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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
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tke minr will rrlv our atfaiioa.
Advertising Hn on aPDllrallua
WIVfl AND BUIINEtl
The women of lb United Bute
bar more Id Irani about their hus
bands' money than Ihs pirn ha o
loani about gelling It." write Cbarlr
M. Schwab In a magailn ankle about
bis 'IIO.OOO partners" That la, men
are fitting mora out of their earning
caparltlr than their wives are get
ting out of managing lha money.
"I bav ki'B wore men (all In but
Ineia through tha altltud taken by
their wIim In their younger days than
from a'l the vices -put logvther. A
nsgging ire. or ona who la not In
sympathy Hb mans work, who ex
peels ImpoaalM thing of him, and ti
InrapaN of taking a general Intelli
gent Interest In bla work, la ona of(j,.mn(j (,
Iba moral handicap ha could have. If ptpond.
a nan work with hla mind clogged by .
alore order to that distracted coun
try. Nona of Ihrni haa tha meana to
do It; nun of then paea auf.'l
tlrut public confidence to do It Mx
j l.-o ran bo padded onljr aa Cuba. II) II
Farmers Are Asked
To Exhibit Grain
O, E.
losing
and Santo IMmlngo bav bwn pacified
by the energetic action of tha full
ed Stair, emp'oytng au.h armed
forcea aa are nevoaaary. It la not a
welcome Job. but our on peace rf
mind, the security of our own border,
the rlghta of our own cllliena who arw
down there or who mar have a legiti
mate rcaon for going there In the fu
ture all demand It. In addition. It will
be for the advantage of the Mexican
themaelvea. All the dictate of the
"humanity" which the president pr
feaaea hlmaelf ao dealroua of serving
And It cannot long be
domeetle trouMea he la of no use to
hlmaelf, hla employer, or the world at
large.
'1 don't auppoae that a wife, ordi
narily, ahould try to tell a man how
he ahould conduct hla bualncea; but
ahe ahould be intrrreted In It. and it
will par him to keep her educated
about It"
This, from man who knowt aa
morn about the eucceee of Individual
workers aa Mr. Schwab does, la author
dative. Moreover, It forme another
argument for the rbooalng of busi
ness woman aa wife.
It la not the fault of the abeltered
girl that ahe ao often faila aa a help
meet: It la an exceeding triumph for
her when ahe succeeds. Hut how can
the girl who knowa nothing of money
except that when ahe needa It her fath
er hands her aome. know anything of
the coat of money In toll and brslns?
How can ahe be expected to manage
on limited aalaryT
The girt who haa been earning her
own bread and butter knowa what
work meana. She knowt what It
meant to a man to find the salary
coming out even with the expenaee.
the joy of a bank balance, and the
value of aympathy and pride In work
well done.
A CONVERTED COUNTY
The Enterprlae feels particularly
ratified at the growing tentlment In
Clackamas county In favor of hard tur
face and the ever increasing convic
tion that rock and gravel roads are
only, after all, temporary make ehifta.
Thla sentiment was not only expressed
at the recent taxpayers' meeting, when
property owners of the county voted
upon themselves an Increase in the
road levy and expressed confidence In
the county court's road policy, bat also
made plain through the tentlment of
the people aa expressed In other ways.
It was only a few years ago that
The Enterprise, risking Its popularity
and losing some subscribers, stood sol
idly for hard surface roads, pointing
out that anything but a good surface
on s main traveled road was money
thrown away. The Enterprise failed to
endorse bituminous macadam when
many had concluded that this type of
road was as good as hard surface and
much cheaper.
The Enterprise was accused both by
papers of the county and by many In
dividuals of being connected with pav
ing companies when it pioneered In
the cause of hard surface-
The Enterprise calls those facts to
mind merely for the benefit of those
who so severely criticized this paper j paper
HOME 8TUDY
lr. Frank Crane wants to know why.
if eight hours la a long enough work
ing day for men. It lan't long enough
for boys and girls.
