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OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1913.
Christmas Cards
Booklets and Calendars
Happy in Christmas thought
cheerful in color schemes beau
tiful in design; just the kind you
will want to send to your
friends. Our selection has re
ceived lots of praise. Come in
and judge for yourself.
New Pottery
We have just opened a small
shipment of wonderful pottery
so artistic and inexpensive that
you will want to see it and ad
mire it. Come at once before
the assortment is broken up.
Vases, Ferns, Jardinieres. Prices
50c up.
Picture Framn'g
The Picture Framing that we
turn out is a credit to the
Rexall Store. We are proud
of it. So are hundreds of
satisfied customers. We can
show you the latest designs
and our prices are less than
at the city stores. But place
your order early our kind of
work cannot be rushed.
Material For.
Making and Sending
Xmas Gifts
Crepe Paper, Tissue Paper,
Blotters, Artists' ' Materials,
Seals, Stickers, Boxes, Tapes,
Tinsel Cord, Passe-Partout
Binding, Mounting Board, etc,
For the Smoker
Cigars at 50c and up per
box. Pipes at 25c up. Ash
Trays Smoking Sets Ciga;'
Cases Cigarette Cases Ci
gar Holders Humidors and
many other desirable gifts
for the man who smokes.
Ask the man at the cigar
counter.
Shaving Outfits
We carry all the best known
Safety Razors Gem, Ever
Ready, Eureka, Dunham Du
plex, Auto-Strap, Gillette. Pric
es $1.00 to $7.50. Lather
Brushes 25c to $2.50. Shaving
Sets complete with Mirrors,
$1.00 to $8.00.
For The Boys
In all the world no toy quite
so fine for boys as the Erector.
It consists of a box of Structur
al Steel Parts from which boys
may build from 88 to over 300
different models, depending on
the size of the outfit. Every
boy should have one. Prices
$1.00 up.
before I go 1
A Victrola settles
the Christmas question
"What to
give?" is best
answered by a
Victrola. It
is the ideal gift
as well as the
ideal musical
a. instrument.
We have
the proof right
her e t h e
Victrola itself. Come in and see
and hear the different styles
Victrola IV $22.50
and Twenty Selections i
A genuine Victrola that plays
any Victor or Columbia Record.
Can be .carried easily from one
room to another. Finished in gold
en oak.
Machine and twenty selections of
your own choice, $22.50.
$1.00 Down 50c Weekly
Victrola or
Grafonola
With 32 Selections
$88.80
OAK or MAHOGANY
Your choice of Oak or Mahogany.
The latest improved Victrola or Colum
bia Hornless machine. Kither machine
plays Victor or Columbia Records.
-Machine and thirty-two selections of
your own choice, $88.80.
Other styles $25, $10, $50, up to $200
all on easy terms. i
$10. Down $5. Monthly
your Christmas
nomically and
mas Gifts that you will
True Christmas giving
to give and which does
You will find hundreds
so is Ready to Help you Solve
Problems. To solve them eco-
yet to provide you with Christ
be proud to give and your friends glad to receive,
consists in presenting that which you can afford
not put your friends under too heavy obligation,
of such gifts at Huntley Bros.
Books Make the Best Christmas Presents
There is nothing easier to buy than a book and nothing that makes a better showing for
the cost. There is nothing that indicates such thoughtfulness on the part of the giver
and that brings such real and lasting pleasure, as well-chosen book
Good books have a peculiar dignity all their own. A dainty volume costing but a trifle
often possesses a charcter and worth that no money, spent in other articles, can buy.
OUR STOCK CONTAINS A SPLENDID COLLECTION FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE
Reprint Fiction Books in Sets
Our stock of Popular Fiction is up-to-date We offer the following sets in fine editions
and contains nil the latest titles issued in the remainder of our big sale of Sets at
this Edition: a,out one-fourth of the Publishers Price.
Daddy Long Legs Every set guaranteed perfect.
Romance of Billy Goat Hill Balzaz, 12 vol. leather, $15.75
Corporal Cameron ' De Maupassant, 5 vol. leather, $7.50
Fishermen's Luck ne Musset, 10 vol., cloth, $7.50
c Tumnai?n Fielding, G vol., cloth, $4.75
Smoke Bellew Gautier, 12 vol., leather, :$9.00
The Salamander . Irving, 10 vol., leather, $10.00
The Woman Thou Gavest Me Longfellow, 10 vol., leather, $10.00
Stover at Yale p 0 , , th $7 50
I h l?m$ ThC , SmAlett, 6 vol., leather, $6.00
And 500 others equally popular. Shakespear, 20 vol., cloth, $9.75
Gift Books in Leather Bindings World's Great Lit-10 vo1-cloth-$7-50
25c to $2.00 Books for Children, 5c to $1.50
Their beautiful bindings and carefully select. Picture Books Paint Books Books to Rea
ed contents carry the Christmas spirit as Aloud Everything that you can imagine to
truly as expensive gifts. We have a large P'ease the little ones and at any price you
assortment to choose from. please to pay from 5c up.
