OREGON CITY COURIER
By A. W. CHENEY.
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PATB,fMZB HOME INDUSTRY.
OREGON OITY, DEO. 10, 1897.
AN INSULT TO DEMOCRATS.
The "me to" populist paper is directed
!o the fact 1 1 - a i, self constituted organs
are vnlutitiiH m! do not wait lo tie
brought. It was 'hp volunteers of '01
that snved thin nation from the Courier
man's Mud of people. Pre.
Rebel, fh ! How does Mr. Ctnifiold
and the other gnldhng deuiicrals, who
liave, ith it few republicans politicians,
been Mr. Main's only support since he
came to this city, liketo he called rebels
because th y are democrats. While
the OointiBti man's father was for fight
ing for the stars and stripes for nearly
four long years, the writer has learned
that Mr. Cain's lalher was driving slaves
of a darker shade. Who's a rebel?
We called the Press the self constitut
ed ruan of Mr. Canfield because we
thought he would think twicebefore ac
knowledging such a sheet as his organ,
but we are sorry to ay we were
mistaken.
We kinuiy told Mr. Canfield over a
week before election thai we could not
support him if the inane narrowed itself
down to a political one, which it, did,
and we can not see why Mr. Oilfield
would permit Ihe Press tp behtsspokes
. man, whin he is s well-known and
respected.
It is proposed to cut the empire state
in two and create out of the counties of
New York, Kings, Queens, Richmond,
Suffolk, Westchester, Orange, Putman,
Columbia, Duchess, Ulster, (Jreene,
Rockland, Albany, Rensselaer and part
of Schoharie, with a population of
3.0 )2 220, the state of Ma'diatten, the
remaining 44 counties to retain the name
New York, with a population of 2,031,
123. 'fhis would make Manhatten, the
second largest state in the Union, as re
gards population, Pennsylvania alone
exceeding it. The remaining counties
would form a state of the sixth magni
tude, being exceeded in population' only
by Pennsylvania, Manhatten, Illinois,
Ohio and Missouri. The new state will
have an area of 8 000 souare miles
leaving 40,403 square miles for New
York, Some opposition has been
manifested to the proposed division.
Jackson county, with more taxable
property than Olackamas county by a
quarter of a million dollars, spent for
the six months ending October 1, 18117 .
$12,4J.V7 lees lor county purposes than
than dil Clackamas, (iovernment in
Jackson county is administiatcrcd with
an idea of getting the countv out of debt.
Judge Crowed is a democrat and the two
cominitViimers are populists a practical
union party that seems a success
Kosehurg Review.
Tim cilU.ms of thU city inn bill com
mend the honorable course taken last
week by the Enterprise in regard to the
city election. Such a contrast to the
contemptible course pursue I by the
He.mi-wcc.kly Spasm, which will no doubt
now beablutopiy its board and labor
bills.
Yesterday the river above the falls
was 10.9 feet a bove high water niarK
while below it was 19.5 feet.
The following new suits were filed in
the circuit court this week: Geo.
Broughton vs. Ed Cooke; J. M. Walfard
& Co. s J. W. and N. Birchet.
All are invited to come and see our
holiday eoods. If vou don't want to
buy we will take pleasure in showing
our goods. The Racket store, opposite
E.E . Charman's drugstore.
A special meeting of the board of trade
has been called by President Cross for
Monday to device" ways and means for
relief of the Klondike sufferers. ' Mayor
Caufleld has been besieged by numerous
letters from Portland chamber of com
merce in regard to the matter, which
has been referred to the board.
Charles Noblitt went to Portland
Wednesday and found a saddle belong
ing to him in a second-hand store, and
he had to get out a writ of replevin to
get possession of the same. A few days
auo a boy hired a horse to go to Portland,
but did not return. The horse was
found on the streets of Portland by the
police, and the whereabouts of the sad
dle was not discovered until later.
Attorneys G. 15. Dimick and L. Stipp
were in atten lauje at Justice Kandle s .
court at Highland Wednesday. Charles
Shoekley was arraigned for using inde
cent language in the presence of ladies,
and after the evidence and argument
were submitted, the ose was referred
to a jury for decision. Dimick appeared
for the state, and Stipp for the defense.
