OREGON CITY COURIER-HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1901
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Conceded Unanimously By
Experienced Purchasers
Of fine'; Dress Goods, Cloaks, Capes, Furs and Jackets,
that we are leaders and Will continue to give ths
best values and bargains of any dry goods house in
the Northwest-
We plaue on sale several lines of the above goods, 58 and 60-inch
goods, extra heavv, elegantly finished, suitable lor fine tailor-made Suits
or separate skirts' at $1.00, $1.20, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $1.90, $2 25, $2.47,
$2.73, $2.97, $3.25 and $3.73. Nearly all of the abo-o goods are factory
sponged and shrunk. Ladies, made no misiakej we have the stock to
select from, and no fancy prices will be asked. Competition is the life of
trade, and we are in a position to meet all competitiors. In fact, we have
no competitors when we touch the electric button in selling fine black
imported dress goods. Reputation is what counts, honest goods and
honest values. See us today on fine clonks, furs, capes and jackets.
MAIL ORDERS BECEITI PROMPT ATTENTION
Mllen & McDonnell
EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS IMP0RTER3
THIRD and MORRISON - - ' PORTLAND, OREGON
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
PERSONAL MENTION.
C. N. Larkins,.of Clarkes, was in the
city Saturday.
E. F. Capps was up from Clackamas
precinct Saturday.
John Stidham, of Cams, was a visitor
in town Saturday.
J. T. Evans, of Mulino, was a visitor
in the city Saturdy. I
J. B. Noe, of Needy, was in the city'
Saturday and Sunday.
Joseph Wallace, of Highland, was in
Oregon City Saturday.
' Robert Ginther, of Shubel, was a vis
itor in the city Friday.
Julius Grazier has recovered from a
severe attack of pleurisy.
Chrles TJ. Wilson is now officiating
as purser on the steamer Altona.
Charles Bitzer was in from Molalla
Tuesday on his way to Portland.
Charles Daugherty was among the
Molalla people in town Monday.
Fred Weatherford, of Albany, was
visiting friends in the city Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Evans, of Oswego,
visited their Carus farm Saturday.
Robert Casseday and J. T. Evans, of
Carus, were in Oregon City Friday.
T. J. Bohna. of Damascus, was a vis
itor in the city during the past week.
Frederick Zimmerman, of Milwoukie
nrecinct. was a visitor in the city Mon
day.
Mrs. A. Nelson went to Silverton Fri
day evening to visit relatives for a few
days
John Lewthwaite, of Clackamas pre
cinct, was a visitor in Oregon City Sat
urday. Rudolph Gantenbeim went to Canby
Tuesday to resume work oh the Molalla
bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. II. Eastman, of New
Era precinct, were visitors in the city
Monday.
Mrs. Schlosser, of Albany, was visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Captain M. D.
Phillips.
G. Williams, of Canby, arrived in
town Tuesday to do carpenter work for
Ed Olds. .
Councilman C. G. Huntley returned
Sunday from a successful bird shoot up
the valley.
Mr. and Mrs . J. C. Paddock, of Clack
amas precinct, were visitors in ihe city
Saturday.
W. E. Bissell returned Tuesday from
a few days hunting and recreation in
the vicinity of Canby,
Seiver Ramsby, accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Eliza Ramsby, was in
from Molalla Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rickard, of Dustv,
Benton county, were visiting friends
here during the week.
Robert Leslie, a well known republi
can politician of Wilhoit, was In Oregon
Oity Sunday and Monday.
M. E. Bain, now interested in min
ing matters at Sumpter, has in the city
and vicinity for the past week.
H. W. Trembath has returned from
Lincoln, Polk county, where he was do
ing some work for a hop man.
W. II. Mattoon, of-Viola, who was in
town Saturday, reported that many of
the farmers were busy plowing.
Mrs. Henry Samson, of Needy,
mother of W. W. H. Samson, is very
ill, aad her recovery is doubful.
Fred Kamrath, ot Beaver 'Creek, was
was in the city Friday, and made a good
catch of trout in the Clackamas river.
Rev. John Glenn, of Dayton, preached
in the pulpit of the Free Methodist
church in Central addition last Sunday.
Wi'.liara Nefzer, who did some rec--ord
baseball playina; at Bandon during
the past season, is home for the winter.
