Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1891-194?, January 08, 1904, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextO regon City Enterprise. VOLUME 37. NO. . OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1904. ESTABLISHED 1800. i ALL EYES TURN TO REAL ESTATE WHEN SPECULATIVE INVESTMENTS FAIL r'r" " J IT ?.'7r"''' ) 1 " " 'i;w.jiw'.i-fft.3i? ' " w 1 l lrst Residence liuilt In Gladstone, 1893. Never ban tho Htability of Real rotate been more forcibly einphaHized than by tho sharp contrast of values which these market convulsions reveal.: over against tho purely speculative, fluctuating and fictitious, stands Real Estate, solid, HuljHtantial a very Gibraltar of stability tho most pronounced example of a commodity unaffected by tho gusty winds of Wall Street or tho unscrupulous munipulations of overcapitalized jugglers. Today, as never before, the country over is money buing transferred from wild cat securities and placed in REAL PROPERTY. As land values inevitably increase hand in hand with population, the wise buyer of today will 1m the rich man of tomorrow. Test the matter and buy a couplo of Choice High Class Residence Lots in l(X) lots of your own selection, at $ 100.00 per lot, without interest or taxes. 2r per cent in terest guaranteed on tho investment. Make your selection at an early day and before prices advance. Gladstone is a part of Oregon City and a suburb of Portland, on the Oregon Water Power and Railway line, and Southern acific Railroad. Full information mailed to any address. H. E. CROSS, Sole Agent Oregon City, Oregon IOBEKT A. MILLER ATTORN HY AT LAW Linl Tltlen nnd Uinl Office Munlncnn 11 Hpeciulty j Will practice in all Court of the State Room 3, Wfittliiinl Illdg. i opp. Court House, Orrgon City, Oregon L.fOKTKR, ATTORN KY AT LAW t4Cti or moMKTr fi uhuhid. Oltlc nexi to Oregon CUT Entriri. QV.O. C. HKOWNKI.L, ATTORN KY AT LAW Oregon City, - - Oregon Will prsctics In nil the courts of tlie state. Ottlce in Culllil building. Qt W. KASTIIAM ATTORNKY AT LAW Lend Till" Examined. Abstracts Mails. Deeds, Mortgages Drawn. Money losned orrii'i over Dank of Oregon City. 1 Ohiqor Cit, Uk. 1 W. B. U'Bsa 0. Bokneb.l U'REN & SCHUEBEL Attorneys at Law. QcuiTdjtv Jlbtioltat, Will praclir in all conns, make collection) and settlements of Kststes. Furnish abstracts of title, lend you money nd lend your money on first niorgaKe. Office In Enterprise Building, Oregon City, Oregon. JJXY STIPP Attorney at Law. Justice o( the Feace. Jagger Bldg., Oregon City J U.CA11FBELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BMON CITT, - Will praottce In all the courts ef tha stats. Of Ice, lu Cauflald bulldlu. c D . D.O. LATOCRETTB ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW VAllf iTBUT oaaooM citt, obioos. Porilah Afcatraeta of Title, Loan Money, Fora- lata Martiaitt, and traniaat tieneral i, ana Iran lnalaeii. i-4W GLADSTONE JUST RECEIVED : If Li f i... . , . rrrn 1 y, )'ou nCL'd anything in the Lj Glass-waro or Gianite-ware, I can rj R inspect my stock. 5 ; Complete line of new and second-hand FURNITURE carried. Let me supply you with a hoime- keeping oullit WALL PAPER of the bent quality and latest styles at right prices. Attention, Here's a Bargain 6000 feet, JJ inch first clusa Manila rope, in one piece, Is offered (or sale at a bargain for a few days. Main Street, tilli Jiii Jfrf A' Ja' Ji J J" Br 11 is wick House & Restaurant Newly Furnished Rooms. Meals at All Hours. Prices Reasonable. Opposite Suspension Bridge. Only First Class Restaurant In Town. Oregon Washington State Fair Victories ON BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS Oregon state Fair 191)2 l-j-j on Cock Birds, 6 in Competition 1st on Hen, 10 in Competition i-j-j on Kullets. . . .40 in Competition md on. . .Cockerel ai in Competition ut an pen, 11 in Competition 1st ia America! Class But oi lit on pntlata tha paat S yeara. Stock fur aala. vajgaln imiod. J. MURROW & SON. , Public confidence in specu lative H'icuritifiH ban recently received one of the greatest nhockH iu the history of fi nance. An bursts a bubble, ho in almoHt a day millions of dol lar!) were swept away, carry ing many hudreJn of invest ors to ruin. Wall Street's woo is the wine tnan'ii warning. The entire Htock market nan become demoralized dur ing tho last year and the pub lic Ijum shown a decided dis inclination to invent in the clarfH of Htockn there offered. On the other band, heavy investments are daily being made by moHt conservative interests in select real estate ut constantly increasing prices In The Grand Opening Sale 1 A FULL LINE OF fl 3 STEEL RANGES 3 way of Hardware, Crockery, sujiply your wants. Calland n n A A A I M llglll I. TOLPOLAR Oregon City. A it H 'Ji IT A" 3L' Ik' V V 3 "jj 'Jj 2i j3 CHARLES CATTA, Proprietor Washington Slate Fair 1902 We only sent 3 pallets, I hen and I Cock and won on every entry but one besides specials, including best pen In the show. Prizes won lat Cock, 1st He: 1st and and Pullet; 1st pen. Eiblbltloa Stock a specialty Soma (rand pullets for aala. Eggs S3. 00 Oregon City. Oregon. WILL TttY AGAIN Report From Halem Sayg TeO' ile'n Tarty U ill Reorganize. lull Have Had Enough of Fusion and Will ;o It Alone.