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i L i . "T 1 Clackamas County Record Published Every Thursday by THE RECORD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Entered January 6, 1908, at Oregon 1 City, Oregon, as second-class matter, under the Act of CongreM of March 8, 1879. Subscription Per Year..,. $1-00 Advertising Rates on Application. IT WAS NOT SURPRISING No one is surprised that the Gsar of Russia deolinod to receive our peti tion relative to the Kishnieff massa oere. There mar be considerable wonder at the apparently bungling way in which our state department got at the matter. We are unable to see that our government was less humiliated in cabling the contents of the petition to Russia and and ask ing, to be informed as to whether Russia would receive such a petition than it would have been in Bonding the petition to Russia for direct pre sention to the Russian government. Inoither case Russia's answer amounts simplyto a suggestion that she con siders the affair uncalled for meddl ing' in her governmental politics, and wishes nothing to do with it But the real matter of surprise is that our government would publish a diplo matic document, as this petition really is,' before presenting it to Russia, it being well understood that such discussions and negotiations are universally conducted between na tions in secret. COMMENDABLE PROCEDURE. The regular cousrse of law is a satisfactory settlement in most matters that affect the public There are times and occasions, however, when incidents arise for which there is no adequate remedy. It is not out of the war in auoh oases, for law abid ing citizens to provide one. The horde of hobos that infest this part of the country at present have not, so far as known, committed any infringment ot the law, yet it is well known that they only await the op portunity. Living in hourly expect tion of their depredation is as un pleasant as undergoing actual loss by them. It is accordingly ,a commendable procedure in the body of young men who got together and rounded up a dosen or so of these abominable petty criminals, marched them to the out skirts of the town and sent them on their way with the injunction to neither look back nor turn back under penalty of the direst cousequences. During these times when holdups, robberies andmurders are so prevalent, a nightly repetition of this episode would be highly pleasing to the resi dents of Oregon City. The Cloveland boom that we have suggested for some time was very likely . coming, seems to be growing larger in its proportions. It is quite probable that Cleveland will be the domocratio nominee for the Presi dency. His name is hated by many members of the Domocratio praty. j The ex-president's career has been one of fidelity to his convictions, and one has but to analyze one's feelings to realise that his real antagonism to Clovleand is based on his difference of opinion with the Democratic leader. If Cleveland failed to aid Bryan in his battle for political sup remacy, he did so because his oonvie tious were not in harmony with those of the Nebraskan orator. There is nothing in fiedlity to a name, "My country, right or wrong." is a good sounding, but extremely silly phrase, and while small politicians have done so, 'groat statmenjiave never buckled on their armor in order to saddle on the people the burdens of shallow . governmental policies. This is just what Ororer Cleveland is a great statesman, Oomingyeara will testify. Not, however, until prejudice has run its fickle course. For Sale. At a low price, the Methodist Church property, including one acre of land and all situated on Molalla road, near Carus, Oregon. Fine point for start ing a country store. Building being well adapted for that purpose. If interested make an offer to a T. HOWARD, July 13. Mulino, Oregon. SURVEYORS HAVE FINISHED Route of Southern Pacific Branch Through Milwaukie Determined. The Southern Paciflo survey crew which has been at work at Milwaukie under Engineer McLeod for some time, running lines for the route of the new branch line which will cross the Wil lamette River at Oswego, lias finished its work. The route of the branch line runs through Milwaukie, and through a wart of Richard Scotts' farm. It is understood that this is the route recommended by the engineer. Residents of Milwaukie think tliat the new road will benefit that place, Thev will ask for a depot, wliioii win nrobablv be conceded. The engineer has not given out any information, if he knows, when construction will be commenced, but the