OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1903
kiimi;y oi.im
'.itally 1teriiilMl a id I
4'iifril, n Nmir Oregna
I'iiIUm Uaow,
Kually
flly
You've had a cold ; o ha meiyholy.
lMil It f(pr si I iin in your hack
In Ihe "small," jost'over llm hips?
SlUV llll're, Willi a Hlfttil v nclie
That's n "Kidney Ci.lil;"
Villi l mi slop II.
II. It Mcfaiver, at 'Jul Cherry "tiect,
Poiihin.l, nspei lor ol fieighi fur tliH
Trillin ( iiimiif hihI Cii., h iiiiiii who I
well know suiniig llm railroader n
I 'i ir 1 1 h in t , nava; "lnaii'a Kidney pill
are among (In lew patent trmeilie
which do ah that In claimed fur ilium,
unit they have my thorough cunlldeiicH,
1 use i Hum f r hack ch hihI other Vi-ry
iiihi k l symptom of kidney trouble
which had ai'iio.ud me lor i l lm 1
tli in it a rul'l wa i capon nle (or the w in lt
tumble li him iiii-ij lo settle iu my kill'
lii'yo. I i in n ' K ilm y Fills tonimt it uill,
Itlascveisl moinha iiii-w I Used llii'iii,
mill up to dim i linn' lm" been no recur
rence ol 1 1 1 h iiiiiilii I have rcconi-
llll'll 'I'll llll'lll in h i.iimhcr ol iIihIuivi
about tin-u u hi house, I I know il
llit-v gave li rin H lull 1 1 1 I lln'V certainly
miift Iihvh heen phased mI'Ii llm ru
miiK." Plenty unite iroul 1 i k tin fr nil Ore
gon Cny people. Call Ht C. li. I J 1 1 1 i ' -ley's
drug none mnl ask wlml hlacoa-
OIIIIIS ll'( int.
For sale by nil ib alcra. I'i i' ' cents,
Fonier-Mill.uin ('., linlf lo, N. V , enlii
yi'lilx fill il l' I'lllli il .N.ttl'K
Kr mi ii I it IIih iihiiii' Doau'i ,in I
4ake no Mibniilinc.
a' f
KjiinmiM at Imino for
i-iMTat i tin past;
Kaiium now ll ovi
the W-.il.l.
-Ton nit u
. f. MATTHIAS
fiolii Aaancv foe Oregon City
a r. .
BEST FOR THE
BOWELS
If yon ttftrn't a rirtilrt ISnmthr mTtnnt nt th
bmiu Mry dnr, you're til or will l. K U' fr
t'ltrl vv, wll. tr'W. In ihm nf
vlolt tit I'hyvli r Mll jmUmi, ( tUitKmu, Tli
ttiuoi hnt, rHt(t, tiiont iMtrfci way oC keli'g
tli bowlg cltr tiil rliifttt In In take
CANDY
CATHARTIC
EAT 'EM LIKE CANDY
P1Mant, I'ulnlalild, 1'nt-nt, Tnl OncJ, fl
OimhI, Nnvrr Hlrkn, WVnkrii or Orlimi 111, U T)4
li) nfiiiU per Im.i. Wrlin fur Into Miupla, auii tk
ii1! on hfAlih. AiUroia UJ
t'arllng Remedy Compinf, Chlcige r Htm folk.
KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN
1
KIDNEY CURE,
Tlnire In no tllwa.so no liiHlnunt-
inpr, ho hIow lint nun-, n kidney Iin-
enwi, or no wlilit-Hiireuu. 1 lie y inn
toins are no nliglit us to generally
CHOIIIK) IIOUCU.
lliu llixt Indication appear In
the urlim, wltli varloil cIIccIh. 'J lit'
quantity iniiy lm incrciiM'tl or di
cr easei; it in likely to be lilylily col
ored nml Houlding; It nmy be tle
or tliin, or thick and milky with a
sediment. Ijiiter on more pro
nounced symptoms will be iirewiit,
sunn an (li..inesH, i)ioniiiiff, etc..
with murked bludder and urinary
disorder.
