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EDEESDAY,
The Problem Solved
Written tor J. M. Nolan by an O. A. C. StuJent,
Twm in 1891. in that disastrous year
Aud statesmen grand and i;Jtriuua were
gatfeeied f rora afar aud near.
The oljct tj this 4theriuK of tii cations
of tile earth. .
Wm to rid taena of tue famine to which
uatuto bad givii birth.
Ta apkett that day win counted by
. . the soars,
Aa4 the waH resounded with 1 their elo
. q deuce aa tfair fates they did dtflore;
Kach one had a reason fur the famine in
his lamL,
It was caused, in his opinion, by the op-
jHisiun party's h.ind.
And thus they bilked r.nd argued, bnt the
remedy uue couhl see.
Said one, " hat a set of paupers we ail
have grow u to be!
And if you'ii only pay attention 'the re ison
I will show
" Kitig Fashion, in his glory, with bid scythe
IWIUv. IIJI W ' ' 1. , t
And those who behind the times liava fal
len iu the buying of their clothes,
Are the ones who fall before him every
where he goes.
Mow, to keep apuce with Fashion in his
ever changing Hpeud, ,
With the present state of prices, and still
oar families feed,
la a greater strain on our pocket books
than we're able to withstand,
Aod couseqiietitly, as you see, we've formed
this pau pei's bniid."
Then, amid the rounds of cheers, the
rpeaker took his scat.
And all agreed th.it at last tln-y'd fonud the
' question they must meet.
Then from a distant corner, an old man
arose aod said,
"If this be the reason that the world doth
cry for bread,
Then let us all be merry for the problem
we can solve,
And our partnership with famine at ouoe
we will dissolve;
And an era of prosperity must dawn upon
our niht.
If. when king Fashion conies, we'll only do
tile rijjlit.
.Now, to keep up with the fashion and still
have plenty at oar door,
We must do our trading at J. M. Nolan's
tore.
If the very latest fashions we are longing to
procure,
With the very Iest of quality we can any
where secure.
With the very lowest prices to be fouud
throughout the laud;
In the very line of goods that are always iu
demand;
In everything that man e'er wears, from hat
clean down to sock,
Lei as at once examine J. M. Nolan's new
spring stock."
Then the wise old codger disappeared
again from view,
And everyone iu the assembly from Amer
ican to Jew,
Agreed that the vexing qnestion by the old
man had been solved.
So this grand and noble body was very soou
dissolved,
And each individual member homeward
took his way,
Sejoicang in having solved the question of
the day.
Chas. Chandler.
See Nolan's all wool spring suits at $8. 50,
$10.00, and $12.00. -J-
Hard Times Prices.
Joseph Caskey and John Ottersteadt
mish to announce that they are doing all
kinds of blacksmithing at reduced prices
to meet the scarcity of money. In con
nection with their business an agricult
ural impliment depot has been opened
where all kinds of farming tools may be
purchased at prices that are absolutely5
astonishing for their cheapness. These
gentlemen are both experienced mechan
ics, and are prepared to do all kinds of
repairing in either wood or iron. They
are prompt and painstaking with' their
work and deserve to be liberally- patron
ized. Must be Sold at Once.
M. A. Beach, wishing to retire from the
lumber business recently purchased of -the
Niagara Mill Co., on account of ill. health,
offer the yard for sale at a bargain.
Notice.;
For the next 30 days I will give with ev
ery dozen cabiuent photos a tine 14x17
crayon free. r J. L. Udder wood, -The
photographer over Postoihce,
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CIRCUIT COURT.
Circuit court for B-nton county convened
Monday afternoon with a lare docket.
Most, of the cas :H are equity suits and are
uninteresting to the gei.eral public. The
yrjnd jury is crnc'snd of O. B. H:mar, A.
Biokneii. K S. Irwin, i. T. Lw. 1!. F.
.Mathenv. Charles Overiaudsr. and Wilson I
SooU. W. H. Hall --nd Liwrence Helm are
bxliff. Attorneys from abroad are C. E.
