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BO Curry X Oregon City Enterpris fi VOMJMK ::7. NO. 7. OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1003. ESTABLISHED 18fifl. '8 ALL EYES TURN TO REAL ESTATE WHEN SPECULATIVE INVESTMENTS FAIL tmmMmimmmBmm - ' L . A-jrW-VA I'uMic confidence in Ktmcu liitivi; HwtiritieH Iimh recently ri:i: ivi (l oint of tli'! grufttctit nliockn in tlio hihtory of fi nunre. Ah burnt a biiblile, ho in nlinoHt it day millions; of dol larn wire Mivi'pt nwiiy, carry ing ninny hii'lrcln of invest or, to ruin. U'ull Street' woo in the wine man's warning. The entire Ktock market lian Ix-come demoralized dur ing tlm laHt year and tlic pub lic linn liown a decided din inclination to invt'Ht in the clans) of Htockn there ollered. On the other hand, heavy investment are daily being mado by most connervativi) interentH in Heleet real entate atcoiiHtaiitly increaniiig'iricu l irst kV-MJcncc llullt in (ilnds'onc, iHoj. Never hin tli Htahility of Ileal Kntiit" been more forcibly einjdiaHizeil than by the nharp contrast of value which tlu-M- market cohvuImohh reveal.: over againxt the purely Fj-eculative, lluettmtiiig and lictitiotm, stand Ural Estate, nolid, Htibrlantial a very Gibraltar of Htahility the innxt pronounced example of a commodity unaffected by the gunty winds of Wall Street or the unHcrupuloiiH iniuiipuliitioim of overcapitalized jnglem. Today, an never before, the country over is money being transferred from wild cat securities and placed in REAL PROPERTY. Ah land value inevitably increase hand in hand with population, the wise buyer of today will Iki the rich man of tomorrow. Test th matter and buy a couple of Choice High Class Residence Lots in GLADSTONE In The Grand Opening Sale l(X lots of your own nelection, at $100.00 per lot, without interest or taxed. 2-' per cent in tercut guaranteed on the investment. Make your nelection at an early day and before prices advance. Gladstone is a part of Oregon City ord a suburb of Portland, on the Oregon Water Tower nnd Railway line, and Southern Pacific Railroad. Full information mailed to any addrens. H. E. CROSS, Sole Agent Oregon City, Oregon WILLTUY IT AGAIN A Second Jar of Money I5e Given Away. Will Anard r I'D Will He Made Feb ruary 22. The (onteft Ik KironiliiiC 1.1 rely. 2 jOHERT A. MILLER ATTORNHY AT LAW I,.nnit Tltlcunnd IiikI Office lUmlnennii Hpeclitlty Will practice in ll Courts of tlie State Room j, Wrinhnnl HMg. 0p Court House, Onon Citv, Oregon J L.POHTKR. ATTOKNKY AT LAW tT(Tor rmiruTT rriimiiHUB. Ortirt nei to Ort'ienu IMtT Kti'-'iri . (' i;o. c. Hint wn Kl.l.. ATTOKNKY AT LAW Orei!m City. - - Oregon Will (.-nti'lir In nil tin ourt T the !. Olllif In Cmillflil hnll'ling. JUST RECEIVED A FULL LINE OF Xvivn J y i i. - a I . -XM STEEL RANGES Tim Kiiterprine wislieit iH many red erH Mifrry CliriMlm. At a lutor (Into, Wfliiiitoii'i ilirtliiliiy, Fehrua'y 21, thin paper will kivh wuy to iUreaderH jar of money. It in eme of Hue"" ami takp tbe prixH. The jar in on exhibition In the uliow window of Howell and Jonea' ilruir tor. I'avmeiit ip( Biibi'cription money on the Kmerpriwi i the only i:ondition tliat In re'iiirrd ot peroiia deniriri to partiei pnte iii the eonti'Bt. For every $1.00 I ho I ih paid on BiihHiription to ttiia ner the Hiil.hciilier in enlitleil lo one kiikhh a to tlin aiimiiiit of money the jar contain. It maltera not whether the payment cover back mioeriilioii or uaya for the par a year in advanc e, you Kt a (jueBi anyway. Thin anaiiKeinent makei the coiitent lair foi all old HiihaiTiliera as well an tlicme wiio may now become aubfciih- era to the paper. Another condition that makes the coa tee! abnuliuttly fair ia Ihe fact that the amount of money contained in the jr ia unknown to anybody. The Knttroriise placed the bulk of the money in the re ceptacle and the balmice in unknown denomination and a'nounl. waa ueo iled therein by Mr. V. Schuebel, the at lorney ol OreKon City, and neither knows the amount in the jir, which baa been fei urelv sealed. On Monday afternoon, February '11, l'J04, the seal will le broken and the money counted by Mr. Schuebel ho will make the aard ot the money anionic the aueeei'sful !UeSM;r. The