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OREGON CITY COURItS,' FP)AY,- OCT. 21 i 4
NEWS FROM
OVER STATE
Fatal
Stabbing Affray Near
Eueene.
SOWING WHEAT IN LINN
Eastern Oregon Man Mis
takes F is Mother-in-law
for Burglar and Kills
Her Instantly.
As a result of a stabbing affray at 7
o'clock ' Monday morning on Fall
Creels, about 20 miles east of Eugene,
John Howard is dead and Charles
Alluy, his antagonist, churged with
murder. The only witnesses of tho
dood were the two young sons of the
accused. His victim was a single
man. Howard died Monday evening
at 7 o'clock. He was cut across the
stomach, severing the intestines and
stabbed onoo in the left arm and
throe times in tho back. Alley was
not injured. When arraigned Alley
appeared very cool, complacently
munching an apple during the pro
ceedings. According to tho best in
formation, tho pair had boon logging
toget her, occupying the same shanty.
They were settling up this morinng
and quarreled over tho ownership of a
lamb. The lie was passed, whereupon
Alley attacked Howard with a knife.
inflicting fatal injuries. Alloy was
committed to jail.
Fall Sowing In Linn.
Linn County farmors are sowing a
groat deal of Fall wheat now, and
from present prospects tho acreage
of wheat sown in this county will be
thrco or four times as largo as that
sown last year. There are soveral
reasons for this. Last Fall was not
auspicious for sowing grain, and the
average was small, while this Fall has
boen a good one for seeding pnrposos.
The Spriug grain this year was a
oompleto failure, and Spring yield for
several years lias boon light, so farm
ors in this part of the stato aro begiu
mug to abandon the practice of sow
ing at that time.
Killed His Mother-in-law.
A tolophone messago from Pines,
gives an account of the killing Sun
day night of Mrs. Bock, by hor sou
ill-law, Leonard Foster, a prosperous
farmer living five milos from Pine.
Foster was awakened during the night
by someone moving about the house
oud, thinking there wore burglars in
the house, he sprang from his bed and
flrod at tho intruder.
Mrs. Bock's soroams as she fell
mortally wounded, apprised Foster of
his fearful mistake. An inquest was
held at Pino. So far no arrest has
been made, as tho shooting was in no
Bonso malicious. Foster is generally
liked, and he has tho sympathy of
tho entire community.
Young Gfrl Suicides.
AVhilo on a boat en route np the
coast from Newport, with her newly
marriod sister, Mrs. Allison, Sophia
Noico, aged 11) years, loft hor money,
hor watch and a note bidding all
goodby, on bureau, and at midnight
the watch heard a splash in the water.
Nothing has been seen of Miss Noico
since thou, and the circumstances
point strongly to suicido. A lifesav
ing ciow is dragging for tho body.
In hor note, besides bidding fare
well, Miss Noico said she would not
bo soon again, and bade her relatives
not to worry. Her homo is in Blod
gett Valley.
Horses Burn lu Barn.
A large barn between Forest Grove
and Cornelius, belonging to John
Buchanan, was found to bo oi. fire
about !! o'clock Sunday morning and
burned with all its contents before the
flames could be cheeked. Three
valuable horses wore burned to death
and over 510 tons of hay, besides mneli
grain and farm machinery were des
troyed. Tho fire started in tho loft
and must have boon set on fire by
some person. It is thought that a
tramp may have slept in the burn and
accidentally sot fire to the bav.
liam Sladen and Cal Wertz, of La
comb, who brought the meat to La
comb and divided it among several
families. State Game Warden Baker
is in Albany investigating the matter,
and arrests will probably follow.
Accident at Bell.
A frightful accident happened to
Norris Morgan, of Dell. While driv
ing the vehicle was upset, Mr. Mor
gan was thrown to the ground and
one of the wheels of the wagon passed
over his head, breaking both upper
and lower jaws. Drs. Payne and
Prinzing, of Ontario, and Dr. Hoople,
of Vale, had to drill both jawbones in
order to insert a wire to hold them
in place.
Prohibitioners Active.
The campaign on the question of
prohibition, to be voted on in the
coming election, is becoming very
active in Linn county. Prohibition
spoakerg are in the field, and several
speeches in favor of the local option
law have been delivered in Albany.
J. M. Glass, of Pasadena, Cal. , a well
known Prohibition orator, spoke in
the Linn county courthouse Monday
evening. Tlw oppponents of prohibi
tion have not yet sent out any speak
ers, but haye confined their efforts to
sending out pamphlets discussing the
matter from their point of view. The
county is now being flooded with lit
erature on prohibiton, both favoring
and opposing it.
