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They are better than ever before. They are
all in NEW STYLES , and just as neat as
anything you ever saw. They will please
you.
We can show them to you as low as 50c
They are good values for the price.
A Better Quality at from 75c to 85c.
Something Dainty, Fresh, and in the
Latest Novelties,, for 95c to $1.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
JUST OPENED-
-New MuH and Silk
and Plaid Ribbcns.
Tics, Roman Stripes
Mcailen-& McDonnell,
Cor. M & Morrison,
PORTLAND, OK.
LOCAL SUMMARY.
TVib Timnofir meat market of C. Al-
pioneer
bright continues to serve its customers
well and always keeps a large amount
uf fresh meats on hand.
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.
For best groceries at cheapest price go
to Marr & Muir.
' Albright is never "just out" of the
kind of meat you want as he knows
what his customers desire and keeps a
full stock on hand and yeu don't need to
take "what's loft."
vnr ti,o liRst shave or hair cut to
be had go to P. G. Shark's shop. Shaving
10 cents, '
A high grade warranted sewing ma
chine sells for $25 on easy payments at
Bellomy & Busch.
L. L. Pickens, dentist, does all kinds
of dental work. Gold crowns, porcelain
crowns and bridge work a specialty.
Office in Barclay building, corner Main
and Seventh streets.
D.E. Kenworthy at the East Side Ry
office serves meals or oysters at all times.
Ho also keeps a line of confectionery,
fruits and cigars.
Dan Willians has added to his stock of
groceries and provisions a full line of
feed and hay. Goods delivered to all
parts of the city free. Corner Seventh
and Center streets
Remember the Racket Store opposite
Oluirman.s Drug Store.
G. II. Young's second hand store can
furnish you with furniture, stoves, hard
ware, etc., at less than one-fourth what
same would cost new and they are just
as good and will last as long. Give him
a tryil.
Justice court blanks 15 cents per dozen
at Courier office.
Go to Wilson & Cooke's for tinware,
hardware and cutlery.
Hail the wagon of Mr. Andrews if you
want anything in the fresh vegetable
line.
One-hundred-sixty acres for rent on
the Kalaina river, Washington. Good
house, barn and orchard. Forty acres
cleared. Good place for stock. Will
rent the fame cheap. Apply to K.
Tseharnig, Oregon' City.
Captured thi Escaped Convicts
On Tuesday A. F. Will, the Aurora
merchant, and D. R. Dimick, deputy
marshal of the city of Canby, effected
the capture of Betz and Moore, the two
trusties that escaped from the state pen
itentiary three days previous. Two mtn
walked into Aurora attired in oil-skin
blouses buttoned tight, and dirty yel
low overalls. Their peculiarity of dress
attracted the attention of Marshal Fry,
who communicated his suspicions to
Mr. Will, stating that he conld not get
away to follow them. Mr. Will mounted
his bicycle, and passed the convicts near
Barlow, but went on to Oanby to secure
help in making the arrest. With the
assistance of Mr. Dimick the men were
held up when they reached Canby, and
an examination of their inner clothing,
revealed the fact that the still wore the
prison stripes. In pursuance to the in
structions of the warden of the peniten
tiary, Messrs. Will and Dimick took
their prisoners to Salem on the over
land, and will receive the reward of
$2C0.
Knox Cooper was iu from Carus Mon
day. Charles Zeigler, of Barlow, was in
town Tuesday.
U. H.Wheeler, of Oanby, was in the
city Saturday. . . '
Mrs. John Everhart, of Ely, is visiting
friends at Molalla.
E. A. Coe, of Damascus, was in Ore
gon City Wedesday.
H.A. Waldron was' down from New
.Era precinct, Saturday.,
Fielding S. Kelly, of Portland, .visited
his parents last Sunday.
Isaac Prindle left Tuesday for a visit
to his old home in the East.
J. Zeek, the Canby blacksmith, was
in Oregon City Saturday afternoon.
