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VOL. I.
OREGON CITY, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1903.
No. 20.
HAND OUT FOR JOBS.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY MEN SEEK FED
ERAL APPOINTMENTS.
Chance of Qity Attorney A. S. Dresser For
-a. Register of Land Office Are flood L. L
Porter Wants to Be Surveyor-General.
Two Clackamas County men axe
candidates for federal appointments,
both of, which will probably be made
within a week or ten days. City At
torney A. S. Dresser expects to suc
ceed O. B. Moores as Register of the
land office and it is believed that he
stands excellent chances of succcess.
Previous to Mr. Moores' appointment
five years ago last October,. Mr. Dres
ser was a candidate for the place, but
: Mr. Moores received it. Ever since
the last election people have been
looking for the appointment of
Moores' successor. The senatorial cam-
paign shut off everything else but the
appointment is sure to be made very
soon. Mr. Moores is a candidate for
reappointment. He has made an ex
ceptional record as Register and is a
personal friend of Senator Fulton.
But personal friendship does not count
for much in these troublesome polit
ical times. It is freely reported that
Senator Mitchell made a solemn pro
mise to Mr. Dresser that he should be
the next Register of the Oregon City
land office and Mr. Dresser is confident
of securing the place. There does not
seem to be many candidates for this
position. Eli Maddock, a former
sheriff of Hhia county, has been men
' tioned, but it is safe .to say that if it
goes to Clackamas County, Mr. Dres
ser will be the man. Charles W. Not
tingham, joint representative from
Multnomah and Clackamas Counties,
is mentioned. He had much' to do
Neighbor Tells Neighbor
FRANK BUSCH, FRANK BUSCH,
k The Hottseftifhisher The Hotiseftirnisher i
all over the country of the
extraordinary offerings we
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are making
resented in this big store.
You ought to get your in-
formation at first hand ; you
ought to see for yourself,
and choose for yourself.
7
$3.85
6 High Back Sitting
Room Chairs! Why
Be Without Them?
FRANK BUSCH,
The Hottseftttnishet
with Fulton's election and is in a
great degree responsible for the suc
cess of the gentleman from Clatsop
County. Mr.. Dresser was a partner
of Judge McBride before the elevation
of the latter to the circuit bench.
Later he was a law partner of State
Senator George C. BrownelL He is a
man of sound judicial mind and there
is no question of his ability.
There are rumors afloat ofja com
bination made during the late senat
orial fight, whereby Mr. Moores, who
is from Salem, would receive a reap
pointment, in exchange for the votes
of Senators Farrar, Croisan and Hob
son, of Marion County, for Fulton,
but this is doubted. Register Moores
has no knowledge of it and it is not
plain just what the Marion County
delegation would gain by such a com
bination. Besides, Farrar wants some
thing himself. But the question will
be settled in a very few days at most.
If it is not Moores, it will probably
be Dresser.
' The successor of Surveyor-General
Henry Meldrnm will be appointed
soon. Applicants for this place are
H. V. Gates, of Hillsboro; M. M.
Pickens, pf Portland; State Senator
J. J. Daly, of Corvallis, and L. L.
Porter, editor of the Oregon City
Enterprise and ex-state senator. The
latter has been a seeker for a federal
appointment ever since his defeat for
the nomination of state printer.
While it has been customary to ap
point a surveyor or a man who has
some knowledge of surveying to the
office of surveyor-general, Mr. Porter
has no such claim, but neither have
some of the other candidates, and it
is not believed that this qualification
will be deemed necessary. The office
pays a salary of $2000 a year and
there are ways of increasing this
amount.
Clackamas County - Record. $1.75.
in all lines rep
and ask for our
will buy a nice
In Your Favor
When we weigh things for
you, you get right count
no disadvantage on either
side. But when we buy.
the hardware we see that
the best quality is there for
you.
Pleasing Work.
There are many points
about the new Canover
Sewing Machine which will
please the owner. They
are simple in construction,
but they do perfect work.
It's easy to operate them
and the seems are so even
you' can't expect to find
better. Price $20.00. Five
years guarantee.
