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4 4. Local and General. Lion coffee 10c per package t Harris', .Best timothy Imy 50 cte. per 100 lbs. at lUrri.i'. If you are looking (or trees cull at tlie PrHH ollice. County Treasurer Shade lias called in all road warrants. Don't forget tlie Dewey dance on Mon day eveniiiK, May 1. - . Some people have no time totlnnk be cauae they lulk no much. The moral of a dog' tail In that it In variably points to the past. Mica HIihw, of Portland, wa tin gueat of Miss Vera I'lill tliia week. Oranges ure at their beat now. Get them freph and sweet at Harris'. Mra. H. A. Miller delivered a lecture to the Irgh school etuilenle Friday. George Vermin, of Portland, whs in Oieguii City Wednesday on huaiuess. Only high urate sewing machine! for $25 at llelliiiny & Itin-ch'a, on eaHy terme, Win. Moline 8 awarded the coir tract t paint the cemetery fence at $50. Ilunry Jackson hua anoiher house keeper. Honry believes in advertising Lota of married inpn wlioliave no knowledge of music piny second fiddle Cull and see our new line of umbrellas and Daiasola. iiiHt arrived, Racket Btora. A Manon & Hamlin parlor organ cheap, at the Uiegon City Auction House. New veilinga, ailora and all the latest things in millinery at Misa C. Gold- amitli'a. You can't tell the ag of a bicycle by looking at the teeth In the sprocket wheel. Chus. Filter, proprietor of the Bruns. wick, madr a bushier! trip to Portland Tuesday. (ieo Hanilnll, nne of New Era' lead inn fainiHia, was in town Thuiailay Inst on business. Do ou want a 9 Rambler, lady or eent'B wheel. If interested call at the Press ollice. Walter Johnson left Tuesday evening for Alii-rileen. Wash., where he has a po Bition in a gallery. The Im yi liHt of the county will hold a meeting Fridiiy evening. All wheel men urn inviti'd. Fritz llcis.r and Frit a Mattliies, of DiiiniiHi uw, i ru in the city Tuesday on a biiMncm trip. A (-pfi iiil Hhuwing df very swell walk ing hut mill HiiiluM this week at Miss C. Uclilsinilli's. Jacob Miley. the Wilxonville capital ist, w ita ruling on Oregon City business men on Wednesday. kjuini' nu n put tlie smallest apples at the lop i if the barrel also the notice, "Open the other end." A. J. Sawtelle, the pioneer teasel grower nf the West, was in the city'Tuea dny on a hnvIncHS trip. James Church lias gone to New York to wmk in a paper mill. He la with Mr. I' i.l lei, formerly of this city. SnliMii'aiM to the soldier monu ment fund ran receive tlie Beuvenirs by calliiy ' the Oii'gnn City bank. Mis-Cn ire ( l.illnuith, of Salem, and Mrs. liiuni 1'IiitI. v, of Portland, are gurnts nf Mba Mclntyre this week. W. II. lhiiKhitrdt him made applica tion fur the I encnt of the bankruptcy law. Liabilities $.000 and no assets Col. J. I. F.ddy has sold his ranch and moved to Otegon City, where be purposes following his profession, the law. OnMuvlitli llea.il Organiser lingers, of tlm Wooilmrii of the World, will hole a meeting here, lie will bo hero this time. Mr. ami Mrs J. M. Lawrence were in the ritv this week. Mr. Lawrence has just letumed fiom tho Buffalo Hump country. The Jessie Shirley Company is billed to appear at Shively's on May 15 for one week. The company comes highly rec ommended. There are a few days left In which to pay your bicycle lax. After May 1 the tux will bo $2.25. Pay today and save the dollar. The county school superintendent, N. W. Roland, hna appointed 0. II. By land assistant examiner. Prof. Zinsor is tlie other examiner. On Monday evening the Are depart ment was called out, the cause being a small blaze in a rooming house near Charman's old atore. Col. and Mrs, J. B. Eddy are estab lished in the McKee bouse, coruer of Tenth and Jackson streets. The Colonel has not. selected an ollice. Fish Commissioner Reed baa gone up tho Clackamas to superintend the ea tnblishing of a fish hatchery. It will be the largest one in the West. Fairchild and Trembath caught a 68 potind salmon Tuesday iu a small mesh net. Fish are not running well, the water being loo cold for them. A new cheesa factory at UreBham, Oregon, has