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V OREGON COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1896. VOL.. XIII. NO. 36 . 1 FIRE, LIFE And Accident REPRESENflNI Royal of Urerpool North British fc Dercanfle-o:&reu ,B wor"" " SOS Of LOndOn 0Ide,t I""1' flr lranc offloa In tha world. tna of Hartford -'' "d Ame,lc,B omp""sr' Continental of New York d f th b,t nr,n ompames ANO OTHER FIRST-CLASS INSURANCE COMPANIES"""- The Tavelers Insurance Company of Hartford LiirgeKt, oldiiBt and bent accident linurunoe coinuany lio does a very Urge Ufa In.uranoe bimlu.M. ...CALL OX UK FOB BLOTTEBS AMD CALKIOIAM Rate tup. LuWEHTJLa F . E. r 1 I "o i- Best on Earth I carry' a full line OF... .. FARM TOOLS, including Hay Presses, Feed Cutters, Choppers, Plows, Harrows, Seed ers, Spring Tooth Harrows, Potato Diggers, ALSO w )1'KI.SU AOOSS, L-ART3, Be Biire and call when want to buy or you not. are EDWARD HUGHES, BEAUTIFUL PASTEL PICTURES ..Gi?en Away..- When You Have Purchased $io Worth of Goods. The frame and glass will be furnished you for $1.25. Actual cost at the factory. Call anil Get a Tlcket E E. MARTIN, Commercial mb CHOICE CUTS and TENDER MEATS OTO FETZtJLU & GAIX'9 CASK MARKETS Seventh Street, Corner of j Main St., Opposite Two Shops. - Pure Milk. I 'f f Delivered to all parts of the city from the-s ....AT REASONABLE PRICES.... Chas Catta; Prop. Hmwwmv lu B.iXDALL MEVER. GO TO &. M. IB1ESTW FOR DOORS, WINDOWS, MOUL DING and Building Material. Lowest Cash Prices Ever Offered (or First-Class Goods. Shop Opp. Congregational Chcrcb, Main Street. Oregn City "1 Be Clean That means, hnvo all the requislts for J satisfactory abntions. Our toilet selsx are handsome enough in please the I most fasti lioua and critical eye ami In be an ornament to any room. Tlie I foim. desiun and ware are all of the) finest, to Hue to be equalled in Oregon I City or excelled elsewhere. All oum customers are twice suited, with the price, and here is the whole lic of buying. There are no' gaps in the all rcund comuletness of our crockery dis play, including Dinner, Tea, Toilet snd , Water Sets. We received another shipment of our popular Hop pattern. BELLOMY L BUSCH, The nonro Furnishers, Oregon City, Oregon. In Clackamas County J-r'r'' Leadi Agency Does larsMt bualaMi in the world. In the world, and DONALDsO, at Commercial Bank. M 53 Jt, as Buggies, Etc. iu the city whether Cobnep Front Taylor, and Portland, Or Bank Block. Center, on the Hill. Caufield Block. - Oregon City, Oreysa . 11 - 'J .f . B I t. t. WILLIAMS, HARMONY. Mrs. John Wise ia quite seriously ill, occassioned by the recent sickness of her sister, Mrs. Chas Otty, deceased. The Harmony literary and debating society meets every Friday evening. After a week's postponement, the sub ject, "Resolved, Tliat lawyers are more nescessary than doctors," was decided in favor of the negative last Friday evening. D. McNicol is putting up a picket fence. School re-opened Monday after two weeks' vacation. January 8. Juxta. 1 '.Vl . HOOD VIEW. M4m- A rHK-VtoMl- madaPoftlUlsk' end -her sister a fly in visit this week Robb Graham was in Portland this week n ousiness. v ' Grandpa tfimwalt is home again after a few week's stay with his children in the metropolis. Miss Pearl Meokin spent New Year's week with M. C. Young's family. Miss Agusta Schlickeiser, Miss Ethel Short, Alias Pearl Meekin and VV. W. Graham were , guests at Mrs. Young's Saturday and Sunday. E. H. Calkins is home after a three week's Ntn v in S'ulein. ',' Mii8 Twiink GruliHin intends starting to school in Salem Monday. Miss Ameliatlasselbrink is home and will begin school Monday. Mis Ethel Short is vixiring among relatives and frieiiilx litre. Miss Emma Harms is home again. The Leap year ball at Tualatin, given by'the young ladies of that place, was grand success. ' " The Saturday niiflit iniic nI Skih brottiers' hall, giveu by the "Indepen dent Amateur . Social Club," was a surprise to all and there was 44 numbers sold. All enjoyed a good time and dancing was stopped at 12 sharp.' GREAT REDUCION SALE I White and Colored Blankets, Comforters, Bed Spreads, Lace Curtains, by the yard or pair. Portieres from $2.50 a pair to $20. Tapestry. Table Covers in velours and raw silk furniture plush, 24 and 27 inch, all colors, watered affects, from 90c to $1.25 per yard. Liddell's and Richard on's cele brated Irish Linens, manufactured in Belfast, Ireland. Bleached and half bleached at 25, 35, 40, 45. 50, o 65t 75c nd upward to $1.25, $1.50 and $1.90 per yard, with 3-4 and 7-8 size napkins to match Headquarters for Sheetings, bleached and unbleached, 7-4, 8-4. 