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5 THE STORE NOTED FOR GOOD GOODS AT THE LOWEST PRICES. OREGON CITY COURIER, TRIDAY, MAY 29, 1903 LS I Expansion TO A Sale DRAWING CLOSE HOUSEKEEPERS' WEEK Before Winding Up Our GREAT SALE We wish to give the housekeepers one grand benefit that will remain green in their memory for years to come. : It will pay you to lay in a year's supply at least In Table Linens Towels Napkins Toweling Lace Curtains Tapestry Portiers Blankets Quilts Comforters Draperies or Table Covers or Couch Covers. Be sum and tome some dap this week, the sooner the better Bazaar Patterns Reduced to 10 cents McAllen & McDonnell CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON e .. f t LOCAL NEWS ITEMS ees900eeoaftdoe8Mo6o All Pattern hats reduced. Mini Gold imith. ' We are closing out our stock of shoes at coat. Bed Front. Last year, life insurance coompan'es paid out in this city to policy holders 6200. Fishing for shad has commenced. The run is presumed to last some weeks. The 0. F. R. A. of McMinmille in sures at cost. Office next to Harris' the grocer. We are offering goods in our Dry poods department at very low figures at tne RedEront. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rowan, who was very low with brain fever, is recovering. Anythfng you can possibly wish for, in laces, embroideries and dresB trimming at Howard's. Red Front. A camp of gypsy horsetraders have been camped near the Mr. Morey's barn on the west aide for some days. Thonew proprietors of the Royal Res taurant are H. H. Meyer and A. L. Farr. They succeded Wells & Mont gomey. "The Noble Outcast" given under the auspices of Astia Circle Women of Woodcraft Portland Oregon, Wednesday June, 3rd. Tode Marquam was in the city last week. He conducts a store in a mining and stockfarming section on the South Umpqua, 50 miles from Roseburg. During the month of May we will give 10 off on all regular prices on dry minds. Ladies and gents funishings. fchues, dreBS lining and etc. Red Front. C. Dauchey, in 'partnership with hfs uncle, is building a blacksmith shop at Parkplace. The chopping mill adjoining will furnish him what steam power he needs. Tho MawftVipo Quartet went to Port land Sunday and sang at the unveiling nf thfi monument in Riverview ceme tery to the memory of the dead volun. teers of the Second Oregon. The residence of A. Goettling on 12th orrl Washington street is nearing com nlaf-inn and in. A beautiful structure. It has all the modern conveniences and will be lighted by electricity. Row ThnmftH Van Nesa says ia the ttlnhn that the Deoole of Oregon still believe in the Declaration of Inde- dependence, but that the "upper class' of the New England use for it. It does not take sharp eyes to see that the railroad water tank near the depot is rotten. It is possible that when it is ronnwpH its location willbe the southern end of the switch, because the track is more level there. A delegation of Royal Arcaniums went to Portland Thursday night to attend a joint meeting of the Portland councils. There were fifty candidates initiated and a good time was enjoyed. A banquet wan held after the initiations. Falls City lodge, Ancient Order Un ited Workmen, haB elected Chas. G. Miller, Samuel Roake, John McGetchie delegate, Livy Stipp, Harry Harding and James Edmund alternates to the Grand lodge which meets in Portland July 16th. Judging from the way things look, Ranat.nra Mitchell and Fulton will not an hack on Brownell. who will succeed District Attorney Hall. That will make a state senatorial vacancy in Clackamas which will probably be filled by either G. E. Hayes or G. B. Dimick. Wood burn Independent. Articles of incorporation of the Cliff Side Christian Endeavor society of Bull Run, have been filed in the office of the County clerk. The object of the society is the promotion and interest ot ctinst ian religion The incorporators are tha triistfifis of the society ; YV i iG. Cal vin. Henrv McGugin and Chanes Leaf. . Henry Fancher; son of Mrs. Sarah T nvnchnr. who committed suicide by inmninor into a, well a couple of weeks ago, has petitioned the county court ask' irw lr.r hia nnnnintment as adminiitra' io-. The property is valued at $3025 .n,i ih am four heirs, viz: Henry J Fancher. Mrs. Emma Fancher, David