Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1891-194?, January 08, 1904, Page 7, Image 7

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    01WQON CITY KNTEIU'RIK ' Kill HAY, JANUARY 8, 1901
HIMMlYd IIP MlVrS!
lllJillml U i inlJSun
Vl'OKI'CNN of Wtllk III
MlnliiKlMsliIrL
' It it l the ling inlaiiN Ncrf Year Mum
her Hud lu May f Clarkimim
Ceuniy.
Appended In h review of thn progies
ol development work wt IIih MolalU
milling dintrlrl a ll crcd In thn Now
Year's Issue nl IIih (.regnnlan ;
Actual development ol thw MolalU
nilnliiK district was nnlv commenced In
particsi lllilii Uih year Jipil closed, Sur
face prospecting ol Him properties ha
lawn carried on since the early hlstorv
ol thH country, Iml la-cause ol lurk of
thoroughness nothing satisfactory or en
CourutfliiK ' diclomid, Possessed ol tli(
Idea I Iml lbs itiounl ulna ol IIih south
eastern ilihtilrt ul tli county roniitin
considerable, mineral wisllh, local pn
pector ol experience have within the
laid 12 mouths init'lH a searching eiami
nmliin ol them. Uih result have al
ready iuatlllcd thn suspicion that were
enleitained.
An linn lieen stated, luperflcia
proaj
pr cling baa Umiii followed in Clackamas
county lor irh hall century, lint
lain ohl inilinr )Ixi-ki him-elf In
discussing Dm situation recently, "there
in not n pro eel hole wilhui tint county
Hint In large enough I 1 secrete a horse
tml buggy." Th tiiinuiiccmcnl within
thn last hall year tlmt local and Portland
parlies have discovered rich ledge !
unknown wealth caurcd genuine exclu
iiihiiI nml rciii'Wi'il in hihm In iIih iiiiiiIiik
IniliiHtry In (Inn comity. Htilmroiiciiily
i in I in r iliHcovcry nml niuioiincHiiii-ii'.
inmlc colireriilliK properly in thn lirnr
Vli inily of the claim Hint waa propncliMl
ly thn rnlrcliniKh ln Iit, ! Una city
h ullo wiliif Hich ailvmlixnl lacta, I hi
Uml ol proiiilainit iiuni'inl ilcponim m
rapiilly ii'IochIciI ny iiiiiiihk mrii liotn nil
purta of thn Norlliwtt. '1'liH work ol
llcvf loo inciil, whilnclitirMv prcliiniiniry,
ia aalialiii loiy ainl linn liilliiHiirf .1 llm in-
Iiti'rIi'iI iinrlica lo ilolcrmiiiH on llm
tliuroiiili w nkliiit ol lln clninu, ninl
ln will Iih iIuiih ilinltiK IIim wimcr.
Two tMlniidiiji'n with Inrun cnpiial
liH'k Iiuvh U'l'ii lorini-'l lor ncuvii work.
(Inn ol II.PHH own anvcrul inioea on )l
creek tlmt nutiMiil into M inon couniy
8 unpli'a ol un iimi kiU'I to Iimvh ntan)vl
fiinn '-'" tiiri. Tim other conipniiy'a
liiililinttN y I v ll;iinriiit! prniniao. A rn
cent hk,iv of (ire lukeii I rum 1 1 1 i cum-
imny'n clinni" itv ttic I 1 1 w 1 1 1 reanlix :
.owed! uraile, $1(1 o; nexl ur.le7.').H4 ,
lull leal ncrona llm lc.it'". I'll!) 'S-i , lower
hull ol nlruliiin, IVit KI; nelecieil lll
plea, ('.'773 III. I'lm leiliie forniationa
r paimcinlly Invurnliln. When liral ex
plored, it waa aiiiMiei Hint llm renin
Collninteil hugely ol hnwi ore, llllt allhaH
(jilelil ill vemijiillolli allow lre4 lilllli
or to llm extent ol nh iul IK) per I'eul.,
Willi tint depuaila cxiM eilnilv rich.
