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CLACKAMAS COUNTY THE ENTEKI'UISE CORKKSPOSD ESTS SW EEP THE FIELD. Shootinir Affray F. A. Molnlg's Store Ittirglurired Housing Political Mi'dhitf Lots of li publicans. SAKtiT, May 13. Sandy is in great stale ofexciteuieut just at present over shoot- ing scrape ami a burglary, which were com milled here the past week. The shooting Hair took place the 10th of May between . John Straus and Julius Stineberger. The trouble arose over the location of a county road, which Stineberger claims goes through Iiia Held while Straus claims not. This trouble drifted en slowly till it ended in the following shooting affair: While Mr. Straus was plowing for Mr. Rosbam, and as Stine berger had threatened Straus' life and said he would kill him as soon as he got hold ol him, and as be has not a very good reputa tion. Straus, while plowing, saw Stineberger come up to him, and Julius wanted to talk about the trouble, while Straus ordered Stineberger to throw up his hands On the refusal Straus tired several shots at Stine berger, but they missed their mark. Since then both men have been arrested. This stirred up quite a commotion here as Straus was generally looked on as a respectable nd upright cituen. A daring burglary was perpetrated here Thursday night, in F. A. Xleiuig's store. The robbers eflected an entrance by break ing a window and then broke open the door. The burglars, after capsizing every thing and tearing up boxes and strewing goods on the floor in a most confused man ner they poured out sacks of wheat and salt in order to get seeks in w hich to carry way their stolen goods. Tbey took all kinds of goods such as shoes, cloth, gro ceries, cigars and many other articles. Tbey also emptied about a dozen bottles of whisky. Several persons w ere had under suspicion nd search warrants were sent out. Saturday evening May 12th was a great time for the Sandy republican club, as a grand rally was given under the auspices ol the republican club, which was addressed by Hon. II. E. McGinn, of Portland, and Chas. Holman, of Meadow Brook. An im mense crowd came to hear the speaker. It was one of the most enthusiastic gather ings of the people ever seen in Sandy, and it will be long remembered that Mr. Mc Ginn is one of the most pleasant and able speakers ever at Sandy. At the close of the speaking three cheers was given for Mr. McGinn and Mr. Holman and the grand old republican party which was re-ebeered till the hall fairly shook. Mr. Mickleson has quite a force of men working on the roads, which is something oor roads badly need. Rkadii. EEPCBLICiS CLCB MIETIXQ. The republicans of Sandy met at F. A. Meinig's hall at eight o'clock p. m. Her man Brans, president of the meeting, in troduced Henry E. McGinn, wbo spoke -eloquently and logically adducing great many facts on the political issues of the day. He was heartily applauded by both demo- . crats and republicans. Mr. McGinn spoke of the governments ol the old country of which . our Sandy friends had personal experience. . He spoke of the railroad which he says would be a good thing for Sandy. Charles Bolman was then introduced. He spoke -of the necessity of a railroad and capitalists. A few good remarks were then made by Xdward Bruns. The meeting closed at 8:40 p. m. H. F. Gibsos, Acting Secretary. Damascus Doinp. FOSSILS AND MOKTUAtiKD FARMS. Damascus, May 15. The Damascus grange sent Mrs. Morton, Mr. Newell and Mrs. Johnson as delegates to Gresham to confer with other delegates about holding a grange nicnic at Gresham about the third Saturday in May. Several of the eranees - will meet there at that date and expect to ". have a fine time. A large number of acres of potatoes will .be planted at Damascus this year. Pearl Lovelace is recovering nicely from ler attack of erysipelas. Nellie Fredolph has remittent lever. She has been sick several weeks but is getting better now. Minnie Royer has been on the sick list . again but is convalescing. Mr. Hunt, a photographer staying at Mr. Farr's, took the pictures of the Damascus nd Union schools one day last week. He has been taking a number of pictures in the neighborhood. Several of the boys from this part of the country started early Sunday morning to the Columbia slough to lish. After staying all day the most successful tisherman caught a small turtle; one of the others caught some sort of s little fish. The rest got noth ing. The boys say they are going every Sunday until they catch catfish. If they persevere long enough probably they will . catch something. Rob Chiklers paid his mother a visit one -day last week. He came over on his wheel. The boys seem to be infatuated with Billy Buckman's bicycle, as they are takingturns trying to ride it. The dance at Paulsen's was a success. There were people from Oregon City, Eagle Creek, and other places, in attendance. The young folks report a good time. Logan Locals. 