OREGON CITY COURIER By A. W. CHENEY. Entered! n Oregon City postoffloe as second-class matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES. II paid I n advance, per year 1 SO fill months 75 Three months' trial 25 ftF"The date opposite yonr address on the paper denotes the time to which you have paid. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY. OREGON CITY, FEB. 18, 1898. County Central Committee. A meeting of Clackamas County Oen. tral Democratic Committee, will be held at Pope's hall on Saturday, February 19, at 2 p. m., for the purpose of fixing the date for the county convention, appor tioning delegates to the same and to transact such other business as may come before the meeting. J. J. Cooke, Chairman. A. W. Cheney, Secretary. A meeting of the sheepmen of the Pacific Northwest will be held at The Dalles on March 1st to'JSd for purpose of organizing a woolgrowers' association. Tub government only ran behind $12, 000,000 in January and $52,000,000 since the first ot last July. Shades of a bond issue now appear! East Oregonian. The U.S. battleship Maine was blown up in Havana harbor on Tuesday eve ning and all but 96 of the 354 persons were killed. It is ' thought to be the work of the Spaniards. The ship cost over $2,500,000. Ex-Cong rehbhan Charles A. Towne epoke at Birmingham, Ala., last week, under auspices of the local democratic bimetallic club. He' was greeted by a large and enthusiastic audience. Fie atated that he was just from a conference of tho national leaders of three silver parties in Washington, where it was decided to push the campaign for silver with renewed vigor, and' that in pur suance of the planB outlined he is enroute to the Pacific coast to speak in California, Washington and Oregon. He added that the first gun of the campaign of 1900 will be fired in Oregon in June next, Mr. Towne was very severe in his excoriation of the McKinley atlminitra tion, and declared that the silver men had not, so far as he had been able to learn in touring thirty states, lost a single vote, but had gained many. $ flood Resolutions of Patriots. At a meeting of Clarkes Lodge No. 3, Patriots of America, tho following reso lutions were presented and unanimously adopted : Whereas, The toilers of this nation have no longer hope of relief from the McKinley administration (he having violated every promise which he made in 189(1), and, Whereas, The idle have not been em ployed; wages instead of raising have decreased ; trade has become more stag nant; factories continue to close, and the "pot measure" of the republican party, the Dingley law, has failed to provide sufficient revenue to delray the expense of government; and, Whereas, In view of the fact that the states of Washington, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota have been rescued from republican misrule by a union of the silvor forces J succeeding in electing fusion senators, who have saved the nation from that traitorous piece of at tempted legislation, the Gage monetary bill, which, had it been successful, would have made a revolution necessary to have emancipated mankind; there fore, be it Resolved, That we heartily favor a union of the populist, democratic and silver republican parties in the approach ing campaign in Oregon, with silver, at the ratio of 10 to l,as a national, and direct legislation as a state issue; and, be it further Resolved, That but one reform ticket be placed in tho fluid, and each of the above named parties bo represented thereon according to their respective numerical strengths ; and, be it further Resolved, That we will unanimously . support such a ticket. Grant H. Lkk, Recorder. Jl, W, Gari, First Patriot. Clarkes, Or., d. 8,1898. WOODrWOOD. Bids Wanted for 2000 cords, or any part of same, of first growth green fir wood, to be delivered during 1898. We reserve tho right to reject any or all bids. Bids will be opened March 1, 1898. Address, Ohkuon City Wooi.kn Mills, Oregon City, Oregon. SPECIAL! SALE 1 1 SPECIAL 1 1 At tho Oregon City Auction House. The loss of one Is the gain of another. A Portland merchant retiring from busi ness sacrifices a lot of fine genuine Noth. Ingham lace curtains and portiors. I bought them and for