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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 14. 1902 Legal Noticea. .Notice of Administrator Nle f Krai Estate Hotice ia hereby eiven that lh umler- igiiwl, Joseph L. Uetgea, a.lminislraior of the estate ot John Hyers, afofiwa, win from and after Muniiev. the '.'tib day til February. W02. proceed to eeli the real muii of the sanl oecribel?tate as follows A. iart ol the Samuel N. Vance 1. I- 0. Ko. 51, in TP S 8. R i E. of the Willamette Men nan iii Clackamas oimly, Oregon io-wit: Brimming at the NE comer of said claim Ko. 51 in said Township, running thence w. 25 chains more or less to tbe Is. r.. corner of a tract of ianii sold by tanl Vance lo John Post as described in deed at page J'.ft ol deed records No. 2. of said county I he nee 8. 25 dee. .10 min. E. 13 chains: Uience W. IS 20 chains t' tlie 8 W. corner of said traci: thence N. 25 dee. 30 min. W on V . line ol (aid tract t 56 chains to the 8. K. corner of a tract ol land deeded by John M vers to Adiiie White by deed re corded in Book til at pace 'JO of said county : thence W. 18.71 chains to the W Line ol tract ol land dreded to Jobn Myers by Joseph Hedges, by deed recorded at page Mof RiHik 1 record ol said county tbence 8. W dev. 45 min E J0.11 chains; thence 8. t: dee K. i.U0 chains; thence 8. 4tt deir. 30 mill E 15.87 Chains to the N. W corner ol a tract ol land sold to Tom P. HamUII by John Myers as describe! In deed on page 154 of deed record No. 33 of aid county : N. 41 deg. 15 mm E. 10 W chains to the most northerly corner ntaaiil Randall tract: thence 8. 32 reg E. 1 37 chains: thence N 62 dee 30 mill. E. 14 30 chains to tbe E. line of said Vance claim Ko. 51. being tbe S. E. corner of tract eonveved be said Vance to Eliza J. Jobn on by deed recorded at page 87 of Book B deed records of sai.1 county; thence N.17 deg. 12 min. E. 32.47 chains to tbe place of beginning Also beginning at a point from which an oak tree 24 Inches in diameter bears N. 48 deg. W. being the corner of a tract of land old by Samuel Vance and wile to Eliza J. Johnson, wife ol Thomas Johnson, along the line of said tract in an easterly direct ion to the cenler of tbe county road known as tba Latoorette road; thence along the center of the said Mad In northwesterly direction to a iioint 1.25 chains to the center of tbe old territorial read: thence 8. to the place of beginning containing Vyi acres more or less. Also a part of the Holmes' claim No. 38 in said Tp. and a part of the Newell claim in section 5 ol said Tp. and a art of said Vance claim as conveyed to said John Myers by deed tecorded at pate 41 uf book T deed records of s-sid county, to-wit ; Be ginning at a point i.04 chains N.i.flhe' poet betxeen sections 4 and 5 in said Tp, nd K runnine thence W. 12 80 chains; thence 8. 15.50 chains; thence W. 14.24 Chains; thence S. 251$ eg. E. S.0 chairs; thence E 00 feet; tiitnce N.2 deg. W. 6.25 chains; thence E along the N. bound ary of Samuel Vance claim 25.80 chains; thence N. 10 chains to the place of begin ring, containing 20 acres more or less. And that said sale arin.ll be for cash or on the greatest possible payment ol cash with the balance remaining unpaid on not more than one year's time to be secured by mortgage on the property sold, tbe balance to bear interest at the rate of not Jes IbanS per cent per annum. JOSEPH E. HtiDGEj, Administrator of tbe estate of Jobn deceased. olir to Creditors. Notice is hereby given thst the under signed nas been duly apiioli t-.l ecut r ol the last will and testament ol Maroelaue l.a Bell, deceased, and any and ail persona bavin claims against in said estite. in in-1 present them at mv olllce. In Oregon Oltv. Or- eon. within an months from the dale ol t"t notice, listed February 14. 