GREAT SPECIAL SALE Tbls Week of fine All-Wool French Crepons In all the new colorinqs. 50c and v 75c values. Closing the entire line at 37e CENTS YARD Extraordinary bargins in Black Mohairs, Changeable Alpacas, Moire Velour Silk Skirtings, in Roman stripe and plain effect. Plain and checked light-weight French Buntings in 42 and 44-inch -beautiful material for summer wear, at 5cc 65c and 75c a yard. Special Seperate Skirts, Suits, Caps and Jackets at special prices, to close. McAllen & McDonnell COR. THIRD AND MORRISON STS., PORTLAND, ORE. TRADING STAMPS? YES1 LOCAL SUMMARY. Pure fruit flavored ice cream soda at Prier's. The pioneer meat market of C. Al bright continues to serve its customers well and always keeps a large amount of fresh meats 011 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. Justice court blanks 15 cents per dozen at Courier office. We are the leaders over all others in stylish millinery and popular prices Oelia Goldsmith. Nottingham lace curtains, balance of lot just received. Will close out at the same old price. Oregon City Auction H ouse. Try Kenworthy's icecream. Icecream and cake 15 cents a dish or two for 25c. Ice cream or ice cream soda 10c. Just received. 100 rolls of fine mat tins. Gall at once and set choice of patterns. Oregon City Auction House All our bicycles have the nev depart- ure Draaes, jusi uie uuug iur riumg w this county. Charman & Co., agents for Columbia bicycles. We are leaders for stylish millinery at popular prices. Delia boidsmitn. F. I. Andrews, the gardener, as usual has the first young radishes and onions ot Uie season, oesiaes ouier eariy vege-table. Albrieht is never "iust out" of the kind of meat you want as he knows what his customers desire and keeps a full Btock on hand and you don't need to take "what's lelt." A high grade warranted sewing ma chine sells for $25 on easy payments at Bellomy & Busch. D.E. Kenworthy at the East Side Ry office serves meals or oysters at all times He also keeps a line 01 coniectionery fruits and cigars. Hail the waeon of Mr. Andrews if you want anything in the fresh vegetable line. Our $30 wheels have the automatic brake ; you can go down any hill. , . Charman & Co., agents for Columbia Bicycles. . Try Prier's ice cream and ice cream Boda, pure fruit flavors. Fruits, nuts and coniectionery of all kinds. Dan Willians has added to his stock of groceries and provisions a full line of ieed and hay. Goods delivered to all parts of the city free. Corner Seventh and Center streets G. H. Young's secondhand store can furnish you with furniture, stoves, hard ware, etc., at less than one-fourth what Bame would cost new ana tney are iubi. as good and will last as long. Give him a trial. When in Portland be sure and call at the Royal restaurant where you can get the best 15c meal in the city. 253 First street, corner of Madison. Wm. Bohlander, proprietor. The Club tonsorial parlors, P. G. Shark, proprietor, shaves for 10 cents. A full line of cigars and tobacco is kept. 45 cents round trip from Oregon Oity to Portland and return via Southern Pacific trains. One way rate 25 cents. Tickets now on sale at railroad depot. Trains leave Oregon City at 8:40 a. m., and 3:35 p.m., and arrives from Port land at 9 :23 a. m. and 6 :52 p. m. Save time by using the quicker route. School Matters. The Oregon City school board have elected Miss Olive A. Luelling, who has been the sufficient teacher in the pri mary department of the West Oregon school for the past t wo years, to the po sition of third grade teacher in the Bar clay school. Miss Gertrude Nefzger, who was the teacher of this grade, de clined are-election. W. W.Marrswas lected janitor of the Barclay school building, and the janitor of the Eastham building will Deselected later. A. K. JJimick has been elected prin- ipal of the Scotts Mills school. Shirley Buck is the newly elected principal of the Canby school. t red Memdi closed his second term 01 school in the Orescent district Friday. JN. W. Bowland was elected principal of the Milwaukie school, but doclined to accept thepnncipalship of the Harmony school foi another year. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. County court proceedings ment. supple- Beaver Creek School. Following is the report of school dis trict No. 15 for the month ending June 3rd. Total number of pupils enrolled, 42; general average attendance, 30; number of days taught, 19 ; number of cases tardiness, 35 ; average number be longing, do. those who were neither absent nor tardy during the month are Arta iurfc and Karah i'arry visitors present during the month were: John Shannon, Miss Myrtle Boen, Elga Boen, Dr. T. B. Thomas.Mrs. E F.Ginther and Hoy d Kirk, director. Visitors always welcome. Robert Ginther, Teacher. Scrofula, hip disease, salt rheum', dys pepsia and other diseases due to impure blood are cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla. Mrs. Sladen & Miss Edith Wlshart. Milliners. sometimes a nre is a benefit, we found it so, although it might have been worse, as we had insurance. Our Mil linery Department is now fitted up very tastefully and we invite everybody to come and Bee us. We are constantly getting in new goods, and can furnish anybody with a suitable hat or bonnet, up to date and fashionable. See posters about Methodist excursion on the Fourth. Matt Patterson, of Login, was in Oregon City Friday. E. T. Fields is again officiating as baggage master at the S. P. depot. ' Born, to Mr. and Mrs.F. W. Aldridge, near this city a sou, on June 12. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Green, of Salem, are visiting relatives in Oregon City. Mrs. George Broughton and children have been visiting relatives at Salem. E. O. Ooe, of Damascus, now located at Astoria, was in Oregon Oity Friday. H. S. Gibson left Wednesday for a visit to The Dalles and Eastern Oregon. R. O. Thomas, one of the well-known farmers of Beaver creek, was in Oregon Oity Tuesday. A. Lacey, of Springwater, was in town Tuesday He has been ill ot late with liver complaint. It is well worth the price of the M. E. church excursion to see Latourette Falls, I am going, are you? Miss Freda Goldsmith, of Eugene, is visiting her aunts, Mrs. M. Bollack and the Misses Goldsmith. The Methodist ladies always furnish a good lunch for a small amount of money. Eat with them on the Fourth. George Case is now officiating as gen eral secretary of the Y. M. C. A , during ! Secretary Levi Johnson s absence. Rev. Harold Oberg went to Salem Tuesday to attend the co(mniencement exercises at Willamette University, Howard Brownell returned this week from Forest Grove, where he attended Pacific University for the past year. Born, in Oregon City, Tuesday morn ing, June 14, to Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lovett, a daughter, weighing 9 pounds. W. A. White returned Friday from a business trip to Iowa, and reports the farmres and other lines of business pros pering. R. S. Smith, the hammer thrower in the state university athletic team, was the guest of Charles U. Wilson during the week. Mrs. R A. Miller is attending the Willamette University commencement exercises and visiting friends at Salem this week. E. D. andT.R. Hornschuch.ol Beaver Creek, who have been students at Wil lamette university at Salem for the past school year, returned home r nday. In the probate court Monday, H. E. Hayesadministrator of the estate of J. O. Hull, deceased, filed his final report, and the administrator was discharged. The Springwater Maccabees tent had an anniversary cete oration last Satur day evening, which was participated in by the Damascus and iagie creek lodges. Mrs. R. Freeman arrived from Chica go a lew days ago, and has joined her band. Dr. freeman, who has been located in the city for several months past. Harry Muir left Monday to live with his sister, Mrs. O. E. Baker, near Ooun cil Bluffs, Iowa, with the expectation that a change of climate will benefit his health. Bids Wanted. Bids will be received by the under signed at the office of the Recorder of Oregon City up to 3 p. m. July 1st, 1898, for the construction of an elevated walk on Eightth street to top of bluff in ac cordance with plans and specifications now in the othce ot