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r ( OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, APRIL 17 1903 SAFER AND BETTER K Never mm id money by mail. A bank draft is always pi nan; i ; it, in uiso ntuacr in oiner ways, we huh y llio drafts: tlioy are good throughout tlio United y States mid '('anada. Our charts aro low. M : m THE BANK OF OREGON CITY OREGON CITY. OREQ The Oregon City Transportation Com pany Iihh put on the Altona and she will resume her old runs between this city and I'urtland. Tlie company in prepared to show tlie public every possible cour tesy and invito all to tiive them a trial. ON. 3 Oregon City Enterprise TOLD IN SIDEHEADS. Inhitiihin SoonATIih tiiililiu Ixvh ar Niinii to have hii iihipcclioii by noine United Stall olliciTH fioin Vaiictnivur llnrriicks. Thin inspection it fur time -iri'HHcd puipo of determining junt what Is tbo cimtliiion of t.HH company, what lire ilri iii'ciIh ami lint in the line of equipment Ik needed. TIim dale fur this inspection Iihh not yet bt't'n Hiiiiimntit'l. Snow in tiik Cursruv. At tbii late day it hi'i-iiih i-tratin to bear of hiiow fullintt in tbiH k ti i it I climate, yet such is the fact. On l'riilay uinl .Satur day t hit count ry around Sandy, George and lliuhliunl wan white with a cover inn of milt, downy hiiow and tlie tetn periituio was iiuicli lower than on ordi naiy oci'iiHioiiN. At .Maim t the hiiow fell nix ini'lii'H deep, and bad the ground been a Utile, louder would have atl'iinlcd a line opportunity lo count. Oregon City in peculiarly favored, because we bavH bad no H"ow to Hpeak of during the ( ast winter; however, it may bo well lor iih not to boHHt too noon lest tlm utiloukMl for vihilor putM in an appearance. Hov HriiT lluiley Hill, the 14-year-old boy of Mr. Hiid Mm. Hill in thin city (ell from a walfuM on the paper mill one, day hiHt week and sustained very pain ful injuricH. The lad wax playing around the building and became a little careleKH and fell down a distance of '2 feet. In fulling tie Htriick Heverid otiHl ructioiiH and broke hia leg cloNe to Ida thigb, maHhed iiia none ami broke two or three ribs; on being picked up the men thought the boy waa ceilainly killed but earnest work on the part of Dr. t'arll revealed the fact that Borne lite yet remained and the poor boy w hm tuken to lna home on the hill where lie now ia in a critical and very dangerous condition. Will Wk I'i.av Mali.? ConHiderablo talk in lining the round tbia week about organizing a leiiin in this city to play ball. Some lit t hi opposition ia uiani leBled by Home on the grounds that tin expense of running the teinii will be greater than can be met. Tbia is not a good objection hh (here in plenty of en thusiasm on the part of the people for the Hport ami judging from the liberal wy the ball players fonnerlv received mippor". we can Hufely predict ju-f an good cupport tbia hchiioii. The writer iH personally conlident that Oregon City can put the beat team in I be Held ever gotten together and lit) feeln mire the people o( Ihii city will Hilliport them. We have William Nef.ger in town now anil the bull enlliiihiiuli. could do no bet ter than lo engage him for the season. He in the beat pitcher in these parts anil one of the bent on the coast. SiiooriNti A (JAIN. Tuesday night the shooting on the t'hn kutnaa river contin ued with renewed rigor. It seems, on investigation. Unit several parties have concealed Iih 1 1 in the craterH of the Clackamas river ami it wan to keep them from being Uncovered that the men ditl the Hhooting. Several painstaking al teiuptH have been made to discover who these men are who have been catching lish out of season and it wax to deter mine theHe facta that Smith and Jones and several other otlit'era went up the river in boats Wednesday night anil were flint at. The shooting will now probably cease till the season closes, aH on Tuesday night the cloned season ended unit now the men have the right to HhIi. Vigorous prosecution of the men that fished out of season will be made says Mr. Smith, ot l'arkplace, and in the future even a closer watch wilt be made tliHn ever before. Bam. Tkam Oimiaxizkd. Monday ev ening tin- boys of the high school organ i.etl a baseball nine and are now ready to begin active practice. The hall team w hich Iihh jimt been organized haHelectetl ilH captain anil malinger; the captain is Henry Wilkinson and the manager iH l'ercy Caulield. On Saturday the boys will play ball with l'arkplace and expect to have their hands full hh at l'arkplace the hoys play good fast ball. It ia the intention ot the playera to have some vood games this season, perhaps with 1'ortland high school and possibly with some teams in towns up the valley. The team is composed of half a dozen gootl men and we can safely predict some gootl work this season. The team is especially strong in having Henry Wilkinson pitch for them anil in every otlujr position there are first class men to