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Oregon Historical lo-sU,
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THIRTY-8EVENTH YEAR No, 3.
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1908.
ESTABLISHED IMS.
OEEGON CITY BNTERPE
ORCHARDS
REVIVED
OLD TREES GIVE WAY TO NEW
WITHIN FIVE-YEAR
PERIOD.
PROFIT COMES QUICKLY
Through Nw Method of Cutting
'Down Old Orchard and Grafting
Into Root of Shoott That
Spring Up.
('orvallls. Or , Jan. 15. A movoriient
la being launched here fur a great
campaign for th renovation of old or
chards In the Willamette Valley anil
other part of Oregon, lrMlnt
Newell, of Hid State Board of 1 tort 1
culture, Mr. liwnmlale, Mr. Hold, and
u largo iiiimlier of tli" fruit Inspectors'
of the varloiia coiintli-K are on the
Kround anil am Identified with tint
plan. Tim first gun In the campaign
was fired by M. . lnwndalu In an
address In-fore the vIhHIiik horticul
turists and other Winter short-course
student In college chapel Friday
afternoon. Tim address met with a
In-art y eudoraement and arouned
much enthusiasm. The Agricultural
College authorities will Join In the
plan, and In an educational way and
othrwlH co-operate fully to tho ut
most extent In furthering; the move
ment. A new Incentive U to lie offered the
farmer for renovating old orchards.
It haa lieen mum lit In thii iaat to
i each thn old orchard ly legislation.
Homo good haa heen accomplished,
tint hundreda of orcharda have re
mained untouched, with trees un
pruned, unsprayftd and covered with
acalo and other diseases. It la not
proposed to abandou the application
of curative lawn, hut to It la to be
added an appeal to the farmer to
renovate their nrrhard from the
standpoint of profit to bo derived.
It la aald that within three to five
yeara a complete new orchard can
In) made out of the old one, and a
profit of $6 to $10 per tree bo real
ized. Thin wan the assertion of Mr.
lwntlalo In hla addrmM. He day
h htia accomplished thla result with
old tree on hla farm, and that It
can be dono by any farmer who can
do grafting, or have It done, He any a
that the curative pr;ice by spray
ing U not pimnlUle always of effect
iveness. Hniae treea are too high for
apray to reach them. An essential
In thla treatment la an e ffective appli
cation., of remedies, Men who do
spraying for hire aro not alwaya par
ticular In the application. Some farm
era have one application of apray and
think that ought to aufllce. The con
sequence la that tho treatment la In
adequate, and reaulta unsatisfactory.
Tho thing to do, aaya Mr. Iowna
ilali', la to cut down the old treea. The
beat plan U to cut them clone to the
Kround, leaving; the roota Intact. Thla
ahould he done the 1st of March. Th'
next season, from the loth to the 15th
of May, auch varletlea aa are beat for
the climate and for commercial pur
jmihi'h ahould bo grafter on tho three
or four bests prouta. Tbla la the eas
iest and moat certain p!an. Two feet
of the old trunk may be left and tho
Kraft be applied to It the first year,
and a year of time In reproducing the
orchard In Ruined, but this requires an
expert at grafting In order to he suc
cessful, lly either plan the treea will
be In good bearing In from three to
live yeara, and a revenue of $5 to $10
each be. realized,
In tho place of tho old, unalgtitly or
chard, there Ih a new and beautiful
one. Inalead of tho many unsalable
varletlea, there are new commercial
apples that bring good prices In tho
market. The Willamette Valley Fruit
Aaaoclatlon endorses the plan com
pletely, and will bring Its full Influ
ence to bear In pushing tho move
ment. Frultmen now on tho ground
bore, have formulated .resolutions as
follows:
Whereas, Representative fruitgrow
ers of tho Willamette Valley have as
aembled at Corvallls under tho lead
ership and auaplcea of the State Board
of Horticulture and with the earnest
help and co-opoiation of tho fuculty
of the Oregon Agricultural College
and of tho ex pertinent station; and
Whereas, Those representative bod
lea, believing tho matter of renovating
tho old apple orchards of tho Wil
lamette. Valley has passed and that It
ahould be tho policy of offlclala and of
every one Interested In tho economic
welfare of tho valley to encourage
tho establishment of a ataplo output
for the applegrowera of tho whole
valley; and
Whereas, It has been suggested that
a general plan of cutting down these
old orchards to tho ground, allowing
them to grow a year, and to top-graft
the following aprlng with Yellow New
towns would furnish In throe to Ave
years a Commercial output that could
be controlled by asaoelatlons under
the direction of a central association
and would bo a commendable financial
solution of thin problem;
He It Resolved, That we, the fruit
flowers and commissioners of the
State Board of Horticulture and the
county Inspectors of the various coun
ties aHNomhled, heartily Indorao thla
uforeaald method fif procedure ami
pledge ourselves to work earnestly
for Its consummation.
