OlfWJON OITl ENTEllPftlHM, FRIDAY, VVMHUAUY 13, 1914.
A History of Clackamas Roads
DISTRICT NO.
A striking illustration of I tin man
mr In which Moinii or Din Cliieksiinis
county roml districts linvn rallied In
th assistant' of lh taxpayers, and
throunll Hi" a or the km'II l'y.
liolpi'd along materially In th roml
wura or llm district, lit ahown In tlm
history of iniinlii'r 9, ror llm past "Vn
yimre.
Till district, running out tuslward
from 11m tli-orge country, on llm north
uiitA or Eaulu Creek eael to Dm conn
ly line, ha received coinpurntlviily.
very IIH'llttrn lllinuoui mini inn conn
for Iti miniiiil roml t.'ii ill I ur. All
lii nil, nil y'' 1907. tuimlMT B
has M'inltul th ii rut lie r motieat mini
or $j,M2 4H. However, by tlm Individ
tml nfforln or llm "people directly
benefitted" or tlm resident or tli
district, hy MitrM-lnl levies mtidu ivery
year ri'it 1913, tlm energetic Inhab
itant or IUHlrlct , added almost
$ 4.000 In thin ninomil, inukliiK urn ml
total or f H.H'il.Dt) spent Mlticn 1907, tho
smallest nun spent In any of th dis
tricts yet discussed, ninl at tlm mi inn
tlm, speclnl lev tin which aggregate
nenrly aa miirh aa ahown In any or lha
other, districts which havo soured
hU'.h smnug tlm thousands under gen
eral road expenditure.
Figures since 1907 In District 9, are
aa fnlliiwa:
1flo7 1 3H.1.22
limit 2M.7I
Itnili I,0M..U
IUI0 7UI.41
till 7K2.20
I III 2 7II.II.'.
1UI3 1.127.UO
Total
.$r,(102.4K
Hpoclnl levies tiiadi', 11)07,
IIMIH, 1!Mi), 11(10, 1911 and
IUI2 $:i,7IMH
Total S,N5l.3fi
Naturally District No. 9 ha no large
niiiniiiit of liiiirovnd road tnllcuue
'I'd n lotnl number or mllna or road
amotiiita today to 2fi in llm. There are
no roi'k road, and and one hulf mllce
or gravel; tll)0 feet or plank roads;
and 23. 4(1 mllea or Juicy mud. No (' r
mauent roada were rnnetructnd during
1913. altlioiiKh 11,127.10 waa spent In
trin district for Improvement and
maintenance,.
Hupnrvlaora In number nine have
ln.rn: 1907 lo 1910, 1 1 miry Johnaon;
lull, rmr rtatli; 1913, N. Jensen.
BAD
ROADS GREA
I
ECONOMIC WASTE
HEAVY COST OF POOR HIGHWAYS
FALLS DIRECTLY ON THE
FARMERS.
ADVANTAGE OF HARD SURFACE SHOWN
District Number 10, lying out east
of Kalacaila, rather aiuall district
embracing about eight aquar mile,
hut been doing pretty well In road ex
penditure durliiK tlm past seven
years, mil only under tlm regular road
fund but a I o with a aeries or special
levies which havn been used each
yar allien Won. Tbla dlntrlrt haa
pout In all llm aum of SJS.l 40.67.
District Number 10, begins al Kata-r-Hilct,
rutia raat ror aliout tbri-e mllia,
north for alxiut (wo and oim bair inlli'
and aouth toward Catadxro. Tlmra
ar 3i inlb'a of road In Ibla dlalrlrt,
and flv and three fourth lit 1 1 fn arx
rruahod rook. Tht-ra arn no plunk or
gravel ronda In thn dlatrlt't, llm other
X nilb'a lielnx dirt. Onefmirih of
a mils or cniHbed rock waa laid In
1913. Almoat :tOO0 waa t during
tb paal year ror niad work lu tbla
dlHtrlrt, $tl .73 regular and a apeclal
luvy of fl.K88.90.
DISTRICT NO. 10.
Annual rigurea. abowliiK both h kh
lar fiinda and apeclul levlea, In Dlatrlct
Number 10, Blneo llm year 1u7 are aa
folio:
1907
IIKIK
19119
1910
1911
1912
1913
Itexular
V04.9N
. 1.793 23
. 2.781 a
. 2,107.02
. 3,oh:ic5
. 1.671.70
991.73
Hpeclal
1.7&4 10
2.HS.7li
1,81)9 40
1.9.I9.D1
2.20,1.39
1.K88.D0
T, W. Sullivan Pnparta Table Giving
Valuabla Information Relative
to Propoaed Bond liau
for 1600,000.
