I ATTENTION-
We sell the Bain Wagon from $55 up
We sell the Oliver Chilled Plow from $6 up
We sell the Oliver Steel Plow from $6 up
ojjimg iuuuu xitirrowb irom $10 up
Spike Tooth Harrows from $6 up
' ; . Steel Harrow Teeth at Bottom Prices
"SUPERIOR" STOVES AND RANGES
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Air-Tight Heaters of all kinds at all Prices
BOX STOVES, ALL SIZES
' gtF'The above Stoves we sell below Portland prices
FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS
.We will sell Granite ware ut cost. T ii and Copperware at a Bargain.
Don't fail to see our Union Barn Door Hangers with the Lawrence rail.
36 Clothes Pins for 5c Ammunition a Specialty
We have the Best Stock of Cutlery in the Northwest.
WELsSOESr &
H. STRAIGHT,
DeaUr In.
Groceries
and
Provisions.
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Also Full line ot Mill Feed, Lime, Cement asl Land Plaster,
IF YOU insist on having the cheap,
glossy, fading Pictures we could
make them, but we would be asham
ed to stamp them with our name.
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We pride ourselves in making THE
BEST at a reasonable price.
That is What You Want
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Near Court house
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We keep all the extras for Oliver Plows and we sell
them at just the same as they are sold everywhere.
No. 5 Commercial Bank Block,
THE LEADING
PHOTOG
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COOKE
Oregon City
F. C. GADKE,
Plumbing and Tinning.
Hot air furnaces and. Hop pipe.
Jobbing of All Kinds
a Specialty.
Wilson A Cooke'a vj OREGON CITY
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Oregon City
GUARDING THE MINT.
HOW THE PHILADELPHIA INSTITU
TION IS PROTECTED.
Little Chance For Any One to Get Rich
Quickly by Helping Hinuelf to CncU
Bam'i Treasure Patrol, Reralreri and
Winebeiiten In Plenty.
Probably not one person ont or a hun
dred who pass by the Philadelphia mint,
that grim looking edifloe at Chestnut
and Juniper streets, after nightfall real
izes what is going on inside. s There is
nothing mean about Uncle Sam, but he
is determined that any one who gets
his money shall get it honestly and by
process duly laid down. Therefore he
has taken all linds of precautions to
properly protect, especially at night,
the millions upon millions piled up in
the vaults. ,
The doors of the mint are closed ev
ery weekday promptly at 4 o'clook in
the afternoon. After that hour no one
bat mint employees have any business
within the walls which inclose so much
money, and no one can either stay in
or get in without a speoial permit from
the superintendent. Needless to eay,
this is difficult to obtain.
Simultaneously with the dosing of
S the doors at 4 o'clock the first shift of.
the night guard goes on duty. The shift
is composed of the captain of the guard
and 1 1 stalwart men. As the men file
out to begin their round each one is
handed a big Colt's revolver of the most
approved pattern and loaded with big
cartridges.
From then on till midnight seven of
the 11 guards patrol without cessation 1
every floor of tne inside of the mint, from
the corridors of the gloomy vaults
where, away down in the earth, are
stowed eighty odd million dollars in
silver and almost as much gold, to the
top floor, where there is nothing more
valuable than maohinery. Placed at fre
quent intervals throughout the corridors
are electrical devices for enabling the
captain of the guard to keep tabs on his
men. Each of these little machines com
municates with the rotunda opposite
the Chestnut street entrance to the
mint. Here it is that the captain 1b sta
tioned all through the long hours of
his shift. Every two minutes and a
half the central maohine in the rotunda
denotes the presence of some one of the
guard at some particular station in the
building. If it doesn't, then the cap
tain knows that something is wrong,
and he immediately proceeds to discov
er what it is.
But it has been a long time since the
little machine failed to send forth its
announcement at the proper time, for
the mint guards are. patrolling up and
down outside the big building, careful
ly watching that no suspicions charac
ters approach too near the vast treasure
left in their care.
Promptly at' midnight the second
shift of the night guard puts in an ap
pearance to relieve the early shift. It
is also composed of a captain and 11
men, and they are split up, as the other
squad, into inside and outside details.