Mniinir on n limileil acaU liaa h en
rnrneit on in I lie county lor yearn, lull
the piuilili't Iihm never lieen conaiilerHil
aullii'leritlv liirue lo conaliluie ml imliin
try ileaerviiiK ol mention. Willi the ini
tial iliKi-iiveru H Hint linve heeti liutn nml
the Ion II. lent helief in Ihe lid'uineiieaa
nil pimalhle eKtelll ol thn ileMMila, mill
InK will h exieiiaively cmrieil on in
t'lackniniiH futility. The atraln in which
the ilepoaita have been niieurttieil, aru
la-lleveil liv many In he n lolitiinmlion
ol Hie ilecliledly rich itiitiernl counlry ul
the aoutlinrn pari ol Ihe nmttt.
Iron ore ol excellent iiinlily anil In
nhtiinlniicH ia to he foiiml tlirntiulioiit
the county, hut thin iinluetry hicknde
velopuii'iit. (Ill TAX IX .HAIIK.
Wunii-ii'a ( lub Huiiu to llioc a Turk
Anil Fxpef lornt liiir (lidliiniice.
Tho On-Kon Cily council, it a npccinl
liiei'tiii Im-t Tiie.ulay nitlld, niHile the
niiuitl lax levy ol 4 nulla lor muuicipitl
purpoeca nnil n (urlher naaehHineiit ol 'J
nnllr lor n perinanenl ntieel improve
tiictit (ninl. Tli in Utter fund ia created
in ncconliincH with IIih provinionn of a
recent nnieiiiliiient lo thn city ehurter
Unit waa ralilied hy the volera of Ihe city
it Hie iM'ceuiher ejection. The tax laht
year lor municipal purpoaen nmoiinted lo
7 tn i I In tint llm reduced levy thin year on
an aaHCHMiieiit roll more than double
that ol a year w w ill produce aure.itcr
aiii'iiint of laxea.
.Meiiilx-ia ol the Oregon City I.ewia A
Clark ('lu)i preMeiited a petition to the
council nekitiK Hint a tract ol land in the
cily he purcliHHed at a cost ol $'.'.'00, Hie
properly to he Improved and preserved
an a piililic imrk. The matter wan re
lerted to the finance committee. The
local club Inn ititcrcnled itaelf in the
matter ol improving the, appeal auce ul
the cily.
At Ihe miKiieMtion of Dr. J. V. t'o-vell,
the retiriim memhernf the council from
the Kirat Ward, .Mayor Dimick haH re
(iiealeil the city attorney to prepare an
ordinance, prohibiting rxpectoraiinK on
Bidewalkn. The ordinance will likelyiie
preacnted at the next meeting ol the
council.
NKW COl'MIL IIAlilYS WORK.
Itfconlcr lurry, Chief llurns unit Oilier
Cily OlIlciT Ite-t'ledciL
A. Knapp, II. K. Straight, M. Chapman
and M. Jiisliii, newly-elected memhera
ol the Oregon city council, were aworn in
and axHunicd llieir placea in that body at
the regular minting Wednesday night.
In the elei tion of the va'ioiiacily ollicera,
KrcordiT Curry waa re-elected to succeed
hiniHcll lor a fittli term. Mayor Ihiiiii k
announced the appointment of the fol
lowing heads ol dei,.rtiiieita: Chief uf
i'olice, Chaa. K. Jiurna; Might 1'olice
Ollicer, Kd8haw; alreet commiHaioner,
John lireeu ; city attorney, (Joo. L. Ktory ;
cily engineer, h, I'. Handa. Thene ap
pointnieiita were all ratilied hy the coun
cil. Chief llurns has nerved tlliciently
a' chief of the police department in Ore
City since 1HWI with the exception ol two
yearn. Win. Hheahan wan elected presi
dent of the council and Mayor IHmick
waa authorized to appoint a npecial po
lice ollicer whenever the servicea of euch
an ollicer are deemed necessary.
The council rejected the petition of the
Wuman'e Club asking that the city pur
chase at a cost of f-'')!M) a block of land
belonging, to Capt. J. T. Apperson for a
e'ty i''k "'tin w inch was ti be erected
monument lo lh memory o( lr. John
Mcl.onghllii,
1 1'ismn U iIiih Ilia members ol tliM routi
Molllllil el' '"r llidiillnltcly postponing Ihe further
Coiiide.ratlon uf 1 1 proposition ol Foil
land iiiiiiM't lor Installing In thla t'hy
i ntinihtir ol public fouii'mim, tli same Id
I be used lor advertising purposes.
