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OA CItY-COU 16th YEAR. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1897. NO. :3. 4. AIR-TIGHT HEATER We keep a full assort ment of all kinds and sizes. "Air tight. Do not need any recom mendation. Once in your house you will never be without. Come and inspect our im mense stock. Prices from $3.75 and up. UELLOJIY & IMJSC1I, Housolurolsher s , OKKGON CITY - OREGON PHOTOGRAPHS... CALL and SEE SAMPLES First- lass Work Only . I J. . MPLES Satisfaction Guaranteed ...THE LEADING PHOTOGRAPHER... MAIN STREET. NEAR COURT HOUSE, OREGON CITY, OREGON 1 GARFIELD. Furs! Furs! Furs! MOST STYLISH FURS AND AT THE LOWEST PRICES AT... S- SILVERFIELD, Leading Furrier 143 Third Street., PORTLAND OREGON Not How High But how low can we make the price, is the question we ask ourselves when, marking our goods for sale. That's what makes ours an ever-panding business, it's a potent advertiser; it tells the story through the purse in thousands of homes, only to be retold in countless others by appreciative money savers. CHARM AN & SON, Dealers in DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HATS, CAPS, FURNISHING GOODS and GENERAL MERCHANDISE. Call at the Picneer Store ok Charman & Son before buying elsewhere. The Germama Market. The potato crop on the hill is turning out finely and they are generally a good j size. ' x There was an apple bee at Mrs. J. P. Irvin's one night last week. The young folks peeled several bushels. There ' was a lunch passed around and they j stayed till a late hour and all went home J well pleased. John T. Irvin has sold 17 head of bogs ' lately of a fair price and has got morej for sale. i Mr. Ed Holloway is preparing to build a long string of plank fence which will i add to the looks of his place very much. I Frank and Alex Irvin have returned home from Washington, near Sprague, I where they have been working through j harvest and threshing. Uhey report j both crops and wages good. j Miss Francis Currin has a fine school. She is a good teacher and knows how to manage a school just right. Mrs. Elsie Williams of Currinsville and children were visiting at Mrs. J. P. Irvin's last Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Carrie Marrs and Miss Mamie Shannon of Springwater were guests at Mrs. J. P. Irvin's last Thursday. Miss Nellie Davis of Sunnyside is at her Uncle Wm. Davis' on a visit for two weeks. We are sory to lose our little friend, Miss bernette. She has gone to Port land to spend the winter Henry Palmateer is building his new house. William Oatfield is reshingling bis house. Cliff Sarder has got his new house painted and it looks tine. J. J. Davis, Robert Akin, Stipp and Candle have gone to the mountains for a weeks' hunt. Woe be unto tne ueer and bear. November 2d. XX. CLACKAMAS. Miss Georgia Ruth came home Friday from University Park and remained until Sunday evening. Mr. White and wife and Miss Soule of Oregon City worshipped at the M. E. church last Sunday. Mr. Maxey Webster is homeon a short visit. Mr. Davern's large new barn burned to the ground last Monday night with all of its contents, consisting of a horse, wagon, plows, hay, etc. It is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. We understand there was an insurance ample enough to cover the loss. Mrs. Harmon narrowly escaped death one day last week from a mad cow. h-he had a very young call. Alter tne cow hid knocked Mrs. llartnan down the calf bawled and the cow turned her attentions to it and Mrs. Harmon made her escape, Mr. Willis Johnson expects to travel soon for a firm in Portland and we shall then have no constable. A very pleasant social party was givei. at the residence of Mr. Johnson's L lienor of Miss Mable Lawrence last Sat urday evening, preparatory to her leaving for lialdwin, Kansas. A very interesting league was held last Sunday evening. Mr. Charles Cramer was leader. Mr. Mather has purchased anew piano. Miss Mabel Laurence left last Tuesday evening on the Union Pacific for Bald win. Kansas, where she expects to take a eo'legiate course in Baker University. The kindest wishes of all her associates go with her. She will be greatly missed at all our social gatherings. She took back a number of samples of fruit, vege tables and flowers that will give Oregon a great send-off. November 3d. Y. COLTON. Royal makes the food pure, wholesome and delicious. POWDER Absolutely Pure ROYAL CARINA POWDER CO., NEW YORK. I-DW'ARp-o:- RUSHES S - N4s. COR. FRONT &. TAYLOR sts., PORTLAND, OREGON THE LATEST RETURNS. Since eoiug to press with the outside, more complete returns an in and the following results, while, of course, incomplete, will indicate the result on official count. Pennsylvania is republican