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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1005.
ESTABLISHED 1866
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THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF OREGON CITY
I Oregon City, Oregon
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $100,000
Pi C. LATOURETTE - - - President
r J. MEYER - - - - - Cashier
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Transacts a general banking business. Open from
9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
(kr Store Is Headquarters
I for everything pretty, attractive and appro-
priate in the way of dry goods and ladies'
j furnishings that are being sold at prices to
I suit everybody.
I All sorts of toys and gifts suitable for the '
$ Holiday season. You will make a mistake
I if you purchase elsewhere before inspecting
j our stock, which is more complete than ever.
C. 0. and D. C. LATOURETTE,
ATTORNEYS AND C0UNSEL0I18
AT LAW.
Main Street, Oregon City, Oregon.
FurnlHh Abatraoti of Title, Loan Money,
Foreclose Mortgage, and traniact
' General Law BualneM.
W. 8- D'Ren 0. Bohoebel
U'REN & SCIIUEBEL
Attorneys at Law.;
Will practice in all court, make collec
tion! and aettlementa of eatate.
Furnlah abstract of title, lend you mon
ey, lend you money on first mortgage.
Office In Entarprise Building,
Oregon City, Oregon.
JJVY 8TIPP
Attoenev at Law.
JuhUch of the Peace.
Office In Jaggor Building, Oregon City.
J. U. CAMPBELL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Oregon City,
-Oregon
Will practice In all the court of the atate
Office In Caufteld Building.
THE FAIR STORE
WM. ROBISON
Willamette Buildine Oreeon Citv. Orecon.
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PORTER COMES
OUT FOR SENATOR
An Installment of Deserving Candidates Who Would
Serve the People in this County
WILL SEEK NOMINATIONS BY DIRECT PRIMARY
Hon. Grant B. Dimick, of This City, Aspires to the County Judge
ship-Numerous Candidates for Office
of Sheriff
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
Is the builder and owner of the best
and most complete plant of Clack
amas county titles. As tracts from
Its office s-e compiled by experts of
long experience, cumtMient attor
neys and draughtsmen, and are of
guaranteed accuracy.
Clackaman County Lands, Mortgage
Loans, Estates managed, Taxes ex
amined and paid.
C. F. Riley, pres... F. B. Riley, sec.
I hereby announce myself a candidate for State Senator. I believe
there should be honesty rather than hypocricy in politics; that every man
should have a square deal; that corporations, especially our great railway
systems, should not have special privileges of any kind, notably, along
the line of taxation. For the railroads to have their agent and attorney In
the State Senate, as they have had for twelve years from this county, is
not for the best Interests of the county or Its taxpayers. Neither are the
Interests of the county being served by being represented by a Senator
who openly admits that he is In the pay of the corporations. Our present
State Senator Is the only man In the United States who would think of be
ing a candidate with a land fraud indictment hanging over him, but he still
believes he can fool the people. I am in accord with the plan of nominating
United States Senators by a direct vote of the people. My views on
other matters of interest that will come before the voters will be taken
up through the columns of the Enterprise later on.
L. L. PORTER.
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kindscomplete sets Musical Toys, Games of all kinds.
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Holiday Furniture, Carpets, Stoves and Ranges, Crockery,
Pianos and Organs Extra force of clerks who will be at your
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Main and Seventh Sts. OREGON, CITY, ORE.
The time is approaching when in
terest naturally centers In the Spring
campaign and the general election of
county officers that will follow next
June. For the first time the Direct
Primary Nominnation Law will be
voked in the nomination of candidates
for the respective offices and the pros
pects are that this popular form of
seeking nominations will be exten
sively utilized by men who would serve
the people of Clackamas county in of
ficial capacities. It is now up to the
electors to select for these offices the
best possible men from among the as
pirants that may appear.
The Enterprise expects from week
to week to keep the public informed
as to the candidates for the various
offices to be filled at the June elec
tion. This week the office of County
Judge and Sheriff are discussed and
the others will he taken up In suc
ceeding issues.
