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OUR UWS NEER REFORMING
UR CRIMINAL LAWS, sx between
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man and man. are xuppos«i to tie
base«! upon equity; that no man
should be shown more favors than hia
neighbors; that because a man ,«osaeau>«s
wealth he slmukl «njoy privileges which
would be denied him if he waa a poor
man. We know that'Jour judges and
juries ar« sup|«uaed to 0« actuated by
the principles of justice and right and
that th., enforcement of law. >ri. ?i.. . t
ivc of person or p«j«ition. would bring
thia mult about, But in the light of
the manner in which criminals are
handled by nearly all of our courts,
causes one to conclude that favoritism
is shown in, at least, some of th«m.
The graft prosecutions down in San
Francisco furnishes examples wherein
courts ire influenced in proportion to
the importance of the prisoner at bar.
Bribery ought to be considered just aa
grave a crime, whether the guilty one
is the rich railway magnate, or whether
he la the most inconspicuous prisoner
In the dock.
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Trials for bribery have occurred in
Judge ijiwlor's court, which were
concluded in a week or less time, result
ing In meeting out exact justice to the
accus«!. Ilia guilt or innocence was,
probably, completely established in the
minds of both judge and jury. Patrick
Calhoun's trial, which has «. suited in a
divided jury, has cover«! a period of
1 over live months, costing, probably,
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Cow race. Delbert lamg
of honest minds, which would not have
Ladles 50 yard foot race. Miw Lucy
convicted Calhoun on the first («allot.
Wesely
Such men aa Francis J. Heney and
A Most Gratifying N imvcm Aft
Boys foot race, Harold Peery.
Judge law lor. the prosecutor and judge
noon of npocta iMllo
Driving. trotting or pacing, Miaaener.
before whom Calhoun was tried, should
of Slav ton. tune 2:35.
have the loyal ami outspoken support of
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The Second Annual Rose Froti"-!. vi
Kunning. one-half mile, saddle ponies.
all honest people. It IS not enough to
give silent appropriation. The indorse Scio, was held In th« “Dairy City 11 Win. Brenner.
Hlu yard food race, Wm, Hl runs,
ment should be mail« aa emphatic ami the Willamette Valley'' on Saturday,
The most interesting event of the
forceabie aa puealble. This la a duty . June 19, and was a grand success in
which ail lovers of law, juatice. and point of attendance, display, and afternoon was the taae ball co«.teal
between the Sew Ladle« Club and the
interest.
gout government owe to aociety.
The morning ushered in a prrfect day ' Star nine. The ladies under the able
While the conditions of graft in our
large Oregon cities have never become and by 9 o'clock rigs loaded with pro* tutoring of Roger ( am put up a game
so brazen ami respectable (?) aa in San pertAis people of the Santiam country that paralysed the heavy hitting Stars
Francisco, still there are methmts in : were pouring in a steady stream into and in a game of five innings filled with
our court procedure which are but little town while the train from Albany fine bail play ing, beat the men by a
Miss Lucy Wesely
better than down at the "Bay City.“ brought a large number of visitors score of 3 to 1.
occupied the box for the ladirs ami had
The Roas case, whicn we believe is yet from the present county seat,
on the Supreme Court docket, la one I The R om Festival and exhibition the big sluggers at her mercy while
loss not Inspire u
Wesely A Cam ha:i httle Maud Holland, who looked so
of any lover of lustier. !<<<•« wait con promptly at 10:30 a. m., with a welcome rut« m her natty uniform, worked be
victed more than one year ago yet, be address by Mayor A. G. Prill, followed hind the bat like a veteran,
The ball game between the Scio
cause of technicalities which the law with music by the Wesely orch«’stra. a
permits. he la at liberty and is not at recitation by F. '. Bowen West and a second nine ami th« lxbatun second
all anxious to have the higher court comet duet by the Kimbad Slaters, nine was a humirnr ami something wax
doing all of the time. Both pitchers
pass on hia case. He, doubtles«. would made the formal urogram,
rather wear the ignominy of a con- i Mayor Prill then announc«<d the worked finely and but few hila were
damned criminal ami be at liberty, than judge», to paM on the large number of made by either «tda. Scio won out in
the stripes of a convict.
beautiful flowers enter«! for competi- the ninth inning by a «core of 6 to 5.
