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About Oregon City courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1902-1919 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1903)
OREGON" CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, TULY 3, '1903. THE STORE NOTED FOR GOOD GOODS AT THE LOWEST PRICES. Expansion $ak DRAWING TO A 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 !east-ln Table Linens Towels Napkins Toweling Lace Curtains Tapestry'' Portiers Blankets Quilts Comforters Draperies or Table Covers or Couch Covers. Bt surt and tomt stmt day ibl week, 1h sotntr tb better Bazaar Patterns Reduced to 10 cents McAllen & McDonnell CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON Mrs. turned Craig borne. and daughter have re- I LOCAL NEWS ITEMS hiiuwihmmhmmuh Come to Oregon City July 4th. - Hats and flower greatly reduced at Mrs. Bladen'i. , o Cut rate prices at Moore's pharmacy on Seventh Street. Overcoats have been in demand this beautifulJuly weather, Furnished housekeeping rooms for rent. Appl y to John Schram. The city hydrants have all been painted a beautiful pale .blue. Cups and mirrors free at Charman & Co.'s Drug Store. See their adv. . Money to loan at six per cent. J. J . Cooke, Oregon City, Oregon. Beatie 4 Beanie, Dentists, Weinhard, huilding, rooms 16, 17 and 18. Select your hits while the stock is large. Everything reduced -U Mrs. Sladen's. The new parsonage of the Presby terian church ia rapidly nearing com pletion. Dr. M.- C. Strickland's new office building on the hill is assuming form and shape. Mr. and Mrs, J. 0" Zimer are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine girl, born Mon day, Jane 20th. The Southern Pacific Railroad Com pany is repairing its bridge over the Clackamas river. F. R. Prioe is rejoicing over the arrival of a beautiful eight-pound baby girl on Thursday, June 25th. The best wasning machine that was ever invented ia carried by Wilson & Cooke. Fully guaranteed. Klemsen, the Electric groceryman, has moved hii store into more elaborate quarters north of the Electric hotel. If you want a good time on the Fourth -come to Oregon City, where a cele. bration of an old time nature will be had. The County Court convensd Wednes day with Judge T. F. Ryan present and prpsidiug. The court will adjourn to day. Ynu make -o mistake by taking Toi'ipus and prescriptions to Moore'b Pharmacy. Accuracy, skill, pure drug and right prices. A large number of Oregon City people who have been eneaeed in picking and uackine strawberries at Hood River, have returned home. The Oourier office guarantees satisfac inn in it lobbina department or no pay. We turn out work promptly. Our prices are reasonable, Minn Maud Morey. who has recently oti,rno,l from Boeton where she has been attending school, is ,'visiting relatives in this city. Thft ftrecron Citv High school baseball team will play theCanby team on the tatter's grouna on me ruunu, in team has been reorganized. Mrs. Margaret Thornton, who former ly ran the New England Home Board ing bouse and . who Bold out to Mis. Bailey, is again in charge of the place. Invitations are out to the wedding of Miss Grace Marshall to Emery flohle at 9 o'clock p. m. July 8th, at the home ol MifB Marshall's sister, Mrs. T. F. Ryan. tt:..i. rnm manner Wisner. .who h ft for Alaska on the Albatross a few weeks ago, is quarantined at Seattle, the Albatross being quarantined wiibsuuil. pox. . i The receipts for the County Clerk's office for tbe month of June, 1903, were $"62 against $238 for the proceeding month and $205 for the same month last year. The cool, damp weather of the past two weeks has considerably damaged the h.,n crnn. many rouiuit uu iu or cracking open. The crop fine this year. hawino Items for the Oregon Daily Journal will confer a favor if he will leave same at either the poatomce store or at the Courier where they will receive prompt attention. The Floro lora Dancing club pave a dance at Canemali park last F.uav evening. Alatgecrowd attended the dance and a most enjoyable lime was experienced by all present. A recent letter from Hay Creek.Crook county, states toai tmxuuu " All trimmed hats reuced at Mrs. H. T. Bladen. u- Sample Duck skirts at 89 cents and $1.39. Hatine Fettieoats 89 cents. 