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fciLLS PA»*i «»}»•» sent KGL M.b.
>f one or more stat-
•oln, l.nto- C»2: F>uu
tfiO.OU, L II. I ; 1
•kctoral vot»*. whil
received but 113
The politi
may, pro! a
•‘red h.4.”
•f the hat at
•elativ s Is i
>t diff» n ce
»«<1 bee »me fu
neeting was held
<tt whirl I. ere
march» r- in coi
The sight Wft
Mr. Lir mil
•any in Febr
had alr- H'ly
enormous hu
fan well adt
them was sail
dernesa am
he had livt-
ture years,
was a linul fa>
Just one tv
the mo.’l coi ■,
duce«l. N<> otJ
pen has or evuhi c
a iiite ntiniix r of
in 1K&8 “Half s'.t-
the day hail arrr
rn mt from falling
Either «lavery m
fall. Air- i'
doomed, and w
t > knock the sh.v
could In* no hand
death warrant **f
truly tue land of t -
Probably no *• > •
a Idr»
p m-'bility of th*»»
dress; certain!’, no
pronounced bv tti
the sentiment s • !
school boy shou!d
dress was d ‘hv<-
dedication of t «<■
tionel cemetery, a
and follows i fulil
Trial by jury after drfault in damage
•Ulla.
S- lart«« for Constabl«« and Ju«tie« at
i««uiuio.
!n erimi«al ea»m judgment to be lien
(1SG0)
being
ie drop
mers and
s beciuis <•
the result
.Rummage
from date.
I or r« ewal of j’.xlgment «very 10
ve-ra.
inputs
For reg-stration of vul«ra
rily out of the at ate.
Bank «tnpoBtta rot drawn upon fet :
«even year« to 1« paid to the •UU :
Treasury.
Ki te)« a-d
UidD* r bou«ea to hav<
fire c«c«pr».
H-'t«- • and k»pging-house« to hav»
nine foot aheeta.
Salary <-f cieidi of Curry county.
| . 8al-ry of fteconicr of Union count»
We will have on -ale, commencing
February
the
odds
and
ends left from our
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Cleaiance Sale, *u< h aa short lengths in Calicoes,
thington
A<iditu>nal (alary of Circuit Judge in
■outta-rn Malen
; Baker counjy.
I to r alizc the
School Board* may refund in<lebt«d
«sume. H-s I n«M.
'hen leaving
For 4i*trib-ution of reaaion law. and
-a
ed his ten-
Fur ouniabn-ent of hi> hway robbery.
I with whom
Authori’y of real ratal« agent n.uat
of his ma- 11.« n writing.
riDiiiition ti«4t «I
Salary of School Superintendant tn
| >rv»» G' mk I s . < iinghams Muslin«, 1 owling, U iting
Odds and odd sizes in ladies' and
Flannels
gents' readv made garments, and other things too
numerous to mention.
These odds and ends will all be placed on bar-
gam emuitera that h«Ve been
J Pi Ik county (over <o»««mor'a veto).
him J Salary of School Su|«rinte d<»nt of
e\er t>ru- I : Clataop county.
I uke of a j Salary of School Su|«-r ntendant in
Morrow c -unty lover Guvertwr'a veto).
laves into Clen.-al aaai-tance for araeeaor. Co
:
Ijrntsa county.
as a fact mi d i Salary uf School > upennte-<iadt in
•nt the guvcrti- ‘ Yamhill cuuntv (o «-r Governor's veto),
e free.> Uy ng declaratioii admualble in civil
UTT 100 YEARS AGO. to-day. then- was Un
at one of the humblest of Kuntucky homes t
child who, as a man. was destined to b-con <
one of the most prominent factors ¡n the mskit;
of the world's history.
Wnen but a child. Mr. Lincoln removed with h
parents to Indiana where he grew to manhood, li
caaoa.
his young manhood he moved to the then nev
1
state of Illinois. Here he assisted his parents in
trict.
building their new log-cabin home; but in a f» w
Salary of School Supcrm*en<iant <•>
Slx-r:i>an county «uvcr(k>vernur'a veto).
months his independence of character and sturdt
Guv«rnii)g {wymeu of l*, a<-i«a.
self reliance caused him to commence doing f< r
Aaoxtance fur A»««-»M>r of Clata p
himself. Before he took up the study of law, I •
county.
had l>een a tlatbuatman on the Mississippi river, n
1 ««nption of « arning» of judgment
clerk in a country store and a land surveyor. H
I public debtora.
love of intellectual pursuits caused him to devote
tue roa-
all the time he could sjiare from earning a liveli
Adn» nutralih \ot kf.
