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OREGON CIT,Y COURIER-HERALD,, FRIDAY; SEPTEMBER 8, 1899. OREGON CITY COURIER OREGON CITY HERALD , .. r CONSOLIDATED. ' ' ;' A. W. CHENEY. . . . Pufelishw Mamas (Mtr McpeM Caitf. InSOKBKD MA V, 18( Of Clackamas County. -. .0 PUBLISHED WEEKLY. The republicxn leaders are plain'ng to organize ii,-r.'(i jhittionai iwrj'Hr.ijBt organization that will support the repub lican ticket next? year.' The trusts will nominate the . candidate's 1 and furnish plenty of irione to . the' :anti-trust spell binderstb hawl f.jfr- the liekWt?.' ,: ;' 1 ,r.tJ .fir irrti iiri J ITlrtTrHl K a I e :' 1 in Oregon City poatofHce as 2nd-claB8 matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Paid In advance, per year .' ...'. 1 5ft lf months ' ;... ,..;...;... 75 Tares moath8'lrlal ..,.25 fThe date opposite your address on the paper denotes the time to whlnh yon hate paid" ft this notice in marked your suhserlptiun la due., all the ore beds in this country and are 'able to limit the1 output. They have re- C&fttljt.ii'i.ubW -tbe. pciofim-itHshig counwy. ...Tbey am now purchasing iron orptahroaii t5 force'Vi Tfc'es In otlier lanus. iney are selling the product of their American" furjjaceiivall he mar kka ofe-worldy theyant a high tKrluTThey call it protection. It does protect them in their ability to fleece the American people by closing our mar kets against all outsiders. "77 ADVERTISING "RATES. Stan ling business advertisements: Per mnnAi' 1 Inch $l,2tnt'hes 11.50, 8 inches K1.75, 4 Inches M.fl Inches rWeolnmil) S2.2S. 10 InchesCVieolamn") tiria inches (column) t, yearly-nteM WfH'VSDtro'ri' cent iesa. Transient advertisements: Per week 1 inch SOe, 2 Inches 75c, 8 inches $1,4 Inches 81 25, A t nches Sl.fiU, 10 inches 2.5u, K0 inches 8." U'sal advertisements: Per in"h first Inser tion fl, each additional Insertion 60c. Afflmvtts' of publication will not be furnished until pub licatluu fees are paid. Local notices; Five cents per line per weejt per month 20c, -.t PATRONIZE HOMK IMDIJSTIt.' OREGON CITY, SEPT.. 8, 1890. i 1 Tub gold combina'ion have changed their tactics in several states. They found it impossible to succeed by work ing openly against Bryan and the Chi caeo Dlatform. hpnra t.hv havanWori , . , - . , - v 'their striker's to shout for' Brvari and at the -same tinve-rry to workintothe'coh- delegatee that" "can De"used against Bryan if their votes are found necessary to defeat his nomination. LSend. .none- but -tried- and- true men -as delegates to the party conventions next yeart'"' ; . , ".. An American fntemal Policy?. FiasT Public ownership of public franchises.. The values crea'eii by the community should be long, to tha cammunlty. . ,. . S0OMD--l)jstru':tlon of criminal trusts. No monopolization of the national resourcos by law csa private combinations mire poworfttl tha? the people's government. TaniD -A graduated lucomeiax. Every cltlzon lo contribute to the support ojf'rtie government ac cording to means, aiul u'6lvaceorling to his ne cessities. , .X Fouhth Election of senators' by the people. Tha senate, noV bjcomlug-theprivate property of corporation attd, bosses, to b miflle truly repre sentative, and tljstaWllnglslatuteslo bo redeemed from recurring sojindala, Fipth National, to,.nd"'mnnlcIpnUmprove' mont ot Iho public school ayntemj A the duties of citizenship are both ' swi'f tit pod local, every government, both gsneral:nndJooal,'shoiild do ts.shar toward , titling, ev;(!ry-indiv,tduaf to per form them. .. ' X" '"" Sixth--Currency reform,"-' All the nation's money to he Issued by the nation's government, audits supply to bo regulated by the people and not by tbo banks. BBVENrii No protection for oppressive trusts. Organizations powerful enough to oppress the people are no lougor "Infant Indus trios." Garrison, Phillips and the old abo litionists in Massachusetts, in order to show their contempt for the constitu tion of their country which permitted African slavery, met at Wolloston Heights and' publicly burned a copy of the constitution, denouncing it as a Jeftgn.ewi.tb. death .and .covenant with hell. What would they think if they were living now of our recent treaty with he sultan of Sulu that not only pledges the United States to uphold a polygam ous deBpot whose subjeqtg'are plaves and whose chief industry is piracy, but uses money wrung from the American people through taxes to hejp support the sul tan's