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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, MARCH 4.1904.
ESTABLISHED 18B.
VOLUM1C 37. NO. 17.
ALL EYES TURN TO REAL ESTATE
WHEN SPECULATIVE INVESTMENTS FAIL
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Public confidence in cpccu
lative H(H:urit'n!B hn recently
- received one of the grcntent
Hhocks in the history of fi
nance. An biirntu a bubble, ho in
almoHt a day millions of dol
lars were wejt away, carry
ing many hudreJs of invent
or" to ruin.
Wall Ptreot'n woe is the
wine man's warning.
The entire ntwk market
haH become demoralized dur
iiiK the lant year and the pub
lic has hown a decided iHh
inclination to invent in the
claHH of Btockn there offered.
On the other bund, heavy
in Vent merit are daily Miitf
made by mod coiicervative
inti-reHts in wdect real estate
atcon.Htantly inerofxiiiH prices
first Residence Hullt in (J!adsonc, 1H9J.
Never ban tho Htability of Real EMtato been more forcibly emphasized than by the sharp
contrast of values which these market convulsions reveal.: over against tho purely speculative,
lluctuating and fictitious, stands Real Estate, solid, substantial a very Gibraltar of stability
the most pronounced example of a commodity unaffected by the gusty winds of Wall Street or
the unscrupulous manipulations of overcapitalized jugglers.
Today, as never before, tho country over is money being transferred from wild cat securities
and placed in REAL PROPERTY.
As land values inevitably increase hand in hand with population, tho wise buyer of today
will Ijo tho rich man of tomorrow. Test the matter and buy a couple of (
Choice High Class
Residence Lots in
GLADSTONE
In The .
Grand Opening Sale
100 lots of your own aelection, at $100.00 per lot, without interest or taxes. 2") 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 Pacific Railroad.
Full information mailed to any address.
H. E. CROSS, Sole Agent
Oregon City, Oregon
JJOBEKT A. MILLER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
L,,n(l Titlen and Land Office
Hulncna Mpeclalty
Will practice in all Court of the State
Room 3, Weliilmrd Mg.
opp. Court lluuite, On-h City. Orcgou
L.roKTKB.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AHrcTforriorT rsnHD.
One Dil to Oregon CUT Enttrprifc
QKO. C. BROWNELIj,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Oregon City. " 0r'n
Will praotio In all tliecourti of the tale.
Olllce In Cautlf Id building.
Q W. EASTIIAM
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Land TUlei Examined. Abitrarti Marie.
leedi, Mortganea Drawn. Money Loaned
orrici over
Bank of Oregon City. OHiaoK ClTT. 0
W. B. D'Bea 0. Bokuel.l
U'REN & SCIItJEBEL
Attorneys at Law.
Will practice in all conru, make oollectlona
and nettlemenU of Katatai.
Furnlnh abstract of title, lend yon money
nd lend your money on first morgage.
Office In Enterprise Building,
Oregon City, Orenon.
JUST RECEIVED A FULL LINE OF
JIVY STIPP
Attorney at Law.
Justice of the Peace.
Jagger BUlg., Oregon City
J U. CAMPBELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BaaoKCiTT. Oneon
Will practice In alltheoourtief thaitate. Of-
0, la ununeiu uunu.u.
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ATTORNEYS AND '
COUNSELORS AT LAW
KA1H ITBIIT OBIOOH CITT, OBIQOW.
mralik Aketracti ofTltle.Loan Money.Fora-
vte Merit . n trsDvt uwim
Law ailaM.
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STEEL
RANGES
lit
Main Street,
I. TOLPOLAR
Oregon City.
AUK AFTER 'EM
Democrat: Will Seek to JHh
place Kcpuhllcans.
(,'lHrlam.s Unity 1'oiigrMi.lo'uiil Dele
gation for Bniwarll I'erllneHt
fact i and Figaro,
county. Tim strenulli ot the Bocimmw , IIA'I'L'W IMV W I W 1 1
u lH-n r.roVRii In m 5(0 w hi e IIih i ro ,i.ii.iiJ uuii x
If you need anything in the way of Hardware, Crockery,
Glass-ware or Gianite-ware, I can supply your wants. Call and
ItiHpGct my stock.
Complete line of new. anil second-hand FURNITURE carried. Let
me supply you with a house- keeping outfit
WALL PAPER of the best quality and latest styles at right prices.
Attention, Here's a Bargain
5000 feet, V inch first clam Manila rope, In one piece, ia offered for
sale at a baritain for a few days.
