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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 17, 1902 Oregon City Enterprise TOLD IN SIDEHEADS. Tim iiKtt I AT'iim Cmmmink. Tim I'url land iii'H.Hii'r Kny IIiiiiii in tiilk nf combine. Hiiimm I ortluiKl finil Hiiiun tiniliKi uimratuia to mlim ilia prim of tlinluT rlaiina. llemtufurH tlni id tlnil mi.'hitora Inivn charged hh tint fin lir 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 u l In' liiml uml IimmIiiik llin it plll'MIlt hurt ihiiuimI Iiimii ,"' tu $ I. 'ill MurliiT III llm rn.)ii when tln-rii With liilinlri'iln mum rlnlum In li bud limn How, It was I'Hiy tu K'-t lorulliins allllimt anywhere, lur tlm luwcr Hkiimi In July ml Annual tlirt low prim was iMM-rnlly flOO. (inriitiiiiin wrn hI iridHt iMillicly hiinii'ImI"(I when lliti Urns occurred mi rm'uiiiini'iiriiiK Mow, tlio price, li m Im'mii uvur INI, except in I ii r ii it i ) i ii I iitr Panics uf eight i ton lii vu ln'i'ii hIiIu to lii'lil llm irir down to $(K). Tlio larger oiwrutorM I'lnlni that all limber which fin now li IoiiiiiI anywhere in worth a I'luiin. Tlnii want the in h I Ur inTttl.nn to J'iiii In (UIiik tlm higher lirll'M. Thl-y I'lllilll tllHl tlllTtl Mill III! morn ihiiIU even with a smaller iiiiiiiImt il lomlioun, Unit Hi tlm lower price meeting nl tint Portland operator lorn I no' li under coiiniilniutloii (or Several ltty n. The outlook In Hint timber seek rs mar ecet lii pay morn lor Until claims In tin' very near liiliiin. In a Umi. (iKM. Tlm following (rum nil i' xrliHiin is onit of those gems wlii aia never out of dale and aru applicable anywhere: It linn been uhserved tint people Mini Subscribe lor tliu Iix hI IMir ami keep tlii'ir subscriptions paid alwaya t'lijuy peculiar ron'rity. ll In belter than keeping horm nil (Hi banging uvur the iloor lor luck. Their hogs never tliu of clioler, it alwaya laina on their crops whether it ruin anywhere rlwi or nut, ml their rhihlri'ii aie always handsome ml well Iwhaved. llcaldc en jo) ing the jikmI thing o thin world, Ihfy always 1 1 a v u tint brightcat hopes pf Ilia good tliiliKii of t tin world Uicuiiie IWauae llieir consciences are clour and ti'll they have wronged mi until ami taken naught they didn't give good money fur. Thi in gentle "jog" to llm ineinorli'it of our sub' ecrilrera llmt the year I "up" mid mill' criptionn urH due. KoiikHT (Iii.ivk Miik Kactoiiy. The plana for tlm new milk factory building at Kurcat (iruvu liuvu r rived and were examined willi Interest hy the people o( that place. They cull for building 1(M) feet (runt nd Is.'i feet deep. The front of the building mid running hack (HI feel in to I hi two Morten high. The re mainder In nun story, tint under the rear for hIioiiI M) feel in stone mid run cri'lB haeiueiit. The building i Irmiie liulll in the moat solid nd substantial manner. The main Iloor In diided hy lnrtitiotn into receivliiK room, engine room, KterlliiinK room, filling room, lieuting room, pHi'king room, ollices, etc. The Necoml Btory i rrniiei for work ruonm uf varloiia kind". Mr. 8timrt MtNteR that the rontrRi't for building hud lieen awarded, ireiiui,ihly to I'urtUnd artiea. FAi.l.a CiTV-IHi.i.Ai Haii.wav. Grading- uueralioim on the right-uf-way of the Falla City-Dallaa Kailway are being pualied. Tlie cunatruction camp waa moved from the (iilliam place to two iiilua nearer tuw u. Some twunly tliree teama are at work with the crew ueareat town, and the wheel gung ia at wurk lurther toward Dallaa. Over two uiilea of grd had (men complutud, while the (ininhera are following up the rough grad ing. The crew la