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; 21st YEAR OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1903 NO. 7 Youthful Burglars Hanged Herself Mrs. Qodfried Boese Com mitts the Rash Act. Died at Salem Doors Closed THE OLD RELIABLE ! Rob the Store of merchant Q. Beebe Mrs. R. A.- Miller, Wife of Colonel Attachment on Red Front Compel of Woodburn. Miller of Th s City. Store to Shut up Shop ! 111 Absolutely Pure' THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE Y ur Banking ? No matter how small, : No matter how large, of Oregon City Will give it careful attention.1 This mes sage applies to the men and the women alike. THE M0RN1NQ TUB cannot be enjoyed in a basin of limited capacity nor where the water supply and temperature is uncertain by reason of defective plumbin heating apparatus. To have both pnt in thorough working order will not prove expensive if the work is done by F. C. CADKE Spring Ailments. There l an aehlna; and tired faeline: the liver bowoli and kidneys beoome siaggiih and lnac. tire, the digestion impaired, with little or n ap. pmlte, no ambition for anything and a feeling that the whole body and mind need toning up. y The trouble Is, that during winter, there haa bean an accumulation of waste tnautr In the system. Hwhine will mmove It, secure to the secretions a right exit, and by it tonic effect, fully restore the wasted tissues and give strength In plao of weakness. 60o at Chanuan & Co, The More We Get The More We want o We are now doing about three fourths of the, prescription work of Clackamas Countystill we are not satisfied we want to do more. . . , t - We are better prepared to do this work, with our arrangements and up to date facilities each man works with a special ingividual pair of scales and balances, independent of the other. r ... , If we are not filling your prescription you are not getting the best services. We offer you our -fifteen years' experience and the best and fresh est drugs in the market. Ot'B PRICES AH we ask is a Comparison. HOWELL PRESCRIPTION Chambers Howell Arrested in Oregon City by Chief Burns on Last Sunday. Sunday afternoon about 1 o'clock, Chief of Police Burns arrested four young boys who were stealing a rule on a freight train and placed them in the city jail for sale keeping. Burns re ceived word from Woodburn that four boys were wanted there for burglarizing the store ot li. Jjeeoe, 01 woonourn.ana for him to be on the lookout for them. All of the boys were mere youths, the oldest being only sixteen. When cap tured they carried with them the stolej go ds amounting to about $75. The goods were carried in gunny Backs. Monday morning Mr. Beebe and a Wood burn constable arrived in Oregon City, identified the stolen property and took the boys back with them to Wood burn, where they were remanded for trial. The nameBofthe youthful criminals are Oliver Scott, Charles Sundt George Frazer and O. C. Dlllenbeck, and they allbalLfrom Portland. They left their homes at Portland Mondav afternoon and boarded the overland train and got eff at Woodburn. Borne time duiing the night they entered Mrs. Beebe's store andpurloired the goods. They were teen to board ths freight train Sunday morning and their actions excited sus picion and Chief Burns was telegraphed to look out for them. "ABBUBETA." . W. S. Bagley, who has been in Coos county for the past three months, was visiting in Arbureta last week. He left ior Milwaukie Sunday. Mrs. . Akin Bpent Wednesday in Portland. Robert Ogden joined Central Grange at Beaver Creek Saturday. Mr. Hall, of Ely, was in our town on bu inesf Saturday. Mr. an I Mrs. D. F I eFtvre were Port land visitors one day this week, Miss Mabel DeFevre, of Oregon City, spent Friday with her parents. The Erickfon brothers attended the picnic at Macksburg last Saturday. They report a good time. Reduced Excursion Kates to the Seaside and Mountain Resorts., The Southern Pacific Company In connection with the Corvallis & Eastern B. R. have placed on sale round trip tickets to Newport and Yaquina, at very low rates, good for return until Onto her JOtb, 1903. ' Three day tickets, good going Satur days and ' eturning Mondays, are also on sale from all East Side points, Port land to Eugene