He condemna the aystcm of "home
atudr" for school children. "It la ped
agoglcally unscientific." he say. "It la
economically a mistake. It la morally
barbarous. When a child get through
hla school hours, he ought to be
through for the day."
There great deal to be said for
this point of view. The child la uaual
ly wearied by hla tchoolday Just as a
grown person Is by his day's work n
office or store or factory- It Is bard
for him to study In the evening be
cause bla brain la fagged. It Is also
bard becauae of the distractions. Isn't
It a familiar fact that the child poring
over bis books with the rest of the
family around can't keep hit mind on
hi lessons? And without focussing the
attention there la no serious study and
no learning.
But the school day, It may be argued.
Is shorter than eight hours. The an
swer msy be given that even eight
hours is too long thst nobody but
person of mature mind and unusual
rigor can really study for anywhere
ner-r that length of time. There Is to
harder work than study. And length
of time Is no criterion. One of the
world's greatest scholars and thinkers.
Herbert Spencer, is said to have atu
died only about two hours a day. He
mtcht not havo learned so much in
ten hours.
Schools hours can be lengthened,
however, if that seems desirable. The
Gary system keeps tho children at
school longer, and requires no home
work. The pupil coraes home then
with mind and conscience free. Then
he can play. And as Dr. Crane says,
the child needs play, and needs family
life and social life, Jujst as much as
he needs book-learning-
Fre)lag ha rw'Wved the fol
roinmui)ltitlin from the O.
A. ( and be : I trual in goou
farmer of t'lackamaa county will not
forget thai t'lackamaa won a great
many medal at the recent great ea-
po.uloo. Noh r I another cnan-
lo allow that Clackamas haa the good
by a-nding sample of wheat to the
t.rsln Conentlon at Cufvalll. l-et's
keep this county In the public rye lr a
number of entile If the farmers
haien't time lo nrei.are It and will
let me know at mr home In (iladatone,
I will b glad to lend atlanc. I.t a
get buay." The letter follow:
"You have undoubtedly notej on tiie
program of the Craln convention that
there I to be wheat ahow and prlie
ar offered for th beat buah'l of
wheat which la entered. Kntrlee may
be made under the name of th grow
er. Already 113 00 worm of prtie
have Uen offered and a number of
othera are under ronalderatlon. Dif
ferent people In ome of th coun ilea,
not aupportlng county agent are al
ready aecurlng cample for thl ahow.
I therefore atiggt that you make an
effore to secure creditable samples of
heat of any variety that Is In good
shape for ethlbltlon purposea, ss there
are claanea In the show that will ae
rommodaU any variety grown In th
date, although apwlal Importance
placed on th more Important varieties.
'Thl will be a good war to atart a
alalewlde cereal ahow. which may or
may not be at tha college net! year,
but which I think I a imivfiuent lo
be. foatervd by all agricultural promol
era. I would not encourage Hi send
Ing In of poor samplea that do not have
muib chance to win, but would rer
taln'y encourage the sending of good
aamples. We will ship them hack col
l-ol In caie th grower want them
back, or will sell theni and send the
recelpta lo him, aa la dealred. Make
ahlpmenla lo O. A. C. Wheal Hhow,
Agricultural College, Oregon, by ex
preaa, collect Kutrtos cloe I a. in.
January 4th.
"Hoping that you will b able to
bring In a number of good entrlea. I
am,
"Very truly youra.
"GKO. It. IIYSI.OI'.
i'rofeasor of Kartu Crops."
t.lnn county build 70 mile of road
past year, graveled or rocked.
WRITES IAS POEM
The folios Ing la a poem comKiaed
by riank Moore, of tlreeiipoiiii, for
mer newspaper man, now retired:
Chrlatiiia bells again ar ringing
Umd and merrily o'er th laud,
Mullltudea analn ar alnglng
"On earth peace, good will toward
man."
Year paa by In quick iiicceaalon,
frolilemi great confront anew.
