Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-10-23
ABOUT OREGON PEOPLE.

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r.. ID Allen, for two years deputy
county clerk, was in town this week.
He has a great many friends 10 Salem
and has a very nice family at nome
on his Waldo Hills farm G Silver
ton. Mr.. Allen bought some resi-
dence lots in the eastern part OF the
city and hoped to see himself COM
fortably settled down to city life in
Salem some day, but the k%aleidoscoI 9
of politics changed the picture, Mr.
Allen is one of Oregon's most success
full practical fruit growers. He this
year matured twenty varieties OF
grapes, including Niagaras, Concords,
Tomas, Isabellas, Delawares and
Catawbas. They brought him &c. Il
pound. lie cured 10000 lbs. prunes that
will bring him 33c. a pound. lie also
raised a fine field of corn. 1t Is
| pleasant to note a mans success In
any field, and especially to observe a
Retirement from politics taken so
philosophically.
The McFadden & Pennybaker sash
and door factory, successors TO Ira Ero,
is doing a growing business, and en-
plOying about six men, fUur besides
the proprietors, The latter work as
hard as any mau they employ. w. H..
McOscar, u. j. Lehman, Chas. Par
menter, E. G.. Churchill and John
O'Donald, are on the force. When
rushed with work extra men are put
on. j. S. Pennybaker isa practical
machine wood-WOrker, and a special
ist in his department. He is probab-
ly as good a sash and door artist as
there is in Oregon. He is now busi-
ness manager, giving his attention to
business early and late. 5. "A. Nc
Fadden is Grand Master Workman of
Oregon. Steve is a real workman,
having held the same place at the
bench ia the factory where he is now
a proprietor for eight years, as fin
Usher for Ira Erb. When he came to
Oregon he could find no work to do in
his line, so he hired out as mixer in a
large dairy. Such men at the head
of a business are an assurance or sue
cess. They command respect because
they merit it by solid worth, the nee
essary qualifications to make a bust
ness go forward.
Judge J. j. Murphy, clerk of the
court, Is one Of the men
services the court nor the law
yerS of this state could not very well
dispense with. He has the record of
all the cases at his fingers ends aud
keeps such good order for the members
of that most disorderly profession
that he knows more about the status
Of their cases than half Of them do
themselves.
The Judge is a kind Of autocrat in
way, and sometimes even has to
tell the court where IL gets of the
track. He is a NATIVE Of Pennsylvania
and his Republicanism is of the Matt
Quay stripe. He has a most hearty
listrust of the gratitude of the
masses. Two state officials were dis
,ussing the other Gay about what
to pursue TO best serve the pe0-
pie. Murphy remarked that they
we're putting rods in pickle for their
OWN backs. 1t will be recalled that
when the court house repairs inveStl-
was precipitated, the Salem
Statesman printed interviews with
leading Republicans. Judge Murphy
alone upheld the court in all that
had been done. In his eyes they
were Republicans and like the old
doctrine Of the king, could do no
wrong.
We rather like the bold partisan
stand of a man who will uphold polit-
Ical associates even when they are
to under heavy fire.
Judge Murphy is no coward or half
hearted man. At his age and holding
his last political office, per
laps he can afford to'be distrustful Of
Jhe people, especially when it is re
that they defeated him for office
)nce or twice