OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 190.
Oregon City Enterprise
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EVERYONE WRITE A LETTER.
Beginning March 1 and continuing
tor two months, daily until April 30,
all railroads in the Central States
will place on sale very low one way
rates to Oregon points. The rates
from Kansas City, Omaha and all oth
er Missouri river points, also from
St Paul and Minneapolis and all ter
ritory west, Minnesota, the Dakotas,
Kebraska and Kansas to Oregon City
will be $25.
The rate to Oregon City from St.
Louis and other Mississippi river
points below St Paul, and from Iowa
and Missouri Is only $30; from Chica
go the rate is $33, and points east at
proportionately low rates.
The different commercial bodies in
this state that are seuding out litera
ture, have adopted the very sensible
plan of giving the rate to their towns.
For Instance Pendleton makes her ad
vertising effective when she puts
$22.50 In big type, as the rate from 1
all points In Kansas and Nebraska to
Pendleton, while Oregon City can
make Just as effective an advertise
ment by making it $23, briefly describ
ing the beauties of the trip.
It has been suggested thatn every
citizen of Oregon should get busy and
write to friends of this opportunity to
come out to this country.
Why not come down from "glit
tering generalities" of advertising to
the plain fact of making this plan ap
plicable to Oregon City and Clacka
mas county. Let us start a league of
Clackamas county hustlers, the hon
orary badge for which shall be the
writing of at least one personal let
ter and the mailing of at least three
board of trade advertising pamphlets
to people in the east, asking them to
come to the best county in the best
state on the Coast
OREGON AND JAVA COMPARED.
Editorial in the Oregon State Journal
of Eugene, May 19, 1906.
The island of Java contains 40,000
square miles, not half as large as the
state of Oregon, and only one-half
of its surface Is land that can be culti
vated, or about 20,000 square miles,
and it supports a population of 30,000,
000 people. Oregon has perhaps twice
as much tillable soil as Java, having
more than twice as much area, and
with as great a population to the
square mile, would support 60,000,
000 people, or almost as many as all
the inhabitants of the United States
at this time. No doubt the time will
come, perhaps during the present cen
tury and during the life of some now
living, when Oregon will be as thick
ly settled as Java, Japan or China is
at this time. The Willamette valley
will then be occupied as sites for res
idences and manufactures, on ac
count of its even and mild-climate,
each inhabitant occupying not more
than a block or a single lot of the
size of those in the present townsites.
Agriculture will be carried on mostly
east of the Cascade Mountains and
east of the Rocky Mountains, in re
gions where the climate is colder in
winter and warmer in summer, mak
ing the land less desirable and there
fore less valuable for residence pur
poses. The various products of the
farm will be shipped to this region,
where, on account of the pleasant cli
mate, the greatest population will
be attracted. This will make a build
ing lot almost anywhere in the Wil
lamette valley or in the surrounding
foothills and mountains as valuable
as a large farm is now, and will build
up one of the greatest commercial
cities of the world where ocean and
freshwater navigation meet at the
Junction of the Columbia and Willam
ette rivers all the way from the falls
to the mouth of the Willamette.
Lincoln's rules of conduct are being
remembered by many now that his
birthday anniversary is so near. They ;botn cauHe loss to tne Producer. Yes,
are as follows: "I am not bound t'oi8"'1 there's another thing in common
win, but I am bound to be true. I
am not bound to succeed, but I am
bound to live up to the light I have.
I must stand with anybody that stands
right, stand with him while he is right
and part with him when he goes
wrong."
Don't put off until next week writ -
ing that letter to an Eastern friend
telling of the opportunities in Clack
amas county for the home-seeker, and
the low rates of fare from all eastern
points to Oregon City for 45 days be
ginning March 1. And send those
county advertising pamphlets while
you are at it. Secretary Ryan will
gladly furnish the pamphlets.
Free passes for all office holders
as a right not as a favor. Who said
Mr. U'Rrti wouldn't spring something
newT It sounds better on second and
third reading. If roads must furnish
free transportation that leaves them
one less means of buying favors of
legislatures, county courts and city
councils.
