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1 21st YEAR OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1903 1 NO. 27 THE OLD RELIABLE Wm Ip 1 n Absolutely Pure. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE City. Politics Mayor and Councilman Will be Elected December First, Only one Announced Candidate For Mayor to This Date, Sev eral For Councilman. Up to. this date there has not been very much interest manifested in the citv election which will be held in Ore gon City on Monday December let., next. As foreshadow in these columns some several weekB ago there will prob ably be only one candidate for mayor. Hon. Grant B. Dimick who for the past three years has been the mayor of Ore gon City wil be a candidate to Bucceed himself, Mayor Dimick did not expect to become a candidate for mayor at this time as he had been elected, aud re-elected to this office for three years and felt that be had all of the honor and glory that the office could give, and in ad dition he expects to be a candidate two years hence for the office of county judge on the Republican ticket to suc ceed Judgo Thoma F. Ryan. Recently Mr. Dimick was presented with a peti tion asking him to make the race for mayor this year. The petition was sign ed by about two-thirds of the voters of Oregon Oity and if theyvote as they have signed the mayor's reelection is certain. Mayor Dimick has made a good mayor His administration has been free from any taint of corruption or fraud and has been what might be called a business administration. He has not sought to be the keeper of the town's morals but has aimed to build up the town by open ing streets, constructing roads in and out of the city, putting in sewers and generally improving the physical ap pearance and conditions of the town. He in ropular with the business element and with the society and yo ing men of the town. Mayor Dimick is a lawyer of good ability with much promise for the future. lie came to Oregon City less than ten years ago, a poor boy from his father's farm near Hubbard and unas isted has built himself up to his present position of responsibility, holding the confidence of the people of this little city. There has been some talk during the paBt few days that Pat Finneucean, one of the moBt popular working ment in Oregon Cily might decide to enter he mayoralty race. A petition aeking him to run has been circulated among the mill hands and some of his friends and has secured something over 100 signi tures. Mr. Finneucean himself has not as yst made up his mind and has not declared whether he would run or not. Pat is a red hot Democrat, and a splendid good fellow and his many friemis would be delimited to honor him. For many years past there has been no politics in the election in Oregon City Democrats vote for Republican and Re publican vote for Democrets and it is not at all likely that there will be any politics in this election . If Mayor Dimick is "elected to succeed himself, he will be the first mayor of Oregon City who has ever held the office for four terms. Mayor Dimick has filed with theproper authorities his petition of nomination, signed by ab- ut 100 prominent citizens. Ii be is reelected, he says he will do in the future as he has in the paBt, divide the appointive offices equally, as far as he has power, between the Democrats and the Republicans. This means that Chief of Police, Chas. Burns will con tinue to be the chief of police of Oregon City and that popular Ed Shaw will con tinue ae assistant chief of police and night watch. Mr. Burns is a Republi can and Mr. Shaw a Democtat. F.J.Myers, the popular cashier of the Commercial Bank, will be the only candidate for City Treasurer. His pe tition of nomination numerously signed has been filled. He is deservid'ly popu lrr and makes as good a City Treasurer as could well be found. In the first ward there pro two coun cilman to be elected. M. P. Chapman, the painter, and Albert Kr.epp, the sa loonist, are candidates for these two places and petitions of nomination are being circulated in their behalf and will be filed in due time. They are compe tent and worthy citizens and would no doubt fill the office of councilmn to the satisfaction of their constituents. In the second ward there is only one councilman to be elected and vValter Little, a very popular young Democrat will likely be elected to that place. A petition of nomination is being circu lated in his behalf and he will file same with the proper authorities in due sea son. It is not likely that be will have any opposition, at least none has ma terialized to this date. In the Third Ward Dr. R. B. Beattie has been prevailed upon by numerous friends to allow the use of his name as a candidate for councilman and a petition is being circulated tor his nomination. The Doctor is one of most deserving and popular citizens of Oregon City and would mae a most , useful member of the .city council. He is an ardent Demo crat and at the present time the chair man of County Central Democratic Com mittee. It is understood that Hon. Bruce C. Curry will be a candidate for re-election as City Recorder, and the Hon. George L. Story will be candidate for City At torney. The last official is appointed by the Mayor and the Clerk is elected by the council, MEN F KESN C3TY W. A. and C. O. Huntley Two Young Ken Who Have . Built their Own fortune Tbeir Drug and Book Department Store One of the Leading Institutions of tbe City by the Falls. : I - hr; C.G. '"CLYDE" HUNTLEY W. A. "WILL" HUNTLEY . Eelections Results Are