Lou in Palmateer, of Garfield, was in
the city Saturday, and reported that the
prunegrowers were busy drying their
output.
Mrs. E. Mereese, of Forest Grove, has
been visiting the Whites and other
friends in Oiegon Ctty, during the past
few days. . .
E. F. Ginther, of Shubel, was in the
city Saturday and Sunday, and attended
the the quarterly conference -jf the
Evangelical church.
Rev. A. A. Engelbart left for Jeffer
son Monday to attend the state conven
tion of the Young Peoples Alliance of
the Evangolieal church'.
Ex-Mayor C. D. Latourette returned
Friday night from a visit to Michigan,
where he went to be at the bedside of a
bfother, who was very ill.
II. Hiniler and sister, Mrs. Pearl Ber-
nier visited relatives at Champoeg dur
ing the week. While there the former
killed 17 Chinese pheasants.
C. M. Crittenden, the well known
school teacher, was in Oregon City Sat
urday, and expected to have begun a
term of school at Needy last Monday.
Professor E. Merese, of Pacific univer
sity at Forest Grove, joined Mrs. Me
rese here Monday. She had been vis
iting friends here for several days past.
P. L. Oaples, who has charge of the
hardware department in Busch's store,
visited his old home at Vancouver Sun
day. He was accompanied by his fam
lly.
E. W. Swafford, of Salem, is Spend
ing the winter with his son, E. J.
Swafford, at Ely. Mr. Swafford, sr.,
was 84 years old on the 17 th of Septem
ber. Willie B. Howell returned from sev
eral days visit to his uncle at Albany
Saturday. He had great sport pheas
ant shooting, and brought down 18
birds..
Senator Brownell, Mayor Dimick,
Max Ramsby, Barton Jack, and W. H.
Young were among the Clackamas
county people, who attended the Butte
Creek fair.
O. Whitten and daughters, of Oswego,
were visitors in Oregon City Monday.
Mr. Whitten said that the grape crop
would not be over half the usual yield
this season.
A. Tucker, wife and daughter left for
Toledo Tuesday morning, wheTe they
will make their future home. They
have resided at Parkplace for the past
10 or 12 years.
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Our Children's Department
Is the Delight of All Mothers. ' Visit It .
The same rigid scrutiny of fabrics
the same smart tailoring for boys' clothing as
for men's. Styles that have the boyish grace
with the manly finish
Beautiful suits for the little fellows;
strong, sturdy, suits for the older boys
practical and novel; a splendid collection of
boys' clothes that is not matched anywhere--that
no parents of boys can afford to miss
seeing. Many, indeed, express surprise that
we can give so much for the price, and it has
troubled us more to supply the demand than
it has to sell these goods. "Brevity is the soul of wit' The
following are briefly stated with no pretensions, but there's
wisdom in buying them, to wit:
Children's Suits $3.50 and $5.00 a Suit
Youth's Suits Ages H to 19, $7.50 a Suit
Largest Clothiers in the Northwest
Fourth and Morrison Sts. PORTLAND, OREGON
A Witch is not bought the same us other merchandise. When you purchase i suit of
clothes or a pair of shoes you can usually tell what it is, but when you invest ) cur money in a
vatch you have to depend entirely on the dealer.
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Dealing in Watches arid repairing has been our business for ovr twenty years. We
have made it a specialty. We know all about Watches and their value. When we buy our
watches lVoin the factories, we buy them right and we sell them again we know what we can
recommend to our customers. For this reason we guarantee to give satisfaction.
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At present we have a large assortment of BOSS FILLED WATCHES, they are of
the very latest designs and we are offering them at a reasonable price. If you have been
thinking about purchasing one we would like to have you look over our stock. We know that
they will please you. We have them in all grades and all sizes.
We have a SPECIAL OFFER for those who would like to own a high &raJe time
piece and can not afford to pay for it all at one time. We will sell watches on tie installment
plan. You make a payment when you buy "the watch and pay the balarce in w eekly cr
monthly payments. We would be pleased to explain this method to you.
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F. Jennings, of Butteville, was in town
Monday, and reported tbat several sales
of hops had been made for 11 and 12
ceuts per pound, but many growers were
holding for better prices. 1
Fred Hargreaves, of Gladstone, is now
a student at the University of Seattle.