spot cash too and so will give the general public the bene fit of the sacrifice. Call early for choice patterns. W. L. Block, Prop. Lost About January 15th ; a white cow about5 years old, nice smooth white horns, round smooth built, weight about 1000 pounds, no oar marks nor brands. Thought to be between Oregon City and Highland. Anyone knowing of or find ing ploase call at Albright's shop Oregon City and receive reward. Mother Goose Honored. A Mother Goose party was given at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Geol A. Harding Tues day evening, in honor of Miss Lucy Stanton, of Roseburg. About 35 guests were present, and they were all ladies, but this did not prevent the male char acters in Mother Goose's melodies from being faithfully portrayed. The parlors were tastily decorated, with nursery rhymes, and after refreshments souvenirs were presented representing Mother Goose rhymes. Mrs. T. A. Pope and Mrs. J. G. Pilsbury assisted Mrs. Hard ing in entertaining the young ladies Among the characters represented were the following : May Kelly, Little Boy, Blue; Mina Kelly, daffodil; Amy Kelly, Simple Simon ; Betta Fouts, cry boy, cry ; Kate Ward, Little Miss Muffett; Mollie Harikins, pigly wigly; Lulu Hankins, Little Nanticotte ; Mertie Stevens, Jack Sprat ; Vera Pilsbury, Mrs. Sprat ; Hazel Pilsbury, the butcher; Laura Pope, the baker; Josephine Chase, daffodil; Pauline Campbell, old woman with bas ket of eggs; May Mclntyre, king of hearts; Mattie Draper, queen of hearts; Alice Glasspool, little Bo Peep; May Wishart, little Bo Peep ; May Williams, milk maid ; Eva Meldrura, Old Mother Hubbard ; Ina Chase, Little Miss Muffett ; Imo Harding, Jack ; Lucy Stanton, Gill ; Mary Conyers, Little Girl with a curl ; Mayme Lewthwaite, contrary girl ; Alice Lewthwaite, Old Woman that Swept the sky; Beatrice Barlow, Miss Muffett; Elma Albright, candle stick maker; Mrs. F. T. Griffith, Polly Cinders ; Mrs. O. G. Huntley, Tom the Piper's Son; Mrs. A. J. Lewthwaite, Mother Hubbard. Burns Will be Free. James Burns, the last of 34 convicts, Khose sentences were committed by Governor Pennoyer, a few days before the expiration of his term, will be discharged March 1st. It will be remembered by many Clackamas county people that in April, 1893, Chinaman named Lorn Ki was killed for his money at the dead hour of midnight in a hop house near Mulino. James Burns and Theron Mack were living on Charles Spangler's place making rails at the time the murder was committed. They were summoned before the coro ner's jury, but there was no convicting evidence to connect them with the murder. However, they were placed under arrest by Chief of Police Purdoin, and convicted themselves by each mak ing a confession. The object of the murder was robbery, as the Chinaman had recently received the money for his hops, but the murderers were disap pointed as they found none. At the April term of the circuit court the grand jury returned a verdict of murder in the first degree, and at the conclusion of the triul in May, Judge McBride sentenced both Burns and Mack to the penitentiary for life. Theron Mack died after serving about a year of his sen tence, and James Burns will be a free man after March 1st. Teachers' Examination. Fourteen out of a class 19 successfully passed the teachers' examination for certificates, which closed last Friday evening. They are as follows: First grade Rufus Hoi- man, Meadow brook; M.A. Lehman, Fir wood ; Hannah Peter, Molalla. Second grade Corvall Fisher, Canby; Harriett E. Bray, Oregon City. Third grade Eliza Burns, Canby ; Robert Ooe, Victor OtiratherH, James Kocher, Frank Roth, Canby ; Zelina L. Shaver, Molalla ; Metta Tellefson, Parkplace; Knute Gregerson, McKee; Martin Messenger, Schuebel. Four candidates took the examination for state papers, which will be passed upon by the statejboard. The questions were easier than usual, and a larger percentage than ordinary, passed the ordeal of the examination. The mem bers of the examining board are Supt. II. G. Starkweather, Prof. T. J. Gary and D. F. May. In tub Circuit Court. Among the new cases filed in the circuit court are M. W. Randall vs. Charles Oatta, et ol, W. 11. Hiddleson vs. E. C. Maddock