twelve wives and humerous chil dren? , - IUiikox Lbosijiition Lawmaking, by tin voters. Thb Initiative--The proposal of a law by a per Ctntage of the voters, which must then go to the referendum. Tn ItEFunitNMm- The voto at the polls of a law proposed through the initiative,' or on any law passed by a lawmaking body, whose refer ence l potltloned for by a .percentage of the voters. Tint Impkuativb jumpatb Whuiievora public efflctnt shall be deemed dishonest, Incompetent 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ( I I ( Dtli h 1 1 c cKit fl nil have the right to retire him and elect one- of their choloe. . The pcoplo alone are sovereign. Tiikrk are millions among those who voted for McKinloy in 1891! who still be lieve In the Declaration of Independence. Mckinley will have to got along without their votes next time, , Frksident MeKiNLKY should have censored Professor Schurman's mouth before he permitted him to return home. The profossor has given away the Iltui naito game in the Orient. It is generally understood that on the meeting of the next congress an effort will be niade to secure a revision of the rules of the house Which will restore to the anembers much of the power which lias rested in the hands of the speaker for several congresses past. The plan wij! meetuhepprovalof. General Hen1, deVs'on.wlio Will 'be the next speaker.' The plan agreed unon contemnlates tha abaridonment'6fthe present committee on rules, of (which -f thej ppeaKer of the house is chairman, and the substitution in its stead of a" new' co'mmittee, to be chosen by the majority of , the house, on which the speaker of the house Shall not be eligible to membership. This com mittee is to be composed entirely of mombers'of the' majority party,, and to have charge of the forms of procedure. Another, very important contemplated change relates to the recognition of members claiming the floor. It has b.een optional with the speaker for the past sevural congresses to recognize or refuse to recognize any member seeking to take the floor. During and prior to the 40th congress the rules required the speaker to recognize the' member first claiming the floor. It is now proposed to return to this rule, which will insure to every member a hearing if he desires it. will never be consumated.;) Let us take the good advice the immortal. Wasthh ton gave us on retiring from his second term of the presidency and avoid all en- tangling aiuances witn any nation, par ticularly our old i.nvt-terate enemy, King boorgd Ill's posterity. , , , . Here are the banking methods jwj.yvh the "great' moraln'ation" pursues in one of her oolonie,!h .The ba,nk,,for ought I know, may be vpry close, to (missionary station; as the two areyer do'sely.allj4 in ,6Xtenlinj? te 'benWits,;of ,cijij(jza tion'to'lhe '''ljioomin'rl heathen j jklr. 'Creelniaii'says':' "The Honi "Kobb and Shanghai' ' 'Banking ofjjlor'ation.lje tnosl' powerful', and extensive ' Brifieh uiiniiuni IIICULUIIUII ill ine r,aHi,.i8sue8 paper money in Shanghai and discoqnts it in Hong Kong and Manila. v In ofter words, this bank pays you a dollar, in paper currency, which it prints in Hong Kong or Shanghai, and refuses to .accept it except at tlie place of , issue without charging a heavy rate of exchange, some times amounting to 2 or 3 per cent." -j, i." !.. Here is the fact plainly stated. Now what! would like to know' is this: How can any sane man who has intelligence orcapacity to drop his ballot ini,he box advocate or defend-' siich'a tfnanciaf s"ys teca .as thia? How .can' aire' who'c'lafms to hold country above self,1 truth' and honor above greed and avarice, wish for and vote for a financial system that, would give to. a corporation such abso lute arbitrary power? How qan they claim to hold the views of .Jefferson or Jackson, or, for that matter, of Abraham LmcBln? And yet .that is the sole oh. ject of 'the present republican adminisr tration, assisted by the gold democrats. Think a while,' gentlemerij'before' you go to the enemy. "The banking privi leges are for the few, and but few can participate in them. Remember what inducements the banks ' held ' but ' to Old Hickory" and remember the old hero's answer.' And don't forget, gen tlemen of the Graver Cleveland, John G. Carlisle and Henry WattersoU school of finance, don't forget that though Andrew Jackson is dead, his. memory and teach- ngs stiiUiy.ej , but as; for the other een tlemepwell, they