Cents Will Buy
DOUBLE BURDEN.
PROPERTY OWNERS WILL PAY TAXES
TWICE NEXT YEAR.
New Law Changes Method of Assessment and
. Collection and In 1904 Taxes Will Be
Payable Three Months Earlier.
Oregon tax payers will pay taxes
twice in 1904. They will pay the taxes
levied upon the tax roll of 1903 and
also the taxes levied upon the roll of
1904. This is doe to a change in law
the by which taxes are to be paid in
the Fall of the same year the assess
ment is made. In order to effect this
change it was necessary to make the
taxes payable three -months earlier or
nine months later. ' The collection of
taxes is already three months later
than it should be, so the Legislature
decided to make the taxes payable in
the preceeding Fall rather than in the
succeeding FalL Under the new ar
rangement ' the counties will have
funds earlier and will save some in
terest on warrants. Taxpayers will
feel tliat they are bearing a double
burden the first year, but after that
there will be no difference in the
amount to be paid in any one year.
Under the present law the assess
ment is made after the first Monday
in March, the assessment being filed
in September, the levy thereonmade
the following January and the taxes
collected by the first Monday in April.
Thus the taxes on the assessment of
1902 are not paid until 1903. "
The . new law provides' that the as
sessor shall on the first Monday of
January make his'assessment, and re
turn the roll by the first Monday of
July, showing all the property owned
in this county on the first Monday in
-January.
whatever is needed for the
kitchen pots, kettles, pans
you find here. We are
always looking for a better
quality, which is why our
stock contains only the
very best. Tin, Iron,
Nickol, Copper, Granite
ware. You take your choice
of material, but be sure
warranted graniteware. 25 cents
paii of this ware.
Linoleums.
OilCloths,
For kitchen, dining room,
bath room, or back 'hall,
you can't have any thing
as good for floor covering
as linoleum. It's strong
and durable, fast colors,
and will not scale or crack.
KTTiVSBfn. A r f III "I At WA TOlrA 1TA111 llTAl7' 1 II
It wilt save you scrubbing and your floor will look
always clean. 65 cents per square yard. A
CHEAPER COVERING is oil cloth. It won't
hold it's color as well, nor last as long,but the
price equalizes the matter. J$5 cents per square
yard
. - tejlfrr Wall
' d gmr Made
H-LQ' Easy.
We are carrying the most artistic productions
attainable and just now new stock is arriving
daily. We assure you 60 cents will buy paper
enough for a medium sized room. We are offer
ing odds and ends of last year's stock for 5 cents
a double rolL Come early.
FRANK BUSCH,
The Hotiseffffnisher
Under the new law the County
Courts must make the annual tax levy
in September following the assess
ment. Cities and school districts must
notify the County Clerks of their an
nual tax levies by the first day of
September, instead of by the first day,
of February, as under the old law.
All taxes are payable by the 31st day
of December of the same rear. All
the taxes not paid by the 31st day or
December become delinquent on that
day j provided, however, that if one
half of the taxes due on any parcel of
land are paid by the 81st of December,
the property owner may have until the
following first Monday in April, and
if the remainder be not then paid, it
becomes delinquent, and, besides the
penalty, interest at the rate of 12 per
cent will be charged on such remain
der from the 81st day of December,
On all delinquent taxes interest is to
be charged at the rate of 12 per cent
per annum from the date of the delin
quency, and if the taxes remain delin
quent 80 days, a penalty of 5 per cent
will be added. On all taxes paid on
or before the 81st day of December, a
rebate of 2 per cent will be allowed
Under the present law the rebate is 8
per cent. On the first Monday in Feb
ruary the sheriff must begin the col
lection of delinquent taxes by levying
upon personal property, and on the
first Monday in April close the delin
quent roll and return it to the County
Court.
While it is generally said that the
taxes will now be paid in the Fall,
the last date is nearly in the middle
of the Winter, so that nearly all farm
ers will have sold their products by
that time. Those who prefer to pay
in the Spring can secure time on the
last half oftheir taxes by paying the
first half by December 81.
