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OREGON CITY COURIER-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1902.
OREGON CITY COURIER
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OREGON CITY, DEC. 19, 1902.
Tub President's message constitutes
an able brief for he defense in the case
of the Peopb vs. Special Privileges.
Tub N. Y. Sun is still trying to ex
plain why there was such a big Tam
many vote. Why prolong the autopsy ?
In the passing of Ex-Speaker Reed the
republican party has lost the most bril
liant and aggressive debater since
Blaine.
Senator Mark Hanna still sticks to
his guns and announces that there
should be no anti-trust legislation, as it
might disturb the unparallelled prodpor
ity. Tub President says, in his message,
that some corporations, "ofi,en with a
tendency to monopoly,"' are not really
bad. Monopolies not bad I How white
black is sometimes.
Thk p-esident in clearly the friend of
the trusts though, like a loving parent,
be would mildly control them, and yet
be tells us that the trusts often have "a
tendency to monopoly."
The President, in his message, calls
for protection of "game, and wild crea
tures generally." Probably his trip to
Virginia and Mississippi were for "be
nevolent assimilation" merely.
Sknatob Lodge will now attempt to
secure the gold standard for the Philip
pines, For monumental indecision and
dilletante incompetence, -ecommend us
do the bosom friend of the president.
MitMBiiiis of the house judiciary com
mittee say there is little in Mr, Knox's
recommendations that is of practical
value. Is Mr. Knox incapable, or are
the house republicans unwilling to do
anything objectionable to the trusts.
Antonio Magoio landed in New York
2!) years ago with a harp, a good consti
tution and a clear conscience. Today
his name is JameB E. March; he is a
banker, has a country house and is re
publican leader of one of the Powery
wards.
At the hist dinner of the Gridiron Club,
n association composed of Washington
uowspaper in on, Speaker Henderson's
resignation was announced and then
the club sang "'Praise God from Whom
all Blessings Flow," and the speaker was
.present.
Mr, Roosevelt says "there will un
-Joubtedly be periods of depression the
ware will recede." How can that be?
Is not prosptrity mf de by the tariff?
Then why not prevent periods of de
pression by maintaining the tariff? Is
Mr. Roosevelt predicting democratic
victories?
Tun president says: "Kvery man
must be guaranteed his liberty aud his
right to do as he likes with hie property
oi his labor so long as he does not in
fringe on the rights of his neighbors."
Mr. RoobuvcU neglects to say, however,
that no man is at liberty to exchange
the results of his labor with his foreign
neighbor without paying tribute to the
protected interests.
MOLALLA PRAIRIE.
As a lake is often planted in the moun
tains and surrounded by eternal hilli
ttnd jutting rocks, so was the Molalla
prairie planted in the very midst of the
magnificent timber cooutry of the east
ern portion of Clackau.as county. When
the oldest settlers came to Oregon, now
more than sixty yearn ego, they found
the beautiful Molalla prairie with its
twelve thousand acres of laud covered
with rt groat growth of native grass and
feuced in on every hand by a forest as
dense, ss a Southern cauo brake, from
which giant itr trees towered to the sky
line, as pickets set to guard thin garden
f Af..l..lt.. 'Tia u luiuufifnl ut.nt It..
OI 1110 iwuimii. . .i-v, ...
leed. To the east towers the Cascade
mountains, with their covonug of snow
with Mount Hood standing above them
.all, in silent ami majestic beauty. There
is not in this or any other country a
more lovely spot in which to cast one's
Jot and build" one's home. Mtniyol the
oli-lime settlers who came into this
vn!!, v before Oregon was a state yet
live on the Molalla prairie. They are
all excellent citizens, and knnwn far
their worth and rugged honesty all over
the valley. Molalla needs more people.
They will come when the merits of the
country are better known and its in
trinsic value is duly appreciated .
A POOR MAN'S COUNTRY.
Talking to an old resident ol Oregon
City one day last week, a resident by
the way, who has lived here for nine
years, and that makes an old "resi
denter" of Clackamas county, he said
"that he had lived in a great many
states, and that the Willamette valley
was the best poor man's country be had
ever seen." There is much of potent
reasoning in that remark. There can
be no better country any place on earth
than a good poor man's country.. This
citizen of the county said that a man
could live here easier, could do less and
make more than in any country which he
had seen or of which he had heard.