may well be classed with the "obscure herd" which Dante saw in the inferno,, , , .,. , i ,. J..,D..,, Stevens. . Canby,. Ore.., Sept. 2. (: ,,., . Mahk Hanna is said to have made five million dollars in four years by be ing in politics. It gave him the inside track, and he took advantage of the situ ation. Mark Hanna is not rustling for moie glory. Democrat. Cuok Kit's flop to Bryan puts an extin guisher upon the embroyic boomlets of favorite sons who are being groomed aa stalking horses for the candidate whom the gold combination have ordered to be hold in reserve by the democratic con tingent of the Haunaites. An organization known as the Civic Federation has been organized in Chi cago, ostensibly to investigate all mat ters relating to treats, but In reality for the purpose of defending the trusts. The character of the men nt the head of a movement is an infallible index to the chiuucLer and purpose of such a move ment. Tuk agents of the g '.d combination who- hVP been touring the.Yst report that tletnocrats- who are opposed to Bry. an and silver are very numerqu,;hnf that they dare not let their opinions he4 known, betfuuse if would 1 ruin them in their business. We advise voters to look after such chaps" ami see'toil that Ihey do uuiiutak.uitg aiuml Mui'cutiaiw noxt year. National Watchman, ThkhkIsuo trust in the country to raise the price of' the. products Of the farm, and the farmer has to take the best price for wheat he can get, which is tiretty small now. The trusts are not doing anything for the masses, hut much for their own pocketbooks. In the his tory of the world there has been no such steals as the workings of the trusts cf the present day. i The EnglMi Financial System. Editor Coi'biku-IIkrai.1) : James Creeltuan, traveling interna tional coriespondunt of the New York Journal, in its issue of Sunday, Aug, 27, throws a flood of light on the banking system of English commerce. It seems that that nation has discovered at last the way to "eat their cake and save it." Mr. Bryan and his party, including those who have been strict silver re- demptiouists, have been denounced as repudiators, seeking only to borrow good money and pay back bad pi depreciated currency. England has been held upas a commercial and financial modol for the Amerlcan to pattern after. "Great Britain," says the republican stump ora. tor, "is the greatest nation on the earth because her Jsjilps carry the commodi ties of the world to the various nations and exchange them for goods which will be profitable to herself and, and there fore, having -the" trade of the world at her mercyShe hag a juoneUry syaUuu. that is as perfect as human science can make it, uainuVy, the gold standard 1" After reviewing trade relations in th East as between Russia. Oermanv France and England, ifr'A'reeiinan eludes that "the whole British commer fiial and financial system in Asia is rot- teu and out .? .hite, .. WhatevomAmeri -on commerce and industry may achiev in the l'hilippinos or in Asia mhst lie ac complished in spite of and not becaus of the piesence of the BritTsh there." " Ihis tends to show that England, in ltdiul of beius o( use or assistance to us wuuhl Involve us in endless" trouble and vexation, ami the tenor of English new papers indicates that the whole and sol dependence of Great Britian maintain ing her supremacy in any part of the world will bean alliance with the Uni ted States, offensive and defensive. Let Us ho,e that it will become so offensive to the people of this country that a po litical or financial alliance of any kind er portion may ' enjoy "good times?" Suppose all were soldiers but one man, what a jilly lime he could have feeding the balance and1 taxing himself to pay the bill ! Here, then, is the 'lohg-sought-for so-lutron-'of the question 'of the 'unem ployed. Just1 let them 'join the ""regular)'--instead' of the "Coxey" army, and all will be well.1 Instead of maintaining costly 'strikes, 'just enlist;1"1' ' i.rtThe Oregohian howls about extrava-gajiti'peoeionsr.'