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OREGON CITY COURIER By a'. W. CHENEY. E iterodin rogon City postufflce as socond -clasB matte SUBSCRIPTION RATES. If palrtln advance, per year .... 1 R? Six months 7? Tttree months' trial 2'' lThe dalfi opposite your address on the papor denotes the time to which you have paid. PATB3NIZE HOME IMMJSTKY. OREGON OITY, MAR. 4, 18 98. DEHOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION Notice is hereby given that the demo cratic county convention of Clackamas county will lie hold in Oregon Oity. Or., at 11 o'clock a. m. on Saturday, March li)th, 181)8, for the purpose of electing delegates to the state convention to be held in Portland on March 23d, 18!)8, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meet- The primaries are hereby called for March 12th at 3 p. m. for the purpose of electing delegates from the different pre cincts to the county convention. The apportionment of delegates is as follows : Abernethy 8 Harlow 4 Heaver Creek . . .5 Boring 2 Oanby . . . . : 5 Canemah 3 Canyon Creek. . .2 Cascades 3 Cherryvillo 2 Clackamas (1 Damascus 5 Eagle Creek 5 Garfield 3 George 2 Hardings 4 Highland 5 Manle Lano 5 vlarquam fl Milk Creek 4 Milwaukee 5 Macksburg 4 Molalla 9 Needy 4 New Era 4 Oregon Citv No. 1. 7 OregonCit'y No. 2. 9 Oregon City No. 3. 5 Oswego 4 Pleasant Hill 3 Kieverg 1 Soda Springs 2 Springwater 4 Tualatin 3 Union 2 Viola 2 West Oregon City 7 Total 154 Precinct ehairmon are requested to look after the primaries and see that delegates are elected who stand squarely on the Chicago platform. By order of the county central com mittee. J. J. Cookr, Chairman. A. W. Oiiknev, Secretary. Hon. M. A. Miller of Lebanon received a letter from AV. J. liryan a few days ago. Mr. Hryan wrote that he hoped the reform parties in Oregon would unite in the campaign this year. Albany Democrat. T'iat the administration, which is controlled by tho money power, would be willing, to fasten $300,000,000 of in debtedness on Cuba, and make the United States responsible for the debt so as to save harmless the bondholders, is undeniable. But would the American people submit to such an outrage? The flrBt election this year will be in Oregon. The republican gold party will spend millions to carry tne first sate election. Our people must be on their guard so us to counteract tho evil in fluence of money. The silvei forces must carry Oregon, and take her out of the gold column. SilverKn ight Wutcli man, Poor, weak MeKinley. how he is beset these days I llanna and his corruption fund contributors holding $3011,000,000 of Cuba bonds are on one side, and the American people demanding the liber ation of Cuba from Spanish despotism on tho other. There is no doubt which side will win if war is not precipitated by tho treachery of lhe Spaniards be fore tho patriots of Cuba are enslaVed to the bondholders. ir looks as though the road districts of Clackamas county that expect to get any amount of road money this year are going to be disappointed. After the city gets its (li) per cent and is paid tho amounts delinquent, that the supremo court has decided it w ill get, and Sidney Smyth get his little wairaut for f3724.33 paid, besides several others that have been issued in advance of tax collection, there will be but little left. Tiik Eastern creditors, who are trying to put Southern and Western business men in bankruptcy by means of tho bankruptcy legislation which assed the house last week are the philanthropic gold men who would not take advantage of a man's necessities. Oh, no. They are like tho buzzards that are hovering over tho wreck of tho Maine, ready to ' devour tho bodies of the brave seamen who wore killed in that disaster. Bi-fletalllc Silver Republican Call. Notice is hereby given that a maps convention of all republicans of Clacka mas county, Ore., who believe in the and silver at a ratio of lb' to 1, the abo lition of all corporate or private banks of issue and the issue of all money by the government alone, which shall "be a full legal tender for all debts, public and private, and a government of, for and bv the people, best attained by direct legisla tion be and is hereby called to meet in Oregon City, Or., at 11 o'clock a.m., March 19th, 1898. for the purpose of electing delegates to the state conven tion to be held in Portland, Or , on Marcli 23d, 1898, and for the transaction of any other business that may come before the meeting. Wm. Baklow, County