And It Is further resolved, that tho
press of the Htato ho earnestly re
nueatod to work with us In the fur
therance of the plan adopted by this
convention.
Among tlioHo preaont and taking
part In the dlscuaalon were W. K.
Newell, president of tho Htate Hoard
of Horticulture; Charlea A. Park,
Commissioner of tho Hecon.l District;
J. H. Held, Commissioner of tho First
District; M. O. LownsdaUi, La Fol
lotto; Mr. Armstrong, Fruit Inspector
for Marlon' county; Mr. Roberts, In
spector of Linn county; Mr. flood
rich, Yamhill county; Mr. Dow, In
spector for Clatsop county; Mr, Boo
ho, Inspector for Lane county; Mr.
Harris, inspector for Washington
county; Mr. French, Inspector for
Denton County, and Mr. Holllday, In
spector for Columbia county.
Oragonlans Get Off lea.
Washington, Jan. 14 Tho Senate
confirmed tho following Oregon land
offlcera: F. C. Bramwell, register, Iu
Grande; J, N. Watson, register, Iake
view; Frank Davey, receiver, Puma;
A. A. Itoberts, reclver, ai (Jrande,
Fred I. Cronemi'ler, receiver, I-ake-View.
It also ro'ihrni" I Colonel Mn
dorem Crawf.tr!, ot Of'.'t'M, as Urla
dler (li lierai.
C. C. Taylor, of Medford. has con
1 1 act I'd with iloothby t M'wls for .'100
head of goats.
MAKING ROADS
WITH MUD BOATS
Who will be first, after reading this,
to try and help Improve tho muddy
muds? Thla little plan will cost you
nothing, and In two yearn you will
thank me for the auggestlon.
Cut a smooth log two feet In diam
eter and six feet long; pee) and split
In half; spike a 2x4 plico on the enda;
put some hoard on top; fasten chain
on the end and go muddlng and see
If you do not enjoy the ride as well
as sleighing.
Now. If you aro blessed with some
dirt roads In your nelghborhixd and
10.000 of us are whether you are
newcomer or old-timer, do It now and
let omo people laugh. They will ride
on the good, smooth dirt road and
will. If they are fair, thank you for
atartlng the movement Id your neigh
borhood. You will all agree that water and
dirt make mud. Well, we bave the
cause and effect; let us put the water
where wo want It and half our road
making la done, for lightly loaded
wagotia and a amooth surface, with
the surface soli of tho roadbed drained
down two feet, the water will aoon es
cape. Ii)t the people talk about mud
sh-lgha awhile, rather than the
bad roads in Clackamas county. This
la only one auggestlon, I know. If
put Into practice, m will help; and do
you want good roads bad enough to
help make them? Yours truly.
A. C. NEWELL
NEW CANNING PROJECT
FOR OREGON CITY
HORTICULTURAL 80CIETY INTER
ESTED IN SEEING NEW PROJ
ECT WIN OUT.
