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Fall Capes FIRST GUN OF THE SEASON OF 1891 AND 1898 147 Sample Garments, consisting of Plush Capes, Cloth Capes, Plush Jackets and Cloth Jackets; also a Line of Misses' and Children's . PURCHASED AT 60c ON THE DOLLAR A Commercial Traveler's Outfit delivered from Hotel Portland to us, :free of charge, no freight and no expense. The above garments are now on sale and you can save from $2.50 to $5.00 on all garments ranging in price from $7.50 to $15.00. Remember Ladies,only one garment ot a kind, and no duplicates. We are the Exclusive Cloak and Dress- Goods louse of Portland, Oregon. Mcaimn k McDonnell, Tub Skbrwood Tragedy. More particulars of the shocking accident, near Sherwood last week, in which Rufus Forman and Andre Larson came to their death, have been furnished by the only witness of the scene when the bridge gave way. It appears that the threshing outfit consisted of a separator, drawn by horses, and a traction engine that wan drawing the water tank. While passing along the county road, .about 1 miles from Bherwood by what is known as Collie's mill, the two vehicles were compelled to cross two bridges, which were about 60 feet apart, one spanning a small branch of the Tualatin, and the other an old flume that formerly furnished water to the mill, the latter bridge being only about 20 feet in length. The larger bridge had been crossed by both the separator -and engine, and the separator had passed over the flame bridge. As the engine drawing the water tank started over, Walter Hess, who was on the rear of the engine occupied by Norman and Larson, stepped off to pick up a bolt, which prevented his falling with the v wreck that killed his companions. The engine had barely crossed far enough that the large wheels were leaving the bridge -bed when the structure gave way, causing the weight attached to the en gine to pull it back into the channel so that it stood on end. Norman, the en gineer, was struck in the fall by the governors, and his forehead was crushed in. His right foot was caught beneath the end of the engine, and his leg was badly broken, while his face and chest were burned almost beyond recognition. When he was found afterward, his hand still firmly grasped the brake handle. Larson, the fireman, was not killed out right, but was caught by the left foot under the guide wheel, where he was pinioned until the steam, fire and hot water had burned him almost to death. It is said that the bridge where the acci dent occurred, although on a much traveled thoroughfare, was not safe for a common empty wagon and team. The stringers rested on a sill placed against the roadbed, and ihe seepage had rotted them off until the ends were but little more substantial than sawdust. Mr. Norman was usually careful to not cross a bridge before examining it, but in this one instance his failure to do so cost him liia life. Oibcuit Court Casks. The following new actions were filed with county clerk since September 1st: J. P. Ludlam vs E. W. Paget et al, for foreclosure of mortgage for $298 and costs; Geo. F. Wood vs J. B. Moore et al, foreclosure of mortgage; J. F. Manning vs Emma J. WeBt, transcript from Multnomah county i Addie P. Barlow vs Julius Viaene, foreclosure of Mortgage for $89353 and costs', Win. Pochin et al vs G. J. Trullinger, foreclosure of mortgage for$3500. inc 10c ins Best. Rest. Test There are two lands of sarsaparilla : The best and the rest. The trouble is they look alike. And when the rest dross like tho best who's to tell them apart? Well, "tho tree is kr.nwn by its fruit." That's an old test and a safe one. And tho taller tho trco tlio deeper the root. That's another tost What's the root, tho record of these sarsaparillas ? The one Tvith the deepest root is Ayer'a. The ono with the richest fruit ; that, too, U Oyer's. Aycr's Snrsaparilla lias a record of half a ccntnry of cures; a record of many medals r.nd awards ci.l:r.!;:ri;32 in t!:8 medal (if t!:0 Chicago World's Fair, which, nd-'f'ir.j .Vrr's Snrsapnrill.v n.i t'sc best shut its doors against t!;e n st. That wns tneatcr honor t':ru t'le medal, to he the only Svs-;:aril2. admitted as rn exhibit r.t fie World's Fair. If you v..-::t t, fct tjs best saisaari!l-.i of your druggist, Lore's an in.'uuwie r;;!c : As: for V.