Folwinona null matter It mllrctrd
by Urn lilixi.l frniii all pur In of th nye
tflin nml nurrloil to tho klilni'Ve. wlii n
It le HiipuritUMl nml Cfint ut throiiKh Die
urlim. Tli Itliliiuy deal with tin- Wood
wiiv. niTivinir iifiiiriNiiiiifiii inerp-
rruiii. Hmifw, If Ihn IiIikhI In IihiI I lie
k I ' I ik' vh mo lint only uviTWorkfil, bu
umliirfi'il. Ilmr iii'i'i'iiiy In It, llii're
torn, Mini Din purity timl vltullty ( the
iniHMi Hiiiiiini nit iiiHinuiui en. iiiR)iiiin
why Hid vri'iit IiIimhI rurlflir nml
MtrunifthmiiT -llr. IliirlerV Irun Tonlo-
Iiiih heiin Niifei'NNriiliy linen In treiillMK
Kiiliiny iIIniiiimmn anil in iri-veiiiiiiK Hiiint.
In piinfvlnif llm hliii.il thR klilneyN nn
Kri'iilly rnlliivt'il, whllu, ftl iImiriiiiiii time,
tww Hlriiiiiftli nml vtlalliy Hie if I vi-ri
ttinmi or :iin. The followliiK letter telln
i
a very uia mory i
I'inc Knot, Ky., June 25, 1003.
The Dr. HurtfT Mtdicine Co., tkiyton, O.
Uenti.kmkn: I hod a levera cae of
typhoid fnvur'lx yeara ago, which left
my kldnnyi In bad order. 1 bave tried
a nuuilwr of romedlea and taken treat
mcnt from douton, but Dr. Harter'a Iron
Ton lo baa done me more good than
everything olio. 0. Cohdei.i
Merchant and Mine Operator
There are thotiHnndn of lunt Mich
cow, as tho above that are treated
without renultn because they are
wroimlv treated. Mr. Cordell'ii
condition resulted from an exhaust-
injf fever; the kidneys, aa well as
tho rest of the ayateni, bad leen
wanted by disease. No wonder Dr.
Ilarter'afron Tonic proniptlyciired,
bocause Itnurlfled and enriciied the
blood, and auch blood carried new
strenRth and vitality directly to the
Kiuneyg and to an tne organ.
tOt IU1 IVIETWHERB.
OML'jLWJti.aMiai'AjJLiLrrsat
1 JL
1
HAD A HOT TIME
City
Council Holds
NoknIoii.
n Lively
Ho il III Fid Komi Cull ken (lali
tweeii Mayer Dlmlek mid
A Home j I 'Ken.
llo
Tlie meeliiiK ol tin" i lly I'omiell Weil
lirniuy liliilil w a live one.
oiraniuii lor eonm uniriled
It aaa the
ilmciinnion
With relioeiii'H to tile media ol the pro
piifed roillh Kli'l road, Afler a heated
diiliatH laalliiK lor over an hour, the
I oiuieil Voied to ililer until I tin regular
meeting ol that body ill June the luillier
rotiHiileraiinti o' tlm proioaed liigliway
(loin the eolith end. In the inennliiiie,
ttie I oiniiiitieii on ntreela and polilie
pro eiiy will reeeiva bid (or perluiining
I lie work.