1OOak, May M. ine Logan ball nine plsyed the Redlands on the Ctli inst; re sult seventeen to thirty-five in favor of the Logans. Quite a crowd witnessed the game. The boys wish to play the Oregon City base ball team. There has been considerable visiting among the young folkes lately, principally meeting to practice for various entertain ments. Logan school closed on the 11th with an entertainment. The program was long the crowd large, and the applause hearty. Miss Wendling, of Eagle Creek, spent a lew days with Miss Hampton. B. F. litrange, of Mount Tabor Villa, spent Saturday with M. W. Baker. Jacob Gerber has repainted his house. The roads are much better. Quite a num ber of persons were out riding lately. Farmers are about through seeding and jrraiu looks well. 1'iahl. To thk Editor: I srlsh In this nnmU i to speak of the assertion so often made b ;optili?ts thallMSOO.OOO farms in the I'nitti States are enrumnered with inorlgsK''. B" permit me before doing so to pay my rr hvIs to a scribbler in the Imluatrinl llcrali of the 11th. He characterizes your corres pondent asan " addle-brained fossil." Tha is good, ami just as sensible as anytliint else ever put lorlh by a populist writer ot -cakrr in defense of their dogmas, A fos il is " a petrilied plant or auimnl dug froit the earth." So says Webster. And n is " addle-brained." So says Frank or the other fellow. How funny! U-t me say to him that whether he be man or animal, or a mux compounded of both, he will never reach a state of petrifaction. He is too far gone in putrefaction for that, and will be thought of In a few brief yean, if thought ot at all, only as a putrid reminiscence. Hut let him hurry up before he reaches an utter state ol decay and publish if he dare the extract from President Lincoln's first an nual message to congress, wherein he urges the establishment of "national banking associations." It matters not whether Senex is capable or not ol "comprehending the grandrurof Abraham Lincoln's nature." Let the Herald man give to his reaoers Mr. Lincoln's views of national banks, and leave them to judge whether such views are "venomous slime," or whether the time ever was when "the minds of voters could be poisoned by its emission." The Herald says in etlect that such is the case. I opine that the " fair-minded men" among populists, when they come to know such of Mr. Lin coln's views as the Herald thus far has not dared to give, will cease to laud Mr. Lincoln and curse the banking system in the same breath. The laudations or cursings, one or the other, must cease; but which, is a mat ter of some interest just now. Iet us now give our attention to the big farm mortgage story. " Nine millions of farms in the United States are under mort gage" said General Weaver when here in Shiveley's hall. The assertion had nearly passed out of mind, and might have been forgotten had it not been repeated lately in populist prints. I-et us examine it a little and see if it will bear analysis. If the reader will look around his own neighbor hood where he is well acquainted he will find that there Is an average of at least five members for each household. And this is the accepted basis in estimating the number of inhabitants in any city, town or villas. Count the number of families and multiply by five and you approximate somewhere neir the actual number in any community it may be a little more or little less. Now it is to be supposed that these 9,00",000 mortgaged farms spoken of, most of them, at least, have families settled on them. Weil, 9,000,000 multiplied by five make 45,000,000. That is to say, 45,000,000 of people In this country live on mortgaged farms. I haven't before me the figures of the last census and do not know the exact number of inhabit ants given. But we will call it 70,000,000, which I know is some millions In excess of the true number. Forty-five millions sub tracted from 70,000,000 leave 25,000,000. Thus, according to General Weaver, and the lesser lights of the populist party wbo reflect bis statements, about two-thirds of our population live on mortgaged farms! The vast numbers in our many great cities, the laborers scattered everywhere, those en gaged in factories, shops, mills, stores, and a thousand and one branches of business, as well as large number wbo live on farms not mortgaged all these, aggregated, con stitute only one-third of the population of the United States! Does any one believe it? " the people are beginning to think," says tfie Herald. When tbey can believe such statement they have ceased to think. Now there is no use in daubing walla with tin tempered mortar whether in building s sa cred temple or repairing breaches made in political edifice, and I am free to say that the man who states that there are 9,000,000 mortgaged farms in the United States and does not believe ft is knave. Tbeone wbo does believe it after having the figures placed bsfore him is a fool. It is question you cannot argue any more than you can argue that the three equal parts of a circle are ex actly equal to the whole. Then why discuss the question here? Simply to sbow the kind of stnfl given out by populist leaders to influence unthinking voters. Go through the whole catalogue of their charges against "plutocrats," "con gressional conspirators." " the money power," their assertion that "legislation is directed in favor of the rich and against the 'poor farmer,' " their advocacy of fiat money and numerous other fails, and you shall not find one of them having a better basis for truth and practical results or any more argument In its fuvor than the one re lating to farm mortgages. It is lie upon lie, humbug piled n humbug, here a little end there a good deal, without the slightest admixture of good. Upset one and you upset