OREGON CITY:COURIER, THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 1914
Store filled with
Special Bargains
for this Sale
One-third off
on all
Rubber Goods
Pre-Inventory SaJe
Lots of Goods at One-half Off
HKhartc i R5rr Dofliir.mnf
On January 10th we begin invoicing and to reduce our stock for that purpose we are making big cuts
on all of our Holiday stock and most of our Sundry line from how to January 10th, 1914. Wi
mention here a few of the many attractive bargains, ,
ALL TOILET AND MANAICURE SETS .REGULAR PRICE
ALL SHAVING SETS ' REGULAR PRICE
ALL PARISIAN IVORY REGULAR PRICE
ALL BRASS WARE REGULAR PRICE
ALL HANGING BASKETS REGULAR PRICE
ALL ART CALENDARS. ........ . REGULAR PRICE
ALL $2.00 POCKET KNIVES NOW ..$137
ALL $1.00 POCKET KNIVES NOW. 69c
ALL 75c POCKET KNIVES NOW. ; 49c
ALL 50c POCKET KNIVES NOW. 37c
ALL 25f POCKET' KNIVES NOW .17c
ALL 50c TOOTH BRUSHES NOW .33c
ALL 35c TOOTH BRUSHES NOW. .21c
ALL 25c TOOTH BRUSHES NOW. .16c
ALL 10c TOOTH BRUSHES NOW ; 6c
GLYCERINE TOILET SOAP REGULAR PRICE 10c SALE PRICE ... .4 for 25c
ROSE, VIOLET OR ORANGE, REGULAR PRICE 10c SALE PRICE . .4 for 25c
OUR OWN TOILET PAPER REGULAR PRICE 10c ROLL, 1000 SHEETS SALE
PRICE 4 for 25c
C0LGATES TALCUM POWDER REGULAR 25c, SALE PRICE 15c
NEVER-BREAK COMBS REGULAR 75c, SALE PRICE .53c
NEVER-BREAK COMBS REGULAR 50c, SALE PRICE. 33c
NEVER-BREAK COMBS REGULAR 25c SALE PRICE 17c
TfYIUTTC
Sale Lasts to January J T"7
10th to 14th "LIKUix
Stock Up for the Year 1 Cf
at Special Prices
THE NY AT, STORE
Knickerbocker Spray
and Bath Fixtures
at
Actual Cost
MOUNTAIN
WATER
AT COST OF SI .74
PURE WATER FOR OREGON CITY
our 1200 present water takers only
are Connected with the system ten
years hence. '
$300,000.00 at 5 per cent in
terest, per year $15,000.00
$300,000.00 at 2 per cent
sinking fund, year 15,000.00
Expenses of system 4000.00
MC BAIN GIVES BOND FIGURES
Figures Show that Additional Cost to'
Consumer Would be Small '
Many thoughts will come to our
readers as to the probable cost to
the consumer of water from the
South Fork of the Clackamas, but
singularly the figures show the cost
will be very little more to the aver
age consumer at the outset, and as
time goes on, water can be furnished
at less than the present cost. ' .
B. T. McBain of the Mountain Wa
ter League made the following re
port to the league:
The latest thing in bonds is a plan
similar to buying a home on the in
stallment plan. A bond issue of
$300,000.00 can be readily disposed of
even in these so-called hard times
when money is tight, for bond buy
ers have been around looking for a
chance to bid on this proposition to
aid the Mountain Water League in
its work. It is almost a certainty
that the issue will sell at par value
and at a 5 per cent rate of interest.
These bonds can be called in each
year in certain stated amounts as
named before the sale thereof, so
within 25 years the city can be out
of debt, own its own plant and sell
water to the consumer for practically
little more than half its present sell
ing price.
A 25-year plan, $300,000.00 at five
per cent shows as follows:
Sell bonds April 1, 1914.
Water system in April 1, 1914 sure
ly, and possibly by January 1, 1915.
