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VOL. 32. NO. 38.
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1906.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
THE CLACKAMAS FARMER
HAS ABUNDANT HARVEST
VALUES ARE INCREASED
MORE THAN $500,000
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REDUCED LAPSES 1
COUNTY PRODUCES BANNER
CROPS OF BOTH GRAIN
AND FRUIT.
OATS WILL AYERAGE 60 BUSHELS
While the Hop Crop Will Only B
Average In Quantity,
Quality la. Fine.
ClttckumuH county farmer have
been lili'hhfd Oil year with abundant
crop of all kind ami with Urn favor
utile market coihUUoiim, they aru ex
periencing an era of real prosperity.
TliU county lutt tliU year produced
an exceptional grain crop, the yield
of oat being almoht unprecedented.
Th averago yield of tlila crop I be
tween Ml and 60 bush'-l. whllo an
high an K(i bushels the acre have
been harvested from Individual
field. Iletter quality of wheat ha
not been grown In thlH county In
year. Thl crop baa averaged from
35 to 40 utiHhcU to the acre.
An enormous crop of fruit baa a I ho
been produced, but orchardlst not
bavin yet learned the need of apray
lug. much of tbla crop will not pan
tho Inspection of the horticultural ait
tborlllea and will never reach the
market. A number of orchard!!
sprayed tbla year and wcra aurprlaed
at the rcHulta. but th majority of
fruit grower appear Indifferent to
the horticultural Intercut of the coun
ty and aro satisfied to continue to
rata unahapcly, dUt-aavd and unmar
1 1 tabic fruit.
It Pay to Spray
George Nagto fru't farm, near 0
wegu, ha a banner crop of apple,
pear and prune. Two year ago
Mr. Naglu commenced HpraylnK his
treeH. Ho sprays both Summer and
Winter for male and moth, and the
result Hint now hi orchard la a free,
from both aw any orchard In Oregon,
and hi applet aru quite equal to
those of the HkmI ltlver country. Thl
year Mr. NhkIh will have several
thoiiHtttid boxen of jwrfect apple for
aale.
Fine Quality of Hop.
The era of pronperlty being expe
rienced by Chickama County pro
ducer will be Ht 111 further contrib
uted to by the return from tho hop
crop, which promises to be the beat
that ban been harvested In the coun
ty In yeurn. 1-ato Inspection of the
yards In this county Indicate that
while the crop In the old yard will
tm probably 10 per cent below tho
average yield, the quality will bo
splendid. This shortage will more
than be made up In the Increased
nonage of the county, while the qual
ity of the product will atone for any
deficiency In the qunntlty.
Many Hopt Contracted.
H. It. Lee, who owns a hop yard in
the south end of the county, opposite
Iluttevllle, was In the city Monday
and In discussing the hop condition
In hi section suld tho yield will not
be up to expectations that werJ
formed earlier In the season. Ho snys
the crop. will nut exceed from 800
to lino pounds per uero on an average.
The warm weather, with no Interven
ing rain, coupled with Improper cul
tivation Is attributed by Mr. Loo to
bo responsible for the light yield.
Tbl grower Is of the opinion that
fully two-thirds of this year's crop In
this county has been contracted nt
price ranging from 9 and 10 cents to
13 nnd I I cents. Mr. Leo Is positive
ly opposed to tho contract busbies
nnd only lust week refused an offer of
21 cents for hi crop on a contract
bnsls. A number of tho growers In
tho south end of tho county, reports
Mr. Loo, wore caught, early In tho son
son by smooth-tongued buyers who
ltinded tho producers on contracts
carrying as low as ft cents. There la a
considerable acreage of Clackamas
county hops, saya Mr. Leo, that, Is
Involved In three year contracts that
wero written at 8 and 9 cents two or
three years ago. Tho experience,
bowever, ho says, has hnd a beneficial
effect on tho growers who have lost
repeatedly by the transaction and are
not easily tempted by the baits of
fered by contracting buyers.
Looking for Picker.
' A number of 'valley hop growers
liave boon In Oregon City during the
week In search of hopplckers. Ore-
gon City a n nualty furnlahe a am nil
army of picker for the. valley yard,
but the Indication are that there will
not be any too much help avallablo
thl season. Fifty cent per box will
bti gunenilly pnld, although mo mo lo
cality have agreed on $1 per hun
dred pound, At felther prjeo the
averago picker can mako good wage,,
ricking will begin In somo of the
yard today, but th harvesting of tho
crop will not be general before tho 6th
of September.
