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OEEGON CITY, OREGON", FRIDAY, MAECH 10, 1905.
ESTABLISHED 1866
GROSS
For the month of March, the follow
ing glittering specialties are placed
upon the market, at old time prices
that were in vogue ten years ago.
Nothing but what we can vouch for
and fully recommend, as a genuine
bargain will find a place in this ad
vertisement. . Good money is being
made in real estate every day. Make
a close examination of these offerings
and come and we will show you that
they are even better than represented.
1st. The very best buy between Ore
gon City and Portland, over 30 and
not quite 40 acres, on main county
road and on railroad; 20 acres in cul
tivation, balance nearly all rich brush
land and not hard to clear; some old
buildings of not much value. This
gem of a place is especially adapted
to strawberries, small fruits, and
market gardening. . Unimproved land
not so good, adjoining sold . over ten
years ago at $100 per acre. Remember
this place can't be beat for the price,
$2500.
2d. Here we have a combined, garden
and fruit farm on the beautiful
Clackamas River, the finest and pur
est mountain stream in Oregon, 2
miles frojm Oregon City;1' (graveled
road the entire distance. This place
without any improvements sold over
ten years ago for $3200 and now I am
offering it for the month of March
for $1750. Small abuse and little
barn.
3d. There is presented now for care
ful buyers, who have some money
and wish to go into the dairy business
on a modern and proper basis, a
splendid tract of land lying six miles
from .Oregon City as the crow flies,
but somewhat further by the modern -
CRO
L.PORTER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
ABSTRACTS OF PROPERTY FUHN19HID.
Office nex to Oregon Citv Enterpri-e.
D.A D.C. LATOURETTB
ATTORNEYS AND
COUNSELORS AT LA .7
MAIN BTKKBT OREGON CITY, ORBGOK
furnish Abstracts of Title. Loan Money.
Foreclose Mortgages, and transact
General Law Business.
Q W. EASTHAM
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Collections. Mortgage Foreclosures. Ab
stracts of Title and General Law Bus
iness. Office over
Bank of Oregon City,
Oregon City. Or. ,
W. 8. U'Ken 0. Schuabel
U'REN & SCHUEBEL
Attorneys at Law.
Will practice m all courts, make collections
Furn'sh abstracts of title, lend you money
and leu I y ir m m-y on. nr.it uiirgae.
Office in Enterprise Building,
Oregon City. Oregon.
JIVY STIPP
Attorney at Law.
Justice t the Peace.
gger Bldg., Oregon Cly
J U.CAMPBELL.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
KB80H CITY. - 0180.
Will practice in all the courts of the state. Of
Ice. in CiiutleM imiidiuu.
O LACK AM AS TITLE CO.
your Clackamas County abstracts of
Title should be prepared by the
Clacka mas Title Company, Incor
porated, Chamber ' of Commerce
building, Portland. This company
Is the builder and owner of the best
and most complete plant of Clack
amas county titles. Astracts from
its offices are compiled by experts of
long experience, competent attor
neys and draughtsmen, and are of
guaranteed accuracy."
Clackamas County Lands, Mortgage
Loans, Estates managed, Taxes ex
amined and paid.
E. F. Riley, pres.. . F. B. Riley, sec.
est-
Glittering Specialties for Match
road that runs by the place. This
place is all fenced and has about 100
acres, in cultivation and 50 more near
ly ready to break. The cultivated
land is practically level and a natur
al clover soil. A fine little trout
stream passes through the farm, af-'
' fording the finest of water for 75
acres of bottom pasture land, now
being slashed and seeded to English
rye grass and timothy. There is $1000
worth of valuable timber on the prop- .
erty, along this stream, that is be
ing jealously guarded as the slashing
progresses. A good ; frame house,.
; needing some repairing, but valuable
' and entirely suitable. Woodshed and
other small outbuildings. A rather
poor barn, but contracts are now being
let for the erection of a large modern
dairy barn nearly all the material .
for this structure ; comes . from the
place. 8 acres, orchard with dryer.