-.e best and you'll r;ct Ayer'a, Ask f:,r Ayer'a and you'll jet the best. r and Jackets Cor. M A Morrlion, o PORTLAND, OR. T. T. Gbbb. T. T. Geer of Macleay, Marion county, who has been slated by the congressional delegation for register of land office at Oregon City, is described as follows by the Oregonian : "He has been for years one of the prominent leaders of the Republican party in Ore gon, and both on the stump and with incisive pen he has done much to uphold its"tandards and carry them to victory. He was born in the Waldo hills of Marion county, Or., March 12th, 1851. He lived in Silverton until 1861, when the family moved to Salem. In 1866 he went to iJnion county, but in 1877 re turned to the Waldo hills, and has ever since lived there on a farm within a mile of his birthplace. In 1876 he was the republican nominee for the legisla ture in Union county, making a hope less fight, and wentdown with his entire ticket under a democratic majority ot 300. In 1880, 1888, 1890 and 1892, he was elected to the legislature in Marion county, and in 1891 was speaker of (he house. Mr. Geer has probably written more "good stuff" for the newspapers of Oregon than any man in the state not making that a business. He began with the Blue Mountain Times, the first paper published east of the Blue moun taing, when but 17 years of age, but The Oregonian has been the publication most favored by his pen. Mr. Geer has been a prominent figure at county and state conventions and league meetings. His Campaign work in 1896 was peculi arly effective, his plain, common sense talks, tinged with a humor worthy of Lincoln himself, being far more interest ing and convincing than the more florid oratory of a majority of the political speakeis Crops. The weather since the first of the month has been unfavorable to har vesting the late spring-sown wheat and oats ; unfavorable to hops and hoppick 1 ing, and to the prune crop, but it has jbeen favorable to late fruit and vege tables, to pasturages, and it will enable (plowing to be commenced. From re ports at hand, it can not be said that material damage has been done to the wheat crop, though necessarily to that which is in shock in the open field dam age will result; that in stack is not dam aged to any extent. Threshing, of course, has been at a standstill. Hops are in a questionable condition. Pick ing ' partially suspended. Mould is increasing, especially in yards onlgw lands, and in those yards where no care was bestowed during the season, the hops are about worthless ; where care was given, they are in a fairly good con ditionbut few, however, will be en tirely free from mold. It is now esti mated that not half the hops grown will be picked. As high as 75 cents per box has been paid by some for picking in the rain. The prune crop has been to an extent injured, by the rains crack ing open the prunes. m ?N jf if i A KiONjHiy;sij-BB.---The ladies of tTie Presbyterian church will give a klondiko supper on White's pass, near Seventh and Jefferson streets, on Friday evening. Camps will be made and sup per served in true Klonkike fashion. The public is cordially invited to be present. 1 New Church. Another German-Lu theran church, of the Ohio synod, is be ing built on a siirhtly lot at corner of J . Q. Adums and Eighth street by the congregation of which Ernest J. W. Mack is pastor. Rev. Mack and his flock of about 25 families and 75 mem bers have been holding services in Shively's building since Mr. Mack's ar rival some four months ago. Thechnrch building will be 20x40 feet in siie with a 50-foot steeple. The lot has been paid for and the society is free of debt, hav ing all the money for the building sub scribed by free will contributions of its members.!) . Wbathbb. For the past twenty-five years weather records have been made in Oregon , and thia is the first year that rain has commenced to fall on August 30th and- continued daily in the form of showers, as it has done this year. In 1884, at Portland, rain began on Sep tember 1st and continued to the 11th ; in that year on the 1st, 2d, 6th and 7th there were only showers ; the total for the entire time amounted to 2.88 inches, of which 1.80 inches fell on the 9th, 10th and 11th. In 1894 and 1895 the entire month of September was showery, but the total was only 1.32 and 1.16 inches. The past records show September, 1884, was similar to the present month, so far as it has gone. The total rainfall for the past week amounts to 1.66 Inches at Portland and 0.39 of an inch at Rose- burg ; rain to a greater or less amount fell every day. The mean temperature for the week averaged 58 degrees, which is 9 degrees lower than it was the pre ceding week, and about 10 degrees lower than the mean for this period of the year. The maximum averaged 04 degrees, and the minimum 52 degrees ; the highest during the week was 70 degrees, and the lowest 44 degrees. The. atmosphere has been cleared of smoke, but the sunshine was greatly deficient. SCHOOL ANNOUNCEflENT. The apportionment of pupils between the Barclay and tL? Fastham school for the school year beginning on the 13th inat. will be as follows: All pupils of the high school and grammer pupils of the eighth grade will attend at the Barclay school. Of the other grammer grades and the primary grades, those pupils will attend at the Barclay school whose homes are below the bluff or north of aline extend ing from the head of the Seventh street steps along the middle of said street to J.Q. Adams