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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1902
20th YEAR, NO. 26
REPUBLICANS WIN
Republicans Will Have
a Majority in Con
gress. Democrats Make a Great Fight
in Many States.
Election Leaves the Party in
Good Shape for the Fight
01904.
Elections were held on last Tuesday
in every Btate in the Union except three,
Oregon, Maine and Vermont. In many
s'ateethe contests were stieuaous and
bitter. The summary of the election un
doubtedly leaves the better of the situa
tion with the Republican pa'ty. It re
tains control of congress by about fifteen
majority. This majority will be in
creased by turning out some twenty or
more Democrats in order to give the
party in power what is called in com
mon parlance "a working" majority.
The election leaves the Democratic party
in better condition than it has been since
1895. In every state in the Union the
party has a strong and powerful )rgani
zaMon. It is alert and active and the
rank and file disgruntled have returned
to their former party allegiance. The
elections of Tuesday were the skirm
ish before the battle of 1904. We have
lost nothing; we have gained much in
public confidence and becoming a power
ful fighting force in all of the Atlantic
seaboard' i "e. A
MM A BY OF RESULTS.
In New York strfte (he Republicans
have re-t-k-ctpd Udell governor over
Bird S. Color by less than 10.COO major
ity. The legislature is Republican and
Flatt will so back to the senate. There
is a gain of three democratic congress
men. The city of Greater New Yoik
gave a democratic plurality of approxi
mately 120,000. More tlim the -Amo-crats
claimed and remarkable in itse f
as showing how strongly democratic is
the metropolis of the American conti
nent. 1
the soum. ,
Every fouthern state with the except
tipn of West Virginia remains true to
the democratic faith, and in West Vir
ginia the Democrats make gains and
elect two congressmen. Kentucky is as
true to the faith a3 ever and sends 10
Democrate to congress out of a possible
11. Her judges of the supreme court
are all elected and the court in the fu
ture will be democratic.
WASHINGTON.
The state of Washington is wedded to
its idols and goes republican by more
than 10,000 votes, carrying the legisla
ture and insuring the defeat of Turner,
the democratic candidate for the senate.
IDAHO.
Idaho swings into the Republican col
umn by a few thousand votes. The leg
islature is safely Republican.
COLORADO
Is Republican on the state ticket, but
the legislature is saved from the wreck,
which inaures Henry M. Teller's return
to the United States senate. He could
not well be spared, as he is one of the
biggest and best men in public life in
America.
CALIFORNIA IS REPUBLICAN. .
The Democrats fail to redeem Califor
nia, the Republican candidate for gov
ernor being elected by 5000. The Dem
ocrats carry San Francisco and gain
three congressmen.
INDIANA.
The Republicans carried the state by
25,000, and elect 11 out of 15 congress
men. IOWA
Goes republican by 70,000. Democrats
gain one congressman. . David B. Hen-
derson's old district gives a reduced re -
publican plurality.
MISSOURI
Gives the usual democratic majority and
elects all democratic congressmen but
one.
NEW-JERSEY.
Democrats make decided gains, but
lose the stale. Two democratic congress
men elected .
UTAH .
The Mormon state is republican again
by a safe majority. In fact, all of the
western part of the country shows de
cided republican tendencies. The dem
ocratic gains were all largely made in
the East.
SO Jlorse-power Sawmill
As farther evidence of the prosperity
of this country, we are informed that
Messrs Proctor and Berrs, of Kelso, have
just completed a thirty horse-power
saw mill on the large farm at Kelso.
The mill began operation November
5th, and already has more orders a Lead
than can be filed. The proprietors are
experienced mechanics and will doubt
less make their new industry pay.
AMONG THE SIMON-PURE
DEMOCRATS OF THE
MOLALLA PRECINCT.
The Courier Man Gets Ac
quainted and Incidentally
Collects a Few Subscriptions.