made up of fiirinura ol the neigh Whood, and Hie work, coming jiiHt after liarvuat, ia a good thing fur them, giving employment for both men and their team. More men ami teams ru needed than can lie obtained. Mr. Mcl'hernon, who la running the crew, aya the work will be continued In aame manner throughout (he winter auaaun. Cai.ikoiinia Coai.. A line body of superior Cumberland coal haa juat been developed In the coal nilno at the Ilerr ranch, between Yreka and Ager, In Cali fornia, and a coup'e of long will he taken to Yreka for tenting In a blacksmith's forge next week. The other varieties found In this extensive coal mine are alao showing marked improvement by depth, whore the slate and shale of the surface croppings are disappearing. This coal mine Is likely to prove the most valuable property in KiBklyou county, nd will last for centuries in supplying coal for heating, steam and mechanical purposes. Lkuihlatoks at 8ai.cm. Members of the legislature are already preparing for the content at Salem this winter. Home member is In fialern almost every day engaging quarters for the session, and as the several law-makers give out inter views it becomes evident that one and all re anticipating a lively session. Opinion teems to be divided as to whether or not there will be a caucus of the republican members on U. 8. senator, but the ma jority opinion seems to point toward a caucus. As usual, not a few want to be on the winning side and these members are not inclined to do much talking about the senatorahip. They pretty geneially favor a caucus. Sentinel. The new-to-day column o( The Enter prise contains many readers of Interest to the general public. Something new every week. If you want employment or require help, if you want to borrow money or have money to loan, if you have anything to sell, use the new-today column. ToTitrr Nativk Timmkk. Tlm scope ol Work of tint llnreail of Forestry baa been coiialdrrahly broadened by the recent creal ion of the IHviHioii of Koreal 1'ro'hirln. A wiriea of strength tenia of timbers will bn maihi In cullahorallon with the liureuii of ClieuilHtry. Western timbers of whom strength no exact knowledge bus ever been obtained, will receive speriul allenion. The llnreail of I' ureal ry Iinh bought a Itiehlil ti'Sting iiiiichine, powfifiii enough to try the cronn breaking Rtrciigthof a tough beam IL'xl:' ilhliea, 111 feet lung. The Ilia- bine's capacity la 2IHI.IKM) pounds, and it Is lilted w ith an aillograpluu ami auto matic alluchiiiiuil. Teals are now being iiihiIii uf limber of tlio site used In heavy comiiroclloii wurk. At present, iIiiiIht uaed is bought in the market. I liter, tenia will beT made of limber NNWed (rum trees selected from the forent, In order to .enUhlinli, if poem bio, the I'llccl of iliU'erunt localities and con dillona of growth on the quality and strength of the wood. Iteaides the i-rosn hieaking teats, timbers will be sohiuiltloil to tents lo learn their reaixt aurij to shear along the grain, ami their coiiiirenaion Hlrengtli parallel lo tlie grain and at right angles to the grain. I'heae tents will alao determine the rela tion between the alrength of the wood ami the amount ul moisture it contains. The timber will be carefully described and photographed, and a record will be kept of characteiislic defects of all species tented. Slutiolia Will be establi shed on the 1'ai.illc Count for limber tets, anil nne will tie made ol It e Richie testing machine uf l.'iU.tsKI pounds capa city llmt was inntiilled title auinumr at the Yale Korenl.Hchool. BEST FOR THE BOWELS If foil hn'l a rtnlr, hithr inimnl of h L.w.lf s..