1884-
GREAT
SALE OPENS FRIDAY AT 9 A. M.
And continue for 30 working days. Every piece, every yard of fine
dress goods in stock will be sacrificed. Special attention is called to
53 ur Great Black Goods Stock, which has no superior in this city, either
in quantity or quality, elegance or beauty. The stock will be at your
merer Ioj the next 30 days. Ladies, now is your time to buy gilt-
dged black goods.
...BLACK and COLORED SILKS...
Novelty Silks aud Swiss Taffatas, Fine Velvets in Black and Colors,
Evening Shades in delicate tints, every yard of which we will include
in our Great Sale at ruinous prices.
...EVERY CAPE AND JACKET...
, In stock at Half Price. No doubt you have been waiting for this
opportunity. We are the loosers.
...Blankets, Comforters and Table Linens...
Thousands of pieces of Cotton and Linen Crashes, Fine Irish Linens in bleached
and half bleached which will last a life time, all standard brands of bleached
Muslins, New Yors Mills, Waumssutta Mills, Fruit of the Loom, Pride of the
Loom, Pride of the West and Lonsdale.
Ladies, now is your time so lay in your supplies. Nothing but first-class
goods will be Bold or offered for sale.
Mcaiaen & McDonnell,
New Y. H. C A. Notes.
On Monday night the annual meeting
of the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion was held, and the following were
elected directors : For two years Otto
F.Olson, for three years E.J. Maple,
O. Schuebel and J. W. Loder. The
matter of becoming a branch of the
Portland association was discussed and
Teferred to the board of directors to
make a more through canvas to find out
how the people feel in regard to it. The
new board met on Wednesday night and
elected G. H. Bestow, president; C.
Schuebel, vice-president; J. W. Loder,
recording secretary ; C. A. Muir, treas
urer. The appointment of committees
and employing a general secretary was
postponed to next Monday night.
The report of the secretary showed 50
baths had been given on an average each
week ; that an average of 26 men attend
ed the gospel meetings, and 125 volumes
had been added to the library. Four
teen hundred and sixty-sis dollars and
75 cents had been received trom all
sources, and that 96 members were in
good standing at the close of the year.
The employes of the woolen mills and
ll members of the association will be
entertained by the Ladies Auxiliary on
Saturday evening, February 12th.
Men's gospal meeting every Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, to whichall men
are invited.
The management looks forward with
hopefulness to 1898, encourage d by the
splendid work that has been accomplish
ed dining the past two years.
Letter List.
Following is the list of lette'B remain
ing uncalled for in the Oregon City post
ollice, February 2, 1898:
0ENTS'IST.
Klectric 0 C Co Hill, M V
.Epperson, J no Lane, J M
Foster, EN Shlin.Jaw ,
I Ion rix , Willis Watkins, Lee
li:iser, F H 2 Woodyard, P A
Schafer, Theo
ladies' list.
i.owers, Mary Taylor, Catherine
Hyde, Carrie Smith, Anna
Simnis, E
In eillimr for the above letters say
"advertised." J. J. Cooke, Acting P. M.
SCHOOL REPORTS.
Following is the report of school dis
trict No. 37, for the month ending Janu
ary 28th.
Tho pupils who were neither absent
tior tardy are Florence Hays, Agnes,
Lynnette, Milton and Elmer Shipley,
Alaud Childs, Ethel, Blanche and Leslie
Whitten, Earl and Caroll Shipley, John,
Ferdi, Ivor and Pearl Dong.
Visitors present during the month
Were Bert Hays, Edward Wanker, Ohas.
Wauker, David Long, Mrs. C. Borland,
Miss Alice Lee and Rolla Worthington.
Patrons are invited to visit the school
and inspect our work.
Aura D. Thompson, Teacher.
The following named pupils in district
Ho. 97 nere neither absent nor tardy
during the month ending January 28th:
Clara and Lilla Irvin,Lena and Emma
Scoggins, Hattie Irwin, Leroy Parmenter
Claude Bftty, Fred Jesse, Cassie Tull,
Charley Fox, Eva and Hattie Norman
nd Oswald Behym9r. i
Average daily attendance 24, days
taught 20. Patrons and friends are
kindly invited to call on the sohool and
inspect the work.
William Hankiss, Teacher.
The Surprise of All.