9-4 and 10-4. Best brands always in stock and lowest prices quoted on same. CLOSI2NTG OTJT PRICES. ....hcallen st The Recognized Cloak andDress of the Northwest for good; first-class Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Young of Pica ant Hill gave a New Year dinner at their home.of which all of their relatives and few friends partook . Chas. Schlickeiscr has a verv sick horse. Fred Baker, the joung man of New berg who meet death by accident in the Dekura buiHing in Portland latt week, was quite well known here and his many friends uuiirn his untimely death . January 0. Anna. SUNNYSIDE. George Johnson and Georee Reed ate busj getting out board timber for a sheep ahead for 8. E. Johnson. J P. Davis has rented the Ward place. Mrs. H. L, McKinley has moved to Puritan , buying tented her place to Fund Oil . Mr. Colly is talking of having some cordwood cat. F. H. GrlflVth has been making pickets preparatory to build a hennery Klwood and Kesiah Wiles went' down near Portland Friday to Mr. Turple's, returning Sunday. It is stated Ed Davis has . rented Harris Deardorffs place. Janoaiy 8. Juxta. BUTTEVILLE. Well, holidays are over snd the new year has introduced itself to our part of the country with almost every kind of weather. Farmers are building fences, remod eling buildings and getting ready for spring work. Johnny Swan aud wife have set up house-keeping in his new residence on the hill. Henry Cone-has moved into town and set up a harceHS and barber shop !n the old butcher shop. " Miss Retta Dawson, who is teaching school in Fairfield this winter, came home to spend the holidays with her parents and friends, but returned again jewt Sunday. ' ttr4Ut jjUJUo.UeickJiit,-!?t is recovering slowly. Miss Emma Ackerson is doing the housework dar ing her illness. Mr. John Hastings is still una bis to be around much . Mr. Robert Kirk, the St. Paul store keeper, was awakened abjut one o'clock one night this week by a noise in the store. He got up and went in at the back door and found two men there who immediately left before Mr. Kirk could capture them. He says one was quite a tall man ; the other one not so tall. They had just broken the lock on Ihe mi(c hh he happened upon them. I'rolesoor Inpp ot Iuwa gttve three very .interesting temperance lectures here last Sunday. The ladies' aid society gave a supper in the old "olioolli'ime last Friday e'ening for lliu benefit of the Masonic lodge. Rev. Mr. Day of Wuodburn will preach here next Sunday at 1 1 o'clock a. m. and 7 :30 p. in . It seems a if bnui one at Rural Dell had a few remarks to max in regaru to the French Prairie tni.il carrier, some time ago. We think perhaps it was the young writer, but it teems hardly possible that be . ould have said so much Outing Flannels and Flan nelettes, just received. Checks and stripes in light and dark colors. Ladies' Fine Hosiery and Fine Underwear in all-wool and cotton and Closing prices on all fine Fur Capes, Cloth Capes and Clotb Jackets. Every garment will be sacrificed. A special line of Misses' Fancy Cloaks, 8 and 10 years, will be closed at half price. All new gar ments and up-to-date. Mothers, bring your daughters along and make your selections. This is the biggest offer ever made by any drv goods house in America. Take advantage of it. You will never get another chance to procure a fine garment at one half its actual value. McDonnell. Goods House Ccr. Third and Morrison goods. all by himself, poor fellow. It is quite likely that he had some help from s young lady who lives a short distance farther toward the sawmill where the panthers chase the young mun home every Sunday night. We thank the parties for the compliment and kindly invite them to write again, but l-ok nut lor, Qiack. January 8th. BRIAR CREST. Mr. Deshazer and son passed through here last week on their way to the county feat. He formerly resided here snd owned whst is now known as Riv erside, . ' The young people, to the number of 25 or 30. met at people's party hall, New Year's eve, and enjoyed s very pleanan! watch party. All report a good thus. .. Miss Landers of Portlsnd was the piet i.f hrr iiitV for Fevers! days last ttek, teiurniug hubt Thur.duy. !! cousin, Miss Maggie, accompanied her home. Wo understand that Mr. Laurencs Wise has traded his beautiful boms stead here for a farm al fiunaysids and will remove there soon. Miss Mattie Dodman of Portland visiting old friends here this wtsk. Mr. Edward Wise from Lents was seen on our streets. Tuesday. Ha had a broad smile on bia-facand looked as if lie was enjoying Ufa hugely. Rev. Mr. .Mulligan of Sellwood preached a very able and interesting sermon Sunday last. Miss Laura Johnson of Oreiion City is visiting at the home of her father, Mr Marion Johnson. ' She will remain for about two month. She atte'idej Sun day school and church last Sunday. Young Mr. Douglas from Eagle Creek, passed through our town oue day last week en route for Portland. Mr. Wells, one of Clackamas county ' best teachers,' we hear has been en gaged to teach another term of