a . .... ,. 'i . ... -,: : OREGON CITY" COURIER-HERALD. APRIL 6, tqoo. i Spring Novelty Silks We display an unequaled assortment of Novelty and Fancy Silks in the latest and newest effects to date, at popular prices. - Dress Goods Our Stock is Complete Our Great Stronghold Always up to date in popular weaves and popular makes. And we candidly stale without fear of con tradiction that we acknowledge or fear no competition from any quarter of the crth in selling fine Dress Goods. We are ready for the trade. Our stock is superb. Our name is a household word. Mail, orders tell the tale. See us on all kinds of dry goods. , MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION - McAllen & McDonnell EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS IMPORTERS .... THIRD and MORRISON - PORTLAND, OREGON" J LOCAL AND PERSONAL PERSONAL MENTION. Claude Adams left Sunday for a week's visit at Eugene. James Hoag was down from Barlow, during the week. P. F. McGee, of Brownsville, was in the city Monday. T. M. Gault returned Monday from a visit to California. Constable F. M. Mathews was in from Macksburg Friday. County Recorder T. P. Randall spent Sunday up the valley. James Dickey, of Molalla, was a vis itor in the city Sunday. William Cantwell has been ill at Canby during the past week. County Judge and Mrs. T. F. Ryan visited Woodburn Saturday. Ex-County Commissioner Frank Jag ger was in from Carus Frid ly. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Harris visited his parents at Aurora, Sunday. William Evans and L. A. Armstrong, of Barlow, were in town Monday. Thomas Jones, a well known Beaver Creek farmer, was in town Monday. - Register C. B. Moores has returned from a visit to the Sound and Spokane. George W. Lacroy, of Viola precinct, was a visitor In the city during the past week. Mrs. Myrtle Williams, of Salem, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Eli Williams, for a week. Professor and Mrs. Shirley Buck, of Canby, were visitors in the city daring the week. Mrs. W. M. Robinson is home from Sumpter, and is spending a few weeks on the farm. Thomas J. Lewis and Dewey D. Thomas were in from Beaver Creek, during the week. Miss Lulu Spangler, of Oorvallis, ar rived Friday, and is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. L. Porter. Mrs. II. T. Hallinan and children re turned Monday from a visit to relatives at Carroll's Point. , Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Reddick and daughter, Miss Bursa, returned home from Salem Sunday. Mrs. J. P. Keating returned Saturday from a several weeks' visit to her sister, Mrs. J. B. Robinson at Sacremento. E. E. Williams is now the travelling representative of Lang & Co., of Port land, with headquarters in Oregon City. Mrs. M. J. Boen and daughter, Myr tle, of Beaver Creek, are reported to have been very ill for ;the past two weeks. Miss Ellen Chamberlain, lady dean of the state agricultural college, visited her sister, Mrs. C. B. Moores, during the week. Mrs. J. B. Labor has returned from San Francisco, and is visiting her par- ents, Mr., and Mrs. R. E. Porter, at Canemah. Mrs. E. E. Oharman is very ill, and her condition is but little ' improved. However, her ailment is not considered dangerous. Mrs. Elsie Blond and daughter, Eva- dua, of Goble, arrived Monday to spend the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bray ton. J. S. Vauehan, a prominent pioneer farmer, of Union precinct, and George W. Lichenthaler, of Pleasant Hill, were in the city Monday. M. E. Bain, who formerly published the Press here, is now employed on the Sumpter American, states a recent arri val from that place. J. A. Talbert, Alex Thomson, Freder ick Held, and the Misses Bon Durant, Grace Robinson andilartha Sturchler were up from Clackamas Saturday. Lee and Carlton Harding and Chester Roake are home from the state agricul tural college for a few days, it being the vacation at the end of the second term, C. E. Knotts wrote from Geiser, Ba ker county, under date of March 30th, to send his paper to that address. Mr. Knotts writes that he is doing well and has fine health. S. D. Coalman, of Sandy, manager of the Bftrlow toll road, was in the city Monday. He anticipates that the road will be open for travel much earlier than uual this season. John F. Jennings, of Nam pa, Idaho, and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Spooner, of Winlock, Wash., attended the funeral of their mother, the late Mrs. Berry man Jennings, last Saturday. Fred Hedges graduated with high honors at the medical department of the state university in Portland last week. The commencement exercises were held Monday night, when Presi dent Strong presented the diplomas. ' Jacob Wortman, president of the First National Bank, of McMinnville, was visiting Hon. William Galloway and Captain J. T. Apperson, during the past week. Mr. Wortman is the pioneer steamboat man of the Upper Willam ette, having commenced to run boats on the river from the falls to Corvallis and Eugene in 1853, and continued on the river until 1865. Mr. Wortman's first boat was the Oregon, which