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OREGON CITY COURIER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1902.
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I PERSONALS
Dr. Leavitt, of Molalla, was in the
city transacting business on Tuesday.
B. C. Ha-wley and family, of Logan,
were in town Tuesday doing their
Christmas shopping.
W. P. Garrard, of Colton, one of
Clackamas county's best known citizens,
was in town Wednesday on business.
Miss Cassie M. Eaton came up from
San Francisco Monday, to be with her
mother, Mrs. M. Eaton, who is very ill.
Mrs. D. L. Paine, accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Kittie, left yester
day for a two months' visit with her
daughter, Mrs. E. W. Randolph, of
Baker City.
Bishop Christie, who rededicated the
Roman Catholic church in this city on
Sunday, impressed his auditors as being
not alone a man of exceptional ability,
but an eloquent and forcible speaker.
Misses Emma and Lena Erickson, who
have been visiting their uncle, John
Erickson, a resident of Falls View, for a
year and a half, and earning good wages
in addition at their trade that of
tailor in the shop of J. Knowland,
started Monday evening on the return
trip to the home of their parents in To
peka, Kansas. They went per train by
way of Sari Francisco in order to spend
a couple of days in that city visiting old
acquaintances. Their friends of Falls
View tendered them a reception on the
evening before their departure and pre
sented them with valuable presents.
PETITION FOB PARDON.
Harney County People Ask for
lielease of James Weaver. '
Governor Geer recently received a pe
tition, bearing the signatures of oyer
100 business men and representative
citizens of Prineville, praying for the
full pardon of one James Wearer, who
is serving a life term in the penitentiary
upon conviction of the murder, in the
aecond degree, of one Wm. McKinnon,
at Burns, Harney countv, on September
28, 1898.
The petition sets forth that, although
Weaver fired the shot which resulted in
the death of McKinnon, it was fired in
seif-detense, and that he," Weaverj
would not have been convicted had it
not been for the prominence of the de
ceased and the intense public feeling
that was aroused over the affair at the
time.
X-mas presents at Charm an & Co.,
c ut-price drug store.
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J LOCAL NEWS ITEMS 1
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Captain George Martin, who has been
sick for the past several days, is reported
much better.
A full force is' now at work in the construction-
of the new plant for the Crown
Paper Mill, the water having subsided
sufficiently to allow the work to be re
sumed. At the Baptist church Sunday morning
there will be appropriate services held
prior to the Christmas festivities, and
the pastor will continue his addresses to
the young people in the evening.
That Oregon can have just as fine
weather as any state in the Union is be
ing exemplified this week with clear,
crisp mornings and bright sunshine all
day, but the average Oregonian prefers
murky skies and dripping moisture.
Major Von Eggloffstein, of Portland,
was in Oregon City Monday, looking for
some of the bad boys of the 0. N. G.
who have failed to a' tend drills. Fif
teen members were summoned before
him for court martial, but only five re
sponded and they were discharged.
J. I. Kimball, ot Monte Ohristo,
Wash., was in Oregon City on Wednes
day attending to business matters of im
portance. Mr. Kimball is having his
land at Redland resurveyed. During the
paBt year he has been engaged in the
mining business at Monte Christo and is
doing well.
There are two cases of smallpox in the
Hoffman family on Tenth street. Both
cases are very mild and neither patient
is seriously ill. The house has been
quarantined and all necessary precau
tions taken by the health board, and
there is little or no fear of the disease
spreading.
Clackamas county teachers are in
vited to send in their monthly reports,
rolls of honor, etc., to the Courier for
publication. The Courier is willing to
do all it can to promote the general in
terests of the schools of Clackamas
county, and believes there is no better
way to interest the pupils of the schools
throughout the county than in this man
ner. Material is being unloaded by the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company for
the new steel bridge across the Clacka
mas river. The stone for the foundation
arrived from California some time ago,
and this week two pieces of the steel
span, weighing about four hundred tons,
arrived. The span will be about 200 feet
long and the structure when completed
will be one of the finest in the state.
The marriage of Katie Ward to Colvin
H. Blanchard was solemnized by Rev.
Beaven at the home of the bride's father,
James Ward, on the West Side, Wednes
day afternoon. The bride is a very
charming lady of West Oregon City,
while the groom is a prominent voung
larmer from Klickitat county, Wash.
The young couple left immediately for
their new home in Klickitat county.
Last Sunday the St. John's Catholic
church in this city wa9 rededicated.
Most Reverend A. Christie presided at
the dedicatorial services, which were
very impressive. A large congregation
was in attendance. The sacrament was
administered to about half a hundred
members of the nhurch in the afternoon.
