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OREGON
COURIER
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VOL. VII.
OltECiON CITY. CLACKAMAS COUNTY,.. O&IWON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31. 18.10.
NO. 38.
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News of the Week
Tliu Northern I'uvilli- wi'l fliltl the In
Junction suit riMcnlly decided in 'svornl
Ilia Union l'willi! Iiv Mm D.mly, ttt
l'ortluii.l.
Ju.l W. II. Calking, of Tmwu, ii
Iwoiiiinif conlMciit that I ib will lie up
(minted United SluU'K district judge lor
U'usliiiiijton.
A $1(1,1)00 l.ridiifl ia to he liuilt over the
17iiiutill river ut the iiiht end of Pen
rilctun hy rlvlo aiilurription, uaaisU'd
by the county.
United HluU'i jtnlie M. P. Deady, of
Fortluixl, ii at the rJniidwicli JhIiiikU on
a vacation. 1 1 hfiich ig oraipiod by
Jutle Kahin, of C'uliloniia.
The new fuir rissociution at I'ortlnnd
ro elocto.l Frank lh'kuin hresiilont. The
xHiHition for IWO will lie held from
. SoU-,lt'r 2.i to (Molx'r 25.
(loo. W. Wriiidt. aocrot orJor default-
IriK treasurer, ha boon fined $1,000 and
sentenced to four year, and nine mouths
imprisonment at rMladelpliia.
The statement that Mr Kelil has tale
Kntplied the secretary of the Astoria and
Houth (Joust rouil that all itemling fji'KO-
tiallons are oil, has wen demul.
The city of Alliina was enjoined from
carrying out a Intt pm-ed contract by
taxpayer, and sooner than fight the case
Have lite work to another competitor.
Frederick (i. Yoiihg, of Madison
Kou'h Dakota, has lieen elected principa
of thn Portland high school. He lnt
accepted the plat- at a salary of $.'000 a
year.
Ioniah and Charles D.'nt were banned
at Clinton, Ia , for the murder of Mr.
l'niet rho8 uear Kilicl, I, , whom they
waylaid and shot on the 1st day of last
July.
At Cincinnati William (ierling, a mu
latto, aged !).', died in a tit of sneezing,
lie had hcen suHcriug from inlhien.aonly
dining the evening, and died before re
lief could le obtained.
James Bell, a pioneer, perished in the
snow on Duulnp mountain while at
tempting to make his way from Fresno
flats in the mountains, lie was found
frozen to ueatli.
The (Jhrouii le flxeb the orange crop of
18 U-D0 at 1,0119,4:1) boxes. The acreage
ia oranges is set down at 81,4 .1 acres,
WU ch will le inureased More the close
of the present year to over 50,000 acres
The number of seals in Alaskan
waters Is est mated at 5,000,0 0 Of
these 3,00.000 are brooding seals and
vomit', one-halt being pui.s and a million
and a half young males and yearling
leinales.
It is said that Mexicans have in the
past two yearn coined 6.0.H),0,iO of our sil
ver dollars, and after shipping them
across tue bonier, have dis josed of them
with a profit to tlimneoKes of 2tt ceuts on
each dollar.
. , . The oity vxmn.41 4- Twhiw pwm
an ordinance to suppress gambling. It
provides that any person running or
keeping any gambling house shall be
lined in any turn not less than $;1J or
more than $100.
The inter-state commerce commission
lias presented a report on railroad casual
ties in the United States during 188!),
from which it appears that the number
of paBsengera killed was 315, and the
number injured was 2,138.,
Professor Pickering, of Harvard uni
versity, discredits tho Vienna cable of a
few days since, which stated that the
"Star of Bethlehem" io again to be vis
ible this year, being its seventh appear
ance since the birth of Christ. '
The Canadian government, on recom
mendation of tlie Canadian Pacific rail
way, has decided to enlarge the dry dock
at Etqnimalt, making the total length
' 1174 feet. Parliament will bo asked to
vote $4'J0t0iH) for this purpose.