1.00, 11.25. Corsets and Girdles 50c. 75c, $1. New White Goods, yd TAo, 10c, 15c. At Thompson's Bargain Store. Mrs . ; P, F; Morey left Tuesday morning for Boston to attend at the bedeide of her son, Barry E. EaBtham, who is a student of the Boston School of Technology and is now sick with pneumonia. Miss Florence Westover, who tiught a three months' school at Aims, has re turned home, her school having closed lastrnday. She was onered another term of the school at an increased salary but declined. A game chicken fancier from Pennsyl vania says he has found by experience thai the best fighting stock is produced by breeding a Red Irish rooster o Red Fyle hens. It is up tc our game chicken sports to investigate this matter. A chicken having liree leys, a!l of which ae used in walking, is a iieak lecentlv ha'clied hv a hen belonging to Mrs. Krougliton. of luis ci:y. All oi th ete of the chicken are perfect ami all are used in walking, ltisa remarkable freak, , The Juanita Concert company eave a recital in the opera hou-e Tuesday even ing for the benefit of the Heppner flood sufferers. A large audience witnessed the performance which ; was excellent. Tbe concert was given under the auspices oi the Methodist church. Company A., THrd regiment, O.'N. G., was inspected Monday evening in the Armory by Lieutenant Colonel Ray mond JublU. ol the third regiment. After the inspection the cpmpany went in a body to the bouse warming ol Alt. and Mrs. E. A. Chapman. Rev. Georiie Mayfield, of Eastern Oregon, preached an eloquent discourse, on Sunday, at the Primitive Baptist meeting held at the home of Brother Bruce, at the head of Seventh street. The congregation was large. The Rev. Brother Matthews and Brother JYioffatt also broke the bread of Life with true apostolic zeal. About twelve million feet of logs passed up through the locks in tbe lat ter half of June for the two paper mills and about six million feat came down the river, tne year's supply of the mills, not counting the thousands and thousands of cords of cottonwood com ing by rail and barge. The success of the recent farmers' in stitute at Holly, Linn county, prompted Warner Grange on Saturday to pass a resolution authorizing its secretary to request the professors of the Corvallis Agicultural college to bold an institute at New Era in the fourth week of Sept and if that date be not convenient for them than at same other time they might select. George E'y and family are camping on the Salmon River for an outing. Mrs. M. J. 3urrin had her house given a new coat ol white paint last, week . Grandma Taylor and daughter. Miss Helen, left for California to visit rela tives Tuesday. . '., '. The large new house on the Kreitser place north of New Era is approaching completion. Large areas are in potatoes round about New Era. The fields of wheat in that neighborhood look exceptionally fine. . 1 : ' ,, J Mr. Putnam, of otringtown, is stocking a pond iu which speckled trout disport with water lilies. Their beautiful flowers, he believes, will richly reward him for his trouble. The rains have flattened a great deal of hay which will make cutting tedious. Wet weather has retarded haying, the result being that many fields of grass and clover mixed are over ripe. Elder A. McGary, of Austin, Texas, arrived in Oregon City last Tnrs-'ay afte noon in company with Elder J. H. Moore, of Molalla. The two dlvineB have been engagnd in a revival meeting at Eugene. Kev. McGary is looking over this section of tbe Willamette Val ley and is very favorably impressed with it. Tbe fruit of this country impressed him more than anything else. The only cherries he ever Baw growing on trees he saw in the Willamette Vallev. He will return to his native state next week, taking with him two laurel walk ing sticks whlqb be cut in the southern paet of tbe state. ' ' Frank Loom is, a young man who ! was engaged in working in the paper mills, lett town very suddenly ana unexpected ly last week for parts unknown and has not since been hea-d from. It ia said Loomis owed Landlord Catta about $25 board bill and borrowed money, ' and that a number of other places in town who take boarders also lost something by him . Loomis owned a fine gold watcb and concluded to raffle it off by selling numbers. After having sold all i he numbers he claimed be lose the watch but did not give the money back, The crew engaged in filling the trestle of the O. ft. P. & Railway company at the Clackamas river, were compelled to shut down work last week because nu merous large boulders were struck bv the Bleatn shovel. A new piece of earth was secured on which to operate, how ever and the work is now progressing rapidly. The filling of the Clackamas trestle is a great undertaking and a la'ge force of men will of necessity be employed there all summer. The1 wages paid ate f-! per day lor common labor. The 8. F. Call ends an editorial on "Pedagogy" thus: One is inclined to go back and rest contentB.il y with the old idea ol free, common school education the same being that is should give the pupils all a sound and working know ledge of reading, writing and arithmetic, leaving thetraining of imagination and the jffeel of that which requires judg ment and discrimination to the maiurer