The first year's interest therefore is
payable before the income is suffi
cient to take care of same, f Our plan
would be to pay this with the sur
plus from the bonds, as it is almost
a certainty that the pipe line and res
ervoir will be completed without us
ing the "incidental" charge of 10 per
cent provided in the estimate, with a
man like H. A. Rands in charge of the
work and contractors hungry for a
chance to bid. With the first year's
interest taken care of, the interest
for succeeding years will come out of
the revenue from sale of water and
after three years with a sinking fund
charge of 2 per cent; payment of
$10,000.00 per year can be made for
ten years; $12,500.00 paid for four
years; $15,000.0 paid for five years,
and $20,000.00 per year thereafter
until the whole amount is liquidated
in twenty-five years.
These payments, greater each per
iod as time goes on, are possible by
reduction in total bonds outstanding,
the interest being less, while the to
tal charge of 7 per cent to the con
sumer remains in force, even though
Total $25,000.00
1200 consumers, average, year$20.83
at 12 months, per month.... 1.74
Presenjt average cost, month.... 1.50
While smaller consumer' pays
per month 1-25
Extensions in pipe lines in - the
city will cost, no more with the water
from the mountains than from . the
river and there is no argument
against the new plan on that; point.
Elyville will be on a-gravity system
and be supplied with water. Other
portions of the city will come in and
the increase in number of consum
ers w.!U certainly pay for the exten
sion; if not it would be poor business
to extend.
With an increase of five per cent
in consumers each year, the rates
would be reduced an equal amount,
without taking any chances on the
bond issue.
Sales to adjoining cities are pos
sible at three to five times the cost of
delivering at the reservoir, therefore
each sale of 1,000 gallons to our
neighbors, pays for from 3,000 to
5,000 gallons delivered to Oregon City
consumers and makes it possible to
greatly reduce the rate.
The present indebtedness of the
water commissioners is in round
numbers: '
Bonds ' $40,000.00
Warrants .... 50,000.00
WILL START FEBRUARY 1
TOTAL $90,000.00
I
The value of the present pumping
plant is appraised at $100,000 so the
debt can be wiped out, either by sale
of the property if not needed as an
auxiliary plant, or by rental of it and
its power to others which can no
doubt be done considering its loca
tion. In any event this debt on long
time boiW at 5 per cent rate of in
terest and only the interest need be
cosidered, while the rest is on war
rants at 6 pr cent and the sales to
outside districts will easily take care
of thse' charges if the rental or the
sale of the property will not.
With three million gallons of wa
ter and by running the intake up
stream a short distance, a possible
3,800,000 gallons are in sight with
the 18, 16 and 14 inch pipe provided
in the engineer's estimate.
With this Oregon City will have
water for elevators and other- hy
draulic work as well as all it needs
for street sprinkling without great
labor and other costs of pumping sys
tem. But above all, who in Oregon
City will not pay 50 cents per month
more for water, free from all impuri
ties, pure sparkling cold mountain
water, as against the present sew
age of the Willamette river, filtered
of all solids but still containing the
liquid excretion from human and ani
mals alike.
Sealer of Weights Will Make Ispec
tion of Entire County
Next Monday William Grisenth
waite, county sealer of weights and
measures, will commence his work
somewhere in the county, and will
continue until the county has thor
oughly been inspected.
Where scales are found faulty the
sealer will condemn them and they
cannot be used until they are made
standard, and a violation of the or
der makes the user liable to a fine of
from $5 to $500 or ninety days' im
prisonment, i
There are no doubt many scales
and measures in the county that' are
faulty, which the dealer has no knowl
edge of. It is Mr. Grisenthwaite's
duty to have these corrected, and the
innocent dealer has nothing' to fear
from his first inspection. The know
ing violator is the man the English
man will go after, and he will go
hard, for full weights are going to
go in this county if the sealer and
county attorney can make them go.
Here Goes the Senate
With the gra'nge, equity, farmers'
union, labor union, and taxpayers
generally, out against the state sen
ate, that higher body is going to be
laid low as. soon as the ballot is given
the people.