Having only arrived in Oregon ten
daB oV so ago we were totally unac
quainted witli-the rural population, and
last Thursday started out to meet a few
of the boys and find the "lay of the
land." Our destination was Molalla,
promi-onii village, ltis miles i-outb ni
Oreuon O 'y Cm route lav over the
old plank and urn vel roid, aidourjehn
was Uncle Pat Duffy, the versatile mail
carrier, who, tin ugh well along in trie
seventies, makes mx round i rip a we- k
from Moialla to Oregon City in an un
covered wagon, not because necessity
drives tiim to it, but became 'he would
rather be doing something than just
loafing around. Fc Uncle Pat isfauly
well'uff in this world's goods and does
not have to work unites lie wants to.
We arrived at the HaileBS home, a
mile north of the Corners, at fouro'clock
in the afternoon, where, tired from our
long ride in the cold, we concluded to
putupfo the night. Though a stranger
in a strange land and entirely unknown,
we were made welcome and made to
feel at home, just the xame as it we had
been back in Kentucky, with the blue
grass and the Colonels. Uncle Jacob
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JACOB "UAKLESS,
A Hooiser Democrat, who Came to
Molalla More than a Quarter
of a Ct ntury go.
HaileBS and his two eon-'. Joe nnd John,
own and opniate one t the finest (arms
in the Mulalla precinct. They came
here nearly a quaiter of a century ago
aud pitched their tents in the Willam
ette Valley, and they have never had
cause to regret the move, lney are an
Democrats, born and brel. Joe is the
bead of the Harless home, which is a
beautiful two-ttorv countiy retidence,
standing off fiom the main road some
two bundled yards, and is in an ideal
location. They are all workers and
fighters and help to get the vote out in
the Molalla precinct at every election.
We spent a pleasant evening with them
and next morning Uncle Jake volun
teered to pilot us around and introduce
us among the people.
W. H. Engle is the road supervisor of
the Molalla precinct, and he extended to
us the "glad hand," renewed his sub
scription to the Courier for a year and
promised to give us all the support pos
sible. At the Corners we met Mr. L. W
Robbins, the proprietor of the big
general merchandise store there, and
found him ;o bean excellent gentleman.
He carries as fine a line of general mer
chandise as can be found in most city
stores. He banded us his subscription
to the Courier for one year.
We found P. M. Boyles busjly en
gaged at the anvil and be. lows in his
blacksmith shop, and he did not have
time to Btop and talk with us but gave
us another subscription to the Courier.
Fay Moody, got married a few days ago
and didn't know whether he would have
time to read much or not since assuming
his new duties, but concluded to risk it
and gave us a dollar and a half on sub
scription. Mrs. Mary Robbins also
gave us a subscription, her husband be
ing absent. We called on Uncle John
Marks at his home on the Molalla River,
and received a dollar and a half from
him to help make the paper go. He is
also a Uoosier and a Democrat of the old
school. D. Enile, one of the prominent
young farmers of the precinct, renewed
is subscription a year in advance.
Among others we met who helped us
with kind words, which were much ap
preciated, and dollars, which were also
appreciated, were'W , C. Pairran.Geo.
Frazer, J. W. Thomas, H. S. Ramsby,
Isaac Williams, Louis Moshberger, W.
O. Vaughan, W. W. Everhart, W. O.
Robbins, R. T. Dibble, George Adams,
H.- F. Kaylor, Jacob Oswalt, K. J.
Moore and numerous Dthers whose
names have escaped our memory, all of
whom gave us cordial greeting and
wished the Courier under its new man
agement long life and abundant success.
Molalla is a beautiful farming coun
try. The broad acres stretching away
to the mountains on the east, and to
the Willamette on the west, are as fair
to look upon as any land prepared by
God for man's abqde. The fields in
which roam large flocks of Angora
goats and numberless flocks of sheep
present an interesting appearance, and
though the first of November has come,
which brings bleak winds and cutting
frosts to the states of the east, here in
this land of promise, the grass is yet
green, the roses are still b'ooming and
no frosts have come to damage garden
vegetables.