Giving Many Republicans Heart Trouble. THE REVOLUTION IN PANAMA AN ALL ABSORBING THEME. Hot Fight to Be Made For State hood by New Mexico and Arizona. The Per una Almanac ,nH8 ThePeruna Lucky Day Almanac has become a fixture in over eight million homes. They are to be obtained at a.ny first-class druggists, free. Be s ire to in quire early. The 1904 Almanac is al ready published, and the supply will soon be exhausted. Do not put it off. Get one tody. Jt Wonderful Growth During the past five years our business has experienced a wonderful growth. Notwithstanding this favorable condition ivc are not disposed to let this growth stop. We therefore folicit your business. Zbt Bank of Oregon City, Ortaon Citv. Grtaan. a' u ' ff Sec Our Bargain Counter. We have taken from our shoe stock all the odd lots, that is all the small lots of various styles of shoes, and have placed them on our Bargain Counter at less than cost in order to make room for new goods. Shoes that sell regular from $1.75 to $3.00 ; while they last at $ ,45 per pair vr 1 . 1 ADAMS BROTHERS Oregon City's Big Cash Store. Oregon City is one of tbe most thriv ing, buHiness an ' up to date little cities upon the Pacific coast or more correctly speaking in tne Willamette valley a town is good or bad, moss back or pro cre-eive, in proportion to the hustle an 1 energy of the citizens who compose us population and make up its business and social hie. xnis little city o! b.uuu peo ple is especially fortunate in having among its business population many young men of sterling integrity and genuine worth, who are hustlers from "away back" and who are always push ing their own business along aud boom ing the good old town. In presenting to our readers this week a sketch ol Hunt ley brothers and their elegant store we have only taken up a hue of work which we will continue irom time to time as we desire to write 01 the many meritorious features of the life and activities and op portunities of the city by the falls. Some fourteen years ago, a little later possibly in the season than the present, on a dark and dreary day with the rain sifting down in long winding and endless sheets, a young man arrived In Oregon City and took a look at the town. That young man was C. Q. Huntley better known to bis maty friends as ''Clyde." He did not come to Oregon City to abide here. He was born and reared on the wind swept plaina of the state of Michigan where the snow in the winter is as pentiful as rain is in Oregon and where the wind sings a requium which carries death to every living thing that is exposed to its fury. Mr. Huntley had been a druggist in his native state and for several years prior to his coming to the coast was an employe of the state insane asylum in the capacity of druggist, fie had at that time a friend iu Portland who in duced him to make a trip to the coast and it was to meet that friend and take a look over this part of the "Lord's vine yard" that primanally induced him to cme to Oregon. When he came to Oregon City the first time he was much impressed with the possibilities of the city and decided that for a time at least he wo:: Id make this town hi- home. He secured em ployment in the drug store of E. Q. Cau field, now cashier of the Bank of Oregon City and between these two men there sprung up an abiding friendship. After working for Mr, Caufield a short time, he was admitted to a partnership in the business and later became sole proprie tor. He has been one of the leading druggiet of Oregon City from that day to this. Mr. Huntley to all intents and purpeges has become a native Oregonian and is wedded to the soil . He met and married bis wife in this city. They have one child a little girl and live in comfortablv style iu one of the pleasant est little homes "on the hill." Mr. Huntley had not been in Oregon City a very great length of time until he began to take an interest in everything that made for the improvement and up building of the city. He was elected and ia now serving a second term as councilman of the Third ward and has made a most eiucient and business like member of that body. Being a Repub lican in politics be later entered Into county politics or rather was inveigled into that game. While away from home on a visit and without bii knowledge or consent he was named as a candidate for representative! on the Republican ticket and won bis mcb with ease, in fact lead ing his ticket, he is one of tne moat popular young men in the county and we have no doubt that be will be heard from later both in politic! and in the business world. "Clyde" Huntley bad not long been in Oregon City until be was ioinad bv bis elder brother W, A. Huntley and by the way neither of the Huntley boys have yet turned the forty mark although that mile post for the elder ia almost in sight. W. A. Huntley Btarted out him self at 20 as traveling saleman for a Cin cinnati drug house, a position he held for 6 years during which time he visited the coast a number of times and was impressed with the opportunities offer ed a young man here. Mr. W. A. Huntley was not as loyal to the state of his adoption as was his younger brother, as a few yeaTs after he had p rmanently located in this valley he returned to tie state of Michigan and persuaded one of the fair daughters of the "Wolverine state" to join her fortunes with his, in this New Eldorado on the banks ol the beautiful river. To them two children, a boy and a girl, have come to bless and make glad tbeir home. Mr. W.'A. Huntley has no penchant for politic! . Business is