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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 196-
WAGE-EARNING PEOPLE
"We invite the attention of every wage
earner to the advantages of our Savings
Bank. It affords a safe and profitable
place for the accumulation of small
savings.
The Bank of Oregon City
City and Vicinity
Distribution of books from the Can
by new city library began Monday.
circle of acquaintances in tnis city.
John Risley of Risley station, was
transacting business in this city Monday.
Mack Howell has moved with his
j family to the place he recently bought
ui kj. . tasmam. jur. Howell nas
made a number of improvements on
the residence, one being a veranda,
H. B. Cartlidge, recently from Salida,
Col., will occupy the Howell residence
at 12th and Jefferson street.
Some damage to prunes around Es
tacada, but crop pretty well saved,
says the News.
Fail to Buy Roseburg Plant.
The Willamette Valley company
failed to close the deal to take over
the Roseburg Water & Light com
pany, and the plant has been sold
to a New York man.
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Boss Carder in Woolen Mills.
T. F. Brennan, who was boss
carder in the woolen mills for the last
three years, has resigned and left
for the East. He is succeeded by
Delbert Hart, who recently returned
from Stockton and Marysville, Cal.,
where he held a similar position.
Portland, is growing -very fast, but
unless one sees for- himself what is
really being done it is hard to believe
that the town has grown from 300 to
3,000 people in two years. E. L. John
son, of this city, was a visitor there
Sunday and states that St. Johns is
prosperous and growing rapidly and
that he was very much surprised. He
reports much building in progress
and that the St. Johns people have
as fine a hotel as the most fastidious
could wish.
Oregon Patents.
Patents were granted Oregon in
ventors last week as follows: Wal
ter T. Gordon, Juniper, machine for
attaching slats to conveyer-belts.
William A. F. Schoenebeck, Svensen,
clothes-line apparatus. Edwin E.
Thomas, Portland, steam-actuated
valve. Herbert M. Webb, Deering,
lamp-chimney.
Tide-Free R. R. to Sea View.
A Clackamas Pioneer.
C. B. Harding returned yesterday
from Knappton, where he had been
conducting a survey for H. A. Rands.
Mr. Harding injured his foot while in
the field and was obliged to eturn
home, although he expects to return.
The railway is one that will connect
Knappton with Sea View, a point on
Long Beach on the I. R. & N. Co. line,
which will enable a service to all '
beach points without regard to tides.
The railroad is expected to be in op
eration for next summer's beach
traffic.
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Last Week to Pay Taxes.
If taxes are not paid this week they
become delinquent, but there is no
rush Monday, only about $100 being
taken in during the forenoon by
Sheriff and Collector Beattie. He
turned over to Treasurer Paddock
about $1200 this morning, mostly re
ceived Saturday. Of the $27,000 out
when Treasurer Paddock assumed of-
Fred Ely, for a long time a promi-' fiCe, about six or seven thousand have
nent resident of Elyville, has bought I been paid. There is a cash balance
property in Oregon City and will j to the credit of the county now of
shortly move down closer to town. , over $15,000, besides the $14,433 state
P. M. Graves was the seller, the prop- i school money.
erty being located in Ninth street
Men as well as women will like the
manager of the B. & A. Everybody
admires a manly man.
E. T. Dedman, the strawberry
grower of Clackamas county, was an
Oregon City visitor Saturday.
Dement's Best Flour,
bread is good flour.
Basis of good
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Martin Tauchtman of Wilsonville
was in town Tuesday and received
the papers from Clerk Greenman that
entitles him to Vote whenever he so
desires and to exercise all other priv
ileges of an American citizen. The
Portland-Salem electric interurban
right-of-way goes through Mr. Taucht
man's fine farm.
Dement's Best Flour makes the best
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A new sidewalk leading from the
foot bridge on Twelfth street to Bar
clay high school is being built.
Mrs. Mary Barlow has had improve
ments made on her property on Wash
ington street between Twelfth and
Thirteenth.
Miss Irene McCown, who taught in
the Oregon City public schools last
year, is now Dr. Coe's assistant in
Portland.