The attorneys returned home before the
jury brought in their verd.cti
Albert Dettmar, Frank Burke and
Charles Brinkerhoff, representing a con
siderable! number of journeyman coop
er, broom makers and wood workers, of
San Francisco, who are promoting a
scheme to establish co-operative fac
tories, were in Oregon City this week
examining the factory sites on west side.
They are said to have a large amount of
capital at fcheirdisposal for that purpose,
the figures being set at $200,000.
Tlje city council held a special meet
ing Wednesday evening, probably the
last onu that will be held by the old
council An otlicial count was made of
the vole at the city election held Mon
day, and the bills of the judges and
clerks of election were audited. An
ordinance repealing other ordinances
was ordered published. On Thursday
afternoon Recorder Ryan issued certifi
cated of election to the winners in Mm-
day's buttle.
Thomas Brown and George Broughton,
of Oregon City, have made an offer to
II. I). McKuire, s'ate fish and game
protector, to establish a hatchery for
steelhead salmon on the Sandy river.
They propose to Mr. MeOuire that if
furnished $2('0 to bo available by Janu
ary 15, 1898, as a donation, they will
constsuct a hatchery with a capacity for
taking ami hatching 5000 000 eggs.
They will operate the same for one sea
son at their own expense.
Charles Cutting is wintering in High
land precinct, but l e has not forgotten
his old Oregon City friends. A day or
two ago he wrote to the county ollici.ils
stating that the county court was sup
plying his temporal wants, but that he
I had no postage stamps, lie said: "As
the countv keeps us, there should he a
LOCAL SUMMARY.
Ooque feather brasa, Miss Goldsmith.
For best groceries at cheapest price go
to Marr & Muir.
Justice court blanks 15 cents per dozen
at Courier office.
Fine new line of umbrellas and canes
at Burmeisters & Andresens's Jewelry
store.
Inspect those adjustable window
screens at Bellomy & liuscn s. Thev
are certain', y the right thing.
Customers can leave orders for bottled
beer, porter, steam beer or keg beer at
Knapp's Bismark saloon. John G. Wil
helm, pioprietor Sellwood brewery.-
Prescriptions carefully compounded
G. A. Harding's drug store.
J) or the best shave or hair cut to
be had go to P.G. Shark's shop. Shaving
10 cents,
Dr. YV. Wallens is now associated
with Dr. J. W. Welch, dentist, in Wil
lamette block.
The most reliable goods at lowest
living cash prices are kept by the grocery
store of. Marr & Muir.
With a little cost one's rooms can be
made as good and bright as new. Call
at Holman's and see styles and pattern
all up-to-date 18.)7 goods. Seventh
street, near bridge.
When in Portland drop in and see our
immense line of Christmas Chinas.
Everything new. Haines', 288 Morrison
street, Portland.
T. T. Pi. .bono .l..n;af .1... ..II I..'- J,
u. -v.. i ii.ivDiiD, uciiunt, UUCB ail KlIH'g
of dental work. Gold crowns, porcelain
crowns and bridge work a specialty.
Office in Barclay building, corner Main
and Seventh streets.
Before furnkhing your house call at
Young's second-hand store and he will
Scrofulajwelling
On the Neck and Creat Weakness
Caused by Impure Blood -was
Constantly Crowln Worse.
" When my son was 5 years old ha wa?
in very poor health End we could get
nothing to relieve him. At the age of 7
years he began to complain ot soreness on
both sides ot his neck and soon lumps be
gan to gather on one side and grew to
halt the size of an egg. We then became
riiore uneasy and began to doctor him for
scrofula. He gradually grew worse, how
ever, until at the age ot twelve years we
had lost all hope of his recovery. He be
came so weak he could sit up but a few
minutes at a time. My wife saw Hood's
I Earnaparilla recommended as a great blood
J purifier and we sent and got i bottle. We
1 began giving our boy the medicine ao-
oordinff to directions and it was not long
hfc was Improving. He
continued Uking it until he was in very
good heah h. He is now 13 years old and
is well. We recommend Hood's Sarsapa
rilla for all troubles caused by impure
blood." S. M. Silver, Grouse, Oregon.