MANY FAMILY REUNIONS
III) CHUAS DAY HERE
Many family reunions were held In
Oregon City (lirlatinaa day, while
aome enjoyed auch reunions on Hun
day. Never before In the Malory oil
Oregon City haa there been urh a hul
Iday aplrll manifested Nearly ever)
alnr In tha city was gaily and artla
May your conaclrnc guide you Jually 1 tlt-ailljr decorated wllh evergreen.
In the work confronting you.
Time la fleeting, age la creeping.
And we may not meet again thla
able th shore,
no pieaao rememirer I lirlatniaa even
ing.
While remembrances you're receiving.
mat you had a kindly greet In from
T
IS IN STANDARD LIST E
three and four years ago, merely to
show that pioneers In any good cause
will receive abuse and must expect it.
THE ULTIMATE IN MEXICO.
The victories of Villa !n northern
Mexico may not Imperil the "protocol
of Atlantic City," which has been
signed with Carranza, but they will
seriously diminish the value of the
policy which seeks to let Carranza pro
duce the pacification of Mexico by
himself. The truth ia that neither
Carranza nor any other Mexican as
pirant to power la competent to re-
THE VALUE OF AN INDUSTRY
AND OF A TOWN LOT.
Tbe city is offered $2500 for the site
of the Cataract fire house by a cer
tain dealer In firo apparatus, provid
ing the city will buy a certain brand of
fire truck. Another Individual, whoso
name is not public, is said to be will
ing to pay 11S00 for the property.
The Cataract flrehouse is out of the
business dlstrlot, and has little or no
value as a homo site. The only rea
son this mysterious Oregon City In
dividual or the Portland dealers In
fire apparatus could want It Is to se'l
it at a big profit to the Hawley Pulp
company, which must have
the property to carry out Its plan ol
enlargement
The council probably will not sell
the property to either of these would
be speculators. W- P. Hawley, Sr.,
ha3 played fairly with the town, he
has contributed to every cause, from
fire truck to booster day; he has
shown a real Interest In the city's
well-being and his mills, always grow
ing, are among our greatest assets.
Better would it be by far for thej
1 roperty owners of Oregon City to
raise a purse, buy the little tract and
give it to Mr. Hawley yes, even st
ten times the small price than to put
him and hi plant for expansion, which
mean ao much to the city, ceunty and
state at tbe mercy of aelflah epeca-
lators, who show by their stand thst
they care not one snsp of their finger
for the town's welfare.
ARGUMENT FOR STATE TEXT
BOOKS.
The state already has a printing of
fice where e'ementary text book
could be printed.
The ttate hat normal sehoola and
pays big salaries to persons who rsn
prepare the texts.
Tbe state has a text book commts-
Ittatlve- Moreover, It forma another
tlon that could make all tbe necessary
arrangements.
Tbe state already baa atate uniform
ity and print ton of report that are
not read.
The atate wastes thousands of dot
lars on padded reports of officials
that no one reads.
The state would be adding no new
department but would eupply text
books at cost
The state now through Its boards
and commissions load down the poor-
er people who have most children with
costly text books.
Tbe smaller elementary textbooks
could be furnished at half the cost cf
present books.
Many atates are doing this and sav
ing the people hundreds of thousands
of dollars. Pacific Coast Manufac
turer-
ENFORCEMENT OF
ADAMSON ACT IS
PUPILS GIVE PR00RAM AND
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
SPEAKS AT RALLY.
holly and Chrlalina boll, and nearly
every home a well, where trees played
a prominent part.
Among the family reunion held In
th illy were the folloaltig:
Mr. and Mr. V. K. I'ratt enter
tallied at their home Mr. and Mr.
rorhe Han lay I'ratt and their little
daiiKliler. Kllialirlb. of Portland; Mr
J. N. Winner and her son, John Nol
on, Jr., of Hoiitb America. Th
I'ratt bom was beautifully decorated
wllh evergreen and Chrlntmaa bell.