A. Sherman was working near Fresno,
thinking he was rapidly making a for
tune in the raisin industry, when a let
ter was received from ttmrland, stating
that he bad fallen heir to $2 0,100. He
is now en route to secure his ptoperty.
In his inaugural message lo the legis
lature, Governor Leoc Abbott of Ntw
Jersey comes out flat-footed in favor of
ballot reform. He says the best senti
ment of the country in all the states de
mands ballot reform and honest elections.
Dalton McCarthy, has introduced a
bill in the Dominion parliament to
amend the northwest act. The measure
provides for the abolition of French us
the ollicial language in the Canadian
Northwest. It is only opposed by the
French members.
Frank Slavin cables from London,
challenging Sullivan to fight for $12,500 a
side, London p'ize ring rules, in America
or Europe, or tight with small gloves, for
$."0(i0 a Ute at the California Athletic
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1 V-lli Carlton C. Cra.' e, the agent of the
X N ,'anderbilt lines in Portland,' has been
"" promoted to the ollice of Pacillo coast
manager, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of William S. Baldwin.
Hereafter there will be no general
agendas at Portland aud Los Angeles.
Nearly 200,000 shares of Atchison stock
were represented at Tuesday's modified
flve.-year trust meeting in Boston. B. P.
Cheney, Levy C. Wade and William J
Koclie w ere chosen new trustees. The
tru-t indenture is modified so that any
vaiai.cies in the trust shall be filled by
the trustees.
Owing to the severe weather, deep
snow and short fe?.l, tattle men on the
Uintah range are gathering together all
their cattle for the purpose of shipping
them into Kansas and Nebraska to feed.
It is estimated that over 60,000 cattle will
be rhipped into these states during the
next two months.
The president of the committee which
i studying the Panama canal works, say
the committee found the condiii'in of the
works and pknt extrenielv tatnlactory.
He denies the statement that the com
mittee, live members of which are now
on the ground, is, or has in any waj , boen
influenced by De Lesseps.
John KuDte, who was among the four
men found guilty of the murder of D .
Cronin, and whose pnniahment a j lry
fixed at three rears in the penitentiary, is
a free man. flia bail of $3000 was :ir
ntshed by a dirae mnsenm manager, fi
is not at all likely that the state's attor
ney will prosecute Konze again. '
The actual horsi power performance
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uib new i-rmiwr nuiuniuro on uer recent
trial trip has been made known by the
navy department. The trial board stated
that the aggregrted indicated horse-powt1
developed by the vessel was 10.014.18
This gives the Cramps a purer premium
ni iiu.oh.ih.
The North Dakota legislature has be-
gun meeting at 7 o'clock daliy. The ser-
Keaiit-at-arms nulled a nuinlier of absen
toes out of bed before a quorum was se
cured. The speaker called the house to
order by lamplight. This is the fruits ol
an economical streak developed by the
house.
The heavv purchase of bonds during
the past week, amounting to nearly
$ 1,000,1X10, resulted In reduction of the
available treasury surplus to about $20,
000,0X1. The secretary of the treasury
has therefore uecided to suspend the pur
chase of 4 per cent, bonds until further
notice.
Warm weather Is plaviag havoc with
the Philadelphia ft Heading coal uiln 'S
Over one-third of all the colleries have
already shut down entirely. These em
oloy ahout eight thousand man. Ollh lals
say that of 20,000 coal cars in the service,
11,0:0, all loaded, are now lying along the
company s lines.
Mr. II. S. Huston, of the Northern
Pacitlc, has taken steps toward the con1
structinn of the line to the international
boundary line. The line will run from
Heattle or flora some paint on the Puuet
Sound shore road northwest to the inter
national boundary, with branches to
Bollinglmm liay and Ship Harbor.