Clackamas county la fast coming to
tho front aa a fruit-growing section of
tho State. And not only In thla true,
but the beauty of the fruit la not ex
celled to a great degree by any other,
while the flavor and high quality la
second to none. ,
With these facts In mind, O. E.
Freytag, Theodore J. (lary, George F.
Ilorton and Thomas F. Ryan have
been appointed a committee of tho
Clackamas County Horticultural So
ciety to confer with tho Oregon City
Board of Trade with the object of ob
taining a alte, for a fruit canning es
tablishment, to he erected In Oregon
City.
Oregon CUy Is considered an Ideal
placo for a fruit cannery, and It is In
Immediate touch with the best of rail
and water facilities, and plenty of la
bor, at a reaaonable wage, may bo
obtained. Tho city Is the natural mar
ket place for the majority of the fruit
districts of the county, and the pro
niiaWa of tho new nrolect state that
! tho supply of raw material would bo
largo enough to keep a good-sized es
tablishment In operation during tho
fruit season. It la planned to can the
various fruits and also to manufac
ture fruit juices that find a ready sale
In the city markets.
Hundreds of bushels In Clackamas
county are wasted every year because
of the lack of a ennnery. There Is al
ways a percentage of the crop that Is
not quite up to the marketable stand
ard, but Is free from blemish to tho
extent that It Is quite good enough for
, canning purposes,
j S. T. Britten, who bought the farm
of George A. Steel at Meldrum Sta
tion, la taking a deep Interest In the
i projeot and Is prepared to finance
j the scheme, provided a suitable Bite
' can be aocured. He left last week
for an extended visit , through tho
East, and while he Is absent the hor
ticultural committee will endeavor to
' whip the project Into shape, In order
that It may proceed without Interrup
tion after Mr. Britten's return. It Is
believed that the proposition haa suf
ficient merit to carry It through. -
HENEY SMOKING
OUT FULTON
Fulton's Friends "Say There is No Fire?
Only Smoke-Heney Says He'll
Prove There's Fire
It la seldom that o-ne finds a dense
smoke Issuing from a building In
which there Is no Are. Fire, at Its In
ception, make smoke; and no Are no
smoke. Is a term one can conjure with.
There has been much smoke In and
around the quarters occupied by Sen
ator Fulton. Fulton and his friends
have averred that there was no fire;
that the public were mistaken as to
there being any smoke; that If It was
dumonatrated to a certainty that there
was amoae It would not prove the
contention that there was Ore, for.
anyway, Fulton had not been playing
with matches, and how else could fc
conflasia'lon start?
Ileney has declaimed vehemently that
he not only saw smoke, but that he
could smell It as well. Others thought
they saw smoke, and a few even as
serted that ihey could smell It. To
all of wMch Senator Fulton replied
that It vas cruel to cry smoke until
one's eyes smarted unbearably.
But th) prosecution of Hall by Ile
ney has progressed far enough to
make certain to the unbiased that
there Is smoke, and it only remains
for Mr. Ileney to demonstrate that
there Is also fire.
Friends of Senator Fulton say this
cannot be done. But as theso same
men were but a few short weeks ago
declaring that there was not even
smoke, and as the smoke Is now visi
ble, the public Is naturally walling
breathlessly to make certain If It will
end In smoke
In hts opening address In the Unit
ed States Court, Ileney Bred his first
fusillade In reply to United States Sen
ator Fulton's demand that he substan
tiate his charges of corrupt acts by
Oregon's Senator. Honey alleged that
Fulton exerted his Influence with Hall,
when the latter was seeking reappoint
ment as United States Attorney, to
cause a civil Instead of a criminal
prosecution to be brought against W.
W. Slower, then State Senator; H. H.
Hendrlcka and Clarence B. Zachery, on
STATE NEWS.