Wulvertnn and J. K. Weatherford. Albany:
H. H. Emmons, K. S. Strahan, Thomas
Oinu, (ieo. MetcVif, Portland; Geo. A.
Smith, Independence; J. M. Snmtners, Leb
anon; J-lm M. Williams, Eugene, and A.
L. McFadden. Toledo. The grand jury
brought in a true bill against Harvey and
Isaac Miller, who live near Philomath, for
larceny from a dwelling. The litter U said
to have skipped the country. Harvey was
tried Veduedy aUemoon and acquitted.
Other proceedings have ben as follows:
Marie Arm in gtm vs Sol King, action to
recover irmn-y. C mtinued.
Uenton County Fjouring Mills vs J H
Haskins, notion i) 'recover tponey. Judg-menn'orfftl'JandVo.-ts.
u. ' "
Wt'Ktorhouso & Lester vs Corvallis C &
V Co, action to refovo.r money. Dismissed.
Iloneynmn, Delia rt & () vs Corvallis
C & W Co, action to recover money. Dis-
' mi-wd.
Pnddock, n-iwlpy Iron Co vs Corenllis C
V & Co, action to recover money. Dis
missed.
ChaIIDodd& Co vs
evaUmi.ed.W!i'
I Co. action to recover money
Hugh Smith vs uorvanisu vv jo, ac
tion to recover money. Diniisscd.
liaise Bradford & Co vs Curva.HU C and
W Co, action to recover money. JJi-niissed.
A KShipley vs Hamilton, Job and Co. to
recover agricultural college funds. Cont.
A Jacobs vs Levi Ontn. nction to recover
money. J udginent for i 50.
M M Davis receiver vs II M Kriebnl, ac
tion to recover money. Luave to tile amend
ed compliiint.
S T Jeffreys v G W Bigham, action to
recover money. Settled nnd dismissed.
Annie Long vs Mux Friondly, action to
recover money. Continued.
folk County hank vs U if Kagsdalo and
C C Hagsdalu, to recover money. Cont.
Annie Sim pson vs John Simpson, action
for damages. Judgment.
iirst .National b;ink otCorvaIns vs John
Quivey and G W Quivey, action to recover
money. Judgment for $ZU.oO, 25 attorney
fees, and cots.
Newton Wssron Co vs John Quivey and
G W Quivey, action to recover money.
Judgment br default $100.88, order to sell
attached property.
fetate Ins Co vs John Quivey, action to re
rnvir munpv. .Tudc-mont iv default for
S1C8 50, jl..attorney'ses. and costs.
S L Klino vs J M and S C Applewhite,
action to recover money. Dismissed.
Calvin Stewart vs M A Dice, et al, par
tition of property. Continued.
Sol King vs Karmers' Loan and Trust Co,
to quit title. Continued.
J W Kaybum vs L L IIurd,et al, in
junction. Continued.
James Coy le vs W in 11 Uross, trustee, to
quit title... Referred.
L Vanbebber vs James and Ashna
Piunkett, to recover money or. contract.
Margaret Lngsdon vs J A Hawkins, et al ,
foreclosure. Continued.
Farmers' Lonn and Trust Co.-as trustees.
vs the OP1! 11 Co and the W V and C B
K Co, to foreclose mortgage. Petition of
Hogg to repay $25,000 . aigued and taken
under advisement.
Theodore Welscher vs Mclnenyand D A
Osburn. Referred.
Ira L. Hunter, vs A F Brown et a). Cont.
Sarah A Cauthorn vs David Morris t-tal,
for fees. Settled.
B R Job vs Zephin Job; for dissolution of
partnership and appointment of receiver.
Continued.
B R Job vs Niagara Mill Co. Continued."
F.E. Beach vs M. W. Wilkins, to fore
close material lien. Consolidated.
Nancy Reed executrix of T. .M. Reed de
ceased vs Richard H. Pyburn ; foreclosure.
Continued.
H S. Pitman vs J. H. Hufft, Malinda
HuflT., Samuel McLain and W. H. Millhollen
foreclosure. Settled and dismissed.
Morris Allen vs John L. Ayer; suit to set
aside deed. Continued for service.
