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OREGON
COURIER,
VOL. XIII.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1896.
NO. 44.
THINKING
ADO UT
PAPERING.
Best time in the year to have it done
just before the spring house cleaning.
Call, let us show you what we have in new
wall papers. You won't find a prettier, more
attractive stock of fine papers anywhere And
there's another point about it worth knowing. While
this present stock is here we're underquoting the
vgta&p owest prices quoted hereabouts on wall papers.
Estimates cost nothing. You will find in our stock
300 different patterns in iooo rolls from 4c up.
BELLOMY k BUSCH, The llousefurnishere, OREGON CITY
FIRE, LIFE
And Accident
REPRESENTING
Royal oi LiTsrpool-100
Nora British & nercanttle-I"o",''eU "rU wuM' "
Sun of London oidet vty in m in wona.
JEtna of Hartlord -Lrfe"t d be,t Amric onpuy
Continental of New York ne of tl,e bet mer,n ompni
AND OTHER FIRST-CLASS INSURANCE COMPANIES'
The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford
Lurgent, oldent nd bent xcclclout tiiaurance comuany In the world, and
aUo doe a very large life luiurauca bualneia. - . .
....CALL OK HE FOB BLOTTKHB AMD CALENDARS....
1
Bates the
Lowest
F. E DON
' OB CHOP CUTS and
PCTZQLD ft GA&C9
Seventh Street. Corner of
.... , Main St, .Opposite
Two 8hes',
cy . EI. IBEOTflPW
FOR
DOORS, WINDOWS, MOULDING
and Building Material.
Lowest Cash Prices Ever Offered for First-Class Goods.
Shop Opp. Congregational Church, Main Street. Oregn City
fte Bucket
ft
ay be, but there's more to follow. Better
come our way early, and go hand-in-hand with
comfort through all the rainy days to come.
MACKINTOSHES
Blue, Black and Brown, with capes or without.
UMBRELLAS.
' . Real rain-defiers, with the prettiest handles in town.
Charman & Son.
Ders m Qmi Merchandise
2 1
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is "
TH I BLES
YTateU and Tevelry Repaipliij;
A Specialty
A. N. -WRIGHT,
THE IOWA
305 Morrison srteet,
OPPOSITE
POsTOFFlCE,
Dr. Price' Cream Baking- Powder
WmVt Fair Hlglnat StoaW a Dlplsia,
Leading Agency
4 Clackamas County
LDSQN, at ommercial Bank.
TENDER MEATS OTO
CAQH MAHKETO.
Center, on the Hill.
Caufield J81ock.
Oreflon City, Orsoos.
YOUR EYES-
Scientifically tested and properly
fitted with spectacles or nose
glasses.
Solid Sterling Silver Thimbles, only 15c,
ma 1 7c, stamps taken .
JEWELER,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
v r" -!'"
AO draxrbM -1 Of i am rx'fc.
j V ...1
Salt Mackerat
Salmon
" Herring
" Codfish
Smoke Halibut
. " Salmon
Herring
Canned Fish
..,.0F ALL KINDS I
E.E.WILLIAMS,
The Grocer.
DEATH TO FRUIT PESTS.
To make the Orchard nwy yon must.
pry. -winter and summer with Prof. Brown's
Exterminator. The only Insecticide known
that will kill all Insect life without Injury to
tree, fruit or follaue.
Endorsed by the Slate Board of Horticulture of
California, Oregon and Washington. Used by
many Nurservmen aud Orchardlsts. My winter
wash is the only solution that will kill the
wooly Aphis, (used only when the foliage is off).
My summer wash Is a pure destroyer of the
coding moth, engs, and all Insects except wooly
Aphis, use Just after the blossoms fall ofT) my
hop louse wash kills all Insects that Infests
vines, vegetables and plants.
The Ingredient used In my formulas oan be
found In any drua store, costs much less than
other washes. (Full and explicit directions for
mixing and using.) . .