Mr. James Jones, of the drug firm of
Jones & Son, Cowden, III., in speaking
of Dr. King's New Discovery, say that
last winter his wile was attacked with
La Grippe, and her esse grew so serious
tbat physicians at Cowden and Pana
could do nothing tor her. It seemed to
develop into hasty consumption. Hav
ing Dr. King's New Discovery in store,
od selling lots of it, he took a bottle
home, and to the surprise of all she be
Sn to get better from first dose, and half
tineendollar bottles cured her sound and
well. Dr. King's New Discovery for1
consumption, coughs and colds is
, Uaranteed to do this good work. Try,
. Free trial bottle at Cbarman k Co.V
nag store .
SALE-898
ANNUAL m
Cor. 3d & Morrison,
oo PORTLAND, OK.
CANEMAH.
There was a school meeting held at
the schoolhouse on Monday, January
31st, at 7 -30 p. m. There were 9 voters
present, which is a very large attendance
for Canemah. A 9 mill tax was levied
for the BUDDort of the school for the
ensuing year.
Mr. Arthur, of this place, will leave
for Klondike this week. Several other
persons contemplate going in the spring
The Canemah literary society will give
one of their Brand entertainments on
Friday, February 11th. It is not neceS'
sary to mention anything about the
quality of the progrgm, because the
public have a good sample of the society's
entertaining capacity, by reviewing the
success of their former-entertainments.
The admission will be 5 and 10 cents
The proceeds will go towards improving
the society fixtures.
Several weddings are anticipated to
take place in the near future, at least
that is the rumor current.'
February 2nd. , Progress
CITY COUNCIL.
The regular monthly meeting of the
city council was held Wednesday eve
ning, Mayor Caufield in the chair, and
all the members of the council present,
except Harris and Latourette. W. L.
Golden was granted a saloon license for
the period of six months.
R. L. Holman was granted a remission
of card room license, amounting to $25.
In the matter of the ordinance for the
improvement of 10th street, the same
referred back to the committee on streets
and public property.
Bids for printing ordinances was re
ceived, and referred to the finance com
mittee to report and make make recom
mendations. The finance committee reported favor
ably on the following bills:
T F Ryan, recorder $ 2." 00
O E Hums, chief of police tiO 00
E L Shaw, nightwatchman.... .. (iO 00
C C Babcock, street work 15'00
W L Snidow, street work 136 63
F T Griffith, city prosecutor 20 (Hi
P Hemmelgarn.board of prisoners 22 60
F C Gadke, sewer pipe, etc 19 74
H Straight, suit 1 00
O C Iron Works, steel rakes 3 00
Pope & Co, hardware 1 90
J W Brown, wood 2 50
G A Harding, electric lumps .... 1 (i0
P G E Co, lights; 171 15
Clackamas county, cost in suit.. 66 90
Press, printing 8 98
CEMETERY FUND.
J Jones 43 50
H H Johnson, surveying 50 00
C N Greenman, hauling 75
Post Office Business.
The following table shows the amount
of business transacted in Oregon City
postolfice for the years 1896 and 1897,
which shows an increase of about twenty
per cent, for 1897:
1896 1807.
Receipts from box rent, lale of ,
stamps, etc $ 4585 70 9 j6,T 44
MONEY O&DKR BU81NIS8.
No domestic orders tunned 3U4800
No International orders issued. 73
N'a domestic orders paid
No international orders paid. . 49
116
82:u
68
Amtdoraestic orders Issued.
122741 61 rJlWiO t7
ree " " " .... 'ill 48
Amt International onWs Issued IJM 81
Kees " ' 14 4(1
Amt domestic " paid 2SW1 47
Amt International w ' mi'il
Commissions on orders Issued lit) 68
Drails on New York 7110 00
241 28
ltxrt 48
12 .HU
319S9 26
liar. 49
182 48
10120 00
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Everybody Says So.
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pleasant and refreshing to-the taste, act
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
The Artisans have initiated six new
members.
J. A. Talbert was up from Clackamas
Wednesday.
J. O. Haines, of Oswego, was an Ore
gon City visitor Friday.
John F. Risley. of Mil waukie, is spend
ing a few weeks visiting California
points. ,
Mrs. W. H. Godfrey and son and
Miss Marguerite Wall left last week for
a four month's visit to California.
See the lightening crayon artist and
cartoonist at the Congregational church
on Friday evening. February 11th.
Mrs. Frank Deparcq, accompanied by
her children, has been visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Cowing, Sr.
