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OREGON OITY, FEB. 24, 1899.
WHAT THE LEGISLATURE DID.
In the iirst place it passed a regular
appropriation bill of $938,530.82, then a
special appropriation bill of 244.
592.49, besides rther grafts such as
$15,000 for the Drain and Ashland nor
mal schools, $15,000 for more fish hatch
eries, $4,000 for a state historical society.
tc, elc. The state this jera levied a
tax nearly twice as larice as last yera and
something had to be done to get rid of
this money, so anything that would tend
to relieve the state treasury of coin
went through like shot through a gun.
The Oreponian which has for years been
in favor of anything in the grafting line
ays that the recent legislature was the
worst in tha history of the state and
that "a week before thej adjournment
it became evident that pretty much the
whole body of grafts had formed an in
vincible combination and that argu
ment, appeal or pretest would be waste
of words." This paper further says :
' It is useless to dwell on the shame
ful history. Everybody is aware of it;
the woilt has been done in the eyes of
the whole people, and some day there
will be a reckoning tor such business.
The form of this corruption for corrup
tion it is is that of bribery, at the ex
penses o( the taxpayer. The represen
tative from the locality that is "strik
ing" for a f-tate appropriation says to
the representative from another quarter,
whose object i9 a political job, ' You
help me get a sack of state money,
and I will help vnu to put your political
game through." There were "side
makes," too, on every "deal," and
members who were conscientious to "go
in on the ground floor" with the rest
found themselves "mre deadheads in
the legislative enterprise." Men flirty
honest in their own business Ml in with
this game and became partners in it
excusing themselves on the ground that,
though it was a "blank outrage," it
"had to be done." It is a foolish and
untenable excuse It did ot "have to
be done" at all, for not only was there
lio pressing need of any act vtlncn this
legislature has passed, hut it is a fact
that if there had bt en no session at all,
tio material interest of the state would
have tuffored, and there would have
been immense conservation bnth of the
public funds and of public morality."
It betnmes more evident everyday'
that the legislature of 97 that did not
organize was the only decent we
omi't ssy decent either as some of its
: acts were disgraceful in the extreme
but anyway it didn't spend the peo
ple's money and that cuts qui to a
tlgure.
One of the numerous "grafts" that
-went through was the payment of John
Dennison, a defeated candidate for rep
resentative from our tountyj the sum of
76.50. This went through the last day
in the afternoon and was made a part
" of the "fpecial" appropriation bill
The claim as allowed reads :
Claim of John Dennison for mileage,
and salary 20 days of special session,
H!I8, and "one day at regular session
Mileage, special session .$ 6 72
Salary for 20 day at $3 per day. . 60 00
Mileage, regular; session 6 75
Salary, one day 3 00
Now, if this is not what we call a
downright Bieal or highway robbery,
' -we would like to kr.ow why. Mr. Den
nison had no more right to a seat in the
state house than eny other defeated
candidate for ollice, hut hi) was a re
publican youjknow, and the recent "dis
grace" to the state was overwhelmingly
republican, too much so, vn U r some
of the republicans themselves.
The speaking of laws that affect this
onnty in a. local sense we might men
tion the new commissioner law, which
takes the county business from the
In nda of t he county court and puts it in
the hands of three commissioners.
