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City Library CITY u It 16th YEAR. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1898. NO. W RE ON mi td 2, ."SsaBW55. taar.jU 1UUU (W Must be strictly pure WHITE, grown,' and have painted in neat two inch black letters on either side the following words: "Have your fire insurance written by an agent who has had years of experience in writing policies and who represents only the largest and bestVompanies in the world." F. E. DONALDSON, Agent OREGON CITY, OREGON Bicycles With Wings... The nearest approach to flying yet attained. The experts who perfect ed and the makers who produced the Chainless Bicycle are public bene factors. No noise. Ne breaks. No friction caused, by exposed driving parts. No attention necessary. "You buy the wheel the Columbia Chainless does the rest." Not an hour of time taken to keep the Chainless in order for a year. More durable. More handsome in appearance. Less expensive "in the end." Absolutely satisfactory under all conditions of use. The Columbia Chainless stands tonay as the greatest achievement of America's oldest and most modern and complete bicycle factory. "You see them everywhere." They are STANDARD OF THE WORLD. Columbia Chain Wheels $ 75.00 Columbia Tandems 1811.00 . M.r l K.k .Wt llttrtiiiruB ......... Vedettes .$35.00 40.00 CHARMAN A FIRST-CLASS COMPANY Fossil, Okegon, June 2, 1898 II.G. Colton, . Manager Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurancs Co. Portland, Oregon. Dear Sir: On July 13th, 1897, Mr. W. R. Popplewell, of this place, took out $2000 insurance through special agent II. T. Booth. Mr Popplewell died suddenly of appendicits, and I wish to thank you for company's draft for $2000.12 the $2000 being the full amount insured for, and the $0.12 being a dividend added by the Company in accordance with its policy of sharinffits profits with all policy holders. The claim has Died 11 months after passing the examination. $2000.00 Policy 6.12 Dividend $2006.12 Total paid en pay g;xteen days from the time proofs were filed, and your promptness in the matter proves that it is best to insure jn a first-class company, and I shall be pleased to endorse the , Massachusetts Mutual whenever opportunity offers, --v. Yours very truly, W. W. Hoover, Executor of the estate of W. R. Popplewell. .INSURE IN. THE MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY of Springfield, Massachusetts. (Incorporated 1851) H. C. COLTON .Manager Rooms, 312-313 Chamber of Commerce PORTLAND, OREGON Do not crowd your guests on a small . unsightly dinner table. Dinner tast better on a large table, besides your friends will go away with the impression that you are a well to do and refined man. We sell Ash Extension Tables for $4.50 and Ladies Folding Sewing Tables for $1.00. BELLOMY & BUSCH The House Furnishers OPPOSITE COUKT HOUSE jHrk-Men's $30.00 Jill Women 3.0O Second-hand Wheel :J0.00 to $50.00 CO., Cat-rate Druggists, Agents. Royal makes the food pure, wholesome and delicious &4KI110 POWDER Absolutely Pure KOVM. BAKINO POmt.O CO., NfWVORK. COUNTY COURT. July Term, T. F. Kjan Judge, S, F. Marks and Richard Morton, Com missioners. (Continued from last week.) In the matter of the reports ot road supervisors for the month of June, 1898, court having examined said reports, it is ordered that they be, and the same are hereby