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.Local and General,,..., Lvon coffee, 10 cents per package, at Harris' grocery. ' Higaland Orange filed articles of in corporation Monday. You can get all kind of yarn at all prices, at the Racket Stoie. A new line of fleeced wnppers fust ar rival, at die Hueket Store. For. low prices and good quality of goods, go to the Racket Store. . ' Get your sugar in a clean atom at the smallest price, Harris' grocery. We are headquarters for day, oats, rolled barley, etc, Harris' grocery. Only higli urate sewing machines fur $25 at liellomy 4 Hunch's, on easy lernis. The county court !h in session today. J.ittle business of iini'orlunce is to come lip. ; ; . . . r Rev. Butler will" conduct lerviee at the lWk place chapel next Siin lay at 4 p. Dl. ... i Hand knit skirts, dress skirts, nicest in town and lowest prices, at the Racket Wore. damage xa done,, The horses were frightened by a wood saw. River steamers will bt put on the win ter schedule in a few days anil the run extended to Harriaburg. The boats operating on the river are the Ruth, Albany, Pomona and Gypsy. The N. P. R.' R. has reduced the rale on apples to Eastern points to 00 cents a hundred. There is a good demand in the ICumI for Orefion fruit, but freight rales are against the shippers. Men often forget they were boys with j short legs only a few years ago. For in stance the man who strides along the , street at a r.ipid pace while the little fel low at his side is ki pi at a biibk liol in . order to keep up with his sire. THE CITY COUNCIL Council mot in. regular session, Wednesday evening, 2nd Inst., witti all (ember present but Councilman Metz ner. Minntes.of previous meeting want read and on motion of Councilman Liitour etlo the oriioii referring to the re moval of the liulit from head of Sixth street was ordered strckeu out, lao mat ter having boing misundeistoo I. A peli.ion for a liulit at the comer of Second and J, Q Adams strea's was re ferred to coiniuiitee on stress an I p ih lic property. Apiilii'ation of K. Mallhiea for renonal Services will be held in St. Paul's f huiK.r lie-use. LrtH,l Highest cash price paid for second hand household goods, at Bellomy 4 Buscli's. Tracy's dairy butter Is the best mnde- m mis county. Uet it at Harris grocery.' " A One line of Smyrna rugs has just Deen received, at the Oregon City Atic t ion House.: ' ., , ' . The Foresters . will give their fifth an nual ball on November 24th in Wein- liard'a hall,;. Iluiery for the old - and the young, wool and cotton. : All prices: at : the Racket Store. Word has been received here that George Hamilton is in the hospital at Dyea with typhoid fever. The circuit court granted six divorces on Tuesday, while Deputy Clerk Cooper issued three rua'riagM licenses. " A big line of nil-wool ingrain carpetH just received, at Oregon Citv Auction House."" Goods sold cheap. ' Easy teruiH Kiven. ... Comity Treasurer Shade linn issued a call for all road warrants and for general furii) warrants endorsed prior to October B. 1995. For Sale Frist-class eprng wagon, nt half piece. A light hack double harness good condition, ' cheap. ' Apply at the Press lfice. ...... Fine silk umbrellas, largest stock in the city. C me in and see' the prices, fiiirmeisler A Audrexeu,' the Oicgon Cityjowollers.;.' ..' ':)-' The transiort St. .Paul, will sail for Manila Nnveiltlief,;!;.' yiiiSV ill l,H an opportunity lo. tend Chrjsimas pieseu s to the voliimeers', i ;' ;i-r.. j. ,;' On Tiieiday the. Ftufe; of JoWpli Schwartg ' was :. attached - in ;oidXr! '.V'l Ccdien, i Qcii'-A Jo;V .fci- so rH on Merchandise;'.' . : . .;' ,." .'', ' The Dewey' reslauraiiiib r the tnan aement...of Mrs. L. Cr.ihill, furnisheH the best 25 cent meals in the city. All white help,, Gyod table service. . - "Each member of the Dewey team is more than anxious that his name appear on the cup," says the .Telegram. . How are the substitutes going to be provided for? There will he a special meeting of Multnomah Ledge No. 1, A. F. and A it .. u... i . ..i . . . i u cHiiiruay ivrfiiiug. .worn in tlie ,E. A. Visiting brothers cordially in vited to attend. The postmaster general has issued an r lr to all postmasters at . monev or r oflices to cash pension checks. ' This will be a great conveience and saving to the pensioners. The Humane Society, for the preven tion of cruelty, to animals, held a meeting - Monday evening and ' considered the constitution. Articles of incorporation are being prepared. Wood Choppers. Eiht .or 10 can set cure work for the winter. 