1!2. Pit. W. E. CARLI. Kxecntir, U'Ren A Hchiiebel At y?. for Executor. .iotlrcorHurlUMaulco( !." I'nder and by virtue ol the authority in me veM-d bv ait order of sale made by the County Court ol the Onnlv ol Clackamas, Ft t ol Oregon, di ted Feb. 10. !!, I will a II al private sale tut lellosrlng described rest estate lo-wit: An undivided tj luiant In and t Una No- I and 2 in HI k No. 23 In t ie Town ol Cenbv as the same ap. ar ol record by the. tllcial plat thereof which Is duly recorded In the olllce ol the He corner of conveyances of -aid I'l ickainas Com tv. The said sale will l made ItOAKII Of' COiISSlO.NrK". Regular Fclirmtrj Term of th I'minlf lloarJ. t. It, Morton, Johu I. .well. sail T. Kllllli, Cnimiilsslouei. OW I MARRIED I!o It remembered, That at a regular term ol (lie Hoard of County (. cumins Notice for IMiblM-alioa. -Timber Land. Act June S. I87S I'nited States Land Ottice, Oregon City, Oregon, January 14 VX'l, Notice is hereby given that incompliance with the provisions ol tbe act of Congress of Ju e S, 1878, entitled "An act tor the sale of limber lauds in the Stales of Call fur- ma. Oregon, Nevada, and Washington fer ritorv," as extended to all the public Land Stales by act ol Augual 4. 18!). WILLIAM H. HUlil.Bl.KT, of Portland, county of Multnomah Htateof Oregon, has this day hied in tins olllce his sworn statement No 6.V4, for the purchase ol the N S of X W i and N W t ol N K' of Section So 12 in lownahip No. 4 8 , Kange No. 4 E., and will otler prool to show that the land soughi is more valuable for its limber or stone than lor agricultural pur poses, and to establish his claim to said land before the Register and Receiver of this ottice at Oregon t 'nv, on Saturday, the ).D iaf ol Marcn, vvi. He names as witnesses: lieoige I. Brown, ol Portland, Or.'gon; Sat .r,lythei:Ui. day of Mstvh, iisr.', at ' j ioiiarst for Ilia ronnly of Cluckatnat, o'clock e. ni. l the olllce ol V Ken and f 0 rfn (l (,,,1,1 t ,, X2 : -r. house otinty ..... . n nd n. tlihli n,ebidwillbe recelve.1 at e.ln.lv, the 6tli Uy of t.-l.rtiary tlie tut utile of I; 'Ken A Sohuebel. Oregon stnti living the regular time llxed by U Cltv. Ore. The trms of sale will be lor . (,)r trausai tion of county tiunncaa. cash In haiul 8. J. UAKKISON. (uarillati of fie person and rr-t t of Orpha AUxrit Oarriaon, a inim r. police for liihllrullon. Peperttnei t ol (he li t. rior, Land Olthe at llr- goii Citv, Oregon, Keh. l-t, 1!2. N' tn-e Is her'hv given that the fidlowlng namrd applicant to pnn'hase iimler se t'n 5, Ai t of Co-igr-s of March 3, 1887 has tiled notice of her Intel tiou to make tlnsl proof In upHrt of htr i Uim, ami fiat said pr mf will h made brf re th Kegitrr and hV ceiverat Oregon City, Oregon, on Mrch 17, l'to.'. via: M . M. Hmgham I. r the .N w, or N WX, ttec. 1, T. 3, 8. ol K. 3. Eat W. .w. She names the following w t ee t I rove hr r gi t 1 1 purchase said land, vi: Alvin Cl-rk. of Neaherg, Washlngt II County, (irvgon; W. J. Stat' r, of Newherg Washington I oih ty, 'r-goii ; I.. I . II , t. ... .i t- ,.. . i ;i SSIIIMKVOM VOIII IV, I--KOH , I., 1. I,T'M S V:l 1 :T. U.:. of Portland, Omroii: E.C St.irk, of Port- " " . " " ' " "-ii-i limit llr.oi Morris, of Hiirtlanil llreon I p Anv and sll persona claiming adversely the above-described lands are ietUested to tile their claims in Ibis ottice on or before said 29th day ol March, lir'.'. I'HAa. 11. MOOKES. Kegisler CIIA8. B. MOO It EH, Heglter. S9 Myers. CO.IITKMT .fOTICK. Department of the Interior. United States l-and utlice, Oregon City, Oregon, January 17. 1!W2 A safficient contest affidavit having been filed in this oilice by Harry Sawtell, eonie- tant. aeainst boniecteail entry Jo. l-i.S.H made December 10, i:j)0, for Lot 3. Section 6, Township 3 8 , Kangr 5 K., by Ueorge P JrlcKiiinis, C'ontts'ee. in which it is alleged that Contestant "knows tbe present condi tion of the same; also that said George P WcKinnis has never resided iiihjii, culti- vated, nor improved said land, nor bas he resided non. cultivated nor improved said land for more than six months last past; that he is residing at Motitavma, Multno mah Co., Oregon, with bis family, and bas been for more than six months last .at no that said alleged ansence from the said land was not due to l is employment in tbe Army, avy, or Marine Lor p of the Lulled Elates as private soldier, Oliver, seaman, or marine, during the war witii f-piin, or during any other war in which the United States may be engaged," said parties are berebv notineii to appear, respond and otur evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a. to., on