mm oreuon t i y EN R Hat your subscription plradT Look at tht label. You should not mil any of our nowt number. l Ofrn Wttnrlcal Boelatf j U AD H I- H OftlCdON CITY, OIM'XJON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1009. ESTABLISHED 1868 rORTY THIHO YIAR-NO. 40. REAL ESTATE MOVES WELL DEALERS ARE ENCOURAGED AT BALES MADE DURING LAST FEW WEEKS EASTERN PEOPLE QUERY Ryan Property On Cantor Slrael Brings 3,700 Eight Aort Tract at Caniman Sella For $0,000. 1 lie mil nututn mi'll of till city inl" I hul I In. IiiimIiii'hn Iii thnlr Mm- lula been good w U ll 111 thi pnnl few weeks. Otin nf llio nntlcahln fraliirna of I tin recent trammel lotia wna I hi' i ii ii I it-r of liiinl ili'iiU nf loral people, although ninny ICimti'rtmra hnvi writ It'll Ik Urn dealer In rrgnrd Iii I he liuiil In ('liii'knniim ('mint y, vitv few liuvi' arrived. I'., I' Klllotl In In re mlpl of letters front Kntiana, Iowa Ninth V i k I til it. Witith., mill Minlfoiil In rt'card tn tin' mill nf thin rmiuty otlmr dcaiera report that ttiry nrn In rniiiiiiiitilrniliiii with tmrtli'M. wlui are riillliiiplnlliiK ItK-nlliii In lliln miiitv Klllntt & Company hnvn miiilt sev nil ili-nlM within tin- piinl week, with others pt'itilliiK, mini" i if which will probably hi' rlimed up tin- firm of tlir work. AnmiiK Ihn tritiiaiirtlona thnl liiivn In' ll innilf nri' a luniirrn Dirm nl Miilnllti. whlrh bnitiKhl M prlri' of l.'.'iiin, n tittirrn fnrin nil lhi Hedliuiil rmiil Iii'IiimkIhk 1" (inlirli'l ICrkntrnr.i Mr. I,enrh. of I'lirtliitiil; thn Tlmiimii K Ityau plnrn on KlfOi mill Center Htrnnta ronnlntltiK nf nun nl nil it It linoil dwelling tn Fred lllilhtll, Ihi' prli'ii for thin bnlnn :i"ihi. Cnrbntt ft llymuii Ileal Kalntn Colli puny report thut htnilneaa In Iii-iIit now tlinn tin rl mk tin' aiiliimer. a ml niniiliK Dm salra them' mi'll linvn niintn fi'i'iitly nrn thn MIhwIiik: Thn II. W Porter plnrn rontilMltiK of night arms III Cnni'innh. which wna ptirrluianl hy a new ronmr from IHIIIiiKt, Muni , thn irlrn being ir.nn; thn 1. II. I'lkn parr rotiHlxtliiK of r, i, acres ut Clurkamaa for l:nn, thn buyer being Mlchiml Cuntwnll, of Fttrnal (irovn; thn Ji arm trnrt of Intul bi'lotiKlng " Clltiton ) l.ntniimttn hear Mnpln Ijii to J. W. Ilrnillny. Ihn prlrn lining I70. Thn IV K lllll & Company In thn Maniinlr building rniairt t tint within Ihn past few wnnka liiqiilrlna havn ninin to llintn In regatd In fit r in Intnl. limit of thnsn havn rotun from pnupln In I'lirtlnnil. whn havn roinn tit ant tin. anil at pmannt Inrntml In Portland awaiting to fltirl Innd Unit will anil thi'in, Onn of thnlr artvertlaninenls of mm plnrn of Iniul brought J II In nulrtea. Thla w for a 1 lib-arm fiirm In thla roiuity. Thn Iniul ilnnla Hint hnvn Imnn rinsed by thin firm nrn thn following;: Thn tnarre trnrt of liiinl linhiiiiiliiR to It. Kxtrom to II. I.ynrh. H75i; nrrna nf thn Aillnl lliitlnr plnrn to J. W. I'drr, two nrrna In Wll Inini'ttn to J. Iiiler; I 3-4 nrrna belonging I" Mr. Drake, of W II In in tin, In Jimnph Dlninonrt; two nrrna to li K. lllll In Wltlnnmttn; ft 14 arma In Wlllnninltn to J. v, 1nlnr; 1(1 nrrna In Wlllninnttn to J. W. 1xliT; two lola nml lioiian lii'linmliiK 1o II. Lynch, of HellwiMiil, to (I. Exlmiii: 40 nrrna tmnr Cnrrlnavllln for $inon: in nrrna on Cliickmiutx ItrlKlita from J. V. IOiler lo l'ntnr Sprnelln. Tim Cooinr Itnnlty riimpnny In thn Hunk hullitliiK, ntming It a irnimrnra rloaeil la thn ( It. Johnann plum ron alatltiK of thrnn lota and n Innmo at (JliolHtonn, which wan purrhnanit by II. V. 1'orlnr. connlilerntlon bt'liiK $ I. Mill. Kmytnu & Swiiffnril llnnlty Cum. puny hnvn mnoiiK their anlna thla week thn following Thn A. (I. I'hnlpa plimo nmir faulty roimlHtliiK of 