Oregon City enterprise., December 11, 1903, Image 1

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OUKHON fJITY KNTERPKISE, FRIDAY, DECKMIiER 11, 1003.
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GLADSTONE
GLADSTONE PARK
Extraordinary Announcement
100 Beautiful and Choice Lots
For $100 a Lot
$10 Down and $10 Per Month
Without Interest
Only a Small Monthly Payment Secures on Ideal Homesite
In the Handsomest Spot in Oregon
It is not inU'inlod that tho 100 lots nliall ho selected in out of the way DiaceB,
or nhall ho of inferior or even Heeoixl quality, hut in each instance, the
purchaser tnakcH his or her own election, with only two reservations: the first
four lots from the motor lino are reserved, and a party only buying one lot
can not nelcct the corner.
Parties living at a distance can send their payments to mo or to the I3ank of
Oregon City, and it will he held until final payments are made, when a war
ranty deed will ho promptly executed and an abstract of title furnished, when
required, shewing a fee simple title in the purchaser, free of all incum
brances. Absolute good faith will he kept with all parties and the utmost
ellort will he made to please and satisfy every one.
To prove our faith in tho future of Gladstone, wo make this proposition to
all purchasers: The Association, when final payments are made, will upon
receiving .0 days prior notice thereof, incase of dissatisfaction, pay hack tho
entire purchase money, with $25 per lot additional. This will only apply to
sales made before June 1st, 1901.
Wo feel that this is an entirely afe proposition, for in our candid judgment
no lot will be sold that is not worth double the money at the present moment
Gladstone is on the 0. W. V.Si Hy Company's motor line, a short mile north
of Oregon City. Five cent faro to Oregon City and 15 cent fare to Portland,
Elegant motor cars pass through the property every thirty minutes. The
Southern Pacific cars also pass through Gladstone.
When tho 100 lots are h11 and paid for the Gladstone Real Estate Associa
tion will give a check for One Thousand Dollars to the Willamette Valley
Chautauqua Association, provided the last of the hundred lots are sold hy the
end of the next annual assembly in July, 1901, to bo used lor permanent im
provements on its grounds at Gladstone Park.
H. E. CROSS, Sole Agent
Oregon City, Oregon
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IJOHEItT A. MILLER
ATTORNUY AT LAW
I..ml Title nnd lnl Office V
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Will practice in all Courts of the State ! K
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jj.j). Court House, Oregon Citv. Oregon 1
J- L.I'OKTKK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
issra acts or raoraart rraKniiaD.
Omct noil to Oreiou CUT Knlrirl
Q K0. C. BlloWXKI.L,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Oregon City. - - Orvgun
JUST RECEIVED A
FULL LINE OF
Will praclirs In all tliciiiirl of the stste
Ottlce In Caulleld building.
() W. EASTHAM
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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Land Titles F.iami
Petiils, Mortgattea 1
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Hank of Oregon Cil)'.
If you need anything in the way of Hardware, Crockery,
(ilanH-wHro or ("nanite-ware, I can supply your wants. Call and
iiihpi.rt my Block.'
Complete 1 1 in of new ami second-hand FURNITURE carried. Let
ine supply you with a bonne- keeping oullit
WALL PAPER of tho bent quality ami latest itylea at right prices.
ni'il. Abstracts Mali", i R Attention, Here's a Bargain
rwn. Money Loaned V. r, ..... ,, ...,. ... , ., l. flr.-J f.,r
1 1111, 1. 4 UH II IWPli l IHCB muilim iupu 111 who juuwi 10 whuvu vi
hhIb at a buivrtin fur a fuw days.
I. TOLPOLAR
Oregon City.
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Okkiion Citv, On. I M
W. B- D'Rea Bohaobel
U'KKN & SCIIUKHKL
Attorneys nt Law.
Jlcutfdjcc .bvoltat.
Will practice in all courts, make collections
anil Ni'lllfliiiciitii of Kslater..
Furiiinti abntrarts of t:tle, lend you 11101117
anil lend your money on lint morgans.
