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OKEOON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, .TANUA11Y II, 1910. Oregon City Enterprise Published Every Friday E. E. BRODIE, Editor and Publisher. Entered at Oregon City, Or., odl co ai second-class matter. Post- Subicrlption Rates: One Year $1.50 Six Months 76 Trial Subscription, Two Months .25 Subscribers will find the date of ex piration stamped on their papers fol lowing their name. If last payment Is not credited, kindly notify us, and the matter will receive our attention. Advertising Kates on application. to be cut off. It seems to The Knter prlse that here Is an opportunity for the Oregon Oily Commercial Club to distinguish Itself. --X.ll i-HL.-X ! rending timber sales from the na tional forest reserves of Oregon and Washington will menu a revenue to the two commonwealths of more than $:!00.000. This sum will go to the school and road funds of the two stales, the counties benefited being Estacada and Eastern Clackamas ESTACAOA. i An Important deal was consum-1 mated recently when the Kast Side i Mill UmiW-r Company, of Portland.' purchased 270 acres oC Umber from Unit Pros, and S00 acres from Mrs. i Or. Chatterton Snyder, comprising CLACKAMAS AND THE ASSEMBLY It Is altogether unlikely that there will be an Assembly held In Clack amas County to recommend the nom ination of men for county offices. It Is probably true that there Is some demand for It. but the majority of the farmers and practically all of the members of the Grange are against It. as well as the men who belong to what Is known as the Hourne wing mo.se in wmcn me iimuer grew, i m j ;; , ,00.000 feet of standing tint- distribution of this money will mean j iiei. The consideration was about great Improvement to both states. ! $t per thousand. The land Is sit- Sales this year will be the heaviest yet made from government reserves. Ijst year sales In the two states ag gregated 130.00fl.00rt feet, board meas ure. This year proposals nnve been made for the purchase of about fl."0, 000,000 feet. Growing scarcity of tim ber on private holdings Is leading millmon to the reserves for Iocs. This Increase Is expected to continue for the net few years until the point Is reached where only mature timber will be cut. Stumpage prices this year charged by the government are about $2. The forestry law provides of the Republican party. What Is i that ?5 ner cent of the stumnaw rev more to the point there are many j ,.,, sn!,n tl thl, whore thP men m. lane an acuve interest III (,,,.. is , This mean that the politics who favor the Assembly plan, but who are unwilling to give It their endorsement at this time on the ground of political inexpediency. Broadly, this may be construed to mean that many candidates for office are at heart Assembly men. but they fear the result of a declaration In Clackamas County to their own cause. This will unquestionably deter sev eral of the most prominent men In the party from making any announce ment, and It will Influence others to revenue to the two states for the com ing year from timber cut off forest reserve lands will be about $1.200,. 000. Oregon ranks seventh among all the states In railroad building during 1909. These figures are compiled by the loading railroad publications of the country and show that the Heaver state added 134 miles to Its railroads during the year just closed. The Pa cific Northwest Is declared to be the declare themselves against the As- 8reM poal Pf' ml" ral111' building in the I nlted States. The sembly plan for the yery good politl- States. tnn,lf nf fhi rnUnrm.ta it Ante.- Pen. cal reason that they believe the ma- tral Orogon ls detailed and develop- jority or ne Republicans of Clacka-! ment ,n ,he Willamette Valley and In mas County are against It. It is, all around, an unpleasant situation, but at least a free-for-all fight within the party will be averted If no action is taken looking toward a county Assembly. But the participation of the Clack amas County Republicans in a State Assembly Is an entirely different mat ter. It may be said with absolute certainty that a State Assembly will be held. We may differ about the wisdom of such action, but that is neither here nor there, and we must face the situation as it is. Republi cans from all over the State are go ing to get together at Portland and recommend men for State and Dis trict offices. These recommendations