by a great ly reduced majoiity. Kentucky has relumed an old time democratic majority. Maryland is democratic by a close margin and Gorman will, doubtless, be returned to the U. S. senate. New York State. Van Wyck, Tammany's candidate for mayor of Greater New York, is elected by 85,030 plurality. All large cities in the state have gone democratic. A change in the state of more than 24,000 votes from the republican to the demo cratic vote has been made over one vear ago. Both sides claim a majority in the state assembly but the associated press insist on a republican majority for U. S senator on joint ballot Ohio. Columbus, Nov. 3. This afternoon the democratic state committee no long' er claim the election of thtirstate ticket, counties, the fusionisls have u..t ., ti,t i,oi n,.;,;,u ir, tv,o or nearly all, of their candiates. In '26 , ., . v , counties, the nlhccs are about evenly di legislature on omioBi.oiwi.inoooeies viaea .)t,tw((.n usiouits and republi than six and may possibly be nine. cans. In one countv a straight demo- Chulrman Nash this afternoon sttes cratic ticket, was elected. However, that il, rmihli..n morality on the Taylor Riddle, chairman of the populist ...iii u f ' isnnn 8l'W.,,rjnn"8a.".0'' "V Htalement OIHIC IU.KCV "III , . ,, . . ,fl Slllltta I lilt tllH TH- and the republicans will have at least turn have increased the number ion of the gvneral assembly will be: Senate repu' licana, 34 ; democrats, 6. House republicans, 192; democrats, 12; independents B; prohibitionists, 1. Kansas. Topeka, Nov. 3. At a late hour to night, the returns in Kansas are Btill very incomplete. The indications are that, the republicans have secured eight of the 13 district judges voihI for. The republicans claim t have elected 10 judges, and they concede three to the fnsionists. On the other haml, the In sionists claim to have tieeu successful in eight of the judicial districts, but no figures are given out. Incomplete and unolhcial returns From 90 out of the 10.i counties would indi cate republic in victories in almo-t half tne county election". These returns show that in 49 counties the republicans have elected all or nearly all of their andidates for county ollicers. In 14 lected all CIRCUIT COURT. Is the cheapest place in the citv to buy t t t t t three mmorilv in t he eufislnture on Mint tmpirisl hoMers Mom luilliit for Bnnntnr. Nash announced poesiuiy did. 1!'4 to 350, and FIRST-CLASS FRESH MEATS Seventh Street, Near Depot, Oregon City. Paul J. Sciioi.s!, Prop. t t t Hans Onto Your Dollar 1 009 Until 'U see the dollars' worth' we give you far it. These are times when every cent savid makes life easier. You can SAVE MANY of them nt our store without sacrificing quality in the least. With our goods as well as our prices you will be absolutely satisfied. P. S. The good3 that are not good we make good. ...BEE - HIVE... Cuutield Block - - Oregon City, Or. if Death has again entered our neighbor hood. Mrs. Bell Lemen died at her home Thursday , October 21st,at 8 o'clock a. m. Ihe deceased was the wife of Thos. Lemen, was 25 years, 3 month and 21 days of age and leaves a husband and three little children besides many other relatives. She will be missed very much as she was a loving wife and mother The body was laid to rest in the Bingo grave yard at 1 o'clock on Saturday, lvev. Lengern preached the funeral ser mon . William Edgecomb died at his home at 5 o'clo k Monday morning, October 25. The deceased lias been Buttering from dropsy for the past few months. He leaves a wife and live children. His remains were laid to rest at the Kingo gave yard on the 27th, the Catholic priest olliciating. Mi s Lou Jennings of Monitor has been visiting with her aunt, Miss Jessie Robeson, during past week. Misses IVnssie Hub'ia'd and Blanche Pond have gone to Portland, where they exi ect to spt nd the winter. Mrs. Sco t is very sick. Geo. Moore was in this vicinity buying cattle this week. Miss Grace Powell of Monitor is the guest of IV! is. Hannah Wright this week. The cougars may be heard hallooing in est every day. Peter Later y and family are living on J. H. Sexton's farm. Born, to the wife of Thos. Lemen, on October 20th, a bouncing girl. OctoUr 3d. Ai.piioi bk. that the legislature would stand 75 re publicans and 70 democrats. With more complete returns today than were obtainable last night it is evident that it will require an official count to satisfy the contestants. The closeness of the election has caused in tense fi-eling and a cty of fraud. The state headquarters will be kept open until the official counts are made in all the 88 counties of the state. It is ex pected there will be trouble in some of the close counties. There will no doubt be much agitation in a 1 of them to night. The Dispatch (independent) has specials today from all close counties. It mk''g the leMature on joint ballot stand 73 republicans and 72 democrats, and claims there is no doubt about this result. It seems to he conceded that what ever may be the final outcome on joint ballot for senator that the d.