Office In Enterprise Building,
Oregon City, Oregon.
IjlVV KTI1T
Attoh.nky at Law.
Justice of the Peace.
Jagger Iildg., Oregon City
J U. CAM I'HELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
aiuoa Cut, Osiuon.
Will practice In alltheoourtsef the title. 01
Bee, lu luuliflJ buiidliia.
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D. 4 D.C. LATOUKKTTB
ATTORNEYS AND
COUNSELORS AT LAW
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Furnish Abstracts of Title, Loan Money. Fore
eloae MartiM. and transact Oeueral
Law BaslatM.
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Main Street,
Bru lswick House & Restaurant
Newly Furnished Rooms.
Meals at All Hours. Prices Reasonable.
Opposite Suspension Bridge.
Only First Class Restaurant
In Town.
CHARLES CATTA,
Proprietor
Oregon $ Washington State Fair Victories
ON BARREP PLYMOUTH ROCKS
Ongmi Mute ruir lilOli
I-3-3 ou Cock Ilirds, 6 in Competition
1st on..: Hen, 10 iu Competition
1-3-3 on Pullets 40 in Competition
iml on. . .Cockerel 31 in Competition
istou pen, II in Competition
1st in American Class
liar won 1 at on pullita tho pant .1
Xeara. Ktoi k fur mla, rgf In aeaaon.
n'asliliiK'loii Suite Fair IDO'2
We only sent 3 pullets, I hen and I
Cock and won on every entry but one
besides specials, including best pen In
the show. Prizes won 1st Cock, 1st
Hen: 1st and snd Pullet; 1st pen.
Kxhlbltlon Stock a specialty Some
(rand pullet for sale. Kegs S3. 00
J. MURROW & SON. Oregon City. Oregon.
1)1 MICK IS ELECTED
Hcsult of the (lly Election
Held Liiht Monday.
Only ( oiitento Were fr ('niicllmen
In Die find mid Second Wanl.
(hartrr Amendment Untitled.
At the annual city election Monday,
Tliicli proveil the iiuietal held here in
number of yearn, Mayor Uraut B.
1'iniick, who wm not opposed, waa re
flecied Mayor to serve the fourth term.
Fred J. Meyer, the city treasurer, had
no opposition and waa also re elected.
Very little Intercut wal taken in the
lectk n and the vote was correspond
ingly light. The only contest! resulted
in the election ol councilmen in the Firat
anil Second Wards, and the strife in
these wards was not auflicient to enlist
ny particular excitement. . The voters
at the election ratified the charter
amendment which provides for the crea
tion of a permanent street improvement
fund, the vote being U for and 106
aHinot.
Mayor Dimlck, who wat re-elected to
the head of the Oregon City government
t Monday's election, is native of this
state, baviiitf been born at Hubbard,
Marion county, March 4, 1W0. He re
cmvil his education at the Htate Normal
School at Monmouth and also attended
the McMinnville college. In 1805, he
was admitted to the bar and came to
this city where he located in in the fol
lowing year and has since been success
fully engaged in the legal profession.
Mayor Dimick was first elected to the
mayoralty of Oregon City at the annual
election in December 18!M). He was re
elected to succeed hiinHelf at each of the
three succeeding elections. With the
exception of the contest of last Monday,
which was unusual in that tespect, Mr.
Dimick was at every election opposed by
some representative business man but in
every inxtance he came out victorious.
Monday's election was the Brat in many
year in this city in which there were
not opposing candidates for Mayor.
In the First Ward a lively contest was
waed between Hiram . Straight and
Walter L. Little for the seat of Dr. J. W.
Powell, councilman from that Ward.