Taxpayers will pay their 1903 taxes
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in March, 1904, and their 1904 taxes
in December, 1904.
APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED.
Randall Will Probably Take Charge of
Postoffice April I.
Tom P; Randall, who was confirmed
by the United States senate as post
master of Oregon City last Tuesday,
expects to take possession of the office
April 1. By that time his commission
will have arrived and as soon as he
secures bondsmen the office will be
turned oyer to him. Mr. Randall is
secretary of the Republican county
central committee, and will probably
hand in his resignation as soon as his
appointment takes effect. No one has
yet been mentioned as his successor.
Either the chariman of the central
committee may appoint or the com
mittee may elect. As the county
central committee will meet this year,
on account of the congressional elec
tion, it is more than probable that
Mr. Randall's successor will be elected.
Charman Property Burned.
News was received here this morn
ing that several buildings in Portland,
owned by E. E. Charman, of this city,
had been destroyed by fire. The loss
will be about $5000 aud insurance
$3000.
On Sunday afternoon, March 8, oc
curecf the wedding of Mr. Robert Mc
Elhany and Miss Delia Chapell at the
bride's residenoe in this city, Rev. E.
S. Bollinger of the Congregational
Church officiating. YChe following im
mediate friends of the bride and groom
were present: Mr. and Mrs. Jfred
Schneider.Mr.and Mrs. Fred Schwartz,
Nane and Edonia Chapell, Lancelette
Burfitt, Georgie Schwartz, Mrs. Peters,
Paul Nauman, Viotor Nemyre.. A
number of valuable presents were re
ceived and bounteous luncheon was en
joyed by the invited guests. Mr. and
Mrs. McElhany will make their home
in Portland, Mr. McElhany being in
the employ of the Southern Pacific at
the car shops. , The happy oouple has
the well wishes of a host of friends.
I don't care
' ' ' : "
The Pacific Mutual
Life Insurance Co.
of California.
Room 5 IVY PARK, Special Agent,
Stevens BuUdin? OREGON CITY, OR.
NINTH ANNIVERSARY.
Myrtle Lodge, Degree of Honor, Celebrates
Its Birthday.
The ninth anniversary of the organ
ization of Myrtle Lodge, No. 24, De
gree of Honor, was celebrated Tues
day evening in Woodmen HalL Tho
evening was a stormy one, but not
withstanding this fact, those present
came determined to enjoy to the full
measure the entertainment und ban
quet tendered by the lodge. Judge F.
T. Ryan delivered a short address of
welcome and a piano solo was rendered
by Miss Edna Daulton. Mrs. Kate J.
Misiner, first grand chief of honor of
Oregon and organizer of Myrtle Lodge,
delivered a short speech. She told of
the organization and . said that just
nine years ngo tonight she was met on
the cars by two brothers of the An
cient Order of United Workmen, carry
ing a lantern, and was escorted to a
hall of the top of a seemingly never
ending hill. The hall was the same
one that stands novr r.nd Mrs. Misiner
here organized Myrtle Lodge with a
charter list of 1C3. Her stress was;
heartily received. The Misses Roaka
gave a vocal duet aud responded to aa
encore and Past Grand Recorder Mrs.
Ollie Stephens made a short sprcch for
the good of the order, and wns enthus
iastically applauded. Miss Donna Doty
gave a recitation and the M:ccabee
Quartette sang, and responded to two
encores.
Judge Gordon E. Hayes made the
address of the evening. He spoke in
a happy vein and at the close of hist
speeoh the loud applause showed the
appreciation of the audience. J. H.
Zane, of Portland, made a few romarkst
and the guests were seated at the
tables in the banquet hall. Oregon
Grape and potted plants graced the
tables and the . menu was delicious.
The tables were served by the ladies
of Myrtle Lodge. Dancing followed
the banquet, lasting until midnight.
"An Evening in Ireland" at Wil
lamette Hall, Friday, March 27. Re
freshments served. Lots of fun. Pro
ceeds for the Er.Etham School library.
Everybody invited.
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