More Than the Law Allows.
State Game Warden J. W. Baker,
arrested two Portland men giving
their names as Johnston and Wetzell,
on the northbound overland train be
tween Tangent and Albany, Monday
for killing more China pheasants in
one dav than the law allows. He
boarded the train at Tangent and
found the men with 87 pheasants in
their possession. Ouestioninir dis.
closed the fact that they had killed
all the pheasants themselves, and the
Game Warden then secured evidence
from the conductor that they had come
from Portland on the late overland
Saturday night, hence had had only
one day (Sunday) for hunting.
Twenty birds would be the limit al
lowed by law for them to kill in that
time, and they had almost twice that
many in their possession.
They Baid they wero. ejgaged in
work on the Lewis and Clark Fair
buldiugs, and asked permission to go
on to Portland, promising to return
and pay their flues. The Game War
den granted the request, after con
fiscating the pheasants.
ENCOUNTER WITH COUGAR.
Joseph and Jacob Harless Meet Savage
Animal Going to the Mines.
Jospeh Harless and his father, Jacob
Harless, who reside at Molalla, in
this county, returned from the head
waters of the Mollalla a few weeks
ago, where they have been doing some
work on a mining claim. Young Har
less reports having encountered a
cougar on the trip out, and had it not
been for peculiar circumstances the
encounter tmight have resulted ser
iously. Joseph was seme distance
ahead of his father on the trail, and
as he rounded a bend ou the trail
which at this point passed a huge pile
of rocks, he came suddenly upon one
of the largest cougars ever seen in the
Molalla mountains. Just bow large
it was Harless cannot tell, but as it
sat on a large rock, crouching with
its tail gently tapping the twigs on
either side of the rock and gazing at
Harless, who stood only a few feet
distant, he expected it to spring Bt
liim any instant. Not having a gun
with which to defend himself, Har
less stepped back a step or two and
reached for a large knife he always
carries in a belt when in the moun
tains, and stood ready to put up a de
fense, if attacked.
This did not occur, however, for
just at this moment his father came
aowu rue ran raining to nimseli as
is his usual custom when alone. As
lie came in hearing distance, the cou
gar caught the sound of his voice,
and concluding that two men were
too many for him to devour at once,
took to the woods. Harless says that
hereafter he will leave his knife at
home and carry a gun when he goes to
the mines, and is very glad that his
fathor, early in life, formed the habit
of talking to himself.
World's Fair Rates Extended.
Through the efforts of the Great
Northern Railway, World's Fair ex
cursion tickets will be sold on Oc
tober 27th, 28th and 29th, in addition
to October 3rd, 4th and 5th. For full
information apply to any Groat Nortl
ern agent.
MR. M1XSELL WILL GO.
MAIN
&
SEVENTH
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ft
W. L. BLOCK
The Home Furnisher
MAIN
&
SEVENTH
We are selling out, but to refill with a larger stock than ever and we are not
going out of business but here to stay. 7
We have made some new improvement's and expect a large stock of new
goods and so will have to make room. We have decided to have a genuine
bona 'fide sale.
A Real Slaughter Sale Q FAKE A Real Slaughter Sale
Everything in the house reduced. Will quote a few of the the, ridiculously
low prices. No doubt you will wonder at our low figures but it must be, as
going
out of the Hardware and
we need the room. Now we are really
lJatnt business for lack of room, so YOUR PRICE 's ours-
Session of Presbyterian Church
Cease to Act New Elders.
Will
Work on Power Plant.
Considerable work has beeii done on
the proposed eloctrio power plant at
the junction of Sandy and Bull Run
rivers, and it is anonunced that a
large force of men will commence
work ou the power plant shortly
after the Bull Bun bridge, across the
Sandy river, has been rebuilt. The
right of way for the flame, or canal,
has been clearod from the place where
the station will be built np the Sandy
river for a distance of something over
four miles. It is expected that the
big power plant will be built thereby
next year. The station will stand on
the Thomas placo, which was pur
chased by the syndicate of capitalists
who are pushing this enterprise, and
it will have a fall of over 800 feet.
Thore is scarcely any limit to the
power that may be developed at Uub
point.
Cigar Store Thieves.
