-MORNING ENTERPRISE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1913.
VISITS NUMEROUS
FRUIT DISTRICTS
Picks Clackamas County For
Fruit Growing
3 "iilFDFise
J J KITCHEN
SET
FIRST GAME IS CLOSE
EDITOR GETS IT WRONG
SPORT DOPE !
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INITIAL BASKETBALL CONTEST
ENDS 21 TO 20.
FIRST AME. ... .. . . .....SPT
In the first Oregon City High
school basketball game of the season,
the seniors defeated the combined
juniors, sophomores and freshmen of
the school to the score of 21 to 20,
Friday afternoon.
The same two factions of the school
played a football game last Saturday
which ended in a tie and it was at
first planned to play off the tie in the
same game.
There was considerable shifting dur
ing the game. The line-up was:
Seniors, forewards, C. Beatie, , Kel
logg; center, Green; guards, Holaston,
Vierhus and Griffith. Underclassmen,
foreward, Roadre, Miller and J. Bea
tie; centers, J. Beatie and ' Miller;
guards, Burke and Farr.
SCHEDULE ADOPTED
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5. The Pa
cific Coast League directors, in con
ference here accepted a schedule of
games for next season which was
drawn up by John P. Cook and Judge
W. W. McCredie. The schedule calls
for 30 weeks of play with seven games
a week at Sacramento instead of six.
The season will open on March 31
and close October 25. Venice will
open the season at San Francisco,
Portland at Sacramento and Oakland
at Los Angeles. Portland, San Fran
cisco and Venice got the Decoration
day dates, while Portland, San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles get the Inde
pendence day dates. On Labor day,
games will be played at Sacramento,
San Francisco and Venice, while Sac
ramento, Oakland and Los Angeles
get the Admission day games.
THIRD DEFENDER
CONTRACT IS LET
BOSTON, Dec. 5. The contract for
the third aspirant for the defense of
the America's cup next year will oe
signed today in New York. The yacht
will be built for a syndicate of Phil
adelphia, New York and Boston
yachtsmen probably .by the Bath Iron
Works of Bath, Me., from designs by
George Owen, of Newton.
Mr. Owen and President John S.
Hyde, of the iron works, left for New
York last night and will meet Com
modore E. Walter Clark, of Philadel
phia, and George M. Pynchon, of New
York, who are the heads of the syndi
SPEAKS OF "VANCOUVER. TEAM,
OF COAST LEAGUE"
. Eastern baseball writers are having
hard work to fill their spaces during
the dullest part of the season. The
following extract from an Eastern pa
per show3 just how much is known
concerning the boundary of the Coast
and Northwestern leagues, and gives
Joe McGinnity the chance to play the
hero. Perhaps the play really came
off, but if so, it never attracted any
especial mention in the sport pages
at the time. Here it Is:
"How the Vancouver team, of the
Coast league, made a double play on
Iron Man McGinnity, of Tacoma, retir
ing him twice in rapid succession in
the same inning, and lost the game by
so doing, is a story which is now go
ing the rounds.
"In the seventh inning, with Tacoma
two runs behind, McGinnity was on
first and a man on third with one out.
The batter, Hensling, hit to the short
stop, who threw to second, retiring
McGinnity, but Hensling beat the
throw to complete the double play and
the man on third scored.
"McGinnity, although out kept
right on running, and the Vancouver
first baseman, Tony Walsh, became
confused and threw to third. Mc
Ginnity beat the heave and kept on for
the plate. . He finally was run down,
but by that time the batter had reach
ed third. The Vancouver team
thought the second out on McGinnity
retired the side, and started to come
to the bench.
"The umpire finally straightened
out the tangle, leaving Hensling on
third base, whence he scored the tying
run on a single by Million. In the
following inning Tacoma scored the
Winning run giving Tacoma the vic
tory on account of McGinnity's head-work."
WILL ELECT CAPTAIN
PILOT RETURNS
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 5. Harry
Groat, pilot of the Oregon Kid in the
majority of her races in the East, re
turned to Portland yesterday. S. F.
Brock, navigator of the boat, is still
in the East.
Brock brings word that the Oregon
Kid now has a new hull, as the old
one was so badly damaged when she
had her last mishap and sank that it
was almost impossible to repair her.