manner of dintribution will be as follows : 60 per cent to the person KueHnintc neaiect as lo ihe amount of money in the jrj 5 per ?nt to the second beet KueHMcr and 6 per cent each to the next five pernons uueeaitig closest as to the amount in the jar. All (messes muHt be forwarded or de ported at the Enterprise oflice previous to 12 o'clock noon, Monday, February Tl, when the content will close. More than one hundred iiuesBes varying from $73 to $7iH) have been received and each week we are enliMting many new sub scribers. I'ersons desiiinn to guess should loe no time in making their es timate. Your chance is just as good a your neighbors and some one is going to :n U'hv nnt vnll? . As we have announced, the tnUrpnse ,m,i ilia miafnrtnne a few weeks auo to have stolen from the ollice another jar of nw.nav iliai n to have been niven away on the same conditions as will this one. The second jar is an exaci coun terpart ol the stolen vessel and contains approximately the same amount of money as did the original jar. Subscrib ers who ventured guesses on the first jar will have the privilege of changing their guesses if they will call at the office or notify us of the change desired. The K lerprise speaks for itself. It is the only Republican paperin the county. It contains every week a complete report of the news of interest of the entire county and its country correspondence service is not duplicated. It contains allot the news all of the time and gives the same accurately and reliably. With two campaigns next year the county election in June and the general election in November- the average citizen of Clackamas county should keep informed as to affairs in his county. He can re ceive the best Bervice in this respect by taking the Enterprise. We pride our selves on our market report and see that it is corrected everv week. The farmer depends on a reliable market report and by making corrections every weex we are nreimred to supply bis wants in this particular. REFERENDUM AMESDMEST VALID CREDIT TO STATE Legislator In Special Session Work Expeditiously. provision of the referendum amendment to seciirn the consideration of their pro posed law. A meeting will be called soon when permanent organization will he had of a state Iirect I'fimary Nominations league Under the provisions ot the referendum amendment, a petition bear ing Ihe names of 8 per rent of the legal voters of the state must he filed with the Secretary of Htate before the matter of desired legislation can lie submitted to a popular vote. When this showing has been made, the propose'! law for which the petition arks is placed on the official ballet arid submitted to the people at the next general election. In order to em ploy the amendment at the approaching June election, the requisite petition must be fileil with the Secretary of State on or befor February 1. The work of the ad vocates ol bis measure is well in hand, r u rrM i .t.n rep.,riB ..-. u in-ii, u. iiiib ....J, -"'I ,,., -n,l Bvvnin, i. ,a been especially active in beh.lt of , vavo,,0, . ,Q 24 , a,,jollrn th tra this amendment since he first presented -,. . . . Old Tax Liw, With Ihe :00 Eemp tion Is Re-Enacted. in Early AilJ'iurmi t Will be Hud. it in Ihe etate legislature. "I'etitions will be circulated within the next ten days." says Mr. U'Ren, "and we expect to get the necessary number of signatures within the prescribed time, to have the proposed direct primary nominating law submitted to a vote of the people of the state at the election in June. The law as contemplated has already been drafted for submission to the friends of the measure for criticism and suggestion. Mr. U'Ken thinks there is no doubt but that the proposed law will be almost nnaniinnnslv endorsed bv the voters of the state if they are given an opportunity to pass on it. "I am certainly pleased with the decision of the supreme court, conclnded Mr. U'Ken. "for I consider the success of the amendment another progressive step in securing for the peo ple a more popular form of government." Several other proposed amendments to the constitution were under consider fli.n bv thi dir-Mct rtrimarv law advo- ....... ..... , j . 