will have some weight In the Repub lican party. It is within the range of possibility that the men who are favored with the recommendation of the Assembly will be nominated at the primary. The proposition there fore, resolves Itself Into the general one that the Republicans of Clacka mas County will be given an oppor tunity to help name the men who may eventually become officers of the State of Oregon, or they may ig nore the Assembly and stay at home and go without recognition in the councils of the Republican party of the State. The Enterprise has recog nized the feeling among the Repub licans of Clackamas County, and wants to be perfectly fair, but it feels it a duty to outline the true sit uation from an unbiased, but partisan standpoint. the Oregon Coast country is recorded. This Is a far better showing for the past year than was made In 1908. when 79 miles of new railway was built in this state. mestic science and art. Anyone who is interested in the practical prob lems of farming, fruit growing and housekeeping and the new and Im proved methods which may be used in their solution, will do well to at tend the exercises of the Farmers' week. Farmers' Week at the Oregon Agri cultural College will commence Mon day, February 14th. The activities will be conducted In Institute form and will cover all branches of Agri culture, horticulture, dairying and do-J which did not last long: the rnln fall and about throe miles from the line of the proosed extension of the P.; n.. u & p. ; Mr. and Mrs. H. M.. Stamllsh. Mrs. M. H. Kvans and her son, Milton Evans, of New York, arrived. In Ks-: tacada Sunday to reside Indefinitely.' It Is their Intention In learn the ad vantages of the surrounding country,! and If conditions prove what they an ticipate they will purchase tracts of laud, set them to apples and make ' their home here. Kstacada l'dge. No. 17;"., I. O. O F.. and Kuhckuh Wnlge, No. HT. held a Joint installation of officer Satur-; day evening In the I. O. O. F. Hall.' The officers of Kstacada U'dgo In stalled are as follows: J. R. Heed. N. O.: K. M. Miller. V. 15.: J. K. Kly, K. S. N. Charles Unit. I. S. N. 15. : Will Githens, l S. V. C: 11. IS. Klmmel, secretary; Asa Hawkins, treasurer: Charles lllgginbothain, war. j den; James Cronies, conductor: J. P.! Stelnman, It. C. S.: James Unii. U S. S : M. V. Penland, 1. (5.; and liran-i vil Unn, O. G. lVputy District Grand1 Master P. A. Johnson, of District No. 77. of Oregon, was Installing officer. ! The officers Installed In the Re-j bekah Lodge are as follows: Mrs. Wll- Ham Yonce, N. 15.: Mrs. W. F. Cary, V. IS. ; Mrs. J. W. Reed. R. S. N. 15.; ! Miss Mae narr. U S. N (5 ; Miss Mary Pale, It. S. V. 0.: Miss Mary1 Womer, I S. V. G.: Miss Eva Prim-j nor, conductor; Mrs. C. U Possotn, i warden; Mrs. K. W. Hates, secretary; i Miss Maude Sturgeon, treasurer; j Mrs. Eva Sallng, chaplin: Mrs. Char-1 les Hlgglnbothnnt, I. (!., and Mrs. J. : C. Tracy. O. G. Mrs. J. W. Reed deputy district president, was the In stalling officer. A supper was served between 10 and 11 o'clock, and the remainder of the evening until midnight was spent in various kinds of games and music. About 90 Odd Fellows and Rcbrfcnhs were in attendance. Weather conditions here nre more settled and the snow and frozen ground has melted and softened up; ruin has fallen and some little snow. HUNTLEY BROS. COMPANY Our-January SaDes Mean a cleaning out of oil .surplus stock before our annual Invoke. Our store Is so larue and our st.uk so varied that we must close out all the odds and ends at some price at !CdsJL0luc A Vcor Our January sales have been going on for so many V-'ors now that our customers know when we say many things arc cut from ? 15 to so per cent. fhot we mean it. Where possible we have marked the reduction in big figures so that you don't even have to ask questions. Bath Room Supplies $2.50 Razor Strops 95c 25c Tooth Taste 121c $1.00 Hath Towels 74C y0 have nut do a Job tot of our Strops-I'uttlnii ,w" '"""A "f '"'"n l"'"'" n'lH mouth for r.Oo Hath Towels 3-to In ever) thing from $l.oo up and hero's a chaneo the price of one. 15c Wash li.us 10c lo ,,'k '"" "llv,,ll"K v"1' wul11 I,,r :;r: ' c 35c violet witch nm $c 1, 0 ""!lh 8c 25c Box Toilet Soap 19c - Nearly a pint of nicely scented Witch llael ca RnTnns )7i There are dooini of kinds of lite snap Included f"r '''liluk of II! Razors 7t ,1,1,, assortment, buy your huiuiikt supply These nre W ade lltiteher. Wostonholiu, "ow- , . ,, . Pipe and other celebrated Imported Ita.ors. 1 1-3 Oil Oil tilt lililSS 011(1 1.11111:1 15c Talcimi Powder 7C t,ir 'Hscount ' many instances I on China. 