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1fo Mb'" AHOoUl,n Oregon City Enterprise. VOL.31. NO. 37. OIlEQOtt CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1897. ESTABLISHED 1866 A.riTTINUEll. REAL K8TATIC, INHtTltANCK, NOTARY I'll 111,0. A (lua Hat or city and farm property at bedrock prlcm ir nrin tnrty and email tracta near town to trad (ur city pnirlv. Have some extra good bnruttlrm. I'roperiy handled on email commlaalnn. Write or rail and tna, IWoflU building, - Oregon Clly' ACK AM AS AIIHTHACT A TKIIHT CO. Purnl.ti, Abatracta, Chain of TICe, Pocrlp Hon.. I.oin, Iniuraiip. fay Tiih Porfoat Tlllne. elo,, fin Olllne ovur Hank ol Oregon CHy. J. r. CLARK, Prat., and Mgr. oOfm riTT, - - - - oaaooHi Da W, KINNAIUD CIVIL ICNlilNKKIt ANT; SURVEYOR, Beltway laoatlnn ami conlrimtlon, brldgo. plauaaud e.lltnalee (ur water tupply Pralnaia anil atreel Improvement of town Special attention glvan to draughting and blue printing. T W. WELCH. - DENTIST - Wlllamette Hid., opposite PoetoffiVe. Olllce tioursfrom H a. m, to 12: 1 to 6;00 p. in. J- L. I'OKTKK, ATTORNEY AT LAW Arracror raoraatr rtamnHsn. Onto next to Oregon Cll bank on th atriwu c 0. T. Wl I.I.I AX It. 'kkal khtatk and was aoknt. A good Hut ol builneae, reatdenc and suburban froparly. rrm Property la tracla to ault on eeey terms. Cnrrvapnininnna pi ail dKir la Ceufleli rnmptlr anaweiwl. Office, d lluullev'e drug elore. Q P.A D.O. LATOURKTTE, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW MAIN ITaiKT oaSOOM CITY, 0BKU0N. ' rurnl'h Ahatracta of Till. Loan Money, Fore- eluae alurigaeea, ana iraniaqi uourru Law suilneaa. TT I. CROSS, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Wiu, raacrica tn lu CounTs or tns Stats Real titate and Intnranre. Office on Mala Rtra bet. Slalh and Seventh, oaeuoN citt, o. T E. MARKS, J ATTORNEY AT LAW. Will pratlreln all Hie eourta of the state UflU-e opoaite court hoiiae in Caudvld btilldliiK. c. II. DYK, ATTOKNKY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Will f tolne moft.(a, make hirarta. loan moiirjr, tattle lama nl fauaact a goueral law bll'lnf". OlDne flr.t floor adjoining l'aiia ol O rgon City. OSSOON CITT. 0RIOOS eio.0. enowKsu. i. u. CAMrnsLk. HOWNKI.l-4 CAMPHK1.I, ATT0KNEY8 AT LAW, OniooH Citt, ..... OsauoN. Will practloe In nil thomurta of the atale. 01 Ore, lint door to Cauflald 4 llunlley'i drug store. II. DOBYNH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, .NOI AKY I'U 111. IC CANHY. OKKQON. Will practice In all eourta of the) atale, Iiimimiae written In all leading com pauiua. Ab iraot. ol tul hirnUlivd. Coirooilonaa pclalty. D R. J. II. MILLER, DICNTIST Seventh street, near Southern Pacific depot, Oregon City, Oregon. Qt II. I80M. CIVIL ENGINEER and DEPUTY COUNTY SURVEYOR, Will be at court bonne on each Saturday and on regular seiwion days of county court. J-J T. BLADKN, NOTARY PUIILIO. Inaurauce written In the Hartford, of Hartford, Palatine. Hamburg ol Bremen. miB COMMERCIAL BANK, OP OREGON CITY. Capital, ..... 1100,000 TSANaAOTa A OINBKL SAMKIHe BCalNSBI. Ixiam made. Htlla diaoountod. Makea col lection. Hiiya and lellaexohango on all points In the United Htatea, Kurnpe end Hong Kong. Uepotlta received lubjeut to check. Bank open Irom 9 A. at. to 4 r. a. D. 0. LATOURETTE, Proaldent. F. 1. DONALDSON, Caahler JJANK Or ORKOCN CITY, Oldest Uln Hois, in the city. . Paid np Capital, $50,000. Hurplua, .u,Hfi0. rasainRNT, - chabi.h r. cadfisld. vicb rnaaiusMT, eao. a. hardins. oahhiih, a. o CAiiriai.n, A general banking buatneai trauaaoted. Uepoalta renelvea aubjeot to check. Approved 1)111" and noteadlacnunted. County and oity warrant bought. Loaua mule on available leourlty. Kmhanite bought and aold. Colleotloni made promptly. Dralt aold avallnule In anv part of the world Telegraplilo exohango old on Portland, Ban Franclaoo. Chicago and New York, ntereitpalj on time depoalta. n. a pay caul) In any other alore. Lot your little pile of money stay right where It is. (Jet eyury thing you need of us pay for It a little at a time weekly or monthly, No security aakod. BGLLOMY St BUSCH The JIouHefurniber8. ffifli Leadingr Agency IUKPUICMICNTINOl- HOYAI. UK I.I VEKPOOL, d.wl laridrat bunineu in the world. NOHTII Hltl TIHII 4 M., lariat aati In the world. HUN UK LONDON, oldi'at purely Are hiiuranre company tn the world, .f.TN A OK II AHTKUltD, larn.t and bent Amrrinan Company. CONTlNKNTAf. OK NEW YOKK, one of the bt American companlee. AND OTHER FII18T.CI.AH8 COMPANIES. Cnlljon m for Kntlnu, mtA F. E. DONALDSON, Z2ZZ BINDER LU Z Binder 1ml ne 31 Don't buy your Rinder twine until you see us. Prices lower than the lowest. Headquarters fur hard ware, iron, steel, blacksmith's sup plies, pipe, plumbing and all kinds of jobbing neatly and promptly done. AitenU for the celebrated Canton plows, barrows and cultivators. LU 0 z 5 e Corner 4th and Main BINDER Y Pop OU ARE WANTED TO EXAMINE THE 1896-97 STYLES OF SHOES 7ft KRZIUSSH BROg. Finest line of Shoes in Oregon City at Portland prices. 