Chairman. Gkanoe Meets. Oregon City was crowded with grangers Tuesday, the occasion being a convention, of Clacka mas county granges to elect delegates to attend a meeting of the state grange to be held at Forest Grove on the fourth Tuesday in May. T. L. Turner, of Tualatin, was chairman of the meeting and A. Lacey, of Springwater, was elected secretary. D. McArthur, A. Luelling and F. Wilson were appointed a committee on credentials, and reported the following entitled to seats in the convention: Beaver Creek Grange Wm. Griesenthwaite, John Shannon, Ernest Ginther. Harding G.B. Trotter Lena Kirchem, F..P. Wilson. Spring water John Stormer, 0. L. Gray, A. Lacey. Molalla Frank Case, 0. T. Howard, Airs. M. A. Knolts. Damas cus T. L. Bates, Almeda Smith, Mrs. G. C. Barton. Milwaukie A. Luelling, J. S. Risley, Lillian Wills. Highland E. Harrington, R. L. Ringo, Robert Ginther. Tualatin T. L. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Wagner. AVarner Grange, New Era D. McArthur, May Waldron, J. L. Waldron. Oswego G. H. Lacey, Mrs. M. E. Gago, Will Ewing. The following were elected members of the state grange, A. Lacey, Mrs A. E. Lacey, Mrs. Alary O. Howard, C. T. How ard, T. R. A. Sellwood, Mrs. Sellwood j alternates, John Stormer, Mrs. Mollie Stormer, F. AV. Case, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Wills. Is School Ciwi.es. Superintendent Starkweather has issued public school graduating diplomas to the following persons during the week. These certifi cates are signed by the teacher of the school, tho school boaul, and the county board of examiners: Misses Irene Car ter, Lorena Ramsby, Dora Moody, Mo alla school, Miss Elsie Thomas, teacher. M iss Jessie McMurray , Damascus school , Miss Ednelle Collins, teacher. Miss Lillio Thompson, Miss Mcrtio Thomp. son and Frank Mitts, Neeity school, A. U. Thompson teacher. Millard lliatt and Miss Harriet Bray havo boon re elected teachers of tho Canemah school for a period of three months. A. R. Dimick lias been re-elected teacher of tho Monitor school. E. G. Hacked will teach the spring term of tho Capp school, district No. 9, on tho Clackamas. Misa Carie Dcmmer, of Portland, is now teaching the primary department in the Clackamas school. Miss Ph"ma Me Donald has been elected to teach tho Oak Grove school, district No. 13. C.E. Minier will teach tho Mack-dmrg school, ' c-uuricy imcK Il:ts noon engaged to teach the Needy school. Many of tho districts are now employ ing new teachers for the spring ti inis. FhkdKixdkh Dies Suphkni. v. Charles Frederick Kinder, of this city, who has been at Pendleton since last August, died very suddenly while playing solo in a saloon Sunday morning. The Pendle ton Tribune' in an account of the sudden death si.ys: He was happv all evening and had just come from a dance of Cac tus Club at armory hall. Two or throe hands of a game wore played, when Kinder suddenly placed his hands to his head, and exclaimed, "My, hut I'm dizzy!" lie sank en tho table, gasped for a moment, and all was over. This paper further says that ho was of a hap py jovial disposition J never drank a drop of liquor, although ho occasionally went into saloons te play solo, Ho was em- 11.1V.1.1 til Hi., 1.. ...11... 1 ........... ... i i iuimi.ii union nulls. His remains wore brought to this citybv Winded Powell, his roommate, and a former resident of Orouon ditv Ti,. lecoasod was 24 years of age, and ho oaves a mother and several brothers uul sisters in this city. The funeral Lorvicos wore held at the M. E. church luosday and were conducted by Rev. larou uherg. The remains were in erred in Mountain Vie cemetery. Tun Okkmon City Bicycle Road. hays the Oregouian, the road on the East Side to Oregon City, will probably be further improved this year, and will be one of the popular routes between Portland and that place. Last year much was accomplished north from Gladstone park. The road passing west of Clackamas station was widened by the stumps and trees, being cut out through the heavy timber. This was a vast improvement,' as it went. Re moval of the trees will admit the sun early. It remains to gravel the road, in order to put it in good condition, and are good prospects that it will be done. It is the popular roa 1 for wheelmen. A well improved road toOregon City would be the meaiis of taking many hundreds of wheelmen there during the summer. Tho falls would draw well, if it were not so naru 10 wneei mere, out a well-improved road