his "long suit" However ffben the Spanish American war broV "ut La joined a rejimeut of Orrgon Volunteers and went with the boys in blue to the Phillipine Islands. It was not in the cards however that he was to make either name or fame as a soldier. He had hardly put his foot up- uu wo lamuus 01 me sea wnen ne was stricken down with fever and after man v long ana weaty montns ne was return ed to his home in Oregon City with 1 is Health bo broken for the tune that fur ther military service was impossible. THE STORE OF riUNTLKY BROTHERS, One of the most attractive features of of Huntley uregon City is the store brothers. Any one who bas been reader of the Courier during recent vears nave oeen made laminar witn their busi ness methods as they have been persist ant advertiseres and do not believe In doing any thing half. If a "thing is worth doing at ail thev believe itis worth doing well. Last year they combined their book and drug store all under one roof and practically all in one room. They carry everything in the drug line and make a decided specialty of filling oer scriptiona. All druggist Bundries'and novelties, paints and oils, and the thou and and oae things that go to make up a first class drug store in this modern day can be found in their mammoth stock. Their business bas assumed such proportions iu lecent years that they are compelled to keep four perscriptlon clerks iu order to keep up with their trade, The book side of the store is no lees attractive and ablv managed as the drug department. Mr. W. A. Huntley gives this depurtment his exclusive attention. Book by the thousands are bought and stored and sold out of this department every month in the year. The old masters, and the latest faction, histories of world wide repute aud cheap literature magazines and daily papers, novelties and sui. dries without name. All kinds of paper material, stationery, and fine gooas mat one would scarcely expect to find in a city of the size of Oregon City. It does ones heart good to wander through the labyrinth and maize of their great stock and wander bow one man can keep it all In his head and can lay his hands each time upon the thing the customer wants without delay In eluding their drug clerki, book de partment and general clerks, book keep er and newsboys and the two proprietors of tbe ttim no lei than sixteen people hare permanent employment all the year around at Huntley's store. To illustrate their up-to-date method! last spring they put in and ice cream soda water fountain that cost $1,200,00. These young men have done much to assist in the building up of Oregon City and will do more in tbe future. The Courier and their world of f.iends nn- cerely hope that they may continue to prosper In the future as their morits so well deserve. The elections last Tuesday are studied by politicians here principally in the light of their effect upon the greatest LuuipniKu uexiiau. it is generally ad mitted that the signal victory of the Re. publicans in Ohio, bas ruined the politi cal prospects of Tom Johnson. and entire ly eliminated him from consideration for the Democratic On the other hand Republican) oppon. ents of President Roosevelt are quietly discussing the chances of Senator Hanna whose personal victory, as well as the fact that he is now in better health .make him an available cnnill.lato fnl- fl,o lo. publicans. The Senator f-om Ohio bas declared that he does not want, the nomination, but t.linnn whn tuiir r.f v,: believe he could be forced to accept it. However those who question the ad visability nf fonnminoli,!,. ' P..,.,,;.!..... i iOOSe VOlt am Very Call firm a in ayrnraavlnn their opinion, because thev know that Washington D. C, Nov. 8. Canal npcnHati'nnn aril I nn ,l,.,-,kf 1 . pi ' ..... ' vj w ii iy . brousht to a standstill by the news re ceived by the State Department that Panama bas just declared her independ ence of Colombia and a revolution on the iethmnn in nnw in full nmnn. - " pivg.CDO. United States warships are being hur- neu 10 ranama ana uoion to protect American interests and to insure an Often tranRit. ncrnaa flio intKn-,..o An r - .W.UUJUO. Alt the political parties of Panama are un- ueu in ineir enorts to sever connections with Columbia and the Colombian troops have joined the revolutionists. Two generals who have arrived Irom Bouota were arrested and imprisoned in the name of the Panama republic The sec cession of the isthmus was not a surprise here, as Buch an evf nt has been fre quently discussed. Panama has a very Ioobo geographical connection with Colombia and tbe interests of the two States conflict in manv unvo vinoli.. when the central government at Bogota rejected the canal treaty and thereby delayed tbe construction of the water route which the inhabitants of the isth mus so much desire, there was much talk of secession, and of treating there after directly with the United States. No doubt this small republic will Boon be clamoring for recognition by tbe United States and our State Department is Bomewhat embarrassed to know just how to receive the demand. ThiB country cannot afford to encourage revo lutions in South America, hut at the Bame time, if Panama succeeds in main taining hpr inilenunr) sooner or later to take Official cognizance ul xnere seeniB little doubt that treating directly with Panama WOUld Verv much filnfiilito ilia Vi of the canal, and most people In this counTy will symyathize with the little republic, which dechres its independ ence, because the central government wantonly disregarded its interests, In