inclusive, and from all West Side pointB, enabling people to spend Sunday at the seaside. Tickets from Portland will be good for return via East or West Side at opti' n of passenger. Tickets from Eugene will be honored via Woodburn, Springfield and Lebanon branches to Albany, if de sired. Baggage will be checked through to destination of ticket. Season rate from O'egon City to New port $6, to Yaquina $6. Three day rate from Oregon to New port $3, to Mewport $3. Beautifully illustrated pamphlets de scriptive of those charming resorts can be obtained from any agent of the South ern Pacific Company or 0. & E. R. R. Also by addressing W. E. Com an. Gen eral Passenger Agent of Southern Pacific Company, Portland'Oregon, or Edwin Stone, Manager C, ii E. lty., Albany, Oregon. . Yours Truly, W. E. Coif an, Genera! Passenger Agent. Constipated" Bowels To have good hf alth, the body should be kept in s laxative condition , and the bowels moved at leABt onee a day, so tl'at all the porisonous wastes are expelled dally. Mr. G, L. Edwards, U2 N: Main Bt Witchlta, writes: - "t hare used Herbine to regulate the liver and bowels for the put ten years, and found It a reliable remedy" 60c atCharmao ii Co. ( .m. t t & JONES SPECIALISTS Linn E. Tones Husband Suicided Less Than Two Months Previous. Mrs. Godfried Boese committed suicide by hanging hernelf last Thursday morn ing. She went to a room in the upper story of her home, tied a rope to a nail in the ceiling and the other end around her neck, stepped off a chair and choked to death. Mrs. Boase is the widow of the late Godfried Boese who recently hanged himself t a fence near his home. Ir. is said that she had been in bad health and mentally deranged for some time and that she had frequently threatened to kill herself. Coroner R. L. Holman was summoned Thursday morning and immediately went to the scene and held an inquest The Corn jrer's jury returned a verdict in accordani e with the above facets. - De ceased was 59 years of age. The Bses were well-to-do German citizens Toe family consisted of three membi-rs, Godfried Br., Mrs. Boese ana Godfried Jr. The son is the only re maining member of the family and will inherit all the property. The estate consists of several hundred acres of good land in the Damascus and Borings neighborhood. GRAND BENEFIT. For Benefit of Heppner Sufferers. A concert will be given at Shively'e Opera bouse two nights, Tnesday, June 30, and Wednesday, July 1. inis en. tertainment shouid appeal t) every loyal citizen as the en t:'re profits from both evenings will go to the Heppner suflvr- era. The entertainments will both be given under the direction of the Juanita Concert Company of Chicago, assisted by a largo number of our talented young l.dies One of 'be most interesting features of the program will be a Japa nese wedding, given in its original foim in lull costume. This alone is well worth the price of admission. Another number in which Bixteeu girls of Ore gon City will take part is a fancy drill which has beer given many times under the direction of the the Juanitas moBt successfully, In addition to the local talent will be several selections by the Juanitas. , The artistic club swinging by Miss Pbelps given in subdued light has a very pretty effect and is particu larly worthy of mention, Little Louise Couksy will render a cornet solo with much satisfaction to all. Miss Con key was formerly cornet soloist of the Cali fornia Browuies in Faityland. The sing ing will consist of trios, duets and solos, all being of a high standard and executed by experienced an is a To sum up the whole entertaiumeut for both evenings we can safely say thai you will laugh, you will cry and you will go away satis, fled. Among those who will take part are the following : Jessie Bidie, Helen Bollinger, Neitie Kruse, April Miller, Beatrice Carlisle, Lncile Bacon, Grace Beaven, Nellie Swafford, 'Millie Kruse, Angie Williams, Miss Koerner, Winnie Yuung, Gertrude Hamilton, Ethel Jack son, Ona Recnor, Maggie Williams, Ella empster, Louise Walker, Lulu Badie, EulalieBchuebel, Genevieve Caoen, Car. rie Warner, Moreita Hickman, Myrtle Cross, Maud Woodward, May Egge, Veta Bacn, Olga McOlure, Bay Jack son, Ida Roppel, Myrtle Welch, Peth