7 . ca'es last Snmrner, among tbem being one extending the veto power oi toe gov ernor to the end that he might veto any section of a hill or an item of an appro priation bill or other bill that embraced two or more items- Because ol toe late ness of the hour in which to prepare for submitting these various matters to the people, each law or proposed amend ment requiring a separate petition, it is improbable that any other than the di rect nominating law ill be tackled at this time. This matter, however, will be determined at the meeting of the prospective members of the League that will be held soon. IS FAY0K OF MRS. JOH.NS0S. Ex-Governer Geer Sajs a Hen Is Ca pable or Beth "Sitting" and ".Setting-." () KASTIIAM A rTOHNF.V AT LAW Land TUlei Kxaniined. Abstract Ma.le. . l Heeds. Mortgages Drawn. Money Loaned omen (ivxa Hank of Oregon Cliy. It Oihuon City, Ok. ; jtij w a. rt'R.n 0. Bchnnbdl U'KKN SC1IUEHKL Attorneys at Law. Jlcutfilicr 2ucWat. Will practice In all courts, make collections and settlements of Kstates. Furnish al.straela of title, lend ynu money and lend your money on lirst iiiorgage. Office In Enterprise Building, Oregon City, Oregon. If you need anything in tho way of Hardware, Crockery, (ShiHH-wiiro or (itanite-ware, I can supply your wants. Call and iimjMrt tny ntiok. Complete, hue of new and second-hand FURNITURE earned. Let me supply you w ith a house- keeping outfit WALL PAPER ' tlie hest quality and latest styles at right prices. Altention, Here's a Bargain (WOO feet, l l4 inch first class Manila rope, In one piece, is offered for sale at a bargain for a few days. I. TOLPOLAR Main Street, Oregon City, i JjWY STIPP Attorn kv at Law. Justice of the l'eace. Jagger Hldg., Oregon CVy J U.CAMI'HKIX, ATTOKNKY AT LAW, atooK city, "a0" Will practice In all the courts ef the state. Of (Ice, In o.ufiulii liuiidlw:- Bnnswick llonso & Restaurant Newly Furnished Rooms. Meals at All Hours. Prices Reasonable. Opposite uspension Bridge. Only First Class ReBtaurant In Town. CHARLES CATTA, Proprietor Q D. 4 D.C LATOUKKTTB, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELOR AT LAW MAIN HTKKKT OKKUON CITY, OBBOOM. fnrnt.h Ah.tr.ct. ot Tills. Loan .Money, Tore clos Morties.nd traniaot Osneral Law Bntlaets. Oregon & Washington State Fair Victories .... ON BAKKtU r'LYlviuu i n uuro Oregon Mute Fair 11M)2 1-3-3 on Cock Birds, 6 in Competition ist on Hen, loin Competition i-J 3on rullcts 40 in Competition 2nd on. . .Cockerel 21 in Competition igton pen, it in Competition 1st in American Class llitve won 1 t on pullets the past S Tear. Ntoi-k for sale, egas In arason. Washington State Fair l!l2 We only sent 3 pullets, I hen and I Cock and won on everv entry but one besides specials, including best pen In the show. Prizes won 1st Cock, 1st Hen: ist and and Pullet; 1st pen. Exhibition Stock a peclalty Rome grand pullet for sale. Eras 3.00 J. MURROW & SON, Oregon City. Oregon- Supreme Court Snyg It Is for Legisla ture to Determine Emergency. .lav ihn atatn sunreme court rend ered an opinion sustaining the validity of the initiative and reterendnm amend ment ami declaring that if tlie piovince of the legislature and not of the courts to determine when an emergency exists. Under the construction placed upon its language by the supreme court, me leg islature can olace an act in effect imme diately bv declarinn that the preserva tion ol the public health peace or safety requires that the act shall take effect at once. The opinion was written by Jus tice R. 8. Bean and consists of ot type written paifes. In summin up its conclusions upon the initiative and referendum amend ment to the Constitution, the supreme court holds: "First, that the initiative and referen dum amendment was legally proposed and auopieu. "Second, that it is not in conflict with the provisions of the Constitution of the United piaies, juinotiuh 11 ocij BtAte a republican form of government. Third, that the question whether a law is necessary for the immediate pres ervation of the public peace, health or safety, and consequently excepted from the operations of the amendment, is a legislative and not a jnuiciai question. add Amendment is valid i'.,..f.,loni in lha helief that the State supreme court