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Oregon City ! i VOL.31. NO. 9. OHKCJON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY. DECEMBER' 25, 1800. ESTABLISHED 18C6 Enterprise J L potmen, ATTORNEY AT LAW amiaana or raorisTV ruaxiaiun, Offlo no I lit Ori-aun IMlv bank mi till ilmel. t 0. T. WII.I.UKM, MIUI. KMTATK XnI) LOAN A OK. NT, A ixhI Una ol biialni'M.re.lilviiraaiiilaiititirliati rroimrly, farm l'roDrly lu trail, to mil on terms. lorii-i'nllii- iiniiiiiilr anawewl. Office, Bail iliKir m (.'aiiAalil A II uullor ' drug alora. QD t P.O. I.ATUUIIET1 1, ATTORNEYS AND COUNHKI)KH AT LAW MAIN ftTRKRT OMKtlllN CITV, OIIKIION. furiil.h Ahalrama ul 1 Ilia, l-oail Mimey, Cnra eliu Muilaaina, ami Irauaacl Uanrial Law Wn.laaaa. J J K. (MUKH, ATTOUNKY AT LAW. Wux I'atiTin im All corar or Tin Htati K1 folate and Inauranr. OMoavo Main Mlrrl IwL Hluli and Seventh, oaauux rut. oa. M o'nait.u a. w. tHiinraoK j. MaiHiaa, r T uairritii O NKII.U IIKIiUK. I IIOMI'HON (IHirPITII. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office In rierklav Hiillillnir, "ria riljr, am A U. V. W. Temi.lo, PurlUm). Do General Uw Huelnaaa. Loan Money, Una lillcHnlnna. Knrwluaa mnrlKKl'ai I'rolialii practice. C." DVH, ATTOUNKY AND 1'uUNKKl.OR AT LAW Will f irettloae tnmie-gita, make btrar(a, liu tnouef, .eille eilaiea I liauaai-l a intieral la Ijil.lueaa. Ofltne Aral H'xii aliluli( Iia.uk ol 0 ff'in Cllr. oaioiiN i itt. oaiooia m c. iiu i. p.naraai.u J J HOW NK I.I. A CAUI'HKI.1, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Oasno I'ITT, ..... OeauoN. Will prai'ilre In all tliaciitirla of the alate. Ol Am, Ural ilnvr lo CauSald A lltliiller'e driif lor. , r II. l0ii Vf. ATTOUNKY AT LAW, nuiahv ri'iii.u; CANHV. .... OHKUUN. Will rarilre In all rourta ol U alaie. In.urani'e rllteu In all Inullni pom. paulee. Ab iraoUol '.illo iiirnl.ii.d, l'0'itioiia a aK.oialijr. II. ISOM. CIVIL ENUISKER am deputy county surveyor. Will Ihi at rutirt house on each Hal unlay ml un Nitular rwnaiuii day ul rotinty court. J J T 8I.AHKN, KUTAK Y ITHMC ami COS VK YANCKH. T.Tor titi.i maii Krai eatal hamlM. Iii.tiraiir-e written In the llrll..rtl, ol llarllonl. 1'alallne. Ham ulus ol Un man Ufflce one loor aouth ol Mi'lluMUl Church. c LACK AM Alt AHHTKACT A TIUST CO. Purnl.h, A hep aria. ( balna ol Tile, lli-crlp-lion-, l.oein. Inanrai m. I'ay Taw. I'rrlpi'l Tlllva. etc, :. Ullire or. r Hank ot Ure u l'i jr. J. Y. CLAKK, l're..,eml Mitr, oaa.ii.N (itt, .... oaanoN. J II. DIMU'K. ATTOUNKY AND COI NHKIXJK AT LAW, Will preoilcn In all oonrie ol lha tto. Abilraol. made. TIH riamlndl and (onoral law uoaluo.a tran.aolrxl. Ollloe with I. 1. I'ortxr. W. KINNAIKU CIVIL KN,(1INEKH ANl HUKVBYOK, Kallwar Iwallon ami rnnatriipllon. hrilKa. plana anil eallmatn. lor watnr iiipply Pralnaie ami atrecl ImproTemont ot towm Bpcolal alluiillon given lo draughting ami blue printing. T W. WELCH. DENTIST Willmmato ItUt., oioHito PoHlollU'e. OlHio liotir from 8 a.m. lo 12: 1 to 6:;i0. m. mill COMMKKCIAli HANK, OK ORKOON CITY. Capital, f00.000 TRANiucTa a oniiai. ANKinnim;iiia. Ixiana mailo. IHIIa iII.poiiiiUiiI. Makea ol- leoliona. llnya anil tell" exrliaiiK on all polnla III the United Hlatoa, Europe and llcjng Kong. iiepiwllt rocol'cd niblmil to cbedk. Hung opou Irom II A. M. to 4 r. D. C. LATOUKKTTR, lri'idont. r. K DtlN AI.PHON. Cnahlor JJANK OF OREUCN CITY, Oldest BanklM Boose Id tie Cltr. Paid up Capital, M,000. Hurplua, .Hl,H,Vl. rugainitNT, - - THOt. CHArtMAN VK'I rKKNIIIRNT, 8K0. A. MARIIINO. OAaHIKH, - CAUriRI.D. MAMAORR. ' OHARI.IB H. OAUriRLO. A general hanking bnalneai tranaanted. Uopoalta rennlveif aubleoi to check. Approved bllla and notiia dlaoountod. County ml city warranta bnught. Ixiana mvle on available .eourlty. Eichange hoiight ami aold. Collentlont made promptly. .... Dratla aold avallaolo In any part ol the world TolKKraphlo eiohangoa aold on Portland, Han