Contracted at 15 Cant.
Jamea Ktangel, who baa a 27-aero
hopyardiim mile went of Wllwmvlllo,
ban contracted with J. J. Motzlor for
liie alo of JO oOO pound of hop. Tho
riioe contracted fur I iS cent per
pi.und, which I the high-water mark
In tin- county recorder's office thl
far. Mr. Metzer' bll of aale ha been
tr signed to Iiiriac Plnoua & Ron.
Big Crop of Teaale.
H. K. fitegoiy, of Carua, who I one
of the few grower of Iconic of the
Pacific count, report that hi crop
lit harvenled and wa placed In the
barn lant vYcdndny. The front In
the aprlng .vaulted In reducing the
i . of tho lu-r, but there 1 a great
n timber than umhI of a more mer
char dibit quality and size. The
grain crop tlout Cam I exceedingly
Uiitutlful, but fotatoe are not no
g.'i-d.
CLACKAMAS TEACHERS
WANT BETTER WAGES
i
Claim that tht Profession In
County la Not Adequate
ly Paid.
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According to published statistic
In offlco of 8Ute Superintendent,
Clackamas county teacher are not
being pnld, on an averago, a well a
the Instructor employed In a largo
majority of tho other counties In the
state.
Ijihi year the average salaries paid
In the state were a follows: Males,
$f)0.02 ; females, $14.95.
In Clackamas county male teachers
lant year received an averago salary
of $19.40 females $41 82. Comparative
ly speaking, the male teachers of this
county aro bettor paid than are the
females. Hut even then, thero aro in
tho state only four other countle
In which male teacher receive lesa
compensation than In Clackamas coun
ty . These counties and tho averago
salaries pnld aro as follows: Curry,
$45.50; Josephine, $4t; Lnne, $47; Lin
coln. $40.
Whllo female teacher In this coun
ty did not receive within $:i the
average salary paid In tho state, they
wore better paid than tho school
ma'ams In 12 other counties, as tho
following tlgurca show: Ttcnton,
! $3:1.98; Coos, $40.85; Douglas, $;i7.65;
i Josephine, $41; Lnne, $38; Lincoln,
$32; Linn, $40; Malheur. $3713; Ma
rlon, $40.22; Polk. $10; Washington,
$41.23; Yamhill, $39.0(1.
Tint tho Oregon City school board
has voted an advance In teachers' sal
aries amounting to about 15 per cent,
the Increase to take effect with tho be
ginning of the school year In Septem
ber. In thus Increasing tho stipend
of tho city tonehcrs. numbering more
than 30, It Is believed the county will
next yenr bear a more favorable com
parison with trie other counties of the
state In tho matter of wages paid
teachers.
Is Touring Europe.
Mrs. Kate Newton, of tbla city, is
In receipt of a letter from her son, nr.
Kd Newton, of Philadelphia, Pa., who
Is now In Europe. Dr. Newton hnd
Just completed a post-grndunto course
In medicine at Bad Nan Holm. Ger
many, and visited Tor a short time at
Uaden Bndon. At the time tho letter
was written, he was about to begin
tho return trip homo, but, en route,
ho will spend some time at Karlsbad
and will go through Switzerland and
Austria. In his letter Dr.' Nowton told
of having vlsitod Dresden, the source
of tho celebrated, chlnnware, and be
commented that this place of all the
Interesting points visited reminded
him most of Oregon City by reason
of the not dissimilar cliffs with which
the place is surrounded.
B, C. Easthnni, of Oswego, was re
cently oloctod professor of mathe
matics in tho Salem High School. The
position pays a monthly salary of $75.
pais cm ,
WILL ASK 8TREET RAILWAY
COMPANY FOR BETTER RATE8
TO PORTLAND AND TO
OREGON CITY.
Tho demand of tho Mllwaukle peo
ple for a change In tho fare over tho
lino of tho Oregon Wat-r Power k
Hallway company' system between
that city and Portland, ha revived
tho agitation among tho people of
Gladstone for better rate both to
Portland and to Oregon City, say
local correspondent. The present cash
fare between Gladstone and this city
Is 5 cents each way, whllo ticket may
bo purchased by which tho cost per
rid" Is reduced to 4 1-2 cent each
way. To Portland the cash fare from
Gladstone, each way, Is 20 cents, and
the passenger get tho benefit of a
rate of 15 cent, when he Invests In
tickets. Residents of this suburb
complain that the rates charged pas
sengers between Gladstone and Ore
gon City and Gladstone and Portland
aro out of proportion to the fares
charged from Portland to Mount
Scott, and will ask the railway com
pany to adjust the rates and place
them on a more equitable basis.
