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OHKGON CITY, OUEGON, FitlDAV, MARCH 31, 1905.
ESTABLISHED 1866
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GROSS & SHAW
Glittering Specialties lor March
for Hit month March, tha follow
Ing HtlTliUt apctalll ar placed
upon Hi" mat hat. at oltl lima prices
thit ,,fu ,,n 0i
Kotliln but l"t ' "ouch l(r
tnl ftilty rriKimnirtid, a ft genuine
Uinln will flnJ Pl, ' hl !
Vfrllx-iiifiil. Uo4 money l blng
pikIk In ral eat vry day. Maka
t t'lu" asaiulnalhm ft IboM oRnrtngs
ni r"m " w wl" ,,,w
ihr Vl'n tetter ,,M,n rpri4.
ll - Tl tt buy Ulwan Ore.
son 'Hy I'wrtland. a"1'
! (iiita 40 rr. on main county
rood and m railroad; 20 acres In cul
tivation, Imlanra nearly all rl h brush
ml and not hanl l clnr; aura uld
bulhlin ' " rnurh valua. Tlila
(rm of a place la peclally adapted
to iimwIxTrloa. amall fruits and
itiaik"! nrjriiln Inlrnprovrd Und
not so 'xwl. adjoining sold ovar La
ytnf " al II 00 jwr ar, llmmur
tlila plara ' bo Ual fur lh prloa.
i:i
2j-l.n wo have a combined, garden
and fruit farm on lha beautiful
01rkmn Itlv.r. th lineal and pur
mi mountain trm in Dragon, tH
milra frau Oretn City; graveled
ru4 l tie rntlio distance. Tlila pla-
without any Improvements sold over
ira yar mo for IJS0O and now I am
offering It for lha month of March
(. IK19 HnuJI huuM and tlllln
barn.
J4 -There I presented Hoar far car.
fut buyers, who hava soma money
and wlh to go Into lha dairy business
on a modern and proper basis, a
(Iirn4id trad of land lying all miles
frfim Orrgun City aa lha rrow fllca,
but aumewliai further by Ina modern
CROSS & SHAW
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ATTORN KY AT I.AV
tTmciorrurTT rcaanaan.
Jrun to Oregon City Knuriria.
Vl t. M U.C LTOOKITT1
irrOKNKYH AND
COUSMKIXIRH AT LA T
tii nrnggf nggoox t iTT,ooo
rvnlih A ha tract of Title. !aa Money,
rsrecloe Morlgagea. and tranaaot
Uaneral Ijw flualneea.
),W. KAKTIIAM
ATTOUNKY AT LAW
ollectlona. Mortgage Foracloaurea, Ab
tract of Title and General Law Dua-
Inria.
Office over
jW of Oregon City,
Oregon City, Or.
1' Q'Ra 0. Bohaebei
U'KKN it SCHUEBRL i
Attorneys at Lnw. !
Mil iTacilc m court, make collections I
il eitlemeiita of K.tata.
u'ii'h iNtrai-t of title, lend you motif 7
""1 lend y tur m ney on rlrat tnargan,
P'flCe In EntftrnrlRA Rulldlnflf.
Orrgun Oily, Oregon.
Livy stipp
Attohney at Law.
JtiHliRt) of tha Peace.
, Kgr HUlg., Oieon Ci'y
J U.CAMl'UEI.I,,
ATTOUNKY AT LAW,
"won City, oson.
