OREGON CITY COURIER
OREGON CITY HERALD
CONSOLIDATED.
A. W.CHENEY. '., Publisher
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WHO IS TO BLAME!
Every Wo years the secretary of state
is required to resupply the state house
with articles that'to the casual observer
would appear not necessary to buy every
time the legislature convenes, if they
were cared for between sessions or were
not carried away from the state house
In this advertisement for bids to supply
stationery ' for the twentieth biennial
session, there is included 24 dozen ink
stands, 10 dozen ivory folders, 14 dozen
mucilage cups, 15 dozen rubber rulers,
18 dozen steel erasers, 15 dozen table
pads to hold papers, 18 dozen waste pa'
per baskets, and numerous other articles
that do not wear out during; the 40
days they, are In use, and i! taken care
of after sessions close, could be used
again.
These are small articles aud do not
cost a vast amount of money, but con'
sklerine that the state has laid in a
supply of them nineteen times and stil'
lias to buy new ones, the money that
has been paid out for such articles in
the aggregate, amounts to a considera
ble sum. Evidently, when a session of
the legislature closes these articles are
carted away by attaches of the state
house, else they would be there when
the session convenes every two years,
and allowing them taken is encouraging
a sort of vandalism, that if practiced by
some one not in authority would land
the thief in the penitentiary. Permit
ting them to be carried off is criminal
on the part of the authorities who are
custodians of the slate's property and is
an extravagance that would not be per
mitted in private affairs. ,
Mabk IIanna, the great republican
boss, has sounded an alarm. He frankly
tells that the next house of representa
tives is likely to be democratic, says the
N. Y. World. e)ud it should be, too.
With Dingley bill producing less reve
nue than enough to pay the ordinary
expenses of the government; with the
scandals of the war on the republican
party's head; with the President's
nhamoful abuse of his appointing power
in filling the vital departments of the
army with inco n etents win had a
pull ; with t ,(g of Bickness and
death1 '..m.p, attributable sole
ly to .. i ill '. ' ministration i with
Alger , , r olllce and controlling
the ar,.,. j w'.th nn exasperating war
revenue measure, which even with the
aid of the commerce-crippling Dingley
bill produced a deficit ot nearly $t0,
000,1X10 during the first three month
of tho fiscal year with all tlioso facts in
evidence it will not be astonishing if
the next congress is democratic.
Tun published account of how New
York's war appropriation was expended
itimtuins some curiously interesting items
For example, the state bought of the
ordnance department at "Washington
,000 canteens, paying for them T!)00, or
at tho rato of 13 cents apiece. But when
it wanted more it went to Gov. Pluck's
home town. Troy, and bouglit, In two
lots, 5,000 canteens, for which it paid
f 4 ,000, or 84 cents apico. That is to say,
tho state had to pay Mr. Black' fellow-
citizens of Troy a'wut five and two-thirds
as much for canteens as it paid else
where for the same article, or four and
two-thirds as much for 5,000 canteens as
it had elsewhere paid for 0,000. Was
there anything like "politics" in the
expenditure of this war fund?
Thr public debt of the United State
is $1,000,000,000. This amounts to
about wfventy-seven dollar for each
voter. The interest, $3.85 for each
voter, must be paid annually, and the
principal eventually. By the time all
this is paid more debt will be piled
up, which must be paid also, and
m a like manner. It is the policy
of republican finance to keep the peo
ple in debt constantly. A national debt
is a field for vast monied speculation,
and the people "pay the freight." A
man always in debt is a slave to his
creditors. Can a nation of debtors be
otherwise?
To publish a successful newspaper
looks so simple to some people that they
imagine any person can manage ne.
Fortunes, however, are wasted every
year by inexperienced individuals try
ing it. They then realize what a mis
take they made and the tnergy and
perseverance it requires, hence their
great desire to unload. A newspaper
that is worth anything is like an apple
tree ; you can't pick the fruit as soon as
you have set it out. Good soil, skillful
pjanting, constant care, and above all
times are required to bring the ven
ture to fruition.
The democratic state central com
mittee met at Salem Oct. 14th, to dis
cuss matters of importance. The propo
sition of a gentleman endorsed by ex
Vice President Stevenson, to start a
first-class daily at Portland, was dis
cussed at the meeting. The company
has a capital of over a $100,000 and if
guaranteed 6,000 daily subscribers at $7
a year will begin at once. If the union
people had an organ such as the S. F.
Examiner we would have carried the
state at last election. Now is the time
to begin the 1900 campaign for reform.