Good school half mile Creamery and
cheese factory 2 miles. If this splen
did dairy farm is sold during the
month of March, for $30 per acre, -easy
terms will be given, the follow
ing very valuable personal property
will "be. included in the bargain: 11
head thoroughbred Jersey Cows, ten
of them fresh and the cream going to
the creamery; one Jersey and Guern
sey bull; 4 pure bred Jersey heifer
calves; one splendid span of horses
over 16 hands high, young and without
a blemish and as true as oxen, worth
$450, one wagon, worth $50; one new
harness, cost $50; new plow, harrow,
and all tools on the farm. 20 acres
of land already seeded to vetch, oats
and clover; nearly all the cultivated
land plowed and ready to seed. Re
member, this bargain cannot be du
plicated in Clackamas County, and
the owner will very substantially
raise the price after April 1st. This
place is in a splendid neighborhood
that is rapidly growing.
4th. We touch the button, and pres
to! here comes another: Just 12
miles out and a modern plank road
ss
Has made this store the reputation it bears
Shoes that fit the feet are the best foot doc
tors that can be had here, Shoes that look
different from the usual run of shoes, the
kind that have style and snap and art in
them and fit your feet comfortably and are
extremely fashionable at the same time. We
are the sole 'agents in this vicinity for the
CELEBRATED
American Girl
2.5 SHOES
for women the world's famous Julia Mar
lowe $3.00 shoes for women, the E. P. Reed
$3.50 shoes for women, the acme of mod
ern shoe making, the W. L. DOUGLAS
$3.00 and $3.50 shoes for men, the shoes
that have a national reputation and the re
putable Joe Tilt $4.00 and $5.00 shoes for
men. The above mentioned lines can be
had in all the latest styles both in shoes and
oxfords. To share our success would be a
saving for you
...The Douglas Shoe Store...
The place for QUALITY
AW
every inch of the way. $2000 worth
of good buildings, including dwelling.
3 barns, implement house, blacksmith
shop, apple house, chop mill run by
water power, etc. 100 acres in
smooth A No. 1 cultivation, good
fences, and gojod everythingl Wte
are now telling you about as good
an all round farm, and it is a money
maker, as there is in the county, and
this statement will be proved to your
entire satisfaction by a personal ex
amination. Don't procrastinate and
lose a great buy at $42 an acre.
Terms can be made. Good reasons
for selling.
5th. Here Ms the last farm invest
ment that will be put on the bargain
counter for the month of March. This
is properly denominated a stock farm
for it has access to a hundred thou
sand acres of the finest mountain "
range where cattle feed up to their
bellies in pea vine and elk weed and
get rolling fat without any expense
to speak of to the owner, except a
little salt and some time. Now re
member this ranch is not a long way
off from this range, but right up
against it, and still strange to re
late, it is not over 30 minutes walk
from a first class broad guage motor
line where a wide awake management
with bushels of money are making
a single construction improvement to
cost a round million. It is confident
ly asserted that these great improve
ments will make the place double its
present value in two years. There
are 160 acres of A No. 1 plow land in
this stock farm with a good soil,
suitable for stock grasses; 50 acres
now in clover, large orchards, three
great living springs, large new barn
60x84, small dwelling. Now here is
a cracker-Jack of a proposition: If
' this place is sold in March, all grow
ing crops, 45 head cattle, among them
a young registered Durham bull,
span horses, wagon, new binder, new
mower, new horse rake, and all farm
ing tools will be thrown in, and the
whole shooting match at $30 per acre.
Easy terms. School near by and
neighborhood on the boom.
We are wanting good fair sized places
ranging in value from $1250 to. $3, 000,
and at right prices.
We have many other properties on
hand for sale, at all sorts of prices.
We can suit any reasonable buyer.'
Don't ''forget that a good home in
Oregon City or Gladstone, is a mighty
good thing to have stowed away
among your valuable assets. We can
sell lots as $100 per lot on the motor
line and from that up, with all kinds
of improvements. Acre tracts from
$100 to $300 on the motor line. But
keep your eye on our March bargains.
Fom A to Z'
We study the comfort and conven
venience of our patrons from A to Z
and leave nothin undone which would
add to their pleasure. We always
have a tempting menu', so varied as
to make it easy picking for you to get
something that will suit your appe
tite and your pocket book. We can
quickly prepare a light lunch or a
substantial meal.
BRUNSWICK HOUSE
Oregon City, Oregon.
Oregon City, Oregon
SHAW
FREE WITH COIN
SENATOR MILLER COMPLAINS OF
LEGISLATIVE EXTRAVAGANCE.