The new contractor of the Pana
ma canal Is red headed. If he also
has an abundant supply of freckles
on his nose we'll gamble that the
ditch Is dug. , ,
Governor Hughes of New York re
fuses to see politicians in private, and
Insists on seeing them in the public
reception room. If a politician can
not be seen in private, ho ceases to
be a politician.
It is not necessary to become un
duly excited over the . Harry Thaw
trial. There isn't the remotest pos
sibility of his becoming a dead subject
this year.
A bank-full Willamette makes quite
a mad-looking river. The waters are
pretty high when the 43 foot falls be
come only rapids white-frothing the
black surface of the rushing flood.
Hack in Michigan a girl shot a man
and was married to him. Thank
goodness, the Oregon girls do not have
to shoot men in order to marry them.
"A winter rain is the doctor's
friend" Is a saying back In the cold
countries that is not at all applicable J
10 urcgon.
The government insists that there
shall be sixteen ounces in every pound
of butter labeled "one pound."' Re
gardless of Its strength?
"A Boosters' club Is the very thing
for this city and county," said one of
the wealthiest men in Oregon City.
"To buy or not to buy," ought not
to be much of a question as far as
the Oregon City locks are concerned.
Silas says: It is not charity to give
back to a man a part, of that of which
you have robbed him.
Merely a Stumbling Block.
From The Dalles Chronicle.
At St. Elmo, 111., some old fogies
who posed as the school hoard object
ed to the boys and girls playing bas
ket ball and ordered that the teams,
which, by the way were defeating all
comers, be disbanded. The male
teachers of the schools Immediately
resigned and upon second thought
these wise old guys decided they had
gone a little too far and withdrew
their order. It seems that all the peo
ple who object to public Improvement
and also to the adoption of modern
methods in education are not all con
fined in one place as they should be.
And it Is all because "there was no
such foolishness when they were
young." If you can't expand and grow
up with the country the best thing
you can do Is to take a back seat, and
let some one who is progressive and
who will look ahead to future years
step into the harness. The man who
will not sanction an improvement
simply because it will not cause money
to flow into his coffers or who will
stand In the way of the establishment
of public institutions simply because
he is afraid he will not derive a direct
benefit therefrom, is not worthy of
the respect of his neighbors, as he is
merely a stumbling block.
FROSTS AND CAR SHORTAGE.
A correspondent writing to the Mil
waukie Bee says the recent freeze
demonstrated tha!t the majority of
the potato warehouses and cellars In
Oregon are not proof against such
extreme frosts.
Grasle Bros., of Canby, large buyers
of potatoes, had a modern built ware
house and didn't lose a single potato,
but have lost hundreds of dollars be
cause of car shortage. Last week they
had orders for immediate shipment
of thirteen cars of produce, but could
not get the cars especially Northern
Pacific cars for Seattle.
There Is one point of similarity in
frosts In Oregon and car shortage
it's in the hands of the producer to
prevent loss by either frosts or car
shortage.
Thaw trial: Defense will be hered
itary insanity. State proved Monday
the killing and offered strong evidence
of premeditation. Thaw's counsel
'said the defendant's love for Evelyn
Nesbit was an honorable one, and she
will tell on the witness stand why she
at first refused his hand and the Thaw
millionsbecause of an incident In
her life with reference to Stanford
White.
ANNIVERSARY
OF. EAGLES
MARKED
OREGON CITY AERIE CELEBRATES
TENTH YEAR OF FOUND
ING OF ORDER.
Glare of Lights and Flourish of Trum
pets Mark Happy Occasion
Imposing Roll of Mem
bership. Oregon City Aerie, No. 993, Monday
evening, celebrated tho tenth anniver
sary of the founding of tho order,
with a glare of lights and a grand
flourish of trumpets. Councilman A.
Knnpp and O. E. Smith underwent
the shock of initiation and survived.
A bountiful spread was laid out and
all partook heavily and heartily.