street, thence along the middle of this street to Ninth street, thence along North street to Har rison street, thence northeastward along the middle of Harrison street to the district boundary. Pupils belonging to either of the seven lower grades whose homes are south of the divisional line described above will attend at the Eastham school. While this plan of apportionment will generally prevail yet, in order that the work of parallel grades in the two schools may be equalized, pupils will be transferred across this divisional line, as the best interest of the school may demand. This arrangement will seem a rep resentation of all grades at the Barclay school, and of the primary aud all the grammar grades, except the eighth, at the Eastham school, and will enable all pupils, with few exceptions, belonging to either the seven lower grades to at tend the nearer and more accessible school. Parents and guardians are urged to have their children or wards enter school on next Monday or as soon there after as may be possible, and continue regular in attendance, throughout the year as otherwise the best results can rarely be attained. ' Pupils wishing to take examination for promotion to the eighth, the ninth or the tenth grade should report, with their lunches, at the Barclay school on next Monday morning at 9 o'clock. L. W. McAnAMS, Superintendent. ASSIGNMENT OF TEACHERS. The following assignment of teachers has been made by city superintendent of schools, Prof. L. W. McAdams: Barclay Building 1st grade Miss May Kelly 2d " Miss Hattie Cochran 3d " " Laura Beattie 4th, 5th grades. .Miss Gertrude Nefzgar 6th, 7th grades Miss Addie Clark 8th grade Miss Gertrude Finlcy 9th " Prof. J. C. Zinser 10th " . ; Prof. L. W. McAdams Eastham Building 1st grade Miss Mollie Hankins 2d " " Ora Spangler 3d " Erma Lawrence 4th " Helen Barck 5th " Mrs. D. H. Glass 6th, 7th grades ..Mrs. L.W. McAdams "I consider it my duty," says Mr. F, Z. Dias, of San Diego, Texas, "to certify that Ayer's Pills have completely re lieved my wife of neuralgia, from which complaint she was, for a long time, a great sufferer." They are easy to take and always effective. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. Miss M. McLane of Silver ton visited friends in town Monday. G. B. Cheney returned Friday from an outing at Long Beach. Webb Burns 1ms been harvesting in Eastern Oregon this summer. John F. Clark spent lust week shoot ing pheasants in Polk county. Supt. W. F. Hubbard has returned from a trip to Jackson county. Theodore Miller returned Friday last from a stay at Long Beach, Wash. 0. D. Latourette has been spending the past ten days in San Francisco. Miss Adilla Dutcuer of Portland was visiting f rieuds in the city Wednesday. Mrs. W. A. Huntley .nd daughter re turned Tuesday from a visitatClatskanie. Dr. W.D.Williams, has removed from Mrs. Barrett's cottage into the rectory. Will G. Parker left Monday for Chica go, where' he will attend the Physicans' College. The Fountain hose bouse and city hall it being painted. A. Walker is doing the work. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Wishart returned Monday from a two months' outing at Clatsop beach. E. Meresse and family returned this week after spending the summer at Netarts. ' ' , Jim Barlow and A.Eudy returned last week from an outing at headwaters of Clackamas. Miss Jennie Grey, the assistant post mistress, returned last week from a visit in San Francisco. Ohas. W. Wright and Mrs. Anna Dodge were married on Monday by Recorder T. F Ryan. The lime for evening service in St. Paul's Episcopal church has been changed to 7:30 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Williams will conduct ser vices at St. Paul's chapel, Oanemah, next Sunday at 2 p.m. Mrs. M. M. Charman, Mrs. E. E. Charman and daughter returned Sat urday from Newport. Mrs. M. Eaton and family have moved to Monmouth, to enable the children to attend the normal school. Commencing next Sunday evening Dr. Williams will deliver a series of addresses on the "Christian Church." . J. H. Walker.and H. E. Smith return ed Saturday from a hunt up the valley with a gunny sack of birds apiece. Rev. G. W. Quimby of Viola died September 7th, uged 55' years. He leaves a wife and two children. Amelia Berreth, the girl horse thief, was relensed from jail on Saturday, after serving a 25-day sentence. ' H.E. Sinith left Sunday for California. His family will join him later and they will return to New 1 ork, Mrs. J. M. Graham and Mrs. R. Glass pool returned the first of week from a short stay at Long Beach. Ohas. A. Fitch returned Monday from an outing at Long Beach. Mrs. Fitch and the children returned Wednesday. Miss Mary F. William, will attend school at St. Helen's Hall, Portland, entering on Wednesday of next week. K. H.Gabbert has been confined to the hospital several days durinn past week by a severe attack of illness. W. W. Brooks