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Oregoa Historic
EGON UITY
VOL.. 38. NO. 43.
OKEGON CITY, OREGON, FKIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1905.
ESTABLISHED 1866
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Gladstone Residence and Acre Tracts
OnO.W. P. and Railway Line
It has been determined to put one-hundred acres at Gladstone on
the market in acres tracts.
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 x
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
purchase price. .
Remember we will 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 wiJI be made fair and to suit the conven
ience of customers.
Oregon City is rapidly growing northward, and any property
fairly situated lying between mis 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.
IAEEY IS D M S S
OREGON CITY, OREGON.
I 1 PORTER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Abstracts of1 Property Furnished.
Office with Oregon City Enterprise.
C. D. and D. C. LATOURETTE,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS
AT LAW.
Main Street, Oregon City, Oregon.
Furnish Abstracts of Title, Loan Money,
Foreclose Mortgage, and transact
General Law Business.
Q W. EASTHAM
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Collections, Mortgage Foreclosures, Ab
stracts of Title and General Law Business.
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.
President
Cashier
Open from
Office over
Bank of Oregon City.
Oregon City, Or.
W. B. U'Ben 0. Bohnebel
U'REN & SCHUEBEL
Attorneys at Law.
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Will practice in all courts, make collec
tions and settlements of estates.
Furnish abstracts of title, lend you mon
ey, lend you money on first mortgage. ,
Office in Enterprise Building,
Oregon City, Oregon.
,JIVY STIPP
Attorney at Law.
Justice of the Peace.
gger Bldg., Oregon City
Prices Reasonable
Work Guaranteed
LET US
Do Your Work
We do a General Baggage and Transfer Business.
Safes, Pianos and Furniture Moved
Office Opposite Masonic Building
Williams Bros. Transfer Co.
Telephones Office 1121
Residence 1833
TO CHANGE LAWS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
WILL BE PROPOSED.
Advocates of Initiative Legislation
Submit Important Matters
To Electors.
To
Eight amendments to the Oregon con
stitution are proposed for enactment un
der the initiative next June. They are:
Giving the people power to call ref
erendum on single items of appropria
tion bills without effecting other items
and extending the initiative and the ref
erendum powers to cities and towns and
all electoral districts as to local, special
and municipal acts of the Legislature.
diving the people power to demand
resignation of a delinquent officer or to
remove him at a special election (Imper
atlve mandate.)
Giving municipalities power to make
and amend their own charters, lndepend
enuy or tne .Legislature, subject only
to the state constitution and the general
laws. '
Allowing enactment of laws and ordi
nances by proportionment or minority
representations; I. e., giving minority
parties representation in Legislatures and
City Councils in proportion to their vot
lng members.
Allowing the duties and the salary of
the state Printer to be regulated by law.
Giving the people exclusive power to
create state institutions at other places
than at the capital. (The Legislature
has set up institutions at other places
In violation of the constitution.)
Giving the Legislature power to pro
pose constitutional amendents and re
quiring the referendum on legislative acts
that call for a constitutional convention.
(Two successive Legislatures must now
propose amendments. )
Prohibiting use of passes by public of
Scqrs.
UNDER NEW
MANAGEHENT
W. KUPPENBEDER, President
BEN. KUPPENBENDER, Sec. & Treas
Oregon City Planing Mill Go.
Doors, Windows, Mouldings
And all Kinds Stock Patterns of Mill Work Always on Hand.
Estimates on Contracts Made Free of Charge.
J. U. CAMPBELL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Oregon City, - - - - - -Oregon
Will practice in all the courts of the state
Office In Caufield Building.
CLACKAMAS TITLE CO.
Your Clackamas County abstracts of
Title should be prepared by the
Clackamas Title Company, Incor
porated, Chamber of Comrcrce
building, Portland. This company
Is the builder and owner of the best
and most complete plant-of Clack
amas county titles. A-stracts 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.
