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OREGON CITY COURIER-HERALD. FRIDAY; OCTOBER 24, 1902.
BILLS OF EXCHANGE
"E issue Bills of Exchange, payable
in nearly every country of the
Globe.
The Bank of Oregon City.
Oregon City.
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I PERSONALS J
John Skinner, of Barlow, wis in Ore
gon luesday.
Mr. Austin, of Liberal, was in Oregon
City this week.
W. Gardner, of New Era, was in Ore
gon City Tuesday.
George Marts, of Molalla, was in this
city one day the past week.
Mr. Eaton, who reside at Carus.J was
in Oregon City Veduesday.
James Shannon, of Beaver Creek, was
n Oregon City Wednesday.
Mrs. Din Lyons went to Aurora Tues
day to visit friends for a week.
Dr. Thomas, of Beaver Creek, was on
the streets ot our city Tuesday.
Herbert L. Thorn, of Portland, is
busy in the court house this week.
John R. Lewis was in Oregon City
Wednesday from his farm at Carus.
J. P. Burt, of Portland, was transact
ing business in Oregon City Tuesday.
Robert Divine, who lives at Molalla,
was among Oregon City visitors this
week.
Mrs. J. J. Brown, of Gladstone, is suf
fering from a severe attack of typhoid
fever.
MrB. H. Engles and Mrs. Longstreet
Vaughan, of Molalla, were visitors here
Monday.
Mr. John Leary, of Albina, visited
lriends and relatives in Oregon City last
.Sunday.
Sabb White, who lives at Liberal, was
transacting business in this city one day
' this week.
Mrs. A. E. Behle, of Salem, is the
guest of liav. and Mrs. E.S.Bollinger
.this week.
Miss Mary Pursifull has been engaged
to clerk in the store of Burmeister and
Andresen.
Richard Garrett, of Needy, a promin
ent farmer of that place, was in Oregon
City Tuesday.
Attorney Latourette, oi e of the lead
ing lawyers o f Portland, was in Oregon
City Tuesday.
T. L. Turner, of Frog Pond, who has
figured prominently in politics was in
Oregon City this week.
Carl Arnold, who has been residing
in Southern Oregon for a few weks, re
turned home Monday.
Miss Bertha Kennedy, who is teach
ing the Henrice school visited her
parents here Sunday.
Mr. Manning and Mr. Harris, of
Eastern Oregon, visited John Gleason
daring the past week.
William Bottermiller, of Clarks, a
prominent farmer of that community
was in this city Tuesday.
William Adams, a resident of Molalla,
and a well to do farmer, was transacting
business here Wednesday.
Godfrey Marquardt, a well to do
farmer, of Clarks, was transacting busi
ness in Oregon City Tuesday.
David Wolfer, of Silverton, formerly
of Needy, is now moving back to Needy
where be will probably rbside.
Hon, LeRoy Crawford and wife, of
Chases Lake, Ne w York, has been visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Stevens.
Mrs. 0. A. Cheney spent at few days
the past week visiting her daughter,
Mrs. W.L. Johnson, near Dayton. (
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moody and
family returned home from a few days
visit with relatives and friends at Albany
Tuesday.
J. H. Turner, of Elwood, was in Ore
gon City a day thia week. He lives out
about twenty-five miles, and walked all
of the way.
William Andros, of Willamette Falls,
who has a contract to haul wood for the
Willamette Pulp & Paper Co , was in
Oregon City yveunesday.
Dr. Havaland, of Portland, is occup
iug Dr. Strickland's office during the
latter's stay in the East, where he is tak
ing a post graduate course.
P. P. Murphy, of Mulino, was in Ore
gon City Tuesday. He brought in five
fat dressed hoes that he sold to Brown
& Welch for $03 at 7 cents.
Gilbert Randall and his brother,
George, were in this city Tuesday from
New Era. Mr. Randall is one of the well
to do farmers of New Era, and has been
a resident of Clackamas county for a
long time.
Mrs. John Gilmore, of Gladstone, is
ependiug a few days this week, visiting
relative at Dayton.
I. L. Clark, a resident of Clackamas
' station, was transacting business in Ore
gon City Tuesday.
John H. Vick, of Molalla, waB on the
streets of Oregon City Thursday.
J. W. Dowty, the Currinville stock
breeder was in Oregon Cily Thursday.