70 cents for rprd wood. and $1 for railroad wood. Jtoard at $2.50 per week. . Apply to W II. VVickliaui, New Era. . A team belonging to W. M. H blnson fell over the. embankment near V. P. Haw ley's residence on Tuesday.. ; Little Father Time's -scythe is a weapon that no man can es cape. Sooner or later it must ! lay all men ) low. With prema- Unrc death it is T different. Nr I ture intendi that every ma- Blioiua live it long and useful life, and die a feaceful, pain ess death. Men defeat the intention of a beneficent Providence by the manner in which thev live, their disregard of the laws of health and their utter failure to protect health when it is threatened and restore it when it is lost. The most common result of neg lect of health is 'that dread disease, con sumption. Not many years ago it was con sidered incurable. Now it is known that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will cure 98 per cent, of all cases if taken in time, mat is its recora during a period ot ! of the thankful patients 1 ' JlMSi .1 .W. Episcopal church every Sunday at 11 u. in. and 7:30 p. m. ; Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Service every Friday ovei ing at 7:30. All seals fiee Siraugem cor dially welcome. Iter. P. iC Hammond, rector. The East Side Itahwuy Company has been thoroughly overhauling their road bed and trestle, and now it is rumored that the running time is tobecutdown to 45 minutes. At present it is about one hour and l'o minutes. This will be 11 great convenience for travellur.4. The Rev. Dr. Butler will have the fol lowing as the subjects of sermons at the Congregational church next Sunday At 10:30 a. in., "God's Providential Care,-" at 7:30 p. in., "Young Men and the Church," a talk especially to the youiig men preparatory to the Y. M. C A. week of prayer. . The public is cordially invited. A letter hat been received from J. W. Meffatt stating that the members of Company I are doing well but are anxious to return home, now that the war is over. He is banker for the men and has considerable money oil deosit. The moneys intrusted to J. VS. Campbell and himself -tere loaned to the men, but have all been repaid, and are now held by hiin. . , i Mm. C. J. Suable, and MUs Eva Hud Snn bntli of Illinois, who are . traveling for j. J. Moore & Co were in this city Momlav. They both say Oregon City is the prettiest place they have seen in' their travels.' They left for VVoodburn Tuesday, where they will re main a few days visiting Miss Hudson's aunt. .; The people of Clackamas county have many surprises in store for them when hey start to purchase holi I ay goods. The enterprUiug firm of Bellamy & Busch has ini ported a large stock of dolls from Germany. The' prices at which they, are to lie sold will surprise the na tives.' ' The' importation also included many elegant pieces in uliiiiaware.suited for presents. II. L.Reese, who is biiyinit hops for Luce, the hip .broker of New York and London, was., in Oregon City last week Ho hiis paid J7.'.i .cents for-inany lots 1. 1 ...1 t..i. : . a 1 pitrfiuiBuu, wiiu;ii in bite tup puce mr the season. ' He estimates the cmp of the state at 05,000 bales, witli 501 (1 bales yet in tlie gspwers hands.' T'herearea few bales of !)?a left.'' .v. Tlie soldier's ball on Friday evening was a success financially ana socially. About $100 was realized to pay for the ChriHtmas presents sent llio volunteers. The Auxiliary. Corps is entitled to great credit for their timeless efforts to relieve, in a measure, the discomforts of the troops compelled to exist In far away Manila. The basket ball game Saturday even ing between the Oregon City Y-. M. C. A. team and the Portland boys was very hotly contested throughout. The sub stituting of fresh players by the Portland club was all that enabled them to keep up with the local players. The rcore was a lie on the 40 minute play and an extra 10 minutes was necessary to de cide tlie game, the Portland winning by one point.' Mrs. Win. Barlow, Mrs. M. W. Shep paid, Mrs. J1. Clarke' and Miss Dorothv Ciark formed an interesting group at the photographer's last week. Mrs Barlow is .tlie mother, grandmother and great grandmotl.cr, respectively of the other members of the group.'