Fancher and Clarissa Fancher. If George Streeter, insurance agent, had not been so liberal as to tell hrother aeent to keep all the commis sion for a $750 policy on the mythical fine furniture in the old Tom Mann shack, on the Abernethy his tiberality exciting suspicion he and Tom B. MC' roitt Jr.. niffht nossibW have collect ed the S2750 insurance on said old shack and its contents. states have little Men and boys' hats at cost at Howard's The Red Front. Sailors, Shirt waist hats in all latest styles at Mies Goldsmith's. the If you want strickly up-to-date millin ery call on Miss Goldsmith. Childrens' hats and baby caps a specialty. Miss Goldsmith. Our stock of lawns, dimities, organd ies and etc., contains all the latest designs, at the Red Front. Call and get our prices in spring and summer goods, laces, embroideries and dress triming at Red Front.' The steamer Eugene brings a load of white fir to the Willauiete mills ever? other day, and the steamer Hoag a load of Cottonwood to the new mill of t lie Crown Company on this bide of tte river. Mr. Zinserling, of -Redland, while in the city received a telephone call from a government agent in Portland in retard to the meteor he found recently. Ihere is a brisk demand at present for meteors and the price is way up. The theme next Sunday morning at the Congregational church will be "The (Scope of the Christian's lhouL-ht and Influence." The evening hour will be devoted to a number of Standard hyoicF. ouch a servu e wi s nven some time ago and the requett has c.ime for a continu ation. The pastor will give a brief ac count of the hymnology of the remotest timea. Mr. A. Baumann, who left Oregon City some three weeks ago to make his home permanently in California, has rea. hed his destination, and is now a citizen of San Jose. He writes that I e U well satisfied with the land of flowers and sunshine, and that bay harvest is in full blast, fruit and Bowers can tie found everywhere. , The Gibson girls will appear on the stage as ''At. Pipps' Daughters," two of them, The Gibson gir! is a revised and improved edition of womanhood in showyjbinding. She looks like a society girl: is. well-bred ant well-edncated; healthy and athletic, tall, stately and symmetrical ; has a sensible head on her shoulders and is not too lazy to split kindling wood to start a fire in the kitchen st ova. E. 0. Clement, special agent for the poBt office department, will arrive here today to inspect the proposed route lead ing trom Oregon City to Highland and Stone. This route, if established, will serve the people of Stone, Loan, Viola and Redlani and probably other post offices in that section of the county. If this route is established there will be five routes leading into Clackamas coun ty with several others contemplated. Ezekiel Matthews, a Portland barten ds, who had been attending the boxing contest at the Armory, fell from aa Ore gon City car last Saturday night and sustained painful injuries. He toon the last car out of Oregon City which runB only to Milwaukie, and just as the car made a quick turn on the curve below the Congregational church, , Mat thews who was standing on the rear platform was thrown off. In his fall he struck the step of the car, breaking it. MatthewB was taken to Portland Sun day where his injuries were treated, and while bis injuries are not dangerous, they are extremely painiui. The New Firm. Horton & Jack is a new firm that haB jut begun business here. Th pro' prietorB are li. Horton, our popular ex postmaster, and J. t,. Jack, who knon to almost every man, women and child in Oregon City. These two gentle men have purchased the grocery end of the firm of Carter & Ely on Seventh street opposite Sbiyely'B epera house iney nave naa a new grocery room built next door to Kly.s store, and have altogether one of the handsomest groceries in me city, wnicn they are ttocking up with a large and complete line of the latest and freshest groceries that can oe produced anywhere. tsoin enus oi tne arm are clever soci' able gentlemen and will treat all custo mers alike. The Courier bespeaks for them a good word and is sure that tbev will enjoy their share of the large trade oi uregon city. Mrs. J. W. Norris was visiting in Se attle during the week. Miss Vida Cumminga, of Portland, visited