OREGON ,QITY OOUBJER, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1903.
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A few
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Watch
Purchasers
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have sold and repaired Watches for many
years and always made Watches our
great specialty and are therefore in a
to assist you greatly in selecting a
position
Watch.
We have watches to suit boys, watches to
suit young people and old folks, watches to suit a
man that does heavy work as well as the one who
works in an office. '
Nickel Watches from $2.50 to $1 5.00
Silver Watches from 7.00 to 20.00
Gold Filled Watches from io.co to 35.00
Solid Gold Watches from 20.00 to 60.00
We sell Watches on installments.
DRY ROT.
Umbrellas Reduced
In order to make room for other
goods we will make special prices on
our large stock of umbrellas :
Regular $1.00 Umbrellas $ .80
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
5.00
U5
1.50
J. 85
2,25
3.75
Fountain Pens
Try a Parker Jointless Lucky
Curve Fountain Pen. We warrant
them to give satisfaction and a written
guarantee with each pen sold. They
come in many styles. Every hand
can be suited. Prices from $2.00 to
$5.00.
Clocks of Evertj Description
Fine Mantel and Wall Clocks from $3.00 to $10.00. Others a high as $20.00.
If you need a reliable Alarm Clock come in and look at our Spasmodic
Alarms. They will get you out every time. If you do not hear them the first
time they will call you again until you get up and stop it.
Burmeister & Andresen
The Oregon City Jewelers
.Suspension Bridge Corner - Oregon City, Oregon
DESTROYING THE lO WEB'S
OF THE SUSPEMSIOX
BRIDGE.
Wood is Being Replaced ard at
no DMant Day Steel Towers
Will be Put in.
A recent inspection o! the towers of
the suspension bridge across the Wil
lamette river in Oregon City revealed
the fact that the timbers were rapidly
decaying from dry rot. In fact the de
cay was so pronounced in at least two of
the towers that they had to be repaired
at once. The work is now under pro
gress under the directions of the Board
of County Commissioners. The work is
very difficult but is being well done.
The work of decay has gone bo far that
it is evident that at no distant da) the
old wooden towers will have to be re
placed with ste 1 towers. The life of
ordinary red fir timber when exposed to
the weather is about seven years, when
enclosed as the timbers in the bridge
towers are more than a quarter of a
century. It is thought by some the
towers leaked and that tne decay was
bought about.
Hymen's Altar.
THE OLD COUNTRY
If you wish to send money to the "Old Country" you can do
so easily and cheaply through this bank We issue drafts
payable in nearly all countries
THE BANK Of OKEOON CITY
OREGON CITY, OREGON
L.OCL SPOuTS.
Two Games of Basket Ball at
J. M. C. A. Saturday Night.
The Flour
Of the Family
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.
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PRlJSCES OF MINS TRELST
Mlnstreli at Shively's Thursday
February, 19th.
- Mayor Grant B Dimick officiated at
she wedding of Mies Delia Fleming and
Q. A. Hall oce day last week. The
bride hails from the pretty little suburb
of Willamette Falls, while the groom is
a rising young attorney from St. Helens.
They will make their future home at the
latter place. x
Miss Rosa Sugarman, a charming
young lady of Oregon City, Mr. James
Ruensky were married at the bride's
home Monday afternoon in the presence
of a few invited guests.
Mies Anna A. Gadke and Toss E.
Maple were married at the home of the
bride's parents last Saturday by Rev.
Bollinger.
v School Report.
Following is the report of district No.
40, Needy, for the month ending Janu
ary 31.
Number of pupils enrolled, 51.
Number of days taught, 20.
Average daily attendance, 47.
Number of cases tardiness, 7.
Those who were neither absent nor
tardy during the month are: Clarence
Miller, Elmer King, Mary Miller, Lydia
Yoder, August Stuwe, Clarence Johnson
Edith Johnson, Flora Spagle, Percy
Ritter, Lizzie Herman, Herman Kuhnke
Minnie Kuhnke, Jonas Yoder, Frieda
Gajlur. Visitors present were: Mr.
D. Ritter, W, Thompson, Mr. Kropf,
directors.