All llltTOHHt (tf f',154 ill feCeiptS lor UlH
yoxr IINi.'l, was shown In IIih minimi re,
port of IIih Hoard ( I Wale' C Nmihii i ri l ri
ers. Under 11 n 1ii pa I owntoaiilp mill
itiiik mmd, the operation of this pub
lic ulilily lor lail year, produced lo (tin
city irollt of about tilOt'O.
According lu IIih annual rt-port of City
Iti'i onlcr (,'urrv, thn wnrfHliI exiieime ol
the city (or IIXI.'I wan Hi 1114. 21 . while Uih
receipts aggtetfated ir.M77.:il Ol I'm
receipts, the saloons ol the. city uitl
M1HK) In licenses.
IN IIOXIU Of HHIKTII HIIITIItlAY.
Oiegun Cily Odd I'd own llnlrf finnl.
Centennial Kxerrlara.
Kif'y yean ano laat Thiirailay night
Oregon ld:e No. 3, I. . O. V., uf tliia
city, wan oignniaed, ami in celehrailon uf
Ihe aeiiii-ceritennlal, the Odd Keltown ol
Oiegon Cily and vicinity on New Yenr'n
j,-VH jj m,,r,i,f H exerclaei, conclud
lug Willi a watch party, lly a coinci
dence the night on which thn local lodge
wan organized waa alo Thiirndnyt ur
llm regular meeting night ol the Oregon
f 'it v lodge. Hon. ('. li. Mooren gave a
liiatorlcal nddreaa, and amonu the other
apenkern waa County Judge Itynii. Kol
lowing (Iih apeeelimakllig a iMlnpiet wan
nerved.
Judge William Calloway wan the
principal niieaker of the evening, and lew
ever heard liiui apeak tietler Hun he
did on thin occaaion. The Judge ia a
g'Nrl am-aker at any lime, tint lie waa
Juat a little above the avcrag" when lie
ulknl to the O Id Kellown. llm addrena
wna an nhln ell'urt and the fpeaker waa
rewarded with liheral appluuae at ita ter
mination. There are mime Inlereating riicuin-
atnncen attending the charter under
which the Oie.on Cltv Lodge ol (Id. I
I'ellowa waa nrganixeil. Hot lor the
elementa, the Oiegon ('itv Lodge would
have tieeh the drat lodiie ol Odd Kellown
to lie organized in the plate. The char
ler for which reai.lenta of lliixi itv made
application waa lorwnrded hy ntenmer
Ironi Waahington, H C, hut before n
landing could he efTni ted onthiHcoaat,
Hie a'eainer in a gale drilled to the Sand
H n il ia tiida, w here the charter waa cap
tured hv a company uf 1 1 or i I ll I ll men,
who proceeded to orgiimz" a lodge under
Ihe charter. Where Hie wordn Oregon
('lly appeared in tin' dooflment, they
were marked out with ink and Ihe name
of llm Honolulu Lodge, Lnlerpriae No 1,
Wn Inatnlleil. The charter an uiodiDed
lantill letaiueil hv the Honolulu lodge.
Ilelore I he proairfvtive Odd Kellown of
Oregon City could nrrnre another char
ter, Salem had gaii.edjiha.1 reconnitinn ami
formed Chemekela Lodge No. 1. The re
ault wan that Oregon Cily nuccei-ded in
forming the third lodge o Odd rellown
In ihe Mate.
HIS LIKE ( ItlXIKII OCT.
Mm
Hiiiigej, uf Th Ih Cily, Meets Sail
Di'Hih Nar I Iniinpn g.
Win. Pungey, aged 04 yeain, of this
died at liiitteville l uenlrtv night from
the ell'. cln ol Injuries leceived during the
afternoon when he wan struck by a full
ing tree. I'uiigey, for more than a
month, had been engaged at cutting
wood near ( hinnpoeg and lute Tuesday
afternoon was caught by a fulling tree
nml aiillered a hioken leg and other seri
ous injuries. Tim injured mull was
taken to liiitteville w here he succumbed
to hia injuries a lew hours later.
The body wan I rough! lo this city
Wednesday night by bout from lint t m
ville. Interment took place Thursday
in Mountain View cemetery.
The deceai-ed is tmrvived by a wile,
ami ten children. They are: Hubert
lliingi-y, of Cnliloniia; Mrs. Anna l'ries
ter, Mrs. Ida Iteatty, lis, Martha,
James, Minnie, Nellie, Waller and Kd
I'ungey, all of thin city.
