ENTERPRISE;
N UITY
VOL. 38. NO. 27
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1905.
ESTABLISHED 1866
GROSS
Leading Real Estate Agents
Main Street, Oregon City. 233 Washington Street, PortlaniOr.
Real estate at the present time Is
presenting a profitable field for the
investment of money. It Is the real
basis of all values. Here are presented
a few' specimen bargains to suit the
varied wants of home seekers and
investors:
42 acres In the Washington 'Williams
claim, 25 level,. 8 acres in cultivation,
running water, orchard, soil good
5 -room house cost $400; 3 miles to
Oregon City. Price, $1500.
77 acres, 3 miles from" Oregon
City, well located, good soil, house,
barn, orchard, living water, 15 acres
in cultivation. Price $2600. A bar
gain. Terms.
160 acres timber land on S. P.
railroad, half of it fairly level and soil
fit for cultivation. Timber suitable
for lumber, wood, piling accessible
to Willamette river. The timber will
more than pay for the place.
Price, $2400. Terms.
320 acres level, 2 miles from Can
by, on Molalla river, 85 acres in cul
tivation. A great deal of valuable
heavy timber, fit for lumber, piling
and wood 6 acres orchard 7 room
house barn whole place fenced
$20 per acre.
280 acres of splendid rich land, quite
level, in Section 29, T. 6 S, R, 3 E;
1 miles from Molalla river. This
place has no improvements, but is
covered with valuable timber, and
presents a fine investment for spec
ulators would take part trade in city
property. $10 per acre-v
Many other places, big and little, and suit
able for all needs at prices that are right
Send for more definite information and
tell us what you are looking for.
CROSS
L. PORTER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AB8TBACT8OFPBOFKBTT FUKNISHBD.
Office next to Oregon City Enterprise.
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D . & D.C . LATOURETTB
ATTORNEYS AND
COUNSELORS AT- LA 7T
MAIN STREET OREGON CITY, OBSGOK
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. J
W. 8. U'Een 0- Sohuebel
U'REN & SCHUEBEL
Attorneys at Law.
Will practice in all courts, make collections
and settlements of Estates.
Furnish abstracts of title, lend yon money
and lend your money 011 nrst raorgage.
Office in Enterprise Building,
Oregon City, Oregon.
JJ.Y STIPP
Attobney at Law.
Justice of the Peace.
f gger Bldg., Oregon City
J U.CAMPBELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
IBMOKCITT, -r - - ', - - OBSOON.
Will practice in allthe courts of the state. Of
fice, in Caufleld building.
CLACKAMAS TITLE CO.
four Clackamas County abstracts of
Title should bo prepared by the
Clackamas Title Company, Incor
porated, Chamber of Commerce
building, Portland. This compav
Is the builder and Owner of the besx
and most complete plant of Clack
amas county titles. As tracts 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
100 acres at Highland 20 In culti
vation house, barn, soil good. Many
acres easily cleared. $16 per acre.
40-acre farm at Clarkes level, good
new house, cost $300. Barn 25x50.
Granary 18x30, woodshed 14x18 fruit
living water. A nice little home.
$1600. Terms.
80 acres 6 miles from Oregon City,
in prosperous neighborhood. 40 acres
in cultivation good house, barn and
outbuildings, orchard. Half mile to
school. Price $4000.00.
123 acres near Macksburg, about
6 miles from Canby, 40 acres in culti
vation, 35 acres slashed, 35 acres in
grain, isew nouse and fair outbuild
ings. This is cheap at
$3500.
Fred Moshberger place 160 acres.
NE14 of Sec. 1, T. 5 S, R. 1 E; all
level 80 acres heavy timber, balance
light timber. Price $2500. Terms.
160 acres in Matthew Richardson,
claim all good soil on main plank
road, 9 miles from . Oregon City. 45
acres in cultivation small orchard
well and living spring. Poor house
and barn, but a very cheap place at
$3000. $1000 down, balance in 7 years
at 6 per cent interest.
90 acres of splendid farming land on
main plank road 9 miles from Ore
gon City 45 acres in cultivation!
living spring large frame barn no
dwelling. Price $3000.
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THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF OREGON CITY
Oregon City, Oregon
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $100,000
D. C. LATOURETTE
F. J. MEYER
Transacts a general banking business.
9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
LET US Prices Reasonable
DO YOlir Work Work Guaranteed
We do a General Baggago and Transfer Business.
Safes, Pianos and Furniture Moved
Office Opposite Masonic Building
T""pSrfr121 Williams Bros. Transfer Co.
Dering & Morrison Lumber Co.
Rough and Dressed Lumber
Dry Kustic, Flooring, Shiplap and Ceiling at lowest cash
prices. Telephone Dering & Morrison, Viola, Or.,
from Huntley's Drug Store.