80 nrrna for tlilno, thn purrliimnr lielnn Idl Kt'ti trnt; Ihn in-nrrn trnrt of hind linloim lK lo A. V. Uinp III Wll 1 11 Mint In to ClirlH HIi'IiIiIiih, of Mnpln Ijitm. ron alilnriitlon ImlnK $I20. (i)r;n In Kriini, of llolmlln. North I'nkotn, throtiKli thla rompniiy, purrbnanil the WflHiiiimdi'l plnrn at Cnrna, for 17000. Mr. liiKriini, who Inm hnnti t lie junior pnrlnnr of IlurK'T & Cinnpnny. Impln mnnl ilnnlnra of llolmlln, lum nrrlvntl Imrn with hln fiunlly, 11 nil tnUnn pon HnKslnn of lila fiirm. It. II. IttirRi'r, Ihn Rniilor pnriunr (if Ihn firm, will urrlvn In 11 few wnnka with lila family. fxprrtliiK to make thla rmiuty hla fu turn liotnn. Mr. Inmam nml .Mr. Ilur Knr nrn lirothnrD-lii-law of Hnv. and Mra. .1. It. UinilHboroimh, of thin rlly. K. II. CoiiiHlock, who roi'i'tilly arrived with hi" family from Denver. Colorado, to make IiIh Inline In Oii'kuii City, linn piirrlianod lhroiih thla fniiipnny the .lohiiHon plnrn ronalHtltiif of in acrna. Mr. ConiHtork Ih pleiiHi'd with thn On-Kon i-llniiite. Iln will put IiIh lnuil Into fruit, 4'4 iirrnn of whlrli will he plimli'il to peach tt'neH. Thimiiia K. Hyan has mild four arrea of land In Dm HiilinrliH of Ohwoko for fliooo, lo a I'ortlanil company; -Id nrrna In the Molalln country to It. II, KnoilKriiHH. the hiiw mill limn, anil four Iota nt (HitilKlonn to WllkltiHon A HiikIich. thn (lorlHtH, who will cnliirsc their KieenhoiiHcH, PLAY INDEPENDENCE 8UNDAY. Local Football Men 8chedule First Game Away From Home. Tho Oregon CHy football tnaiii will lenvo Oregon City Saturday afternoon for Independence, where they have a game scheduled for Sunday after noon. Tho boys will return homo 11 day night. All of tho men nre In Hue fettln for the gamn. In addition to tho regiilur team Manager Bobby Kruger will take four Miibstrtutes, CharU'H W. Pope will accompany tint team and tho lino up will probably be as follows, Montgomery, center; Cnri others, right, guard; Smith, left guard; Ijigesnn. right tackle; Freeman, left lacklo; Owenby, left end; Moore, right end; While, quarter and captain; Seller, right half; Dernier, left half; I'eto Long, fullback. ,, ,t. ,, 4. 4- 4 EN I ERPRIBE BOOK '' OINDERV STARTS. Tint new lihnlnry plant for Ihn On-Kon City ICulvrprlHU Iiiim hnt'ti ItiHlallml and la In opnr allon, TliU la thn lhlnl plant for Ihn liiiiinifiii'lure of blank hooka and Npnrlnl ruled print ing lo lm I'HtiilillHhi'd In Dm l nt i', oiilHliln of I'uriliind. Tim niiiliiunut la nil new mill moil nrn Itml will hn a great " vntllnncn to nanra of lilndnry produrla In Drngtm City. CONRAD LODER DEAD. Father of Prominent Attorney Paaaee Away After Brief lllneae. Con riitl 1nlnr, of thla rlly, illi-il yea tnnlay inornliig nt thn homn of hla ami, John W. liilnr, 120 Hlnth atrnel, lifter n brief lllneaa. Mr. Uidnr bom 11 1 Krimkfort Cnrmuny, llnrniubnr 7, IK.'Ifi, nml riimn lo Ameilin whn bn wna IK yeiua of UK". Iln riiuio to Oregon wlih hla futiilly In IN7tl, rnalitliig iiiohI of hla life In Yamhill County, wbein hn wna well kiiowii. n mum!" hla homn In thla rlly for aonm time whh hla aim, J, W. Unlnr, n prominent attorney HeeciiKi'ii n-iivcH I Hive mum unit two litiiKhlera, Kriink loier, of Mmlford; I homim wider, of Henttle, Wimh John V. U"ler, of thla rlty; Mra. A. K. Ciirlanii, of Thn Imllea; Mra Knng liter, of Tarouia, Wnah Mr. Iiilnr'a wife illeil Ihren yenra ago. Ihn fiiunriil anrvlma will bn hi'lil on H'tliinlny inunilng nt 10 o'clock McBAIN AT HEAD OF A NEW ASSOCIATION FREE LIBRARY AND READING ROOM TO BE ESTABLISHED IN MASONIC TEMPLE. Thn Oregon City Library Abhik-Iii- tloti wan hrliluy night orgniiled In thn oltlrn of Judgn TIiouiuh K. Hynn III Urn Mnaoiilr Tnlniln. Thn objert of thn imaoi'liitlou la to