The recent rains have put the ground
in a condition for seeding and almost on
every farm may be seen two or three
teams at work putting in winter wheat
and oats, while in some fields the grain
has already made its appearance above
the ground and the dark soil is giving
place to a hue of emerald green. The
spuds are nearly all in the barns and in
a few weeks the busy season for the
farmer will be oyer.
Thursday night we stopp ed at the.
homeof William H. Vaughan, or "Uncle
Billy," as he is familiarly called, who
might t:uly be termed the Nestor of Mo-
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W. H, VAUGHAN,
The Nester of dolalla Precinct, Near
ly Sixty Years a Resident of Molalla.
lalla precinct. Mr. Vaughan was born
in !?unny Tennessee, more than eighty
years ago, ti.ar Murfieeeboto, and
though the suns of eighty summers and
the snows ot eighty winters have passed
over bis hea 1, they have dealt with him
kindlv, and to this good day he is a
hale and hearty man, and to look at
him nie wivill not heiieve that he had
passed far beyond his three ecor.. years
and ten.
While Uncle Billy was still qiite a
small boy his father moved to Missouri.
This fl as in the early forties when the
rommjfhwealth of Missouri was still n
bartoods state. He aspired to a ca-deti-hip
at West Point, but his military
aspirations were nipped in the bud bv
parental ol jpotions, and he determined
to cross the divide and seek his fortune
in the far wst. Since his early child
hood he bud a'ways longed to seethe,
Webfoot State, His chance carre when n
emigrant offered to take him along and
let him take turn about with his two
boys dnivng an ox team. From April
tn.,Octolet was reauiie(L,to make the
journey and dangers be6et the party on
eviry t de. Indians stalked aoout in
the daytime and wolves bowled ahrut
the little bind wh n they camped at
night.
Mr. V inglian can tell many reminis-
cences 1 those days, and many blood
curdlinf stories of those old pioneer
times. Th- fivst work done by the young
man after he rpai bed Oregon was to as
sist in clearing the ground which is now
Main street in Oregon City.'
He is now the possessor of more than
a thousand acres of land and is one of
the wealthy citizens of the county. He
was married in 1847, and for more
fifty-five years he and his good wffefiave
kept their nuptial vows. They have
seen a family of eleven children grow
to manhood and womanhood around
them. All of the children are married
and most of them have settled on the
farms around him, in easy reach of the
old folks. The big house in the Valley
is lonely now that the young ' folks are
gone, but the wavfaring stranger is al
ways made welcome at the hospitable
fireside. The writer spent a very pleas
ant evening indeed with Uncle "Billy'
and hopes tospead many more such.
At the present time mining is claim
ing the attention of matiy of the people
of the MolalU precinct, there being
quite a few who have claims in the
mountains which offer flattering induce
ments to the prospectors. Samples of
gold-bearing ore, silver, lead and cop
per were shown us that looked very
good indeed. Many of them believe
that the time is not far distant when the
mountains in the eastern part of Clacka
mas county will be her most valued ter
ritory, mainly for the minerals that are
concealed and which at an early day will
be brought to light.
The most important organization of
Molalla is the Granger's Lodge, to which
more than 150 of her citizens belong.
The lodge meets every first Saturday,
and at noon the good people of the
neighborhood have a royal feast, and in
the afternoon an open session is held at
which debates, declamations, singing
and speechmaking are indulged in..
We hope to have an opportunity soon
of again visiting Molalla and meeting
more lot her citizens and becoming bet
ter acquainted.
R. Lee Westover-'
A Banquet by Business Men.
The first of a series of banquets was
given by the Men's Club at the Congre
gational church Tuesday evening. Of
all the fine addresses delivered in this
city, the cne by Rey. House, at this
time was perhaps the most able and
pleasing. His address was of about an
hour's duration and dwelt principally
with the way to build up the Club and
on the beauty of character and what it
costs. Before this able and eloquent
effort, the ladies of the church served
a most tempting supper of Boston baked
beans and brown bread . This is but the
begining of a series of similar meetings
which will be held throughout the
winter. Next time it is the desire of
the directors to invite Henry K. Mc
Ginn, of Portland, to deliver the address.