COl.m LEW KKIU'CH).
Tax of 20 Mills Levied by County
Court for Slate, County and School.
The Clackamas county court on Wed
nesday made Ihe annual tax levy. It
aggregated '.II'1,. mills and ia made up ol
the following items: For county purposes
II nulls ; road. )i ; school, 5 ; Btate, 5.
1 tie levy for county purposes inexactly
one-half uf the levy that waa made last
year when an nstjcssincut of 12 mills was
made nolely for county purposes. The
road lax Inst rear, 11 mills, waa also dou
ble that of this year, which ia but 4'g
milla. Hut there ia an increase in Hie
state and Hchool leviea. Willi an assess
ment roll of greatly increased values,
practically the same amount ol taxes In
the aggregate will be raised.
The total levy fi r municipal purposes
in Oregon Cily is (I mills, and with a 2
mill tax for the city schools the Oregon
t'itv property owner will this year be
railed upon .to pay a total tax ol L'K'ji
mills, as against 4tiJa mills a year ago.
Wliiil' In n bailie?
K very thing is in (he name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. 0. De-
Witt & Co., of Chicago, discovered some
years ago how to make a salve trom
Witch Hazel that is a specific for Tiles.
For blind, bleeding, itching and protrud
ing Files, Eczema, cuts, burns, bruises
and all skin diseases DeWitt'a Salve baa
no equal. This has given rise to numer
ous worthless counterfeits. Ask for De
Witt's the genuine. Sold by Geo. A.
Harding.
TitiiKK Coiti.ks Divohckd. Circuit
Judge McBridrf granted three divorces
Tuesday ss follows: Cbas. K. Dye vs.
(iertrnde Dye: Llllie M. Took vs. James
H. Took ; Eva Zeller vs. Fred Zellor. In
the two last named cases the plaintiff
were awarded the custody of the minor
children.
Terrible plagues, those itching, pester
ing diseases of the skin, i'ut an end to
niisorv. Doan'a Ointment cures. At
any drug store.
,Y()U CAN GKT ITf ngb.pd and omocg:
Nobody Is Hnrrt'd In Kiifer-
p Ih I'iIp Contest.
i
VI w the Money Jar at II iwell k
Jones' Drug M'.re ami
Make Estimate.
When you are down town atop a
Howell A Jonea' drug store, view the
F.nlerpriH money conlest j r and then
' come to the Enterprise ofllce, pay your
I auhncripiion nnd inake nil estimate on
' the amount ol money the J r contains.
Koine one In going to get the money
when il ia divided on the afternoon uf
Wnsuinglon'n birthday, February T!,
next. Why should nut you share in the
division?
I'nyment of subscription money on
the Enterprise Is Ihe only condition that
is re cj ll i red ol persona desiring to particl
pale in the contest. Kor every fLM
that la paid on nilb-eriplion lo this puper
the auhaciilier in entitled to one guess an
lo Ihe amount of money the jar contain.
It matter not whether Hie payment
cover back nubicriptiou or Days for Ihe
paper a year in advance, you get a guess
anyway. Tin arrangement inakea the
contest lair fin all old sobs, Tiber as well
an thuee who may now become auh.ciib
em to the paper.
Another condition thai in ikes the con
test absolutely fair in Ihe fact that Hie
amount uf money contained in the J ir ia
uiikion to nnylHidy. The F-nleiprise
placed the bink ol the money in Hie re
ceptacle and the Iml on e in unknow n
denomination and n'li.iiinl, was li-po-iled
therein by Mr C. Kchuebel, the at
torney ol Oiegon V'Hy, and neil her knows
the amount in the j ir, which ha been
shi urely n-n ed On Momiay afiernoon,
February l!2. I(m4. the seal will be hioken
and Hie money counted by Mr. N hilebel
w ho will make :ie award i f Hie money
among IIih Hin-ressful nn sers The
manner of distribution wri as I .llowa :
0(1 la-r cent to the person gue-ing
lleaiest as to ihe aiiioiln' ol money in ihe
jirj 25 per cent to the second bet
gui'si-er and 6 per cent ea. h lu tin- next
live peisona gue'sit g clns-st as lo the
amount in the jar.