maintain n free library mill fren mndlng riaiiu In Orngoti City mill thn executive rum- mitten wna aillliorUntl to proceeil with out delay In anmirltig npurtinentn for thn lualnllatloii of thn free reading ri"om, which will eventually develop Into a fren library. It la nxperled thut Inrgn room on thn third floor of th.' Masonic building will bn obtnlned II. T. Mcllnln, mill aerretary of the Wlllnmeitn )'iill ft I'nper Comiinny, wna nlnclml prnaldnnt of thn Aaiorln llon Other offlcnra rhooacn nrr: K. Cnufleld, vlro-prnalilniit, K. Ki'll- tmth Htmiloti, anrmtury; Tim llnnk of Oregon City, trcnuirer. The following ponallliit the einriitlve roinmltlen: Mra. Mnry II. I' ltnn. .MImb Myrtle Iln- rluiniui, Mla Ijturn llnnlln. A. J. Iwthwnltn, Joaniih It. Ilrdgea. John V. Iidnr, ThomnH F. Hynn nnd Charlea II. Cnufleld. Thn iiaHoclntlon atnrta ttndnr Ihn moat favorable auilc.-H. nnd hua n giiiirnntnnd rnvnnun for Ihn first ywir of I.V.i per mouth. TEN NEW ARC LAMPS TO BE INSTALLED ALL 8ECTIONS OF OREGON CITY TO BE BRILLIANTLY ILLUMINATED. Oregon City will bn brilliantly II lumliinted In a short time, for 10 new- arc lumps have been ordered Installed. One will go In .at the turn of thn Cn- nnmnh rond nnnr tho plant of the Haw ley I'ulp ft Paper Company. Tim whole proposition waa a bone of ron lentlon nnd wns finally iiillusted by permitting the councllincn (mm ench of the three wards lo determine where three lights should be placed. Aa a result the following arc lamps will be Installed: Ward one Fifth nnd Bluff streets. Sixth nnd Adams streets; Water street nt thn iMiHtofurn alley; removal of light from Sixth anil Bluff streets one hnlf block north. Ward two Twelfth and Madison nl renin; Thirteenth, nnd J. Q. Adams streets; Water street between Ninth and Tenth streets:' removal of lamp from Tenth nnd .riidlson streets to Ninth and Madison. Ward Ihren Ninth nnd Division sltnnts: nt end of Sixteenth street near Kansns City addition; plank road at Water lank. All nrc lumps on Main at reels were ordered placed on poles 00 feet In helghlb. FIRWOOD. At tho school meeting held Novem ber 21! It was unanimously voted to move thn school houso out lo the coun ty rond, where tin acre of ground has been given for tho purpose. This Is on Ihn line of progression nnd shows that thn people nre waking up. Thn Howe boys nre the proud pos sessors of a new organ. This Is the seventh Instrument that has been brought Into thn neighborhood In the past year, which speaks well for the people. Mr. and Mrs; n. F. Hart and chil dren, of i'ortlanil, and Mr. nnd Mrs. I. P. Hurt, of Coltrell, spout Thanks giving day with Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Hart. For tho pant year It. has been the custom of the. Hurt families to eat Thanksgiving dinner together. Mr. ,1. C. Smith went to Portland to spend Thaknsglvlng with his family. John Sinclair has been spending bis vacation with his uncle, J. Oouser. Jack Lawless 'has taken a contract to clear Boveral ncreB of land on the northeast corner of B. F. Hurt's ranch, whero Mr. Hart expects to build a fine bungalow and set out small fruit. 8PRINGWATER. The 18 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jncobson, of Springwnter, was taken away by (tenth last Wed nesday nt 5 o'clock A. M. The par ents have the sympathy of all. Judge Grant B. Dimlck, of Oregon C Ity, who will be the Anti-Ataembly can didate for Governor. Klnen Ihn meeting of the Union He-1 the wnlfare of thnlr State demanded publican Club bold In Portland luHt ! aome reform along thoae llnea, no that week, Judge Dlmlck'a chimera for the Heptibllcaii tiomliiatlon for Coveruur In tlm primary election have been greatly Htrengtlieiied among the Antl- Aaxeliibly people. All of the randldHtea for (iovernor, liirludliig Dr. WltbyromlH and i'rof. J. II. Arknrman, have nndorai.