Cooper, Ethel Blanchard. Hazel David, son, Leta Edmondstoo, Ida Straight. The price of admission for both n'ghta will be 75 cents for the best seats and 50 cents for all others. Children under 12 at half price. Single admission fsr one night will be 50 and 35 cents. Children at baif price. No extra clarge will be made for re served seats which are now on sale at Huntley's Book Store. STEW EBA, The recent rains are causing the cher ries to spoil on the trees. , Mrs. J. Bargoyne went on the excur sion to Seaside Sunday. Grandpa Slyter went up to Marion last w ek, where she will remain for a month. Mr. Fried rich and family, of Port land visited his brothers of this place Sunday. Antone fiew.ltr. nf PnrtlanH mam m town Sunday. , Mr. Truesdalle and ladies, of Port land, snent Sundar with Mies Mahal Anthony. Conaiderahlft ha will annll If tr,. nln continues much longer. Grain looks fine In this vicinity. Mm VovKht. mrA 'IT.it. .a.. -I, ping in Portland Monday. Mr. McArthur attended the G. A, R. meeting in Oregon City Saturday. Oscar Burgoyne is borne for the sum mer. Mr. OWr-k PnrtlonH i - iVuU ga wa myuv- nograhic entertainment at Mr. Bur goyne' home one night last week. Miss Agnee Reif has returned borne again. Aug Bcheer had a valtiahla halfor killed by the train one dav last wmi. ' Mlai Kmnta WsHa n Piiumih Sunday with Mrs. Grant Crileser. Mark Slyter and friend, Mr. Liuiel, of Oreeon Citv. arxmt Knrwlaw mUh h former's parents. Mm. Maeiriii Rrnnrn Vn Vt,n and Miss Katie Newbury attended the eastern Mar uwge at Oregon City Tues day night. i Heppner Sufferer Will be Relieved. To know that ths Juanita Concert Company is working hard to send tbem money. The program that will be givrn atShively's opera house next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings is worth all it coets, and the proceeds will go to re lieve the Heppner sufferers. A Good Womau Gone to He. Last ' . Account. The Deoole of Orpcrnn Pits shocked and grieved Saturday morning to learn of the death of Mrs. R. A. Miller at Ralem. The death of Mrs. Miller followed an operation performed ior a tumor. Btie went to Salem some weeks auo to visit wi h relatives and wa iTimediatalv tnknn ill VVhiU .i first not much uneasiness was felt as to her recovery, her symptoms gradually grew worse until fears began to be enter tained for her . Towards the end her husband was with her almost continually. At 11 o'clock Friday i i.ii.. uiKut sue cruaseu me aara river. Mrs. Miller was 44 years of age. She was a datiffhternf I.. I! (4ri(Rfh a of the Waldo Hills, and one of the most prominent citizens of Marion county. Mrs. Miller was for years one ol the most nrontinant'. tAnohara in Cira.rnn The served as superintendent of the Salem city schools for a number of years She was very highly cnltured lady and nao mo ruung spirit oi me BuaSespeare Club Of thianirV. nnH fronnontlu n.ra .a. citals which delighted all who knew het nr name stoou ior ail mat was good in this life. A husband, lather, mother, three brotters and four sisters survive her. Her death is the first one in a family of einht children, all of whom have reach ed honorable manhood aui woman hood. Funnral services were held Sunday and the remains were laid to rest in the in the family hurrying grounds at Wn. lard cemttery. Mountain View. Miss Pearl Bennett has returned to this berg again. Laurence Mack has returned home from Corvallis lor his vacation. Mr. A lain and son, of Highland are visiting her mother, Airs. Brooks. Mrs. Taylor of Portland, was visiting her mother, Mrs. Brook ladt Saturday and Sunday, i F. A. Ely is the proud possessor of a brand new light wagon. . . Geo. Ely and wife are visiting Chaa. Ely and family out on the 8almou rlver. i Mrs. Jefferson's mother and sister are visiting here this week. Miss Julia May is staying with Mrs. Geo. Ely's children this week. . The mountain View boys have organ ised ball earn at Ely, , Mania Lane inam will nl i Dimi nl ball with the Ely boys next Sunday at una place. Re V.Stark will hnlrl anrvlnna at tha church next Sunday at 4 o'clock. Geo. Everhart is driving delivery wagon for Everhart & Co. Wllklns-Maddock. Mr. Joseph Wilkins and Miss Gussie Mad slock were united in marriage at the residence of E. Oi