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OKMOM CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, UKCJOMBJSIt 15, 190.1
ESTABLISHED 1h
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THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF Ohu "
Oregon City, Oregon
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $100,000
D.
F.
C. LATOURETTE
J. MEYER
Transacts a general banking business.
9 it. ni. to 4 p. m.
President
Cashier
Open from
Bargains Unparalelled
fvTrybodf f eV"y description at Prices t0 suit
Our immense stock is the most complete in the
history of our business in this city.
Every lady in this county should avail herself of
the opportunity of visiting our magnificent store.
Dress Goods of the best materials and latest pat
terns, Dress Skirts, Embroideries, Laces, and
Hosieries, everything in the Ladies' Furnishing
Goods line can be had at
THE FAIR STORE
WM. ROBISON
Willamette Building Oreeon Citv. Oregon.
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C. D. and D. C. LATOURETTE,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS
AT LAW.
Main Htioct, Oregon City, Oregon.
KurnlHh AbHtract of Title, Loan Money,
ForocloHB Mortgage, and traiHact
General Law Ilualnem.
MITCHELL IS DEAD
I taking charge
versy involved
of the great contro
ln the Presidential
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A SCIIUEBEL
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Attorneys at Law.
Will practice In all courts, make collec
tlonii and nettlomenta of eMtatea.
Furnlnh abntructs of title, lend you mon
ey, lend you money on flrat mortgage.
Office in Enterprise Building,
Oregon City, Oregon.
JJVY 8TIPP
Attorney at Law.
Justice of the Peace.
Olllco In Jaggur Building, Oregon City.
J. U. CAMPBELL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
; Oregon City, Oregon
Will practice In all the com tH of the etate
Office In Caufleld Building.
CLACKAMAS TITLE CO
Your Clackamas County abstracts of
Title should be prepared by the
Clackamas Title Company, Incor
porated, Chamber of Comnirce
building, Portland. Thin Compaq
Is the builder and owner of the besi
and most complete plant of Clack
amas county titles. Astracts from
Its offices are complied by experts of
long experience, competent attor
neys and draughtsmen, aud are of
guaranteed accuracy.
Clackamas County Lands, Mortgage
Loans, Estates managed, Taxes ex
amined and paid.
C. F. Riley, pres... F. B. Riley, sec.
OREGON'8 SENIOR 8ENAT0R DIE8
SUDDENLY AT PORTLAND.
Loss of Blood, Resulting From Den
tal Operation, Was The Immed
iate Cause His Career.
Senator John II. Mitchell, senior
United States Senator from Oregon,
contest In 1 870, In the States of Ore
gon Louisiana, South Carolina and
Florida, was then increased from
nine, the ordinary number to 15 Sen
ators. As acting chairman, Senator
Mitchell presided over the committee
during all the investigations which
followed and which at the time at
tracted ho much interest all over the
country. He was also elected by un
animous vote of the Republicans in
the Senate as the Senator to appear
before the electoral committee and
argue the Oregon case. This duty he
performed and in a long speech ably
presented the legal questions involved
and defended the position taken by
the Republicans of Oregon. During
his first term he was on several occa
sions selected by the Republican ma-
DANGER IS GREAT
uh.(i suddenly at tne uoon Hamaman ; jority a8 chairman of this committee
Hospital at Portland shortly before ; t0 vlslt 8olIth Carolina, Louisiana and
noon last Friday. The Immediate i fwwio fm- the. nnrnmu nf invf.stii.-nr.
cause of death was excessive loss of
blood resulting from a dental oper
ation that was performed the day be
fore The remains were placed in the City
Hall at Portland where they were
viewed by hundreds of the deceased
senator's friends until the time for the
funeral services at 2 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. The services at the Hall
ing contest elections.
In April, 1873, Senator Mitchell and
VIGOROUS MEA8URES REQUIRED
TO COMBAT 8AN JOSE SCALE .
Damage Wrought By This Pest In
Country Orchard is Al
most Incalculable.
So serious are the Inroads being
made by the San Jose scale on the
rose bushes of Portland that if the
pest Is not promptly and vigorously
combated there is danger that Port
land may soon cease to be called the
Senator Casserly, of California, were ' rioHe citv 8ay8 th Telegram.
appointed a subcommittee of the com
mittee on transportation routes to the
seaboard, to visit the Pacific Coast
and Investigate and report upon the
best means of opening the Columbia
River to free navigation. It was In
this position that he had opportunity
were under the auspices of the Port-; to do a great service for Oregon. Soon
Toys!
Toys!
Toys!
s
ajata O&tsts
and Opened Headquarters at
Cor. Main, etvd Seventh Sis.
Td ffr Every Ibody
Largest and most complete assortment
of Toys ever brought to Oregon City
Mechanical Toys Galore
land U)dge of Elks and Included
short address by ex-mayor Geo. H.
Williams. Following the services, the
remains were turned over to the Odd
Fellows, under whose auspices inter
ment was had at Rlvervlew Cemetery.