-d the Ah aembly or convention plan of nomina tion, nnd Judge Dlmlrk now staiida an thn ou!y rundldntt' who la In favor of tlm atrlrt olmnrvanre of thn dlrnct primary law In opposition to the As- Bi'inbly or Convniitlon. Mr. Dlmlrk. mrently. In n public apeech, guvo hla reniona for oppos ing the AaHcmhly plnn an follow : "I inter thn Convention ayatnm ran- dldittea who are generally nominated for State and County office are but little acquainted with the Totem, nnd the votnra know nothing of their cpial Incntlotm. while under the primary nomlnntlon law a candidate la rompci- led to publicly define hla politics and go out nmong the legal voters nnd be come acquainted with them, no that the mny are the mnn and Jtulge for themaelvea aa to hla qunllllrntlona. Trior to the adoption of the pri mary nomination la the Republican parly wna engulfed In fartlonal atrlfe In every part of the State, and In nearly every County polltlrnl factions controlled party nomlnntlona and In fact matin polltlrnl machines of the Courts, and ruled nearly even1 official elected to a political office, and by reason of that conduct the bTal voters of the Stale became eonvlnred that Cast For Annual Christmas Cantata President Taft is Santa Claus While Carnegie, Payne, Aldrich and Others Help the Performance Along. (Copyrighted 1309, by C.. H. Rlnth) The shades of night were falling fust As Paul Revere went dashing past. "T. Roosevelt is dead!" he vowed, But everybody laughed aloud, And aa he unshed tnxin the reins. ! They rrled, "Go tell It to the Danes."'"' uB'n with the ball In the posses sion of the trusts on our five-yard line. Whereat the herald winked his eve I This will be the shortest day of the And said. "I'll have to change the rry.iyHr. and Mr. Peury will be the favor Prosperity's returned!" he bawled, : " ' he North Pole dispute. The next town site he overhauled; But this town, too, for nil his pains, The dawn of winter will disclose Just smiled and said, "Go tell the John Rockefeller with his toes Danes!" Wigwagging with upward thrust, And pieces of the Sugur Trust Wherefore Revere, still raising welts Disseminated here and there, I'lKin his mount, planned something While Uncle Snmuel with his hair else. ( Awry In angry little puffs "Cook has confessed!" was his hnlhxi ls looking for his coat and cuffs. Tim next township he galloped thru; I But these were also knowing swains,' The breath of the Boreas will blow, And yelled, "Go tell It to the Dunes J". and lo, the soft and llakey snow will 'lay Its mantle 011 the hill nnd look At which rebuff he frowned a frown ' for cubby holes to (III. The furry And said: "I'll try Just one more ' colt will feel the fine on-come of Win town." I ler down his spine, the which will And, on the solemn truth resolved, Cried, "Standard Oil has been dls- the cracker on his keel. The chilly solved!" ! dog will sniff the air and don his suit But this town said, and shook its nog-! of heavy hair, and in his igloo made gin, ! of snow the blubbereatlng Eskimo will "Keep right on, Paul, to Copenhagen."