Robert Ginther,
Teacher.
WiiiuillluuHlumUM Ill uu "
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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
mak e room for the new goods. It
will pay you to call and look over
our' goods which are being sold at
greatly reduced prices ; : : :
OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE
You V
Confidence
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We are pleased at the con
fidence you have placed in
the Racket Store the past
year and feel grateful for the
same. Our endeavor in the
future will be to maWe the
service better than ever. We
still guarantee everything
we sell, and our prices will
surprise anyone seeking bargains
We are Cleaning up all
our odds and ends at cost,
We have a few Ladies Flannel Waists, Ladies Fascinators,
Childrens Woolen Hoods, Ladies Wool Hose, Childrens Wool
Hose Corsets and Bustles, Several kinds of Masks, Infants
Wool Sacks, Outing Flannel, Shakn Flannel, Table Linen,
Flannellette by the yard, Lace Curtains, Black Sateen Petti
coats and Ladies Muslin and Knitted Underwear : : : :
Racket Store
wnensuch minstrel men as Tom P.
Randall, Wm. R. Logus, Chas. W
Kelly, and J. H. Howard, who's names
are synonymous with all that is bright
and funny, and up to date, In minstrelsy
make special effort and out-lay and go
to extra expense in materializing a pro
duction, it is only right that mention
Bhould ba made of it and them.
The Who's Who Star MinBtrel Co., is
billed to appear at Shively's theatre
next Thursday night February 19th
and the people will witness the show of
au nguajzaiiua wmcn m every sense
meets the highest critical demands
tfut there are o:her things which de
mand mentioning because of intrinsic
worth, many dollars have been expended
in scenic accessories that are marvels of
grace, elegance and effectiveness. When
the curt, in ascends on the first part,
picture is presented that captivates the
eyes of each and all with its remarkable
electrical,
But what high art has done in the
way of scenic embellishment, wisdom
has done in securing artists to gratify the
audience, ihe vocalists are good, their
voices blend and touch the heart with
ueugnuui narmony. xnere are six
comedians, who are exponents of fun
and funnyisms indeed, Chas. Pope, J.
II. Howard, Joe Goodfellow and Ed
Rapp, are the first edition and not only
act wtll, joke well, but sing more than
well. James Church Billy Logus need
no introduction to the fun lovers of Ore
gon City, they are the Becond edition
and have a car load of baked atmos.
phere to hand out to you.
Mr. Ed E. Taylor's new act ''When
the Moon Comes up Behind the Hill,"
assisted by the plantation quartette is
an embodiment of dreamv tranauil
be auty, Mr. Taylor Introduces a dance
which is the very acme of the graceful
art.
Of course Billy Logus is in evidence
in the second part and introduces his
Lobster Automobilist together with his
own mobile "Mt. Pelee" and some side
splitting hits that are timely and ''songs
that fit in with his local hits.
Last but really the beet to be mention
ed are the Mandolin Quartette and the
Oregon City Prize Quartette. These
men are all the best in the business.
This show is something that will delight
the aged and the youthful as well as the
regular theatre goers. The parade will
start irom me tneatre promptly at
noon on the dey of the show.
SISTER-IN-LAW
Prefers Serious Charge Against
Paul Schroeder.
Paul Schroeder was brought before
Justice of the Peace Livy Stipp Monday
afternoon, with the charge against him
of having criminally assaulted his six
teen-year-old sidt5r:in-law, Amy Athey
Schroeder waived his examining trial
and was bound over to the April term of
the Clackamas Circuit Court in the sum
of if 500.
Schroeder has lived in Clackamas
county until within the past few months
when he went to Gilliam county and
located a claim. It was here that he
was arrested and brought hack for trial
The girl's mother preferred the charge
agaiuBt Schroeder on a staiemeut from
the girl that Schroeder was the author of
her ruin. The parties aie all well-known
having been residents of the .neighbor
hood of blaft'ord lor several years past.
Suie Cure for Piles.
Itching Piles produce moisture and
cause Honing, this lorra, as we as Blind,
Bleeding oc rrotruding, Piles are cured
by iJr. iio-san-ko's Pub Remedy . Slops
itching and bleeding. Absorbs tumors,
50c a jar at Druggists, or sent by mial.
