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REPAIR JOBS IS K THORN IN FLESH
Many Trifling But Still Important De
talli to be Dons That Cost
Money and Cannot be
Let by Contract
From a statement made yesterday
bv County Judge Anderson, regarding
his personal attitude on the road ques
tion, It may reasonably he assumed
that as far as the judge personally
concerned there will be no roadmaster
In Clackamas county at least for this
year.
According to Judge Anderson, the
1913 road is absolutely Impracticable
as far as a complete application of the
state would eo In Clackamas coua'y
Discussing the law Judge Anderson
said:
Not Practical.
"I have been incorrectly quoted as
saying that I would deliberately vio
late the law or words to that effect.
This is not so. As far as practicable
we will use it. In all probability we
will build our new roads by contract
but under the law as Interpreted it
will be an utter impossibility to speci
fy, advertise and Rive contracts for all
small work. There are hundreds of
miles of roads right here today that
need special repair work done on
them, and yet we could no more speci
fy what that work was to be and con
tract for it than I could right now
specify and contract to clean the mud
from that street right there,"' pointing
down on lower Eighth.
Incorrectly Quoted.
"The statement that I am going to
Ignore the law or that we are going to
Ignore the law. is not so." added Judge
Anderson. "Wherever we can possi
bly do it we will stick to the law, but
where Is it an impossibility we shat:
have to do the best we can under our
conditions here." j
From Judge Anderson's remarks, a
conservative assumption would be that
the much-talked-of roadmaster will be
an ethereal personage for this year at j
least. The judge did not state
whether or not he was planning on
such an appointment.
Contract Work Required.
The new law directs that in all road
district where the amount of $1,000
is to be spent, whether out of the gen
eral fund or out of special levies, with
in the year, the county court shall in
struct the county surveyors or county
roadmaster to prepare plans and speci
fications of the proposed Improvement
within said road districts, as to line,
grade, drainage, and material or ma
terials, and file the said plans and
specifications together with an esti
mate of the probable cost thereof In
the office of the county clerk.
Impossible Task.
The court court is then to approve
such plans, and may alter the same or
any portion thereof, and immediately
after advertise for bids for the pro
posed work by publication In two
newspapers, before the contract can be
let.
CONTRACTORS BID
ON LOCKS JOB
SEVERAL LOOK OVER WORK TO
BE DONE AND WILL FILE
ESTIMATES OF COST
TAKE ROCK FROM WEST BLUFF
One Plans to Get Material on Site of
Construction and Has Been
Figuring on Expense for
the Department
Work on the Oregon City locks will
probably Btart within a few months
and the contractors who have been
planning to submit bids to the govern
ment for the Improvement of the
works have been looking over the
ground.
One of these was Harry Williams
who expects to land the job of fur
nishing the rock work that will be
used. He plans to take the material
from the bluff opposite and to crush
It on the ground for the concrete work
and foundation material.
The contractors propose to begin
this work on. April 1 though 'tit legal
papers for the transfer of the title
from the Portland Railway, Light &
Power company will probably be sign
ed by the departments at Washington
within the next few days. Final ac
tion on the transfer will then be taken
shortly afterwards and the govern
ment will have gained possession of j
the property from the company. i
The plan of construction Includes a
lock that will raise the vessels through
the channel during low water when
they cannot get through the present
canal. The government proposes to
build a lock below the present one and
to raise the ships up to the sill of the
old lock and through the canal.
In this way, the vessels that are
now navigating the river wlU be able
to get through the canal and above the
falls at all seasons of the year wheth
er the water is high or whether it is
on its low stage, September 1.
The contractors are figuring on this
work and will submit their estimates
to the government in a short time.
canceling this proposition at any time.
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Do you spread dis
ease and dust by
cleaning
broom?
with
When you sweep your carpet
or rugs you scrape away th
surface dirt and pound in th
rest. Beating knocks out the
dust and injures the carpet. No
matter how much you sweep
the dirt and dust which is un
der the surface of the carpet
remains there. In fact, every
time you go over the floor
with the broom, you pound
that dirt still further into the
carpet and make it still harder
to thoroughly clean the floor.
Ask your physician if it is not
true that sweeping sends cur
rents of air filled with disease
germs, lint, and dust through
the room. A broom spreads
disease, it takes the dirt and
dust and germs which have
been tramped into the room
and spreads them through the j
house. After sweeping, ev
ery article of furniture is cov
ered with dust and the air is
ull of fine particles.
A broom not only pounds the
ust into vour carpet, it also
Dounds down the pile. Every
rimp vnn sweet). VOU pound
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still more dirt into vour carpet ;
you fill the floor covering still
fuller with dirt; and you make
vour rugs and carpets a dis
ease-carrying, a germ filled,
and dangerous thing.