the family of H. L. Kelly Sun day. Mrs W. B. Wiggins and children, of Portland, were visiting relatives in this Sunday. John Knapp returned to the Aeri. cultural College Monday morning after a short vacation. Thomis R. Shockley, the Canby barber, was in town Sunday mingling with acquaintances. Norwood Oharman leaves next week for Chico, Calif., where he will join a railroad surveying party. Mrs. Robert A. Miller left Friday evening for Salem, where she will visit with friend" for the next week. Professor f n I Mrs.Mack.of the John Day High school, were vis ting Mrs. . W. Hoffman a few days last week. Mrs. Newton Graham and daughter and Miss Alice Glasepool, of Portland, weie visiting in Oregon City Sunday. John A. and Alfred t Howland left last week f rIlwaeo. Wash., where they will probably spend the summer. Misses Dorothy and lna Chase re turned from San Francisco Saturday evening, where they have been for sometime. Mr. E. J. Russell, of the firm of Ruesell & Mintie, real estate dealers of Oswego, was in town Saturday on bus ness. Mr. Rolla Watson, of Tillamook, editor of the lillamook Herald, was in Oregon City one day last week visiting friends, Miss OeMaLoomis, of Eugene, was the guest of her brother, Frank, in Ore gon City, the first of the week. Tues day she left .for Seattle. R. Vorpahl, a young mechanic of Portland, the son of one of Canby 's prominent citizens, was in Oregon City Saturday shaking hands with friends. Florence Sullivan, a Btudent of Ml. Angel College, aftes spending a few davs' vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. vv. Sullivan, returned to Mt. Angel Monday evening. W. E. Grace, of Baker City, ia the gueBt of his brother, G W. Grace this week. W hile here the two brothers will visit with relativ 8 in the Olarkes pnd Highland country. A. D. Patterson and B. G. Semper, of the U S. geological Burvey, left last Saturday by train, with a spring wagon load of cabbage. They were busy around here for several days. W. II Bonney, of Redland, was in Oregon City on Monday. He has re cently moved bis sawmill, and is again U condition to fill orders for good lum ber or do work for any person who may come hia way or be is need of his goods. R. H. Greissen.the proprietor of the William Tell House, returned from a three days' stay in Tacoma, an Seattle, Wash., Friday of last week. Mr. Greie aen visited his sister-in-law looked after some int'ie ta for his family at Tacoma and Seatlld arid ei. joyed a good time generally. Mr. and Mie. J.Nelson Wisner have returned from a five days' trip to the United States Fish Commission Station on Rogue River. Mr. Wisner will leave ihe first of June for Seattle, where he will take passage on the steamer Alba tross for Alaska, where he goes for a six months' cruise. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leavens, who have been at Cascade Locks, near Bon avilie, for the past few weekB, rueticat- ne in the ouiet of the mountains, re' turned home the first of the week- Mr. Leavens went away for his health and has been much benefited. He will re sume hia work in Parker's barber shop in a few days. Hon. Henry Meldrum and J. W. Draper, one of the most prominent at torneys of Oregon City, piloted a bunch of Portland sports into the mountains at the head of Molalla river early in the week. The bait vas abuudant, the fishing good and the trout extremely ac tive. The boys all had a good time and caught some fish, but they do say that a few of them fished out of the lug instead of the river and did not know the differ ence until they had strung a sucker or two, Mr. Sulius Fredeiic. of New Era, a prominent farmer of that neighborhood was in Uregon City on business last Saturday. He has been a resident of Uregon and Clackamas county lor tne past twentv-uve years, tie like the country and the people. He came to this land of promise in lovs from boutn w to m m 03 Hurt by Fall. Laura Purcell, Ihe 14-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Purcell. of Clacka' maa Heights, met with an accident last Sunday afternoon that will probably render her a cripple for life. 8be was engaged in picking flowers on the high bank that overhangs the Clackamas when she slipped and fell over the bluff to the river bottom, a distance of 25 feet. She sustained a