March 11, IU'2, before the Kegler and Receiver at the United Slates Jand Office iu Oregon City, Oregon. The said contestant having, in a pror affidavit, tiled January 7, l!i02, set forth facta which show that alter due diligence personal service of this notice can not be made, it is herel.y ordered and directed that neb notice be given by due and proper publication. WM. GALLOWAY, Receiver. HL'M.vlON. In the Circuit Courtnf the Slaleof Oregon within and for theCnnnty of Clackamas. Samuel B. Kovan, Pltf.i vs. J- Suit for divorce. Gratia Rowan, Deft ) l'o Gratia Rowan, the above named de fendant: In the name of the Stale of Oregon, yon are hereby rerjtiired to appear and answer the complaint tiled against you in theabove entitled suit on or before Friday the 10th day of January, 1!jo2, billowing the eipira- iinn oi six wet m puuiication or this sum mons. This suit is brought to obtain a decree of oivorce between you ami the plaintiff and awarding to the plaunilf the custody ol your minor child, Eddie L. R iwan; and you are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and answer the said compaint as above required the plaintill will apply to the court for the reliel herein prayed. This summons is pnblislied bv order of Hon. Thomas A. McBride, Judge of said court, made tbe 21st dav of Nov. 1!j1. Date of first publication Nov. 2inn, 1!j1 U'REN &HCHUEBEL, Attorneys for Plaintiff. AdmInitnttor'N .tot Ice. Notice is hereby given fist the nndir aigned has been duly appointed Adrninis trat r of the est t of John s. f,r-en, lie ceased by the County Court, of the Stats of ' Oregon tVrCLtckamai County. All pron having cUinis agsint said eeUte sr hereby notiheil to resent the same duly virilied, tiget ier wit'i the ro;r voucliir. fierefi.r. ti Oie mwier algned at the Recorder, oflice, in the Court bouse, in Oregon Citv. Oregon, within six months from the date of t is notice. Dated t ns 7tU of Februrv, 1MJJ. TOM P. RANDALL, . A iiuini.-trtor. J. F.CLAEK, Atturuey. In th Circuit Court of the Stat of Ore- gun, lor the tuuniy ol l lackamas. M. E. McCarver and W. 1 A Holmes adininit- I trator tbe estate of I K. L. Russell deceased, Plaiutilf. vs. Hiram E. Straight, Motile ntrai hi, his wile. Win. E. 8'rdiht, Margaret tirali, and (ireu. her husband. Jacob Straight, John Straigbi James Straight, and Hiram E. Straight Ad ministrator ol the Es tate ol llirsm Straight deceased. Defendants, j Stat a or Oukook i CnfUTT i F t'LACKsMAsI By virtue of a decree and an eiecullon. duly isiueil out ol and under tbe seal of tbe above entitled court, in th above entitled cause, to u e duly directed and dated the loin day of January, linrj, upon a decree rendered and entered m said court on the llth day ol January. IIKL', in favor of M. E McCarver and W. A llolinea administra tor of the Eitale of R L Russell deceas d. Plaitdirts, directing tbe sale ol the herein after descritwd proirty to satisfy, hirst, the sum ol x.io0 00 with interest thereon at the rate ol 8 rr cent per annum from the bth day of April, l!MI; and the further sum ol 50 UO as attorneys lees, and the further sum ol 50 costs and disbursements in lavorofM E McCarver. Plaintills and Second, for the sum ol $110 0 with interest thereon at the rate of 10 percent per annum from the 27th day of July lOol, and tbe fur ther sum ol $25.00 attorneys lee in favor of W. A Holmes, Administrator of the ha lite of R L Russe I, deceased. Plaintiff, arm me cos sol ml npon thH writ, which real proiieny is nescritied as follows to wit Lots Ho 1,2,3.4,6,7, and 8 ol Block No 71 of Oregon C ty, Oregon. Now, Tberelore. bv virtue of said execu tion, jhdgn ent order a'Kl decree, and in compliance with the commands of said writ 1 will, on Saturday, the 15TH DAY OK FEBbUARY, I!r2; al the hour or 1:30 o'clock P. M., at the front door of tbe County Court House in the Ciy ol Oregon City, in said County and State, bell at public auction, aubiect to re demption, to the highest bidder, lor U. S. gold com casb to hand, all the right, title and interest which the within named de fendants or either of them, had on the date of the mortgage herein or since had in or to the above described real proirty or anv part