Enterprise for
HAW
40 acres 1 mile from Estacada
20 acres in cultivation rolling land
red loam soil 2 springs and good
well. House, barn. Price $2000 Terms
80 acres at Springwater 7 acres In
cultivation 70 acres heavy valuable
timber. 2 miles to Cazadero. Fair
buildings. Good outrange. This place
is all right at $1100.
2'i acres in heart of Oregon City
level as a floor. Good bouse, barn and
outbuildings and plenty of fruit. This
place is a snap at $2800. Terms.
225 acre Dairy Farm 6 miles from
Oregon City, 100 acres in cultivation,
whole place fenced 50 acres nearly
ready to break living water 76 acres
fine bottom pasture land 14 head
Jerseys, farming tools, crop, horses,
wagon. Price very low at
. $35 per acre.
344 acre grain and stock farm at
Springwater, 160 acres in cultivation,
living water. Barn 60x80, small
dwelling, 10 acres orchard 15 head
cattle all farming tools, crop, horses
and all $35 per acre.
80 acres at Marmot, "near Adolph
Aschoff's, known as Chas. Kyler place
and owned by Bode, at one time 15
acres in cultivation over 50 acres A.
No. 1 soil small house and barn
Great outrange for cattle on main
road. Terms to suit. $10 per acre.
' 160 acres in Section 14, T. 4 S,
R. 5 E; 2 acres in cultivation small
house, 3 rooms; 40 nice fruit trees,
two million feet valuable timber, cedar
and fir; 2 miles to Linn's mill. Val
uable place for only $800.
AW
JUST A MOMENT PIEASE!
We want you to think up some after
theatre thoughts. Birds, rarebits, and
broiled lobsters and other good things
piping hot at the Brunswick restaurant.
1
A cozy brilliantly lighted dining room and
good service. Why not drop In today.
THE BRUNSWICK
President
Cashier
Open from
Job Printing
FIRST TEST IS HAD
DIRECT PRIMARY INTRODUCED IN
TO PORTLAND'S CITY AFFAIRS.
Mayor Williams Renominated by Repub
licans W. S. U'Ren Comments
on the Result.
The Wst practical test of the Direct
Primary was had in connection with the
selection of candidates for municipal of
ficers for the regular Portland city elec
tion to be held in June. Mayor Williams
was . successful in securing the nomina
tion at the hands of the Republicans for
another term, the opposition vote being
distributed among a number of other
candidates with the result that the pres
ent incumbent received more than 1000
plurality. Dr. Harry Lane was the suc
cessful candidate of the Democratic party.
With the exception of . two men, the
ticket or slate that was endorsed by the
liquor interests, was successful in the
primaries.
In reply to the query, "What do you
think of the Direct Primary as far as
it has goneT W. S. tTRen, of this city.
one of the men who framed the law, in
an interview in the Oregonian, said:
"Probably every-man who voted for
the Direct Primary law recognized that
it was an experiment. No one realized
it any more than the fourteen lawyers
who helped to make it. This first trial
of it appears to have been fairly success
ful. Every man whose friends thought
he ought to be nominated had a fair
and equal chance before the members of
his party.
Many people feared that the law would
give the newspapers power to make or
break a candidate for any nomination
by favorable notices. If they have any
such power, this campaign has not de
veloped it and the men who have appar
ently spent the most money for adver
tising have not obtained the nomina
tions. It is said that General Williams was
the machine candidate this time as he
was two years ago. I do not know
whether what is left of any machine
had any special candidate. It is true
that General Williams was nominated
by the machine the last time, but unless
I was very much mis-infoimied, it was
not from any love the bosses had for
him but because they did not believe
there was any other Republican who
could beat Bob Inman. I do not believe
General Williams has ever been under
the control of the bosses and I do not
see why they should have more influence
than any other citizen with him now.
- "We hoped that the law would tend
towards keeping tried and faithful men
in important offices without any great
effort on their! part, and the immense
vote received by Messrs Devlin and Wer
lein is certainly very encouraging. The
results indicate, I think, that in obtain
ing a nomination at the Direct Primary,
the man who 'is well and favorably
known for abality and integrity cannot
be defeated by any combination. In my
mind this is a good result because I be
lieve the people sho"uld be well acquaint
ed with the character and capacity of
every candidate before he is given a nom
ination for an important office.
"The registration and vote, I think," is
not a cause for. discouragement, remem
bering that this is the first election of
the kind and also the revival that drew
so many of the voters' attention from
earthly things during the time for reg
istering. Of the men who ordinarily
vote a party ticket, probably not more
than half the strict party men to such
a degree that they wish to take a part in
and be responsible for party nominations.