impression is that the work may be started this rail on the suspension bridge south ox Oswego. New Rural Free Delivery Route Rural free delivery route No. 1, will be established Auugst 1, with George Oailffas carrier and Enon Califf as substitute carrier. The route will be from Oregon City to Mt Pleasant, thenoe to Robert Kelland's. The route then retraces and goes to Joenke's, southeast to Hendrickson's, south to a point about six miles east of New Era, east to Stoker's, north past Partlow's to Oregon City. The carrier will leave Oregon City every morning and return the same even ing. The route leading from Oregon City up the Clackamas River and taking in the postoffices of Stone, Rndland, Logan, and Viola will probably be established in a short time. This will be designated as route No. 3, and the local postoffice has received a blue print map of the route. Postmaster Randall has received word from the department 'that an inspeoter will be here in a few weeks to look over the facilities for hand ling mail and enlarging the office, the working space of which is too small and inadequate. Lieutenants are Discharged. First Lieuenant Frederick W. Hum phreys and Second Lieutenant Charles E. Burns, Jr., of Company A, Third Regiment, ' Oregon National Guard, recently disbanded, have been honor ably discharged from the service of the State. Captain J. TJ. Campbell will be discharged as soon as he ac counts for the property of the state under his charge. This property is in the hands of the members of the com pany and must be turned over to the State authorities. As soon as matters are- satisfactorily adjusted with the State a meeting of the 'members of the company will be held to decide upon the disposition of the property belonging to the company. Stamfor-Stewart. The marriage of Mr. Joseph Stemfor to Miss Sarah Stewart was solem nized last Tuesday evening in the county courtroom by Judge Thos. F. Ryan. Jailor Peter Nehren decorated the court room for the occasion in an artistic manner. Misa Stewart ia a resident of the city of Portland. Mr. Stemfor was at one time in the em ploy of Charles Albright in this city and now conducts a butchering estab lishment on East Third, and ' East Morrison streets in Portland. Subscribe for the Record and get the news while it is news. PERSONAL MENTION. W. S. U'Ren made a business trip to Hillsboro Monday. Attorney C. Schuebel was in As toria on a business trip Monday. Miss Ina Stillwell, of Hopewell, Marion County, visited friends in this city Monday. Mrs. J. D. Belt, of Sheridan, Tarn- hill county, is visiting her sister, Miss Hackleman, in this city. Mrs. W. P. Hawley and son Willard left Monday morning for a ten days sojourn at Yaquina Bay. Mrs. Mary Hnelat Bradley and Misa Alvena Horn left Tuesday morn ing for Newport to spend the summer. Mrs. J. N. T. Miller arrived Mon day morning from Jacksonville, Ore gon, on a visit to her son. Colonel Robert A. Miller. E. E. Charman, & S. Mohler and L LeMahieu left Saturday for an out ing in the mountains and will be absent about two months. Misa Rua Gonrher. u-hn him Tvtnn visiting Miss Ethel Graves, of this city, ior toe past weec, lert Tuesday for her home in McMinnville. The case of the state vs. Henry Brakebu&h, who is charged with criminal tresspass upon information filed by Jessie Aplinq, is set for trial in Justice Stipp's court this morn ing. Assistant General Manager W. P. Hawley, of the Crown Paper Com pany, returned Monday night from Goldendale, where he accompanied a lrty of Portland business men, who inspected the line of the Colum bia River Northern Railroad, in which Mr. Hawley is interested. ON TO TERMINUS CONSTRUCTION ON SPRINQWATER LINE BE1NQ RUSHED. Uaker and Coraweoa' Is New Betaf Scot fnm the Interior By the Orefoa Water Power sad Railway Co. The Oregon Water Power St Rail way Company is pushing construction on its Springwater branch rapidly on toward its terminus on the Clackamas River. Rails have now been laid from Boring to Deep Creek, and from the latter point on a large force is grad ing preparatory to laying tract. That end ot this railway will be completed sometime before the stretch between Lents and the terminal grounds around by Sellwood. Already the company la sending in lumber and oordwood from the inter ior. Carloads of lumber from the Boring sawmill are arriving almost daily at the terminal wharf. This is a forerunner of what this line ia sup posed to be for, and an extensive local traffio will be developed. The com pany, or those Interested in the com' pany, has secured a