B. F. Hyland vs M. W. Wilkins; fore
closure of chattel mortgge. Referred.
' Jane Harris vs J . M. Hufft, et al ; foreclos
ure. Settled and dismissed.
R. L. Buchanan et al vs A. Cauthorn et al
as trustee, foreclosure. Continued.
J C Mohr, assignment. Objections to pri
ority of chattel mortgage on stock sustained;
assignee instructed to disburse funds on hand
prorata.
Max Friendly, assignment. Continued.
C Ct W Co, assignment. Sale confirmed.
Benton County vs J. R. Bryson, as as
signee, etal, to recover county funds. Sec--ond
amended answer fled.
R Coote vs J W and M. - J Rayburn, fore
closure. R- ferred to J !d Wilson.
LuluM Whiteaker vs W H Whiteaker,
divorce. . Decree for defendant.
Lillie L Sargent vs (l&r Sargent, divorce.
Referred to M O Wilkins.
E D Horner vs H A liier, divorce. Re
ferred to J Fred Yates-.
J. H. Hoeing vs Elizi A Saunders, to re
cover money. Dcmrfrer argued.
COKVALLIS. BEKTON
Corvallis Cycle Club.
liie bicycle enthusiasts met on
Wednesday evening s in the law
chambers of Hon. J no. .Burnett
and perfected a permanent organ
ization, adopted full and com
plete constitution and bylaws
and elected the following officers:
President, Brady F. Burnett;
vice president, Dr. R. J. Wilson;
secretary, M. II. Kriebel; treas
urer, Dr. Bowen Lester; captain.
Will. F. Keady; 1st. lieutenant,
Caleb Davis; 2nd. lieutenant, 0.
E. Small. The colors " adopted
were orange and light green, thus
paying a tribute to the honors
won lor the former by the O. A.
C. athletes. The club insignia
hasn't j'et been agreed upon, bul
a tasty design will be selected
from those to be presented at the
meeting on next Wednesday eve
ning.
This is a movement in the r'ght
direction and as we have a num
ber of good wheelmen in town,
it will give them an opportunity
to receive recognilion and to
enler competitive races and, we
j hope, win fresh laurels from the
field of athletes, in which our
town is already well known. We
wish all success and much pleas
ure to the C. C. O.
- Incendiary Fires.
Last Monday night at 12:30 the
fire department was ajrain called
out to extinguish a blaze that
proved to be a barn owned by E.
W. Fisher. Arriving loo late lo
save it the attention of the lirenien
was given to the other properly
in I he vicinity and the loss was
slight. On returning to I he haJl
the boys were enjoying a delicious
cup of coffee prepared by the la
djes when another alarm was turn
ed in. With all possible dispatch
tbe department reached the scene
and found the barn owned l)y
Mrs. L. .Y. Wilson on 9ih
street completely enveloped in
flames, which also proved a total
loss. These midnight . fires - are
getting altogether too numerous of
ltf" TIih offif.ftrs are pndeavorinir
lo wpt-nre 1 1iperpetra r,' bat 8fW4i8 leading points twe. giveu be.
lar have been unsuccessful, al
though they have two or three
good clues to work on. Some
people believe it is the work .of
tramps, while others give the credit
tn a IVur vnimo' hortillnm liviurr
,ow- The latter ida is gaining
credence daily and it will be no
surprise to many if (he present
grand jury are caljed upon to in
vestigate charges against one or
two of the young rascals.
Lumber. The large, line stck
of lumber at the Corvallis saw Mills
is offered lor sale at low prices and
on easy terms, liemember this
lumber is all seasoned. Don't buy
inferior green lumber, but call, ev
erybody and satisfy yourselves
that we will give both quality and
price. W. T. FEET.
Assignee of Max Friedly.
Rev. E. R. Pritchard of Albany
will occupy the pulpit at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday
both morning and evening. All
are invited. .
A Close Call.