! twinge with rheuanitlsm and gout and j wonder how the fight came out. The December was anciently the tenth lusty calf will bawl and bah nnd bur month, and lis name Is from the fjitln row ln the stack of straw, and Winter, decern (ten). It has always been the last month in every calendar. Mke ourselves, the ancients were not quite red of face, will prosecute the thrill sure whether they could afford It or ! lug chase, and the Hying rabbit, fright not, and It wns therefore always plac-1 ened daft, will run like Roosevelt ed where It could be dropped with the! were nft. least disturbance of the calendar year. I The cost of living, plump and stout, Alexander the Great always attacked his enemies Immediately after Christ-1 mas when they didn't have a rent, nnd 1 Julius Cnesar, who could see farther I than Jim Hill, repentedly warned Rome against the Goths nnd Vandals, who like the trusts, gavo ench other no Christmas presents. The cast for the annunl Christmas I cantata will be as follows: Santa Claus, Mr. Taft. Sled, Mr. Carnegie. Reindeer, Mr. Kuhn, Mr. Iieb, Mr. Aldrich nnd Mr. Payne. Bells, Mrs. Green and Mrs. Sage. Whip, Mr. Law son. Snow, Chancellor Day. Moon, Mr. Archbold. Hoof, Mr. Ryan. Chim ney, Mr. Hill. Pack, Mr. Sherman. Tree, Mr. Rockefeller. Sleeping child. Mr. Morgan. The performance will be given on the night of the 24th. Mr. Morgan Is said to be ln the awakening scene the most delightful child In the history of the play. The natural phenomena of the month will be encouraging. On the 12th there will be a partial eclipse of the Bun, visible ln the region around .u, - ..,,.-1- 1 V -v i;; ' " II; v (: men nominated and elected to office would be under obligations to the legal voters, rather than the political faction who were Instrumental In se curing their nomination for them. "Since the adoption of the primary law- all of the old factional strife that I existed In the several Counties In the htate bus died away, and the political factions are no more; and the men who prided themselves as being die - tntors of conventions, and who ruled the election of delegates Iti the country j precincts are placed on a level with the other legal voters, and by reason of that condition of affairs the Re publican party In several' Counties has elected a larger percentage of their candidates, than they ever elect ed tinder the old convention system. "Certain politicians Inform us that It requires a political convention and a spirited contest In the primaries In order lo keep the Republican party together, but I am convinced beyond reasonable doubt that the members of a political party are kept together by reason of the principal- that the party stnnds for rather than an assembly or canventlnn." Mr. Dlmlrk was b Tn in Marlon County, Oiegon, 1n I(T&. and was ad mitted to the bar by the Supreme Court In June. 1895. He located at Oregon City In 189C. and In 1M0 was elected Mayor of Oregon City and thereafter for four successive terms. He was elected Presidential Elector on the Republican tlrket In 1904. and was elected Conntv Judge of Clacka mas County In 1906. the South Pole. During the eclipse 1G ounces of sugar will weigh a pound at the New York custom house and gas meters will run backwards. On the 21st the Coal Trust will kick the sun across the .Tropic of Capricorn fr a field goal, and the winter solstice make him buck and squeal and snap with Its biting wind, will urge him In- ward from behind. The rabbit hunter, Will dare the Christmas shopper out. And chase him headlong through the door And here and there around the store; And every time he shall espy A present he would like to buy The swift pursuer, fell and grim. Will knock his pins from under hln And slap hlm smartly on tne gins With seven pounds of household bills. At which the drums will sadly beat and all the dollies fair and sweet will weep In concert, nnd the toys will mnke n thunder of a noise. The mel ancholy horns will toot, and the little soldier In his suit will wave his trusty haversack nnd stab the tyrant In the back. We must have Christmas in these parts, no matter who it is tnat smarts or what the blooming tariff Is, or any man desires for his. We've got to fill those empty socks no matter If the planet