The classified ad columns of The
Enterprise satisfy vour wants.
Work has been started in earnest
by the basketball men in Oregon City
High. Some time during the coming
week the letter men of last year will
gather and elect a captain and man
ager. At present the boys are prac
ticing in the school gymnasium, which
is rather small for the game and it is
probable that they will use the arm
ory in a short time.
Coppers.
Why are detectives called "coppers?"
Because they are required to be men
of mettle. London Mail.
The classified ad columns of The
Enterprise satisfy your wants.
A FAIR PROPOSITION
The manufacturers of Meritol Rheu
matism Powders have so much confi
dence in this preparation that they
authorize us to sell them to you on a
positive guarantee to give you relief
in all cases of rheumatism or refund
your money. This is certainly a fair
proposition. Let us show them to you.
Jones Drug Co., exclusve agents.
Adv.
A "Twelve Day Contest"
i
Twelve Days To Win a
Cabinet of Silverware
In response to numerous requests we are inaugurating a special
contest for those who are today entering our Popularity Contest.
This special "twelve day contest" ends December 17, and we will
present the new contestant who receives the largest number of yotes
between December 6 and December 17th with a handsome cabinet of
silverware. This award of silverware is now on display at the Rexali
Store. -
ANY WOMAN NOT ALREADY A CONTESTANT
IS eligible to enter the "twelve day contest" and every vote deposited
will count on the awarding of the Seven Big Prizes to be presented
to the winners of the" Popularity Contest on May first.
To Win The Silverware
it will only be necessary to send in your name to the contest manager,
who will assign you a number. Then tell all your friends to save
the Huntley Bros. Co. votes which they give with each cash purchase.
These votes may be deposited by you any time before the close of the
special contest or your friends may leave votes for you at the Rexali
Store.
THE FIRST COUNT OF'THE SPECIAL CONTEST VOTE
will be made December 10th and the standing of contestants publish
ed in the Enterprise December 13th. The final count of- the "twelve
day contest" will be made December 17th and the winner announced
December 20th. " ,
The Two Ways To Get Votes
are : ( 1 ) To ask your friends to save the vote coupons we give with
every cash purchase; (2) By special arrangements the Enterprise
will give 1000 votes with every new subscription. Regarding the En
terprise offer see Mr. McKechnie at the Enterprise office.
It Will Pay You To Act Promptly
today and get a good start over your competitors. The contest of sil
verware would make a pleasing Xmas present to one of your friends
and it is well worth the effort it will take to be declared the winner.
1
Huntley Brothers Co.
The Rexali Store
A "Twelve Day Contest"
Portland, Oregon,
'; . ' . v Nov. 18, 1913.
Publicity Dept. Commercial Club
Oregon City, Oregon.
Gentlemen: . . V
I have been in your County now for
about four weeks"and a week in Port
land and after being in your city and
having such a pleasant visit in your
office felt as though I would like, to
express myself as to my thankfulness
to you for the interest you have shown
in us from time to time as we . have
asked for information concerning dif
ferent things in Clackamas County.
I would like to tell you why I
bought land in Clackamas County. I
was West 4 years ago in October want
ing to buy some fruit land in a locali
ty that I thought would be a nice place
to bring my family and make our hpiu
for, the balance of- our days. I trav
eled through Washington, visiting
many fruit districts also some in Ore
gon but none appealed to me until I
got into Clackamas County and bought
there, and my object now in comic g
and spending the time I have on bur
land is to ascertain if everything' is as
I expected, bringing my wife with me
that she might also see the wonders
in this country so while here we have
made improvements on our land and
became satisfied that this is the place
where we want to live and we are
now figuring on buying " more land.
We are going back to Michigan for a
time and expect to bring bac'r sever
al families that will locate in the coun
ty. .
We have proven to our utmost satis
faction that the land without any ir
rigation is the most productive in the
world for either regular fat-nuns; or
all kinds of fruit growing. Our ob
ject being to go into the fruit busi
ness. We find that you have a most
excellent market. Oregon City being
such a hustling and growing city and
Portland, the pride of the whole West,
being so close and a wonderful mar
ket. I don't know of any place in the
country where a farmer or ranchman
can get better prices for any thing he
has to sell and there is certainly no
better climate. Wishing you s.iccess
in interesting others in your beautiEul
County.