VV. H. (!'ltn ami (1. F. Ilayea, to lo
ci! allorneya, Hppimrnd belote Hih (nun
ril ami apnke agaiual Ihe eoi.teinpl.iied
liopiovrliiflil, Thn attitude ol llii'i-e
giiliileiuen toward llm pn j.-et and the
( el ol their preaeni f at tiie meeting eon
llrma In a mnaaiirn the rumor Hint any
a'tempt lo build Ilia rmid will lieei J lined
by ininieaind laxpayeia. In llm eoiirn
ol hi ti'iniirka, Mr D'Keii elaaliml wnli
Mayor Ihiniek. In dim uelng die null
j i t ami Ihn advUghllilv ol making Hie
linproveineot, Mr. U'lten n.tiiMllj aug
g -a eil ihiil the releiendiiio be invoked
lo nci'i!iilii llm true aetiiliiieiit ol the
cnmimiuity with regard to exwinling no
inn. h money for the io.ul He Imiiiired
II any liieinlier ol Hint loiineil cntlld In
he in iiim ileliniiely a to the toA of
building the road,
" I have Iteen Inlormed that a com
pleted roadAay over the proponed route
will coat about f 17,0(10, but I imhjiuh thai
1 have been iiiminlniiiieil,4' cuntliiued
.Mr. U'lten. "I ileire tb auk what the
proponed road wlllroal?"
"I do not conaider that lliat la any ol
jour Unaineaa or mine either," rerponded
Mavor J i uilt'k .
"Well 1 think aa a taxpayer and a
citizen of tine coinniiiniiy It ia aome of
my huaineaa what the probable cont of
Una ruad will lie. And If the .Mayor la
the gentleman and ihe utllrer that I
think lie la, he will nlfer me an apology
lor what be baa eaid, aalil L Hen
"I alaled that 1 (lid not conni.ler it waa
any of my linninena to long aa the cont ol
the Improvement la lo lie pahl prinel
pally hy individual nuhacriptlon, ih
j. lined the Mavor, and tl.e little incident
clored without further event aave l hat
Mr. U'lten continued hia remark! jr ,
few iiiinuiea longer in opHllioii to tb
ruad.
(1. h llaea w aa anked if lie had any
lung to aay on the nunject under cnimid
erntioti ami in a ah irt addieaa caulioiied
the city agniiiHtiuilertakiog an improve
liienl nfjt'ie kld contemplated without
measuring the cont and anceitainiug the
nn ana ol the ci v for pnwng lui-reh r
He Ihuiighl the expenditure ol no much
money lor uuy puhlii; iuiprovemeiil
aboiilil not he made except it had Ihe
eodoinement of a majoiily of the taxpay
era ol the community lo be hciieilited
lie lei'Ulliineiiilid that the mallei be It'll
to a vole ol the people,
tieo. A. Harding auid be tbouglit the
people ol the city bud every confidence
In Ihe membern of the council to do li.it
Would lient move Hie inieicau ut lb"
ciiy. lie thought it would be a ti lice
In n on Ihe Inleiilgente and h'.lni in-e ck
miciiy ol ihe meiuhera ol the council lo
(,.ke the Uhiller out ol their lunula and
ioiI.iiiiI 1 1 if ph'pioliioli to a Vote ol the
p . pie, Alter noiue lili ther genenil din
ellrnloll, Ihe lo.nl lll.llli f Wan KlHlp.ilieil
on' II the tegular meet.ng o( the council
in .1 one,
1 urn g the wiek the appended leiter
tt.m received hv the city autlioritiea from
. Kiaddery uiatiHger of the houihern
1'acillc company, which allows Ihe punt-
Hon the company occupiea towards the
piop. ned roadway: "1 beg lo hand you
iieiewilh blueprint nliuwing location of
proiHinud atreet with reference to our
l racks, ae measured in by your and our
eiigmeern. I miggent that if practicable,
the location nliould be thrown out to as
to I e 43 leet from the center of our mail'
truck in the south line ol block I'll 1 hid
not in a ponillon, at tills Very moment.