20 Per Cent, off on Suit Cases '"" 1 :l N" ' ""' "m" ' ' A high grade nicely scented talcum lit for the ,,u-' v Now hi the time to get that suit rase. You baby or any inenibef of the household. may deduct ;o per cent, from the marked Price. f. T.Hith Picks .2'jO ; 60c one Dozen Castile soap 47c s;:;":k:::::;::::;::,:::;::::::;o Pictures at 1-4 tO 1-2 Off ThU , . of Cast.lo Soap and at a f.c .W .' .' ,' ." ." ! ! ! ." ." Kvery framed plctur.' In the store at reduce.! ""-Vl"u' nll ""rl 10 H""- lue Maftage fivm 2c prices. Don't miss this chance. -''' I'luylng ('arils . lie -iiiiiii - $ on, Water Pad Tree B9o rt 25c Box Mack's Medicated Soap 17c ;.-. Keather iuter o 50c Celluloid Combs 20c n Kr iiom- Here's a soap fully eipiul to Cutlcurn, at leis ",1e KnlveK , 50c You don't have to buy any particular kind of than Kl the price. Try a hog at our special lino Alarm floekn 74e comb to get a discount. They are all marked sale price and you will want to pay lllic next sac Quinine Pill ?4c down for this sale. time, , f.nc t'eiiientlco ?Oc THE ANNEXATION BOOM. Certain spirits living on the North ern side of the Clackamas River are engineering a project to split from the parent stem all the territory North of that stream and annex it to Mult nomah County. It has not been stat ed whether Multnomah Is willing, foT the reason assigned is better roads and this means money to the tax payers of Multnomah County. The untiring Industry of B. Lee Paget, the Portland banker, is seen foremost In the scheme, which will probably have quite a large following. W. E. Thresher, attorney and editor, who Is new to us, Is prominent in the ad vocacy of the annexation plan and his editorial column emits the fol lowing: There will be weeping and walling and gnashing of teeth among certain politicians living not more than 100 miles from the county seat if they shall lose the Immense valuations ly ing north of the Clackamas river. There would be quite diminution of receipts from taxes In Clackamas county. ft Brother Thresher may be right, but we doubt !t. The boosters of the plan may coent on some formidable opposition from those- who live else where than in the section which wants The Canby Tribune says that an electric railway is projected from Canby to Molalla, which will run through some of the best timber laud in the state. It will make farm lands very valuable by furnishing cheap transportation to products, and as the timber is cleared off the stumps will follow and gardens take the place of the wild. The intention Is to build the line with local subscriptions. FOR GOVERNOR J. F. NELSON Of Polk County Motto-qual rights, equal laws and equal justice to every citizen. ' ii- ti? J tit A. (S ,i ... . ... S Seeds a Cent Apiece. Ginseng seeds are worth 1 cent apiece, or from $sn to $Hi a pound. Dried root Is worth ?'i.2o a wutul. Wueu first growing from the seed the ginseng plants have two forks or stalks aiidftio leaf on each stalk. The second year It adds another leaf od each part, mid the third year the plant grows in three parts w ith three leaves on each part, and this year a seed ball forms. This grows direct from the main stalk of the plant and from four to Hve Inches above the foliage. The aver age plant produces from fifty to sixty seeds and sometimes goes as high as ltxi seeds. Wild fam yield better than cultivated. The fourth ami tlftli years one leaf Is added to each stalk. The fifth year the plant is full grown, having three forks and five leaves, on each stalk. It grows from one to two feet In height, sometimes as high as twenty-seven Inches. The leaves are broad and flat, about four Inches long and two inches wide when full grown with escalloped edges. It takes five years to grow the root from seed for market and eighteen months to germinate the seed for growth. There is more cultivated root now on tb" market than wild. The plants are found on high, dry lnnd In the woods and never In swampy places. for December was Inches Monday the fruit growers organiz ed by adopting a constitution and by laws and electing officers. About 50 were present and all were enthusiastic over the future prosnects of this vi cinity In the fruit industry. The ter ritory included