Oregon City
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VOL 38. NO. Ai.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, Fit I DAY, SKiTKMUKU J, 1905.
ESTABLISHED 1866
Gladstone Residence and Acre Tracts
On O. W. P. and Railway Line
It has been determined to put one-hundred acres at Gladstone on
the market in acres ttacts.
It will be sold In quantities as desired and on very easy terms to
purchasers.
These tracts are immediately on the line of the O. W. P. and Ry.
line and are many of them in good cultivation. Much of the soil is the
finest garden land and rich enough to raise onions.
These tracts can be so divided as to present an ideal building site
on one of the best streets in Gladstone and extend back to include the
finest garden land and all in cultivation. Purchasers willing to take
unimproved or partly improved tracts can do so at very reasonable figures
Prices of tracts fronting on the motor line will be $300.00 per acre,
and from that on down to $50.00 per acre.
Understand we propose to sell a tract of level rich garden land on
the main line of the railway for $300.00, or we will sell you six acres on
the main county road to Portland for the same price.
On these cheaper tracts the timber will more than pay for half the
porchase price.
Remember wewill and intend for sixty days, and no longer, to
sell a large number of acre tracts in Gladstone for $50.00 per acre, and
every one of these tracts will have a frontage on the main county road
to Portland.
The terms in all cases will be made fair and to suit the conven
ience of customers.
Oregon City is rapidly growing northward, and any property
fairly situated lying between this city and Portland is better than
money in the bank.
We mean business. Come and make your selections.
An abstract with each purchase, showing a complete title free of
all incumbrance.
TO BE COUNTED OVER
OREGON CITY RESIDENTS BEING
ENUMERATED AGAIN.
Soma
Business Man Feel That Figures
Da Not Dlacloaa Actual
Population.
treaty Is expected to be completed by the
"nd of the week.
Thin happy conclusion of the confer
ence, which a week ago would have been
shipwrecked had It not been for the
heroic intercession of President Jtoose-
EI A R V IB Y IE. C
OREGON CITY, OREGON.
OSS
L. L. PORTER.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Abatracta of Property Furnished.
Offica with Oregon City Enterprise.
C. D. and D. C. LATOURETTE,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS
AT LAW.
Main Street, Oregon City, Oregon.
Furnlah Abatracta of Title, Loan Money,
Forecloae Mortgage, and tranaaot .
General Law lluilneaa. !
0 W. EAHTHAM
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Collections, Mortgage Foreclosures, Ab
atracta of Title and General Law Bus
In eea.
THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF OREGON CITY
Oregon City, Oregon
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $100,000
D.
F.
C. LATOURETTE
J. MEYER
Transacts a general banking business.
9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
President
Cashier
Open from
Office ever
Bank of Oregon City,
Oreron City, Or.
V, B. U'Bta 0. Boissbsl
U'REN A SCHUEBEL
Attorneys at Law.
Sutrdjev 3UxjoUaL
Will practice In all courta, make colleo
tlona and aettlementa of eatatea.
Furnlah abatracta of title, lend you mon
ey, lend you money on first mortgage.
Office In Enterprise Building,
Oregon City, Oregon.
XIVY 8TIPP
Attornky at Law.
Justice of the Peace.
.'rgger Bldg., Oregon City
J. U. CAMPBELL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Oregon City,
Oregon
Will practice In all the courts of the state
Offlce in Cauflold Building.
Prices Reasonable
LET US
DO YOUr Work Work Guaranteed
We do a General Baggage and Transfer Business.
Safes,. Pianos and Furniture Moved
Oflice Opposite Masonic Building
Williams Bros. Transfer Co.
Telephones Office 1121
Residence 1833
UNDER NEW W. KUPPENBEDER, President
MANAQEriENT BEN. KUPPENBENDER, Sec. & Treas
Oregon City Planing Mill Co.
Doors, Windows, Mouldings
And all Kinds Stock Patterni of Mill Work Always on Hand.
Estimates on Contracts Made Free of Charge.
MONMOUTH STATE NORMAL
CLACKAMAS TITLE CO.
Your Clackamas County abstracts of
Title should be prepared by the
Clackamas Title Company, Incor
porated, Chamber of Commerce
building, Portland. This company
1b the builder and owner of the best
and most .complete plant of Clack
amas comity 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.
