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CONSOLIDATED SEPTEMBER, 1893
OREGON CITY, OREGON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1898.
VOL. lNO
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CLACKAMAS COUNTY NEWS
Furnished By Numerous Corres
pondents in the County.
Stafford.
Yes Sir! in our burg wo have been
having weather worth noting down ; a
cold snap for ten days with the mercury
that was once in a tube chased down
into a knot, is with us, something not
to Le passed by unnoticed, nor, is the
whole neighborhood full of children cry
ing around with chillblains but Btill we
say, "hurrah for this dry cold weather,
andjust give us some more."
Dust has been flying in the roads.
JP. A. Baker has been in Hillsboro
on the Todtermeier case against this
county.
Mrs. M. A. Gnge is spending a few
days In Portland with her many y;la
fives and friends, , -
From the way people are returning
from town with packages carefully
tucked away we predict a rousing old
time Christmas.
V. M. Sehatz is having a year's sup
ply of wood sawed, split and piled.
Our local merchant has seemingly
tired of his bell over the door, aud
thrust pome of the smaller boys out of
the h uee for ringing it when they open
the door to enter and depart, and told
larger ones that he'd tend to their cases
if they did not quit causing -him so
much annoyance by the clanging of the
bell. Our friends like the bell some
times are noisesome and we think mo
notonous. B. F. Weddle is clearing away some
large trees and stumps.
John Moser has butchered hogs end
made a supply of sausage. C.
December 20.
Russellvllle.
Mr. Grey lias moved on the Rev.
Trullinger place near the Wilhoit
springs.
Mr. Newton, of California, formerly
proprietor ot a chewing gum factory of
California, has purchased the Tom
Simpson place. He expects to make
this place his home.
Your correspondent has paid his sub
scription to the Oourier-Hbrald. Have
you?
Our debating society is improving
very rapidly under the management of
Prof. Newton, of California. ""Society
meets every Saturday evening.
E. P. Carter is painting his house
very neatly, besides making other im
provements on his farm. Mr. Carter
believes that farming is better than
court Louse business in the long run,
'John tfarWhas bouyh"? rVerfargiit-:
Boyles farm, and has commenced ex
tensive improvements.
The entertainment given; at Russell
ville Inst Saturday evening was the best
of the season, consisting of song?, reci
tations and dialouges; standing room
was at a premium. The managers ex
pect to present to the public on Ohrist
mas ave there very best in the way ot
an entertainment, free of cost. Boys
don't forget your best g-a-1-1.
December 19. G-O-P.
Damascus.
Nothing out of the line of common
occurrences have been transpiring of
late, nevertheless many no doubt have
an interest in that locality and through
a goodnewspaper can learn many thinors
that they would like to know and be
elad to learn, so now to tell of some of
the leading events in this quiet little
burg, I write.
The young folks will enjoy a Christ
mas tree in the Rock Creek school
house. ,
A shooting match will be had next
Friday with turkeys, geese and chick
ens, Just the place to get a nice turkey.
Rev. Rich, of Kelso, preached to a
well filled house at Rock Creek last
Sunday. Pastor Bich holds forth every
third Saturday hew, and every one is
most cordially invited to come and en
joy his splendidly delivered sermon1".
Geo. Day. one of Uncle Sam's boy?,
was seen in our midst last Sunday.
Mr. Day spent his boyhood days near
the fish hatchery, and many are g'ad to
see such a promising youth.
Ed. Fredolph will goto Portland soon,
to work in a wire fence factory.
A. W. Cock and small force of men
ure still at work on the" D.wip creek road,
which when completed willbja decided,
improvement.
Some psople mill cut tlioir nose off
to spite thoir face. You can see it
every day in some way or other ; cripple
nome industry and praise toreign ; they
will do it when they buy a book; still
this is a land of privileges.
It is reported that Fred Horn will
lease Mr. Hilleary's place instead of H.
Botk. (
J. C. McMurry has rqturnfld from the
Cowlitz in Washington, where he had
been visiting his father of late.
A. C. Newell is still in the book busi
ness and can procure the history of
Cuba for you at one dollar. He also
has the latest edition of Hill's Revised
Manual.