From midnight on until 7 o'clock in
the morning they follow in the foot
steps of the first shift, with every fao
ulty alert to catch an intruder.
The big revolvers are not the only
weapons upon which the guards have
to rely. On each side of the main cor
ridor leading from the Chestnut street
entrance stands a walnut caso. Through
the polished ghiss front of one frown
20 Winchester rifles. The otter con
tains as many ugly looking carbines.
To grab these dispensers of death would
be but the work of an iustur.t for the
guards, aud then woe be unto any man
or men upon whom it might bo found
neoessary to turn them.
For the revolvers there is kept con
stantly on hand in the mint 600 rounds
of ammunition, and for the riflos and
curbines 2,500 rounds. Each of the
guards is an export in the use of both
the pistol and the gun, and each is en
dowed with a plontiful stock of oour
ago; henco, a combination capaLle of
successfully resisting almost anything
less than a regiment.
The superintendent and assistant cus
todian both talked to the reporter about
the methods in use to protect the mint
and its contents. Both smiled signifi
cantly when the possibility of one get
ting uway with a portion of the vast
treasure was suggested.
"It would be folly for any cue to try
it," was the superintendent's only com
mcut. To it the assistant uustodian nod
ded emphatic assent.
"Ihavebeou here for a good many
years," the latter said, "and no such
attempt has ever been nir.do. It is prac
tioally impossible for any one to break
into the mint from the outside.'aud no
one could secrete himself in the build
ing during the hours when it is open to
visitors and, hope to avoid discovery.
We search every nook and corner of the
itrncture carefully as soon as the doors
'ire closed for the day, and you may
rest assured if any o:io who had no
business within tlicso walls was found
he would regret the day ho was born."
Iu addition to the two shifts of night
guards, the superintendent and assistant
custodian have a habit of dropping in
at the mint at odd hours of the night to
see that everything is going on all right.
The mint is connected with the cen
tral telephone station, aud should there
bo troublo the captain of the guard
could comniuuicato with police head
quurtors iu a brief space of time.
"If you come across anybody' who
thinks he can get rich quickly by help
ing himself to enr coin," renmrked the
superintendent in parting, "just advise
him to think it Over carefully first."
Iu compliance with the superintend
ent's suggestion the advice is hereby
given.
And it in pretty good advice to follow
too. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Tho population of Antwerp includes
0,000 Germans, who, it is said, buy
their goods of German merchants only.
Molalla.
Notwithstanding the low price of
wheat there has been a larger acreage of
of fall wheat seeded this "year in this
vicinity than usual. "
There is still some improvement going
on in our Ivillage. W. H. Davidson is
building an addition to his dwelling.
Uncle Jake Harless is having his house,
recently purchased from John Alex
ander, painted.
Our school is progressing finely with
P. L. Coleman as principal and Miss
Zelma Shaver as assistant. There is an
attendance of over 60 scholars.
O. D. Eby has commenced a term of
school at Marquam. . . .
Quite a number from here have been
attending the mechanic's exposition at
Portland. They speak of it as being
better than usuaL' -
C. 1. Gipson, Mr. Ernest and others
started for the mountains yesterday on
a hunt. The Molalla people may pos
sibly feast on fresh venison when they
return. John and Robert Bagby have
been hunting in the mountains for some
time past and are yet there. They sent
out several fine deer to their home folks
recently, which was quite a treat to the
old folks.
Frank and Cad Bagby pre kept busy
at their sawmill and have really more
orders than they can fill.
The diptheria seems to have subsided
in the neighborhood of Meadowbrook,
and no one took it from the Fry family
after the death of their daughter. The
dread disease first appeared in that
family while at a hop yard in Polk
county. Mrs. Fry and four or. five
children were there, one of the children
took something that Mrs. Fry thought
was the mumps shortly after they ar
rived there. She returned home with
the child, left it with her husband and
returned in a few days, two of the boys
were taken and they came home. Their
oldest child, a girl some 14 years old,
was taken with the same diease. They
called the doctor, who pronounced it
diphtheria. She was very bad from the
commencement and lingered a few days
and died,
Aurora Dickey, who has been quite
sick, is now getting better.