K. F. Riley, pres... F. B. Riley, sec.1
MONMOUTH STATE NORMAL
BEGINS ITS 24TH YEAR SEPTEMBER 26 I
E. D. RESSLER, President
Three Courses of Study.
preparing for County and State Certifi
cates. Higher courses recognized 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,
or J. B. V. BUTLER, Secretary
Oregon City Enterprise and
Weekly Oregonian 0S?yhr $2.00
Through the initiative of the Oregon
constitution, several proposed amend
ments to the organic law of the state
will be offered to the electors next June,
each to be voted on separately and to be
incorporated into the constitution if bus
tained by a majority vote, a.y ihsOre
gonian. s i
They - will be the first constitutional
amendments that have yet been present
ed at the polls under the initiative, but
the method will not be new, inasmuch
as they will be voted on ,the same as
were the direct primary and the local
option laws enacted by that method last
year.
They will be initiated by petition of
electors, the same way as the direct pri
mary and the local-option laws were ini
tiated, on petition of not less than 8 per
cent of the votes cast for Supreme Judge
In June. 1904.
An organization of 400 or 600 citizens
Is forming to boom the amendments, one
of the most active members of which is
W. S. TTRen. of Oregon City. The nu
,:!eus of the organization is formed by
17 men who have signed a circular let
ter directed to 1000 representative "elec
tors of the state, asking for their opinions
on each of the several amendments. The
signers of the letter are: W. S. URen,
Judge Thomas A. McBride, Henry E.
McGinn, J. N. Teal. C. E. S. Wood. Frank
Williams, Charles H. Caufield, Ben Sell
ing. F. E. Beach, F. McKercher, J. E.
Hedges, E. G. Caufield, C. Schuebel C.
H. Gram, B. jG. Leedy, George M. Orton,
and H. G. Kundret.
Accompanying the circular letter goes
a pamphlet presenting each amendment
and setting forth the arguments there
for. The restrictions which the amend
ments would remove "perhaps were wise
when the Legislative Assembly had ex
clusive power to make law," says the
pamphlet. "But, now, that the people
have power to make laws (under the in!
tiative), and to reject acts of the Legis
j lature (under the referendum) such re
I strictions can only operate to hinder the
! growth of better government."
j For example, the referendum on the
i general appropriation bill of the Legis
lature, called for the purpose of cutting
off the Normal School appropriations.
has demonstrated that the people should
have power to call referendum on special
items of an appropriation bill, without
holding up the entire bill; the custom of
passing special acts in the Legislature
for counties and towns on the sole recom
mendation of legislators therefrom, has
developed a demand that the people of
local districts have power to call refer
endum on such enactments; the mal
feasance and unpopularity of officers of
government has given rise to the demand
that the people who elect them may re
move them from their places of trust;
the shutting out of minority parties from
lawmaking bodies has produced the claim
that they should be represented In pro
portion to their voting strength; the
large emoluments of the State Printer
and legislative amendment to the consti
tution has given rise to the sentiment
that the people themselves should amend
the constitution to that end; the habit of
the Legislature in establishing state in
stitutions at other places than the capi
tal, thus violating the constitution, has
engendered the amendment which would
confine that power to the enactments of
the people, and take it away from the
Legislature; the . introduction of a bill
in the Legislature last Winter for a con
stitutional convention, with delegates ap
portioned at variance with public opinion
and with a large appropriation, has
brought forth the demand that any bill
for a constitutional convention shall be
submitted to the people for ratification
before the convention shall meet; and the
practice of officers of government in rid
ing on rail and boat lines on passes has
brought up a proposed amendment pro
hibiting them from accepting passes or
reduced rates for themselves or for mem
bers of their families.
Favors the Amendment.
These amendments, says the pamphlet.
would bring needed "improvements in
the art of self-government," and such
improvements "are as much the result
of experiments as are improvements In
machine tools. There are about 75 years
of experiments by, many men between
the reaping cradle' on the one side and
the self-binding reaper and the combined
harvester and thresher on the other; be
tween the quill pen and the modern type
writing machine; between the stage
coach and the 100-ton locomotive. Sim
ilar examples run through ail our daily
experience with tools." The pamphlet
continues:
"During the past 16 years the people
of Oregon have tried several very Inter
esting experiments in the art of self
government, including the Australian
ballot law, registration of voters, the in
itiative and referendum on state laws.
and in the City of Portland on charter
making, statutory regulation of party
primaries, and a direct primary nomina
tion law.