Henry Wortham has purchased a "Duke"
bicycle and commenced training preparatory
to contesting for the championship of the
United States. On Wednesday afteruoou
while out on his usual run for reductions
while wheeling along at a rapid rate just be
low the city, nenr the river bank, he passed
a hack in .which were several handsome
young ladies. As H;nry isjquite a ladies'
man, of course lie hid to tip his hat, and
the result was that he ran too closv to the
bank, and Henry aud the wheel took a 12
foot drop into the waters below. The only
damage done was a broken wheel and a bath
for Henry. '
Five hundred people were present at
the opera house last evening. They were
counted by -the Gazette man as they
filed out one by one in disgust during
the preformance.
VOLUMES COULD SB WRITT2N,
filled wiai the twt
xaoray wxm who
Ijave baa &e6 wU
aud Btrnr hj Br.
Pierce's F&rorltc
Prescription.
It's a medicine
that's made especially
to build nj women's
JCr streDgth and to care
.. women's ailments
an invigorating, re
gfeorativa tonic, soothing cordial, and
bracing nervine; purely vegetable, non
alcoholic and perfectly harmless. For
all the functional derangements, pain
ful disorders, end chronic weaknesses
that afflict womankind, the "Favorite
Prescription" is tha only gnaranteed
remedy.
It must have been the medicine for
most women, or it couldn't be sold on
any such terms. ,
Isn't it likely to be the medicine for
Iu gold by druggists everywhere.
COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY,
REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION.
A Rousing Meeting at the Opera
House addressed by Hon.
T. H. Tongue.
The opera house was filled to
oveiflowing on Saturday evening
to listen to the silver-tongued ora
lor, lion. Thos II. Tongue, state
senator from Washington county,
who delivered an excellent address
from a republican standpoint. Mr.
Tongue is one of the ablest orators
on lhe Pacific coast and carried
his audience along with him in a
speech lasting "about - two hours.
Some noticeable "features were the
hearty applause fom jboth sides of
the house and the abla manner in
which the senator showed up the
republican side of tiie question.
The meeting was presided over by
President W. K Yates, of the Ben
ton county republican club. After
music by the Marine band and the
republican club quartette, in a neat
speech II on. George Waggoner in
troduced the speaker of the even
ing in the following Words:
Ladies and gentleman, this is
the eleventh meeting the repub
lican club of Benton county. This
immense crowd present tonight il
lustrates how much can be done
in a good cause. If liere ever was
a cause wormy me auention of ev
ery citizen interested n good gov
ernment, it certainly s the one in
which this club is now engaged
the interest and advancement of
the republican party, of Benton
county and state of Oregon. The
speaker before us this evening is a
man oi whom we may well be
proud; lie is a man of state repu
tation. My long and intimate ac
quaintance with him justifies me in
saying that his address on this oc
casion will consist of tacts, and
nothing but facts. Ludies and gen
tlemen, it is with great pleasure
that I introduce, to you the Hon.
Thomas II. Tongue, who will now
adUress you.
Lack of space forbids a piiblica
t ion of the speech in full, but some
low.
Mr. Presidesf, ladies and gentle
men: I am gratified as well as
surprised at the large and intelli
gent audience that 1 find be.'bre
me. Your presence here this even
ing betokens an interest iii politi
cal problems of the day which now
confront us, and which aie placed
in the hands of the political par
lies who have had the reins ol gov
ernment of this republic.
It has 1 een the usual custom
heretofore f6r voters of our coun
try to wait until the candidate was
nominated and then appear before
them and present the doctrines
and principles of the party to them
to give these matters any notice or
attention. Under the last admin
istration of Mr. Ilarrison the peo
pie became dissatisfied and de
manded a" change; there was a dis
position of negligence, and masses
of the voters of this country,
Ihrough negligence and want of at
tention allowed the democrats to.
get possession of this country, and
to own us body and soul. The ef
fect of that negligence is being felt.