Bnriswick 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 BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS
Orrgnn Mate Fair 1002
1-3-3 00 Cock Birds, 6 in Competition
1st on . , Hen, io iu Competition
l-a-3 00 Ful'ets 4 'n Competition
and on... Cockerel ai in Competition
iaton pen, II in Competition
1st ia American Class
Htn woa 1 it on pullati the pait S
jear. Stock for sale. Of ( In aonaon.
Washington Slate Fair 1902
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, ist
lien: ist and and Pullet; ist pen.
Exhibition Stock specialty Some
(rand pallets for tele. Fgjl S)3.0O
J. MURROW & SON. Oregon City. Oregon.
An Orenon City Mpecial to the Port,
land Oreir""'"1. under dai ol Kebrnary
2H, tmd the following to say of thn politi
cal situation in Cl kamas county:
"With the namiim A a dale lor prima
ries and a coimtjr convention by the K
pulillrans and tlm calling of the Demo
cratic coimuiliee, CUckanms county poli
tics havf been ml in motion. This be
ing on off-yenr in politics, little interest
attache to the approaching contest, a I
thuiiifh the Democrat', who are unusu
ally active this yr, promiHe to provide
as much etitciaininent an their limited
nuinlier ol perloriiiera will admit of.
ho far aa the conreniioiiHl situation
in this county is concerned, it is in an
um-ettled ntsle Clackamas county is
by no means friendly to Mr Hermann,
a its vote of laH June attentn, when
UHHine carried the county bv 243 ma
jority. In the ititereiit of harmony .how
ever', it Is conceded that the coniirees
inrml delejMtwn from this county will
favor Kwmtor eo. C. Brownell, if that
tieiiilciiiHri becomes a candidate. While
liiom.ell has not announced his candi
dacy, it is known that he is very iiidua
trioualy ened throughout tho district
prOiiiutiriK oine intereaij not neceei-nrily
his leviil l-rni fii e, which is already ex
tciiaive. Other than this, all is specula
tion as to where (Mackhiiis county is at.
althouith both Kellv and Harris have
Irienils in Una county The streniith of
the respective candidates cannot he re
liably di-teriiiined telore the county con
vention selects the conitreHviunal dele
gates. "There will l three tickets in the
field in June. The Republicans, Demo
crsts and Socialists will be represented
With tl.e exceptioo of County Jude
Kysn and Commiasioner Brobst, whoto
terms do not expire for another two
years, all of the present Republican
county officers have wrved their first
term. The general belief among voters
is that the admioiatratioo of a Hair a by
these ollicers has been such as to com
mend them for renotninatioo and re elec
tion. "It has been years since Clackamas
coontv has been in better condition or
had brighter prospects for the tuture.
Under Republican administration of af
fairs, thre has been a general cutting
down of expenses in all departments of
the county government. The extent to
which tha expenses of the county have
been reduced, isshown in a recent report
issued by (secretary of State Dr.nbar.
In 1IH1I the total of county expenditures
segregated $tll),(XX), while for the) ear
1113 the total expense of conducting the
county was only 137,000. One year ago
Clackamas county was paying interest
on a road warrant debt of $3.",000, while
st the present time this county is psy
lug cash for all road work, this immense
indebtedness having ren wiped out iu a
single year by tn judicious sdroinift.ra
tin of'cotinty affairs under Republioan
ollicers. The preeenl oUi-erswho, with
out exception, will be candidates before
the Republican convention to succeed
themselves for a second terra, will point
to this record with pride. A more business-like
administration of county af
(oirs was never had in Clackamas county.
"There will be some strife among the
Republicans in the nomination of three
repiesentatives. Senator Brownell holds
over another term, as does also Hoi-
man, the JOim senator. iiue i aumeu,
of George, who served in the lower
house of the last legislature Iroro tins
county, will as ior a renomioauon, uui
if H. A. Webster and C. li. Huntley,
the other two represeutativeea from this
county, are candidates io succeed them
selves, they have not announced the
fact. Already there are developing a
cumber of olhei aspirants lor these
nominations, which may only be made
after a lively contest. With no senator
to elect at the next session of the legis
lature, the election of legislative candi
dates does not enlist the usual interest.
"There will be an interesting contest
among prominent jiepuoucaoB in inn
election ol chairman ol the county cen
tral committee. I his ottice has Deen
filled for two years by J. U. Campbell,
but, like many of his predecessors, he
has not pleased all.and some of his polit
ical enemies are after his scalp. When
questioned as to whether he will ask (or
the chairmanship for another two years,
Jim looks wise and evasively replies
that he ia really tired of politics and de
sires to quit the business in order to en
gage in an honorable vocation. If, in an
effort to oust him aa chairman, Jim's
political opponents anger him, be might
make a fight to hold the job for another
term, not particularly because he de
sires to be thsirman, but just to keep
the other fellow from getting there.