Secretary Noble has decided that
married woman can make timber land
entries or purchase such lands in the
States of California. Oregon. Nevadi
and Washington, provided it is c.nclu
sively shown that the ent y is made for
her own use and benefit, and not for the
benetu ot nerseii and husband jointly.
Hecretary Noble, through special agents
ol the interior department, lor sometime
has been investigating the accounts ot a
large number of receivers of public
moneys in 'Utierent parts ot the country.
The accounts of a number were found
liort. aud in these cases vigorous action
will lie taken. Upon recommendation of
the secretary, the prtsidfint has made
seventeen peremptory removals.
THE ACCIDENT BEOOBD.
A. O. Freden. an employe at Weldler'a
mill, Portland, while attempting to cross
inn northern racmc railroad track, was
knocked down by an engine and killed.
The Hotel CasaDel Mar. at Delmar.
wenty miles north of San Dieiro nu the
coast, and owned by Colonel J. S. l ivl-tr
was b'irned to tho ground. Loss, $5H,
000.
A wreck occurred on the Georgia Pacific
railroad near Birmingham, Ala. Engi
neer Deeny was killed and several other
persons seriously and perhaps fatally in.
jurcd.
Ttl.1 luidtnuoa wnwflnn U1L
Fruiraiitv. Fa., was destroyed by tire,
Several occupants of thn hotel had nar
row escapes. The losses aggregate
$110,000.
John Qorley and three children
peri lied in a fire at St. John's, N. F.
Uorley died in the flames while making a
third attempt to rescue the children from
h burning house.
J. T. Bai, a young man who accident
ally stabbed himself some weeks since at
Pendleton, is not expected to recover,
An artery was severed and the flow of
blood cannot be stopped
A highway bridge being constructed
over the Little Miami river at Oregonia
station, ., fell. William Deneond was
killed and ten other men more or less
seriously injured, one fatally.
At the Erie roliin g mill, Newcastle, Pa. ,
a ball of red-hot iron fell in a puddle of
water. The moment the iron touched
the water an explosion occurred, throw
ing huge chunks of iron about the mill,
and burning several workmen, some fa
tally. The National line steamer Greece, just
arrived from New York, reports that she
saw nothing on the passage of the same
line's steamer Erin, which sailed from
New York Dwembar 2i for London, and
whi 'h has not yet arrived. It is feared
the Erin is lost.
The steamboat Katie Robbins collided
near Vicksburg with a barge towed by tbe
steamer Josie Baskins. Four of the deck
crew are missing, and they are undoubt
edly lost. Three ladies and several gentle
men passengers were arouBea ana goi out
with difficulty, but lost their baggage.
A band of 800 Indians on St. Peter's
reservation, a few miles out of Winnipeg,
is being wiped out. The Indians are af-
Uiuted with the grippe in its most severe
form, and are withi ut proper medical at
tendance. Seventy-five per ent. of them
are down with the epidemic, and if
speedy action is not taken by the authori
ties in the way of sending physicians, few
win survive.
CEIME AND CBIMINALS.
Dr. I. P. Guthrie, a Seattle physician,
has disappeared. He 'eaves behind
him several mourners, whem he cheated
with bogus bank checks.
L. L. Bromwell, pr-ideut of the Cali
fornia Insurance Company, was shot by
his general agent, G. C. Pratt, in his of
fice at San Francisco. The cause that
prompted Pratt to shoet him has not yet
been revealed.
W. C. Roberts, cashier for Dunbar &
Cj., the Portland wholesale commUsion
merchants, is missing and also the cash
book of the firm. For three years past
Roberts has had control of all the firm's
money, and has handled considerable
money.
James Fortner, the dofaulting treas
urer of Riley ccunty. who was arrested
and brought to Manhattan, K-tn., from
Memphis, lenn , has announced his de
termination to starve himself to death
rather than take punishment for his
crime. He has not toucbea lood or water
for ten days.
Seth R. Johnstor, a lawyer and super
intendent of a Brooklyn Sunday school,
was arrested charged with forging a $ 500
noe on a Chinese society and $760 on a
Mott-street firm. He gave bail in 50,000.
