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I'AMI'AMH IX IIOKn. Tim ( '11 it ilhltttcH nil llHrlnir NiiiikIiik MimiIIiik In riTj I'urt el thii Conn. jr. Tim HiH'iikciN unil t'winliiliiti'K urn lirintilntf In kiicihiinkIiiv ri porid from yry oilloii ol llm cuiinly, ami h vic tory In Hmmi'il fur Ilia rt'imlilican If tlmv void their tlikt't lrl(lit. Tim xipillHt mo making- i great dml of rioliw, luil tlicy urn rtinnliitf a IiIk liltiir mul araro, mill llirlr ui.ly hoo of unl et. n Hit In cniiiiiK a tlivimon In tlm re iiilillcun rmikn. A. H. lirvMtMir rutiiriiiul I'ridny (rum ('uluinlila county, w Intro lie mailt) d drHiHai u roiiRliitf auilltinrca al Ha liitir mid MuyifiirV Tulay niglil lie met ltli the rmidllKtii at Canity and fcil lim ltd tlin li'Kinlullvo and ollior cmidl daUt in a alirriiiK addrcM. Wailmmiiay uvitniiiK lui nimke at Muflo I.uuo miller llm aunie of tlio reiiil)llcin eluli at tlmt plm ti, and and K, T. (iulliltli, a I no made a romt lug K'eili ul lliu umib tiimi ami ilacu. Tlieru wuk a KrMr,,l rally t Milwaii keo lant Kriilay ni(lit, at which rinnrly all llm candidate wero riMiit. (ivo. I!, lliownell wa tlui irinciial HK'lier of tlin oceanlun. Tim rtiiiillu:nni of Milwaukmt aieeiillniniuxlie and working for vlelory. Tlitiy are true tdiiu and don't want any Himlinl dynamy in tlielr'i, Tim eoiinty eandidiilea lutd a ruiming Kullierlnu Hli'fi on Saturday even iiK. '! tlmt iieeliiel will cmhI tlin uniial reiuliliemi vole. Our correii Hitidi'iit uivt a worn c xtenili-d iutoiiiiI of tlin mlly In unollier roluitiM. On Monday (tin raiuliitalc held lurlli at I'lcimint Hill ami Tiiiilittin, and had great allirriiKn at both law, arliiiilly paid In omi year for Inleri'Ht, and from tlmt wroii rmiiie tliey riiiimni Unit tlin county in tint I in In India Kiimt dul uioro lliun tlio nlnYlal Htiiteniiint rIiowr; for $ I K,5 (n. 1 7 would pity H pi r cent InlmcMt nnti year on Hill. (12, It alioiiltl lie riitiilntrttd, liowitvnr, tlmt tlin county I morn than tliree yeiiri lielilnd In llm rtlnuiilloii ol warrant, tlio lunt call of tlin Ireimtirer myiii only to J tin .11, IW.l. Jiilereitt on tlifKti war rant I not paid aiimmly a on liont but tlin intnri'Ht for tlin wliolo lime tl warruntii have run la paid wlmn (liny are railed In liy tlin trewuirer, prinelpul and all aeerned luterent paid atone tlinn Mo oiiin o( tlio outntandiiiK warrant have inoro llian threw yrnm' aceiiinulatnd Inlorent lolm irividel for, and the mil ipient lunne liavo Ichk and Itw Inlerent down to tlmnH lunt iHHtied. Tlio etl niMted lulnritHt In tint iillit-lal Hlalimwin of tlin county'i (Iiihiii:IhI condition I what would ho required to wiX) out tl nnlirn inlerent cliurn ualnt llm county if tlio county were aldo to pay at once eveiy warrant that la out tliuhtt more than three year old a well tin IIioho Junt iMHUntl, I iiiiike till Ntiiteinnnt merely aa in for uiation from thin olliee dun to tlin public on point that aeem to have been mi uudemlood by many. KeHctfully, duo. 1'', IIonton, County ITerk Holltl ractn. To TIIK KlIITOM OK Til K.HTCIII'lllhK : Will you kindly wrmit aput-e In your paper to aiiNWer Koine of tlin nuiiierou lira wliirh bavo been publinln-d in tl Herald iibout inn of lat. I have het' I charged repeatedly with Im-Iiik ronneclei in tradiiiK oil" a portion of tlin ticket that I inynelf am on, I'. very wottl of w hic I almolnlely falMi: and 1 mihmit tba Tim leptihliiaiia of tlmt aeclion of tlio!'""' ' ,lon" "',n ""!' Imv county am c.mU.lent of uccita, and!km,n ietbinK of it, it would have will nut he carded away by any pow tilint Nloiie of iliMiris'tli)ii in the re publican rank. Tl e camlitlatea made excellent addreMie at'.botli place. At New Kra on Tuenlny afternoon wa another notable iiatltvriuK of voter, and lite majority of tlio candidate were In attendance, flrownell wa the principal orator, although all the can didate, aa umial, bad their tay. The republican of Now Kra jtmclnct re In line, and will not be awerved from duty br Imii ticket printed ml distributed by the Kipuliti. They don't propone to be hamboogled in that atylo. At Canhr on Tueaday evening, the Urgent audlencf ever ftatbentt! In that place crowded into Knight' ball. It waa gala occanlon for Canby, and everynody turned out, The Owego Hand fnriiinhed aome fxrellent mimic, and everybody waa entliiialaHt ic. The itpeakcra all pereJ to be Umpired A. 8. Irenwr delivered the aildren ol the evening. Tho liogua tit ket will not a fleet the repulilicana of Canby, a the popullhln iiiteiided