'TIS Spririg9 Gentle Aiuuo," A nico new dress from the Many Beautiful Patterns of stylish and seasonable selections , In Spring Dress Goods will make you appoar to bo the fairy creature, all men think you are. Thos. Charman & Son have one of the finest selections of spring goods and novelties ever brought to Oregon City. Call and see them at the The Pioneer Store. 1)0 YOU NEED ANY Doors, Windows, Moulding, Window Glass, OR OTHER BUILDING MATERIAL? :GO C. H. BBSTOiAZ I CO- Low Prices. First-class Goods. Corner Uth and Main Streets, Oregon City, Oregon. IT'8 LIKE THIS? I( you've been able to save ap a little money out of your earnings it Is very dig jouraging to be com cll(iJ to use that little for the imrpoHe of f urn Ixtilnx your house you'd almost prefer going without the furni ture, but you needn't do that. You can buy the furniture, cariwU, stoves, crockery, etc, oi ua on from, we won't charge you a tiennv more for thnm'than vou'd have tn in Clackamas County. alao for Mlottr and Calandara At Commercial Bank. IZZTL TWINE z 0 m 2 m & Co., Streets, - Oregon City. TWINE TO vM A GLORIOUS DAY, How The Nation')) Observed. Day Was old-time patriotism shovt.i The Pay it L'hidntone I'ark, Union l'ark, Nan4y, W llNonrllle, Molalla and Ncolts Mills. Fourth of July was celebrated in Clackamas county with all the patriot Ism and spirit that true Americans mani fest on their nation's birthday. The cool weather and showers of Mon duy and the preceding days caused many to stay at borne who other wise would Lave attended one oi the celebrations held in honor of the day. let with this hinderance the 'attendance at each of the celebrations was nearly up to that ot former years The celebration held at Gladstone Park on Monday was gotten ap and managed by the Y. M. C. A. of Oregon . City and a program more yaried and of a higher order than usually presented j was prepared, but the terriffic rain i storm of the afternoon and evening, pre vented the balloon ascension and the J bicycle rais and athletic games from being held as well as made it impossible to give the evening program and the fireworks which would have excelled anything in that line ever given in Ore. gon City. At an early hour crowds from Oregon City and the surrounding country beitan to arrive anal by the time the exercises began there were fully 1500 people on the grounds. There were also many people from Portland present and bad the day been warm and pleasant there would have been hundreds from that city to have enjoyed an outing in the beautiful park. The program opened with music by the Park place band, followed by a patri otic selection entitled, "Our Country" by the chorus of SO voices under the direc tion of Prof. R. A. Heritage, with Miss Vara Pillsbury as accom puniest on the piano. An invocation followed bv Rev. Gilman Parker, the audience standing, which was most appropriately worded. Mrs. Stricklcr, assisted by the chorus, gave as a solo that grand piece, "Colum bia, the Gem of the Ocean," rendering it in manner that greatly pleased the audience. Judge Galloway, as president of the day, briefly outlined the causes which led to the Declaration of Independence which was then read by Mrs. Robert A. Miller. The heavy rain storm which at the time was beating agninst the auditoriam made the reading a very diilicult undertaking, yet with all this disturbance Mrs. Miller made her words heard in all parts ot the great building and her rendition of the jinmortal docu ment was of such excellence as to bring forth a hearty applause from her listen ers. After. a selection by the band the chorus with an anvil accompaniment, rendered the "Anvil Chorus'' with such Bplendid effect as to cause every person in the ar.dience to join in giving one of the most hearty applauses given during the day. In a few well chosed words President Galloway then introduced W. K. Beans, D. D. of Centenary M. E. church, Port land, as the orator for the day. Dr. Beans is a man of fine appearance and as an orator is both forcible and eloquent and so clearly did he speak that those farthest distant in the audience could hear each word with perfect distinctness. There was none of the spread-eagle nor jingo so common in 4th of July ora tions, but it was a noble effort reflecting great credit upon the orator. He said, in part, that he was glad to be