do the work. This is the first organization of its kind which the school has tried to effect and they are to be congratulated on their new undertaking. The boys will prob ably buy suits and hall supplies and hope to begin their practice at once. A Great Suki'uikk. William Smith and Flovtl Jones, the newly-elected wa ter bailiffa, made a great discovery last Friday afternoon, the nature of the find being the discovery of several fish in the basement of one Fitzgerald, who lives three miles tip the Clackamas. The fish were covered up with sacks and packed in ice, and several people who live round the neighborhood are suspicioned strongly with the deed of procuring the tish from the stream and hiding tbem in the basement. On the following day, Saturday, these same bailiffs examined the island below the falls, and there they made another discovery ; 'M ateelheads were here brought to light, covered up with sackt and hidden among the rocks. On the same day another discov ery was made on the Clackamas, and 29 hjg, fine salmon were brought tolight in Tom Fankey'a barn, situated not far from Fitzgerald's place on the Clacka nrm river. Tbe ollicers will probably not let these men escape with impunity. They have good reason to believe cer tain persons guilty of tbe crime, and they will push the case to its utmost. AiuiKMi.n. On Monday City Recor der Curry found it neosHury to arrest the notorious Hob (Jarilner for disturb ing IhtT peace (iarduer bail been drink ing heavily all day Sunday and hscauie very iUarrelsome. His trial has not been Net, bill when he is tried he ought lo he put in close custody until ho learns how to behave on toe public streets. . ' Makkh Usk ok Tiihm. Janitor Peter Nehren has an eye for busbies and IH 'making gootl use uf his prisoners. He keeps them busily engugel working in the court-house yard, anil the appear ain't) uf things is materially improved by their eH'orls. This in an effective wy to use these burdens to society, and per haps if more woik Was given them lo do they would be less inclined to do the rash things with which they are charged, (or most of these characters are on tlie lazy onler and a little work ia a bitter pill for them to hwhIIow. J.pori'ii'o Con vl noon. Trove its value by investing ill cents in trial sizo of Kly'a Cream Jlaliu. I)niggiHla supply it and we mail it. Full size GO cents. LLY 1IUOS., 6li Warren St., New York. Clifton, Arizona, Jan. 20, lH'M. Mossrs. F.lt linos.: I'leaaesand nioaT'O cent bottlo of ('ream Balm. I find your remedy the quickest and most permanent euro for catarrh and cold in the bend. DnxM.l'ofTKit, Otm.Mgr.Ariz.GoldM.ro. Messrs. F.LT Buos.: I have beeuafllicted with catarrh for twenty years. It made me o weak I thought I had consumption. I got one bottle of Ely's Cream Balm and in three days the discharge stopped. It is the best medicine I have used for catarrh. I Probcrta, Cal. Fhank E. Kindlkhpiiie. Dkatii ok Amok Pavidson. At Os wego last Saturday there pis'ed away at her home Mrs. Alice Davidson. The deceased death was caused by typhoid pneumonia, from which she Iihh been suffering for several weeks. The de ceased was I'll years old, and leaves two little children slid a husband to mourn herdea'h. Monday the funeial ocelli red at toe ()wego Methodist church, ami the remains were interred in the Os wego cemetery. Kev. K.tindiild, of Port land, a friend of the family, officiated, anil Ihefnneiiil was attended liy a larire assembly of friends. The deceased's hus band anil one of her small children are very ill with the same mahidv, and their recovery is somewhat doubtful at tbe present time. To Df.iiatk. The wide awake Oregon Cilv Aeademv bus completed plans to I hold m debate w ith Henry S. Weslhrook, I of Portland. Mr. West brook sent a I challenge to the society some tlavs ago amtitwuHiiot till Tuesday night last that anv action was taken on it. It was then decided to hold a debute, with Mr. I Westbrook at the Academy rooms on the evening of S.ittnday, April L'5tti. I The society will s led some gootl speaker from ilH number to represent them and a gootl debate is looked for The sub ject chosen is 'Resolved that capital iiunisluueiit ouuht not to be abolished." The college has the affirmative and will contend that it ought not to be abolished. A small admission will be charged to help tlefray expenses and the public is earnestly invited lo be prosent, H niember the dale, Saturday, April 25, ami bring your friends. A musical pro gramme will also be rendered. Tiiky Con.DN'T Stay. A band of gypsies came into town Monday to tell the fortunes uf our people, but they re ceived a rather cool reception at the hands of tbe mayor and chief of police, and before the sun had set they moved on ami were considerably the worse for having been in the city. The name of this crew of fortune tellers is Mitch ell, and the husband of Mrs. Mitchell is named Joe. Joe couldn't tell fortunes a bit; but his wife could, ami