This year the voters of Oregou and
the voters of this country are suf
fering from the result of that neg
ligence, and are now reasoning up
on tiiese principles and issues for
themselves so as to intellig ntly
decide the great political question
of the day. The presence of this
large,' appreciative and intelligent
audience, consisting of the repre
sentative citizens of this communi
ty and Benton county deserves the
highest commendation. I am not
here to say anything agaiustpopu
lists or democrats, but against pop
ulism and democracy. Ihere is.
only one great center around which
our interests cluster. Our interests
are identical. The interests of the
democrats are the interests of the
republican party. The people of
this country have but one interest,
that interestis financial. The po
litical issues of the day are finan
cial basis. It is a question of dol
lars and cents. The causes that
affect one affect all. The farmer
wishes a chance to market his pro
duce. The policy of the party
that will protect the industries in
which ho is engaged and afford
him a market for his produce and
a living for his family is the pol
icy lor him tu adopt and support.
There are three classes of produc
tions in this country; the first class
is those necessities that we produce,
those which are produced in for
eign countries, those which we can
produce only by the protection
placed upon tne commodity to be
imported so as to protect and cher
APRIL 13, 1894.
ish the industries here, producing
the same.
Since coming into power the
democrats have taken no steps in
the direction of tariff reform of
which we .have heard so much. In
fact they have done very little, and
I am glad of it. It seems that they
are trying to keep as quiet as pos
sible. They remind me of a story
I heard in regard to a woman in
Chicago who lost her husband and
advertised for him. I don't know
why she did whether she thought
more of her husband than the wo
men in Oregon do, or whether pien
are scarcer, but in Oregon they
don't do that way, if they lose their
husband they let him go, and get
another, but anyway this lady ad
vertised for him. Well, in a few
days an undertaker came to the
house and said '-Madam, I have
found your huwlwnd. I dragged
him up out of the lakf; be is at the
morgue and I wish you to come
down and identify him." - So she
went down aiid looked at the body
lying on the slab al the morgue
and said -Yes that is my husband."
She desired that ho .should have an
elegant funeral befitting his posi
tion in life, 60 fche looked Ihrough
the stock of caskets and selected
one which she was told would cost
her $500, and a shroud that was
worth $200, and ordered them sent
up. Accordingly they were sent1
nd placed in the room where the
body of her husband lay, and her
little daughter desiring to take a
last look at her papa, concluded
she would go in and imprint a last
kiss on his lips. Entering the
room, she approached the body
and in order lo carry out her in
tentions 6he found it necessary to
remove the bandages from around
the head. When she did so the
lower jaw dropped, and a set of
false teeth fell out. The liltle one
knew that was not her papa, so she
ran in and said ''Come mamma and
see, this- is not papa;" and sure
enough it was not. The lady, not
caring to pay for some one's funer
al, who was not her husband, or
dered the-undertaker to remove
the body, and swept out of the
room, leaving tlieumiertsker aloiie
with the corpse and his own re
flections. There was thai $500
caskef; that would cut a sorry fig
ure going at second-hand, and that
$200 shroud thrown away. The
undertaker in a fit of desperation
began to pace the floor, and fi
nally worked himself into such a
state that he concluded (hat he
would take his 6pite out cu the
corpse. Walking up to it, he shook
his fist and said "You infernal
rascal, what an elegant funeral you
might have had if you had only
kept your mouth shut." And so
I find that the democratic party is
trying its best to keep its month
shut.
Ben Harrison Camp.
Ben Ilarrison camp of Sons of
Veterans was mustered last Fri
day evening in the hall of Ells
worth post No. 19,G. A. R. Capt.
Brown, of Salem, had been de
tailed as mustering officer and
was assisted in the installation
ceremonies by members of the
post. Twenty-five members were
mustered all of whom appear to
be enthusiastic in the work and if
the first meeting be taken as a
criterion, Ben Ilarrison camp will
be one of the best in the state.
No cause is more inspiring than
the work the members are en-i
gaged in that of perpetuating
the noble deeds of their ancestors
aud assisting them in alleviating
the sufferings of old veterans
caused by wounds and exposure
received on the field of battle in
defense of our flag and our country.