Books for Young People of Books of Reference
AM Artoc Dictionaries 25c to $12
rtu Cook Books 50c t0 $2
Fairy Tales Fiction Folk-Lore History Cyclopedias and Receipts 50c up
Biography Adventure Travel Nature Etiquette 50c up
Hundreds of volumes at prices of 25c to Games 50c up
$2.00. Quotations $1.00 up
Bibles ,
For some of your friends a bible will
be the most appreciated gift. Besides
the popular, large type, self-pronouncing,
Nelson bibles King James edit
ion we have the American Revised
edition. This Edition is recommend
ed by all the great religious denom
inations and contains all the advances
made in bible study during the last
300 years.
Testaments, 25c up
Bibles 50c up
Prayer Books $1.00 up
Leather Goods
Generally considered rich and expens
ive gifts but not necessarily so, if
bought here. For instance
Ladies Leather Bags 98c up
Card Cases 50c up
Purses 25c up
Bill Books 75c up
Music Rolls $1.00 up
Atty's Portfolios $5.00 up
Traveling Bags ; $3.50 up
Suit Cases $3.75 up
Huntley Bros. Co.
OREGON CITY, OREGON
This Brownie Belongs
in your Christmas list
Price $6.00
The new No. 2
Folding
Brownie
The Brownie that's
Autographic
Unusually thin and compact in construction, "smart" in appearance, simple
in manipulation a camera that will be thoroughly appreciated by any one.
Brownies from $1 up
Kodaks from $6 up
Sectional Bookcases
For Christmas
Since everyone prefers to receive prac
tical things, and since everyone reads,
why not delight someone with a beauti
ful Globe-Wernicke Sectional Bookcase
this Xmas? Such a gift will give a life
time of service and serve as a lifelong
remembrance of you.
Globe-Wernicke Sectional Bookcases
are to be had here in many styles and
finishes. Come and inspect them, while
the Special Xmas Event is on.
Stationery
Something that everybody uses
and of which no one ever has too
much. We are showing the fam
ous Highland Linen and Cranes
Linen Lawn in one quire, two quire
and three quire boxes at 35c to
$2.00. Correspondence cards for
notes and invitations at 35c to 75c
per box. Something for every
taste and every purse.
The Little Gift Room
We have turned our Fountain Room, generally known as the
"Green Room'' into a "Gift Room." The counters and show
cases are full of novelties and desirable gifts that will make
your Christmas problems easy. Our Victrolus are on display
here also. There are seats in which to rest, and a clerk to pluy
any selections you wish to hear. You are cordially invited to
come in and enjoy the Little Gift Room.
Your Boy Is
Wondering
If he will get that longed for
watch this Christmas. You can
get the famous Ingersol for $1
or the thin model for $2 both
stumwinding and stemsetting.
Or for $3 the new 7 jeweled Re
liance, the equal, in time kecp
ng qualities, of any $10 watch
made.
Christmas Candy
As usual this store will be head
quarters for the fancy package
candy from Lowneys', Liggets,
Guths and other well known
manufacturers. Our Christmas
shipment will arrive Dec. 13th,
thus insuring absolute freshness.
Shell Goods
Imitation Tortoise Shell hair
goods are again very popular.
We show a large line, both plain
and mounted with brilliants.
Barettes 15c to 75c. Back
Combs 25c to $1.50. Side Combs
35c pair up.
Parisian Ivory
This beautiful white ware con
tinues to increase in popularity,
and will be the favorite in toilet
articles. We are showing Ivory
Combs, Mirrors, Hair Brushes,
Soap Boxes, Powder and Puff
Boxes, Nail Files, Clocks and
many other small pieces at
prices from 25c up.
We Have a Great
Selection of
.for Christmas,
lbunt&inPen
Christmas
Spirit
is best expressed by
gifts that are useful.
Avoid the rush of eleventh hour
buying. Come to our store and see
ESbI-Pebq Recipe Books Ladies
EosJ-Pe3 Memo Books Men
rSlI-PsSQ KnSHfienient Buoka Either
Handsome, durable books that
will last a lifetime.
News of the County and Suburbs
Local and County Items of Interest to Our Readers
EAST CLACKAMAS
Well, Mr. Editor, while we are
floating around on the nobs to keep
dry we will try and write you a few
lines.
M. Tong has his contract for wood
hauling nearly completed and says he
is not sorry, either.
A few from here attended the bas
ket social at Stone Saturday night,
and from the word we got the finan
cial receipts did not amount to very
high figures.
The literary was well attended last
Saturday night. There wore some
real good talks on both sides by the
debaters. The question was: '"Re
solved, that dollars have more influ
ence on mankind than religion." The
judges decided in favor of the nega
tive. It has been decided to secure the
traveling library for the literary so
ciety. K. I.. Itoyor was appointed li
brarian. Ralph Hoycr is building a house on
NO ALUM HO PHOSPHATE
MUG TOOTEi?
