COURI
21st YEAR
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 1903
NO. 23
Professional and Business Men
0RBG0N CITY
WHO HELP TO MAKE OREGON CITY A LIVE AND
HUSTLING TOWN
GOLDEN RULE BAZAAR
regon City's Big Cash Store
Daily arrivals of new fall goods constantly add new interests
to our season's showings ,
Each one of our departments has received its quota of 'new
and seasonable attractions, and we urge without hesitancy your
caretul and critical examinations of our stock, and ask you to
compare both quality and prices with values found elsewhere
Blankets
As the weather grows chillier the de
mand for Blankets aud Comforters in
creases sharply. '
It isn't wisdom to remain unprepared
much longer now is the time to buy.
Our n -4 White Blankets, all-wool,
made by the Oregon City Woolen
Mills (which is a sufficient guar
antee for its quality) per pair... 5.00
Our 12-4 White Blankets,' all-wool,
equal to any offered elsewhere at
$7.50, per pair 6.00
Our 10-4 Cotton Blankets, extra
weight, per pair .75
Our 10-4 Mottled Gray, all-wool
Blankets : 4.00
Dress Goods Dept
52-inch, all wool, fine quality Camel
Hair Serge, per yard $1.50
58-inch short hair Imported Zibeline,
per yard 1.50
4?-inch Imported Zibeline, brown,
black and gray, per yard 1.2s
46-inch Imported Serge, per yard . 1. 00
42-inch, all wool, Melton, per yard .35
36-inch, all wool, Check Suitings. .50
36-inch, all wool, Venetian Cloth,
green, black or brown ; '.50
36-inch, all wool, Oregon Flannels .50
36-inch, all wool, Albatross, blue,
pink, white and black .50
Our entire stock of Dress Goods are of
this season's manufacture.
Men's Underwear
Men's extra quality Shirt and Draw
ers, medium weight, light fleece
lined, pink and brown each .50
Men's Heavy fleece lined, natural
colors, all sizes .60
Men's all wool Shirts and Drawers,
extra quality, fine wool Jii.oo
Wright's Health Underwear, cotton
fleece lined 1.00
Fine Wool fleece lined 1.50
Derby Ribbed Wool Shirts and
Drawers 1.50
Comforters
Every Comfdrter we sell is clean
hygienic and perfectly made, filled with
specially cleaned cotton.
Full size, good covering..: $1.25
" sateen covering 1.65
Ribbons
We have the largest stock of Ribbons
in Oregon City and have just received
from one of the largest silk manufactur
ers, 500 bolts of the heaviest Silk Taffeta
Ribbon made, all widths aud colors.
No. 12 Ribbon, per yard 14c
No. 16 Ribbon, per yard 16c
No. 22 Ribbon, per yard 18c
No. 40 Ribbon, per yard. 22c
Men's Furnishings
We have just received the latest pat
terns in Shirts and Neckwear.
Monarch Shirts, latest patterns,
soft and stiff bosoms.. $ 1. 00
Keystone Shirts, unlaundried.. .. .50
Arrow Collars, new patterns, 2 for .25
Reversible Four-in-Hand Ties, all
silk, newest patterns .55
Outing Flannel Night Shirts .75
Rolled Gold Collar Buttons .15
Rolled Gold Cuff Buttons .39
Suits or Overcoats
To Measure
We have just received samples of the
new fall suitings from the celebrated
firm of Wanamaker & Brown of Phila
delphia. All guaranteed pure wool and
made by Union Labor. No Chinese or.
sweat shops employed, assuring you the
best of workmanship.
s SHOES
Monday will be a day of absorbing interest to everybody concerned in the securing
of best merchandise at prices usually associated with inferior sorts. We have
taken all the odds and ends left at the end of a busy season and -will place
same on sale MONDAY at greatly reduced prices, to make room for our new fall
stock arriving daily. Now is the time to purchase for future requirements.
Visiting Cards
100 Cards and plate 1.10
100 Cards printed from
your own plate .85
Outings Flannels
Mt Hood, snow fleece
per yard
10c
Cotton Batting
Quilt Size, 1 pound roll.
.20c
Special Sale
On Tuesday we place on sale
20 dozen Men's and Boys'
Caps, regular 15, 35 and 50c
Caps 20c
Flannelettes
New Patterns, good fleece
for wrappers or waists.... 10c
Clocks '
Alarm Clocks.