it ahould. Wednenday aflernoon the rantlitlate held forth at Needy, and in the even. ing went to Harlow. Them wore rout ing gathering at both placet, and the can didate were greeted with applaune. ropuhntH and everybody turned out to hear the good old republican doctrine, and they were well entertained. The evcr-prenent popilllnt lxgui ticket don't take in thin part of the county either. Thi (riiurvduy) evening the candi date will Rproad the glad tiding at ClackiunuH. A grand rally is expected. Another grand rally will be hold by the candidate at 1'arkplHce Friday evening, but the grand finale will occur at Oregon City on Saturday evening. County Judge Gordon K. lluye will adilrcM the citizen of Iumnncu on this (Friday) evening, on county affair Judge Haven, (ieorgn C. Drownell, and Willi Puniway addroKNed roiiaing crowd of voter at Martimm on Wednes day evening They imtplrvd tho voter with enlhiirtiiiniii, and wero frequently pplaudetl. lion. C. B. Moore, of Salem, will ad drt'H the ieoplo of Needy thin (Friday) evening. Till (Thursday; evening, F. T. (irif flth and A, S. Iresner will ppeak at Clurken, and will address tho people of SpringwaUr, on Friday evening, and at Garfield on Saturday at 1 :.10 p, in. The County's FIiihiicp. To Tiik KniTOK. I notice in last week's Ihhuo of The Herald a statement of the coHt of the variou county ofllcen that lends to erroneous concluniong. Tho figures givon coyer a period running back three moiiths before the present BilniiniHtriition begnn, (luring which three months the fuo system prevailed in most of the offices. So, of course, the statement doe not give a true idea of the count of the omYcs under the salary system of the present term. There is another mutter concerning which there is a mistuken impression abroad, and as it is based on the official statement compiled In my ofllce I would like to cull attention to fact Unit will make this feature clearer. The semi annual statement of the county's finan ces, Issued March 31, 180(1, showed the fuce value of warrants outstanding to be $140,728.07, the estimated accrued interest on which was $18,549.17. Some people get the Idea that this interest estimate wasthe sum boon Decennary fur mo to have said to someone that I wanted to trade, and I defy any iernun to come to me and say that I ever intimated trade in any way And 1 ank my friend all over the county to aland by the ticket and elect it from top to bottom. With releience to me biting implicated or having any knowledge of not-ailed antl A. P. A. ticket of which I have boon charged, I would stale the report it faUe and without foundation. I have alway aimed to conduct the buiinea of the ihnrifT olflce la a fair and impartial manner and no fai minded man in litis county will say word to the contrary. I have never allowed myself to particpate in any special favor for any one which would interfere with the right or libertica of any other person. I have always tood with aa oien hand to help the taxpayers and every person in need during thi financial stringency and should the ieoplo of the county e lit to re-elect me to the honorable ottition which I now hold I shall endeavor to conduct the buHinon of the ofllce iu the future aa I have done in the part. Thanking you kindly for your many puat favor and square treutmetil, I am Mot nqiecifully yours, F.. C. Maihmh'K. I Yen and Shade Disclaim the Fusion. A circular fusion ticket is out on which our name (U'Uen and Shade) appear. The una of our names on that or any othor fusion ticket in any manner or form ia abnotiltely unauthorir.nd by us and is without any justification what ever. We have never criticised any cit- Uen on account of hi inemherHhiii in any patriotic, benevolent, religious or fratornul order. We are not anti-A, V A., nor anti-Catholic, nor anti-Methodist, nor anti anything else but anti-republi can democrat, liocause we bolieve that party now stands for principles and prac tices that are opposed to the bent in terest of the American people. We will not permit any one to force ih into a po sltion of purely political antagonism to any of our fellow citii-Mis on account of their membership in any patriotic, fra ternal, beiteyolont or religious order. We especially urge all our friends to make no fusionB, no trade nor conihina tions with any one one for tho mlvan tage of any candidate over any other man on our ticket. Let us make our fight and win or lose on principle without regard to pelf and plunder. W. S. U'ho, Jacoh Siiadk. Ill Vote