Vnnwim I havn a sure -emedv. some un
?rineipled parties are now Mlllug Imitations,
here lore, to discourage all suqh parties I have
concluded vfor a short time only to reduce the
price of the three formulas to $100 by mall to
any address., Formulas copyrighted, January
Hth.iHW. P. o. box am. y n n. owrn,
Entomologist. " V 1 San Franeisco, Calif.
MutlonUiUpper. .' , .
V. HARRIS,
Star -jir Grocery
DEALER IN
GROCERIES, FLOUR, FEED,
CROCKERY, ETC.
H. W. JACKSON
Machinist and Locksmith,
Bicycles, Umbrellas, Sewing Maohlnes, Gnus
and all kinds of small machinery re
paired. Prices reasonable.
Shop t,n Seventh Street. Opposite Depot
A. B. Steinbach & Co.
' Popular One Price
Clothiers, Hatters and
Furnishers.
Corner First A Morilson,
Portland.
WONDERFUL
The Greatest of tbe
Dress Goods. Dress oods.
33 pieces of Bright Fancy Plaids, 20c quality, at 12..
46 pieces of Bright Fancy Plaids, 3 c quality, at 2ic.
27 pieces of Mohae's Plaids, imported, 7 c quality, at 43c.
23 pieces of Fancy Plaids, silk and wool, $1 quality.'at 63c.
28 pieces of Fancy Plaids, silk and wool, $1.0 quality at 83c.
Sixteen Fancy Saltings and Fancy Mixtures....
10 pieces fancy mixed suiting, 38-inch, latest effects, forme
price 40c and 4 c per yard, great clearance sale price 21c per yard
Extraordinary value to close. 47 piecs of 3-inch imported French
piaids,, pin head checks, guaranteed to wash and boil if necessary,
celebrated for wear and durability for price, 80c, great clearance sale
price, 43c yard or $3.01 suit of 7 yards. Ladies examine this cloth.
30GO yards of 22 inch - silks and in plaids and stripes, all pure silk,
great sale price 2c per yard. Cloaks, Capes, Jackets and Fur
Goods at one-half price. ,
....UcALLEN & UcDONNELL...
Corner Third and Honison St,
8TAFF0R0 NOTES.
Some snow and the tliormomutor try
ing to swallow itftelf.
Roads frozen and rough. Grain
fields bave a light covering of snow
Wind strong from the northeast. Some
dust blowing. Everybody Interested in
keeping up the fires.
. A Jes p year parly at Sharp B ros.' last
Saturday night; lots of fun.
O. Reutter took possession of the
poet office on the 29th alt.. Mrs; M. A.
Gage retiring. Mrs. Gage baa acted as
poetmtstress here for almost 11 years.
School meeting in district No 41 Was
welt attended yesterday. B. F. Wed-
die was sleeted director end Peter Lar
son re -elected clerk. Z. Elligsen ten
dared hie resignation as director and
Bam Mayer elected to fill the vacancy.
Bide have been received for building
a new school house. McMillan's bid was
1474, Saums'toUO and Fisher's 1535. Mc
Millan will probably get the job.
Miss Maggie Heitsigand F. Fredericks
were married Friday afternoon at their
residence near the Tualatin. Rev.
Gronde tied the knot. A few ' friends
attd, relatives were present. Mr. Fred
ericks Is a widower three times over
and has a Urge family of children, some
of which are are nearly full grown . His
bride Is a blushing girl of 21 summers
and 22 hard winters. As things grew
qniet in the Isrge hours of the night, 15
of the neighboring boys gathered
around the house and commenced to
serenade. Cakes and pies were served,
of which the boys ate most ravenously,
acting as though they had not hud a
sauare meal for at least a week. Wine
made them gloriously happy, some
rinking nearly half a gallon, being they
were getting it free. Air. F's son
Freddy got out with his old fowling
piece and helped to fright the natives
away . Some one shot through the
honso, five bullets in all entering the
building, one going clean through, also
through Miss Malvina Schroeder's fine
French hat. Some arrests are talked of
and the boys are excited. But few of
Lit, boji had guns, cow -bells and tin
cans,' predominated.
The young people have , been al
lofc4 the old school building (or the
moving it oft the school grounds. They
intend fitting it up for a literary and so
cial hall..