It la the technicalities of the law tion, who were County Fruit Inspects
I he M aa tehee Smoker
which haa destroyed confidence in our Cooper, of Albany, Senator A. J. \
Johnson,
of
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and
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court« and ha« placed our system of .
On Thursday evening, June 17, Scio
government in peril. The only way to wood of Portland.
Tent No. 37 Knights of th« Maccabees
Priaee awarded aa follows:
correct the evil, la to remove the techni
gave a smoker to a large number of
Mr». V. A McKnight. first on Papa invited guests at K. of P. hall.
calities ami room for possible quibbles
from our law
If a man is guilty of a Gontier, Gioire dr Dijon; second on
As fast as the guests arrived they
crime, no matter whether he is rich or Ulrich Brunner, Viarotiteaa Folkstone. > were seale.1 at card tables where they
poor, of high or low degree, he should Prrle d>-s Jardins. White Bon Slierie.
were entertained until 9 JU p. m. The
Mrs. A. G. Prill, first on Ulrich program c<.mn.< rued with piano rnua .
be punished
It should tie autficiont to
prove the guilt beyond question, when Brunner, General. Jacqueminot, Rain- Mayor Prill then introduced State
his punishment should be swift and bow. Madame Lambard. Fru Karl. Commander Sherwood who talked on
Druschki. Meteor. Black Prince, Dean i the work and objects of the Order an.l
•ure.
Hole. Prince Mamllle de Rohan, collect also of the history and work of Scio
Judge (J. B. Dimick, of Oregon City, ion sweet peas. and second on Mrs. G Tent in particular. A song was render-
who wan in Scio on Thursday and ad- Sherman Crawford. Baron de Bon «1 by Roger Cain, who res|>onded to an
Stetin, Anna de Dita bach. Virginia R encore Thia was followed by a clever
dreaaed the Maccabees meeting, is one
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recitation given by F. Bowen West,
•'<!■• leading at-.,rn..y. ,.f G„. State
Mrs. C. A. Warner, first on Empress
who w as compelled to respond to an
■” * his name is very prominently
of India, fotuise van Houtte, Killarney. [ enthusiastic encore. Msyor Prill then
mentRuted by hi« friend« in connection
Mrs Manley, second on I.a France,
with the office of Governor. Judge
presented Judge G. B. Dimick of Oregon
Madan
Dimick was born at Needy, Marion
City, who delivered one of the moat
County and is a young man well «|uali- Whit. Man,si. < '• • het, Sa f ratio, Clio.
interesting fraternal addresses ever
Mrs. Emma Stam. first on Perlede
fh-d for th«, place if the people of Oregon
male in Scio, enlivened by a large
ae« fit to conf. r thi« great honor on Gardin, Black Lilly; second on Paul! number of witty stones that ket>t the
him. The Judge wiu much pleased Neyrvn, Anna Oliver, Capt. Chriaty audience in a constant state of msrn-
with Scio ami the surrounding country and Souv. de Arnie.
ment.
A piano selection closed the
Mrs. I,. i*um« roy, first on Hermosa, program and adjournment was made to
ami enjoyed his visit, expressing his
intention to return ami devote more Yellow Rambler, second on General the tables lo»Wd with th« fine«! straw -
Jacqueminot.
time to Mir beautiful locality.
berries, cream, cake, sandwiches. etc.,
Vella Brenner, first on Paul N<^r<>n. that ever went to satisfy a hungry
second on Ruby («old.
West Scio hittings
crowd amt which was washed down w ith
Mrs. William May. first on Sweet
lemonade, making every one glad that
Ruth Tompkins returned home M«>n
Peas, two varieties.
he was alive.
day. from a visit to Portland, where
Nita Bilyeu, first on La France and
After the lunch, card playing was re
she has been for the (suit two weeks,
Bridesmaid.
sumed and a pleasant time s|>enl until
seeing the big rose show ami visiting
Mrs. W. A Ewing, second on Empress
midnight. A number of applications
relatives.
of China.
were
secure*! snd **♦«*• l‘nmm»n,l«r
E. W. Peckham, who has been visit
Hasel l*hillipi, second on Hermosa.
