OREGON CITY COURIER-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1902. mm MM r r 9j 9j I HI To vou one and alL We take it for granted that your hearts are in the right place this year, just as they have always been in the past, and. you feel-the same generous desire to remem ber those you love with appropriate and desirable Christmas gifts this season as heretofore. We are therefore pleased to announce to you that we have laid in a large and very complete assortment of beautiful new holiday goods, perfectly adapted to the wants of warm-hearted gift makers. Our stock is so extensive and varied and withal so carefully selected that we-do not see how we can fail to please every single person who is looking for a desirable and appropriate gift for anybody, old or young. We wish to make our holiday announcement this year par ticularly a talk to your pocketbook. We are going to be the people's Santa Claus this season just as far as the inexorable laws of business will permit, by selling you Christmas gifts of fall kinds at the lowest scale of prices known to honest trade. We are going to make your money far-reaching and profitable in the exchange for Christmas gifts. We want you to.come in and see how little it takes to secure suitable and appropriate gifts for those who you desire to mention. For weeks past we have labored industriously to prepare for the Holiday trade, and our store is now fairly shining with a beautiful array of Christmas gifts. Special pains' and much careful consideration was expended to make the collection of Christmas goods one which should include something really desirable for every individual, from the youngest to the oldest. We have' made it a point to have great variety in goods of all prices, ranging from the merest trifle upwards, in order that you may make good selections at any price you feel able to pay. Having thus smoothed the way for all classes of buyers by grading and assorting our stock in such a way as to meet the needs of those who have little as well as those t.w.v uium ow.iw, auiS "laiaw an uui guuuj ai uic iuwcsi possiDie ngures, we ieei mat we aeserve your patronage. Hoping to see every reader at our 'tore at an early day, we remain, Yours truly, AJS n XJ Mine, i cents and i cents I X ' 5 Ah w m Every Doll Absolutely New We received a consignment of dollsrom a German factory with orders to sell them. There is no restriction made about the price. They must be sold, that is all. We, therefore, wish that you would come early and make your se lection. All toys bought now will be kept and delivered when ordered. We really have a surprise for you in the doll line. Rocking Horses in io styles. Shoo'Flys, 50 cents. Doll Bed " Wire 10 cents. Rubber Balls, 5cto$r.25 Noah's Ark, 5c $1.00 ) . . coin narmiess. .50 ) Parlor Parlor gun pistol... Wbtel Brrows, Boys' Express Wagons, Carts, Sleds, etc. Doll Crriages and 60 Carts. Our assortment in this line is complete, prices lower than ever. Best made and best finished A better line has never been shown-every one desirable' every price a low one. If you goods lr the market. We invite the most critical comparison . A good sized steel express will compare our offerings we believe you will find it to your advantage. A nice doll car wagon, with pusher, 65 cents. riage sells for 2Sc; we have higher priced ones. Excellent LineJ of German Covered Steins Steins are now more popular than ever for use as presents, souvenirs and prizes at euchre and whist parties. They make the best orna ments for the dining room, and for drinking purposes are even more popular, as beverages served in them, keep perfectly cool. HIGH GRADK BAVARIAN STEINS madeof stone ware, bodies ivory tinted, painted backgrounds, embossed figures, representing German scenes and fairy tales with German mottoes. Handle and cover absolutely free from lead. A nice one with handle, 75 cents. Tea Tray Set Our line of toy tea sets this year is the most complete, and without a doubi the BEST we have ever shown. Our enormous yales last year showed us how great the demand is for these goods and also how important it is. All our sets are put up, and all pieces of a set are decorated to match just like those which the big folks use. From JOc to $5 a pair Imported Yeses If you could see our orders for these goods compare in volume with those of our competi tors you would cease to wonder how we can sell for 50 cents a vase that they must get a dollar for. We never befose had so good a line or so good values. Harmonicas for the whole Countij For the last io years we have sold harmonicas, but this year's stock will outshine all former years. See what you can get for 5 cents on our counters. tfl A M F ft If the game is old and a 1 cr staple we have it. if it is new and promising we have it; if it is in pop ular demand we have it. We will not permit ourselves to be undersold on games. Blackboards all styles, ranging in price from 25c to $2.00. Big and Good Line of Wood toys Toy Tables, Bureaus, Desks, Wooden Beds, Toy Rockers and Chairs, Stick Horses. These toys are made in America, and like most goods made at home are well put together and built to last. " Will .urn Carpet Sweeper, 25c IIP Mm Rugs for all purposes. " ' Good bIzb jute rug for v . , . , 8 hew style Carpets from $1 00. Others as Irish w Fine Lace Curtain, B . id $1.75 pair " ' 35c to $1 .25 per yard 1 1 on Beds, $3.00 up ?:. -I, M I t Ull, " ' ""If Til 'PJ I'll ' isirS Slf 11 si Glass Safe $10 '-sat This Heavy Oak Extension Table, 8 feet, $15.00 Chiffonier, $ 00 IPO ap ' irfiiiilrai Liu Ladies' Writing Peek, Birds' Eve .Maple, $0.50 v.. , mm Fine Morris Chair p. 100 piece China Dinner Set. $18 Fine Couches from $6.50 La(eB. B( ,e 16x20 (rame Bissell Sweeper, $2.50 and $3 50 Other 100 piece sets hme Decorated $9.50 up. with glass, $1.75 The 8 f I r in m v 6 Silver Knives and Forks, $2.25 House Furnisher OREGON CITY, OREGON