! io inform you as to what our people
would Oh willing to do in cane an under
ground donning in contemplated. 1 will
ny, however, so that there ia no minim-
deiatauding on this whole euhject, that
f we aie nh-olntely opposed to a grade
crunsing, hut that In cane ol an under
ground crushing, to lie made by the city,
I am willing to recommend tootir people
In grant the city nu ll righn. that in vane
of a decision by the Hupretne court ad-
I v. rse lo ihe city in reference to tl.e area
commonly know n as our depot grounds
aa would piolect it in reference lo the io
e imi ol this street or roadway, and
tlui I have also recommended to our
people, in case of an understanding, to
Mi . ii i h li the ateel beams necersary to
'carry the tracks over the roadway, which
1 nndernlsnd is to he about 20 feel wide."
The application of Judge T. F. Kyan
f irTKrancliine to inslull and operate an
elecir c street railway and elt'Talor sys
t. m in this city was made aapectal order
fur the consideration of Ihe couucjl at an
a j muled meiiting to be held next lues
ii..y evening.
A iii'tiimn. signed by 71 persons was
presented, requesting the council to en-n-1
hii oidimince that will prohibit the
K iiitbern I'h. ilic I'onipany from ohnlriic
tirg the punnauewavs on Third and Fifth
Si reels hy leaving trains of cars standing
lireets i.y leaving irain, o. cars nK
., these localities. It was ren.A.ked hat
the city now baa an ordinance limiting
to live uiinu'eH the tune that any slieet
in ibis city shall be obstructed by a
landing train. Mayor IHmick said he
vVoulil see that the ordinance is strictly
enforced. The council may reduce to
three minutes the lime limit for these
ntreel ohetiuctiona.
The resignation of A. 8. Dresser as
city attorney wa received and accepted.
Mayor 1'imick will name bis successor
on next Tuesday evening.
Oidinance were passed aa follows:
Improvement ol Jackson atreet from
Filth to Meventh street; re-estanllsliing
grades on Madison and Jederaon streets;
prohibiting the lirirg of bombs, giant
lire-crackers or Dewey chaeera on the.
streets of Oregon City. Tha fire-cracker
ordinance provides lines of from 5 to
f U'0 or not to exceed fiftydays in jail for
,in nlraction of the terms of the ordi-
ii n. e
C'. ui'cilinan Koerner called attention
to a bid ioi $57.80 from the Record, a lo
cal publication, that had been filed with
the finance committee lor printing a brief
for the city, In the case now pending In
ihe nipreuie court wherein the) city la
the respondent and the Oieon & Cali
fornia liailrond Company ia tha defend
ant and apiH'llatit,. Mr. Koeriier, though
not a printer himself, was not SMtinlied
with the bill, who h heat once recognized
aa being too large for the service ren
dered. In ml. Ill lull, be claimed that the
lull failed to speeily for what the charge
had been made. In this connect ion he
said the city has a contract with the En
leipnne ol ihin city to do ilia city print
ing and he conaiileied that the council
waa uol acting in g'M id lulih when il gave
any ol its piinling to other than the pa
per with which a contract bad been
tunned, especially when tlint paper had
1 agreed to do the work at current rales,
I'r rowell viewed the proposition in the
same light as did bis colleague and ni-
aisled that thecitv was directly violating
Its wrt of Ihe agreemelil when It gave
i hi 1 1 1 if to any hi her paper tl an the Ku
terprise during Ihe lile.nl Ihe contract,
liulh geiiileinen priifenm-d lo have no In
lereat In either paper but cnnlended that
right was right and in view ol the reason
able rales under which I he Klitcrprme,
the ollicial city paper, ia doing all city
printing, thai this paper is entitled to all
of it, The brief, for which Ihe bill of
$.r)7.K0 has heen presented, consists of C8
pages. The cont to thecitv, then, for
having this brief printed, waa H't cents a
a page,
I lie following bills were ordered paid :
linnet! Curry, salary $ 25 00
i has. F. Horns " . m ti)
K. I.. (Shaw " (HI (HI
It. Km opii li 10 K
('. It. N..lii, special police .... 30 00
Fnlerpiine '. II fiS
lliinll, y llroa 1.1
J. F.verhart A Co a 2
I'aget A Clark HO 00
Faiiclough llroa 2 40
Portland Geo. Flee. Co KO (il
I, Dickelman 42 76
liriinswick testauiant 9 80
( '. N (ireenman A 50
K. Frost 22 00
C. tirMen 16 00
J. D. Reiiner 17 00
W. II. Cook...
H 60
9 60
K. Surface
Hedges A (i rillith
CgMKTKHV rt'Nf).