About a dozen priests were present and
assisted in the ceremonies. The music
was very impressive and the meeting a
very good one ir.deed.
The local land office hs received a
circular from the general land office,
stating that former instructions do not
forbid the acceptance of filings, whether
the proofs are to be made before a land
office official or some one else. The. of
fice has also been instructed that before
approving any final proofs under the
timber and stone act, the register and
receiver must Bee that the claimant and
his witnesses have been cross-examined
by a special agent, and where the exam
ination is not with papers, the case must
referred to a special agent for examina
tion. A small one-stnry house in the rear of"
Young's livery stable was Bcorched by
fire about 8 o'clock Saturday night. The
house was occupied by R. Allen and I.
Rambo, and before one of the occupants
left he had started a fire in the stove.
The fire started from a defective flue
and had gained considerable headway
before discovered. The . alarm was
soundtd and the Cataract Hose Com
pany responded and the flames were
confined to'che small building and ex
cept to the furniture veryjittle damage
was done. The building was owned by
James Tracy.
The Baptist church is to hold its an
nanl meeting on December 31st, begin
ning in the afternoon, and holding over
until their business iB finished. This
is their one meeting of the year for the
members of the church and congrega
tion. At this time plans are made for
the future and conditions discussed.
Daniel Shepardson, D. D., is to begin
a series of revival meetings in
the church about the 20th ofJJfn
uary, and all churches (tnd Oh ii
tians of this community are invited to
Unite and make a grand rally aronnd the
great evangelist-
A new play, Icalled "The James Boys
in Missouri," comes to Shively's opera
house Dec. 23d. There have been other
plays which hae presented the James
Boys during their action, but this version
was made from the original book and
real happenings, and is not an imita
tion of any other play. The main
scenes and incidents are wonderfully in-
tBrBfltinc- and effeective and a tomantic
love tale ripples through the play as
wll . There is Dlentv of jovial comedy
that brightens things generally, and
with John Abbott and Harriett L.ee ana
n.hfir -arifiillv selected ones in the cast,
a very smooth and exceptional produc-
tion results. "The James Boys in Mis
souri" is a thorough scenic surprise as
well, and the Blue Cut Train Robbery is
called marveloualy real and staitling.
"Resolved that the present system o
marriage is a benefit to humanity," was
the question debated at the Y. M. C. A.
hall Tuesday evening by the Oregon
City Academy and the, Thursday Night
Debating Club of Portland. The house
was crowded to its fullest capacity with
Oregon City people anxious to hear this
momentous question solved. Those
who represented the affirmative were
Ivy Park, G. W. Pogue and Howard M. '
Brownell. The negative side was taken
by R. B. Clyde, Henry Robinson and
JohnJHarney, of Portland. The decis
ion was given to the Academy, but the
Portlanders put up strong arguments and
showed that they were not novices in
debate. A much appreciated part of
the meeting was an instrumental solo by
Miss Gertie Griffith, which provoked
great applause. The two debating
societies will come together again some
time in tie near future at Portland.
Among the attractions billed for pre
sentatlon in the near future is the "The
James Boys in Missouri,'.' which will be
given at the Shively opera house Dec.
23d. This play is recognized as one of
the best melodramas now on the road
and has been playing to "standing-room
only" houses all over the country. "The
James Boys in Missouri" . is a realistic
presentation of the deeds of the James
boys from the beginning of their career
during the civil war until Jesse Jamea,
the leader, waa cowardly shot by James
Ford, a former member of the band.who
was visiting him under the pretense of
hniniz a friend. The play is most real-
istie in every detail, especially the fam
ous Blue Out Train Robbery, wrjicti is
iriven with all the scenic effects in the
third act. The exploitation of the deeds
of this famous band of outlaws cannot
fail to interest every lover of adventure
of. the stirring kind, and the engagement
in this city promises to be the event ot
theiseason. The company interpreting
the many characters is an exceptionally
talented one, the leading parta being in
the hands of John Abbott and Harriett
Lee. I
The Courier is exceedingly anxious to
secure a good line of correspondents
throughout Clackamas county. We
want correspondents who will write
news as it happens and not indulge in
personalities. While an item stating
that Jim Smith took dinner with his
neighbor, John Jones, Sunday, may in
terest Jim Smith and John Jones, it is
of very little interest to the community
at large and is of no value as a news
item. Some correspondenta seem to
imagine that they must send in a certain
amount of .correspondence each week,
even if they have to send fn items that
are of value whatever. To sucr we will
only say that we prefer that nothing
but real live items be in sent as we will
be forced to "kill" any other sort. Some
of our correspondents may be anxious
to know what constitutes an item calcu
lated to interest the readers of a county
newspaper. In reply we will state that
we want news of deaths, births, usual
occurrences, casualties, fires, floods,
fights, socials, visitors to and from a dis
tance, and anything out of the ordinary.