It is generally recognized that one
of th most Important offices within
the gift of the county is that of County
Judge. That office is the administra
tive head of the County government
and much depends upon the intelli
gent and conservative management of
that office, of the many details per
taining to the county's welfare.
Foremost among the aspirants for
this office is Hon. Grant B. Dimick, of
this city, whose friends, and they are
legion, are enthusiastic in their sup
port of him as the right man for the
place. A native Oregonian, Mr. Dim
ick was born on a farm east of Hub
bard, March 4, 18C9. His education
was acquired in the public schools.
he afterwards attending the McMinn-
ville College and the Oregon State
Normal School at Monmouth. Decid
ing to take up the study of law as a
life profession, the subject of this
sketch upon leaving the Normal
hchooi, began reading Blackstone at
his country home, subsequently con
tinuing his studies at Woodburn and
later at Salem. Mr. Dimick passed
the examination before the state Su
preme Court and was admitted to the
bar June 1, 1894. On March 4 of the
following year he located at Oregon
City and entered vigorously upon the
practice of his legal profession. Three
years later he was appointed Deputy
District Attorney for Clackamas coun
ty under T. J. Cleeton and served in
that capacity for two years.
fossesslng the faculty of winning
and retaining friends, Mr. Dimick eas
ily established himself in a favorable
light with the people of Oregon City
and at the annual municipal election
in December, 1899, was elected Mayor,
serving In that office for four succes
sive terms, the first three times de
feating three of the most prominent
residents of the county who opposed
him for the place. That his adminis
tration of city affairs met with very
general indorsement may be Inferred
from the fact that at the close of his
fourth term Mr. Dimick was the recip
ient of a petition bearing the signa
tures of more than 460 of the legal
voters of the city asking him to be
come a candidate for another term,
but the fifth term was declined.
In 1904 Mr. Dimick was nominated
as one of the Republican Presidential
electors from this state. In a conven
tion composed of 358 members Mr
Dimick received 349 votes in the face
of opposing candidates. In the drawing
to determine which of the four elec
tors should carry Oregon's vote to the
electoral college at Washington, Mr.
Dimick drew the lucky number which
he gracefully presented to Judge Fee,
the senior elector, from eastern rr!
gon, who carried the vote to the Na
tional Capital together with the news
of Oregon's magnificent 42,982 major
ity for Roosevelt.
Mr. Dimick has always been an ac
tive campaigner in the Interest of his
party s candidates and in thia ,,i..
he has done much effective work. Four
years ago Mr. Dimick withdrew from
the race as a candidate for the nomi-
muuii iie now seeks in order that har
mony within the Dartv mteht ha
moted and he loyally transferred his
strength to that of the opposing candi
date, Judge Ryan, whom he snnnnrtprt
oyally. During the campaign that fol-
iuwcu, mr. uimicK spoke in every pre
uiui m me county and during the
presidential campaign in the Fall of
1904, made a thorough canvass of
Eastern Oregon at the request of the
State Chairman.
In his law business Mr. Dimick by
close application, honorable dealings
and faithful, conscientious work has
been successful and has established an
extensive practice. The position he
now occupies Is the product of his own
efforts; the reward of industry coupl
ed with earnest endeavor. Mr.. Dim
ick has always taken a keen interest
in the work of the Patrons of Husband
ry of which he is a member, belong
ing to Abernathy Grange. He is also
identified with numerous fraternal
lodges and societies, In the majority
of which he has held many of the im
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portant chairs. Among the different
orders of which Mr. Dimick is a mem
ber are the following: Masons, Odd
Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Eagles,
Woodmen of the World, Knights of
the Maccabees, United Artisans and
Improved Order of Redmen.
Besides Mr. Dimick there have been
mentioned other names in connection
with the County Judgeship among
them being Richard Scott, of Milwau-
kie. Mr. Scott is a successful pioneer
farmer and stockman residing at Mil-
waukie. Scattered throughout the coun
ty Mr. Scott has a wide acquaintance
and his friends consider him a desir
able man for County Judge.