- 'Why? "The 'fefensioWer . is-a eonsumer and a market for the pro ducts of the man with a hoe. jhst as'the soldier is, and his money comes from the same source. Yet the paper that teaches such " peculiar doctrine as this cj&n' find no words in its vocabulary Scprnful enough to apply to the poor fel low jwho ventures to suggest that the unlimited demand for silver bullion for coinage purposes by the greatest .nation on earth would . raise the price of - said bullion, as measured by other Commodi ties, in strict accordance with the law of supply. and demand j "But then, modern political economy as taught by the Or egonian is a complex science. What a misnomer to call a system "political, economy' 'vthat teaches that non-producers are useful a theory which even insects reject by killing their droned f ' '' Let the workers in'the human hive combine and get rid of their drones, not by killing them,: but by changing the system so that they will be self-support ing. An international organization of workers the men with hoes would do more to promote universal peace than a dozen Hague conferences. But will they ever unite? That is tub question. The safety of their exploiters depends upon keeping them divided; More than 50 years ago Karl Marx wrotes "The pro letarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workmen, of all countries, unite !" These words were true then ; they are true todav. . , , i : ' , . Let Labor then look up and learn His cratt no path of honor lacks. The soldier's rifle yet shall be Lees honored than the woodman's ax. t ....SpcbitVl... We have a large line of Ladies' Tan. SHops:wh,ich .we ai.eoffering lepfe than 'manufacturing cost.' ThoEe shoes are from a late shipment of this seasonj and were' rejected by us, but the irianufaoturcrs,,Fv P. Kir kendall&Co., have given us a reduction of 40'percent. Come and she them. When you see it in our add it Is so. ;i'-il The Star Clothing House I!,:, ..X'.',,.. Mrictiy bne Price House1" Harding Block, Opposite ""' ' Commercial Bank. Oregon City, Or. A.HKCHTMAN, : - - '.r ' : .'Alaottger I Our store will close Wednesday, September 13th, at 4:30p. m., and will re open Friday, September 15th, at 7 :00 a ni on accoiint'of hilli lay, - Big Cut in Tan Shoes . , .. , t i!'": -.' ,; .,,,, Ladies; Tan :Balmorals was $3.50 now $2.55 Gents' , Vi 1 Tan 1 ,:: , 1 (I Oxfords,,,. ., . it ' . ' ' Balmorals. 3- 00' ''2.50 1 2.50. .2.00 S,oo 4- 50 3-SO ' 2.50 .K:tl ( 2.20 ;2.00' 2iOO I.'SO. 4.00' -3-So 3-oo' 2.00 FolttUxd Economy, or What? "Molalla, Ore,, Sept'. 4. George Ogle. The man with the hoe, we are told, is tired of feeding the man with the cun. nence we saouia apanaon a 1 entemrises that call for use of army and navy. But will the man with the hoe be in better condition when the , market is cut off trom the products of his hoe and those who tiuw find' employment In the armv and navy take up the hoe themselves? Then all hoemen will go a grade lower. vve snouia reach Hie (Jlnnese. level, on mis scneme, pretty soon. The above from the Oregonian of Sep tember 1st illustrates to what absurd depths the apologists of competitive or capitalistic production can descend when hard pressed for an argument with which to defend the present order of things. Please read the quotation care fully. Read it a dozen times- Then paste it in your hat to read to your neighbor. It is a gem. If it was writ ten by Harvey Scott, the boast of Scott's friends that he is the best educated man in Oregon speaks poorly for American institutions of learning. No paper which will perpetrate such an insult to the economic Intelligence or the common sense of the public should go unchallenged. If this editorial does not practically state that salaried non-producers are a benefit to the country, then the Eng lish language fails of its purpose. To any one who has read a single work on socialism, the absurdity is laughable, were not the theme too serious. Which farmer would succeed best, one whose boys all worked, or the one whose boys half worked and the other half bafed? I ten men were wricked on an island, a la Robinson Crusoe, would they prosper better if five did all the work necessary to make a living for the ten? But we need not turn to communism to refute such abortive argument; it can be refuted even by the jumbled up logic of the competitive economy. To do this it is only necessary to ask and answer the question "Who pays the soldier?" Why, who else but the man with the hoe? Directly and indirectly, labor foots the bill. If the Oregoniau's logic is correct, it should be 'consistent and not rail about "useless" committee clerks and other functionaries whose of fices are sinecures, for do not they fur nish a market for the product of the labor of the man with the hoe? The economic principle involved is the same. The great daily should humbly apolo