In this district lies adjacent to Kstacada and extends north and south about twelve miles ! and east and west about eighteen miles. W. R. Stokes was elected president; S. N. Klllgore. vlce-presl-; dent; A. O. Whtcomb. secretary, and; Fred W. Bates, treasurer; K. U Wan-j ocot. Press Howell, E. W. Botkln, Phil Standlsh and Walter Douglas, di rectors. . The organization adopted the name of "Estacada Fruit Growers'! Association," and will have its head quarters here. This means much for ; this city and in the near future we will have a packing house and the ! fruits of the district will be packed ' and shipped from Estacada. I Garfield Grange met in extra ses sion Saturday and n large number of ( the members were present and did . some good work In clearing the, grounds and making everything In j readiness for Pomona Grange which will meet Wednesday. A number of candidates were also Initiated. The real estate firm of Bartlett ft Heylman sold the Hunt tract of 40 acres, situated about a mile from : Estacada and near the O. W. P. Co."s line, during the week. The purchaser, will immediately plat the tract Into five and tpn acre tracts and clear It, I and plant It to fruit trees. Mr. Cathrart. who has had chame of the engineering work nt the River Mill has moved to Portland and will Invv charge of the construction of the extension of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. extension from Cazadero to the tipner dam. a distance of about three miles; this extension will he commenced at once him rush ed to completion. Henry Kolpln has received n stock of line boots from the factory at Chip pewa Falls and In the future will cater to the trade of the loggers and mill men. Geo. W. Steele, representing the Capital City Ni.rsery, was In our -territory the past week and report:-, do ing a good business. Mr. O'Connor, lately of Kansas, has purchased land here and will move his A. Morrow, with a force of men, is busy loading ties at the railway dock. family upon the tract. The mill f' rce has been bmv -be past week helping Cadoneau end Cake t'v out piling for the railwiv company. ABSOLUTELY FREE A $3.00 Crayon Pot-ait i We hove mode arrangements with Prof. Bauer, one of the best Crayon Artists In the United States, whereby we shall give, commencing January 15, to every customer Purchasing & 1. 50 or more, o first class Crayon Portrait. COME AND SEE THE ARTIST AT WORK IN THE WINDOW There will be a display of his work jo that you mny judge for yourself whether we ate giving you all that we claim. Pictures 1 6x20 done in French Crayon, equal to any $3.00 portrait you ever saw. The Only Conditions: A purchase at one time of $1 50 worth of goods entitles you to u picture coupon: but you must nsk for your coupon when you niako your purchases. Picture couiKins must be presented within C days after Issue. Take your photo, with coupon, to our picture department. Portraltg will be enlarged free from any good photograph, except stamps or photos on gla-HH. or groups. For enlargements from these there will be a small charge to cover the extra work. Finished pictures will be three-quarters life size bust portrait In French Crayon; not n full figure, not two pictures on a mat, not a pastel, not a sepia. fi. Should you desire groups or full figure portraits or the picture fin ished In pastel or water mlor or any style other than Hint we offer free, we will have the artist do the work Junt as you wish, charging only for the extra time and materials required i'i. Customer must personally call for picture. Portrait positively will be given out only to the person originally ordering 7 This Is expensive advertising for us ami we nre obliged to place a limit of On Portrait to a customer; , but It may be a picture of yourself, father, mother, sister, hmther or friend. We hvo tried to make these conditions plain ami simple ami easy to comply with. Wo cautKd vary them. Please do not nsk any clerk to niter them for you; he will be obliged to refuse you. Dr. Bell's Antiseptic Salve Is good for anything for which a salve Is indicated Such as pimples, black heads, sores, chaps, ulcers, sunburn, and all skin affections. 25c at Jones Drug Co. SANDY. 