Hood's Sarsaparilla L sold by all druggists.
$1 ; six for 85. Get only Hood'3.
McKITTRICK'S
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Beat the vforldl
D r A. A Barr
Go to Baum & 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.
GO TO
MRS. PR1E7JS'
FOR
Candies, Nuts, Fruits
and Tobacco
She Keeps a First-Ciass Line.
Fine Christmas Dolls.
fit you out for less than one-quarter of Mdn Street , Oregon 0
what new goods would cost. ,
Fine trimmed hats at low nrices at :
.
Miss Go'dsmith.
Wa.vtbi). $300 or $350 for two or
three years, good security. Address
"Security," this office.
New veilings at Miss Goldsmith.
Great reductions on all trimmed hats
at Miss Goldsmith. . -
resident.
Dan Willians has added to his stock of Vie? president
groceries and nrovisions full line of ' Cashier, r
. i . - ..... . " -
Bank of Oregon City
It.DKST BANKING HOU88 IS THE CITY
Paid Up Capital, $50,000.
Surplus, $20,850.
Chas. H. Caufukd
GKO. A. HARMNfl
E. G. Caofield
A nkw weekly paper culled "The
Salem Senlinel" has been established at
Salem bv O. 1!. Irvine, formerly of the
uily Statesman. It presents a good
appearance and se"ins to be well
patronized by advertisers.
feed and hay. Goods delivered to all
parts of the city free. Corner Seventh
and Center Btreets
All the leading citizens of Oregon City
are now using home made "Patent"
flour, claiming that it makes much
better bread than the flour that is ship
ped in from mills, which is very reason
able, as the manufactures of "Patent"
flour have all the latest improvements
in flour making machinery.
The Seventh Street Bakery (on the
hill) ha some of the finest holiday cakes
in its show window that has been seen
in Oregon City for a long time. Mr.
Ilennings, the new proprietor, is pre
pared to make all kinds of Christinas
cakes, pies, etc., on short notice at very
reasonable prices.
IVsides ot'ner vegetable of all kinds
F. I. Andrews will have 12'0or 1501)0
heads of lettuce and about 7000 stalks of
celery for the Christmas market. The
rider and vinegar made by him is the
best in the county and he has over
751)00 gallons of pure cider vinegar for
sele.
A General Bunking Business Transacted
Deposits Received Subject lo Check.
Approved Bills aad Notes Discounted.
Countv and City Warrants boURht.
Loans Made on Available Securilv
Exchange Bought and Sold.
Collections Made Promptly.
Drafts Hold Available in Any Part ot tht
Vorld.
Teleirraphio KxchaneeSoldoti Portland, 8ar
Francisco, Chicago and New York.
Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
Scientific Optician, formerly
of Minneapolis, has charge of
the Optical Department for
A. N. WRIGHT, the Iowa
Jeweler, 293 Morrison St.,
Portland, Oregon.
Have Your Eyes Examined
Consultation Free
.Ml Hi..,
G. H. BESTOW & CO.
FOR
DOORS WINDOWS, MOULDING and BUILDING
MATERIAL.
LOWEST CASH PRICES EVER OFFERED FOR FIRST-CLASS GOODS.
Shop Opposite CouBreeatlonal Clin'-cK Main Street, Oregon City, Ore.
for CHOICE CUTS and TENDER MEATS go to
RICB&RD FETZOLD'9 CASK MARKETS
Seventh Street, Corner of Center, on the Hill.
Main St., Opposite Caufield Block.
Two Shops, Oreoon City, Oregon.
J. W. BING & CO.
Importers and Dealers in
JAPANESE FANCY GOODS
Ladies' and Gents' Famishing Goods, Etc.
Great Sale tliia week I Oome and sea our prices and bargains.