This creates a new ofllce for some re
publican at an ex pense of $200 or $300
per year. It also takes the legnl print
ing from the hands of the sheriff and
puts it into the hands of the commis
sioners. The fact that Sheriff Cooke
was a democrat and that Judge Ryan
did cot belong to a certain faction of
the republican party cause all this dis
crimination forj Clackamas county,
Only one other county in the state ha
a scperate board ot commissioners and
that was created at the recent special
session because tbe judge of Multnomah
county did not "stand in." No money
was intended to be saved the taxpayers
-on the printing either as the bill says
An ollkUl newsoaDor ahull be desitf-
mated by tbe board and says nothing
about asking for bids for printing, but
the two old members of the board took
time by the forelock and advertised for
lids to stop a possible graft, in the
second place the expense of the nherlffs
printing does not come out of the- county
anyway as the sheriff's sales are all
paid for by individuals and though the
county pays for printing delinquent tax
list it receives it all biclc with interest
and a large penalty. The writer has
made a proposition to every county
court for the last two or three terms
agreeing to do all printing for 25 per
cent less than was being paid but we
were not taken in consideration at all
because we were not a republican. Our
otter is still or should be on file with the
said court. If this law had been made
a general one and the salary of the
judge cut down there would be some
excuse for its existence, as in other
states,' but the motive can be seen by
all thinking citizens.
It seems that Clackamas county wps
to stand the brunt of "legislation."
The salary ol the sheriff, clerk and re
corder of Clackamas was cut down $300
each and the salary of the superinten
dent was raised $400. Stop and think
of this for a moment. The sheriff is a
democrat, the clerk is a populist, the
recorder is a' republican but is not in
harmony With certain parties in power
tbe superintendent is a republican and
belongs to the "right" faction of the
paity. The boarding of prisoners was
taken from the sheriffs hands also and
is to be let to lowest bidder. The
sheriff has lost just $16 on the board of
prisoners so far during his term, but
he's a democrat. It is tntonded here
after that anybody that is not a re pub
icanis to "get off the earth."
Pbifciples make up only half of poli
tics. The other half is events. The sa
gacious adaptation ot principles to
eventB, and reference of events to prin
ciples, make statesmanship. Public
men who grasp principles but cannot
thus practically and flexibly apply them
always feel, in the throes of a great
movement, like the misfits that they
are. lbe tantt on tin-plate should be
removed now, for the same reason that
it was laid, because that is the most ex
pedient thing to do. Oregonian. -, i
Prosperity? Yep. The Pullman car
company declared a dividend of $18,000,
000 not long since ; the sugar trust $20,
000,000 ; tandard Oil Oompany $50,000.
000, and Mr. Day got $100,000 for three
months' work in Paris. You bet we are
prospering ! The people went $250,000,-
000 in the hole during the past year
but hold on, tint is the other side of
the story. Reco
A gentleman who has just returned
from Punta Orenas, on the Straight of
Magellan, says the United States battle
ship was coaled at that place with 60
tons of coal at 9.) shillings, when coal
was offered at 45 shillings. Who re
ceived the other $G750.00? This is at
par with the "embalmed beef" scandal.
AsimitY, the editor of the Yamhill
Reporter, says he Is going to "advocate
the principles of Lincoln and McKin-
ey." AVe are all going to watch him to
see how he does it. We expect to see
him light where the fellow lit nho un
dertook to ride two horses traveling in
opposite directions.
LOCAL SUMMARY
Money loaned on or life insurance
policies bought for cash. C. O. T. YVil
iams, office upstairs, next M.E church.
Mason & Hamlin and Kimball parlor
organs lor sale at uregon Uity Auction
House, opposite postolhce.
Ready made dross skirts from $1.50
to $3.00 at ttie Racket Store.
A few cheap reliable watches at
Younger's
Highest cash price paid for second
hand household goods nt Bellomy &
Bunch.
Money to loan at 8 percent interest on
mortgages. Apply to V. v, & JJ. U.
Latourette.
Ard the rrlces are quoted so ridicu
Ijusly low that it will pay you to call
Colta Goldsmith.
The Club tonsorial parlors, P. G.
Shark, nroorintor, shaves for 10 cents
A full line of cigars and tobacco is kept.
Dun Willians has added to his stock of
groceries and provisions a full line of
feed and hay. Goods delivered to all
parts of the city free. Corner Seventh
and Center streets
Ribbons, embroideries, laces and all
kinds of potions at the Racket Store.
Money to loan at 8 per cent interest on
mortgages. Apply to U, J. & D. U
Latourette .