Mr. and Mr W. It. Uigu were boat
and hoatea of the following at (heir
ernoon and ven-
arner and ao.i,
rry Moody and
on, Kent. Holly. mlatMoe. and farm
were uaed with artlailc laate to decu
rats the Uigu home.
Mr. and Mr. II. K. Utourett en
EXERCISES ARE SUCCESS
HUNDRCDS GATHER ON SEVENTH
STREET IN SPITE OF FRE
QUENT SHOWERS.
Th Clirlalnma aplrll ran high In
Oregon City Krlday nlgbl. Kntertalu
nients wero given In several of th
rhurvhe, and th first community
Clirlaiinaa program ever given lit Ore
gon City, waa under the direction of
Hie Hiinday school or th Klrat Method
lat Kplacopal church.
In (pile of frequent shower hun
dred of people wltneaaed tha eier-
rlaea on Hen-nth street. All, and no
ahadea of rellgtou belief Wer repro,
aeliled. Mualc w provided by th
DISCUSSED TODAY
CONFERENCE BEGINS IN NEW
YORK TO CONSIDER APPLICA
TION OF LAW, IF LEGAL
BROTHERHOODS AND MANAGERS
MAY EIGHT FORCED ARBITRATION
AUTHORITY ON FISHERIES
A representative's qualification sel
dom give him a stronger claim for ap
pointment to a committee than In the
cr.se of Hon. George M. Bowers f f
West Virginia, elected to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of the late
W.Uiam G. Drown. Previous to his
elec'ion Mr. Bowers served for fif
teen years as United States comrals-
loner of fisheries, , and It ia largely
due to his able administration of that
bureau that it has reached its present
high state of efficiency. Congressman
Bowers has been given a p'ace on the
committee on merchant mnrine and
fisheries, where he will have a domi
nating Influence In nil matters relat
ing to fish culture and distribution
Mutual Undretandlng Aa To Practi
cal Interpretation of Bill Consid
ered Certain Appeal to Com
mission la Likely.
GOVERNOR WILL RECOMMEND
RETRENCHMENT IN MESSAGE
TO STATE LAWMAKERS.
Mala
How About That
Boy Of Yours?
It won't be many years before he goes
to college. Why not prepare for that
time now? It takes him years of study
to get ready for College why not take
those same years to accumulate the fund
to send him? Open a Savings Account
for him with us.
THE BANK OF OREGON CITY
Oldest. Largest and Strongest Bank ia Oirkamai County.
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 26. Retrench
ment In state affairs wll be the key
note of Governor Wlthycombe'a mcs-
iag,e to the coming legislative session,
nd such a policy will necessarily havr
to be adopted by the leglnlature In
solving the financial problem created
by the passage of the 6 per cent tax
limitation amendment the biggest
single problem that will be presented
to the session for solution.
Governor Wlthycomue announced to
day that he had evolved a feasible
plan for the solution of the perplexing
financial problem confronting the state
as the result of the passage of the 6
per cent tax limitation amendment,
and that he would present it to the
legislature In hlB message, with a rec
ommendation that It be adopted.
According to the state budget, the
estimated requirements of the state
will be short $715,382.09 as the result
of the passage of the amendment, and
the governor says his plan will meet
this shortage without impairing the ef
ficiency of any Btate departments, and
at the same time not heap any addi
tional burdens on the taxpayers. Al
though the governor has not completed
a'l the details of his plan, he is satis
fied that It will prove absolutely fea
sible and regards it as the only solu
tion for the situation.
Briefly, It contemplates the consol
idation of departments and commis
sions where duplications of work ex
ist; a denlel of the requests for In
creases In the appropriation, save
where they are absolutely necessary;
a general curtailment of appropria
tions now enjoyed by the departments
wherever possible, and slight increases
In fees of some of the revenue-producing
departments.
Since the passage of the amendment
that shortage created by it has been
a problem with which the state offi
cial and legislators have been wrestl
ing, and tbe executive is tbe first to
devise a workable plan.