288 Washington Street, PORTLAND, OREGON.
1
HARRIS'
GROCERY,
Fresh Stork of
First-C!ass
i Depot for ITAY and FEED
THE
LEADER
OF LOW PRICES
GROCERIES
Willamette Block, Oregon City
Winter Shoes!
KR.U'SSK P.KOS., second
4 door north of P.O., havd
just received a tine new line of
TEN'S WINTER TANS. Call
ami see them. We have added
a lirst class Hhoeniaker to our
establishment and are prepared
to do all kinds o' repairing at
reasonable rates, t t t t t
HOLIDAY GOODS.
LADIES' 1'URSES the latest
LOUWELSA WARE new
FINE CUT GLASS
WATCHES and DIAMONDS
fellow feeling, between ns" and insinuated
that on account ot this fraternal fei dug j If yon want. a nice steak, roast or boil
ho would like for the court house crowd oall at Albrij;. t's shop ami net smne of j
to conUibute live cents each for postage j his cold-Hlorau meat which is acknow-,
stamps. A collection was taken and fit) edjieil by all to bo suoerior to the meats j
KRAUSSE BRO
SHOE STORE
Two lmrs North ot
I'osuallni
2
Osrin every seventy of our population
is now on the pension roll. That is to
pav.of every fourteen families in the
United states one family is partially or
wholly Miprted bv Ihe L'overninent,
iJknkii.u, Keep-olT-the-urass (loxey
made a tiood thiiiK' hy hiring to Manna
to run for governor of Ohio, as he bought
11 large stock ranch as soon as the
election was over.
Tub New York Hera! I observes that
unless the Cubans can be . in luce I to
submit within the next few weeks tlw
country will be lo4 to Spain forever.
Tin: president's message appears in
full 0:1 another p.ige. He takes the
unpopular side of thy Cuban cause.
Christinas is coming and every one of
us likes to get a little present whether
of value to us or not, but if we nro the
giver it lays decidedly in our hands to
stretch our little expenditure for some
dear one as far as possible in the region
oi usefulness. Take for instance, toys
they are for a day and your gift is for
gotten. Hut if you buy it rocking chair
of Hclloniy i Itusch it is n present for
nil time; by a little extra care it may be
Kcrviceahle lor their children's childien
I'lits of postage stamps were forwarded.
Lodge Elections.
.
Several ef the numerous Oregon Oil
IoiIl'cs have elected new olliceis as fi
lows:
Meade Post, O. A. It. K. W. Midlani,
commander; ('. P. Horn, senior vice-
commander; M . h. W dl.'iighby, junior
vii-e-cominander;.!. Doreiniis, chaplain ;
K. T. Urider, ollieer o( the dayj.I.T.
Stuart, quartermaster ; J. M. Taylor,
surgeon.
Court Mount Hood No. 0, potesters of
Ainrrica. Prod S. Haker, chief raitger;
Millard Hyatt, sub-chief ;tieorge Hyatt,
treasurer ; P. T. liogers, financial secre
tary : M. I1. Chapman, senior woo lar I ;
S .1. Uibson, junior woodard ; V. I!.
Thomas, senior beadle; II. P Stafford,
junior beadle;C. A. Pitch, trustee for
one vi nr.
Hegrco of Honor, A. O. C W. chief
ot honor, Mrs. it. A. Sprague ; lady ot
honor, Mrs. W. (iraden ; chief of cere-nionie-",
Mrs. Holla W 00 Is ; past chief ,
Mrs. O. Il.l'alifl'; recorder, Mis. Jennie
Pierce ; linancier, .Mis. M. p.. Harlow;
receiver, Mis. Tims Warner :ady usher,
l.uella P.runer; inside watchman, Mrs.
.1. A Stuart; outside watchman, Jo
lioo Ifellow.
Palls City Lodge. A. O. V. W. No. !!!.
VY.M. Sheeh.in, niaslcr workman ; S.
Koake, foreman I James Pal war Is, over
seer: O. if. OalilY, recorder; N.O. Mc
Laughlin, linancier; . 11. iggins, re
ceiver; retiring master, J. Promong,
outside watchman; Horace Williams,
inside watchman; M. Hauitln, guide.