recorder. Each bid to be accompanied by a certified check lor izb payable to the recorder as guarantee that bid, if accepted, will be fulhlled. The committee reserve the right to reject any or all bids. II. E. Harris, Jas. Roake, r RED Metzner, Committee on streets and public property Fancy flower baskets for graduating exercises at the Racket Store. Leather belts, all colors, also a nice variety, of belt fasteners, at the Racke 1 Store. Hats and bonnets for children nice selection, at the Racket Store. For best groceries at cheapest price go to Marr& Muir. Latest Russian blouse front shirt waists, different styles, at the Racket Store Fob Rent Three fine rooms in a quiet place in Green Point near car lino, furnished or unfurnished. In quire at Courier office or A. R. Doolittle at residence. We can assure all who invest $40 in Victor, 1898, Model 35 bicycle, that they are setting their money's worth, and that a greater amount of service and sat isfaction cannot be found in any other bicycle on the market at an equal price Burmeiater & Andresen. We Carry in Stock a Large ine of SOLID GOLD, GOLD FILLED, SILVER and NICKEL WATCHES Vith Waltham and Elgin Movements HIGHEST GRADE AT LOWEST PRICES Burmeister & Androgen, THE OREOON CITY JEWELRRS Mrs. J. M. Tracy, of Logan, who went to Yoncalla, Douglas county, last week to visit relatives, is suffering from an attack of the measles, and will not return until Saturday. Adolph Shultz. formerly in the butch' ering in this city, removed his family to Portland Wendeaday where lie has been in the employ of the Union Meat com pany for the past three months. Children's day exercises will be held at the M. E. church next Sunday even ing. The ceremony of infant baptism will be observed at the morning hour and the pastor will deliver a sermon ap propriate to the occasion. Stephen A. Hungate. deputy United States surveyor was in from Molalla Wednesday, and expects to leave for Malheur county in a few days, where he has a contract to survey four town ships of government land. George Broughton's sorrel team ran away Monday, breaking the wngon tongue and fracturing a leg ot one 01 the hoises, and severely bruising the other. The horse witli the broken leg had to be shot, as he was beyond recovery . Mrs. B. S. Bellomy left Wednesday to visit her sister, Mrs. William Wheatley at Poet Falls, Idaho, whom she haa not met for 30 years. Mrs. Bellomy expects to be gone a month or six weeks, and will visit Spokane before her return. The United Biethren church (radical) of Oregon held their conference at Plain- view, Linn connty, last week.' Kev. A. J. Ware, of this city, was assigned to the Salem charge, and Rev. A. D. Westfall will be pastor oi the Oregon City church. A wonderful time is expected at the Salvation Army to-night, Brigadier and Mrs. Marshal, leader of the work in the Northern Pacific Division, will take the meeting. Don't lau. to be there. Also remember ithat ice cream and cake will be served Saturday evening, June 18. About 50 friends gathered at M.L Moore's residence at Mount Pleasant Tuesday evening, the occasion being a farewell party. The time was pleasant ly spent with music, recitations and re- iresnmenia, consisting 01 straw uurriea, ice cream and cake were served. Mr and Mrs. M. L. Moore expect to shortly remove to Koeeburg. F. D. Carroll, aged 40, was examined before County Judge Haves Tuesday, and pronounced insane. He is single, has a college education, and is violent at times. He was taken to the asylum Tuesday evening by Ohiel Burns, uar roll was employed at the paper mills last fall, but has been recently stopping at Joe Myers place. Mr. and Mrs. W.M.Robinson of the Electric hotel entertained a number of their friends at their Mountain View farm on the Westside Sunday. An ex cellent dinner was cooked in the farm house kitchen, and served in the shady grove near the house. 1 he members o: the party were Misses llattie A.Ver steeg, M. Ilarria, E. C. Adair, Nellie Younger, Jean Younger; Dr. and Mrs. R. Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Rob inson, Mrs. S. McKee; Messrs. W. 8. McKee; Messrs. W. S. Wilson and M. R. Boylea. II. T. Bagiey, of Hillsboro, deputy district attorney, has been visiting friends in this city. Mrs. Frank Rigler, of Portland, has been visiting friends in Oregon Oity during the week. Miss Ora Spangler leftThursday morn ing for Corvailis, where she will spend a portion of her vacation at home. Charles Humphrey has assumed charge of the Postal telegraph oftVe, whiie Miss Amy K ily takes a vacation. Abel and Edgar M urease and Guy Clark, wlio have been utteniug Pacific university at Forest Grove, returned home Thursday. Julius Schwartz, the clothier and gents furnisher, will move into the quarters formetly occupied by E. E. Williams, after July 1st. Fred O. Charman returned Wednes day rrom Corvailis, where he has been attending the state agricultural college, during the past school year. John R. Marks left Wednesday for New Orleans, where he goes to look up a market for potatoes and other farm produce raised in this section. Mrs. W. D. Williams, son and daugh ter, left Tuesday to join Dr. Williams in New York city. Dr. Williams and family are held in high esteem by many friends in this oity. Mrs. D. E. Richen, returned Thurs day from a visit to her parents in Okla homa. While away she visited 10 states, but thinks that none of them, compare with Oregon. Word haa been received from Ernest Rands, who has a surveying contract in Idaho, that he killed a large brown bear on decoration day. The ground was covered with snow at the time. G. L. Hedges, of Canemah, who is at tending Yale college, is expected home July 1st. He has been taking a course in the law department and is selected as one of the speakers to compete for the Townsend ratio prize. J. W. Linn, of Redland, a son of B F. Linn, was married to Miss Mary Green in this city Wednesday evening, Rev. J. S. McComb, officiating. The ceremony took place, at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. A. I. Green, t W. C. Johnson, Mrs. Susan D. Mel drum, Mrs. Sarah Meldrum McOown, Mrs. Jane CauBeld, Robert Caufield, Oapt. J. T. Apperson, Alfred Luelling, Mrs. S. Smith, Mrs. Fannie L. Cochran, Mrs. Mary LaForrest. E. Albee and William Galloway were among the Ore gon City people, who attended the 26th annual pioneer reunion in Portland Wednesday. A number of Oregon Oitv people at tended the Masonic conclaves in Port land this week. Mrs. Inez Ryan and Mra. Nellie Walker were delegates to the Eastern Star; Mrs. H. S. Strange, past grand treasurer of that chapter was in attendance ; II. B. Strange was elected grand high priest of the Royal Arch Masons ; T. F. Ryan was elected worthy patron of the Eastern Star chapter. The various committees are pushing the arrangements for the fourth ol July celebration. It is expected that all the business houses and manutactones will have floats on that day in the parade, and the attractions will be many. It was intended to secure Governor-elect Geer as orator, but he stated that he would not speak anywhere, although his first invitation came from Oregon City. Miss Georgia Cooke, of Clackamas, and Walter M. Ritchmyer, of Portland were married at the residence of the bride's mother Tuesday, Rev. T. W Butler officiating. Mr. and Mra. Ritch myer will spend a couple of weeks in San Francisco, after which they will make their home in Portland, where the former is an employe of an electric line 500 SUIT BARGNIS We have disposed of one-half of the men's suits which we purchased at a sacrifice, during the past ten days, and expect to close out the balance in a very short time. This is the grandest opportunity ever offered to the citizens of Oregon City, and every one should take advantage of it Positively $12.50 and $15.00 values for $8.50. This lot consists of BLUE SERGES, GRAY CLAY WORSTED, and PLAIN and PLAID WORSREDS, Every one new, and none worth less than $12.50. This week we have also marked down many of our B3YS' AND CHILD REN'S SUITS Which before the reduction were better value than could be obtained elsewhere. Another Lot of . . . . FINE BRASS CANNONS To give away with each Boy's or Child's suit sold M0YE.R CLOTHING CO., The