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What do you think of my execution?"
"The sooner the better." Pittsburgh
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LOCAL BRIEFS
Mrs. Harley Stevens, of Portland,
was visiting relatives here on Satur
day. Henry Parry, a well known farmer,
of Beaver Creek, was in this city Mon
day. Lyndon Brownell, of Eleventh !
street, is suffering from an attack of
appendicitis.
Mesny & Caufield, surveyors & engin
eers. Masonic Bldg. Maps & estimates.
Julius Moshberger and son, Edward,
of Eldorado, were among the Oregon
City visitors Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holman and
son, George, of Beaver Creek, were
in this city Monday.
Mrs. Frank Jaggar and daughter,
Florence, of Carus, were in this city
Sunday visiting relatives.
William Davis, of Carus, one of the
well known farmers of that place,
was in this city Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Tyra Warren, of Risley, was
in this city Monday visiting at the
home of her brother, W. A. Shew
man. .
Miss Brewster, of Portland, arriv
ed in Oregon City Monday evening,
and will visit friends here for several
days.
- Miss Ona Carey, of Beaver Creek,
was in this city Monday, and will
leave today for Portland, where she
will visit her sister.
Free delivery from Harris' grocery
twice every day. Phone in your order
if too busy to call.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Williams and
two children spent Saturday night
and Sunday in Portland visiting Mrs.
Williams' sister, Mrs. Frank White,
and family.
Henry Wetzler, who has been con
nected with the Oregon City Manu
facturing Company for some time, has
severed his connection with the com
pany and will take a rest.
You can get Gluten Flour at Harris'
grocery, Eighth and Main streets.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Babcock, of
Portland, were in this city Sunday
visiting the former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles C. Babcock.
Miss Lillie Bodenhammer, who has
been in this city for some time visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Williams, has
returned to her home at North Platte,
Neb.
J. Levitt, after visiting in Port
land, a guest of his sister, Mrs. E.
Gettelman, and family, who recently
moved to that city from Milwaukee,
Wis., returned to Oregon City Sun
day evening.
"Hunt's" delicious canned fruits.
My, but they are good. At Harris'
grocery.
Miss Helen Smith returned to Ore
gon City Monday morning, after visit
ing with Miss Cora Coler, of Portland,
and also Mrs. W. E. McClerry, of
Boring. She was accompanied to Bor
ing by Miss Coler.
Harrv M. Shaw, of Eneene. form-
)erly linotype operator of the Oregon
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gene Register, was in this city on Sat
urday and Sunday, a guest at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. McFarland.
C. B. Harding, who is in charge of
a surveying party at Corvallis
spent Sunday in this city visiting hi3
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hard
ing, returned to Corvallis Sunday
evening. It will take several weeks
more to complete the work.
There's no bread like "Royal
Bread." Fresh every morning at Har
ris grocery.
Miss Bertha and Miss Celia Gold
smith will leave on Saturday for New
York, where they will purchase their
spring and summer stock. They will
return by way of New Orleans, and
,will attend the Mardi Gras. They will
also visit with relatives in California
on their way home.
JURY LIST COMPLETED.
The County Court has completed
the jury list for 1912. Two hundred
and fifty names, from which will be
chosen the grand and trial juries,
have been selected. Thirty-one names
are drawn at each term of . court for
trial juries.
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DAnnnrK haq not mm inpn damff
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being the law under which the city
of Gladstone was incorporated by the
election held on December 24, 1909, the
officers elected at the time of the in
corporation held such offices respec
tively only until the next general mu
nicipal election.
"If Gladstone had remained under
the provisional charter such next
general election would have been held
on December 5, 1911. However, as the
city adopted a charter of its own July
31, 1911, said next general election
was by said charter fixed for Decem
ber 4, 1911.