I'OIW A Co
10 00
1
00
I'ope A Co , 8 75
. Mmiiinns.... V. 9 60
Carl Hot he 8 60
a. Hands .yf 22 75
STBHTT WOg.
(Iregon City Foundry 19 25
I. indnley A Son 94 62
J no. lireen....' 64 (HI
Jno. tileanon 7 00
C. 11 Straight 00
II. li. Nickels 15 00
l.itulsley A Son .. 13 60
A. Dreaer 12 60
('OHMISSKHtltS IS hESI0.N
Auntnil Illcyrle Tax la Lcrlrd Oth
1'iocerdlng May Term.
The board of county commissioneis
convened Wednesday and made the an
nual levy ol the bicycle tax It amounts
lo $1 on each wheel, and an order ban
la-en Bled lor Ihe necennary tags. J. W.
(iranle was appointed justice of the peace
for Clackamas and Milwaukie precincts,
vice Jiinn Wii-e, resigned. Judge Hian
and Commissioner Win. ' Hrulmt are
tiannachng Ihe business of the May
term In the absence of ComtoisHioiier
Killin, of the soiHh end of the count v,
who recently suffered a alight paralytic
stroke.
l'lii court on Thursday imnle a slight
reduction in the tolls lo he charged on
Ihe Mt. Hood and Harlow road. The
road is forty miles in length and the
rates to be chaiged for a round trip to
Mt. Hood are as follows: Four wheel
w igon w iib one yoke or one span, $2
each additional spun or yoke, 40 cents
two or four wheel vehicle Willi one horse,
tl.25; saddle horse ami rider, 75 cents;
home or mule with pack, 40 cents ; horse
or mule loose, 16 cents; each bead nl
cattle, 10 tynts; each head of sheep,
goats oi lu gs, two cents.
Will OVt.y ( LACKAYAS CAMPAIGN.
Hon. HingiT Hermann Will pcak lu
Orcgiui Ciiy, Ihuisdiiy Fretting.
Hon. Hinger Hermann will open the
Congressional campaign in Clackamas
county by speaking in Oregon City next
Thursday evening, May 14. Mr. Her
in a n n will go from this city to Htllsboro
but expects to visit I be county again he-
fore the campaign closes and deliver pos
sibly two other addresses at Clackamas
county points. County Judge Kyan, as
digressions! committeeman for this
county, is making ail necessary arrange
ments for the opening meeting of the
ampaign here.
Condemnation SitlU.
The jury in the case of the Oregon
Water I'ower A Railway Company
against Henry Nachand returned a ver
dict for Nachand in the sum of $.!50: Suit
was brought by the railway company to
oniieihn a half sere of land homering
the company's right of way fur ihe pur
chase of w hich the parties could not agree
ou a price. Nachand claimed damages
in the sum of flOOO.
A similar case in which II. L. L. Clark
et hI Were the defendants went to trial
befuie a jury as soon as the Nachand
suit was jlisposed of. It was settled he
fore all of the testimony had been intro-
, j,rg CM Rn(,
0t))nn'mHn .tlint L5.
h Iward Jasper was granted a divorce
from Nellie Jasper.
Sochil-di Ma-s MreUlig.
The Socialiats of Clackamas county
will hold a mass meeting at the county
court room, in Oregon City, on Satur
day, the Kith day of May, 1;03 . All are
invited to attend. The back precincts
are requested to send representatives to
this meeting. Wm. Bkakd,
Chairman County Committee.