Heppner, Or., Sept. 23. Albert
Wright, who came here when there
was but one building, died Sept. 16,
aged 81. He came to Oregon from
Iowa in 1853 and settled in Clacka
mas county, taking up a donation
claim seven and one-half miles south
of Oregon City. He came to Eastern
Oregon in 1872.
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Ely Coming to Town.
Rev. Chambers of Portland, held
services at St. Paul's Episcopal
church Sunday, Rev. P. K. Hammond
being in Chicago.
Grandpa De Vaney, of Jefferson,
Ore., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G.
J. Howell. He leaves Tuesday for
Hubbard, where he will visit with
friends for a few days. Mr. De Va
ney is one of Linn county's- most
prominent pioneers, where he has
large property interests.
Dr. Beard and wife arrived from
Grants Pass a few days ago, having
come by team. They were eight days
coming, and camped on the way. Dr.
Beard has given up the practice of
medicine and will devote his time
with his brother, William, in running
the Beard farm at Maple Lane.
Mr. Loren Kaser and wife, nee May
Wishart, formerly of this place, have
taken up their residence on 551
Fourth street, Portland.
A car load of poles for the North
western Telephone line were distrib
uted along the route between Canby
and Aurora last week.
Mrs. Anna Merrill Seaman, who
held the position as assistant post
mistress during the administration of
Postmaster E. M. Rands, is now as
sistant postmistress for Postmaster
Blackerby, of Silverton. Mrs. Sea
man has the best wishes of her many
friends in this city in her work.
School Books and Supplies
We have everything needed for the schoolroom.
If you get your outfit at Huntley's, the kind will
be right, the quality right the price right. We
were the lowest bidders for furnishing the year's
school supplies for the Oregon City 'schools.
Lead Pencils 1c, 2c, 3c
Slate pencils, dozen 3c
Pencil Sharpeners 5c
Book Straps 5c
Steel Pens, doz 5c and 10c
Penholders 1c. 2c and 5c
Pencil box, with key 5c
Rulers 5c. 10c, 15c
Big Sponges 5c
Colored crayons, 28 different
colors .- 5c
Fluid Ink 5c
Composition Books
.... 5c, 10c and 15c
Huntley's Big Value Tablet, 12
oz., good paper 5c
Brownie Lunch Boxes, 15c size
for 10c
Pen Tablets .. 5c, 10c and 15c
Gold Fountain Pens, sold on 1
week's trial $1.00
Ingersoll Stem-Winding
Watch $1-00
Rulers and book covers free with all purchases.
Don't be afraid to send the children. We know
the right books for every grade and we will send
home a bill showing all prices. We buy and
sell second-hand school books.
HUNTLEY BROS. CO.
Druggists and Booksellers.
Sunday deliver his farewell sermon
He recently accepted a call to the
Highland church of Portland and will
immediately leave for his new field
of work.
The Congregational church has re
ceived many applications from
ministers to fill the pulpit made va
cant by the resignation of Rev. Bol-
Elizabeth Beakey, aged 78 years,
heard the horrified screams of the
tot's elder brother, and she ran to the
rescue. She dragged the heavy door
off the child and gathering the bleed
ing form of her darling in her arms,
hurried to the house, put her burden
down and collapsed. Death from
heart failure followed almost instant-
Miss Maysie Foster, who recently
moved to Portland, has been appoint
ed contralto soloist of the Mizpah
Presbyterian church of that city.
and known as the Califf proptrty. The
consideration was $1400.
Willamette Lad Dead.
The body of Patsy Neil Kanney, the
two year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Austin Kanney of Willamette, who
died at Willamette Saturday night,
was shipped today to Snohomish,
Washington, for burial. The little
fellow was a general favorite with all
who knew him and his loss will be
felt as much by the friends of the fam
ily as by his parents.
W. H. Woods, after visiting with
his family in this city for a few weeks,
returned Tuesday morning to Drain,
where he is employed in a sawmill.
James Church, a well known Ore
gon City young man, is at present hold
ing a responsible position in Ladd &
Tilton's bank in Portland. Mr. Church
was formerly connected with the Port
land Flouring Mill Co., both here and
at Lind, Wash. He recently resigned
from the latter place and took the
Portland position.
linger, but no difinite action as yet , was nrst tnougnt sne nao
has been announced. Several of the 1 fainted and it was a half hour before
W. P. Johnson of San Francisco,
president of the Willamette Pulp and
Paper company, is in Oregon City
looking over the interests of his com
pany.