Frank Elling, a prominent German,
who lives in Portland was in Oregon City
this week,
Mrs. Lizzie Roppel, who has extensive
hop fields at Aurora, was transacting
business in Portland Thursday. nM
Mrs. William Twists, of Portland, and
Mrs. E. Shubert, a resident of Milwaukie,
were transacting business here Thurs
day. Tom Chamberlain returned last week
from a few davs trio down on tn6
Columbia.where he has been doing some
blasting.
Ralph T. Marshall and J. Patterson,
have just purchased the postoffice etore
at Springwater. Mr. Marshall is well
known it this city.
James E. Marquam, executor in the
large estate of Martha A. McConnell,
waB in Oregon City Thursday looking
after the matter of settling the estate.
D. H. Looney and daughter, Mollie,
ef Union Mills, were in Oregon City
Wednesday. It being his second trip
with mail "on the Mealpwbrook route.
J. H. Weetover, a prominent news
paper man and lawyer, of Williamstown,
Ky., and wife, and Robert Westover, of
Seattle are visiting in Oregon City this
week.
Miss Kate McMillan, of Portland,
formerly a teacher at Maple Lane, was
in Oregon City Wednesday night in at
tendance at reception tendered Rev,
Frank Mixsell.
Miss Nellie Swafford. who is attend
ing school at Willamette University,
writes home to her parents that her work
is nroeressine verv Dieafanuy. iiiih
information will please her many friends
here.
"Grandma" Vaughan, a highly re
spected old lady of Molalla, whom many
term "grandma" and Mrs. tt. ungie oi
the same place, were in Oregon City
. Agents for
Brown Shoe Co.
Shoes
g "Queen Bee"
g Brand
0) Regular Value
g $2.50 '
S- $2.15
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ADAMS BROS.
WODEN KUflJE
BAZAAB2
OKE0ON.CITV& BIG CASH STORE
Agents for
McCalls Patterns'
10 and 15c
None Higher
Women's Stylish Cloaks
Just received from New York a
large assortment of Cloaks and Jackets
made up in latest styles.
Splendid Offerings in
Wodisb Waists
A delayed seipment of "Banner" brand
Waists just received. New styles and
shades in Imported Flannel and Silk.
Specials
C (UWC
You Thanks
tiresome, noisy remodelling of our store. It" was
enough to drive away all tradebut you have kept
coming just the same and put up with the annoyance
cheerfully. We want you to know that we appreciate
it and that we are going to make up for 'it by giving
you a pleasanter and more comfortable place to trade-
better service larger stock closer prices.
Patent Medicine Prices
We cut the prices on all patents where we are allowed
to the manufacturers some will not permit it. You can
depend on getting the very lowest prices on all patents
whether advertised or not. You will get the benefit of every
cut rate whether you are posted or not.
These prices below are not special but regular, every
day prices at this store :
Swamp Root 85
Lvdia Pinkhara's Compound. . ,85
Ayer's Hair Vigor 00
Herpicide 75
Mellin's Food, small 45
Malted Milk, small 45
Castoiia 30
Ayer's Carter's Pierce's Pills 20
Pierce's Medical Discovery 85
" Favorite Prescri.tion .85
Paine's Celery Compound 85
Hood's Harsaparilla 85
Ayer's Sarsaparilla 85
Red Seal Sarsaparilla 75
Oregon Blood Purifier 90
Peruna 85
Any 3 One Dollar Patents on the Market $2.50
A Prescriptions
There are some things that
can be done in a hurry, but
when it comes to prescriptions
for medicine, the work has to
be done carefully and thor-
oughly or it is not done well.
We have in use now the best
prescription tools and ap
pliances that can be found
anywhere. Nothing is left
undone that can improve the
quality of our prescription
work. The more you know
about our Prescription De-
partment the safer you will
feel when you have us put up
all your prescriptions.
Book Specials
For one week only, ending
Saturday, November ist. We
make these special prices.
Don't fail to examine these
bargains :
Life of McKinley 69
by Murat Halstead intro
duction by Senator Depew.
The memorial edition sold
by agents at $2.00.
Life of General Grant . . .
by Hon. BemPerely Poore.
An illustrated edition, sold
usually at $1 25.
Life of General Sherman .5 5
with introduction by Major
General O. O. Howard. A
$1.25 book.