I have abundance of money to loan at
8;'u and choice loans will be made at
C. II. Dye
When in Portland be sure and call at
the Royal restaurant where you can get
the best 15c meal in the city. 253 First
street, corner of Madison. Win
Bohlander, proprietor.
Younger, who has had a life-long ex
penence, win clean your watcti tor
dollar. r
For the next thirty dnvs we will sell
all trimmed and unmanned huts at
gieat reduction. Miss Goldsmith.
Wanted 100 watches to repair at $1
each, at U. A, Mash's, roslottice build'
tng. tt.
For Rest A bouse, barn and eigl
lots in Purkplace for $4 per month. In
lir Jn Everharta merchandist
quire at John hverhart s merchandise
store at fcly, Uregon.
For first-class handmade or machine
made harness go to F, H, Cross on
Seventh street, opposite A O U W ball
Prices reasonable and wo'k guaranteed
It you have anything to sell advertise
U) Uol'RIKK-ilKHALD
Shoe repairing ot all kinds at F. it
Cross' harness shop, opposite AO U
W building on the hill,
Weekly Oregonian aud
Hshai.d for $2 per year.
Col'RIKR
LOCAL NEWS ITE1S.
A. C. Newell was in from Damascus
Tuesday.
Heavy quality apron ginghams, 5 cents
a yard at Price Bros.'
II. F. Cunin, of Eagle Creek, was a
visitor in Oregon City Monday.
J, L. Mattocks was in from New Era
precinct Tuesday, and reports lots of
mud.
Victor Dehon, who has been in Monr
tana for the past two years, is home for
a short visit.
Mrs. H. S. Moody and child, of Mc
Minnyille, are visiting her sister, Mrs.
George Warner.
Send the children around to get a
.blotter at Price Pros.', next to Hard
ing's drug store.
One of the reasons that makes a bicy
cle run bard is dust in the bearings.
Every bearing on a Crescent bicycle
(price $35.00) is protected by a felt
washer. They are absolutely dust proof.
Robert Pchuebel has purchased a
lot from W. A. White on Madison
street, where the latter's workshop
stood, and will erect a new dwelling.
Mr. Schuebbl recently moved here from
Carus, and has concluded that owning
one's home is better than paying rent.
Miss Emma Agnes McGetchie, the old
est daughter of Mr. and Mrs John Mc
Getchie, was married Sunday, Febru
ary 19th to Richard Freytag, proprietor
of the corner grocery on lower Main
street. The ceremony took place at the
home of the bride's parents, and Rev.
A. J. Montgomery was the officiating
clergyman. The parlors were tastily
decorated with evergreens, and the bri
dal couple stood under a canopy formed
out of an American flag. After the cer
emony, a splendid luncheon was served
to the bridal party . Mr. and Mrs. Freytag
are making their home at the Freytag
home adjoining the store.
W. T. Burney is again booming a
proposed line of railroad from Portland
to Linn county, running through the
Western sections of Clackamas and Ma
rion counties. This line of road was
projected about nine years ago. and the
writer remembers of writing several
boom articles, showing up the advan
tages of its construction. The O. R. &
N. Co. and Southern Pacific, both sur
veyed the route, but nothing further
was done It is the announced inten
tion to build a branch line to Mount
Hood by way of Eagle creek. Burney
and O. N. Scott are now so'iciting a
10 per cent subsidy and right of way
from the people along the proposed
line, claiming that they can get all the
capital required when this is done. The
road will tup a rich section of country
Deputy County Recorder E. P. Ded-
man and Holcomb brothers, of Clacka
mas, made a careful examination of
their prune trees last Sunday, and dis
covered that many of them wore tta U
ruined by the freeze during the la e col t
snap. At first it was not suspected Ih it
the fruit had been matHriallv lamiirt.