gize to "grafter" Brownell for the spasm of righteous indignation which impelled it to denounce his shameless boast of be ing a placemaker. However, the Ore gonian lias merely carried the old falla cies of "making work" and "creating a "market" to the extreme of the ridicu lous. Henry George, in "Protection or Free Trade," has aptly compared this "making work," that is, creating unnec essary ana unproductive jobs, to the housewife who has spilled grease on the floor. She has indeed "made work." Suppose for an instant that the Ore gonian's position were correct, to what extreme could the principle be carried? What peiceuUge of the people stiould be non producers in order that the oth- Opinions of tlie Press. It will cost the truBts more to conduct another campaign for Mckinley than it would for any other man in the United States. But should ' he be elected, he would be worth a great deal more to the trusts than any other man. St. Paul Globe. " :;' ' Governor Roosevelt refuses to play second fiddle to MoKinley or anybody else. Covered up under the emphatic denial that he will run for the vice pres idency next year is the intimation that it must be the white house or nothing. Savannah News. It is of the greatest importance to Mr. Mckinley s presidential chances that the war shall be brought to a cjose at the earliest possible moment. Why doetn't he send Hanna to see Againaldo? St. Louis Post-Dispatch. There ia nothing startling about the fact that a Hanna administration should recognize slavery. Human flesh and blood are not cheap enough in the Uni- ted States compared with the wishes of the combines that are running affairs. Omaha World-Herald. It is thought that Mr. McKinley"is likely to experience some difficulty in making his next presidential message jibe with his last one. St. Paul Globe. Mr. McKiriley's censor is still lying to the American people. And the people are lying in wait for Mr. McKinley's presidential boomlet. It is one of those cases where one lie'deserves another. Milwaukee News. If this country were France we should know that Captain Carter's sentence was suspended to vindicated the honor of the army. Chicago Record. Mr. McKinley seems to be as apt at turning phrases during his vacation as he was when talking on the iront porch Spokane Review, i The chances are that McKinley will return to Canton and leave that Philip pine job unfinished. Kansas City Times. Having indorsed both Alger and Mc Kinley, Pingree may now claim to be a mugwump. Atlanta Constitution. , , . 1 Boys' and Misses' Tan .Shoes cut proportionately.; ' ' A beautiful Souvenir given with "each pair of Shoes purchased ; ' " ' ' " ; :": ' ': McXITTRlCK, "Tia ShD3 Mm;' Next Door to 0, C. B. oKo.c:o:: The platform, after indorsing the Chi cago platform "in whole and in detail," expresses admiration for and loyalty to Wiliiam J. Bryan and favors him for the nominee in 1900. , , , REALTY TRANSERS. Clacka- Furnished Every Week by : mas Abstract & Trust Co. " H W Dickenson to H B Bethke ' ' nel sec 22, 6 s,! 2'e.'. .' . .'. .'.1000 00 H Bethke to W W Dickenson, ' xi of heK, sec 8, 4 s, 3 e . ; . '. 1000 00 H L Stratton to M E Olds, fr'ctl , It 1, blk 2, Falls View. .'. .... 50 00 V and J C Cox to T Brandon, si Its 6, 7, 8, sec 16,3 s, 1 e. . 1500 00 M E Maple to F C Frazer, u It ' II, blk 4, Paikplace........ 300 00 T Charman to J T Apperson.w) : neJ4,neJ,se? and nejsw,', sec 32, 0 s, 2 e.. J.... 500 00 H Cartwright by sher to T Char man, e, se,1', sec 11, 2 s, 3 e 219 75 G D Cardew to T Charman.w,), YoUmtieer Reception Committee -., i. Treasurer's Report. ' . - ' Oregon Cmf,. Oft., Sept. 5th, 1899.-' I hereby submit the following report of money received, expended and 6ther wiBe disposed of, as per the order of the general committee. "' ' 1 : . RECEIPTS. 'Cash received from T. P. "Randall, chairman of the soliciting committee, as per list published : ' ' ' -. i Aug. 51st, 1899. ..''.,'.'.'.'. .j. . ..'.'