1 THE BANK OF OREGON CITY THE OLDEST BANK OF THE COUNTY Having remodeled and refitted its banking roomsin modern style, is now better prepared than ever to attend to the wants of its cas femeand friends. If yoa are not already a. castomerwe woald be glad to enroll yog as one. Call and see cs even if yoo have no business to transact, yoa will be welcome andjw-ejw-in be pleased to show yoa oar new equipment. Sandy Is experiencing about the coldest, weather It ever had. Sever al Inches of snow on the ground pro tects fall sown grain. .Many potatoes are frozen that re mains uridug at least 40 per cent, of potatoes are still in the ground, with little hope of saving any, should the cold spell keep on. Wood sawer and wood dealers are busy supplying the town with wood. The price of wood Is causing people to go in to the wood business. A. D. Edwards purchased a lot The Telephone service of the Mu tual Telephoiio System of tlresham Is giving cnnMderabln dissatisfaction in this locality on account of bum service anil other failures to keep up with the times. A movement Is on foot to start a new phone company here. Doc Hyett I very ill at his home. Dr. Davis wan called to attend him. W. A. Proctor was on the sick list for a few days. Hill Robins, after a severe Illness Is up and iiIjimiI again. Sandy Commercial Club held a rousing rni'ting Monday evening. Many ipies'long of Importance were discussed, among whl.m was the ripen ing of the Hood View road from Sandy west. Sandy Hniss Hand was organized and an effort will be made to start the band, ami It Is hoped that soon Sandy will be furnished with music to beat, the hand. All saw mills are going full blast Hlnce thi! cIom! down for the holidays and one can see a continual string of wagons haded with lumber and wood hauling to Horlng railway sta tion. Also a string of men going back anil forth from the mills and Mt. Hood railway camps and the fruit farm, clearing tracts showing that there are three gangs of men engag ed In this country one dng the other coming and one gang working. Fruit, grower are coming to this country thick as Hies around the hon ey, buying land. . Hundreds of acres of land are being cleared up and planter to fruit. Commercial Club meeting January 17 at 7:. 'I'i I'. M. Everybody come and help b'.'ist Sandy, the land of from the Sandy lanrl Co. He will rl' red apples, and pretty girls. erect a fine residence and move his family in to town. Wm. Waespe sold his 80 acre farm to John Maroney for seven thousand dollars. K .Coleman, a former resident of Sandy, now of Portland, was mar ried on New Year's Day. They will reside In Portland. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of (fMJUi Sandy r;r:uige Installed officers In due form and with appropriate ex ercises, a gM,d time and a big feast Mrs. Howell, who has been visiting her uncle, m, Robblns has returned to Portland. .' John Roberts has left for Corvallls where he will take a course In the Agricultural tlolloge. A Spaulrlinger, who has spent the summer In Kastern Oregon, has re turned to Snndy. One of the most, enjoyable social occasions of the season took phxce at the Odd Fellow's Hall for public Installation nf the Odd Fellow's of ficers Saturday evening. A splendid programme was rendered. The peo ple of Sandy were given a grand treat by Mrs. J. M. Miller, a noted ylngcr rf Portland, but now of Sandy. She sang several vocal selections, which were rendered In a most ar tistic manner and had to frequently respond to an enchore. MIhs Ksther Spcllmun rendered several piano solos which bidd tin' audience spell bound with her artistic touch and rare musical ability. Miss Spellnian received piano Instructions from noted Instructors and will complete her Mudles in Europe. A great mu sical future Is predicted for the young lady. The following officer were Installed: Ed F. Hums, noble grand; F. K. Mcfiugan, vice grand; A. (J. Ilornstede, secretary; W. A. Mornnd, treasurer; Clem llarlsch, warden; K. F. Donahue, conductor; .1. ('. mw dree, S. II. and Frank Patterson H. II. Alton Phelps, who killed two wild cats a short time ago, wns n Sandy visitor. Dora Ilelghton, who has been very sick for three weeks, Is not Improving. J. H. Allison and Clarence Cassldy have turned over the blarksmlth shop to J. It. Tawney, who was renting It to thorn. Mr. Tawney will now oper ate It. Mrs. Eddy Is on the sick list. In spite of the heavy snow and se vere cold. Rev. Ellis has regularly made his trips to Kelso, Hull Hun, Do ver and Cherryvllle. The ronds he travels are very muddy and some plnces seem almost Impassable, but he goes "rain or shine." Mr. Prricton is Improving from