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COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1896. NO. 43. VOL. XIII. OREGON ! t BElIiOMY k BUS01I, The Hotwef urn .shew, OREGON CITY FIRE, LIFE And Accident 4- U0)iS- Royal o! Liverpool urMt ,n the world- u - . a w- .Ml Lriret aaaetn In the world, 50,- North British & Mercantile S3o,ooo. Son of London--o",Mt p" flre in"uri",c offl" ,n the worl'1, JEtna of Hartlord-Lr,mt "nd bMt Amerl0" oom,U5r' Continental of New York f w ' pis AND OTHER FIRST-CLASS INSURANCE COMPANIES The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford Lnrcent, oldest and best aevldent Insurance eowuany In the world, ana also aon m vnrj ur. ... ,.OALL OK MB FOB BLOTTERS AMD CALBHUABi Kate the Lowest for CHOICE CUTS and FETZOLD & Q4E'Q Seventh Street, Corner of Main St., Opposite Two Shops. ' : ' ; - - w ; ' for - . DOORS, WINDOWS, MOULDING and Building Material. Lowest Cash Prices Ever Offered for First-Class Goods. Shop Opp. Congregational Church, Main Street. Oregn City May be, but there's more to follow. Better come our way early, and go hand-in-hand with comfort through all the rainy days to come.. MACKINTOSHES, Blue, Black and Brown, UMBRELLAS Real rain-defiers, with the Charman Dealers in THi BLES WatcH and Jewelry KepaiHii? A Specialty. A. N. WRIGHT, THE IOWA 305 Morrison srtest, Dr. Price's Cream Bakin Powder WVa" Fair rUgbcrt Madal ata Wptacaa. About Carpets.... ' Yei. that's the subject to talk about now, tor the two-fold reaou that it'a Hpring.and we are offering opportunities (or carpet buying which are the wonder of the hour. There's nothing remarka ble in low prices for goods which no one wants, or in high class carpeting being sold at figures which, only the rich can much. Our figures for new, handsome, and attractive patterns in carpets, rugs, mattings, oilcloths, linoleums, etc., make buying, easily nnMible for all. No job lots of have baena here: Carpets, 15o a yard and upwards. Matting 10c yard and upwards. Leading: Agency in Clackamas County F. E DONALDSON, at Commercial Bank. TENDER MEATS OTO C&QQ MAHKET3. Center, on the Hill. Caufield Block. ; . Clty:'0rgoo: with capes or without. prettiest handles in town. & Son. m& MefCMlldiSe YODR EYES Scientifically tested and properly fitted with spectacles or nose glasses. Sold Sterling Silver Thimbles, only 15c, by mail 17c, stamps taken. JEWELER, oppopo"ofkice. PORTLAND, OREGON. An 1 --' v rueskt M '"' 1 ' ' ' Fish- Salt Mackeral " Salmon t " Herring " Codfish Smoked Halibut Salmon " Herring Canned Fish ....OF ALL KINPS E. E. WILLIAMS, The Grocer. . DEATH TO FRUIT PESTS. To make the Orchard pay yon innat pray, winter and summer with Prof. Brown's Vxturmlnmnr. The nnlv Insecticide known that will kill all Insect life without Injury to tree, (ruit or follatre. . . . Endorsed by the Slate Board of Horticulture of California, Oregon and Washington. Used by many Nurserymen and Orchardlsts. My winter wash Is the only solution that will kill the wooly Aphis, (used only when the foliage k 1 off). My summer wash ia a pure destroyer of the coding moth, eai, and all Insects except wooly Aphis, use Just after the blossoms fall off) my hop louse wash kills all insects that infests vines, vegetables and plants. The Ingredients used in my formulas can be found in any drug store, costs much less than other washes. (Full and explicit directions for mixing and using.) Knowing I haya a sure -emedy, some un prlucipleu parties are now sailing imitations. Therefore, to discourage all such parties I have concluded (for a short time only to reduee the price of the three formulas to 12.60 by mall to any address. Formulas copyrighted, January 14th, 1890. P.O. Box 2287. By V. H. BROWN, Entomologist. Ban Francisco, Calif. Mention Ibis paper. ":.".t. ... V. HARRIS, Star tJt Grocery DEALER IN GROCERIES, FLOUR, FEED, CROCKERY, ETC. H. W. JACKSON Machinist and Locksmith, Bicycles, Umbrellas, Sewing Machines, Guns and all kinds of small machinery re paired. Prices nasouable. Shoo :n ittmuh Street. Opposite D'pol A. B. Steinbach & Co. Popular One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers. Corner Fim A Morilsou, Portland. WONDERFUL The Greatest of the Dress Goods. Dress Goods. 33 pieces of Bright Fancy Plaids, 20c quality, at 12. . 46 pieces of Bright Fancy Plaids, 3 c quality, at 21c. 27 pieces of Mohae's Plaids, imported, 7 c quality, at 43c. 23 pieces of Fancy Plaids, silk and wool, $1 quality, at 63c. 28 pieces of Fancy Plaids, silk and wool, $1.0 quality at 83c. Sixteen Fancy Suitings and Fancy Mixtures.... 10 pieces fancy mixed suiting, 38-inch, latest effects, forme price 40c and-4c per yard, great clearance sale price 21c per yard rr9P A7 niecs of .n-inch imoorted French piaids,, pin head checks, guaranteed to wash and boil if necessary, celebrated for wear and durability for price, 80c, great clearance sale price, 43c yard or $3.01 suit of 7 yards. Ladies examine this cloth. 