.75c
Tooth Brushes
l A Special purchase enables us
to offer regular 25c brushes
for 20c
Crepe Paper
Decorated, per roll 18c
Plain " 9c
Toilet Paper jgj
1200 Sheet Rolls 10c
BLACK CAT HOSIERY
f ill :?jitii the averageboy is jhe hardest wearer of Hosiery, Our
No, 15 "Leather Stockings," "Not Leather but wears like leather" 'is
just the kindLto putlontheSaverage boy for teal service. 25c a Pair
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The City of the FallsGrows Because of the Worthy Fellows who are Behind the Push Cart
Oregon City is one of the best cities
in the -state of Oregon. It's business
is growing apace. Its population is in
creasing fiom day to day. There are
many reasons which contribute to its
growth and development. Its citizen
ship is of the best. It has a world of j
young, active business men who are
pushing along its enterprises and are,
behind its business projects. They are j
husllers.no only -for themselves but.
are always hustling for the town. Ore
eon City is their home Their life is a j
part of the lite of the town. They be-j
lieve in Oregon and Oregon City. They
expect to live here for the very good
reason that there is no better place in
the world in which to live. A town
can never be any better than the people
who reside in it. If they have push and
pluck and enterprise and go-aheaditive-ness
the town will reflect their
spirit and enterprise and take
on a healthful growth from their
puih and pluck. No city in Oregon has
more of this kind of people than our
own beautiful city. Here we have all.
manner of industries. More than two
thousand men and women working for
good wages. All are happy and con
tent ei'. All are making and saving
money. Prosperity smiles upon our
people and they ae happy and eatisfied.
Our banks are full of the money of de
positors. Our stores are bee hives,
were he who wants to buy has to take
his turn if he gets to the bargain
counter. Our schools are full of bright,
happy children an augury for the good
duys that are to come for the town. Our
churches ere well served and the morals
of the town are of he best.
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JOSEPH E.
An Able Lawyer and
Citizen.
HEDGES.
au Excellent
The Honorable Joseph E. Hedges is
one of the prominent citizens of Oregon
Citv. He is a member of the law firm
of Hedges and Griffith and one of the
rising young lawyers of the state. He
has been engaged In the practice of law
since 189$. Mr. Hedges is a native son.
He was born in Canmnah just south of
Orimop City. June 2,1864. He is.yet
well under 40 years of age. Until be was
14 years of age he attended the schools
of this 'county, after which he took a
course at the Bishop Scott Academy at
Portland, where ho was afterwards an
instru :tor for four yeas. In 1887 he
entered Yale Uniuersity taking a classi
cal course from which institution he
was graduated with high honors in
1891. Mr. Hedges then returned to
Oregon and oegan the practice of his '
profession in the city of Pirtland, where
he remained fur two year. In 1895 he
opened a law office in thiB city associ
ating himself with his present partner,
Hon. Fraijklin T.Griffith. As a lawyer
he is careful and painstaking and is
recogn zed as one of the ablest hwyers
of the Clackamas county bar. Mr.
Hedges has the respect and confidence
of the entiie community. In politics
he is an ardent Democrat and while he
has not been an office f-eeker and us yet
has held no office bis paity has its eye
upon him and one of these days may
call on him to go up higher. He would
make an excellent County Judge or
State Se stor and who knows bat one
of these days he may be tilling one of
these reeponsitilrt positions.
years old and grew to manhood on a
farm in Yamhill county. He attended
the country eohools and later graduated
with the degree of B. S. from the Mc
Minnville College In 1894, he took a
state teachers' diploma and taught
Bchool the same year. He read law un
der the Hon. Gordon E. Hayes for one
year and then took a course of law in
Columbia University trom which insti
tution he graduated in 1895. He was
admitted to 'he bar in 189b and located
in Oregon and began the practice of his
profession. Mr. Loder is a man of char
acter, intelliuence and influence. He is
an eld line Democrat and worthy of any
honois the party could bestow upon
him. His counsel, his influence and
his ability are always upon the side of
the right. That he will be heard from
in the councils of the paity in the fu
ture and that there are many bright
days ahead of him his friends fondly
believe.
Who is it in Clackamas county who
has not heard of Frank Bush. Who is
it that has not read from week to week
during the past teu years his announce
ments to the trade. Mr. Bush is locat
ed in the Weinhardt building opposite
the Court house and has the largest
stcck not only of house furnishing goods
but possibly the largest stock of mer
chandise carried by one man in
Clackamas county. It is. now some
Mass is in the employe of the West Side
r. ilroad as nioterman and draws a very
haudsome salary.
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FRANK BUSOH.
His StoT is a Hive of Industry and a
Mart of Trade. His Stock is
the Largest Carried by One
House in the County.
HOtT. JOHN W. LODER.
One of the Bright Lights of the Clacka
mas County Bar,
It is men like John W. Loder who
give to a town its character and stand,
ing. No man in this community is more
high'y respected oi better liked than he.