The case grows out of Johnston'iconaej-
tion with the Chinese forger, Clio Fonp,
one of Johnston's Sunday echeol pupils
who is in prison on a charge ol niv.raut
$40,090 of forged notM.
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THE OLD WORLD,
The lxmdnn jury in the case of Claude
Marx and Sidney Wolfe, newspapermen.
who were charged with blackmail for
attempting to obtain money for suppres
sion of articles afle. ting a gold mining
company, have disagreed and been dis
charged.
Prince Amadeo, duke of Aosta, brother
of the king of Italy and formerly king of
.i . ' ...i ni : I . -. . :
npaiu, imu at j uriu. ni wiw i-'iiiocmuB
at the moment of his death, and received
the pope's blessing from Cardinal Ali
monda. The duke died of pneumonia,
and had been .11 but a few days.
The Brussels infantry are confined to
Iheir barracks in readiness for any
emergency in connection with the labor
t'ouliles. A squadron of cavalry has
gone to Charleroi. where the miners are
arming themselves with axes and other
Implements aud assuming a threatening
attitude. .
Cr .ttchwenniooer. Prince Bismvrck'r
physician, cuonsels him to remain at
Friedrichsruhe, but it is asserted that he
insists upon going f Berlin in the hope
of forcing the passage of the socialist
bill and to give an Inspiration and war-
cry lor the electoral conllict to the gov
ernment parties.
Robert Iouii Stevenson, the novelist.
with his wife and rarty and his stepson-
in-law, Joe Strong, have arrived at
Samoa. He is industriously picking np
information about the late war, but
whether for a tnatter-of-fa' t history or
tor the ground work ol some interesting
niunea is not iuowii.
ain's naw cabinet is as follows
Prime minister and president of the
ouucilate, Praxedo Matio Sagasta ; min
ister of foreign allairs, Marquis de
Armiio; war. General Reina: justice,
Senor Puigcerver; finance, Equeliar;
marino, admiral Romero; colonies,
Gullon; trade, agriculture and public
works. Becer a; interior, Kuizcapdepon
National Capital.
In the senate Blair presented a me
morial of the board of missions of the
Afrii an Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
of America in favor of the Blair educa
tional bill, and asked to have it printed
in the Recorl. Blair also presented
numerous other memorials of the same
character, all of which were laid on the
bible.
It U expected that President Harrison
will withn the next day or two issue his
proclamation throwing the Sioux reser
vation, in South .Dakota and Northern
Nehiiska, open to settlement. Settlers
may enter upon the reservation and
take the lands (about 10,0j0,OOJ acres!
under the homestead laws as soon as the
proclamation is issued. j
Senator Hearst lias introduced a bill
that any grape brandy removed in bond
may, upon its arrival at the special
bonded warehouse, be deposited there,
unon mnkinur such entries, filing bonds
and giving such other securities as shall
be prescribed by the commissioner ot in
ternal revenue. The bill provides that
all brandy made from grapes found else
where, shall be torieited to tne govern
ment.
Senator Pettigrew has introduced a
bill, providing that in all land cases
winch had been proved up prior to Janu
ary 1, 18 0, and where innocent parties
havo obtained an interest ny pnrcnase
otherwise, patents shall be issued.
The bill is intended to clear up a large
number of cases all through the North
west which have been hung up for years,
and where it is almost an impossibility
for the present holder to make proof that
the law has been complied with.
A Torsnto dispatch states that Farrar,
Canadian newspaper man, had been
secretly before the republican members
of the senate committee on relations with
Canada and influenced them in oppo
sition to the commercial union bill, in or
der to force annexation S mator Hale
said the story was sensational and ab
surd. The republican members of tbe
committee beard no one in secret session.
Senator Dolph, another member of the
committee, also denied tbe story.