County School Superintendent H. G.
Starkweather is visiting the sell wis in
the vicinity of Currinsville this week.
Miss Helen Ramsdell, of Portland, a
student at St. Helen's hall visited Miss
Williams, St. Paul's rectory, on last
Saturday.
C. E. Bnley, formerly manager of the
Seventh street pharmacy, is now assis
tant surgeon at the Multnomah county
poor farm.
Hon. E. W. Chapman, of Brooks,
Marion county, a member of the last
legislature, was calling on friends in this
city Monday.
W. A. Huntley is spending a couple
of months in Southern California, with
the expectation that a change of climate
will benefit his health.
A. E. Lake and wtfe, of Eastern Ore
gon, are visiting ex County Assessor J.
C. Bradley and family. Mrs. Bradley
and Mrs. Lake are sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Morey are expect
ed home from New York this week.
They will be accompanied by their
daughter, MissFloreuce Morey.
The Union Y. P. S. C. E., of Mil-
waukie, gave a splendid sacred concert
Sunday evening in the Evangelical
church. The house was crowded to its
full capacity.
Mrs. S. A. Paquet and family haVe
removed to Portland, where they will
reside in the future. Victor ha9 secured
a position with his uncle, Joseph Paquet,
who is a prominent contractor of Port1
land.
Bishop Barker, of the Diocese of Oly m
pia, confirmed a class of ten persons at
St. Paul's church last Sunday evening,
and delivered a very able address The
church was crowded, many failing to get
even standing room.
Mrs. Bertha Emile Mueseig. wife of
George Muessig, of this city, died Satur
day, January 29th, aged 26 years, 11
months and 26 days. The remains were
taken to Aurora for burial, where the
funeral services were held.
J. J. Cooke, while acting as U. S. trial
juror, visited The Dalles last week. : He
speaks in the highest terms of the socia
bihty of the citizens of that city and
thinks Oregon City has much room for
improvement in that direction.
The voteisofthe West Oregon (itv
school district held a meeting last l'ri
day evening, and voted an eight-mill
tax levy, for the purpoe of defraying
current expenses and to pay off the
principal and interest on $500 of the
bonded indebtedness.
The subject of the morning sermon at
the Congregational church next Sab
bath will be : "Life, Development and
Tiiumph." In the evening the second
discourse on the "Second Coming of
Christ" will be given. There will be a
good musical program at each service
Chairman Norris and Clerk Mrs.S. M
McCown have called a meeting of the
voters of Oregon City school district No
62, for next Monday evening. The ob-
ject of the meeting as stated, is to levy
a tax lor school purposes and to pay off
the interest on the bonded indebtedness.
McLaughin Chautauqua Circle will
meet at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
C. H. Caufield next Monday evening.
J. F. Clark will be leader. The study of
Roman history in Pling's time is prov
ing very interesting, and an effort will
be made to get Prof. J. 0. Zinser to lead
in the study of history.
Miss Norma I. Fox, of Oswego, has
lieen a teacher in the West Oregon City
school for some time past. This week
the place is filled by Mrs. C. N. Haines.
Miss Fox and Charles N. Haines, both
of Oswego,were the principals in a quiet
wedding ceremony, which took place at
the residence of the bride's parents
Saturday, January 29th.
Miss Mary F. Galloway, of the Idaho
state normal school, has been elected
president of the Idaho state teacher' s
association. Miss Galloway and her
sister, who are neices of Hon. William
Galloway, spent a month in this city
about a year ago, after graduating at the
Oregon State Normal school at Mon
mouth. Miss Gajloway is probably the
first lady ever elected to the presidency
of an organization of this kind.
During the month of January 54 mort
gages and 75 deeds were recorded in the
county recorder's office, and 32 mort
gages were released. The total receipts
during this time was $184. Two hundred
and twenty-five dollars was received in
the county clerk's during the same
period, and 15 marriage licenses were
issued, four insane commitments made,
four foreigners secured their citizenship
papers, and three declared their intention
to become citizens.
Revival meetings are in progress at
Viola.
J. E. Jack, of Marquam, was in Ore
gon City Wednesday.
Thos. F. Ryan has moved into his
elegant new residence on Fifth street.
Mrs.S. M. McCown, school clerk of
the Oregon City district, is busy taking
a census of the children of school age.
On Tuesday James Wells removed his
household goods and Mrs. Wells from
Clackamas to upper Seventh street in
this city.
The res'ival services still continue at
the Baptist church with unabated inter
est, and a number of sinners have been
converted.
J. B. Noe, of Needy, who has been
officiating for several weeks as a trial
juror in the U. S. court, was in town
Wednesday.
George Knight and James Evans of
Canby and C. H. Fo-ter of New Era at
tended the A. 0. U. W. lecture by Mr.
Tate on Monday.
Henry Meiers, aged 75, died at Bar
low last Friday. He left a daughter,
Mrs. Widdows at Barlow, and another
daughter in Indiana.
Later news from Barton convey the
information that the records of the post-1
office and mail were saved from the re
cent fire at that place.
Mrs. Susan McKee has returned from
i extended visit to California. She
also visited her father for a few days at
Cottage Grove, Lane county.
Wm. Plummer, of Oregon City, was
granted an original pension of $6 per
month, and Agnes M. Washburn, of
Parkplace, an original widow pension.
William Blair and wife, of Weston,
Umatilla county, are visiting G. II.
Young and family. Mr. Blair attended
the republican league convention in
Portland.
M. Klinger, of the West Side, accomp
anied by Oscar Nelson, will leave on the
steamer Oregon next week for Alaska.
Two or three others will probably join
the party.
The Parkplace school will present
"Among the Breakers" Saturday even
ing for the benefit of the organ fund
The entertainment is under the direction
of Miss Estelle Bracken.
Joseph Noble and family, of Pendleton ,
but formerly of this city, are visiting
friends here. Mr. Noble has completed
preparations to go to Alaske, but his
family will return to Pendleton.
Frank F. Winslow.a brother-in-law of
G. H. Young, arrived from La Mars,
Iowa, Wednesday, and will assist Mr,
Young in his store. He was accompanied
here by Mr. Young's youngest daughter
At a meeting of the peoples' party vot
ers of Oregon City precinct No. 1, held
Mondav night. G. E. Hargreaves was
elected a member of the country central
committee in place of W. N. Godfrey,
deceased.
Clarence Porter, James Caldwell and
Fred Williams, are among the Oregon
City people, who will leave for Alaska
next week. As they were unable to get
passage on the Oregon, they will go by
way of Seattle.
Among the passengers, who will leave
on the Elder tonight for Alaska, from
Oregon City, are L. H. Doolittle, I. L
Huffman, W. E. Maple, II. S. Cox, liar
ry Eaton, H.G.Allen, George Bittuer
and George Tucker.
F. E. Donaldson, of this city, who re
cently went East, to look after the estate
of a deceased uncle, waa very id upon
his arrival at Manchester, New Hamp
shire. He was much improved, how
ever, when the last letter was received
from him.
The Parkplace Chautauqua circle fin
ished the book on ''American Social
Life" at the meeting held at the home
of Judge Galloway last Tuesday night
The meeting next Tuesday evening will
be held at the residence of Capt. J. T
Apperson.
Parties from Eugene, who made some
canvas boats to be operated on the lakes
in Alaska, arrived safely in their crafts
in the basin above the falls Wednesday
morning. They knocked down and
bundled the boats and freight, and had
the same shipped to Portland.
H. C. Wilson drove up to Ely Bros,
store last Thursday evening, and male
some purchases. When he drove away
he carried off a two and a half gallon
can of Bvrun. that he did not buy. He
was arraigned before Justice Schuebel
Friday afternoon, and was sentenced
to 12 davs in the county jail for the
larceny of a can of syrup.
Messrs. Bellomy & Busch have moved
into their new store in the Weinhard
block, and their new establishment has
a substantial appearance, and the tasty
display of goods reminds one of the big
wholesale and retail stores in Portland
Everv department is complete in the
matter of carpets, wall paper, furniture
stoves, lamps, glassware, etc.
A surprise party was given at the
residence of W. I. Risdon Tuesday even
ins in honor oi Miss Minnie Phillips,
who leaves in a few days to join her
father in the East. A very pleasant
evening was spent, and the following
were present ; Misses Ola Risdon , Maud
8piea, Maud; and Dude Noble, Ella Hill,
Camille Hutton; Messrs. Cal Hutton,
RossFarr, Rollin Johnson, Ed Demister,
Archie, Boggs, Clarence Bruner, Coll
Arnold and Guy Kellogg,
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KLONDIKE
SUPPLIES
If you are going to Klondike or only thinking
about it. We invite you to call and inspect
our "
IMMENSE STOCK
We have an entire floor ioo feet by 75 devoted
exclusively to Klondike supplies, including
Blankets, Rubber Goods,
Mackinaw Clothing,
Shoes, Tents, Fur Caps,
Groceries & Provisions,
of all kinds at LOWEST PRICES. We pack
and deliver everything free of charge at the
wharves either at Portland, Tacoma or Seattle.