large tract of timber land adjacent to the line. At present freight oars are brought to the terminal grounds over the Hawthorne avenue and Mount Scott branch, but the freight line will be near the line around by Sellwood and the Willam ette Riverwhen it ia completed. How ever, it will be several months before this portion of the line will be com pleted, owing to the extensive fills that are under way at the Portland woolen Mills and across the Martian tract near Midway. The former embank ment is about two-thirds advanced, but the Martin nil is just com menced, it is very doubtful whether these fills will be completed inside of six months. But for these the track could be laid through to Lents at once. The construction of the line is most through. There will be no tres ties to rebuild in a few years. Young Mao Is Drowned. Ernest Bancke was drowned Wed nesday evening near Astoria at the Tom Taylor seining grounds. . The young man was captain of the launch Lidie and Marie, which is used as a tender for the seining grounds. He had anchored the launch a short dis tance from shore and started to swim ashore for supper. He was offered a boat but declined to use it aa it was his usual custom to swim ashore. Several men saw him take a Tieader from the launch and started to swim to the sands. He had gone but a short distance when he uttered a cry, and throwing up both hands sank from sight A number of small boats were on the spot in a minute and the man's fellow workers grappled for the body, but it could not be recovered untila big seine was laid out and the remains gathered in it. Life were entirely extinct and his limbs were contracted, showing that he was evidently taken with severe cramps as a result of his jumping in to the cold water while he as over heated. Bancke left this city only a few months ago. His parents reside at Canemah and he is well known here. He formerly worked in the woolen mills. The body as brought to this city Saturday and the funeral was neia ounaay under the auspices of Oregon City Assembly, Unite 1 Artisans, in which order tho ie ceased was insured for $1000. Portland Cbu Men Robbed Him. George Kirkwood. of St Paul, Minn. , who was found in a drugged condition in this city Friday evening and who was placed in the county jail to await his recovery from his stupor, has recovered. He remembers that he had been drinking in a Portland saloon with men whose names were unknown to him, and that he en tered a carriage with them. Every thing that happened to him since getting into the carriage is a "blank. Sunday afternoon he returned to Port land with the 'intention of enlisting the aid of the poiloe there to find the men who took his money, after having drugged him. Kirkwood is 40 years of age, and was robbed of a gold watch, $32 in money and a check for a considerable amount Jackson Street Improvement City Engineer Rands is working on the Jackson street improvement matter and when this work is done he will submit a report to the finance committee of tha council, whn will draw on an ordinance for nrewntjitinn to the council declaring the amount ox tne assessment against each lot Miss Mary Conyers. for many years a resident of this city, and who is now spending the summer at her parent's home in Clatskanie, will give a concert at Rainier, Saturday, July 35, assisted by Miss Veda Williams of this city. Miss Annie English of Port land, the Ticheaor orchestra, of Clat skanie, and local talent REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. N. P. C. Camp Meet Assctn to F. H. Lunke lot 13. Blk Sub, Oak Grove. O. & O. B. R. Co. to A. Wright, a of a w lota 1 and 9 aeo 5 i 8 s r 8 e $135. A H Lee to H A Lee lots 7 8, and 9 Blk 1 Lees Add Canby. $40. Wm H Boring to Ptiger e X of a e of swofseofltosrSe. $500. J. N Crieetser to W R McHaffie ilX acres in CI No t 8 a M e, $1000. H Anderson et al to 0, Anderson 7 acres in the n e nw of see. 25 1 1 s r 8 e. $300. J. Ritter to V Bickssel of n e ot seo 3 t 6 a r 1 e. $1300. L B. Hein to F. E. Taylor 90 acres in seo 15 and 33 t 5 a r 1 e. $1,800. W. A Shaw to A O Hodgkin n X of Jennings CI 88 t 3 s r 1 e. $5. Sell L & I Co to F. H. Lneke n X tract 65 Oak Grove. $350 O A Priesig to F. H Lneke lot 10 Blk 65 Oak Grove. $40. S L & I Co to P. 0. Schramm tract 78 and 84 Oak Grove. $A0O. N Davis to J R Welsh 10. 