Representative Carter, of Montana,
has introduced a bill of importance tj
Montana, Idaho and Washington. It
asks for a re-exainination of the public
lands of the two states and the territory
to their mineral or non-mineral
character. The b 11 will ask that the
secretary of the interior direct the work,
and it is Mr. Carter's idea that the na
tional geological survey bureau would
probably have immediate charge of it.
The expense is estimated at $50,000.
Vest spoke of the abnormal depression
of the agricultural interests of tbe coun
try, evidenced by the fact that corn is
(.ringing now to its producers in Missouri
and Kansas only troui J.J to 14 cents a
bushel, and wheat from 40 to 50 eents,
while coal costs them 2!) cents a bushel.
Thi farming community had a conviction
that legislation was largely responsible
for the existing depression. He was au
thorized to make the statement that the
superintendent had written a letter to
bis colleague (Cockrell) that tbe census
supervisors would belong to the republi
can party, and that preference would be
given them in every instance.
Senator Mitchell has introduced a bill
which hat been prepared after a good
deal of study of Indian claims. It pro
poses a new method of settlement. 1 he
bill authorizes the president lo appoint
three commissions a. to be known as a
court of adjudication. They are to
draw $5,000 a year salary, and are to be
authorized to employ a cleric at $2,000.
They are to hold ollke till 1804, and are
to take testimony as to personal and
proiierty injuries received at the hands
of the Indians and pass on the just'ee of
the claim for remuneration.
Representative Hansbrongh has in
troduced a bill to repeal the timber cul
tnre laws. It provides that all entries
heretofore made mar 1 perfected, and
that in all entries " before January 'JO,
181J0, the entrymcn may pay the govern
ment price per acre for the land entered
and receive a patent, on condition that
it be shown that an honest effort has
been made to obtain the growth of trees
on not less than the a res for a period of
not less than four years, and that there
has been a failure to obtain such growth
is a result of fire, climatic influence or
the condition or infertility of the soil.
PORTLAND MARKET.
Evidences ars not us-ithnr if a quicken
ing of trade In sereia nip nam branches
as soon as the t annpuriat tin n.ute are
open and to be depended on, I idee d, III n
is all that seems lo arrest the early r
sumption of general bushim scilvliy
Hut while overland frejght can neither b
received nor shipped, and the malls and
pasxenrers ae many day late, a blue
reeling prevails.
iUltlt'VITl'IIAI Itll'I.RWRST.
Hr aklug Plow...
Uroadcait Seeders
Minding Twine....
liinding Wire
drain Drills
liang Plow.
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V (cl,
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" ComMwra&Rprs " "
" Droppers. .. ''i
" Steel-frame fi"-,.viT"ji'
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tailroad Harrows. Iron w)iltdoi
Itailroad Barrows, wood wills "
I toad Plow
Solid steel scrapers
Steel disk harrows
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Spring wagons
Su ky Plow
tValklug plows
tVag.uis, all makes
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inrlaps, 40 In
Ilurapa, 45 in
iliirlapa, 0 1 In
linnuioH, 8x40 ..a.'
Potato baga, net caah
Wool 4 th, "
Wool 8 tt, "
Wheat sacks, spot, nets th ....
Wheat Hanks, extra, second hand
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Rantera Oregon.
Acror lug to shrinkage ,.,
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Valley.
Spi illg clip :
Umpqua
Umpqua, lambs and fall
Vegetable Krexhl
Cabbage, If Ib
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Suin.'.ch
lurniiw, k bh
POI I.TItY
Chickens, largi
larir.. vminff, If ilnfr-,4 004
Oiiickena. Glil
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Oeco. vounir. If eft.