Mr. Vernon and wife, of Polk county,
are visiting their daughter and son-in-law,
P. M. Boyles. Also Martin R.
Boyles, of Oregon City, was visiting
home folks recently.
' Uncle Jake Harless has gone t the
mountains to work in his mines. Hi
has been so detained here this summer
that he did not get to devote as much
time at his mines as he had intended,
although ha had two experienced miners
working on his ledge for soma time this
summer.
The coyotes have made their appear
ance again in this vicinity.' Quite a
number of goats and sheep have been
killed by them recently and perhaps
when winter comes their depredations
will be more extensive. Since the law
was enacted forbidding using hounds for
the purpose of killing deer, people in
this neighborhood have ceased keeping
hounds and bu; few cayotes have been
killed. That perhaps acwunts for their
increase around here; iiilss some pro
tection is cxlerded U wj'l ba a difficult
matr to raise sheep or gouts in a short
time. . '
Miss lna flibhle, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. ThomiiH Dibble, ho has been very
low with typhoid fever, is now slowly
improving.
Rev. Long and wife have moved to
llie vinfi ny of Glad Tnl'miN and will oc-i
cupy a luce owned ly ex. Sheriff Sam
son. It ip 'epcrted that Jelm Vtiughan and
John I)i. key, who hae b.en engaged
the p is!, M'tntri"'- in nm-eying ill Idaho,
will remain there during the winter.
There is not much bird hunting being
done in this vicinity this season. The
birds, especially the Mongolian pheasant
seem scarcer this season than usual.
They are also very wild, that though is
perhaps because they have been hunted
so close. Some advance the idea that
numbers ot the birds are killed by eat
ing poisoned wheat put out by the
farmers to kill squirrels. I think though
the truth of the matter is, there are too
many shotguns at Molalla.
Oct 18th. X Y Z
Free Pills.
Send your address to H. E. Bucklen
A Co., Chicago, and get a free sample
box of Kinjj's New Life Pills. A trial
will convince you of their merits. These
pills Hre easy inaction and are particu
lary effective inthe cure of Constipation
mid Sick Headache. For MahuU and
Liver troubles they have been proved
invaluable. They are guaranteed to be
perfectly free from every deleterious
substance nVl to be purely vegetable
They do not weaken by their action, but
by giving tone to stomach and bowels
greatly invigorate the system. Regular
size 2 k per box. Sold by Charman &
Co., Druggists
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Beats the Klondike.
Mr. A. O. Thomas, of M.irysvillH, Tex.,
lias found a more valuable discovery
(ban has yet been made iu the Klondike.
For years be suffered untold agony from
consumption, accompanied by hemorrh
Hges; and nits absolutely cured by Dr.
King's New discoveiv fur Consumption,
Conuh and Colds. He declares that gold
is of little value in comparison with this
marvelous rare; would have it if itrest a
hundred flollars a bottle. Ast'ima, bron
chitis, viid all all throat and luniatfec
linrs are positively cured by Dr King'a
New Lit wery for Consumption. Trial
bottles ir -e at Charman A Co. Drug Store
Regular iize SOcta. and ft. - uua:anteed
t cure ot price refunued.
Death of Hon. John Kruse.
Khusb. At his home near Wilsonville,
Oregon, October 19, 1898, John Kruse,
aged 71 years 2 months and 7 days.
Mr. Kruse, an Oregon pioneer of
1850 waB born in Denmark, August 11,
1827. His forefathers we're shipbuilders
and were men of ability and influence.
Grandfather Kruse lost his property by
Napoleon Bonaparte's war. At the age
of 15 years Mr. Kruse began the life of
a sailor before the mast, sailed for the
ports of Denmark until he was 17 and
came to the United States in the winter
of 1845-46. He made two voyages from
New York to Savannah. Then he be
came a mate on a schooner and sailed to
South Carolina, where he was for a time
employed at railroading. After this he
went to New Orleans and' was engaged
in Bteamboating on the Mississippi river
and also worked along shore.