Franolaoo, (Ihloagoand New York, ntureat paU on lime dopoalta. Wanted-An Idea Who pan think of aome aliiiple tiling to patent? rrolact ymir Mean; thry may bring yon wealth, WHIP JOHN WKIlDKllllUllN CO, Patent Attor Dey., WaHlllnmon, I. i; inr ineir ei.. and llat ot two hundred luvautloua waul cr- -Ml 1 1 ' V u-l t till ' . ii ihl'M iff ' i lit ii ii 1 1 liI 2f ; Wis ... CTwj5 vV& 5 ;ilPIICHKNTINtll- ICOYAl. OK I.I VKIU'UOI., tine larne.t bu.lnfiu lr( tin world. NORTH IIIUTIHII A M., UrKi-at aa.eta In the world. fll'N OK LONDON.nlilpal purely lire I nauranre company In the world. ;f.TNAOKH AKTKOKI), larKr-atinr beat Anierlrtn Coniiiiy. CONTINENT A I. OK NKW YOKK, on of tli beat American oompanleg. ANl) OTIlVll KIKHT-CLAH8 COMPANIES. Call'n mm for Kntlnua, and F. E. DONALDSON, ATTENTION W00DCH0PPER8! o o o o o Wo aro agents for tlio Celebratc-d Simond'u Cross-cut Saws Dost saws on tho market fully wanantod, four different stylos. Wo also carry a full lino of warranted sledges and wodgort, Mack diamond warranted axes, Silver steel axes, and every thing that woodchojipors and lumberman need. Wo havo a full lino of air-tight heaters. Agents for Canton Hows. POPE Main and Fourth StH., - Oregon City. Y OU ARE WANTED TO EXAMINE THE 1896-97 STYLES OF SHOES 71 KRIUggK BKOg. Finest line of Shoes In Oregon Pioneer Store We cull your uttuntion to our now fall arrivals Ladies' Men's uiul Children's Mackintoshes, tho Latest Tho celebrated "Duck Brand" in all styles. Thos. Charmaii k Son. 1)0 YOU NEED ANY Doors, Windows, Moulding, Window Glass, OR OTHER BUILDING MATERIAL? ; GO TO : C. H. BESTOW I CO. Low Prices. First-class Goods. Corner 11th and Main Streets, Oregon City, Oregon. Leading Agency in Clackamas County. ailso fur Mlottwra and Calendar At Commercial Hank. St CO; City at Portland prices THE I'O.HTOHICK KOIJIIKI). rjufo llnikon Open mid Errrjthlntr ot Vulue Tiken. Sometime ilurinu Tliurs'Iay niylit burtflitrg forco'l an entrance Into tlie pontoiriiie Imil'linn by pryin opun the iron aliuttuM to tlie rear do;r with a crowliar, The Inner door muat have ben 0M;ned with oknluton ky i no Wk wore brokmi. Once innide the liiirlarg proceedeil to drill two hole in the outer door of the lafe, one jimt miming the couibina tlon and the other in the right place to fx none the tumbler. A abort piece ol was candle and tome burnt matt-hea found fn the hole prove condumvely that the lorka were bored to get a view of the tuinblor in the lock, when the aafe wa opened without difficulty. Two rowi of bole were drilled in the inner door to the afe at rlnlit angle to each other and the portion within the angle forced back with voire iron instrument a the mark on the door show. The poatodlre wa looted of every IbinK of value, including gome aome private document of roatmaeter Green and 'i belonging to Mim Ury, the a iitaut poKtmaiter, the puree in which it wa kept being found among the paper and letter cat aside by the burglar. Mr. Green at once gave notice ot the robbery and telephoned the postal au thorities in Portland. United State District Attorney Murphy came up in the forenoen and spent the day going over and checking up the affairs in the office. Foetal InsiecUr John Gordon arrived from Hubbard iu the atternoon where be bad been investigating a similar burg lary that took place Wednesday night. He is of the opinion that the same par tie committed both burglariea. After carefully chovking up the busi ness of the office it was found that stamps of the value t:'14! 