Hedged. To the Citizens of Clackamas County. Not being Able to be in all the precincts in this county to see you In person I will Mate thul if elected as a lepreBentative to the Oregon legislature I will try and get a law pnRed so that you people can take the appointing power of supervisors out of the bunds of the county court and elect your supervisors and work all your money in the precinct in which the property belongs ; und I will further say that I will vote for John II. Mitchell first, lust and all tho time for United Stutes senator; and will vote auainst any bill to dovidethis county in any manner whatever. Times are not asthev were in 1880, when we on the west side bad no road or bridge over the river to en able us to reach the county seat. We want to be with you and live as one people. Yours truly, G. W. Tkosskr. Get your hats for Decoration Day at Miss Goldsmith's. Special line at re duced price. IUItK PLACE M II00L. Very Interest I iif (Jrudimfing Exer rlne Last Friday Krciilng. Last Friday evening about four hun dred peopln gathered In the Chautau qua auditorium aKiludstono park to wit nenn the cloning exorcini of the l'ark plare public school. The program was very good and the exercise interesting, but it was a cool evening for open door exorcise, and like most graduating event II lasted too long. However, I'rof. Gray deserve wcial credit for the sue cos of the 1 'ark place school, and the ex ercises would have done credit to grad uating clan of the High school. On the stage sat the graduates, Mis ItuM K, F:by and Winfnid J. Daucby, and the undergraduate, Nora K. Kl liott. Wilbert W. Garrow, I'ercy A. Cronn, William A. William, Dollie Cron, MatiieTellefnon, Jesne W. F'au- blon and Joseph W. Garrow, together with Cant. J. T, Apwrson and W. II. Smith of the board of directors, and II. K. Cross and Uev. l'ercel. The jiopiilar I'ark place band also occupied nests on the platform. The Htage and audito rium was lit up with large banging lamp, and the decoration of flags, bunt-j ing and flownn with the organ in its ac-' cuetomed place, reminded one of the ' grand old Cbautatiquan evening of lant summer. First on the program wan mimic by the hand, followed with solo by Ada Hiierlh, that was well received. After the invocation by Huv. Tercel. Min Nora K. Klliolt, read an excellent e nay on William Cullen Bryant, the great est American poet. Wiber W, Gar row 'i oration, Self Dependence wa well delivered and some good thought were expressed. The Natural Itcnource of Oregon, was the title of an essay by I'ercy A. Crows, and be handled the sub ject understanding, and produced a good Impression. The Ladie Ojiartotte rendered one of their popular selections, and the ap plause wa so vocilerous, that they re londod to an encore. William A. Williams discoursed on A Century of Progres, which wa an in teresting resume of continual progres sion. The 1'aintor of Seville, wa the title of an excellently delivered recita tion by Mis Dollie Cros. Mini Muttie Tellnfson read very interesting essay on the Iiise and Fall of Nation. The oration, on Union and Liberty, by Jeise W. Faubion, wa another interesting ubjct well bandied. A duel. Distant Chime, by Misses Dollie Cross and Dottie Bill, was well rendered. Self Culture, by Miss Itose K. Kby. one of the graduates, wan a carefully prepared paper, and showed clone attention to the subject matter. The oration, How to Gain an Honorable Name, by Winfred J. Dauchy, another member ol the graduating class, wa one of the best thing of the evening, and. bis delivery was good. Hon. II. K. Cross delivered the address to the graduating clan, and owing to the lateness of the hour his re mark were short, but practical and ap propriate. Hon. J. T. Apperson made the presentation of diplomas, in a few appropriate words. The Indies Quar tette tang another selection and re sponded to an encore. The excellent valedictory by Joseph G. Garrow closed the splendid program. The graduates wre fairly deluged with floral presentations from their friends, and the under graduates too, were kindly remembered by gifts of flowers. The people of I'ark place are to be congratulated on the growth and high standard to which their school has at tained. The efficient corps of instruct ors are Prof. J. W. Gray, principal, Miss Phoebe Kddy, Miss Mabelle Wig gins and Miss Kate Dolan. The mem bers of the school board are: C. II. Dauchy, J. T. Apperson and W. H. Smith directors, and II. T. Sladen. clerk. Ask lor Dairy Creek butter and you will