Topnlar-Price Clothiers BEN SELLING, Manager Corner Third and Oak Streets. T1b PrHshvterian congregation held a mfiotini? a counle of weeks ago and elect ed J . Doremus deacon to succeed Arthur Hohlen, who is in the Y lutlipine islands with Company I. At the meeting it was decided to send a church letter to the three members who are doing duty in Company I, and on last Monday not only ere this letter sent to the boys, but a large package from private individuals. It is announced that before Oregon can send a second regiment to the front she must furnish men to fill the ranks of the one she has already sent out. Adjutant General Tuttle will proceed at once to get the men together. Accord ing to the proclamation issued oy vov ernor Lord, it is expected that the te cruits from each locality, will be per mitted to ioin their home company. The instructions explain that only such men as are likely to pass pnysicai ex amination are desired to be enrolled. Oregon City is entitled to VI men under the apportionment of 330 men alloted to Oregon, and Lieutenant Fred Metzner, of separate company t , is aesignaieu to enroll the recruits nere . W. M. Stone, of Viola, was in Oregon City Tuesday, and states that many fields of white oats throughout the country are turning red, and material damage may result to the crop. Some farmers think that a species of aphis are infesting the oats, however. Kepresen tative elect J. L. Kruse, of Wilsonville who was in Oregon Oity Tuesday, states that the oats are only affected that way where green sod was turned underneath Ernest Lund, aged about 40 attempted suicide at Oswego Wednesday by cutting his throat with a razor. He slashed two gashes in the vicinity of the jugular vein and windpipe, and his recovery is considered extremely aoubtiui. urs. Sommer and Parker were eummoned and sewed up the gashes. Lund was re cently employed on the Morey farm, KH 18 now living 111 oiu vowegu. mo attempt at suicide was probably caused by a severe attack of melancholia. There will be a Brand . patriotic Fourth of July celebration at Wilsonville, and a splendid program oi exercises lias been arranged. The orations will be made by three talented speakers, V. I. looze. O. J. Calkins and W. F. Young, and among the amusements for the day will be foot races, sack races, wheelbarrow races, ladies' race, potato race, music, balloon ascension. In the evening there will be a big display of fire works, and a grand ball including supper for $1.00. ' Bert Greenman and J. W. Berriam .at taches of the Clackamas hatchery, left Wednesday morning for the upper hatchery 60 miles up the uacnamas While en-route they will clean oat the fallen logs and brush that obstruct the trail. The hatchery on the upper Clackamas was built by Columbia river cannerymen about three years ago, but is being operated by the United States fish, commission, who secured 6,000,000 Chinook salmon eggs last year. The racks are ready for taking salmon eggs, but the season's work will not begin until August. Ben Munaon is not by an j means selfish man, if he did succeed in getting a good looking wiie irom ine &aat. ne it anxious for his friends to do likewise, and on Wednesday morning brought up a copy of a paper chock full of matri monial bargains. It contains announce ments ot young women, spinsters, wirinwa voiini? and old. medium fine. : .. . - - - 0 , - lat and forty, all willing and anxious to enter a state of double cussedness, with any man who is respectable and haa the right stuff in him. Some of them have neat little sums of money laid by for old age, according to the announcements. Most of them are willing to go into the mines or on a farm, in town or any where. According to this matrimonial sheet there is a job lot of them of all ages and conditions, that would not even be averse to coming to Oregon. Sunday School Convention. Th annual Clackamas Oounty Sun day School Convention held at Clacka mas, beginning Thursday evening, and ending Friday night, was quiet a suc cess, and proved a proutauie aim in teresting gathering. R. Hawley, of Clackamas, made the address of wel come, which