NEW YORK. Dec. J7 Representa
tives of th national conference com
mittee of railway and the four broth
erhoods of railroad employes will re
ume their meetings here tomorrow
for the announced purpose of arriving
at some agreement aa to the applica
tion of the Adamson law In the event
It la held to be constitutional by the
I'nlted States supreme court. The
meetings had been adjourned to await
me nanaing aown or ine award in me
caae of the switchmen's arbitration.
which. It waa expected, might have
some bearing on the eventual Interpre
tation of the Adamson act The rail
road managers held a preliminary
meeting today.
It waa Intimated In rai'road circles
tonight that among other things which
would be considered was an agreement
that would bring the two forces to
gether In a concerted effort to fight
the president's proposed compulsory
arbitration legislation. The railroads,
however, are not altogether opposed
to the principle of compulsory arbitra
tion, It was Indicted, providing a suit
able plan be evolved looking toward
the selection of the arbitrators.
Both sld?s were reported confident
tonight that a mutual understanding
I will be reached as to the practical In
terpretation of the Adamson act,
which, it Is polnteed out, specifies tho
hours of labor, but docB not make pro
vision for the enforcement or continu
ation of certain privileges and rates of
compensation which the men now en
Joy and. which they believe are threat
ened with extinction by the Adamson
act.
Rather than make separate appeals
to the courts to decide the many
points that could be brought to issue
in this regard, It awas reported that
both sides, after agreeing on as many
points as possible, would consent to
bring their differences for final ad
Judication to the Gocthuls commission
appointed by the president to observe
the operation of the Adamson act
A standardliatlon rally waa held at
the Mount I'leasant erhool houae on
Friday evening, there being a largt
attendance to wltneaa tbe program
given by the pupil under the direc
tion of Mrs. Uarnum. th principal.
Th program follows: Bong, girl
Oregon City baud. Thl waa It first
tertiilned at a family reunion at Ihelr appearam e. and tilaved lo the dellaht
home In Tolland In a ml delightful of all. Th children's eierrlaes wer
manner Chralma evening, following urR1,y niualral selection by c'aaae.
lefure th dlatrlbutlon of the treat
dinner tne (nriatma tree waa re
lieved of It burden of gift. Ilol'y
and mlatloloe were uaed among the
decorations. Attending were Mr. and
Mr C. U. Utourett. Mr. and Mr
K. C. I.atourette and duughler, Anne
Mr. and Mr. M. I). Iatourctte and rhil
drrn. Kdward and l.luwood. of Ore-
public acknowledgement waa mad in
the credit of th bualnea firm and
profeaalonal men, who bad contributed
to help mak poailhl th dlalrlbu
linn of a treat to so many children.
Any fund or randy that might be
left over will be distributed to needy
glee club; drill, primary pupil; panto- on, l'": Mr mJ Mra. K. II. Holher- f.mllles. ihu attending th Christmas
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mel. of Glendale, Oregon; Mr. and
Mrs. II. K. Utourett and daughter,
Aliens. Mr- and Mra. E. C. Utourett
and daughter, Anne, Mrs. Mary I
Drier. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hemp,
or Hpokan. Waah.
Mr. C. T. Hickman entertained nt
a family reunion at ber borne Chrlat
lit-
city.
Attending this were: Mr. and Mr. C.
Everett Hickman, of Spokane. Waah.;
Dr. and Mra. II O. Hickman, of Qer-
vals, Mr. and Mra. A. C. Warner, of
Oregon City; Mia Ernestine lllck
man, of Oregon City.
Tbe old home of the Warner fam
11 T. at Mt. Tleaaant. known aa the La
cust farm, one of tha oldrat borne In
the atate, waa the acene of one of tne
moat enjoyable family reunlona held
Hag muat be floating from the flax In the county Sunday afternoon. The
staff; deaka that muat be of the prop-1 room of tbe old home were unusually
er kind, achool yard In good condition.! attractive with their decoration, eane-j
rooma properly nested and bet of daily the dining room, where were ar
blackboarda on the wall. - I ranged on all aldea huge branrhea of
The rooma were artistically decor mlatlotoe, holly and ferns, while the
mime, "A Comedy of Errors," by the
pupils of the upper grade; song.