It was originally his intetention to at
tend the university at Eugene this Rea
son, but be changed bis plns.
Miss Ada Davidson, of Spokane, who
had been visiting the family of J. It.
Shaver nt Molalla, Btarted on her re
turu trip home Monday. She was
brought to town by Mr. Stiaver.
Chris Kelly arrived Monday from
Stetsbaum, below Juneau in Alaska,
where ha was fishing during the past
season. The combine are now operat
ing the canneries in that section.
Mrs. E.l OalitF left Tuesday for North
Yakima, Wash , where she will visit
lierbon, Carl, and try a change of cli
mate for the benefit of her health. She
was accompanied by her little son.
Mr. aud Mrs. Fred Gantenbeim ar
rived from Baker City early in the week,
and will make their home hero. Mr,
Uantenbeltn was recently married W a
popular Biker City young woman .
Nelson Boylan, of Kelso, Wash., is
visiting his brother, Asa Boylan. He
lias parliully recovered from the effects
ot a recent accident, anil is now suiter
iog from a Bavere attack of sciatic rlieu
inatism.
C. llannaford, a former resident of
Oregon City, was down from Hubbard
Monday, and reported that, he had el
fected a sale of his hops for 11 cents per
pound, the hups had already beeu
contracted.
George H., L. A. and Ralph Young
lult by team Monday morning tor hast
ern Oregon, and will locate near the
Warm Springs reservation. The fami
lies of the two toriner expect to join
them next spring.
Charles Holmitn, of the Internal Rev
enue oliice, Portland, came up Sunday
morning accompanied by his three
brnthers. They went out to Mead
owbrookto spend the day at the for
mer's Milk Creek ranch.
Ed Himler went to work fur Superin
tendent Carter at the government I utch
ery on the Clackamas river last Friday
night. More salmon are being caught
at the hatchery now than be conven
iently handled for taking eggs,
i Mr. and Mrs. Nathan M. Moody and
Chihi vUited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Vaughau at Molalla. Mr.
Moody is bookkeeper for Smyth & How
ard, Portland, and his residence Is 11)08,
Union Avenue on the East Side.
Gilbert Douglas and family, recently
of Albany, have taken up their resi
dence in the city, and now occupy the
John Weismaudel house on Eleventh
and Van Buren streets. Mr. Douglas
has a position in the woolen mills.
J. L. Hattan, of Stone, was in the
city Fiiday, and stated that work was
progressing in a satisfactory way nn the
Clear Creek creamery. The building is
about ready for the painters. It is in
tended to have the creamery in opera
tiod in December.
J. K. Morris returned to Canby Tues
day to resume work on the Molalla
bridge. Work was suspended for a few
days on account of having to wait for the
arrival of the iron. - The work is now
being pushed, and it is expected that
the bridge will be completed in about
three weeks.
Louis Himler. John Grinder and Ed
Reckner are now busily employed at
the Swan Falls hatchery in Idaho. The
former has written to home lor his rifle,
stating that coyotes are so plentiful that
they eat at the same table with them.
There is also plenty of other game.
MikeBauman, Mike Bauer and Wil
liam Griesenhoffer, of New Era precinct,
were visitors in the city Tuesday. The
former is building a new farm house for
Mr. Bauer on the Eli Maddock place.
The building is two stories high, 20x36
and will contain 10 rooms.
T. Yoeum, of Garfield, was in the
city Monday, and reported that prune
drying would be completed in another
week. Krigbaums are running two
driers and are handling 300 boxes of
prunes every 24 hours, while T. Huxley
is handling 100 boxes daily in his drier.
The prune crop of that section is some
thing big this yeari
Misses QUie and McTale, bf Warn.
pow, Wis., who were Visiting their I
cousin, Mrs. x, a, uault at Glad
stone for a couple of weeks, started on
their return trip home Friday. They
will make brief visits with friends in
Portland, Seattle and Tacoma while en
route. The Missus MeTate made many
friends while here, who regretted to see
them take their departure.