run from Oregon City to Corvallis and Eugene. This boat was wrecked in 1854 below Salem. The fare at that time was $30 from Oregon City to Oorvallis. ' Mrs. E. W. Bingham, wife of a widely known Portland lawyer, was visiting Mrs. 0. H. Dye, during the week. Mrs. Bingham is the daughter of the late Isaac Ingalls Stevens, who was "lap- j pointed governor of Washington Terri tory in 1853. He was a distinguished Indian fighter, bringing into subjection the Indians of the Northwest Pacific coast, surveyed the route for a railroad to this coast, and served as a major-general during the rebellion, where he lost his life. His son, General Hazard Ste vens, has written an interesting account of the life of his father, which will soon be printed by a Boston house. Mr, and Mrs. Bingham expect . soon to make their home In Clackamas county, about three miles from Oregon City, near the electric line. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. The funeral services of the late Mrs. Berryman Jennings, held at the family residence last Saturday morning, were largely attended. The services were conducted by Rev. E. S. Bollinger. It is a busy time at the sheriff's, now that taxes are coming in at a lively rate. Alex ...L; Strain is temporarily as sisting in the office. In addition to the collection of other taxes, Sheriff Cooke and deputies are collecting the bicycle tax. The apportionment ot the county school fund for April will be made in a very few days, it having been ascer tained that there is now almost enough money on hand for the purpose. This be welcome news to the school districts, who need the April apportionment in their business. The school childrens' essay contest under the auspices of the Clackamas County Humane Society will close April 10th. The committee appointed to examine .the essays and award the prizes are': Rey. J. H. Beaven, Profes sor W. H. Davis and Mrs. Jennie E, White. An authority on internal revenue tax ation, gives an interpretation of one of the rulings as follows: For instance, if any delegate to a political convention cannot attend and desires to give his proxy to a friend, the document must have on it a 25-ceut revenue stamp. If it doesn't the delegate may be prosecu ted. Mrs. Helen Dickenson Harford, of Newberg, state lecturer and organizer of the W. C. T. U., discoursed on temper ance before a good-sized audience at the Baptist chnrch Saturday night. Mrs. Harford appeared on the Chautauqua platform last year, and will have charge of the W. C. T. U. department at the assembly this year. A remarkable increase in the busi ness at the local laud oflico, is shown by the financial report of Receiver Gallo way for March. This report shows that the cash sales for this period amounted to. $2562 78, and the fees, $G99 80, mak ing the total receipts fdaol oa. Had final proofs been made on 10 timber claims within the time designated, the cash receipts would have been almost doubled. However, persons making fi nal proof timber claims have 10 days grace after the designated time, in which to prove up on their entries. In March, 1809, the total receipts at the land office amounted to only $062 75, caBh sales $215 20, and the fees and commissions, $447 55. H ow Old is Your Boy Our interest in youngster commences al most as soon as he's able to toddle around and continues, the rest of his life This model boys' department is over flowing with new spring suits for boys of 3 to 20 years Fashion's latest fancies and fads are shown in jaunty vestee of two garments or three-for older boys, or young men, if you please. There's an approachable price on every thing We say without fear of contradiction that our values are excelled by nonehardly equaled by the many. We pride ourselves on keeping our promises to give quality perfect goods always. DAINTY VESTEE SUITS Sizes 3 to 8 years. Lot 6852. Blue Cheviot suit, large sailor QK oolor, with 4 rows white braid ... . o.Ui Lot 2519. Light checked chevlofciult, large Q Eft blue polka-dot oollar and vest a,"u Lot 5893. Gray herringbone striped vestee, Q Of) red and green trimmings ,JV Lot 2221. Navy blue vestee, with short O ftA notohed oollar, embroidered vest U.UV LotC',174. Fancy oheoked worsted oasslmere, short notched collar, navy blue vest and Kft lapels, with white and drab trimmings . .wV Lot 4443. Brown and white checked cheviot veatee suit, double-breasted vest, E Art brown shield, with white trimmings . . U-UW Lot 1746. Fine navy bine cheviot vestee, fanoy red and black plaid vest, white E Mi embroidered shield I.UU Lot 2225. Fancy blue-gray tweed vestee; C Mi purple polka dot vest, embroidered shield U.WU N0BBT SAILOR SUITS Sizes 8t:2 ycs'S. Lot 9204. Blue Flannel Sailor, with white trimmings Lot 427A. Light gray checked cheviot suit, with red embroidered shield Lot 4278. Brown mixed tweed, brown trimmings Lot 4249. Blue serge sailor, with bla k braid trimmings, embroidered design on shield . . .... Lot 4226. Fine blue serge sailor, double. breasted blouse, pearl buttons, fancy shield Lot 1726. Fine navy blue cheviot, with white stripe, red trimmings, 