approved, and the expenses 0 the several districts are hereby ordered paid, and the clerk is hereby instructed to draw warrants on the road and gen eral fund for the several amounts, in fa vor of the following named persons. Labor on the Outfield, Milwaukie and gravel pit roads : VVHCounsell.... $44 00 Harvey Gilford and team 68 00 T Hagenburger and team 9 00 R Daniels and team 5 25 R 8 McLaughlin and team 9 00 Edward Lucholke and team..... 17 25 L R Worthington and team 12 75 George Wise and team 9 75 William Wise 23 25 Henry Hosely . . . 21 00 Lewis Hansen 19 50 R S Jackson 6 00 Paul Spooner 11 25 E J Hall 3 37 Con Battin 6 38 Total...'.., ............. .$255 75 Road District No. 2 J B Cramer $32 00 George Smith 75 Frank Foster 1 50 John Talbert I 50 Harrison Iniel... 16 87 Joe WilBon 13 12 J W Roots 1 50 Scott Imel 75 George Harting 75 William Zinser 75 C K Cramer 41 25 FCZinser 1 60 George Gathney 3 00 HOUlrieh 150 Watt Wilson ' 32 35 P T Davis 15 00 CHMall ; 33 75 Max Webster... 29 25 Herman Webster 3 75 Cliff Lewithwaite.-i 13 50 Charles Conklin 15 00 T Stite 150 T Roots 12 00 Total.... $272 74 Road District No. 3 Work done on Weaterly and Deep Cre k roads: LMRodlin $3 00 Olf Grau .' 12 75 T Wellman and team , 12 00 F Nontnagel 10 50 G Etickson 6 U0 R Heiser 12 75 C Heiaer and team 9 00 H Cartright 10 50 F Zuhl 13 00 NW Cummins 150 O P Hedge 9 00 Carl Borges 75 AW Cooke 27 00 ORodlin 12 00 William Ulrich and team 9 00 C Stein . . 2 25 W W Cooke and team 3 00 J Sleot 1 50 Thomas Bohna and team 12 00 C Siebkin and team 12 00 A Matthias and team 1 00 H Ti oge and team 1 60 Total $182 00 Road District No. 4 H FCurrin ..; $18 00 J P Woodle and team 3 00 Gus Wilcox and team 23 25 G J Currin and team 16 50 W J Currin and team 3 00 Joseph Osborne and team 9 75 Lee Bartoma and team 5 25 J Anderson 3 75 Nash Stinitley '. 3 75 Ray Foreman and team 10 50 Total $90 75 Road District No. 7 Victor Taborden $150 Charles Leaf 6 00 Henry von Helms . . . . 1 60 John Kyler 1 60 Otto Aschoff and team 3 00 Adolph Aschoff 1 60 Total $15 00 Road District No. 11 . Work done on Clackamas and Kir cliem Mill roads : August Aureus $15 00 John Shafer 9 00 Ed Thayer ' 6 00 Eple Ferguson 12 00 John Holcomb 13 50 William Forsaythe 6 00 Andrew Engberg 6 00 Frank Ferguson 17 25 OHhuholm 3 00 8 Eby 6 00 W E Morrill 6 75 Saul Wheeler 6 75 W H 8mith 1 60 Charles. Smith 1 60 1 C A Holstrom 28 00 Total $138 25 Road District No. 12 Work done on Milwaukie and Criss well roads: Henry Gill $12 00 K L Patterson.. 10 50 Elv Swales 6 00 TPMcCubins 6 00 J H Gill with team 9 00 H R Corless 3 00 R A Bacon. 1 50 E Arthur... 530 J C Sprague 10 00 Total. $58 00 Road District No. 13 Thomas Gill $1 50 F Mnrdock 1 50 W Bellshaw .... 60 8 Armstrone and team 6 00 C Stilts and team 3 00 WHMattoon... 10 00 ' Total . . : $23 50 j Road District No. 15 R H Taber $3 00 James Partlow.... 4 35 Edward Titus 75 John Howland 5 25 Total. $13 35 J: Road District No. 16 j Work done on Staley, New Era and Oregon City hill, Leland and Stournu, Canny and Cutting's Mill and River roads : W S Rider $20 00 A Staley and team 5 25 Q McCorraack 9 00 0 H Rider and team 13 50 William Gardner 1 50 Burt McArthur and team 4 50 Walter Rider 5 25 H H Gregory 9 75 George Rider 1 60 S S Criteser . . 2 60 H Waldron and team 3 00 Seba Norton 8 25 E Gilbridge 9 00 T M Blanchard 7 50 Total.. ..