Will Hutsjn returned Wednesday
from an extended stay in Montana.
W. J. Currin and R. Adkins were
down from Currinsville Wednesday.
Miss Grace McKean, of Mt. Tabor, is
the guest of her cousin, MissJKate Ward.
Register C. B. Moores returned
Wednesday from a short visit to Salem.
Mrs. H. S. Moody was visiting her
sister, Mrs. George Warner, Wednesday,
George McBride, of Astoria, was in Or
egon City over Sunday, visiting friends.
George Brown, the Eagle Creek mer
chant, was doing the city Wednesday.
Born, at Ely on Tuesday, March 15th,
to Mr. and Mrs. George V. Ely, a son.
Mrs.G. W. Swope left Thursday for
a three months' visit to her parents in
Ohio.
Albert Knight, of Oanby, will teach.
the Marks' Prairie school, district
No. 38.
Howard Brownell was home from Pa
cific university at Forest Grove ov
Sunday. . . '
Born, at Gladstone March 16th, to
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Howard, a
daughter.
J. B. Fithian, well known in this city,
is now a writer on the Sunday Mercury
in Portland.
Mrs. Inez Hinton, of Dufur, Wasco
county, Is visiting her mother, Mrs. M.
E. Thomas.
Charles Olark, a well known republican
politician of Clackamas, was in Oregon
City Monday.
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Mrs. Boesb Insane. Wednesday af
ternoon Mrs. Gottfried Boese, of Da
mascus, was arraigned before County
Judge Hayes and pronounced insane.
Mrs. Boese's dementia is of the periodi
cal tort, and of a suicidal tendency.
Last Monday afternoon she went to E.
A. Coe's place about a quarter of a mile
distant and jumped into the well, which
had about four feet of water in the bot
tom, and remained there until Mr. Coe
returned home. When taken out' she
was very cold, but had repented of the
desire to die just, at that time. About
five years ago she attempted suicide in
the same way, but was taken out before
relieved by death. Mrs. Boese is about
60 years of age, a German, and resides
with her husband and only son in Da
mascus precinct. She is said to he very
industrius and agreeable in every way,
except when afflicted with these period
ical attacks of insanity. She was taken
to the asylum by Sheriff Grace
Wednesday evening.
J1RS.
SLADEN AND MISS WISH
ART, fllLLINERS.
We have received a large lino of the
newest and best designs of millinery and
have been consulting wit1' tlu bl'st
ti..i,t on tho Coast and from New York
and Chicago, and Miss Wishait, the
talented milliner, will combine her
original ideas with the information re
ceived, and display at our spring day,
which will be. shortly, the finest assort
ment of millinery that has been iu this
city. Look out for the spring day that
will be announced later. We desire
you to come in and examine our pattern
hats and prices, which we guarantee
will be cheaper than you can find anywhere.
A Pleasant Gathering. One of the
iocial events of the past week was the
party given Misses Maud and Gussie
Maddock at their home on lower Main
street, Friday evening. Games, music,
recitations, etc., was the program, and
refreshments were served. Those pres
ent were Misses Bessie Wood, Daisy
Baxter, Ivy Harrington, Lorena La
telle, Oitavia Hermann, Clara Hoi
gtrom, Mabray McCown, Meta Finley,
Grace Wilcox, Echo Samson, ElvaMil
ler, Maud Maddock, Gussie Maddock;
Messrs. Samuel Stevens, Bert Baxter,
Frank Baxter, Levi Yoder, 0. Knapp,
Carl Cautield, Bert Stafford, Rea Nor-
ris, Arthur Stafford, Creston MaddoeK
For Starving Cubans.
The time for shipping" the supplies
contributed to the starving Cubans has
been extended and the com mittee desires
to continue the appeal for flour, meat,
clothing, etc., to the farmers around
Oregon City eo that all may have a
chance to give something. Contributions
left at the rooms of the Young Men's
Chrietion Association will be cared for
and for warded. Committer.