fractured hip bone and other injuries. A physician was tummonedand her injuries treated. The physician informed the voung lady that the would probably be a cripple for life. Her father is at the present time in Galveston, Texas. em Germany to escape the rigors of service in Germany army under the iron rule oi the old German Emperor and Bismarck. He has served to years in the army before coming to this country J. 8. Moore, elder of the Church of Christ who resides at Molalla, returned on last Friday from a three months' trip in Eastern Oregon apd Washing ton, where he has been engaged in Evangelical work. JMder Moore met with flattering success among the peo ple East of the mountains. He does not like that part of the country as well as he does the Willamette valley as the wind blows almost continuously and the winters are much more severe than they are West of the mountains. He found the people hospitable and generous and brings home with him flattering opin ions of them. In June Elder Moore will probably to Lane county, where be will conduct a campmeeting. He may move to Lane county and make it his permanent home. HALF PRICE SILVERWARE SALE era 10 DAYS ONLY COMMENCING Saturday, May 30 Our Annual Sale of Table Silverware affords housekeepers the opportunity of buying highest grade silverware at half price. TFe only Exception to a straight 1-2 off on every article in our stock is on table forks, tea and table spoons. On these three items the discounts are 1-3 instead of 1-2. Unless otherwise mentioned every article is best quadruple plate and fully guaranteed. The stock is not large Butter Dish, Burnished $3 25 Bon Bon " Gold Lined 2 50 Salad ' " " 1 75 " " " ' large 3 50 Bread Tray, Satin 1 50 Olive Dish, Gold Lined 1 50 Plain Tray,' Burnished , 1 60 Bon Bon Basket, Gold Lined 1 25 Fruit " Satin 1 50 Cake " " 1 50 Heavy Table Forks, set of 6 2 50 Medium " " " " 1 75 Heavy " Spoons," " 2 50 Medium " " " " 1 75 Heavy Tea " " " 1 50 Pie Forks, " .. 2 25 Oyster Forks, " 200 Soup Spoons, " " ... 2 25 Gravy Ladle 65 Berry Spoon, Gold Lined.. 125 Cake Lifter, " " 1 25 Butter Knife 50 Sugar Shell 40 Napkin Rings 38 and 50 Salt and Pepper, Triple Plate, set .. 30 " " Glass " .. 35 " " Glass,SterlingTops 50 4-Piece After Dinner Coffee Set, Gold Lined, never sold regularly at less than $ 18.00 9 00 Children's Cups, Triple Plate, some' some goid lined, values from 40 75c, slightly shop worn, choice. 15 Sugar and Cream Dishes, Triple Plate, shopworn, reg. 50c 15 Shaving'Mugs, Large 75 A Few Sterling Silver Table Pieces Left, your choice off Sterling Silver Toilet Articles, . dis count from regular prices . 4 SPECIAL BRUSH SALE Beginning with Saturday, May 30th, and continuing all next week, we offer a 20 PER CENT discount, on every brush in our stock. This includes Tooth Brushes, Hair Brushes, Clothes Brushes, Flesh and Bath Brushes, Nail Brushes, and all other kinds. We want to sell every brush that we have in stock. Not that any of them are not desirable brushes. That isn't the reason at all. We want to sell these brushes; we bought them to sell; we have bought a lot of others which will be along in a month or two and we want these out of the way. Anyhow, we should be selling more of them than we are selling now, and we want to see, at this special price, how many we can sell in a week's time. Be sides this cut of 20 per cent on every brush we will offer A 35c-Brush for 19c from our regular 25 and 35c Tooth Brushes. . Take your pick at 19 cents. This is not a job lot of tooth brushes We guarantee every brush perfect and will replace them if the bristles come out. Many of them we imported direct from France and our name is on the handle. Huntley Brothers )ruggists jooksellers yationers 1 w $ P, w SI 1 m w H MASKED ROBBERS Held up Electilc Car on the 0. and Railway Company. W. P. Concert. Another opportunity will be had to hear the celebrated Meneley QuarUtte ol Chicago, the only company of its kind in the United Btatei". The quartette will aine at Brown'B school house, near New Era, on Tues day evening, June 22, at 8 o'clock, and Canby, Wednesday evening, Jane S, at 8 o'clock. Mr. Knox, the impersonator, is a com plete show within himself. Hepner , Timt-a. Thre masked robbers held up an electric car of the O. W. P. & Railway Company