During tho last year the growth of
Gladstone has been marked, but with
better rates over the street car line,
it is contended a still greater growth
would bo the result. Many Organ City
people have invested In home In this
suburb, and with the numerous sales
of property along the line of the 0. W.
P., Portland people In search of sub
urban property are compelled to go
farther from the metropolis. They
are fludlng In Gladstone a desirable
place of residence, although they are
disposed to find fault with tho present
passenger rate. Thero are also re
siding at Gladstone a great many peo
ple w ho are employed In the mills In
this city. They own their homes at
Gladstone and any reduction in rates
of faro would bo welcomed by these
wage-earners. The petitioners also
maintain that a reduction in faros
would result to a material advantage
of both the Oregon City and Portland
business men. A petition, embodying
the request of the Gladstonites, will
bo prepared and presented to the
street railway company officials.
YIELD OP WHEAT IS
UP TO AVERAGE
Producers Are Greatly Handicapped
By Lack of Transportation
Facilities.
"Clackamas county wheat is only
r.wrago as to quality this 3ason,'
raid a local buyer. "The extensive
gmwlng of vetch by tho farmeis Is
proving disastrous to the market
value of wheat for merchantable pur
poses. Vetch scatters readily, will,
tho result that a great many wheat
fields aro Infested with this crop,
which greatly depreciates the worth
of such grain for milling pur.Msos "
Considerable wheat Is being de
livered nt the Portland Flouring Mill
Company's plant in this city. Farm
ers report that the average yield is
about 30 bushels. Tho local quota
tion for this product is 64 cenU, but
because of tho inability of tho com
pany to procure cars with which to
make shipments there is not much
grain moving.
The scarcity of cars has greatly
discouraged the Clackamas county
producer this season. As a moans of
shipping his products ho is practically
at the mercy of the railroad com
pnny, which is unable to supply cars
as tapldly as they are required to
handle the business, and the farmer
who may desire to unload his wares
within a day or two, is the loser, for
the company falls to provide the car
for the shipment; and tho1 producer
tones tho advantage of the market
ootid1 lions at that time. Before h3
Is supplied with the desired facllIt'.dS
for shipping, ho finds that the market
has slumped, unl If he soils at all
ho i:iist do so ft his own iiecnn'ary
0't.udvantage. i'ho average farmor
is i;ot prepare 1 to store his gra .1
Ion any length of tiroe, and la obliged
to make uispojitioi o it within a
reasonably short time after threshing,
STRUCTURE NEAR BARCLAY
8CHOOL DROP8 INTO CANON
FOUR WORKMEN HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE.
Hy the sudden and unexpected col
lapsing of tho high bridge across the
canon In tho vicinity of the Bar
day school Saturday afternoon, four
workmen narrowly escaped serious
Injuries. The men were employed by
Contractor Harry Jones, who had con
tracted with the city to place in good
repair the bridge which was found to
bo unsafe for travel. It was whllo
tho workmen were In the perform
ance of this contract that the bridge
collapsed.
Three of the four men were at
work In the bottom of the canon be
neath the bridge, making excavation
for the concrete foundation for the
bridge pier, when, without mo
ment's warning, one of the mala sec
tion of the bridge gave way and fell
Into the canon below. , But for the
structural work beneath the bridge
the three men must have been badly
Injured. As It wa, one of them es
caped perhaps fatal injuries from
tho fact that he was at work In the
excavation which protected him from
the falling debris. (
It Is considered remarkable that
some pedestrian was not caught on
the bridge at the time of the acci
dent Hundreds of persons daily
cross the structure, which connects
Kansas City and contiguous sections
with the city proper. Because of Its
Importance, the bridge will be placed
In repair at once by the city au
thorities. Time to Marry.
Mayor Dunne of Chicago, on his
silver wedding day, said that a woman
should marry at 21. but not as young
as 16. He declared that a man not
married at 25 was either unfortunate
or foolish.
Rheuamtism In Cattie.