Totals
.I13.33S.C1 lll.802.0C
Tntnl, regular and ape
clal $25,140.57
Tbla dlatrlct baa been under super
vision aa followa: 1907, I). N. Itrldcu-
allne; lUOX. O. M. Marshall; 1909, I).
M. Marshall: 1910, Walter I. Snlffen
1911. mnk K. Thomaa: 1912, Krank
K. Thomaa; 1B13, Charlea Duncan.
Whan you riounder about In th
Mada of District Nuinlwr II of Clack
amaa county roads, you are probably
anlashlna- around pretty cloeo- ''to
home," At least you are If you hap
pen to live hereabout, for lHtrlct Num
ber II llicludea that famoue highway
which rum from (ireen Point to the
Clarkamae river at I'ark place, and
which for the past three weeka or ao
baa been a sea of mud and water. To
be more einct the boundarlea of this
dlatrlct lie between the Aliernethy. the
lai'kamaa and the Willamette rivers,
running out east about two and one
half miles from (he Willamette and In
cluding the flitckamua llelgbta and
I'arkplnce country, and also running
for a considerable, distance out the
linker's bridge road along (he Cluck
amaa river.
Since the year 1907, (he people of
Dlatrlct Number II have opended
IU..192.90 on their roads, without once
resorting lo the apeclal levy. Klguree
for the aeven yrara are aa follows:
107 $ 1.643.77
1908 2.513.64
DISTRICT NO. 11
1909 3.376 05
1910 S.297.99
1911 2.218 8
1912 1,510 67
I91J 1,832.03
Total expended 116.392 90
Today It la said, there are 15 miles
of road In District Number 11. Accord
Ing to statistics furnished by Mr. C.
R. Mveaay, there are 14 pi lies of
gravel, one fourth or a mile or plunk
and three fourths or a mile or dirt
roitds. During the year 1913 the aum
of fl.823.03 waa spent on roud work
In this dlatrlct, but no permanent
roads were-built from this amount,
(but la for gravel, crushed rock or
plank.
The Oregon City I'arkplace road and
the Ilaker'a bridge road however, con
atltutlng approtlnmtely five miles In
this district, were built prior to 1907.
Supervision has been as Tollows:
1907. Kd Harrington, 1908; Ed Har
rington; 1909. t'burlea Mveaay; 1910,
Charlea Mveaay; 1911, J. K. Smith;
1912, C. 11. Mveaay; 1913, F. A. Jones.
REAL ESTATE
Real estnte transfers filed with the
recorder Thursday, are na follows:
Rudolph Martin et ux to Slater
Mary Theresa McCormlck. lota 9, 10,
ii, 13, block 1, Oak l!rov I'ark; f 1200.
Estacada Udge No. 175 I. O. O. F.
to J. V. Harr, lot 1, block 8, Lone Oak
Cemetery; fJ5.
J. T. Appnraon et ux to Mathlua
Justin, lot 6 and north lot 6, block
60, Oregon City; $1600.
E. 0. Caufleld et ux to A. J. Walbacb,
lota 3, 4. block 10, llolton; f225.
Mary E. Mayfleld. Wlllla 0. Mayfleld
et ux, Zura Itobeson et vlr. Jease May
field et ux. Kerrla Mnyfleld et ux,
Zoma North et vlr, Vera (lard et vlr,
May Qroasmlllur et vlr and A. May
field, 35 acres southwest V southwest
H section 27, township 3 south, range
t enat of Willamette Meridian; $10.
Fred ltoese et ux to L. Oaburn, 40
acres In section It, township 2 south,
range 3 east or Willamette Meridian;
$10.
lllluh Ann Carothers to Martha A.
T'lunimer et vlr, lot 3, block 18, Cane-
mnn; !o.
0, C. Snyder et ux to George Hath
away. 30 acres in south south
north ft northeast Vi southeHst i sec
tlon 3, township 4 south, range 5 east
or Wlllamettn Meridian; $5.
Kbeneier Ucey et ux to John W.
Parks. 14 acres In section 16, township
4 south, rnnge 4 east or Willamette
Meridian; $700.
Herman derhardus et ux to Harold
- Gerhardua, 28 acres In section 12, town
ship 2 aouth, range 4 east or Willam
ette Meridian; $7.',0.
Cl Ira J. Uray to Frank Gray, one-
half Interest In north H northeast
section 28, township 6 aouth, range 1
east or Willamette Meridian; $500.
Real estate transfers filed with the
County recorder Tuesday, are as fol
lows: . J. V. llarless et ux to John Stubbi
et nx, lots 22, 23. 24, 25 and 26 .block
S, In the J. V. llarless addition to the
city of Molalla; $10.