Mr. Loder has a law office In the Stevens
block, and his practice is growing a the
years go by. He was bora in Paynes
Wile, Mo , in 1871, nJ is yet one of the
boys. He came to Oregon with bis
father's family when he was only five
dozen yearB since Mr. Buh opened up
his department store or bouse furnishing
goods store in this city. At that time
Bis store waB a small affair and he began
bis business in an humble and qqiet
way. He has paid strict attention to
ever detail of his business, has from time
to timeenlaiged his place of business un
til at present be haB the entire two low
er floors of the Weinhardt building. His
business has grown with the passing
years. It now takes ten clerks to wait
on the throng of- customers which from
day to day crowd his emporium. Mr.
Bush is a liberal progre sive citizen who
has done much and is willing to do more
to advance the business interests oi Ore
gon City. His business methods are
fair and above reproach. He asks no
favors and pushes his business along
legitimate lines. He is well liked by
bis neighbors and friends who ere
pleased at the evidences of prosperity
which bis big store exhibits.
Who is it that does not know big, jolly
Ernest Mass. He is sis feet three inches
in his stocking feet and weighs two
hundred and twenty pounds and every
inch and pound counts so much for
Democracy, He is the Secretary of the
Democratic Central Committee of
Clackamas county and has often been
spoken of as canidate for county office
and two years ago came near announc
ing himself as a candidate for the office
of Sheriff. He may do so next year.
Mr. Mass Is a jolly, good natured splen
did fellow and worthy of all of the good
things in life which may come to him.
He would make an ideal candidate for
Sheriff and would make the fello on
the other side do some tall bustling to
beat him. At the present time Mr.
ERNEST MASS.
The Secritsiry of the Democratic Central
Committee.
'Prominent as a lawyer, successful as a
business man, a large property holder,
it i iit . i ; .in i.
nou. j, vv . casiuam is one oi iub bud
stantial and much respected citizens of
Clackamas county and Oregon City.
The Dame a man builds for himself for
honesty and integrity is his capital stock
and that being tiue 0. W. Eastham has
builded wisely and well 0. W. East
man was born near Buttevillein Marion
county. He grew to young manboi d on
his father's fam attending the country
schools ai.d working during the maimer
months on his father's'large farm. He
attended the Portland University for
six years from which institution ho
graduated with highest honors. After
his grcduation be studied law for two
years in the lawifficc of Judge Moieland
in Portland, he then entered the law
department of the University of Califor
nia from which institution be graduated
and was admitted to the bar of Calilor.
nia. After having been admitted to the
bar be located in Oregon Ci'y and began
the pi act ice of hischo: en protection. He
has been more than ordicarially success
ful and is recognized as one of tie lead
iug citizens of the county and the city.
Steadily loyal to the cot nty of his boy
hood and with unswerviig faith in its
future development be has earned a high
place in the estimation f his friends
and the community in which he has cast
his lot. Mr. Eastham by frugality and
close application to bus ness has accumu
lated considerable property and is recog
nised as one of the substantial citizens
of Clackamas county. In politics he is
a n Independent Republican more of a '
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0. W. EASTHAM.
Lawyer, Successful Citizen aud Large
Property Holder. A Native Son
Who Has Carved Hit Own
Fortune From the
Brush.
Democrat possibly than a Republican.
When the Republican party in Clacka
mas county became the party of a mach
ine controlled and owned hv a close cor
poration he abandoned the ship and
stands today for clean politics and clean
men. Mr, Eastham is a man of fine
ability and one of our most useful as well
as successful citizens.
THEY WANT NEW ROAO.
MUwauklo People Will be Generous
With Southern Pacific.
R. R. McLeod, who made the survey
for the Southern Pacific Railway Com
pany through Milwaukie for the new
Fine np to Oregon City and across the
Willamette riTer.ls surveying the branch
op the Tualatin river, towards Hilisboro.
lie was back In Milwaukie last week,
and said that he expected the right-of-way
man along in a short time to inter
view the property owners through
whose land the new branch would run.
Mr. McLeod sent in his report of the
survey made through Milwaukie some
time ago, but bad not heard anything
adverse to it, and hence had concluded
that it was approved.
The survey through Milwaukie passes
thrc ugh several houses, and cuts up con
siderable property, but the owners are
enterprising and will not fight the road,
but naturally are a little anxious to
knows what the right of way man will
do in adjusting the damage. Mr, McLeod
said that he had over a month's work
on the West Side before completing the
turvey there.
TREASURER'.; NOTICE.
I now have money to ply wunty war
rants endorsed prior to Mirc'i 1st, 19 ji
Interest will coa. on such wi'rrants
on the dateof this notio-, dated this Kith
day of Oc.ober Mi.
Enuh (Jauiix, Treitmirer,
2t Clackamas county Ore.