The other half are, in large measure, in
dependents and prefer to express their
choice at the election in voting for the
candidate who most nearly represents
their principles. By staying out of the
primary election they feel morally free
to take their choice of the party canli
dates, or, if none of them are satisfac
tory, to take part in an independent
movement.
"We hoped that the result of this
tendency would be to cause each party
to put up its strongest good men for
each nomination. So far as my expert
ence in politics qualifies me to judge, I
think that has been for the most part
the result of this election,
"I do not think that the Democrats
could have named a stronger man than
Harry Lane and any analysis of the Re
publican vote, it seems to me, would in
dicate that General Williams would have
defeated any other one of the Republi
can candidates for the nomination'if they
two had been the only candidates in the
filed.
"Some minor defects have appeared.
For instance, the law should not provide
for keeping the ballot boxes for two years
and probably we shall find others as we
understand more fully the workings of
the law at this election, while others may
develop at the election next year. These
can be corrected in the next legislature.
The principal features of the law are ap
parently satisfactory but we cannot be
sure until we have had more experience
under it.
"On the whole, the result of this elec
tion strengthens my faith that it will
help in the practical destruction of the
party boss and his political machine.
The men who were nominated yesterday
must surely feel a much more direct re
sponsibility to all the people than could
be expected under nomination made by
a convention."
MEN WHO MEAN BUSINESS.
Messrs.. Dering and Morrison, Energetic
Men, Acquire Sawmill Property.
Among the many newcomers to this
state there are a . great many men of
means, push and enterprise. Probably
none of these are possessed of more
ability coupled with enthusiastic enter
prise than are ' Messrs S. T. Dering and
A. C. Morrison, who recently became the
owners of the Walker Bros.' sawmill plant
at Logan. These men come from Indi
anapolis, Indiana, where they were en
gaged in the hardware business and were
counted among the most substantial
business men in that large' city. They
were attracted to Oregon by the larger
opportunities that this section offers and
they are just the kind of men who will
make the most of these advantages.
Since acquiring this sawmill property
these gentlemen have expended about '
$1000 in repairing the buildings and this
is but a drop in the bucket Jo what will
be expended, the owners contemplating
the enlarging of the plant and its capac
ity which is now 20,000 feet daily. The
owners recently purchased 20,000,000 feet
of standing timber that will be manufac
tured into lumber. A local yard will be
established at Oregon City where the
mill's product will be sold to the Oregon
City trade at right prices. Success to
Messrs Dering & Morrison in their new
enterprise and may it be the pleasure of
Clackamas county to claim more such
rustling men in the months to follow.
INFORMATION.
For Young Women Who May Go to the
Lewis and. Clark Centennial Exposition
at Portland.
At the time of the Centennial in ,Phila
delphia, 1876, the Young Women's Chris
tian Association, then six years old, sent
out ciruclars to warn girls against coming
to see the Exposition with the Idea of
getting work. Notwithstanding this there
were hundreds of girls stranded who ex
hausted their small savings in three or
four days and found no work; how to pro
tect them was a problem which Is well
remembered by those who were managers
of the Association at that time.
Desiring to meet these conditions we
make the following suggestions: .
1. See to it that you have money
enough for an emergency and for your
return home.
2. See to it that before -leaving home
you learn from reliable source that your
destination in Portland is a safe one.
3. See to it that you accept no direc
tions from either men or women on trains
if unknown to you, and that you report
to the conductor any advances made.
You must depend upon yourself and the
railroad officials for information concern
ing trains. Any questions will be an
swered by the Traveler's Aid Agents to
be found at the stations on the way.
They will be women with badges.
4. See to it that you have an author
ized Traveler's Aid card of identification.
5. See to it that you apply for these
cards to your Organization, Society or
Guild.
6. See to it that before accepting em
ployment in Portland, through advertise
ment or otherwise, that the Exposition
Traveler's Aid Committee endorses it.
7. See to it that before going to any
lodging or boarding house that the Ex
position Traveler's Aid Committee rec
ommends it. The address of the Port
land headquarters of this committee is
312 Oak street, Portland, Oregon.
WILL KEEP US COOL.
Ice Plants
Have . Combined
Operations
for the Season.
Willamette Ice Co., with a, capacity of
15 tonsdaily, and the Oregon City Ice
& ColdStorage Co., capacity of tons.
have combined operations for the sea
son, says the Telegram. The former
company is owned by Franklin T. Grif
fith, and the Oregon City Ice & Cold
Storage Co. is controlled by the Harris
Ice Machine Works, of Portland, and is
under the direct management of Thomas
E. Gault. While the combination cannot
be called a trust, as the prices from last
year are to remain the same, the ar
rangement will be a practical benefit to
the ice consumers. Only one wagon, that
of the Oregon City Ice and Cold Stor
age Co., will deliver ice, but the commu
tation books of the Willamette Ice Works
which are sold at the same figure as
those of the other company, will be hon
ored by the one wagon.