"Those who drafted the new char
ter and the attorneys hired by the city
to pass upon its legality and prepare
the proceedings to put it in force fail
ed to grasp the point that the officers
then in charge of the city affairs were
only temporary officers and while la
boring under the misapprehension
that those officers were elected for a
full term and wishing to make doubly
sure that there would be no conflict
in the terms of officers under the
old and under the new charters in
corporated in the new charter, sec
tion 131:
"The contention of Mr. Pardee un
doubtedly is that this section extend
ed his term of office until the last day
of December 1912, or that such sec
tion virtually elected him as treasurer
of said city to serve until the last day
of December, 1912. The fact that this
was no.t the intention is readily shown
by section six of the same charter,
which when speaking of councilmen
is in direct conflict with Section 131."
FAMOUS OREGON POET
VISITS FRIENDS HERE
R. L. Hardin the poet of every
day life, author of "The Seamy Side
of Life," one of the catchiest and best
illustrated books of verse and prose
that has been offered to the public
since Jackson introduced his well
known took, "Coming Through Arkan-
saw," visited Oregon City Monday to
pay ris respect to hi3 friends and, at
the same time, to place a number of
his books on sale at Huntley Bros.'
company. The price is twenty-five
cents. Mr. Hardin has been accused
of writing some of the "lovingest" lit
tle short verses ever published, but
he says he is not "there'' as an illustra
tor so he called on Murray Wade, of
Portland, Oregon's- famous cartoonist,
to demonstrate with pencil some of
hi3 thoughts as near as possible. Har
din says that every phase of life has
been given a fair show. There is a
"Warning to the Gravedigger,' follow
ed by "Nice little notes to the young
maids, the old maids, the widows,"
"hay-grass and sod," to bachelors.
married men, old men, and last, but
not least, "orphan babies on tag day."
BISHOP SAYS BIBLE
ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 15. "Whoso
ever sheddeth man's blood by man
shall his blood be shed."
This was the answer of Right Rev
erend William Croswell Doane, Bishop
of the Episcopal diocese of Albany,
when asked whether he believed in
the abolition of capital punishment,
the question having been suggested
by the attitude of Governor Dix and
Colonel Joseph S. S. Colt, Superin
tendent of Prisons, who have announc
ed their belief that the death penalty
should be abandoned in this state".
"Capital punishment i3 best." the
bishop said. "The objection to it is
sentimental. Those who have been
declaring themselves in favor of the
removal of the death penalty overlook
the one great significant instruction
god s own word which I have" quoted."
Trees and Wind.
When one travels through the parts
of Belgium bordering on the sea he
sees a striking example of the Influ
ence on trees of strong and constant
winds.' The trees are In general bent
toward the interior of the country. It
was proved some- time ago that the
trunks of trees hurled in the peat
bogs of Holland all lie in a southwest
to northeast direction.
A Monkey and a Knot.
The monkey's Intelligence has never
been able to arrive at a point which en
ables that animai to achieve the unty
ing of a knot. You may tie a monkey
with a cord fastened with the simplest
form of common knot, and unless the
beast can break the str'ng or gnaw it
in two bp will never pet loose. To un
tie the knot requires observation and
reasoning power, and. though a mon
key may possess both, he has neither
In a sufficient degree to enable him to
overcome the difficulty.
Siam's Garden Land. - v
Much of the garden land In lower
Siam Is made by digging trenches to
raise the ground, so that half is trench
and half ridge, and only rice can be
grown in the trenches. Thus practical
ly only one-half of the garden land
gives any return, yet the price of such
land In the best localities is $100 to
$350 an acre. -
Patronize our advertisers.
IN FASHION'S MART.
New Lines In Fail Tailor Madet Serge
-de Soie.
One or two tailor mades have been
seen with bell skirts, and In all proba
bility this will be a favorite model.
The truth Is every one is tired of the
tight skirts, and there is a decided
leaning toward skirts with a slight
flare at the bottom, but tight about the
hips. Serge de soie and satin felt are
named as two of the leading tailor ma
terials. The names indicate the tex
tures. Both are silky in feeling and
luster, yet have a wool body.
