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CITY U. 18th YEAR. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1898. NO 39 bargains In SPRING AND SI BIKER GOODS &l the PIONEER STORE of CHARMAN & SON. A full line of Clotnihg, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Furnishings, Etc. Dr. A. A. Barr Have Your Eyes Examined Consultation Free Palate-Pleasing. Hundreds i f Housewives will tell you Unit those two words sum up the good tilings in bread made Irom "Patent" Flour. iManulactured by Mills Company. SOLD BY ALL GROCERS . Tiik Gkr MAMA MAKKKT Is the cheapest place in the citv to buy t t t t t FIRST-CLASS FRESH MEATS , Sevi'iitb Street, Near Depot, Oregon City. F. J. Ostkuiioi.tz, I'rops. t t t 1897 h'assachusetls Mutual Life Insurance Company Letter ti'i.in ever. With t.-ver $20,oco,oco in As.-cts ar.ii the best contract on the market, you cm make no mistake in piiicin;' your insurance in this Co. We ray uukois in ca-h i a- h t ar to teduce yoi.r pa menu in the o.ly bus:nes-.-hke m to insure uiuler. 5?Vor r.iUs anJ sample policy call on or address, . H.G.CULTUN. Manager, 312 ami 313 Chamber of Commirce. 1-Oin LAND, C-RKGON 1 In a Great Measure People have to depend on the word of the denier as to the quality of carpets. It is easy to make a price cheap at the expense of the quality. Easy to hide the cheat, too. Only safe way is to deal at a reliable house, such as ours is. $5000 is our carpet investment this year, patterns to please every body, Trices from 15 cents a yam and up. BELLOMY & BUSCH, t Hie HmiMf fiirittNliorti, ; OPrOSllK COUUT HOI E t Scientific Optician, formerly of Minneapolis, has charge of the Optical Dcpaitment for A. N. WRIGHT, the Iowa Jeweler, 293 Morrison St., Portland, Oregon. Portland Flouring ULTUSTRATED FRF-E Buell Lambers.on 180 FRONT ST. PORTA: AND. X)RV. lias made the ANNUAL SCHOOL fiEETlNG. The annual school meeting of the voters of Oregon City, district No. 62, was held at Pope's hall Monday night for the purpose of levying a school tax for the year 1898. The following report of the hoard of directors was adopted, and a tax levy of "t mills was voted. There was some opposition to the tax, among the 19 taxpayers present. Ohegon City, Or., Feb. 7th, 1898. To the taxpayers of school district No. 62, Clackamas County, Oregon ; We, your directors, herewith submit an estimate of the cost of maintaining the schools in the district for the ensuing year as follows to-wit : Salaries of teachers $0710 50 Salaries of janitors 6o0 00 Salary of clerk 100 00 School supplies, stationery and apparatus 250 00 Janitor's supplies 25 Oil Fuel 1SI0 0 Repairs to furnaces "' 25 00 desks 3" 00 " blackboards n0 00 " buildings 100 00 Interest on bonds 720 00 Interest on floating debt 50 AO Water rent 48 00 -Total $9, OK) 00 The above estimate is made on the supposition that we can get along with the same number of teachers the coming year as the last, should, however, the number of pupils be increased it will be necessary to employ an additional teacher; fit up a room and purchase the necessary desks and, . furniture, thus entailing considerable extra expenses. We hope, however, to get through the year with the present number of teachers. We estimate our income from state and county apportionment 'to be as follows: State $1000 00 County 3000 00 Total $4000 00 As against $4,735 last year. This is owing to the fact tln.t the taxable prop. ertyin the county is less than last year, and the further fact that our census shows a less number of children of school age in the district, being about 1000 as against 1100 last year. Assuming our estimates to be correct it will require a tax levy of ' 78 mills to met the actual necessary ex penses of conducting the schools for the next year. A seven and one-half mill levy will raise less money than six mills did last year, owing to the fact that as sessable property in the district only amounts to $743,000 this year as against $885,000 last year, a difference of $142, 000. In the above estimate we have placed only the amount that we consider ab- solute'y necessary to bo met in the conducting of the schools, and wo now take this occasion to call to your atten tion the desirability, we might also say the necessity of providing new closets at the Eastham school, as those now there are not fit for children to use, not to mention their unsanitary condition, which cannot be remedied. We have investigated the matter of new closets and find' ihat new ones similar lo those now in use at the Barclay building (which have proved very satisfactory in use) can be built for about live hundred dollars. We consider this a very nec essary and desirable thing to do and recommend that you vote an additional halt lax for this purpose. We feel sure that if you will visit the school grounds and investigate for yourselves that you will agree with us that new closets are in the interest of decency, molality and health, and not hesitate to provide us with the necessary funds to make the change ( Retpectfully submitted. There was some discussion as to the legality of the ux levy but a motion to hire a lawyer to look up the mailer was lost. REALTY TRANSFERS. Furnislied Every Week by ( lacka mas Abstract & Trust Co. V L Mack lo Alfred Hi-sell P Ue claim tS'W.OO.' '.4 as in T S In A Osburn, e j.j of sec 'J, t 2 s, r .'