put its first product on the market. This new factory haudls the product of 250 cowa or about 5000 pounds of milk daily. Factories ara being lo cated on all sides of this county and a aw small dairies have seen established In the county. There is a field here for a lew large factories. When established they will make any community prosper ous. Mra. Henry Meldrurm will leave this evening for San Francisco, where she will spend about two weeks with her daughter, Mrs. II. C. Stevens. W. S. Hurst and H.J. Miller were down from Aurora on Friday. These gendemen are rustlers and handle larsre quantities of heps, potatoes and grain. We have just received a large con signment of spring goods, including new lines of laces, belts, shirtwaists, ribbons, embroideries, etc., at the Racket Store. Mrs. II. T. Richey, mother ol Mrs. W. 11." Riirkhardt. has been visiting her daughter several days. Mra. Richey formerly resided in Chicago and ia mov ing to Los Angeles. Price Bros., the leading clothiers, will move Into the Masonic building corner tlth and Main streets, about the 1st of May. This gives this entsrpriNii.g firm the bet store room In the city. Over one hundred divorces have been applied fur in this county during the past 12 months. Not over 10 per cent of the applicants were residents of this county. Geo. II. Young is progressing. He haa moved Into the premises next to the Commercial bank, enlarged his stock and ia now carrying a complete, line of house furnishings. During my absence I have placed In chu'ge of my olice Dr. W. T. Lyons w hum I can recommend to my friends and the public in general, aa a skillful and reliable dentist. L. L. Pickkns At the Evanttelical conference held in Seattle the Rev. 8. Coply, of Michigan, was sppoinled pastor lor the Oregon City church and Rev. A. Euglehart will go to Canby. Rev, Coply will not arrive (or about 10 days. Services will be held in St. Paul'a Episcopal church every Sunday at 11 a, in. and 7:30 p. ui.; Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Service every Friday eei ing at":3U. All seats fiee Strangers cur dially welcome. Rev. P. Hammond, rector. Harry Clark lias been (Mug some gxjil work cleaning up lower Seventh street. Tne street has been paved with crushed rock for two ysars and this ia the first cleaning it haa received. The crushed rock has packed smooth and hard. Aurora was well represented inthecily this week. The circuit court was the at traction. Among them were noted, W, S. Hunt, John Marks, J. E. Marks, Clnis Zimmerman, Geo. Southerland, Chris Ziegler and others. On Wednesday City Recorder Cuny perfoimed his (list iinirriiige ceremony. He overlooked the usual courtesy ex tended to the biide, otherwise it was ac cording to the ruleB and regulations. Bruce will put all the frills in next tune. Christian Science services are held in Willamette hall, every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Subject fur Sunday, April 30, "Adam and Fallen Man". Bun day school at 12:10. Wednesday eve ning meeting at B o'clock. A cordial in vitation is extended to all who desire to attend these services. Another company bus been organized to build an electiic line to Molalla. Railroads on paper are easily constructed T lat the people of . the Mulalla section are anxious for and need a railroad there is no doubt, but the ditlicullics to be overcome will reunite more than mere organization. The farmers of Oregon will one day re. alize that the bicycle riders are their friends and are doing more to aid them in getting good roads than any other in fluence. The fanners of Eastern states realize it now. The movement was in auguralod by the head of the Pope Man ufacturing Company and has gradually spread throughout the Union, II. T. Sladen, who has been promi nent in business circles here for many years, was taken to Salem Monday even ing for treatment at the asylum for the iusaue. Mr. Sladen has been a hard worker, is of a nervous temperament and tho Btrain has been too great. It is thought a rest will restore his shattered mind. Real estate deals is his hobby The