The legislative-clerkship evil was in
tensified during the past extra session,
rather than modified, as promised at the
outset.There were 103 clerks employed in
both houses, and it is reported that no
few will continue to draw their pay
until the beginning of the regular ses
sion, in January. That is what may be
termed a bare-faced robbery of the state
treasury. If there is a act on the statute
books technically legalizing such a steal,
it cannot be eliminated too soon. Tel
egram. Having banked up against the state
an amount in committee-clerk hire
nearly equal to the entire estimate, upon
a legitimate basis, of the cost of the
special session, the legislators of Oregon
yesterday packed up the cuspidors,
waste paper baskets, ink pots, surplus
stationery and other moveable propeity
about the statehouse, and hied them
home to gather strength for another
loot in January. All of this in the
name of economy. Sunday Oregonian.
Dollars to doughnuts that President
McKiuley will not recommend there-
peal of the war tax when congress meets
in December. Our national treasury is
overloaded witn money received from
the sale of bonds that were unnecessary.
The Dingley tariff bill is still in force
and the war is over. Why should this
burdensome and annoying tax be con
tinued, if the Dingley bill and the icold
standard can give the nation prosperity?
The initiative and referendum will
take the power to make the laws out of
the hands of the leaders and bosses and
put it into the hands of the wbole peo
ple. Have you any objection to that?
Or do you think you are incapable of
helping to govern, and will you insist on
delegating the whole law-making power
to some other fellow ?
Fkom a republican standpoint Mr.
Brownell did very well durintr the re
cent special session of the legislature
and kept all his promise to work for
certain measures, something unusual
for a republican politician.
Why should not the United States
take the lead in the world's affair? She
is strong as 1 Sampson," "Schley" as a
fox, full of "Merritt," and can walk
"Miles." What more "Dewey" want?
-Ex.
The geld standard means that the
volume of public and private debts must
continue to increase, and that the dol
lars in which all debts must be paid
must continue to grow scarce and dear.
The war cost $150,000,000. To cover
this $200,000,000 of bonds were issued.
We also have a war revenue tax yielding
millions. Where does that money go?
To cover up the Dingley tariff deficit.
COMMENTARIES.
Matters Concerning Local Every
aay Affairs Noticed by the
Courier Reporter.
The meeting of the Pomona Countv
Grange at Oswego last week was a no
table event in its history. New officers
were elected.tho majority of them beins
ladies, an indication of commendable
progress among the agriculturists.
Many suggestions were made for the
good of tho order, and discussions were
made on interesting topics. The Os
wego people entertained the visiting
grangers royally, and they feasted on
the best in the land.
Tho ordinance introduced at the last
meeting of the city council, reorganiz
ing the fire department, is being cen-
orally discussed. There is opposition to
tne measure among some of the mem
bers of the volunteer department, but it
no doubt has features that would be an
advance step in economically handling
the fire apparatus.
Now some of the citizens of Sandv
and the region contiguous to the Barlow
road, are signing a petition for the
sale to the state by legislative act
this famous mountain pass thorough
fare. This is the oldest toll road in Or
egon, and the first mountain pass wagon
road built in the northwest. It may be
possible that th j company desire to un
load the property on the state.
.' V
As the senate and house officers of
the legislature are appointed to hold
over during the regular session, the Or
egon City attendants will likely still
hold their positions. However, the
committees may be reappointed.
The new fire bell has been placed in
position, but an a noise-producer, It is
not very much of an improvement over
ihe old one. It is said to be the inten
tion to hang the old bell at some con
venient location on the hill.
THE BOY AO A IN.
Pa, the banker, and his inquisitive:
boy.
Boy Pal are you a gold standard
man.
Pa Of course I am, I have no sympa
thy with repudiators.
Boy What isUhat? Demy says that
the gold standard is extortion for the
people and is ruining the country, and
nothing, but the free coinage of both
gold and silver will put things right.
Pa Who is Demy? Repudiation
would be to pay our debts in a cheaper
money and that is what free coinage
means.
Boy Demy's pa is a Bryan democrat
and we call him Demy for short. Would
it be right to pay debts in a cheaper
money .
Pa No. it .would be cheating the
creditor.
Boy Has Port Rico the gold standard
pa?
Pa Not yet, but under the stars and
stripes, it will have to be put on a gold
basis.
Boy Will that increase the debl of
the Porto Rico people.
Pa Of course it could not be done
without.
Boy How much would a man owing
$1,000 in silver have to pay if put on a
gold basis in Port Rico.
Pa Why the difference in the money
values, about 2.200 dollars.
Boy Would that not be cheating the
debtor, that looks like Demy's extortion.