-inocrats will have a majority of state senators and the republicans of representatives As there will be a continued contest of one branch of the legislature against the other, no part ii an bills can be passed Iowa. Des Moinks, Nov. 3. The returns by counties are nearly all in now, and Chaiiman McMillin of the republican state committee, has complete n turns from 94 and estimates from the tlve re' niHiiiing counties, and llun res a plnr ilty fur Shaw, republican, for governor, of 31,782. lie think these figures will vary lint little from the corrected re turns whrn the live esiiinatfil counties come in. The plurality may lie set down us ubove 31.1)00 and lielow 32 000' Chairman Walsh of the democrat ic state committee, has given out no for inal statement. He thinks that Liter returns will re luce the plurality for Khaw to 20,000. The republican plural ity last yer was 50,050, unit, a' coni ng t Nkiikasha No doubt alMit Nebraska. The fu-i sioiusts have earned everything, the plurality will exceed 20,0a0. Nbw Jkhkkv. Incomplete return indicate that both branches of the legislature will have a republican majority. Virginia. Richmond, Va., Nov. 3. The latest returns t rum the election in Virginia give the democrats ail the senators, and 94, and perhaps 95, member of the i house. The republiciins get four, per-1 haps five, members of the hotiSt-, and I the independents one member. j Dakota. j Huron, S. P., Nov. 3. Returns show that the republicans have elected six and the fusionists two of the judges,! The republican victories come us a mir- prise to the republicans as well as to the opposition. COLORADO. Dknveii, Nov. 3. The result of yester day's election in this statu is Bill in doubt, so fur as justice of the supreme court is concerned, and it will take t he ollicial canvas to deride who has won. The Timet, which supported Hnvt, can didate of the republicans and silver re publicans, claims bis election bv less than l.OvO. Returns so far teceived show Hayt 800 in the lead. Counties to be heard from are divided, and some of them doubtful. The chairmen of ihe populist and democratic parties claim that the mil returns will give their can di.bite, Uabb r', liotn l,oi)0 to 1,5'K) majority PROBATE COURT. S. F. Scripture apixiitite I trustee in T. II. Forrester esbilo in place of John M. BrucK, re igued. Executors of estate of N.O. Walden granted permission to settle with U. A. Harding, P. K. Johnson, executor of estate of John Andresen, for sale of lots in Mult nomah couii'y, grunted. Report of administrator of estate of Elia dieth Drake approved and lulancc repuhlicati estimates it is ih-refore just ' ,4!H'" ', ".rJ,'r"'1. distributed li'non.K School in Dlst. No. 37. I Following is the report of school Dint. ' No. 37, for the month ending October i '.9'.h : Number of impils enrolled, 27 ; days j absent, 18; times tardy. 0; neither j absent nor tardy : Grace Whitteti, Anna I liorland, Synnette Agnes, Milton ami 'Carroll Shipley, Zena, Ethel, lilanche laud 1-slie Whitten, Elbe Hays, Maud Childs, Pearl I-ong, Ivory Long, Henry ! ami Millie Nagle. I Visitors present during the month j were Suiierintendent Starkweather, .Miss j EUa Pall and Miss t earl Nids. I Patrons are cordi lly invited to visit the school. Ansa Thompson, Teacher. aboutcut in two. Two years ago it 59.0(H) for Drake for governor. The legislature is safely republican. The senate has 50 memtiers of which 38 me republicans and 12 populists and democrats. The bouse has lllO mem bers, of which the republicans have til and the populist and democrats 39. These figuies are subject to slight alter ations, but probably to the mi vantage of ihe fusionists. The republicans lost lour members in the s utile and 17 in' the house, computed with the last IcKtslatiire, which wag uv rwhiluiiiigly republican. MaSS.U'HL'SKTTH. Uoston, Nov. 3. Roger W'olcolt, the republican candidate, is re-elected uov ernor of Mas-aehuseits by a plurality of nearly 8o,(ltK). There aie still a few' re mote precincts to hear from but the total vote in these districts i only 100. Re vised returns show a total vote of KS.'v 313 for Wolcott; 79,395 for George Fied Williams, the regular democratic, and 14,139 for William Kverett, the nomi nee of the national democrat. Wol cott ' plurality wax 154,253 list year, nearly ll.UJU less than hit total vote following heirs! Mrs. Ella l.anelcy, VV II. Drake and O. VV. Drake