-Tbey Predict a Crisis, KeorKsnizalion of the People's party In Oregon is a movement that has been started in the last month with what is claimed to te a good prospect for suc cess, says the Naleia correspondent to t lie Oregon ian. Leaders in the old t'opu 1 1 at party have tx-en conferring;, and it has been decided that circular letters shall be sent out this week for the pur pose ol securing ezprenitlons of opinions upon the suhjwe. It ia proposed to hold a mass meeting of 1'opulietn iu Portland the latter part ol this month, when re organization will be elfccted and dele gates will lie chosen to represent the party nt the .National Populist Conven tion at Kt. Louis in February. "The time is ripe for reorganization,' declares a former member of the state executive committee of the People's party, "A great many people think the Populist movement ia dead, but it isn't. Most men who believed in the principles of the People's party ten years ago be lieve in them still. Three years ago the managers of the party in this state met and declared that the dissolution of the party had taken lace, but this action was without the knowledge or consent of the rank and Die of the Populist party. The members ef that party can and will reorganize, and we will be beard from in the campaign next Spring." The men who are taking the lead in the work of putting new life into the Populist party in Oregon believe that the former position of that party con be re gained in one campaign. They cite the fact that in 181)4 the Populist party was second in strength In ttiis state. When Lord was elected Governor in that year, Pierce (Peo.) led Oallowav (Dem.) by a vole of 20,000 to 17,000. While the Popu lists do not expect in one campaign to secure their former numerical strength, they do expect to take rank as the sec ond party of the ;'Ue. They say that a large number of Populists have refused to alliliate with any other party. Many became Socialists, otbera united with the Democrats and others found their way into the Republican party on the strength of tlie prosperity argument. The leaders in the reorganization movement believe they can regain all the strength that went to these other parties, and if hard times ensue, as no" seems to them prob able, they hope to gain further strength by means of converts from the ranks of the old parties. "Auti-fusion will be one of the first principles of the reorganized Populist party," is the statement made by one of the men, who is actively engaged in gathering the scattered forces of the once formidable political organization. "It was fusion that wronght onr ruin. The Democrats sought a union of strength and induced the Populists to go into a combination by which each party named a portion of the candidates. Tiie count of the ballots after election day showed that the Populists were true to their agreement, while the Democrats were not. Democratic candidates were elected but Populist candidates were not. The Democrats led us into a trap and tried to assassinate us by sticking a knife under our fifth rib. They left us for dead, and bave ever since been declaring that they are oppoted to fusion. They were the onlv ones who gained by a union of forces. "The Democrats are out lor victory, and not for principle;. Tbey will advo cate anything in order to win. Populists stand for principle, sod upon this basis our party will be reorganized. We shall declare our allegiance to the Omaha platlurm, chief planks of which were on the questions of land, labor, finance and transportation. We believe that events of the last ten years have shown that we were right in the principles we adopted at Omaha, and that the financial crisis which now seems imminent will con vince a great many voters of the sound ness ol our position. Ul course, tlie measure of our Success depends largely upon tbe events of the next few months. If a financial crisis ensues, there will be a strong drift toward the Popdlist paity. In any event, there is no reason why we should not become the second party in the state. Every Populist knows bow his party has been treated by the Demo crats, and he resents it, even though be is compelled to vote with that party for tbe present. Whenever the Populists have helped elect a Democrat to an office which carries an appointive power, no tice has been given that only Demccra a need apply for positions. The Demo crats bad no use for Populists except in so far as tbey could aid tbe Democrats in securing public office." The report that there Is a movement on foot for tbe reorganization of the Peo ple's Party of Oregon Is not considered seriously in this city. "Ol what would such a party organiza tion be formed?" remarked a resident of this city who was one of the prominent organizers of the Populist party in this state. "When a political organization officially disbands, it generally remains desd. One of tbe main principles for which the Populist party of Oregon con tended was the Initiative and .Referen dum amendment to tbe constitution. This bas been secured and the purpose of the organization baa practically been served. "By tbe enactment of the Initiative nd Relerendum amendment, tbe need (or any additional political parties has been destroyed. Legislation of a reme dial character does not now bave to be proposed and championed by any politi cal organization. If an existing law does not give satisfaction or other legislation is considered necessary, it is within the