members of Company 1 were given public recognition Mojiday even ing by tlie Emergency Corps giving them a surprise. Monday is regular drill night and the boya did not expect to be treated to a lunch and a dance The corpB was organized for tlie purpose of assisting tlie boya at the Philippines, but the home boys have also received attention. A apirit of Godliness has come over the citizens of this county that is indeed refreshing. The grand jury could not find anything to object to. Nb new criminal cases are filed for this term of court. The taxpayers are to be congrat' ulated. Eliminate the Portland divorce cases and the circuit court would have little business to attend to. David Penman, of New Era, was hi Oregon City last Thursday. lie had just received returns from some small seed po tatoes shipped to California the first of the month, which netted over $1.25 per sack. Mr. Penman had in 13 acres of potatoes, from which he has sold over 1500 worth, besides having a large quan tity of Bted for his own use. This ahowi what a man with the right kind of metal in him can do in Oregon, THE COURT HOUSE, (iterating Items Gleaned from the Different Offices. The sheriff on Friday remitted $10,000 to tlie slate treasurer as a payment on the county's taxes. John From bid was committed to the insane asylum on Wednesday. The sheriff haa collected over $4000 ia taxes this week. In the recorder's office during the past week instruments have been re ceived as follows : Deeds. 22 : patents. 1 i releases, 4; mottgsgea, 17; clialtle motgages, 5. The mortgages were all small. PROBATI COUHT. J M. Baker waa appointed adminis trator of the estate of Margaret J. Wall and Silaa D. Hedges, F. Spangler and Weir were appointed appraiser. Iu the estate of Josiah Franklin, de ceased, the administrator, 8. K. Taylor, made bis filial report and was discharged. The money due Chaa. Moody, one of the heira, waa deposited with the county clerk, until his address could be ascer tained. MARRIAOK LICKNBK8. Mairiage licensee were issued, to Mary May and E J. Hegen on the 25th. Minnie Shepherd and Jesse Eccelston on the 2Gth. CIRCUIT COURT. April 19 Andreas Popp vs Hugo Perkel, et al ; judgment for plaintiff. W. 8. U'Ren for plaintiff, Q C Brownell fur defendant. Clara E Morey va W P Keady ; judg ment for $3000, order for sale of real es tate security. W II Franklin tiCE Moody; default and judgment fur $195 and costs. Ex ecution issued. Mary M Ball vs George Ball ; divorce granted, also cm-tody of child. ' April 20-ttarah E E Davidson vs W T Davidson ; divorce by default. April 22 J M Harrington vi Henry M Jackson ; judgment for $998 and cost". Harding A Co vs McDonough t T Brady, to recover rent on leased building; judgment for plaintiff. Dora Boggs vs T D Bogga ; dismissed, both parties having died. Zoltey E Leigh va Julia C Leigh; di vorce granted. 8 R Green va M 0 Gard and wife; confirmation of sale on execution. M Buckstein vs Sarah Buckstein ; dis missed. Hallia Marrs va Jamea W Marrs; de cree of divoree, plaintiff to resume her maiden name. Pimick & Wilson for plaintiff. August bauer vs Ulinsttan Bass, et al ; dismissed. Slats vs M G Morgan, appeal from ust ce of the peace court, dismissed. Geo Souterland va C Zimmerman; settled out of court. On Wednesday all the jurymen living in the county were discharged. Those tained were: Grant Criteser, J. W. Boatman, John Norris and R. W. Port r. There will be another jury trial on Fridav. The equity cases will take up nearly all of next week. UHAND Jt'KY. The grand jury reported having re turned one not true bill, inveet'giteil tho comity and city jail, found them empty and in good condition. The pauper accounts amount to $:!"0 and the purchase of a poor farm was recommended. Alterations in the juil were also recommended. J T Apperson vs Hurst & Marks; judgment for plaintiff of $'21. State School Board va Tlios Charman, et al; confirmation of sale. Louisa Kester va Chns Raines, et al ; confirmation of sale. Henry Knmmor vs Peter Woerner, udgmeiit for $149 and $00 fees and costs. John R fl inkle vs Jesse A