Mr. Straight, who ia a substantial young
business man from the houtb r.nd, was
successful by a vote of 140 against 92 for
Little. The friends of both candidates
conducted a vigorous canvass through
out the entire day. Only a light vot
waa polled in the Second Ward where
but little interest was tuaiiifested in the
result. A. Knapp and Mark Chapman
were the succeseful candidates. Mr
Knapp is a representative taxpayer and
will serve for three years, succeeding to
tn e vacancy created by the expiration 01
of the term of C. U. Huntley from that
ward. Mr. Chapman will serve for two
V'-ars that being the unexpired term of
Mr. Pheixter'a, who recently removed
from the Ward. The vote for the re
spective candidates was aa follows
Knapp, 112; Miley, 73; Chapman, 100
White, 84.
Mat 1 ustin was the onlv regularly nom
mated candidate from the third ward to
sneceed K. W. Scott. He received 34
votes, while John Lewellyn was given a
complimentary vote of 29.
The detailed vote in the different
wards was as follows :
FIRST WARD.
Dimick 193
Meyer 194
Little 92
Straight 140
For Amendment 122
Against Amendment 58
SECOND WARD.
Dimick 144
Meyer .. 158
Three Year Term
Knapp 112
Miley Ti
Two Year Term
Chapman 100
White 84
For Amendment 94
Against Amendment 57
THIRD WARD.
ter Lake's greitt medicinal qualities and
he writes as follows reitariJing bis dis
cover in the Mcdford Ma i :
"There has bt-en a preat deal written
about Crater Lake. Its beauties and
wonder have been pretty well descrilied,
but there is one thing about this wonder
ful place that is not generally known;
that ia the medicinal properties of the
waters. I have never seen an account
of where any of the water has been an
alyzed to ascertain what kind of miner
al it contains, but I know it is heavily
charged with several kinds of minerals;
and I further know that person can
wade, awim and plunge in the waters
every day without the least danger of
taking cold, and if a person baa any cuts
or bruises on their body, or any skin
disease, it will cure them quicker and
cleaner than all the lotions and salves
that have ever been discovered.
"The old story about the Indian that
belonged to the tribe that discovered the
lake, slipping away from his comrades at
night and secretly bathing in the lake,
thus becoming a Sampson of bia tribe, ia
more than mere superstition. If there
Is any such place a the 'fountain of
youth,' or 'the pool of Salome' in Amer-
ca. Crater Lake must be the place, and
some time it will be favorite trailing
ground for athletes."
MANY AI1E COMING
Hundreds of Homeseekers Ar
rive From Eastern States.
Mew St-tilers Are Locating In ('lacka
mas County Daily Ritom
For More.
JOBHEUS KEEP PRICES DOW 5.
James Wlnstanley, of Salem, Tells
Why Prune Prices Are Low.
Dimick.
45
Meyer 59
Justin 34
Lewellyn 2
For Amendment 15
Against Amendment 51
RECAPITULATION.
Dimick 3S2
Meyer 401
For Amendment 231
Attains Amendment 165
The membership of the council for the
eneuing ver will be as follows:
First Ward E. D. Kelly, H. E.
Straight, K. Koerner.
Second Ward Win. Sheehan, A.
Knupp, Murk Chapman.
Third Ward K. F. Story, C. M. Ma
son, Mat Justin.
Tlieollice of city recorder, now held by
Uruce C. Cnrry.is elective by the council.
The ollice8 of chief of police and the two
nightWHtchmen are appointive by the
mayor, subject to the confirmation of
the council. It is not believed there will
be any changes in the efficient forcejof
these ollicers of the city.
"The worst enemies the prnnegrowers
have are Portland jobbers," said James
Winstanley, in speaking of bia observa
tions while on a recent trip to England
and the large cities of tbe United States,
to the Oregonian reporter at Salem.
"Without any exception whatever,"
he repeated, "those men are the worst
enemies we have. We cultivate our or
chards to kill out the weeds, trim tbe
trees to get lid of superfluous branches,
spray the trees to exterminate pests,
and then, when we have harvested crop,
tbe Portland jobbers knock tbe bottom
out of prices.
"You can put it just aa strong as you
want to, and say that the prunegrowing
industry is kept op in this state in spite
of the jobbers and not with tbeiraid.