ancK Mary A. Maddock J M. M. Ham vs. L. Ham. The latter is a divorce suit and the plaintiff evidently has no use for Eastern Ham. In her complaint she avers that they were married in Portland on January tith, 181)0, and that on the 6th day of May, 1890. the defendant wil fully deserted plaintiff without cause, and further that she has not seen him from that day to this. She alleges that he has been and is now a resident of Missouri, and asks that the bands of matrimony be dissolved and that she be permitted to resume her maiden name, Minnie McKean. Another case tiled in the circuit court this week is Harriet E. K. Dennison vs. Paul A. Ozame, etal. Ohatorii'AL Honors, Another Oregon City young lady has distinguished her self, this time in the field of oratory. Miss Edna Rugg, daughter of Rev. M. L. Kugg, pastor of the First Baptist church in this city, carried off the honors at the oratorical contest ot the gradii' ating class at the Portland university Vriilrtv nMit. Conseouontlv Miss Ruirir will represent that school in the state 1 ... .... intercollegiate contest which will be hold in Albany, Friday, March 11th. Miss Kugg is a member of the senior class of the university, and is vice president of the Hesperus Literary Society. Tho title of her oration was "Radicalism." Justice court blanks 15 cents per doien at Courier office. Birthday Party. Saturday, February 12th, was Miss Iva Harrington's 18th birthday, and the event was celebrated by a surprise party given in her honor at the residence of her aunt, Mrs. E. T. Story, at corner of Ninth and Taylor streets, in the evening. Miss Harring ton received a number of beautiful presents, and the program consisted of games, music, refreshments, etc. Among those present were : Miss Eva Moehnke, Lorena Lazelle, Emma Allison, Clara Holstrom, Maud Noble, Bessie Woods, Octavia Hermann, Rachel Thomas, Bertha Scott, Gussie Maddock, Annie Dungey; Messrs. Rae Norris, Harry Shaner, Charles Bluhm, Thomas Myers, John Knapp, Fred Armstrong, Sam Stevenson, George Harrington. A Pioneer op 1847. Another one of Clackamas county's early pioneers has passed away. Runa Mattoon, a pioneer of 1847, died at Looking Glass, Douglas county, a few days ago, aged 73. He ar- rived here with his parents and other members ol the family during the latter part of the year 1847, and settled near Oregon City. In 1849 he followed the rush to the gold fields of California, and upon his return he took a donation claim on Clear Creek, 12 miles from this city. In 1852 he was united in marriage with Miss Eliza A. Trullinger, who survives him. They had a son, A. R. Mattoon, who was with his parents when the end came. He died of neuralgia of the heart. Mr. Mattoon removed to Douglas county in 1888, where he re sided up to the time of his death., Special Corporate Meeting. Oregon City, Or., Feb. 17, J898. A special corporate meeting of the shareholders of the Willamette Savings and Loan Association will be held, at the office of the Bank of Oregon City, on Monday, February 28th; 1898, at the hour of 7:30 o'clock p. m., for the pur pose of nominating candidates for direc tors and auditors, to be Voted for at the annual corporate meeting' to be held March 19th, 1898; also for the 'purpose of electing two tellers to act at said elec tion. By order of E. G. Caopield, Attest: President. Thos. F. Ryan, Secretary. The Natural Healer. ; Dr. Duvall happily announces his gratitude to God for grace in every time of need, and the citizens of Oregon City and vicinities for their ucurtesy through out; and for the fruits thereot his restoring a few invalids to good health and conducting many others to a fair way of perfect restoration,, and that owing to the very bad roads at this sea son aggravating the illness of invalids passing over them he will visit all help less invalids at their homes on Friday s and Saturdays, and will meet other invalids at his room, Oregon City, Main street between 3d and 4th Sts., on Tues day, Wednesday nd Thursdays. Circulars of astounding cures will be sent to any address. Please enclose a stamp. LOCAL SUMMARY. Last year's patterns of wall paper at reduced prices. Five and 10c notion counters. At Bellomy & Busch. F. I. Andrews, the