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OREGON CITY OOUBIER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1903. How About It? if: r Have You Looked Into the . PIANO and ORGAN PRICES at Ewer's Piano House? They are so low now as to be simply startling and mean a good thing for you at small cost. t is a quick cash raising proposition with this house, and we are letting superbiJhstruments go at prices that have heretofore seemed impossible. Chickerings, Webers and Kimballs, our leaders and the pianos that lead :the world over; the Pacific Queen, Kimball, Burdett. Needham, Peerless and Crown organs, all can be secured now for small cash outlay. 5 . , Write or 'phone for particulars. Eiler 9s Piano House, 351 Washington St., Portland, Or. tbc Popular Pacific Coast Piano J5oust. Pianos the best and guaranteed. We send pianos everywhere, subject to examination. Money back if not absolutely satisfied. . Large flourishing houses at San Francisco, Spokane and Sacramento. .Sresponden J JUolulla. it wlntery weather has put a atop to ' ij work lor a while at least. jn, Wlihelm ia still very ill. L, Bturgea, of Carua, waa seen on ttreeta the nrat of the week. B. Shaver waa Been .here among di Saturday. hi, J. K. Elmer waa the guest of J. rick and family bumlay. tnnfat Ilia haouAf. arw.iftl .TAtlllftrV a.kjy.u. . -- J . Schamel ia hauling tile for m. idge. Molalla literary and debating ao- Ja meetings are well attended. I time, for meetiug is Wednesday, . m. ' y. Sherwood, atate commander of T. M., Inatalled the offlcerB of iw- nt on their opon meeting janu aiqaerade ball la to be given in tool-house nan on neo. ia. avery eema to be well aware of it, aa Jre all looking ataad and are en- I themselves already. Ihe uar brcheatra will furnish the music. Shaver will have charge of the Tkdbv. irrah for Uncle Sam r ' AND nun iui uuwo i uiii AT SfflYELT'S 'ERA HOUSE January 31st miwi Original Big Double . Spectacular HOLE TOM'S ;i CABIN CO. The Barnum of all Under the iwigement of Leon W. Washburn Ve, Grand Novelties than ever Eva and Hea Golden Chariot atch for the Big Parade It Beats " a Circus. Logan. The election of officers for the Logan cheese manufacturing company, held on January 5, reaulted as follows: Presi dent, J. 0. Sprague; vi;epresident, A. J. Johnston. Other membera of board of directors, Fred Oerber, Fred Moser, and F. P. Wilson ; secretary and treas urer, 0. D. Robbina. The average price paid for butter fat during the year was 25 cents. This is considered a good showing, aud (5040 waa paid for milk, which is a neat sum of cash to be dis tributed in monthly installments. SEVEN AND A HALF MILL TAX. Married, On January 25, 1903, at the residence of Mrs. Kate Bryant, Sunnyside, Port land, in the presence of a few friends, Mr. Lawrence Mautz and Miss Blanche McOord, of Oregon City, were married. Rev. A. J. Montgomery officiated. Warner Orange Installation. The new officers of Warner Orange, all of which were not installed on Satur day, some being absent, by State Deputy Borlan, of Oswego, are: Ueorge La telle, worthy master; A. W. France, overseer; Marshall Lazelle, steward; Mra. George Randall, lecturer; J. F. Dick, chaplain ; Thomas Kelland, assist ant steward ; David McArthur, secretary ; Miss B. H. France, treasurer; Blanche McCord, Pomona; Emma Wilehart, Flora ; Olla Frederick, Oeres ; Misa F. H. France, lady assistant steward. George Lazelle, A. W. France a .id J. F. Dick, truBteea. Basket Social. The Knights and Ladles of Security will give a basket Bocial at Willamette Hall on Friday night, February 6th, next. A nice programme has been ar ranged. After the literary features are ended dancing will continue into the night and a general good time ia assured. A Cure (or Lumbago, W. C. Wliliamaon, of Amherst, Va.. saya: "For more than a year I suffered from lumbago. I finally tried Cham berlain's Pain Balm aud it gave me en tire relief, which all other remedies had failed to do. Sold by Geo. A. Harding. Hand Laundry WO R K dons In f tr.tcUu sty It and st auwubls price By MRS. FORD Opposite Huntlty i Drug Sun LOG CABIN o a i n n m U ri L U U II nave money en a. Is the place to go when you want a good time and G. H. Young, Proo, BANNER 8 A IV E to 3 p Op. Electric HuVtl tha moat haallng aalva In tha world. SOI SUFFICES T TO MEET DEF1 CIENCY, B UT