was responded 10 oy b. . Scripture, ot Oregon Oity, alter wnicn Rev. C. C. Poling, of Portland, delivered the address of the evening. At the ses sion Friday morning, reports of officers, superintendents and schools were re ceived, and G. W. Swope, of Oregon n:... M.tanniaA 'Tha Nil narl n tnndan t R Duties and Responsibilities," and George Randall, of New Era, led a dis cussion on "Sunday School Organiza tion." At the afternoon session the following were elected new officers: President, John Wise, of Harmony; vice-president, Mrs. George C. Brownell, of Oregon Oity J Becretary, Mrs. C. F. Olark, of Clackamas; treasurer, Miss Aintha Vhfilns. of Oanbv. Rev. M L. Rugg, of Oregon Oity, made the closing address of the convention. It is probir ble that the next annnal convention will be held at Canby. Spiritual Camp fleeting. George Lazelle, of Oregon City, presU dent, and G. Haynes, otSilverton, sec retary of the spiritual camp meeting as sociation, have issued their announce ment for the camp meeting, that will he held at New Era from July 2d to 25th. Ten cents admission will be charged to the grounds, to assist in meeting ex penses. Among the mediums and speakers who will be in attendance are Mrs. Loe F. Prior, of Atlanta, Ga., for merly a resident of Oregon City ; Charles J. Anderson, of California; Mrs. Kate Obrock, George Wigg, M. D., and E. A. Marshall, of Portland ;IO. 8. Harnish, of Albany; Mrs Ella Royal Williams, of Salem, and Dr. Carlos Wright, of Michigan. The program will be ar. ranged by a committee, and generally there will be two lecturea each day. At Gladstone Park. Of the several thousand peoole who left the Sunday for an outing, none were better rewarded than those who went to hear the concert by the First Regiment oana at uiaostone tr ark. The beautiful park is entirely nature's own work, and could not have been im proved by the best artificial means. It is an ideal picnic ground. The large cupalo-Bhaped pavilhon is well adapted for band concerts, the resonance being excellent.! From early in the forenoon till late toward evening the cars were thronged with paople bound lor the park. After the concert a score of special cars were on hand so aa to prevent crowding. The band under the leadership of Band master Virgil Coomer was at its beat, which was demonstrated by the number of encores brought fortln Evening Tel-gram, Teachers' Association. Th iWknmft8 Oountv Teachers' As sociation will hold their next regular, montly meeting at Molalla, on Saturday, June 25, 1898. Following is the pro gram : Song... ........ HMtHiMi America qk..i M.n.D.ffl.nt. T. J. flary Th Htidv of Hlatorr L. L. Monre Grammar.. - J- A. Jmiii1W Tnure of Teaohera' Position! N. W. Howlaud viki. Primary Oraitna Mm. J. W. Kartell The Hinheit Meal of reaohlng I'rof.H. 8. Strange Onr Pnhllo Bchooln Hupt. H. . Starkweather Boog...... "Bleat he tbe Tlea that Bind. 4th of July Excursion. The M. E. church of Oregon Oity has chartered the large and commodious steamer S. D. Baker for an excursion to Latourette Falls and other points of in terest on the Columbia. This will be one of the finest excursions ever given from Oregon Oity. The scenery of the; Columbia is most grand, not being ex. celled on any river in the United States.. Its lofty peaks, picturesque waterfalls, and the beautiful Columbia river makes this trip one of continuous pleasure and amusement. Lunch will be provided at reasonable rates. Excellent music will be furnished. Round trip, 75 cents, under 15 years 40 cents. Boat leaves Oregon City at 7:30 a. m., returning will reach Oregon City at 8 p. m. Give your order for fresh strawberries raapberries and blackberries to F. I. Andrews, who will furnish freshly picked berries in quantites to suit. When get ting vegetables remember he has all kinds of berries. Get your fruit jars and jelly tumblers at Harris' grocery. SPECIAL SALE $10.00 Men's Suits LOOK LIKE HADE TO ORDER SUITS THAT COST $25.00 ALL MEW STYLES lain Black, Brown Checks, mixtures Black worsted all of them strictly wool Boys Suits $2.50 Youths Suits $450 "FAMOUS" Portland's Largest Clothing House