Mrs. Reulter's house has been moved
out near the road and fitted up for the
post office. Lkngthv,
March 3.
MULINO NOTES.
A violent wind storm from the north-M
east has prevailed for the last three
days accompanied by severe cold; this
is a new experience for " Webfeet."
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Cooper enter
tained the following guests on the 3d, it
being the anniversary of their tin wed
ding: Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Jones and
family, Mrs. E. C. Jones, Mrs. R. N.
Cooper, Mrs. Rowen, Dr. R. Goucher
and wife, A. Woodside and wife, Mrs.
Eaton, Mr. Phelps and Mrs. C. T. How
ard. Dinner was served at 1 p. m., aud
the afternoon was spent in music and
social chat. Many useful articles of
tinware were presented by the numer
ous friends and all join in wisting the
worthy cwple many returns of the
b appy day. '
C. A. Carlisle and family have re
turned after an absence of two years in
Canada. He has bought 30 acres of
land of C. T. Howard and expects to
BARGAINS.
e
Nineteenth Century.
- - - Portland, Ore iron
make Mil his future h't nx. lie was
accompanied by his nephew, Mr. Har
rison. Mr. James Stanlen died last Sunday
at the home of his parents, Many
sympathising friends attended the fu
neral yesterday. Citizen.
March 4, 180(1.
CLACKAMAS.
Miss Rose Douglas was visiting here
last week.
Miss Georgia Ruth, one of Clackamas
county's popular teachers, attended ex-
amlnation last Saturday at Oregon City,
returning on Sunday evening.
The revival meetings have closed,
resulting in nine additions to the M. .
church,
Tbe social last Tuesday evening at
Mr. II umpkrey'a waa not well attended
on account of the bad weather. Those
that were present report a good time .
The following delegates attended tbe
8unday school convention at Milwankle
on the 21st. Mrs. Longcoy, Mrs. Cook,
Mrs. C. F. Clack and Mr. Lawrence.
The exercises were all good and the
dinner that was provided for tbe dele
gates coald not be excelled. We will
put Milwaukie against the world for
fjne dinners.
Miss Jessie Paddock visited friends in
Portland last week.
Our Congregational friends are mak
ing all needful preparation to commence
to build a new church soon. They have
a beautiful location and it will be quite
an addition to our town-
There is quite a lively fight going on
between the Brownell faction and the
Apperson faction in this precinct and
the chances are that the Brownell faction
will come nut on top although its hard
to tell what a day may bring forth.
The latest victims with the mumps
are Mrs. Hortneli, Mr. hd Deduian,
Mabel Laurence, Tony Foster and Miss
Laura Johnson.
Those who attended as delegates the
Sunday school convention from the
school at the ball were Mrs.. T. Hot
comb, Mrs. Grace Holcomb, Mabel
Webster, 8ad'le Hickman, Delia Robin
son and Mrs. Kunyon. (
The Hon. Geo. CI Brownelfaddressed
tbe voters of Clackamas last Friday
evening at the brick hall on the main
issues of the day, after which a republi
can club was organized with James
Weils as president and William Robin
son as secretary.
The house occupied by Mr, Brady
was entirely consumed by fire Monday
morning. The contents were all ,iaved
and the family escaped uninjured.
The Hon. U'Ren of Milwaukie ad.
dressed a good audience of ladies and
gentleman at the brick hall last Satur
day evening from a populistic stand
point. He held his audience spell
bound for nearly two hours, and was
greeted with round upon rmnd of ap
pinnae.
Miss Myers and a Mr. Moo re of Ore
gon City and Mr. Nash from University
Park, Portland, worshiped at the M. E ..
church Sunday last.
A number of the young folks gave a
hard times party Monday evening in
honor of Miss Rose ' Douglas at Mr.
Marion Johnson's. The time was spent
in games and music. About 12 o'clock
all were invited to partake of a hard
times supper. At a late hour all went
to their homes feeling that the event
was enjoyably spent.