Cox, et al; confirmation of sale. Carl Norburg va Portland General Electric Company; settled out of court. Nellie Oliver vs Joseph Oliver.default; divorce granted, maiden name restored. State va E E Martin, jury disagreed after being out over night. NKW CASKS FILKDt Chaa P Church va John Elston. J Frank Watson va Elihu K Jones. Jas W Roots vs Sarah CampelS. Mary rriscilla Large vsThos Large, jr. Kittie Smith vs J O Smith. State vs Louis Hinder. Revival Services. Rev. J. B. Goddard, better known as the Illinois cyclone, is conducting a ser ies of meetings at the United Brethren church. Mr. Goddard, while a firm be liever in orgiuazation and church, ia un aectarian in the strictest term. The people of all denominations and creeds are invited to attend and have a part in the meetings. Mr. Goddard, although a young man, has a wide conception of the gospel truth. He hag had experl ence as a successful business man, and therefore fully able to deal with all classes of people. Uia logic, wit and keen in sight Into human nature com biaed with his word picturing and for- cibly putting forth of the truth is win-1 ring him a place among tne foremost . preachers of the day. Special subjects will be handled each eyenine. On Fri day evening will be 'Trial of Chrint" by a jury of twelve men. This seivire is a very Interesting service. A large attendance is looked for. Mr. Goddard ( ia expecting his colaborer and associate singer at any time. WEEKLYCM)i' BULLETIN. "U. 8 Department of Agriculture, Cli mate ' and Crop Bulletin of The Weather Bureau, Oregon Section, for the week ending Monday, April 24: The frost did no injury to vegetation. The ab-ence ol warm sunshine retards growth and development. Seeding ia being finished on the higher land, but will be continued on the lower land for several weeka. Fall-sown grain is mak ing good growth ami early-sown spring grain is iu good condition, but botli will be Improved by more warmth and sun uliine. The grain crop is, however, in about its normal condition for this year. Fruit bloom continues. The bloem is fulling rapidly from peach and apricot ires; iu southern counties it haa prac tically all lallen. Pear, cherry and prune trees aie now dropping their bloom. Apple treea are nearly full bloom. Leaves on oak trees are coming out. Grass is making slow, but healthy growth. Hops are doing very well; they have come up very evenly, and work in yards ia being pushed with rigor. The hop crop ia now more promising than it was one year ago. Sheep shearing ia progressing. Re ports continue to give inlormation con cerning the fa vol able lambing season and the present excellent condition of the 'keep. Cattle, horses, hogs and other live stork are reported to be In satisfactory condition. Tlie reports up to the present time do not indicate any damage to grain, fruit or other products, hence the reasonable deduction tiiat normal i. ., good con ditions prevail. Garden making progresses. The acreage of potatoes appear to have in creased. Strawberries are setting. Peas, beans and other vegetablea planted early are making good growth. More aunsliiue and higher tempera ture are needed. Teachers' Association. Tlie next Teachers' Educational Asso ciation will meet at Parkplace, April 29, 1899, commencing at 10 a. in. Follow ing is tlie program: Address of welcome Prof J W. Gray Geography Prof M. Hyatt Rulea (or Study Prof. R. U. Steele Vocal eolo Robert Ginlher Recitation Francis. Galloway Arithmetic, Inductive and Deductive Teaching Prof. E. A. Milner Oregon History. Mrs. Eva E. Dye The above program will be inter spersed with music. Teachers' Notice. Notice ia hereby given that for the purpose of making an examination of all persons, who may offer themselves as candidates for teachers of the schools of this county, the county school super intendent thereof will hold a public ex amination at the courthouse, Oregon City, Oregon, Wednesday, May 10, commencing at 1 o'clock p. m. Applications for etate papers will be received Thursday, May 11, 1809, at 0 o'clock a. m. The lullowing program will he followed during