-ttysburg ad-
hood to legal studies and he was soon admitted to
\olpr >• hr<«*bv glOMI that thè utnlrr*
• tgu <2 I ma
<hii > «pi» Ìulr4 l»jr li»*
practice. He, almost, at once became a succt -sf<
uh »•• »ri «4 I ita«, (’»muti. <>»••* «»li.
» hi» fiietralrìi «4 tb« • «UH«* «4 M. W ,
lawyer in practice.
Mii.rt, «lesTe* *r4,
A 1 prr*on» h«.viti*
One of the criminal cases which Mr. Lincoln
rlitiin» *if lh»t »«»<1
tate* »»s*
handletl most successfully, was the defenw of tl •
tu »t»ie«*nt Mu»r !•» •!»*• il «ir**
*•># «•
al ber rs-tiUvi .* «• ai»»Mi ti* e itili««
son of a widow lady with whom Mr. Lincoln han
< >r< << i*. »i«»h
»t> arri*
-«»ufi? U **■*! 4
»«•. <»r>
ooarded. The young man was charged with mur
H«*4 bcmi ) sull pr<«|’i*r
I mw rrw>lrw»d. whliiu »m hhiii U i » Irmn
der. He was somewhat inclined to wildness, y« 1
tbr 'luts» <»t U4« irHkr,
Mr. Lincoln did not believe he was guilty of th«
Ibkil ili • 2lat «la« «4 I «un ira
brought
•‘Four «core an
Al.lCfe * Miti Kit,
crime charged; nevertheless there were two . .........
t
e<l tn 111»-
il
forth upon thia <
t'Im n .treirix
t
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men ar«
erty am! <ie-i - al
es who swore, at the trial that they saw the fatal
1 L.
ittoru<y tur Atitn intra
created equal
trii.
blow struck with a knife and that the moon wa>
U
•*Nuw we are < hi
shining brightly which enabled them to see plainly
ivtM anu eu
wehiher that N Mt
and they were very positive in their testimony.
A great b«l-
If
tlethrat«*-) can long
In cross<|uestioning these witnesses Mr. Lincoh
w
rat«- a p«»r-
tu
tie field uf I ha I
fui lh<«4* ubu
caused them to reiterate their statements w ith po>
lion uf that
i. It la ad-
l I
gave up their I II
itiveness, which caused his client to |w>k r>.«> '
» thia.
together flttliq
that
glot my and the tears to flow from the eyes of th»
.1 I n not
• cannot cun-
•|t it in a large
widow. But Lincoln knew what he was alxitit. ll<
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I hi t t»ra'r it*n,
eeerate, wv ca
knew that he had a hip lock on the prosecution, h.
'« c onMcrttMU it
living and lU-ad. »
Im Kt. The wurki
his argument to the jury he showed that th«1 moon
fat above our
hat *<■ »ay he av but
will litt'e note
did not rise for several hours after the* time < I tie-
pre. it k fur um . the
it can never f<
alleged murder. Thia fact caused consternation in
t
iv uiilin)»hv«i work
Itvini*. rather to >
the ranks of the prosecution, the gloom to disap-
¿a far mu nobly ad-
which they wl ><> f
I« ur from the face of his client anti tears of <>y t<
cdicaUi lu tbv great
vanetnL it ia
Ibr i? hunuivd «ir m <1
flow from the eyes of the widow. The jury retur tai»«, iimainmg l-t iu
fur which thuy
J«e ta»e ie
Hal
ned a verdict of "Not Guilty in short order. Mr.
gave the liuvt full ti
f < . U m I, that wv h«*re
Of time, traveling ex-
Lincoln had arrayedlagainat him the best legal talent
ut have ditali» vain:
AC
highly rcaulve trial
obtainblae.