The following is a sketch of the late
Senator Mitchell:;
John H. Mitchell was born in Wash
ington County, Pennsylvania, on the
22d day of June, 1835. During his In
fancy his parents moved to Butler
County, the same state, where he was
reared on a farm and where he acquir
ed the rudiments of an English educa
tion at the district school. At the age
of 17 ho began teaching in a country
school and after spending several
Winters In this way realized suffici
ent money to pay his tuition at
Butler Academy, in Butler County,
and subsequently at Witherspoon In
stitute. After completing the full
course at both of these institutions he
commenced the study of law In the
office of the Hon. Samuel A. Purvl
P ance, formerly member of Congress
P from that district, and later Attorney
p General of the state under Governor
Curtin. After two years of study he
was admitted to the bar in Butler
County by Hon. Daniel Agnew, lately
p Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
p of the State of Pennsylvania, and then
P presiding Judge of that district in the
P Spring of 1857. He then began the
p prattc? ot nis pmession at Butler in
P partnership with Hon. John M.
p Thompson since a member of the
p National House of Represatives from
p that district, and was thus engaged
p until he went to California in April,
p 18C0. For a short time there after he
p practiced law at San Luis Obispo, and
later for a brief time at San Francis-
co. The fame of Oregon as a young
P I and growing commonwealth had in the
meantime attracted his attention, and
p he determined to link his fortunes
with the new state. With this end in
view he arrived in Portland, July 4,
1860.
P With that same energy which has
P been so conspicuous in his career he
not only at once turned his attention to
building up a legal practice, but took
P an active part in local politics. So
miicklv did hp make his influence
P felt that in 18C1 he was elected Cor-
P iinratlnn rnnnsel of Portland. The
P suceeding year he was nominated and
P elected bv the Republican party to
P thn Oi-ptrnn Stato Senate. In which
body he served for four years. During
the first two years of his term he was
chairman of the judiciary committee.
DOLLS--AU sizes and descriptions. Doll furniture of all
kinds complete sets. Musical Toys, Games of all kinds.
Last but not least, don't forget that we have a large line of
Holiday Furniture, Carpets, Stoves and Ranges, Crockery,
Pianos and Organs, Extra force of clerks who will be at your
service.
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after this .his appointment on the com
mittee, Senator Casserly resigned his
seat in the Senate, and Senator Mitch
ell was authorized to proceed alone.
He thereupon during the Summer of
1873 made a most careful examination
as to improvements necessary to in
crease the navigation facilities of the
Columbia River, and at the next ses
sion of Congress submitted an elab
orate report to the committee on trans
portation, Senator Wlndom of Min
nesota being chairman, in which he
recommended, among other things,
large appropriations for the mouth of
the Columbia River, and also an ap
propriation for a survey at the Cas
cades, with the view of ascertaining
the cost and advisability of construct
ing a canal and locks. This report,
as written by Senator Mitchell, was
incorporated into the report of the
committee without alteration, and sub
mitted to the Senate, and based on
this report. Congress at Its next ses
slon made an appropriation for a sur
vey for canal and locks at the Cas
cades, which paved the way for their
subsequent construction.
Succeeded by James H. Slater.
At the expiration of his Senatorial
term, March 4, 1879, the Legislature
of Oregon was Democratic, and Hon.
James H. Slater, a Democrat, was
elected as his successor, whereupon
Mr. Mitchell resumed the practice of
his profession in Portland. In the Fall
of 1882, he again was a candidate for
United States Senator, the Legisla
ture at that time being Republican.
In the legislative caucus he received
on the first ballot the vote of two
thirds of the Republicans in the Leg
islature. A bolt, however, was organ
ized, and he was not elected. The
contest, however, was continued from
day to day until the last day and the
last hour of the 40 days' session. Dur
ing the most of this time he was
within, a few votes of an election. It
required 4G votes to elect and during
the session he received the votes of
45 different members.
Defeated by J. N. Dolph.
Finding an election impossible, he
withdrew from, the contest during the
last hour of the session and all of his
supporters, except one, who had so
earnestly stood by him during the 40
days, gave- their votes for Hon J. N.
Dolph, who was elected. Throughout
this long contest, without parallel in
the political history of the state, for
the bitter personal character of the
fight, Senator Mitchell apparently lost
none of his personal popularity and
and the last two years he heid the i after the adjournment of the Legisla
position of President of the Senate. i ture and Pon his return from Salem
In 18 strenuous enorts were made ; t wnicU'in wanuth and cordiality
seat in the United States Senate. They
only failed to elevate him to this ex
alted position through the lack of one
vote in the caucus, his competitor for
the nomination being Governor Gibus,
who received 21 votes and Mr. Mitch
ell 20. In 18t5 he was commissioned
Lieutenant-Colonel of the state militia
by Governor Gibbs, and two years
later was chosen professor of medical
jurisprmlience in Willamette Univer
sity at Salem, Or., and served in that
position for nearly four years. During
all this time he was engaged in the
active practice of his profession in
Portland. In October, 1802, he formed
a law partnership with Hon. J. N.
Dolph, later his colleague in the Unit
ed States Senate, which continued
until January 1873, when he resigned
all other engagements to enter upon
his duties as United States Senator.