69 and $024.92 in cash were missing. Only two regis tered packages were torn open and as they were only notices sent out by the local land ollice and of no commercial value the remainder were not molested. The front part of the building is occu pied by W. A Huntley as a cigar and news stuiid. Here the money drawer wa broken from it fastenings and a lot machine upset, but as no money had been left in either nothing else was dis turbed. The burglary was evidently committed by experts who left no clue behind that might lead to their identity . So quietly was the work done that Mr. 1'atterson of the Iiazaar, who sleeps on the opposite side of the wall from where the safe la situated was not even disturbed by them. The Oregon City postoflice is an ideal place for burglars to 0erate in. It is situated in rear of the store building and once inside they could ply their nefar ious calling without fear of molestuhitiou. It would be almost impossible for the night watchman to discover them with out entering the building. Information Wanted. The following excerpts from two let ters recently received by Register Miller are fair samples of the inquiries that ar rive in every mail, a balf dozen not un frequently being received in a single day at the United States land ollice in this city. W. H. Pritchard, of Kalamaioo, Mich., asks : 'Can I get good, fortile fruit and farm ing land on the western side or slope of the Cascade mountain range in Oregon that is open for homeMead entry? Are they prairie or timber land and how far from markets? Can they be located on streams or lakes, etc. Daniel C. Wattinger ot Cross Roads, Pa., says: "Can I get some land at (1.25 per acre and hold it for a few years without settling upon it? Can I buy more than 100 acres? If not, why not? How is it that some people in Oregon own several hundred or thousands of acres of land if not allowed more than 160 acres? How far from city or town are government lands. Please answer soon and give full particulars." It is incumbent upon Col. Miller to answer these communication although the information at hand is not always adequate to the demands. Some of our local real estate men might do good missionary work along this line. Stun ford Mtident. The students of Stanford University are supplementing the Thanksgiving foot ball victory by sending their glee and mandolin clubs on a triumphal tour of the Coast, going as far north as Victoria and Vancouver, making ono of the long est tours ever attempted by an American college organization. Numerically, the aggregation is one of the largest on the road The glee club Includes sixteen men, and the mandolin club twelve men, besides soloists and specialists. No collegiate club west of Philadelphia presents a program of equal variety. Walter Camp, the father of American football and the best informed college man in the country, places the Stanford clubs on the sumo plane with the famous I ......I... I ..l .....Ullu ..lld i,l lAii Yaln. mini. -Ml .. p ,'-" w... - The use of the name Stanford is the only advertisement the club need. During the past year the unlversily lias been more prominently before the public in a variety of way, and has attracted wider attention in educational, legal, and athletic circle, than any other university in the land. The decision of the United Htate supreme court, the prominence of Stanford professor In literary circle, the recent achievement of the student! in football, baseball and on the track, make Stanford a household word : and many persons will come to see and hear these handsome young fellows more on account ol what they represent than of what they can do. It is needless to say that Stanford needs no introdtitlon in this vicinity. She already ha won the loyalty (of out people, and harbor within ber classic walls many of our boys and girls.Tlie clubs, on former tours, established them elves to favorably in musical nd social circles, Ibat their reappearance will be heralded with pleasure. A large house and warm reception will greet them. Their engagement here will be the event of the holiday season. They play one night at Shively' Opera house, Thurs day, December 31st. Third Avenue Theatre. "Si Perkins" ba caught the pop ular taste at the Third Avenue theatre, and there is