As Good As Hood River.
Mr. Waldo and R. E. Harbison of
Hood River were in Oregon City Tues
day and inspected the hills south of
town looking for fruit ground. Mr.
Waldo has been a prominent fruit
grower in the Hood River section
and recently sold his place there. He
Three New Citizens.
Papers of final citizenship were is
sued Monday by County Clerk Fred
Greenman to Jacob Durig, of Switzer
land, Edward Peterson, of Norway,
and Herman Kuppenbender, of Ger
many. Foreigners are rapidly making
out their applications for citizenship
for the reason that the United States
has issued a new circular which will
take effect on Thursday, and the appli
cants will have to go before the Cir
cuit Court in order to take out declar
ation papers. Heretofore the county
court could grant them, but under
the new ruling it will be a more com
plicated process to become a citizen
of the United States.
Gilbert L. Hedges returned Monday
from Vancouver, Wash., where he had
been conducting a case for a client
before the land office for the past
few days.
Norwood R. C. Charman, who has
been employed the last few years as
division engineer of the Northern
Electric Railway that extends from
Chico, Cal., to Sacramento, returned
to Oregon City Friday evening, and
is visiting relatives here. He leaves
Wednesday evening for Eugene,
where he will take up a special
course at the State University.
applicants have been invited to de
liver sermons at the church. The
Rev. Oakley, of Eugene, is one who
would like to come to the Oregon City
pastorate and he will be heard a
week from next Sunday in the Oregon
City pulpit.
the family
dead.
was convinced she was
MONEY TO LOAN AT 6 AND 7 per
cent. Farm security. U'Ren &
Schuebel.
Everman Robins, junior partner of
the Robins Brothers' store at Molalla,
returned to his home yesterday after
a few days' visit with friends in Port
land and Oregon City.
Miss Gussie Humphrey Monday
commenced the Fall term of her kin
dergarten class in the Weinhard build
ing with a good attendance which
promises to increase. Miss Hum
phrey has laid the foundation of a
large class of children and by her ex
perience and education is well
equipped to conduct such a class.
Grandson's Death Kiiis Mrs. Beakey.
Portland, Sept. 24. Andrew Bea
key, 2-year-old son of J. W. Beakey,
steward of Portland Hotel, was
crushed to death under a heavy slid
ing barn door that fell on him, Sat
urday night. His grandmother, Mrs.
FOR FIRST-CLASS
Work in the Bar
ber line, try the
Electric Massage for blackheads.
"Head Vibratory," stops hair from
coming out.
ANOTHER FREE
OFFER
FOR SALE 180 acres in Clark coun
ty, Wash., miles from railroad; 45
acres in cultivation; 40 acres slashed
is favorably impressed with the land and . seeded; 40 acres timber cut off
n this vicinity and says it should
raise fruit equal in all respects to the
Hood River valley. The gentlemen
were guests of Judge Grant B. Dim
ick while in this city.
St. John's Rapid Growth.
It is heard every . day that
Johns, the enterprising suburb
St.
and burned; good 7-room house; large
barn 115x55 feet good water and plen
ty of out range. Price, $6000, one
third cash, balance on time at 6 per
cent interest. Also 250 acres near
Wilhoit Springs, 80 acres cleared, good
house and barn, $20 per acre. Israel
P. Putnam, Oregon City, Ore., or
of Lewisville, Wash.
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Men's and Youth's Suits and
Overcoats, Hats, Pants and Shirts,
big variety at reasonable prices.
Complete stock of Shoes for
Ladies, Men, Misses and Boys.
We save you from 50c to $1.00 on
every pair.
Full selection of Blankets. Com
forters, Trunks and Suit Cases, 33
per cent less in price comparison to
other stores' prices.
WE SELL NONE BUT
TIRSTCLASS QUALITY
Rosenstein's Clothing House
Two Doors South of Postoffice
Miss Ailine Hardin, of Canby, has
arrived in this city to attend the
Barclay high school. Miss Hardin
will make her home with Mrs. E. L.
Shaw while in Oregon City.