Mr. Griffith said yesterday that it was
the purpose of the company to get all
of the business that it was possible to
obtain, both in Oregon Citiy and else
where. With the capacity of his plant,
he" is prepared to suppyly ice in quantity
to surrounding towns.
j Declares She Didn't Flirt,
J Alleged flirting on the part of the wife
j anj a cessation of love for her on the
part of the husband constitute the
: grounds for a divorce that was filed in
the circuit court here Tuesday by C. D.
Brown against C. E. Brown. The wife
alleges that she was married to Brown
in Portland in 1897 and asks for the cus
tody of the only child, a sixteen year old
daughter by a previous marriage. - The
wife complains that the husbands charge
of flirting and other improper conduct on
her part are not only maliciously false
but have caused her much humiliation.
Two million Americans suffer the tor
turing pangs of dyspepsia. No need to.
Burdock Blood Bitters cures. At any
drug store.
&i uuuSBlffl
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 PAKINO POWDER CO., NEW YORK. h i
MARSHAL IS HELD
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE AGAINST
PRAIRIE CITY OFFICER.
Accused of Being Responsible for Death
of E. Hickman In Shooting
Scrape.
PRAIRIE CITY, OR., May-8...W. II.
Lucy, City Marshall, who was arrested
on the charge of killing Ernest Hickman
in Len Woods' saloon, on the morning of
April 29, at 2:45, was "examined before
Justice J." W. Mack, this city, May 3 and
4, and bound over to appear before the
grand Jury on the charge" of manslaugh
ter. He immediately furnished $2000
bonds. The three women witnesses were
held under $250 bonds each, which they
furnished in cash.
The Justice, in rendering the decision
stated that although the evidence pro
ducel by the state was far from satis
factory, owing to the intoxicated condi
tion' of the witnesses at the time of the
affray, and the mystery concerning the
shooting, which had not been cleared,
or explained away by any of the evidence,
still, as the defendant waived examina
tion, he would hold the defendant, not
on the charge of murder but only that
of manslaughter.
Eleven witnesses were produced by the
state (none by the defendant), of which
eight were present at the time of the
shooting, in a much intoxicated condi
tion, who all agreed that Marshal Lucy,
the defendant, did " the shooting that kill
ed Hickman ; that the trouble between
the women and interference by one of
the men created an impression that se
rious trouble was pending, which the
Marshal tried to prevent, but which Hick
man objected to by placing his fiat hand
upon the Marshal's breast and pushing
him back (so he fell on the floor, one of
the witnesses testified), saying that he
was running the house. When the Mar
shal got on his feet the shooting occur
red, by ' which Hickman was killed and
Haight was wounded in the leg.
This in brief is the evidence of the eye
witnesses. However, there is a mys
tery connected with the shooting which
was not explained. The Marshal was
facing Hickman at the time of the shoot
ing, and Haight was standing eight or
ten feet behind the Marshal, according
to the evidence; still the bullet went
through the body of Hickman, Just be
low the ribs, and the spent bullet bounc
ed back and struck Haight in the leg,
which is an utter Impossibility, as the
bullet was found on the floor, of the sa
loon the next morning, and was not the
least dented or flattened."
Special constable T. M. Ray, who had
charge o!f the prisoner, said that the
prisoner had been' cut in the hand by
some sharp instrument, about an inch
long, and i that blood was on his coat
where the hand had been touching.
John S. Hughes, an old resident of this
place, says that he., has known the de
fendant. W-, H. Lucy, for about 30 years
and has never known him to. have been
in trouble before. The father of the de
fendant, who died in 1903, had been a
respected and honored citizen of Uma
tilla County for many years. - He was
County Judge of that county from 1884
to 1888. ' Mr. Lucy was Deputy Marshal
and special Constable for this precinct
for about one year, and whenever any
criminals were to be found he always
brought his man, and has served as a
very efficient officer.
Cows Eat Giant Powder.
The dog-killer is operating at Glad
stone, a suburb of this city, three ca
nines having succumbed to poison with
in the last few days. In the same length
of time four cows have also died sudden
ly under rather unusual circumstances
although an investigation of the cause
leads to the conclusion that their demise
resulted from eating giant powder that
had been carelessly left at the scene of
grubbing operations by men in the em
ploy of A. Steel.
Public Schools Contribute.
The pupils of the Oregon City public
schools- have raised sixteen dollars to
wards the cost of a cabinet in which to
place the educational exhibit from this
county in connection with the exhibit
that is to be made from Clackamas
county at the Lewis & Clark Fair. The
Clackamas county exhibit is now being
assorted and arranged preparatory to its
installation in the exposition building at
Portland.
Goats for Sale. -'
Enquire of 6. H. Wright, Liberal, Or.