milk creek precinct, it was ordered that said petition be de nied, as the pet;. 'on for the location of the voting place at Giange hall, con tained more names than said petition above denied. In the matter of aiding Mrs. Lent it was ordered that $3 be drawn in favor of William Scott for said purpose. In the matter of the reporti of officers on collection of fees during the month of February. lS'.Hi, the same was approved. Id the matter of the reports of road supervisors for February, 181HJ, the fol lowing were approved and expense ac counts ordered paid: District No. 11 5 25 " 13 24 00 ' 14 6 50 " 16, material $52 08.... 21 50 " 17, " 51 75.. 123 00 " IS 7 29 " 27 9 00 " " 30 34 11 Tbe county court made the following order as Instructions for road supervis ors, which scores another point In favor of economy : "You are hereby notified that the wages to be paid for all labor employed on road woik during tbe year 1890 will be as follows: Supervisors, $1.75 per day; laborers, $1 25 per day; team and driver, $2 50 to $3 per day ; powder men, $1.75 per day, and bridge carpenters, $1.75 per day. You will employ none but those qualified to do good days work , and in every in stance to give tbe preference to taxpay ers of this couuty. You will collect poll tax from every person employed on road work, legally liable to such a tax. It will be the duty of every supervisor to labor as do. those employed by him, when not otherwise engaged. You will carefully inspect all bridges, culverts, etc., within your precinct and report their condition to this court or the road master. In the expenditure of the road money within your precinct, you will be governed by the orders of this court or the roadmaster, preference being given in all cases to its expenditure upon the Rfructiona from Ibis court or the road rraatur, any small bridge or culvert that in in a dangerous condition, where the coat of such repairs or renewal does not exceed J5. Where the eot exceeds that amount you w ill at once in.ik'i the same safe and rejKirt the facts to this court or the roadmaster. You will repair all dannerous places in the roads without instructions from thi.i court or the road master, where the cost of such repairs does not exceed $.1 On a road ISO feet widrf the middle 20 feet parallel to the center line mu-t not be plowed unless .$ M20 57 ordered ; tiie adjacent 10 foot strips par allel to the center line are to be plowed forming Hie ditches, and taken to the middle 20 feet, and the canter of the roadway raiwd, not to exceed 10 inches above the natural surface of the ground. 75 i All rocks, boulders, etc., are to lie idled 82 50 1 on the outside 10-foot portions of right 105 25 i of way. On a road 40 feet wide the mid 107 75 I die lli feet parallel to the cer.ter line are YMH 19 j to lie tdowed forming the ditches, and 37 10 ' taken to the middle 16 feet IX i9 32 1 and the center ol the roadway 3!MI H'J I raised, not to exceed (i inches above the 267 75 natural surface of the ground. All rock, 2S1 94 I boulders, eU;., to be piled on the outside 1449 04 1 5 foot portions of the right of way. Upon 273 43 roads (X) feet wide the graded portion 315 55 will l 40 feet unless otherwise ordered. 121 50 Upon toads 40 feet wide. 146 50 the graded portion will be 30 1S1 0 feet unless otherwise ordered. 404 6s On all side hill work the gtaded portion 510 561 will tie 16 feet wide, exclusive of ditches 3L'7 28 1 unless otherwise ordered. The ditch 4!'8 9-5 lines must be straight and parallel to the 742 89 center line of road, especial care being 2-"6 25 taken to provide for complete drainage. 154 86 In blasting stumps care must be exer- 35H2 65 fifed that no damage is done and all 3il 31 stump holes must be properly tilled in- 5n2 99 mediately after removing Htiimna In all cases where gravel, plank or broken rocks is used as a roadway special in structions will be given. 'T'. In tbe mat'er of the mileage and per diem of commissioners, R. Scott was al lowed for three days and 16 miles and 15 miles extra, $12 10; Frank Jaggar, three days and 12 miles, $10 20. Tax-Roll Summary. Last Monday morning County Clerk Horton delivered to Sheriff Maddock. the tax roll for 1895, extended and cor rected to date, with accompanying war rant authorizing the sheriff to collect the state, county, school and municipal corporation taxes due from the residents of Clackamaa county for the year 1S95, between the Dth day of March, 1S9G, and the 1st day of of May, 1896, inclusive. There was quite a rush to the sheriff's office Mon day morning, and Deputy Sheriff Moody was kept busy for a considerable portion ot the forenoon writing out re ceipts for prompt taxpayers. Following; is a summary of the roll corrected to date: Acres of land 429,303 Improved land, 65,084 acres, $ 1,133,376 Unimproved land, 364,219 a, 1,750,202 Imprint's on deeded lands. . 433,036 Town and city lots 679,688 Improvm'ts on town lots. . . 216,085 Improvements on land not not patented or deeded. . 18,310 Miles of railroad bed, 26 96,061 Electric railway track, 1134' miles 14,363 Telegraph and telephone lines, 56 miles 6,802 Mer. and implements 253,143 Money 9,429 Notes and accounts 188,183 Shares of siock, 510 44,750 Household furniture, etc.. 111,027 Horses and mules, 3,979. ... 125,001 Cattle, 8,242 95,237 Sheep, 12,092 12,967 Swine, 4,249 11.061 Dog, 1 10 Total gross valuation of all property..... $5,198,738 Exemptions 398,744 Total taxable property. . . . $4,799,994 Polls collected 31 The following is the rate and amount of taxes to be collected, which is segre gated as given below: Road tund, 3.2 mills $ 15,359 93 Co. general fund, 12 mills. . . . 57,599 93 State purposes, 4.8 mills.... 28,799 96 School purposes, 6 mills 23,039 97 District school tax 15,434 97 City of Oregon City 5,389 50 Polls, state 1598 at $1 each. . . 1,517 00 Polls, road, 1584 at $2 each ... 3,096 00 Total charged to sheriff $150,237 31 Two hundred and three sheriffs as sessments made and collected last week for various small amounts will add principal roads of each precinct, and all I something to tbe resources of tbe bik.Ii arnanjitnpa niliof Via !n fit .liww.! . . . county excuequer. such expenditure must be in the direct line of permanent improvement. You will not permit any ditches to be exca vated within the limits of any county road, for the purpose of private drainage without express orders from this court. All reports not properly Bigned by the road supervisor will be laid over until the following term of court. You will immediately repair or renew without in- Our Staudlng at Nome. "Four out of every five bottles of med icine sold in the last five yeais are S. B. sroods. Tbe S. B. Headache and Liver Cure I use myself as a general physic. If you are sick and want to get well, the quickest, cheapest and safest method is to buy the S. B. remedies and use ns di rected. C. P. Balch, druggist, Dufur, Or." For sale by C. G. Huntley.