Yours very truly.
MR. & MRS. JAS. E. WRIGHT,
Bay City, Mich.
(Oregon City Publicity)
SAVING MILLIONS.
Office of Public Roads, Boosting High
way Work.
It is estimated by the office of public
roads of the department of agriculture
that about 10 per cent of the roads in
the Dnited States are improved.
If 20 per cent of the public highways
were improved, each highway being
selected and improved with a view to
the proportionate traffic upon it. a high
degree of efficiency in highway trans
portation would be reached.
It is figured that millions of dollars
would be saved annually in the trans
portation of crops, the wear and tear
on horses and vehicles and in jhe mini
mizing of the waste in truck farming.
Where roads are bad the farmers fre
quently find it impossible to get their
products to the shipping points, and
thus perishable products are wasted,
perceptibly increasing the cost of liv
ing. In the five years preceding March,
1912, the office of public roads bad
built 215 object lesson roads, in all
about ,300 miles of. road fifteen feet
wide, and by expert advice aided in
the formulation of more than 650 mod
el country road systems, resulting in
most instances in beneficial reforms.
It has also assisted twenty-six states in
effecting equitable state aid plans. The
secretary of agriculture looks forward
to the coming year as promising better
results than at any time in the history
of the movement for improved high
ways. Oil For Country Roads.
A most interesting experiment Is be
ing conducted in central Illinois near
Springfield. ,'Tbe state 'highway com
mission is making a test of oil on
country roads. While oil roads are no
novelty in many parts of the United
States, they are not known on the
heavy black soil of central ,. Illinois.'
The top soil of the road Is being mix
ed with an asphalt oil to the depth of
sis inches. In many parts of the Suck
er State stone roads are out of the
question. Without the material near at
hand the great prairie states cannot
expect to save stone pikes, as do some
of the eastern states. Good roads mast
be secured by drainage, special care
and possibly by the use of oil. This
experiment will be watched with a
great deal of Interest
Importance of Good Roads.
Delaware county. Pa., is furnishing
an illustration of the part smooth
highways is going to play In general
freight traffic in the near future. Thou-,
sands of dollars' worth of goods that
until recent years were hauled by the
railroads are now delivered direct
from the stores. or from the farms to
the cities. Motor wagons are pene
trating the farming districts and tak
ing freights from the farmer's door to
the city market and bringing back pur
chases by t'je same method. In short,
good roads will be the leading factor
In determining the mooted question of
freight rates
Waiting.
Jack By the way, how is your suit
with Miss Cashleigh progressing?
Tom Slowly. I'm playing a waiting
game just now. Jack A - waiting
game? Tom Yes; I'm waiting lor her
to change her mind.
; CONTAINS
Two Paring Knives with
steel blades and waterproof handles
One high grade Can Opener, tempered cutter
(3 Pieces)
ITIhas Sot as YaDtuirs
If you send in a year's subscription to the OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. Jt makes no dif
ference whether it is yours or your neighbor's, or whether it is nw or old. Send in the sub
scription and we will send you the set by return mail We have only a limited number of
these and the offer will close December 31 unless we run short before that time.
In The Social Whirl
Current Happenings of Interest in
and About Oregon City
SmHE Derthick club was delightful-!
lIL ly entertained at the regular '.
meeting of the club by Mrs. !
Curtis, of Portland, at the pretty home
of Mrs. John W. Loder. Mrs. Curtis
gave- several interesting readings
from the opera from Lohengrin. The
munis .were wen renaerea on the
piano by Mrs. Vance Edwards and
were well received. Mrs. John W.
Loder and Mrs. W. A. Dimick were
hostesses at this meeting. . The dec
orations were of white and yellow
chrysanthemums and potted ferns.
Among the members and their
friends who enjoyed Mrs. Loder's hos
pitality were: Mesdames E. A. Chap
man, Nicols, of Salem, Ross Charman,
Charles ' Caufield, L. L. Pickens, ; .
H. Meissner, L. L. Porter, B. T. Mc
Bain, J. F. Clark, Livy Stipp, L. A.