Only Two Obstacles.
The steel for the public elevator
has arrived and has been unloaded.
The only things that now stand be
tween it and completion are an in
junction and the water board.
Oh yes it must be built, also.
A Happy New Year.
When yotr feel Imk,
Stretchy, Hall SicE, '
Blue and Out of Sorts,
look to the Liver; It la
Torpid.
HERBINE
la the Remedy Yon Need.
It Is an invigorating tonle for
a torpid liver. The first dose
brings improvement, a few days
use puts the liver in fine vigor
ous condition. Herblne also ex
tends its restorative influence
to the stomach and bowels. It
helps digestion and food assimi
lation, purifies the bowels and
brings back the habit of regu
lar dally bowel movements.
When the stomach, liver and
bowels are active, bilious Im
purities no longer obstruct
functional processes, the result
of which Is renewed energy,
mental activity and cheerful
spirits.
Price 60e per Bottle.
JameiF.Ballird.Prop. 8t.Louls.Mo.
Use Stephens Eye Salve for
core tyes. it cures.
Solo Amp HcconntHoiabt
Jones Drug Co., Oregon City.
BR0WNELL & STONE
'ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Oregon City, Oregon
'T3E FAT. AFFECTIONATE SMILE."
"Ooze all over with the fat, affection
ate smile that makes the widow lean."
Can't you picture that smile for your
self? Can't you hear the oily voice,
flt companlgn for the "fat. affectionate
smile," urging on the widow the ad-visablllty-nay.
the very necesslty-of
trusting ber small fortune Into the
bands of the owner of the smile and
the voice?
Tennyson knew the breed of pro
moters of fake schemes when he wrote
the words. He knew the desire of the
widow for competence when the wage
earner is taken away. . He knew the
anxiety of the bereaved wife and
mother for the future of herself and
her children, and he wanted to warn
'her against the smiles of the man
whose words must be paid for, and
paid for dearly.
Most of-its have met the smile and
heard the Words. If we have not ac
tually been face to face with the man
who wants to exchange bis counter
feit gold of false promise for our real
sold of commercial value he has sought
us out by means of his circulars.
Many of us, according to the postal
authoritiesand investigators of the
subject, are on the "sucker lists," which
are bought and sold Just as are gro
ceries and books and clothing.
Who has not received the printed or
typewritten pages which told ef for
tunes to be made In faroff lands or cul
tivating products of which we know
nothing at first hand? Who has not
been besought to buy building lots that
are. a score of miles away from the
nearest railroad or are situated In mos
quito Infested swamps? Whs has not
heard of the Mulberry Sellers schemes
In which there are millions but not
for unwary investors?
There Is too much of this falsely af
fectionate smiling in this America of
ours. Sometimes, to a reader of the
daily newspapers, it seems as though
half the population were trying to
fleece the other half by means ef Il
legitimate get-rich-qulek schemes. Of
course that Is not so, but It sometimes
seems so.
States are awakening to their re
sponsibility in this matter and are try
ing to safeguard the careless investor.
But he must learn to guard himself.
When men and laws are perfect there'
will be no more of the schemes. Until
of '"the fat, affectionate
smile that makes the widow leanl"
He Deserved It.
One morning Bill the poacher was
engaged in his early morning labors,
when suddenly he came face to face
with the owner of the manor, who nat
urally he thought still lay abed, says
the London Answers.
Gone was the brightness of the morn
ing as the redoubtable squire eyed the
uninvited guest, who stammered out a
nervous greeting.
"G-good morning, sir! Watfr-whai
brings you out bo early?"
"Ob," replied the lord ef the land
with haughty stare and ta BBeoaacloua
testing of the tight switch he carried
In his hand. "I came ont to gala aa
appetite for breakfast But why, saay
I ask, are you out so earryT"
Living close to nature intakes tor
quickness, and there was eesreety
pause of half a second befere BUI. re
plied: "Well. now. squire, that's eariee.
