g .lt, . . . yiaSWIKrWft, 1I3S1M1R SAL EVERY ARTICLE IN STOCK REDUCED Ladies, now is your time to purchsae. Our stock is large and our goods are new, and of the latest creation. You cau 'save from 25 to 30 per cent, on dress goods, silk, table linens, (lace curtains, portieres, ladies' and gentlemen's hosiery and sum mer underwear. Separate skirts, suits, jackets and traveling ulsters; all of which will be sold at reduced prices during our Great Midsummei Sale. GET TOUR CAMPING BLANKETS We have them in 9 and 10-4, white and gray, and will place them on sale during our Great Midsummer Sale at 50c, 65c and 75c. Special line of extra heavy wool blankets, $6.00 and $8.00 values, for $4.95 and $5.15. Wonderful values. McAllen & McDonnell COR. THIRD AND MORRISON STS., PORTLAND, ORE. TRADING STAMPS? YES1 J. Henry Smith, of Portland, com pleted the plana and specifications Sat urday for trie improvement of the Singer hill road, and the city council committee on Btreets and public property are ad vertising for bids to do the work. Some naughty editor has said that courting a girl is like starting a newspa per. It starts out a weekly, then be comes a bi-weekly, then merges into a daily, and if it has any enterprise comes out with an extra about once a year. T. S. Lawrence has been awarded the contract for building the new elevated stairway from Eighth street to upper Seventh street. He does the work lor $448. Property owners in the vicinity of the improvement will pay three fifths of the expense, and the city the remainder. The lawn social given in the St. John's school yard by the ladies of Mead Re lief Corps Auxiliary Monday evening, was a social success, and the proceeds were about 40. which will be forwarded to the Oreeon Citv volunteers at Ma nilla. The Oregon City Band furnished excellent music for the occasion . Clark Hilleary. a well known farmer of Damascus, accidently slid off a load of hay, and received injuries to- his spine, from the effects of which he died on Sundav. The accident occurred oai urdav. He leaves a family. The da censed was unloadina hav with a der rick fork, when the apparatus broke, and he was thrown to the ground, lighting on his head. Three ministers attending the Con gregational national council in Portland, rilled Oregon City pulpit Sunday. Pro lessor II. C. King, of Oberlin college, chad at the Conereeational church in the morning, and in the evening, the pulpit was filled President George II 'liates. of Grinnell colieee, la. Rev N. T. Edwards, of Escondido, lilled the pulpit of the Methodist church in the evening. Bert Greenman. of the Clackamas hatchery, has gone to the upper hatch jry to assi.-t in securing salmon eggs during the summer. J. W. Berriam another attache of the hatchery, hul gone to Little Salmon, Wash., to do the same kind ot work, it is not me inten tion to attempt to secure any salmon 4.eas at the Clackamas hatchery this vnar. but the stinnlv of eggs will be se cured from the hatcheries on the upper Clackamas, Salmon river, and the Little White Salmon river in Washington. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. Mrs. V. Harris is visiting her parents at Astoria. Mrs. G. W. Grace is spending a week with friends at Mulino. Born, in this citv July 7th. to Mr. and Mrs. Nick Story, a son. Miss Nora Conyers, of Clatskanie, is visiting friends in this city. Miss Anna Midlam, of Portland, is visiting relatives in Canemah. Miss M. Harris left Thursday for New York, where she will visit for a few weeks. George Qwens has returned to Oregon City after an absence of a year in California. Bacon is visiting her Phillips at North Ya- The Cascade range in Cltckamae county is aHve with prospectors, and some very promising mineral discover ies are being made. Several locations of gold and silver-hearing quartz ledges have been filed for record during the past week in the county clerk's office. J. F. Paso'd has filed a notice of loca tion on the Silver Thread lode in tlii Bald Mountain district. II. W. Hunt, Asa Hawkins, C. C. Miller, and Robert Miller have jointly filed a notice of lo cation on the Skylark ledge, and the fol lowing individual claims were located on the same lode: A. H. Miller, Asa Hawkins, Robert Miller, C. 0. Miller and H. W. Hunt. David F. May, deputy county treas urer, and for the past two years a mem berofthe county board of examiners, died at his home, in this city Monday, from the effects of a paralytic stroke. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and were con ducted by Rev. M. L. Rugg. Mr. May was 49 yearB and 3 months old at the time of his demise, and was born near Dallas, Texas. He came to Olscfcamas county with his parents, Mr. and MrB. Jeptha May, in 1852. The former died about eight years ago, and the latter is now the wife of Rev. W. L. Molloy. The deceased had taught school for many years, and always took a promi nent part in local politics. He leaves a wife and three children and many other relatives. Mr. May was elected county school superintendent, of Clackamas county in 1885. D. Fisher returned from a visit to For est Grove Friday. Rev. E. A. Holdridge, of Portland, was in the city Monday. Mrs. J. Rilev, of Dayton, Oregon, is visiting Mrs. T. R. Fields at Canemah. Miss Josie Newton has returned from a visit to her aunt, Mrs. Dr. Kinney at Astoria. Money to loan at 8 per cent interest on mortgages. Apply to C, D. & D. 0. Latourette. Mrs. William Green and childten let Tuesday for a short stay at Ocean Beach near nwaco. Mrs. H. G. Starkweather is still very ill with typhoid-malaria at her home near Concord. Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Steel, of Port land, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Curry Sunday. Deputy Sheriff J. E. Jack was among the Oregon City visitors at the Canby camp meeting Sunday. Caroline Scheeley has bpea appointed guardian of the estate and person of Anna Maria Louise Scheeley. T. M. Gault has returned from Sis sons, Calif., and resumed his old place with the East Side Railway Company. Miss Mildred Jacobs, of Portland, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. F. Clark, and attending the Chautauqua assem bly. L. 0. Caples is now temporarily con ductor on the Portland and .Mount Ta bir division of the East Side Railway Company. . F. S. Harding has purchased Captain H L. Heath's paper, the McMinnville Teleohone Begister. Captain Heath is now at Manilla witti the Oregon volun teers. i Robert Ginther, who recently com pleted a term of school at Beaver creek, went to Portland Saturday, to begin a course of Btudies in the Portland Busi ness College. A local paper printed partial proceed ings of the June adjourned term of the county court, and accredited the same to County Judge Ryan and Commis sioner Morton. W. F. McGinilis, who has been ill for the past two or thiee months, left Thursday for California with the expec tation that a limited stay there will ben efit his declining health. Herbert L. Gill has a half interest in the Woodhurn Independent. He is a bright aiid able writer and a welcome addition to Marion county's journalistic ranks. Capital Journal. Lou Doolittle and family came down from Seattle a few days ago, where they have been sojourning since the former returned from Dyea. Mr. Doolittle will resume his old place in Harris' grocery store. Mrs. Fuller, of Red Bluff, Calif., ac companied by her daughter, Mrs. Keyer, and (son, Bain, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. Albright. Mrs. George Fuller, of Portland, Is also visiting at the same place. G. II. Wishart left for the Clatsop beach Tuesday, where he will erect a cottage for Harry. Sladen. Mr. Wish art expects to return in a couple of weeks, when he will take his family to the beach. F. E. Donaldson is connected with the insurance business of Myers & Driggs in Portland, but he still resides in Ore gon City, and writes more policies at his office here :han any other insurance firm in the city. W.J.Cook, who has been chemical man at the Crown pulp mill for the past month, was called to Watertown, a. Y., Saturday to join his company. He is lieutenant of a militia company in his home town, which was ordered to the front, and upon receipt of a notification, left to join them. We Carry in Stock a Large ine of SOLID GOLD, GOLD FILLED, SILVER and NICKEL WATCHES With Waltham and Elin Movements HIGHEST GRADE AT LOWEST PRICES . Burmcistcr & Andresen, THE OREGON CITY JEWELRRS Mrs. Rachel daughter, Mrs. kima, Wash Mrs. 0. A. Williams and son. Clark, left Wednesday for an extended outing at Newport. Mrs. D. P. Thompson and son, of Portland, are visiting Mrs. S. M. Mc Gown this week. Misses Imogene Harding and Nettie Walden returned Monday from a week's visit at Woodburn. Ex-County Judg Hayes and W. S. U'Ren have each opened law offices in the Jaggar building. The probate court has appointed Christine L. Lund guardian of Ester and Rebecca Lund, minors. S 0. Priestley, until recently deputy under County Recorder Luelling, left Tuesday for Eastern Oregon. Dr. R. A. Heritage will have charge of the music-atthe M. E. church next Sunday, morning and evening. County Clerk Dixon issued a mar riage license on July 9th to Anna Heil meyer and Joseph Engelhouse. Miss Nannie Cochran, who'has been visiting at Clatskanie, for the past two weeks, returned home Tuesday. Mrs. E.E. Martin, Mrs. T. L. Jones and Miss Minnie Case attended the Canby camp meeting over Sunday. Ex-County Recorder Alfred Luelling has been appointed deputy county treas urer, to succeed D. F. May, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. William Marshall, of Portland, have been visiting their aunt, Mrs. E. J. Marshall at Canemah this week. A. N. Munsey is vhe new driver on the vVilhoit stage. While not a veteran stage driver., he is an expert hand with the lines. P. F. Morey'B mother, who has been visiting in this city for several month's past, returned to San Francisco Mon day evening. W. J. Howlett, a prominent Eagle creek farmer, was in town Saturday) and states the crop conditions are good in that vicinity. Miss Lizzie Vegelius was given a party last Sunday evening in honor of her 18th birthday. A number of her young friends were present. Mrs. Otto Krausee, .Mrs. Joseph Al bert and Mrs. J.J. Dalrymple, of Salem, came down Wednesday to attend the Chautauqua Assembly. Strayed, from Mt. Pleasant about Feb. 1st, one chesnut horse and one bay colt. Finder please call on B. Fefzger, at Ore gon City, and receive reward. The Woodmen of the World have opened headquarters on the Chautauqua grounds. Woodmen are requested to visit headquarters and register. Rflv. A. J. Ware, who recently located at Sheridan, is in the city visiting his father who suffers from a broken li-g sustained in the Wilhoit stage accident. J. A. Fairclough writes from the Yu kon country to ins sister, Mrs. Grace, that they are getting along swimmingly, and that the climate there at present is equal to Oregon. E. 0. Hamilton received a letter this weeKfrom F. F. White, dated at Lake Bennett. He was in excellent spirits, on the move, ad expected to reach Dawson Uity in 12 days. The Oregon City Band, under the di rectorship of 0. A. Nash, is now fur nishing some excellent music. The open air concert given by the Band the other evening was duly appreciated. The Congregational church is now lit up with acetelyne gas, and the effect is brilliant. G. H. Bestow made the gen erating apparatus, and has also put in cne at the auditorium in Gladstone park. Isaac Prindle recently returned from a visit to his old home in Connecticut. While looking over some papers that belonged to his deceased father, he found a copy of the Hartford Courier, 100 yeai s old . People of the Midland region will take special interest in the War Articles now being published by Midland J'o;thi,y. The July number contains a splendid article with six half-page engravings of the 50th Iowa at Camp Cuba Libre, Jacksonville. The Wilhoit stago had a runaway Monday evening, while going down the grade on the Soda Spring's side of the Teasel creek hill. The staise was upset and J. M. Ware, the driver, sustained a fracture of one leg below the knee, but the five passengers on board es caped without injury, except a few bruises. Dr. Parker was called to the scene of the accident, and brought Mr. Ware home Wednesday morning. Don't mtes !the free Colored Sacred Concert at the Congregational church next Sunday evening, given by the Millar-Batson combination. The pearless queen of song, Miss Flora Batson will sing (several solos. Morning service as usual at which Miss liaison will ting a solo. The collection in the evening is to be divided with the singers. Come prepared to coniribute. 