-r Uy, j.mi r III or will K-p f'r Ljwela "ji-ii, uti'l Um woll. Kr w. In i'"f rntiiriour I'ill ."la..M, la iitiifTMsi. Ht month, si, ...(. nn.al ...rfi-i t mm ut kili$ lit fifBTMiil olU llW Usiei CANDY CATHARTIO Tua WKniw AUK Tidk. In Ins forth coming annual report I. and loiiiiina aiouer llerinaiin will cll attention to the remarkable trend of eiulgrntioi) to waid the far Western states. While it is Impoanible to analyze this inoveint'iit, reKir(s received at the department from time tu limu ihow that a large part of the new homestead entries are lxing made by experienced farmers, who have suld out valuable lands in the Minaiasippi valley ami Middle Wtint at o0 or more an acre, ami have acquired equally vain- hie tracts at a nominal cost on the I'a- cillc coast, at the same time having a margin left for improvements. Oregon and Washington have particularly at tracted this clans of settlers, mnny of w hom, leiiig unable to llnd homesteads to their hkin.', have purchased farms. Through bis annual report Commis sioner Hermann intents to call attention to I he womlerbll discoveries made by the (). K. A N. Co., after costly experiments in Kaalurn Oregon and Southern Idaho, that large tracts of arid lauds tributary to their roud uity lie reclaimed by plant ing alfalfa anil other hardy range plants. lie will show that several million acres of thin land now vacant are suited for pasturage without irrigation, and, being acceanible to tranaiiortation lines, are louhly valuable. The Commissioner is onfldent these eiM-rimenta will ulti mately introduce cuiintless settlers in this now practically uninhabited region. Ut'YiNO Vai.i.xv Cattli. McCauley k Sluver, of bpokane, last Friday shied (rum Salem a carload of fine dairr cattle. The shipment was about equally divided between the Jersey and Shorthorn reeds. The firm is buying up all the lairy cows it can llnd in the valley for shipment to Spokane, and other points in Washington for dairying purposes. They are purchasing only young cows, and the farmer averages about f35 for iia cows. The gentlemen report (bat at first they found the desirable cattle in the valley very scarce, but since making a canvass for stock they find that another carload could tie had without any trouble. Willamette valley farmeis cannot a (Turd to separate themselves from their dairy cow a, fur the reason that it has been demonstrated that the valley ia espec- ally adapted to the dairy industry. Milch cows are none too plentiful now, nd to dispose of this class of cattle will only cripple an Industry in ils infancy, that baa given every indication of a good nd continued substantial growth. With proper management a good milch cow will prove in a few years to be worth many times the sum of even $.15 or $40, for which they are now being sold. IlmWooL Sals. The largest indivi dual wool sale ever made in Baker county, or the state of Oregon, was that consumated last week by S. A. Heliner, of Baker City, in which he disposed of all of bis holdings of this year's clip, to s Boston bouse. The wool sold included clips from both Baker and Grant counties and the lot weighed about 600,000 pounds. It was sold to Koshland A Co. Boston for $75,000. The sale was made through Bernheim A Co., Portland. Shipments of the. wool to Boston will begin and will require something like 40 freight cars to handle it. Mr. Heli ner is a veteran in the business anJ bis operations next year promises to be larger than ever. Baker City Democrat. Tub Oi-dkst Chsbry Tbsb. A fact not generally known is that the largest and oldest cherry tree