it was his duty to go around and work up business lor her, ami it was on this errand that he was when intercepted by the ever watchful mavor. Poor Joe wanted very much to stay, for ho thought this city atfortletl a first-rate place to make some money; but the mayor saw it dilferently and ordered him and his crew out. This was a good job anil the actlio-ities are to be commended for their speedy work. Hail these ubiquitous visitors been al lowed to tarry long here, we would very soon have heard of things disappearing from yards and stores, and in all proba bility these people would have ben the perpetrators of the deed. Kastkk in tub CmniciiKs. It has been a long time since Kastor has been mote beautifully observed in all the churches in this city than on last Sun day morning and evening. The Baptist church was tastfully decked in flowers and fernB, and the choir rendered very excellent music. At the Presbyterian church the floral decorations were unus ually beautiful, and the choir, assisted by the Sunday-school, sang in the true Foster spirit. Tljis service was con ducted by both the children and older people. Several pleasing recitations were rendered and were highly enjoya ble. A recitation by little Miss Dixon deserves special mention. A class of thirty boys and girls, who occupied the platform, recited from the sciiptures, and did so in a manner highly credible. Several young people were received into tbe church, and it was in all a very helpful and pleasing service. At the Congregational church tbe decorations were even more beautiful and tbe ser vice very enjoyable. The choir was in its very best form, and the selections possessed the true EaBter ring in every note. Mrs. Kate Ward Pope sang at this service, and this was her first ap pearance in Oregon City since her return from the EaBt. Her voice has improved wonderfully in the few months spent away, and her effort at this time was one of tbe very best heard in tbia city for a long time. It Looks I.ikb Somkthinm The Methodist church so long in a state of chaos now begins to lake on ihe appear- a nee ot souieiniug naviug some design jand beauty. The plasterers are at w ark i plastering the halls, and the floor is all ' laid and the large glass windows will soon be installed. This i" a much finer ! looking structure than it was at lirst , thought could be made out of it. Con tractor W. A. While Ih the man who planned Ihe whole affair and Ins work is I certainly very credible. Mr. Block is very Soon lo take possession ol me new structure and it will be an all ritibt look inn establishment full of iip-to-dttu furniture, i Siiootinh Along Clackamas. There has been considerable Hhooting going on along the Clai kamaH tbe last lew nights and its all been Ihe work of a few fallows who are afraid homebody will discover their hidden fish. Sunday, Monilay and Tuesday nights the air was alive with shots fired from people in am hush onto the river at parties who were ascending the river for the purpose of discovering who has been fl-dnng out of season. Things are indeed approaching a dang erous climax when men get out guns and attempt to stay justice by gun shots. The people engaged in this baneful busi ness must be sought out and stopped he fore they do something for which they will be always sorry. Shots FiKKO A shooting affair oc curred Monilay night on the Clackamas river but dillerent from most shooting diflieultieB, in this, the shooting was all on the part of one of the men. Ed Ilim ler was rowing a boat three miles tip Ihe Clackamas river, on the evening referred to when he was startled by Ihe discharge of b gun tired from the bank 'among the bushes. He hastened to pull away and uet nearer the opposite bank of the river, w he,i another discharge came w hizzing near hm head, he stopped rowing at this juncture of the proceeding and drooped down into his boat for safety, just then another shot followed and went crushing into Ihe upper part of his boat. No nfore shooting occurred and young Hinder was permitted lo continue his journey. Tbe reason for the shooting is that the parties had been discovered by Himler, fishing out of season, and they feared the young oarsman was endeavoring to approach the place where they had the fish which they had unlawfully caught and stored away on the bank for the purpose of reporting on them. Smith slid Jones, river balilfs, say they know who these parties are who have been creating thin trouble and will see to it thai they are exposed to the public and made to pay for their criminality. Al ready Mr. Campbell is investigating the case and we may expect at any time to hear of them being arraignetl before the court for examination ami when proven guilty their punishment is to be no light one. Bad Runaway. Monday occurred one of the most exciting runaways ever witnessed in lhese parts; a team of Charles MoehnW drawing a load of lum ber from the Moehnke mill on the west side became frightened