Speeches were made by County
Judge Dlmlck, Coroner Holman,
Judge Slnnott, Ed. Olds, Councilman
Knapp and P. J. Lutz. Al. Trice and
Charles (looming favored the crowd
with stories and Frank Dupree gavo
a recitation, all of which were well
received.
Ten years ngo last night, six men
met in a lumber yard office In Seattle
and organized the first aerie, now
knowu as Seattle No. 1. Today the
order numbers nearly half a million
'and has extended all over the United
states and Canada, to tho Hawaiian
and mutppine isianus.
It has in Its membership, the rresl
dent of the United States, twelve U.
S. Senators, 140 congressmen, and the
local aerie includes the County Judge
and County Coroner, two Representa
tives of Clackamas county, the Jus
tice, Recorder, Constable, Fire Chief,
two Councllmen and a third of the
police force of Oregon City, besides
an officer of the Governor's staff re
siding here.
With such a growth the Eagle of
the White House needs to have no ap
prehension of race suicide amoifg that
specie of birds.
LODGES AND SOCIETIES
The Knights and Ladles of Security
had a splendid time In their meeting
Monday night. Eight candidates were!1" work lh,'re nlslllnB Marc Un
initiated into the order. Vice-President
S. O. Coolidge and wife of Port
land were present and he made a few
remarks for the good of the order.
The work of the evening was follow
ed by a sumptuous spread. A dance
with enlivening music closed the
evening's enjoyment.
On February 12, the new lodge at
Milwaukie, which Mrs. P. J. Lutz,
deputy state organizer, has Just or
ganized with fourteen charter mem
bers, will be Instituted. A large
crowd from the Oregon City lodge will
attend this meeting.
An entertainment will be given on
March 11, In Oregon City by the
Knights and Ladies here. The fol
lowing committee was appointed to
prepare program and make necessary
arrangements: Mrs. P. J. Lutz, Mrs.
Mark Chapman, Mrs. S. Phillips, Mrs.
J. H. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wil
son and R. E. Woodward.
Oregon City Assembly United Ar
tisans and Fram Assembly of Port
land united In a Joint meeting here
in W. O. W. hall, Thursday night.
The inclemency of tho weather and
illness prevented many from attend
ing who would otherwise have been
present. H. S. Hudson, supreme mas
ter artisan, Is In a Portland hospital.
There were about fifty members from
Portland here, corning in on the 8
o'clock special. Frara assembly had
five candidates for Initiation and Ore
gon City assembly two. The staff
work under the supervision of Miss
Nora Currln Is spoken of as having
been excellent. Seven applications
for membership were received by the
home lodge. An elaborate banquet
followed the work. Music for danc
ing, which continued until morning,
was furnished by members from the
Artisans orchestra of Oregon City,
Robert Owen, violinist and Miss Pearl
Currin, pianist. The meeting was
a highly successful affair lr a frater
nal way and was enjoyed by all.
Maple Lane Grange, No. 200, held
a regular monthly meeting Saturday
afternoon In their hall at Maple Lane.
A very Interesting meeting was held
and many Important subjects were dis
cussed. The question which received the
greatest attention was "Co-operation,
as applied to the establishment of co
operative stores for the benefit of the
members of the grange." County
Fruit Inspector A. J. Lewis read a
paper pertaining to the Osier theory
and arrived at the conclusion that a
strict acceptance of the doctrine
would eliminate many useful members
from the Grange, himself among them,
and therefore put himself on record
as an opponent of the theory,
One of the main features of the
meeting was the Installing of tho new
officers by State Deputy Master
Heard.
Twenty Rodtnon of the Wacheno
tribe of this city went up to Canby
on Saturday to participate and aid In
the Initiating of a large number of
cnndldi((es In the Molalla tribe of
Canby which was instituted a year
ago last Christmas.
There were 21 candidates Initiated
Into tho secrets of tho Redmen, after
which a banquet and a general good
time was held. The local Uedmen who
attended the feast report a great time.
They returned Sunday on tho 11
o'clock train. In two weeks another
meeting will be held when 15 more
candidates will bo Initiated.