'the pub lic is cordially invited. J. A. Stuart, who now has a contract to carry the U. S. niaiUfjom .Newport to Aiwa, was looking after business mat ters in the city Friday and Saturday. This mail route is both a land and water one. After crossing the bay ft Newport, the lotite extends along the beach until the A lsea river is reached, then by boat up the river. Mr. Stuart states that that the summer visitors have begun to arrive at Newport, and that he and his family are well pleased with their new home. - Ed Payne, a well known Mulino far mer, was in the city Monday, . Miss Frankie Gore, of Portland, has been visiting Mrs. T. F. Ryan. , Fred Case returned home Monday af ter a year's absence in California. Born, in Oregon Citv. July 12th. to Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Howell, a son. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ceorge Bolton, in Canemah on July 4th, a daughter. Born, in this citv. Julv 8th. to Mr. and Mrs. William Surfus, a daughter. E. W. Scott returned Friday from a several weeks ' visit to Dakota and Iowa, and reports a pleasant trip. Miss E. C. Adair is home after visit ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Adair, for a couple of weeks. Max Ramsby, who is now a deputy revenue inspector for this district, left Monday for a trip up the valley. Mrs. J. G. Bonnett and daughter, Mrs. 0. Wissinger, of Milwaukie, spent Friday with Mrs. T. L. Oharman. Deputy County Clerk E. H. Cooper spent Sunday with his family, who had been visiting relatives for a couple of weeks. Mrs. Tom F. Cowing and daughter left Satuiday for Silverton, where they will make a short visit to the former's parents. Mrs. Luciene Stout returned Satur day from a three week's visit at New port, and reports delightful weather at the seaside. The Eugene Guard says : 0. A. Her mann, the mail clerk, has been sus pended, pending investigation of charges of neglecting his duty. J. 0. Bradley, J. H. Howard and Len Patterson are the newly-elected dele gates from Wacheno Tribe of Redmen to the grand council, which meets in rortiand July Z4th. Mr. and Mrs. Seward Rasmussen, of Willamette Falls, were the guests of Mrs. Rasmussen's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Gilmore, in this city on the Fourth. They came down on a tandem bicycle. St. Helen's News. Mrs. 0. H. Oaufleld and Miss Myrtle Buchanan gave their Sunday school classes a lawn social at the home of the former last Friday. There were about 24 of the young people, and they had a delightful time. Ice cream and refresh ments were served. Sidney Smyth and family, who have been residents of Oregon City for sev eral years past, removed to Portland Monday. Miss Mary McGraw, of Kan sas City, Mo., who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Smyth, expects to leave for her oldhome tins week. A lawn social was given by the ladies of the Congregational church at the home of Mrs Charles Albright. A splendid musical program was presented, and ice cream and cake was served, and delight ful time was spent socially on the elegantly-laid out grounds. Cora Ringo, aged 14 years, 2 months and 25 days, died at Ely, Wednesday evening. July 13th. She was the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Ringo. The funeral services occurred at the Moun tain View church at 8 o'clock this morn ing, conducted by Rev. A. J. Montgom ery. William Took, aged GO years, 8 months and 14 days, died at his home in Falls View, on July 13th. The funeral ser vices occurred at his late residence Thursday afternoon. The deceased leaves a wife and several children, some of them grown. William Lankins, aged 08 years, '3 months and 4 days, died at his homo in this city, at the corner of 15th and Mon roe Btreets, Saturday, July 9lh. He came here from Nebraska about 10 years ago, and eave9 a wife und nineehiklien. His funeral occurred from the family residence at 2 p. in. Sunday. The members of the Baptist Sundav school hail a very enjoyable picnic at Magone s nark Fiiday. They reached the park by boat, and on the return trip steamed up to the falls. Various