Leiter List.
The following is thn list of letters re
maining in the postotllceat Oregon City,
Ore., ou April 30, 1903:
womkn's list.
Archher Grace Misa Kellogg Lena Mrs
Pauley Jessie Miss Siward Anna
men's list
Honk John D. Mr. Kearnev Edward
Williams Millford, 2 Williams O. VV.
TOM P. RANDALL, P. M.
DOING GOOD WORK1?'
IiOciil Lenin k ( lark Women'
Club In Kiif ik'f'llc.
Delegate Flirted to State (unyen
tluu I'urpnses tf Club Over
Fifty Members. ' ,
The lwis A Clark Women's Club, of
thia city, at a meeting Wednesday after
noon adopled a conslition and by-laws.
apliointed several coiumilteea ami elect-
i
ed the following delegatea to the stale
coi.v.-nlion of women's clubs, to be held
. In I'orlland May 20: Mrs. (ieo. A. Hard
li g. Mrs. K. A. Mdler, Mrs. W. 8.
U'lten, Mrs. M. M. Channan and Mrs.
8. M. M. Cown.
In the constitution, the objects ol the
cluhare indicated as follows: ''Firat,
to organize or assist in organizing Ibe
products and resources of ibis locality
lor dmplay at the Lewis A Clark Centen
nial Exposition, lo be held in Portland
in l!r05; second, civic improvement;
third.Pi co-operate wiih the uianage
liient of the fair arid-wiih the other clubs
iu the distribution of literature setting
forth the BllvutllHil.a utnl ftinuirtilnitia
of oor stale, and especially of Clackamas
, nlU. I,.,..ll, ...u.l,l I v I
- i I-.,,,,,, ni.imiiK aim iirncrvina
historic laiiilin irks and collecting and
preserving relics o pioneer days in C:e
gun; filth, lo aid in inciea-ing the inter
esi in ihe fair and in making the best
aSBirie exiiiliil,"
A board of direelor was appointed,
e'ii.n-iii,g of Mrs M M. ChmuiHii, Mis.
L. K l ope, Mrs. K. A. Mdler and Mrs.
C. II. Dye. The other oflicers the
cluhare; I'tesidenl, Mrs Geo. A. Hard
ing: vice president, Mrs. 8. M. Mo
town ; second vice president, Mrs. M.
M. Char man ; recording secretary, Mrs.
W. 8. U'lten; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Linn K. Jones; treasurer, Mrs. F.
A. Sleight. Among the important com
mittees appointed was one on Civic Im
provement. It coimiHts ol nine members,
as f llowwr Mis. C. O. T. Williams, Mrs.
W. L Hlock. Mrs. A. W. Cheney, Mr.
L. W. Ingram. Mrs. Tbos (iault, Mrs.
II. L. Kelly, Mrs. D. W. Kmnard, Mrs.
J. Maillu, Mr. F. A. Sleight anil Miss
l.uebker. Otker commitu-es wera sp
pointed on Exhibits, Distribution of Lit
erature, Entertainment, Women's Hand
iwork and Finance.
The lewis A Clark Women's Club of
Unscitv now has an active membership
of over fifty of the prominent women of
the community, and it is the purpose of
the club to increase the present mem
bership hy the addition of many names
during the summer. While the primary
purpose of the club is to stimulate inter
est and promote in every way the suc
cess of Ihe Lewie A Clark Exposition in
1905, the ladies are not losing sight of
local interests. In the formation of an
energetic committee on Civic I in pro ve
provetnent, it ia the intention of the la
dies to accomplish much in Oregon City
along the line of beautifying the cily
They w ill make their influence felt here
m their campaign ,for improved condi
lions throughout the city. The cluh will
bold regalar meetings on the first and
third Wednesdays of every month.