will sustain the validity of the initiative and reierenuum amenu-mi-'Pt to the state's constitution, the ad vocates ol the direct primary nominating system have been actively engaged in preparing to take advantage ot the pnvi I-ct...i of tlm amendment in event It was declared valid by the apellate court 1 o.t .liilv when tha Multnomah circuit decided adversely the suit in which was involved the referendum amendment, sixty of the prominent men of the state had taken he preliminary steps for the organization of a Hired Primary Nomi nal ing League. They were not discon certed at the failure of the amendment in the Multnomah court and continued their preliminary work with the result that everything is now ready to complete the orgatiization and invoke the initiative 1. Ilia nlrfivartv rcwpntlv fllirtAd throng!) the columns of the Oregonian by Mrs. Lizzie u jonnson.oi hub cuy, . r rl, wider a Vien "aita" or "sets." Hon. T. T. Geer, former governor, who is now editorial writer on me eaiem (statesman, decides in favor of Mrs. Johnson "without recourse." He dis rmwi nf the niiestion in tnis manner: "Mrs. Lizzie G. Johnson, of Oregon City, writes to the Oregonian lor a tech nical answer to her query whether a Inn "aita" or "sets." and that paper, contrary to its usual readiness to impart uselul lnlormauon, nas voucusaieu in fair correspondent no reply. The ques tion raised, however, is not one of gram mar at all. Any farmer's wife in Amer ipa ran tell von off hand that the hen both sits and sets, and ehe knows more about it than Murray, Clark, and all their disciples combined. "It seems no more than reasonable compromise to Bay that the hen sits orhnn aim lava her ee?s and sets while engaged in hatching them. To sit is a irrHceful act. The swan sits in the water unit fnrrea the admiration of all bebold- or Shu doesn't "set" on the water. The verv form of expression in this Ar.nnw.tinn ia rennunant. It isn't appro priate. But she no doubt does "set" on her eggs. 1 "To be more accurate and technical, the two phrases, as applied to the aver age barnvard hen, Bignify different i..n,.inlniinila rather than anv oartic ularacton her part. When, day after day, she is engagea in umng ner ueoi with eggs in anticipation of a forthcom-i.-n.l iha "aita" thereon with an lUg LMWVi, - equanimity of mind that is equaled only by thai 01 ner waning uui. paucnv uj haA.ima everv nrnsnect DleaSeS. But Lrwausw ' ' - . f I I . t,rom minniea alter she is convinced that that the last egg has been laid Bhe ia transformed into a -selling - nen, anu all the powers of earth ceuld not chaoge her mind about it. She at once beomes the very essence of concentrated deter mination, insufferable contrariness and insurmountable immovableness. She is a "Betting" ben, with all that that im plies. You may remove every egg o that no rational attachment to the nest .....a Mm.in Hantrnv everv veatie of the neat itself and place a broad board over the aondonea spoi, u that "setting" hen will immediately file a homestead application on the mere reminiscence and will come nearer comolving with the very letter ot the law than nine-tenths of those other bipeds who, under ttie same pretenie, aim a mk'htv siirht lesa regard for con- oniantmim "aravinff - nrjan.iea. cme would construe nothing so quickly into n r.nfuiiriveahle affront as a suggestion to take advantage of any commutation nl.nui in her rnlea or conduct. "So, we repeat, it is not a question 01 As Droof. the reader is cited to one of Webster's definitions of the word "set;" "that which is set or nxed,- and until some can name one onjeui under hesven that is more permanently and definitely "fixed" than a settiug hen, It will be contended that it is only proper to refer to her as in the "setting" mood, and, generally speaking, in the future tense, indefinitely. "Prtr thnae reasons Mrs. Johnson is notified that her hen "sets," and that the controversy with her minister is de cided in her fa'vor without recourse." The Oregon state legislature was con vened in special s'-ssion at falem Mon day morning, and if the state's legisla tors abide hy the action of the caucus, an early adjournment may be expected. At a caucus of the Republican