J. W. Hilleary is compelled to haul
large loads of merchandise from Port
land that means business.
December 19.
There was two violins, one accordion,
one French harp and set of bones. Two
played on salal leaves; all played and
sang at once, and they did fine, I tell
you. They can sing; if you don't believe
it come and hear them. The society
will have a grand program for New
Year's eve; will have supper, then
watch the old year out and the new
year in.
I pity that poor fellow that had to go
go far last Sunday night in the rain,
to take his best girl home. How it did
rain, but they had one umbrella. s
December 20. Roxie.,
farm for the coining year, and Mr.
Pickard and sons have gone to Eugene,
where they will make their future home.
Rev. Dr. E. Barnes, of Eastern Ore
gon, visited Mrs. McCubbin and other
Friends here for a few days. Dr Barnes
is a pulpit orator of unusual ability and
while here delivered two interesting and
instructive sermons. He came to this
state with Mrs. McCubbin and family in
early pioneer days.
A.M. Kirchem will leave with Ex
County Surveyor D. W. Kinnaird in a
few days for Malheur county, where
they have a surveying contract.
December 19 Twilight.
Canemah.
Stone.
Not having seen anything from this
partj will attempt to write a few items.
Miss Anna Mumpower closed a very
successful term of school last Saturday
at the Holcomb sehoolhouse, District
No. 51.
James Hattan has returned home
from Eastern Oregon, where he" has
been at work since last June.
W. E. Mumpower is around again
after, several weeks of sickness, y
It is rumored that the wedding bells
will ring about Ohristmas in this 'er
woods; if they aren't composed mostly
of cow bells and tin pans and horns.
The literary and debating society have
assumed business at the hatchery
school house again, and meet every
two weeks on Saturday evenings. There
is also a debating society organized at
the Holcomb school house. Chas.
Hattan, chairman; Mattie Mumpower,
vice-chairman ; Edna Holcomb, sec,
and Bert Holcomb, sergeant-at arms.
This is composed of the school childi en
and if any one thinks that it is not run
on business principles, just let him
come and pay us a visit . We meet on
Saturday evening, December 31st, at
7:30 o'clock. All are invited to attend
We admire some of the actions of our
rauntv court. For instance they agree to
accept and be governed by the petitions
of the people in me matter oi appoint
ing road supervisors, that is right and
Bhould be taken advantage of by the
people. " fcsip
Mountain View Items.
Otto Wohler was called to Portland by
teleerara Sunday to the beside of his
sick father.
Mr. and Mrs. Lindow, of Astoria, were
the guests of - Mrs. Francis last Monday
evening.
Tr. Hall is having his new house
clothed and papered this week.
Miss Wise and Miss May Homble, of
Portland, spent baturday and bunday
with Mrs. U. bebuebel
Mrs. Freiderich is qnite aick this
week with tonsilitis. Bertha ii out
again.
Mr. Bielow. of Molalla, was in town
again Tuesday. He took his son Charlie
borne Saturday from the Portland hos
pital. Chicken pox or some other breaking
out, it going around In this community
lately.
Bert Riniro has rheumatism in hla
feet this week and not able to walk
The Sunday school will give their
Ohristmas entertainmeut on Wednes
day evening of this week.
A large number of friends gave Miss
Maud Blanchard a very pleasant sur
prise party on Saturday evening. The
evening was sent in playing games, after
which refreshments were served. It
was one of the most successful events
of the year. .
The public school will have one
week's vacation bt'Kijining on Mornluv,
Decembers .Jitti. ' Oh Friday 444;-tW.
week the schVol will give an entertain
ment. The program will be worth
tearing, and all friends of education
should attend the exercises. The past
term has been very successful in every
particular.
A meeting of the citizens of Cane
mah was held at Stokes' hall on Tues
day evening. J. E. Hedges was se
lected chairman and T. M. Long secre
tary. The object of the meeting was to
determine "whether the village of Ca
nemah should be incorporated. After
able speeches had been made pro and
con, a vote was taken. The vote stood
in favor of incorporation and 19
against. According to the vote, the
incorporation move was the policy of a
small minority.
Mr. Graves and family have moved on
a farmear New Era.
Mr&Wt. W. Porter is very sick at
present ; her speedy recovery is antici
JJecember 2ist.
Logan.
' We hope the general health of this
community will improve since the
weather changed. Colds and coughs are
still prevelent in our midst. The re
cent cold weather, accompanied by a
dry east wind was very unhealthy.
Mrs. Jacob Babler, sr., is still oil the
sick list and is but slightly improved at
this writing.
Walter Shumwav is now sick with
pneumonia, Walter has been in bad
health for several'months.
George Swales has returned from the
'hospital in Portland greatly improved
in health .
The Logan Literary and Debating So
ciety met bist Saturday evening and de
bated the question, Resolved, "That the
Whites have done more for the Indians
than they have for the Negroes," with
S. G. Kirchem leader on the affimative
side and Emery Cromer on the negative
side. The judges were Messrs. Henry
Babler, Bert Oorless aitd March Frakes,
who decided the question in favor of the
affirmative side. The society will meet
again on the last Saturday in this
month.
Logan will have two Christmas trees
this year, one at the German church
and the other at the Tracv school house.
We understand that the latter is an in
vitation tree. . '
The directors of the Lower Logan
school held a meeting at the school
house last Friday afternoon and unani
mously re-elected Willard W. Austin as
teacher for the seventh time.
Dr. M. 0. Strickland, of Oregon City.
pawl this neighborhood a professional-
visit last rnnrsAiay.
A. J. Johnson and Miron Babler vis
ited the county seat last week.
N. Humiston has rented Mr. Pickard's
Of Boys' Everyday and Sunday Clothes,
Cf Suits and Reefers everyone knows
, The best areat A. B. Steinbach & Oo.'s.
Our Boys
artment
Dep
Macksburg.
Crowded out of last issue,
Otis Morris, of Canby, was visiting
among friends ot this place Sunday.
A, Klebe, is erecting a new resinence,
with John Kabourek as chief carpenter.
F. Armstrong. who has been attending
school at Portland, is visiting with his
talks Mr. and Mrs, L, E. Aimstrong of
this place.
Win. Gribble, of Dalles, Oreeon, is
Visiting among friends of this burg. ,
I. Heinz and son Leonard, have gone
to California for their health ; thty con
template staying all winter, . ,
Col. Bair, of Needv, savs the main
one of the many reasons why he didn't
appear as a witness in the kinny case,
was because he knew nothing about it.
(This was after he missed the morning
tiain of that day .)
Wm. Hayherst entertained the people
of Oak Grove, with a spelling mutch.
Bessie Armstrong and Iva Graves chose
up and Iva'a side won two on the word
reservoir. Columbus Cox. and Fredd'e
Heina chose up the second time, and
Columbus stood the test but was choked
down on the word rhinoceros.
Grandma Reynolds was visiting her
son, A. H. Reynolds, and family last
last week.
Theodore Scheer, who has had a se
rious fall on Clackamas , bridge below
Oregon City, will soon to be able to
come home. Susan.
December 10th.
Contains everything essential in the way nf clothing
for little tots and big ones. Our Suits, Overcoats
and Reefers are the best money can buy ; best
because many years' experience HAS taught us
how to discriminate between best clothes and the
other kinds.
Tour money back if you say so, first, last
and all the time.
Boys' Suits and Reefers, $2.50 and up,
: Boys' mackintoshes, from $2.00.
Kn't baby saccules, boots, mittens.
facinators.all colors; also knit skirts, at
the Kacket store.
And the prices are quoted so ridicu
louBly low that it will pay you to call.
utilia uoidBtnitn.
Largest Ckthiers in the Northwest Ccr. 1st & Morrison, Portland, Or
For Over Fifty Yeera
An Old and Wbll-Tuied Remedy.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fiftv years by mil
lions of mothers for their children while
Two Millions a Year.
When people buy, try.snd buy again,
it means they're satisfied. The people
of the United States are now buying
Cascarets Candy Cathartic at the rate of
teething, with perfect success. It two million boxes a vear and it will be
soothes the child, softens the gums three million before New Years. It
allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is
the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Is
pleasant to the taste. Sold by Druggists
in every part of the World. Twenty
five cents a bottle. Its value is in
calculable. Be sure and ask for Mrs.
Winsow's Soothing Syrup, and tako no
other kind.
Educate Your Howls With Caacartta
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation
forever. 10c, 25c. If C.C.C. fail, drug-
gistsefuud money.
N. Y, World and Courier-Herald $1.85
means merit proved, that Cascarets are.
the most delightful bowel regulator for
everybody the year round. All drug
gists 10, 25, 50c a box, cure guaranteed.
Buoklen's Arnloa Salve.
Tub Bust Salvb in thgworld for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulce' -VRheum,
Fever Sores-,-Aiixed, $3.5japped
Hands, Chilli" 3.604.00; springtij?ltii.
Eruptions. je, 6.007.00 for old,
or no pay young. duok9i 4.0QQ,
B1V,8 Perjzeu; turkeys, live, 11
eaneu,'d- - . .
us ou is loo per saca, sweets, (
-ound.
Garfield.
There are several around with bad
colds. A good many chil Iren have had
to stop school. J. P. Irvin has been on
the sick list, also Mrs. PosBau,
Mrs. G. Krigbaum, was visiting her
daughter all last week,', Mrs. Hass
Iracey.
Mr. Vaughn, of Gresham, is stopping
at Ed. Crawford s this winter. He
takes very good pictures and at living
prices. Any one that wants such work
done, it will pay them to give him a
call.
Booster Burlingame is the guest of J.
J. and Wm, Davis. His home is near
the old Trullinger mills; he lived here
when a small boy.
We feel sorry for that poor fellow at
Soringwater, since his girl oyer here
skipped out with the old widower.
We hear there is' two shooting
matches in the wind, one is for turkeys
the other for geese, lhe turkeys will
light down at. Ed Crawfords' about
Xmas time, the geese will stop at J. J
Davu' about the 24th, bo, come one,
come all that want turkey and goose
J. J. Davis and wife visited Currins
ville last Saturday to do some trading.
John P. Irvin and sons, J. T. and
Alex, are finishing, up their new barn.
Charlie Duncan and Alex irvin butch
ered a fine beef the I6:h. They are boss
buschers.
We met Krug Spurgeon and Irvin
Wilson last week on the road borne
They just came from the upper hatchery
on the Clackamas, They repart the
trail to Roaring river covered with logs
ao one cannot possibly get a horae
along.
Mrs. Conard Kriabaum has been suf
fering terribly with toothache and Las
got a swollen face
John T. Irvin and Miss Sadie Barnette
were the guest oi Miss Rena Palmateer
Sunday, the 16th
Mrs. Leathie Wills waa the guest of
Mrs. George Covey Sunday.
I Mra. Murv Lemon haa'irone to Port-
John Gillett haa gone ont into the fand to spend a few day with her father
Fern Hills to spend a ween witn Mine and fneodm
Pendleton and other friends.
P. D. Ourran ii building a woodshed
and making other improvements around
their new house lately, '
December 21. Sauiu.
The literary at Garfield school house
waa very good on the 17th. They had
some fiue music aridgood singing
The music was furnished by Davis'
Jros.. two Irviu Bros, and E. Surface.
jiiMMtmmtttttMMMIMfM4MMWittttt "0ci turnips, 75
ij , ick; garlic, 7o per pound; cab-
1 1.85 per 100 pounds; cauli-
dozen; parsnips, 75
He '-r u.ai.U ctterv..
cucumbers, 50c per
box; peas, 83io per pound.
Onions Oregon, 75ol per sack.
Hops1618o; 1807 crop, 46o.
Wool Valley, 1012o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 8 12c; mohair,
20c per pound. .
Mutton Gross, best sheep, watberi
and ewes, 4o; dressed mutton, 7sc;
spring lumbs, 70 per lb.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.2B,
light and feeders, $3.004.00; dressed,
fS.00o.60 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, 8.S0f3.76;
cows, $2.'608.00; dressed beet,
6$6e per pound.
Veal Largo, 80c small, 7 8o
per pound.
The rtisli is on jttsi-as we ex
is OUT and marked in Plain Rgufes;
almost wait, on yourself.
Cameras
And Photographic Supplies
. If you buy your outfit from us and any
thing goes wrong, we are here to make it
right. We help you from the time you
select your Camera until you can go it
alone, and that means much in picture
making.