power of the people themselves to initi ate and prosecute to a final consideration, under tbe operation of the Initiative and Referendum, all these matters. It does not appear that tbe reported effort to re vive the Popvlist party in this state is to be seriously considered." In Clackamas county, which was one of the Populist strongholds of tbe state during the life of that party, Populism is in every sense a thing ot the past. Die- sittiftfled elei-tors who identified llirm pelves with tho movement have alfilisted themselves with either of the two recog nized political organizations while s small nuniher have become asuociated with the bocialiat party. It is believed that the operation of the Initiative and Hefereniluin in matters of IcginUtion will verv materially decrease tho vote of the Hticiallata in lliis county at the coming election in June. At the last general election, this party cut about 600 votes in Clackamas county. HAD AN ALL-NIGH f TUSSLE. itert Bockfs, Violently Insane On Re ligion, Kent to Asvlam. Bert Bockes, aged 38 years, of Glad stone, was taken to the state insane asy lum at Halem Monday evening by Sher iff Miaver and L-lilel ot I'olice Burns. Bockes was captured Monday morning at Gladstone after an all-night tussle. About 11 o'clock Sunday night, Sheriff Shaver was called to tbe residence of W. j. Johnson, in Gladstone, being notified that there was an insane man there. The sheriff found the man in the house .acting in a strange way, It was proposed that the man be sept In the house all night and assistance he secured to take him into town in the morning. During the night the crazy man escaped from the house scantily clad, and ranged around the neighborhood for some time, but finally returned ol his own accord. Early Monday morning Chief of Police Burns was telephoned for, and the two got the maniac on the car by represent ing that he was going to Portland. Once ou tbe car, a sharp tussle ensue.1 while the two officers placed the victim. The officers say that tbe man is very strong, ud gave them a lively round of it before they got the best of him. The unfortunate man is said to be a victimjol religious mania, but has mo ments when be is apparently as calm as any one. He has but recently returned from a voyage to Ban Francisco on a sail ing vessel, be being originally a sailor. He states that he bas been crazy before, having been confined for lunacy before in the East, tie states that one day last week be took a cab while in Portland, nd made bis way to the police station, where he asked the authorities to take him to tbe insane asylum, as be was likely to become violent and do some se rious damage. He states that he was put in the jail for a short term and then turned out again. THE CITT OF EM AC A DA. 1 Resident of Sllrerton Tells f the Clackamas County Town. D. F. Warner returned from the new town in Olackamas county called Esta- cada, Tuesday, where be went a lew weeks ago to look after his valued ia te rests. Mr. Warner reports a rapid increase in the population of that town and says it is estimated that a city of five thou sand people will be built there within tbe next five years. The town is loreUid on the Clackamas liver, about Iw.-'tv- five miles from Portland, and is sup(..ied with a water power almost equal to any in the state. A railroad wan built from Portland to Estacada last fall and since tne completion of this enterprise the town bss experienced a wonderful growth. Mr. Wsrnsr was tbe first pass enger to ride over the new road to that city. January l?th lots in tbe city wilt be sold at public auction and from present indications it is expected that real es tate in that vicinity will move rapidly and at big prices. A modern hotel building is being erected st Estacada by the Oregon Water Power Townsite Company at a cost of about $20,000, a church and school houee are to be tbe next important additions to the town and stores and of course saloons are being established on metro politan plans. An electric power plant is assured and besides furnishing excel lent light service, will afford an abund ance of power for mills and factories whicb are certain to be established there in the near future. Mr. Warner formerly lived in Silver ton. About ten years ago, when land in that vicinity was selling for $20 per acre, be purchased 108 acres, where the new town is laid out. The same land is now selling (or $300 an acre. Mr. Warner is greatly encouraged over the outlook and is confident of the success of Estacada. Of bis 108 acres ol land 65 acres is in ex cellent timber, which will prove a valu able piece of property as tbe country be comes developed. Silverton Appeal. Entertainment at Willamette. The Eighth Grade Co-operative Club of the Willamette school gave a very pleasing entertainment to their friends and tbe public at tbe school bouse Friday even ing, January 1. The first pari of the programme consisted of reading, recita tion, songs, etc. by members of the club. The crowning feature of the evening's entertainment was a reading from Hia watha by Miss Ella Ream illustrated by tableaux. Tbe caste was as follows: Hiawatha, Waldroa Hyatt, Erneet Young, Frank Shipley; Old Kakomis, Carrie Fuller; Arrow Maker, James Vaughan: Minnehaha, Bessie Capen Tbe characters for tbe various parte were well chosen and with tbe rare