Here you come out early te get aa ap
petite for breakfast and I come out ta
get a breakfast for my appetiteP
Kentucky's Stat Master.
The resignation of r. P. Welaatt,
master of the Kentucky stats grange,
on account of Illness and a prepesea
tour In foreign countries, has been an
nounced by the national master. These
who know Mr. Woleott and who hare
met him at the meetings ef the aaHeaal
grange will regret to hear that It kaa
become necessary for him to relinquish
the work In Kentucky, where for fovtr
years he has been most active U
promoting the Interests of the Ortec
Summons ,. .
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for Clackamas County.
Ella Beaver, Plaintiff; ,
vs.
Bert J. Beaver, Defendant.
To Bert J. Beaver, the above named
Defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon
you are hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint filed against
you in the above entitled cause on or
before the expiration of six weeks
from the date of the first publication
of this summons, to-it: On or be
fore the 13th day of February, 1914,
and if you fail so to answer, for want
thereof, the plaintiff will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in her
complaint on file herein, to-wit:
That the bonds of matrimony now ex
isting between plaintiff and defend-
at be dissolved, and for such other
and further relief in the premises as
to the court seems equitable and just.
This summons is published by or
der of the Honorable H. S. Anderson,
Judge of the County Court for Clack
amas County, and said order was
made and dated the 81st day of De
cember, 1913, and the date of the first
publication of this summons is the
1st day of January, 1914, and the
date of the last publication of this
summons is the 12th day of February,
1914.
JOS. H. PAGE.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Sheriff's Sale on Execution .
In the Circuit Court of the Stata of
Oregon, for the County of Multnomah.
Andrew Johnson, Plaintiff,
vs.
F. M. Chance, Defendant
State of Oregon, ttmnty oi uaena
' mas, ss.
By virtue of a Judgement order, de
cree and an execution, duly issued out
of and under the seal of the above en
titled Court, in the above entitled
cause, to me duly directed and dated
on the 4th day of December, ii3,
upon a judgement rendered and enter
ed in said court on the 3rd day of De
cember, 1913, in favor of Andrew
Johnson, Plaintiff, and against F. M.
Chance, Defendant, for the sum of
$125.00, with interest thereon at the
rate of 6 per cent per. annum from
the 3rd day of December, 1913, and
the further sum of $25.00 end ths
ttBSB
They are All
i
Talking About
The fvonderful bargains offered
by Price Bros, during their great
I
tock Reducing
Sale
The highest grade Mens Young
Men's and Boys' Wearing Ap
parel at a saving of from 25 to
40 per cent. Don't fail to . take
advantage of the
REAL SALE
Get Genuine
Bargains
Price Bros.
"Where Clothes Fit,"
SIXTH & MAIN STS. ESTABLISHED 1895
further sum of $18.50 costs and dis
bursements, and the costs of and upon
this writ; commanding me out itf,
the personal property of said de
fendant, and if sufficient could not be
found, then out of the real property
belonging to said defendant on and
after the date of said Judgement to
satisfy said sum of $125.00 and also
the costs upon this said writ.
Now Therefore, by virtue of said
execution, judgement order and de
cree, and in compliance with the com
mands of said writ, being unable to
find any personal property of said de
fendant's, I did on the 30th day of j
Dec. 1913. duly levy upon the 'fol
lowing described deal - property of
said deiendant, situate and being in
the County of Clackamas, and State
of Oregon, to-wit:
The West half of the Southeast
Quarter of the Southwest quarter of
Section 5, Township 2 South of Range
4 flast of the Willamette Meridian,
Clackamas county, Ore, and I will, on
Saturday the 31 day of January, 1914,
at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M., at
the front door of thev County Court
house in the City of Oregon City, in
said County and State, sell at pub
lic auction, subject to redemption, lo'
the highest bidder, for U. S. gold
coin cash in hand, all the right, title
and interest which the within named
defendants, or either of them, had on
the date of said Judgement or since
had in or to the above described real
broperty or any part thereof, to sat
isfy said Execution, judgement order,
decree, interest, costs and all accru
ing costs.