Thieves tried to walk off with the
stock of Sam Oldsteius cigar store at
an early hour Monday morning, but
suooeoded in getting only a few
cigars. Tho store is in front of Neh
rons saloon, near the pobtoffloo, and
when it is closed for the night, it is
surrounded by an iron fence. The
porpotratiors of the deed poked a stick
through tho holes in the fence and
abstracted a few cigars, and disar
ranged the cases, but beyond that
little damage was done.
Newspaper Libel Suit.
The Salem Journal was awarded a
erdict in tho libel suit brought
against it by City Marshal D. W.
Gibson. Some time ago the Journal
published a story charging Gibson
with brutatlly kicking a dog to death.
It developed afterward that the dog
did not dip, and Mr. Gibson brought
suit to revcover $3000 damages because
of tho publication. Tho jury was out
about 20 minutes.
Elk Reported Killed.
Thr- oik are reported to havo boen
killed in the mountains in the eastern
part of Linn county reoontly by Wil-
Supreme Court Decisions.
Whore a wife has secured a divorce
from her husband, he having made no
appearance in the case.no right of ap
peal exists and no attempted appeal
can proolude tho wife from giving tes
timony against her husband concern
ing events happening after the decree,
A Bale of property for taxes in IS!)1.)
to an individual does not defeat the
hen of tho county under a purchase
of the sumo property for taxes of
previous years irregularities in the
manner of taking a deposition will
not defeat a conviction for perjury
when tho witness gave false testimony.
Oregonian.
Saves Two From Death.
"Our little daughter had an almost fa
tal attack of nhoopimi cough and bron
chitis," writes Mrs. W. K. Haviland, of
Armonk.N Y., "but, when all other
remedies failed, we saved her life with
Dr. King's New Discovery. Our niece,
who had Consumption in an advanced
ataee, also used thia wonderful medicine
and today she is perfectly well." Des
perate inroat anil lung diseases yield to
lr. King's New Discovery as to no other
medicine on earth. Infallible for Coughs
and Golds. 60c and $1 bottles guaran
teed by Howell A Jones.
The following copy of the minutes
of the Portland Presbytery, in relation
to the Presbyterian church, is self-explanatory
:
After careful consideration of all
the facts presented, we find that there
is nothing in the evidence W h is in
any way prejudicial to the minister
ial or personal character or standing
of the Rev. P. H. Mixsell, nor preju
dicial to the personal character or
standing of the elders of the church.
Nevertheless, in view of the lack of
co-operation between the pastor and
the session and the strained relations
of the ohurch, for the poace and pros
perity of the church, we recommend:
First That the pastoral relations
existing between Rev. F. H. Mixsell
and the First Presbyterian Church of
Oregon City be dissolved, to take
offoct October 81, 1904.
Second That the Preshytery de
clare that the seven eldors of said
chnrch cease to act, to take effect
Octobor 81, 1904.
Third That a oongregational meet
ing of said churcn be held in the
church on Wednesday, November 2.
1904, at 8 p. m. , for the purpose of
elocting elders, and that the stated
clerk of the Presbytery publish suit
able notice of tiie conereeational
meeting in the church j that Rev. H.
Marootte be roquested to act as mod
erator of paid meeting.
Fourth That Rev. H. Marcotte be
requested to arrango for the installa
tion of and install the newly elected
elders and be appointed moderator of
the session until the Spring meeting
of the Presbytery.
Fifth That all papers in this case,
except tne sessional and congrega
tional records, be placed in the hands
of the stated olerk of the Presbytery,
Attest: A. J. MONTGOMERY.
Stated Clerk.
Investigate Bramhall Fire.
Toll Thompson and A. W. Lambert,
two insurance agents, of Portland,
nrovo out to the Bramhall place, east
of the Sandy river, to investigate the
fire which destroyod E. S. Bramhalls
dwelling last week. There was $1000
iusnrance on the house. They were
not able to ascertain the cause of the
fire. A sick woman was in the house,
confined to her bod at the time, and
escaped by crawling out of a window
of the bedroom. There was no one
else about the building. The mon
were some distanco off, and knew
nothing of the fire until they returned
and found the building in ruins.
Yum Yum or Cable Springs, - - $1.75
RANGES AND STOVES. We are Agents for the following Stoves and Ranges,
Universal, Quick-meal, Faultless and Standard. All have a 20 year guarantee.