his stroke of paralysis. The Odd Fellows held a public In stallation Saturday evening. James Allison is now able lo walk without the nld of crutches, but has not fully recovered from his fall. The (irange held a well attended meeting January 8. FIRWOOD. A special meeting was held at Fir wood hall, January fi, to provide ways and means to build n rural telephone lino from Sandy through Flrwood and IXver.. A committee was appointed to circulate a peper for signers. An other meeting has been called for Wednesday evening, January 12, to organize and begin operations. The people of Flrwood district have had a petition presented to the county court, praying for the portion of road district No., 52. lying east of town line between Range 4 and 5 to be made Into a separate district. John . Kelseeker was appointed road the proud mother of another son, supervisor for the coming year. Tin people of this district think that by having the mad rlUtiicts made small er, so the HiipcrvlMur can get acquaint ed with the different roads, he can work them to a better advantage. Mrs. It. F. Hart and John Sinclair passed through Flrwood last Satur day, and stoppi'd long enough to smile on some of their friends. Remember the debute at Flrwood Saturday evening, January 1 at K o'clock. Question Resolved, That the simplified forms In the "Three Hundred Simplified Spelling hist," printed by the Simplified Spelling Hoard, should bn adopted by the pill pie or the ( 'lilted States. Again Cupid has been In our midst. Miss Elsie Malar and Albert Hrile, wen- married Sunday, January 10. The young couple have the best wish es rif the community, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. (Irtish, frvm Ith aca, N. Y., lire the guests of K. D. Hart. Mr. Brush expects to locate here permanently and will go Into business, lie Is well pleased with tho country. J. ('. Smith Is transacting business In Portland this week. The school children have had a short vacation this week, on account of the Illness of the lonelier, Mrs. A. Malar. Miss Ida Hluckl, wo has been In Portland for some time, has relumed to Flrwood. KELSO. Airreil Hell and Elsie Malo were married In Portland Saturday. Ileri Jonm-url and wife attended the wed ding. Emmid Ilnrtsoh and wife huve mov ed lo Portland. Marks Pagh, of Rlilgoflold, Wash., Is now working for Jarl Pros., and Rath. Doc Hlle has pneumonia. Dr. Davis, of Sandy. Is attending him. John Nelsrn has rented his house here to a new family that recently moved Inlo Kolsu. lord Jarl was peddling beef Mon day. , Mr. iJirson held church services at the home of C. .1. fllndall Sunday. Rev. Ellis, of Sandy, will preach In Kelso, the 4th Stinduy of this month nt 11 o'clock. Pete Haugiiham Is very sick at tho homo of his father. Mrs. Mlnnlo Jorgnr Oantnnheln Is Mrs. list. Thlelke has been on the slrk EAGLE CREEK. II. S. (ilbson, Walter and Will Douglass uindo a business visit to Portland last week. Mrs. Jones railed on Mrs. Ilerg one day Inst week, and In company to gether made a short rnll on Mrs. Clark the afternoon of the same day. W. J. Ilowlett mado a business trip to Estarinlii Inst Thursday. Ed Douglass Is helping V. J. Iju arus build his new house, which he Is erecting on his place near the Eaglrt Creek bridge. Mrs. Hnwlett was visiting with her niece, Mrs. R. II. filbson, lust Thurs day. Our bachelor neighbor, Io Hurtle may, who lived tin the placo known as the I'aukey place, has gone to Harlon to reside, as Mr. Huntington, the man to whom he sold the farm, hns, with his family, taken posses sion. Henry I Moll, of J)nver, accompanied by E. I Palfrey, made a brief busl liess visit to ICslacada last Saturday. Wo had no school Tuesday, as life teacher, Miss Crouch, went home Monday evening to attend her aiinl's funeral on Tuesday. Tho Douglas Rldgo Mutual Tele phono Company hold n meeting Mon day evening In order to discuss the changing of Cent nil. They nro think ing of running tho line to Eslncada, but hnvo not yet dellullely decided the question. Mr. Recti, of ICstncndn, was present, and slated that the Es tacada company would help them If they would run tho lino to Eslncada. E. L. Palfrey, president of tho com pany, resigning, Alex linker was elect, cd lo fill tho ofllco. TAKE THE HINT j You can got the best that money can buy if you buy of our new stock of canned Table Frulte. They have the delici ous, ripe flavor, at i HARRIS' GROCERY Oregon City. i