To replace the dam In the Calapoola
River, the destruction of which In the
recent flood has placed Brownsville In
durknesa. left It without a city water
supply and closed practically all Its
Industries, citizens of Brownsville in
a mass meeting last week subscribed
more than $2000 in cash. The meet
ing was held only on a few hours' no
tice. Because E. F. Straugh, clerk of
school dlstcict No. 27, Umatilla coun
ty, failed to report a special tax levy,
the district will lose over $400, and
the school will be compelled to close,
after running Iobs than half the term.
The Salem city ordinances provide
that merchants may use, for display,
a space not exceeding 20 Inches from
tho front of the uulldlng. Mayor
Roilgcrs says that this ordinance has
been violated and arrests and fines
will follow any future violations.
At tho regular monthly meeting of
tho Eugene Commercial Club, a reso
lution was passed asking for an in
crease of $50,000 In the appropriation
for tho Federal building Congress has
appropriated for Eugene. Congress
has appropriated $30,000 for that pur
pose, but the people of Eugene believe
tho growing Heeds of the town demand
at least $100,000. for this purpose.
The President has signed a procla
mation releasing over 130,000 acres of
land from the Blue Mountain forest
reserve.
Monroe Is to have a fruit cannery.
Funds for the purpose were subscribed
at a meeting of citizens held In that
town Saturday. The cost is to bo
$7,500, and the establishment Is to be
In operation within 120 days. It will
be In readiness for the cherry crop.
ROSE FESTIVAL
CONTRIBUTION
President B. 8. Jossolyn, of the Fort
land Railway, Light & Power Com
pany, announces a donation to the j
Rose Festival fund which Is equlva-
lent to a cash contribution of JYOOO. I
Half of It will be in cash and the bal
ance will be In the donation jf power,
free use of 25 or 50 streetcar trucks
to be used In the electrical parades,
with all necessary paraphernu'i.iv to
build and operate the illumtnated
floats on, all "Juice" necessary to run
the trucks and to Illuminate them, all ;
motormen necessary to operate the
trucks, school children's transporta-!
tlon rate for all children participating
In parades and rehearsing for par
ades. There Is so much leeway that !
the proposition will likely mean oloser '
; to $6,000 than $5,000, because tho fosti I
( val plans contemplate some very elaY '
orate floats. I
the charge of Illegally fencing Govern
ment land.
Ileney reviewed In detail the con
dltlooa surrounding the election of
both Senator Mitchell In 1901 and Ful
ton In 1903 and the part played by
Fulton, Hall and the three co-defendants
of the ex-United 8tates Attorney,
who have been named. Heney averred
that Fulton owed his election in 1903
to Stelwer, who was on the laat night
of the session deserted T. T. Geer
and cast one vote that elected the
Clatsop county man. It was this obli
gation Fulton owed Stelwer, alleges
Heney, that prompted Fulton to In
tercede with Hal! to the end that
Stelwer be prosecuted only In a civil
suit, possessed of the knowledge of
Stelwer's illegal participation in the
fencing of public lands. Hall sought
to control Stelwer's vote for both
Mitchell and Fulton, says Honey,
threatening to prosecute the State
Senator criminally If he failed to sup
port them for United 8tates Senator.
Heney further pointed out that Hall,
having learned that George C. Brown
ell had the promise of Senators Mitch
ell and Fulton for District Attorney,
succeeded In securing evidence that
Brownel) bad acknowledged some pub
lic land documents to which the sig
natures had been forged. With this
Information, It was represented that
Hall bad gone to Brownell and forced
him to withdraw from the race from
District Attorney and at the same time
to address a letter to Fulton releasing
him from his promise to support
Brownell. Hall Informed Brownell, It
was declared by Heney, that If he did
not drop out of the race, he, Hall,
would have blm Indicted and prose
cuted. ,
AJinard Hall went to Washington,
further to consult with the delega
tion as to his reappointment, asserted
Heney, and In returning to Oregon In
1904, told Hermann, Williamson and
Mitchell, against whom he also had
evidence of complicity in the land
frauds, that If he was not reappointed
he would have them all indicted.