with the audience which confronted him on this the best day in the best year, in the best century, in the best nation with the best government to observe Independence day in this center of culture where every tree proclaims its joy, and every stone is a gladstone. He dwelt particularly upon the idea that our nation has reached its present prominence by its adherance to the principles of righteousness, conclu sively proving that blessed indeed is that nation whose God is the Lord. He said "God's hand is plainly descernable in the history of the nation, at every step in its progress, it has been marked byspecial providential intervention." He contrasted nations which had for gotten the laws of God and had come to premature decay, with others which had held fast the treasure of righteousness, and whose destiny had been a happy one. ' Lincoln, that great commoner, was brought to the front to be the great emancipator. Grant, the silent man of destiny, was divinely raised up to lead to victory the Union army. The Merrimac was defeated by the Monitor, launched by the divine hand. He then spoke of the perils that con fronted the nation, and the evil influ ences that must be combated before we might hope to be a nation of long life. He said in part, "Immigration is a j-eril to oar country. CO per cent of the laloon keepers, 63 per cent of the whole sale liquor dealers, 76 per cent of the brewers are foreign born. Socialism, extreme wealth, monopolies, are all menaces to our land. Love of money is I the great incentive to crime. Greed of gold betrayed the Christ, and every vir tue has been crucified in the interest of money. ' He closed with Longfellow's magnifi cent ode, beginning: "Thou too, aall on. O abip of state ! Sail on, 0 Union, strong and great." Following the oration was a solo (asaisted by the chorus), "The Btar Spangled Banner", by Professor Heri tage. The professor is one of the finest singers in the Northwest, and it is seldom that thin grand old piece of music is so well rendered as he gave it on this occasion. "America" was then sung by the chorus, the whole audience joining in, in singing tiie national anthem. This closing the forenoon exercises an adjournment was taken for dinner,! but as it continued to rain the auditor ium was turned into great dining hall, nearly all having brought lunch baskets, expecting to spend the noon hoar in the park where the moss-covered rocks afforded delightful places for spreading lunches. Those who were not lucky enough to be in touch with a lunch basket were served with a fine lunch at the eating room in the Y. M. C. A. rooms on the grounds conducted by the ladies of the Y. M. C. A. auxiliary. They say that there is no great loss without some small gaiu, so it was in this case, that the crowd being unable to scatter out in the grounds decided to make the best of their enforced stay within the auditorium and the dinner hour was turned into one of great socia bility and a social time such as is seldom had at a public gathering of any kind, was enjoyed by those present. As the afternoon wore on and the sbowera of rain coming thicker and faster it was seen that there was no possibility of giving the balloon ascen sion or the various games and athletic exercises, so it was decided to get np an impromptu program to amuse and bold the crowd, in hopes that the rain would cease sufficient to permit of at least a part of tle out-door exercises. In the absence of Judge Galloway, who bad gone to Portland, Rev. Gilman Parker was called upon to preside and volunteer talent from the audience was called and so generously and willingly were the invitations responded to that a program of two hour's length was carried out with such success as to keep the audience in roar of laughter or of applause. First came a quickstep from the Parkplace band, played in a manner tbat would have done credit to an older and longer organized band. A cornet solo by George Mooney, who used only his lips as an instrument, fairly brought down the house, and so great was the applause that he had to render a second solo and a third was demanded but could not be given. Atthe request of the audience, Prot. Heritage rendered a solo, giying a comic song with such humor as to bring a hearty encore to which he bowed bis acknowledgements. A lively piece by the band was followed by a clog dance byJ.E. Siever, the well known saw mill roan of Damascus. It was evident to the audience that Mr, Siever had been on the boards before and they gave him a great hand-clapping for his dancing. Mr. E. J. Floyd, first tenor in the Mult nomah quartet of Portland, being in the audience kindly consented to give