will change all this. "While many will take the road around by Mt. Scott, as was done last year, it is at least two miles further, and the direct road through Milwaukie will always be the popular route if it is kept in reason ably good condition. A Coaching Party. The first coaching party of the season was made up of 10 pupils from Miss Finley's room in the Barclay school, last Friday. The party chaperoned by Miss Finley drove to Saucer rock about a mile this side of New Era, taking their lunches along. The drive was a delightful one along the river bank, and in addition the other festivities a bon bon box filled with various articles was tossed to the sumnit of the rock with great ceremony. Jul ius Moreland was driver of the coach and the members were : Misses Blanche Bain, Laura Pope, Maria Pratt, Hazel Pilsbury, Ethel Oaufield, Bertha Scott, Maud Noble, Aland Butler, Bessie Wood, Myrtle Buchanan, Kate Marks, Elsie Blake; Messrs Willie Marshall, Jack Caufield, AVinnie 11 ill and Carlton Hard ing. Miss Gertrude Finley, chaperone. School Election. There was a lively contest over the school election at Cane mah in the matter of a new director. The candidates were AV. L. Klempson and H. L. Templeton. Klempson re ceived 23 votes, and Templeton 17. AV. A. Hedges was re-elected clerk. At Parkplace Capt. J. T. Apperson and lieorge T. Howard, were unanimously re-elected director and clerk respectively. At West Oregon City D. P. Jones was re-elected director,- and I. D. Taylor re elected clerk. There was a lively con test over the school election Monday at Milwaukie. F. Birkomeir was re-elected director, and Miss Elgiva Mullan was elected clerk. Mr. Sellwood the retiring clerk, refused to accept a re-election, unless,the district would raise the com pensation from $20 to $40. In tiieJCikcuit Coukt. Nellie L. Ful ler vs. Albert Fuller; action for divorce on the plea of cruel and inhuman treat ment, drunkedness and non-support. The plaintiff and defendant were mar ried in Oregon City in April, 1891, and the plaintiff asks for the custody of the two minor children, Albert Cecil,aged (i, and Henry J., aged 5. Other suits filed during the week are Kate A. llansbro vs. H. II. llansbro; action for divorcj. H. AVeinhard vs. II. K. Golden ; action to recover money. C. R. Look vs. Nancy L. Hunter et al ; for relief against claims. A. L. Frazor and G. AV. Swope, trustees', vs.Mahala AVallaco et al ; action to re crver money ; Arthur A. Brown vs. Maud Rowleo. Charles L Ole vs. George F. Binney : suit on attachment for $73.30. IMI'KRSONATOKS AND C It A YON SKETCHES. r-G. l'aul Smith and AVillard Gorton proved themselves to bo royal entertain ers at Shively'a opera house AVednesday night. Mr. Smith, as a crayon artist, far exceeds anything in this lini that has ever appeared before the Oregon City public. Mr. Gorton, too, is very good in his character sketches. Mr. Smith as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and "Zachariah Spicor,'.' made decided hits. Sadie K. White had charge of the musicial part of the program. This entertainment was the first in a series of Y. M. C. A. star entertainments, and an ontiio change of program will be presented Saturday evening. Reserved seats can be secured at the Y. M. C.A. rooms. Y.M.C. A. Kntkbt.vismknt andSocial. Th a Ladies' Auxiliary gave a splendid entertainment and social at tho Y. M. C.A. rooms Saturday evening to the employe of the paper mills. The ladies decorated tho rooms with paper orna ments and they presented a very attrac tive appearance A merry crowd of young people heartily enjoyed tho pro gram presented, as well as tho refresh ments served. Following was the ex cellent literary and musical program : Solo, by Chester Roake; recitation, Motta Finley ; Solo, May Case; recitation, SolUo Stafford ; Solo, Frank Confer; recitation, Hossio Wood; piano solo, Nina Caples; recitation, Minnie Movers; recitation, Mrs. Stafford. Hki.1) Up. S. Petersen, well known In this city m a book agent, was robbed on Monday of last week while near Ore gon City. Mr. Peterson was walking up the railroad track and w hen about two miles from Oregon City he mot a man coming down the track, w ho pres ented a revolver and demanded Mr. Petersen's money. The robbery oc curred at about 4 o'clock in the after noon. Mr. Petersen was relieved of about $15, and the lone high-way-man went his way. Silverton Appeal, If Mr. Peterson was robbed near this city ho should havo made complaint to