SCHOOL. BOARD T 110 UG III IT BEST NOT TO LEVY A GREATER. $10,000 Required for Supjtort of Oregon City Schools. Report of Directors. The annual meeting nf tha .h! directora of Oregon City waa in session tast monaaj aiternoon. A tax of seven and a half mills waa levied for the com ing year. The board renorta that a ta-r tax of 8 milla would be necessary to meet an tne expenses oi tne Echcols, but on account of the high rate of taxation, thought it better to Invv The KaBtham school building is to have iuur uew ruurns wnicn win cost Id the neighborhood of $8000. A resolution waa read and passed which requested the members of the Legislature from Clackamas county to use every proper effort within thair ed into a law bill now pending or that urny ue miruuucea, authorizing the atate land board of Oregon to loan moneys of the atate school districts within the state on bonds of districts as may deBire to use such moneys for building pur poses. Theexoensea for rnnnino tha ,.hl. of the district for the fiscal year ending june w, iwi, aa estimated by the Board are aa follows : Halariee of teachers 17110 00 oaiartebot janitors 736 25 Salary of clerk 100 00 Fuel arm nn Interest on bouds... 720 00 interest on uoating debt 125 00 Installment on sewer assessment (Dist. 2) is 19 Water rent 35 00 Hotiool supplies ; 2o0 00 Renaira arm mi Incidentals 310 00 m Total $10,000 00 ine receipts lor tue same time are es timated aa follows: County apportionment. $2200 00 State apportionment. . 1800 00 Tuition. 260 00 Total. 4250 00 $4250 00 In addition to this board say they will eoter the year with a floating debt air. gregating $8000, making a to'al Hosting iroui m mooiiu 01 me year 01 1 13,000, in case no special tax is levied. The taxable property in the district aa reyorted by the county clerk amounts to nearly $700,000. more than last but not sufficient to make any great dif- lorence in tne reauit. OAdTOIlIA. in th 1 1" Kind You Haw Knit w To Cure a Cold in One Day Tcs Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. nL Savwi MClon koxaa told In put 13 months. ThlS Signature, 5CCr Little grains of judement, Mixed with drops of ink, On the Courier's pages; Make the people think. Little advertisements Hnmble though they be, Bring a rush of business, That, you'd like to Bee. If you'd be progressive, Make your business pay, Keep before the people. Thata the only way. If you want your story where it will do you good. Advertise In the Courier. If I -vere you, I would. REALTY TRANSFERS. Curt Crta la Two Days. on every pox. 25c Furnished Every Week byClac lea rn as Abstract & Trust Co. , WBuckmanto HFComer.nl 2 of sec 36. 1-3 e; $1200. J Buckmtn to H F Come, sl-2 of sw of sw of sec 36, 1-3 e; $1200. . W R Insley to K B Williams, sl-2 of se sec 32. 15 e: $1. C h Dickerson to J W Loder, agent lots 7 and 8, blk 4 Oanemah! $100. S A Campbell to C G Huntley, lot 1, blk 66 Oregon City; $350. WB Wiggins to A Uoetling, lots 2 and 7. blk 48 Oregon City; $500. J Kewlands to RIM Uiffin, 31 acres in sec o,2-4e; $1. " ' 1 R M Morris, to J O McMahon, 10 acres in sec 22, 2-2 e; $1000. J Bauch to M M Davis, lata 15 and 16, blk 76 Gladstone; $1. D Dorchester to F Kiley, lots 23 to 29, blk 80, 1 to 12 blk 83 and 14 to 35 in in blk 84, Minthorn; $100. F Oberackter to J Bredt, wl-2 of nl-2 o nw of Bee 36, 3-1 e; $1. W A Hobbie to J J ohnson, se of nw, 4 1-2 of sw of ne of sec 3, 2-2 e ; $3000. II ti Colier to O Buge.lots 5 to 18, blk 94 Oak Grove ; $1500. " J Kingsbury to F Kingsbury, ne of Be of sec 17 anu part of Lamb elm and 38, acres in ssc 16, in 2 s, r 3 e ; $3000. J B Miller to C D Latourette, lots 1, 2 ne 01 ne ot sec li and lota 1, 2, 3 and 4 and sw of nw and 4.41 acres in Bee 18 2-2 e; $1500. . J Cay to O D Latourette, 4.44 acres in sec 18, 2-2 e; $5. M Grantham to Beers, 3 acrea in Garret elm; Valuable. . M Kedy to W G Alloway, nl-2 of ne sec 32, i-6 e ; $ sm). J Mohr to K J Lonycoy, 5 acies in the wadawortn elm We; $600. 