in the State of Oregon stands within a few miles of Independence on the farm of B. F. Whiteaker, a pioneer. Several years go a dispute arose, and a metropolitan paper took the matter np, sent a repre sentative to Independence and affirmed the assertion that folk county is the home of the oldest cherry tree in lbs state. EAT 'EM LIKE CANDY Mnt. l'lt''U. I'oUnt Tl IIimmI. ImOKMt. K...t Mr.. ... v.r.ki,. r orl 10. r.. el M wll j.r I,.. I. Wtll. fur frx ui.i. ami ImnSIiI Uulll, All'llXM ,V titui.iau aaatnf loartut, ran tut la. KEEP YOUR BLOCO CLEAN Has Horn Mas v Fahm. State Land Agent L. it. finer, has sold all hut G2 of thn L' to farms he bail on hand two years ago. Many of the sales were made in thn last VI months, since the real eatate activity becams strong. The farina were tu k i.'ii by the school fund commission by foreclosure of mortgagee taken to Secure loans made lu farmers in various parts uf the state. JIONKY FOR SCHOOLS. County SiIiimiI Stilierlutf ndcul Mukes Cusloniiiry Fall Apnrlloiiiiii'iit. The wealth of the school districts throughout the county has been greatly augmented during this weex, as a result uf the semi-annual apportionment of funds accruing from the irreducible school fund, which this fall amounts to 11,M2, besides $U,I4H (55 of county lands, making a total fur distribution of lT.ltttO.oVi, which, as a matter of fact, will be very gratefully received by the various districts. Mr. .inner has drawn and forwarded the warrants to the clerks, a list of whom, together with the num ber of the district, the puatollice addreas u' the clerk and the amount the district receives, appears below : 1 Maggie Johnson, Milwaukee $ 371 90 2 James Kemier, Hubbard... 104 70 3 Mra. II. K.Jones, Oregon Cy 2W 00 4 F. S. llutcbins, Stuns 1151 60 0 J. A. Hidings, Marquam.... 136 80 0T. II. Sconce, Needy 138 70 7 N. F. Heinle, Curransville. 1.11) IK) 8 J. C. Sprsgue, Igan 144 00 U J. W. Bennett, Clackam as. . 109 25 10 A. Fugle, Molalla 7 35 11 D. II. Louncy, Union Mills 124 75 12 J. J. Davis, Uarfiald 135 GO 13 K. V. Taiker, Salmon 72 05 14 C. O. Stone, Viola 101 15 15 II. iiollman, Beaver Creek 148 00 l(i J. C. Marquam, Marquam. . 133 70 17 A. I). Burnett, Kaglo Creek 140 25 18(icorge Koehler, Canby.... 172 K0 19 V. W. Coning, Kelso - 184 85 20 J. L. Murdock, Macksburg. . 215 85 21 Ueorge 8eos. Oregon City 103 05 22 U. C. I'urdee, Needy 87 20 23 C. F. Wagner, Wilsonville. . 140 25 24 John Stormer, Springwater 155 40 25 Alwilda Dickey, Molalla. ... 8H 75 2G F. M. Osburn, Damascus. . . 134 05 27 itw rence Mautz, Oregon Cy 174 35 28 II. U. Starkweather, Mil. . . 180 75 2ft Frank Jagger, Cams 1(10 35 30 G. T. Watts, Oregon City. . . 14!) 55 31 S. C. Yuuiig, Damascus.... 14145 32 K. L. Itingo, Clarkes 14(1 10 33 Kii Fellows, Highland 103 lo 34 S. Dillman, Oregon City . . . . 423 75 35 W. II. F.ngle, Molalla 189 85 30 Thos. Wiles, Liberal 107 70 37 Mrs. Minnie Hoyes, Oswego 115 45 38 J. C. Marks, Aurors 127 00 31) Conrad Strasser, Eagle Creek 150 75 40 A. S. Thompson, Needy.... 191 40 41 B. F. Weddle, Staord 200 90 42 W. O. Rugh, Sandy 74 80 43 W. B. Lawton, Oregon City 155 75 44 C. K. Card, Powells Valley 112 35 45 E. F. Andree, Bull Run. ... 98 05 40 P. K. Meinig, Sandy 124 75 47 C. B. Hall, Oswego 3!)7 55 48 fC. J. Maple, Parkplace 681 05 49 Harry Gilford, Payn 270 80 50 J. P. Woodle. Kagle Creek. 107 35 51 L. D. Mumpower, Oregon Cy 144 55 52 J. DeShazer, Firwood 93 75 63 C. H. James, Clarkes 86 00 54 A. M. Vinyard, Canby 1(35 85 65 P. C. Miller, Molalla 123 20 60 B. F. Boyles, Wilhoit 91 85 67 J.Paulsen, George 107 35 58 A. S. Henderson, F.llwood. . 