last Tuesday night at 10:15 o. m., ana relieved me crew uu jjbb- r " . , , 11. ..1! . sengersoi money ana vaiuaoiee cnumm ed at about three hundred dollars. The car was stopped at Midway station to lett off a passenger, and the conductor bad just given the go a bead bell, when the the motormon was com manded to "stop tier." uazing aown into the muzzle of two big revolvers he very readily complied. The three high waymen then boarded the car and re leived the passengers of money and valuables, Assistant Superintendent, Bovnton, was on the car and be was re lieved of a twenty dollar gold piece and a pold watch. The mask of the leader fell off during the excitement and confusion and re vealed a handsome young man of about 15 years. The hold-up was reported to the polii e of Portland bv telephone and they are "hot on the trail," but as yet have made no arrests. B;g Improvements. It wou'd astonish one to walk around Oregon City and see just how many im provements are beinx made in this part of the world and watch the big army of laboring men at work building for the faiure. The Southern Pacific Railroad Company is putting in a new bridge of finest steel across the Clackamas river over which to carry their tracks. The work is well under way. The Oregon Water Power and Railway Company is also rottintf in a new steel bridge over the Clackamas to carry their car line The piling is now being driven for this work and ia nearly completed. The track of this road will b lowered seven feet and the bridge dropped that much at the river and the big trestle lowered from seven to ten feet. It is also said that the entire line between this city and Portland will be doubled tracked. Oiegon City is spending $15,000 in im proving her sewer system, fifty new houses are in progress of conduction and everything ia moving along lively in the best town of its size on the coast. Grange Celebration. It is the intention of the Grangers at Stone, Logan,' Kagle Creek, Spring water and Uarflel i to have a celebra tion on the Fourth of July. It is do Bired that a commit te representing each Grange shall meet at Neffus' place near the upper Clackamas bridge on next Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock to make the necessary arrangements. For Sale. One yearling Jersey bull. A fine one. Will register if desired. J. W. Dhai'Kh, Oregon City. llecent Marriage Licenses, Maniage licenses have been issued to the following parties during the past week: Kittie J4. Closkev, James F. Brebner; Emma Burghardt, Fred Him ler; Julia M. Baker, J. G. Gentry; G. E. F. Sevier, Wm 0. Hicinbothen. Married at Oregon City. Mr.! B, Hassen, of Portland, a na. tive of Southern Turkey and Miss A. R. Schereidw, of Portland, were united in the holy bonds of wedlock by County Judge Thomas F. Ryan in his olfioe at the the court house in Uregon City on last Wednesday Mr. Hasnen ia a full- blooded Turkfand is very dark In com plexion a all sons of thai land are. His wile is a comely, sweet faced daughter of the states. Tbev will make their home in Portland. NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE. In the County Court ol the 8taW of Oregon, fir ClackHmaa county. In ihe matter of the EnUta of Aaron E. Walt deceaftid. It appearing to the Jude ol laid Court by tk petition (hia day prRenleii by Chan. N. Walt Kx ecutor of the KxUt of Aaron K. Walt. Dt'cnnwit praying for ao onlir of Court lor tha Halo of Ui iu eHtato, that It In necexaary to Hell theilescrUicil n i( ealate to puy the cliarif'H and clalmi against unlit eHtalc an Rut fnrth In Haiti pdMtion. It la Therefore Or derail Uy the Jmigo of wilif I Court, that all pertioni IntertiBtml in tho whhIo of nam deoeanea appear bi-iore aaia county t oiia on 8th day ol June, I'M), at tn o'clock In the forenoon 01 aaiu day, at the court ronn of mud County Court at the Conuty Court liouss, in the coil ty of Cla .kaniaa mate of OrKon, to alio catiM why an order ahonld not be granted to tlit aid Kiecutor to sell the hereinafter diaorlbi d real eitat of the Bald deceased to wit. Lobi I, g and 4, In block number 4 In the town of frigine, Oregon; alao a itnall atrip of land altuatvl nl'i'l the river front, oontalnltig tne Iraciiju ')1 a lot in said town of Kdk;iiu, Oregon, iJated Uy,0ih lwJ Tiiomai. 1". Ryan, County Judge.