1 5 acres in seo 55 tl a r 3 e. $50. Wm M Smith to J T Helvey, se of seo 2t6sr3e. $500. A O Spexarth to C A Forsderg, nw of ne s w ne seo 17 t 3 s r 4 e. $800. P Meyer to S A Hibbard, 18 acres in Matlock claim, t 3 s r 3 e. $3000, A Johnson to J Lendaer, aw X of ne of seo 18 t5 a r 8 e. $350. J Paquet to O Knentemeyer et al, part McCarver claim. $3500. D S Flynn to W R Taylor, nw of aw of seo 11 1 1 a r 3 e. $1000. ' B M Webb to H Jones, sw of seo 84 1 4 a r 3 . $800. J Heiler to W H Moody, lot tract 49, Oak Grove. $350. D O Hatch to L J Moody, ots 6, 7, 16 and 17, blk 41 Oak Grove. $200. D C Hatch to L J Moody, lots 5 and 1 in bkl D3, Oak Grove. $100. P Kern to O W Parrish, lots 17 and 18, blk 2, W Gadstone. $75. Company Gave $150 to Firemen. Chief of the Fire Department L. Ruconich Tuesday morning received from the Oregon City Manufacturing Company a check for $150 in apprecia tion of the services rendered by the firemen at the woolen mills fire on Tnesday last Chief Ruconich states that he will call a meeting of the companies and distribute the amount equally among the five companies of the city, each company receiving $30. Will Be Sold to Highest Bidder. Assignee'Ryan, of the bankrupt stock of George T. Howard, has advertised for bids for the whole stock and they will be opened next Tuesday.' Judge Ryan saya that the highest offer he has received thus far has been $2000 and the claims against the estate ag gregate $14,000. In his opinion the stock should bring in at least $3000, and in that event creditors will receive about 33 cents on the dollar. Shannon Farm Sold. The farm of Captain Phil Shannon at Springwater has been sold to A. F. Campbell, of Eureka, Sooth Dakota, for $0500. The place consists of 320 acres, with 90 acres in cultivation. Th Shannon farm 'is one of the finest in Clackamas County. The real estate fifm of C. N. Plowman & Co. negotiated the deal Estray Notice. Red yearling steer, with white spot on the right flank, taken up Tuesday, July 31, 1903, by Paul Miller, upper Seventh Street, Oregon City. Owner is hereby notified to prove property and pay advertising and expense of keeping. PAUL MILLER. Saum-Kearney. The marriage of George Sanm to Miss Melvine Kearney was solemn ized Tuesday morning in the law office of CI D. and D. JC. Latonrette, Mayor Grant B. Dimick officiating. The bride is a resident of Clackamas county and Mr. Saum is a prominent farmer and sawmill man of Stafford. County Judge T. F. Ryan, assignee of the stock of George T. Howard, who formerly conducted the Red Front Store, has made an examina tion of the stock and assets of the establishment and makes the state ment that the whole amount of stock and other things that may be termed as assets will not exceed the value of $5000 while claims have already been filed in excess of $14,000. The cred itors of the concern may not realize over 35 per cent on the dollar when the business is settled up. Albert Grilley and bride arrived Thursday from Salem and were taking in the attractions of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua Assembly. Mr, Grilley was married Wednesday to Miss Florence Emelia Steiner at Salem. After a brief wedding tour they will go to Boise, Idaho, where Mr. Grilley is physicial director of the Young Men's Christian Associa tion. He was for a year general secretary and physical director of the T. M. C A. and has many friends here who wish him happiness. Beatie & Beatie, dentists, Weinhard tiilding, rooms 16, 17 and 18. Have You a Fasm Fotf have sold twenty-four farms in Clackamas Cdunty since Decem ber 1st. Let Us Sell Yoat s We have issued a phamphlet showing the County's resources, advantages, etc., and will be glad to send one to your Eastern friend if you will give us his address. '. . C. N. PLOWMAN & CO., Over the Bank of Oregon City. STRAIN'S Challenge Sale! At 285-287 Washington St. Portland, Of. STILL GOES GAILY ON $50,000.00 of uncalled-for tailor made undelivered and misfit suits, topcoats, overcoats, coats, vests and pants on sale at 20 Cents on the Dollar Turn out in thousands and take advant age of the greatest clothing event of all time. This sale never had an equal Satisfaction or Your Money Back THAT'S STRAIN'S WAY J. W. Fine Whiskies and Cigars All goods bought in bond. Purity and quality guaranteed. Some Famous Old Brands James E. Pepper, Kentucky Bourbon Old Sam Harris, Kentucky Bourbon ::::::::: Old Roxbnry Rye ::::::::: Cor. Railroad Ave. and Main Street, Oregon City THE FAY SHOLES OUR LEADER SINGLE KEYBOARD Send (or Booklet. Typewriters SOLD -and- Expert Repairing rang ann supplies RUBBER STAMPS, SCALES, ETC. Your Orderspolioited. us' COAST AGENCY CO, Sale COLE THE JEWETT OUR LEADER DOUELB KEYBOARD Send (or Booklet. of All Makes RENTED at Reasonable Prices. ror all Machines,