sports enlivened the program atthe pans, and the affair was voted a greater suc cess than any former annual picnic. Little Miss Louise Huntley, daughter of Mrs. VV. A. Huntlev, gave a num ber of her young friends an excursion to Gladstone park, and a picnic last Fridav. It was an ideal picnic, complete in ev ery detail, and the children had a de lightful time romping through the park. Mrs. Huntley chaperoned the party. Tom Brown was down from the steel h"'ad salmon hatchoiy on Salmon river, over Sunday, and reports that he will have the last 10,000 steelheads, recently turned loose in the river. Mr. Brown states that Salmon river is now fairly alive with young steelheads, and that he will soon begin taking Chinook salmon eggs, Oregon City holders in Blue river river mining property, are feeling pretty jubilant over future prospects, as ma chinery is being put in by Portland par ties on adjoining claims. The Blue River mines have always had the repu tation of being promising property, and it begins to look as though the Oregon City investors might get some return for their money. Rev. A. J. Montgomery, who has been tilling the pulpit of the Baker City Presbyterian church for the pant two Sundays, returned home Wednesday. He has accepted a call from the Presby terian church at Baker City, and will give up his pastorate here AugUBtlst, and after a few week's rest will go to his new location. The Baker Ci:y Pres byterian church is the leading one in that prosperous Eastern Oregon me tropolis, and while Dr. Montgomery's many friends regret to see him depart from their midst hen, they compli ment the BaKer City church in being fortunate enough to secure his services. i The newly elected and appointive of ficers of Willamette Uebekah Lodge, No. 2, 1. 0.0. F., were installed Fri day evening by District Deputy Mis. J. 0. Bradley. They are as follows: Mrs. W. II. Howell, noble grand J Mrs. Julia Frost, vice-grand ; Mrs. J. Lutz, secre tary; Mrs. J.J.Cooke, financial secre tary ; Mies Ada Bidwell, treasurer; Mrs. Anna Wilehart, warden; Miss Minnie Ilolden, conductress ;. J. C. Bradley, right supporter noble grand ; Mth. Wil liam Gaffney , left supporter noble grand J Mrs. A. X. Munsey, right supporter of the vice grand ; Miss Elinor Williams, left supporter vice-grand; Miss Annie Wilehart, inside guard; Mi 8 UoeeMurr, outside guard. 500 SUIT BARGAINS 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 . BOYS' AND CHILD. REN'S SUITS Which before the reduction were better value than could be obtained elsewhere, Another Lot of ... . FIN- BRASS ' GANNONS To give away with each Boy's or Child's suit sold MOYEft CLOTHING" CO.. The Popular-Price Clothiers Corner Third and Oak Streets. BBN SELLING, Manager Money to loan at 8 percent interest on mortgages. Apply to C. D. & D. 0. Latourette . Walter E.Hempstead, M. D., of Da mascus, and W. G. Parker, M. D., of Oregon City, successfully passed exami nations before the state medical board a few days ago, Dr. W, E. Carll is a member of tlje board. ' Wednesday morning James Booten, the horse man, was driving a band of 40 horses, assisted by Ray Dunn. A dog ran out from the front of a house cans ing the horses to stampede. Dunn's horse was pushed to the ground, and he was tramp.ed under foot by the horses until he was bo severely injured that his recovery is considered doubtful. Preston Huffman, aged 14, while fishing in Eagle creek above the falls last Saturday, was swept over the preci pice and killed. He and three com panions were crossing a Blippery foot log above the falls when the accident oc curred. The others reached the bank in Bafety. The deceased was a son of Samuel Huffman, who lives near the scene of the trugedy. A farmhouse occupied by F. Griffith and a young man named Lowe near Cams, was burned to the ground Wed afternoon, and all the contents de stroyed. The house belonged to Grif- tun b tattler, but tie and Lowe were batching in the house, and farming the place. They saw the lire from the held, which had evidently started accidently, too late to be of any service. The house was a large one, and the loss is about $500, without any insurance. J. 0. Bradley, deputy district grand master, County