124 75 59 J. F. Wachtman, Hubbard 129 40 601. A. Miley, Wilsonville.... 124 75 61 0. Millsap, Oregon City.... 126 30 62 C. O. T. Williams, .Ore. Cy. 1886 65 63 George Blancbard, New Era 177 30 64 E. P. Dedman, Clackamas. 214 65 605 A. M. Grosbong, Wilhoit. . . 122 85 66 A. Aschoff, Marmot 101 15 07 L. II. Axtell, Canby 101 50 68 W. II. Holder, Cunanevllle 91 85 69 Julia J. Rider, Oregon City 92 20 70 W. W. Myers, Oregon City. 76 35 71 N. E. Cnamblesa, Sunnyside 91 80 72 A. B. Countryman, Coolton 104 60 73 Q. II. Brown, New Era 160 40 74 0. Zweifel, Needy 124 75 75 W. M. Stone, P.edlsnd 106 15 76 M. White, Monitor 149 55 77 J. C. Elliott, Damascus. . . 182 10 78 W. E. Myers, Dodge 96 50 79 Albert Pratt, Aurora 70 15 80 E. W. Hornschob, Shnbel. . 178 65 81 L. P. Burns, Canby 135 60 82 Mrs. L. B. Goulding, Graeme 112 00 83 Clark Bowman, Dover 99 95 84 August Erickson, Mulino. . . 127 85 85 C. Murslt, Ely 110 80 WJ 'rn. Knight, Canby 87 M. K. Hardy, Wilhoit HH H. C. Huffman, Garfield.... HI) (ieorne Forinan, !'.. ton . . . . IK) A. Ilayhurnt, Cams 91 George Hosietler, Needy. . . . 1)2 T. II. Yoder, Needy (1.(0. II. Wright, Llheral 1)4 W. II. Brown, Logan I'5 Peter Hcbiewe, Clarkes .... Wi A. Kypxynsky, New Km.... !)7 W. W. Ju-ne, Bailow .... (H I. V. Triillinger, Union Mills 1'!) II. C. L'lrich, Lenta 100 A. P. Todd, Sherwood 101 W. P. Mueller, Claikes 102 K. W. Paine, Mulino 10.! J. If. Dart, Marquam 104 K. H. Coop, Gai field 105 0. F. Olson, Willamette Falls KH1 M. L. Wilmot, Fulton 107 H. Landon, Cottrell JOINT lllhTKH TS. AC. 10 II. 15 (i. 23 T. 20 O. .'50 W, 34 W, 63 J. 57 H. (12 A. 70 C. 73 W. K3 O. M. Lake. Orient A. Kruae, Station! II. Uichey, Grenham.... Webert, Aurora F. Laraen, Tualatin .... . F. Young, Sherwood... . W. Parrelt, Middleton. . N. itramhall, Aims L. Bents, r.utteville Johnson, liutteville .... B. Turley, Portland , F. Drager, Scotts Mills. Andrews, Gresham .... 251 8-5 81 35 72 05 77 1)0 7 45 112 35 134 05 121 30 84 10 112 35 117 Of) 1'55 05 70 50 120 10 148 00 87 20 112 35 62 40 69 30 17!) 00 90 50 127 85 125 2(5 87 00 44 20 33 0.1 8 ('8 112 OS (53 25 95 05 23 50 8!) 25 80 ID 16 15 98 15 OABTOIIIA. Ban tk 1 be lind Yoi Haw Hiwars fci'it Bifutuis tt HARPER Scientifically Distilled Naturally Aged Absolutely Pure Best and Safest for all nsss- FO" SALE BY . E. MATTHIAS - Sole Agency for Oregon City . GREAT FORCE SALE ToTHfv PEOPLE OP OREGON CITY AND VICINITY :::::: TE1E FAIR STOPdE OPPOftIT P08TOFFICE IS FORCED TO SELL OUT THE EN TIRE STOCK, AND WILL SELL AT A SACRIFICE :::::: NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRICES: sssufW Ladies' Short Lisle Vests, good for corset covers, Sale Price J for .10 " silk finish fleece lined, fast black hose ' " 14 Pearl Buttons, regular sc. per dozen i " " a dor .05 Ladies' Fancy Drens Buttons, reg. 10c and iSc per doz. " " 05 Silkaline Crochet Cotton, reg. 5c a ball ) " " 3 for .10 Box Assorted Hair Pins, reg. 5c per box '-' " 03 Celulirxl Dress Combs, toe each " " .... -OS Unbleached Sheeting, 36 inche wide " " 4'A L L Bleached Muslin, 36 " " " ' S'A Bleached Cambric .. 