OREGON CITY COURIER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1902.
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Peter Davidson, of Highland, was in
tUia city Tuesday on business.
Mias Cleopatra Smyth visited friends
in Vancouver last week.
Frank Bowen, of San Francisco, is the
guest of his" brother in this city.
George H. Gregory, of Molalla, was in
Oregon City Tuesday on business.
Miss Florence Haskins, of Eureka
Springs, Ark'. , is the guest of relatives
in Oregon City.
F. McGregor, who has been in the
employ of Albright, the butcher, has
resigned and gone to Portland.
J. F. Brady, of New lEra, and Ben
Hurras, from the same place, were in
Oregon City Tuesday shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sears, of Salem,
are visiting the family of J. Knowland.
Mrs. Sears is daughter of Mr. Knowland.
Mr. and Mrs. JoBeph Kuerton, of Se
attle, came up Monday to visit their
daughters and friends during the holi
days. J. Georee, who recently sold his
Testaurant to Billy Rowan, will leave in
a few days for Idaho to be gone some
weeks.
Thos. Boylan and wife, of Eberton,
Wash., arrived here Tuesday morning
'for a visit with relatives. They formerly
resided here, and it has been ten years
since they departed from here.
The following good citizens of Macks
burgs were in Oregon City Tuesday do
ing some Christmas shopping: F. Yo.
ban, Henry Drier, Mr. and Mrs. William
Gorther and daughter, Miss Pearl Kil
ter and Carl Damrn.
The Beaver Creek people will not lack
for Christmas festivities. On Wednes
day evening there are services, with a
Christmas tree, at the Graham church
and on Thursday evening a similar cele
bration at the Presbyterian and
Lutheran churches.
0. W. Sturgus, of Canby, was in town
on business Tuesday. He put in most
of his time buying Christmas presents
and Santa Clause goods. Mr. Sturgis
is an "old timer," having lived all of his
life in this county, except twelve years,
and he is now 62 years old. Mr. SturgiB
thinks well of Clackamas county, and
predicts for it a great and growing fu
ture. Hon. C. D. Latourette left on last
Friday afternoon for New York and Bos
ton, where he will be eneaged for the
next two weeks in floating tlje bonds
and securing the funds to construct, the'
new traction line from Oregon City to
Wilhoit Springs. He will be in the
East about one month, and his friends
and all well-wishers of the county hope
that he will he successful in his enterprise.
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Live weight, turkeys are 15 cents a
pound and roosters 8.
Wanted, a girl for general housework,
Girl undor 18 preferred. Apply at
Courier office.
On Friday 'afternoon appropriate ex
ercises were held at the public schools in
this city. There will be a two weeks'
vacation, and school will begin on the
first Monday in January.
The next meeting of the Clackamas
county teacher's association will be
held at New Era the first Saturday in
January. The ladies will serve lunch
and a good time is expected.
The following marriage license were
issued Tuesday : Martha A. Pulley, of
Clackamas county, and John R.
Foulds, of Multnomah county, Rosa
Stauber and William Cooper.
John Powers, a hobo, stqle a raincoat
that was hanging in front of the Red
F;ont store Monday afternoon. He was
arrested, tried and sentenced to 25 days
at hard labor on the streets. The coat
was valued at about $5.
Miss Bradford closed the South Ore
gon City school for the holidays on Mon
day evening with a nicely decorated
Christmas tree and liberal donations of
nuts and candies to the pupils. The
school will reopen on the first Monday in
January.
J. T. Wilson, who recently came here
from .Nebraska, has rented the St.
Paul lodging house on Main street and
gone into business. Mr. Wilson pro
poses to keep an up-to-date hostelry and
will cot only ketp lodgers but will fur
nish meals by the day, week or month
at very reasonable prices.
Land titles examined and abstracts
made. I guarantee to defeat any tax
title or tax deed in Clackamas county,
otherwise no charge made. Money
loaned.
G. B. Dimick, Lawyer,
Oregon City, Or.
The "James Boys in Missouri" was
played before a very small audience at
the opera house Tuesday even ing. The
weather was very bad, which no doubt
was the reason that more did not attend.
The play was a very good one, being the
exploits of the famous bandits, inter
woven with a love story. It differed
from other plays in the fact that it was
taken from real life.
Samuel E. Gregory, John H. Griffith
and P. 8. Kalbflesch have brought pro
ceedings for a writ of review jn the Fan
ton road case, against the Board of Com
niiasioners. It is asserted that errors
have been committed by the Commis
sioners in locating and laying
out on the petition of William X.
Davis, etal, of the Fanton road and ask
that the proceedings be reviewed by
the circuit court.
The United States fish commission is
preparing to handle 1,000,000 Whitefish,
100.000 lake trout. 50.000 brook trout,
50,000 rainbow trout, and 20,000 landH
locked salmon at the Clackamas station
in the remainder of the fiscal year, end
ina June 30 1903. The fry will be
planted in Oregon and Washington
streams. Field Superintendent J. N.
Wisner, Jr., directed the distribution of
many thousand trout fry last spring, co
operating with the Oregon Fish and
Game Association.
While not a flake of snow has fallen
in Oregon City the present winter, some
of the other parts of the county have
differed with her in this respect. R. L,
Ringo, who lives at Clarkes, thirteen
miles out in the eastern part of the
county, reports that three inches ol
snow fell in his locality this week. Mr.