get the best K. E. Williams, the Grocer. The Equitable Life Assurance Society now isHuea a new form of life policy, which contains more adyantageous guarantees than any policy ever issued on a sound and conservative basis, and these guarantees are made by the strongest life assurance company in the world. Awti, - $201,OU),3A Uahllitie, im.mjM Stirpltii, $40,624,012 L. Saxcil, Or a. Moa. OKUiOIA SLD., r-OUTLASD, OS. Hocu to Prepare Your Ballot. For the information of those who are not familiar with the system of voting now in effect in Oregon, a facsimile of tho ballot to be used at the polls next Monday is given below, together with the manner of preparing it for the ballot box. On entering the polling plar.-e, the voter will be given a white ballot, when he will retire to a booth and indicate the candi dates ho desires to vote for by making an "X" or some mark before the names of the nerson be votes for. The voter will choose and so mark three candidates on the legislative ticket. For all other offices he will vote for but one person. The nuns win uo upon in mo various precincis aio a. m. anu ciose at up, m. i tie ticket given below is marked as it should bo to give a vote for the republican nominees. STUB. To be torn olT by the chairman. STUB. To be torn off by the firstclerk. OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR OREGON CITY NO. 3 PRECINCT, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, JUNE 1, 1896. Mark between the number .and name of each candidate or answer voted for. STATE. FOR COUNTY CLERK Vote for one I- - - X.!'. .-li". - jiSLJ L . .' , . mi " . . FOR CONGRESS Vote for one 3L Elmer Dixop of 0regn City y- 3 Peoples il xTcTchrbtenson of Yamhill county.. . .Prohibition 33. J. E. Jack of Marquam Democratic 13. Jefferson Myers of Linn county Democrat 39. X Henry Meldruni of Oregon City No. 2. . .Republican 14. X Thomaa II. Tongueof Washington county. Republican s- 15. W. S. Vandcrburg of Coos county Peoples FOR RECORDER OF CONVEYANCES Vote for one - 40. A. Luelling of Milwaukie Peoples FOR SUPREME JUDGE Vote for one 41. X WcldonTL Shank of Canby '.Republican 16. X Roberts. Bean of Lane county Republican 42. A. II. Schram cf Oregon City No. 1 Democratic 17. John Burnett of Benton county Democratic 18. Joseph Gaston of Multnomah county Peoples FOR ASSESSOR Vote for one , 43. X Joseph N.Harrington of Oregon City No.3. Republican FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY Vote for one 44. E. C. Hackett of Abernethy Democratic 19. X Thomas J. Cleeton of Columbia county. . .Republican 45. L. Stout of Highland Peoples 20. J. E. Hedges of Clackamas county Democratic 21. Silas B. Smith of Clatsop county Peoples FOR TREASURER Vote for one 46. B. S. Belloiny of Abernethy Democratic COUNTY. 47. X M. L. Moore of Canemah Republican FOR REPRESENTATIVES- Vote for three 48- J. Shade of Oregon City No. 2 Peoples 22. X Charles Ilolman of Molalla 0 T j T ' jt: . FOR SURVEYOR Vote for one 23. X L. L. Porter of Oregon City No. 2 ( ReDUu;can we lor one 24. X George W. Prosser of Oswego. . .. 49. Fred Hesse of Oregon City No. 2 Democratic rr j 1T"r- en u 50, X D' W' Kinnairdof Oregon City No. 2. . . .Republican 25. J. II. Irvine of Cenby 1 51. J. H. Wright of Canyon Creek Peoples 2b. J. S. Risley of Milwaukie Democratic 27. O. D. Robbins of Hardings " FOR SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT Vote for one 28. J. II. KruBe of Oswego . . , .. . , 2. P.L. Coleman of Lower Molalla Democratic 29. Geo. Ogle of Molalla ... Peoples TTmrTr rr 777 T : 53, X IL S- Strange of Oregon City No. 1 Republican 30. YV. S. U Ren of Milwaukie I 54. H. G. Starkweather of Milwaukie Peoples ..... FOR CORONER- Vote for one FOR COMMISSIONER : Vote for one 55- w- N. Godfrey of Oregon City No. 1 Peoples 31. John Lewelling of Springwater Democratic 5ti- x C. M. Ramsby of Barlow Republican 32. X Richard Morton of Damascus Republican Dr- & A- Sommer of Oregon City No. 2. .Democratic 33 sTF. Marks of Barlow Peoples TZZZZZIZIZZr" FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Dist. No.4-Vote for one FOR SHERIFF Vote for one 58, John C. Keller of Oregon City No. 2 Democratic 34. C. W. Ganong of Canemah Democratic 59. Christian Schubel of Oregon City No. 3 Peoples 35. G. W. Grace of Oregon City No 3 Peoples CO. X I. D. Taylor of West Oregon City Republican 36. X E. C. Maddockof New Era Republican FOR CONSTABLE, District No. 4 Vote for one 61. G. C. Fields, of Canemah Democratic 62. X M. F. McCown of Oregon City No. 1 Republican