Sherwood remained a few days helping
ing his sister, Mrs L. Gussagr, started
Mrs. Jones, first on Madam Averill,
Scio Tent to increase its membership.
for Seattle Monday morning, to see the second on White La Marque.
fair,
J, F. Wisely, first on Katherine
How to raise calves cheaply and sue-
W. J. Burden has begun the founds Auguste Victoria. White Maman Cochet.
ceeaftlly witimut milk with the aid of
tion for a small store building, Op|KMÌtc Msman Coch« t, Souv. President Carnot.
Blatchford'a Calf Meal
For sale by
the depot, with the intention of later Ivory, Lady Batter-sea.
J. F. Weeely, Scio, Oregon.
on putting up a larger one.
Daisy Buckner, first on Madam Caro-
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Paul Tompkins came up from Port- line T«stout; secund on Souv. President
See here!
land Saturday to spend Sunday at home ' Carnot.
The display was n very cixlitable
I have pure bred black Minorca and
once more.
the Huff leghorn eggs, (guaranteed) for
Marion Arnold, who has been in one ami refi« ted much praise on
Portland for a few weeks, has return«-d ladies who have labored so hard and sale at SI per setting of IS. What la
unselfishly in this work. The hall waa the uae of sending awav for something
home and is hauling wood again.
■qwn all of the afternoon and Wax that you can get at home.
Mrs W J Burien visited relatives
thronged with interested visitor« and Morrison.
and friends in Portland last week.
lover« of flowers. The ro»e exhibition ■
Mrs. J. H Kistler has toon in Port
of 1910 will be held under the au«pic«-s
land for the past two weeks visiting
of the Ijuln-s Civic Improvement Club
with her husband. After a visit with
of Scio and it gm * without saying that
relatives in Tacoma and the Seattle
it will be a hugh aucceas. J. F. Wesely
Fair, will return home some time in
has offered s 12.5 silver cup fur the beat
August.
dlaplay of 10 vanctiea of rus«-a for the
Mr. Moses has his large new barn
1910 exhibition and it la probable that
about finish«! and will soon begin work
other |>ublic a|>irit«l citixeiui will follow
on his resilience.
the good example.
Mruy (iiMMiage, also, saw the grand
parade ami rose displays at Portland, HNAN«'IAL RKHiRT OF SCIO HOUK MHO*
ANP CARNIVAL.
but after three days down there, he
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said he was glad to be at home again.
Bald to Baeeball team, S»; A. M
E vanda
Stewart, II; Carl Cyrus, 12; Jess
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Rogers, SI; N. Ixmg. SI; F. W
A close (lame
manace, St; W in. Brenner, *.*>; Harold
A m<sit interesting game of baseball Peery. S2. Mr Meaarner, S7.5U; Delbert
On the fact that when we
waa played on the Scio diamond, I m I Long. Sf>; Lucy Wearly, Si. W'm. May,
make
an abstract of any [«reel of
Sunday, la-twecn the second teams of S2; Clyde Rogers. S2.60; Mrs. Warner,
real
e.*tta»e
we give you a per
l.ebanon ami Scio. Aa the teams were S1.25, J. F. Weaely, S2.75; Wesely A
very evenly matched, the game was Cain. S7.’9;T L. Dugger, S4 .r>0; E. C. fectly accurate and complete
clu«e ami interesting from start to Peery, S5; W’m. Hirona,
SI; Otto history of it.
finish, l^banon held the lead until the Compton, 15 cents; the Ladies Civic
An abstract is an absolute
ninth inning, when Scio with a whirl Improvement Club, for the Rose Show
necessity
if you wish to be 4
Asao-
wind finish forged ahead and was of 1910, S9K.5O; Linn County Fair
thoroughly |ioated-The one way
declar«l the victor. The score wm elation, S76 96. Total Si76.30.
Receipts Gate receipts,
S17L30, you can avoid the purchase of
Lebanon 4, Scio 5
stand license, S5. Total. S176.30.
expensive litiuation.
vantism Farm
The Roa«- rommittee desire to thank
Our work is absolutely accurate.
I will have plenty of g<«>sel>erriea all who took part in the Rose Show ami
after June 1, at 25 cents per gallon. to those who furnishwl flowers for LINN COUNTY ABSTRACT CO
Strawlierries from June 5 to 10. If you decorations, which so materially made
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want berries, come in time.
the affair a success.