costumes, excellent stage setting and light effects made a series of pictures long to be re membered. Tbe people ol Willamette nope that tne young people will continue in the good work. Just Ou Minute. One Minute Cough Cure gives relief in one minute because it kills the microbe which tickles the mucous membrane causing the congh, and at the same time clears tbe phlegm, draws out the inflam mation and heals snd soothes the affected parts. One Minute Cough Cure strength ens tlie lungs, wards off pneumonia and if a harmless and never failing cure in all curable cases of Coughs. Colds snd Croup, One Minute Cough Cure is pleasant to take, harmless and good alike for young and old. Sold by Geo. A. Harding. Cbsspsst lots In Oregon City for sale. Inquire at tbe Enterprise office. Oct. 2 U MADE A JUDEKKOR China Pheasant Lair Was Xot LfptHj Passed. Attempt to I Ioe Season for Tws Tears Failed Law Same as Before. A law that is not a law, is the status of House Bill No. 41, introduced by Mr. Edwards, of Lane county, as it stands upon the records of the house journal, says the Salem Statesman. That there is a serious defect in tbe record of the bill was discovered by the committee from the house, whicb was working upon the revision of the journal, and this de fect meana that the bill, although it bos evidently gone through all the necessary channels of leislstion, from the house. where it originated, through the senate and hands of the governor and is now in the ollic) ol the secretary of state, is of no more effect than if it bad never been introdnced. This will, no dnnbt, he joy ful news to the lovers of field sport, for the bill in question is that which pro hibits the killing, taking or having in possession, from the date of Ita paxsAge, to the first dsy of October, 1906, of China (Torqualus) pheasants. The fact of the matter is that the bill never passed the house in the first place, but, owing to a mistake of the reading: clerk, in summing op and announcing the ballot upon tbe final passage of tbe bill, it was so credited and the miBtake was not discovered nntil after the bill had gone through the whole conrse of legislation, passed through the bands of the governor and filed with th secretary of state. Then the mistake was caught op in the committee when tbe che.-kine process of all of the ballots, as is required of them, revealed the fact that the bill only received thirty votes in its favor in stead of tbirty-ooe, as was announced by tne reading clerk, and it, therefore, failed to pass. The ballot sheet, of course, was filed away with tbe others and was not con sulted again nntil the checking process began. Tbe matter was at once reported to the secretary of state, who called in Attorney General Crawford, and, after a lengthy discussion, it wss decided to say nothing about tbe matter and keep it secret and allow tbe bill to remain upon the records as though it were of effect, but it is tbe next thing to impossible to keep such things quiet and it finally leaked out in Borne unknown and mys terious manner. Tbe fatal mistake was made npon the second day of tbe session, and, being simply a slight mistake in the count of the votes, which is a very difficult mat ter owing to the way tbe blank ballot sheets of tbe bouse are gotten up. Tues day, the second day of the session, was that npon which so much legislation was rushed through both branches of tbe as semblp, and it is the greatest wonder in the world that more mistakes did not oc cur than there did. Tbe mistake was made by Reading Clerk Morphv, al though a portion of the responsibility reots upon the speaker, who is supposed to make an inspection of each ballot that is taken before the same is announced, but there is probably nobody that feels so badly about it as does Reading Clerk Murphy, who regrets it veiy deeply. It may be said that Mr. Murphy's record as a reading clerk is a very good one, as this is the first and only mistake whicb he bas made while acting in that capac ity, all through the last regular session and tbe recent special ses-ion. Bruised and Bcbskd. Frank Weed, a mscbine tender, employed by the Wil- lsmette Pulp A Paper Mills in this city, was painfully bruised and burned last Saturday while attending bis work at the factory, In attempting to unite the pieces of broken web of paper, Weed lost his balance and before the machin ery could be stopped, he was Seriously bruised about the cheat and neck, wbile his right band and left arm were badly burned. His escape from fatal injuries is considered remarkable. Quarterly Report Land Office. Tbe quarterly report of the Oregon Cily Land Office shows the transaction of a considerable volume of business in the three months ending December 31, last. Tbe aggregate of the receipts of the office was S23.48 67. Fifty timber and stone land entries were made, embracing 12.03 acres and netting $19.281. 60. Tbe commission on these entries amounted to $500. From 125 homestead entries $1115 was netted and tbe com mission from the 16 873.68 acres, em braced thereby, was $671.53. The com mission on 26 final proois, embracing 3700.42 acres, was $162.89. Among tbe items of receipts of the office is that of reducing testimony to writing and .ex tending testimony. For tbe three months represented in tbe report, this item amounted to $518.09. THE OLD RELIABLE EnzztsiannsnniTE