all, for all are based on the one same thing a mean and narrow prejudice a concerted effort of dem agogues and office-seekers to come into power by exciting and fostering the envy and hatred of those who have but little against those who have more. Tbat it will ever prove a success to any great extent I cannot believe. But it works injury to men's moral natures and raises here and there excrescences on the body politic. In due time, however, the people will cleanse themselves of these impurities. I may be permitted to have faith in the people as had Lincoln, even though I am " incapable of comprehending the grandeur of his nature;" and having that faith I expect to see the populist party of this county buried so deep on the 4th of June next that the hand of resurrection can never reach it. In the mean time let the Herald add to the bulk of the avalanche by giving its readers Lincoln's views of banking. Hr.xr.x Oregon City, May 14. TAX TAYK.K'S I'KOTKST. To Tim Kimtiim: It was very ditllcult for 'lie limners ami business men ol thecoiinly o pay their large lax levy lor IS!J. Husl ioss waa paralysed and the price of all farm uroducta ran down to low figure. Still the tux was bravely met and the people .inly know how great w as the sacrifice made to keep the slierill from the door. This tax s bvarly met, however, until we were called upon to meet nearly as large a levy for the year IS!W, and now cornea the dec laration that this tax must all tie paid at nice and the delinquent list with large ml. led costs is now being made out and the sheriff will soon be in the saddle. Petitions and remonstrances ami pleadings have bren of no avail and the hardest year In the history of Oregon is to be characterized by the greatest severity and most unrelenting strictness Un the part of the lax gatherer, why has the sherif been in such great haste? Hardly had tha tax roll gotten in his hands before he had printed notices out and posted up everywhere warning the hard pressed people to hurry up and come to the front or costs would be added. The notices can tie seen In all the districts of the county and when first read no dnuht caused cold chill to creep down the back of many a tax payer. But why this haste and this unseemly thirst lor Mood? I can tell you why In a word. If the sheriff can by cold bloooded alculution (and he is doing it) close up his ta roll and collect bis whole delinquent list before July 1st, he makes every cent of fees connected with the whole collection before he goes on salary which takes effect at that time. The slienlfs lees in the preparation and collection of the delinquent list, with mileage and all, amount to a sum large enough to buy a good farm. After July 1st the fixed salary pays for that work; before that time the already overburdened tax payers must pay the extra cost, always large enough, directly into the (mh ket of the present sheriff, already bulging out with the outrageous amounts charged and collected by him under the old fee system. It wasn't enough that SherilTGanong vent to Salem and 0-enly lobied against the passage of the salary bill that ,ut the sheriff of Clackamas county on a salary of$:1 a year, too large for the service rendered, but etlecting a direct saving to tha tax payers of the county of $n00 t year, but he now proposes to stick the knife in a llttli deeper nd give it another turn belore July 1st, because after that date the same work would have to be done for nothing. He is also getting serious about his re-election and this makes him double anxious to run his fees up to as high a notch as possible j before the date when he may have to step down and out of an otlice that has in two years, put him beyond want for all time to come. Tax paying lime has been extended to July 1st in fairly good times; why not now in this most disastrous of all years? The answer is given and the way-faring may though the fool can see tha truth of it. The facts can t be disproved and as the hard pressed farmer pays his tax with charges added he can smile and look happy and take his medicine he has no redress. Tax Pavkh. GREHT REDUCTION IN- CLOTS AND DilVG Boys' $1.50 and $2.00 Suits for 00c. and $1.00. Good heavy Suits from $1.75 to $3.00. Men's $5 00 Suit fors $3.00. Also a nice lino of Black and Fancy Worstod Suits for less than it cost to manufacture them one yoar ago. Prints, Shirtings and Muslins cheaper than over before Highest Price Paid for Produce. ARLT0H1 i CHNBY, mm OREGON IlAMGIlOltST & CO.MI'ANV, 151 Front Utrwit. HARDWARE I'orliatid, Oregon. Nortliwsaisrn Agents fur ATKI1VS Dexter -Dlamoud,- Lane -Uecldant- -Tultlctiiolti -lH-imr Unr silver xiol r- -l .yi. ;i vf ;i MV. " ' Crescent Wedges (warranted.) BAS Proof Chains. Arcado Files. Koj. Crescent moo Loggers and Wood Choppers SjK'cialticu. Oregou City Agent, ...... WILSON A COOK A CHILD'S PRAISES. Several weeks since at the meeting of the Junior society in connection with the Park Place Congregational church, Laurel II. Chase, the nine-year old daughter of Mr, and Mrs. J. A. Chase, waa the leader of the meeting. The subject assigned for the evening wss, " How does God show his Love to us? Laurel wrote the following lines to present on that occasion : Dear Juniors God loves us And should we not praise The goodness and mercies That crowneth our days? He gives us great blessings, He