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ORKGON .CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1909 Ulnl '. 1 Mw BUI j iii : " g-""-- I- - nv s: . $ 8.35 m&x at - 13.25 W:- I at - 16.25 ' I K Hi : I at - 19.25 1 M I - 3.05 II m h-u j : : ?:!o II WW i r rrXfn LEADING L2 LfO fe? 0 CLOTHIERS The Season being lax, it is our intention to make a clean sweep of our IMMENSE STOCK if LOW PRICES will effect the desired result (J The lever we will use to move these goods is LOW PRICE, and those who know the superb quality of our lines will be glad to lend a hand to bring this about Just A Reminder $2.50 to $15. 00 Suits and Ovet coats fo Men and Young Men, at $J3.UU to $20.00 $22.50 to $25.00 $27.50 to $35.00 W. L. Douglas Wbfld-tenowned $3.50 Shoes, at Hawes Famous $3.00 Guaranteed Hats at Oregon City Woolen Mill $2.75 Flannel Shirts at The entire stock at practically 50 per cent. Reduction.-The Greatest Values ever offered the public-Yoa'll t egret it if yoa pass them tip ! U it it it ii it u it it ii it it a a tt ti ti it it it it Hit 44 6th and Main St Oregon City MARCHING CLUBS BEING ORGANIZED Elaborate Preparations Being Made for Entertainment of Visitors at National Irrigation Congress Marching clubs are to be organized in 100 horticultural districts in Wash ington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Cal ifornia, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Color do, Texas, Wyoming, British Columbia and Alberta to take part in au industrial parade at the opening of the 17th National Irrigation Congress iu Spokane, August to U 14 Moist of thorn will be accompanied by bands. Hobort Insider, chairman of the local board of control, announces through Arthur Hooker, secretary, time prizes will be awarded to the districts out side of Spokane county sending the largest detonations, also that purses will be given for the clubs coming tlio longest distance and the organiza tions presenting the. best appearance. It is expooted to have President Taft and prominent men from various parts of the United States and Canada, in cluding railroad presidents, men in terested iu irrigation, orcharding, reclamation, forestry, wator power and home building and meaibers of congress in the reviewing stand. I O. A Kinue, secretary of the chain-. ber of commerce of El Paso, Texas, while in Spokane on a tour of the Pa-1 cific Nortnwest, promised a delegation of Irom 150 to 200. The party will come in a special train accompanied by its prize-winning Mexicau band. The apple belts iu Washington, Idaho, Oiegon and Montana will also send large parties. S. E Barstow of Barstow, Texas, is president of the cougress, which, judging from the urraugements al ready made, gives promisa of be ng the bust atteuded mid most interesting iu the organization. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh lhat Coo- lain Mercury as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smoli and completely derange the whole system when entering ot thronuh the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used exuept on prescriptions from reputable physi cian, as the damage I hoy will do is tenfold to the good you can possibly derive rrom them. Hall s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co. , Tolo lo, O. , coniains no mer cury, and in taken iniernnlly, uctiuu directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces ot tho system. Iu buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you pei the geuuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by druguists. Price 75o per bot tle. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti Orange Resolutions At the last meeting of Molalla Grange No. 10, P. of H., the follow ing resolutions were unanimously adopted : "Whereas, the Grange has been the continued and consistent a ivocate of the system of direct law-making known as the Initiative and Releruu duni, and of the Direct Primary law, including the election of U. S. sena tors by means of Statement No. 1 ; thereiore be it resolved by Molalla Grange No. 810, that we courlemn all efforts intended to nullify these meas ures." CUTS OFF FINGER WITH AN AXE Falls View Boy Starts Chopping: "d Com pletely Severs Finger Willie Taylor, the seven year-old sou of Mr. aud Mrs. George Taylor of Falls View, severed oue v-f his lingers wlnle playing with an axe Sunday. The yuungster found the axe lying near the chopping block, and started chopping. He missed the stick on one H'roke and the blade descended on his let t hand, completely severing tne second tJuger aud badlly cutting the first aud ihird flugerB. Dr. Meissne was summoned and attended to the in jured member. If you haven't the time to exeroise reguUrly, Down's Rogulets will pre vent constipation. They induce a mild, busy, healthful action of the bowels without griting. Auk vour druggist for them. goo. Stops earache in