1 Practice In allthe oourts ef the state. 01-
'."I (iiuSold building.
fclUCKAMAS TITLE CO.
r"r( Clackamas County abstracts of
Bnouid ha nranared by tne
Clackamas Title Company, Incor
Poratod, Chamber of Commerce
nunaing, Portland. This company
the builder and owner of tba best
na moat complete plant of Clack
amas county titles. Astracts from
US nfflnn. . - .. .. a. j
1 DB uro compuea Dy experw 01
8 experience, competent attor-
.ranteed accuracy.
i .CKmai Cnuntu I Am Mnrtnifli
La... . ' .....
i fc"ts managed, Taxea ex
mined and p,d
r-Riley, pres... F. i. Riley, sec,
I
road that run by lha plana. Till
plana It all fancad and haa about 100
ai:r lit cultivation and CO mora rtnar
ly roady to br.nlc Tha cultivated
land la prai tkiUly and a natur
al clover anil. A flna llttla trout
trm pmmmcii through tha farm, af
fording lha flrioat of watr for 75
acrr of but torn pantura land, now
bt'ltig alaahod and anadvd to Kngllnh
ra graaa and timothy. Thra la H 000
worth uf tahmMa llmbnr tm tha prop
erly, along llila alraant, that la be
ing ialoualy guardod aa Ilia alafhlng
irogre-. A good frarna houaa,
nwdlng aomn repairing, hut vitluahpj
and niilt.ly aultalil. V(Mxllihd and
othar amall ouibulldlnga. A rathrr
tHKir barn, but cmUT-ta are now bring
l-l for lha orni'tlon uf a larga inodnm
dairy bin-n-arly all lha material
for tlila atructui come from the
Plato, g(ra orchard with dryar.
OihkI at-hool half inll;n-amery and
dliaa factory I mllaa. If thla apian
did dairy farm la told during the
month of Manh, for f 30 pr acre,
-ay lot ma will ba glvro. tha follow
ing vi-ry valualne pareonal protxrly
will b inoludod In tha bargain: 11
hrad thoroughbred Jfracy Cow. t-n
of th i-m frvah and thn rrram going to
lha rrmry; onn Ji-ray and tjurrn
acy hull, 4 pure bred Jry hlfrr
i aim; onn iilindld apan of horai-a
nvrr hand hlah. young and without
a I'lnmlah and a true aa nan, worth
lit,, una wagon, worth !o; one ntw
harnoae, roat ti0, nnw plow, harrow,
and all loola on tha farm. Jo terra
of land already a,'i-.)d lo vrtrh, oat
and rlovrr; tK-arly all Ilia cultlvatod
land plowed and rvady lo and. K
momlxT, Ihla bargain rannot b du
pllratnd In Clackamaa County, and
the owner will very aubelantlally
ralaa the prlea after April lt. Thla
plara la In a aplendld neighborhood
that la rapidly growing.
th We touch the button, and pre
lo! hare come annlher: Juat It
milea out and a modern plank road
SHOES THAT TALK
Over Fifty Styles and Lasts.
Bluchers, Bals, Congress. Low cut Bluchers
. 1 n.l- n n nA miknit.
anCl JjaiS 1U I'aiClU CUil, lauvi uiawk eaiiu """iuj- i
U VJr-i rnlf Volnnr in tan. Hack or 1
any vi van) -
mahogany. . .
$5.00 $4.50
$4.00
kntrc an
$1.25 $1.50
$1.75
An absolute guarantee with every pair
The Douglas Shoe Store
The Place for Quality
MAIN ST.
every Inch of tha way. 12000 worth
of good building. Including dwelling,
3 bam. Implement liouae, blackamtth
ahop, apple houan, chon mill run by
water power, etc. 100 are In
amiMith A No. 1 cultivation, g'tod
fence, and grd everythlngl Wfc
are now telling you about aa good
an all round farm, and It la a money
maker, aa there la In the sounty, and
Ihl atatement will be proved to your
entire latlafui'tlon by a peraonal ri
amlniitlon, Don't procrnatlnate and
(e a great buy at 12 an acre.