gives us good things, And do we not love hi in While gratitude springs. The sun shines in gladness, And birds in their glee, The Mowers in the wildwood And eveery green tree. The fieh in the water Are gamboling all day, While the brook is stiil running And singing its lay, Till it reaches the river, The river the sea; These are all joining In praises with me. These speak of his benefits. These join in the song And tell of his goodness AH the day long. Dear Juniors, let's join In glad vong of praise, For his goodness and mercies Are crowning our days. I to be hurt yet. A few potatoes were up to meet the frost and got nlped. All the farmers are through with grain seeding and about done pulling in garden, and as there is no work at which they can make few dollars to buy groceries and shoes, (they can mend up the rest of their cloths with guiinie sacks, thanks to the administration for sacks,) they are talking of going after the industrial army and see If they can get some of their old shoes, but fear they would not get back to vote for the coroner to bury democracy as all are very tired as they say, and yet two more years nd better till we see a change. Strong democrats of the past say they would not vote at all il they had to vote for democracy. We expects good time as usaal at our debating and lltirary society next Saturday evening, which meets every two weeks. Mr. Hoover has moved away to work this summer, but Amis tha work all gone after the industrial army or somewhere else. J. W. I'almateer is some better at present writing. Mr. Halloway and family are the guests ol Mr. Hay. There are several parties up in the Pal ma teer settlement wbo have some fine laud for small homes, cheap, as there is no laud agent fees in It. You deal direct with the parties themselves, therefore you get them Bt first price. Mr. Byer is talking of selling his interest in farming and moving out with his cattle as he has too many to graze on rented land. M. Stlngle also has the Mexican fever If he can sell his farm. The Oregon City Sash & Door Co. j CARRY THE LARfiKST STOCK OF Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Etc., IN OREGON CITr. iwcial nisei of doom and windows made to order. Turning of nil kindx. Estimates for Stair Work and Store Fronts Furnished on application. Builders give us a cull and ace if our work is not of the best, and our prices as low as the lowest. Price sent on application. Factory Cor. Main and 11th St3 , Oregon City. Letter List. The following is the list of letters reinai n- ing in the postofTice at Oregon City, Oregon, May 17, 1804: Mrs. E. L. Herrick, Joseph Hodge, E. A. Lowe, J. T. Moorey, A. W. Murphy, Mrs. Ella Newman, A. 8. Parker, Paul Scbultz, Wm. D. Skinner, A. Warshoer. If called for please state when advertised E. M. BANDS, P. M. , Cains. Cakus, May 14. Frost did considerable Injury to small fruit All growths are ar rested until there shall be warm atmos phere and plnty of sunshine. McCord's mill is in operation again. We learn that he has an order for simply of lumber to be delivered at Oregon City this week. A. O. Hayward and family drove to Canby last Saturday. They found a good market for dried fruit and other (arm products. Kph Jones has givpn up his work at Mar tin's saw-mill. We hear he is intend ing to make improvements on his ranch. Henry Hormhuh excts workmen to begin putting up bis new barn on Tuesday. Prof. Kvaus closes a nine months term of school on Fr(day next. The scholars are making preparations for closing exercises. An epidemic of influenza cold has been raging in this vicinity for a few weeks past. Children and adults are equally its victims. Supervisor Jaggar and his crew of men have been doing fine work on the road In I the line of new corduroy. Twice the amount of appropriation would not prove to be money thrown away, if applied as wisely as the present. Cai.la, Jack Knife Whittling!. Ka'ii.k Cbkkk, May H. The farmers will finish sowing and planting their crops this week if the weather is favorable in this vicinity. For all the bad weather farmers think they are a little earlier this year than last with their crops. Jolih Douglass is able to be out after his accident, by the aid of crutches. Mrs. E. Kostor and Mrs. H. Wllbern leave here the 1ith Inst for the mid winter lair. The political meeting was largely attended last Saturday. Hon. Henry McGin held the attention of bis hearers for two hours and many regreted that it could not last two hours longer. Wiiittlkm. Palniateer Pointers. Garfield, May 12. A few more days of sunshine. There was frost the three mornings past, but the fruit does not seem Gladstone Cleanings. Oi.adhtoni!, May Id. Mr. I.lnscott has moved back to (ilndstone with his family and says this place is good euo.igli for him. About three months ago Mr. Mnscott, daz zlcil by what he thought would be a small fortune fur him at the Tualatin, working for the General Electric Company, moved up there, but he soon found out by experience there that Olarlntone wasn't such a hud place after all, so back he came. Hon. H. E. Cross if having the white house repaired with view of moving here to live. Dr. Norrishas bought some lots in Glad stone which he is having fenced in. The saw mill has been running the past few days filling out some urgent bills. 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