B. F. Riley, pres... F. B. Riley, boo.
ft,
K. D. RESSLER, PrlW
BEGINS ITS 24TH YEAR SEPTEMBER 26
Thrae Couraea of Study.
preparing for County and State Certifi
cates. Higher courses recognised'. In
Washington and other States.
Demand for Normal Trained Teachers.
Longer terms, higher wages and better
opportunities for promotion award the
Normal graduate for his enterprise.
School directors appreciate the superior
ability of Monmouth graduates and the
demand far exceeds the supply. Special
attention given to methods work In
graded and ungraded schools.
Catalogues containing full information
sent on application.
Correspondence Invited, address,
ot J. B. V. BUTLER,' Secwtaiy
Oregon City's population Is being re
counted. Borne dissatisfaction resulted from the
announcement by the assessor's office
that the number of persona residing with
in the corporate limits of Oregon" City is
but 3837. This enumeration shows but a
light Increase In the city's population
over that of the government census Ave
years ago, whereas It Is generally be
lieved the residents of this city have
Increased greatly In numbers In the last
half-decade. It Is to satisfy this ques
tion that a re-count la to be had.
J. W. McAnulty, under the direction
of the Oregon City Board of Trade, Is
making the enumeration and he Is go
ing to be especially vigilant lest some one
escape him. Deputy Assessor T. J. Nel
son, who took the census of Oregon City,
ays he is satisfied with the thorough
ness of the service as he performed It.
II says he made a complete canvas of
the city and does not think he missed, at
the most, a score of persons. He Is
willing that a re-count ahall be had, but
he feela confident that the result will
not be materially different.
Residents of the city can be of great
help to the census enumerator and should
give that official all the assistance with
in their power that his work may be fa
cilitated and the result be the best pos
sible showing for Oregon City.' If there
are 4000 or 4500 people actually residing
within the city limits, let's have the
evidence of the fact on the census roil.
A census that Is worth having. Is worth
having correctly, but the belief that there
exists a deficiency In the count of the
assessor's oflice may have resulted from
misunderstanding aa to the extent of
the city limits. The enumeration re
turned by Deputy Assessor Nelson, In
cludes only the actual residents of the
Incorporated city, and la entirely exclu
sive of the numerous and populous su
burbs that surround the city proper, on
all sides.
More general dissatisfaction, however.
Is apt to result In the announcement of
the census of the county which is given at
20,877, showing an Increase of about 600
In five years. According to the figures
as published, with the single exception
of Oregon City, the reported population
of every precinct or community In the
county is In even numbers, a total that
Is In every Instance the multiple of 25,
The condition In the county with respect
to population Is certainly unusual, or the
figures as returned by the various dep
uty assessors are largely guesswork.
As In the case of the city, the county's
actual population should be given. An
approximate estimate Is not very satis
factory. '
Figures Are Revised. -
Since the above was In type, Assessor
Nelson has rechecked the enumeration
blanks as returned to his office by the
various field deputies and the revision
shows a total population In the county
of 21,721 as against 20,887 as previously
announced. The mistake In giving out
the population originally was due to a
clerk In the assessor's office, who esti
mated each precinct and community In
totals which in every Instance were the
multiple of 25.
How this discrepancy resulted Is eas
ily explained . The blanks upon which
the enumeration was made, contains
space for the listing of 25 names each
and in compiling the totals, the clerk
estimated the population on a basis of
25 to each blank returned by the deputy
without making an actual count.
Discovering the apparent Irregularity,
aa soon as the figures had been publish
ed. Assessor Nelson Immediately made
an Investigation and was but a short
time in ascertaining the cause which haa
I been remedied by the making of an ac-
tual count of the blanks which shows
1 the following population In the different
! precincts of the county.
Damascus 728
Canby 784
Clackamas 630
Barlow 422
West Oregon City 617
Milwaukte 1455
Oregon City 3837
Upper Molalla 175
Marquam 497
Klllen 485
Harding 468
Highland 604
George 183
Garfield 375
Eagle Creek 524
Union 200
Viola 187
Molalla 547
Macksburg 593
Milk Creek 360
Maple Lane 524
Tualatin 488
Sprlngwater 285
Pleasant Hill 691
New Era 495
Oswego 647
Needy 635
Soda Springs 228
Cherryvllle ?5
Gladstone 225
Boring 342
Canyon Creek 149
Canemah 400
Beaver Creek 616
Bull Run 192
Abernathy 638
AMONG THE FARMERS
ENTERPRISE MAN SPENDS WEEK IN
THE COUNTRY,
velt, was sudden and dramatic. For the
sake of peace, Japan, with the magnan
imity of a victor, at the last moment
yielded everything still In Issue. Russia
refused to budge from the ultimatum
Emperor Nicholas had given to President
Roosevelt through Ambassador Meyer.