John W. 1odur et ux to Ellxabeth
Oraier, lota 3 and 4, block 2, Lee's
add-on to the city of Cauby; $1.
. Levi Hosteller et ux to Frank J.
Karr, 9 acres In section 6, township 6
south, range 1 east of Willamette Mer
idian; $5000.
H. Goodwin Iteckwlth et ux to W. A.
Mshhurn, lot 15, Cabkj Acres; $10.
Charlea Iieaf et ux to Steven 0.
' urge, tract of land In township 2
imh, range 5 east or Willamette; $1.
Mary O. Purge to Steven O. Iiurge,
lota 7, 8. . block 21. Windsor: II.
Steven O. llurgu lo Mary O. Ilurgo,
lots 7. 8. 9. block 21. Windsor; $1.
Polly Karr to Frank J. Karr, 2 acres
In section 6, township & south, range
1 east of Willamette Meridian; $1
Susun Secrest lo George M. Secrrst,
lot 7, block 165, Oregon City ; $10.
Welsh Congregational Church of
Heaver Creek to Daniel Williams, lot
4. block 38; and lot 1, block 39, in the
Carua Cemetery; $1.
Real estate transfers filed with the
county recorder Wednesday, are aa fol
lows: John F. Douglass et ux to Wiley F.
Douglass, 3 180 acres In northwest "4
east southwest section 20, town
ship 2 aouth, rango 4 cast of Willam
ette Meridian; $100.
C. T. Tooze et ux to Clackamas
Southern Hallway company, a strip or
bind 60 feet wide la W. Hood dona
tion land claim in section 9, township
3 aouth, range 2 east of Willamette
Mreldlan; $1.
Phillip Strelb et ux to John M. Sny
der, lot 4, block 4, In Strelb 's addition
to Mllawukle; $10. ,
Mary M. Charman to Ludwlg Reich
et ux, all of block 54, Cluckamal
Heights; $500.
John Welch Estate lo Charlea C.
Duncan, lots 5, 6. 7, 8. block 31, county
addition to Oregon City; $1.
Charlea C. Duncan et al to Frank
E. Andrews, lots 5. 6, 7, 8, block 31,
County addition to Oregon City; $10.
J. E. Whitney et al to Charles E.
Walt, lots 6 and 6, block 1, Lee's ad
dition to Canby; $030.
Frank E. Morse et al to William S.
Turner, 45 acres in Samuel W. Shan
non et ux donation land claim In (won
ship 3 south, range 1 east of Willam
ette Meridian; $7200.
John F. DoukIcss et ux to Pleasant
Douglass, 20 acres In northeast Vi east
to aoutbwest U section 20. townshln 2
south, range 4 east of Willamette Mer
idian; $100.
CLACKAMAS ABSTRACT 4 TRUST
COMPANY.
Land Tltlta Examined.
' Abstracts ef Title Made.
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OREGON CITY, Feb. 11. (Editor of
(he Enterprise.) A gnat deal has
been said and written on the aublix:
of good roads ror Clackamas County
and how to gel them. Judging from
(he alaloimiute, aud assertions mad
It Is quite evident that most of the
peoplo desire good permanent roads
but cannot agree on how to get them.
Personally I have held great hopes
(hat a sound business policy would be
pursued (his year by our County
Court aided by well meaning patriotic
citizens or good busluess Judgment
who stand ready to assist In working
out a good systematic programme of
procedure under the 1913 road law
whereby we can secure for this county
a fine system of permanent main
trunk and other roads, extending from
the farming communities lo the mar
ket places. I'nder such a plan the
permanent main trunk roads can be
secured economically and within a
very abort period of time.
Good permanent all-year roads are
a very important factor in Increasing
the prosperity of the farmer and re
ducing the coat of living for all.
Good roads bring the farm nearer
the market (1. e. In time required to
reach It) and enhance the value of the
farm on that account. The U. 8. De
partment of Agriculture has records
of places In the South where the time
required to haul goods from the farm
to the market baa been reduced from
twelve to two days by the construc
tion or permanent roads to replace the
old mud holes or excuses for roada.
Many examples showing the large sav
ing in haulage costs could be given
showing the great economic value of
good permanent roada.
Dors It psy to build permanent
Mads? You may be sure It does.