The winter term ot school closed last
Monday and the spring term, com
menced Tuesday morning. A majority
of the patrons of the school are well
pleased with the way the school has
been conducted by the two efficient
teachers, Miss Georgia Ruth and Miss
Agned Mattock.
Mr. Ed Dedman was elected clerk of
tbe school district board at the annual
meeting for one year.
The school gave a very beautiful flag
drill last Friday in memory of Wash
ington's birthday. Both rooms toon
part.
Mr. Humphrey attended the demo
cratic county central committee meeting
at Oregon City last Saturday.
Mr. C. F. Clark was in attendance at
the farmer's institute in Oregon City last
Saturday and read a very interesting
paper.
At the school meeting beld at the
school house last Monday evening for
the election of a director, two candi
dates were put in nomination, Mr.
Daniel Talbert and Mr. Mather; 46
ballots were cast, Mr. Talbert receiving
24, a majority of two and has declared
duly elected for the term of three years.
We believe this makes the fourth time
tbe voters of tbe district have honored
Mr. Talbert with the office. This
speaks well and goes to show that be is
good straightforward, honest man.
Dr. Hickman and Mr. Longcoy are the
other two members of the board.
March 4th. Asox.
COUNCIL MEETING.
Regular sesst n. on Wednesday
evening.
Dog pound ordered re-leased
and 100 dog tags ordered pur
chased .
Chief ordered to stop freight
cars running on streets.
Committee reported that no
light could be furnished Elyville
without considerab'e cost.
Saloon licenses of Hill & Cole,
L. A. Noble and J. W. Charlton
ordered continued.
Petition for use of public square
for a playground for school pupils
referred to committee.
New bell tower and new hose
house on hill accepted and $678,87
ordered paid for hose house .
A committee was appointed to
revise license ordinance.
Chief ordered to notify owners
of Ladd property, opposite Char-
man son s, to remove buildings.
Treasurer ordered to collect
$2.50 per quarter for billiard and
pool tables.
All expressman ordered to pay
licenses for this quarter at once;
S. R. Green and J. F. Clark
announced as chief and assistant
of fire department as lesult of
Monday's election.
Bill of E. F. Driggs for $427 laid
on table.
CLAIMS ALLOWED.
C Babcock, street w rk.. .$131 50
C E Burns, chief 60 00
E L Shaw, police 6o 00
T F Ryan, recorder. ....... 25 00
PGE Co, lights 174 00
Fire Co's, $25 each. . ..... 125 00
C D & D C Latourette, attys 75 00
J W Boatman, expert 60 00
L A Nobel, meals, prisoners 3 20
Judges, firemens' election (3) 7 50
J W Jones.... 3 50
rope & Co, hardware. ... . 900
Wilson & Cooke, hardware.
Charman & Co
Cataract Hose Co. a .... .
White Bros... ...........
FT Griffith.............
,MrsXhurchrrent hosehouse
7 00
3 25
3 00
18 00
1; 00
8 06
Jr7V" r-. 31 :
Men's caps, just the thing for work
ing. Reduced from 50c to 25c, at the
Racket Store.
Dr. F. P. Welch with an assistant 0
Dr. John Welch's of Portland will still
continue their dental ofllue in the
Couiiikr building. 1 '
Bar Relief.
Life.
SiMMoMsV
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SPRING r.lEDICINL
fs Simmons liver regulator don't
forget to take it The Liver gets sluggish
during the Winter, just like all nature,
and the system becomes choked up bv
the accumulated waste, which brings on
Malaria, Fever and Ague and Rheuma
tism. You want to wake up your Liver
now, but. be sure you take SIMMONS
Liver regulator to do it it aiv
regulates the Liver keeps it properly at
work, when your system will be free item
poison and the whole body invigorated.
You get THE BEST BLOOD when
your system Is in At condition, and th;it
will only be when the Liver Is kept active.
Try a Liver Remedy once and note tlte
difference. But take only SIMMONS
Liver regulator it is Simmons
Liver Regulator whkh makes the
difference. Take it in powder or in liquid
already prepared, or make a tea of the
powder; but take SIMMONS LIVER REGU
LATOR. You'll find the RED Z on every
package. Look for it
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