no question but that he will be greeted with crowded bouses at every performance. The company U a strong one. The play was writtes for it! comedy effect, and is just exactly what it purport to be. The variety element is well represented in tbe company, and tbeir work is excellent. Sam J. Burton a Si Perkins is excel lent. He agitates the Agitator to the queen's taste. Harrj Vender as a villainous gypsy is fully equal to the exi gencies of tbe occasion. W. M . Cooley as Jonas Cray a villainous old deacon, is a good type of men who are often met in everyday life. D. A. Drummer makes a good Weary Walker. Olga Lor raine Marshal, tbe jolly little soubrette, bas made a decided bit, and bids fair to be very popular with the patrons of the house. She was recalled for allot her BieciaUies. New York Tribune. This company will be at Shively's opera house next Wednesday evening. The Seed It the Vital Thing. Planting must be begun right, else no amount of cultivation or fertilizer can prevent the crop being a failure. The first step is the selection of the seed. Do not take any risks here. Get seeds that you can depend upon seeds that are fresh, that have a reputation behind them. The most reliable seeds grown in this country are Ferry' Seeds. Wherever seeds are sown the name of D. M.Ferry A Co., of Detroit, Mich., i a guarantee of quality and freshness. The greatest care and strictest caution are exercised in the growing, selection, pack ing and distribution cf their seeds. Not only must they be fresh, but they must be true to name. On a par with the quality of the seeds is Ferry's Seed Annual for 1897, the most comprehensive and valuable book of tbe kind ever printed. Every planter, large and small, should get, read and di gest this book before planting a single seed. It is tree to all who address tbe firm as above. Letter List. The following is tlie list of letters re maining in the postoffice at Oregon City, Oregon, on December 23, 1896: WOMEN'S LIST. Rlanchanl, Clara Pailuet, Mrs A Brown, Mrs Chas J Peters, Mrs F J Hunlies, Hannah K Palmer, Grace Johnston. Miss Kicliter, Lizzie McFee, Mrs A Silvey, Dora Parker, Mrs L A men's list. Baker, Sidney Nott, Alen Barber, K 1. London, B R Beaman, Wru Moody, f H Bolan, John Olsen, Ole lirayshaw, R Parkinson, Geo Covey, C W Itauscher, Adam Craw'lonl, J J Bmith, J ii Dailey, E Still, J Daniel, W E Schmidt, C L Doverton, J M Wiley, O W Krickson, C N Wilson, G W Hayes, W U Wise, Uuis W Jackson, J B Whitchell, A C Kellocg, O Walker & Barkley Kelley, Jas If called for state when advertised. 8. R. Green, T. M, A Voice from Logan. I am pleased to inform the public that Mrs. Elizabeth Clark's case of Rose can' cer of tbe breast has been removed by my local and constitutional treatment without the knife, chlotiform or mor phine, the remedy employed has been equal to tbe occasion as it has ever been in the past in numerous cases I have treated within the last 18 years and will convince the public before leaving Ore gon that my method of treating cancer is the correct, safest and most successful one. I have plenty of proof at hand and will so denioiiBtrate the fact so as to convince any unprejudice mind and will pay to any one who may present to my care a cancer where my remedy can be applied, if 100 for failure to remove tbe same. Dr. M. C. Baker. CHEAP ItOAH.UAknO. Plan Whereby Highway May R Improved at Moderate Coat. Stating that the essentials of a good road are dryness, solidity, easy grade and rnnoothnpss, Mr. Hamilton, deputy secretary of agriculture cf Pennsylva nia, advocate improved road only 7 feet wide in the sparsely settled dis tricts and with bnt 6,' inches thickness cf broken stone, more in accordance with the (Vitest French practice than with much of our present day construc tion. The plan, briefly stated, is a follow: Regrade tbe road so as to have it bigb enough for drainage