$500 65 Cash ree'd from Dr.W'.Gr.Parker. '' 2 00 1 " ' " " " decorating com.. ' 75 " ' ' banquet com...: 19 05 " ' " " grounds " ... Jl 50 , nw.se,1 & ne, bw, 00 sec 32, 6 s, 2e 231 W P O'Connor to T Charman, sej, ne4,sec 24,3 s,r 2 e.sw,1 bw, ne 1-4, sjj, nw 1-4, sec 19,3 s, 3 e 330 31 E Jones to H and Bridenstein, ne 1-4, ne 1-4, see 23, 2 s, 5 e. 150 00 J K Gribble to L L Gribble, 80 as A E Gribble claim. . ...... R and H Dane to M M Bingham 20 as, It 3, sec35,t 2 s, r3 e.. O E Freytag to E J Howard , Its 13, 14, blk 16, Gladstone 225 00 W H H Fouts to F Rakel, Its 1, 2, blk 4, Canemah 25 00 Total 4593 95 1 00 1 00 The Iowa Ticket. The Iowa democratic state convention has nominated the following ticket : Governor Fred E. White, of Keokuk county. Lieutenant-Governor M. L. Bevis, of Montgomery county. Judge of supreme court A. Van Wag enen, of Woodbury county. Railway commissioner W, II. Cal houn, of Marshall county. Superintendent of public instruction B. P. Hoist, of Boone county. The populist state convention also met and indorsed the above ticket. All the nominees are democrats except Calhoun, who was the populist candi date. Cato Sells could have been named for governor, but was not acceptable to the populists and withdrew, throwing his strength to While.' Fred E. White was a candidate on tha fusion ticket two years ago, being de feated by Governor Shaw, who is the republican candidate again. Labor Day in Portland. With weather as unpleasant as it was discomforting, the members of the Fed erated Trades Assembly found it a try ing matter Monday to observe Labor day as an occasion for rejoicing. Yet fully 700 of them marched in procession through a downpour of rain, and then attended the exercises at Fulton Paik Speeches were made by Mayor Story, Judge Sweek, Cornelius Cameron, E. Porter and J. D. Stevens, the Canby farmer. Mr. Stevens is an honest ad vocate of labor and reforms for the com mon people and is an enthusiastic worker and admirer tf Mr. Bryan. Fol lowing is the Oregoniau's report of his speech: "J. D. Stevens.of Clackamas county, was the last speaker. He reviewed the history of labor, and, adverting to the present day, spoke of the great struc tures which workingmen had created but whose profits they did not share. This was an era of revolution in labor and it was time to determine by what means laborers could be elevated to the high pinnacle to which they belonged.' Fifteen miles from Portland there was a factory where men were compelled to work 13va' hours a day for 1 .30. Was that just? (Cries of "no") The earnings of labor had been taken from it. "You should determine," said the speaker, "by what means you can pro tect yourselves. If you want to form a trust like Rockefeller and others, do it trust in God and yourselves and devote your thoughts to the cause of human ity." (Cheers.) ' Mr. Stevens' time was up, but the au dience cried "go on," and persisted in demanding more remarks,until the band struck up a waltz. Then a cheer broke out, which subsided only when a ven turesouie young couple glided along the f! oor, and the next second all the enthu siasts were seeking partners for the dance. Mr. Staphens had to hold levee when he left the platform." receipts........ DISBURSEMENTS. Bills presented by the chairman of the several committees, credited by the finance committee and ordered paid : , Chas. Albright, brush, errands.. $ 45 WilBon & Cooke ', 3 65 C. N. Greenman 6 00 Geo. Warner......; 200 Chas. Ely 4 00 W. Grout. , 4 00 FroBt 4 00 Frank Williams... 4 00 Joseph A ndre ws 8 50 Sol Clark 6 00 Ed Willouehby fi On Pope & Co 4 55 V. Harris., 2 50 A. W. France 7 rjO Harry Moody 7 50 C.N.Greenman, lumber, fr't.etc. 62 89 W. Cole 5 00 Geo; A. Harding 3 73 Oregon City Enterprise 29 50 C. Iron Works, powder 12 25 Postmaster, Geo. F. Horton 2 55 Mr. Bluhm 1 50 O. C. Courier-Herald ' 11 00 Burmeister & Andreson 4 50 Red Front Trading Co.. 22 75 , A. Patterson & Co 7 00 I. Selling ; e 50 W. A. Huntley 6 55 Boys getting evergreens , 4 00 Racket store 15 51 Silverton Marine band 90 00 Albright & Logus.. ........ 23 30 Bellomy & Busch 16 37 G. H. Young 1 R5 Ely Bros 7 55 T. Barlow 5 50 Mrs. H. E. Huahes 1 50 Mrs. Eva Adams 1 50 Oregon City express 1 00 Brunswick restaurant 25 50 Soldiers' monument fund ....... 25 00 Amount $404 45 Balance ordered turned into the general fund of Meade Corps Volunteer Auxiliary to meet other outstanding bills and ex penses ; 129 50 Total ..........$593 95 Respectfully, M. Jennie Sullivan, Treasurer. ' Weather Report. Voluntary observer's report for month of August by G. Muecke at Miramonte farm, Aurora: Mean temperature, 59.4. Max. temperature on 3rd., 85. Min. temperature on 28 and 29, 40. Total precipitation, inches, 2.64. No. clear days, 11. Partly cloudy, 5. Cloudy. 15. Wind in all directions. An unprecedented August. All will now depend on the September weather ' as to hops and other late crops.