a matter in which we our selves are also interested. Furthermore it is within the bounds oi possibility that Panama, once gaining her independence would appeal to the United States to guarantee it, or even to annex the terri tory. She is a snail state, ?j,000 people to exist by herself, and when once we build tue canal, we could not permit even her sister republics to attack her. The outcome nf the affair tnav 1-ia at. American protectorate over Panama.and this will cause much discussion, both in iuio uuuuvry ana in Europe. the President is very popular with the rank and file of the partv, if not with some of its leaders, and he is likely to make an example of those in the party who oppose him. The Democratfc victory in Maryland is of importance in regard to its effect upon Senator Gormau and the iseue of the presidential cam paign. (jorman has now the prestige of de feating the Republicans ia this state, in a contest in which President Roose velt's attitude on the neero question Was the main innnn. Tha fcnutl,,-.,.. states would gladly fight the present ad. ministration on this issue and if Sena tor Gorman gets the Democratic nomi nation, the race question is certain to be one of the main innnpfl. Hunrouontc live William Randolph Hearst is another "ruiuiuem cauuiuate ior tne Democratic nomination, and he too aided his chance by the part he took in the elections. Of all tne New York papers, his were the only ones which made a strong fight for Tammany, and all the successful candidates have furnished him with autograph letters expret sing their ap preciation of his immense help in tha campaigq, which gave 'Tammany such a majoiity that the Democrats have great hopes of carrying New York Btate at the next election. Many of them believe ' that Hearst is the only man to do it. He has also received" aseurances of Bryan's support, while many think that "'he peerlees leader" would bolt the ticket if Gorman is nominated. Hearet counts on the power of his great paper in New York, Chicago and San Fran cisco, as well as on his influence with the labor leaders. Gorman seems to count mostly on race prejudice. Owing to the Republican ivictory iu Masachu setts, Olney's chances fc'r the nomina tion are very slight. As far as the elec tions show, Hanna, Gorman and Hearst will be the personal powers in the cam paign ntxt fall. Delegate Rodaej , of New Mexico, han come to Washington for the extra ses sion and ia prepared to commence a strenuous statehood campaign at the first opportunity. He is the first of the tr ritorial delegates to arrive as neither Delegate Flynn, of Oklahoma, nor Dele gate Mark Smith, of Arizona, have been returned to the Fifty-Eight Congrees, he will have to bear the brunt of the state hood fight. However , many senators and representatives will come to his as sistance and lit is thought that the ques tion of admitting tarritnrlpa in fho TTtimn of Btates will bring forth one of the most interesting aeoatesot the regular session. Advices have been received at the state department that Japan and Rus sia have com? to an agreement regard ing Manchuria and Corea, whereby Rus sia is to be nnmolnnted in tha nnRHAamrm of the former and Japan is not to bB in- terierea with her plans in the latter. Such an agreement mavhavnn nei-inm effect on the interests of the United 8tates, as v shave commercial agree ment! with China which it will be diffi cult to realize while Russia is in con trol of Manchuria. The treaty grant ing us, among 01 her. thiugB, the opouiiig Of thfl tint-fu nf Mnlrilan Ar,rnnrhua , - . ... t.u,ui.B una not yet huen ratified by the Senaie, but Secretary Hay bas had a conference with Senator Hullom. chairman nf tha Senate Committee on Foreign relations and it is b?lievd they came to an agree, ment that the Senate should take un the treat v as soon ns hobhiI.Tf. It incpirnin however, that the United States will protect her r.tiN in Manchuria and our relations with Rnpnia have nlw-pvo --tw such as to warrant the assumption that. she will come to a satisfactory under standing with us. Whatever her mo tives may be, Russia.s desire to main tain good relations with this conntry is a fact upon which our state department can always count. The present agree ment bet ween Russia and Japan looks as if all the blustering war talk onthi part of Japan was to end in a simple di vision of spoils. Reduced Rates on Thanksgiving Day. The Southern Pacific Co. will sell tickets at one and one-third fare for the round trip between all points on its Ore gon lines, account Thanksgiving Day. Tickets will be sold on November 25th and 2Utb, and will be limited for return to the 27th. All who desire to take ad vantage of this reduction can secure ticaeta from nearest Southern Pacific Agent, on dates mentioned." OUTWARD APPEARANCE IS NOT ALL THAT IS NECESSARY TO LIVE WELL If you pay as much attention to your food and drink as vou do to your clothing, you would be better off in more wavs than you think. Good, healthy food, makes good healthy people. NEW SEASON'S GOODS ARRIVING DAILY. Ralston' s, Peerless and E-0 Cereals; Elk, Old Manse and Log Cabin Ma ple Syrups; White House and llee kinJe Coffees-try a three pound Can Fountain S(uare$1.00. "Preferred Stock" and "W" Brands of Canned Goods, Catsup, Etc., and a Full Line of Shilling's Best, Spices, Coffees, Bak ing Powders. "Your money back if you don't like them," are a few of the things that make life worth living and gives you a, bright view of the times. A. ROBERTSON, The Seventh Street Grocer, i S I1' -t t ! I; ' lb.