A II guesaen must be forwarded or de-po-nti
d at Ihe Enterpne i llice pte jun
to 12 o'cI.h k noon, Monday, Kehinary
22, when the colite-t will -hii". M-i'e
than one hundred guerre v i r j tin; I inn
7ii to f7H0 have been receiwil nnd eaeii
week we are enli-ting m u y in -w mil
Hcribers. I'ersoiia desnb.g lo gne--should
lo'e no time ill inskitig their e
liinale. Voilr chunce is jusl an g.uil a
your neighbors nml some one in going lo
win. Why not you ?
As we have announced, the Knterpri-e
had the inn-fortune a lew week h.o lo
have stolen from the i lli.e mioitiei jir nl
money that wna to have been given
away on the same condillnni n w ill ibi
one. The second jar is an exai-r coun
terpart of the stolen vesel and edit ins
approximately the same amount of
money as did the original j,ir. Mib-crin-ers
wlia ventured gtle-.ses on the (irsi jir
w ill hsve the privilege of changing II. cr
guesses if they will call at Ihe ulli.u or
not i I y u -i of the change desired.
The E lerprise npritks for itxlf. l is
the only Hepuhhcan paper in tbecotintv.
It contains every week a comp etc repoit
ol Ihe news uf mtensl of the entire
county and hn roiintir correcponiieiiee
serviie is not duolicaied. It c intntus
all of the news all ol the time mi l gives
the same accurately and reliably. With
two campaigns next year tin- county
election in June and the gener t election
in November- the average cil z-n ol
Clackamas' county should keen itilonne l
an lo all'airs in hia county. Ile.o wi re
ceive the best service in Hon rei ei t by
taking the Euteriri-e. We p.ide our
selves on our market report an.l see that
it is corrected every week. The farmer
depends on a reliable market rep. in and
by making corrections every week we
are prepared to supply his Wuiita in thi
particular.
niuai too uiti:.vr.
Ilnailrrda f Ori Raa 4'lty Ilpiid
T Find It Nu.
The bustle and worry of business i en,
The hard work ui:d stooping; o: work
men,
The wotnan'a household cares,
Are too great a t-t'ain on the ki(ltieS.
Kuckache, headache, Hidea be.
Kidney troubles, urinary troubles fol
low. A citizen telle) you how lo cure them
all.
J. Carson, of Portland, employed ul
the Portlaud Luinber Co.. foot ol Lin
coln St., who resides at Iltiti r irst St ,
says: I was feeling miserable with a de
pressing lameness around tlie Mil .11 "I
my hack all last summer. At tirsi I did
not pay much attention to it, but it con
tinned to grow woiph and limillv became
so bad that I thought I wou.d baVd iol.iv
oil work. To bend or move quickly
caused severe twinges. I wa mien at
tacked with dtzzv spells, specks appear
ed before my eyes, and I list! no ambi
tion or energy. In the morning I arose
as tired as when 1 went to bed. In fact,
I had all the symptoms of a verv severe
case of kidney trouble. When I w as suf
fering the worst I read about. 1) Jan s
Kidney l'ills, and procured a box. I
Boon noticed an improvement in mv con
dition and the pain and sctii' g a.'ros
my back soon disappeared. About sic
weeks ago I wan laid n i dli a siege nl
the grip for two weeks Symptoms of
kidney complaint made tneir apne iram e
again, and I resorted to Doi'i't Kidney
rills a second lime. Thev just as thor
oughly freed me of tiie trmihh as in the
former case. 1 cannot express what a
change thpy have made in me. 1 sim
ply leel like a dlllerent m r"on.
Plenty more proof like this Irotn Ore
gon City people. Call a'. ('. 4 flimtley'e
firug store and ask what his customers
report.
Kor sale bv all dealers. Price !0 cents.
Foeter-Milbutn Co., ItnnMo, N. Y. sole
agents for the United S'ates.
r.eii'.ember the name loan s iml
take no other.
O -A. n v 0 ! ,
Bran th A ' :' ' Bc.v3
Hie l! .Terence In tho Rlrdn Shown
lly Illelr Meal MullUlliK.