This is indeed a great country for the
man of moderate means, for the man
who "earns his right to live by the sweat
of his face." The climate is mild, the
soil fruitful, and there is room for all.
The latch string hangs on the outside,
and the stranger is invited to enter and
abide with us and make this his home.
Every traveler from the East who is
seeking a home for himself and family,
where he can raise his children, and lay
up for the "green old age" a compe
tency, should come this way. There
are hundreds of thousands of acres of
land in this county that is not yet in
cultivation. Land laying idle, only
wailing to "be tickled by the hoe to
bloom with the harvest." Thousands
of people from the East have their eves
turned in this direction, and the influx
of ; population will begin with the early
spring. If Clackamas county is ener
getic she will receive her share of these
new people.
THE YULETIDE FESTIVAL.
The next week is the most glorious of
all the yea; . Into its fleeting hours will
be crowded more of happiness, sun
shine and gladness than in all of the
weeks in old 1902. All of the little
world will laiitsh and be glad. Happi
ness will be infectious, and laughter
and childish glee will make glad once
more the care worn and the troubled.
The burdene will be easier to carrv and
life will be more worth the living
from the Christmas holidays. The hap
piest of all are the children. They are
now writing letters to Santa Clans. The
following little poem written by a boy
of 13 years crowds into a few lines so
much that is splendid in all our lives
that we produce it here in full.
A DELAYED LETTER TO SANTA CLAUg.
Tell you what I want", Old Santa,
Fer Christmas is nearly here.
An' I thought I'd sit down an' write you
bo's you'd know what I'd like this year.
Ma eays you can't brim? much this time
Cause our flowers is hard to sell :
But if you can't bring me nothin' Santa,
Bring som,etlun' fer ma an' fer Nell.
But p'raps you can visit us, Santa,
bo I'll no right along and tell
Just what I'd like you to bring me
An' ma an' my sister Nell.
Now be sure and read this carefully
So you won't make no mistakes :
Nell wants a djll, she says, that's all,
The kind that Bleeps an' wakes.
An' ma says she don't want nothin',
but I'll tell you what to do :
Bring her a hat an' a nice warm dress
An a cup that s red or blue.
An' now I'll tell you, Santa Claus,
Just what to brim: fer me:
I've changed my mind a little
Since we can't have a Christmas tree.
I used to have a great big list,
But I've made it awful small,
An' this is the way it begins, Santa,
A sled and a rubber ball.
Then next is a set of carpenter's tools;
An' a gun, the kind that shoots;
A nice warm cap, an overcoat
An' a pair of rubber boots.
An' next I guess a pair of mitts,
An' a wagon that's painted red,
Some picture books, a big tin horn
An' some soldiers made of lead .
An' then I'll have a drum, I gueos,
One what won't break through,
An' a soldier's suit, some candy
An, a cow that'll really go moo-o.
An'then I'll have some oranges,
Some popcorn an' some nuts:
Then you might put in my stocking
A knife that really cuts.
Ma says she thinks I'm awful
To think of gettiu' all these.
When I ought to be mighty thankful
1 hat I haven t had to freeze.
But I'm purty sure, Old Santa.
That you'll bring me these, yes all
An' 1 m also kind of believiu'
You think my list is small.
But as I've been tellin' you, Santa,
Our (lowers is hard to sell.
So if you don't bring me nothin'
Bring somethin' fer ma an' Nell.
RULKKLL A. W.U.KEK.
Aged 13 yean. Windsor School.
ft .,
When you wake up with a bad taste in
your mouth, go at ouce to G. A. Hard-
ins s urug store and get a free sample of I
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver '
Tablets. One or two doses will make
yo'.i well. They also cure biliousness '
sick headache and constipation. ' 1
MISSING A GOOD THING
IF YOU ARE NOT GUESSING
ON THE COURIER PRIZE
PUMPKIN.
Only Two More Weeks in Which
To Get Your Work In.
During the past week quite a number
of Courier subscribers have availed
themselves of the opportunity presented
to them to pay up their subscriptions to
the Cburier. A goodly number of new
ones have enrolled themselves as Cour
ier subscribers. Our list is growing.