Morris, H. L. Clark, B. M. Shanks,
Vance Edwards, D. Thompson, Mel
drum, Mary Williams, W. A. Huntley,
H. E. Straight, Wm. Andresen, Geo.
Hankins, S. O. Dillman, Theo.Osmund,
C. G. Huntley, G. L. . Hedges, H. S.
Mount, Jennie Niles, C. Schubel, J.'E.
Hedges, Clyde Mount, A. B. Howland.
Anna Hayes, Geo. Nelson Edwards,
Clark Ganong, Geo. A. Harding, John
Risley, M. D. Latourette, Thos. Burke,
H. E. Cross, L. M. Olmsted, M. D.
Phillips, Leon Des Larzes, Carl Joe
hnke, W. A. Dimick and John W. Lo
der, and Misses Meissner, Muriel
Stevens, Louise Huntley, Bertha Mc
Kinney, from Baker, Marie Sheahau,
Ella Williams,. Bessie Daulton and Cis
B. Pratt. Dainty refreshments were
served by Mrs. Loder, assisted by Mrs.
Dimick. ,
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Choir Hears Melba. '
Among those from Oregon City who
attended the Melba-Kubelig concert at
the armory in Portland Thursday
evening, was a party consisting of the
choir of the First Congregational
church of this city. This choir is do
ing excellent work under the direction
of George C. Robinson and enjoyed the
opportunity, of hearing the world's
greatest artists.
Mehr Licht Club. -
The "Mehr Licht" club held its reg
ular meeting at the home of Miss
Elanore Williams Dainty " refresh
ments were served by the hostess to
the young ladies attending. The even
ing was pleasantly spent with read
ings, music and games.
Chapter Meets.
Members of the Pioneer Chapter Or
der of Eastern Star, No. 28, yisited Mt.
Scott chapter Wednesday evening on
a special car.
Those attending were: ' Mr. " and
Mrs. William Gardner, Mr. and Mrs.
D. C. Ely, Mr. and Mrs. A. H.. Long
ley, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Cooper, Mr.
and Mrs. A. Matheson, Mesdames J. H.
Walker, C. C. Spencer T. Warner, D.
M. Shanks, T. E. Beard, J. F. Scott, S.
Stevens, Misses Evelyn Todd, Daisy
Larsen, Bessie Daulton, Helen Daul
ton, Maysie Scott, May Johns and L".
Cromley.
Refreshments were served. Dancing
was one of the features of the even
ing's entertainment. '
Company L Dance.
Company L of the Oregon National
Guard will have a dance at Busch's
hall Saturday night. Several officers
from Portland have planned to attend.
All members of the company will be
out and the company will have as its
guests some of the regimental officers
from the Portland headquarters.
WILSONVILLE.
H. D. Aden was in Portland on Tues
day, buying Christmas goods.
Clyde Baker, pf Portland, yisited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alison Bak
er, on Wednesday.
Aaron McConnell is serving as a
juror at the county seat.
Mrs. M. C. Young and son Wal
lace were in the Rose City on Satur
day. Mr. and Mrs. Wml Baker were in
Portland on Tuesday, buying fittings
for their cozy little bungalow, which
has just been' completed.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Turner and young
son attended a Thanksgiving dinner at
Mrs. Turner's parents' home on
Thanksgiving day.
Attorneys Stone of Oregon City and
Irvine of Portland were in Wilsonville
last Wednesday on legal business.
' Mrs. Clutter entertained the Choral
Society in a delightful manner on Fri
day evening, Nov. 21, at her home in
Mulloy. The next meeting of the so
ciety will occur .on Friday evening,
Dec. 5th, at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Baker.
A roberry at the hardware store
last week has put all our merchants
on guard, and some one is doing de
tective work, which we hope will re
sult in the detection of the thieves, so
that they may be relieved of the fine
cutlery which they have stolen.
Geo. Batalgia's friends planned a
birthday surprise for him, which was
somewhat spoiled by the weather.
A little baby girl arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Griffin recently.
Mr. Griffin is brakeman.on the Ore
gon Electric, and he and his wife have
many friends here who join in congrat
ulations. r A new butcher shop has been open
ed in Wilsonville by Mr. Brown, who
resided here some time ago, and we
hope he will be successful in this new
enterprise.