Oregon City As-embly No. 7, 1'nitcd
Artisans, elected the following new of
tleors last Thursilav evening. M.Hol
lock, M. A;J. D.'Mclntyre, Supt.j J.
lliiiti ii"r, inspector; J. T. l.eaile, secre
tary; H. lieach, treasurer ; 0. C. Itacon,
senior conductor; W. M. ltobiuson,
M. C.
commonly sold at butchers' shops. lle-xT 4. t? 1 t
also keeps on hand a full stock of lard, I y llltCF OllOCS I
hams, bacon, etc., made, by himsell ami
warranted purest and wholesome. Re
member the old established shop on
M street. . -
Oregon City Auction Mouse
V .1. ItLOl'K, rroiritr
FURNITURE CARPETS STOVES
eardwa:
GLASSWARE
CROCKERY
COME ONE I COME ALL I There is no need of going to Portland to spend your
money as you can get better value at homo. W e take tho lead in LOW
PltlCP.S while others try to follow. (Set our prices before buying
and that will convince vim. Wo, are agents for the Kmpire State
Air Tight Heaters, they are fuel savers, control the tire, rapid
heating, made of durable material nnd are beauties, which
make them altogether a perfect stove.
OREGON CITY AUCTION HOUSE,
iNot
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MAIN
ORIXON CITY
A. N. WRIGHT,
Call hih! liiHiii-et-
THE IOWA
21)3 MOKIllM)
jhtoEK, Portland, Or.
! WHY IS
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That every day our store is filled with buyers
from every part of the.city, regardless of distance?
-i- There must bf some reason. People especially
lacies ilou't go out of their way to buy unless
there is a reason.
IT IS UKCALSK vf I itve 1 stablished a reputation for abso
lutely lVesh unoi I? especially in the line of table
-i- delicac.i--s. ,,nd our customers are sure of a
superior article and then the prices are right.
GIBSON INDSEY
rimrKiKToii of
HARDING'S BAKE RY AND GROCERY
BREAD AND PASTRY A SPECIALTY
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Church Notes.
The congregation at the Congregation
al church, last Sabbath evening, tilled
the audience room wilh a most interest
ing and appreciative congregation. The
subject of next Sunday evening's talk
will Ik a companion of last Sabbath
evening, "Courtship and the Choict'of
a Husband." .M01 ning service a ii-mal.
lteligious services on Sunday as usual
in the Mcthixlist church. Subject at
Holiday goods from le upward ot tho ti, evening services, "Oospal Pynu
ltacket store. I mite." Fine music ; nil welcome.
Yellow Kid pin cushions and other I
white metal fancy goods, nice for pre
sents, (it the ltacket store.
lirand siHH-tacular masque ball be t!t j
Led Men Christinas night, tho 25th. I
. ,m -
Hut how low can we make the price, is the
question we ask ourselves when marking our
goods for sale. That's what makes ours an
cver-panding business, it's a potent advertiser;
it tells the story through the purse in thousands
of homes, only to be retold in countless others
by appreciative money savers.
S. G. Skidmore & Co.,
Fxtensive Line of Druggists'
Holiday Goods
A very popular priced line of Purses, Bill Books, Card Cases,
Cigar Cases, Collar and Cuff Box.-j, silve( rrountcd or plain;
Toilet Dressing Cases, Manicure Cases, Work Boxes, Hand
kerchief, Glove or Necktie Boxes in celluloid, cosmeon and
enameled wood.
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CllAUMA &S0N,
PKKFUMKS of the highest grade for the holidays and also
Atomizers of handsome design, at popular prices.
We ask you to call and examine our stock and see if we do
i not offer the nicest goods at lowest prices.
!' Cut-Rate Drugirists.
i
Dealers in DfLY GOODS, GROCERIES,
HATS, CAl'S. FURNISHING GOODS
and GENERAL MERCHANDISE. Call
tit the riCNKP.1t STORt: OP CllARMAN & SOX
before buyftig elsewhere.
151 Third St., near Morrison, PORTLAND, OREGON
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