Had roads are a great economic
waste. The heavy cost of bad roads
fulls on the entire population of the
community served and affected by such
roads but this heavy coat falls In great
er degree on the farmers who must
haul the products of their farms over
these bad roads as they are at a great
disadvantage In attempting to com
pete In the markets with other rural
communities which have through good
business senso secured good perma
nent all year roads leading to the mar
kets. The only proper way to figure on
the cost of a road la to couslder both
the first cost and the maintenance cost
for a period of ten or more years, and
Its effective traffic condition during
that period. Under the present con
dition of travel on main roada a ma
cadam road would have to be re-surfaced
every two or three years and
even then It would be In bad condi
tion over one-half of the time. On
such main roads the hard surfaced or
paved roadway, If properly built,
would require practically no repairs
for a period of ten years and a rood
and sufficient bond guaranteeing the
roadway against any cost for repairs
ran be nad for a period of at least
five years. To my mind there Is no
question as to the advantage or hard
surfaced roadway for rural main trunk
roads over macadam or any similar
improvement. They are cheaper In
the end even with only Just cost and
maintenance considered but during the
penoa or use they supply highly ef
fective all year round traffic conditions
and make great additional savings to
the farmer in the cost or hauling pro
duce to the market calculated In time,
energy, wear and tear or men, teams.
wagons, harness, etc With hard sur
taxed roads motor trucks or motor
wagons could be used to ply between
the farm, and the market places, still
further reducing the costs.
How are we to secure these good
roads and the great benefits and bless
ings that will necessarily come with
them 7
Hy eliminating the present unbusi
nesslike and wasteful system, and In
auguratlng a practical scientific engi
neering system of road construction.
This system will require the county to
engage a competent and well qualified
engineer, one especially fitted by train
ing and experience to take -charge of
this branch of the county work. The
proper and economical construction of
good roads Is a matter requiring spe
cial engineering skin and experience.
There are many details and conditions
entering In, all of which must be taken
Into consideration, and met by the
iraineq and experienced engineer so
as to get the best results obtainable
under the circumstances and at the
least possible coat.- It will pay the
county well to engage a first class
road engineer, one who knows the
business thoroughly, and a man whose
nonesty, and Integrity la above ques
tion, to superintend the construction
of our roads. Such a man will save
to the taxpayers of this county many
many times the salary he would be
paid.
All successful private business firms
and corporations select for the heads
of their departments men especially
fitted to take charge of and administer
the affairs of those departments. The
business of the public Is larger and of
more Importance than that of any pri
vate firm or corporation and should be
mannged at least as well and as eco
nomically. A satisfactory plan for a main trunk
road In this county may include a hard
surfaced or paved portion varying from
9 feet to 16 feet In width, the width
being determined by the amount of
trafflo that will pass over It. the
paved portion to have dirt, gravel or
macadam shoulders of suitable width.
Such permanent roads for our main
trunk lines can be had at reasonable
cost W have raised by direct taxa
tion under general and special levies
In this county for expenditure on the
roads the ensuing year the enormous
sum of $318,065.62 exclusive of the 1.4
mill levy for retiring road warrants
already Issued for the maintenance of
present roads making a grand total
for this year of $360,795.47 (go to the
records and verify this), and this great
amount, if our county court pursues
the plan It has decided on and out
lined In a recent Issue of the Morn
ing Enterprise, Is to be nsed In the
same old way, without any adequate
Heart Disease Almost
Fatal to Younf Girl
"My dauglitar, whan thirteen yj
old, waa itrltkso with baart trouble.
be was so bs4 ws had to plaoe bar
U4 near a window
so she eould get
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dontor eald, Toof
child, aha Is lUuly
to fail dead any
time.' A frlnd
t'.ld me Dr. Miles'
Ilrt Kmly ha4
pured her father,
o I tried It, and
he began to lm
prova. Hhe took
e (rt many bot
tlra. but she U
fi'iirtd to me to
day, a fat, rosy
cheokH girl. No On. ran Imagine the
ronndrnce I have In In. Mlle' Heart
Kemrdy." A. K. CANON, Worm, Mo.
The unbounded confidence Mr.
Canon hat in Dr. Miles' Heart Rem
edy is shared Ly thoutandi of
others who know its value from
experience. Many heart disorders
yield to treatment, if the treatment
ii right. If you are bothered with
short breath, fainting ipelli, swell
ing of fret or anklri, pains about
the heart and shoulder blades, pal
pitation, weak snd hungry spelli,
you should begin using Dr. Miles'
Heart Remedy at once. Profit by
the experience of others while you
may.
Dr. Milts' Htart Rtmtdy la sold and
guaranteed tf all drugglats.
MILES MCDICALCO., Clkhart, Ind.
old wasteful methods and establish
the beginning at least of the better
and more scientific, economical and
business like plan of road construc
tion.
If we are not to make a start on
the better plan this year as we should
we are no more likely to make the
start next year or probably the next.
and with the continuance of such meth
ods, we will continue to waate our
time, energy and money with very
little beneficial result, comparatively
speaking.
Therefore, after reviewing the past
history or road building and the pres
ent outlook, I feel that we should im
mediately proceed to bond this county
for the full amount permitted under
the law, viz: two per cent of Its as
sessed valuat, viz: $30,621,327.00
(amount tor 1913) which will produce
$610,426.64 and which we can make
available at once for the construction
of permanent main trunk all year
roads through our county and con
necting the farming districts with the
towns and market places including ar
teries to Portland, the great market
and port close to our districts.
And why shouldn't we bond for this
amount at once to secure the blessings
and benefits that. good roads will bring
to the people of this county?
A good business man or farmer who
is handicapped In his plans and efforts
on account of Insufficient working cap
ital will, If be has the security Im
mediately (bond) borrow a sufficient
amount to provide equipment neces
sary to make his business or farm
highly productive and profitable. .
The money so borrowed will under
good management be a sourca of In
creased earnings and profits and there
fore is no buMen but a great benefit.
So with good permanent roada. They
are a necessary equipment needed in
our public and private business and
will return large profits to all and the
sooner we get the first units or main
trunk roads built the sooner we will
begin to reap those profits.
I have prepared a table showing how
the interest chargea on this proposed
bond issue snd the retirement of the
bonds in full can be handled so that
the taxpayer will hardly feel the cost
while using and enjoying the perma
nent roads provided by the money se
cured through It and reaping benefits,
during the period, equivalent to sev
er! times the cost
As a basis for calculations in the
table I have assumed the present as
sessed valuation. at $30,500,000.00 or
$21,327.00 less than that given ror
1913 for the sake of convenience.
I have taken Into consideration the
Increase In valuations of the property
In the county. It this Increase was
considered for the past ten year per
lod the showing In the table would be
much more favorable than It la.
So there can be not Just criticism or
question. I have used a uniform in
crease of $3,100,000.00 In the assess
able valuation each year during the
period given In the table. This Is less
than the average each year for the
last four years of slow progress and
semi-stagnation in the business of the
country. The real increase will be
much greater especially so If we build
permanent roads. For these calcula
tions I have also assumed that the
bonds will bring only their par value,
although Jackson county's bonds sold
at a premium. Also that the bonds
will bear Interest at the rate of five
(5) per cent per annum and the money
In the county's sinking fund will earn
but four (4) per cent per annum.
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CRYING HEED FOR
A NIGHT !
ICIIOO
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EVA EMERY DYE SAYS OREGON
CITY PEOPLE ARE READY
- TO COOPERATE
Henry W. Kochler, of Oswego
ha announced his candidacy for Sher
iff of Clackamas County, on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Mr. Koehler Is a blacksmith by oc
cupation, and has been a resident or
Clackamas County ror over twenty
years. He has served four successive
terms as constable at Oswego, and Is
under no obligation except the duties
of the Sheriff's office, if nominated and
elected. (Paid Adv.)
PUBLIC MONEY WILL NOT BE NEEDED
Rev. C. W. Robinson Has Volunteartd
To Undertake Superintend
ency Results In Port
land Are Cited
Dollars ($1000.00) although there many
that pay on a much higher valuation.
Then for the farmer who pays on
$1000.00 assessed valuation this bond
Issue will cost him but one dollar per
year. Will bis benefits be worth more
to him than one dollar per year? Any
sensible or reasonable man will say
yes, and many times that amount. Why
the saving In the hauling cost for one
load or two tons weight over eight
miles or permanent hard surfaced road'
way. It compared to like cost for our
present roads, would amount to one
dollar.
If a Just proportional Increase on an
ascending scale of the future assess
able valuation, such aseit actually will
be and as it doubly would be assured
with the advent of permanent roads,
the one mill levy would psy off the
bonds In less than twenty years.
Several progressive districts have
In the last few years made special
levies of ten mills a year tor road
building. In addition to the regular
levy, In their efforts to secure the
blessing and economic benefits of good
roads. This ten mill special levy In
one year Is ten times the cost of the
levy per year necessary to provide for
the working capital to be secured by
the proposed bond Issue and practical
ly one-half of the entire cost, spread
over the period of twenty-one years
given In the table, of securing these
main trunk roads with resulting bene
fits at once by means of the proposed
bond issue.
This is a good sound business prop
osition and one that will produce b g
profits on the investment measured in
money, increased land values, social
intercourse, health, happiness and con
tentment. The quickest and greatest
profits will accrue to the farmers and
the farming communities which would
pay less than half or 44V4 per cent ol
the whole, but the cities, towns and
all business and Industrial life will
necessarily feel Its good effect and
benefit also.