Tenna can ba mad. Uood rcaaon .
for aelllng,
(th. Mere I Ihe laat farm Irivent
ment that will Im put on the barjraln
counter for th month of March. Thla
I properly denominated a dock farm
for It haa acceaa to a hundred thou
aand acrea of tha flneat mountain
range where cntlla feed up to their
belllea In pea vine and elk weed and
get rolling fat without any eipenee
to apeak of to tha owner, except a
little aalt and ome time. Now re
member thla ranch la not a long way
cifT from Ihl range, but rlgbt up
uaalnat It, and atlll atrange to re
late, It la not over 10 minute walk
from a flrmt claa broad guaga motor
line where a wide awaka management
with buahel of money are making
a alngle construction Improvement to
coat a round million. It I confident
ly aaaerted that thi-ee great Improve
menta will make the place double It
preaent value In two yrare. Thera
are Ho acrra of A No. 1 plow land In
thla atix k ' farm with a good aoll,
aultalile for atock graaaea; to acrea
now In clover, large orcharda, three
great living aprlnaa. large new bam
liuiM, (mall dwelling. Now here la
a cracker-Jack of a propoaltlon: If
thla place la aotd In March, all grow
ing cropa, It head cattle, among them
a young reglatered Durham bull,
a pen horee. wagon, new binder, new
mower, new horae rnk. and all farm
ing tiMila will be thrown In, and the
whole ahootlng match at 130 per acre.
Kuay tenna Hchool near by and
neighborhood on the boom.
W are wanting good fair alged place
ranging In value from 11260 to I J, 000,
and at right prlcea.
We have many other propertlea on
hnnd for aale, at all airt of prlcea.
We can Bull any reaaonalile buyer.
lJun't forget that a good home In
Oregon City or Uladatone, la a mlvhty
good thing lo have stowed away
among your valuable aaaeta. We can
aell lot aa 11 IK) mt lot on the motor
line and from that up. with all kind
of Improvementa. Acre trade from
1)00 to UoO on tha motor line. Uut
keep your eya on our March burgaln.
From the Beginning
to the end you will find a dinner
crved at the Brunswick an endlesa
round of pleaiiire. The good cheer
and good company surrounding you
is enhanced by the courteous and
quick service. The viands aud good
wines we serve make you feel at
peace with yourself and all around
you, Why not enjoy a good dinner
and fine music after the show?
Oregon City, Oregon.
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$3.50
$3.00 $2.50
District Ik School shoes
- 1 .rl have arrived in all
the latest styles. Their reputation as,
!n4.n-0 itr irA'teriitA Pel rtfc
'
$2.00
$2.25 $2.50 '
OREGON CITY, ORE.
MAY BE REMOVED
RBMOVAL Of OREGON CITY LAND
OFriCE ORDERED.
Committee of Cltlzene Appointed to De
feat Scheme. Abturd Ex
cuse Given.
Wiutlilngton, March 1 The Irfind Of
fice at Oregon City, will be moved to
I'ortland, July 1 by order of tho I'n.-al-
dent. Thla move la made becuuae Port
land I more ccntrully located.
The tranaer to Portland la believed
he In tha Interi nt of the public. Portland
la a railroad center, !' more readily ac
ceNMlblit to all purta of the lund dletrict
than Oregon City, and la the natural
location for the Iind Office. Nearly a
year ago Jjtn Commlialoner Klcharda
auggeated thla removal, but before ac
tion waa taken Senator Mitchell filed a
vlgoroua proteat, atatlng that there waa
no local demand for the change and In
alatlng that removal of the office from
Oregon City would Injure buxlnei In
that town. On the atrength of that pro
teat the matter waa held up. Commla-
aloner Richard, after further Investiga
tion, la autlBfled there la ample juatlfl-
catlon for making the change and be
lieve the Intercut and comfort of the
public are paramount to any claim Ore
gon City may have on the office. Ac
cordingly he transmitted hi recommend
ation to Secretary Hitchcock. It waa
approved and I now put Into effect by
order of the President.
It Is the Intention of the department
to retain the prcaent Rcglnter and Re
ceiver, If they are willing to remove to
Portland, and also to retain all clerka
and employes of the office under the
aam condition.
