OREGON CITY COURIER-HERALD. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 5 : Fall and Winter Plaids I All LATE DESIGNS We are receiving daily targe invoices of New Fall Good. Every make and weave known to the Ameri can, French and English manufacturers. We are Stroig ob Dress Goods Of popular makes at popular pricas. English collec tion of high grades black French Crepons and Silk - Novelties, English Pierolas and English Mohairs, in black and colors, from 25c to $1.50 yard. Freici aid Eofllsh Serges In black and navy, warranted A 1 cloth, from 50c to . $2.00 yard. A supberb line oi popukr-priced plaids at 47c, 50c and 65c yard. - . McAllen & McDonnell EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS IMPORTERS THIRD and MORRISON - . . PORTLAND, OREGON X jji PERSONAL J PERSONAL MENTION. Judge 0. N. Wait, of Canby, was" a "visitor in town Saturday." Will R. Logus, is now head operator in the Western Union Telegraph office. County Commissioner R. Scott went to Salem Friday to attend the state fair. Mrs. T. L. Charman has been visit ing her mother, Mrs. J. G. Bonnett, at Milwaukie. Ed Fortune, of Roseburg, who had been attending the state fair, was in the city Sunday. Charles Ramsby, of Silverton,' was visiting his brother, Max Ramsby, dur ing the week. Miss Millie Grant has returned from Scappooae, Columbia county, where she was visiting her parents. Mrs. R. A. Miller, of Oregon City, was in Woodburn yesterday, on her way to Silverton. Independent. E. S. Lathbury left last night to take charge of the Southern Pacific station at Glendale for a short time. Mrs. M. J. Shaw Is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. C. E. McClelland, at Salem, and attending the state fair. Fred W. Smith, of Parkplace.left Sat urday to begin a course of studies in the state agricultural college at Corvallie. Bishop H. L. Barkley, of Woodburn, was a visitor in the city Saturday. He returned Friday from a visit to Califor nia. John Kalbfleisch, of Carus, was in town Monday, and report the wheat crop In fair condition in his neighbor hood. Chambers Howell made a short visit to his brother, J. D., of Corvaliis, re turning Saturday afternoon on his wheel. Miss Hanna B. Schloth, a teacher in the Portland schools, has been visiting Mrs. George Warner and Mrs. H. S. Moody. E. Thayer and family removed their household goods to Toledo, Lincoln county, Monday, and will reside there in the future. George B. Jones, a pioneer of 1852, who resides at Gervais, was in the city Friday. He at one time was a resident of Clackamas county. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Young drove out to Viola and return Sunday, and re ported that the grain was being ban died with sood results. Miss Lon Cochrane, who has been the accommodating delivery clerk in the poetoffice for several years past, re signed her position a few days ago on account of ill health. Miss Mattie N01, f f Needy, succeeds to the place. R. L. Russell, the genial postmaster and merchant of Parkplnce, will leave his business in charge of Mr. Holme, and will take charge of the business of a Portland firm, who will get out 16.000 cords of wood on Willamette slough. Mr. Russell will also conduct the com missary department for this firm. Orin Cutting, of Molalla, one of the oldett Native Bona of Clackamas county, was in Oregon City Monday,, He was born on the old Straight place near here in 1847, and has resided in Clacka mas county continuously since , that time. Mr. Cutting said that the grain crop was in much better condition, than was thought possible earlier in the season. ; H. E. Harris returned Thursday from a trip to St. Louis," Mo , . where he at tended the national convention of sta tionery engineers, as a delegate.'. He was also in Chicago, where he pur chared some material for an ice-plant he has the contract to build at Seattle for a large brewery. " Mr. Har ris aays that business is booming in the manufacturing line in the East, and that machine shops are behind with their orders. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. Lee and Carlton Harding and Arthur Gallogly went to Corvaliis Tuesday to begin a course of studies in the state ag ricultural college. D. E. Shepard has been appointed teamster at the deaf mute school at Sa lem, at a monthly salary of $30, to suc ceed C. L. Latourette, resigned. L. Tenny, a prominent farmer of Vi ola, was in town Monday, and reported that the grain was in good condition and was ready for the thresher. Miss Sadie White, of Portland, is vis iting her eister, Mrs. Adolph Willey. Charles White, a cousin, of Cove, Un ion county, is also visiting at the same place. Miss Addie Clark, who spent the summer at the old homestead in Polk i canty, has returned and resumed her old place as teacher in the Barclay school. Herman K. Jones and Everett Hick man, two heroes of the Phillipine war, left Sunday for Spokane, to accept posi tions with a telephone and telegraph company. County Recorder T. P. Randall spent Sunday at Butteville, and found a big yield of hops. Work, however, was be ing suspended in some yards on account of the mold. W. E. Johnson, a former resident of Oregon City, is reported to be afflicted with considerable sickness in his fam ily at Myrtle, Calif. One of the chil dren recently died. E. Ferguson, who has traveled over the Willamette valley for 16 falls, says that the wheat yield is the best and heaviest crop that he ever saw, where it is was not damaged by the rains. George B. Hart is the first member of Company I to re-enlist in the Philli pine service, which he did last Satur day afternoon, and will go to Vancou ver to be mustered in. Albany Demo crat. S. W. Downing, superintendent of the Clackamas hatchery, who was in town during the past week, and stated that the racks were all in readiness for the fall run of salmon, and a good catch of eggs Is anticipated. Mrs. J. B. Robinson and children, who were visiting her mother for sev eral weeks, left for their home at Sacre- mento, Calif., Sunday night, accompan ied by Mr. Robinson, who arrived on the morning train. tHlimHIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIimMHMIIIIHUHHIIIH A recent number of the Spokane Daily Stock Report, printed by the M. E. Bain Publishing Company, was re ceived at this office, and looks pros per UP. The wife of John Jones, the Beaver Creek blacksmith, died at the rock quarry above Vancouver late last week. The body was taken to Beaver creek for burial Sunday. Frank Glennon, who lost a thumb and received other injuries by the cav ing of a large rock while excavating; for the foundation for Councilman Busch's new house, is recovering. Charles A. McMillan was granted a final certificate of citizenship last Fri day, by the county judge, after relin quishing all allegiance to the queen of Great Britain and Ireland. Mrs. Margaret Hastings, of the West side, was examined before the county judge Friday, and committed to the in sane asylum. Mrs. Hastings is 68 years old, a native of Ireland, and her dementia is of r ecent date. The Roseburg Review gives an ac count of the" marriage of Charles S. Hunt, of Clackamas county, to Miss Sa rah E, Thornton, which took place at the residence of the bride's parents, August 26th, near Oakland, Or. The following marriage notice was re ceived at this office by mail, but no date of the wedding was given : At the re-idence of the brides' parents, Da mascus, Oregon, by Rev. J. F. Leise, William Byers, of Clackamas, and Miss Jessie McMurray, of Damascus. A Portland paper says that Clacka' mas county is improving by gravel the Milwaukie road from near the Multno mah county line southward. The gravel is obtained from a bar in John son creek, on Commissioner Scott's farm. G. W. Grace and James Heckart, two well known former popular C'ackamas county business men, have purchased the store of Dan Williams on upper Seventh street. They will refurnish the store, add new stock and carry on business at the old stand. Mrs. Elsie Hayden, a foimer well known resident of Viola, died at her home in East Portland Friday. The deceased was 49 years old. She had been ill for. three years. The funeral services were held at the family resi dence Saturday afternoon, and the in terment took place at Viola. When You See It Our Ad. It's So sum AT- 14.85 , We direct particular attention to our great lines of MEN'S SUITS and OVERCOATS at. this price.. These includes Men's Pure Worsted Suiti in stripes and checks, with single or double breastsd vests ; imported Tweeds in herringbone and fancy weaves, in sacks and frocks; men's Velour Cassimeres in dark plaids and plain effects j all hand-padded collars, hand-ma tie buttonholesi hand padded shoulders