'I I, ili.Tcrenee In the iiiiture of th
l.iiiil.lnl and oriole In strikingly exlilb
Itul hi the style or their nests. Ihe
l.iii'biid lia-'ii t u pul'tlcle of liuiiKlnil
tlon, not en atom of the urtlstlc. Ills
rlnipc, iiichs nnd voice decliinr It. He
Is 1 1 it i-it IiimiIciI, straightforward nnd se
rious MoiiiMwIint overlienrltlg, icrhllps,'
nml I' tly, but huslm-SHllke unci rellneii
lu nil his tastes, II In nest In himself
avct nguln strong, plain, adequate, but,
like Its builder, refined, Contrast the
oriole's. Uomnuce, poetry and Unit lu
di'Hcrlbable touch the light, easy, negli
gent touch uf the artlst-ln every linn
of It! Why, the thing waa actually
woven of new mown liny- aa If one
should build bis bouse of snmlnlwond :
with all the scent of the hny field
about IL I put my none near and took
a deep, delicious breath. The birds had
selected and nit the grass themselves
and worked It In while green. Borne of
It was slill nnctired, still soft and sweet
with sap. One side, exposed to the sun
through a leaf rift, bad gone a golden
yellow, but the other aide, deeply ahad-
ed the day through, waa yet jfrecn amL
funking more slowly under the leaves.;
And this nest was woven, not built np
like the kingbird's; It was bung, not
Middled upon the limb, susia-ndi-d from
the slenderest of forks so that every
little breeze would rock It Arid so,
loosely woven, so deftly, slightly tleUI i
National Magazine. I
I Women on lh glaze.
An attempt wits made at I'.lackfrlart
theater In 1!20 to Introduce French
woufen on the stage, but without suc
cess, and the appearance of Mrs. Cole
man In I :i vi'ti.i ill's "Siege of Rhodes"
lu lG'ill was of a private character.
On Dec. 8, liKXi, an actress, whose
name In not certainly known, took the
part of Iiesdeinona at Kllllgrew'a thea
tere lu Vere street, when a "prologue
to liilfodiii-e ihe lirnt woman" was writ
ten hy Jordan.
Letters patent were granted by
Charles IL. dated Jan. 15. wrj. to Kir
William Davennnt. ami these recited
that whereas women's parts bird for
merly been taken by men. tq remedy
thin abuse It was now "permitted and
leave given" that all women's parts
then, and for the time to come, should
be performed by women.
In I'cpys' Diary, under date of Jan.
3, l'liM. we find the record. "To the
theater, where was acted 'Dej-'gars'
Hash,' It being well done, and here the
flrt time that ever I saw women come
Upon the stage."-London Standard.
lilliiMna; r.yrt.
If yoti find yourself blinking yniv
eyes rapidly wi.'.iout any cause stop
the Imblt at once or It will crow Into
n Incurable bublt that will make your
eyesight fall early In life. Nnturnl
blinking Is necessary to clear and
moisten the eye. The average number
of natural blinks Is about twenty ie
minute. I'ut a nervous blinker witi
w ink 100 times In a uilmue. The re
sult of this will be an excessive de
velopment of the eyelid muscles. 11
also Involves u counter Irritation,
which acts on the optic nerve und ren
ders the aljibt daily more weak and Ir
ritable. Once contract this bublt and
you will tlml yon cannot bear a stroni:
ilu-lit or read small types, and the eyes
wlil p"t wor" nnd worse. The symp
toms tuny Indicate a teed of spootnelps
IIotv Lnna Momiuttwea Lire.
It Is not known Just how long mo
qui toes can live, but their average life
Is much longer than Is ordinarily sup
posed. Thousands of them live thrott;:li
w inter, liilM-muting or asleep In dark
places In burns or bouse cellars. In
sparsely settled localities, where they
cannot find such places for shelter,
they live through the winter In hollow
trees, In caves and botes under upturn
ed trws, and even though Uie tempera
ture may fall fur Isdow freezing they
are not winter killed, but on the ap
proach of warm weather become active
again. Mosquitoes are frequently seen
flying about In the woods before the
snow has wholly left the ground. Wil
lain I.yman Cndcrwood In Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
Tnrnrd the Tnblen.
An Irishman was called on to give
evidence In a shooting affray. '"Did
yon see the shot fired?" asked the mag
istrate. "No," replied the witness, "but i
beard it."
Magistrate (sharply) That Is not sat
isfactory, (lo down.
As the Irishman turned his back he
commenced to laugh, but was relinked
by the magistrate, who added that It
was contempt of court.
Tat Ild yon see me laugh?
Magistrate No. I beard you.
rat That's not satisfactory.
And the court laughed.
Riitiikp nrvengr of a Gypsy Hsntt.