purposes, and when, in a year's time, tay, the earth hai be come thoroughly compaoted, smooth it ever with a road machine and put down the stone paving. Tbe stone i to be laid in tbe middle of the old road and given transverse slope not exceeding 1 'i to 3 iocbe in a yard. At this stone must form a compact and impenetrable mass to protect the) oil below it, it i necessary that tho stone be broken small, not exceeding 1) inches in greatest dimension. Taking the cost of tbe stone at 9 or 10 cent a cnbio yard be fore crushing, he estimate that stone can be crushed for 18 cent a yard, Tbe broken stone can be put down on the road at points not more than THIS ROAD COSTS MONET, rrom Good Rood.) one mile from the crusher for 38 centa per yard, making the total cost 65 centa per yard, or about $o00 per mile for tbe dimension named. Maintaining the pres ent expenditure of about $49 per mile, tbit would allow the roads to be re payed in about ten year. He also pleads for wider tires on wagons', tbe payment of taxes in cash instead of allowing them to he worked out, longer term for road supervisor) and employment of a permanent foroe for maintaining tbe roads after im provement Of these last mentioned changes in tbe policy in road manage ment there is nothing to be said. They would undoubtedly improve - country roads, not only in PennsylTania, but all over the United States. In justice to Mr. Hamilton, it should . be stated that he dors not claim that this method of construction would make, a perfect road, but in advocating aa light a method of road construction as he does we are afraid Mr. Hamilton is dangerously near the point where econ omy ceases to be a virtue. The price ot 65 cents simply places tbe stone on tho road, with no allowance for engineering advice, competent supervision or roll ing. This style of construction is recom mended on the strength of recent official investigations made on tbe French routes nationales and quoted in Pro fessor Rockwell's "Roads and Pave ments In France." These show that the average thickness of the stone layer on S3, 000 miles of stone road in 1895 was 1 inches. Tbe same investigations showed that the average thickness of broken stone on roads with a stone foundation was 4 i inches above the foundation, and on roads without foundation 5 inches. The thickness varied from S inches to 10 inches in roads without founda tion, and from 2 inches to inches on roads with foundations. Two-fifths of the total length of these roads have a thickness less than 4 inches, and that is considered the limit of safety. Compari son with similar tests made in 1886 showed an average decrease in thickness in that time of ouly five thirty-seconds of an inch. In applying these statistics to future road work in Pennsylvania, it must be remembered that tbe routes nation ales have some of them been in exist ence for centuries, and all of them have been either built or maintained under the supervision of the French govern ment, whose system of roadmaking and maintenance is a model for the world. GHOST DASCE. Reproduction of Indian Mysterious Rites at WHuhard's Hall. The Redraen of Oregon City have been fortunate in procuring the talent and obtaining the paraphernalia to properly reproduce this strange spectacular scene, its silent, weird mystic spell is in strange contrast to all other Indian dances, the peculiar inductive gyrations of the Messiah, the unearthly visitation of tbe ghost, the circle of grim stoical warriors as they reluctantly join in the silent ghostly dance as well aa the wonderful mechanical light effects will produce a spectacular phantasma long to be re membered. Masque ball Christmas night, Btreet parade Christmas night. Use OXIEN for your "nerves" also for coughs and colds. Pamphlets free. Charman & Co., DruggistJ, agent. ROYAL Baking Powder. Highest ot alt la leavening Strength. V. S. Government Report.