Judge T. F. Ryan, County Recorder T. P. Randall and W, H. Howell went to Oswego Monday night, and installed the new officers of the Oswego Odd Fellows lodge as fol lows: Gilbert Ward, noble grand ; J. F. Risley, vice-grand ; 0. II. Miller, secre tary; G.'W. Prosser, treasurer; J. S. Risley, right supporter noblo grand; L. Smith, left supporter noblo grand; Henry Hans, right supporter vice-grand ) Thomas Cox, left supporter vice-grand ; I. II. Ball, warden ; C. F. Nixon, con ductor; John Cluck, lnsido.guard. Coroner Strickland and G. B. Dim ick, deputy district nttorney. were sum. moned to Damascus Tuesday afternoon to hold in inquest on the remains of James Welch, found dead on his place near Damascus Monday evening It was his custom to drive his cows to pas ture every morning, passing through a strip of timber on his way to the Held, During the day Welch's younger sister and brother were in Portland, and upon their return, noticed that the former was missing. After a brief search his remains were found lying by the path in the timber leading to the cow pasture. The coroner's verdict was heart disease, The deceased was unmarried, and lived on hia farm, his younger and sister as sisting about the house and on the place. CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY. An Entertaining and Successful Sea-slon. The fiifth annual session of the Wil lamette Valley Chautauqua Association, is proving a greater success than even its most sanguine friends anticipated. The various daily programmes are prov ing satisfactory, and the attendance has been very good for the first days. The numbering of the camp tents was com pleted Wednesday evening. There are already 101 camps in the park, 15 more than last year, and the number is in creasing every day. Yesterday, was the third day, and the beginning has been very gratifying to Chautauqua people. The attendance has been very good, and is increasing. The programme has been excellent, and mere are many good things yet to come, A number of notable lecturers have oc cupied the platform. Governor Geer responded to President Miller's address of welcome, and highly entertaining lectures have been delivered by Dr. P, S. Benson, of Chicago; Rev. W. E. Bar ton, of Chicago; President W. C Haw. ley, of Willamette university ; Rev. A. H. Bradford, of Montclair, N. J., and Rev. 0. 0. Poling, of Portland, besides the splendid musical concerts and pro grammes, there has been the readings by the noted elocutionist, Maud May Babcock, the round table, programme of athletic sports each dajl, and then tie all-important class work' with a scoie of the best instructors in the land. All this, and the programme is not half completed. It will bo continued through all next week, with many good thitiL's yet in store. Today there will be a lecture by on Horace Mann and the American Pul. lie Sohool," by President P. L. Camp, bell, of the Monmouth normal school J in the afternoon a lecture on "Leisure M iments" by Eugene G. UpJyke, D. D., oi Madison, vVis. Tonight will bi the great lecture of John Temple Grave?, of Atlanta. ''4a., on "The Last Hope ot the Negro." UnriHrtukur, Geo. II. Young, in connection will.' his second-hand store, has rented the adjoining storeroom and is laying in a complete supply ot colllns, caskets and undertakers supplies. Mr. Young Is preparing to conduct funerals, do em balming, ami render all services in line with the undertakers' business. County Coroner Strickland will have an ollice In the building. Main street, near Pope' hardwar store. If You Have Any disease duet i impure or impoverished blood, like serofuU, sail rheum, dypopsia, orcmarrh, you suouid take Hood's Sirsaparill and bd prompt ly cured. Hood' Pilla are easy t take, easy op erate. Cureiudigestion, biliousness. 23c. "KENNEDYS" 167 FIRST ST.. Bet. Morrison and Yamhill Announces retiring from business and in order to quickly dispose of the stock Marked $1.00 Dress Goods to roc 50c 25c Muslin Calicoes 25c 12c 4C 2C HAMILTON BROWN SHOES AT LESS THAN COST Fine line cf Men's and Boy's Clothing,' Hats, Caps, Shoes, Underwear Save Money and Go There for Bargans KENNEDYS 1 67 FIRST ST., Bet. Morrison and Yamhil PORTLAND, OREGON