Appropriate exercises for Thanks
giving day were given in the local
school on Wednesday afternoon un
der, the direction of Miss Murray and
Mrs Cora Hasselbrink, which were
much enjoyed by all present.
"Roy Baker has been suffering from
a boil on his face, an dhas been out
of school for several days.
Mr. Jost had a barn raising on Tues
day, the neighbors joining in the
event.
About $35.00 was realized by the
Ladies' Aid society, at their Thanks
giving dinner which was well attend
ed, despite the inclement weather.
. Alison Baker was in Oregon City,
on business on Monday, returning the
same day.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown are the proud
parents of a baby girl who arrived
Friday, Nov. 21st.
About twenty-one relatives gathered
at the Graham farm to enjoy the
bountiful Thanksgiving dinner and
make the welkin ring.
Miss Helen Graham was the little
hostess for a delightful party in hon
or of her fifth birthday on Saturday,
Nov. 22nd. Some of the invited guests
were unable to attend on account of
the inclement weather, but the birth
day cake with candles and a dainty
lunch was thoroughly enjoyed by
those fortunate enough to be present.
Mrs. Aubrey Wood and daughter,
Audrey, Were in Portland on Satur
day, visiting relatives.
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CONDITIONS NO
SLUSH OR SNOW
Jackson Street, Oregon City, Oregon.
Nov. 14, 1913.
The latter part of August I brought
my family, consisting of my wife and
her four brothers, from Colorado to
make our home in Clackamas County.
We had spent some time here seven
years ago, but business affairs called
us back to Colorado but in this time
we always hoped to get back to Ore
gon. When it became possible to again
make a change, we entered into cor
respondence with the Secretary of the
Commercial Club . and through his
advice we. were soon on our way to
the promised land. - -
Since coming here we have not been
displeased or disappointed' in any par
ticular, finding good steady work at
once for myself and three older boys.
We like it fine and it certainly beats
Coloradoj where we would now be
wading through slush and snow.
-My wife's sister came out here a
month ago, and went out near Linne
man . Junction, Clackamas County,
about J2 miles from. Portland where
the family rented a small farm, bought
cows and chickens, and in so short .a
time have private customers for their
butter at 95c per roll (2 pounds) and
eggs, 65 cents per dozen. If they
could produce more, they could sell
more.
We all find conditions very much
to our liking.
. MR. C. E. BEIDLER.
(Oregon City Publicity)
EAGLE CREEK
Some of the farmers of this neigh
borhood were busy hauling potatoes
to Eagle Creek station the past week.
Mrs. Hester Githens and Mrs. Clara
Bullard were visiting with Mrs. How
lett last Monday.
On Saturday evening, December 6th.
Miss Echo Githens will give an enter
tainment and basket social at the
school house. All are invited to at
tend. A. W. Cooke and wife, of Damascus,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. How
lett the first of last week. -
Henry Udell and wife visited with
James Gibson Sunday.
Mrs. Glover and Mrs. Mary Trul
lin.ger visited with Mrs. Howlett last
I Friday.
Mrs. Essie Chapman ,of Portland,
Miss Edith Chapman and Mr. and Mrs,
Roy Douglass were the dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Gibson Sunday.
Willie Hoffmeister took some tur
keys to the Sandy market on Tuesday.
On Saturday evening last there was
a party held at Mrs. Clester's. Quite
a number of the neighbors were out
and spent a pleasant evening singing
songs and playing games.
In moralizing mood the Myrtle
Creek Mail remarks:" "The Book
says that he that soweth to the wind
shall reap the whirlwind. We also ob
serve that occasionally he who soweth
bootleg whiskey, gasoline and joy
rides garnereth grand jury indict
ments, and prospective prison terms."
Christmas Suggestions for Her
("warmer
TOASTER
FLAT IRON
AlH J TABLE LAMP
Electee 1 PERCOLATER
CHAFING DISH
CURLING IRON
TABLE COOKER
All these and many other Electrical
Appliances are on display at out Main St
Store Help lighten he wort by giving
he one of the many labor saving electrical
devices that we carry -
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
THE ELECTRIC STORE
Beaver Building, Main Street
Tel-Home, A228 Pacific, Main 115 -