No Indemnity under any guise, but an
agreement to divide Sakhalin and reim
burse Japan for the maintenance of pris
oners were hie last words. They had
been repeatedly reiterated In Mr. Wltte's
Instructions and In compliance with a re
quest for a written reply to the Japanese
compromise proposal of last Wednesday,
they were delivered to Baron .Komura
this morning. Mr. Witte went to the
conference declaring that he was power
leas to change the dot of an "I" or the
cross of a "t" In his instructions. Em
peror Nicholas' word had been given not
only to him but to President Roosevelt,
the head of a foreign state.
When Baron Komura, therefore, first
offered the new basis of compromise out
lined In the Associated Press dlsDatches
last night (the complete renunciation of
Indemnity, coupled with a proposition for
the redemption of Sakhalin at a price to
be fixed by a mixed tribunal consisting
of representatives of the neutral powers.
in fact. If not In words, the solution of
fered by the President), Mr. Witte again
returned a non possumus. It was what
Mr. Witte termed In his Interview with
the Associated Press "the psychological
moment." Mr. Witte did not flinch. He
feared a rupture, and, as he expressed It
afterward, he waa stunned by what hap
pened.
Baron Komura gave way on all the dis
puted points. ' With the prescience that
has enabled the Japanese to gauge the
mental process of their adversaries on
the field of battle and upon the sea. they
had realized in advance that peace could
be obtained In no other way, They had
warned their 1 government. President
Roosevelt had also. It Is believed, advised
Japan that It was better to meet the
Russian position than to take the re
sponsibility of continuing the war for the
purpose of collecting tribute. The Mikado,
by the advice of the Cabinet and Elder
Statesmen, yesterday had sanctioned the
final concession. When Baron Komura
yielded, the rest was mere child's play.
Articles 10 and 11 (Interned warships
and the limitation of Russia's sea power
In the Far East) were withdrawn. Japan
agreed that only that portion of the Chi
nese Eastern Railroad south of Chang'
tufu, the position occupied by Oyama,
should be ceded to Japan. Both sides,
once the deadlock was broken, wanted
"Just and lasting" peace, and in that re
spect It was decided to practically neu
trallze Sakhalin, each country binding
Itself not to fortify its half of the Island,
and Japan assuming an obligation not to
fortify La Perouse Strait, between Sak
halln and Hokkaido, which would bar
Russia's commercial route to the Pacific.
The plenipotentiaries went further.
They decided to add a new clause in the
nature of a broad provision for mutual
commercial privileges, by which each
country will secure to the other the bene
fit of the "most favored nation" clause
and "the open door." The new treaty
therefore will be a wonderfully friendly
document, of a character almost to raise
the suspicion that the two countries have
not negotiated peace, but have concluded
the basts of a future alliance. There is,
however, no evidence, aa rumored, that
any secret clauses are to be appended to
the present treaty.
Before leaving the conference building,
the envoys exchanged felicitations with
the President at Oyster Bay. Both Baron
Komura and Mr. Witte telegraphed. The
former confined himself to appraising Mr.
Roosevelt of the conditions upon which
peace had been concluded. Mr. Witte
frankly laid his tribute at the President's
feet. In his message he said:
"History will ascribe to you the glory".
and added the expression of Russia's
hearty appreciation of the President's
"generous initiative." Mr. Roosevelt re
plied with words of thanks.
Producers Are In Midst of Hsrvestlng
Growth of Rursl Telephone
System.
Oregon City Enterprise
Weekly Oregonian ft
and
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PIRATING FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR
Foley & Co., Chicago, originated Honey
and Tar as a throat and lung remedy, and
on account of the great merit and popu
larlty of Foley's Honey and Tar many
Imitations are offered for the genuine.
These worthless Imitations have similar
sounding names. Beware of them. The
genuine Foley's Honey and Tar is in a
yellow package. Ask for it and refuse
any substitute. It Is the best remedy
for coughs and colds.. Huntley Bros Co.