Mrs. William tiallowav left Wednes
day for Clatnkanie, w here on that night
she organized a local Women's Ii-i
A Clark Fair Club. On Friday evening
Mrs. (Jalloway will be in Dallas and as
sist in forming another such auxiliary to
the fiir The live women of Toledo, Lin
coln county, are desirous of organizing,
and Mrs. (ialloway aill visit that point
and form a club in time that the women
of thai section may have representation
at the late meeting of Women's Clubs
tl at is toJie held in Portland May 20.
TO MF.ET I'KESIDKM AT JsaLEM.
Plans of Joint Legislative Reception
Comtiiitt 'e.
The joint legislative committee that
was appointed to meet and welcome in
to (he si ale President Roosevelt and
partv, has concluded to meet the nation's
chief at Salem when the presidential
prty reaches lhat point on May 20.
This conclusion has been reached by the
committee In deference to the expressed
wn-h of President Roosevelt that there
be no formal receptions or demonstra
tions at the state line. The committee
had planned to meet the presidential
parly at ABhland and act as an escort i
through the slate. Members of the com
mittee will assemble at the state capital
on the evening before the dale ol the
president's visit and will formally re
ceive the honored visitor on the follow
ing morning. No definite arrangements
have been made by the committee with
regard to the exercises at Salem but it
has lieen suggested by a number of the
members of the committee that a formal
address of welcome be offered by Gov
ernor Chamberlain and such olher brief
exercises as the time will admit of.- The !
joint legislative committee consists of i
fourteen members, five State Senators'
and nine Representatives. They are as1
follows: From the Senate President'
Geo. C. Brownell, E. M. Croisan. K. V. !
Carter, W. Knykendall, and W. H. i
Nehrung; Irom the House Speaker L. I
T. Harris, W. K. Banks. B. L. Eddv. D i
M.C. Gault, S. B. Hermann. B. F.I
Jones, of Lincoln V. R. Bilyeti and C.
V. Gallowav. !
. ;
(iRAI'U 1T1XU EXKIU LSES.
SCHOOL
Co in ill' ncitneiit of Oregim (i'J Sclinols
, tn be Held June 10. j
Frof. Kdgar M. Faulk, city superin-1
tendent of echisjls, reports that arrange
ments are being made for Ihe annual
commencement exercises of the Oregon
City schools. Thexercises will be held
in bhiveley a opera house, Wednesday
evening June 10. when a class of twelve
young people will be graduated from the
Barclay High School. The class consists
of seven young men and five youpg
women. A program is being prepared
in which Mrs. Rose Block-Bauer, Prof.
Epping and Prof. Win. Rasmus, all ol
Portland, will participate. It has not
been decided who will deliver the formal
commencement address to the young
graduates.
luditilulals Money to Loa
At6 and 7 percent. Call on or write
Jno. W. Loder,
Oregon City 0egoir
Stevens' building.
I Special Sale of Trousers I
$ rno tut lurvT in nivc ?
run iiii.iii.ai iu uiio
All our $3.00,
Men's Trousers
ing this sale for
Large Stock all sizes
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Oregon City's
WILL DOUBLE UP
Assessor Nelson Increases Prop
erly Valuations.
Timber Lands Will Be Assensel Higher
Snemtatora Mi-st I'aj Their
Share of 'I aim. ,
The assessable valmiion of all Clacka
mas county ia being doubled by Assessor
Nelson, who is at work on the 1903 roll.
Assenaor Nelson reports that heretofore
in this coun(y property has been as
sessed at not io exceed 35 per rent of its
real value. This year it is being listed
at double the former valuations. The
amount of the tax levy under this plan
will be about the same since it will be
-ut down in proportion to the increase
in trie property valuations. I his system
will have the effect of making a better
snowing lor trie county in that the ag
gregate of ihe assessed valuations on the
roll will more truly represent the wealth
and standing ol the county
Timber lands io thin county have'never
been assessed at anything near their true
values. .They have bee listed at a oni-
lorm scale ot l..'o to fl.ou an acre.!