From the Mississippi he came West,
landing at San Francisco on the 3rd of
January, 1850, and in Portland on the
1st of April, same year, in company with
Captain John Wolf. At Portland he was
first employed as engineer in Stephen
Coffin's sawmill. Afterward he aided in
building and putting in place the ma
chinery of the steamer Hoosier, and was
for a time her engineer. Later be and
Leonard White purchased this boat and
ran her on Willamette river between
Oregon City and Dayton . , She was the
first steamboat on the river and carried
ten tons of freight.
In 1852 Mr. Kruse took his donation
claim in Clackamas county on the west
bank of the Willamette, eight miles
above Oregon City, purchasing the right
from a Mr. Moffet, who had located it.
On the 30th of August, 1852 he married
Miss Jantha Geer, a native of Ohio,
born Dec. 6, 18116, daughter of JoBeph C,
Geer. The day after their marriage Mr.
Kruse brought his young wife to their
new home. He worked and improved
his farm in summer and steamboated in
winter and his earnest and well-directed
efforts rapidly brought him prosperity,
Mr. and Mrs Kruse. have had eight
children to bless their union, three of
whom survive him. Mr. Kruse was a
democrat until the firing on Fort Sump
ter, When he joined the republican party
and has since been a supporter of that
party. In 1878 he was one of the organ
izers of the grange, and several times
served as master of the order. He was
twice elected and has Berved two terms
as county commissioner of his county,
and while an incumbent of that office he
evinced the same integrity and ability
that has alwayB characterized his own
affairs. In 1837 he was elected as repre
sentative to the state legislature.
Besides a host of friends, he leaves t
widow and three children,' Albert O ,
J. Loren, and Homer A, Krdse.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to our friends, who so kindly as
sisted us during the sickness and death
of our loved one, and for the many com
forting words that were spoken. Also
to those who so kindly donated flowers,
we express t our gratitude and many
thanks,
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Darling
Miss Ella Darling,
Allen E. Fbost. i
Mountain View.
John Gillett is helping Smith & Burk
hart survey this week for a motor line
through this vicinity.
Joe Ringo, of Molalla, was the guest
of Mrs. Ringo and family last Friday
evening.
The infant Bon of Mrs. S. V. Francis
was buried last Friday afternoon Oct.
14. Mrs. Francis is getting along nicely.
Miss Ida Francis, who is teaching at
Stafford, spent Saturday and Sunday,
with her sister Mrs. Laura Miller, of
this place.
October 15. Salina.
Trimmed hats, the latest Paris and
New York styles, at the lowest prices.
Miss Goldsmith's.
Go to A. C. Walls, Oregon City,
for Pile and Catarrh Remedies.
Cure guaranteed or money re
funded. . A Sure Timor for Von.
A transaction in which you cannot lose
is a sure thing. Biliousness, sick head
ache, furred tongue, fever, piles anda
thousand other ills are caused by coc
stlpation and Blnggish liver. Caacarets
Candy Cathartic, the wonderful new
liver stimulant and intestinal tonic are
by all druggists guaranteed to cure or
money refunded. C. C. O. are a sure
thing. Try a box to-day; 10c, 25c, 60
Sample and booklet free. All
1! entity ! liluuil.
Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Caacarets Candy
Cathartic clean your blood and keep it
clean, by slirrinu up the 'iizv liver and
dtivingull imiitiri'.ies from the boily.
Begin to-day to bnii'sh pimples, boils,
blotches, blackheads, and that sickly
biiioiis complexion hy taking Cai-carets,
beauty for ten cents. Alt druggists,
atihfaction guaranteed, 10c, 2dc, out
OREGOKIAN F.iSE iX' 1
CiU rieb lilt Unit) at pi you will he sent llie Week
ly Oresonian free tor 1 year. This oiler in liruil
el. TUriue-a-Week X. V. World at same price.
NOTICE IU TAXPAYERS,
Notice is hereby givn to the tax
payers, of Clackamas county, that the
County Equalization Board for said
county, will convene on the 24th of Oc
tober, 1898, and continue in session for
one week. All property owners are re
quested to apuear befo. e the beard and
examine the assessment roll, so tliat
any errors in assessment may be cor-n-cted.
L. Stout.
County Assestor.