Sunday. September 30, will be Rally
Day of the Sunday school of the Bap
tist church. The exercises will take
place at 12 o'clock, When an excellent
program will be rendered by the
young folks.
Because Bill Bullock of Willamette
Falls was a little joyful Sunday night
and raised a small disturbance on the
streets, he was taken in tow by Night
Officer Ed Shaw and yesterday was
brought before Recorder Dimick, who
at once extended the courtesies of
his office to the offender. Bullock was
fined $5, which was paid on the spot.
HAVE YOU AN
ELECTRIC EL AT IRON
Dement's Best Flour,
to appreciate it.
To try it is
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Brown and Collins have been award
ed the contract to dig a well for A. E.
Thompson, who recently came from
Heppner -and bought an acre of land
at Gladstone. It is Mr. Thompson's
intention of erecting a modern resi
dence in that suburb.
Mrs. Mary La Forest presented to
this office several ripe figs of the sec
ond growth from a tree on her place,
at Twelfth and Washington streets.
The figs are about the size of a hen's
egg and have a delicious flavor. The
tree has borne fruit for several years
but this year the figs are much larger
and of a better quality.
Mrs. W. H. Godfrey went to Port
land Friday morning to meet her
friends, the Misses Eva and Estelle
Hunter, who arrived from Maple Bay,
Minn. They have both accepted po
sitions in the schools near Eugene.
Miss Priebe, who has been sick for
some time, is very low at her home
on Seventh street. She is the daugh
ter of Charles Priebe. A sister, who
is at V llsonviiie, has been sent
for.
The city is putting in a system of
catch basins at the foot of Sixth
street, which will complete the im
provement of that street and finish
up the work of drainage of the thoroughfare.
Joe Meldrum of Salem, "is in Ore
gon City visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Meldrum. Mr. Meldrum
has been a resident of Frisco for sev
eral years, but his place of business
was burned during the earthquake.
Joe has many friends in this city who
are glad to welcome him home again.
He will remain here only a few days
before returning to the capital city.
Carleton B. Harding, who is em
ployed by the North Bank railroad,
spent Sunday at his home in this
city. He left Monday morning for
South Bend on business, and from
there he returns to his work. Mr.
Harding met with quite a serious ac
cident a few days ago, having his foot
near the ankle badly cut with an ax,
which necessitated his, laying off for
a few days.
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Mrs. S. M. McCown is having a res
idence erected near the Golf Links,
The Knights of the Macabees held
a smoker Monday evening which was
in every sense of the word a success.
A large attendance of members was
and when completed it will be one out to hear J. W. Sherwood, State
of the most attractive houses in that J Commander, say a few words. The
section. Mrs. McCown was former
ily a resident of this city, but moved
to Portland several years ago
meeting was held in W. O. W. hall
and after the smoker and refresh
ments were indulged in, the rest of
the evening was spent at cards. This
commandery of the Macabees Is one
of the best in the state and is in a
Mr. and Mrs. William Myers, who
had been residing at Clatskanie, Ore.,
have taken up their residence in Port- flourishing condition
land, where Mr. Myers has gone in-
j to business. Mrs. Myers was formerly j
Miss Laura Conyers and has a large
Rev. Bollinger's Farewell.
The Rev. E. S. Bollinger will next
ELECTRIC
If you care for CONVENIENCE, COMFORT,
HEALTH, ECONOMY in your household; if you care
to be up-to-date, progressive, in the swim; you will use
an Electric Flat Iron.
By filling: in the coupon below, you will receive one
of our ELECTRIC FLAT IRONS, under conditions
which ought to attract you.
STYLE NO. I Regular household, 6-lb. Flat Iron.
STYLE NO. 2 Nickel-plated 3-Ib. Smoothing
Iron for dainty work.
The Iron will be delivered promptly upon receipt of
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C. G. MILLER, Contract Agent.
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Oregon City.
You may deliver to me one Electric Flat Iron, style No.
which I agree to try, and if unsatisfactory, to return to you
within 30 days from date of delivery. If I do not return it at
that time you may charga the same to my account at $4.00. It
is understood that no charge will be made for the Iron if I re
turn it within 30 days.
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C. G. Miller, Contract Agent, Oregon City, Ore.