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Turkeys, young: If in
Grouse aud Plieaaa ita
PRK8H FKI'IT ,
Appies. 1 K82 00
Bananas. bunch 8 60 4 00
Lemons, California, t b 6 0 " 0 00
Lemons, Sicily, V bx, new...... IWC7 0
Limes, cwt , ,
Quince., bx. i00?1
Orangea, Riversides 8 2 it 3 5
O anges, Seedless 785 tn
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Barley, whole, V ctl H0
Corn, moons 1 6U
1 1 tx, good, old, V bmliel m-
Oata. iiew, 88 39
live tf Hill Its. nominal 1 2tl 25
Wheat, Valley, If 1 0 s 1 2u fel 2 J
Wheat, Eastern Oregon .1 lo (fel 17
DAIRY PKOIi::B
Hutter. Oregon fancy creamery- , 8
Choice dairy .... 7
Common 8 W12
Pickled, California 18 r(2
Eastern fancy creamei y W
California choice 85
Cheear. j
Oregon full cream J
Oregjn Bkims and old '
Swiss L'hee-e domestic -.. U ?'
Young A m Ties, Or. '4
Oregon, (?dos 45
Eastern, du 32 (g)
ri.oin. j
Portland patent, roller, tf kbl..i. jj
Salem patent roller J
Diyton patent roller 3
t ascadia patent roller i j
Country brands 3 n
McMinnville , 8 7
Sup rllne f 2 n
White Lily f 8 7:
Graham 3 2
Uye flour i 6 0
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Orchard Gran
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White Clover
Alsyke Clover
Alfalfa
Mlnrellaaraas.
Canary
Fiax
Hemp
Itape, Ca'lfornia
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Bran, ton-
H iy, ton, bated
Ground ltr. y, (f ton
Mil Chop, 9un
Oil Cake Meal, I? ton ...
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The Northern Pacific branch from
Seattle to the international boundary will
parallel tbe Seattle, Lake Shore & East
ern to tbe Canadian boundary.
SOCIETY ON JUG RIDGE
Tha Daatanlljr Fraud Forpatratad by the
Htorar'i Hill Hat.
ISTThe corn-husklnj at Rube Rny
dor's place Saturday evening was a so
cial event Ion? looked forward to, and
drnw togethor a large number of our
best young people. It was the initial
event of this kind this season, and was
held In the new barn on tbe back place.
Some of the Stover's Mill set were there,
and only for their presence among the
matured ladles and gentlemon of the
Ridge'every thing would have passed oft
with the utmost harmony. It is a pleas
ure to record that four of these wretches
were laid out horn de combat very early
in the evening, and were takon home oa
a stone sled hy friends who wore them
selves In need of thn mlnlstorlng kind
ness of frlonds with stone sled and a
yoke of oxen.
BTH was observed early in tbe busk-
ing that the Stovers Mill boys were
fretting ail the rod ears aud conseauont-
ly was kissing our girls right and left,
while the Ridge boys were simply left.
If you will pardon a wittloism. The
Stover's Mill crowd had been around the
olrcult half a dozen times each, while
the Ridge boys were left to suck our
thumbs, as it were. We of Jug Ridge
husked like fury In order to find a red
ear and enjoy tho delicious osoulatory
privileges whloh came with it, but
were doomed to disappointment. We rip
ped the husks oft like mad men, and were
finding nothing for our pains, when at
the same time tbe Mill boys were kept
busy kissing our charming girls. The
adverse luck of the Ridge boys was ex
citing much cbargln, whon lo and be
hold it was discovered by a lucky cbance
that the Stover's Mill crowd ot hood
lums were perpetrating a most dastardly
fraud and outrage upon us a deep laid
and diabolical piece of business, vis:
tiT It was found that they had pre
pared and brought with them a can of
red dye made, we think, of pokehcrry
juice, and this they had hung with dev
ilish Ingenuity under one of the chairs
occuplod by tbom. Tlfo plan of opera
tion was for some, one of the Stover's
Mill boys to occupy this chair, and when
he got ready an ear ot corn would bo
surreptitiously immersed In this dye.