Shows . How Demands Are Increasing
Requiring the Raising of Taxes
in Proportion.
ALBANY, March 3. The
movement
now being agitated in different parts of
the state to invoke the referendum and
secure a vote on the appropriations bill
passed by the recent Legislature is gain-
ing a strong foothold in Linn county,
Popular opinion against the measure is
strong here and, there is talk of a mass
meeting to be held in the next few days
to take definite and decisive action on
the matter. -
It is very probable, indeed almost cer-
tain, that petitions requesting a vote on
the appropriations bill will be circulated
in this county soon. The movement
against the bill is nonpartisan here and
men of all political beliefs are partici -
pattng in It. .' V . '".",'
Senator Milton A. Miller, of Linn conn-
ty, who led the fight in the late session
of the .Legislature against the large Nor-
mal school appropriations, " is strongly
in fa-0r of the movement, and his opin-
ions are shared by leading men of all duced' the number who besiege the Leg
parts of J the county, both Republicans islature and the ways and means com
and; Democrats. Senator Miller believes mittee for money, which by the way,
the present movement will result in the
people getting the desired vote on the
bill.'- and he further believes that they
will defeat the measure, at the polls and
teach -the Legislature a x much needed
lesson in regard to excessive appropria-
tions. . s- , r .
Speaking about the" movement today,
Senator1. Miller gave his view of the rea-
sons whjeh had . produced popular dis-
satisfaction with the action of the Leg-
islature in- making large appropriations.
and especially those to the Normal
Schools, which has resulted in the pres -
ent demand for a referendum vote on
the appropriations bill. He said:
, "The Legislature that has just ad-
journed- was a very expensive one and
the people have a right to be dissatis-
fled with the large appropriations that
it made. The appropriations reached
$2,225,000. more than that of any pre-
vious session except that of 1893, when
the total appropriation was $2,625,000.
The people expected that the appropri-
ations at the present session would be
much less than those of the previous
session for two reasons.
"FirstThere was no urirent demand
for special appropriations before the ses-
sion.
Second The Legislature two years
ago appropriated $500,000 for the Lewis
and Clark Fair, $265,000 for the portage
road and $100,000 for the Indian War Vet-
erans. and would naturally be expected
to cut down, the appropriations at the
recent session to make up for it.
Two jrearsl ago the total appropria-
tion was $2,265,000, of which $865,000 was
for extraordinary purposes, which were
not needed at this session, making $1,- I
760,000 spent for necessary expenses,
against $2,250,000 this session, a differ-
ence of $490,000. And at this time $300,-
000 more than was necessary for state I
mimi xt-ns anmt msklnr nUne-pther I
a total of $790,000 of the peoples' money I
unnecessarily spent. It is little wonder
that the people are now complaining,
Thev have a rijrht to demand the refer-
endum. and in my opinion they will get
a vote and will defeat the appropria-
tions bill by popular vote, and it will Mary Adell reel that her home town ree
serve as a lesson to future Legislators ognizes and appreciates the effort she is
not to be so liberal with the people's making to place Oregon on the national
money. I
"The effect of making these large ap
propriations on the taxes of the state is
shown by the fact that the taxes for
state purposes have been increasing rap
idly each year for the past several years.
In 1897 the tax for state purposes was
3.05 mills; in 1898 it was 5.07 mills; 1899
16.03 mills; 1901, 7.04 mills and in 1904 it
iwas 8.2 mills.
"In my opmion the people have a right I
f to object to the immense appropriations I
lor .Normal scnoois ana otner totate ea-
ucational institutions. pinety-nve per I
cent of the children of the state receive
an me education tney get wunm tne
wans or tne public scnoois, yet tne pud-
lie school is a secondary consideration
with the Oregon Legislature. The Four
Normal Schools, the State University and
the State Agricultural College receive
from $340 to $500 per scholar, while the
children in the public school receive
from $6 to $10. Comment on this point
is unnecessary.
"Among the appropriations this ses-
sion for different state educational in
stitutions were the following:
"The Reform School received an ap-
propnacion o: b,iuu. mere are oniy
111 boys in the school, and the appro
priation should not have exceeded $30.
000. "The State University will get for the
next two years $162,000, or $42,500 more
than two years ago.
"The Agricultural College will receive
for the next two years $115,000 from the
state and $80,000 from the general gov
ernment, making a total of $195,000.
"The Experiment Station gets $15,000.
Two years ago it received $20,000, at
which time the Legislature was as
sured that another appropriation would
never be asked for.
- Cut Their Demands-'in Two.
"The four Normal Schools received
$113,000, as follows: Monmouth, $36,000;
Ashland, $31,000; Drain, $21,000; Weston.
$25,000. They asked for $225,000,, but
there was so much opposition that they
were forced to cut their demands in two.
Two years ago they received $88,000. If
no steps are taken to check the increase
at the next session of the Legislature
they will probably receive $225,000.
"There are strong reasons for abol
ishing some of the Normal Schools. Be
sides the fact that, their work does not
justify the appropriations they receive,
they form the basis of other extravagant
legislation, being used for trading pur
poses in securing other appropriations.
"According to the papers a -few citi
zens of Salem are opposed to the people
voting on the $1,000,000 appropriation
bill because it includes a great many
other appropriations besides the ones
for the Normal Schools, which are the
object of attack of the present move- :
ment Let it be remembered that Salem
had a member of the ways and means
committee, and if he had any objection
to the omnibus bill and wanted the ap
propriation separate he never made it
known, so they cannot object If other
appropriations do suffer because they
are included with the Normal Schools.
"The final vote on the passage of the
bill now being attacked was 20 to 7.
Those voting no, as may be seen in the
Oregon ian of February 17, were Brown
I ell, Hodson. Holman, Howe, Malarkey,
I Miller and Wright.
"Almost every bill carrying appropria
tions passed the Legislature with but
little trouble. The larger the appropri-
ation, the less the opposition, seemed
to be the rule. Taking money out of
the Treasury all the time was the order
j of the day.
I "A bill passed the House putting Nor.
I mal Schools all under one board of re
gents, but It was defeated in the Senate.
The committee on education in the Sen-
ate, a majority of whom were Normal
School champions, made an unfavorable
report against the bill and then made an
1 effort to have it indefinitely postponed.
I In this they failed, but afterward bug-
I ceeded hi defeating the bill. . It lacked
I two votes of passing.
"This was a very meritorious measure
and was in the line of economy, justice
and common sense. It would ha-e re-
I ought to be stopped.
I "The one great question for the peo
J P'e to decide now is whether or not these
higher institutions of learning are go-
ln control the Oregon Legislature.
The people would certainly protect them
I selves and now is the opportune time.
I They should vote down this combina
I tion bill and send a committee tp rep-
j resent them at the next session of the
Legislature
I Concert by . Miss Case.
While her recent triumphal debut at
I the Marquam Grand is fresh in mind,
the friends of Miss Mary Adell Case have
I urged her to repeat -her concert at Shive-
l's Opera House next Saturday evening
I f r the accommodation of the many who
were unable to be present at her appear
ance in Portland.
j Never before has Oregon City had the
1 opportunity of sending a local singer
I abroad with . such flattering prospects
I fr a brilliant future. It is said that no
I recent debaunte nas received a more cor-
I dial reception, and that even profession
als exclaimed with tears, "Oh! we never
I dreamed she had a voice like that!" Dur-
I ins one aria there was scarcely a dry eye
I In the house. There is something in the
I very timbre of a rich full contralto that
touches the sensibilities, and when to
I this is; added the knowledge that these
I flights of song were won, not by acci
I dent.j. but by long and patient training
I under the foremost American instruct
I "S, , then we may realize what Mary
1 Adefl Case has accomplished..- It is well
I known that at one time Emma Abbott
came near losing the Irults or ner years
r toil by over practice, ana tnis very
danger confronted Miss Case when she
recently came home to rest from her
arduous studies.
iierr ionriea, me greatest concert
manager of the world today, calls Ore
eon the home of the contralto, and has
publicly mentioned Miss Case as one of
the most promising or our younger Amer
lean singers. A f ull house and a pocket
ful1 f shekels will do much to make
map as the home of vocal art.
McGINNIS ELECTED CHIEF.
Result of Annual Fire Election Which
Proved a Quiet Affair.
Frank McGinnis, of the Columbia Hook
& Ladder Company, was elected chief of
ment defeating J. A. McGlashan. can-
aiaate of Fountain Hose Company by a
f 7. , K, , th- ar,r,a fi Pir
tion Monday.