Treatise tree. Write me about your
case. Dr. Bosauko Philada, Pa. i?or
sale by Cbarman & Co., Oregon City.
Two good games of basket ball were
played at the Y. M. C. A. Buildingg
Saturday night. The first game was
between the senior team of the Y. M.
C. A. and the Willametle University, of
Salem. The galleries were filled with a
good crowd of both old and young folks
who had come out for the occasion hop
ing to see their home team take the
scalps of the boys from the state capital,
and every good play was greeted with
enthusiastic cheering.
The game was called at 8 o'clock.
John F. Clark was chosen referee and
Miller and Averill were chosen umpires.
One twenty minute and one fifteen
halfs were played. To describe the
game in detail is a task quite beyond
the abilities of the writer, but it was
certainly exciting in the extreme. Dur
ing the first of the game Oregon City
had all the best of it and the half closed
with no doubts in the minds of the root
era for the home team that they would
win.
Things took a turn for the worse in the
second half, however, and Salem began
to score and to creep up on Oregon City.
The score which had stood 6 to 2 in fa
vor of the home team waB tied in a very
tew minutes ; later Salem again scored
and things began to look blue for Ore-
con City. At the end of the game the
score was Oregon City 7 and Salem 9
The line-up of the two teams was as
follows :
Oregon City D. Williams and
A. Williams, forwards; E. Williams,
center; Humphreys (captain) and Pe
ters, guards.
INTERMDIATE GAME.
The second game was between the in
termediate team and the local aseocia
tion and Portland Y. M. C. A. In this
game the boys from the metropolis were
outplayed at every turn. At the end of
the first half Portland tried persistently
to make a goal but was beaten at every
turn by the home team and was only
saved from being whitewashed by mak
ing a score almost at the close of the
game. The final score stood Oregon
City 11 and Portland 1. The teams
were lined up as follows :
Oregon City Cooke (captain) and
Wilson forwards; Bollinger, center;
Obarman and Bernier, guards.
Portland Moore and Master, for
wards; Livingstone (center) Harrison
and Kidd (captain) guards .
Willamette University Judd and
Miller, forwards ; Pollard (captain) and
center ; Parsons and Matthews, guards.
LABOR VS. CAPITAL
Ably
Discussed b y
Maker.
a Paptr
Write us a Letter.
We want to advise with people ho
are sick and want to get well, A person
that says "I would give $50 if I felt as
well as I Jid one year ago," is the one
we are after and we do not want the $50
either. People that suffer with nervous
diseases have weak watery blood, with
sallow complexion, and a tired, outdone
nervous feeling, loss of sleep and
anxious days cause waste of flesh and
strength. Pimply, pale, weak people
can be cured by Dr. Gunn's Blood and
Nerve Tonic, it makes rich red blood,
feeding the nerves, and making solid,
flesh at the rate of 1 to 3 pounds per
week. This Ionic is in tablet form, and
is sold for 75 centB per box, or 3 boxes
for $2, by all druggists, or Bent by mail
on raeipt of price. We will send a
pamphlet that tells what diseases this
Tonic will curi and what it is good for,
free. Write us about your case, that,
cofts nothing. Address Dr. Bosanko
Co., Philadelphia, Pa. For sale by
Charnian & Co., Oregon C'ty.
FOOT BALL.
At Willamette Park Saturday after
noon the Barclay High school foot ball
team met the Canemah team on the
gridiron. It was a wet day, in fact, it
was very wet. The ground was like a
sponge and the rain came down in tor
rents, but these young sons of Oregon do
not mind the weather so the wind don't
blow, and the wind rarerly blows in
Oregon, at least in the Willamette
Valley. There was a mighty battle be
tween the two school teams, and both
put forth every elfort to win, but the
Oregon City boys out-clasBed the boys
from Canemah and won the game by a
Ecore of 17 to 0.
BETTER THAN GOLD.