and O. Williams of the Enterprise returned Monday from a hunt for China pheasants near Salem. The families of J. M. Taylor and George Broughton have returned from their summer camping place at Clack amas. 1; Geo. A. Harding and Thoe. F. Gault have taken possession of Wheelers Novelty Candy Store under, chattle mortgage. O. G. Huntley and wife returned Monday from a visit at Barlow, where Mr. Huntley shot a large number of pheasants. Mayor E. G. Caufieldand wife return ed the first of week from an outing at Ocean Park, where they occupied one of the Mert-sse cottages. C. L. Stevens of Ithapa, N. Y., who has been looking over the valley with his brother, H. C, since their mother's death, has left for his home. Mrs. W. A. White and children, Charles Chase and family and John Duffy and wife returned Sunday morn ing from an outing at Netarts. A. R. Doolittle has traded his store building in Sunset to EH Oriswell for a house and lot at Green Point and is re pairing same preparatory to occupancy, Wm.Gerhauser.the Liberal merchant, was in town Tuesday on business. Mr. Gerhauser secured a good store that enjoys a fine trade when he succeeded Mr. Willet. The public schools of Oregon City will open Monday. The assignment of teach ers and the apportionment of pupils he tween the two schools appear in an other column of this paper. Lou Doolittle arrived Tuesday from a weeks' visit with relatives in Seattle. He reports business booming there. J. W. Mc.Vnulty assisted in Harris' grocery during his absence. - George Reddeway has moved his family from Main street to his property on'upper Seventh, where be will estab lish a branch confectionery store with Mrs. Reddeway in charge. f f J .11 II NfcVV or UMBRELLAS & CANES At Burmcister & Antecn's I I I I I I I I Robt. S. Beattie, aged 40 years, was committed to insane asylwu en Wed nesday. License to wed issued on 21 to Emma Gordon and Geo. G. Cmwl.nJre 4th to Annie A. Dodge and C'Imm.W. Wright ; on 7th to Emma Sykes and James Cat to. Five mining claims in MofeiDs district were filed with county clerk Wednesday by Fred Haystrom, Frank Ketsor E. Johnson, Olaf Johnson and O. M. Andreson. The Ooitbier office has been some what crowded with job printing during week, but is still in shape to print anything from a visiting card to a large book on short notice. i.John F. Clark and sister, Miss Add it Clark, on Tuesday moved from West Side to the Howell house on Twelfth street, second house from Jefferson street. HarleyStevens now holds a responsible position with the San Francisco Electric al Co. and dies, not intend to return '0 Oregon City at present. He has charge of a large number of men and get a good salary. The Oregon City boys are all right. ' SchwarU & Michaels will open a com plete stock of clothing, gents furnishlrg goods and shoes in the E. D. Kelly building, next to Burmeister & Andre- sen's jewelery store in a lew aays. They are both enterprising . and ex perience young merchants. The Woodstock school will open next Monday, with Prof. Conrad W. Durette, formerly principal of the West teide sjhool at Oregon Oity, in charge. The new principal was elected at the close of school last June, and comes recom mended as a teacher 6f much experience. Oregonian. Rev. J. A. Jones, of Berkeley, Cul.) is visiting Rev. Dr. Williams and other friends in thia city and vicinity. He will preach next Sunduy, at 11 a. m., in the Congregational church at Beaver Creek ; and in the Presbyterian church at 3 p. m. At the Congregation church next Sab bath the morning theme will be, "A Morning Call," followed by the com- tuunion service; in the evening the pas tor will preach the first of a series of five sermonson man, subject, "Man Is He a Bankrupt Gorilla?" Young peo ples' service at 7 p. m. . The public is cordially invited invited to all services. A. Knapp wi'l have a grand ' opening of his new place, the old Y. M.O. A. building, next to his present quarters, on Saturday evening. A fine lunch will be furnished his customers and their friends. At a cost of about $500 Mr. Knapp has repaired, repapered and re painted the building throughout and he now has one of the neatest saloons in the city. Call and see for yourself. The Ladies Aid Society of the Metho dist church will give a farewell social for the benefit of RevT. L. Jones on Wed ncsday evening, September 15th, at the M. E. church. A musical program will be rendered and refreshments furnished. No admission will be charged, but those desiring to assist may make a freewill offering at the door. Everybody is invited. Balfour, Guthrin A Co. have filed a mechanics' lien on the additions to the new electric power station on West Side, recently constructed by the Pacific Bridge Co., in order to secure the pay ment of a balance of $4830.39, claimed to be due for cement. The company quit work about the middle of last month , abandoning the job in an uncom