2 shields . . . Lot 4227. Blue serge sailor, black braid trimmings Lot 4223. Very fine blue serge suits, 13 rows while braid on oollar, embroidered design on sleeve and on shield 52.50 4.00 5.00 5.00 6.00 6.50 750 8.50 Boys' extra quality school suits at $3.95 Youths' long trousers suits, $7.50 to $15.00 Hats, caps, shirts, waists, hosiery for boys Largest Clothiers In the 1 Northwest Cor. Fourth and Morrison mPRl(TRS&CWWf Portland, Ore. You can't vote if you don't register. Remember this. A very handsome up to-date parlor or gan at Block, the homefurnisher's. II. II. Johnson, has been awarded a contract for surveying some government lands, situated in the Cascade moun tains in Linn county. He expects to receive another contract Bcoa. There has been strikes and rumors of strikes among some of the employes of the mills and factories during the past week. Last Saturday about 25 girls employed in the spooling and spinning departments of the woolen mills walked cut because the restrictions were such that tliey could not Snake their former wages by piece-work. This matter was amicably adjusted, and they returned to work after an hour or two of lay-off. More or less dissatisfaction had been ex pressed by employes in other depart ments. On Tuesday the management of the woolen mills held a conference with a number of the employes, and made a general, satisfactory aavance in wages to the employes. On Monday af ternoon seven men in the wood room at the Crown paper mills walked out, be cause they were not granted an increase In wages from (1 50 to tl 75 per day. Their places were filled by other men. Wanted -girl for general housework. Good wages paid. Inquire at store of I. Selling. Philip Roos has for rent the build ing, next to his saloon on Main and Eight streets, occupied by a confection ery and branch bakery. Stock and fix tures for sale. Lindt ley & Sons have put anew en gine in their sawmill, i miles south on the Molalla road, which will double the capacity of their mill, and are now able to fill bills on short notice. 0. W, Gauong has a record-breaker in the matter of a thorougbred Jersey cow, that he recently purchased from Hon. William Galloway. The cow has a pedigree dating away hjick of the time when the late J. W. Nesmith imported the mother stock from the East into Or egon. Last week Mr. Ganong fed the cow on grass and a small allowance of oil cake each day. The milk from this was made into butter and an accurate account kept of each separate churning. At the end of the week the result was 15 pounds and one ounce of butter. It is a noteworthy fact that it costs no more to feed a cow like this than one of the common herd, thut would prxluce only two pounds a week. Saturday afternoon the-county offi cial) received a notification from the in sane asylum that Stephen A. Lane, a patient, had escaped from custody, and requested that he be arrested, if he came this way to prevent his escape. While Deputy Sheriff Jack was eating supper at Mrs. Samson's boarding house, Lane came in and engaged lodgings for the night. He was taken to the city jail for safe keeping. In the morning Jailer Nehren called Lane for breakfast, but could not get him up. Later, Deputy Jack and Nehren went to the cell, and upon pulling down the covers found Lane sawing away at the arteries in one wrist with a skinning knife. However, but slight injuries had been afllicted, and Lane was taken back to the asylum by an attendant on the Sun day morning train. Lane evidently in tended to end his mortal career, as he had written the following on a piece of hrown waste paper: "Please have my body embalmned and sent (o John By ant, Bodes, Illinois, See Isaac G, Da vidson, Portland, Ore. Farewell to this world of wickedness and man's perfidy. Stophen A. Lane." Sheriff Oooke searched the prisonrer on the night previous, but found no knife on his per son, Lane works in the butchering de partment at the asylum, and evidently bid the knife in his bootleg. twmM&amta Qooomm8aa DO YOU WANT A BICYCLE? The reason why we sell so many wheels this season is because we have the best wheels for the price; The Rambler for $40 is the strongest wheel made. It has the G. & J. heavy tread clincher tires, the finest crank hanger, and is very easy running. The Weal, iit $30 BiCy Cle can't be beat for the price. It has also the best G. & J. heavy tread tires. The Goldeil 'E3.gle $25. Ladie8' or Gents' This makes a fioe ladies' whee1' It is very nicely finished, light and easy running, and will last for We also sell the White, Stearns, Barnes and Mitchell Bicycles. These are all high grade wheels. We will be only too glad to show you our assortment, e en ifyou do not intend to buy. Come in and see the many new improvements. The Morrcw Coaster and Brake is the greatest invention for this season. With this you ride 50 miles and only pedal 35, and it will take a man, no matter how much he weighs, down a hill that any horse can go down. " We sell wheels for cash or on installments, and take second-hand wheels in trade. " ' ; Eurmeister & Andresen THE OREGON CITY JEWELERS J