A Pleasant Party.
On Hallowe'en evening the home of
Miss Laura Pope was crowded with a
hannv corflDany of friends who came to
celeorate that time honored custom of
Hallowe'en observance. A better time
could not have been had and all depart
ed at a late hour only regretting that
Hallowe'en came but once a year.
ENDED HIS LIFE.
HERALD TAKES FOISEN
AND DIES.
Untimely End of a Brilliant
Writer and Speaker.
C. A. Fitch, formerly a resident of
Oregon City and the erstwhile editor of
the Oregon City Herald before it was
merged into the Courier- under the name
of Courier-Herald, committed suicide at
bis home at Lakeview, Oregon, on Tues
day night. He wat the editor of the
Lmteview Herald. Mr. Fitch will b.
well remembered by ih- people oi Ore
gon City. lie was a brilliant but tomtr
what eratic writer and a fina stump
speaker. His paper here at one time
was a very successful sheet and 6trongly
populistic. He impressed his individu
ality upon all who met him and was, a
candidate for State printer in 1898 but
was defeated.
Mr. Fitch was only fo'tv years old and
his death was a great surprise to his
many friends at this point.
N0T SATISFIED.
ARE A NUMBER OF
MIL WAUKIE CI1IZENS.
Ami , They Seek to Have
Recent Election Set Aside.
A couple of weeks since the citizens of
Milwaukie held an election to determine
whether that town should incorpora te
or remain a vi'lage. The elections was
held on the 25th ol October, and those
in favor ot incorporating gained a de
cided victory. A full set of town officers
were elected. Wednesday of this week
a protest signed by 23 property owners
of Milwaukie was filed in the County
Court, protesting against the incorpora
tion of the village. The objectors state,
that the general laws are unconstitution
al and void, that there is no general law
for the incorporation of towns in the
State of Oregon. That the pretended law
does not attempt to and does not conler
upon the separate board of county com
missnners for Clackamas county any
jurisdiction or au hority whatever to
entertain any proceedings for the
purpose of incorporating any town in
Clackamas county: that the petition
was not signed by at Ices 40 qi a'ified
electors of Clackamas county, residing
within the limits of the proposed in
corporation, and that the hearing upon
the said petition was not had within
two vrneks of the time said petition was
first presented.
They further allege tha, the proposed
limits of proposed incorporation contains
a large amount of unplotted lands which
were included against the iwehes and
protest of the owners and which are
agricultural and voodland and in no
sense the part of a v to vnj that said
petition was prepared for private pur
poses and in pursuance of a conspiracy,
the object of which was and is to throw
upon said proposed municipal corpora
tion the expense ot litigation which
6liould be instituted for the purpose of
removing certain powder houses includ
ed within the proposed boundaries,
Furthermore, they allege that the
election ordered by the court as not
conducted in accordance with the gen
eral laws of Oregon, and that the per
sons who acted as judges and clerks
were not the p rsons authorized 1 1 act
as suclt un.er the general election laws:
that the pretended judges and clerks did
not keep together at the election as re
quired by law, but one or more of them
left the polls and went home, while the
remaining judges kept the poIIb open.
That persons were allowed to vote who
were not qualified electors; that votes
were counted which Bhould have been
thrown out, and other votes which
should have been counted were thrown
out. The objectors ask that the pro
ceedings be discontinued and dismissed
A Man of Rare Ability Goes
Wrong.
A. A. Watts appeared before Judge
Mctiride l hursday ana entered a plea of
guilty to the charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses. Mr. Watts, in
pleading guilty, made a touching ad
dress to the court, in which he eloquently
portrayed his past as a life of sorrow and
misfortune; that circumstances had
shaped his course and determined his
destiny, and that others were considera
bly to blame for Ins misdeeds. Toe un
fortunate man's plea appealed to the
sympathy of the entire court, and in
stead of getting a sentence of hve years,
which is permitted by the law, Judge
McBride gave him eighteen months
in the penitentiary. Thursday evening
be was taken to balem.