Give Internally salsllate of soda, 1
ounce, five days. Use externally on
affected parts some of the following
liniment dally: Oil organum and oil
cedar, each 1 ounce; tincture capsi
cum, 2 ounces; spirits camphor, 6
ounces ; alcohol 7 ounces.
PREE DELIVERY
IS EXTENDED
Route No. 6 Will Be Started October
16 Will Serve
560 Patrons.
Postmaster T. P. Randall has been
Instructed by the postofflce depart
ment to start R. F. D. No. 6 on Tues
day, October 16. Tins route extends
southerly from this city, and after
serving the people of Canemah and
vicinity, doubles back and completes
the figure "8" by distributing o the
patrons of Parkplace and surrounding
neighborhood. The length of the route
is 24 1-16 miles and entitles the car
rier, who has not yet been appointed,
to an annual salary of $720. In cre
ating and establishing this additional
route, R. F. D. No. 1 is slightly
amended, some of the territory now
covered by that carrier being detached
and added to the newly created route
while several of the patrons Included
in the petition by which the new route
was granted, will be served by the car
rier of Route No. 1. Route No. 6 will
serve 140 houses with 560 patrons.
Route No. 1, as amended, will fol
low the attached itinerary after Oc
tober 16:
From the post office southerly to the
school house In section 6, west to Law
ton's, north and northwesterly to An
drew's place, retrace 1-2 mile, west to
Hendrlck's, south and southwesterly
to Joohnk's corner, southeast to Hen
drtckson's corner, northeast to Myers
corner, south to Clark's corner, south
west and northwest to Hondiickson's,
southerly to Boberg's corner, east and
southeast to Bowman's, north and
northeast to Thiol's corner, north to
Thomas' corner, north and northeast
to Randall's, retrace 1-2 mile, east and
north to Stoker's, westerly to. the
schoolhouso, north to the Rider cor
ner, west to Cook's bridge, retrace
3-4 mile and northerly to Oregon City
postofflce.
Route No, 6 as follows: Southerly
through Canomah and along the river
road to McArthsr's corner, northeast
to Hylton's place, northwest and re
trace 2-4 mile, northerly and down
new road to Oregon City; northeaster
ly through Clackamas Heights to
Mann's, easterly to choolhouse, north
to Dlcken' place, southwesterly to
Cummlngs' place, west and south
westerly to Parkplace and southwest
erly to Oregon City postofflce.
The carrier of Route No. 6 will
leave the Oregon City Postofflce at
8:30 a. m., going over the south half
of tho route first and returning to the
postofflce not later than 12 o'clock
noon. He will then leave at 1 p. m.
on the second half of the route and
will reach the postoffiee on his return
trip not later than 4:30 p. m.
Cure for Neuralgia.
Women who suffer from neuralgia
will be Interested In the simple rem
edy suggested and might try it. If the
neuralgia i on. the left side, dip the
right hand in water as hot as can be
bourne, and If it is on the right side,
dip the left hand. As the fibres of the
fifth and medium nerves cross, the
theory is that any impulse applied to
the right hand will affect tho left side
on the ace and vice versa.
ONE INSTANCE OF
UNCEASING LOVE
Careless Portland Youth Gets License
and Keeps It for Three
Years.
It was just three years and 10 days
subsequent to the date of the issuance
of the marriage license that the cere
mony was performed by which Joseph
V. Cole and Ida Hubor, both of Port
land, were married. The license au
thorizing this couple to wed was is
sued by the Multnomah county clerk
on July. 6, 1903, but the ceremony
was not performed until July 16, last.
On that date Justice of the Peace
Stipp married the couple In this city.
The belated marriage was kept a se
cret until yesterday when the cir
cumstance was disclosed by an In
spection of the marriage record.
When he presented himRlf and
prospective bride ol three years'
waiting before Justice Stipp, Cole ex
plained that his attention was first di
ceived a request from the Multno
made use of the license when he re
ceived a request from the Multno
mah connty clerk directing him to for
ward to that office the certificate of
marriage, as required by the statutes.
He then concluded that it was about
time to get married. Consulting his
patient sweet heart, whom he found
still willing to assume the relations
suggested by the' license, they came
quickly to Oregon City, where the
ceremony was performed. In these
days of alleged fickleness on the part
of the fair sex, it is considered that
Cole took desperate chances in so
long deferring the wedding.
No Heaven for Him.