school at the Capps school house. Three )ouog men of the same name, and, it seems, they were of the same mind, met at the same place last Sun day e-'rig h "rUi Clackamas..; 0" 6f them haiHi tnjy j evening with the song, "When the Roses Ccme Again."; ' 1 , , . .r The Sunday school at the M. E. church held its annual election last Sunday. The following officers and teachers were elected for the year 1896 : ' Superintendent.. Mr. Laurence Asst. Superintendent Mrs. Laugcoy Secretary Charles Cramer Treasurer. , . . .Dora Talbert Librarian Milo Thompson Chorister ,....C. F. Clark Orgauist Miss Jessie Talbert Asst. organist Mrs. inorapson The teachers elected arc Mr. J A. Cook, Mrs. Couk, Mrs. Hurtnell. Mia. Tuuuipsou, Miss Georgia Kuili, Airs. C. F. Clark, Mrs. Longcoy, Miss Monrh, Mrs. Humphrey. January 8. Anon. C0LT0N CULLIN83, Holidays.- People can't say there has beeu a dry time for it has been raining nearly all through the holidays. W. E Bonnev gave a Christmas dinner and all present seemed to enjoy ed themselves. Chrintmas night there was a masque rade ball at Canyon Creek Alliance hall and between 55 and 00 numbers were sold. There was quite a variety- ol masques some of them ridiculous snd comic enough ti make any one laugh. Une had a long rubber nose, another wai a man dressed in lady's apparel with a placard fastened on his back, 12 by 18 inches, with these sad words : "Looking for my husband." New year's eve there was a dance at Mrs. Gottberg''. Have not hcrd from it but presume it was just the thing as she Iran admirable pastess. New year's eve the Salvation people had a supper. Though we bear hard times on every side, yet there seems to be some and to spare . Mr. J. Gorbett has his saw mill going again. Water in the sin til streami is "booming." Snow is pretty low down on the foot hills. Last Monday night the wind blew fearfully. It over-turned a cabin in the mountains, lifting it off its foundation and set thing up side down in the interior of the cabin, which was on Mr. Stoke'e clai m. Januarv 2. 1'iiY. MACKSBUR6. Mrs. Dora Haly returned home last week from Baker City where the has been for her health. John Heppler has invented a stump puller and he is just jerking the stumps out. A. Klebe and soni are also dig ging stumps. The New Yeir's masquerade ball in Scramlin's hall was a grand success. Dill Samson was floor manager and Pots Adams was caller. Vienna Callaham and II. Bair got t'io prize for the two best dressed peisotis. Everything passed off n'cely and everybody had a good time, but Mr. G. V. rtcramliu. While he was up stairs some one went into his house and stole a satchel with $13 in it. The boys seem to have it in for Scramlin. Mr. A. Reynold gol up a supper, but times are so hard the boys could not afford it, so he was out. Whoever wants to have a good time mum attend the dances at Scramlin's hall. Times are so hard that the streets have not been swept for sometime. The leap year dance at Miss Morris last Friday was '.'out of sight." They danced -until miduigt and every one went homo happy. Shorty., canby'items. This i' I'm Am ..it. r f r loog time that we have not had auow ooiore thj. Mrs. Deval, aged 72 years, diedo the 20ih and was embalmed and taken to Powell's Wiley for burial. There "are Several new coiners In town: Mr Kindrel and family, Mr. Diugerty and family 61 Colorado, who bought pro perty and will makt this his home; ha paid' $tk) t fur- oil auiea of F. Zelmger's land. Mr Roswe Mack sod wife of McMinnville are now located bore. Mr. John Cook is improving his prop erty here, building sidewalks and fences. There are several cars bei.ig loaded at the gravel pit for L ike Lsb.sli. Thorc are about 22J'icoriU of woud to bi cut foe the railroad comany. S. Garrison is shipping hoops to Cali fornia. He lias an order for 180,000. D. C. Dimick is putting up a large wagon shed and a place to storu goods. D. J. Cox started for California on December 2!i;h. . Dr. While is now uttingnp a barn. Ha has been building all wiutor. J. bhull has moved into liis now house which is partly done. . The Christmai trie at the Christian church w:) : wttii ;u;rtii ten anu tne tree , photograph gallery. W. W. Weed hai his bara finished. There have beeu several persons sick with something resdin ling the grip, sore throats and very bal lieidaches. Mr. Price and wife left for the East a short time ago. Rev, S. Mathews is on the sick list. lie has been running hU orchard. Quite a number have not dug their potutoes yet. Rey. McGlaflin's family hav. moved to i' liilainl the winter. i'liM tt.-w I'oi'icii hi i UieBth. II. Lee is mayor, i'ne council are Dimick, Clnmger, Weeks. Kiii, Smith, G. Knight, Jr., Voi-miiil ami Kost-nkrsne. There will b mi iv-,.r mppar at the Ciiii.liaii L'liiln.'li "ii 1 lie atn. 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