"Three Maids of Lee,'1 Dorothy Mc
Dowell, Loulae Osborne and Gladys
Thomas; reading. Lloyd Udger; Dutch
roik aance. intermediate ana upper
grade pupils; drama. 'Little Red Kid-
In Iffwl- inn 'A 1 llfl TnBH nf
Bothlahem'-; wand drill, upper grade ?,?,,'f,rnoon' ni on of ,h' d""
..,.. ,r ' ful family reunion bold In thl cl
r w
The program waa followed by an ad
drea by J. E. Calavan, county school
superintendent, and bla remark were
greatly appreciated by the large audi
ence. He presented th Mount fleas-
ant school with a standarliatlon ban
ner.
In order for the achool to b aland
ardlxed 12 requlrcmenta muat be met
Including aucb rules aa: The American
cheer beyond the night's entertainment.
The happiest hit of the evening waa
th appearance nf Panta Clau. In lb
peraon nf Dr. I'nidden, who with v-
eral gifts for th big hoy toy for
Harold Kwafford. George Randall, R.
II. Coi, and a flah for th paator, Hav.
J. K. Hawklna. After performing hi
duty there b waa motored lo th
Preabyterlan church to take part In
another program.
ated and holly and evergreen wet
used In profusion.
table waa centered with bright colored
A Chrlstmaa program waa held In
Twilight ball Friday evening by the
Twilight Sunday achool, under the di
rection of Mia Margaret Thompaon,
teacher In the Twilight chool. Th
knllu V. I .. 1 ,. I . ..
" " uu spray ro ow n nrormm w.a nl..v..l K.
of holly and over thl and euspendod those present: Song. Luther's Cradle
MEMBERS BOYS' GYMNASIUM
CLUB TRAMPTO PETE'S MOUN
TAIN AND BACK
Tho Boys' Gymnasium club made
Its first "hike" Wednesday, although
tno ground was covered with snow.
from the electroliers were cluster of
Christmas boll. Attending this re
union "were Mr. and Mrs. W. II. U
ton, hoat and hnstseas, Mr. and Mrs
Alfred K. King and family. Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Warner, of Mount I'lea
ant; Mr. and Mrs. U I). Wllllnms. of
Astoria; Mr. and Mrs. Korbes Bnrcln
Pratt and little daughter, Elizabeth.
Mr. and Mr. Arthur King, of Port
land. Mr. and Mr. Carl Jochnke and
daughter, Cathrlne.
Mr. and Mr. E. J. Daulton, Mia
Beanie Daulton and Mlaa Helen Daul
ton, Mr. and Mrs. C. I). Utouretto,
wero dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. M
D. Utourctta Chrlstmaa afternoon.
Tho decoration of tho homo of Mr.
Hymn, by the arhool; addrea, Rev.
Senddi'd; recitation, Alfred Dodd;
prayer. (J. A. Dodd. song. Agnes
Hchler; recitation. Lydon Bingham;
recitation. Lloyd llylton; solo, Mrs.
M. Msttoon; recitation. Krmll Bins-
hnm; recitation, Unto Schler; song,
Elsie and Ethel Naah; recitation. Dor
othy Dodds; song, Tho Jolly Student.
by school; dramatization of Rugglea
Chrlatmn party, by erhool.
After the program the Chrlstmaa
tree waa lighted and candy and pres
ent wore distributed by Simla Clau.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
EVnnnr AMrlrli in xluimi, tiA,H
IUU HIUIM1U HUB cuvuruu Willi BHOW. I IBniir..rio tnro In L..l . '
The start was made at 8:30 . m.. tbo . ,t .1 , I". " Jl " H al ' mrl "f U,ml '" townnlilp 2 .outh.
range l cast or iiiumrttu nierldlun.