Pa The people might not stand it,
all at once, there might have to be a
compromise, by scaling down the debts
some.
Boy Was there a compromise in this
country when we went on a gold basis.
Pa No,', the effects were riot felt,for a
long time very seriously, and the people
were able to bear it.
Boy Then all the debtor class in the
U. S. have had to pay more than double.
Pa That is the natural consequence
of the rise of gold above silver.
Boy But what has made the gold rise
above silver.
Pa Supply and demand of course,
that rules prices.
Boy Then there must have been a
large increase in the supply of. silver
and a decrease in the supply of gold.
Pa I guppose o, you can find out all
about it from the mint reports. I have
not troubled to study the question.
Second Evening.
Boy I looked for the relative produc
tion of gold and silver and find the pro
portions were for 400 years, 25) tons of
silver to 1 of gold up to 1850. Since 1850
there has not been half that much.
The increase in silver production since
1860 has been only about 600 per cent.
while that of gold, since 1850 has been
1500 per cent. Why, pa, gold ought to
be ch eap and not silver.
Pa There is a greater demand for
gold.
Boy Demy says: Free mintage
makes the demand.
Pa Well the people found Bilver was
getting down, so they stopped using and
minting it.
Boy Measured by our ratio, silver
was 2 per cent, above par in 1872, the
year before demonetization and it had
been much lower for 18 years, running
from 1821 to 1838. It was 700 per cent,
lower in 1843 than in 1872. I should not
have thought the people would have
been afraid of silver at 2 per cent, above
par.
Pa Well, very likely not, the com
mon people do not understand finances,
I oiight to have said the financiers
whom the people trusted as experts to
do their business. The common people
have no money of their own. And they
could not have employment without the
banker's money. Surely the bankers
have a right to dictate the returns for
the use of their own money. "
Boy Then thu gold standard was
brought about by the banking classes to
protect their own interests.
Pa Well.the American people believe
in protection and if the moneyed men
who are the back bone of the nation are
not protected who should be, pray?
Annus.
We sell millinery goods 23 per cent
cheaper than any other house. Miss
Goldsmith.
Go to A. C. Walls, Oregon City,
for Pile and Catarrh Remedies.
Cure guaranteed or money refunded
Your friends may smile
But that tired feeling
Means danger. It
Indicates impoverished
And impure blood.
This condition may
Lead to serious illness.
It should be promptly
Overcome by taking
' Hood's Sarsaparilla,
Which purifies and
, Enriches the blood,
Strengthens the nerves,
Tones the stomach,
Creates an appetite,
And builds up,
Energizes and vitalized
The whole system.
Be sure to get
Only Hood's.
SHERIFF'S SALE ON EXECUTION.
In the Circuit Court of the State of Oiegon,
for the County of Clackamas.
Bobbins & Son, I
riamtinB.
vs.
James Nelson.
.1
Defendant
State of Oregon, County of Clackamas, ss.
BY VIRTUE OP A JUDGMENT ORDER,
decree and an execution, duly Issued out
of and under the seal of the above entitled eourt,
In the above entitled cause, to me dulv directed
and dated the VIA day of September, 1898,
upon a judgment entered in said court on
the 21st day of April, 1S97, in favor of Rob
bing & Son, plaintiffs, and against James Nelson,
defendant, for the sum of $47.34, with interest at
the rate of 8 per cent, per annum from the 17th
day of April, 1897, and the further sum of 75
cents, costs aud disbursements, and the costs of
and .lpou this writ, commanding me out of the
personal property belonging to said defendant,
and if sufficient could not be found, (hen out of
the real property belonging to said defendant on
and after the date of said judgment to satisfy said
sum of $47.34 and also the costs upon this said writ
Now, therefore, by virtue of said exesution,
judgment order and decree, and in compliance
with the commands of said writ, being unable to
find anypersonal property of said defendant's, I
did on the 23d day of September, 1898, duly levy
upon the following desoribed real property of said
defendant, situate and being in the County of
Clackamas, and State of Oregon, to-wit: Lots Nos
two (2) and three (a) of sec 28, 1 4 8 of r 2 e of W.M.,
Containing 27.18 acres, also that part of the Har
rison Wright d I o No. 38, sec 28, 1 4 s of r 2 of the
w m, and more particularly described as follows,
to-wit: Beginning at a point in the east line of
said claim 38 s 17 degrees Sominutes e 27.72 chains
from the northeast corner thereof, and on the e
bank of the Moluila river running thence s 17 de
grees 55 minutes e 23.21 chains tracing said e line
of said claim 38 to the east bank of Bald Molalla
river, thence northeasterly and northeasterly with
the meanders of said Molalla river to place of
beginning, containing 6.98 aores, more or less,
also all that part of the Harrison Wrightd 1 o No.