! e ; patent. W J W Alct'ord lo : W A, V. Haines, o a ill M M MrC.rver claim ; .)(. A II Shaver, M as in sec 21 , t 5 s, r 2 e;$lH00. J liiamford to S A iel, nw '4 of lie J4 of sec 7, t 2 s, r Sellout). S rSCa'iff (bv sheriff) to L X No! el, lots 0, li.blk 143, Oregon City, H"1 .21 . O oul(l to t Otis, w s, r 1 w ; If-.MH. .Sunset hand Co to S A blk 14. Sunset ( it v ; $1K0. Seott, lot (I. W ik. A 1. liaer to L 1 osseii, 10 as'in cliiim ."S; $7o(l. J and U l'alter on to (i A Kinzerl, 0 as of 120 s, s 32, 4 s, r 1 e; f toil. F II larlay to T DufTv, nw ,'-4 of st ,'4', sec 17, t 2 t, r 1 e; $1. It A Miller to S O Miller, lots 1,2, blk 8, 1 .bidstoiie ; $1 . Willamette Land Co to W II Condit, tract 4 and 1.20 as in tract o, Fruitdale; OASTOIIZA. TbifM- llBllt tin Royal make the food pure, wholesome and delicious. ami POWDER Absolute! Pure . ROVAl BAKINO POWDER CO., NFW VOHK. A SAD DROWN1NO ACCIDENT. Four Hives Lost and Miraculous Escape of Another. About 6:30 Tuesday morning George Freeman, aged 51, his sons George, 2(i, James, 18, and Harry, and L. 1. Shan non, aged 37, left Caneinah in a small row boat to cross the river to the paper mills, where they were employed. The morning was very foggy, the water was high and a swift turbulent current was running above the falls. Harry Free man was Bitting in the bow of the boat, and his brother, George, was rowing, when all at once they discovered that they were being rapidly carried away by the swift water at the brink of the falls. They hung to the boat until they were thrown out, when the craft went over the firbt falls, when they disappeared and were seen no more. When Harry arose out of the water he grabbed the boat, which was bottom side upward and hung on desperately until the eddy below the fearful cataract carried him near the Crown paper mills; here he swam ashore pulling the boat with him and reaching the landing place tied the boat up. He then went into the Crown mill, where he dried his clothes. Har ry Froeman', the only survivor of the awful accident, has only a indistinct re membrance of his terrible ride over the falls of the Willamette. He heard, or imagined he heard, the voice of some one under the boat, when he was hanging on to the inverted bottom for dj.ir li fe. At any rate, has the distinction of be ing the first person who ever went over the falls in an accident, and came out alive. There were several witnesses, who saw the boat in the eddy with Har ry Freeman hanging on, whose attention had been attracted by the cries of the occupants of the boat, when it btgan its perilous voyage over the falls. Two homes are now filled with sorrow and desolation in Caneinah on account of this unexpecte 1 accident. Mr. Free man leaves a wife ami six children, while L. I. Shalinon leaves a widow and four chil lien. For several years past, Mr. Freeman has crossed the river daily to work at the Willamette mills, w here he and Mr. Shannon were employed. The two Freeman b ys that were drowned, worked in the Crown mills. Seven or eight small boats cross the river from Oanemah almost daily, car rying over people employed in the paper mills, nearly always landing in the locks canal. This is the first accident that has ever oeeured to people crossing the river to their work, although about a year ago some of the members of the Freeman family had a narrow escape from being carried over the falls. When the fog is heavy on the river of morn ings, ic is difficult to keep one's be n-ins, and it is a wonder that accidents have unt orriire I in he piist George Freeman, Sr., wa a memo, vi ol tne Linteu Artisans, while Miami' 11 was a member of the A. O. U. W., which b an assurance tint their families will be well provided for. None of the bodies of the drowned men have yet been recovered, and it is nolalil fact that only rarely are the remains of pen. pie that are carried over the falls, ever fount. T'lK l.oh'f hTKA.MH.l. year During the latter part of tne lSo',), a email steamer, calle I the Fort land, acc.idently went over the falls and was practically dashed to pieces. The Portland had been discharging freight at Canemah, and