Maddock in Ore gon City on Wednesday evening at one o'clock p. m. They left 'or their future home at Spokane Oregon later in the afternoon. Mr. Wilkins is a traveling salesman and a most excellent citizen. Miss GuBsie Maddock is oae of Oregon City's most popular young ladies. The nappy couple have the best wishes of a host of friends and admirers, The nuptial knot was tied by the lie v. W. B Uollinshead of Portland. No e but relative were invited to attend the cere mony. XABQUAX. Bert and Harrv Hibbard have re turned home from Washington, where iney nave neen at work. Mrs. Moody baa returned home after visiting her parents three weeks. Tbe Ice cream social eiven bv the En vorth League laet Friday evening was a grand success and a good time waa had ny those present. Quite a number of our youngfolks at tended tbe picnie at Macksburg Satur- aay. . . . Tbere Is going to be a wedding here in jour church on Wednesday at 11 o'clock. Tbe contracting parties are aaias nary wiiiernd liev. Crandle. Qran4 Concert,' Considerable credit is due many pea. oi mis city as wen as tne Juanitauom pany fo their donations. Mr. Shlvely, tbe presses and the religious organiza tions have generously donated the opera uouse.uie advertising and the work con nee'ea with making tbis entertainment a success. Theretore, if the people of Oregon Ulty win now be as generous or if they will turn out in a body there is no reason why we should not send to tbe people of neppnerat least 200, that Is if you will attend the entertainment we promise that you will have your money's worth and we will as a committee ac knowledge and send the proceeds to tbe needy onee at Heppner. At Shively's Ooera House one nieht. Tuesday, June 30 Tne price of admission is 35 and 50c, children 15c. No extra charge will be uia U for reserved seats wbicti are on sale at Huntley ' book store. For Sale or Exchange For country property east or west of the mountain i, a 6-room house and 8 lota. Good well, barn and chicken house. Sightly. C. B. Johnsok, Box 134, Oregon City, Ore. Geo. T. Howard, the Manager, Missing Since Saturday Evening. Geo. T. Howard, nroorietor of the Red Fsont, haa gone from Oreuron Citv and there are many anxious creditors here who mourn bis departure. Mr Howard disappeared laet Saturday and up to the present time his whereabouts are not known. M. Michael, cf Baker City, who a few monthB ago was in business here, came over Saturday. He held a note against Howard lor goods sold him when he closed out his business here, for $19o0. tie came to Oregon City with the pur pose of seeing Mr. Howard and arrang ing about the note, lie waited until Wednesday morning on being informed that Howard was out of town and would not be back for a day or two and then had an attachment issued on the store. Tbe stock of good was locked up by tbe nuerm penoiiig some sort oi an agree ment with the creditors. The Latour- ettes weie retained by Michaels and rortiand creditors as attorneys. , It was only a short time until It be came known hat the $1900 note was but a small part of the liabilities of Mr. Howard, in Oregon City alone he owes creditors Bums aggregating four or five thousand dollars, while wholesalers in Portland and San Francisco are said to be numerous. Tbe total liabilities of the firm are variously estimated at be tween five and ten thousand dollars. Probably the latter figures would be nearer the correct ones. Afler Howard left and up to the time of the enforced closing, Mr. Howard's wife had charge of the store. Just what the assets of the firm are it is impossible at this hour to state. Some aay that the stock of goods is worth four or five thousand dollars, but tloit unO'-r a forced sale it would not bring iiioie tlidU thirty per cent of its fa value. It is presumed that the reason Howard l it was that I e had obtained money from various parties by giving checks when he had no funds in the bank to meet them. Altogether these checks will not amount to quite 1)00. If the parties to whom the-e checks were given choose tbey could proaecute him lor obtaining money under false pre tenres. Nearly all the parties who h Id these checks, however, nave agreeq that they will not prosecute but prefer to take their chances on getting