3t, described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the
most easterly cor of said d 1 o 38 in t4 s ot r 2 e of
w m, running thence s 44 degrees 38 minutes trao
Ing the Be boundary of said claim 18.17 chains to
to the no eor of a tract of land heretofore sold to
Frank Jones, thence n 45 degrees 30 minutes w
along ne line of said Jones tract 1141 chains to
southern eorner of a tract of land heretolore sold
I w Bitzuueiu i;oais, tnence aiong e line or latter
iim:. nuu a uni:im 1HI1U Iierrumire WilU IU R(U
bern Wright n 84 degrees e 20.56 chains, thence n
23 dog. 45 ruin, e to Molalla rivor, thence with the
meaudersof said Molalla river southasterlv to
in intersection with e line of aforesaid d I o,
thence s 17 degrees 55 minutes e to place of be
ginning eontalnlg 30 acres, more or less, all the
above described land is situate in Clackamas
county, Oregon, and I will, on
SATURDAY, OCTORER 29th, 1898,
at the hour of 1 o'clock p. m ., at the front door of
the county court houso, in the city of Oregon City
in said county and state, soli at nubile auction.
subject to redemption, to the highest bidder.for
u hi tea siaies gold coin, casn in nana, ail the
right, title and interest which the within
named defendant had on the dale of the
judgment or since had in or to the' above
described real property or any part thereof, to
sail ly said exeaullon, judgment order, decree
Interest, costs aud all accruing costs,
J. J. COOKE,
Sheriff of Clackamas County, Oregon.
Dated Oregon City, Oregon. Sept. 2;id, 1898.
: 1
SHERIFF'S SALE ON EXECUTION.
In Uie Circuit Court of the 8tate of Oregon, for
the County of Multnomah.
Esberg-Oiunst Cigar Company 1
Plaintiff,
vs !
Silvey Stuart, f
Defendant, j
State of Oregon, County of Clackamas, ss.
1Y VIRTUE OF AN ATTACHMENT. EXECI'.
" Hon and order of sale, duly Issued out oi
and underthe seal of the above entitled Court, in
the above entitled cause, tn mo rinlvrilrentjui ..H
dated the 7th day of October, 1898, upon a Judg
ment rendered and entered In said court on the
Sth day of October, 1898, in favor of Esberg-
:ilnal dva. IWnoH. DI..1...IIV 1 I
u-ibiiti . .ailltlll, 'Mliu tlKlU3b
Silvey Stuart, Defendant, for the sum of 112.76,
and Ihe further sum of 16 SS, costs snd disburse
ments, and the costs of and upon this writ, com
manding me to make sale of the real property
hereinafter described to satisfy the sum of 148.76
with Interest thereon at the rate of 8 percent per
annum from October Sth. 1HU8. sin ihe imh.r
sum of 116.36 e mis then due upon said judgment,
uu me uusibui auu upon saiu writ.
Now, therefore, by virtue of said execution,
and order of sale, and in Compliance
with the commands of said writ, being unable to
find any personal property of said defendant's, I
did oil the 10th day of October, 1898, duly levy up
on the following described real property of said
defendant, situate and being in the County of
Clackamas, and State of Oregon, to-wit: All of
lot three (3) iu section four (41. inwnshln two fi
south, range two (2) east Willamette Meridian, Da
mn in uib iiarftHinae t-uDiiiv, vrcgoii, containing
thirty-three and 43 1U0 (33 43; acres, and 1 will on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBEH 19th, 1898,
at the hour of 1 o'clock p. m., at the front door of
the County Court House In the city of On-gon
City, In said County and fctale, sell at public
auction, subject to rcdemn'lon, to Ihe highest
bidder, for U. 8. gold coin, cah in hand, all the
right, title and interest which the within named
defendant had on the date of said judgment or
luce had in or to the above described real proper
ty or any part thereol to satisfy said execution
Judgment order, decree, Interest, costs and all
accruing costs.
J. J. COOKE,
Sheriff of Clackamas County, Oregon.
Dated, Oregou City, Oregon, October 10, 18U8
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATOR
MOTICE IS HEREBY OIVKN THAT THE UN
" dersignud has been, this lllh dav of October
118, appointed by the honorable oiunty court of
Clackamas county, Oregon, administrator of the
estate of Klt7-Uartt, dcceHsi'd(coiiimonly kuowa
as Mrs. Watts. AH persona having claims against
said estate are fcureby notified to preseut the
same to me, properly verified, at Oregon Citv,
Oregon, witiuu si x months from date of this no
tice. October 13, 18'W. I). K. HAROHEAVES,
Administrator of Kslate of Eliza Hartt, Deceased.