"The net result of these experiments
is conceded to be better and more satis
factory government
"Therefore we believe it would be well
for the people to remove the restrictions
and reserve to themselves the additional
powers provided for in the suggested
amendments to the constitutions of Ore
gon, and also to enact the anti-pass law,
to prevent all their servants from ac
cepting corporation favors."
EXHIBIT AT FAIR
PORTLAND PAPERS' COMMENT
CLACKAMAS' DISPLAY.
ON
Especial Mention Made of County's Ex
tensive Timber and Grand
Agricultural Products. '
FAMOUS
COW FOR STOCK SHOW.
Fair Queen, Champion at Every Fair, An
Attraction atvLewls & Clark Fair.
Portland, September 14. Fair Queen,
champion of many fairs, and as a cow
which has never been beaten, entitled to
rank as one of the greatest show cows
living, is entered In the shorthorn class
at the stock show which is to be held at
the Lewis & Clark Exposition from Sep
tember 19 to 29. Fair Queen took cham
pion honors at the World's Fair at St.
Louis last year, and also at tne Inter
national live stock shows held at Chi
cago, in 1903 and 1904, and at the Amer
lean Royal Show at Kansas City in the
same years. She Is the holder also of
various premiums won at leading state
fairs all over the country.
"In the shorthorn show the class of
cattle will be the highest ln.the United
States." said M. D. Wisdom, livestock
superintendent at the Exposition. "It
will be a show of great quality and one
that people cannot afford to miss. The
shorthorn show in general will be equal
to any show ever held in America of this
breed of cattle."
"In the Holstein class," continued the
superintendent, 'the Hazelwood Farm
Company of Spokane, has entered 20 head
of show stock shosen from 70 head which
the company purchased in Wisconsin.
These are the best of the class to be
found. They will compete against the
world's champion herd of the Pierce
Land Company of California, a herd
which is without question the finest in
the world. The Pierce Land and Stock
Company imported 40 head from Holland
last year and the bull that heads the
herd Is one of the importation. He is
considered the finest bull of the breed
living today. esides these two herds,
John B. Irvin of Wisconsin, who won at
St. Louis last year, and P. A. Frakes,
of Oregon, who also owns some St. Louis
prize winners, will be at the Fair.
"In Jerseys there will be shown a fine
and select herd from .the Hazel Fern
Farm owned by the W. S. Ladd estate
This is one of the finest herds of Jer
seys in the world, and the stock sent to
the show will be the very finest of the
breed procurable anywhere. In competi
tion with the Hazel Fem herd will be
the herd of Dr. Still of Missouri, which
was prominent among first prize win
ners at St. Louis last year, and which
has been recuperated in size and merit.
Besides these two there will be a number
of local herds of quality including those
of Harry West, D. H. Looney, A. C. Mar
tin, B. Altman and Atkinson Bros., all
of Oregon. In sheep, swine and goats all
the prominent breeds will be represented
by the finest type of animals."
The sheds for the stock show, on the
Government Peninsula at the Exposition
are nearing completion: They are of
Improved style, in every way adapted to
the purpose.
Everything will be in readiness for
the stock show several days before Sep
tember 19, the opening day, and pros
pects are good for a remarkably large
attendance from Pacific Coast states.
CENTENNIAL ECHOES.
The Royal Hawaiian Band will remain
at the Lewis & Clark Exposition uirtil
September 18. Its eon tract having been
extended two weeks. The band has made
the greatest musical hit of the season.
The manager was offered a large sum to
play at San Francisco but the exposition
would . not let him go. Thousands of
people are delighted with the dally con
certs by the Kanakas in the grand band
stand.