$121 60 Road District No. 17 Work on new road to New Era: John Graham $7 50 II Gilmore 7 50 Stogsdale .... 7 50 H Shear. 7 50 William Birsell . ... 6 00 Frank Mises 11 25 Jake Ehret 1 50 A Knight 6 00 J F Jeyoe 6 00 Win Fisher and team 9 00 D R Dimick 12 00 Work on Phelps hill : H Phelps .....$4 50 J Webb..............: 160 Al Phelps and team 7 50 Total.'... $95 25 1 Road District No. 19 Workups 011 Cedart-reek hill and bridges : ( Eugene Cumins $5 25 J Myers ., i 8 25 Frank Miller 6 75 JohnGard 7 50 D H Looney 4 50 Charles Dean 6 00 George Rodgers 12 00 John Denison . .. 1 50 Fred Erickson J 7 00 W M Wallace 1 50 Total $70 25 Road District No. 20 Work on the J P Olson, Mountain Home, Kandle and Nicholas and Clarke and Oregon Citv roads: T Martin $1 50 J T Grace 1 50 F Beaur 3 25 JCParrish 100 NT Freeman 2 50 W O Buckner...., V. 10 00 C Dean 10 00 Total .. $29 75 Road District No. 23 Labor on the S F Marks, Barlow and Canby, Aurora, Barlow and Meridian line roads: EdGraveB 12 50 Henry Bock ; 2 00 Joseph Brown 1 00 Lane Gribble 6 00 J J Taylor 10 12 John Clnwser 3 00 Claude Reid 150 W 8 Buchanan 3 00 Fred Bachert 3 00 Hoi L Miller 6 00 Henrv Zeigler 6 00 F H Hilton.... T 6 00 Joseph Fisher . . oV)0 Chris Frost 6 00 A Hagey 3 00 Sol Bachert 9 00 M Buchert. 10 00 Ed Hilton 6 00 J J Miller . 18 50 W J Miller 20 33 Total $127 95 Road District No. 24 Work on Needy and Marquam and J B Noe hill roads: Arthur Perdue . $"75 Oliver Roop 6 25 W M Kuhnke 1 60 O Bair 75 Frank Fish 3 50 William Sconce 3 75 Richard Garrett 5 25 T Ackerson., 3 00 J A Boe 4 60 Warren Haekins 3 75 Gilbert Noe 6 00 II T Ramsdell 8 00 James Cochrane 3 00 Charles Kinzer 1 50 John Taylor. 1 50 George A Kinzer 26 69 Total $78 75 Road District No. 25 John Da mm $0 00 Henry Stier 3 00 Fred Yohalen 1 50 J H Daly 6 60 J H Daly, bridge 3 50 Total. $19 60 Road District No. 20 Work done on Dickey & Molalla Sand Spring roads and lumber. J Cole $15 00 M Hungate 15 75 J Stubbi 2 75 A Wells 15 75 Continued on Eighth Pag THE USUAL U L E A R A N C K Is in progress at our store. Nowhere else can such satisfactory Clothes Bargains be found. Just as much pains taken now in fitting you properly as as before the mark-down in prices; and just as much fervor as ever in our "money back it you say so" policy. -. Men's Suits 6.50, $8.85, $11.35 AND UP Boys' Suits $1.15, $2. 1 5, $3.35 AND UP "MONEY BACK IF YOU SAY SO" A. B. STEINBACH & CO. Cor. First and Morrison Sts. . . PORTLAND, 0KEC0N7 : JONES LEVER BINDER 1 'V' krt&-i. -,9,Sr?.V:- This celebrated binder has gained an enviable reputation in the last three years in Oregon. It represents lever power as applied to bind ing grain. It will run lighter, last longer and bind tighter than any other binder in the market. The Jones Chain Drive foot lift Mower has no back lash, runs light and is very durable. Will cut heavy grass with ease. " I also carry a full line of Hay Rakes, Tedders, Hay Tools, Advance Threshers and Traction Engines, John Deere Plows, as well as a full line of Agricultural Implements and Vehicles. CALL AND SEE ME BEFORE BUYING EDWARD HUGHES Cor. Front and Taylor Sts., PORTLAND, OREGON. SEMI-ANNUAL Smooth and coarse fabrics, in nobby mixtures, checks and plaids, dark and light shades, TO $20.00 Plain and fancy designs in boys' finest sailors vestee and double-breasted suits, ajeww . .. t s t t I ! $ It $ I t i