Revival Meetings. Rev. C.F. Miller,
the singing evangelist, will conduct the
revival meetings that are to begin in the
Methodist church next Sunday morning.
Next to Mr. Sankey, Mr. Miller is per
haps the most powerful gospel singer in
America. His power to move people to
nobler living is simply marvellous.
The members of the Methodist church
and Christian people in general are
praying for and expecting great results
J"om ihese meetings. Mr. Miller, who
at the present is associated with Mr.
Potter in Union revival meeting of all
the Methodist churches in Seattle,
Wash., will arrive on Saturday.
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The democratic county convention
will meet in Pope's hall Saturday at 11
o'clock a. m.
Judge Ira Jones has removed his
office from the West Side to the Wil
lamette block.
Fred Meindl will begin another three
month's teimbf school in the Crescent
district Monday.
Both the populist and democratic
primaries of Molalla precinct, voted
solid for union.
Mrs. Linda Spore, of Molalla, left
Monday for Iowa, where she will make
her future home.
The nicest, cheapest and best assort
ment of fancy ribbons ever in the city,
at the Racket Store.
Mrs. E. E. Harritt and two children,
of Salem, are visiting the former's sister,
Mrs. W. W. Brooks.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Noblitt, of Needy,
were visiting relatives in the city several
days during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. David Olds, of Fulls
View, left Wednesday for a visit to their
old home in the East.
1 here will be fervices in the chapel at
Park place next Sabbath at 3 p. m., con
ducted by Rev. Butler.
Miss Vera Pilsbury was the guest of
Miss Bertha liarin in Portland for several
days during the week.
M.l'olivka, of Stafford, was in town
Saturday, looking after school matters
concerning his district.
Attorney 0. II. Dye and his son,
Trafton, left Tuesday for a short visit to
their old home in Iowa.
Street Commissiner Snidow's gang of
hoboes are doing a good job in cleaning
the mud off Main street.
The net receipts of the Cuban relief
entertainment, given at the armory hall
the other evening by the Foresters,
netted nearly $50.
Collars, cuff s and leather belts, at the
Racket Store.
To the ladies' of Oregon City and
vicinity You are cordially invited to
attend the opening of the grandest dis
play of imported hats and millinery
novelties ever brought to Oregon City
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
April 1, 2, 3, 1898, at Miss Goldsmith's
millinery parlors.
Hair Switches, at the Racket Store.
A lot of millinery goods for Miss Gold
smith were only 18 days coming from
New York by the Sunset route.
ILL. Kelly was called to Portland
Wednesday to see Wallace Conant, his
nephew; who died that evening.
Eagle Creek was tho only precinct In
Clackamas county that voted against
union at the populist primaries.
The publishers of the Roseburg Re
view now issue a very clever daily paper,
in addition to the large semi-weekly.
Taxes are coming in slowly at the
sheriff's office. About (3,000 has been
puil n on the taxes for 1897 to Sheriff
Grace and Deputy Grout.
Miss Dr. Selling, of San Francisco,,
was, visiting Mrs. . I. Selling and family
in this city Saturday and Sunday.
George Hedges is again home after an
absence of several years, fie baa spent
most of the time in the Okano-gou coun
try. ' Albert Frost, of Oberlin, Kansas, ar
rived in Oregon City Sunday, and is vis
iting his parents and other relatives at
Ely.
Mrs. Thomas Campbell and daugh
ters are moving to Portland this week,
where they expect to reside iu the fu
ture. Miss Ruby A. Jackson, of West Port
land, has been engaged to teach a school
adjoining the .'Washington line in this
county.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Krausse and John
Krausse, of Salem, attended the funeral
of Mr. and Mrs. William Wright's little
son Mondav.
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Miss Lucy Stanton, who has been the
guest of lmogene Harding for several
weeks past, returned to her home at
Roseburg Monday.