Family Physican and Com
mon Sense Medical Adv.
over 1000 pages of common
sense medical advice a book
that ougnt to go into every
house at this price. Sold
regularly at $2.50.
C. O. Huntley W. A. Huntley
Cider Pre
servati ve.
25c box will
keep a whole
barrel sweet
POPULAR PRICE
DRUGGISTS BOOKSELLERS
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day this week viewing tlw sights and
meeting friends.
Chris Oomplita, of Aurora, was taken
before the county judge Monday and
adjudged insane. It Beeras that the
poor man constantly thinks that some
one is going to do him some physical
injury. The man was taken to the
asylum by Sheriff Shaver.
Rev. E. S. Bollinger, Mrs. Charles
La'.ourette, MiBS Myrtle Buchanan, Mr.
and Mrs. L. II. Andrews and Mr. V.
Curry composed a party which went to
Salem Tuesday to attend the annual
Congregational convention, which com
menced Wednesday and continued until
Friday.
This week we intend to close out all
the odds and ends which naturally ac
cumulate "during a season, and have
reduced the price so low that it will
pay the careful buyer to purchase for
future requirements.
Blankets & Comforters
Jit Attractive Prices
Blankets of all sorts, either Cotton,
All-Wool or with some Cotton mixed;
White, Gray or Brown for single beds;
medium sized beds or extra large
sized beds.
Blankets, per pair 75c to $8.00
Comforters $1.20 to $6.00
Umbrellas
H Tew Specials lor this Week
Ladies' Royal Taffeta, close roll,
fited with choice handles of
Horn, Shell, Pearl, Agate and
selected natural wood $1 7?
Men's Close Roll Glarca. . . ( . . . I 00
Children's School, good quality. 40
.
Wen Boys and Clothing
A new stock of well selected Men
and Boys' Clothing
Men's Suits, mixed goods $6 25
Men's Suits, fancy cassimeres . . . 9 90
Men's Overcoats. ..;.,. 6 65
Boys' Suits '.. 3 50
Boys' Knee Pants 60
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
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9s
8 page Fash
ion Sheet
free for the
asking in
person or by
poetal card.
James Hooper, of Oregon City, got a
pension of $8 this week.
M. M. Anderson has opened a board
ing house back of the armory in the
Shaw house.
Taken Up A full-blood Nannie goat.
Owner inquire of W. A. Rakel at V.
Harris grocery.
The King's Daughters of the Episco
pal church will hold a handkerchief ba
zaar in the first week of December.
Marriage License have been issued
this week to O. Yonst 1 n 1 Dollie Towery ;
Archibald 11. Right and Miss Grace M .
Cain.
A class in German will be organized
soon at the Oregon City Academy, on
Seventh street. Everyone wishing to
speak the German Language inquire of
Prof. Davis or E. A Engelhart, teacher.
The rush of business at the sheriff's
office is about over now. Sheriff Shaver
has discharged his help and the office
has once auam resumed its old tune
tranquility.
Marriage license has been issued to
Miss Clara Johnson and Mr. Fred
Paterson, of CWikamas. The marriage
will take place Tuesday, October 23 th
Rev. J. W. Craig of the M. E. church
South will creach at Elvville Congrega
tional church at 11a. m. Sunday. He
has recently moved from Polk county,
and takes Kev. Cross place in this
county.
Mr. Roots, a venerable old gentleman
of 80 winters, died at his home in Clack
a id as Station Friday last. Mr. Roots
was a man well known in this part of
the stale and his death will bring eorrow
to more hearts than one. ,
Grice E. Matbena has filed complaint
in the clerks oftce for a divorce from
her husband Claude Mathena. The
nlea being cruel and inhuman treatment
Marv Robinson has also filed a Bimilar
complaint for a divorce from Frank Rob
luhon.
A. report comes to the city that small
pox had broke out in a mild form at
Clackamas station Tuesday. The s hool
of that nlace is closed and the author!
ties are taking every precaution possible
to prevent its spreading.
Several of the ladies in this city have
organized themselves into a calss lor the
DurDose 01 learning the cooking arc,
Wednesday they met at the home of
Mrs. Miller, and next week a similar
meeting wih be held.
The Retail Clerk's Intc: national Pro
tective Association, wl ich comprises
many of the clerks in tt is city are di
tribtiting union cards n all the union
stores no thai the traiing public may
know which are union storeB.