Your correspondent last week spent a
day In Interviewing and sightseeing the
farmers residing in the Highland, Claries,
Meadow Bottoms, Howard's Mill at Mul
Ino and found them all busy In different
vocations and a cheerful disposition, con
sequently his note book Is Interesting
and will tell the readers of the Enter
prise how they are getting along.
Mr. T. D. Jones, who conducts the
genera merchandise Store at Beaver
Creek, is talking of selling out and in
tends to return to Nebraska. He keens
neat stock and also attends to the tel
ephone switchboard of the Farmers' Mu
tual Telephone system, and later will
have 11 lines represented, there being
now but five. This store was started 14
years ago by Dr. Thomas. Dr. Bommer
and Mr. Campbell met the farmers lately
at Jones' store and the matter of con
necting the Farmers' line with the Ore
gon City system was the subject consid
ered at this meeting. ',
The work of threshing Is well advanced
in this Immediate section and a few more -days
will see the threshers seeking work
farther north In the higher altitudes of
the county, where grain Is later In ripen
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Hall, of Indiana, are pay
ing a protracted visit to Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Widenor.
John Heft, one of our prosperous farm
ers, Is piping his premises and Is bring
ing water from an elevation for domestio
use. He is also at work on a cozy new
residence which win shortly be completed.
Kind nelghmbors of Mr. and Mrs. Heft
met on last Sunday evening and a social
gathering took place, where refreshments
were served and a good time generally
had.
Miss Moehnke has been employed to
teach a term of school In district No. SO.
She is a good teacher and gives general
satisfaction.
A marriage in which Mr. Esslg and
Louisa Stetner are the contracting par
ties Is announced to take place at the
close of this week.
Mrs. Schwetz, of Portland, Is visiting
her niece, Mrs. Heft, also the families
of Bluhms, Moehnks and others, and Is
enjoying herself.
Arthur Bluhm has the contract to fur
nish School District No. 80 with some of
Its winter fueL
J. Miller, an old Highland settler, haa
Just completed a large and commodious
barn and haa the same filled with grain
and hay.
The Messrs. J. Miller and Ed. Welch
hlghed themselves to the mountains and
are huckleberry picking. '
T. Mayfield is the accommodating gen
tleman who furnishes the farmers of
Highland and adjoining country with
fresh meat during the busy season. Mr.
Mayfield Is one of our prosperous ranch
ers and his farm and orchard, and home
are a model of neatness and thrift.
Tour correspondent had the pleasure
of looking through the plum orchard
owned by Mr. F. D. Shute and wife. The
plums are of the Iowa Seedling variety.
The flavor is fine and color a yellow, and
a good keeper.
Miss Grace Fisher, of Portland, la
stopping or making her home with the
Mnrfthfllls. She la WAitinsr until Sentem-
ber 25th, when she begins the fall term
of school In district No. 32.
Tour correspondent Is under many ob
ligations to Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Kendle
found busy stacking peas and oats, but
found time to speak of farm" work and
neighbors. He has a fine stock farm at
Colton where grazing in abundance is
had for his herd of Durham cattle.
J. C Parish Is a rustler and has his
farm work well in hand and resides in a
pleasant home near the Kendles. Mr.
P. intends to move to town shortly so as
to work In one of Oregon City's many
factories.
Mrs. D. H. Cartrlght is visiting her
brother, F. T. Schute, of Highland, and
Is enjoying the high altitude and scenery
very much. '
C. T. Howard, who has 53 years to his
credit as a Clackamas county resident,
is doing a steady and constant grinding
of fancy family flour at his mill, the
Mullno Mill. He makes two grades on
which he prides himself, called "How
ard's" and "Best Hard Wheat." Mr. E.
J. Maple Is head miller and seems to be
the right man in the right place.
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Total 21.721
PEACE TERMS COMPLETED.
Japan, Generous Victor, Receives Not a
Cent of Indemnity.
PORTSMOUTH. N. II., Aug. 29. The
long and bloody war between Japan and
Russia Is ended. The terms of peace
were agreed upon by Mr. Witte and
Baron Komura at tho session of the con
ference this morning, and this afternoon
preliminary arrangements for an armis
tice were concluded and the actual work
of framing the "treaty of Portsmouth"
wns, by mutual agreement, turned over
to Mr. De Martens, Russia's great Inter
national lawyer, and Mr. Dennison, who
for 25 years has acted as the legal ad-'
vlser of the Japanese Foreign Offlce. The
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