members uf both houses that waa held Monday afternoon and evening, it was decided by a voteot ''Ai to 24 to adjourn tht extra ordinary session on Wednesday evening. A vote to reconsider this action was de feated by a vote of 2i to 1'3. It was agreed to adopt this order of legislation: Tax law, hanging law, portage road and Olilo canal, recording feen, car shortage and railroad rates, and fl-it salaries for stat officials. Both branches of the legislature re tained the same officers that served at the regular session last winter and pro ceeded at once to the consideration of nnatnc.ua Tha i.n.la alriritcH a ininr. memorial asking congress to appropriate I money lor me iewis anu viara iuir, aim at 11 o'clock the two houses convened in joint session to hear the governor's mes sage, which was devoted entirely to rec- 1 . - . 1 : i .1 ommenoaiions as 10 remeaving ine ue fects of the new tax law. After the joint anna i An -raa A I aJi.l to.-f hsit W knnaaa a i journed for the day out of respect for the' late llepreseniauve Jiurpoy, 01 union county. Fnrintr tharlav Panresentatitra Rilven Pi . , .. -. . -t of Albany, offered a resolution providing mat me worx 01 ine nouse De resmceu to only such legislation as would remedy the defective tax law, but .the motion was defeated by a vote of 33 to 12. Bilyea is a democratic member from Linn county. The defective tax law was corrected at Tuesday's session of the legislature. In doing ro the solons did a thorough job. The Phelps' law was repealed, the old law with minor changes, was re-enacted; the ftJYI .Tpmntinn frnm tuTPfl ia re stored and all question is removed as to validity of the law authorizing county clerks and recorder of conveyances to charge fees for the recording of instru ments. At Tneadav'a session a n una her of charter bills were passed. The law re lating to penitentiary executions is amended so that crimes committed prior to the taking effect of the new law shall be punished according to the law then in iorce. ine statute was so amenueu as to prohibit the killing of elk prior to September 15, 1904. Theie remains to be considered three subjects of legislation that were decided on at the caucus of the Republican mem bers held at the opening of the session. They are: The Celilo Canal right of way, the shortage of railway cars and flat salaries for state officers. An effort ia nn frwnl ri the irianAm nt the Celilo canal to have passed bill appropriating . nA AAA : . I . 1 ! t . . - . ..V. ... .Via flUU UUU Willi wuicil 10 purwuaan iud right of way for a federal canal. (Concluded on page 7) Take the Enterprise fifty-two weeks year. . Startling Evidence. Fresh 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. McFarland, Bentorville, Ya., serves as example. He writes: "I had bronchitis for three years and doctored all the time without being benefited. Then I began taking Dr. King's New Discovery, and a few bottles wholly cured me." Equally ef fective in curing all lung and throat troubles, consumption, pneumonia and grip. Guaranteed by Charman A Co.. druggists. Trial bottles free, regular sizes 50c and $1. Among (lie marriage licenses issued this week were the following : Gertrude Prudem and Alexander Smith ; Nellie Hughes and J. A.Coon. The slim attendance at an entertain ment given in this city Monday evening was additional evidence of the the usual result of such events when tbey are not properly advertised. As an entertain ment of worth, the event of Monday even- : ... . -V. n tci Ana rl tha mat Hnaer iu( nna ram.)jD wu. w. . - ving that ever visited the city ; but how ever deserving a company or entertain ment may be, a certain amount 01 iegiu- muia nnhlifitv ia rennirml to secure W proper patronage and this can only be secured tnrougu. ine local press, rosier advertising is well enough in its place and serves its purpose but it is the ad vertisement in the local paper that ia read and accepted lor us worm. THE OLD RELIABLE Bodily pain loses its terror if you've a bottle of Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil in the house. Instant relief incase of burns, cuts, sprains, accide ts of any sort. Subscribe for the Enterprise. C3 Absolutely Pure THERE IS tmSUSSJlTUTE