Henry Heniuk. who lives on the Bar
rett nlace was aken to the Good Samar
itan hosmtal for treatment as he is sick
with a severe form of Typhoid fever.
Deputy Sheriff Hackett went out to the
sick man's place Thursday and brought
him in.
Of the many fine selections and num
bers on the programe a t Shively's laet
Tueeday evening none have eliciated
more meriied praite than the two solos
of Walter Little. His voice It well
adapted to tenor andappears to advan-
tage alone.
A. C. Warner is busy on his place at
Mount Pleasant digg.ng a new well,
The well is for me of li'u horses and cat
tle, and it is his intention to purchase a
wind mill and attach it to the well. In
a few days u is bis purpose to build g
new ba'n. '
A. movement is under way, headed by
Mr. Elmer Cooper, to organize the Or
der of Eagles in this city. Its an order
made up cheifly o( young men and is
considered by all who are well informed
in such matters to be a very desirable
organization.
About midnight on Wednesday Centri
fugal force nnloaded a freight car oppo
site the house of W. W. Quinn. As a
car load of lumber rounded the curve
square timbers and two inch lumher
flew pell- mell into the river. Interim,
the sidewalk railing was demolished.
Clarence Sevick, of New Era, was in
the city Wednesda interested in getting
a division of his district. Aa it now
stands the children of his community
have to walk abnut three miles toscnool
and Mr. Sevick is desin ous of dividing
thedistrict and getting a new school for
the children.
water upon w hich part 01 the ties nave
been placed, h. liaie has Deen Doara-
ing a gang 01 iy men ior a coupie 01
weeks, inis company is noi maKing
much blow but is doing considerable
active work.
Until further notice Unitarian services
will be held Saturday evenings instead of
Sunday evenings, beginning next Satur
day evening at 7 :30 o'clock, at the office
of O. W. Eastham. Rev. W. G. Elliot,
Jr., will preach upon the subject: "What
to Believe and What to Do." All are
cordially invited.
The water at the falls has reached
such a low stage that one can now walk
clear around without hardly wetting
even the sole of their shoes. If the con
ditions of low water continues all lines
of industry depending for their main
tenance on the force of water coming
fiom the falls will suffer a eerious check,
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qL.i mi fiti nr- nttfm Awimti-t-'
John G. 1'orter Dead.
John G. Porter, who died nt his home
in this city Thursd V afternoon, Uct. 10,
was born in North Yarmout h, Curubr
land Icounty, Me., March 7, 183 . He
was educated at vyeioniK imj,
after which he went to Lovell, Maes ,
where he learned the trade 01 wool
grading and assorting. In 1802 he wt-nt
to the Australia gom uihihh. mm inumci
to the United States in lsw. ne ioi-
lowed gold mining in Ualilorma iroiu
1860 to 1804, and came to
Oregon City in 1816 to enter the
employment of the Oregon City Manu
facturing tJompany. ne remaiuou wim
the company for over 20 years in the ca
pacity of wo Jl huyer ana loreman 01 worn
department; For bve years tie was mem
ber of the city council and was always
prominent in municipal and county af
fairs, lie was a staunch republican,
and served a term aa county assessor.
Since January 1, 1899, he was chief dep
uty in the asFessors office.
Mr Porter is survived by a wife and
two daugnters, Fannie G. and Katie I.
Porter, w ho Imld ri si'iiii'sible positions as
teachers in thu public schools of Port
land .
Mr. Porter's funeral, which was held
Sunday at 10:30 o'clock from St. John's
Catholic church, was very impreeBive
and wag largely attended
In the death of Mr, Porter, Oregon
City loses a citizen of sterling qualities as
a man, and one in whom ail classes and
sects depose their utmost trust and ad
miration. IHh life in the home was es
pecially amiable and his extreme kind'
nessit heart will characterize his noble
memory.
The work of raising the M. E. church
is progressing rapidly. it win uo
raised about eight feet higher than it
was, giving plenty of room fur a fine
large store room underneath. ilie
work of excavating tias couimenceu. ju
now it is thought the church will not
be ready for services belore the nrsi 01
the year,
Station A of the Willamette mills
started up Monday after several da3-s of
idleness on account of low water. Ihe
water has not rien perceo'ibly, butseV'
eral of the big wliee's on the West Side
are still stopped. The rain of the
laht two days has hail its effect on the
river and it can not be long now when
many idle men will be reinstated.