market gardener, has always on hand a large amount of first-class apples, vegetables, pure cider and cider vinegar. ' Give him a trial. , Kenworthy's restaurant and con fectionery is now opened and ready to serve first-class meals on short notice. Oysters a specialty. Wheeler & Oram's old stand. The most reliable goods at lowest living cash prices are kept by the grocery store of Marr & Muir. When in Portland drop in and see our immense line of Christmas Chinas. Everything new. Haines', 288 Morrison street, Portland. For best groceries at cheapest price go to Marr& Muir. For tho best shave or hair cut to he had go to P.G. Shark'sshop. Shaving 10 cents, A high grade warranted sewing ma chine sells for $25 on easy payments at Bellomy & Busch. If you want a nice steak, roast or boil call at Albright's shop and get some of his cold-storage meat which is acknow- edged by all to be superior to the meats commonly sold at butchers' shops. He also keeps on hand a full stock of lard, hams, bacon, etc., made by himself and warranted purest and wholesome. Re member tho old established Bhop on Main Btreet. L. L, Pickens, dentist, does all kinds of dental work. Gold crowns, porcelain crowns and bridge work a specialty. Ollice in Barclay building, corner Main and Seventh streets. D.E. Kenworthy at the East Side Ry ollice serves meals or oysters at all times. Ho also keeps a line of confectionery, fruits and cigars. Dan Willians has added tolas stock of groceries and provisions a full line of feed and hay. Goods delivered to all l,ftrts of the city ree -..,1 M.wit, Corner Seventh "wum. Remember the Racket Store opposite Charinan.a Drug Store. G. II. Young's second-hand store can furnish you with furniture, stoves, hard ware, etc., at less than one-fourth what game would cost new and they are just as good and will last as long. Give him a trial. Almost Blind Scrofula Affects tho Eyes -Little Bey Treated by an Oculist With out Relief-But Now He Is Well. 'When my little boy was three months old his eyes became very sore and he was almost blind. I took him to an oculist who treated him for six months, and left him as bad as he was at the beginning. Finally Hood's Sarsaparilla was recom mended and I began giving it to him. In less than three weeks he was able to go into the sun without covering his eyes, and today his eyes are perfectly well, and his ears and nose, which were badly affected, are also well. Hood's Sarsaparilla has gertainly done wonders for my boy." Mrs. James H. Painter, Amador. California. Remember ods Sarsaparilla One Blood rurifler. All druggists. (Jl.six tor $5. Get Hood's. , rni are the only pills to take nOOCl S FlllS with Hood's 8arsaparllla, C. D. & D. C. LATOURETTE A1TORNEYS AT LAW 1 Commercial, Real Estate and Probate Law Specialties Office in Commercial Bank Building OREGON CITY .... OREGON Geo. C. Bbownkll J. U. Campbell BROWNELL & CAMPBELL ATTORNEYS AT LAW Caufleld Building -. Oregon City, Ore THOS. F. RYAN Notary Publio and Real Estate Broker Leading Insurance agency or Clackamas COUNTY Money to Loan. Abstracts ol Title Hade Drawing of Legal Oooumeuts a Specialty umce uu ease siue 01 main street . Between 6th and 7th OREGON. CITY, OREGON M. C. STRICKLAND, M. D. ( Hospital and Private Experience.) Offers his professional services to the people ol urcgun vny auu vicinity, special attention paid to Catarrh and Chronic diseases. Best of references given. Office in Willamette Building. Office hours: 10 to 12 a. m., 4 to 6 p. m. OREGON CITY .... OREGON J. W. WELCH DENTIST WILLAMKTTE BLOCK Opposite P. o. - Oregon City, Ore C. ISOM, ..... Civil Engineer & Deputy County Surveyor Will be at Court House on each Saturday ana on regular session uays 01 County Court C. N. GREENMAN (Established lHliS ) THE PIONEER EXPRESSMAN AND DRAYMAN 1 Parcels Delivered to All Parts of the City OREGON CITY .... OREGON (COMMERCIAL BANK OF OREGON CITY CAPITAL $100,000 Transacts a General Banking Business Loans made. Bills discounted. Makes CO lections. Bnys and sells exchange on all point) in the United States and Kurope and on Hong Kong. Deposits receivea suDiecuocneci. Bank open from 9 A.M. to P. M. D.C. LATOURETTE, IKED J. MEYER, President casmer BANK OF OREGON CITY OLDEST BANKING HOUSE IN THE CITY PAID VP CAPITAL, f50,0O0J SV K PLUS President, Vice-president Chas. H. CaVPLIKD GEO. A. HiBDINS Cashier, E. G. Caihild A General Banking Business Transacted Deposits Received Subject to Cheek. Approved Bills aud Notes Discounted. County and City Warrants Bought. Loans Made on Available Security Exchange Bought and 4nld. Collections Made Promptly. Drafts Hold Available in Any Part of the world. Telegraphic Exchange Sold on Portland, Sau FranclBco, Chicago and New York. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. H. STRAIGHT, PKALXR IN GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS Mill Feed, Lime, Cement and Land Plaster. Noblitt Livery and Sale Stable OREGON CITY, OREGON, On the Street between the Bridge andthe Depot. Double and tingle rlgi and saddle horses a ways on hand at the lowest rates, nd aoorra ibu i-uiiutjviru wiiu me uaru lur loose hock j AnT information rei-ardtnt anr kind ol took! promptly attended to by letter or person. HORSES BOUGHT OR lOtO TO CURE A COLO IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Ale druggists refund thetnoney if it falls to cure, 25 TO CURE A COLO IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AU Druggists refund the nonej it it fall o eur. 25e ...GO TO... G. H. - DOORS, WINDOWS, MOULDING and BUILDING MATERIAL. LOWEST CASH PRICES EVER OFFERED FOR FIRST-CLASS GOODS. Shop Opposite Congregational Church, Main Street, Oregon City, Ore. for CHOICE CUTS and BETHKE & CARLS' CASH MARKETS Successors to R. PETZ0LD Seventh Street, Corner of Center, on the Hill. Main St., Opposite Caufield Block. Two Shops, - - - - Oreaon City, Oregon. HARRIS' GROCERY.. Fresh Stock of First-Class. I Depot for HAY and FEED New Firm Heinz & Co. have purchase the Grocery and Bakery of . Gibson & Lindsey, and will continue to keep a first-class line of STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES BREAD AND PASTRY Old Established Bakery, opposite Postoffice. Oregon City, Oregon. . Discount We can save, you from 25 to 50 cents on the dollar on everything in the line of a drugstores' stock. PATENT MEDICINES AT WHOLESALE PRICES SYRINGES and RUBBER PRICES BRUSHES and COMBS at PURE DRUGS at LOWEST We buy everything in large quantities and sell them at small profits. We believe in changing our stock often and give our customers the old time profits that drug gists used to charge. We are satisfied with our profits. They are for you to profit by. We make a specialty of prescription work. S. G. SKIDMORE & CO CUT RATE 151 Third St. near Morrison, What Are We Doing? We have put in a stock of NEW FURNITURE In addition to Second-Hand Stock; where you can buy with confidence in what we say and at prices lower than any other house in town. We make no "leaders" with goods shown in our window with low prices and that when you come in you are told it has just been sold. If agreeable (easy) terms will , De given we miena to snow trie public how cheap you can buy goods, as we pay cash and save discounts, OREGON CITY AUCTION HOUSE. TS!Sf SSKSt OREGON CITY BLOCK, Prop. gWP. S. Highest prices paid for Second-Hand Furniture MRS. PRIERS' FOR Candies, Nuts, Fruits and Tobacco Main Street Oregon C Go to... DAVIDSON'S GALLERY Up-to-Date Pictures A MATTER OF TASTE... Every lady has her own ideas in regard to her Shoes. She knows what she wants and knows what she expects to pay for it. No danger of dis appointment in our stock. The up-to-date shapes will please the most fastidious peoplo. If the price is inter esting, and no doubt it is, we have a wide variety of quali ties in the newest shapes. KFtyUJSSE BROS.' SHOE STORE BESTOW FOR - TENDER MEATS go to THE LEADER OF LOW PRICES GROCERIES Willamette Block, Oregon City - Prices... GOODS AT MANUFACTURER'S FACTORY PRICES PRICES DRUGGIST PORTLAND, OREGON BUSINESS change; O. F. HENMNGS has purchased the Seventh )) street Bakery of Ja- . cob Kober and thn T management in n. pared to furnish you with Bread, Cakes, Buns, Etc., at very reasonable prices. WASTED -TRTJSTWOBTHY AND ACTIVK ff''mn " "Jies to travel for responsible established house in Oregon. Monthly and self-addressed stamped envelope. TheDoBiaioa Company, DpU Y, Chicago, 0""