These are the things to which Clacka
mas County, Oregon, lays claim, and by
which she calls herself great: "The larg
est woolen mill on the Pacific Coast; the
largest paper and pulp mills west of New
York; the greatest water-power in this
world developed at tide-water; and three
crops of vegetables in succession on the
same ground, in the same year, and with
out irrigation," reported Sunday's Ore
gonian. And all these claims to great
ness are admirably set forth in the
county's exhibit at the Lewis & Clark
Exposition in the Agricultural building.
Three and one-half miles of white pa
per, tightly rolled into a. mass weighing
2760 pounds, and which, if spread out
in the open country would cover 217,000
square feet, is the first thing that at
tracts the eyes of visitors to the county's
display. And this roll was, and many
more are dally made of the wood-pulp
obtained from the spruce trees of Clack
amas county. This is one of the greatest
claims to fame that is the county's.
There are thousands of acres of tim
ber lands in this county, containing some
of the finest hard and soft woods in the
world. Some quarter sections in the
county will yield as high as 26,000,000
feet The United States has set apart
the greater portion of the eastern part of
the ounty as a forest reserve, and the
'matured trees will be sold to the highest
bidder. Many acres are now lying idle,
which can bo taken up under the laws
of the United States affecting timber
claims. Fir trees predominate, but there
is also an enormous quantity of oak, ash,
larch, hemlock, and cotton wood timber.
In a. very large case in the center of
the booth is a splendid exhibit of wool
and woolen products, which has attract
ed the attention of Eastern dealers, who
have intimated that they will. In the fu
ture, keep an eye upon Clackamas coun
ty markets. Clackamas county is pecu
liarly, adapted for the production of sheep
and goats, because of the rolling char
acter of the land and the abundance of
good water. The equable climate of the
county, and the cheapness with which
the immense forage crops are raised,
makes the industry a very profitable one.
Several pieces of iron sewer-piping", va
rying in diameter, are arranged in a
round tower near one end of the booth,
and are made of Clackamas County iron
ore, and by Clackamas county mechanics.
The mineral resources of the county are
almost entirely untouched. Mining ex
perts have stated that, with proper devel
opment, Clackamas county would quick
ly become one of the richest mining dis
tricts in the world. Copper, iron, coal
and lead are found in abundance.
But it is the exhibits, of wheat, oats,
barley, clover, timothy, potatoes and hops,
that visitors confine most of their at
tention. The county has often been call
ed the "garden spot of the Willamette
Valley," and its exhibits at the Fair go
far toward bolstering up the boast. Fail
ure of crops is practically unknown in
the county, and the fertility of its soil
has been a source of wonder, and In
many cases of doubt, o.n the part of
Eastern farmers. The average yield of
hops Is 1200 pounds to the acre, of wheat
36 bushels, of oats 60 bushels, of barley
40 bushels, and of potatoes 150 bushels
to the acre. All other grains, grasses
and vegetables grow with like prodigality.
One of the most interesting .exhibits of
the county is a long sprig of tansy, a
plant of rare medical value. Flax and
spletz are also grown to considerable ex
tent in the county. Several bunches of
fine tobacco are also exhibited and indi
cate the wonderful range of products of
the county.
Too much cannot be said In praise of
the tempting display of fruits. There
are several piums on exnioit iour ui
which weigh considerably more than a
pound. Clackamas county has been call
ed the Ideal country for the fruit farmer.
Strawberries have made it famous In the
markets of the country and its cherries
are lauded the world over. Currants,
huckleberries, blackberries, Logan ber
ries, raspberries and grapes are arrayed
in tempting display, and do much toward
making the name of Clackamas county
still greater importance in the markets
of the world.
The manufactures of the county, par
ticularly those from Milwaukie and Ore
gon City, have been very tastefully ar
ranged by Mrs. M. A. Thomas, in charge
of the exhibit.
ROYAL
a
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The use of Royal Baking Powder is
essential to the healthfufness of the
family food. . .
Yeast ferments the food.
Alum baking powders are injurious
Royal Baking Powder saves health.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEWARK-