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Great 4th of July & "fr "Reduction Sale Ladles, 'now Is the time to buy your Separate Skirts, Shirt Waists, Lawns, Mulls, Lappet and Organdies , DRESS GOODS DRESS GOODS Several lines of New Fancy All Wool Dress Goods added to the stock and placed on sale special for our Great 4th of July Sale, Skirt Lengths of 5 yards for $1.15 and $1.25. Suit Lengths of 7 yards for $1.75. Every fiber of this fancy material is strictly all wool and the best cloth ever placed on the American market. BLACK FIGURED MOHAIRS .38 and 40-inch) will also be placed on sale in connection with the above. 5 yards skirt Lengths for qi.25. Suit patterns of 7 yards for $1.75. Fancy Figured ImportedJMo hairs 3?c, 4?c and 50c a yard. 3650 yards of 38- and 42-inch Heavy All Wool Fancy Mixtures the 50c, 60c and 65c quality for 35c and 38c a yard. ' rrrrfi tl. 1 T T liT o lf,fnTTi1rt Cor. 3d & Morrison. JWMilE,N X MCDUlNiLiL:, o PORTLAND, OR. Thb Cycle Path. Workoii the cycle path between Oregon City and Portland da rapidly assuming tangible shape, and Wore the wheelmen are aware it will be completed. Itrmu been practically completed from Portland to Milwaukie, New Hobi'Ital. G. A, Harding, E. E Charrnan, M. 0. Strickland, J. M. Wells, J . VV. Norris and J. W. Powell on Thurs day tiltd articles incorporating the Ore Kon City saniiariuin. The authorized cnpital is 91000 divided into shares of except to brlDR it down the hill into that ea,ch' and "!e PurP08e ,he corpi:ra; place. From 8ellvod the patfi has been graded out along the electiic line to the point where it makes a turn to Milwaukie street. The path from this point leaves tion Is to conduct ' a private hospital and sanitarium at Oregon City. Or , for the treatment of all surgical and medical diseases." The Barin lions J, on lower I n T : 1. .. 1 1 1 .u- tho track, and goes directly north aldng ' . VCD" l" ,ur "m f .1 r ,1: , sanitarium, and the institution is expect- the banks of the liver for some distance .... , . . , . . and then swings over to the Milwaukie 1 .... ; . , road at Midwayfrom which point noth inghas been done, but construction will be comparatively easy along the road . It has the river in full view for a con-1 eiderable portion of the distance. It also 'deflects into the foliage at various points The whole path as selected will be a popular one. That it will be completed there is hardly a doubt. Wheelmen and citizens must be credited for their enterprise, although, of course, they were deeply interested in the completion of the path. Installment plan, easy payments on Sunset lots. F.E.Donaldson. On Wednesday the following officers were elected': President, O. A. Hard ing; vice-president, Dr. M.C.Strickland ; secretary, Dr. J. W. Powell j treasurer, E. E. Charrnan; executive committee, Drs. Norris, Powell and Wells. Sold Wrong Land. Wra. Westburg was on Satuiday held to the grand jury by Justice fchuebel on the ch"ige of perpetrating a fraud upon C. M. Crit tenden in aelling to the later one tract of land while representing it to be another and a much niore valuable tract. The state examined four witnesses, whoso testimony went to rihow that Westburg had knowledge of the fact that the land he occupied was not the land described in the deed by which he claimed title and that he had tried to get the matter rectified belore he concluded to dlepi 8 of the properly. Onacco intof i lie nut ter being lied up in an unsettled estate, it could nut he straightened nt ttl once, so Westburg sold tlie property as it whs. without making ativ explaiuiM uini tiie puichaser. The defence oresented n te.-tiinony. A buJ in thu sum of $ 310 "was given and the defendant released. LOCAL, NEWS TTEMJ Mr, and Mrs. Fred Pa I raw have returned to Bandon, Miss Daisy Lawretree returned Taeft week from Corvallis college. Joseph Rice will deliver a Fourth of J ulj address at Wllsonville. Miss D, McFarlan of Eugene visited Mrs. J. A. Thayer last week. Will Moore has returned from a two month's stay at Junction City. Rt F. Caufluld loft Saturday for a pros pecting trip at Bald Mountains. Bishop II. L. Berkley was visltinr friends in Oregon City Monday. Mrs. Hemphill of Corvallis lias been visiting Mrs. Tliot. Charrnan t'.is week. Mrs. Ned Lawrence of "Ian Francisco is visiting her mother, Mrs. M.E. Barlow. Fifty-one members of Co. F left f. r uamp jacKson at Hood River on M011 day. Ohas. Noblitt spent part of lust week at Long Beach, Wash. Mrs. L. H. Doolittle and son left anm,al meeting of the state agricultural Sunday school at St. Paul's Episcopal church ut 10 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Gilman Parker and G. H. Bestow will attend C. E. Convention at San Francisco . The E. S. R. R. Co's new freight ware house is situated opposite Charrnan & Son's Btore. E. Latourette and sister ofMcMinn ville are visiting their brother, D. C. Latourette. Mr. and Mrs. I. K. Manning of Central America spent last Friday with H.L.Kelly. Dr. W. Wallenir is- now associated with Dr. J. W. Welch, dentist, in Wil lamette block. JohnR. Humphrey attended theEpis- opal convention in' Portland on last Friday as luy delegate. ' Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Huntley arrived from their wedding trip to California on last Thursday evening. W. W. Brooks spent Saturday and Sunday with his wife and child in Salem and returned Monday. Mrs. W. B. Shively and 'son, Will, leave this week for Nevada Oity, Cal., here Mr. Shively has a store. A. J . Ware was returned to the Oregon City station by the U. B. conference at Abiqua, near Marquam, last week. Capt. J. T. Apperson is attending the Wednesday for a month's Visit with relatives at Seattle. L. C. Caples has resigned his position as head miller at the flour mills in this city. His successor has not been secured as yet. Geo. A. Hamilton returned Tuesday from a pi of peeling trip to Eastern and Southern Oregon. Rev. M. L. Ruirg, Mrs. M. L. Driggs aid Mr. and Urn. D. (J. Latourette at tended the Baptist association in Port land this week. The children of the Baptist church will liolil patriotic services on Sunday evening and Rev. M. L. Rugg will preach on same subject in the morning. Ralph Sawtell and Miss Elsie J. Daunhertv were married at Congrega tional rhn'rh Wednesday, July 30th. Rev T. W. BnlUr, officiating. Both of Molnlla. Sunset lots are close to the mills and stores, F. E. Donaldson. Pafsed. Tie ordinance granting the VS.ist Side Railway a franchise to run a liHijiht car on Main street for a j:th payment of l8d0 per year passed the city councii at a meeting held on last Thursday evening, Gault, Harris, Kuerner, Roake and Captes voting yes, a;i. Wilson and Bittner 110 ; Buscu ab sent. The claim of Mrs. Wood was allowed at $10.50. Committee ordered to fix i rices to be charged for cemetery lots. Judge Billiuger has rejected fran chise and matter now is in eanieBhape us befine. Money saved on railroad tickets to all points eatt. F. E. Donaldson, Agent. Miss Jennie Beattie last week closed lier ci hool in Eugene and has been elected to a similar p mition at Pendle tn. Miss Beattie is a graduate of Eugene university and the school board O that place is to be congratulated. Dr. Win. fciiw. Wr-tcri rt nt'smi'sr Kansas, son of Pr. John Welch of Port land, was rpnewirs prqiiHintencps in Oregm City on Wednesday, He i surgeon for a large coal company and two railroads ami has u good thing. Rev. T. W. Butler, Ph. P.. Hie new pistor, will ominy the pulpit of the Congregationul church next Sabbath. Morning services at. 10:110 a m., subjec', Handshakes;" evening services at 8 o'clock, subject, 'Patriotism.'.' All parts of the evening service will In of a patriotic character and the public is invited to attend inspired with the spirit of true patriotism. Constable McCown returned from II waco last Thursday with H. J. Lawier, extradited from the state of Washington on the charge of telling for $2:K) to J. P. Cole, receiver of the Barlow Will Mer. Co. of Barlow, hops that he had no inter est in and which leallv belonged to Lawier & Son. He had a hearing; be fore Justice Schuebel on Friday and was held to appear before the grand jury in November. college board at Corvallis this week. The announcement of the engagement of Gilbert Hedges and Miss Noine Sperry of New Haven, Conn., is made. Dr. J. W. Welch, ,E. S.Cheney, Lee Harding and Mortimer Latourette, left Sunday for a two months' overland trip to Southern an 1 E.worn Oregon. E. E. Charmau expects to j tin them Inter at Crater Lake. The article men turning the dedication of the new ion Lutheran church on June 20lli was Ly mistake omitted in last week's hsne. Four services weie held during the day. Lunch wis furnished to all. TheO. C. Mfg. Co. have leased lo's opposite Chaimaii & Son's store ami have had shiuj graded to use as a wud yard for the woolen mills. They have also leased thu old cement mill or stir ing pells, etc. J Abi ut 35 gypsies withGwagnns