During this period he had acquired a
reputation as a lawyer and was con
stantly employed in important litiga
tion. For several years he was at
torney for the Oregon and California
Railroad Company and the wortu
Pacific Steamship Transportation Co.
while his nraedee extended to all the
courts. Federal, state and territorial,
of Oregon, Washington and Idaho
First Elected to the Senate in 1872
In Sentember. lS72,Mr. Mitchell was
nominated, in caucus, by the Republi
can members of the State Legislature
fur Uu'.l'H: States Senator. recev:ng
tho votes of over two-thirds of all the
Republicans In the LogNlaiure on the
first ballot. On September 28. 1872,
he was elected by the Legislature in
joint session as United States Senator
for the term of six yers, commencing
M iveh 4th. 1873. lu this body he soon
took a prominent -posh ion. He was as
.igned to duty on the following com
mittees; Privileges' and election,
commerce. claims, transportation
routes to the seaboard, and railroads.
When the electoral commission was
organized. Senator Oliver P. Morton
was chairman of the Senate commit
tee on privileges and election, but,
having been chosen a member of the
KlectornT Commission, Senator Mitch
ell, was made acting chairman of the
connnitt.ee on privileges and election,
which committee, for the purpose of
partook more of an ovation to a suc
cessful than to a defeated candidate,
Re-elected at Special Session.
Alter nis deteat Mr. Mitchell re
sumed the practice of his profession,
At the regular session of the Legis
lature. in January 18S5, he declined
to become a candidate for Senator,
The Legislature, however, after bal
loting through the whole session, ad
journed without making an election
The Governor of the State thereupon
called a special session of the Legis
lature, to meet in November, 18S5.
Senator Mitchell was again. Novem
ber 19, 1885, elected to the United
Senate for a full term, receiving on the
second ballot in joint convention the
vote of three-fourths of all the Re
publicans and one-half of all the Dem
ocrats of the Legislature, having on
this ballot a majority of 21 votes. He
was at this time elected to succeed
Hon. James H. Slater, and took his
This Is the opinion of horticultural
experts who are making investigations
in the gardens of the city and the or
chards of the adjoining country.
James Reid, Fruit and Orchard In
spector for Multnomah and Clackamas
Counties, says the situation is a grave
one, and he proposes to make a vig
orous war on the pest this coming
year.
The work of destruction wrought by
the codlin moth, caterpillar and oth
er fruit and tree pests in Oregon is
insignificant compared with that done
by the San Jose scale. The codlin
moth and creatures of its Ilk only
attack fruit, while the San Jose scale
fastens itself onto the tree itself,
where it sucks the sap until nothing
but the dead trunk remains. It is also
the hardest of all tree pests to get
rid of, for, not only does the scaly
covering from which it derives Its
name, protect it from all ordinary
sprays and poisons, but it is so ex
tremely hardy that what will usually
kill It is fatal to the tree itself. A
special spray which kills the insect
by smothering is the only one known
that Is effective
Inspector Reid Talks.
The duties of Inspector Reid have
brought him much in contact with
this pest, and he says that every ef
fort must be made to stamp out the
scale wherever it appears, even when
this necessitates destroying trees.
"Were it not for the spraying and
pruning that have been done, and
were no new trees planted, in eight
years it is safe to say there would not
be a single apple or cherry In West
ern Oregon fit to eat," said Mr. Reid
today.
"The damage wrought by this pest
since its introduction in Oregon many
years ago is almost beyond compre
hension. What it wilL do if prompt,
measures are not taken to stamp it
out can only be imagined. So infested
with scale are the orchards in some
parts of the state, where neglect has
been the motto of the orchardists,
that rooting up and burning the trees
will be the only remedy.
"Clackamas County furnishes an ex
ample of what the scale will do when
allowed to breed and work without
molestation. It was not many years
that Clackamas County exported more
apples than any other county in the
state. Last year it exported not a
box.
"The influence of the San Jose
scale in Clackamas County first be
came apparent in 1890. In that year
the census showed that Clackama3
County had more bearing apples trees
than any other county, with 190,344, or
4 1-2 times as many as Jackson County
its nearest competitor. The Clacka
mas harvest that year, however was
but 26,396 bushels. Jackson County,
with only 43,061 bearing fruit trees,
yeilded a harvest of five times as
many bushels. In the latter county
much attention was given to the ex
termination of the scale, and the or
chards were cared for.
Clackamas County's Loss.
"In 1900 Clackamas County had
211,188 bearing trees, with none fit for
export. It is safe to s-ay that the av
erage yeild of all the trees was not
more htan $2 per acre. This year con
ditions were even worse, not an apple
being exported, while the Hood River
district where utmost care is taken
with one-fourth as many trees, export
ed $150,000 worth of the finest apples.
"Affairs are not quite so bad in Mult
nomah County, for it has not so many
trees, while a little more care has
been taken with the orchards, but eoiv
ditious are bad enough. I do not
know of any finer fruit laud in Oregon
than the foot-hills of Eastern Mult
nomah and Clackamas Counties, yet
the opportunities offered are almost
wasted today. I believe that fully
three-fourths of the trees of Clacka-
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