In a moment It would be dry, and then.
with a dexterity bom of the devil, it
would bo flashed upou the husking party
as a bona fide red ear fresh from the
husk. This would not be gainsaid and
the fraudulent tinder, with a wild swoop,
would make the grand rounds of our
girls, kissing every one he could grab,
and none escaped. Then In the exaite
ment attendant upon the wholesale kiss
ing some other one of the Stover's Mill
party would get this chair with the dye
under it and the same outrage would be
repeated. Is it any wonder these das
tards were getting all the red ears? Our
blood bolls with righteous indignation
whon we think of this nefarious scheme
Mill .ikv.umw'B . iRaanftLiajir.
tSTNeod we say that a riot followed
this discovery? Nay, we wot not. We
of tho Ridge are not made of the stuff
that tamely submits to such unseemly
conduct. It was the lynx eye of Perse
vere Benson who detected Zebnlon Boyd
dipping a yellow ear into tho red dye
under his chair, and In less time than it
takes to toll it, he "cllmbud.his form,"
In common parlance, and ar'-wy pretty
rough and tumble-followed. We think
Persevere lacked fliaaretlon in tackling
Zebulon, as the latter' is known to be.
one or the most wiry TJt tne stover s
ill crowd. Persevere was no match
or him, we regret to say, nd Zebulon,
scattered the corn-heap with Iris gallant
form in a Martllng manner. With rare
presence ot mind under distressing cir
cumstances Persevere managed to point
to the can of pokeberry julco under the
chair and the mystery of the sudlen at
tack was made clear. An ear of corn
was even found in the oan, Zeb not hav
ing had time to remove it.
Hf"I wdsh I eould convey to my many
readers an adequato picture of the scene
which followed this discovery. But
here is where the puny pen falls from
the nerveless grasp. With a yoll of
rage, the Ridge boys sprang at the
throats of the. dastardly Mill crowd and
literally flayed them alive, albeit my
duty as a journalist compels me to say
that the Mill boys were there or there
abouts all the time. By a regretable
coincidence, after tho two contending
parties had each closed in with a foe
man, there was no man loft foryourcor-
respondent to assail. Although I was
wrought up to a pitch of wild frenzy
and eager for the fray I had to ascend
the hay-loft, whither the ladles had fled,
to see that no 111 befell them. The con
flict that raged below was something
not often seen since the knlgbts of old
mopped the ensanguined with all that
was mortal of each other.
P" We are requested to announce that
the spoiling bee at the red school-house
next Tuesday evening, at which a num
ber of the Ridge boys were expected to
contest, has boen postponed for six
weeks. More anon. N. Y. World.
Not a Fair Deal.
"What's the matter here?" asked a
patrolman at eleven o'clock the other
night, as he found a girl leaning over
the gate and looking hard at a house on
Elizabeth streot.
"I am the hired girl," she replied.
"Then, why don't you go In?"
"Locked out."
"Well, that's bad. You should have
been home earlier."
"Yes, I suppose so; but it's not a fair
deal. I bad to sit up till one o'clock
two nights this week to help get the
boss to bed, and now they lock me out
at eleven." Detroit Free Press.
Taking film at HI Word.
Dentists-It will be over so quickly
you will hardly feel It, Tommy, and
you'll be at least ten dollars better off
when you can hold that tooth in your
hand and look at It.
Tommy (looking at It a few moments
later) I think I'll keep the half dollar
papa gave me to pay you, doctor. That
tooth's worth ten dollars, but you can
have it for pullin' Ik Well, I must go.
Chicago Tribune.
A Cleveland man attends funerals,
takes the sermon In shorthand, writes It
with a typewriter on bordered paper,
and sails I to the family lot from 5 to
At the close or the war the nmt ot
West Virginia made a duinund on old
Virginia for the surrender of O. T. O'Fer
ral, an ex-Confederate colonel. West
Virginia wanted him to answer for de
struction of property In a cavalry raid
during the war. The property had been
destroyed In the neighliorhood where
O'Fernil was born and reared. Ria old
nelglilxirs formed a plot to take him from
the custody of the officers and hang him
Id a troe close by his mother's house In
case the requisition was honored. But
it was not, and O'Fer ral escaped bang
ing. Time went on. The ex-Confederate
studied law and went to congress
(roin old Virginia. He became Repre
sentative O'Fer ral. Not many years ag
his oid friends who were going to hang
him Invited him to visit them and de
liver a Fourth of July oration. Mr
O'Ferral did so and was warmly wel
comed. So times have changed. .