and 21 hoises passed through O.eou I'i y going soutii on .Moi. day evening. This' ia i ui t of llie Iiui.it ilnt w:is ,'tr elt leuve Portlund il.t lurimriMi-it. The following former residents oi Oregon O.'y have been engaged for P irt'and sell i iU for e Huiug yeaf: Frank Riglor (supiiri iten lent), Misses K ite Porter, 1 1 .it Liu E. Monroe, Grate Liainl, Fanni Pjrtt-r and Ana G. Baird. W, Jackon nan m.ived his hiryule repair shop across ili- meet in ihe Jaugar building For tire month of Jmu County Clerk Dixon received f ei uin iniiug to till 1.8 . and Hcc rder Lue 1 nS, fioM U i. Dr. Paine U rem-deMii the old Buck Donse on lower Main sireei. lie has also built a burn on Hut uronertv. The Toy lor stre-u ore,,eir. of Port land will furnish imihie for : lie excursion ists on steamer llaiWMi Queen on Sat urday. A. W. Cheney and wife und O. A. Lynch and wife an.l Mm Martha .Mu Comb left Thursday f.,r Seavi w, Long Beach, where they Mill rtiuain duiiig the season. There will be nn evening pervice at St. Paul's Episcopal church every Friday, until further notice, at 8 o'clock. Sub ject, next Fri lay eveimyr "Pr.tyer." Everybody invited. A. O. Strang U confine 1 to his room with an att;iek of rheumatism at the residence of bin brother in this city, Prof. II. S. Strange. Mrs. Ct.rii.-loM Bur, ajrtd 54 ye ir .1... , ... v , ... uio.i Hi iet'oy on z.)!i. MiH huh a pioneer ol tlie "4H ami leaveh a IihnIimiio and seven el. 1 ireii. Tlie coinloii.tii'iii id'tweri Imis and cart has been ileela d oil" him! the peo ple can slill il l between Oreg.ui Cl'y and Porlhiml or 2 renin At St Paul's Episcopal church ntxt Sunday evening tho Rev. Dr. Wi'liaius will deliver a discourse on "Our Country He"- Dangers .nd Saieguurds." I'oumi, in read nuur Mi. Pleasani school house, a watch. Owner can st cure mine by proving property and paying for this notice at Couitimt office. Bert GreenniHii was quite seveiply injured by a fall from a bicycle on Sun day night near A'lrora. He was un conscious for some time but is getting along all right. A ' welcome" meeting will be held t Salvaiion Army barracks on Saturd y evening, in honor of Major Marshall ar.d his.staff. Ensign Park, the nightingale, will sing several selections. H. II. Johnson, Hal Rands, Leigh t n Kelly, James Church, George Ship'ey and Lewis Bushey left Thursday for Idaho, between Bosie City and the Seven Devils, where they will complete a a irveying contract. Tiny will be jone two or three months. Oregon City Labor Exchange has started its rock mistier and is now furnishing rock (or repair of 'he city streets, principally tlie Singer hill. At Saturday meeting of exchange A. .1. Kellogg was elected munnger iindstepp were taken to estab'wo a depository.. Rev.1. C. Reed puts in hip time at thi ai-yh.im pleying billiurda nnd cards, and eri-on.1 who have seen him lat' ly state he shows rooiiiwai't sin of being crezy. When I e ia dUchaiue ho may be arrested ly the fede al authorities n i tho charge "f pweating coins. Ore-I'.ii'in. Vnaft SHBURR STRINOS Al 10 EXTRAS FOR ALU LVi rRUirttNlS. RB. - ' M MANDOLINS, GUITARS, BANJOS, VIOLINS, BURMEISTEH A AiiJRESEN. AUTOHARPS, ACCORDIANS-- Matlorili-rd r.irwrii.ir will receive T i i iTITTTTi I l l' SUMMEg OF PIANOS... Air. and Mm. F. E. DonaKton Mrs. Mary Case and daughte's, Misses Mi-i-niuau.l llattie, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. lirnoki, U.-v M. L. Rugg and daughter, MUs Addio ClarU, Mrs. Alainantla Ciisluu:in, Ch.i.. Moelinke and John L j.h r will attended 0. E. convention al tan I"rancici. Miss Maul Upton, a nelce of CD. Latourette, v:n married . in Portland We li,e--.l y to Mr. R. Si-ott. Miss Upwu lua ui-iiy fvicnddi.n Oregon City, who extend their kindest wishes. Mr. and Mrs. Scott loft on the s earner last night for a short visit to San Francisco Mrs. 0. D. Latourette and Miss Kate Ward were guests at the wec'ding fri m this city. 0 I Pill Clothes. I ''I dor't btlf.eve there ever was ho cod a T III tnnCc as Ayer'sCathartic rills. They wi!l do all you recom no: i llic:n for and even more. V. lii.ii I have a cold and ache from l:er.a to hei'.s, a dose or two of t!ic::e I il'.B i.l a'.l the medicine needed 1) set mc I ight agaiu. For headache, Jf I The rood pill has a good ccat. The pill coat eeryes two ouroosea : it crotecta iTvvvwTvwwvvli the pill, and disguises it to the rensitive palate. Some coats are too beavy ; they won't dissolve, and the pilla they covor pass through the' eystem, harmless R3 a bread pellet. Other coats r.re tco light, and permit the Bpeedy deterioration of the pill. After 30 years exposure, Ayer's Sugar Coated Pills have been found as effective as if juct fresh from the laboratory. It's a good pill, with a good coat. Ask your druggist for Ayer's Cathartic Pills. This testimonial will he found in full in Ayer's "Curebook," with a. hundred others. Free. Address: J. C. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass. 2 C" Cut Prices! Comparison. Cut Profits! The old, careless habit of buying without asking the price and payinjj the bills without looking at them no longer prevails and men hunt bargains, like women, and we have cut the prices on numerous Patent Medicines, Drugs, Paints and Oils, thus saving the people of Clackamas county 20 to Co per cent. Here are a few of the cut prices Regular Price HOLD'S SARSAPARILLA $i oo AYER'S SARSAPARILLA I oo SCOTT'S EMULSION i oo PIERCE'S FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION i oo PIERCE'S GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY ...... I oo CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH CURE i oo CASTORIA..; 35 Cut Rate Price $0.67 OS 67 67 67 75 25 OUR CUT PRICE $0 64 64 66 66 66 70 24 We Make the Price You Make the Profit. CHARM AN' & c'T ra store. ...cut Prce Druggist., J Including utrictly ner pianos not of our regular styits pianos returned fi.ni our n.- it ing custom, and a fvw others which are perfectly nr w, and pianos taken in exchange. Prices from $'5 upward. There are a number of these instruments presenting a verv wide choice in style and cost. Even- ow ot these instrument is offered at much les than its intrinsic value, as we must make room for our new stock, and wc fully realize that only extraordinary inducements will move so many pianos at this time of the year. All the following pianos have been thoroughly overhauled in our own repair shop, and are guaranteed as represented in every particular. Prices are net cash, but easy terms may be arranged on an 8-per-cent basis. Per sons buying pi.inos at this sale may exchange them later on for new it struments, should they desire to do so: 1 dickering (little used); mahogany rae). I Chase, A. 13. (little used; oak case). ' I Fischer (large-size walnut case). I Fischer (sitall-size mahogany rase). I Gabler (good condition; ebonized case). I Ivers & Pond (good condition; ebonized case). . t Harrington (medium-size oak case). l Opera (large-sj.;e w alnut case). I Webster (large-size walnut case). I Waverly (large-size walnut case). I Tennyson (!ari-size walnnt casi). 1 Nugent (smali-slze cbonized case). 1 Hallet & Comsti.n (square, good condit'on). 1 Crown (mandolin attacnmcnt; waln.t cast). 1 Crown mandolin attachment; oak t ase), n ;v . TSE WJUEY JB. ALtkE ZO... ' att FIRST STPEET... ' OI?K(50. .. TO.. G. H. BESTOW & CO. fltK DOO iS WINDOWS, MOULDING and BUILDING MATERIAL. 1 LOWEST CASH PKICE3 KVKB OFKKKK1) FOR FIH8T-0I.ASS OO0D8.' til (IgipiMltn Conif remif .on. Oliifoh, tlaln Mrnet, Ore coil City, Oregon I WHY IS IT.. O "1 That every d iy our store is filled with buyers from every pan of the city, regardless i of distance? There must be some reason. People especially ladies don't go out of their way to buy unless there is a reason. IT IS HKCAUiSH we have established a reputation for abso lutely fresh goods especially in the line of table -4- delicacies, ana our customers are sure 01 a 4 superior article and then the prices are right. i ...horTonTgibson... I PKOI'RIKTOK OF I HARDING'S BAKERY AND GROCERY t BREAD AND PASTRY A SPECIALTY Not How High Uut how low can we fnake the price, is the question we ask ourselves when marking our goods for sale. That's what makes ours an ever panding business, it's a potent advertiser; it tells the story through the purse in thousands of homes, only to be retold in countless others by appreciative money savers. CHARMAN & SON, Dealers in DRY GOODS. GROCERIES, HATS, CAPS, FURNISHING GOODS and GENERAL MERCHANDISE. Call at the Picneer Store ok Charman & Sox before buying elsewhere. U'A.NTED FAlTllKri. MEN OB WOMAK TO lVA!TED-FAITHFfl. MEN OR WOMKN TO trel for re-rxmnilile eublihel home in ' travel lor rinlll ntnWI.heil imtinn n Oregon. Kaltry I70 nnd ninw. Holln prmAiieiit. Kltren(o Knclone Bt-ll-afld. ;Jiea nped envelope. Tlie 'alliml,lkr luaurai c orinron. Salary rim an-l txwnne. HiMltbn permanent. Keferenr. Kneoe nelf-aililreaa. d utamped etivclnpe. The Kalonal, Slarliuurai c Bld(., ClilcaKO.