"I was troubled for several years with
chronic indigestion and nervous de
bility," writes F. J. Green, ol Lancaster
N. U, "No remedy lulped me until I
beuan using Electric Bitters, which
did me more good than all the medicines
1 ever used. They have also kept my
wife in excellent health for years. She
say 8 Electric Bitters are just splendid
lor female troubles; that they are a
grand tonic and- invigorator lor weak,
run down women. JNo other medicine
can take its place in our family." Try
them. Only 50 cents. Satisfaction
guaranteed by Geo. A, Harding.
The Dentist: Beatie and Beatle are
the dentists in the Welnhard building.
Their rooms are numbers 16, 17, 18.
Editor Courier I am handier with a
pair of trucks than with a pen, though I
wielded the latter a bit in better lajs
gone by.
Perhaps I can say what I wish, how
ever, in a half intelligent way. Tbia
isinpart, to remind the editor what
common every-day reader considers the
duty of a newspaper. My understand
ing of a newspaper's purpose is to
mould the opinion of the publio rightly
and to give iorm or expression to senti
ments entertained generally by the
people. This, In addition to furnishing
news happenings and incidents of inter
est, is the field of the modern newspa
per. If one of the newspaper's purpoaea
is to give expressions to thoughts half
formed in the public mind, suppose we
take some condition that is engaging
public attention and make suggestions
thereform?
Perhaps the American people are
thinking more today bout organized
capital and its opponent, organized la
bor, than about any other subject
There is no subject so vitally importau
to them.
0 The tendency of organized capital to
destroy individual enterprise, place for
instance the flouring mills of this coast
under one management, and you have
where were formerly many proprietors
and many employers, one master and
many men. Tne natural result is that
the many men labor for one master on
lines satisfactory to that master.
Organized labor then Bteps in tha
union and names the conditions, terms
and prices of the mill-wrights' labor.
Wages by reason of this organization
are not cheapened. The monopolist
then lays down the proposition that la
bor is not cheapened and that he is en
abled to furnish his product, in this case
flour, to the consumer at a reduced
price. Mow? Why, manilestly by pro
ducing a product with the labor of fewer
men. The result, however, is always
the same: The people pay aoonfc the
same price for the product, the trust or
monopoly produces it with the assistance
oi nan as many men. The wages that
would have been paid to the men whose
services have been dispensed with go to
the trust, composed of two or three mil
ii i . . ...
iiuuttires, msteaa oi large number of
well-to-do proprietors. What become,
with the many mill-wrights that the
trust oan get along without? They may
learn a new trade but the same force cl
combination is leaving 'too many men
without places in every trade.
Here h the opportunity of the prer
the duty of the press-to urge the
public to foster and encourage individual
enterprise; to refuse to hold up th
Lands of, or in any way encourage any
combination that wagas war on individ
ual enterprise.
Men see these problems in their tnw
light when they come closer home, Sup.
pose a heavily capitalized department
Btore should open its doors in Oreguu
City today, what would become of th
many Bmall business houses even now
struggling for existence? Would your
publication be brave enough to sav
the department store is founded on thu
principle of monopoly and its coining
must ieave proprietors of small stores ou
Main street without customers.
You have an example of unfair com
petition that comes close enough horn
to you to inspire you to review this
question with the public. Every uuiuu
man wUo is a true friend of unionp.wheu
he understands thequestioa will upholj
this position.
When a combination of Clackamas
county ofUce-hoidors bought the Oregon
C'tj Enterprise, I noted every adver
tisement in its columns and have npt,
entered the place of business of one of
them since and will not do so as long as
they contribute to the support of this or
any other mo lopoly. Every union man,
when he studies the matter, will make
the Ban.e resolve. The only way lor
union men to combat mnnnnnliou i. .
refuse it, or its supporters the patronage
of union men. 6
I hope you will be kind
publish this letter in the Courier T Ju
only the attempt of a paper maker to
get his fellow workmen to thinkiD
along the lines of their interests.
If I am a little unhandy in expressing
myself the boys will know about what I
am trying to get at anyhow.
Laborer,
Livery Feed and Sale Stable
Neirljr Opponlta Bimpennlon Brlilg
First Class Rigs of all Kinds
at Reasonable Prices
Oregon City
Oregon