Some of the new materials being
made up for autumn show reversible
sides. One is a fine satin cloth with
one side plain and the other side plaid.
A navy satin cloth costume has a
rich plaid facing and is made with a
tunic skirt, the tunic being turned
back from the feet In front to show
plaid revers. The coat, much longer
than those worn during- the summer,
IiONO COAT WITH EM PIKE BACK.
has plaid revers. which hang wide and
soft, and the long set in sleeves have
turned back points like the one on the
skirt Plaid buttons fasten the coat,
and smaller ones trim the revers.
Long coats with loose fronts are
greatly liked. -The one illustrated has
an empire back that gives exceedingly
smart lines. The sleeves are cut in
one In peasant style, and the big collar
may be made either round or pointed.
JUDIC CHOLLET.
This May Manton pattern Is cut in sizes
from 34 to 42 inches bust measure. Send
10 cents to this office, giving number, 7128.
and it will be promptly forwarded to you
by mail. If in haste send an additional
two cent stamp for letter postage, which
insures more prompt delivery.
FRIBBLES OF FASHION,
Frenchwomen Wear Jeweled Crosse
With Tailor Mades.
A French fad that has recently cross
ed the water is that of wearing a huge
cross of precious stones or one of the
large French disks suspended on a
chain outside the coat just below the
revers closing in suits of heavy rough
goods such as tweed and Scotch mix
tures. The fashion has been revived of sus
pending a small bead or mesh purse
from a long neck chain. The top of
the purse to be modish should be set
with jewels to match those of the
DART FITTED PBAWEBS. .
chain. The purse is hung just below
the bust or as far as the waist line,
never lower. ' ,
Women who motor ' are wearing
white ratine coats with roll collars and
cuffs of some brilliant shade and but
tons to match.
The new fillet lace jumpers showing
a design worked out in wool embroid
ery are very smart, and any girl who
embroiders can make a waist of this
kind with little trouble.
Dart fitted drawers are worn by the
smartly dressed woman nowadays.
The illustration shows a good design
for this article of underwear. Any
kind of trimming may be used.
JUDIC CHOLLET.
This May Manton pattern is' cut In sizes
from 22 to 32 Inches waist measure. Send
10 cents to this office, giving number. 7126.
and it will be forwarded to you by maiL
If In haste send an additional two cent
stamp for letter postage, which Insurej
more prompt delivery.
A Quick Change Artist.
Visitor (in dime museum) Yester
dav you aDpeared as a fire eater. To
day you are an Eskimo, swallowing
raw, frozen fish.
"Yes.- My doctor ordered a change
f diet" Meggendorfer Blatter.
Perfectly at Home.
"Is your bride timid and backward
with your people?"
"Not a bit She has already begun
to teach sister how to look stylish and
mother how to cook." Kansas City
Journal.
Read tfee Morning mnterprir
I
A Jill
A Danger
Averted
Bv IOSEPH C CRANE
From my first meeting with Agnes
Myrtle she showed a partiality for me.
1 was fancy free, but 1 did not fancy
Miss Myrtle. Circumstances threw us
together a great deal, but 1 never real
ly made love to her. Nevertheless she
persisted in assuming that there was
more between us than a jpere acquaint
ance or friendship. 1 should have
scented danger, indeed. 1 did at times
realize that 1 was drifting into trouble,
but the only way for me to break with
her was to go to live in another place.
This was scarcely practicable.