8 E Gregory to A bchoibecker, 38 acres in sec 06, z-z e ; f y. Wm Bissell to F Both, 11-1-2 acres in elm 66, 8-1 e; $1000. I B Mcintosh to A Wamenmacher, 5 acres in sec3, 2-3 e ; $1000. J E Schneider to P J Schneider, 70 acres in sec 18, 5-1 e; $1000. Merchants Investment & T Co to M B Kankin, ne ofssec 86, 2-6 e; $1. A C Fairchild to C Reynolds, 5 acres in sec 28, 1-2 e; $500. A P Barlow to- W B Tull, lots 4 and 9, blk 3 Barlows; $50. J Goerz to V Fridriic 45 acrea in sec 4, 3- le;$500. A Haas to H Brand, acre in Holmes elm; $500. H E Cross to J F Benson, lots 9 and 10 blk U. Gladstone : $1. BFFelgertoOT Howard, 2 1-2 acres in tec 17, 41! e: $130. v C B Hall to T M Small, part lots 15 and 16, blk 33, Gsweo; $150. R i oung el al to D Calkins, lots 3 and 4, tract 57 Oak Grove ; $750. J Miller to L D Keyzer, lot 13, blk 8, Oswego; $90. S A Lynge to A S Baumgarter, lota 17 to 24, blk 87, Minth-rn ; $12. F Schroder to 0 Gettman, 5 acres in Crow elm; $1250. Sellwood Ld I Co to C A Bries, tract 11 Oak Grove ; $500. Willametle Falls Co to L Werner, lot 3, tract 0 Willamette Falls; $66. Sellwood Ld & I Co to W Wickline, tract 49, Oak Grove; $500. For Over Sixty Years. An old and-well-tried remedy. Mrs. Wiuslow's Soothing Syrup haa been uaed for over sixty years by millions of mothers for the'r children while teeth ing, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to taste. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Sooth ing Syrup, and take no other kind. Twa millinn Amarlnann miffer thfl torturing pangs of dyspepsia. No need to. Burdock Blood Bittera curea. At any drug store. Impossible to foresee an accident. Not impossible to be prepared for it. Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil. Monarch over pain. "Little Colds" neglected-thouBahd of lives sacrihed every year. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup cures little colds cures big Scolds too, down to the very verge of co' 1 sumption. Terrible plagues, those itching, pester ing diseases of the skin. Put an end to misery. Doan's Ointment cures. At any drug store. j, Simple Colds; Cease to be simple, if at all prolonged. The safest way is to put them aside at the very beginning. Ballard's Rore nound Syrup stops a cold and removes the cause of colds. 25c, 50c and $1 at Charman A Co.'s City Drug Store, Ore gon City, Or. Folev's Honev and TflJT tor chlldren.safe, sure. No opiates. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY Wear Union . Made Suspcndcts Manufactured by tha Columbia Suspender Co. Portland, Or. All tlrstclass dealers sell the. Be sure and call tor them. A Cough " I have made a most thorough trial of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and am prepared to say that for all dis eases of the lungs it never disap points." . J. Early Finley, Ironton, O. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral wont cure rheumatism; we never said it would. It won't cure dyspepsia; we never claimed it. But it will cure coughs and colds of all kinds. We first said this sixty years ago; we've been saying it ever since. Three ilics: 25c, 5fc., SI. All raniitt. Coniult your doctor. If he nn taka It. then do as he say. Xf he telle you not to take It, then don't take it. He knowa. ijMTe it wim nini. n are willing. J. O. AYER CO.. Lowell, Mail. "A Gambler's Daughter." "A Gambler's Daughter" ia a dramat ic offering that will doubtless fill Shive ly'a opera honse to overflowing when it is produced there next Fridav night, January 30, as the piece has made an excellent impression in other cities, and is in fact one of the distinct hits of the present theatrical season. Each of the lour acts of the play ia splendidly staged, and many of the stage pictures produced are briliant in the extreme. The third act ia a reproducti n of a beautiful Mich igan avenue gambling resort in Chicago, and it givea the spectator a realistic idea of the actual appearance of some of these famous palaces patronized by the fast and furious set of city life. It ia in ( It i ononn tKof (ha iCla rv- Kl ri'a Ttaiit-vt-ttaw Via iu ovuuu u u Ufa u vj t u. j uivi a inuutvtt the sweet and tender heroine disguised' as a Spanish woman, plays at faro and wins every dollar of bis fortune from her father. It is one of the most powerful and intensely dramatic scenes of the modern stage. The company producing "A Gambler's Daughter" ia headed by Miss Lillian Hayward, tne well-known leading woman, an actress of great abil ity and magnetism. In the cast will also be found such popular players as Oamilla Urume, Marie Laurens, Elsie Frazee, James Norval, C. W. Goodrich, Walter Stanhope, J. J. Hyland, Allan fOBter, r . K. Wallace, Andrew (juirk, Louis Epstein, L. P. North, and many otners. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tableta. druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. h,. W. Groves'a signature is on eacn box. 20c. Soft Harness Ton can make your har nena as soft aa a glove and aa tough aa wire by ualng EUREKA Bar. Oil. Tou can lengthen Its life make It last twice aa long aa It ordinarily would. EUREKA Harness Oil makeaapoor looking har neita like new. Hade of pure, heavy bodied oil, es pecially prepared to wlUt Hand the weather. Sold everywhere In cana all sizes. Mids bi STANDARD Oil CO. 1 y 11 J 1 I I . Ill I . I I UM-ir. THE MORNINQ TUB cannot be enjoyed in a basin of limited capacity nor where the water supply and temperature is uncertain by reason of detective plumbing or nesting apparatui To have both put in thorough working order will not prove expensive if the work is done Dy F. C. CADKE Oregon City Second-IIand & Junk Store HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR SEC OND-HAND GOODS, HIDES, JUNK METALS OF ALL KINDS, ETC All kinds of Farm Implements and Machinery. . Second-Hand Qooda Bought and Sold RING PHONE 416 FOR JUNE. Sngarman & Co. Annual Clearance Sale mL- ' 1 6TH -SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT . OF THE Southern Mutual Investment Co. of Lexington, Ky. . (Incorporated) Statement for Six Months Ended June 25, 1902. Coupon Exhibit Total Number Coupons Issued Total number coupons paid. Total number coupons lapsed and canceled Total number coupons in jbrce Total Paid for Coupons Redeemed and Surrendered 24,070 . 64,385 46,786 111,171 112,899 942,296.89 Resources Loans on first mortgage real estate, stocks, -" bonds and other approved secuntes. . . .$454,119.24 Real estate (Home Office, etc.) , 102461.89 United States bonds, bank stock, etc 55,071.54 Open accounts, secured by Certificates of Membership, etc 12,543.02 Furniture and fixtures. 3424.37 Cash on hand and in bank subject to check. . 16,692.14 $654,312.20 Liabilities Capital Stock. ........$ 1 5,000.00 Legal Reserve at 3J per cent, compounded annually 287,89240 Advance payments..... .., .. 11,721.97 General Funds (not disbursed). 41,323.10 Surplus to Certificate Holders above legal requirements 2784697.3 $634,312.20 I. A. SMITH BOWMAN, Secretary and General Manager of The Southern Mutual Investment Company of Lexington,. Ky., do swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowlege and belief. A. SMITH BOWMAN. Subscribed and sworn to before me by A. Smith Bowman, Sec retary and General Manager of the Southern Mutual Investment" Company of Lexington, Ky this 15th day of July, 1903. J. W. STOLL, Notary Public, Fayette County, Ky.. Commission expires March 12, 1906.. If you desire to have the business methods of this company ex plained in detail with a view to investing money in its bonds call om J. H. Westover at the Courier office. The bonds of this company pay handsome profits. Investments can be made in small monthly payments . The returns are sure and largely in excess of Interestt rates. The compauy has $100,000.00 deposited with Secretary of the? State of Kentucky." It has complied with the insurance and invest ment law in 34 states in the Union.you can buy a $500 gold bond and! pay for it as you like in regular monthly payments. Let us explain the matter to you. John H. Westover, Agent. J.W.COLE, Fine Whiskies and Cigars All goods bought in bond. Purity and quality guaranteed SOME FAMOUS OLD BRANDS James E. Pepper, Kentucky Burbon Old Sam Harris Kentucky Bourbon Old Roxbury Rye Cor. Railroad Ave. and Main Sf "1 We Want Your Trade at Harris Grocery And are going to make special induce ments to close buyers. Cash and Small Profits is Our Motto. ft The Flour I ot the Family of Shoes and Rubbers at Extremelylow prices is now on. Call and see us. Krausse Bros. The flour of all the Oregon City families is "Patent" flour. The intelligent house wife always gets "Patent" flour because, it is better and more ' ecomonical to use Made in Oregon City .by the Portland Flouring Mills Co. 1 H FAIR STORE As. our buyer, Mr. Robinson has left for New York to buy our new spring and summer goods, we must close out as. much stock as possible to make room for the new goods. It will pay you to call and look over our goods which are being sold at greatly reduced prices j; ; ; : oppdsiT zT p"o:s.f-6"r icTe