The officers elected and installed
were as follows: Will II. Bloss,
captain; Mac. Hemphill 1st Jieut;
B. W. John-on 2nd lieut; 1st
seargt. C. H. Pearse; W. Becker
q. m. seargt; E. Erwin chaplain;
Geo. Clark s of c; Wm. Kerr p g;
O. L. Clark s of g; W. 8. Clark c
of g; L. W. Oren chief musician;
Geo. Webber i. g.; E. R Doughty,
R. Erwin, C. E. Small, camp
council.
Tommy Jones has completed
his first year's course in the Pur
du collede of pharmacy at La
fayette, Indiana, and returned
home Wednesday . to ' remain
during the summer vacation.
Tommy was never a heavy
weight and the months spentin
hard 6tudy has not had the effect
of increasing his avoirdupois.
W. E. Dunn spent Sunday with
friends in this city. ; His wife, who
has been ill for some ' weeks, is
improving.
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THE CUP PRESENTATION.
Matters Pertaining to the Im
provement of the College
Assembly Hall.
Last Monday evening the cham
pionship cup presented to the fool
ball team of the Oregon agricultu
ral college by lhe citizens of Cor
vallis was formally presented.
This cup, costing $125, is of ele
gant and appropriate design, man
ufactured of sterling silver -by
Tiffany, and is to remain in the
college as a trophy of past victo
ries and not to pass out of its pos
session wTith possible ' defeat.
Judge W. S. McFadden addressed
the team on behalf of the citizens
in his usual pleasing manner. He
empnasizeu ine scriptural saying!
that the glory of young men is
in their strength and that a healthy
-body is necessary to a healthy
intellect.
Noting the inscription lie said he
thought the engraver had made a
mistake in adding the
fisure "4"
"The fath
O )5
ers of the revolution referred with
pride to their Bunker Hill and
Lexington," said the judge. "Yen
may speak of your Monmouth,
Albany, Portland Juniors, Port
land University, but, ah, there is
where the engraver made the mis
take. You met the enemy and
they were yours, (with one single
exception)."
In his response, Half-back Bur
nett, captain of the team, thanked
the people for their tribute and
interest they had manifested i;i
their behalf. He also paid a high
tribute to Manager Will H. Bloss.
Mr. Wailia Nash made a few
remarks on the subject of athfet
ics, and iu referring to the brutal
ity of football said that the young
men should be the best judges of
that themselves and that he would
venture to say that after the Port
bind game, had the young men
been asked to play again they
would gladly have accepted. Dnr
ing the evening Mr. W. Gifford
Nash played several selections
tfrat "were thoroughly appreciated.
The ladies' mandolin and guitar
club were the recipients of numer
ous compliments lor their excel
lent music.
This was the first occasion on
which the college assembly hall
had been lighted by electricity
and the effect is to lend much
more attractiveness lo the hall.
The students deserve much credit
for their energy in raising the nec
essary funds to wire the hall and
purchase chandeliers. The acorn
tic properties of this assembly hall
are better than those of any other
auditorium in the city, and it was
for this reason that it was selected
for the Red path concert which
occurs on the 26th inst., and given
under the auspices of the college.
The next move in the improve
ment of the hall will be toward'
the purchase of a carpet, and when
this is added the chapel will have
the most inviting assembly hall of
any of the state institutions of
learning.
Philomath Republicans.
The McKinley republican club
of Philomath is still alive. Its
meeting at this place on Monday
night was one of the most en
thusiastic ever liel i in Philomath.
In expectation of speakers and
music from Corvallis quite a large
audience of which no small per
centage was ladies who believe
iu the republican doctrine of pro
tection, greeted the club on its
opening, but as the expected - ora-
tors did not arrive, the "club wasj
compelled to content itself with:
an extemporaneous effort which
was quite a complimeut to its re
serve force. The following per
sons delivered very interesting and
instructive addresses on the polit
ical issues of the day: Prof. Holm,
Prof. Bonebrake and R. . O. Log
gau. The speeches were enthusi
astically received by the audience
and, interspersed with excellent
music by Prof. Baldwin, made a
very entertaining program. A
very good bill of tare is promised
for next Monday night, in the
way of a query box, music and
good speaking.
Every republican in the precinct
should make it a point to be pres
ent and everybody is cordially in
vited to attend these meetings.
