Oregon City
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VOL.31. NO. 9.
OHKCJON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY. DECEMBER' 25, 1800.
ESTABLISHED 18C6
Enterprise
J L potmen,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
amiaana or raorisTV ruaxiaiun,
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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
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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."
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ATTOUNKY AND
1'uUNKKl.OR AT LAW
Will f irettloae tnmie-gita, make btrar(a, liu
tnouef, .eille eilaiea I liauaai-l a intieral
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
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ATTOUNKY AT LAW,
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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.
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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
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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.