THE COURTS
Suit for divorce has been instituted
In the Circuit Court by Roxy B. Brook
miller against Charles W. Brookmlller.
to whom she was married In Chicago,
March 28, 1901. The woman says her
husband struck and abused her, and
at one time threatened to blow out
her brains with a revolver.
S. A. D. Hungate, N. Blair and Bud
Thompson have been appointed county
road viewers for 1908.
The estate of the late William B.
Shlvely was admitted to probate lu
the County Court Saturday afternoon
and William B. Shlvely, Jr., was ap
pointed administrator. The estate
consists of personal property to the
value of about $1800, and the heirs
are Mrs. Elizabeth A. Shlvely, the
widow, and one son. An order to sell
the property has been granted.
L. F. Banzer has filed a suit for di
vorce from Loretta J. Banzer, to whom
he was married In Portland, August
14, 1878. He says she deserted him
August 15, 1900, and asks that she be
forever barred from claiming any In
terest to property that he owns in
Columbia county.
Road supervisors have been appoint
ed as follows: No. 1, W. H. Counsell;
2. Max Webster; 3, J. E. Siefer; 4.
G. B. Linn; 5. C. M. Lake; 6, Charles
Krebs; 7, F. E. McGugtn; 8. D. Doug
las; 9, Henry Johnson; 10. D. M. Mar
shall; 11, Ed Harrington; 13, Aug, Hu
bert; 12, Fred Gerber; 14. Abandoned;
15, Wm, Fine; 10, Aug. Steahey; 17,
George Koehler; 18, E. W. Hornshuh:
19, J. J. Mallette; 20, Nat Scrlbner;
21, Frank Wlnslow; 22, Albert Engle;
23, R. W. Zimmerman; 24. L. Spagle;
25, James Smith; 2, H. N. Everhait;
27, John Labour: 28, L. I). Shank; :9,
Lewis Keil; 30, James Cook: 31, Wm.
Schatz; 32. W. C. Heated; 33, Henry
Cromer; 34, John Turner; 35, A. D.
Etlwards; 36, Paul Schneider; 37, C.
W. Kruse; 38, C. W. Rlsley; S'J, Frank
Jaggar; 40, A. Vester; 41, C. A. Keith;
42. C. C. Yeater; 43, Sam Warno?k.
Changes In road districts are about
as follows: Districts 14 and 39 have
been consolidated, taking 39 as the
new number; District 16 has been di
vided; new districts are Nos. 41, 42.
43 and 44; Districts 34 and 38 have
been changed and the boundaries of
Districts Nos. 1, 15, 16, 17, 28 and 31
have boon extended.
James Anderson sold Frederick Al
brecht a piece of land for $700. Later
it was discovered that a mortgage for
$400 was standing against the land. As
a result Sheriff Beetle has tied up the
$700 on deposit In the Estacada bank
and the men will scrap It out in the
courts.
Nick Shoemaker was Tuesday after
noon adjudged insane and committed
to the asylum, after an examination
by Dr. H. S. Mount. Shoemaker Is
aged 48 years. He was employed for
six years In the Doernbecker Manu
facturing Company, at Portland, and
for several months has lived with his
sister, Mrs, Emma Bower, at Glad
stone. Viola M. Farr, who was married In
this city May 7, 1905, to Otto C. Ash
haugh, has filed a suit for a decree of
divorce, alleging that her husband de
serted her January 12, 190C, since
which time he bas failed to support
her.
Mabel Jenkins and Wlllard Jenkins
were married In Vancouver, Wash.,
May 28, 1904, and he is alleged to have
deserted her August 17, 1905.
Bartlt-tt Bradford was married to
Kate Bradford July S, 1905, at Mount
Clemens, Michigan. He says that she
went away from home while he was
on a sick bed.