36 " " " " 08 " " Super Fine, in finish and quality. . . " " 10 Ladies' Half-wool Non-shrinkable Vest and Pants, regular 75c " " 5 Ladies' Heavy Ribbed Fleeced Under Vests and Pants regular 35c " " Ladies' Heavy Ribbed Fleeced Union Suits regular 75c " " 50 looo Dozen Laces of alt widths and qualities to close out Fubhons of all widths and qualities, to close out 150 Dozen Ladies Handkerchiefs, plain and fancy to close out. Corsets, Corsets ana lorsets, bale I'nce irom 40c auu up 03 .09 .'3 .10 Nail Brushes, regular 05c Sale Price (hoe " " 15c. Clothes " " asc Large Kitchen Aprons, regular 15c Men's Sox 3 for 10c and up ' Fleece-Lined Uuderwear, reg. $1 25 per suit . . " Heavy Ribbed, Fleece-Lined Underwear $t. suit " All-wool Ribbed Underwear, reg. $1.25 each " Jersey Ribbed Overshirts, regular 50c " Working Shirts, double front and back reg. 50c " Extra heavy Jersey Overshirts, regular $1... . " Suspenders, silk ends, good rubber, reg 25c. . . " Sleeve Holders, regular 5c " Memorandum Books, regular 10c 10 quart Water Bucket, granite Pompadour Combs, regular 15c and 1 8c Cotton Napkins, regular 4c. Real Linen Napkins Oil-boiled Turkey Red Napkins Fine Tablets for school use Men's Seamless heavy weight wool socks 1,14 yard square Tapestry Table Cover, regular 95c... Childrens Fancy Pocket Books, regular 10c Ladies Fancy Round Hose Supports, regular 20c A 1 Razor, regular $1.25 Fine Tiolet Soap, 3 bars in a box 26 inch Umbrellas for ladies and children regular 50c Aluminm Hair Pins 3 cards small.large.medium 5-10-15 Accordeon Pleated, Mercerised Colored Skirts reg. $1 All Other Uooda Not Mentioned Here Are Beducad Above Prleea. "saw. 9 .80 9 .40 .40 .68 13 03 05 .40 .10 x 05 s .05 5 .68 .05 .10 75 .07 ' " 40 " " 18 " " 75 In Proposition To 6 for 6 for 3 for box Enterprise and W. Oregonian $2. yry yrer y.'ry.'c t t t t. t. t t t t t . ft ir r- i i a' n I I ' I T H n L L I A D I L. I I T aouoraj ASA jjQJ .CSDCKSfl BUSINESS FACTOR! RELIABILITY is one of the strongest factors in business life, it is the creator of confidence, and confidence is the foundation on which every business must be built in order to be successful. ----- - - It is the most potent factor in the business world, without it no firm large or small, can ever hope to succeed. Human nature is much the same the world over and the reliable firm, the trustworthy firm will be almost certain to obtain the lion's share of trade. - " A reputation for reliability is worth having, is worth striving for. It is a possession that once obtained will secure its owner a trade that sticks and rarely changes, one that can bo depended on for steady patronage ... - Reliability and good quality go together. One stands for the other; indeed, nothing in the whole world tends more to establish a reputation for reliability than the sale of honest, trustworthy goods. ----- - - This is especially true when applied to the merchant in a small town where the store is dependent on the steady patronage of the same people day in and day out. The city merchant depends largely upon transient trade, need not guard his reputa tion as closely. People wrongly suppose that the city merchant can and does sell cheaper than those located in smaller towns. .... - - No one understands the fallacy of this belief better than the city merchant, and he ia, therefore, justified in assuming that the largest part of those who expect to find the biggest bargains in the city, are the ones who look at the price and overlook quality. We have built up a large business by selling reliable, trustworthy goods, such aa Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Optical Goods, Musical Instruments, Umbrellas, Cut Glass and Chinaware at low prices. We realize that our future success depends upon maintaining our reputation and a reputation can be maintained only by selling honest goods. -We ask you to remember us, when you need anything in our line. You may rest assured that your patronage will be appreciated. - B M I. ORECONCITY, mrjm j x a a x Jb 'k Jk Jk a: BURMEISTER & ANDRES EN THE OREGON CITY JEWELERS. OREGON.