rocks, or if the plutocrats we rile go round barefooted for a while. We don't mind being made the goat and wearing our old overcoat ln and out, and being spent, and sifting LOCAL BANK REFURNISHED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION HAS COMPLETE AND MODERN EQUIPMENT. i CHANGES ITS INTERIOR Bank of Oregon City Comes Out In New Dress With Handsome Designs and Finished Effects. I The Hank of Oregon City has Juat Installed the moat modern equipment ( and furniture of any financial inatl tut Inn In the Willamette Valley. At a coat of many thotiHanda of dollars the bank haa completely remodeled Ha Interior and Its equipment of conn - tera, (leaks and cages were put Into place this weok. The wood la mahog- ony, handsomely finished with marble for eight months, and afterwards re baae boards, -and the cages are in j turned to Michigan. In May, 1873. place. There are rilx windows for the 1 he again came to Oregon, bringing his various bank oflllclals. The wickets I family, and resided for three yeara on are solid bronze and are beautifully j the White Donation Claim at Mount turned. All of this furniture was Pleasant. From there he went to Al manufactured lu Portland and every- bany, Oregon, where he resided until thing InHhe bank Is Oregon made ex-, five years ago last May, when he cept such material that could not be procured here. The new fire and bur lar proof vault was installed some weeks ago and since that time the Interior decoration has been under. way and Is now about completed. The walls are done In a soft brown 1 finish and the steel celling Is artis tically colored In Ivory white panels n-ltti .,1ir!n,va .f llffht Klua Tho nlatA K,aHg ,.nd()w8 and doul)le doorg are , , kwp with tne Renpra, effect , The 1)ank of 0ref?on clty wag eg. j lal)l8hed n mi and , the oldest aa well as the largest bank In Clack amas County. It has deposits of close to 11,000,000 and also has a savings department.- The officers are Charles H. Caufleld, president; George A. Harding, vice-president; E. O. Cau fleld, cashier; John R. Humphrys, as sistant cashier. FLOATER FOUND IN RIVER. Body Had Been in Water for Months and is Unidentified. The skeleton of an unknown man was found floating In the Willamette river late Thursday afternoon near Riley's Station. It Is Impossible to ascertain the Identity of the floater, which Is about six feet In helghth. The body -was devoid of clothing, with the exception of one shoe. The re mains were taken to the undertaking establishment of Hoi man & Myers and were buried In the county ceme tery. ashes for the rent; but when the holi days advance and Fatty Morgan hangs his pants upon the mantle, with the cuffs tied up with strings and other stuffs, and tells the rest of us to git, by thunder, we won't stand for it. There will be something rJMng in social and political phenomena. Con gress will assemble at Washington on 1 the Bth, and an emergency session of j owners of the city who can see the ad the Standard Oil legal staff will begin vantages of Improved, streets. The res at Cleveland on the 8th. Mr. Taft's ' olution recites that as 11th street is ultimate conclusions as to golf and the first to be Improved that the ut other great Issues will be read on the most endeavor should be made to 6th, and Mr. Rockefeller's annual mes-1 start the improvement without fur sage will be made public on the 9th. ' ther delay. The improvement of this The Insurgents will bivouac across the ; thoroughfare is now being held up In Potomac from the Capital, with Mr. the courts, through an Injunction suit La Follette In command, Mr. Cummins ' Instituted by Captain J. T. Apperson, as scout and Mr. Beverldge as lookout, and it was hinted that