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
Notice ts hereby given that the undersigned has
. -....nu-uaiiiAlll tU..KW,
ol trank Spulak, deceased, and all persons having
vuMum Kniunv nam ucvearcii, or requested to
present them with proper vouchers at my place of
residence in New Eia, Clackamas countv, Oregon,
within alx rnooths from the date of this notice.
KATIK SPULAK,
Administratrix of the estate of Frank Spulak,
Dated tills 3rd day of October, 1898.
A HOUSE FOR (10 PER MONTH.
Consisting of 4 lots, good garden spot, running
r.l.Flh....,n:inil 4 .u..n n.
barn big enoiwh for two cowa and 100 chickens,
la blocks from court house. Price fSnO. 6 per
win iiiwn-H. no wo uown. tor particular
iuiuiiw tine viuwv.
THE BEST
OF DRUGS
Is the mark of the best store. Our
: Drugs are the best, absolutely pure, and
always fresh a sure guarantee of the '
, strength of medicines made from them.
Gold Aluminum Table Ware Given Away
With fivprv Tiiirnhase vou will receive Coupons ta the amount of
your purchase, which will be redeemed as follows :
Anv One of
Fnr VI SO in CnnnoBS-T'-a sPn Frult Knife' ee Sp?,0. Sclt; f,po?n!,Fe
rui 111 tuupunb , , L Tea gDOor, After Dinner Coffee Spoon, Individ
ual Salt or Pepper, Individual Butter Plate.
For $9.00 in Coupons-006 ppon'
MMS in mnnnns-Table Spoon, Table Fork, Butter limre, uesaeriivnire,
JI3 III lUUpUllb Q .er ork Napkln Ring, Bon Bon or Sugar Tonfrs,
saiik firmnn TipaHflrt Fork. Surar Snoon. Dinner Knife.
For $33 in ConpOBfOaWJ Nut Picks, One Gravy
Fnr Uk in PnnnniK Soup Ladle, Medium Ladle, Oyster Ladle, Fish Fork,
tOr J)b5 m lOupOnS 0huipd.g0up'icrumb Knife, Fish Knife, Pie Knife.
G. H. HKRDING
The Prescription Druggist OREGON CITY, ORE
. THE FARMERS
Of Clackamas County can buy their Goods
and sell their Produce to advantage at
John Everhart's General Merchandise Store,
ELYVILLB, OREGON. A Large Stock ot Boots
and Shoes. Also Flour and Feed. Prices Guaranteed.
rBest Meals in the City...
""Including Beer or Wine
AT THE
Greissen & Hallwyler, Prop'rs
MAIN STREET, OREGON CITY
Best Wines, Liquors and Cigarsf-
OTTO SCHUMANN
MANUFACTURER OF
Honumenjsj
Estimates furnished on4all linds of Marble, Granite and Building
Work. : : Drawings made by description.
No. 204 THIRD STREET, NEAR TAYLOR,
Silver Medal Awarded at
Portland Mechanics' Fair
FROM
OLD WHEAT
l ;
AI3I
C, G. APPLEGATH,
9 VUNI HKAO eUTTCN
WITH ILVKRrilkD.
APPLEGATH & PRASIL
FASHIONABLE FURR1ER5
Sealskin Garments
a
RtMODIUNO AND REPAIRING
AT MODERATE PRICES
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
AH9ft
jt . y 'IT- "r
STOCK
the Following:
or Sodft or Lemonade Spoon"
Portland, rapi
PATENT FLOUR is made entirely
from old wheat and when use it you do
not run the risk of having poor bread as
you do if you buy flour made by Tom,
Dick and Harry of all kinds of wheat.
SOLD BY ALL GROCERS
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS
To Watch Buyers' for 30 DAYS'; if
you never possessed a watch now is
the TIME to own TIME of your own.
293 Morrison Street
PORTLAND, OREGON
A. N. WRIGHT,
The Iowa Jeweler
A. PRASIL,
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FORMERLY OCSIQNCH ANO F1TTCH
WITH MARSHAL FIILD, CHICAQO.
Specialty
134 THIRD STREET,
PTLAND, ORE.
UHOLMAN
Undertaker and Embalmer
Carries a complete line of caskets, coffins,
robes, etc. Superior goods, Superior
services at most moderate prices. Next
door to Commercial bank
Oregon Cur - - - Orbgoh