I,,U ...,n. il.- i u'..i,;n...nu
county Ihese same lands, of no greater
value, have been nasensed as high as $15
per acre. These lands are this year be -
ing hs.'edhv Assessor Nelson at from $3
to $8 an acre, Ihe valuation that is placed
on the land depending upon Ihe location
and density of the timir growth. Tiiu-
ler lands are aessed under three differ-
ent classifications. First onalitv timber
laii.ls aie being listed at $S an acre, sec
ond grade is asesed ut fli, while the
third and least valuable ot these lands is
assessed at $3. Assessor Nelson coir-
tends that the speculators, who conrrol
'he large in joiity of tiniberlands, should
be made to par their iu.-t share of the
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taxes and relieve the burden of taxation : ties lo li5t ev'ry l'rth-le of real nnd per
that now falls on the farmer ami pro- j "nal properly in the counfjr and every
ducer. There are about 4 ),000 acres of . ihing will be assessed at 8i percent ita
timber lands in this spumy so thai the ! reasonable value. The making of the
increase in the a.-sessable values of such j new assessment of this county will be
land will add greutly to the aggregate of , completed about June 15 but the work
the property valuations of the count v. j of writing the roll will be delayed be
Corporationa will not be exeinnt from ; cause of the faibire of the books tl ba
the plan lo double valuations. There
GRHNDBHLL
AT ARMORY HALL
by Oregon
Under the direction
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 8
Band Orchestra
t and Band Music
Tickets, admitting gentleman and ladies 75c
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WM. GARDNER & SON
WATC HMAKERS
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JEWELERS..
All work given our prompt
and careful attentid)i. , . .
Prices Reasonable .
$4.00 and $5.00 j
will be sold dur
ue eazser t
Big Cash Store
are in the county 21 miles of railroa I
that were assessed last year at $3550 per
mile. This property tbia year is being
listed at $8000 per mile. Property of
all kinds that is held hv coronations is
being listed at double its former asseseit
Valuation. Assessor Nelson is deter
mined to have the property of the county
listed, for once at least, at something
near its true valuation.
WILL ASSESS ETERlTHUiG.
Ae.nr Ne'soii Will Lint Abmt $10,.
000,000 Taxahln Property.
Owners of lands to which patents have
been granted will not defeat the county
of their share ol taxes this year. In list
ing the property of the comity ttiis year.
Assessor Nelson is exwemely vigilant,
and ia overlooking nothing having as
sessable value. He has visited the Ian. I
cmce in tins city and by investigatin g
I t'ords has discovered more tli.n
6000 acres of land to which patents huva
bc-en issued, but the deeds t these tandi
having never been filed for .ecord. the
owners have es.-aped paying taxes. A
reasonable valuation is being placed on
all such lands which will he listed and
made liable for taxes. Assessor Nelson
is also in correspondence with the cleik
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l' me scnooi laon omce ai oaietn wi-.n
( 'rence to the sales of Clackamas
! f10,,n!-v, '-nds by the sta'e. The milium
j 1 'V'f t0 '""l ,'''e8 .-T V'
! ',8te ;."' P"rrly becorriea table for
1 "xa"on- M,tt'T ?crH9. f , 8d,o1 , n''
I nave ,)een 8old an'' s 19 ' t,e ca-e wl,u
'he patents, the deed.t have not been ra
' Corded, so that Ihe owners have not bn
Paying fieir imt ah ire in taxes. Tin
total v due of .nl ass.-ssih!e property in
thn county on the roll fir 1002 was $t,
92.444 Assess., r N.'Isoiy s.avs the a-grejr-tte
of the asse-ised values of tha
county on the rill that U no-v being pr.'
paied will exceed $10 OOC.OOO. The as-
! sessor has expressly 'lr.s'ructed all depti-
finished in time.
City Band
of Prof. C A. Nash
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Court House Block
ORECON CITY, ORE.