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V OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, SEPT. 16, 1994 NEWS FROM OVERSTATE Cabinet Officers Take Time In Political Work POPPY'S COLOR CHANGED Rich Ledge of Cinn'bar, Dis covered In Streets of Cottage Grove, Causes Sensation. stock, farming implements, etc. , and takes possession at once. The sale was made by Cross & Sliaw. In 1848 the, Hollands purchased this tract for $700, and during this period Mrs. Holalnd has never been away from the farm, which is one of the most isolated parts of the county, save for an occasional visit to her neigh' bors. In politics a member of the presi lent's cabinet has been getting out of I lis sphere by making a lecture tower. Vhis is a breach of one of the esson : ial elements of civil service. Men ; i offloe of this charaoer should keep loir hands out of politics just for f le very plain and sensible reason that hey are the servants of ;the people ;id not of any party, and while draw ,ig a salary from the people it is his msineBs to serve them just as much in it is of the clerk drawing a salary from the merchant. Offensive parti : mshic deserves to be stopped. As a .nattor of fact, though, the speeches of Shaw have so little weight and nre of such a milk and water character : lat iu one sense they they are of little importance one way or the jfchor. PAIKTS TUB PoPI'V. Luther Burbank, the wizard of flor liulture and horticulture, has per- .' armed another marvel. Not satisflod with having blanched t le blackberry, pitted the prune and rat out the eyes of the humble potato, lie has painted the poppy the Rolden .ollow California poppy and painted it red. Ho has changed the sunset lae of the state flower into a crimson Isohscholtzia, is veritiable wondor i l floral witchery. The work has been one of many anv months. It was begun and ) ided in "Wizzard" Burbank's ex i Timental grounds at Santa Cruz, !il. , uudor his own watohful care. ' rst of all brilliant blossoms of the " i lset-hue variety were palod by sev- A years' selection and close atten i iQ before the first attempt at rough . was made. Miladi's cheeks were . i in given a faint tinge of pink by hat alchemy and magicau alono .: .ows. Rogue River Courier. ' ' CATTLE AWARD PKIKKS. ',' .Vith tlio exception of the samples ' flax fibre, the Jersny cows at the " illoge farm thought the samples of owing grain for the state fair w ire pretty good. Some one left the ir.rn doorOpen, and the cows walked 1 i to make a physical examination of i ) edible qualities of the various uds of oats, grain, flux, etc. Sev- il bunches of English, oats got first .riiso, the wheat came in for a red rib i hi, while tlio flnx fibre was consid- id unfit for cow food, and was f imped under foot.' Whon Overseer K nit came around the next morning i i) atmosphere suddenly became larged with a blue snlphnrious ha.o. -Oorvallis Gaoztte. MINK IN BTRKKTB. Oottago Grovo, Sept. 7. A seusa "m WW created iu this city yesterday .oruoon by tlio discovery of a rich i Ige of cinnilmr within tlio city ;.iiits, and this place1 has suddenly no wild over the prospects of gold i ning. The einniliar ledge was ' mid on Third struct, where a force .' workmen was engaged in 't xoavat- i ; tlio main sewer for the city's ver system, Tlio rich find was I l ie at a depth of 7 feet. The ore is of .iilizwt at the surface and pans a cult of quicksilver two inches long. uno of tlio ove is of a '.'very high ido, and the pay streak socms to'bo i extensive one. Lho news of tlio find conies uncx- i itodly, and it was immediately fol ! .vod by a thorough investigation. soon as it was found to be a genn- Dealh of Charles Y. Draper, unaries I. Draper, lor many years a resident of this city, died early Wednesday morning at his home, Kidney trouble, from which he had long been a sufferer, was the cause of his death. Deceased was apparently as well as usual up to Tuesday night, but he was suddenly stricken and passed away in a few hours. His age was 45 years, and he is survived by a wife and six children. He was a brother to Harry E. Draper and attor ney J. W. Draper, botli of this city. Funeral services were held yesterday morning at the Catholio church, Rev. Hillebrand officiating. The interment was in the Cutliolio cemetery. Boxing Contest at Hopyard. A boxing contest was held last night in the Krebs hop yard near Brooks. The principles were Mike Kinney, of Albina, and Kid Sullivan, ofjPortland. There were two prelimi naries, one between Frank Freeman , of Canemah, who has obtained some recognition as a pngilist, and Kid Swanson, of Albina. The principals in the second preliminary were Kid Kelly, of Butte, and;Young Ward, of Portland. Ed Reckner, of this city, went up to referee the mill, and sev eral of the Oregon City sports accom panied him. Assessment Roll Is Closed. The County Court Saturday ordered the 1904 assessment roll closed and accepted by the county, and it is now in the hands of the oounty clerk, who will extend the tax on the roll and then turn it over to the sheriff for collection." Work in the assessor's office will commence at once on the present own ership maps, which will be fully cor. recteci up to the first of the current year. This work is all in the nature of draughting and will take about five months to complete. Young Molalla Man Dies. Fritz Feyrer, aged 22 years, died in .hospital in Portland .Wednesday. He was taken ill at the home of his father, Gottleib Feyrer, at Molalla, last Friday, and it was at first thought that lie had typhoid