A young Hungarian gypsy who Laa
betrayed his party to the authorities
after a robbery begged the tii.".gitrate
at Magyar Hgres for protection, as his
companions threatened to kill him. The
man was given shelter, hut the imm
was found empty on the following day.
Eventually bis body was discovered
In a field. The cye had been bunv'd
out, the tongue excised and the man
hanged hy the feet on two acadu tt'e;
The body had been cloven In two.
Writ Conneelei".
Visitor I hear I must congratulate'
yon on the engagement of your son. ;
What an extremely nice looking girl,
she Is! 1
Mrs. Nolonger Brown Yes. anrT'W
well connected too. In fact. I've ho? i 1
told that h"r ancestors were relations
of the Spanish armada. i
Speaking of Imitation Jewelry, a dia
mond on the finger Is worth a rasta ll
Ihe ear. Philadelphia Itecord.
Clearance Sale
Men's) fine wool Underwear, $1.00 value for 7.3c
Men' Wright's Health Underwear, cut to 72c
I' lceced Underwear, cut to 37c
lot h ample overMrts at 25 to 3: per cent reduction
(loves reduced now 9c, 19c, 27c, 38c up
Heavy leather Mittens cut to 55c
50c suspenders cut to 37c; 40c suspenders cut to 25c
25c suspenders cut to 14c and 18c
Corduroy pant) cut to $1 33
50 pairs Men's Pants, cut prices, at $1.14, $1.37, $1.8H
Men's all wool suits cut to $5.05, $8.07, $9.73
Our Clearance Prices on Good New Clothing are
quite as low as the old stuff is at so called cost sales.
Neckwear at 5c, 10c and 18c that sold at 15 to 25c
Jewelry, both cheap and good, off
Men's 40c wool socks 30c, 20c grade 14c
Mines' wool hose, our bargain 20-center, now 15c
Cotton hose for Children and Ladies, 9c up
Corsets $1.25 Corsets at 89c; 75c grade 50c, and mkh"
at unusual price of 3ic and 22c
Millinery itbw at nominal prices French hats, 50c up;
untrirnmed 10c up. Trimmed hats, 50o up
10c Itihhons up to No. 12 for 5c; Fancy Ribbon, Nos.
1! to 16 cut to 3c per yard
Cut prices on Yarns, Dress Goods, Notions, etc
Sample Shoes at to off price
Rubbers odds and ends 10c
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E. C. HAMILTON
THE RED FRONT OREGON CITY
I 0 VOL' WANT A (iOOIi MAI'!
Siilis'Tib'- Fur enterprise and Oreio
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Northwest? The Enterprise has made
an arrangement with the Oreonian by
wliicn we can furni-h valuable iiotp to
ueilier with the Knterprige and the
Weekly Oiefonian for one year each, sll
for ihe remark bly low pnee of f 2 25
The cost of ihe. map alone is f-.oO. The
Knterpri-e has Hie exclusive right of in
troducinit thesH mans into ttiiseuiuty on
a cliihh.n offer. Sonples of the map
may he seen nt the Enterprise office and
all orders i-ent in by inuil will receive
piompt aenlion.
I'lie uiKp is one of tlm best and most
serviceable we have ever seen. It is a
wall inxp sod consists of four pages. Its
dimensions are 28x3(1 inches. Tlie first
page cnniiiius a map ol the world in con
nection with which is shown the coiu
"araiive limes and distances. All of the
I'ni'ed States possessions are indicated
riv flag-.. This page al-o sl ows the arms
and Hags of toe various nations of the
wor It. 1'aue two is devoted to large
sized maps of the s'ates of Oregon and
V ashing'on, each stnte being shown by
itse.f. On the reverse Ride of this piige
is given considerable statistical niat'er
concerning the two slates. In oi-e col
umn is arranged in alphabetiral order
all of the counties in each statu together
with l e l, alioi. in the t-tate of the par
ticular county together with the total
population of that county. Following
the list of he counties is given the names
it alt It tbeiieal order al-o, of every city,
tow n and postollice in esch state, the
name of the county in which it is located
.nd also Ihe section of the sla'e anil the
population of each. There is a.'so shown
on this page the in-w seal of the State of
Oregon s adopted bv toe legislature lai
winter, together with Some descriptive
mat'er showing the ret-pt-cts in which
'he new differs from the old. Five sepa
ra'e mips are oliuwn on the thiid page.