Captain Apper On the 21st we shall pass under son was furnished with misguiding the Influence of the zodiacal sign of figures relative to the cuts aud exca Cnprleornus the Goat. This will cause vations to be made on his lots and If Mr. Taft, who is going for Rip Van the truth had been'known to him, he Winkle's record, to turn over, and the would never have started the suit. It consumer will be the goat. And then the new year will arrive , To swell the sum of years, And the man from Elba will return To set us by the ears. "MIS ;HllFll ' 11 4, Dt, $ a i, fp q 4, a, 4 MISS MARY DALE OET8 FINE LOT. KHTACADA, Or., Nov 29. 1900, Mr. K. E. Ilrodln,, Oregon City, Oregon, Ijeur Hlr: I have rurelved th dmd for the lot. and wlah to thank yon very much for your klndneaa In th; matt'tr. I wlah alto to thank you for the n.;a ahore trip, aa I aKHiire you we had a moMt enjoyable time. Wish ing you and the Enterprlae a long reign of proaperlty I re main, MAHY A. DALE, Eatacada, Or. PORTLAND PIONEER PA88ES. John Brush Was Resident of Mount Pleasant In 1873. John Brush, an old pioneer, died Wednesday night In Portland at the home of his daughter, Mra. Walter B. Buell, 2.r,0 12th street. John Brush was bom In New York, September 1. 1822. After living for a number of years In Michigan, he j came to Oregon In 1847. He spent one year In Oregon City, olng to the mlnea In 1848, working In that state moved to Portland. Deceased leaves one son, Charles L. Brush, and two daughters. Mrs. Adam Wilkinson, of this city, and Mrs. Walter Buell, having burled one daughter, Mrs. Henry Hedges 28 years ago, and his wife two years ago. STREET IMPROVEMENT IS THEIR INTENTION PROPERTY OWNERS ORGANIZE A CLUB TO BEAUTIFY OREGON CITY. Organization of the Oregon City Improvement Club was effected Sat urday night by wide awake citizens of this city In an enthusiastic meet ing held at Busch's public waiting rooms. The meeting was called for the purpose of forming a club to in terest property holders in beautifying the city by improving its public thoroughfares. James Roake was elect ed chairman and Frank Busch secre tary. There were 35 property owners present, and speeches were made by George C. brownell, George A. Hard- iuS, u. . r-aamam, Dttii L,yons, b. F. Scripture, illiam Weismandel, F.our town' of flve or glx tnou8and C. Burk A. B. Buckles and Thomas uIatl0I1- of the Mayor lgn.t Blanchard. All of them voiced the t0 hIame the Councll ,sn.t t0 blame sentiment that Rip Van inkle should I nobody's to blame. That's all the get up and make a call to other valley troube If , am 8Ucceg8fui , thl8 towns to enlist in the spirit of prog- nlest and any member of the City ress. Dates and figures were given rnnnrll not of nerannnl or nltnHor I by the speakers approving the In-; motive, attempts to block the pro crease In values in all communities ! Kress and advancement of the City. I where property owners Improved , wll) ask hlm ln a pubUc communlca ; struts. Nearby Sellwood was men- j ton t0 resign. some of Oregon City's residents bad 1 Invested their earnings with good financial results. Mr. Brownell stated as a fact that' the 'improvement of some of the streets of Oregon City will cost more money than in towns that are nearer level, but he compared with beautiful view and romatlc sur- roundings of Oregon City with other Willamette Valley towns, and he said that property will ultimately reap the golden benefit. The club adopted a resolution to work in harmony with all property 1 was stated that some of the owners I of property on Eleventh street had 1 been trying for the last 18 years to have the street improved. I The club will hold another meet ing late this week and will be call ed together by the