thereof, to satisfy said execu iou, judg ment order, decree, interest, costs and all accruing costs. J. J. COOKE, SherifTof Clackamas County, Oregon Dated, Oregon City, Oie., Jan. Wilt, 1!102. .Hotlre Tor 1'iiblicn lion Timber IjiiiiI, Act Jim 3, 1878 United Slates Und Oltice, Oregon City, Oregon, Dec. 2, 1001. Notice is hereby given that in compliance wiln toe provisions ol (tie act ol cun-tress of June 3 1x78, entitled "An act for the sale of limber lands in the Stales of California, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington Terii lory," as extended to all the Public Land States by act of August 4, 18:12 FRED 8. MOKRId, of Portland, county uf Multnomah, state of Oregon, has tins nay tiled in this Utile his sworn statement No .Vk.J, lor the purchase of the SE' ol section No. 13. in Township no. 4 south, Itange Iso 4 nasi, and will otler proof to show that the land sought n mor valuable lor Us timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to es tablish his claim lo said land helor the Register and Receiver ol this olllce ai Oregon City, Oregon, on Wed.ieaoay, the IDili day of February, 1!'2. He names aa witnesses: 11. Ki person, of Currinsville. Oregon: Geo I, Brown, of Portland, Oregon; Joseph lireen, of Snringwater, Oregon; John tpperson, of Kelso, Oregon, Any and all persona canning adversely the anove-described lands are requested lo Hie their claims in this otllca on or before said 19. h day of Fcnruary, l'.2. CHAS. B. 3d OO RES. Register. .Notice to ('red I lorn. Notice is-hereby given that 'the under signed Mary (, Shank has been appointed the executrix ol the will of Ueorge W Shank, deceased, by the County Court of llackamus (Jmihtv, Oregon. All peraoi holding claims against the said decedent or his estate are hereby noli lied to present iiieui, within six months ol the publication ol this notice, at the ollices of Hedges & dntlith, Oregon Cltv. Oregon. Dated January 30, V.r2. M A KY C. SHANK. Executrix of tbe Kill ol Ueorge W. Snank oetaseil. HEDGES AGRIFFII II. Atiomeis lor Executrix There wem prvwent Hon. J. K .Mutton, Hon, Joint l.ewellinif anil lion. I . It. Killin, louinilssioiiera; K l, t'.Mier, clerk; J.J. Cooke, slienlf; alien the lollowing priK'eedinga were liad to wit: State of Oiegon, County of Clackamaa ti fore the tloaio) ol County Commission ers ol Hit) State of Oregon, (or the county of ClnekaniHS. In vacation, alter Hie January term, lo-wll: In pursuance ol an oidir made, by the board ami enteted ol record, uid ring warranta to lie Issued in vacation, I, K. II. Cooper, clerk ol Raid county ami elate, do hereby issue wairantalu payment of said claims for the anioiiii.ii and In favor ol the following persona herein speetlied : PAl'I'KH Al'l'Ol'NT. .Mrs E Motgsn Nippon of Mr V, Morgan, paur $10 00 T M Baker supiiort of Jane Kob eri. pauper 2s 00 Mr H D.vis, tnpiMirt of John 14 00 Kos Frichler, atipiKirt of Mr Koea Frei hler and fninily .... 12 00 r.lleti llrtdgea, aupiiort ol Klleti and Uorinan Bridge 8 00 J W Jonea, support of John K I'atton rl M il L Davie, support of M L Davis 6 00 W in Si oit, tipHirt of John and Margaret Mithan ... 10 00 llattie VomIh, support of Mrs. Ilaltie Wood , fi 00 F.lus Miller aupxrt of Iiatiiel Mortimer 30 00 Mrs. S (J Harrington, euppopt of Kltxhetli Wilhoit 15 00 Paul Freytag auppirt ol J II Jones 10 DO Win Dean, support ol Misa For- teeter , fl 00 A M Shibley, rupport of Mr Urindstatl 8 Ot) Henry Lewi, support uf lletwy Lei fl On Mr Krnger, Hiippurt of Mr. and Mr Kmuer 7 (X) Alien Carr, support of Jare Carr 10 (HI L M ithewaon support ol I, Ma thewson 7 0(1 Ciua rtrkle support ol (nw Pierku and family 10 00 C K li'iniM. eupport of Johanna, an Indian 5 0(1 Mrs Maillia Do If, support of Mrs Martha Dutf 4 (KI J J 'jurbett, eupport of W Slone 6 Ol) C H .otlee ol Finul aieltlemeiit. Notice is hen by given that the under signed executors of the will of F.lixaheih J. Hedges, deceased, have tiled in th County Court for Clackamas County, Oregon, their iinai itepon ami Accnunl, a that .Mini day, the 24tn dav of February, l!WJ, at 10 o clock a m. thereof, at the County Court room in the tountv Court House in Oreenn City. Oregjn, has been fixed ami set