the May examination of appli cants for coin 1 1 v and statu papers: Wednesday Penmanship, history .spell ing. Thursday Written aiithiiie.tic, theory, of teaching, grammar. Friday Geography, mental arithmetic, reading, physiology, composition, English literature, physical geogra phy, Oregon Bchoul law, general his tory, algebra, book-keeping. N. W. Bowland, County School Superintendent of Clack amas County, Oregon. Dated this 17th day of April, 1899. "Dewey Day." "Will be commemorated in Oregon City by the Meade Corps Volunteer Auxiliary in giving a calico bull at the armory on Monday eve ning, Way 1st. ma Desc or music. Tickets $1 per couple, including refresh ments. Ice cream 15 cents; spectators 25 cents. The Fishing Business. One of tlie ilsh deputies was arrested last week for taking a boat and net from tlie Clackamas river. Two men were seen throwing fish out of the boat and a 6ignal had been given to warn the men of the presence of the deputies. Dis trict Attorney Cleoton issued tlie war rant. The deputy, Morgan, was fined $25 and appealed the case to the circuit court. On Wednesday the case was dis missed on motion of District Deputy G. B. Dimick. Wanted to Exchange. A good 75-acre farm in Ohio, for small place, well improved,, near town. For full particulars address Roy E. Austin, Oregon City, Or. CycKbU evivently bare a poor opinion of pedettraina, aa they ara constantly running them down. Bicycle Repair Shop. We nre prepared to do all kinds of re pairing, liuviiifr put in machinery, in eluding ft Lathe, Drill, Vulcunizcr, Krn.ing Mueliinet etc. New and Second hnnd Bicycles for Sale. Give us a call before purchasing. New Aurora Tinshop. Ve have a full line of Stoves, Tinware, Hardware, and Washing Machines Carried. All kinds of Tinning and Re pairing. S. 0. MILLER & SON, Aurora, Or. sfliu3T7iT IMPERIAL WHEELS.. Morga.i & Wriuht Hartford ini;le Tube and Dunlop Detachable Tims. POPE & GO. Fourth and Main Streets, J Oregon City, Or. Cbe Blickensderfer typewriter. Rapid, rructical, durable. Visible writing, Inter- , i i. x :u .1 nn inimu I, in iv w Mil nil- m . " bon. 40,000 Now in use. f T - oor. w-ut a II.. i rice, aoUf mciiil u iii M. E. BAIN, Local Agent. "W. A. RIDEOUT, State Agent, 264 Stark St., Portland, Ur. Ok gaudy lichen Fresh Candy Every Half Hour J J John Pechacek, Prop. Opposite the Armory. Money to Loan. I have some money $500 to JlfvOO at 7 pi-r cent inUrcst. (iood mortgage se curity 3 to 5 years time. U.K. Cross. FLOUR AND In winter time it takes better food to support life. If you use PATENT FLOUR you know you are using the best. Mado by the Portland Flouring Mills. For sale by all grocers. Portland Flouring Mills. Harness!! We make our own Har ness and give best valuea for the money of any shop in the county. The Farmers' Harness and Shoe Store. C. A. Willey, p,op. Near depot, Oregon City, Or. JL STRAIGHT, DEALER IN GROCERIES and PROVISIONS Also full line of Mill Feed, Cement and Land Plaster. Lime, lew Arrivals. Have just received a new and complete line of Gents and Boys FURNISHING GOODS, for Spring and Summer, Direct from an Eastern Factory at the lowest price. Please give ns a call. W.YAKEDA, Caufield Bl'k, next to Huntley's hoot btore. 35- '. .. ' v-.,f .tr . l.kv Jl'i V 1 W kl 1 tfj' 1 : " i f mi ill I i ' See How lie Smiles! That look nit-ana that the i-hoe has been on bin foot and felt good. There is no better eat inaction to he had than kIkih MiiiHlHcti'in. Can't do buxineHS in shnex tliat pincn ; can't have pleas ure In hIihuh thai pinch ; can't keep religiniiH in sliiiea thut pinch. KRAUSSE BROS. FEED... -- Aurora Hotel and Restaurant. Jacob GiksyI - FROPRiKroa Rates $1 Ter Day and Upwards. Livery and Feed Stable in Connection With ihe House. Horses and Buggies to Let at Reasonable RaKs. L Bar supplied with the finest wines, 11' quors and cigars. Weinhardt Beer on draught. auroraToreg ON. CANBY NURSERY J. A. COX, Prop. AH kinds of Fruit and Ornamental trees. Prices reasonable. Stock first class. first class The Oregonian is kept on file at tbia office for the benefit of ou j- patrons.