M0YL1R CLOTHING CO.,
Third and Oak Streets.
BEN SELLINQ, Manager
C. L. Selz, of Canby, was a visitor in
Oregon City Saturday.
Rev. Dr. Williams conducts service in
the chapel at Canemah next Sunday at
2 p. m.
Rev. Dr. Butler will preach in the
chapel at Parkplace next Sabbath at
3:30 p.m.
Wheat is still quoted at 71 cents per
bushel at the Portland flouring mills in
this city.
Frederick Giesy, a widely known
citizen of Aurora, died last Saturday,
Aged 65.
Frank Tout was arrested Tuesday and
taken to Woodburn for the larceny of
some wood.
Subject of Dr. Williams' discourse at
St. Paul's church next Sunday evening,
"Angles."
For Sale A fine Kimball organ, at the
Oregon City auction house. Easy terms
will be given.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Dimick attended
the funeral of W. II. Oochen at Hub
bard Tuesday.
A petition has been filed in the county
school superintendent's office to change
the boundary lines of districts 66 and 13.
Marriage licenses were issued to Helen
Case and T. S. Stipp on the 1st, and
Myra B. Lacroy and John F. Martin on
the 2nd.
Sheriff G. W. Grace is removing his
residence from Ely to the Marr & Rob
ertson house on upper Seventli street,
which he has purchased.
The final citizenship papers of
Matthias Klinger were issued Wednes
day, and he renounces all allegiance to
the potentates of Germany.
Tho Young Mens' Republican club, of
Oregon City, elected the following new
officers last Saturday night: President,
F. T. Griffith; vice-president, J. O.
Bradley; secretary, ,11. S. Strange;
treasurer, J. W. Moffatt.
Roy Sprague, Arthur Quinn and Har
ry Flemming, cadets on tho battleship
Oregon ,are home on a low days' furlough.
The Oregon is now lieing hauled In the
dry dock at Port Orchard on the Sound
I lie uoyj arrived Wednesday evening
and are enjoying a visit at their respect
ive homes.
KLONDIKE
OUTFITTING
Are you going to Klondike ?
If you are, we want to see you.
FUR GOODS,
MACKINAWS,
RUBBER GOODS,
BOOTS and SHOES,
CORDUROY and LEATHER COATS.
We deliver free.
We name the lowest prices.
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Second Street,
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F. C. Burke, of Cowlitz, Wash., is
visiting his old friend, E. C. Maddock.
J. Moreland.of Portland, was in Ore
gon City yesterday on legal business.
Separate Company F will drill Mon
day night in Weinhard's hall, and may
decide to change quarters. j
A license to wed was issued by County
Clerk Dixon on February 2d t$ Caroline
Handleman and Valentine Hoff ,
There was a family row on the hill
Wednesday night, which round up with
the husband stabbing his wife with a
piece of glass.
It is said that several partnerships
between paper mill employes have been
formed to work mines in Alaska. Some
of them will remain at home and hold
down their jobs, while others will pros
pect in Alaska.
Charles Holman, of this county, is a
member of the republican county central
committee, which met at Portland Wed
nesday. The state convention was called
for April 14th, and will meet in Astoria
The congressional convention of this
district will be held at Eugene on April
11th. Geo.F. Horton is the member
from this county,
Among the new suits filed in the cir
cuit court are Mary A. Lazelle et al vs.
G. R. H. Miller, Thos. Charman vs. W.
B. Stafford, Samuel Roake, administrator
of the estate of Sarah Roake, deceased.
vs. the Southern Pacific Railroad Co.
In the latter suit the plaintiff claims
that Sarah Roake was killed on the eve
ning of December liRli, 1897, by being
run over by a passing train at the cross
ing on Moss street, in this city ; that she
wr.s in good health and sound, aud that
the fatal accident was the result of the
train running at a rapid rate of speed to
make up for being behind time. The
plaintiff asks for $r000 damages. D. C
and C. D. Latourette are attorneys for
the plaintiff.
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