3000 yards of 22 inch silks and in plaids and stripes, all pure silk great sale price 2c per yard. Cloaks, Capes, Jackets and Fur Goods at one-half price. ....mcallen & McDonnell.... .Corner Tnlrd and Eorrison St, CANEMAH. Lawrence May, formerly of thia place, returned from California last Friday. He haa just completed a three year en listment in the standing army of that state. He will make Canemah bin future home. The annual election was held at the school house Monday, March 4th. Mr. Nubball waa elected director and W. A. Hedges clerk. There were only ten voters present and it waa understood that these were canvassed before band. The Populist will hold their primary at Stokes' hall Saturday, March 14th, at 2 p.m. The t'anemah school commenced last Monday, with Mr. Hackett as principal and Miss Chase in charge of the primary department. No change was made in teachers, they being the same that taught the winter term. This is a good proof that they have Riven satisfaction. The number of pnpila enrolled in the primary room ia about 45 and in the upper room 32. A surprise party was tendered Wil liam Marshall Saturday night. A very pleasant time was enjoyed by all. Those present were: Jamea Freeman , Grace Marshall, Ada Quinn, George Bakel, Edith Smith, Frank Quinn, Annie Smith, Olive Mealer and Edward Smith . Master Beldow Ganong has returned from an extended vis't at Barlow. He 'says "Barlow is alright for awhile, but there ia no place like Stringtown." Roy Graves, while cutting some wood last Monday, accidently cut Sidney Nubball in the wrist. It was found that the cut was not very serious and he will soon be all right. Citizen. March 12th. HARMONY. Grandma Luther was visiting Mrs. H. Karr Friday afternoon. At the annual school meeting Wm Counsell waa elected director and Geo. B. Wit e was re-elected clerk. Renben Dannals bid lowest and received the contract to furnish 10 cords of 2 foot wood at $1.60 per cord. As it waa thought there were soma present who wewc4 ivjgaV-wOsV ye wHo would try to vote anyway, we ordinary way of having the tellers collect the votes waf dispensed with, and each one was required to come forward and deposit bis vote in order that those might be challenged who would try to vote illegally. Only one was challenge it'id sworn in. The chairman ami tellers acted as judges of the election . Nine months school was voted for the year, three months this spring and six months nest fall and winter. V. H. Starkweather spoke at the school house Thursday evening for the people's parly. Tie Harmony Debating and Literary society met Monday evening, the 2d, to further arrange for an entertainment to take place April 3d. Our winter, which came March, 1st is over and the gentle zephyrs of southern dime, are giving us their gentle warming influences. Jaa. II. Smith of Lenta was in Harmony on business Tuesday . J. A. Davis has been putting up some new fence. It is stated that Mrs. Wm. Ryan of Portland, who owns real estate he-e, is preparing to have some of it cleared. Grain is looking well. Mr. Battin has bought some timber of E. O. Chapman and is cutting it in to cord wood. Mrs. John Wise is reported improv. BARGAINS. Nineteenth Century. Portland, Oregon ing in health, though her mind does not get any better. The school closed the 6th, after a successful term of sis months. It will reopen the 10th. The Harmony Literary and Debating society on last Friday evening dis cussed the question, "Resolved, That iron is more valuable than gold." The affirmative leader was Ara Mc Laughlin, the negative R. E. Karr. After some lively talking by tue nega tive aide, which bad rather the best speaker the judge decided tn favor of the affirmative, as they made the best points. The subject for debate the 13th is "Resolved, That cheap literature does more harm than good." Ed. Lyons is going to Astoria to work in a fish canning etablishraent. Albert Faukbouaer is on the sick list.. Juzta. March 7. STAFFORD NOTES. Spring-like weather birds . singing and grass green once again ground alto dry enough to work agln. The latter part of last week was as stormy aa any time this winter and rain fell so heavy that at timea the side-hills were covered. Carl Welssenborn lost a $2 pig last week. The dogs on the Hayes place downed it and ate it up. Who would have supposed that dogs in this thriving community would become hungry enough to commit such deeds on our public highways? , The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Bishop Seely of Wilsonville was buried in Stafford cemetery on the afternoon of Saturday last. It had been sick but s week, It grippe being the cause of its death. Many more of the the family are sick . Many relatives and friends of the family followed the remains to its final resting place. Spuds are on the move once again. . Wm. BchaU and Conrad Weolfle spent the Sabbath in the metropolis. The dance in Barngrover's ball Fri day night waa' way up. It being a "hard timea" oaaak ball moat anyhluin that would cover oat' Jaca waswUbe for the occasion, and the- mask were, to say the least, grotesque, ' ludicrous and grand. Sow your