by said Court for hearing ohieulions or exneie Hons to said final report and account and for settling the same. H L. KELLY. GEO. A HAK'IIVO hiecutors of the will ol hltzabelii HeiUea. nei'easeu. Hedges A Griffith. Attorneys lor ex cu.ors. rO.TI'KMT NOTICE. D-partment ol the Interior. United Stales l-aml uttice. Oregon UP V. Oreeon. January " - " ' ii, i:s'. A stiflicieilt contest affidavit havine lmn filed in iliisollii-e by Jacob H Schmitl. con lestanl, against homestead entrv No l 'Wi made Jmy 12, I8!, h,r SK ol Section 2i! lownsiiipS S., Kange 1 K , by lister E Ka bitie, contesiee, in abicb it is alleged that I'onlestant "knows the present condition of the same; also that said Lester K. Satiine ma aoauiiuneii sain ia 1 111 inr more than six months last past; that he has not resided tioii. cultivated nor improved said land fo more than SiX months last nasi: that in fact said Lester E. Sabine has never since making said Ivitiy, resided upon, culti vated or improve! anv portien of said laud in any manner whatsoever, nor has anyone uuiic so ior mm, anu mat aaut alleged ab aence from the said land was not due to his employment in the Army, .Navy, or Marine r'firi. lit II. a lrni,u.l u. ...,... . . w imi.-j ijiaKasn private sol dier, officer seaman or marine, during the war with Snain, or during Bny other war in which the United States may be engaged," said partiej are hereny t otified to a i pear, reponil and offer evidence touching said alleg,tton at 10 o'clock a m., on March 1, Vn2. leforeiheR gls-er ami Receivers! the Unit l States Laud Oflice in Oregon Cily, O eO'i. Tbe said conteitatit having. In a pmpr affi lavit, Hle-I January 17. i!J2, set fnnh facts which show that afier due diligence personal service ol this notice can not be made, it is herebv ordered ami riirerixl that such notice be given by due and proper puuucauoii. WM. GALLOWAY, Recei ver. .Hot lee lor 1'nblieut Ion. Depariment of the Interior. Land Oflice t Oregon t;iy, Oregon, Jan. 25ili. lire'. Notice is hereby given that the fiiil.iwfnv. iiani) d settler has hied notice of his in'en. linn to make final prool in siinnort of his claim, and that said proof will be made be fore Register and Receiver at Oregon Chv Oregon, on March 10. 1!MJJ, viz: Frank 1'r. n. scholl;H E 1321, for the K'i of E'i hVyt of NEK and bK.i of N V Sec U, Tp 4 8., K. 4 K He names the following witnesses in tirove his continuous residence unou snrt cultivation of said laud, viz: John Straight, Theodore Huerth. Jrveph Uriinner, Karnest, Mathirsen, all of 'urk place, Oregon. CHAS. B. M'MlRES, Rgiter. M Ileikart, suiunirt of Carl C.atlke 8 (X) Mr J M Bacon, support of Mr J M It.icon indigent soldier . . 10 0) Jacob Koliler, mipnort of Jacob Koliler. 8 00 John II Churchill, support of John II Churchill 6 Ot) John Watson, eupport of John Walaoii 5 00 W T (ianlner support of minor at Hoys A Curl" Aid Society 10 20 King Boli ill, support of l'boolie Hasting 7 (K) F.liaaMiller.supportofCC Lewis 112 00 Mary Harl.y support of James Wilson J3 00 K Austin, support of lr Phillips 10 00 Kl'lora Younger euppxirtof Eldura Younger and family 8 00 L Freeman eupp,rt ol L Freeman 5 IH) John Avins aupiHirl of John Avins n Mrs M A Clark, support of Mr H A Clark and lainilv R 00 Mr Adams support of Mr Adams ana istnily n im (iodfrey Niimale supHiit of Hod- frey Sclimale fl 00 (JeoProHser, stipiHjrt of Mrs Vol- kers ami family ft 00 Mr Carrie Mayer, etiooort of Mrs Carrie M .iver H on W H Mattoon. snpnort of O 8 J'lielpa and wi:e K on W T Kinsley support of W T Kin 'ly ft no EiKard Wright support of K I- j waiu Wright ft rgi uavni I'enman. eunnort of Chas. Mcliuire Co K O N ti, Armory rent reier .ehien, Jamlur E II Cooper, clerk (J I) Kby, deputy J J Cooke, sheriir "' r. .lack, deputy T P Randall, recorder . Iilva Itandall, deputy " ' iueuing, treaHiirer HMOI-O-IOcOO-l-OIOiOI-O-l-O! It wu live yetifx "o. Tho alTitlr l Him (lien, hut hefntv I any Buy more let me r cHll to your mind the ftiel th:ii I wii tihvny n gitrded In tin' fam ily ns my gtiindfniliei's heir. The tMIe mid eiifnlhd eatnlf would go, of eoiirw. to Ms fldeat son. my limit', hut the grciitcr pint of hi v"t wealth would jiitne to tne. Id fini. ho hml sal th' ihirvil. I had hat hoih pmeiil w hen Imt a child, and I Im.l grown to tiiau hood utiiler hi liiitiiedUlu care, for h hud long been n widower. My frtthiT hud been Ida fnvotite sot). Wlmt more iniluriil tlitin Hint I ahotihl I the pre ferred oiu'T Then- wit Ihla iilnler alandlng. however. U-tween my jrmiiil fiiiher innl inyaiif: I mux. never umrry ulihoiii Ida antirovnl. Mnrryt I hnd no thought of It. My rollicking Imiii dor life plctiaed me too well to n change It f(,r any oilier. And Unit sort of existence lnabl un til I was twenty-seven, mid then It win brought to tin abrupt clnac? 