We will reach the coveted 2000 mark
the first thing you know. Of course
every citizen of Clackamas county must
take some paper published iin the coun
ty. Why not take the best. The Courier
is confessedly the best paper published
in the county, if not in the valley. It is
clean and up-to-date. Gives all of the
local news. It has nearly twice as many
subscribers now as any other paper pub'
Wished in the county. We want more.
We are going to have them. Can't you
join the procession, get in the band
wagon and read the Courier. Now is
time to subscribe. Every person who
pays one year's subscription gets a guess
on the number of seed in the big puvup.
kin in the Courier window. Remember
that we are absolutely giving away $150
in gold. Don't you want a chance at it.
It will be cut on new year's day in the
afternoon. The seed will be counted by
Colonel R. A. Miller, Hon. Gilbert L
Hedges and Mavor G. B. Dimick. The
result certified and the prizes awarded
them. Don't delay and don't put the
matter off any longer. Send in your
mon3r by postal money order, exrresB
money order, bank check, or bring it to
the office. The' following persons have
paid the amount Bet opposite their
names since the last issue of the Courier,
and filed their estimate on the number
of Beed in the big pumpkin. Is your
name written thev'e? A star before the
name indicates that the person is a new
subscriber.
D. G. White. New Era $ 50
Joseph Servick, New Era 1 50
I. N. Cristner, Oregon City 4 50
I. N, Pollock, Milwaukie 60
T, Knowles, Oreton City 1 50
John Moebnke, Suver 1 50
J.F. Nelson, Oregon City 1 50
Minnie Albright.Ely 3 00
J. L. Maddox, 1 50
J.. J. Gard, Clarks 75
K. M. Heath, Ely 1 00
R.G. Pierce, Oregon City 1 00
0. E. Reynolds, Oregon City. .. 1 50
J. F. Epperson, Canby 1 50
G. Shoth, Ely 1 50
Shirley Buck, Parkplace 1 50
vVm. Wilhand, Wilboit 1 60
Eli Williams, Oregon City ....... . 3 00
F. M, Matthews, Macksburg 1 50
Mrs. M. A. Knotts, Mulino 1 50
G. W. Wyland, Wilhoit 1 50
B. F Noyer, Meadowbrook 1 00
t. F. Adams, Molalla 4 50
G. V. Adams, Molalla 1 50
J. K Gribble, Aurora 1 50
A. W. Riggs, Macksburg 1 50
Tom Munson, Oregon City 1 50
Warren Hastings, Meadowbrook.. 1 50
James Roake, Long Beach, Cal 3 00
M. Myers, Oregon City. 1 50
W. J. DillB, Creston, Jowa 3 00
J. H. Coleman, Santa Fe, Cal 1 oO
C. W, Swallow, Oregon City 1 50
John Reiman, Njw Era: 1 50
J. Sprague, Logan 4 50
Franks. Ilutchinu, Logan.. 150
Philip Kohl, Logan 1 50
J. M. Tr.icey, Logan 1 50
Fred Gerber, Logan 1 50
John Hughes, Logan -. 1 50
William Stone, Garfield 1 50
John Bargfeld, 'Logan X 5Q
William Oatfield, Logan 1 no
John Oatfield, Login 1 50
C. N. Tracey, Garfield. 150
Albert Durst, Clarks 1 50
John Wolf, Beaver Creek 1 50
John Heft, Shubel 1 50
Geore W. Force, Mulino 1 50
F.J.Meyers, Oregon City 1 50
L. L. Gribble, Macksburg. . 2 50
J. H. Rinearson, Grass Valley, Or. $1 50
F. II. Meyer, Oregon City 1 50
W. H. Kandler, Springwater, Ore. . 1 50
E. R. Leek, Reuland.Ore 2 60
J. J. Mullett, Macksburg, Ore 1 50
H. H. Perry, Canby, Ore 50
Mrs. Lulu Toedtiuieir, Stafford, Or 1 50
L. L. Gribble, Macksburg, Ore 1 50
W. F. Case. Mulino, Ore 1 50
Jacob Cassell, Oregon City 1 50
John Shepaid, Molalla, Or 1 50
Adeline Bucknam, Sonora, Cal... 1 50
John Neibur, Republic, Wash 1 50
T. P. Noyer, PoUlro, Ore. 1 50
.Tnlm H. Gibson. Milwaukie, Ore.. 1 50
John Dreader, Monitor, Orego.i.. 3 08
Fr the first best guess $30 00
For the second best, guess 25 00
For the third best guess 15 00
For the fourth best guess 10 00
For the fifth best guess 10 00
For the sixth best guess 5 00
For the seventh best guess 5 00
For the eighth best guess 5 00
For the ninth best guess 5 00
For the tenth best guees 5 00
For llie eleventh best tiuess 5 00
For the twelfth best gue?s 2 50
For the thirteenth best guess .... 2 50
For the fourteenth best guess .... 2 50
For the fifteenth best guess 2 50
Every hat trimmed or untrimuicd at a
great reduction. "Mi-s C. Goldsmith.