of Silverton, J. T. Drake cf Mamuam and Airs. Emma Drake of Portland. Thos. K. Ryan appointed guardian of Merle E. and Norval Hlrite. Final rciHirt of Jesse Uox a adminis trator of estate of Joshua Lyon approved and Mr. ( ox itischargeil. Report of W J. Howlet, guardian of L. M. Howlet et als, approved. A. S. Dresser, as administrator of estate of Clarissa Fellow, granted six months' extra time to file uppraismcnt and inventory. Attorney lees in Almeda Anderson estate cut from $1311.55 to $50. Decision rendered in A. MeOarvey case, Thos. Charman, administrator. Fees cut down $.'4 and (Miartmin & Son ordered to pay estate $21. Hill of II. E Cross lor $.1 19.21 for attorney fee al lowed as paid. Proceedings of November Term-. Many Cases Disposed of. The November term of circuit court for this county began Monday, with Judge Mclirido on the bench, T. W. rou s and T. M. Miller were appointed court bailiffs and Max Schulpius bailiff for grand iurv. The following names were drawn for the grand jury: Richard Scott, foreman ; li.U. Casper, VV. VV. Marrs, L. P. Williams, Thomas Garrett, Norman Kaylerand F.M. Man ning. The court gave the usual instructions to the grand jury, laying special emphasis on the" advisability of avoiding unneces sary expense. 'fhe following cases were dismissed: Allen G White vs Oregon City. J H Seelcy vs T M linker. A Knapp vs James Evans. Rosenthal, Feller & Oo vs E J Mc Kittrick. Charman & Son vs Holton et al. A Longiioi ker vs James liell. R VV Fisher vs J S Moore et al. William Klaetsch vs James Hodges. Frit Weise et al vs Henry Epperson. AFMokesvsOPDix. J A Sager vs Atkinson. Oregon City vs East Side Railway Co. Isaac Trayuor vs Frederick Marshall. Iturke va vorplml. V O Harding vs .1 L 8 w afford. McMinnvillo college vs F O Mack. John Voting vs Miiry Voting. Mort vs Hanson. Foreclosure decrees were entered as follows : II Lingard vs Silas E llevins et al., for $1187.18 and $100 attorney's fees, and 124 acres near the junction of Rock Creek with PudiliiU' nvi r were ordered sold. William Pochin and Robert VVhitworth vs G J Trulliiiger et al, for $3(18(1 and $150 attorney's fee with authority to sell 400 acres of' claims of Runa and Orin Miitteon, in section 10, 3 south, 3 east. Filancy Otis vs VV T Slmrtleff etal, for $0992.18 and $5' 0 attorney's fee, on 100 acres on the ens' side of the Willamette r.vcr, opposite Hock island. John Weisnuindcl vs John It Abbott, for $985 anil $90 attorney's foe, on 82 08 acres of land in section 15, 4 south, 1 east. Ile'en II Anderson vs W H Wadeet ill, for $1105.33 and $110 attorney's fee, 011 80 acres in 5 south, 3 east, M H McCarver vs Eli.a Coleman, for $1199.10 ami $100 attorney's feu, on 22.50 acres near Clackamas station. Judgments were entered as follows; Henry McElsander against B E Haw ley etal for $119 and $50 attorney's fee. VV 11 Rees against P O'Connor et al, for $115.50 and $50 attorney's fee. Portland Flouring Mills Co against Jacob Kober for $84.73 David Turney against II M Jackson et al, for $503 and $"ll attorney's fee. M K Perrin vs A L lilanchard et al, for $218 and us to defendants. J P Tucker and VV M liurket, the matter was con tinned. SKA'ONII day. State vs ( assiiis U Harlow, indicted for embezzlement of $2000 from Harlow Will Co; dommrer overruled and trial set for November 15th, defendant plead hot gniltv. M il White vs R II Wid e, divorce granted. M C Strickland vs II Strickland, di-vor-e granted. R J Ik'iilel vs P S liatea et al, former decree set aside and new decree for $32.(1.1 and $ :00 attorney fees ordered. St'te vs Walter Wyiand for larceny of mare; permission given to tile de murrer. NKVV CASKS. New actions tiled during wast week: Florita K i 111 1 k-I 1 vs W F KimUill. State vs 1 assius (J liar ow, embe..lo-meiit. State vsC Phcffer, practicing medicine without license. Allen it Lewis vs Guy I'.eebe. II Straight vs Anna II Whillock. M Sluifer vs Voting Chung et al. J 11 Moody vs Clackamas Co. 1' Muralt vs county. Mary A Hull vs George Pull. Duano U Kly v J G and Mary Fehler. Statu vs Pirueo Winkler, larceny. James Foy, sodomy. Nkahi.yuII the republican newspaper insist that Mr. ltryun is a political corpse, and yet the editorial space and cartoon they lavish on him show that he puts a ln-an of trouble on their minds. Van- J Hub year. Thin years political comj lex- colmr Columbian. "Why don't yon run a paper like tliut ?'' a merchant said to an editor, the other day, throwing out a Phila delphia paper. "For the same reason you don't run a store like that," the editor replied turning to a full page advertisement of a Philadelph U home showing a twelve story building. The merchant looked attentivly at the j HI,.,, I picti j look mke l al It that way liefore." Ex.