The public decls'on as to benefits of
good roads may be drawn from the
following extracta rrom a paper pre
sented before the American Road
Congress, held at Detroit. Michigan.
Sept. 29 to Oct 4, 1913, by James M.
McCleary, Engineer In charge of the
construction of the famous bricn coun
try roads built during the past sever
al years In the territory surrounding
Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. McCleary. after
reciting the plan, method and details
necessary for the construction of these
high grade roads to secure the best re
sults, states as follows:
"In trying to express the proven
worth of such roads to the community.
I am at a loss for words. Their econ
omy has been proven in contrast with
any other methods of road building;.
The fact that our roads are In shape
ror maximum service twelve months
In the year and that they originate no
dust has endeared them to abutting
dwellers and to travelers from a dis
tance. WacMng by rain suffices to
keep them clean and imparts a sani
tary advantage which has been much
emphasized by health authorities.
Perhaps the most eloquent praise
is contained In the simple statement
that, although we have built nearly
400 miles of such road, 33 farmers'
petitions are now on file In our office.
asking for 33 separate extensions. Lo
cal sentiment may be conservative,
but It everlastingly catches on when
It Is shown something really good.
We are no longer besought to make
cheap roads but to make good ones.
Witness one case where assessments
on a macadam road had still four
years to run and yet so eager were
the abutting owners for a better road
that they threw four years payments
into the discard and signed unanimous
petition for brick. The petition was
granted and brick laid, although it was
necessary to scrap a relatively new
macadam road to do so."
These communities have learned
what s best and most economical after
ten years of wasted effort and a con
siderable waste of money. As to the
4.
EBY ENDORSES IDEA
4
Personally I can see a great
deal of good In the suggestion of
' Mrs. Dye and If the matter can be
worked out and the expense or a
night school taken care of, I can 4
see no reason why any person or
'f number or persons should not be
permitted to have the use of the
school buildings, under proper
safeguards, for night study. I
4 am sure that the members or the
Board would be glad to discuss
the matter with the citizens and
taxpayera or Oregon City. O. D.
Eby, Chairman Oregon City
School board.
OREGON CITY. Feb. 12. (Editor of
the Enterprise.) Some of our progres
sive citizens are discussing ways and
means ror a public reading room and
a coffee bouse ror the many employes
or our city who need a quiet evening
place of recreation. In this connec
tion It would be well to call attention
to the crying need of a night school
In Oregon City. This would simplify
the coffee house problem very mater
ially. At an expense of probably $100,000
we have three large roomy comfortable
edifices In this city belonging to the
public, built and paid for with public
money, already warmed and seated,
yet empty every evening, namely, our
public school buildings. And we have
In our midst several hundred men and
women who would be glad to use those
buildings for a night school. When
the President's noble daughter recent
ly called upon the whole nation to op
en its public school buildings for night
school some timorous soul exclaimed,
"But wouldn't the rabble go In?" '"Who
are the rabble?" Inquired the Presi
dent's daughter.
Wherever night schools have been
opened It has been round that "the
rabble" resolved Itself Into debating
societies, students, trade school
classes, citizens.
In Portland I believe Superintendent
Alderman Is also superintendent of the
night schools. If Professor Tooze Is
too busy with his multitudinous good
works. Rev. C. W. Robinson has vol
unteered to undertake the superin
tendency. Why lose the rest of this
winter when three good months re
main for a night school?
Miss Fanny Porter of this city, now
Principal of the Failing School In
Portland and also Principal of the
night school In the same building tells
me she has classes In all English
branches. One man, a Swede, told
her he had lived twenty-two years In
America and this is the first time he
has had a chance to learn the English
language, uregon City has many for
eigners who are asking "When will
the night school open?"
Where will the money come from?
What money, we have the buildings,
all warm and ready and Idle? They
belong to the city? Several teachers
have volunteered their services. It
might be even necessary to charge a
small tuition at first, but that need not
deter any really in earnest to get an
education. The old Idea that only
children go to school Is exploded.
Schools are for anybody that wants
to study. An old gray headed man and
his wife have learned to read and
write in Fanny Porter's school this
winter. Never had a chance before,
in this land ot boasted opportunity.
An elderly woman, formerly or Oregon
City, is with her daughter-in-law tak
ing lessons In -millinery in Fanny's
school. It Is more than likely that
some or our Oregon City women would
be glad of such an opportunity.