Ringo is a native of Missouri, having
crossed the plains in '65. He owns a
good farm in the Clarkes country, and
is one of the county's best citizens.,
A large force of men was put to work
on the new depot for the U. W. r. &
Railway Co., at the corner of Thin and
Main streetB. The ground is being
broken, the surplus dirt dumped into
the river and the worn is moving right
along. The new building will extend
from Main street to the S. P. railroad
and will be a very commodious affair.
If, as is contemplated, a theater is built
over the depot, it will be one of the
handsomest buildings in that part of the
town and will add very greatly to the
appearance of the south end.
The alirm of fire startled the people
of Oregon City about 4 'clock Tuesday
afternoon. The report was quickly cir
culated from lip to lip' that the Crown
PaDar mill was on fire. Hundreds of
people rushed through the pelting rain
drops and a hose company swung over
at a lively rate. Ten minutes later the
ame people came back, laughing at the
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:THIRD ANNXJA1
olden Hole Bazaar
On Saturday, December .27, we commence our Third Annual Clearance Sale
prior to stock taking.
Everij Article in the Store Reduced
At least 10 per cent, and on odds and ends a reduction " of 20 to 50 per cent.
We have made these prices to make January a busy month and reduce our
stock before taking our annual inventory.
Uow is the time to purchase for present
needs or future requirements
Dm. BROS.
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Oregon City's Big Cash Store
manner in which they bad been fooled'.
The alarm of fire was started by two
steamers, the company's boat and an
other boat, both of which were contend
ing for a passage through the canal.
Both whistled till they got tired and
most people thought the company's boat
had sounded the alarm of fire.
ChristmaB Eve the cantata "Christ
mas AngelB" was sung by the Presbyte
rian Sunday school. A series of tableaux
depicting scenes from the nativity of
Christ were given. ThefamouB painting
by Mueller, "The Madonna of the Grot
to " with Miss Gilbert as the Madonna,
was accurately repiesented. New fea
tures were the trimming of the tree
while the cantata was being sung, and
the march of the primaries about the
tree at the close of the cantata. The
exceptionally beautiful music was well
rendered by the soloiBts, Owen Thomas,
Mrs. Greeri, Miss Horn, Howard Zinser,
Winnie Young,
Jackson:
Ethel Jackson, Jessie
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foie DitiayllablcTSeot.
The difficulty of rhyming to "girl" is
mainly due to the varieties of its pro
nunciation. It is never pronounced, as
It is so often conventionally written,
"gall" but one often, hears "gell," with
a hard "g." Moreover, in Scotland
though it is as well not to mention the
fact to a Scotsman, it consists of two
syllables "gurreL" The other day it
was pointed out to a Scotsman that
the name of his national poet was a
dissyllable in Ayrshire. "Hoot awa'!"
he said, or words to that effect. "Bur
runs two syllables! Absurrud!" Lon
don Chronicle. 1
A Cnrlona Cmtom.
In some parts of Brittany a curious
marriage custom prevails. On certain
fete days the marriageable girls appear
in red petticoats, with white or yellow
borders round them. The number of
borders denote the portion the futlier
Is willing to give his daughter. Each
white band denotes $20 per annu.n;
each yellow band represents f.2()() n
Christmas
Half the Pleasure of
Lies in the pleasure of getting ready-in anticipation of the joys to be added to the recipients of our tWgttxuI to.
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 of1 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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Are still the most popular of gifts, Naturally so, for they can be worn
always and where all can see them. We have the newest ideas in rings,
plain and fancy, and set with precious stones,
fi 1 1 FOR. CHRISTMAS, all sizes in gold filled silver and nickel. , C Tl yyy
ijsitflffi We have the kind you have been looking for. Come in and get our i fJCl
How about your Christmas shopping Have you selected your tfN If no,, you cannot do better than "l""' 1 " M
' pins, Stickpinst Chains, Lockets, Rings, Cuff Buttons, bluds, .tc.
Gifts in Silver
The "Silver Age" is what they call it in the
Jewelry world.
Gift Goods in silver this season exceed all
other kinds in number and variety.
We had you and your friends in mind when
we selected our stock, We have many show
cases filled with silverware; it is worth your
time to come in and look at it.
Blackwood clocks that look like marble, large
mantel clocks, porcelain clocks, nickel clocks
and fine gold plated clocks.
You receive our personai guarantee with
every clock we sell.
Beautiful Utopian art pottery
All kinds decorated Jardeniers.
Fountain Pens
Pen trouble disappears when you get a foun
tain en that suits your hand, I here is noth
ing cives so much satisfaction as a Parker
Lucky Curve, If you receive one for a present (
and it does not suit you come in after the holi-
days and we will exchange free of charge for ,
one that will uit you,
Cut Glass
Is always appropriate at the Christmas season.
We have some rich high class examples for
those who can afford them, and some lower
priced articles for smaller pocketbooks,
We are showing the kind you will be wise in
buying,
Umbrellas
Washburn Guitars, Mandolins Fine. Hand Decorated China
Umbrellas for ladies and gents from $i toj $6,
Gold headed canes up to $15
And Old Reliable Hickory Canes, 60 cents,
Gold and Filled Spectacles from $2 to $6
Other styles for 50 cents and $1,
Opera Glasses from $10 to $20,
From $15 up; other makes, $5 and up,
Violins, Banjos, Accordians, Zithers, Auto-
harps, Harmonicas and all other small instru
ments.
Sou-ienir China' just the thing to send to a
friend in the East.
And a large assortment of Japanese ware, all
finely decorated.
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If You See It in Our Store
You See the Latest
Remember that we arc now located in the new (Rarde Building
Suspension Bridge Corner
BURMEISTER & ANDRESEN
THE OREGON CITY JEWELERS
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