The opportunity to "speak out In
meetin'" was never more eagerly
grasped than by a youngster of five,
who recently accompanied his mother
to a revival meeting at one of the south
side churches. He had reached the
"fidgety" stage of enforced quiet,
when the minister called upon all the
members, of his flock who desired to
live a better life and enter the prom
ised land to signify the same by stand
ing. Noticing that the child remain
ed seated, the worthy reverend walked
down the aisle and stopped beside him,
at the same time gently inquiring:
"My dear little boy, you want to go to
heaven too, don't you?"
"No I don't!" quickly came the re
ply in tones perfectly audible to the
entire congregation, "I want to go
home, and pretty blamed quick, too."
Needless to say, his desire was
granted.
Maple Ice Cream.
Use one and one-half cups of good
maple syrup to one quart of cream.
Freeze. Sprinkle with chopped nuts
Just before serving.
When using the whites of eggs for
a nice cake the yolks need not,be wast
ed; scramble them, serve on toast, or
with chipped beef. They may be boil
ed hard and reduced to a smooth paste
t wnn saiaa on; sua ungnsn mustard,
pepper, salt and vinegar and you have
a fine salad dressing
ASSESSOR NEL80N LISTS PROP
ERTY AT GREATER
VALUATION.
CORPORATIONS BEAR THE BRUNT
No Important Changes Are Made by
the Board of Equal
ization. Taxable property In Clackamas
county this year shows a total of
$10,539,571, as compared with $9,608,
045 last year. Real estate, farm ma
chinery and most other property are
listed at about the same valuations
as last year.
The increase has resulted from tho
enlarged valuations at which corpora
tion property was listed, particularly
the railroads and extensive manufac
turing industries located in this city.
Twenty-seven miles of railroad that
last year paid taxes on a valuation
of $159,135 will this year contribute
taxes on a valnation of $335,400. Last
year 33.75 miles of street railway
were assessed at $138,690; this year a
mileage of 38.15 will pay taxes on
$196,240. An .Increase in the assess
ment of rolling stock is noted from
$33,890 and $54,390. A similar In
crease was made in the assessment of
steamboats and manufacturing ma
chinery, which was last year listed at
$430,995 as against $504,620 this year.
The summary for 1906 follows:
84,166 acres of tilable lands. $2,618,605
529,755 acres of non-tillable
lands 3,272,805
Improvements on deed or
patented lands 1,132,025
Town and city lots 1,095,731
Improvements on town or
city lots
27 miles of railroad bed .
609,690
335,400
and telephone lines 16,520
3S miles of street railway
bed 196,240
Railroad rolling stock ....
Steamboats, sailboats, sta
tionary engines and man
ufacturing machinery ...
5,390
504,620
Merchandise and stock in '
trade 166,430
Farming implements, wag
ons, carriages, etc
Money
Notes and accounts
Shares of stock
83,170
83,170
14,480
20,000
Household furn'tre, watches,
jewelry, etc 169,210
4,495, horses and mules 109,590
12.030 cattle 116,820
12.948 sheep and goats
8,541 swine
13,615
6,210
Value of all property ..$10,559,571
So far as making any important
changes in the assessment roll as
returned by Assessor James F. Nel
son, the County Board of Equaliza
tion might have dispensed with It
meeting this year. The board waa
convened Monday morning and will
continue in session until Saturday
evening. To date but very few prop
erty owners have appeared before tho
board and requested an adjustment
of their assessments. Not one of tho
large corporations, that were raised
i substantially in their assessments, has
j appeared to make strenuous objection
to the assessments levied against
this property. Unless something en
tirely unexpected develops today or
tomorrow, the roll will be closed and
approved practically as prepared by
Assessor Nelson.
For Tree Borers.
I was told that an apple tree was
dying, probably caused by borers. The
owner dug away the earth to the root9
then poured around the tree a wash
boiler of boiling water. The tree is
now thriving. The' boiling water
probably killed all the borers and
eggs.
A Subtle Hint.
Young Widow O, Herr Tim, my lit
tle daughter is perfectly enraptured
with you.
Visitor Indeed, what did she say,
then? " s
Young Widow She said . "Look
here, mamma, there is a man I should
like for a papa." Salon Witzblatt.
Had to Use It.
Mrs. . Jawback Let me have soma
money. I must take a trip,
j Mr. Jawback Great Scott! You're
just back from a month at the seaside.
Mrs. Jawback Well, there's no help
for it. I ordered a walking dress, and
the dressmaker has made a traveling
gown by mistake.