Oregon lodge No. 3. I. 0. O. F., met
In regular session Thursday night. The
ntortalnmont committee perpetrated
a little surprise on their brethren
Luncheon was prepared In tho kitchen
during lodge, most of tho members
knowing nothing of it until the doors
were thrown open nnd they wero In
vited to "sit up and eat." The sister
Kebekahs havo usually been invited
to share in the fifth or odd Thursday
festivities and are planning to get
U-ven hocaiiso they wero not asked
last night.
Twentieth Century grange of Barlow
tendered Miss M. S. Barlow a recep
tion Saturday, January 20, tho occa
sion being her return from Europe.
The grange hall was handsomely dec
(,raU,t amj a special program was
r..n,i.,i r..r u-hu-h mu linrlow
gavo a short sketch of her travels.
Refreshments were served, und a so
cial tlmo enjoyed.
Tho stato commander of tho Lady
Maccabees of the World Installed at
a public meeting Friday evening at
Estacada, tho officers of Fern Hive
No. 23. An excellent drill by tho
young ladles followed by a good pro
gram was given.
Among tho features of the program
was tho "Famous Parisian Dolls, an
electrical novelty. Refreshments were
served In a novel way.
F. M. GUI of Garfield will Inspect
tho granges of Washington county be
ginning at Forest Grove Feb. 2, and
finishing at Scholls Feb. 19. He will
then go to Iane county to do slmU
Mrs. P. J. Lutz, deputy organizer
returned Friday from Milwaukie
where she was very successful organ
llng a Knights and Ladles of Security
lodge with fourteen charter members,
The new lodge will be Instituted Fol-
uary 12.
TelegraphicBriefs
Monday's accidents Included 50 poo
pie burled under big snowsllde down
Monarch mountain 18 miles from 8a
lido, Cal.; third mine explosion In
West Virginia within two weeks, last
one near Elklns and 25 or 30 miners
killed; seven miners killed In train
wreck on C. & N. W. at edge of Des
Moines, la.; three volunteer firemen
killed at White Plains, N. Y.; and'sev
en persons burned to death In rag
shop fire In Now York city; Wm. Pal
ley, section hand, ground Into bits by
wheels of Oriental Limited on G. N.
near Uonners Ferry, Idaho.
The national house of representa
tives Monday passed tho service pen
slon bill giving all veterans $12 a
month when they reach tho age of
02, $10 at age of 70 and $20 at age of
Fifty degrees below In Montana
Worst storms In 27 years. O. It. & N,
has Its worst tlo-up In 20 years. Every
where In Inland Empire Is storm of
wind, snow and sleet.
NOTHING HEARD OF
MISSING JOHN BOCK
Nothing new as to the whorcubouts
of John Rock, who dlssapeared from
his homo In this city on Monday of
last week. The relatives, naturally
are anxious about him and his son
went to Portland on Monday to see
If he would bo able to find any clue
of the missing man there, as he has
a son working In the city of Portland.
Nothing was learned and the affair
Is still a mystery. Rock has been in
the habit of leaving homo for several
days at a time, and although he has
always created much anxiety among
members of the family, he has always
returned.
This time his absence did not cre
ate any special fear until a week bad
elapsed, The members of the family
and relatives are now doing all in
their power to locate the missing
man, although they say that ho hn
Just gono on u small trip without tel
ling tho family.
It Is said the basement of the Bap
tist church wns searched Tuesday
without result. Mr. Hock was Janitor
of that church.
NEW RESIDENCES AT
PRETTY OAK GROVE
MANY IMPROVEMENTS COMPLET
ED AND UNDER WAY IN
HUSTLING SUBURB.
Oak Grove, Feb. B. Tho Oak Grove
Improvement association will hold
regular meeting on Thursday evening.
February 7. Report of tho various
committees appointed at the lust meet
Ing will ho hoard. The organization
Is a real llvo one, 59 members strong
at the present time, with an outlook
for much greater growth.
Wnyno Runnoll and family have
moved into their house on Rullrond
Row.