This is a picture of the Nationn
Vacuum Cleaner. Notice its
shax see how compactly it is
built. Every piece is just the piece
for its use. Every part is exact;
scientific!)' exact.
This machine complete weighs
but 4 3-4 pounds. It is so light
and so simple that a child can op
erate it. An easy move of the
handle and a pressure is brought to
bear which will draw dirt and dust
through the thickest carpet.
It runs as easy as a carpet sweeper
and is twice as easy to use as a
broom. There is no backache, no
strained arms where the National
is used.
There is no wast effort, no waste
ime with the National. The Na
ional is the exponent of efficiency
and expresses the highest point in
implicit)'. When you use the Na-
ional every motion produces the
greatest possible amount of results.
Ordoyoubelievein
dustless and germ
less house cleaning?
I'tr National Vacuum Clennrr
does not pound the dirt into
the rnrpet or fill tho nir with
.
disease vnrryinK germs. II
draws out the dust and dirt nod
germs.
When you clean with the Na
tional, you draw the dirt up
through the nozzle and into
the tank. You take off the
dirt at the surface of the caret
and at the same time draw the
dust through the carMt and
from the floor itself.
Cleaning with the National
Ki
gerou
tl
is confined to the tank, it can
not be transported through
the house and allowed to settle
on every article of furniture
The National is necessary to
you for the protection of your
health, for the proper car ol.
your furniture, and thorough
house-cleaning. If you want
to rid your home of dust, if
you would rather that your
carpets are clean all the way
through, then you should have
a National for the proper use
of the best Vacuum Cleaner is
the only way to attain these
ends.
leaning wiin me national i
lives no thance for the dan
;rrous disease germs to spread I
hrough the room. The dirtl
We reserve the right to cancel this offer at any time without notice. 1 his is due to the fact that we have but a limited number of these machines at the present time and the fact
that the proposition is so liberal that they will probably last but a short time.
We do not explain this offer here. Only those who show enough interest in the famous National Cleaner to answer this advertisement will learn the wonderful opportunity
which is open to you. We are sure that you will be surprised when you learn of our offer; you will say that you did not know that a newspaper could extend so generous a
proposition.
We have disposed of many of these cleaners in Oregon City and the nearby towns to subscribers to the daily Enterprise. In not one case has there lecn a complaint or has
anyone said that these cleaners were less than represented. These cleaners are being used every day by dozens of Clackamas county housekeepers and every one is satisfied.
If you have a neighbor with a National look it over, run it, note the ease with which it is operated and the thoroughness with which it cleans.
The next time you are in Oregon City drop into our office and ask to see a cleaner. We will be glad to show you the machine, explain how it works, and tell you of our won
derful offer.
Drop us a post card and we will send you a letter explaining to you the proposition. By writing for information you involve yourself in absolutely no way. Write Today.
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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
OREGON CITY, OREGON
PHONE B-10 MAIN 2
OREGON (M GIRL
"Ming Harrison bad a particularly
pleasing and appealing style of presen
tation, which gripped her audience and
was especially adapted to the theme of
her oration."
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A Winter Cough.
A stubborn, annoying, depressing
cough hangs on, racks the body, weak
ens the lungB, and often leads to seri
ous results. The first dose of Or.
King's New Discovery gives relief.
Henry D. Sanders, of Cavendish, Vt,
was threatened with consumption, aft
er having pneumonia. He writes: 'Dr.
King's New Discovery ought to be In
every family; it Is certainly ftie best
of all medicines for cougb3, colds or
lung trouble." Good for children's
coughs. Money back If sot satisfied.
Price 50c and $1.00. At all druggists.
H. E. Buckles A Co., Philadelphia or
t. Louia. (Adv.)
The tryout of the Willamette Uni
versity for the oratorical state cont'-st
was held in University Chapel, Friday
evening.
Evadne Harrison, t5 oniy freshman
in the contest, whose theme was "Tbe
Theft of Children's Childhood" won
first place in delivery, but was defeat
ed by Eric Bolt, last, year's winner in
total of points.
Following is the report as It appear
ed In the Statesman:
"Eric P. Bolt won for the second
time, the right to represent Willam
ette Lniversity in the state oratorical
contest by his victory in the local
contest held in the university chapel
last night before a full house. Miss
Evadne Harrison took second honors,
and Ivan McDonald third.
'The contest was considered an un
usually good one. All the orations
were of merit and were without excep
tion delivered well. While bis ora
tion was a well written one. It is prin
cipally to his splendid delivery, backed
by his strong personality that Mr.