In Washington City it has been esti
mated that It would be worth $500,
000.000 annually to the United States
tf all our citizens could read and write,
worth more to themselves, worth more
to the country. The problem Is right
before us here In Oregon City. A
Greek boy asked me If I could teach
him to read. No brighter people in
the world than those Greeks, whose
ancestors civilized the world. An edu
cated German offered to teach German
in a night school for the privilege of
learning English. It is time the
school board turned the whole matter
over to Professor Tooze to act We
have already a night trade class under
the skilled Instruction of Professor
Forbes, a good beginning toward the
night school.
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Wants, For Sale etc.
Choice hop mots for sale, $3.50 per
thousand. A. McConell, Aurora,
Route 3.
FOR SALE Fresh cows, Hugh Jones
R F. D. No. 1.
FOR 8ALE Nursery stock, fruit
' trees and berry-plants at best
prices. Address, A. J. Walker, Mll
waukie, Oregon.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that the coun
ty court of the State of Oregon, for
the County of Clackamas, has appoint
ed the undersigned executors of the
Will and Estat of Elizabeth Bacon
Ganong, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said present them
to the undersigned executors at the
office of Jos. E. Hedges. Esq, in the
Welnhard building, in Oregon City,
Oregon, within six months from the
date of this notice, with proper vouch
ers duly verified.
Dated February 13th, 1314.
JOSEPH W. GANONG.
RICHARD C. GANONG,
Executors of the Will and Estate of
Elizabeth Bacon Ganong. deceased.
JOS. E. HEDGES, Attorney.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice Is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed by
the County Court of the State of Ore
gon, for the County of Clackamas exec
utor of the estate of Annie Engdahl,
deceased. All persons having claims
against said estate are hereby re
quired to present them to me at the
office of Wm. Hammond in the Beav
er building, Oregon City, Oregon, prop
erly verified as by taw required, with
in six months from the date hereof.
Date ot the first publication, January
23rd, A. D. 1914.
O. M. ENGDAHL,
Executor of the estate ot Annie Eng
dahl, deceased,
WM. HAMMOND, Attorney for Executor.
Cost Amt. ln-
Amt. placed Amt. earned Fml on which per $1000 debtrdness
Tr. Amwwed I-evy Will Amt. used In sinking by sink's Int. Is calm- Bonds veJu- on which int.
Valuation Mills Raise for Intereet fund Tnd at 4 latedat47a retired ailon iac'g d Yr.
1 I3O.SIM.OM.0O 1 I30.5O0 00 $30,600.00 $1.00 $1510.000 00 1
I J2.fiO0.0lHi.lW 1 J2.fiA0.0ll 30.500.00 $ 2.100.00 2 100.00 1.00 S10 000 00 2
J 34.700.0HIUIO 1 m. 700.00 30.500. M 4.200.00 $ 84.00 S.3S4.0O 1.00 S10 000 0O J
4 Jfi.800.iVM) 00 1 Jfi.8IHl.00 30.500.00 S.JOO 00 256.3K 12.939. 3S 1.00 filO.000.00 4
5 38.aO0.ilO 00 I 38.900.00 30.5nO.0O 8.400 00 517.87 21.85S 9J $20,000.00 1.00 610.000 00 5
41.0(10.0(11)00 1 41.000.00 29,500.00 11.500.00 74 27 1J.431.20 1 00 690.000 00 C
T 43.tOO.OtHI.00 ' 1 43.100.00 29.5iK) 00 13.600 00 637.25 I7.tA8.45 25.OOO.O0 V0O 590.000 00 7
a 45.2H0.0ii" .00 I 1 46.200.00 28.260.00 lfi.950 00 102.74 1S.S21.19 1.00 t5,O0O 00 3
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10 49.40O.0IHV00 1 49,400.00 2ti.600.0O 22.900 00 178.24 27.6.14.27 25.000.00 1.00 630.0'H) 00 10
11 61.500.000 00 1 51.600.00 25,250 00 26.250 00 101.37 28.8sa.S4 25.000 00 1.00 606.0O0 00 11
13 63.600.000 00 1 53.SIHI.00" 24. 000.1)0 29,600.00 155.42 33.S41 OS 30.000.00 1 00 48OOO0OO 12
13 65.700O00 OO ( 1 55.700 00 22.600.00 33.200 00 145.64 3fi.9SS.70 35.000.00 1.00 460.000 00 13
14 67.800 000 0(1 1 67.800 00 20.750 00 37.060 00 79.47 39.11 17 36.000 00 1.00 415 000 00 14
It 69.9lHI.lHMI 00 1 69.900 00 19.000.00 40.900 00 164.64 45.180.81 45.000 00 1.00 3 SO. 000 00 15
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15 66.200.000 00 1 6-i.20C.0O 12.000.00 51.200 00 2.22 54.257.7 50 0O0.00 1.00 240.000 00. 18
19 S8.3iHI.iHH) .00 1 68.300.00 9.500 00 68.800 00 176 SI 63.228 09 60.000 00 1.00 190 000 00 19
20 70.400.000.0(1 I 70.400 00 S 500.00 63,900 00 129.12 67.27.2; 66 000 00 1.00 130 000 00 20
II 72.500.000.00 1 72.600.00 3.260.00 S9.250.00 90.29 71.597 60 K6.000.0fl 1.00 65.000.00 21
Summons.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for Clackamas County.