The mandolin club which will come
with the Stanford Glee Club on Dec.
27th at Shively's opera house, is said to
play like a stringed Sousa's band this
year. They have a , splendid variety of
selections, which will show versatility
in getting all kinds of music out of man
dolin and guitar.
Mr. Fielding Kelly, bou of H. L.
Kelly, of this city, was married in
Portland at high noon Wednesday to
Miss Bessie Parker, a charming young
society lady of that city. Quite a few
people of this city were invited. Mr,
Kelly is well known to our people,
having lived in Oregon City nearly all oi
his life. At the present time he is
holding down a licrative position Jwith
the Portland Flouring Mills.
There is a perennial charm about a
lot of jolly college songs sung by a lot of
jolly college boys. They are generally
wholesome nonsense, and they go with
a swing and an abandon that makes
their spirit infectious. The lively, rol
licking college songs are not the only
style of song which the Stanford musical
cluba render. The glee club rises to a
higher plane and sings high class music
with a precision and fine shading which
comes only from long, diligent practice .
The mandolin club plays with a dash
and go typical of Stanford men and
Stanford Bpirit.
CICERO RINEARSON.
Pays the Last Debt of Xature
Cicero Rinearson,an old and respected
citizen of this county, departed this life
at the residence of his brother, Peter
Rinearson, at 3 o'clock, December 16th,
1902. He was 40 years of age. At one
time Mr. Rinearaon waB clerk in the
Electric hotel. The funeral will take
place this morning from the residence at
which a brief service will be conducted
from which the body will be borne to
the Episcopal church where more ex
tended services will be had. Rev. P.
K. Hammond will be in charge of each
service. The body will be laid to rest
in the Mountain View cemetery.
Low Rates From the East.
Letters and instructions which have
reached this office fom the management
of the Southern Pacific Railway Com
pany give out the information that the
low settlers rates from the east to this
part of the coast will go into effect on
the 15th dry of February next. The
rates ill bo extremely low, the same
in fact that prevailed last Spring and
Fall . We may confidently expect with
in the next few months to see a long line
of emigrants finding homes in the beau
tiful Willamette Valley.
Niw Incorporations for Oregon
Salem, Ore., Dec. 16. In the depart
ment of the secretary of state yesterday
articles of incorporation were filed a
follows :
The Record Publishing Company will
print, publish and circulate a newspa
per and operate a general printing and
publishing plant in Oregon City, with a
capital stock of $1800. The rncorpora
tors are Edward E. Brodie, David Davis
and A. E. Davis.
The Sloop Bros. Dairy Company, with
a capital stock of $10,000, will conduct a
general dairying and farming business
in Astoria. B. J., B. D. and Albert
81 iop aie the incorporators.
The Golden Rule Dry Goods Company
has a capital stock of $10 000, and wil
conduct a general merchandise store in
Pendleton. Walter E. Carter, John H.
Garrett and Robert A. Cripple are the
incorporators.
The Gilbert-Welch Mercantile Com
pny, of Eugene, will engage in a gen
eral mercantile business in that city with
a capital stock of $800). The incorpora
tors are T. A. Gilbert. R. W. Welch and
T. Gilbert.
The Astoria Trust Company, of AbIo
ria, will conduct a general real estate and
brokerage business, with a capital stock
of $15,000. Matilda A, Frank S. and
cdwin M. Baker are the incorporators
of record.