Here are some of our Popular Cameras :
No, 4 Cartridgt Kodak $25 00
No. 4 Bulls-Eye Kodak.. ; 12 00
Folding Pocket Kodak 10 00
No. 2 Bulls-Eye Kodak 8 00
Pocket Kodak 5 00
Willsie Camera, 4x5 10 00
' " 3x3,. 5 00
LaCrosse Camera, 3Jx3 8 50
" " 2x2) 2 CO
Eureka Camera, 2x2 1 00
Knives of 50c
Besides our regular stock, we bought at
a special price 15 dozen knives which sell
regularly from 75c to $1.00 each. You
will find what is left of them in our win
dow at 50c.
Perfume Atomizers
Fifty different designs, ranging in price
from 25c to $3.00. Every Atomizer is
new this year.
Leading Perfumes
We nave the best odors of Palmer's,
Seely's, Spieler's, Ricksecker's, Lumborg's
and Baldwin's. Price from 50c to $1.00
per ounce.
Traveling Cases
In genuine Seal and Pigskin, fitted with
Ebony Brushes, from $2.00 to $6.00.
Mirrors
Fine Plate Glass in Fancy Celluloid
Frames, from 75c to $4-0-Gilt
Frames, $2.00 to $4x0.
Hand Mirrors, from 25c to $3.
Games v
. REDUCED PRICES
New Games. .5c and 10c
All 20c Games , , 10c
All 25c Games , 15c
All 50c Games. 35c
ABC Blocks 5c, ioc, 15c and 25c
Pocket Books
and Purses
Purses for Children $c and ioc
Purses for Adults 15c to 45c
Card Cases and PocketbooWs 25c up
Bill Books. 25c up
Dolls
Closing Oat at Cost
Glass Atedallions
All ready framed for hanging, artistic
and durable, 25c to $8.00.
Sterling Silver
Paper Knives 25c to $1 2$
Stamp Boxes 1 00
Button Hooks 25c to 75c
Nail Files ......75c
Pencils and Penholders 75c
3-piece Sets Manicure, Writing, etc.
$1.25 to $2.00
; - sw.
To:
Box
San Frncuoo Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, 1012opet
pound; Oregon, Eastern, 1012o; VaU
Trinket ' ley, IB 17c; Noi them, 0 11c.
Handkeri? Millstuffs Middlings, fl821.00;
UniHliHa fTan. tlB.60lo.80 per ton.
The NeweB'nions8ilve"!k'n,B076cpe, ,ack
Boxes in
liutier Fancy creamery.
8O0;
20o;
,l.l. C.H., . 1 " '
, "'"' """'"conds, 1721c per pound.
?gs Store, 1822o; fancy ranoh,
I ImKrvalP Frnlt Oranges. Valencia, 13
Ul IILM ClKMexican limes, Bfl.60; Oali-
' ATT Vng' I3.00.800; do choice,
-hnx . ..
Strong and serviceable. ..... .i $i-frf
Fancy heads ,..$2 to 8 00
: : . '
Special Book Prices I
Cloth Bound Gift Books.. . .75c
Dainty Gift Books in boxes 25c
Two volume Sets in white and gold.. .75c &
Standard cloth bound books for the J
library , .25c
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. .$1 00
Thackeray, 10 vols , . 3 50 f -
Cooper's Sea Tales, 5 vols 1 00 ?
Cooper's Leather Stocking Tales, $ v 2 75
Rollins' Ancient History, 4 vols .... 2 00
Shakespeare, cloth, 4 vols , 1 75
Shakespeare, half leather, 4 vols. . .. 3 00
Dickens, half leather, 15 vols 10 00
Boys' and Girls' Books I
The Famous Henty Books.. ........ 25c f
Boat Club (Oliver Optic). 23c t
Round Table Series of History and 2
Adventure 75c
Famous Boys 35c j
Lives of Celebrated Men 35c S
Andtrson's Fairy Tales 25c Z
Russian Fairy Tales 25c
Water Babies , 25c
Pilgrim's Progress. 25c S
I MIIJOTILISIZ'S TTWCD
I USTE-cVR COTJRT HOUSE .
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