Mrs. E. F. Martin accompanied her
daughter, E. Sadie White to Sumpter
Wednesday evening. The latter will
look after her business affairs, while
Mrs. Martin will take a rust after a long
and successful business career. For a
number of years Mrs. Martin am her
daughters conducted the Racket Store
in this city, and it proved a business
success. They were courteous and never
misrepresented an article. Reliable
goods were sold at reasonable figures,
and proved just as represented. Mrs.
Julia A. Cole, recently of Sumpter, suc
ceeds Mrs. Martin as proprietor of the
Racket Store.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
J. O. Jones is building a new dwelling
on the West Side.
Djn't forget the Thsnkcgiving market
to bo given by the Saturday Club.
George H. Wishart is having a new
cottage erected on the corner of his up
per Seventh street property.
The Saturday Club will hold a market
in the basement of the Conaretrational
church on the afternoon and evening of
Councilman E. W. Scott and CT n.
Johnson, who had the contract of put
ting in me concrete lounuatlon lor the
filtering plant of the city waterworks.
cympleted the job last week. It is solid
and maisive enough to lust for all time.
It is pronounced by experts to be a good
( iece of work.
Victor Swain, the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. John F. Kisley, won the baby
prize at the Milwaukie grange fair last
Saturday. The fair lasted for two days,
and was a success beyond expectations.
The exhibits would have done credit to
a more pretentious fair, spread out on an
elaborate scale.
The new minister, assigned by confer
ence to look after the spiritual welfare
of the members of the Methodist Epis
copal congregation in this city during
the next 12 months, is Rev. Gabriel
Sykes. . For Bay City and Nehalem,
Rev. Israel Putman has leen assigned.
Tillamook Herald,
L. H. Kii'chem is building a new barn
for Frank Busch on his stock ranch four
miles above Springwater. Mr. Busch
has an ideal stock ranch there, the
grass growing luxurianly all the 'round,
the rich, upland soli holding moisture
enough to keep vegetation green aud
growing continually. He has the place
well stocked. In early . days this sec
tion was called "horse heaven" by the
pioneers on account of the luxurious
growth of grass,.
A new law makes the next November .
I term of county courts the time for iixing
the bounda'ics of election precincts. The
January term before an election was the
time by the old law. The limits must
be fixed by the courts so as to conform to
ward aqd road district boundaries. jg
also, provided tliaf 9 Section product
willhava lunm - n.in voters, Peti
tioners to the court for desired changes
must be brought in at the coming No
vember term or precinct limits will
stand for two years as at present ar
anged. Next spring's election is a long way
off, but. already candidates are being
mentioned for nominatkn at the repub
lican county convention to be held next
March or April. Among thoso men
tioned are the following: For county
judge, Thomas F. Ryan and G. B. Dim
ick, of Oregon Cily; Hherill-, J. R Sna.
ver, of Molalla; for clerk, W. M. Shank
and J. W. McAnulty, of Oregon City;
for recorder, E. P. Dedmnn, of Clacka
mas, and H. E. Stevens, of Milwaukie;
for assessor, J. O. Bradley, of Oregon
City. And still tnere are other candi
dates and precincts to hear from.
An Oswego resident furnishes this
paper with the following items from
that placo: Mws Aiua Schmidt, of
Victoria, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Gard
nr Miss Jessie Coon has been re
ceiving treatment In a Portland hosni-
,al Mr. Fisher, of Nehalem, who
was visiting D. W. Kelsay and family,
took sick and died In a Portland hospi
tal last Thursday ...Captain Whcrat
left Monday for Murshfleld, Coos
county, to visit his son J. Q.
Haines has purchaHed the Hawksworth
place Mrs. Jean Zimmerman, ol
Astoria, and Mrs. A. W. Shipley, ol
Portland, are visiting their mother, Mrs.
A. 8. Clinefolter.
Notice to Debtors.
I herewith notify all persons Indebted
o me for livery hire to pay without de
lav. Accounts rnmninlmr nnn.M l... .1..
end of this month will be placed in the
uniiuu 01 a collector, when costs will be
ddd. J. C. Bkadlky.
A snap-80 acres, i miles from Ore
gon City, 30 in cultivation, building and
orchard. $15 per acre. C. O. T. Wil
liams, office in Barclay building.
When you visit Portland don't fail (0
get your meals at the Royal Restaurant, '
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nellent meal at a moderate price; a good
ijuare meal , IOC