(OSTEOPATHY
DR. C. D. LOVE
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
Griulunte of American School of Osteopathy,
Mriisvme, mo.
Successfully trenls both acute anil elirouic dis
easts. Call for liler.'iture.
Consultation and Kxamlnatiou Free.
, ,, 1 8 to 12 A. M.
Office Hours: jlto4 ,, M
Or ly appointment at any time,
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OKKCION CITY, OEFCOX.
New Plumbing
and Tin Shop
A. MIHLSTIN
JOBBING AND REPAIRING
a Specialty
Opposite Caufield Block OREGON CITY
Oregon City
Second-Ham! & Junk Store
HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR SECOND-HAND
GOODS, HIDES. JUNK
METALS OF ALL KINDS, ETC.
All kinds of Farm Implements and
Machinery.
Second-Hand Goods Bought and Sold
KING PI10N E 416 FOR JUNK.
Sugarman & Co.
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New Era
Flouring Mills
We have purchased of Streyc Bros, the New Era Flouring
Mills d are now in possessk n and doing business at the old
stand, We guarantee satisfaction to all who may come our
way. To our friends and patrons we ask a continuanceof their
kindness and courtesy to us and assure them that we shall do
our very best to please them.
Bread is the staff of life, without good flour you can not
have good bread.
Good Bread
Wakes fiappy domes
G ie us your trade and we will give you kind treatment and
the best flour that can be made.
Sevcik Bros.
Successor to
Streyc Bros.
33EEB3HS8S33
Bonton Restaurant I
s
m
and Lunch Counter
On Wain Street Oregon
nick matosin Successor to Baqby fiesta urant
Tresb Oysters
Open Jill Bours Bay or
Good Selection
and Low Prices
Complete stock of men's and boy's suits and overcoats.
inereal up-to-date
suit every taste at a
enn f n anif rtVii- c f
j- .vi. uuii., iuu win uc surprised IO see
m the good variety in ladies', men's and children's shoes.
sfe sold all the way from
jg any shoe store's prices. A convincing argament as to
JJS our low prices is the prices quoted on the following
P staples : Men's underwear, regular 50c and 75c value,
we sell for 37c; soft or stiff bosom shirts, regular $1
jig and $1.50 values, we sell for 60c and 75c; regular 25c
t& neckties we sell for 1 2c; regular 23c caps we sell
for 15c
P
iS Portland Clothing House
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IT jr jT ft -jT.-; i "V ""af
Christmas gladness in the air; Christmas gladness
everywhere; everybody playing Santa Claus and
lookin? for olcasant surcriscs for little nennlo nA
o a - l ... fvw.v aiiu wr
big people. You cannot find more enthusiastic J3
much that is choice and
f CHRISTMAS
Stationery, from 5a a box to $2 Xmas Cards, from 1c to $5
Xmas Ornaments, from lc to $1 Xmas Candies, 10c a box to $1
Xmas Cigars, .r)0c a box to i(5 Xmas Pipes, lOe to $(i
Xmas Knives, 10c to $1 50 Xmas Razors, 50c to $5
Toilet Sets. 75c to $10 Albums, 50c to $8
Autograph Albums, 10c to $1.50
All Kinds of Material or fancJ , such as Tissue
, Paper, Crepe Paper, P
bliadesand Designs Leatherptta
Paper, Cardboard, Wire. Leaves, Cut Out Flowers for Paper Flowers
Perfumes ?f all kinds at all bricks in f
bottles and bulk from U)c a bottle to $10 i
member, we have 20,000 articles in our '
UP-TO-DATF DRUr, QTnnr-
fk
and we have only mentioned a
make the prii e, and there is no
CI I ARMATs & CO
I Cut Price Xmas Druggists
New Era, re.
City, next Door to Postofl ice
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in Every Style
Uiqht Tirst-Class Weals. S
make, and patterns enough to m
price 20 per cent less in compari- V
a V-.,, ...Ill U . . ' i .
50c to $1 less on every pair than
'that is certain to please.
NOVELTIES:
'Wlc.
few of the articles we cavrv w
price eolow but what w
can beat it.
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