Owen Harlnett and Miss Allco Rig-
gins wero married at Mrs. Alums
homo Wndnesdoy evening, January
It. They have moved to Fossil, Or,,
where they will reside In tho future
Mrs. Ahnlt. tho bride's mother, also
left with tho party.
A son was born to Mrs. A. Wot .lor
a short time ngo.
Rev. W. F. Smith has moved from
tho J. L. Vosburg property Into Mr.
Stoller's house.
Guy Whlto has accepted a position
at tho car barn at Mllwnuklo.
Mr. Short, a son of Mrs. Short, liv
ing on tho old Kagl place, died Wed
nesday evening of Inst week.
Tho Wyoming club will meet with
Mrs. J. S. Smith, February 13.
A. Wood has purchased two lot
from Mrs. Van Husklrk and will build
soon, tho lumber order for tho house
being placed already.
The petition for tint opening of Cen
ter avenue, from one county road to
another and making It a county road,
has been grunted. Tho road will bo
put through In the spring.
Mr. Lewis' house Is near comple
tion. Ho expected to move In the
same about March 1
C. II. RunneR tins moved Into tho
houso ho recently purchased from J.
Osborne,
J. It. Ilottotnlllor, formerly of Oak
Grove, was back recently from Sher
man county, where ho Is engaged In
the lumber and wood business. Ho
D-port very cold weather the last two
or three weeks In hi section and sny
ho finds It rather unpleasant with the
thermometer hovering around tho 20
degree below mark, His sister, Lydln,
who Is superintendent at Tho Dalles
hospital, Is In good spirits and often
Inquiring after her friends.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
letters remaining uncalled for in
tho Oregon City poslofflce for week
ending, February 5, 1907:
Woman's List Elllgsen, Miss
Laura; Hansen, Miss Olga; I.ong, Miss
Etta; Woods, Miss Mary.
Men's List Allison, Robert L. ;
Calvert, Eldon, (2); Hultman, John,
(2); Ingmnn, ("has.; Inig, Thomas
P.; Suren, Frank, 008 Washington Ht.
FROG POND CROAK8.
John Mayes Is still 111 of rheuma
tism. He has been In the house fur
two weeks.
Old Oregon Joe Is still chief cook
of the Rhom Noahe Inn of Wllsonvllle.
O. P. Sharp was visiting relatives
at Stafford Monday afternoon.
The telephone- lines are in very bad
shape; the wires nearly touch the
ground.
OREGON LEGISLATURE
Salem, Feb. 5. The joint roads
committee will recommend railroad
commission.
Water codo bill prepared by Port
land board of trade Is dead.
House adopts constitutional amend
ments to enlarge taxing power.
House bill 1211, Dye, requiring that
a deed bo recorded for each tract of
lurid sold at Sheriff's sale, and 12:1, by
Jones of Clackamas, amending the
provisions of Initiative and referen
dum and extending the application of
the same to municipal, county and
district legislation were referred back
Monday to tho committee on revisions
of laws, for further amendment.
Tho senate has passed the fertilizer
Inspection bill over the governor's ve
to. As the most, practical bill for secur
ing, to all sections of the state better
rendu, the house committee voted to
report favorable with Homo slight
amendments, the bill of Senator John
son which proposes to distribute tho
expense equally among tho state,
county and abutting proporty In
shares of one-third each. Tho amount
contributed by the Btnte to any one
county on this account shall not ex
$20,(100 and shall bo ruined by a levy
of not to exceed one half of 1 mill ,1"
tho siimo manner as aro olhcr stato
funds. Tho Johnson bill has been
amended to authorl,o tho employment
of state convicts In operating and
maintaining rock crushers, or In road
construction work where tho services
of those men aro considered practi
cable. Under nil elmimMtiinco their
employment Is dlMcretlorary with tho
county court.
Representative Campbell' bill pro
viding for county attorneys In place
uf deputy district attorneys will b
favorably reported to tho Iioumo to
day by tho Judiciary committed.
"Everybody Should Know"
says C. (I. Ilnys. a ijronilnent business
man of HlulT, Mo., that Iluoklott's Ar
nica Salvo I tho quickest and surest
healing salvo ever applied to n sore,
burn or wound, or to n case of pile.