E. A. Nichols, Sec.
All those who occupy seats in
the bald-headed row at the opera
house should try Nelson Bros'.
Athenian hair tonic. It, is said
that it will make hair grow on: a
billiard ball or on the palm of
your hand.
NO. 8.
Council Proceedings.
Last Monday night the council
held its regular monthly meeting.
Owing to the fact that the matter
of Sunday closing of saloons was
to come up lor hearing the council
chamber was well filled with
friends of both sides of the ques
tirn. The committee, consisting
of G. A. Waggoner, L. G. Altman
and T. J. Creightdn, to whom had
been referred the matter, reported
that it'was manifestly the duly of
the police officers lo enforce the
mandatory provision of the city
charter as well as the ordinance
found on page 86, section 43, of
general ordnances, which requires
all saloons to be closed onthefimt
day of the week, commonly known
as Sunday. An effort was then
made to secure the adoption of the
report. Councilman Waggoner iu
a stirring speech of forty five min
utes advocated ifs adoption, lie
showed that a petition signed by
no less than two hundred reputa
ble citizens had asked that this
ordinance be enforced, and that
there were no good grounds for
refusing to do so. To these re
marks Councilman U. H. Lee
replied, stating in effect that fliera
was also a state law covering tha
same ground as that embodied in
the ordinance then under consid
eration, which the supreme court
had held, in several instances, to
be valid, and a3 the'validity of the
city law 1iad never beeo passed
upon lie was of lhe opinion that
the city had better not attempt
the enforcement of the law for
fear of becoming involved, in Jill
gati jii that might be costly to Ih4
city. Upon a vote being taken
the motion to adopt the commit
tee's report was lost. By this tim
several of the city dads were get
ting warm, and Waggoner, bent
on seeing that the laws were prop
erly enforced, offered a resolution
instructing the city officers to do
their duty, and promptly moved
its adoption, but failing fo get a
second the matter was dropped.
It is said, however,'! hat this ques
tion will be an issue in the coming
city; election. . , Just yliy the city
council should spend their titn '
in passing laws thai are to remain
a dead letter forever afterward in
not apparent. This is not the pur
pose lor which they were elected.
If the law is a good one it should
be enforced; if not, it should I o
promptly repealed. The city offi
cials try to shift lhe repponsibilily
onto the county and state, and the
county has never taken any action
in the premises.
In addition to the foregoing tho
police jndgewas "authorized fo
have $2,000"ftdditMiiial insurance
placed on the city hall, a sidewa'L
was ordered built on the north sid
of Washington between dthsrd
11th streets, lhe petition for a
sidewalk on the north side t
block 17, presented by John Bier
and Mrs. M. F. Johnson, was laid
over, and the chief engineer olstho
fire department was instructed io
replace the broken glass in the city
hall. " '
The democratic club meeting nt.
the court houso last Friday even
ing was well attended. Short ad
dresses were made by E. L. Bry
an, Brady Burnett. II. K Holgatc
and A. F. Hershner. Several
musical selections were rendered
by the glee club and others. Mr.
Bryan made an excuse for beim;
present and it was well lhat lie
did. An address made a year ago
is by no means applicable to pre
sent conditions, This the speaker
seemed to recognize after speaking
a few minutes for he 'eame down
from his lofty; height and confined
his "remarks to things earthly
during the remainder of his ad
dress. . " .
Before attending the democratic
convention yesterday the dele
gates repaired . to Spencer and
Case's tonsonal emporium where
these artists with razor and scis
sors, si changed their appearauee
that when they again appeared ou,
the street many of our citizens
mistook them for delegates to the
Presbytery which had been
in
session during f he week.
B.H.Miller of the Woodbuni
Independent and a delegate to th
Y. P. S. C. E. convention which
met in this cifj' Wednesday, mad
the Gazette a pleasant call whi'u
in the city. . .
Caleb Davis sr., has been
chosen by the Presbytery of the
Willamette as commissioner . to
the Presbyterian general assembly
which meets af Saratoga, N. Y.,'io
May next.