period when the mind is capable of analysis. What do the school men ol this county think of the Bubject? : ' "u J' In the race lor queen of the Woodmen's carnival to be held in Portland this month four candidates have been enter ed. They are Misses Echo Sam.on, Anna Darling, Eleanor Williams and Grace Marshall. All are Quite popular yonng ladies. Miss Hamson is in the lead at present. The contest is lust he- ginning to warm up and it is expected that a great deal of interest will be taken before it closes. It costs five Cents to vote and voting places have been established at Huntley's Holman's tbe post office aud Harden's, A large and enthusiastic audience witnessed the performance of the Juanita Concert company ai the opera house last Tuesday evening. The mimical selections were all excellent and beautifully render ed and the performers were repeatedly encored. Abo it eighty dollars wan realized by the company. After aviim tbe expenses tbe lumls were donated to tbe Heppner flood sufferers. Ihe com pany went from Oregon City to Wood .burn where they will give a recital. Tbe company gave prizes to the girls that sold the largest number of tickets Louise Walker receiving fiist prize and May ham bo second. Robert Ginther, Neey'j principal of Bcuoois, was in town Wednesday. C. Wismandle, of Mackeburg, was in town Wednesday on business. , Willamette Falls Camp Woodmen of the World, will install officers this even ing. Miss Bessie Armstrong, of Aurora, is the guest of Mrs. W H, II. Samson this week. Franklin T. Griffith returned from a visit to Castle Rock, Wash.. Wednesday. Tbe installation of officer of the Falls City lodge, Ancient Order United Work men, will be held Saturday evening. Frank Bullard, who has been working down at Cathlamet, came home Satur day to stay until alter tbe 4th of July. MisbSelma Shaver, a teacher in tbe Holladav schools, Portland, came home, to spend the summer with her parent'. 0. G. Slaughter, a prominent cattle man from Wilhoit Springs, passed through Oregon City Tuesday, with 30 beadofyouug cattle lor the Poitland market The Salvation Army is conducting a ( amp-meeting in their hall in Oregon City. Good crowds are attending their meetings. Local preachers assaist in tbe work at different times. Charlie Ely has been in this burg tbe last week on the sick list. He returned to Salmon River Sunday morning, and was accompanied by Maud Moran, who will visit her suter until after the 4th of July. ' County Superintendent J. O. Zinser. has notified the officers of the school districts over Clackamas county thai unless their annual reports are in his bands before August 1st, tbey wilt not receive their share of tbe school funds. Miss Myrtle Taylor and her mother; Mrs. 0. Story, accompanied by Mrs. Maggie Harrington, of Highland, and Archie Story, l(t Monday evening on the overland for Wbittier, Cal , where tbey will spend the summer with re latives and friends. Headache Talk No. 2 The suffering from headache is had enough, ftf but that is not the only harm. Yt kVJ nuj pain cAuauais vitaiitj ouu lujuica uic 03 nervous system. , Each recurring attack makes it easier for the next headache to come. . ' , THE OLD RELIABLE 0 Headaches should be promptly cured in order h1 to escape the pain and to avoid the strain upon jjM the nervous system.; &2 UimtlAtr RtlAtc PRESCRJPTION DRUGGISTS No trouble to cure quickly if you rely upon (t our Headache Tablets. Money back if they fail, Yi but "ours doesn't fail." . Jjf Price, 25c. . Made and sold by 0Ml SBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB B Absolutely PuroT THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE ...H,.ifr Hi i..iillli ill nan.., We carry the only complete line of Caskets, Coffins, Robes and Linings in Clackamas County. We have the only First-Class Hearse in the Oounty, which we will furnish for less than can be had elsewhere. Embalming a Specialty. : Our prices always reasonable. Satisfaction guaranteed. SHANK & BISSELL, Undertakers Phones 411 and 304 Main St., Opp. Huntley's trees was very j hat. Herionslv injured gar dens and killed some chickens. What ever jack rabbits were hailed to death is t bat much ahead. A human skeleton was unearthed ly the crew digging a sewer in the upper part of the eitv last week. The skeleton was found inbedded in six feet of mother earth, under a large rock. How it came there is a mystery, or whether it is the skeleton of a white man or an Indian will ever remain a mystery. The skeleton was taken to Portland and placed on exhibition. Children's Day exercises were ob Berved at the Methodist church Sunday evening. Ad excellent program was rpnderwd bv the young folks, consisting of songs, recitations etc. The little folks acquitted themselve gracefully. A large crowd was present to witness the exercises. In the afternoon the Juanita Concert company entertained a fair Bized audience with music. - , The Deoot saloon is evidently a hoodoo. Meswrs Hamilton & Purcell who have been engaged in selling liquor at that place for the past two months, quit business the nrst 01 the' week because tne place would not pay. They say they have averaged loss ef $5 per day since the time they began business there.