fever, but after1 diagnosis proved his disease to be appendicitis and he was taken to Portland last Tuesday for an opera tion, but the disease had progressed too rapidly and the operaton came too late to save him. The body wasbronght here yester day morning and taken to Molalla. whore the funoral was held today. Willamette School Opens. The fall term of -the Willamette sohool openod Monday witli an at tendance of about 70 pupils. Prof. T. J. Gary, for some years principal of tlio West Side schools, is in charge I and his assistant is Miss Elizabeth Shipley. Many of the schools throughout the county xll open noxt week, but tcachors are at a premium and several of the districts are Btill Booking in structors and are wiling to pay good salaries to good teachers. A Boy's Wild Ride For Life, With family around expecting him to die, nd a son riding for lifo, 18 miles, to get Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption, coughs nnp colds, W. II. Brown, of Leesvillo, Ind., endures death's agonies from nstlima; but this wonderful medicine gave instil nt relief and soon cured him. Ho writes: "I now sleep soundly every night. " Like marvelous cures of consumption, pnuemmiia, Bronchi tis, coughs, colds and grip prove its matchless merit for ail throat and lune troubles. Guaranteed bottles iiOe and $1. Trial bottles froo at Howell I & Jones' drug store. i 1 1 gold ore, owners of property ad ; uing the street on which the find i made began to investigate their Mi. urn uiirl tlw. 1 Mil iiMit. Ulna fim Mult. ' .,, x4. Joju-n this nystoiu. The 1 UUDITO J vioj'vfw... ..... 1 1 wake of the discovery. Salem . ..iriinl. Improvement at Ice Plant. L'he Oregon City lee and Cold Stor i Co. is building an addition to its i ..ut, and a building 20x30 feet is be- . . : constructed and when w.il be used as a store which the company 1 1 ".il trade. The new additiou will . : o include a stable. Thompson's Universal System ot Cutting Cuts all kiuds of garments in the latest styles; very easily learned; any woman who can uso a needle run price is verv reasonable when you consider that it docs away with the buying of pat terns. Ladies are invited to call and I will bo glad to explain it. Mrs. M. A. Plnmmer, It Canemah, Or. Ladies' fine linen tn-nrth i kii when completed $1.oo. .M and ,mh 93c.,M,3W ,l,ose for coal, ahops nM. hM s, will handle for bamW ! ..... Lived at Elwood 20 Years. vTr. and Mrs. Michael Holland, who . the past 20 years have lived at El ) id, have sold their place to Amos iilon, of Clarke County, Wash. Tlio , v comer paid f.TKX) for the property Money to Loan At 6 ami 7 pfcr cent nud 1 v.. isisting of 1C0 acres, 40 arces cleared Real Estate Security . C. II. Pyk. uauies snoes, "oc nit i,n jSto 8, 580. not 7."c; bust calf, ftio'i I 8, $1 ; best calf, 8 to 12, $1 33; host 12U i lo . i-ou ; little irent's calf, $1.25 ; 1 oys' calf, 2 to 6, $1.75. Best hovs' I,, avy winter shoes, $1.47 and $1 72. Better shoes lower prices than J'ortland. ; V. Hamilton, Hetl Front. FRAMC BUSCH, The Hoasefttrnislief Immense Stock Reduction Sale. To make room for our furniture factory output we are compelled to clean out large spaces, occupied now by other merchandise. In order to make these goods move quick we will sell them at prices that were never offered before, (quality considered) in any part of this western country. Credit sales will only be made on well secured notes with 6 per cent interest. Iron Beds, regular $3.00 value $1.95 Yum Yum Woven Wire Springs Hardwood Frames, best in the market, regular 3.50 ! r value, now (as long as stock lasts) $1.95 i rS Go ,100 This Elegant Cobbler Seat Rocksr, regular. 75 value, $1.50 120 pairs of Portieres, no reasonable offer rejected. 350 pairs Blankets from 48c to $5-oo All Furniture Sold at Manufacturers' Prices Immense assortments of new Wiltons, Iugrains, Brussells, Axminster etc. being shown. These special values on sale as long as present stock lasts. $1.25 Wilton Velvet...;.. 89c per yard 1.00 " Stair.. 67c per yard 0.85 Brussells 60c per yard 0.85 All Wool Extra Supper Ingram.. 60c per yard 0.65..Half Wool . 45c per yard 0.50 Cotton 55c per yard All Mattings and Rugs in proportion. 1,1 ALL COPPER No. 9 Wash Boiler, weight 7 lbs, regu lar $4.00 value, now $3.00. 1 .11 1 2,000 Doors Contractors and Builders please note prices: ' Well seasoned and well put-up cedar doors, iji thick, 2 ft. 8 by 6 ft. 8, 4 panels, regular jSi.85 value, now $1.55. TmWTt. ALL COPPER" Nickel plated Tea Kettle, regular ,$1.25 value, now 88c. 5-cross panel doors, 2 ft. 6 by 6 ft. 6 by regular $i.7$ value. now $1.25 Front Doors and Windows propor-tionatelylow. Inside Paint N 1 I Highly Recommended. f ' I $1.50 value, per gallon, . Mpiff, S now $1.25 MLrW I 'f'fl I V v lir! jljji Tixfures 1 fU yj, f,,h ' 1 "Vj -'V hnri ; M rwX; ft I 1 I , ..v... l J. Our stock of Wall Paper s complete and will be sold at a greatly reduced price. A FULL AND COMPLETE LI NE OF CROCKERY SOLD AT COST 31) I 1) . ' 78 Steel Ranges in our basement, have to go to make room. Highest grade, warranted, "Bakefast" 6-hole range, 18 in. oven, large, all copper, nickle plated reservoir, regular 50.00 value, now $39.00 6-hole Charter Oak Range, cast reser voir, regular $42. 00 value now $33.00 4-hole Charter Oak Range, regular $35.00 value, now $28.00 Warranted Cook Stove, good size, $9.50 1 All our Steel Ranges have the latest improve ments. 5O per cent more heating and cooking capacity than any other. .1 ''fciaA) :. .V..-"" 3v tight Beater Latest Improvement, $4.00 value, now $2.50