Nellie Gratton was wedded to Ed
ward Oratton in Portland, August 25,
1900, and they have one daughter; Vir
gil, aged 7 years. On February 15,
1901, four weeks after their child was
born and while she was still In poor
health, he Is said to bave struck and
badly hurt her, and she was finally
forced to leave him.
Emma Barrett and Frank Barrett
were married January 21, 1903, at Hub
bard, and she alleges that Immediately
after their marriage he began to mis
treat her and has used schocklngly
abusive and profane language towards
her. She owns 12 acres of land In
Marlon county, and she asks that Bar
rett be barred from any claim to this
land, and also prays that be may be
compelled to allow her $000 alimony.
The Injunction case of C. Vonderahe
against Mrs. E. C. Trulllnger was,
Wednesday, thrown out of court by
Circuit Judge McBride. The decision
sustains the contention of the de
fendant that there Is no age limit up
on a man's natural right to select a
companion of his own choosing. This
Is the ending of the suit of Charles W.
Vlnderahe vs. Mrs. Erlkke Trulllnger,
which was heard Monday, and the tes
timony of the plaintiff was offered,
but at Its close Judge Dtmlck ad
journed the bearing until 1 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon, and ordered C. F.
Vonderahe brought Into coart to be
examined by a medical commissioner,
In order to determine whether he is
capable of conducting his own affairs.
It was alleged that Mrs. Trullinger
exercised undue Influence over Mr.
Vonderahe, who Is 79 years of age,
and his son was trying to have bis
father removed from association with
her.
CONTROLS 99 PER CENT.
Statistics of Standard Oil Business in
Four States.
New York, Jan. 14 More than 99
per cent of the oil business In Colora
do, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico
Is controlled by the Standard Oil Co,
according to testimony adduced today
at the hearing of the government's
suit to dissolve the corporatlon.C. D.
Redger, of the statistical department
of the Standard Oil Co., Identified
statements certifying to the above per
centage.
If you want to save money on your
purchase. Call at John Adams' store,
on the hill. Great Removal Sale now
going on. Trading stamps given with
alt purchases.
BOURNE DINES
WITH ROOSEVELT
THE PRESIDENT HAS FOR GUEST,
LAST WEEK, OREGON'S
JUNIOR SENATOR.
Washington. Jan. 11. Senator
Bourne, of Oregon, dined last evening
with President Roosevelt, and it Is
understood that the appointment of
C. Schuebel as United States District
Attorney at Portland was discussed.
President Roosevelt is said to have
asked Senator Bourne to assist In the
many reforms that the Administration
bas undertaken in California and Ore
gon. Senator Bourne is reported to
have given answer that he had always
been a reformer of the old school and
that he would lend hts Influence In
Oregon and California toward bringing
about honest government ia both the
States. He is reported to have said
tnat he hoped Heney would help him
In his good work.
Senator Bourne, who was once a
reform legislator at Salem, said that
be would be delighted to apply his
knowledge to the work of gratters in
those times to the grafters of the
present.
President Roosevelt, who loves hon
est men, is said to have patted Bourne
on the back and said, "Good boy, John,
you're a man after my own heart. You
deserve a place in the cabinet."
No one was invited to the dinner
other than Bourne.
No such sensation has been created
I in Washington since Booker Washing
j ton enjoyed luncheon with the Presi
Ident Paper Mill Sure Go.
Articles of incorporation of the
llawley Pulp & Paper Company have
been filed with the County Clerk. The
capital stock is $600,000, divided Into
C0O0 shares of a par value of $100
each. The Incorporators are W. P.
; Hawley, T. J. Seufert, R. E. Bryan
and Joseph M. Healey. Seufert Is a
wealthy canneryman of The Dalles,
and Healey a promoter, of Portland.
; Construction of the new pulp and pa
I per mills around Willamette Falls, on
' the east side of the river, wil begin
soon.
POLITICAL
ASPIRANTS
BEGIN TO BOB UP AS A RE8ULT
OF SENATOR FULTON LAUNCH
ING HIS BOOM.