1'y wimt do yoll attppoaeT Well, girl' fnce, nothing inon'-a K't'l' fnee 'vtl for n brief uioiuttit only at a window na I was cliiiiiglr.g ccrrlngea at lloltoii slnlloti. You anille. I don't wonder, btit I deehtre to you that from thence forth I know no jM-nee of mind. That face wna ever liefore m. hxiklng out fnnu under a dnliity gypsy hat, pale, pun', (MTfect In outline, with a Itixurl nut tnnss of soft brown linlr full of shiny ripples, dark rye, a little ' red liiotith and shining white teeth. "Some (lrvntny little chit." I aald to myself ttgiilu ntxl Bgiiln. "with a pret ty face ami a hend full of roiiiani-e. I wish I hnd never aeon her. At all event, It Is highly probable that we have met for the Drat and lust time; so I II forget her." Ilrnve words! I could not forget her, nnil JtiMt then, to arid to my perplexity, my regiment wiin ordered off to India. A few days ttcfore embarking I re ceived a letter from my grandfather. Sir John llulhrooke, urging me to run down to The Tower In order that I might meet the Indy who will destined to be my future wife. My anawer wn short ami to the xltii: Hear OrsKtrsiher-l haw so tfrafrt to marry hVtlilrt, I ilsrl fur Imhs In tea wmIls, so I Ksis no lime for ruuriiMp, Hut I slisd rue dw te T,e Timers to see uu. our sffertluasis, etc. The old gciitlcmnu' nnanrr wa eitnilly concise and riptide My Ir Orsiln If )rou rome la TH T" era with K Intrtillon of putting yotirartf n llrrly In my hands. I slistl lie ovrr)yni lo see you. II you attrmpl lo ruler m Ium with any oilier tnuntlon. I'll hs you fe U hr. out, and if you go to India. I h lo bretra lhl you'll be shut. Your arfretlotiat, tc. Wiint could lie done Iu the face of such an epistle ns this? Evidently nothing, so I cheerfully mnde my prepnrntlona for departure, mid before we an lied -I ntn glud to remember thl -liefore we willed I wrote ngnln to Kir John, hut this time It wns a letter full uf gmtltude and affection and ennnnt regret that I could not do a he de sired. Helen find I Were Rntintert. f the trim flower bed iillt the soft urecii turf of v told her the secret (lf ' llom'. Ha fettr, lis sweet tuirr,' When I fcliaed, my eniiip,,,, up lit me wonderlngly, tl(I j. honor, tenr were lilUu .1. preity ryc. 'f "What!" she an Id. Ar , ' I hi )'otl love llle-ttiet (j, V' ilitlbrouke, how could you) '' inttiiot - cnuiiot be I" 1 . "Ilci'nuae Jour hemt l(l" where, I siipposeT Hut, j, f. lint let )tm go from me f (.Hi. my dmllng, how nhnt) long wetiry year uf my ji.n, youT" t "Hush!" sh cried aliarjii, r you know- thy you know "Indii'd. yea! The sweM ';' In the wide world."' H "No. sir, I am not, fu.tn hriMike, I am your gremlin,, J(. My grnndmolhcrl Talk , shiH-k after that, won't to aps nk, but my voice fi reached out my hand ami i Ve. she was there, real en. wns imt dresinlng. f 9 'Tell me all!" I gnsp.il. A tut alMlnllna lhee ti l A alone coping ahe tuld me ii pnretlla hod died w hen slif 1 more thiin an Infant, and Kit in gunrdlnn, hnd wotcheal ovrft,, jeiiloua care; alwny ke.p .,. school, however, until he I "'Ik al 10 00 as ) fit I 00 Mb 00 00 00 141 07 00 00 ll 00 02 0) 8.) 