two minutes; toothache or pain of burn or scald iu five minutes; hoarseness, one hour; muBcleache, two hours; sure throat, twelve hours Dr. Thomas' .Electrio Oil, monarch over pain. 1909 w CALENDARS 1909 Out shipment of Calendars for 1909 has been delayed and we will probably not receive them before the 10th or 12th of January. The delay being unavoidable we can only express our regret, and ask our friends to be patient with us, assuring them that the calendars will be distributed at the earliest possible moment after their arrival. The Bank of Oregon City . j Dr. Stephen S. Wise, Rabbi of the fc'ree Synagogue of New York City, retains an ardent affection for the Pacirio Northwest, his residence for several years. Iu commenting on the prize apples recently sent to Europeau rulers aud exhibited in New York, he wites: Why is this fruit sent to such indifferent Oregoniaus as Ed ward, Wilheltn, Nicholas and Mr. D'alileres? It you really want Oregon apples to couut, djn't waste them on European moi archs, but get them in to the systems of Uresouia. s who love aud treasuro everything Oregonian front little Mount Hood to big Hood River apples. But the apples wouldn't be kept long on exhibition iu our homes here they would vanish as the mist hovering over the summit of Mount Hood befort the morning sun. " Most disfiguring skin eruptions, scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc., are due to impure blood. Burdock Blond Bit ters ib a cleansing blood tonic. Makes yon clear-eyed, clear-brained clear skinned. MILWAUKEE. The new gravel walk, running from Main street to W. H. Grasle's prop erty, is now packed down aud is a great improvement to the loos 8 of tl.is portiou of the oitv as well as a 10m tort to the various resident?, especi ally the school children, who were formerly obliged to wado through mud to reach the school house. The walk was laid by Boad Supervisor W. H. Counsell, and the cost was $1G0, all of whioh was raised by pri vate subscription. One of the most enjoyable social affairs held in Milwaukee in some time vas the social given at the school house Friday night by the pupils and teachers of the Milwaukee school. A "umber of the parents of the scholars and a few friends of the school were present. The new assem bly rooms of the schotl were prettily decorated for the occasion by the ipress themselves as being highly pleased, aud the evening brought the teachers, scholars aud patents into a closer relationship W. F. Lehman has reoputly pur chased a baud of sheep from a Mo lalla stock raider, and the meat eating porriot of Milwaukee's population will find the choicest mutton at his shop. Edison Edwards, a prominent young man of this city, has gone to Oakland, California, tor au indefinite, virfit, a fact that will be noted with regret by the young people of this city, as Edison has been prominent at all of the social gatherings iu the past and is very popular. J. E. Wetzler has finished plaster ing the Evangelical church building, and left tor Seaside, whe e he has the oontract for the plastering of Kruse's Beach Hotol, the line new hostelry- that is being erected there. The members of the Milwaukee Band are making elaborate prepara tions for the masque ball and cake walk they will hold on New Year's eve in the City Hall. Three cash prizes will be given to the best cake walkers. Rev. T. F. Bowan. rector of St. Paul's Episcopal ohurcn, will hold servioes in St. John's Episcopal churchin this city Sunday at 7:80 p m. All are cordially invited. The Cause of Many Sudden Deaths. There is a disease prevailing in this Country most dan gerous because so decep tive. Alanysudden deaths are caused by it heart dis ease, pneumonia, Heart iailure or apoplexy are often ill ii nun vn MADRAS. The cold, freezing weather we have the result of kid ney disease. If kidney trouble is allowed to ad vance blood will at. tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of the bladder, or the kidneys themselves Dreak down ana waste away cell by cell. Bladder troubles almost always result from arrangement of the kidneys and a cure is obtained quickest by a proper treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel ing badly you can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. It corrects inability to hold urine and scalding pain in passing it, and over comes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often through the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of fbe most distressing cases. Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is old by all druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles. You may have e sample ootue ot tins womlertul new dis- Itching piles provoke profanity, but profanity won't cure them. Doan's Ointment cures itching, bleeding or I rotruding piles after years of fcuflor iug. At any drug store. bem experiencing for the past two covery and a book that tells all about it, weeks has changed to warm winds, J both sent free by mail. Address, Dr. Kil and the rain has commounod falling mer & Co., Biiighainton, N. Y. When in the most approved webfoot style. I writing mention reading this generous Wesley Hill and family speut offer in this paper. Don't make any Christmas day in Madras. i mistake, but remember the name, Swamp- Mis Delia Sweeting, who has been Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-R..ot, and ths visiting near Walla Walla for some address, Binghamton, N. Y on every time, has retumea to Madras aud will i vouie. remain for an indefinite time. Roscoe Gard went to his farm on tin plain this week to do some needed work. Harry Gard and wifo visited A. J. Ringo and family this week. They also did some Christmas shopping in Madras the saiie day. A number of the boys who have been employed on the railroad survey, re turned home to spend the holidays. Mrs. Max Wilson, who has been in Prineville for some time, returned home last Sunday. Dave Burden returned from Prine- ville Christmas day. He took a local freight from that city to Shaniko. U. Lonsberry hauled wood for the flouring mill this week. A number of local Odd Fellows will attend the installation at Prinevilie on January 3. All of tin merchants in Madras ex. pressed themselves as satisfied with the Christmas trade. All have done a good business. John Lockhart has ressumed driving the stage between Madras and Heisler station. General Paxton, who lives near Fishers, below Mudsprings school house, was transacting business in Madras this week. The Northwest Eletrio Light & teachers: Mrs. Emelie O. Shaw prin-jPower Association, embraoing Ore cipal; Misses Kate and Ella Casto, Mrs. E. 8. Buck and Mrs. k. k. Eisert, and these ladies received a number of compliments for their work. An interesting literary and musical program was rendered under the tuptrvimou, of Mrs. Eisert, aud following this, tempting refreshments gon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, held a two days session in tho con vention hall of the Portland Commer cial Club lust week. Every state had numerous delegates and the meeting was oue of the best they have ever held. . The Northwcrt has attracted the brightest men from the technical f-Vw MM- YOU'LL STRIKE IT LUCKY BEAVER LAKE. Cold, frosty weather prevails. S J. Nicholson, who lias been working in a logging camp near Os trauder, Wash., had the misfortune to get struck by a falling limb and has returned home. Homer Williams made a flying trip to the county seat one day last week. E. L Wylond has moved Into his new residence. Bert Wade is busy getting out cedar fence posts C. G. Voorhies is busy sawing wood for the neighbors w ith his gasoline wood saw. Ray Wyland is busy clearing land. Mr and Mrs. Pitman are on the sick list. D. M, Groshong has moved to the Barston-plaoe to look after his oattle di ring the winter. Ellis Nicholson made a business trip to Silvortou a lew days ago. HIGHLAND. Ohet Gard and Miss Venue May flelrt were marriod last Thursday. They gave a danoe Friday evening to their fri-nds and everybody had a good time. At a late hour all went home wishing Mr and Mrs. Gard a long and pleasant voyage on the mat rimonial sea. Fred Vose and bou came home for the holidays. They are working for iutiwiiK nil lUUIJIttVlllU, Christ Moelmke has his staoking shed oompleted. Mr. and Mrs Curtis Handle are home through the holidays. Mr. Handle U running a donkey engine at Montesano, Wash. Frank Rees is losing some of his Bhoep. He thinks it is a cougar that is doing the damage. The roads are gotting protty muddy, especially where they were gradod last summer. weie served. All present at the affair j schools of the country. If y o u have your horse sood here. New Year is a good time to begin the custom. Then your horse will be more comfortable and confident on his feet. Then he'll start the year feeling right and his better gait will show it. Give him a New Year's pres ent of a new set of shoes and have us us put them on. ' Storey & Thomas 4th and Main Sts. Oregon City j 6w Our Repair Department is so thoroughly equipped that there is no repair job that it is afraid to tackle. We repair the highest and lowest grade watches that are made and guarantee them to keep perfect time. We fix tired Clocks so that they run again as good as new; Talk ing machines so they talk as clear as ever. We repair Rings, Brooches, Eye Glasses, Chains, Bracelets, and all kinds of jewelry at very little coat; making them as servicable as when new. Our Optical Charges For Examination - Nothing For Advice - - - Nothing For adjusting Glasses Nothing For Glasses, if needed - - as little as possible We would be glad to have you call on us if you arc having eye troubles BURMEISTER. (b ANDRESEN Oregon City Jewelers Suspension Bridge Corner a r f 1