Thev nm Alaska, Britixh Columbia, the
ll.iii:an Islands, 1 hilippine. Inlands
and tlie minor United S'ates possessions
m the Pacific Ocean. The fourth page
shows a map of the United .States. Idaho
and the minor possessions ol the United
States in the Pacific Ocean, the map
showing the last named land being larget
and more useful I Iih u that on (he pre
ceding page. Arranged in ulphabetic'a
order on this page aru also the counties
and towns of Ihe state of Idaho, together
wiib their location and population.
I he combination ol these maps is
worth the 2 5H lor wliicn it retail.
Ihevare printed on good !np paper
and will last h lite time. Tne various
rawing are richly colored and ti e map
is h verv ciedilatue production. e
will iurnifh these maps to Clarkamaft
county people at 2. 23 and include with
them a subscription to the F.nlcrpiise
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: ning at 9 o'clock a. in. Mondiy, January
11.
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100 lbs Stock Salt
50 lbs Fine Salt
G lbs Arm it Hammer Soda ...
3 lbs same, bulk 10c, 8 lbs
Fine hard wheat Hour '.
Cffee 7c. 10c, 12k- to
Compare our 20c ('ff e with 3-V und--s eb
51 )c
45c
$1 05
20c
Oranges and Lenvms Ic -ach
17 lbs Rice
9 lbs fine Mush
$1.00
WHAT IS WEALTH?
npelth and Ability to Work Drlltf
Than Money nnd Worry.
poe.i wealth consist In money, houses.
U,nd-s. batik ito.-U. railroad bom'.. ei.
alone? We think not. The yo.:n;; man
starting' in life with no money, but
villi gotsl digestion, good sleep, good
iipaliU and ability to work in some
profitable euipioyii.i tit. Las what the
ayed .-apilaiist would he glad to ex
change ail his millions for.
What: cnu!pcii..iCo:i is money for
llecples t'.ighw and painful days or
the iuisi-cn'-imt of dissipatetl children?
Which beings the greater happiness,
tue glitior. s::o".v. jealousies and falsity
of f.isi.i c.iaiiie liie- or the heartfelt
f.'i' :i;!sl.:;i-i wl.!cli prevail s -ar;." ly
In the l.otues of llic i:idu;r;'):i po r?
hi ho'.v u:diy of t.io puhuvs oi' c:ir mil
liomiirc vviil yoa liud groaici- !..;;..;
noss in riii- parlor than iu the i;cii. :s?
How 1:1a i;- i::il!:o:i:.irc will till you
that thoy i,ro I.;;; -p 'er now ti.aii w..en
starting l.i .il'.1 witbov.t a ilollarV
On the I. hi of mountain we
rocks and c atid snow. It is tiov.
the valleys tiiat we tind the v!t! ;
Let no in. u envy tho ? rici.e;
himself u r t . J, taking all things
account age. health, wife, cluit
friends l:e is sure Le would be w i
to exchc.ii;:; . George J. An0'eil in -Dumb
Aiiiuals.
TIi ijradlte Prlnunrr.
"The i It:.: n1- us in ye." the police jus
tice said. " -a burglary. What h::ve ye
go; to s.:y V
"As lo th it," replied the prisoner, a
gect'.y ltKkijg man who appeared to
have seen Letter (lays, "If by the term
of "burglar you mean the oC'cuse
which, acccrdins to English law and
practice for centuries, has been clear!..
Ueiined us '"uouse breaking by night,
the charge ti palpably ridiculous. Tin
policeman a;Ic,res that he detected lo
in the act of Lircikins into a lnr:e yes
terthiy afterun'ii in b.'oad dayligltt. If,
on the otlier naiul, tLe tena Is made to
cover the Si.!u ull:i.v v. Ueti coinmitteu
by day. wiiici, 1 believe, is your absurd
American u;u ,-r.i.iii.iiu of the word
in a le.:i sens-. I siiail have to concedi
the corrcvtne.o ei' ti.e ci:; tge, your hon
or, reserving, I -v.vc-vrr. the right to re
gard with a s
crude ji'.ri
"Take "iu b:
the pi.li.-e m
up." Chicav.i
.. ei-.-s of conteiiipt th
::co of liiis country."
k 'lo 'is cell," fasi ed
I'iUi- lot 'iui soher
iiii:i:e.
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Inside each pound package of
Lion Uoffeo
will be found a FREE came.
60 diflerent games. All new.
At Your Grocer's.