-' It is rare that four generations of a family are living at the same time. Mrs. Barlow is a pio neer of 52 and enjoys excellent health for one of her years. Letters have been received from Mr. ami Mrs, C. N Harlow and Henry Pusey, who are at Dawfon. They are in ex cellent health and well pleased with ihe liuiHiiess prospect in Hint counliy. Mr. Harlow lias a stock t make up, unit 1 1 esses and i-pi'in beds. The trip up the-river from St. Michaels was a long and tedious one, The boat ran out of pro vinions and fuel. The passengers took charge and footed the bills. Tim le't'-r was brought out in 19 days. ' All sizes of kid fitting corset" and the popular style short corsets, at tin Racket Store. The Oregonian is kept on file at thi office lor the benefit of our pairons. E. BOYLES DROWNED thirty years. Manyc have permitted the and photographs to be reproduced in Dr. Fierce s Common bense Medical Adviser. Any sufferer who wishes to investigate, these cases may secure a copy of this book fret, by sending 11 one-cent stamps to rover cost of mailing only, to the World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y., and then write to the patients them selves. In consulting Dr. R. V. Pierce by letter, the sufferer consults a skillful spe cialist who for thirty years has been chief consulting physician to the great Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y. With the assistance of a staff of able physicians, he has successfully treated tens of thousands of cases of bronchial, throat and lung affections. He will cheerfully answer letters from all sufferers, without charge. Address the Doctor as above. " I had brotichttis for eighteen years and I was treated by three physicians, out all failed," write David Wartzcn'lnft, Ksq.. of Shoemakers ille. Berks Co, Pa- "They told mt there was no cure lor -me. I then used Dr. ricrcr's Oolden Medical Discovery, and was entirely cured. My Weight is now, m pouud" Ed. Boyles, aged 23 years, sou ol Martin Boyles, was accidently druwixd ' tiiis morning by being swept over the falls in a boat.. Boyles in company with Ed. Brown ; was at work with some logs at ihe brink of the falls. There was some water run ning over the falsework, but the men did not consider it sullicient to carry ti e boat over, and tlie men concluded i anchor. Boyles was at the nais ami started to pull up a few feet to a good an chorage, the our locks slipped and the next instant the boat a 1 iirrn-.l over the falls. Brown, who was standing 1111, jumped to a ledge of rocks, Bojlea held tothelioat. When the taut came up Boyles was cliinring lo the de. The. boat was swept under a seem I lime, it hail been turned over and Unties was not wit rr it. p to press Injur the body had notieejvo)i!VOiki''.''W'. - Keciirdi-r'ii report was r.-a l nil I or dered pi, iced on lile It allowed 7 buri ils had been issued Tlie committed en the purchase, of a tiro bell ma le a majority r. port favor ing t ie nceep-ancM of ths iieN C mucil tiian liln made a verbal icpoit, oppos ing the acirep'aiice. On motion majori ty report was adoptee1. The finance committee reported favor ably on the following hills: H U Curry, recorder f 2d 15 Chns Burns, chief of police 00 00 F T Griffith, attorney Iocs 20 00 P lleinuirlgarn, nieaN 0 00 Tims Miiler, ex night Watchman. 2 00 E llechner, " " . 2 00 John Duffy, wood.. (I 00 O C Iron Works ... 7 00 G II Bestow, lumber 1 50 Kuterprlsn, advertising 1 !!5 L Diukleman, cleaning streets. . . 35 00 G A Harding, i.imi 1(H) Lak in & fii bell .... . . .355 00 U N Green, drniatfe 3 75 Wilson & Cooke, hardware 2 a W I. Snidow. street commissioner 8.1 15 P G i: Co, electric liuhls 173 53 E L Shaw, nlulit watchman 00 00 B F Linn, liimlwr 4 50 E Olds, ciduBBlks.... . 20 0: Proos, advertising and Job work. 12 00 KOAD KIND. O C Iron Works 35 43 John Bitltic r, snpt. Singer hill. . . 50 0 I Pops 4 Co, hardware 24 12 TH Lawrence, carpenter 113 30 Dan Lyons, Singer hill 1440 00 h Olds, Aberuethv road 360 00 The claim of II. Sloper for damage to horse was referred to city prosecutor. The ennsideraiiou of the ordinance regulating tho Burghardt electric line was po-tpooed for one month. The fire ordinance was read as pub lished. A number of firemen were pres ent ami made speeches in opposition to the ordiuanco and offered amendments covering the objectionable features. The ordinance ns amended is us follows: