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OREGON CITY COURIER-HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1899. PERSONAL MENTION. 0. D. Bobbins was down from Logan Wednesday. Mrs. J. D. Myers was seriously ill daring the week. W. S. U'Ken returned Tuesday from a trip to Pendleton. Mrs. L. Lacey, of Springwater, is vis iting friends in this city. Hon. George Ogle; of Molalla was visitor in town Wednesday. Mr. Sevick, sr., of New Era, was a visitor in town during the week A.B. Herman, of Beaver Creek, i8 , nnir o atiirfant. at Mnnnt Anirel colleee. Jesse Cox, a well known citizen of Highland, was in the city "Wednesday. Thomas B. Killin, of Highland, was a prominent visitor in town Wednesday. F.M.Sumner, a well known High land citizen, was in town Wednesday. Mrs. Reiver Ramsby and daughter, of Molalla, were visitors in the city Tues day. W. W. Tate, a druggist, of Shedds, Ore., visited Dr. R. A. Jayne, during week. Miss Greta Strickler returned Wed nesday from an extended sojourn in Portland. , Mrs. C. 0. T. Williams and daughter, Veda, have returned from a visit to Mc Minnville. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ranch, nee Nora Elliott, returned from their wedding tour Wednesday. Victor Dickey and Miss Maud Ras tall, two Molalla schoolteachers, were in town Tuesday. Councilman C. G. Huntley returned from up the valley Tuesday afternoon with a bag of dead birds. Mrs. Dick Ulbrand, of Portland, and Mrs. Ed Miller, of Needy, were visiting friends here Wednesday. W. H. Mattoon. who was in from Vi ola Wednesday, stated that farmers were busy plowing for fall sowing. W. M. Harris, of Aurora, a pioneer of 1852, who had been visiting his son, H. E. Harris, returned home Wednesday. Miss Gabrielle Clark, an attorney of Salem, and Miss Lottie Clark, of Port land, were visiting Mrs. George B rough ton, Sunday. George Boppi and family arrived from South Dakota this week, and purchased the Valentine Iloff place on the West- side of the river. Mrs. Julia Watkins and daughter, Miss Mabel, of Milwaukie, Wis., are visiting Mrs. Dr. Jayne, during her ill ness. Mrs. Watkins is Mrs. Jayne's mother. J. 8. Casto, of Alpine farm, lecturer of the state giange, went to Portland Wednesday to discuss a life insurance plan, under the auspices of grange or ganizations. Mrs. Lizzie Mims and a part of her family, left Wednesday for Indiana, where they will reside in the future. Other members of the family will follow in a month or two. Attorney L. H. McMahan was down from Salem Tuesday. Mac says that he has been out of the newspaper long enough to begin to think that his chance for Heaven, is pretty good. G. T. Watts has returned from the Klondike, after suffering some hard tx periences. At one time he almost died with scurvy. ' He fared better, however, during the past few months. Special Sale of Tight Stoves Air G. II. YOUNG DEALER IN Furntome, Stoves, Hoiise Furnishing &oods, Motions, New and Seeonl-Haiul Goods Next to C immercial Bank , Opp Burmeister & Andresen's A. R. Sprague is Bpendingvhis vaca tion in the country. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Eaton were in from Carus Monday. William Bissell, of Canby, was a vis itor in Oregon Oity Tuesday. Noah Heiple, the Eagle creek sawmill proprietor, was in town Tuesday. F. M. Naught, a prominent citizen of Meadowbrook, was in town Tuesday. L. W. Robbins, the well known Mo lalla merchant, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. William Stone, of Red- land, were visitors from Redland Mon- Eugene Cumins and family, of Bea ver Oreok, were visitors in town Satur day. Ralph Miller has returned from an extended sojourn in the vicinity of Bar low. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Surface, who reside in the Eest, are visiting relatives here. A.J. Hobble, of Beaver Creek,' re turned Saturday from a visit down the Columbia. Water Superintendent and Mrs. W."1 II. Howell leave Saturday for a visit to California. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Watts and Mrs. S. E. Sprague, of Stone, were visitors in town Friday. Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Jones, and Mr. and Mrs. B. Hite, of Pleasant Home, were visitors in town. Tuesday. Ex-Postmaster S. R. Green is now foreman of a construction crew on the line of the 0. R. & N. at Viento. J. N. Harrington, Charles Moran and Theodore Dahl have returned from a prospecting trip in the mountains. Judge and Mrs. Thomas F. Ryan vis ited her brother in Portland Sunday, who had just returned from Manila. Mrs. R. A. Sprague has received the information that her aon, Roy, who is on the battleship Oregon at Manila, is sick. ; , W. A.. Hart writes from Wardner, Idaho, that he is maktng $3 59 per day, and is well pleased with hfs new loca tion. John Rauch and daughters, of Seattle, who were visiting Eli Maddock and family and other relatives, left Saturday for their home. Mrs. M. Shaner has received a letter from Mr. Shaner, who is now employed in an Idaho mine, that he is laid up with a crushed hand. D. N. Bridenstine, of Springwater, was in town Tuesday, and reported the arrival ef a new girl baby at his house, on the Tuesday previous. Ex-County Judge J. W. Meldrurn and lamily have returned from an outing at Mount Hood. George A. Steel and fam ily were with them for awhile. 0. B. Frost has returned from Astoria, where he attended the funeral of his cousin, Mrs. Mary Cyrus. He was ac companied by his cousin, Will Frost, of Salem. t Nello Johnson, who is connected with the Astoria & Coast Railroad office at Astoria, visited, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Cary Johnson, Monday and Tuesday. , 0. H. Ohlson received a letter a few days ago from F. F. White at Dawson City. lie and his party are now work ing a clai n on Wait creek with fair prospects. Mrs. G. B. Diniick is home from a visit to relatives up the valley. R. T. Dibble, a prominent farmer of Molalla, was in the city yesterday. - T. M. Baker and daughter, of ;Wil- sonville, were visitors in town Wednes day. s John Barth, a prominent farmer of Macksburg, was in Oregon City Wed nesday. - Mrs. J. B." Labor and child left Wed nesday night to Join Mr. Labor at San Francisco. Mrs. M.C. Wells, of Portland, waa visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. B. Zum wait, Wednesday. Senator John D. Daly, of the Oorval- lis Union-Gazette, visited Captain J. T. Epperson Tuesday. George Kelland and John Burgoyne, of New Era, have gone to the Tilla mook coast for a trip. Miss Imogene Harding left last night for Stockton, Calif., to be present at the wedding of Miss Grace Welsh. Bert Roake has returned from Truckee. Calif., where he was employed by the Crown Paper Company. C A. Hovis, who was a member of theG. B. Fox Mercantile Company at Barlow, will leave soon for Eastern Or egon. - . Lieutenant Ralph W. Terrell, of Sa lem, and Miss Anna Samuels, of Port land, visited at the home of Miss Erma Lawrence SunUay. Thomas Lindsay has returned from Dawson, but will go in again when springtime comes, lie says tue oppor tunities are good for rustlers 111 that country. W. II. Bonney, the Redland sawmill proprietor, was in Oregon City Monday, and reports lumbering business good. He wis accompanied- by his father-in-law, G. 0. Armstrong, also of Redland. S. L. Knox, a well known young Clackamas farmer, was in town Monday and took out a load of damaged wheat, which he had shipped from Salem. It cost him 60 cents per sack, and he will use it for feed. L. Heinz, of Macksburg, was in town Monday. He stated that he and Mr. Barth had sold their thresher, after run ning it through a part of the season. He reports the yield of both. grain and hops good in that section. Miss Josephine Fullerton, who has been spending the summer with her parents at Alsea, returned Friday, and resumed her place in the Canby school, Monday. She was accompanied home by Mrs. D. II . Glass's little child. W. S. Runyan, who is on his way to Dawson, wrote to E. C. Hamilton a few ago. The letter was dared at Skagway, and Btated that Dave Henderson was doing well with his Atlin mining claim. He had six men employed during the season. Mrs. E. S. Crowley and "nephew, Lee Eaton, recently of Carus, have moved into the Robert Schuebel house on Mad ison street. Mrs. Schuebol and chil dren have gone to Seattle to join Mr. Schuebel, who has a good position there. Mrand Mrs. David Penman, of New Era, accompaniedby their Bon, Tommy, were in town the first of the week. The latter, who had one of liia legs broken, by being thrown from a horse several weeks ago, is fairly along on the road to recovery. Adolph Aschoff, of Marmot, one of the Cascade forest rangers, was in town Monday, having left hi9 son to look af ter his part of the Work, while he took a day off. Mr. Aschoff's part of the work, consists iu making trails from one station to another. F. Way, of Meadowbrook, was, here Monday. He Btated that several far mers living in the hills, had cot threshed their grain yet. The grain, however, was in the stack, and in good condition. While waiting for the thresher, a number of the farmers had put in the time at the hopyards. Thomas Harlan, late of The Dalles, a prominent speaker in Oregon during the last political campaign, was a pleasant caller at this office Monday. Mr. Har lan and son have begun the publication of the Pacific Democrat, published at Vancouer, Wash., and Portland, Ore gon. It advocates free silver and direct legislation. ' , Few people who get one of the little samples of Magic yeast that is being dis tributed from house to house are aware of the popularity of that favorite article. We have it from good authority that over one thousand million loavea of Christian Science services are held in Willamette hall every Sunday morning at 11 o,clock. Subject for Sunday, Oct. 8,. "Doctrine of Atonement." Sunday school at 12:10. Wednesday evening meeting at eight o'clock. A cordial in vitation is extended to all who desire to attend these eervices. 45 cents round trip from Oregon City to Portland and return via Southern Pacific trains. One way rate 25 cents. Tickets now on Bale' at railroad depot. Trains leave Oregon City at 8:40 a.m., and 3:35 p. ra., and arrives from Port land at 9 :23 a. in. and 6 :52 p. m . Save time by using the quicker route. We keep New York right in Portland all the time. Soon as a fashionable fad is in sight in the greater city it reveals itself in our stock at once and, depend upon it -"every article in our collection is right. Right in quality, in fashion and in fit "Your money back If you say so" says so. What we say we do, we do do. Men's EveryvDay Suits (For autumn are ready. The materials jjare fine cassimeres, worsteds, cheviote, Sand heavv-weight serges, Coats are cut single and double-breaster1. S A glance at these suits would enable ftthe connoisseur to see that an tne cor rfit fashion "wrinkles" are there S uuMUun v. uwu. w.vw.v 1 " .3 buttons on the single ; change pocket, ,but no breast pocket on the outside. .Trousers iust the neht width at knee 'ankle, $10I$12 $15 to $35 Topcoats jfrn latest styles of covert cloths, herring' bone weaves, whipcords and vicunas, $10 to $45 Largest Clothiers in the Northwest New Ltoatlon Fourth and ft LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. Pope & Company are making Reives for the Uogue river hatchery, ftaviog secured the contract in direct competi tion with Portland bidders. The county clerk has received official notification that M. Daugherty, who was sent to the insane asylum Febru ary 8th, 1895, died on September 18th. County Clerk Dixon issued marriage marriage licenses to Ida Harney and Everett Hubbard on September 29ih, also on the same date Mabel M Cum mons and J. F. Lovelace. William Beck, aged 15, was examined before County Judge Byan Wednesday, and was pronounced insane. Sheriff Cooke took the bay to the asylum Fri day morning. The boy set fire to his father's barn a couple of weeks ago, which waa destroyed with all its con tents. Miss Edna Mattoon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mattoon, of Viola, was married to J. O. Brown, of Linn county, last Sunday afternoon. The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride's parents, the officiating minister being Rev.'Snyder, of Portland. Mr. an 1 Mrj Brown have gone up the vUley on a trip, and upon their return will reside at Viola. A Chinaman was driving through Main street with a drove of hogs last Friday. Finally the rear end gate of the wagon bed fell out, and the porkers began to drop out one by one. After the aecond hog easily dropped to the pavement and begin a promenade on the bricks, the Chinamen's attention was called to the fact that he was losing his hogs. After a couple of hours chas ing and dodging, he finally landed the animals back in the wagon. The following notice appeared in the Middleton, Ohio, Republican. Mr. Smith has been a resident of Oregon City for several years : We publish this week an interesting letter from Hon. L. O. Smith, descriptive of his Oregon home, the climate, crops, etc. Mr. Smith was a former editor of this paper and resided here and no doubt his le gions of friends hereabouts will be pleased to hear from him. We expect to publish several letters from his pen in the near future. Watch for them. Arthur Clift, who returned a few days ago from a trip up the Columbia, look ing for yonug cottonwood tree;, says the potatoes vines in the vicinity of Vancouver are turning black from tbf effects of some disease, and it is Icau l that considerable of the crop will be worthless. Mr. Clift found cottonwood trees that had grown since 1894. They were five inches in diameter and were 25 feet In height. Mr. Clift secures a lot of small trees every winter for the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company, who have the young coltonwoodj trans planted, to take the place of the trees that have been cut off and made Into white paper. Men's Handker chiefs .1 .1 - . 1 . t n 1 . 1 it. .1 1 w e are in cio&est ioui-u win. uio mrg-:ttim quality in luv.irmuiy uui uini wu-( est competent hankerchief-maker, from sideration and youra, too. 1 1 .... s . ... U ,! 1 :. l . ! wiiuui we niwiw uur luiuieuao nkwk, Uience me cosr. oeing ai a minimum, our; iprice-markB are lower than those usually put on. similar qualities eisewnere. Absolutely all linen handkerchiefs, 25c, 35c, 50c Fancy border linen handkerchiefs, narrow hemstich, 50c each Fanov hemstitched silit handkerchiefs, jplain with and fancy, ' i 50c, 75c. $1.00 Mr. J. D. Stevens gave the Courier II krai-d a pleasant call Tuesday.- Mr. Stevens is commissioned by the mayor and council of Canby to Bee the S. P. K. It. and U. S. postal officials in Portland to remedy the existiim conditions rela tive to train and mail service in Canby. He will report the result of his inter view to the citizens of Canby and vicin ity at the open meeting of the A. 0. U. W. in Knight's hall, Canby, Friday eve ning next. Abernethy Chautauqua Circle met at the residence of Mrs. Washburn at Park place Friday night, and reorganized for the coming year's work. Mrs. William Galloway was re-elected president and leader, this being her third term. Mrs. J. T. Apperson was elected vice-president, and George A.Hamilton secretary. The meeting proved a delightful reun ion in a social way, and Mrs. Galloway was presented with an elegant sil"er salad set, complimentary to her services for the circle. Refreshments were served. 0. C. Yocum and F. 0. Little, both living in the Cascade forest reserve, at the base of Mount Hood, proved'up on their homesteads Monday. Their wit nesses were William G. Steel, of Port land, and Charles Fryer. These home steads were located before the bounda ries of the forest reserve were estab lished, and are the last subject to final proof in that immediate vici lity, W. G. Steel had a homestead location there, but commuted it a couple of vears ago. These parties have been offered good figures for their claims, but declined to sell. Mr. Yocum intends to build a $2500 hotel at Government camp. A correflpondent of the Eugene Guard says that the Blue river mining district is taking on all the air a regular mining camp. Suit has been instituted in the Lane county circuit court by the Blue River Mining Company against Frank Mengo and others, whereby the com pany asks for an injunction restraining defendants from interfering with plain tiff's property. The plaintiff asks for $200 damages. Also several arrests have been made In the district, the par ties involved being accused of stealing mining tools from the cabin of John Downer, a negro miner. A rich placer strike is also reported. The Ashland Record gives an accoun1 of the work done by J. W. Berriam, of Stone, at the Rogue river hatchery, as follows: "The fish hatchery at the mouth of Elk creek is running in full blast and is a flight worth seeing. Mr. Berriam has two racks across the river at a distance of about 400 yards apart with a gate in the lower rack so that the fish can pass through. At one end of the lower rack he has a d jwu stream flub trap. When he wishes to make a drive he sends the fishermen out with a seine that reaches from shore, to shore. They go down the liver, forcing every thing iu front of them to the lower rack. They go along the rack with one end of the seine and drive the fish into the lisp." Hat Good. ness Steinbach hat values need no eulogy? inr comment to add til their renutation.w iOnly honest headwear is shown here.J : 1 ! : . . 1.1 .. ,. fl ..... w m , . h'odir. hftro inr.piit ta i n nnim in nAftri. . . r , . z, Z ;"" "" " $1.50, $2.00 to $5.00 Derbys in newest shapes an 1 color-; ing8 at $1.50, $3.00 to $5,005 We are the sole agents here for the3 celebrated "Youmans" hats. Ladies' "Youmans," $5.00 i Morrlmn, Portland, Ore. Charles Montgomery, of this city, has been pardnned from the penitentiary for complicity in the Ladd grave robbery. Mrs. Jerome, mother of Mrs. Charles Albright, died in Oakland, Calif., this week, and will be buried iu Portland Saturday. Rev. T. P. Haynes will preach at Tea sol Creek church on Oct. 8th at 11 a. m. and at Harlcss hall, Molalla, at 7:40. Oct. 8th. ' Yesterday the county board of com missioners ruled that thoy did not have jurisdiction to establish a county road from Third street to intarsect the Law ton road on the hill, A very pleasant birthday party was given by Mrs.W, J.. Farnham at her res dence at the Portland house, in this city Wednesday evening. A delicious sup per was served during the evening. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lankinsand family, Mr. and Mrs fl. J. Lankins and family, Mrs. Kruso, Misses Millie and Nettie Krmo and Mr, Purcell. Some 303 people were at the Y. M. O. A. social Wednesday night, feasting on home-made candy and drinking lemon ade. A program consisted of instru mental selection, Miss Mina Caplen; or chestra; solo, Mr( FrankConfer; orches tra; class work free, dumb bell and parallel bar; indoor baseball ; solo, Mr. Walter Little. After the program the orchestra played several selections, while the young people joined in games and a good social time. William Stone has been a resident of Clackamas county since 1852, and dur ing the last 40 years of that period, did not see Portland until last Saturday. He has lived alone on his farm in the vicinity of Meadowbrook, occasionally coming to town, but never visiting the metropolis, which has grown from a village to a great city, during his 40 years of comparative isolation, tit. Stone is a native of Ireland, and says that a part of his religion consists in liv ing at peace with his neighbors. Up to last Saturday, Uncle Billy had never rode on a railway or electric line, and had never bean in a theatre. Alf How land persuaded Uncle Billy to accom pany him to Portland Saturday, and get a glimpse of the great, busy world, after many years. ' Deputy Assessor Niqtfn Blair was la from Handy esterdav. Mrs, Randall, of Portland, is visiting hersjn, Piatt T. Iiinhll. Deputy Assessor J. A. Nelson and wife were in from Liberal yesterday. Dee Wright has returned to Clacka mas county after an absence of a- year. He went with a drove of 0,000 sheep to Omaha, (raveling overlani.. He visited important points in the Fast, and has Been the world generally. Lout On September, 20, between Clackamas Heights and Parkplace, a nickel key wind watch, Elgin move ment No. 2C0.300. Return to this office or to J. A. La M ar, Parkplace. Reward.