We have a right to expect different
treatment from them. They aie men
who make their money out of business
done in this state, and yet they are try
ing to kill one of the most promising in
dustries to which Oregon looks as a
wealth producer.
"How do they do it? Easy enough.
Before the prune crop is ready to pick
they enter into contracts with Eastern
dealers to sell them prunes at a basis
price of i cents a pound a whole rent
lower thao the price should be. They
offer to sell prunes (or less money tban
the grower can afford to raise them.
Now, it is certain that if the Portland
wholesaler sells at that price, be must
buy at as low a price, and if he buys at
that price it Is only a question of time
when the growers must go out of busi
ness. "I visited several large firms that han
dle prunes in the East. They expressed
their astonishment at the ridiculously
low price at w hich Portland jobbers of
fered to sell prunes. They couldn't un
derstand why such low prices should be
named, and neither can I. The price we
have been asking is22 to2,3i cents basis,
and I did not hear a single Eastern deal
er say that our price is too high. Never
theless, the price at which the Portland
jobers offer to sell prunes makes it al
most impossible for us to get a much
better price than they make, and we
can't sell our fruit.
"They make the low price at a time
when they have no fruit to sell, and
with the knowledge that in order to sell
they must buy at a price which
leaves tbe grower no profit. They de
liberately enter into a bargain which
means that the prune business must be
iiammered to pieces. I understand that
some of these low-priced contracts are
yet unfilled, for the reason that the men
who made tbe contracts are unable to
compel the growers to part with their
fruit at the price tbey can get.
"Some of these men think tneir ope
rations are 'smart,' and I suppose they
are, from their point of view. They
doubtless make a few dollars by the
transaction. But w hile they are making
a few dollars on a very small commis
sion, just think of the thousands of dol
lars 1 lie growers are Hosing because the
selling price has been hammered down
below a reasonable profit.
If there were any good reason what
ever why prices should be low, I would
have nothing to say. But there is a
short crop of all kind of fruit. Prices of
prunes are high in nearly all parts of
Europe. There will be a demand for
all our prunes for consumption. I do
not contend that high prices should be
paid here, but I do say that tbe crop
should bring a living price, and that it
would do so if it were not forja few Port
land men who make contracts in ad
vance at ruination prices.
"It is certainly to be hoped that no
grower will furnish the prunes at those
prices to fill the contracts. I say, again,
and I want you to print it, thai the
Portland firms who make these low
prices are tbe worst enemies of the
prunegrowing industry."
FABLED FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH.
Crater Lake Has Great Medicinal
Properties and Healing Powers.
"Yes," the results of the colonist rates
are satisfactory to tbe Southern Pacific
Company," said an official of that cor
poration to the Portland Telegram re
cently. "We have placed over ,VHK) peo
ple in the state since February 16 of this
year as homeseekers."
The low colonist rntes which bave
been made by tbe transcontinental rail
road lines has expired, and no more
tickets will be sold in the East at these
figures. From September 15 to Novem
ber 28 the immigration agents say that
1231 bomeceekers have come to the state
of Oregon. Of this number a large per
centage has permanently located here.
During tbe existence of tbe special rale
last spring 314)2 bomeseekers were re
ceived bere. Only a small number of
these located in the state, however, aa
the majority were simply out to see the
advantages the country could offer and
to take an inventory of tbe inducements
to come West. The figures herewith
given do not include numbers who hva
located in the state, not taking advan
tage of the coionist rate offered by the
transcontinental lines. Many of these
have escaped the notice of the immigra
tion agents and could no be included in
estimate.
"A total of 5500 immwriots brought
to the state during tbe life of the special
rate in 1903 would oe nearly correct,"
says a railroad man who knows.