--In the years , gone by many different parties have undertaken to ran a saloon on that pai ticular corner but none of them have been successful, and tbe corner looks like a hoodoo, at least lor tbe liquor business. The closing exercises of St. John Parochial school were held at Shively's opera house lat Thursday evening. A large crowd of friends and relatives of the two graduates was present. The stage was decorated with flowers and loonea very Deautuui. A program was rendered by the echool consisting of music ano recitations. Kev. Arch bishop Christie, of Portland, was to have addressed the class and conferred the graduating honors, but was not able to attend and Father Durroo, of Portland, conferred the honors The graduates were Miss bttie Builivan and Endrea. 1 U Developed (kjm S V 1 Our Watch Business I m TlieChautauqua will commence in les than two weeks. It is esiiinaled that from ten to twenty thousand people from the outside will lie at the Chaniau qua during ihe meeting. Tracm-ally all ol them will HpiMid more or les iimn in Oieg'iii Cry. Tnen wouhl ii not he a good p.au to clean np;i hit anil gel leaiiy 10' our company , lui the c.i y iiana nee that the alive h are put iu ij 1 1 ' I cmni i mi and lei taen iiusuibbs man Bfe thai li p. ace of Im-Mneis wpavs us bml ii'en, ll tliis is dociH we w,;i limn Ihm er liniiiesion upon lue v iu'8 liom l lit outside than e would if we we e to allow tii'iitM to di it aiong jusl as tbey have been d' .'ling. The Liberator, the State organ of the Socialist party, suspended publication last week, the paper was established near the heginniug of tbe year and made a strong fight for the Socialist candidate, Ingle, for congress. I be paper was issued from the Portland postofflce. 'It was printed in Oregon City by the C inrier Publishing Company. Quite a number of Clackamas couutv Socialists had stock in the paper, though of what tl e stock constated it would be hard to tell. The paper haa no plant and no property eave a very limited amount of office fixtures in the Portland office. The circulation was 200U per week. Three tramps met with a narrow es cape from death at Canemah last Tues day morning. They were riding on ; the roof of tbe Albany focal, coming towards Oregon City. Tbe train struck tbe sha p curve runoing at tbe rate of about 25 miles an hour when the tramps ud. denlr lost their hold on the .roof and went Bailing through the alr.They struck the eaitb with a dull tnud and it was some minutes before they regained their wits sufficiently to move on. Tbe trio then proceeded to the agent at the depot here where all sorts of dire threats were made against tbe company. They claimed that the conductor bad kiekel them off the train, but a number of George , Canemah people saw them fall from the , root of tbe car, In the last few years to a high degree of perfection, but we are not going to stand -tilt,- we propose to double it this year, and in order to do so we are offering special inducements such as enlarging our stock, selling on the installment plan, making a payment when you pur chase the yvatch and the balance in monthly or weekly payments, selling at sptcial prices and guaranteeing every watch, both the price and the qua'ity. And you can depend upon our guarantee as we have had years of'experience in dealing in watches and repairing watch es. If you do not know us ask your neighbor about us; he has aWays found us reliable. We are especially proud of our stock of gold filled watches at this time, it is by, far the largest we have ever shown before. We have just received a lot of the newest patterns They are of the best makes, such as Boss and Crescent cases fitted with Waltham and Elgin movements. We are offering a good reliable gold filled watch for $12.00. Thi is not a cht-ap gold platrd case with an imitation movement, but a good gold filled case guaranteed to wear 2 tai, flitted with an E!gin or Waltham movement. Then we nave others of bet ter grades at $15.00, $20.00 and $25.00. Silver Watches irom $600 up. Nickle' Watches from $2.50 up, ABOUT REPAIRING We believe in doing work right. Our workmen are skilled and condentious. You'll not'gruin e at the prices either. All our work guarnateed. Burmdster AND Mdtesen THE OREGON CITY JEWELERS Suspension Bridge Corner Atrx r8! yV 1 ' .','".;