1 fa shed Out Fish Racks.
The long-prayed-fcr rain came at last
Sunday night, and with it came bad re
sults, at least, to the fish racks in the
Clackamas, near the electric car bridge
These racks were built quite a while ago
by Superintendent Wisner, and the
water was just beginning to get suffi
ciently high to make them useful for
the purposes intended. As the -water
rose Sunday night a heavy boom of logs
lying above the racks broke loose and
crowded down on the racks with force
sufficient to tear them entirely out of
place. It is not the intention of the
euperinthndent at this time to rebuild
these racks.
His Life in Peril.
"I just reemed to have gone all to
pieces," writes Alfred Bee, of Welfare,
Tex., '"biliousness and a lame batk
had made life a burden. I couldn't eat
or sleep and felt almost too worn out to
work when 1 began to use i.lectnc Bit
ters, but they worked wonders. Now I
sleep like a top, can eat anything, have
gained in strength, and enjoy hard
work." They give vigorous health and
new life to weak, sickly, run-down peo-
Dle. try them, uniy buc at ueo. A.
11 arding'B drugstore.
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
ACTION TAKEN IN REGARD
TO RAILWAYS WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIM
ITS OF
ANCE.
GREAT IMPORT-
Mayor Dimick in the ch dr. The fol
lowing counc linen were present: Ctias
Albright, L. N. Francis, C. G. Huntley
R. Kosrner. E. D. Kelly, J. W. Powell
E. F. Story, E. W. Scott, Wm. Sheahiu
The f iilowiu bills were a.lowed :
F . C. uadke 2", till
C. E. Burns 61 00.
E. I . Shaw CO 00
S. J. Burford 10 00
A. S. Dresser 5 00
Brunswick Restaurant 13 50
Oregon City Enterprise 26 00
P. G. E Co... .. . 104 00
C. W. Noblitt 16 00
John Kelly i 2 00
Thos. Miller ... "00
Jack Frost 2 00
Wilson & Cooke. 8 75
J.E. Rhoades 3 25
L. Dickelman 37 00
O. N. Greenman 2 75
Bills allowed on road fund :
E. W hite 9 62
C. S. Fuge 1 50
Lindsley & Son..... 79 28
John Green 56 25
C. B. Straight 29 00
John Gleason 31 00
H. R. Nickels 25 00
E.Frost . 18 00
The treasurer's report, submitted to
the finance committee at the last meet
ing, was found correct.
The committee on sewers submitted
a letter from Paget & Clark, of Portland,
in which is outlined a propos for the
preparation of plans, specifications and
estimates of probable cost, relating to a
system of sewers for sewer district No
3 of Oiegon City. They offer to design a
plan or system of sewers, and prepare
specificatfons and estimates of probable
cost of the system for sewer district No.
b for $250, the service to be completed
within 6J days. The firm, in conclusion,
states that its preference for making said
sum a percentage of the coi, tract price of
on tructing the sever tystem. The
motion was carried that tip mayor and
recorder enter into contract with Paget
& dark for the plans and specifications
Ordinance No authorizing the O.
0. & K. R. Co. to operate at railway on
Washington, 14th, Center 12th and
Water streets was read second time and
the following amendment read and
adopted : ( . li M, ,
Seotiori H. " The ' city council liereby
expressly reserves to the municipal cor
poration of Oiegon City the right and
power to grant to any company or cor
poration and to any companies or cor
porations, that may apply tor the same
at any time in the future, a franchise or
franchises granting to su h companies
or corporations full and eq ul track, right
of way of said Oregon City and Subur
ban Kaily Company wiiiun tne said
limits of Oiegon City, at any and a!l
times in the future whenever any such
company or corporation shall apply lor
the same, upon the tender and payment
of au equitable proportion of the cost of
construction and maintenance of said
railway within the city limits of Oregon
City.