"The states of Missouri, Minnesota,
Iowa and Illinois have contributed the
majority of ihei-e immigrants," contin
ued the official. "Missouri leads the
others by a small margin. Illinois come
second. It is said :that the population of
the country portion of Illinois is slowly
decreasing. Tbe birth rate combined
with newcomers barely supply the num
ber whjch annually depart for other
homes. From Minnesota we have a
sturdy band of Scandinavians. This
class of people is very desirable. They
all have money on account of their own
tbrifty habits, and all make excellent
citizens and farmers. There are hun
dreds of Scandinavian in tbe new popu
lation of Oregon, and every community
seems to welcome them in their midst.
"From Iowa comes another class of
well-to-do farmers, mostly Americans,
who are trying to get away from the se
vere winters in tbat portion of the coun
try." "What is the main attraction these
people find in Oregon?" was asked the
railroad man.
"The climate of the state may be put
close alongside tbe natural richness and
productiveness of tbe soil. There is a
combination which generally makes a
homeseeker a citizen of Oregon. He
comes to this state laden with the jokes
of friends concerning the webs of his feet,
tbe umbrella condition of the atmos
phere in general, and expects to see
small farms surrounded by water. Vene
tian highways and boats for all transpor
tation. Wben be has been here for a
short time he becomes aware of tbe
advantages accruing to tbe farmer who
who never has to worry about a
drouth, whetner his well be dry or
not, whether be will have a crop or not,
and the hundred and one other things
which make the Eastern farmer's life a
burden to bear.
"Before they leave tbey all agree that
Oregon is the best place they have vis
ited and generally promise to make ar
rangements to come out here."
"This influx of immigrants, while not
as heavy as expected, has been partially
responsible for tbe feeling of prosperity
which pervades tbe entire state,
"These men bave gone to various por
tions of Oregon and bave become citi
zens. The increase in country popula
tion has made a corresponding increase
in business and in tbe number of city in
habitants. From every town In the'
Willamette valley comes the report of
great growth of population.
"Portland reflects the growth ol tbe
entire state. Statistics would show an
enormous increase In population in every
portion ol tbe state. Ol course business
is good as a result, there is no gainsay
ing that fact."
CrRter Lake, one of Oregon's best
known summer resorts, is now said to I
have great medicinal properties, and is
likened by the man who claims to have
discovered its previously unheard of
powers to the fabled fountain of youth
so eagerly south for by Ponce DeLeon
and other Spaulnb explorers more than
four centuries ago. After volumes of
descriptive articles on Crater Lake have
been given to the world, and after ex
haustive critical reports bave been made
by government specialists, it has re
mained for a resident w ithin its environ
ment to discover that its waters have a
medicinal virtue, and will heal cuts and
bruises quicker and cleaner than ail lo
tions and salves.
McDonald Perdue, of Prospect, is the
man who claims to have discovered Cra-
Ntnrtllug Evidence.
Freeh testimony in great quantity is
constantly coming in, declaring Dr.
King's New Discovery for consumption,
coughs and colds to be unequaled. A
recent expression from T. J. McFarlaud,
Hunt(iri-ill V.. BPrTHS as PXaiUule.
He writes: "I had bronchitis for three
years and doctored all the time without
being benebted. then I began taking
Dr. King's New Discovery, and a lew
bottles wholly cured me." Equally ef
fective in curing all lung and throat
trikuhlua rnntttmintinn. niiHlimonia and
grip, (juaranteed oy tnarman oc uo..
druggists. Trial bottles tree, regular
Bizes50c. and .
Will Celebrate ths Fact. Multno
mah Lodge No. 1, A. F. & A. M., of
this city, is preparing for a social cele
bration of the cancellation of all indebt
edness standing against the organization.
This is the oldest Masonic lodge west of
the Missouri river. Tbe original char
ter was brought across the plains in an
ox cart by the late Captain Kellogg. The
charter was burned up a few years later,
and with the reorganization of the order
the local lodge became the brxt in the
state. J.E. Hedges, J. K. Humphry
and J. P. Keating constitute tbe commit
tee on invitations.
THEOLD RELIABLE
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Loan.
Real property and chattel mortgage
loans. Abstracts furnished.
G, B. Dimick, Atty. at Law,
Oregon City, Or.
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