Anna M. McNooInn, ot at. to John
Jomlson, et ux., 40 acres in auction 2t.
township 3 south of range 2 cant of tho
Wlllametto nierldlun; f 10.
Rnmi'ly Product company, by the
Boll, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Swart and receiver, to Riminly Produrls company.
daughter. Irnm, of Seattlo; Mr. and "ecllon 30, township 4 aouth, rnngo 4
Mrs. Chris Swart and son. Allen, ol PnKt r "l0 MHamotto meridian.
Ilcnd; Mrs. Mlnnlo Hnndrlck and Hazel Toozo to II. II. McKcnnov
ccllcnt time, although traveling was daughter, Eunlco, of this city, Mr. J. L. land In Oak Grove; l.
destination being Pete's mountain,
about five mile distant.
After tho destination was reached a
huge bon fire was built and lunch on-
Joyed. After tho lunch they playod
hnre and hounds " Frank King and
Clarence Cannon lead tho "hounds,1
and tho "hures'' wore load by John
Mason- Fourteen made this trip,
The return trip was made in ex-
with the season, and were very arils
tic.
A happy Christmas reunion was that
of tho family of Fred Swartz, who met
at tho rosldenre of Mr. Swartx' daugh
tor, Mrs. Bell. Among those preaimt
were: Mr. Fred Swart. Mr. and Mrs.
ESTACADA LOTS TRADED
T
TITLE OF BROWN APPARTMENT8
PASSES TO CLACKAMA3
COUNTY COMPANY.
PORTLAND, Oro., Dec. 27. As the
result of a property deal Just consum
mated, ownership ol the two-story and
basement Brown Apartment building,
covering a full quarter block on the
southwest corner of Fourth and Mont
gomery streets, has passed from Dan
iel II. Brown to the Estacada Town
site company.
As part payment Mr. Brown receives
title to 113 lots In Kutacrta, five lots
In Hallway addition, H10 acres In Mor
row county nd a timber tract In Doug
las county, In addition to some cash
and the assumption nf a $20,000 mort
gage formerly resting against the
apar' ient.
Don't Let Skin Troubles 6pread.
Trivial blemishes arc sometlmos the
first warning of serious skin diseases.
Neglected skin troubles grow. Dr.
HoliBon's Eczema Ointment promptly
stops the progress of eczema, heals
stubborn cases of pimples, acne,
blotchy, red and sctly skin. The an
tiseptic qualities of Dr. Hobson's
Eczema Ointment kill tho germ and
prevent the spread of tho trouble. For
cold sores or chapped hands, Dr. Hob
son's Eczema Ointment offers prompt
relief. At your druggist, 60n (Adv.)
somewhat difficult owing to the snow
and slush and the "hikers'' returned to
Oregon City about 4 o'clock. Other
trips are being planned for the spring
and Bummer.
The club was organized about a
month ago by Frank King, and keen
Interest Is bolng manifested by the
boys.
Snorak, of Portland; Mrs. Fitzgerald,
Misses Uura and Ethel Boll and Har
old Boll, of this city.
T
IS
0F05IG0 ANNEXATION
IE,
Lllllo Wink to Arthur N. Wink. 7.75
ncros of D. L. C. of Josoph Parrott,
township 3 south, range 1 cast of the
Wlllametto meridian; $1.
C W. Kannny, ot ux., to Ernest A.
Ulghton. land In Wl'nmotte Tualltln
tructs; I0.
Echo River road from Pondloton to
Echo Is latest-
EARLY PROMISES OF
CHRI8TMAS ARE
FULFILLED.
A WHITE
NOT
BLIND MERCHANT 0 OSWEGO
CLAIMS FOUNDRY COMPANY'S
ASSE83MENT8 TOO LOW.
Oregon City had a white Christmas
almost.
About 3 a. m. a very good flurry
was falling. It continued for at least
half an hour long enough to cover
tho ground with a white mantle and
those who got up early enough to sue
the snow before It melted enjoyed the
sensation of almost seeing a nearly
white Christmas. The necessary Blip
port from Jack Frost waa lacking,
however, and tho Bnow molted quickly,
and what dldn't melt was quickly
washed away by" tho gentlo rain that
fell a'ong In the aftornoon. In fact It
rained light showers several times dur
ing tho day.