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ueorge rieiMier 01 iiBw - , .,, ,i, i,.
raiuned Thursday morn ng before Judge : i"ui"'B "" "J .'
raigneu iiiurmny 1. . 1 t, .., nnrtancn uf the ureit ml i n this City
Kyan and ajuagea insane. r - wlienever low water
lunaic uiaii ihhtuib iiwui.-.. j
ing everything he can get his hands on.
He went to his hoiixe the other evening
and undertook to break in the doors and
windows. Thursday evening he was
taken to the asylum.
Next Saturday occurs at Milwau kie
an election for the Incorporation of that
place into a city at which time an elec
tion of a mayor, six aldermen, treasurer,
marshal and recorder will take place.
There are about 75 voters in that com
munity who will probably express their
feelings in the matter next Saturday.
On reason why such active interest is
being taken by so many leading citizens
is to secure the removal of the danger
ous powder house from the immediate
vicinity of Milwaukie.
Thursday morning the early south
bound freight train met with quite an
accident. It was running at about 30
miles per hour around the Canemah
curve when the upright poles which
held the lumber on two flat cars gave
away, and an immense pile of lumber
was thrown with great force against the
sidewalk and railing. The walk for
tome distance was torn up and the rail
ing demolished. Fortunately there was
no one near the track at the time, so no
body was hurt.
E. F Whitten, a berry grower who
lives on the wost side of the river, was in
the city Wednesday with fine sample
boxes of berries. These berries are the
Ma oon variety and are growing out
doors without any shelter or protection
of any kind. Mr. Whitten Btates that if
the cold weather would not come he
would have berries of the kind as late as
Christmas. 11 is vines are now full and
bearing as fast as the sun will ripen
them. What would people of the east
think of ripe berries on the 24th day of
Ootober.
At the meeting of the debating so
ciety of the Oregon City Academy next
Friday night the following question will
he discussed : Resolved that the L. and O
Exposition will be a detriment to the '
state ol Oregon and the city of Portland.
Virgil Clark, and Miss Gertrude Gritlitu
upholds the affirmative and A. A. Price
and Mies Bessie Davis will speak for the
negative. Another feature ot the en
tertainment will be an address by Mar
cus Sugar man a bright young man who
formerly attended the accademy. One
more attrctive feature of the meeting
will be the reading of the society paper,
The Sunbeam Weekly," Dy Editor
Eddie Willey.
Helen Rosalind Davis who lives on a
ranch on the Abernathy, is a lady of
considerable native talent aa a poet.
She has lately written a beautiful song
entitled "They Toll the Bells Softly"
The song is a memorial in honor of the
illustrious William McKinley. Ihis
poem is one of several from productions
which have been produced by the giltea
woman, one poem being on "The
Trusts" which is a spirited exposition
of the ways and methods of trusts. Mrs.
Davis has devoted tier energies chletly
to writing fiction. She has gained cons
iderable prominence writing novels and
may in the future give this line of writ
ing her undivided attention.
The Los Papillous Dancing Club gae
another one of its very popular dances
Friday night at the armory, Thirty
couples were on the floor, and the music
rendered by the Turney orchestra was of
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is rapidly becoming the most popular
affair of its kind in this city and many
pleasant evenings will be spent here this
winter. The Friday before Thanksgiv
ing is the time chosen for another social
hop, and it will meet with the same fa
vor shown laBt winter The following
young men are the members: Charles
S'.'hram, William Marshall, Mort Latour
ette and Tom Myers
or scarcity i.f work compels them to
close down. Tile grocery men, dry goods
men and men in all avenues of trade are
linard to comiiiain that business IS dull
and money difficult to wet. Already the
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iuo v. ... . . .-- . -- - . 1)eCilU8e many inuu
or six miles miles 01 roauway ueiwe . , ... - , emnove(i
Ejjle gretk, '.'u'rmiYilie nJ bpria-
. A Wretched Millionaire.
The story is told of the owner of
several railroads who was unable to buy
relief from the nerve-twisting agony of
neuralgia. It is an unlikely tale. The
sick man must have known that Perry
Davis' Painkiller would help him at once,
as it ban helped so many thousands of
sufferers in the past Bixty years. Tuero
is but one Painkiller, Perry Davis.'