"Actually, those for whom I have done
the moat, love me the least," lamented
him to a reporter today.
"Among thoee who are candidates
to succeed Campbell are- E. P. Rands,
city engineer, and D. W. Kinnard, both
prominent Republicans of this city. It
is also currently reported that Chria
Bihoebel or Grant B. Dimick would not
refuse to accept the place if tendered
them. It is an uncertain quesiion as to
which of the candidates will capture the
mantle when Jim Campbell surrenders
"'"Expecting fo find the Republicans
sBloep on an off-year and being unduly
encouraged as to their strength in Clack
amas county because Reames received
253 msjority in the congressional elec
tion last year, the Democrats are un
usually active and will make a vigorous
campaign at this lime in an effort to
wrest from the Republicans the control
of county affairs. The attempt can bnt
have a disastrous result because of the
lack of numbers within the ranks of tbe
minority partv, The Clackamas Demo
crats have renounced the Populists and
anything that savors of fusion and will
ao it alone this year. As a united or
ganisation the Democrats have about
1200 of a total of 5000 votes in tbii
hihitionlat caat about 2")0 so tb.it thn
normal voting strength of the Repobli
cans is 2XK). not including a scattering
vote of about 600 With the prewnt
proflimrous conditions tbatexiat through
out iheentiie county and a generally
snticfactory administration of county
affairs, the thinking voter will not b- in
clined to aid in making a change at this
time. In view of these facts, the Demo
crat have slim prospects of success at
the coming election in this county.
"Thorough organization is being hat)
of the Democratic forces of the county
preparatory to waging the vigorous cam
paign that is contemplated. 'We are
too busily engaged organizing our forces
to discuss prospective candidates jnst
now,' said O D. Eby, president ol a
local Democratic club today. Demo
cratic leaders admit that the party will
place in the field a ticket made up of Its
very strongest men and an especial fight
made on Sheriff J. R. Shaver, County
Clerk K. A. Sleight and A "sensor J. K.
Nelson. The present Republican olncers
will be charged with an ex'ravagant ex
oenditure of the public funds and the
excessive employment of depnties in the
different departments.
"The Republican otlicers against
whom the contest will be particularly
waged, are loaded for the campaign and
invite an inspection of the records in
their respective depaitments. So far a
the alleged neediest hiring of deputies is
concerned, the preaent oflicera challenge
their accusers to compare figures and
facts of the preteut adminiHtration with
those of the fusion management of county
affairs a lew years ago. County Uerk
Sleight is prepared to show that wild an
increase in business of 40 per cent in his
department, lie has managed the woik
of his ollice and accomplished a decrease
of 15 per cent in the expenses of the
oflii-e aa compared with the expense of
the preceding a 'Iministiations of that
ollice. An explosion will be had by
Sheriff Shaver of the charge that he is
employing more deputies than were ever
before employed in this department.
This cfllcer will show by a comparison
of actual expenditures, that !es money
is being expended under hi administra
tion than by any of his predecessors in
receit years. So far as the record of
Assessor Nelson is concerned, this olficer
lias made the assetsment of the property
of the county and conducted the business
of the ollice with less deputy hire anu at
coasi Jerable lees cost than has been the
record of any o'her sssessor in years.
Mr. Nelson is also charged with having
Dlaced excessive valuations on the prop
erty of the county. The truth of the
matter ts that tne properly oi iiacaamas
county waa this year assessed for more
nearly what it is actually worth than it
was ever before listed ana inaiviuuai
taxpayers know that their land is not
assessed beyond its actual cash value as
ia directed nnder the statute.
"Another charge that will be made
Republican' Will Hold
inaritu April 2.
Til-
L'oonty Convention Is Nclirdriled toz
April 8 When I reeut Ufllcer
Will be Renominated.
against the present officers ia that the j
taxes are higher this year than ever be
fore. In this, as in other respects, every
member of the present administration
has kept his ante-election pledges. It
was promised by Assessor Nelson that in
event the assessable values of property
were doubled, the tax levy would be re
duced by 50 per cent. This was done so
far aa the levy pertained to county
affaire. The slight increase in the
amount of taxes that each taxpayer must
pay this year resulted from the doubling
of the stale and school tax as was by law
required. These were matters over
which the county coort had no control.