His only remuneration was tht
penses and fatigue can
haVr a i*w birth uf
tliat tma Nat 1 Ml,
gratitude of the widow and her son.
i
ueople,
by
the
im
’
o
-
u-r.t i t
freedom, and
be made by using the
Mr. Lincoln was a member of congress during
ih (ru<n the earth.”
ii t>ot
pile an«l tor It I
shortest route East.
the pendency of the Mexican war. but his entry
Thv ussu small jn of ¡‘pi •nt Lincoln occured
into national politics commenced with hia celebrated
at Ford’s theater, in
on April 14,
There is but one short
six debates with Judge Stephen A. Douglas wher.
t » . dowii /
WashmgliKi, D. C His dealt
they were each the respective candidate of I is j ar
l ouriii il the death of
and direct route between
mofii 1 tig. 1 iw* entire i»
ty for the United States senate. This cairn s wa
i r> mal friend. The
the president us tnat of
the West and East.
a joint discussion between these two int« I Ttual ■
a - idler, at Little Rock,
writer <»t tins at 11« ie wa
1
giants and which attract« d the attention of th«* en
v. a ■ fl.t-shed over the tel-
Ark , w i-eti the <ul n lew . s w
tire nation. The Democracy was successful an«i egrau 1 wires. When ■ohliers, w ho were accustom-
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Judge Douglas was returned to the national .«mat«.
ed dentil in almost vvt r y form are caused to weep,
Just prior to the opening of these debates Mr. Lin
I /y
there is something more ban nitre sentiment
coln, in a public speech said: "A house divided which affects th<-m.
E
against itself must fall; a nation half slave and
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THE
O.
R.
&.
N.
\\ iishiiiy o !• i :
half free cannot stand.” This statement, at once,
Lincoln's on i ■ i-<<i I and
Oregon Short Line
attracted attention of all who oppotuni the spread admission of l>r- g»n on t.1
......... .and
of slaxery throughout the nation. Judge iHniglas three most important ; evei
recognized its force and, in the del*ates, r< Hort< «l
same (lay? Ail I’ r • evet
UNION PACIFIC
to the sophistry of the skilled deleter to drive Mr.
on "Oregon Day.” Fcbrua
Lincoln from his position; but failed to do so. Af
a legal holiday;
ter the campaign was over, it wasgerally conceded
(This article has
that Mr. Lincoln was the gainer by the contest It benefit «»four scl<
There is unsurpassed
made him the recognized leader of the national anti
through fast train ser
our adult Trailers, «
slavery forces and paved the way to his nom
vice to Denver, Omaha,
reading it Our .sen«
ination for the presidency, by the Republican par
Kansas City, Chicago,
minute data. )
ty,two years later.
with direct connections
In the presidential campaign of 1860 Lincoln and
to all points East and
Douglas were, again opposing candidates. But as
South.
Judge Douglas was the nominee of the Northern
The t wenty-fifth aossic of tne Oregon legisla-
There is an abundance
wing of the Democracy only, Mr. Lincoln was re ture is destined to go dot i in history as the ‘more’ |
of
matchless scenery,
garded M a sure winner from the first. Mr. Lin legislature. The word
ore'* is synonymous, or
and
an opportunity to
coln had forced Judge Douglas to take such ar very closely allied with
• wuni "graft.” The
make
a daylight stopover
equivocable position on the slavery question in th* j only staving grace for cu law-i ; >kers is the fact
at
Salt
latke City if it is
Illinois debates, that the South utterly rejected j that they do not appear t be »• curing any of the
desired.
him as a presidential candidate.
“more” or “graft” fort »mselyes. It is, always,
Tne first Democratic convention of I860 met a for some individual const uent. in the way of in-1
Let us tell you all about
Charleston, South Carolina.
crease of salary. Th<
an implied agreement ’
what can be done, before
id i s constituency, that *
This was the last Democratic nationnl conver between the <>flh-eho|<
you purchase ticket
■ lion which has been held in the far South. Af he will perform cerl.ti n duties for a stipulated sal-
T J OANNEN. Agent.
ter the convention had been in session for ne irl ary. Plainly, the pe< ple would violate the implied
Weal Sole
a week, and failing to agree upon either platforr. [contract if they atten ■■ted to reduce the «alary du- ’
or candidate, the convention agreed to disagr- • ring the life of the t atract, ar.d the officeholder is|
aid adjomed. At subsequent conventions, th«- no less guilty if he eel
.< s to I avc it raised. Nor
Wm.
McMurray
North nominated Douglas and the South Breckei 1 does the legislature have any moral right to inter
ridge. Still another political party was in the field, fere in the n after f <>r either j-arty. It is a ix»r. General Passenger Agent
PORTLAND, OREGON
that ytar, each party carrying the electoral vote rule which will net work both ways.
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Monday,
fur them, and each article will be inursed in good
plum figures
thir Clearance Sale, which was our. Sixth Annu
al <’!<■ .trance Sale,
ever
had;
wm
the most successful sale we
more goods sold than ever
before
which has left our shelves almost bare, but in
good rliape to receive our large Spring stock that
will ba here in n few days.
Wesely
At Even
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