- . ,
nnr. mr.pr uivoaHu'iiri.mu alimv tliuf thu
amage has been considerable, although
just to what extent has not been ascer
tained . In cutting into the trees
Messrs Dedman and Holcomhs discov
ered that many of the trees had turned
black on the inside, while tha burk on
he side of the tree next to the sun had
blistered. Mr. Dedman has 1200 bear
ing 5-year old trees, and believes that
they are about all winter-kilbd. It has
not yet been definitely learned to what
xtent the fruit crop has been injured
in Clack dmas county.
A Banlcet Social Entetainment.
To be given at the Crescent school
house tomorrow (Saturday) evening,
Feb. 23th.
A program of songg, recitations, di-
loguas and music to be followed by
auction of baskets. A graphophone
with a four-foot horn has been secured
from Portland.
The proceeds will go to the school.
Everybody is invited, and young la
dies are invited to bring baskets.
Beware! Beware I
Look! Look at the dirty white siane.
like soiled doves, fluiterinu hofore your
very eyes, in Haruinu loiters, puhlicly
put there to deceive y')n! What can
you expect wittun trutn, nonesty or
justdexlini;? Beware! Why, all those
eigne, like worn out bammges on the
ehina ot crippled horses, are nothing
more or less than decoys (and dirty de
coys at that) to catch you unawares, to
get your money without giving proper
value tor it in return, nunc such places
well and avoid them, for common sense
always Biijigetftu sait-tyl and you wiu
never be sale so long as you get within
arm's length of those curbstone barkers
and usurers, t'rice Kros. say pass them
by and wulk right to iheir now etoie on
Mum street,, next to riaraing's drug
store, and there enjoy hxt is clean and
serviceable and truly good and truly
cheap. .
Tins is l'rice cros.' advice.
For Rent The Inrue 8 room, modern
coiiHtrnoted house, lately occupied by
Khv. M. Li. Kugg, tor rent.
II. R. Ukoss, Agent.
Ladies, new lot of wrappers, beautiful
ly trimmed, full measure, at the Ha'cket
Store.
Don't make miiidin underwear, when
vou can buy at very low price, at the
liacket Store,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
This Bust Salvkiu the world for Cuts
RruiseS. Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum
Fever Sores, Totter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles
or no pay required. It is guaranteed to
dive perfect satisfaction or money r'
unded. Price 25 cents per bo. For
sale by G. A. Harding.
Two Millions Year.
When people buy, try.ndi buy again
it means they're eatistteii. the peopi
of the United States are now bnyin
Caxcarets Candy Oathsrtic at the rate of
two million boxes a year and it will be
three million before New Years. It
means merit proved, that Cascareis are
the most delightful bowel regulator for
everybody the year round. All drug
gists It), 25, 60c a box, cure guaranteed,
To Vara Conitlpstlou Forve.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic
lOo
or 25c. lfC. O. C. fail to cure, diu&ists
refund money.
Change of Climats
Breaks Down the Health of an
Oregon Man
What a Few Bottles of Hood's
Sarsaparilla Did for Him.
" Our home is in Clark county, Wash
ington. My little boy was taken with
asthma when only two years old, and
grew worse until he was five, when the
physician advised us to take him to a dry
climate. I resolved to go to the great
wheat fields of Eastern Oregon and work
In harvest, but I soon found my own
health was tailing. I could neither eat
nor drink without getting sick. I was
blind and dizzy. I procured a bottle of
Hood's Sarsaparilla and began taking it,
and in a few weeks I was well and able to
work every day. My little boy is now
taking Hood's Sarsaparilla with good
results." D. Patteb, Wasco, Oregon.
Hood's
Sarsa
parilla
Is the best-tn lat th One True Blood Purifier.
Bold by all druggists. 1; six for $. -.
mi j, rk!ll do not purge, pain or
HOOd 5 FillS erlp. DniKKisU. 2&i-
Progressive
Business
Men
' Insure in a first-class companies
With an experenced agent.