a song, which so pleased the audience that he had to respond with another selection. A comic song by Jack Webb was most heartily received. George Howard, at the request of the audience gave one of his inimatable comic songs. The audience finding tbat Mr Siever could sing as well as dance he was called out for a song and in response to an encore gave a second selection. Miss Ivy Roake, a member of the Crescent quartet of Oregon City gave a very pretty song that brought the little miss a generous applause. The band which had interspered the program with lively and appropriate pieces then gave a national air and the meeting adjourned. As it was still raining, the people left for their homes and the management gave up all attempt for an evening pro gram . Had the rain not interferred the day's program would have been the best ever given on a Fourth in Oregon City. As it was a prominent farmer who was present stated that it was one ol the most sociable and enjoyable celebrations that he bad ever attended in Oregon City, The exercises of the morning were exceptionally well rendered and the whole affair was a credit to the management of the Y. M. C. A, and the ladies and gentlemen who assisted in carrying out the exercises. (Continued on Page Seven.) TIIE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. President and Teachers Elected for the Ensuing iVar. At a meeting ot the board of rcpenta of the state agricultural college held at Corvallis last week Professor Thomas M. Gatch, late of the state university of Washington, was elected president of the agricultural college and director of the experiment station. He was not an applicant for the place. He was chosen on the fifth ballot by a vote of six to five over II. B. Miller, the present Incumbent. All of the members of the faculty were retained, except Professor Hedrick, hort iculturist, and Professor Tryne, botanist. Professor Moses Craig was elected professor of botany and theoretical hor ticulture, and George Coota professor of practical horticulture. Professor John Fulton was promoted to assist the profes sor of chemistrr and his salary raised to $1200. Mies Dorothea Natth was made in structor in drawing, and the salary of Professor Helen Crawford was raised to 1000 in the elocutionary department. Miss Snel! was given an assistant in Miss Carrie Lyford. Professor Pernot was maie a full professor of drawing and photography, and placed in charge of the new bacteriological laboratory, to be es tablished in connection with the experi ment station, for which a complete out fit was ordered, George B. Keady, of Salem was elected printer. An appropriation was made for the establishment of a cheese factory in con nection with the dairy and instructions will be given in cheese making. Steps were taken to install a department of applied electricity and electrical engineering under a competent In instroctor. A new and extended course of study was adopted, ap plicable lo the four-year conrse, with a depsrtment in the agricultural branch tor farm accounts and economic farming. A resolution was adopted to intensify the study of English, and to apply it in every department of the college course. Professor Gatch is a well known educator. He occupied a chair in the state university for a couple of years at one time. Teachers' Institute. The teachers, institute which convened in this city on Tuesday, July Oth, is hav ing large and interesting meetings at the Barclay school house. On Tuesday evening a reception for the teachers was held in Weinbard'a hall, presided over by County Superin- tendent Starkweather. The first on the H. Strickler, followed by a recitation by Miss Bessie Evans, the popular elocu tionist ot Oregon, who fully sustained the merited honor she has as an elocu tionist. Another solo was given by Mrs. Strickler after which Superintendent Starkweather introduced State Superin tendent G. M. Irwin, who made a high ly interesting and instructive talk on education. A mirth provoking recita tion by Miss Evans closed the program for the evening. The program for each day has been lessons in arithmetic, reading, history, geography, language, spelling, and the ory, conducted by Professors Ackerman andGrouof Portland, who have again proven themselves to be among the best institute workers in the state. ' The deepest interest and attention on the part of the teachers is manifested and the institute promises to be one of the most successful ever held in Clackamas county. At 4 o'clock Wednesday, 132 teacher had registered and it is expected that before the session closes the number will reach 200. 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