I've used It and know what I'm talk
ing Hbout." Guaranteed by Howell
Jones, dniKKlst. 25c.
MULINO ITEMS.
Some of Miillno' young folk at
tended tho dance at Heaver creek.
All report gay time.
Tho Metallic Hue Is being put lip
from our city to Mnlnllu.
T. Wiles spent Monday with hi fam
ily. Fred WnodMlde made a trip to Hit
veituti Suliird.iy, where lie purchased
57 head of sheep, returning with them
Monday.
Milk Creek In again very bleb. Ad
klus lit-iiM. ore running Inns this week.
Mrs. OUm and Mih. Grave npeiit
Saturday with Mrs, Wood 4de.
Mrs. Suimdern, who hat been absent
mime time returned to her former
h'HiiH at Mr. Howard's u few days ago.
Flunk Irloh In preparing to limvo ti
St, John' hi the near future.
C, Daniel U doing Hnm grubbing
on bis iii-w farm.
Clarence Ma!latt hits pimhued
tenin, harm- and wagon of Mr. Tur
ner. "Regular as the Sun"
Is an expression us old a tho rai-o. No
dniitit the rising and setting of tho
sun Is tho most regular performance.
In the universe, wiles it tho action
of tho liver and bowels when regulat
ed with Dr. King New Llfo Pill.
Guaranteed by Howell & Jone. drug
gist. 25o.
MOLALLA SCHOOLS.
Report of school dlHtrlct No. 35, for
tho mouth ending February 1, 1907:
Number of pupil enrolled, 81; num
ber of cases of tardiness, 21; num
ber of pupils dropped during tho
month, 9; whole number of days at
tendunco, 1071.
Pupils neither absent nor tardy:
I Adams, Hugh Cutting, Mark
Hungato, Ruth Harless, Goldla Har-
less, Ross Engle, Mario Peary, ZeJla
Shaver, George Schamel, Dave Stein-
nlngor, Lenora Vlck, Ethel Wells,
Velnia Watts, Leo Shaver, I,oyd Kay-
ler, Itoxle Cole, Mildred Johnson, Ger
trude Gardener, Alta Ratiisby, Ma
mlo Cutting, Ilenjamln Colo, Ilerthft
Adams, Hen Stelnlnger, Anna and Lu
ther McNtilty, Holla Sawtell, Grnco
Hchatzuion, Carrie Sehatzmon, Effio
Callison, Hazel Hungato. 'Misses Rob-
luetic, and Hue), teachers.
The Limit of Life.
Tho most eminent medical scien
tists aro unanimous in tho conclusion
that tho generally accepted limitation
of human life Is many year below
tho attainment possible with tho ad
vanced knowledge of which tho race
Is now possessed, Tho critical peri
od, that determines its duration,
seems to be between 50 and CO; tho
proper care of tho body during this
decado cannot be too strongly urged;
carelessness then being fatal to long
Ivlty. Nature's best helper after 50
Is Electric Hitters, the scientific tonic
medicine that revitalizes every organ
of the body. Guaranteed by Howell
& Jones, druggists. 60c.
Faithful Employee Resign.
Win Schwabauer .section boss on
Park place sect ion of tho S. P. for 25
years has resigned. Tho company
was going to send him to soino newly
built branch and Mr. Schwabauer
thought ho was entitled to better
trentment, especially as h owns his
homo In Parkplace.
Endorsed by tho County.
"Tho most popular remedy In Ot
sego county, nnd tho boHt friend of
my family," writes Win. M. Diet, ed
itor and publisher of tho Otsego Jour
nal, Gllhertsvllln, N. Y., "la Dr. King's
New Discovery. It has provod to bo
an Infallible euro for coughs and
colds, making short work of the worst
of them. Wo always keep a bottle
In tho house. . I believe It to be the
most valimbl prescription known for5
Lung and throat diseases.'. Guaran
teed to never disappoint tho taker, by
Howell & Jones' drug storo. Price
50c nnd $1.00. Trial bottle froo.