clover seed now. Garrison's camp will be moved down onto the Buckman ranch, near the Willamette, sometime this week. Loggiug is going Bteadily on on the Tualatin, above the Field's bridge. Mr. Heppner of Oregon City, at present teaching school hern, has moved his family into the wing 0 Lai nrin'n hall and will hold forth there until the end of his term, which will be late In June Mrs. Jacob Schatz is ailing. The directors of our school district p.re going around with thoir faces, drawn down so far that they have to keep their heads to one side to keep from stumbling over their lower jaw. From their ap pearauce one would be led to believe that they had lost their last chaw of tobacco instead that they were going to erect a new school house. Jack Hanna spent Sunday at his old friends, the Atheys. No work yet has been done yet on our country roads. We'll get at it some day though and make roads we can well be proud of. March 10th. Lengthy. C0LT0N. The ground is covered with snow this morning and it is snowing. The last three nights have been very stormy Cattle looks well fortius time of year. Conciderable , plowing has been dune during the past good weather. Oil, how it has rained during the last week. Well, we had a pupulist rally at the Canyon Creek allimice hall. It was well attended and the speaker received rousing cheers and they were not few and far between. I hear the r epubli cans are goin;; to have a speaker out here. I think we all out;ht to turn on t to hear him. I think Mr. Filch gave ub some very good arguments. The school in the Bethel school house was out last Thursday and I heard they were s well pleased with Mr, Kcklea that they talk of hiring him for another term. B. W. Bonney has gone to work near Hubbard. Miss Mable Ball is visiting Miss. Eddy of Oregon City. Bert Austin of Oregon City showed his smiling countenance at Culton Sun da? evening. How do curling irons work, Bert? Mr. Die has been slashing some more . ground preparatory to clearing. Success to the people and workers in general. Murch Ut. Children Cryfcr CARUS. H. O. Insknep is teaching a sinjflnxr school at Graham's church. They meet twice a week, Saudaya aotl- Tuesdays. Price 79 cents perschoJer The South Cams Lyceum is sull flourishing In good shape. Will Jones is building a picket fence around his house to keep lhat boy of his off the road. It is rumored that we will soon hare an assistant teacher in our school. B. J. Helvey is working at F. Con- ner's sawmill. We hoar Miss Jennie Rowen, one of our county's raot popular teachers. will teach in the district south of thi (Phelps) for three months, at40 per month. The Evangelicals are nsing their church though it ta not quite completed. R. M. Cooper will Uke trip to Portland this week. We hear that the late farmers' insti tute held in Oregon City was not well attended. It looks to ns that the place to hold farmers' institutes is among I he farmers, not in the biggest city iu the count), but perhaps the weather ami. roads were to bad for the professors to, to leave the railroads. Granger.. March 10. . RURAL 0ELL. The weather is very coIJ in the Rural De!l country. At the annual school meeting Mon day, Iden Boti's was elected district clerk and Mr. Watson director. 1 tie prayer and class meetings of the U. B. church are held at the si:Uiol house every Wednesday evening. Alfred Kuensi is making a big sh w ng along the the public road where he-. has been cutting some brush. John Bally has been sawing for Ttotv Ogle. Miss Mary Eytnan is; in Portlaml' sick. March 4 . Frokkm Dkw Dnors. Radlasl B. W. King passed through our little town Sunday. ' "Atthe-aUffiiat " schoofraeeting , of district' 21. B. P.. Linn and W. Bpragne were efoeted directors, and G. Spees was elected clerk to serve one year. . Jerry Young has gone on a trip to Florida and if he likes the country be intends to make his home there. He has let his farm to his son-in-lnw, W. H. Brown. T. W. Linn and C. Kagaldy attendeil the dance at Clackamas Heights Satur day night. Miss Earnestinaand Lena Spees were visiting Miss Kat-Catto last week. One of our young men U carrying black eyes, cause Just yet "unknown."' Mr. Holnnmb and daughter was visit ing at Linn's Mill Friday. Miss Cara Leek ha gone to Oswego to work . G. Spph and W. Linn 'attended the band praiiee Saturday night. Knginekr.. March Hill ' ' '' A. Did Yen Ever Try Eleclriu Bitters as a remedy Itr your troubles? If not, get a bottle 'ftrit. ami get reiiei. rnis meuicinn 1 'is hefto found to tie peculiarly adanii- l ilht?- relief andcureot all Female (' .Iiitw,. exerting a vniiderf'ul direct inlliixncer-iiu giving alrength and lone I" ll.e oiiciins. If you have Loss of Appetite, CuiHlijia tion, Hfadselie. Fainting Spell, or are Nervous, Sleepless, Excitable, Mel ancholy or troubled with Dizzv .Spells,. Electric flitters is the medicine yon need. Health and strength are guaranteed by its use. (inly 50c and $1 at Chartsaia & Uo's Drug Store, SIM MOM S VREGULATOtt? 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