So the point Is, that If the thermom
eter had registered a few degrees low
er, Oregon City would have had a
white Christmas the first in yoars.
SUIT FILED ON NOTE
J. R. Smith Thursday Instituted nn
action In the circuit court against John
B. Perkel, Alice Perkel and C. M. Huit
to foreclose on a $1500 note signed In
Albany February 10, 1916.
8UIT BROUGHT ON NOTE
Sarah A. Hyatt filed a suit Friday
against W. J- Fanhlon to foreclose on
a $100 note, signed September 1, 1911.
The Oregon Iron & Stool company,
a corporation owning about .1000 acres
of land through the Oswogo district
Is the forco back of the plan to nnnax
that corner of Clackumas to Multno
mah county, according to V. F. Coopor,
blind Oswego merchant, who was In
Oregon City Friday.
Mr. Cooper Intlmntes that the corn
pany fonrs-W. W. Everhart, county
BHscssor-oloct, will Increase tho assess
ment of the company's holdings, which
he says aro now fur Ik-Iow what they
should bo. A. King Wilson, mayor of
Oswogo, Is spokesmun for tho corpora
tion In tho proposed annexation
scheme, claims Mr. Coopor.
"I own a lot In OBwego on which 1
pay $0 taxes annually,'' Bald Mr.
Cooper Friday. "Nxt to my lot Is
one In the nemo of tho Oregon Iron &
Steel company, In which I hold a slight
equity,' and the tax on It amounts to
30 cents annually. All the company's
property, Including two lots, Is as
sessed as acreage at $10 an acre, al
though tho company asks $1000 and up
an acre when approached by prospec
tive purchasers.
"At a council meeting lost night
Mayor Wilson debated the matter, our
discussion growing quite warm sit
times. I gather from what ho says,
those favoring annexation expect
Multnomah county to Improve all
roads in this district and open up a
oew road around Oswego lake, which
would be very expensive," I
"AOTURICr
THE NEWEST
DISCOVERY IN CHEMISTRY
This is a rocent discovery of Doctor
Pierce, who ia head of tfio Invalid'
Hotal and Surgioal Institute nt Buffalo,
N. Y. Experiments at Doctor Pierce'
Hospital for several years proved that
there is no otlior eliminator of nrio sold
tli at can be compared to it. For those
easily recognized symptoms of Inllam
mntion ns backacho, scalding urine
and frequent urination, as well as sedi
mont in the urine, or if urio acid in the
blood has canned rheumatism, it Is
simply wondorful how surely "Anuria"
acts. The best of reunite are always
obtained in cases of acute rheumatism
in the joints, in gravel and gout, and
invariably the pains and stiffness which
so frequently and persistently accom
pany tno diseoso rapidly disnppcar.
Uo to your nearest drug store and
simply ask for a 50-cent pnekage of
"Anurio," manufactured by Dr. Pierce,
or send 10 cents to Dr. l'ierco for a
Inrge trial package. If you suspect
kiiinev or bladder trouble, Bend him a
sample of your water and describo
symptoms. Doctor Tierce's chemist
will examine it, then Dr. l'ierco will
report to yon, without fee or charge
Note: French scientists nllirm that
"Anurio'' ia tliirty-Beven times mora
nctivo tlinn lithia in eliminating nrio
acid, and il a harmless but reliablo
chemical compound that may be safely
given to children, but should be nscd
only by grown-ups who actually wish to
restore their kidneys to perfect health,
by conscientiously using one box or
more in extreme cases es "Annrlo"
thnnks to Doctor Pierce's achievement)
is by far the most perfect kidney and
bladder corrector obtainable.
Dr. Pierce' Pellets are the original
little Liver Pills. One little Pellet for
a laxative three for a cathartic.