34 So'iceef Street f niproyenx nt. Notice is hereby given t'tat Center str-ft irmi t ie n rtherly line of rPth street to me solum riy line of Heventti ftreet and vt asriingtou street from the n,et,.ri lo,. or ri fi Mrtt t t'i sont..rly line of oevei.in ureet will be imir.ved wi i p, s anii "v living rurns, corner iiocasananuewMkst igither with neces serir driins and ureling-. By i r ler of the City Connnl of Oregon City. Oregon, February 5, '.t. Bia'CE C. CURRY, It-Border. MOTT'S They orercxinid Weak ness, Irregularity and omissions, increase Tijr or and banish "naina fHBQMPILLS ""'. iney are "lafis SAVJiKii" to trirla at womanhood, atdin? development of oryana and bod. No kBown remedy for women eqnals them. Cannot do luVrS-lif2 becomes s pleasure. JRl.OO PFH HOT BY M ir Kr.ii For aalt by Chaimsn 4 Co., Droggist. Firemen's Election illce. Notice is hereby given that there will be a firemen' election held in Oregon City, Oregon on Monday, the 3rd day of March, 1002, between Hie hours of 10 o'clock a. m and 4 o'clock p. m. That the Fountain Hose Company's home, on Main street, between Seventh and Eighth, has been designated as the polling place. At said time and place the following oflicers of the Kire Depart ment will be elected by the fiiemeri in good standing ol Oregon City : One Chief K-ngineer, one Assistant En gineer and three member of Kire Com missioiiers, all for the term of one year. The following persons to act as Judges and Clerk of said election have been sp pointed by the Board of Kiie Commis sioners: Judges Wallace Cole, August Asmus Clerk, J. II. Howard. Published by order of the Board of Fire Commissioners. G. B. DIMICK, President. Bkcce C. Ci rbv, Secretary. Oregon City, Oregon, Keb. 12, 1902. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Th9 Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of f i n i ... ii . ' ii idieinng, ueputy 20 b0 J C inser, supt H.I : 4 Tim k Kyan.ju.ige.. ion oo C A Hltlart. co uhvsieian IJ mi Joseph Stewart, ind soldier. 20 00 SoclulM ( oiniii tlee M.etlnir. itie nociaiiBi Central Committee of Clackamas County is hereby called lo meet in the Justice's Office, opposite Huntley's drug store. Oregon City, (Sat urday, February 16, at 1 p. m., for the purpose of selling the time for holding a county convention, and trumpeting any other business that properly cotneg be fore tbe meeting. All precincts in which there j yet no committeeman are requested to send some one to represent them. Khkd J. Mbindi,, Chairman County Central Com. Ntitlce. Lost or stolen, Clackamas County warrants, numbered 9212. 9270 ogi 8002, 0249, 9242, 9321, 9310, 0245, 94 9237. 9232, 9200, 9272, 9280. 0182, 8724 ' iteward paid and no question asked if returned to B. K. Linn, Oregon City, Or. Information regarding Civil Hervice examinations, Pensions, Patents, Boun ties, Trade-Marks, Copyrights, Mail Routes, Govt. Supplies, Public Lands, Govt. Documents procured. Three large libraries located here. National Information Bureau, 012 14th 8t.f N. W., Washington, D. C. To thl I received no answer, but mouth after my arrival In Imlln I read the announcement of the biirouet dc:ith, mid the same paper contained hi iimrrlnge notice. A letter from hi solicitors exphilned the mystery. My grniulfntlier hnd been severely Injured while overlooking some rvnu- i'ntlons which wen- being mndc nt Tho Tower, nnd. filling tlmt death was fiiMt appronchltig, he hnd almost at the Inst moment uitirrled the only child mid heiress of Iluliert Mouckton, .Moreover, wrote the lawyer, "by your grandfather's will you Inherit something above t.'gi.ou), provided you consent to liinrry the ludy with whom he went through the ceremony of nnir- Huge on his deathbed. Otherwise you recelvo not a penny of his fortune." Hml the iiinu gone mud? Mnrry my grandmother? For, word It ns they might, the ugly fact was still there the wouinii was my grniulmother. Bristling with Indignation. I wrote to Kir John lawyer-hot very civilly. I feur, but very energetically. I am sure. In the first plnee, I suld I would not accept a penny of Kir John Ilulbrooke's fortune a a free gift In the next. I would not accept the whole of It bur dened with a single restricting clause, and, In conclusion, I not only refused to marry the widow, but absolutely de clined holding nny communication whatever with her "And sny to my grandmother," I add ed, "that the world I wide enough and there me men enough In It for her to seek w hom sho may devour elsewhere and not among those whom the law of the land now declares to be her own kith nnd kin. Let her enst her eyes among the strangers nt her gates and not upon her grandson!" Tlmt ended the