"'The faults of the world can only be
icarnea ny a long acquaintance with It,
ana ny su.ionng rrom that acquaintance.
N. Y. Ledger.
Tho man who has dominion over
himself is very groat, but even he can
not always control his youngest child.
Komnrville Journal.
The physical weakness of an ac
quaintance will call man's sympathy,
but mental weakness only attracts his
contempt. Atchison (ijobe.
Ita peculiar efficacy Is due
,,,. a inuen io ina pnireaa ana
noTtvna aklll In mmpimndliit; as to
LIMB IT the Inxredlenla thainselvea.
una ii Tke It In time. It check!
diseases In the outsat, or If
thtjrbe advanced will prova a potent oura.
No Eoie stoi te Vlout It
It takes tha DtaM or a
doctor and coatly pre
aorlptlom. All who lead
sedentary Uvea will dud
It tha twit preventive of
ton WHOM
KNIFIT
and cure lor Indlaenllon,
Conitlpallon, lleailanhe, Bltlniuneaa,
Pile and Mental UeprcHlon. No lnas
ef time, no Interference with buslnaaa
while taking. For children It Is moat In
ocent and harmleu. No danner from
exposure after tukhni, Curaa Colic, 1)1
rrhoea, Bowel Cumplaluta, favariah
Ban and Favarlih Holds. Invalids and
dtlloata persona will rind It the mildest
Aperient and Tonic Duty can use. A little
taken at night Ituures refresh Ina sleep
and a natural evacuation of tha bowels.
A little taken In the morning sharpens
tha appetite, cleanses the sloiuacli aud
sweetens the brealh. r-t
A PHYSICIAN'S OPrN?,
likt
i mmoni Liver Keuiilatur. promptly
and effectively move tlie Liver to action.
and at the lame time an ytntleaa ot weaa
enini) tho digettive and assimilative
C,vr.of the iytem."
M. Hinton, u v., Washington, Ark.
BTarke of Gannlitenessi IrfMtk for the red
Jrade-Mark on Imnl of Wrapper, and tha
al aud Hlkunture of J. H.ZeUIn A Co., In
ad, on the side, Takenoothor.
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from loot of F street, I'ortlioid
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Al Alliauy and t'orvalila connect Willi trains
of Oregon raclllc Kallroail.
IXraSsS TRAIN DAILY (gXCgPTjsUNnAT.i
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OKKliON CITY, OKKfiON.
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ou the Oral (nor. NoUalntodluib.
Ths moat ronrrnicntly arranaiit fm In the
A ellyrorUiainaimtiilofall
fr vat. rl
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V treats
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There Ii connected with the 81. Medical
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ud Ploiplw a-id Fni-klcs on rour fncca.and thai
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The steamer
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Eighth Street Dock, Oregon City.
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HcBltlDE k DHKSSKK,
Attorneys at Law,
OFFICE, MASONIC UU1LUINU, OREGON CITY
Farmers' Land Company,
Offlei at Noblitt't Stable, near Rallreatf
Depot, Oregon City, Or.
Buying and Selling Farm Lands
In Clackainae County a Specialty.
Correspondence Solicited.
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On the Street between the Bridge end tbe
Depot.
Double and single rlga and saddle hones al
ways on hsnd at the lowest ratea. and a corral
alao connected with the barn lor loose aloek.
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aiisnsiaba) asssiiitis a via aui.li,
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Attorney at Law,
e, In Street, Oregon City, fregea.
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