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 ing office nickname "Jerry," to which he has become accustomed, and many who have known him for years suppose it to be his true name. He was employed in the job printing establishment of A. G. Walling for three years and afterward in the State printing office at Salem as pressman during three consecutive sessions of the Legislature. He was city editor of the Portland "Daily Standard" for over a year, and has been connected with the "Bulletin," "Herald," Salem "Mercury" and "Statesman," and a number of other papers, until nearly every one knows him. He tried farming on a ranch near Salem for a time, but not liking the life of a granger, "hung up the shovel and the hoe" and struck out for Portland, where he "kicked for a job" at the first printing office he came to, securing a situation on the "Bee" on the day of his arrival. It is evident that "Jerry" has now adopted a business for which he is by nature particularly adapted. He is a "hail fellow well met" with all classes of people, an industrious, indefatigable worker, with quick eyes and ears, a pleasant writer, possessing rare descriptive faculties, and enjoying the reputation in Portland of being the peer of the very best in his profession. "Jerry" is destined to meet with well merited success in the profession he has chosen, and the writer, who has known him for years, wishes him prosperity meted out full measure and overflowing. He has resigned his position, to accept one on the "Oregonian."

The city editor of the Daily Evening "Telegram," is a native of New York City, where he was born May 1, 1836. He was educated for that most trying of all pursuits, teaching, which vocation he followed faithfully for seven years, and during this time he became an occasional contributor to the press, his articles invariably denoting no little thought and vigor. He entered regularly into newspaper life years ago, and has been everything from reporter and correspondent to editor and business manager. He afterwards embarked in mercantile pursuits, but the old fascination of journalism coming upon him, in 1874 he returned to newspaper work. Since that time he has been editor of the "Pacific Monthly," on the staff of the Portland "Bee," and for a brief while has been city editor of the Daily "Standard." For the past eighteen months Mr. Clinton has ably filled the position of city editor of the Evening "Telegram." Since' he assumed the tripod, that paper has been noted for the clean and wholesome tenor of its articles and is eagerly sought for by many citizens on that account. Those who have been associated with Mr. Clinton in newspaper work regard him as a man of sterling traits of character, who is always striving with pen and tongue to lift up his fellow men.

Reporter of the "Daily Evening Telegram," is a native of New York City, twenty-five years of age. He. received a sound education in the public schools at the great metropolis, and afterwards studied medicine for some years. Before graduating he gave up the study, and after contributing for some time to several weekly papers of his native city, he followed Horace