the money if he should return. ' Just where Mr. Howard is, is a myst ery. He was reported to nave gone down on the lower Columbia on a pleas ure trip, but tbe consensus of opinion now is that he js In 13 ri lieu Columbia. Geo. T. Howard was for a number of y ears connected with the Red Front Trading company s a salesman. Later he nurchaaed the stock of that company and began business for himself, His store was known as the Red Front, and is tbe fartheit clothing Btore north on Main street. He has been liberal in this expenditures but hit business ability has been questioned by some. It is said that he frequently gave checks several days in advance, thus discountins the future. He is a notary public and did coueiuerable business along that line. An invoice of the store is being tken and untillitlsfinniBhed will the assets be known. Benefit Dance. The Heppner benefit dance given Wednesday evening at Canemah park, by Court Robin Hood.order of Foresters was attended by a very large crowd, noUlthBtandlng the (act that rain fell rltlrlntf mniL nf ihsAmnlnff Fnlltf tVA hundred persons must have bem pre- - i ..i. i mi aentoi wnora a majority were lauiei. iuo receipt of the ball have not bet-n footed up at the pi remit time, but they will nrnlKlv nmnilnr tr atrriAt 111 nrr bm S7K Nash's band played for tbe merrymakers aaialso did the Parkplace band and Tur ney's orchestra. Nfsh's band looked particularly fine in their new uniforms, &i n . .i I .1.1- i wuru tut) urst time ior hub ocua tuu. OregoD Citij Mlacbine Sbo) V PHILIP BUCKLEIN. PROP. ' Having First-class Machinery Doing First-class Work Keeps in Stock a Line Shafting and Pulleys, New and Second -Hand. Also Engine and Saw Mill Machinery.- i A iffiim A- -fii fsi'--.-ia.-. .A. SHANK & BISSELL, Undertakers Phones 411 and 304. illiiiisiiiii.iiyiisiyisiity There's a good deal in having a cigar burn even and smell good. JUST TRY A PARROT CIGAR... 5c. Rough and Dressed LUMBER Dlx Brotbtrs ot Scbubel, Are now prepared to furnish all kinds of Rough and Dressed Lumber. . . Yelloy Fir Lumber cut outof the best tim ber and furnished at ' reasonable prices : : : : LnmliGrlCut to Orler on Short Notice. Write or call., vi Mx Bntbets, ' Scbubtl, Or Knergv all goner Hdcht Htomwh out or , order! Simply a case of torpid liver. Burdock Blood flitters will maks a new mn or women of Reductd Summer Excursion Rates. Ths Denver ft Rio Grande, popularly known as the "Sosnln Line of the World." hs announced gr.atly reduced round-trip rates Irom Paul 10 Coast points ior ins oenem oi iwuubi.wuu m,. spend tneir vacation in me r-anw u yw-w .11 nrnmlnonf r!mi.ailllnna N. It. B.. BoStOHI A, tt w ui Dixi. r p. rv at Hflltlmora: Wooumen oi America Kimnni"'i'i - Mew Uork, Mystic Blirlne, at Saratoga Springs; K, of P., at Louisville, and T. V- A., at Indianapolis, TICKelS at Hie riui'ou ratt win w K.. one fare for ths round trip, but will be sold only certain days. Thew tlokcta will carry stopover tk. ,.ln oltrlnnmaaHlinffflra Sfl opportunity to vUlt Salt Lake City, bprints. uoioraou rjpniina wm umnu " bt good to return any time within nlnty 0 dava Passengsrs Koinn via ths Dsnver Bio Grande are jlven til. privilege of returning via a dlflsf ant roite. - - , . . . For Ihs rate to ths point yon wish to go, ana lor lales of sale and other particular!, M weU M lor i.'lustrauid pamphlets, write, W. C. McBridi, General Agent. , v tl Third St., 1'ortlaud Or. How to Avoid Tronble. Now Is the time to provide yourself and family with a bottle of Chamberlain's Collo. Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy. It Is almostosrlylu to bv neeiltd beforth summer la over, and If procur ed now may save you a trip to town in the night air or In your busiest season. It Is everywhere ad mitted to be the moataiiccessfiil medicine lu use lor bowel eomplaluta, both lor children and adulu No tamtty en afford to be without It. for sale by (i. A. ilardiug. A.ft.,i,ai,..iiu..J,l,..j,.lirlllli(Qi of Casketa. Coffins, Rotes and Linings In Clackamas County. We have tbe only First-Class Hearse in the County, which we will furnish for less than can be had elsewhere. Embalming a Specialty. Our pricei always reasonable, DatiDiBuiiuo guaranteed. Main St., Opp. Huntley's. pmiipi, v