A few of our correspondents- are no
doubt out of stationery. We have been
so crowded with work since we have
been in that we have neglected sending
out any, and will be glad to Bend some
to each and every correspondent who
will notify us.
The river steamer, N, R. Lang, made
one of the most daring trips in Wil
lamette riyer Bteamboating last Satur-
pay, There was a large supply of pulp
at the pulp station on this side of the
river and it was necessary to remove it.
but because of th high water the
steamer could not take it, as it usually
did, out through the basin. Captain
Young was at the wheel and handled
the engine and they were quite equal
to the emergency.1 On the north side
of the basin is a deep canyon where the
wate: tumbles itself into foam alter
going over the falls. No boat has ever
gone into this place at this season of the .
year, but the Lang went in and at
tempted to make fast to the shore . The
swift current tore the boat away and
the project was abandoned for the day.
Next day another attempt was made
which waa auccessful, but it took eight
lines to bold the boat. Three thousand
six hundred and fifty bundles of pulp
were taken aboard and the dangerous
outward trip was made with the
steamer drawing about four and a half
feet of water. Probably no other boat
will ever venture into this dangerous
passage.
Nick Matoin hae purchased the Bagby
restaurant and took possession Tuesday,
Mr. Matoin is an up-to-date restaurant
man and thoroughly understands the
business and he promises to run a firat-
clas8 house. Mr. Bagby, the former
manager, -vill return to bis former busi
ness, that of a sawmill man.
Marriage licenses were issued to Katie
E. Ward and Colvin H. BUnchard,
both of this countv. Also to Mary
Stalnaker and Dellah Stork.
An exploding kerosene lamp at the
Depot saloon caused an incipient blaze
at 5:30 Thursday evening, bnt some
one kicked the lamp out of the bar-room,
a crowd gathered quickly, the fire bell
stopped ringing and the excitement was
oer. This is Baid to have been the firat
alarm in the city in four months.
' Letter List.
Following is the list of letters remain
ing in the Oregon City, postofiice,
December 18th, 1902.
Women's List Mrs Sarah Dumos,
Mrs Annie Kroes, Mrs Fannie Moader,
Miss Bertha Mcllwain, Mrs Margarita
Oberacker, Mrs Maude Reynolds, Nelly
Sliindler, Miss Mibel Wylde.
Men's List Bert Baker (2), Rev.
J M Donaldson, H H Eastman, Fred
Hoit, H D Jones, B F Kellogg, Northern
Mining and Milling Co, W S Kellett, G.
M Price, Dr J G Towell, A. Watkins,
Claude E Wamsley, J F Walker.
G. F. Horton, P. M.
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Brown & Welch
-Proprietors of thb-
Seventh Street
Meat Market
A. O. U. W. Building
OREGON CITY, OREGON
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Half the Pleasure of Christmas
Lies in the pleasure of getting ready-in anticipation of the joys to be added to the recipients of our thoughtfuiness. But : there fa
much to be done and time flies so we will help time-pressed people by keeping our store open late every evening until Christmas
and such bowers of holiday brightness exist nowhere else.
It is Christmas for visitors every day and every evening at our store. Everybody invited to come and see our Christmas windows and brilliant illumination.
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plain and fancy, and set witn precious siones.
Gifts in Silver
Fountain Pens
Cut Glass
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Is always appropriate at the Christmas seson, J Umbrellas for ladies and gents from$i to $6.
We have some rich high class examples for Gold headed canes up to $15
And Old Reliable Hickory Canes, 60 edits,
we selected our stock. We have many show davs and we will exchange free of charge for.
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We are showing the kind you will be wise in
buying,
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mantel clocks, porcelain ciocks, nicKei ciocks r M-jm -y zZZZZ
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every clock we sell, . violins, Banjos, Accordians, Zithers, Auto- fHend m the EaSt
BeautifulUtopian art pottery. C harps, Harmonicas and all other small instru-r And a large assortment of Japanese ware, all
All Wnrls decorated Tardeniers. ' ments, S finelv decorated.
Gold and Filled Spectacles from $2 to $6
Other styles for 50 cents and $i,
Opera Glasses from $10 to $20.
If You See It in Our Store
You See the Latest
Bemcmber that we are now located in the new Garde Building
Suspension Bridge Corner
BURMEISTER & ANDRESEN
THE OREGON CITY JEWELERS