S. W. G ain M.
It is requested that everyone take an
interest in thia annual event and pre
Produce Wanted
pare for next years R um Show this
Please remember that we are always fall, by planting such roses ax they may
The first premiums award«!
in the market for all of your produce. desire.
such aa lani, bacon, hams, t>oultry, this year were some beautiful vases
eggs, hides, wool, mohair, cascara bark, Next year we expect to do better in
veal, hogs, beans ami in fact nearly this line.
R. M. C ain
everything you produce
We are al
A. G. Pai 1.1.
ways willing to give reasonable prices,
Committee
whether we buy or sell.
Your produce
is good to buy anything in our immense
Sports at the l air Ground
stock of dry gomta. furnishing goods.
OUR SECOMO 1NNUIL ROSE FESTIIIL
greater Uisn that ol winch everybody
| believea Calhoun is guilty, in a few
hours or days time. While it is true
that t'alhoun covered hia tracks in a
way which made it difficult to establish
his guilt, still all disinterested and
honest mind«l men believe that his
guilt haa been «-stabllsh«! beyond doubt.
While we may question th«* wisdom of
granting immunity to the brib«t, Cal
houn should not be rxtended any favors
on that account It is just such results
in our court trials aa that of Calhoun,
which causes us to doubt the integrity
of court and jury.
Calhoun had any
amount of money at hia di«|M>sal for his
defense. He secur«l th«- very brightest
lawyers and their number was sufficient
to cover every possible point which
could be brought to issue. The people
was repreeented by Francis J. Henry
and two or three aaaociates. On the
one side waa arrayed the very beat
talent which could be obtain«!, on the
other, the side of the p«»ple, only Mr
Henry aiuf two or three assistants, Mr.
Heney being the master mind which
directed the conduct of the fight for
the parople. It is not s matter of sur
prise that a mistrial result«!.
But the Calhoun trial is not the only
one in which the possession of much
money, if It does not clear the accused
of rraponelbility before the law, miti
gates its rigor very materially. It la
an old yet very true saying “Steal a
million ami you will escape puniahmrnt.
but steal a dollar and you will be rail-
i»d«l to the penitentiary.’’
'hat shall the American [tropic do to
*ct thia disgraceful amt humiliating
<• of affairs? I here is but one poa-
*e apswer. and that la: Raise the
mdard of morality ami civic decency
fnong the people. There must lie more
* neat men and fewer rascals. We
^>•«1 more men who are hom-st from a
of right and justice between man
iin than we now have. Thia rr-
fa, only be reach«! by agitation
No state, county or
a more honest conduct of
than a majority of its shoe«, hats, caps, grocenea, querna-
warr, glassware, hardware, furniture,
and decency seem to be tinware, carpet«, linoleum, in fact we
lebb down at the “Bay can furnish you from A to Z for reason
^our (iregon Supreme able prices. If you have more produce
honest and disposed than you can uae for exchanging fur
mi exact justice to our goods, we will buy for cash.
Yours for buaineaa.
Francis«» Court of
W mkly A C ain
»e a sort of subaer-
J. F. W mbly
h malefactors. It
C ham . Wgakt.v
Oregon jury
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The sports at the Scio Fair grounds
drew a hugh crowd ami by 2 p. m. the
crowd overrun the grand stand ami waa
Spread along the home stretch in both
directions.
Marshal Munkers
had
charge of the grounds and all eventa
moved off promptly. The results were
aa follows:
Fat man'a race. A M Stewart.
Half-mile bicycle race, Carl Cyrua.
Slim man's race. Jess Rogers
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Commencing Sat., June 26
Closing Saturday, July 3, ’09
WESELY
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A Nice Neu?, and
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Regarduth the life of his beast,
Those who feed SECURITY Stock
Eood are fulitilling the scripture,
This stock food is sold on a positive
Cash («uarantce. Read the guarantee
on even* Package,
Don't be misled
bv cheap advertising, SECURITY
means what it savs. Ask those who
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Thi* i» the essential i f every good wire fence. Unless the stay
has a hinge joint the fence cannot receive pressure iruai cuumu ,
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