Bolt owes bis victory.
MOTHER'S LOVE FOR
E
Jealosly of her 16-year-old son threw
Ralph W. King Into fits of rage every
time Ella It. King, his wife, would
show the slightest signs of motherly
affection for the hoy, according to the
testimony that has been brought out
in the hearing before the referee In
the divorce action.
The wife has brought the suit on the
ground of cruelty and alleges that she
had to control herself whenever her
husband was around and could not
show her motherly Interests in the boy
because of the jealous rage that It
' aroused In the husband. Tbe boy was
born rrom a former marriage and testi
fied that he realized his mother's love
for him was the cause of the estrnng
ment between her and his step father.
The parties to the suit were mar
ried May 6, 1911, In Vancouver.
V BONDING CAMPAIGN TO OPEN
The campaign for the proposed
-V bond Issue of JW0.000 for the con
'v strnctlon of a sy-item of hard Bur
's faced highways In Clackamas
County will open next Tuesday
j night at Mllwaukle, at a meeting
to be held under the auspices of
rv the Milwaukie Commercial Club.
Judge Grant 1!. Iilmlrk, T. W. Sul-
llvan and Frank It. Riley will talk
in favor of the proposed bond Is-
sue and Charb s C. Bpence and H.
rv 0. Starkweather will oppose It.
Mr. Sullivan has prepared an elab
borate table, proving concluslve
'v ly that a levy of one mill for 21
- years will provide for the retlre-
ment of the bonds. As the coun
ty is now making a general road
levy of eight mills. It Is expected
- that the showing made by Mr.
Sullivan will result In much of the
opposition to the bond Issue being
withdrawn. It Is proposed to bring
- the proposal to a vote of the peo-
pl of Clackamas County at the
Primary election In May.
ARE FORMED
THREE
Russell, treasurer; Mrs. Allman, ad
visor. West Unn Arthur Day, president;
Jsa Mcl-arty, vice president; Agnes
Nelson, secretary; Cladys Montgom
ery, treasurer; Mrs. Tripp, advisor.
An excess of "bracers" will unbrace
anybody.
County School Superintendent Cala
van and O. Marls resumed their
work of Isterestlng the school children
of Clackamas county In industrial pur
suits Wednesday and formed agricul
tural clubs In the schools of West
Mini, Jennings Lodge and Concord.
Much Interest was shown. The clubs I
ate open to pupils between the ages ol
10 and 19 and every pupil of eligible
age In the three districts came Into
the organizations. Mr. Marls, with
Supervisor Hrenton Vedder, leave
Thursday for a trip In the Wllsonvllle
section. Many prizes will be offered
for school exhibits at the state fair as
an Inducement for greater efforts on
the part of the pupils.
The officers of the clubs formed
Wednesday are:
Concord August Oetkln, president;
Ruby IJddell, vice-president; Bessie
Vlgles, secretary; Ralph Rlsley, treas
urer; Miss Oatfleld, advisor.
Jennings Lodge Haxel Ilrlgham,
president; Anna Russell, vice-president;
Mary, Pierce, secretary; Glen
EXPERTS SPRAY TREES
,:F0R THE FARMERS
Meetings 6t the milt growers will
be held In several pans of the county
this week to watch demonstrations of
the proper methods of cutting and
spraying the trees. Thursday morning
at 10 o'clock a meeting will be held at
Jennings Lodge on Mr. Newell's or
chard and one later at Rnpert Station
at Oak Grove; Friday at the state or
chard at Molalla; Saturday at Clack
amas and Sunnyslde.
These meetings are Intended to In
struct the fruit growers In the best
methods of spraying snd trimming the
trees. A. C. Goodrich, state commis
sioner of the board of horticulture, and
O. E. Freytag, county fruit Inspector,
have been holding the meetings.
PURE WATER SUPPLY
MILWAUKIE, Or., Feb. 2.-A "
phase of the water question
brought out Tuesday night t v
meeting of the Mllwaukle Council
comniunlcRjIon fTom the City '0UljT
On gon City, Inviting Mllwaukle to)
Oregon City In procuring s wsief
ply by means of a main from tl"
mas River.
The communication was i''rTrZM
a special committee for In vest IM"
snd to be reported at the tneeilnl '
March.
MRS. VOICE DIES AT
ELLEN38URG. W"
Word was received In this elty T
day afternoon of the funeral nd
lal of Mrs. J. E. Voice, mother of
II. U Martin, of this city, st V'Tj
burg, Wash. Mrs. Voice, who
Saturday, was born 7J years ago V"
survived Ij seven daughters.
One can't bet tbe best of s eltW.
who basnt any.