E. T.-Mass,
Sheriff of Clackamas County, Ore
gon. By B. J. - Staats, Deputy.
Dated, Oregon City, Oresron. De
cember 30th, 1913,
rTtlKCTPAL PORTLAND AGENTS FOR LADIES HOME JOURNAL PATTERNS, ALL THE LATEST
8TTLE3 IN ALL SIZES AT 10c & 15c EACH FULL LINE OF EMBROIDERY PATTERNS PRICED AT
lie 15c MAIL ORDERS CAREFULLY FILLED PARCEL POST PACKAGES SENT PREPAID TO
ALL POINTS WHERE CHARGES DO NOT EXCEED 5 PER CENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE.
il I II 1 F'Uai-
PORTLAND, OREGON
39c
Sale Beautiful Mew Silks
THE MOST FASHIONABLE PLAIN SHADES AND NOVELTIES
IN 65c, 75c AND 85c QUALITIES PRICED FOR THIS
SALE AT, YARD . . . . .
A rare opportunity, this, to get the material for the longed-for silk waist or dress at a great saving in price
You may select from hundreds of pieces and thousands of yards, including the season's choicest weaves, in
plain shades and novelties, only a few of which are mentioned here. Plain Messalines and Plain Wash Taffe
tas, Solid-Colored Poplins and rich Drapery and Kimona Silks; also Roman-Striped Fancies and (
and Novelty Waisting in widths from 20 to 27 inches and in a great variety of colorings. Silks U "
that have sold this season at 65c to 85c & yard now priced to close at .., J j
Genuine 35c Heatherbloom at 19c the Yd.
One of the most popular materials for petticoats, linings, etc., the genuine Heatherbloom. Comes 4 (
full 36 inches wide and sold in over20 desirable plain shades. Regular 35c quality specially pric- 1 Mf
ed for this sale at, the yard X W
Wide and Narrow Wale Corduroys
THE MOST DESIRABLE COLORS IN 2 2MNCH WIDTH REGULAR ft r
75c AND 85c QUALITIES SPECIALLY PRICED TOMORROW, YARD 3 L
Don't fail to take advantage of this sale if you would purchase wide or narrow wale Corduroys at a
splendid saving, iney are standard quality, firm and durable fabrics, full 27 inches wide, and
shown in white, black, castor, brown, navy, cardinal,' scarlet, Delft blue,, tan, slate, eta. Regular
75c and 85c grades'specially priced for this sale at, a yard J '
Sale of Broken Lines of Plain and Fancy Dress Goods
SERGES, MOHAIRS, PLAIDS, CHECKS AND NOVELTIES IN STAND- 1Qr
ARD WIDTHS AND QUALITIES REGULAR 50c TO 75c GRADES AT J t
Short bolts and broken lines of this season's most fashionable Woolen Dress Goods undorpriced for rapid
clearance. The assortment' includes French and Storm Serges, Albatross, Novelty Fluids and Checks, Plain
and Fancy Mohairs and a great many Novelties; falso Black Dress Goods in a variety of weaves, both plain
and black, and Black and White Striped Novelties. All are standard quality fabrics, bought to sell
regularly at 50c, 65c and 75c a yard, and all are to go at this sale for the special low price of, the -l M "
yard : , J V
48-Inch Silk Finished Brocaded Matelasse Coatings
OF SPLENDID WEIGHT, SHOWN IN RICH TWO-TONED COL- M O
ORINGS REGULAR $3.50 TO $4.50 GRADES PRICED AT, YD. $ 1 0 7
Here is an opportunity to purchase the most fashionable Coatings at a wonderful saving. A sale of 48-inch
Silk-t imshed Brocaded Matelasse coatings, shown in many designs, plain grounds, with brocad
ed paterns in two-toned effects. Fabrics of splendid weight, in regular $3.50 to $4.50 qualities.
Special for this sale at, the yard , ,
59c
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