We sell them from $27.50 up to $75.00
HARDWARE
Large Shovels, 75c 35c
Forks, 60r , , . .40c
Potato Forks. 80c 60c
I' 'kes, 50c !.. 25c
Spades, 75c .' 5oc
Frews, 14 inch, $r 00 - 60c
Bench Screws, 5oc 35c
$1.25 Axe 85c
.-aw Sets, 75c 35c
Hlack Diamond Kiles, 8 Inch lie
Hay Knives, $1.00 75c
hrush Scythes, $1.25 7SC
Brush Hooks .75.-
Sujrar Kett e, per gallon 13c
Kurksa s, 50c 4oc
" 7'C 60c
" Sl.oo 75c
PAINT
Imperial, out door, with a 3 vr guarantee,
$1.25 per gal.
CROCKERY
We have reduced our entire stock of Crock
ery arid Gl.issware. We are the only house
in town with such a complete stock and it
will pay you to call and see for yourself.
Never mind what our jealous competitors
tell you.
Air-Tight Heaters from $2.oo up, all new
and a very fine lot to pick from.
MASON'S JARS
1 Qu irt, per dozen 70c
Rubbers, per dozen ic
As long as they last
Jar tops, per doz 21c
Iron Beds from $1.90 and up
Rawhide Chairs 40c
Sewing Rockers $1.10
Carpets and Linoleums
Just received a very tine line of Art
Squares.
Guaranteed all wool ingrain, carpet
per yard 5oc
Linen warp matting, per yd 15c and u 1
L BLOCK,
Tbe Home Furnisher..
If the Shoe Fits Wear It.
If it doesn't tit, you don't want It.
We have shoes to fit every taste,
every foot, and every pocket book.
KRAUSE bROS.
Oregon City Shoe House
Commercial Bank of Oregon
City. Capital $100,000
Transacts a general banking business.
Makes loans and collections, discounts
bills, buys anc sells domestic and for
eign exchange and receives deposits
subject to check. Open from 9am
to 4 p. m. D. C. Latourette, Pres;
F. J. Meyei, cashier.
Are Yog (Boinq
to St. Louis?
If so call for your tickets via. the
Rock Island Frisco Systems
the line having Terminal at entrance Fair
Grounds. Round trip rate $67.50. Good
for ninety days from date of sale. Choice
routes going and returning, via.
St. Paul, Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo or El Paso
Stop over permitted in both directions.
Dates of Sale.
June 7th, 16th, i7th 18th; July 1st, 2nd, 3rd; August 8th Qth, ioth
Sept. 5th, 6th, 7th; Oct. 3rd 4th and 5th.
On above dates rate of 72.56 will be made to Chicago and return.
For further information and sleeping car reservations call
upon or address,
a. h. Mcdonald,
1 40 Third St., Portland, Or. General Agent.
Have
You Received the Seaside
Souvenir for 1904?
Sond yonr job work
office.
to theConrier
A Love Letter.
Would not interest you if you're look
ing for guaranteed Salve for Sorts,
Burns or Piles, Otto Dodd, of Ponder
Mo., wr tes: "I Buffered with an ugly
ore for a year, but a box of Backlen'e
Arnica Salve cured me. It'e the beet
8alve on earth. 25 cents at Howell A
Jones' Drug Store.
The A. & 0. R. R. will mail to your
address free, copied of their 'Summer
Booklet containing 30 pages of half tone
ennraviues of Columbia river and Clat
sop Bench scenery. Address J. G Mayo,
G. K. & P. A., Actoria, Ore., or 0. A.
Stewart, Auei.t, 24S Alder St., Portland,
Ore.
Some Seasonable Advice.
It may be a piece of superfluous ad
vice to urga people at thia seaaon of the
vear to lay iu a supply of Chamber
lain'a Cough Remedy, p is almost sure
to be needed before winter is over, and
much more prompt and satisfactory re
sults are obtained when taken as soon
as a cold is detracted and before it has
become Settled in the system, which
can only be done by keeping the remedy
at hand. This remedy is so widely
known and so altogether good that no
one should hesitate about buying it in
preference to any other. It is for sale
by Geo. A. Harding.
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Private Money to Loan.
Six arid seven per cent. Amounts
on land $100 to $3000. Also some
on chattels and personal security.
For sale: The Philip Marquam
Homestead eight niiles'east of Mar-
quani at $5 an acre. Also block 11,
Oregon City, eight fnll lots 6Rxl05
feet. Sightly building place all for
$1000.
John w. Loder,
Att'y at Law.
Stevens building. Oregon City Ore,
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124 Third Street
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The Pioneer Expressman
Established 1865. Prompt delivery to all
parts of the city. Oregon City, Oregon.
BRICK ON HAND AT
Cnsttttt Brick Yard.
0. M. B. JONES, Manager.
Yard on the Abenethy.