The second paragraph of the amend
ment provides that in c isethe O. C &,S.
K. ft. Co cannot agree with any
companj or corporation as to the amount
to be i.aid by it for the use of such, rail
way and trackage privileges, that, in
that case tne circuit court shall appoint
three commissioners to arbitrate the
difference between the two parties.
The motion was carried that the coun
cil meet in special session on Wednes
day evening to confer with CD. Latour-
ette in regard to the amendment, as he
objects to parts of it, liquor licenses
granted tp Dixon, Young and MathieB.
Protest of Portland Flouring Mills Co.
to the railway franchise already mention
ed, was read and placed on file. Said
protesting against the occupancy of any
part of Water street adjoining lots 7 and
8 in block 2, on the ground thst said
portion of street was vacated by the city
in 18'JU.
Citizens of Falls View presented
petition to the council asking for a new
board walk, accompanied by a sub
scription of $71.50. The council o'dered
the street commissioner to build the
new walk, whose cost will be $1.25. The
old one has been condemned ; ordinance
No. 1. granting Fred Morris to build
and operate a railway on Third street,
from Mam street to Willamette river
was read the second lime and passed
Application of Burmeister & Andersen
to plant a gasoline tank on Seventh
street somewhere under the bridge
granted ordinance vacating portion of
alley in block 162 passed.
The recorder was instructed to publish
notice of city election.
The following election of officers were
appointed :
First Ward Judges, H. T. Trembath
George Grace, J. Uoremns; clerks, W.
M. Shank, J. A, Purdom. ,
Second Ward Judges. W. W. Rob
bins, C. C. Habcock, K. C. Maddock;
clerks, J. E. Khoades, Charley Kelly.
Third Ward Judges, J. N. Har
rington, John Gillott, Rowen ; clerks,
George J'.ly, frank ftedner.
PETITION FOR ROAD
Rem o n stra nee En te rt d.
Wednesday afternoon the count
was the scene of considerable excii
over a road. A petition was fi
some people of Kelso to estal
county road from Antone Kotzer -west
two mills to the county rn
Palmer's mill. It seems that th
lhhingofthe road will meet wn'i
resistance, as a remonstrance I
ready been filed by some of the I
men in that locality, and the mn
been postponed until the Decembe;
of the county court.
court
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al-
-nling
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at a
Sacrifice
To preserve my health
i
must bacrmce my busines
the doctors order me to a dr
climate.
My entire stock of
Men's and
Children's Clothing
Dry Goods t Hats,
Caps, Boots, Shoes,
Trunks and Valises,
Ladies' and Children's
Capes and Jackets,
Top and Underskirts,
Hoisery, Laces
and Embroideries,
Taffeta Silks,
Moreys and Satins,
Ribbons in all shades,
Dress Goods
fci.'d Trimmings,
of late patterns
Fancy Waistings,
: Belts, Belting
i and 3uckles
A large stock of guaranteed
Jewelry, Perfumes,
and Toilet Articles,
Silk and Wool
Shawls,
Fascinators
and Hoods,
Fur Collarettes
and Boas.
Large variety of
Appliques
and Laces, Wet Weather
Goods of all descriptions.
Ladies', Men's and Children's
. Mackintoshes
; At nearly half-price
Gloves and Mittens rfor both
sexes, and lots of other articles
too numerous to mention; all
must go regardless of cost.
Must be Gone by
New Year
Country stores wishing to
put in small supplies can buy
cheaper at my place now than
at factory. Will sell the whole
Stock and Fixtures to anyone
wishinc tn an !n business.
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COME EARLY AND AVOID THE RUSH
Remember this is no fake
Come and see our Woo
Suits at $8.35, big money sav
ers; $7.50 Trunks for $5,35,
Ladies' Jackets, regular $6.50,
for $4.90; Children's Jackets at
$1.65, highly trimmed.
The Union Store
M. rilCIUlL, ProJ).
Main St., between 5th and 6th Sts
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