SECOND ELECTIVE TERM
And Friends of Clerk Greenman Insist
That He 8Und for It Green
man Has Mad a Good Official
. Considering It
Senator Fulton coming to Oregon to
register preparatory to bis campaign
for United States Senator has set the
political machinery In this section In
motion, and as a result activity in the
local field Is manifest. In conse
quence the people of Clackamas coun
ty are this early in the season talking
politlces and no little speculation is
rife as to who will aspire to this and
that office and each day new "Rich
mond b" are being mentioned and new
boomlefs rolled Into full view.
It still remains that Clackamas
county has an efficient force of public
officers. All along the line even to
the Democratic Sheriff there li none
but efficient and accomodating offi
cials, and If the people of Clackamas
county can be assured of continued ef
ficiency they need not worry as to lo
cal politics.
Recorder Ramsby, Treasurer Pad
dock, Surveyor Hungate and County
School Superintendent Gary are now
serving their first terms. By the un
written law of "a second term to the
man who Is worthy," these men will
naturally succeed themselves. And
we think this is as It should be, and
that these men should not even be an
noyed by the candidacy of an aspir
ant In their own party, but should be
given a second nomination without
contest.
Clerk Greenman has only had one
elective term, and a piece of a term
appointive prior to his election by
the people. By all odds Mr. Green
man Is entitled to a second term,
elective. He has made a good official,
Is a clean man politically, and the peo
ple of Clackamas county may look
about for some time and not get a
man who will fill the office with such
painstaking care as Mr. Greenman has
manifested.
Certain politicians, men who are al
ways open for a strenuous fight, are
urging other aspirants to enter the
list with Mr. Greenman, In case he
shall decide to try for a second elect
ive term. We believe the voters of
Clackamas county should look with
disfavor on such a move, and that the
Republican voters, at least, should In
sist that Mr. Greenman be given a free
and fair field for the second term.
Assessor Nelson, It Is reported, will
contest for the third term. This Is
a privilege which every American citi
zen enjoys, but under the rule of the
party it is no violation of political eti
quette If other aspirants enter the
lists against him. Mr. Nelson has
made a good official and has a record
of good service behind him, which will
count much with the voters of the
osainty.
The Oregon City correspondent to
the Telegram, In writing of the out
look here, has this to say:
"Pontiles Is beginning to liven np In
Clackamas county, and the office-seek
ers are placing their ears to the ground
to listen for the call of the people to
places of honor and profit. It is not
believed that candidates for office will
be as numerous as they were two years
ago, when the direct primary nominat
ing law went Into effect, for at that
time there was a lot of men who had
always had the Impression that they
were being jobbed by the bosses, and
that when the people ruled directly
their road to office would be short and
speedy. Most of these people learned
a lesson, at some expense, and are not
Inclined to repeat the experiment this
year.
"There will be several candidates
for the office of County Clerk, County
Assessor, Commissioner and Repre
sentative. Clackamas county Is en
titled to three members of the Legis
lature In the Lower House. County
Treasurer Paddock, Recorder Ramsby,
School Superintendent Gary and Sur
veyor Hungate are all serving their
first term, and so far no opposition
to their nomination has developed.
Sheriff Beatie Is the only Democrat
In the courthouse, and his chances
for re-election depend In a great meas
ure upon the man that Is placed In
the field by the Republicans against
hlra.
County Assessor Nelson will be a
candidate for a third term and George
F. Horton, ex-County Clerk and for
mer postmaster, Is also after this nom
ination. Commissioner KUlen will re
tire to private life, and for this office
ex-County Treasurer Cahlll and V. H.
Counsell ,of Harmony, are mentioned.
The aspirants for the office of County
Clerk are numerous, but It Is by no
means certain that County Clerk
Greenman will decline to run, for
Republicans are determined that he
shall succeed himself.
Little Interest has so far been manl-
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