John Lewellen, of this city, Is anoth
er possibility in connection with this
office, his friends being desirous that
he enter the race for the nomination,
but it is not known that he will be
come a candidate. Of. Mr. Scott and
Mr. Lewellen, the Enterprise will have
more to say when these gentlmen for
mally announce their candidacy.
Many Would Be 8herlff.
The contest for the nomination for
Sheriff is causing considerable strife
and a multiplicity of candidates has
already appeared and there may be
more to follow.
Among those in the field for thla
nomination is E. C. Maddock. Mr.
Maddock has been sheriff before and
is probably as well acquainted with
the people of Clackamas county as
any other citizen. Mr. Maddock's
friends are insistent that he be given
another chance as he has held the of
fice but one term, having been defeat
ed the last time he ran.
J. K. Morris, who was deputy under
W. H. H. Samson, has lived In the
county practically all of his life; has
been deputy assessor under Assessor
Nelson. Mr. Morris has some strong
and influential support among the
farmers as well as laboring men in and
around Oregon City.
E. C. Hackett, present deputy under
Sheriff Shaver, has many friends who
would like to see him Sheriff. Mr.
Hackett is thoroughly competent, hon
est and does not claim to be a politic
ian. He is entirely familiar with the
many details of the office and no one
questions but that he would make a
good officer and he has a strong fol
lowing.
It Is conceded that the man who Is
elected sheriff will have to put up a
strong fight and Sheriff Shaver has
frlend3 who believe that he would
make the best run for the office of any
of the other candidates that have been
mentioned notwithstanding tnat it
would be for a third term. His ability
and fitness for the office are not ques- N
tioned.
J. C. Bradley, who was formerly
county assessor, is also a candidate.
He Is backed to a great extent by the
people who in the past have manlpu-.
lated and run the conventions for the
party. For that reason his friends
claim that he would give his Demo
cratic opponent as hard a fight as any
other man mentioned.
E. E. Judd is also mentioned. Mr.
Judd is a substantial farmer from Mo
lalla country. His friends know
him to be a straight, upright, and com
petent man. There Is no politician
about him, but he has the ability and
integrity to fill the office of Sheriff a3 1
well as that of any other man in the
county.
In connection with the office of
Sheriff the name of W. H. Counsell
has been used. He may be a candi
date. Mr. Counsell has become known
to the people of Clackamas county
through his conection with the county
i court in the bulding of a number of
the best roads that are to be found In
Oregon.
Among the candidates from the In
terior of the county is Richard Snod
grass, of Meadowbrook. He has some
strong friends who would put up a
hard fight for him If he definitely con
cludes to enter the race. No other
candidate has better qualifications for ,
the place than has Mr. Snodgrass.
R. L. Greaves, of West Oregon City,
is also prominently mentioned for the
place. Mr. Greaves is especially
strong with the men In the mills and
In Oregon City and vicinity where he
has lived all of his life. That he is
thoroughly qualified for the office is
unquestioned.
Adam Knight, of Canby, one of the
young Republicans of the south end
of the county, will have a strong sup
port from that section. He has taken
a prominent part in politics for a num
ber of years and is 'entirely competent
to fill the office.
H. S. Moody, of this city, Is also
spoken of as a candidate. Mr. Moody
is one of the younger Republicans,
has served a considerable as deputy
sheriff, is amply qualified and fitted
for the place and has a strong follow
ing among the younger element of the .
party. If he should enter the race the
opposing candidates 'will have a run
for their money.
Frank Jaggar's name has been used
In connection with the Sheriff's office
and it is recognized by some of the
shrewd politicians that he has some
elements of strength possessed by few
( men of the county. If he should con
clude to enter the race he would draw
strength from all elements and be a
very formidable man.
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some of them sold at the same price and
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