It la not yet determined where the
lAini Office will locate In Portland. It
la dealrable to Install It In the Federal
building If pceiBlble, but the present
occupant declare there la not room In
that building1 for another office; In fact
they lnlat they are already crowded for
apace. If It hull be found Impracti
cable to move Into the Federal building,
quarters will be rented. The Govern
ment haa been paying what It consider
exorbitant rent for Ita Land Office ac
commodation at Oregon City. It la be
lieved aa reaaonable. If not better, terms
can be had In Portland.
The tranafer will take effect July 1,
aa the leaae of the office at Oregon City
expires on that date.
A. W. Lafferty, of St. Loula, ex-prose-cutlng
attorney, haa been appointed aa
apeclal agent of the Interior Department
and is ordered to Oregon City. He Is a
peraonal appointment of Mr. Hitchcock.
The proiKjacd removal of the Land Of
fice from thla city will be vigorously
oppoat-d. At a public meeting of cltl
sens lust Friday night there was ap
pointed a committee; of eleven members
with Instructions If poaslble to defeat
the tnklng of this o trice to Portland.
The members of the committee are:
County Judge Ryan, Mayor E. A. Som
mer, II. E. Croaa, C. II. Dye, Represen
tative C. G. Huntley, J. U. Campbell.
W. 8. fltin. Franklin Griffith. Senator
tl. C. Hrownell, Cha. Albright and Hon.
J. T. Appt-raon.
The claim that the removal of the of
fice to Portland la bvlng made for econ
omical rcaaona Is not accepted aa genu
ine by Oregon City people who think
they aee In the plan a move prelimi
nary to the consolidation of the govern
ment's land buBlneaa In thla st&i in
a central oltlce with headquarters at
Portland.
At present there are sis Land Offices
In the atate, those other than in thla
1 city being located at The Dalles, La
f Orande, Ijikevlew. Koscburg and Burns.
! At any rate It Is believed here that a
j consolidation of the Oregon City and Rose
' burg offices could be effected to the lm
j provement of the service. But so far as
j the move being In the interest of econo
t my, Oregon City people laugh at the
' Idea. The Oregon City office now occu
' pies a suite of five rooms for which a
monthly rentul of 130 (a paid and it is
argued that similar rooms could not be
hud In Portland for several times that
amount. In addition It appears that
accommodations must be provided for
the lJiml OtTice at Portland, all avail
able room having been otherwise ap
propriated in the Government buildings.
In their present quarters the officials of
the Oregon City Land Office have no
extra room and could not transact the
business of the office In more limited
quarters.
The Oregon City Land Office is the
first Land Otllce that was established In
Oregon and omj of the first created West
of ,the Mississippi river. Originally the
business that is now conducted through
tho Land Otllce was directed by the
State's Surveyor General, whose office
was created In September, 1850, John B.
Preston being the first appointee. In
1SD4 the Oregon City Lund District was
created, tho following officers being
named: R. Wilcox, register; James
Guthrie, Jr., receiver.
The office was originally located In
tha building know as the Phoenix
house, being afterwards removed to
the Charmnn building and finally being
Installed In the Welnhnrd Building, its
present location. The Oregon City Land
j Office serves a wide territory embracing
Clatsop, Tillamook, Washington, Col
umbia, Multnomah, Yamhill, Clackamas,
Polk, Marlon aud Linn counties and a
part of Benton county with a total acre
age of 7,468,250 acres. Of that acreage
there has been taken 5,710,509 acres and
there are In the reserves 1,238,070 acres.
There is a total ucreiiKe unappropriated
and unreserved of 489.671 acres and of
that there ore 127,716 acres unaurveyed
leaving 361,956 acres surveyed and ready
for settlement. These figures are taken
from the last. Government report is
sued in July, l5o4.
Citizen's Committee Acts.
At a meeting Monday afternoon, of
the citizen's committee, that was ap
pointed to prevent If possible the pro-
I posed removnl of the Oregon City Land
. Office from this city, the following tele
! gram, signed by Mayor Sommer, the
members cf the City Council, State Sen-
ator Browned and Representatives Hunt-1
ley, Uramhall and Jagger, on motion of
W. 8. U'Hen, was forwarded to Presi
dent Roosevelt:
. "To the President of tha United States:
The citizens of Oregon City and Clack-
j amas county, Irrespective of party af-1
filiations, do most earnestly proteat
against the removal of the Lend Office
of th Oregon City Land District front
Oregon City, where It haa been located
for more than fifty years. Give u a
"square deal" and let us be heard be
fore final action Is taken."
County Judge, Ryan was made chair
man of the- committee meeting and 3.
1J. Campbell served as secretary. On
motion of If. K. Cross, the chairman
appointed a committee of five to draft
a proper remonstrance and prepare a
letter to the President, protesting against
the removal of tho Land Office, and to
take all necessary steps, Including the
raising of funds, and the circulation of
petitions, to prevent such an undesir
able consumatlon. II. E. Cross, Senator
O. C. Brownell, Representative C. O.
Huntley, Chas. Albright and W. S. U'Ren
were named as the committee to which
on motion Chairman uyan waa made
ex-offlclo member.
The meeting also adopted the follow
ing resolution:
"Whereas, It haa been reported through
the Associated Press that It la the In
tentlon of the Government to remove
the office of the Oregon City Land Dis
trict to the city of Portland, for the rea
sons as stated In said report that It
will be more convenient and economical
for the Intending settlers and the Gov
ernment, and
"Whereas, the people of Oregon City
Irrespective of party. In mass meeting
assembled, believing that not only great
Injustice would be done the people of
Oregon City, the County of Clackamas,
and more than three-quarters of th
said Oregon City Land District, by auch
change In location, but also that It will
occasion delay In t,he settlement upon
lands In this District, by intending set
tlers, who accustomed to believe that
the office of the Oregon City Land Office
is located, write to residents of said
city for Information relative to settle
ment In ald district, and
"whereaa. feeling that a movement
o( so much Importance to the people o
Vhls community and district, the people
should be allowed to be heard In said
matter, therefore be it
"Resolved, That our Senators and
Representatives In Congress be request
ed to use thelr Influence with the De
partments and President to prevent the
removal of this office from Oregon ICty
where Is haa become known and conaid
ered as an institution of an historic
city, and
"Resolved, That a committee be ap
pointed to circulate remonstrances
against aald removal among the people
of this county and the several counties
of the Oregon City Land Dlatrict."
Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Stockhold
ers of the Gladstone Real Estate Asso
ciation, will take place at the office of
H. E." Cross In Oregon City, Oregon, on
Monday, April 3d, 1905, at the hour of
1 o'clock, p.m., at which time a board of
directors will be elected for the ensuing
year and such (fther business trans
acted aa may properly come before the
meeting. H. E. CROSS.
President.
March 20. 1906. 2w
SCHOOL NOTES.
District ?;.. 42. Cherryvllle, has levied
a 15 mill tax to build a new school
house.
Miss Carrie Stoker of District No. 99
will give an entertainment April 27th,
for the benefit of the library. The dis
trict has 131 now on hand for that pur
pose. Miss Nellie Armstrong gave an enter
tainment In District No. 25. at the close
of her term, netting J37.80, which will
be used to purchase some new desks.
Miss Wyona E. Surface of District
No. 82. gave an entertainment March
18th which netted $41,. to be used for
school Improvements.
Parkplace meeting, April 22.
Clara Harper haa engaged a spring
term in District No. 65.
Wyona E. Surface has begun a term
of school at Hood View.
Edna Harris begins a term of school
at Sa:-,dy Monday, April 3d.
The George school will commence on
Monday, April 3, Mrs. Rachael S. Harris
In charge.
Mr. E. J. Taylor of the New Tork gal
lery, has been authorized to furnish
photographs of school buildings for the
use of the Educational exhibit.
ROYAL
Saldng
Saves
The use of Royal Baking Powder is
essential to the healthfutness of the
family food.
Yeast ferments the food.
Alum baking powders are injurious.
Royal Baking Powder saves health.
ROYAL BAKINQ POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
BOARD OF TRADE
CLACKAMAS COUNTY TO BE BOOST-
. EO BY SUCH AN AGENCY.
Commercial Organisation Will Be Form
d Preparatory to Advertising Coun
ty and Its Resources.
In the organization of Board at
Trade, It Is proposed to give Clackamaa
county and Ita resources the advertis
ing that It is considered essential to
Inducing more Eastern people to locate
thla section. Thla conclusion waa
reached at a well-attended meeting of
business men at the court house laat
Friday night.
O. W. Eaatham, F. O. Eby and W. A.
Huntley, comprising the committee on
permanent organization, recommended
the organization of the Oregon City
Board of Trade with a capital stock of
13004, consisting of 100 shares of $34
each, payable In cash on organization'.
or at the option of the subscriber, 15. M
down, and $1 monthly thereafter until
the full amount la paid. The meeting
accepted the recommendations of the
committee and appointed O. W. Eaat
ham, H. E. Cross and W. A. Huntley
a committee on Incorporation. 3. V.
Campbell. C. H. Dye, E. O. Caufieid.
W. S. URen and J. W. Moffatt were
named as a committee to solicit sub
scribers to the stock. The articles of
Incorporation have been prepared and
the soliciting committee haa begun the
taking of subscriptions to the stock.
At the suggestion of County Judge
Ryan a committee consisting of O. W.
Eaatham, L. L. Porter and Franklin T.
Griffith was named to confer with the
management of the Portland papers with
a view of securing for Oregon City and
Clackamaa county more recognition In
the general editions of those papera. in
calling the attention of the meeting to
the situation. Judge Ryan stated that
while at Grants Pass last week In five
days he did not see to exceed two Items
that had been published from Oregon
City. And alnce there are distrib
uted throughout the entire state persona
who formerly resided In this city und
have an Interest In this place and Clack
amas county, he thought Clackamas
county Is entitled to a little more prom
inence than has been given.
The committee indorsed the report of
the cltizena committee thai waa ap-
pointed at a recent mass meeting to
effect a mutually satisfactory freight
franchise for the Oregon Water Power
& Railway Company. The committee's
report recommended that "no legisla
tion be enacted by the City Council
changing the present legal status of the
franchises and privileges now held by
the company."
Progress of the Referendum.
The referendum movement on the ap
propriation bill la making progress, not
withstanding discussion of the subject
haa died down. The preliminary work
of preparing the petitions have been
completed, there is little talk now, but it
is aald the petitions are being circulated
freely and as freely signed. County
Clerk Jones has been busy during the
week certifying to the signatures. It
has been generally reported that 4500
signatures are required. To be more ,
exact, the required numoer is 4618. The
total vote for supreme judge at the last
election was 93.608, and five per cent
of this Is 4618. Some question has been
made as to the manner In which the
persons may sign petitions and have
their signatures accepted as genuine.
The law provides that the county clerk
shall compare the signatures on the
petition with the signatures on the reg
istration books and certify to those he
believes to be genuine. The registra
tion law requires that the full name of
a voter shall be signed to the register.
In pursuance of this law a voter who
usually signs his name "J. W. Smith."
would sign his full name, "James W.
Smith." Now, if he signs the referen
dum petition "J. W. Smith," the ques
tion is whether the county clerk can
certify this signature as genuine when
the register shows a different signature.
The practice in Marion county has been '
to accept the signature, even though
not exactly the same, if the hand writ
ing Indicates that it is genuine. Attorney-General
Crawford has said that he ;
bellevea the course followed by the
clerk of Marlon county Is "correct, and
that where a man has registered his
full name but uses Initial letters in sign
ing his name to petitions, the signa
ture should be certified, if the "clerk be- '
lieves them to be genuine. McMinnvllle
Reporter.
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