M. M. Jamesson, Plaintiff,
vs.
Mar E. Jamesson, Defendant
Mary E. Jamesson, Defendant
defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon,
you are hereby required to appear
and answer the complaint filed against
you, in the above named suit, on or
before the 20th day of March, 1914,
said date being the expiration of six
weeks from the first publication of this
summons, and tf you fall to appear
or answer said complaint, for want
thereof, the plaintiff will apply to the
court for the relief prayed for In his
complaint, to-wlt:
For a decree dissolving the bonds of
matrimony now existing between the
plaintiff and defendant. This sum
mons Is published by order of Hon. J.
V. Campbell, Judge of the Circuit
Court, which order was made on the
4th day of February, 1914, and the time
prescribed for publication thereof Is
six weeks, beginning with the Issue
dated, Friday, Feb. 6th, 1914. and con
tinuing each week thereafter to and
including Friday. March 20th, 1914.
BROWNELL ft STONE,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
N. II. In calculating Interest on amount left In sinking fund do not forget to deduct the amount paid out for retiring bonds.
Bonds paid off at end ot 21st year
and a balance of $6597.50 is loft In the
treasury; entire cost to the property
holders ot the county, one dollar per
year on each $1000.00 or assessed val
uation or a total of $21.00 on each
$1000.00 assessed valuation spread ov
er a period ot twenty-one years; pro
viding at once good hard surtaced
main trunk roads from the farming
communities to the market placea and
securing the great benefits resulting
therefrom to us who are living today
as well as providing for the future.
The benefits resulting and secured at
once will In the first five years save
to the people of this county the entire
cost and these benefits will be con
tinued In the following years for the
present and future generation.
The assessed valuation on which the
average farmer In this county pays
a Plan or effort to break away from the taxes does not eiceed One Thousand county,
best permanent road surface ,for our'
own use In different places that can
be put In at reasonable cost we must
determine for ourselves after Investi
gating and considering the materials
at band. We should profit by the suc
cess that others have secured in this
matter as will as by their mistakes.
I feel that only hard surface on the
main trunk roads will bring us a full
measure ot success and at least ulti
mate cost
I also believe that the people of
Clackamas County will, after giving
the matter due consideration, agree
with me and will give their support
to secure the results snd lasting bene
fits that will come with and follow in
the wake of the construction first of
such permanent main trunk roads and
thereafter by permanent lateral and
good tributary roads throughout our
T. W. SULLIVAN.
It might not be necessary to open
all the buildings, one would be enough
to make a start. But these buildings
belong to us. the people, and we have
a right to use them.
EVA EMERY DYE.
How la Your Bollerf
It has been stated that a man's
stomach Is his boiler, his body is his
engine and his mouth the fire box.
Is your boiler (stomach) In good work
Is order or is It so weak that It will
not stand a full load and not able to
supply the needed energy to your en
gine (body)T If yon have any trouble
with your stomach Chamberlain's Tao-
lets will do you good. They strengthen
and invigorate the stomach and enable
It to do its work naturally. Many very
remarkable cures of stomach trouble
have been effected by them. For sale
by all dealers. (Adv.)
Summons.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for Clackamas County.
Sylvester Steger, Plaintiff,
vs.
Frances M. Steger, Defendant.
To Frances M. Steger, above-named
defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon,
you are hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint filed against
you, in the above named suit, on or
before the 20th day of March, 1914.
said date being the expiration of six
weeks from the first publication of
this summons, and If yon fail to appear
or answer said complaint, for want
thereof, the plaintiff will apply to the
court for the reliet prayed for in the
complaint, to-wit:
For a decree dissolving the bonds
of matrimony now existing between
the plaintiff and defendant This sum
mons is published by order of Hon. J.
U. Campbell, Judge of the Circuit
Court, which order was made on the
4th day of February, 1914, and the
time prescribed for publication thereof
Is six weeks, beginning with the issue
dated. Friday Feb. Clh, 1914, and con
tinuing each week thereafter to and
Including Friday March 20, 1914.
ROBERT A. MILLER.
Attorney for Plaintiff.