chairman. J V-i Dot biscuit, cake the lincst, most fast e- lul and healthful made with Royal, Impossible without 1L Absolutely Pure THE OPPOSITION IS FORCEFUL EASTHAM MAKES A STRONG BID FOR MAYORALTY SHOES NOW FILLED BY CARLL. WRITES TO THE VOTERS Progressive Ticket Candidate Aakt Why Oregon City Has Stood Sitll While Other Towns Multiply. Wlth election day only 3 days dis tant the mayoralty situation baa as sumed an Interesting aspect and the contest promises to be the warmest in many years. Dr. V. E. Carll, who Is aspiring to a third term, and who Is opposed by 0. W. Eastham, will have no small taks to continue 'in office for his opponent has adopted vigorous fighting methods. Mr. East ham haa l.isued the following state ment to the voters of Oregon City: Moved by an ambition to be of some good in a public way in the community and encouraged by citizens with whom ! have come In, contact, I decided, some days ago, to get out on the "fir ing line" where the people of Oregon City might pass Judgment on my qual ifications for Mayor of the City. I am already convinced of my short comings as a politician. One of my political blunders seems to have been in humming, (as I thought, to myself) while walking down the street, "Every body works but Father, and he hangs around all day," and Street Commis sioner John Green overheard me. It never occurred to me that forthwith our Street Commissioner, instead of standing at his post of duty with his hands in bis pockets, directing his crew of one man how to fix the float ing sidewalks, would be making votes against me at the rate of six a min ute, by telling how he and everybody else in town wouldn't have any Job If Eastham were elected. I still believe that as Mayor. I could accomplish as much in six months as my old fr.end, the Doctor, will gat through with in six years. There are a number of streets in town that adjoining property owners stand ready to have improved; money to pay the City's part is lying idle In die Treasury. There are Idle men and" Idle teams ready and willing to go to? work. The adjoining property own- ' ers pay largely for the Improvement of streets and it is most probable that if they had them Improved they would begin to build nouses. I don't under stand why six or eight houBes should go up in a little suburb like Gladstone f, . nn that 1 Kolnr v., ,11. in "Why Is It that Albany and Eugene and Corvallis and nearly every other town in the State has doubled in w,ea,,h an? P0Pu'" during the last ree- orJ"r 7ears- hU we have stood still and possibly have gone back a little. Don't you think that things need a stirring? I " disposed to take matters of Interest to the City's welfare quite seriously. At the Hill Improvement Club meeting I asked the Mayor why ne directed tne council to order a special census or me city lanen. 1 ne .Mayor, wnen pressed Dy otners pres ent for an answer said he had done It at the request of certain indivi duals who wished to establish an Elks Lodge here and they had to show a population ln the City of over 5000 in order to get a charter from the Sovereign Lodge. The Mayor said these private Individuals were willing to pay the expense of the census, but also admitted on further questioning that the City had no contract with them to this effect. The city records show, as anyone may see by examining them at City Recorder Dimick's office, that the cen sus is ordered taken, and the record dosen't show that any person or per sons except the City, Is to pay the bill. The Mayor didn't seem to think this matter of any importance but I con sider it, as far as the principle lnvol- (Continued on Page 4.) bot breads, an ONLY Baldng Powder innue irora Koyal Crape u-eam 01 Tartar