and lapels, made by the best wholesale tailor in America. ' . Men's Oxford Broadway box overcoat, with black silk velvetcolar, satin sleeves lining, triple . warp serge lining; also our Men's Heavy Brown Vicuna Cloth, Bilk .velvet collar, trimmed as last; and our Men's Olive Melton Overcoat double silk stiched, raw edge, and silk velvet collar, such as the tailor would charge $25.00 to $30.00 for. We would be pleased to give further details, bufc lack of space prevents. We invite you to this FEAST OF BARGAINS, assuring you that when you see it in our Ad. it's so. " Moycr Clothing Company The Popular Price Clothiers BEN SELLING, Manager THIRD AND OAK STREES PORTLAND OREGON mT Hnmim A Portland exchange says that the $1,000 opera wrap worn by Nance O'Neil, and so much admired by a num ber of Oregon City, cost only $175. This DaDer says that the wrap was held at $200 by the Portland dealer, but that he sold it at a discount of $25. The Southern Pacific will soon have four crews of 150 men each, employed in graveling the roadbed between Wills- burg and Salem. The Rochester steam dumoers will be used and the gravel distributed between and on each Bide of the rails automatically from the car. One crew are already at work between Aurora and Hubbard. The increasing traffic and heavy trains are hard on the dirt roadbed in places. It is busy times in the United States land office these days. From two to four original homestead entries are be ing filed daily, and timber land applica tions and final proofs are numerous. It is the first time in ten years ttiat there has been such a rush of business at the land office. The increasing value oi timber is creating a demand for the thounands of acres of desirable for est lands in Western Oregon. C. E. Moulton, of the land depart ment of the Northern Pacific Railroad ComDanv at Tacoma. was here during the forepart of the week gathering sta tistics concerning government and rail road lands. This information and sta tistics will be used as advertising mat ter for some new maps to be iaiued by the company and sent East as an In ducement for immigration to come West. A voung man aged about 19. accom panied by his prospective father-in-law and mother-in-law walked into the county clerk's office Monday, and ac costed Deputy Cooper as follows : "Is this the place where they keep mar riage licenses?" Upon being answered in the affirmative, he responded, "I want a pair." The young man was ac commodated ai soon as his consent pa pers were filed. Ex-County Judge Hayes, who is a?ent for the state board of school land commissioners, says that they have plenty of money to loan at six per cen., but there are few takers. This indi cates that money is plentiful, and that bnt few are borrowing. A meeting of the b'ard of govern ment engineers appointed to investi-, gate the advisability of purchasing the locks here, held a meeting in Portland Monday evening to hear testimony for and against the condemnation proposi tion. After all the testimony appeared to be in. Major Heiner, who presided, asked : "Has any person anything to say why the locks at Oregon City should not be purchased by the United States government?" No protest be ing ottered, Major Hener declared the hearing adjourned. Henry B. Thlel sen, secretary of the Salem chamber of commerce, presented figures showing that free locks meant a saving of $250, 000 to a population of 141,000, that would be affected in the Willamette val ley, exclusive of Multnomah county. Congressman Tongue was present to champion the cause of condemnation and purchase. . Representatives were present from the Portland General Electric Company ; also legal represen tatives of the Willamette Pulp A Paper Company, who asked that their rights might not be impaired by any actien ta I ken by the United States. Nights are Growing Longer The nights are growing longer and it is almost necessary to havesomt kind of a time piece. We can supply you with a Watoh or Clock. We have, different makes of Watches in Nickel, Silver, Gold Filled and Solid Gold Cases, which we guarantee to giv satisfsction. In Clocks wa can furnish you anything ygu wish from 75c up to $25.00. We have a fine nickel Alarm Clock for $1.00, which we guarantee for one year. Do not compare this with a 75c clok you often see advertised. BURMEISTER & ANDRESEN THE OBEGOX CITT JEWELERS