F. E. Donaldson, Agent
fire and Accident insurance
f1f- Land Titles nnil Land
Oilice Business a Specially.
ROBERT A. MILLER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Wilt practice in all the Courts of the State and
the Bureaus of the Interior Daiwrlment at Washington.-
ItooM 3, Chabmw Building,
OREGON CITY, OREGON.
General Blacksmith,
Opp.Charman's Store, OKEGON CITY
Special Attention Given' to
all kinds of
Tool Work.
W. II. YOUNG'S
Livery & Feed Stable
Hub the best-looking riga
and cheapest rates in the
city. '
Cor. Main and 4th St.
OREGON CITY. OREGON
Now
IS THE TIME to clean
house and repaper youi
rooms ana patnt your
house and
Murrow
IS THE MAN to dh
the painting and papering
in a first-class shape at
very low prices. Leave
orders at Ely Bros, store
. on upper 7th streeth.
LEADS TO NOTHING
Plumbing work that It faulty in Home minor
particular is not good .plumbing . To be rtght l
II timcn must be rljtht cler through, livery ple
aouml, every joint tight, .very tap non'eakable,
every drain f proof.
Aud we make them that way. .
F. C. GADKE
45 cents round trip from Oregon City
to Portland nd return via Southern
Pacific trains. One way rate 25 cents.
Tickets now on sale at railroad depot.
Trains leave Oregon City at 8 :40 a. m .,
and 3:35 p. ro., and arrives from Port-
jamiRt 9.33 m. tnd 6:52
p. m. Save
I time by using the quicker route.
Shall we IwK
tell you
why? IJl
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2
TENDER
tFor Ladies or Gentlemen
HI H
Is Past
FOR
I (HQ
Christmas
But you want good flour for your
bread and pastry. The best is
made by the Portland Flouring
Mills Company and
SOLD
Warm Welcome for Slim Pocketbooks..
20 Days'Sl
All oi our Fall
To maka room
Our Men's $5.00 lines now..
450
4.00
3 00
2.75
2.50
Big Reduction on Ladies'
See Prices in oar Window.
HARRIS'
GROCERY..
Fresh Stock of
First-Class .
Depot for HAT and FEED
MS
pi
H. STRAIGHT,
Dealer In
Groceries
and
Provisions.
Also Full line of Mill Feed, Lime, Cement aafl Land Plaster.
Look at Your Houses fJ' ?
If you haven't got time, call on G. REDDAWAY.
He will do you an honest job at a reasonable price. A
full stock of Paints and Oils kept on hand. Call and see
him before buying your order. Paper Hanging and
Kalsomining done to perfection. All work guaranteed.
GEO. REDDAWAY Cot"tlOMtT XXXlA.
CflTSole Ageitli Clackanas County for OUR NATIVE HERBS.
The Greatest
Wonder
. Of the Age !
MCKITTRICK
" The Shoe Man,"
Sole Agent,
rife
, ' ' "W '
OREGON CITY, ORE.
!
MHIIIIHHIHHHHHtlt!
BY ALL GROCERS
r There's a general gathering here
of choice bargains in all lines of
Groceries which cannot fail to at
tract the attention of tasty and
economical housewives. They're
fresh and the choicest brands ob
tainable, and the prices are right,
too. Those who wish to save
money will take the hint.
Our Fresh Home-Made Bread
is used by everyone who ever
tried it.
HEINZ & CO.,
Bakers and Grocers
Opposite Postoffice, - Oregon City
loe Sale
and Winter Stock
for. Spring Stock
.$3
90
So
IS
50
25
00
Fall and Winter Shoes.
KRAUSSE BROS.
THE
LEADER
OF LOW PRICES
GROCERIES
Willamette Block, Oregon City
Do
You
Understand
That you can get First
Class Fresh Groceries of
all kinds of MARR &
MUIR at very reasonable
prices ? Why pay more ?
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