Miss Jennie Horn, of San Francisco,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. L. Block.
uniu recently sne was a resident 01 j
W ashington, D. C.
II. M. Stahlnecker, a new arrival from
West Virginia, has been granted a per
mit to teach the Sunnyside school, by
Supt. Starkweather.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Moore, of Pleasant
Hill, have been visiting the former's
uncle and aunt, Deputy County Clerk
and Mrs. E. H. Cooper.
Prof. Bernard, the hypnotist and mind
reader, will be at Shively's opera house
on Saturday evening, March 19th.
Spiritualism will be explained.
Mies Mary May, who has been in
Washington for the past year, returned
home last week, and is now with her
parents at Ely, Mr. and Mrs. John May
Thomas Holinan, a well known busi
ness man of Salem, and formerly owner
of the electric plant there, was visiting
his old friend, R. D. Wilson, Tuesday.
Dr. J. Casto, lecturer of the state
grange, was in Oregon , City Tuesday.
He had just returned from an extended
trip through Douglas and Coos counties.
Mrs. J. E.Day, of Butteville, is visit
ing tier cousin, Mrs. H. a. btrange.
She is the wifeof Rev. J. E. Day, former
ly editor of the Woodburn Independent.
Miss Rose Lipp and J. L. Keeler, of
Portland, were married in this city
Monday, Justice Schuebel officiating
The ceremony took place at the justice's
office.
County Clerk Dixon issued marriage
licenses to Georgia A. Powers and Omar
W.Mitchell on March 17th, and Bar
bara Wolfe and John Moser on the 16th
instant.
Miss Oelia Goldsmith is now on her
way home from San Francisco, and is
visiting her parents in Eugene this week
She will probably reach Oregon City
Saturday.
John P. Jones, well-known in this
city as traveling passenger agent of the
Southern Pacilic, was married a few
ago days to Miss Susan Dodson, of
Brownsville.
The Ladies' Quartette and Miss Mae
Case have consented to sing at the meet
ing of the Clackamas County Teacher
Association, to bo held one week from
next Saturday. .
Mrs. E. J. Eddy left Wednesday for
Pittsburg, Kansas. She will he joined
by Mr. Eddy, who is now employed at
W. L Block's mercantile establishment,
and will follow later.
Alfred S. Carlson, a native of Sweden,
and Christian Kaher and Max Kesser
ling, natives of Germany, were all grant
ed final citizenship papers by County
Judge Hayes this week.
When in Portland be Htire and call at
the Royal restaurant where you can get
the best 15c meal in the city. 253 First
Btrcet, corner of Madison. 'Mrs. Win.
Bohlander, proprietress.
The attack in the Evening Telegram
on t . i. tinllitii was entirely uncaueu
for.' Mr. Griffith, during his seven
years' residence in this city, has always
bore an unusually good reputation.
W.M. Shank, of Milwaukie, one of
the conductors on the East Side Railway
is visiting. his brother, Corwin Shank, at
Seattle. During his absence, Mrs.
Shank ia visiting relatives at Canby.
Both returned home Wednesday.
D. A, Miller, of Highland, has been
granted a state cerlilicate by the state
board of education, and Alex Thomson,
of Clackamas, and O. II. llyland, both
veteran, teachers, get life diplomas from
the same source.
A telegram received in this city yester
day from Biker City, states that the
primaries on the day previous voted for
union 16 to., notwithstanding that
Baker county is one of the middle of the
road strongholds.
Otis Shelly, of Maple Lane, who re
cently went to Alaska, writes a letter to
his mother from Sheep Camp, that they
are having a joyful time, and that Alaska
is the flneBt country in the world. Ho
probably has not struck the stern real
ities of the situation.
Capt. Z. O. Wood closed his naloon
on upper Main street Tuesday. His
son, Harley, who has been conducting
the saloon for some time past, will prob
ably go to Baker City. Capt. Wood
himself, is now captain of a steamboat
running down the river from Portland.