the authorities. . C. D. & D. C. LATOURETTE AITOKNEYS AT LAW Commercial, Real Etate and Probate Law Specialties Office In Commercial Bank Building OREGON CITY .... OREGON Geo. C. Bbownkll J. U. Campbbll BROWNELL & CAMPBELL ATTORNEYS AT LAW Caufield Building - - Oregon City, Ore THOS. F. RYAN Notary Public and Real Estate Broker Leading Insuuancb AoenoY op Clackamas County Money to Loan. Abstracts of Title Made Drawing of LeKal Documents a Specialty Office on east side of 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 ot Oregon City and vicinity. Special attention paid to Catarrh and Chronicdiseases. Best of references given. Office in Willamette linildintr. Office hours: 10 to 12 a. m., 4 to 6 p. m. OREGON CITY . . OREGON J. W. WELCH DENTIST WILLAMETTE BLOCK Opposite P. O. - - Oregon City, Ore C. H. ISOM, Civil Engineer & Deputy County Surveyor Will be al Court House on each Saturday and ou repular session days of County Court C. N. GREENMAN (Established 1805 ) TIIK PIONEER KXTKKSSMAN AND 1JHAVM.A' Parcels Delivered to All Parts of tlie City OREGON CITY .... OREGON COMMERCIAL BANK of OREGON CITY CAPITAL f 100,000 Transacts a General Banking Business Loans made. Bills discounted. Makes co lections. Buys and sells exchange on all points in the United States and Europe and on Hong Konff. Deposits received subeet to check. Bank open from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. D. C. LATOURETTE, IRtCD J. MEYER, President Cashier ANK OF OREGON CITY OLDEST BASKIMd HOUSB IN THE CITY PAW UP CAPITAL, pOfiOO.OO SURPLUS f 30,850.00 President, Vice-president Cashier, Cbas. H. caufmed Geo. a. Haroins E. O. Caufield , K General Banking Business Transacted Deposits Received Subject to Check. Approved Bills and Notes Discounted. County and City Warrants bought. Loans Made on Available Secuntv Exchange Bought and fold. Collections Made Promptly. Drafts Sold Available in Any Part of the worm. Telegraphic Exchange Sold on Portland, Sau Francisco, Chicago and New York. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. H. STRAIGHT, GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS Mill Feed, Lime, Cement and Land Plaster. NoWtt Livery and Sale Stable OREGON CITY, OREGON, Onthe Street between the Bridge and the Depot. Double and single rigs and saddle horses k ways on hand at the lowest rates, and acorr also connected with the barn for loose stock lltvlllfflpmutlillt .n.raF.llt. anv hft.A nf promptly attended to by letter or person. HOUSES BOUGHT OK SOLD (10 TO MRS. PLIERS' FOR Candies, Nuts, Fruits and Tobacco Maiu Street On pi n C Go to... DAVIDSON'S GALLERY Up-to-Date Pictures For First-Class BREAD and PASTRY C. F. HENNINQS Seventh St. Bakerij or stop his wajion as it goes by. I 4 I " TO G. II. FOR DOORS. WINDOWS, MOULDING and BUILDINC v MATERIAL. DVdMr Gill PHVlKi EVER OFFERED FOR FIR3T-OLAS3 GOODS. Shop Opposite Congreiintiinat Uliuvch, Slain street, Oregon City, Ore. for CHOICE CUTS and TENDER MEATS go to BETHKE & CARLS' CASH MARKETS Successors to R. PETZ0LD Seventh Street, Cornef of Center, on the Hill., Main St., Opposite Caufield Block. Two Shops, Oregon City, Oregon. HARRIS' GROCERY... Fresh Stock of First-Class ) Depot for HAY and FEED I 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 PASTRYbb Old Established Bakery, opposite Postoffice. Oregon City, Oregon. WHEN YOU HAVE COMPANY... You want everything just right, especially the dinner. It is liable to be a failure of the flour used in the bread and pastries is poor. Be sure and order f "Patent" Flour... and your visitors will dinners. Sold by all factuted by Portland Flouring Mills Co. What Are We Doing? We have put in a stock of NEW FURNITURE c"nare,ore 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 be iven we intend to show the public how cheap you can buy goods, as we pay cash and save discoi nts. OREGON CITY AM ION HOUSE. ttspr OREGON CITY W L. BLOCK, Prop. XJV. S. Highest prices paid for Socond-Hand Furniture t WV -M n Ma mm Bat a WiBsow & Cooke ...BATE JUST RECEIVED A COMPLETE USE OF... PLOWS, t EXTRAS j WE ARE N0W SE" No. 40 Plow for 11. 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 pleape the most fastidious people. If the price is inter esting, and no doubt it is, we have a wide variety of quali ties in the newest shapes. KRAUSSE BROS.' SHOE STORE BESTOW THE LEADER OF LOW PRICES GROCERIES Willamette Block, Oregon City praise your faultless grocers and manu- HARROWS and f CULTIVATORS, also f b mwmmm;