There were no opposing candidates
fo flre commissioners and the three can
dldates were elected by the following
vote: Pat rinnucane. Cataract Hose
Comnanv No! 2. 98: C. W. PnDe. Colum-
bia Hook & Ladder Company. 102; Henry
P. Roos, Fountain Hose Company No. 1,
107.
E. L McFarland received 109 votes for
assistant fire chief and was elected there '
being. no otner candidate. There were '
cast but 126 votes although there are
160 members in the department all of
whQm were entitled to a vote.
3 UStl gftffic&ip
(mil MtBSiOfflfa
There is, a quality in Royal
Baking Powder which makes
the food more digestible and
wholesome. This peculiarity
of Royal has been noted by
physicians, and they accord
ingly endorse and recom
mend it.
ROYAL PAKINS POWDER CO., NEW YORK,
WILL VOTE ON BILL
PEOPLE INSIST ON REFERENDUM
FOR APPROPRIATION BILL.
Complaint Is Made of the State School
Combine and Its Effective Work
In Manipulating Legislation.
It is reasonably certain that the ap
propriation bill, carrying the usual bi
ennial allowances for the various state
normal schools, will be submitted to
the people by the referendum. All ef
forts to stay the tide of public sentiment
and -have the alleged evil corrected by
initiative legislation before the time for .
convening the next session o the legis
lature has failed. The originators of
the movement, which began with a mass -meeting
at McMinnville about two weeks
ago, are receiving general encourage
ment from throughout the state in in
sisting for an immediate submission of
the subject to the people without further
delay.
A special dispatch from McMinville
says:
Consider It- All Humbug
Senator Kuykendall's position that op
ponents of the present Normal Schools
system should resort to the Initiative
rather than the referendum, as the ty
ing up of appropriations for various
state institutions would very materially
increase the cost of maintenance of these
institutons, has brought forth the fol- '
lowing statement and list of questions
from the Yamhill referendum commit-
tee:
"As an attempt is now being made
by some members of the legislature
who were most active in passing the
Normal School graft to humbug the
people and turn them away from the
referendum movement on the appropri
ation bill and substitute the initiative, -.
we would like the privilege of asking
those persons a few questions, which
we would like them to answer, since
Senator Kuykendall is quoted so exten
sively probably he will answer some of
them.
First Did be, or any of the persons
who were so active with him in oppos
ing the referendum, make any effort to
secure the introduction of separate bills
appropriating these funds Did he or any
of his friends ever attempt to make the
Normal School appropriations a separate
bill? .
Second The Normal School Counties
had .six members in the Senate and 12 -
in the House. Will he explain the com
bination by which these members were
enabled to compel the other 24 Sena
tors and the other 48 Representatives
to do their bidding?
Third Is it a fact that Senator Kuy
kendall had to promise the Normal
School county men that he would 'stand
In' in order that he would receive their
votes to elect him President of the Sen
ate? Fourth Did Mr. Mills " or his active
supporters have to promise the Repres
entative from the Normal School coun- .
ties that they would support the appro
priation for these institutions, in order
that he might be elected Speaker of the
House? Is it fair that the tax-payers
should pay the price for this?
"Fifth If the referendum is called
and the people defeat this bill, is not
that a notice that the people - do not
indorse the Normal School graft?
"Sixth If this appropriation is held
up by the referendum petition, will the
Normal Schools, if they continue to run.
not be doing so on their own responsi
bility, without the state being in any way
responsible?
"Seventh How do the advocates of '
the Initiative know that the people will
knock out theNormal Schools?
"Eighth If they know that the -peo- -pie
are opposed to the Normal Schools,
why did they make these appropriations?
"Ninth Supose the people pay $35,
000 Interest and thereby save at this
time about $400,000 on the appropria
tions, how much are they loser
"Tenth In what way does the refer
endum movement Interfere with the in
itiative? Cannot the initiative petitions
be filed n tme for the next election and
the people vote on that and on the ref
erendum at the same time
"Eleventh Will the successful candi
dates for the Speaker of the House and
for President of the Senate please state
what promises they had to make as to
the appropriations in order to be elect-
ed?
"Twelfth Since the movement to get
up the initiative is for the purpose of
defeating the referendum movement, is
it not a good idea to go ahead with the
referendum and let the initiative come
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