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Rev. M. L. Rugg and son returned
Saturday from Albany, where, they at
tended the intercollegiate oratorical con
test. Miss Edna Rugg, his daughter.
represented the Portland University at
the contest, and the title of her oration
was "Radicalism." A. W. Wight, of
Albany, carried off the honors of the
contest.
Ex-Postmaster 8. R. Green, was ar
rested Wednesday afternoon by Deputy
U. S. Marshal Humphrey, on a charge
of embezzling money order funds from
the Oregon City postoflice last August.
It is claimed however, that he made the
shortage good. Mr. Green gave bonds
in the Bum of $2 000 for his appearance
in the U. S. court, and was released.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Rev. O. B. Streyfeller, pastor of the
Evangelical church at Milwaukie, and
Miss Rosa Hornshuh, of this ci ty . The
ceremony is to take place next Tuesday
at the residence of the bride's parents at
Beaver ('reek. For some time past Miss
Hornshuh has resided with the family
of Major Charman.
The usual services of the Congrega
tional church will be held next Sabbath.
At the morning service, "Soul Culture"
will be the subject of discourse. .At the
evening servicethe third sermon of the
course, on "Free Thought and True
Liberty" will be given; theme, "Living
Dogs, or Dead Lions." There will bo a
good musical program at each service.
In the Baptist church the pastor, Rev.
M. L. Rugg, will speak Sunday morning
011 "The Ruining Heart." In the eve
ning the subject will ho "Experience in
Religion." The Sunday school immedi
ately follows the morning services.
Young People's meeting at 0:15 p.m.
The public are invited to these services.
Strangers and those without a clmrch
home especially welcome.
In tho probate court Wednesday,
letters of administration were ordered
issued to J. S. Smith on the estate of J.
A. Smith, deceased. In the matter of
the estate of P. K. Johnson, executor of
the estate of John Anderson, deceased,
filed his report of final settlement, and
May 2nd, was the day set for hearing
the same. It was ordered that notice of
such final settlement he made by post
ing three notices in public places.
Last Thursday afternoon Andy Matrons
recovered the remains of James Freeman ;
floating down the river near Magone
park. The remains were interred in
Mountain View cemetery Friday, and
memorial services were held in the
chapel at Canemah Sunday afternoon
by Rev. Dr. Williams. James was the
youngest of the four men drowned at the
falls on February 8th, and was 18 years
old. No trace of the other three bodiei
has yet been found.
Ed. Beach returned home a few days
ago from Alaska, on account of the
severity of the climate. His physician
told him that if he wanted to live, that
he had better return home. His brother,
Ben Beach, is making $5 per day pack
ing on the Ohilcoot trail, and the latter'a
father-in-law, James Ward, is working
In a Bawmill for $4 per day. It cosls
him $t per day to live. When Ed.
Beach left Dyea, Dave Henderson "had
an attack of the measles.
At the meeting of McLaughlin Chau
tauqua "Circle held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Charman Monday night,
the book on "Rome in Pling's Time,"
was completed. The meeting next
Monday night will he hold at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. II, Caufleld, and the
first two chapters in "Roman Medieval
History," will he considered. Prof. J.
O. Zinser, who has made a through
itudy of ancient and modern history,
will be induced to accept the leadership
of the circle in the new book. r
Among the new suits filed in the
circuit court this week are Albin Floss
vs Noah S. Kellogg et al ; foreclosure
suit on mortgaged property in Oswego
for $750. Eva 0. Clark vs W. E. Clark ;
action for divorce on the ground of cruel
inhuman treatment and drunkeness.
Plaintiff and defendant were married at
Albany, Oregon, in January, 1888. The
plaintiff further assi r 8 that she has sup
ported herself for a long period by tak
ing in sewing, and petitiora for the
privilege of resuming her maiden name
Elva O. Pomeroy,
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