went across the river to leave some freight, an I was crossing back to the flouring mills to leave a shipment of wheat. From some inex plainublu cause the boat was caught in the swift current above the falls, and swiftly swept ori todestruction. All the ; persons on the steamer were the three i-rew, and one of them saved himself by jumping on to a log, just before the boat reached the brink of the falls. The other two men were drowned, and only one ol their bodies was recovered, and that one was found some time after the accident down the river. The boat J broke in two as it went over the cataract, j and the pilot house ami gsirtions ol the upist deck lloated off intact. Portions 187 First St Kennedy's Between Morrison and Yamhill Retiring from Business Everything must bs sold out at ones Best Calicoes 3c. Outing Fannel 4c. Fine Bleached Muslin 4jc. Unbleacned " 4c Bleached Satin Damask Table Linen 25c. Red Table Linen 15c. Lame Double Blankets 50c. Fine dress Goods 15c. Changeable Silks 25c. Men's Fleece Lined Shirts 35c. " Wool Merino Shirts 40c Sweaters Socks 4c. Ladies' Plush Capes $6-50. now $3.25 Cloth Capes $13-5? $6 Golf Capes at half price Men's Clothing at Half Price. Lace Curtain;? at Half Price and all through the store at same rate. $20,009.00 worth to be closed ont. r KENNEDY'S 1 107 First Street 1 Hoes Island. Capt. J. T. Appe' son was an eye-witness of the accident, and viv idly remembers the details. A few years ago a stranger, wdio had been working for Mr. Hedges at Oane mah, committed suicide by go;ng over the falls in a rowhoa. Upon reaching the brink of the cataract he threw away the paddles and made a rapid slide into eternity. His remains were never re covered . STAFFORD. 1 lie ground hog whs wanned by the no 8 ol 'Old Sol" almost the w hole cIhv. Now I ho six weeks holing up has taken place, and frtffu present indications, it is jut-t where ve should mimic (he groundhog. The heaviest rains of the season has fell this mouth. A number of juung pen Ih called on Mr. Edward Shaip and wile last Sulur day evening and ;;i"e thein a surprise, daiicioii was Hie order of the hour. .1 . 1 1 1 MoM-r is eleniiiiif nwa' ) : r t of liij ;;n;S e nenr Mr. Iflt h ie's IVsidftiee, whi ie l.e icic 1. os liiiithi g in the hear luili'v it nt I'llicoitt! Hint Jului Mm s um lake a tiaiielii, i ui no adjoining limn ith so 111a lift, lor Mini or won. C. W lati.'Oii mill Bile 1110 (illicit d 'd in the Neibanei lo'idi i.ee i.eaf the .oi t.lli.v. 'liie j..H master ha- uteh..i-e I a hij jj 1 !', til I'lontt I hllfill'"IS fulllie Vth-llMll.H aiitl litey are 110 ,v eh ingiiii; hai.ds lii.11 so ninny lube homls. Oarnenlers have commenced work on Henry Schai. new barn Tney had to lay nil' a couple of days on aceo iut ol lilt- H It il 1 1 1 John Gage, jr., has erected a cottage, and tin veil into ii Saturday, wheie him self in. 'I wile will Maui be pienaicd to t lileilain their friends. Win ScIihi. i li.llmis the irees on the hill hack of his barn. He intends mak ing it into cordvtoiKi and satv lys Mr. Haum's 1 'g;d ig tf.iiu has been towir. there, 'l'lie gioiimi ill then Ua st eded ,,lWn (, pasiuro. (ie ,ujllH ,, I(J ,Jin Moser ,M(.e (,J,.niile Iv Melt her place) have ! i,,.,,,, u.iioved. j ,, big bt yi of ihe disliict are j attending school. I i.ei. Lkm,tii v. j CA&'V&TVXA Tiifw- limit Ii mi Trtfptl. dfutut 167 First St. Between Morrison .and Yamhill 50c. 107 First Street Consumption Positively Cured. Mr. 11. IV G reeve, merchant, of Cliif lion ir, Vs., rtrtifieH that he had con Mimption, ai given up to die, sought all medical treatment ths't money could procure, Hied all ooimli remedied he could hear of, but i,ot no relief ; spent many nights sitting up in a chair j was induced to try Ir. King's New Discovery, and was tired by use of two bottles. For past llnee years has been nttending to business, ami shh I)r King's Now Discovery is the y nn lest remedy ever made, as il has done ho much for him tind also lor oibers In iiia community. Dr. King's New Discovery Is guaranteed for t'ouulu, Ci 1 Is ami Consumption. It don't Itiil. Trial boitle free at Char man & Co 's Drug Store. Two Millions n Year. When pe pie buy, Iry.md buy again, it means lliey'r" salislied. Tim people of the I'niled Slates are now buying CajcHreis Candy (J ithurtie at tr,e raie of I wo million boxes a year and it will he three million before New Years. It means merit. I r vt d, ihat Cascarels are the most deligutlul bortul regulator for evmbodv tli year round. All drug gisis 1(1, ii"). 1 0e a box, cure guaranteed. NO W K-N0 PAY. 'Ihiii Is tin' wiv all 'lr'l;,'lst sell UltOVE'S Ti KI.K.-S ('III. I, IOMi: lor Millilila, Chllla n'.el I'.'ti"-. 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