"As to the two laws that have been
propostd by initiative petition and will
be placed on the official ballot, there is
no question but that l be direct primary
law will recehe an enor.nons vote in this
county where the measure received such
a flattering indorsement by the petitions
t'jat were circulated. The local option
law will have opposition."
While the above story fai a to mention
other than the more prominent officers
of the court house, the public services ol
Treasurer Cahill, Recorder Stevens and
Superintendent Ztnser have been equally
as satisfactory as the other members of
the present Republican administration.
Especially is this true wilb teference to
Treasurer Cahill who has reduced to a
minimum the expense of a deputy in his
The Republicans of Clackamas county
will hold their primaries this year on
Saturday, April 2, and the county con
vention will follow. Wednesday. April 6.
These dates were determined at a meet
ing of the County Central Commitiee
that was convened by Chairman J. U.
Campbell at the county coort room last
Saturday. T. P. Randall, secretary of
the committee, was also present. Thirty
of the thirty-seven members of the com
mittee attended the meeting which con
sumed less than ninety minutes in th
transaction of all the business that came
before it.
The Clackamas Cou'ity Republican
Central Co.. mitiee is composed of tha
foilowing named men :
Aberi.e.hy, W. H. Smith; Harlow. C,
U. Barlow; Reaver Creek, Henry Ho-n-
shuh; Boring , 8. E. Card; Bull Run.
Adolph Aschotf; Canbv, James Evini
Cant-mall, S. htevena; Canyon Creek, l'
E. Bunney; Caicades, J. H. WVv-t;
(Jhern vi i ., Silaa Hedges; Clskrnis,
August Kanne; Damascus, A. W. Cook ; ,
Eagle Creek, llr. C. B. Smith; Garfield,
E. B. Surface; George, Hans Panhen:
Harding, J. S. Gill; Highland, W. G.
Kleinsmith; Kd'.in, Oldren; Macks
burg, J. B. Mitts, Maple Lane, J. Darl
ing; Milk Creek, Robert Schuebel; Mil-
waukie, I . A. Lakin ; Marqnam, J. is.
Labor; Molalla. E. E. Judd; Needy. B.
i'. Smith; New Era, W. K. Rider; Ore
gon City, No. 1, II. W. Trembath; Ore
gon Citv, o. 2, E. r. Hands; Uregon
City, Nu 3, T. P. Randill ; Oswego, O.
S. Garfield ; Pleasant Hill, S. M. Kelso;
Soda-Springs, Albert i.rossen. Spring
water, J. S. Myers; Tualatin, J. L.
Krose; Union, W. L. White; Viols, W.
H. Mattoon; West Oregon City, C. A.
Miller. s
Tde apportionment of delegates to the
county convention was based on the vote
lor Supreme Justice Bean, one delegate
at large and one additional delegate lor
every 24 votes or msjor fraction thereof.
This will make a convention of 143 dele
gates apportioned among the different
precincts as follows :
Abernetby, 7; Barlow, 3; Beaver
Creek, 5; Borings, 3; Bull Run, 3;
Canbv, 6; Canemab, 4; Canyon Creek.
2: Cascades. 4: Cberrrville. 2; Clacka-
Imis, 5; Damascus, 4; Eagle Creek, 4;
.Garfield. 3; George, 2; Harding, 3;
Highland, 4; Killin, 3; Macksburg, 2-.
' Maple Lane. 3; Mi k Creek, 3; Mdwao-
1 t n . . . II. A . V I.
lie, o; .Tiaruoain o, .iuiui, i, urou;,
4; New Era, 3:Oreg n City, No. 1, 9;
Oregon City, No. 2, 9; Oiegon City, No.
3, 5; Oswego, 5; Pleasant Hill, 4; Soda
Springs, 2; Springwater, 2; Tualatin, 3;
Union, 2 ; Viola, 2 ; West Oregon City, S,
(Continued on Page 8.)
Attacked by Coyotes. One eveoiiia;
recently as they were returning to their
homes near Wilhoit Springs, Maud Rus
sell and Clara Sherman were attacked
by a band of i oyotes. M si Russell waa
fortunately armed with a rifle, witU
which i-he killel the leader of the band,
and the o hers were frightened away by
the Doi-e of the eqp'oslon. The coyote
in the interior of the county havo be
come very trouolesome to farmers of
late. The exceive snow fait in the
mountains has deprived them to a treat
extent of a source of food supply, and
these anaimaW are now foraging from
t ie farmer?. This is the first reported
instance in which they have attacked
human beings.
If yon want to get the news, all the
nes, fully and reliably teaoited, dcring
the campaign, you slioi ll sign for the
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