mntter. snd I was troubled witu no more letter nbont It. Two years ufterwnrd I returned to Kngland on leave, and then fute. In Iho person of General Ashland, led me flown to Surrey for s fortnlirhi'. i,,.. big. Ah, my dear fellow. It Is onlv the old atory over sguln. I went down to Hur rey and met there-whom i"nC, ,,,., ,e g,r ,, faceml once and for o moment only -had haunted me for years. She was a distant relative of my host. Yes, and I loved her desperately not for her beauty alone, but for the pure goodness, kindliness and unself. Ishness of her heart, which were con tantly and uuthltiklngly revealing themselves In n thousand ortless little ways. So. ns you may guess, my two weeks nnn,,,,, , rl wore 0 , f()Ur j 1 still lingered, even until the dvlng cures were rustling feebly In the mel low sir of a belated autumn. And one clour, starlit evening, when home lo The Tower, a y"ti She hnd lienrd of me. SI about her gtinrdlan' Inleiitl, ' ' persistent refusal to see wheu Kir John lay dying so to her to mnrry Mm. In nnh-j ccrtalu pnMrty which wi'1 wise pus to the Hex. uf k,:'1' aented. f "Not for lliyaidf. Ctdoiiel t she coin luueil. "for I Itiln r tune, but for yon. The pr )h; Imi ii solil, ecirdlng to ii ,,, and the money coming fmni'-. your. Sir John Wished ynrj' He ofleii said that your allot Miltry com red with wfc. have iMen your and would t" loo, hud your father hot lift debt behind him." !b "You are privileged to si 6'! plenae sImuiI my father." I t "Were he living, you wocd mother." "Ihui't le rldlculoiia, alrri ladyship shnrply. "Ami If jo lug to morilfy me you iimyti?1 di rst.Hiil Unit you cannot i. "'' liiesnt to do right, and I rerr.' tlmt I hare done. I did not 1 1" thing of your grandfatlienl)", wishes sliout U until till t t rend." d "Do I understand that (U V rt-ally mine. Helen ? 1 "Ye: all yours." "Well. I want It." r "You ahull have It. Never ( are you eo frlghlfully In UrN' my cotnpniiloii In a low, wnl her big eye full of gentlest "In debt) Thank heaven, tm I can reivlve uuthlng from j"" you give youraWf to me also.' ' "Would you marry yourer!'"' erT ahe naked between a pe laugh. ,i "I would! And my grnjH iimt her. too. If she come Ui thl." ' ( Then a smile like the full t wreathed my darllttir's perfrc! -snd -well, to me that prls, race became then ltniJy Fr" den of nil delight. Hhe Is my w ife now. I tike r lly far too well to think of t.l i out of It. Taeallaal Neermaa. ' A friend of Cardinal Newt,, In The Cornhlll that that rmiy spent every day from to 2:. In his study. "He alwny irri table the edition of tJIbbna' "' hole of Gulzot and Mllttiul ie er's 'Heiderilhuin und Judetn.lt most ulway (he copy of 'Al'tet which hud iM-longed to ll(Jii which coninlned Iu the mnrgltt i the handwriting of the great -the lust of the father.' S delighted to chII iu. New. also always near at hand sot poet or philosopher. Talking to me one duy nl eu thinker, he said -nnd I t hns mentioned It to other-' owed little or nothing lntellnrf nny I Jit In writer, with onerTi The exception wns not St :' but Cicero. He always nulit that ho owed hi marvelous St.' eH persistent study of Cicero. lMr. strike, no doubt, many peopl m strange. St. Augustine. fiki think, would have npiieuhdi ' .nil. nn.j nisi iliiii wna ill's es(ttc than that of Cicero. ,0 "Again, authorities sny tli.tl(e,,l wrote better English thnn (VOm Iu. Nevertheless he consliinH'ttn cd on his obligation to the C nma stutesmnn." i silaek Dar. ' In the rnlendar of the nntK,m rre n.iilte s number of "bl.if' r ' "Slock Monday" was April HK" doy so dark and cold that wi"-e army of h'dward III., king of , which lay before the city sf were frozen to death. An I-;' ' bush lire occurred oo "Ithu day" la Australia. J'eb. 0. iS'p';--events are commemorated b! '., Friday" la Euglnnd-Dec. . I"'1'1 the news rencbed England U-w pretender had arrived at Dt'l May 11. 1800, when the failure e'ici t land. Gurney & Co. brought ' , dlsiiNtrniia mihIk A nnnlC " (ft dlsiistrous duiiIc. A piidIc York occurred Sept. 2.1. I113 wss afterward known as day." "Itlnck Saturday" ! C spplled to Aug. 4. 1021. w'trS': storm occurred st tbe time pr j was sitting to enforce eplscoia" , the people. i
