The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-15
CATHLANET HAS SOME
IDEAS Of HER OWN
INTENSE DISGUST OF HER
CITIZENS AT REFLECTION
CAST UPON THEM IN
THE OREGoNrAN.

With whatever quietude the coy
little town Of Cathlamet bore the ex-
oisement and disruptive Influences Of
The recent trial Of Michael Campbell
and especially its remarkable crisis,
she patience Of its people has been
sprely tried BY the bonbastic and
gratuitous newspaper notoriety thrust
upon them by the Portland Oregon
san to date. at the instance Of some
81 the leaders in that remarkable
illegal contest; as witness the fol-
Iowing remarks made yesterday ia
ahis city BY prominent citizen and
aficial from that place. Said he:
'Cathlamet is disgusted beyond
mcasure with the TRADE that appear
Cd IN Mondays Oregonian; her peo-
Die DO not know whom to blame for
ths thing, but they fail signally to
appreciate the uncomfortable. unde-
served notoriety thrust upon them by
the article; feeling that she is made
to appear in the eyes Of neighbors, as
= bad, place 10 live in. dangerous
Place Is 60 to, and center for all
manner Of turbulence and unlawful
practice; whereas, she sought to be
as quiet, inoffensive and disinterested
IN the big trial as she could be. for
the very sake Of her good name.
.'That there was more or less feel
ing for and against the defendant
among those who visited the town,
and among q very few Of her own
people, as Is always the case in mat
tiers Of that kind, no one will deny
for moment; but that any feeling,
Or expression. open, or tacit, prevail
"a there during that trial. is as false
As the whole scheme of the story told
IN the big daily Of Portland That
the people of CathIamet have as good
an idea Of the sanctity Of a verdict
rendered in, open court as any other
community ON earth goes without
saying; and the Illogical and inspired
sEaF sent out from the metropolis i
a raw reflection ON the character Of
the place, and was poor return for
the Orderliness, hospitality, and strict
nnconcern, shown to all sides at issue.
"As to the manner and means BY |
which the verdict recorded, was
reached, the people Of cathlamet
have various, and mostly uncom-
promising, ideasi some Of her people
are painfullyrfrsnk in this premise
which is not at all complimentary TO
the lawyers on either side; and while
no blame IS attached to Mr.. Camp
beEI for being the beneficiary Of the |
questionable program followed out,
theaprogram itself IS remorselessly
condemned in, Of course. suppose
titious way; and this sensing Of the
means employed does not add any
thing to the merit Of the write-up
given her BY the Portland attorneys
IN the case.
A well known Astoria attorney
says that the costs Of such a trial
are always enormous, and that in this
instance Mr.. Campbell must have
paid dearly for the service rendered
him. He was in the South Bend
country few days ago and noticed
m one Of the South Bend papers the
transfer Of fine body Of timber land /
over in that section, from Michael
Campbell to Dan Malarkey (his at
forney in chief, which is known To
be among the finest pieces Of forest
land in the state and freely quotedi /
by those whosknow its value, to be
worth $4,000 Of any mans money, +
This Is all right Of course. and just