How long matters might have drift
ed between me and Agnes Myrtle had
1 not fallen in love with a girl whom
I desired to make my wife 1 don't
know. Agnes heard of my attentions
to the lady 1 admired, but she did not
evince any jealousy. I became en
gaged, but still Miss Myrtle did not
show any signs of making trouble for
me. 1 was congratulating myself that
she would be aboVe annoying me or
was, after all, indifferent to my en
gagement when one day I received a
telephone message from her saying
that she was not feeling well and
would like me to call upon her profes
sionally. ' 1 wished she had called in some one
else. Indeed, I was surprised at her
calling upon me after she had so often
assumed that we were lovers and I
had become engaged to another. Nev
ertheless I thought it better to make
the visit I found her becomingly
dressed in negligee costume lying on
a lounge. She told me that she needed
a tonic, and I prescribed one that was
perfectly harmless. She asked me what
it. was' and when I told tier said that
she needed something stronger. She
bad once taken arsenic in small doses
for the purpose of building up her
strength and preferred that I should
give her some compound of which ar
senic formed a part '
Arsenic is a common medicine to
give for tonic purposes, so I wrote just
such a prescription as I had written
many times before. . Agnes took it
folded it carefully and put it In her
corsage. Then she began to npbraid
me with what she was pleased to call
my treatment of her. I disavowed her
charges, but as our talk proceeded I
saw in her eye a vindictive look that
frightened me. Then suddenly it flash
ed into my mind why she had asked
for a prescription for a drug which
was a deadly poison.
"Well," 1 said, rising, "it would not
do for me, you feeling as you do, to
treat you professionally. I must with
draw from doing so. I will trouble
you for the prescription 1 have given
you."
She hesitated for awhile, then threw
off all disguise.
"I shall keep the prescription," she
said.
"What forT
"I decline to say."
What I feared was that she might
change the infinitesimal quantity of ar
senic I had prescribed to a quantity
large enough to kill. This would be a
sufficient ground on which to base
against me a charge of an attempt to
poison her. the motive being that I
wished to get rid of one girl in order
to be free to marry another. For a
moment I lost my prudence.
"If you don't give me that prescrip
tion I shall take It from you by force,"
I said.
For reply she coolly pointed to an
electric button in the wall within easy
reach. If I attempted to possess my
self of the prescription she could eas
ily summon some one who would be
a witness against me on another
charge.
It was now evident that the only
chance for me to get out of a scrape
that would ruin me would be by du
plicity. But for my life I saw no Im
mediate method except to pretend to
gradually see my relations with her in
another' light to appear undecided
and at last ready to give up my en
gagement and engage myself to her.
I sat down by her and began a more
frightful string of lies than were ever
told by the father of lies himself, the
purport of which was that I really
loved her, had always loved her and
would never love another. The only
possible reason for her believing me
was that she wished to believe me.
"Why, then," she asked, "have you
treated me so badly?"
"Because." I replied, "you are doom
ed. 1 do not believe in a match be
tween two persons, one of whom has
but a short time to live."
"I? A short time to liver
"Yes. Yon have a disease that will
kill you within a few months."
She was very much frightened. She
bad a high opinion of my professional
ikill and considered me truthful.
"Can't yon do anything for me?" she
Isked hastily.
"No."
"Are you sure?
"Your disease has always been re
garded as Incurable, but a friend of
mine has been experimenting to dis
cover a serum for it and. I believe,
claims to have found one. I will see
him. and if be has been successful 1
will apply It in your case."
I turned to go. 1 did not dare to
ask for the prescription 1 had given
her, though I hoped to get possession
If It in time. She called me back and
handed It to me. Crumpling it in my
hand; I said: , . '
'Thank heaven! With that paper
you could have ruined me. the girl 1
bve and yourself. Now I defy you!"
Tne wisdom or roots.
Folly, In the abstract, has been de
nounced alike by Scripture and ancient
heathen sages. "If I wish to look at a
fool," says Seneca, "I have not far to
look. I have only to look In a mirror."
The Emperor Maximilian distinguished
the dullest of his counselors by the title
of the king of fools. Once when he ad
dressed a prosy adviser by this title the
gentleman neatly enough" replied:-"!
wish wilh nil my heart I were kiu.i of
fools. I should, have a glorious kin?
dotn and yonr imperial majesty would
be amoiif my subjects..
Patronize our advertisers.
HOW SMALL STORES CA
By
Using MAZDA lamps in show windows
and electric signs outside willdraw trade from
larger stores not so well equipped. We jwill be
glad to tell you how this can be done with these
lamps which give jmore light for less money than
any other illtiminant.
PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT
& POWER CO.
MA I N OFFICE 7th and Alder Streets
CHILD TRAINING,
IS PASTOR'S THEME
A greatly increased attendance
marked the second of a series of ad
dresses being given by the Rev. Mr.
Edwards in the Congregational church,
Sunday evening3. "What Can Be
Done for Oregon City Children" was
the subject for last Sunday night.
Before the address proper Mr. Ed
wards called upon the County Super
intendent of Schools, who was present,
to give his personal opinion, not mere
ly as an official but as a citizen.
Mr. Gary made an interesting talk
as to the needs of the children, and
the duty of the citizen, illustrating his
points by telling how New York, Chi
cago, and many smaller cities
were meeting the same problem.
Mr. Edwards described the modern
methods which were proving most suc
cessful as "Salvation by Displace
ment." He defined the real meaning
of virtue, and advocated the making of
virtue as attractive as is . vice.
"Healthy children are healthy young
animals, full of animal spirits and en
ergy," and to overlook this fact, he
urged, is to damn the child." There
is nothing abnormally strange in the
predilection of the boy for Deadwood
Dick, or for even more vicious tastes
and desires. What is needed is our
recognition of the fact, and some plan
by which these energies and desires
may be directed into healthier chan
nels. Society has its share of respon
sibility, but the primary responsibility
is that of the parents. Oregon City
in this respect is no worse than other
cities, and in some respects may be
better. Nevertheless much remains
to be done.'"
Organ and choral numbers by the
choir, under R. V. D. Johnston, sup
plied the music.
Hotel Arrivals.
The following are registered at the
Electric Hotel:
Nena B. Anderson, F. C. Brand
shagan, Portland; J. O. Conn, Port
land; T. J. Gill, Maple Lane; Fred
Schafer, Molalla; G. V. Harless, A.
J. Hobble, Bolton; G. Rainey, Harry
M. Shaw, Eugene; D. Swales, Lor
engen; C. Jones, W. J. Richter, Mrs.
Green, F. H. Schwartz, C. Jone3, Roy
Otis, C. S. Hampton, Portland; H.
N. Beecher, Portland; R. I. Scales,
Portland. - -
UNIVERITY PLANS
DIETETIC COURSE
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Jan. 15.
The course in economic botany has
been so. arranged as to include the
study of the nutritious foods and will
henceforth go by the name of Diete
tics. Professor Sweetser, the
Oregon state botanist, will. teach
the course. Besides the study
of food values, special attention
will be paid to the food combinations.
Many of the clubs and fraternities will
have their managers attend the lec
tures. LIVE STOCK RECEIPTS
The Portland Union Stock Yards
Company reports as follows: Live
DRAW TRADE
lectfl Ic Light
stock receipts at the North Portland
yards, if not breaking all records since
the opening of the local market, were
at least the heaviest seen in many
months. In all 85 carloads of stock
were unloaded at the yards during the
past 43 hours, 65 carloads of the lot
being beef-stuff, the total numbering
5,070 head. Segregated, the receipts
were 1,688 cattle, 16 calves, 2562 sheep
and 804 hogs.
Traffic difficulties on the various
railroad lines last week due to the
storms were in the main responsible
for the unusually heavy load of all
sorts of stock brought in over Sun
day, a number of shipments of im
portance ' that had been due for sev
eral days just reaching the yards.
The Portland Stock Yards Company
reports as follows:
Receipts for the week have been:
Cattle, 727; calves, 19; hogs, 1808;
sheep, 2289, and horses, 4.
Everything advanced during the
week. There was a light supply oc
casioned by the stormy conditions on
the railroads and butchers and pack
ers contested vigorously for the light
offerings with the result that prices
jumped 25c on steers and on the butch
er classes from 25c to 40c.
The hog market, which was made
up of offerings from territory tribu
tary to this market showed an advance
in price over the tops of the former
week of 5c per cwt. for tops, with a
higher level pertaining to the medium
quality offerings.