near the west end of the sin-pension bridge and ran full speed across tbe bridge with a heavy load of lumber on Ihe wagon. Each horse weighed KiCO pounds and this weight together with the weight of the heavily loaded wagon, of course, bore down very heavily on the bridge and made Ihe structure creek and rock at a terrible rale. Several ladies antl gentle men were walking along the bridge and as tbe learn started on its rapid flight they hugged the sides of the bridge as closely us possible and were only missed by the frightened Bleeds about two feet on each side. One poor woman with a child in tier arms, seeing the runaway climbed over tbe Bides of the bridge and with the child in one arm and the other bound tightly clasping the bridge piers, held on for dear lite. One feature about tbe whole affair and worthy of high praiBe was the courage of the driver, whose name we have been unable to as certain. Tbe man held to the lines and through his wild ride and held the ani mals in the middle of the bridge ; had the team run into the sides of the bridge tliiver and all would have been precipi tated into tbe Willamette rwer a dis tance of seventy-five feet. When the team reached the east end of the bridge one of the heavy horses fell down and the load, too heavy for one horse to drag very far, finally came to a stand still. The horses were very badly skinned up but the brave driver came out without a scratch. Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys. Unhealthy Kidneys Hake Impure Blood, All the blood In your body passes through your kidneys once every three minutes. i ne Kianeys are your blood purifiers, they fil ter out ihe waste or Impurities In the blood. If they are sick or out ot order, they fall to do their work. Pains, aches and rheu matism come from ex cess of uric acid in the blood, due to neglected kidney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats, and makes one feel as though they had heart trouble, because the heart is over-working In pumping thick, kidney poisoned blood through veins and arteries. It used to be considered that only urinary troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all constitutional diseases have their begin ning In kidney trouble. If you are sick you can make no mistake by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases and is sold on its merits by all druggists In fifty cent and one-dollar siz es. You may have a simDle bottle bv mall free, also pamphlet telling you how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. 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G Mane UP-TO-DATE LOTHI E R Cor. 6th and Main Oregon City, Ore. coco coco coco ccco coco coco ccc o I o o Jf rfandTulorcd Q 0 13" J 2,000 mileB of ong dis tance telephone wire in Oregon, Washingtor , Cali fornia and Idaho now in operation by the Pacific Station Telephone Com pany, covering 2,250 towns. Quick, accurate, cheap All the satisfaction of a personal communication. Distance no effect to a clear understanding. Spo kane and San Francisco as easily heard ai Port land. -Oregon City office at Harding's Drug Store. NEW YORK GALLERY HAS MOVED on Main Street, opposite Electric Hotel. Formerly occupied by the Colnmbia. TURNEY, FOTOGRAPER e: I. SI AS DEALER IN S. J. VAUGHN, Livery, Feed and Sale Stable ORECONCITY. LOCATED BETWEEN THE BRIDGE ANV HP0T. Double and Single Rigs, and sad die horses always on hand at the lowest prices. A corrall connected with the barn for loose stock. Tti furm a 1 inn rarra riTin if anv lr Snil nf itr.i.i rti..i.. t i ji v aicnefe, stocks, jewbiry arm stocij pr0mptly attended to by person of Snectaolfis. Metter. A All kinds of Repairing neatly done and warranted. CANBY, OREGON Horses Bought and Sold. Horses Boarded and Fed on reason ble terms. IPrhere''s fip Good Reason! F-821 VTIIYyou should not own one of those fine gold watches we are now displaying in our show windows, After many years of experience in the watch business we found out, that almost every person who is not wearing a watch, would pur chase one at once , if they knew how reasonable a good watch can be bought and how easy it is to pay for one. Most of them say that they will not own a Waterbury or some other cheap time piece and that they are not able to invest in a good watch We sell good reliable Watches in Nickle Cases from $5-x up. Fine Boss Filled Watches from $12.00 up. Solid Silver Watches $6.oo up and Solid Gold from$22.oo up F 191 It is very easy to buy one of our high-grade watches on the installment plan. A person hardly ever feels able to pay the full amount at on time, therefore we adopted this plan in selling these on weekly or monthly payments. If you have a few moments to spare we would likg to have you come in ank look at our watches and we will explain our Tnethod of selling them on the installment plan. We do all kinds of Watch and Jewelry repairing. BURMEISTER & ANDRESEN THE OREGON CITY JEWELERS. OREGON CITY, OREGON