pleted state. Probate Court. Emil Guenther appointed guardian of Oscar E. G. Guenther, a minor. Administrator of Clarissa Felloes granted 00 days extra time in which to file inventory and appraisement. R. Staub, E. F. Guenther and G. Moehnke appointed appraisers of G. A. Grossmiller estate. Pe ition granted of J.T. Strite, ex ecutor of estate of Samuel Strite, for sale of estate valued at $3270, the proceeds to be divided among following heirs: Maggie D. Young of Fall River, Kansas J Rhoda Taylor of La Fountain, Kansas; Anna M. Stembleof Henry, Oklahoma; Josephine Strite of Portland, and John T., Morval and Merle E. Strite of Clackamas, Oregon. Wm. II. Thayer given possession and all rents of 40 acres on Tualatin of the P. A. Weise estate. The sum of $1821.77 of the R. N. Worsham estate ordered distribut ed among his children, Robert, Thomas, Dudley H. and Samuel, Worsham, Jen nie May, Emily Marshall, Minnie Faust and heirs of Julia Moffitt, James, lone, Robert, Olive, Cyrus, William and Charles Molfitt. I I t LINE I I I I I I I Mrs. Theo. Clark returned Monday from Bandon, There she has been spend ing the summer. Mr. Clark ac companied her home. Hon. J. M. Murphy and daughter, Miss Rose, of Olympia, Wash., were in the city Wediieday. Mr. Murphy is editor of the Standard and manager of the opera house there. He formerly lived here and called to see h is old friend , George F. Smith of the Herald office. We have reoelved a line ot silver plated ware, which will be glvna to our patrons, The quality la a I extra coin silver plate 1487 Wm. A. Rogers. We sollolt yos to Inspect the same at the store of I. Selline. If you want a nice steak, roast or boil call at AlbrigU's shop and get some of his cold-storage meat which is acknow edged by all to bep'uporior to the meats commonly sold at butchers' shops. He also keeps on hand a full stock of lard, hams, bacon, etc., made by himself and warranted purest and wholesome. Re member the old established shop on Main street. , Tho cheapest and best line of crockery hvPortlandisat Haine'a Tea Store, 288 Morrison street. Miss Celia Goldsmith will leave 8an Francisco September 10th, tor Oregon City, and will bring along the most elegaat line of millinery goods ever placed on exhibition in this city.' Fine new line of umbrellas and canes at Burmeisters A Andresens's Jewelry store. Get Peacock flour if you love good bread, at Harris' Urocery. Go to Baum A Brandes, 145 First street, right on the Oregon City car line for your lunches and dinners. We make a specialty of ladies' and merchants' lunches; try them, only 25c. Agency for Mailland's candies. "The Richest College in America" has its story most interestingly set forth by word and picture in the September number of Dbmorest'b Maoazinb. It will be a distinct surprise to know that this title is not due any of our lest known colleges but is held by one which is doing a great work in a quiet way. The account of it will be attractive to every man and woman interested in American educational life. GENTLEMEN'S ATTIRE. The prevailing colors for the incoming fall season will be brown, blue and green, the first largely predominating, and the combined effect of those colors are beautiful in the extreme. We are showing some magnificent things in English and Scotch suitings and trouser. ings of exclusive desiuns, particularly adapted for fall wear. McLeod-Luckb Co., Fashionable Tailors, Marquam Bldg, CHAUTAUQUA FINANCES. Annual Report of Retiring Secretary of W. V. C. Association. The following extracts are taken from the report of Chas. ' H. Dye, retiring secretary of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua Association: The association has paid off ah Indeht. edness t of $335.92, put in a new water tank costing $210, besides other im. provements that cost about $100, during year and has $74.33 on hand. Summary of receipts and expenditures for the year is as follows : receipts. ' From Stock $ 170 00 " Stands 231 50 Sale of Tickets 2853 75 Other Sources 61 60 Total $3316 94 disbursements. Lnst year's account $ 139 20 Note and interest 335 92 Tank 208 38 Other improvements 100 00 Salary of Secretary 200 00 Expenses of Assembly 2259 12 Balance on hand 75 82 Total $3316 94 The stock sold includes 20 shares to Portland General Electric Co. for light ing last year. All stock issued this year was from' trust stock. Season tickets sold last year 401 " " " this " 13i Day tickets sold last year 6310 " " this year includ ing Bryan day 9027 Tickets sold on Bryan day 4075 Total ticket sales last year $1929 00 " " " this " $2853 75 Total letters and cards written 1000 Literature sent out, folders 10000 " papers 10000 LAXATIVE BR0M0 QUININE TABLETS More lha bowela gentlr. relieve the Couth, eurei Ihe fererinh coinlllluo and Headache, making II Ihe bmt end fjuickert remeily (or CouKhii. Cld, aud 1 Grippe. Curea la one day. No cure, no pay. P'lce 'ijc.