In the sheep division good lambs
that were fed sold at $5.75, which was
10c per hundred pounds better than
the same quality of lambs about three
weeks ago. All classes of killable
sheep sold at strong to higher prices.
The following sales are representa
tive: 19 steers 1260.. $6.25
51 steers 1151.. 6.10
14 steers 955. . 5.90
65 steers 1070.. 5.75
3 calves 393.. 4.50
2 Stags 1050.. 5.00
4 bulls 1200.. 4.50
3 bulls 1330.. 3.50
29 heifers 1058.. 6.00
28 heifers 1015.. 5.50
January Clearance Sale
k 1 DID YOU EVER HEAR OF ONE IN REAL ESTATE.
HERE IS YOUR CHANCE
Must sell seven-room house, barn, well, and fruit trees, and four
lots cn the West Side, Windsor Addition. An extra conservative money
lender of Oregon City has loaned $750 cash on this property, loan to run
on and one-half years from January 11, 1912, at. 7 per cent. Will sell
this home for $450 purchaser to assume above mortgage.
WM. HAMMOND, Owner.
CROSS & HAMMOND, Beaver Building, Oregon City, Oregon. '
CHEAP! CHEAP! CHEAP!
We are certainly selling Shoes cheap. Ladies,' Gents,' ys and
Girls' Shoes for less money than you can huy them for elsewhere.
Save Your
Come to our store and get our prices on all lines of Shoes. We are
giving some great bargains.
Merrill
Ninth and Main streets.
154 cows ..1060.. 5.25
38 cows ...1000.. 5.10
518 hogs 192.. 7.00
516 hogs 215.. 6.95
141 hogs 210.. 6.80
20 hogs 310.. 6.40
737 lambs 88. . 3.75
237 wethers 102.. 4.75
186 ewes 89. . 4.10
218 yearlings 78.. 4.00
Prevailing Oregon City prices are as
follows:
DRIED FRUITS (Buying) Prunes
on basis of 6 1-4 pounds for 45-50's.
Fruits, Vegetables.
HIDES (Buying) Green hides, 5c
to 6c; salters, 5 to 6c; dry hides, 12c
to 14c; sheep pelts, 25c to 75c each.
Hay, Grain, Feed.
HAY (Buying) Timothy, $12 to
$15; clover, $8 to $9; oat hay, best,
$9 to $10; mixed, $9 to $12; alfalfa,
$15 to $16.50.
OATS (Buying) Gray, $27 to $28;
wheat, $28 to $29; oil meal $53;
Shady Brook dairy feed, $1.25 per 100
pounds.
FEED (Selling) Shorts, $26; roll
ed barley, $39; process barley, $40;
whole corn, $39; cracked corn, $40;
bran $25.
FLOUR $4.50 to $5.25.
Butter, Poultry, Eggs.
POULTRY (Buying) Hens, 10c to
11c; spring, 10 to 11c, and roosters,
8c.
Butter (Buying) Ordinary coun
try butter, 25c to 30c; fancy dairy,
40c.
EGGS Oregon ranch eggs, 35c to
37 l-2c.
SACK VEGETABLES Carrots,
$1.25 to $1.50 per sack; parsnips,
$1.25 to $1.50; turnips, $1.25 to $1.50;
beets, $1.50.
POTATOES Best buying 85c to
$1 per hundred.
ONIONS Oregon, $1.25 to $1.50 per
hundred; Australian, $2 per hundred.
Lvestock, . M eats.
BEEF (Live weight) Steers, 5c
and 5 1-2; cows, 4 l-2c; bulls, 3 l-2c
VEAL Calves bring from 8c to
13c, according to grade.
MUTTON Sheep, 3c and 3 l-2c;
lambs, 4c and 5c.
HOGS 125 to 140 pound hogs, 10c
and He; 140 to 200 pounds, 10c and
10 l-2c.
Pocketbooks
& Cave
Oregon City.