Made from Cream o! Tartar
. Absolutely Pure
Bennett Avenue, so you see we are
still growing.
The P. & O. C. railroad is hauling
material for a switch on the north
of Cedar Springs ranch.
The Literary is going to give a
Christmas tree and entertainment at
the school house this year. Messrs.
K. R. Boyer, Bennett, and Sandstone
form the committee. They are to be
assisted by the teacher, K. L. Boyer.
The following visitors were at
Cedar Springs ranch Sunday: Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Searles, Elsie and Margie
McNair, Mr. and Mrs. Antonc Hein
rich and Freddie Dane and E. L. Boy
er. E. L. Boyer was separated from
10 cents last Saturday to ride over
a mile in the compartment car on the
I'. & O. C. railway.
Some of the natives of Clackamas
were pretty sore because the 10-mill
special road tax was defeated there
a week ngo Saturday night. They
blame the East Clackamas fellow's for
its defeat, but there must have been
(lllile M niunlwM' ill tlt.tiv nn iM.iinitt,
j voted against it from the standing of
the vote.
Earl Boyer wis in Portland Satur
day and Sunday having amateur den
tists working on his teeth.
The Rivevdale Farm is showing
some thoroughbred llolstein cattle at
the Fat Stock show at Portland this
week.
The East Clackamas Social club
meets with Mrs. J. W. Bennett Decem
ber l.lth.
W. F. Mundehenke and family were
shopping in Oregon City Saturday.
Well, Mr. Editor, for the benefit of
your readers who might live in other
states we want to mention that last
November was in second place on
record for wet weather in 4fi years.
Some rain, eh!
J. W. Bennett was a Portlnnd,visit-
or Monday.
Mrs. S. M. Haworth is laid up with
umbago having been so for the last
two weeks.
The carpenter is building waiting
rooms along the line of the P. & 0. C.
railway.
H. Van Water and family were do
ing business in Portland last Satur
day. Mrs. M. Sehram visited with her
daughters over the week-end and also
visited the literary Saturday evening.
HIGHLAND
Still it rains and looks as though it
might continue for some time. The
farmers are way behind in their plant
ing, but still it could be worse.
Arvid Hanson is back in our neigh
borhood again, from Eastern Oregon.
Marion Mudgett has gone to Ore
gon City to work.
At our road meeting on Nov. 2i, we
voted a ten-mill special road tax and
by a majority vote recommended Bert
Codd as our road supervisor for next
year.
Highland Grange met on Saturday
the fourth of December, and elected
their officers for the coming year.
Some of the young folks met at the
hall the same day and practiced -singing
for the basket social which the
Grange will give on Saturday night,
January 1, 191 1. All the Indies are
invited to bring well tilled baskets.
Those wishing to dance after the pro
gram and social is over will be allow
ed the pleasure.
We understand that the Farmers'
Union of Clarkes will give an enter
tainment in the Grange Hall in the
near future but the date has not been
set yet.
On account of bad weather and
roads Schram's auto truck has about
quit running into Highland until
spring, but it is running regularly be
tween Portland and Beaver Creek.
When there is a load to be picked up
either in Highland or Clarks they will
come out after it, however. We hope
that in a year or two more the roads
will be improved so that they can run
into this vicinity the year round.
Dwight Fairfoul, of Montavilla, is
visiting friends in Highland at present
j Elsie Schram is attending the high
school at Elwood and says they have
a fine school there. She goes on horse
back, which is quite a ride, but she
has not been tardy or absent yet.
i It is reported that George Hanson
and wife will be in Highland during
the holidays visiting friends and rel-
! atives.
I A few days ago we noticed a small
log about six or seven inches through
laying across the road between Clarks
and Frank Nicklos' place. It looked
. as though it had been there for some
I time. The mail carrier has to drive
. over it every day except Sundays and
! holidays. Wouldn't it be wise to pe
, tition the county court to order the
! supervisor of that road district to go
and remove it? It would only take
miles from home to get to it.
him about fifteen minutes and he
would only have to go six or eight
LOGAN
Last Saturdiiv wns election Hnv for
Harding Grange and there was some-
what near the old time lively scrap
i ping for oflices. Mrs. Funk had a
'short lecturer's program. A. M. Kir
' che,m said that birds are the farm
jer's best friends and untiring enemies
of insect pests and great weed seed
j destroyers. Therefore they should be
protected against the small bov's nat-
I ural destructiveness. There was much
corroborative evidence. The single
. According to Portland papers, two
prominent citizens of Logan, Henry
Babler and Miss Mahala A. Gill, were
married last week. We wish them a
full measure of happiness.
Following is the list of officers elect
of Harding Grange: Master, George
A. Kohl; O., W. M. Kirchem; L., Frei
da Kirchem; S., A. L. Funk; A, S.,
George Tracey; C,. Mrs. E. Young; T,
F. P. Wilson; Sec, Etfie Kohl; G. K.,
Mrs. A. Tracey; C, Lottie Kirchem;
P., Lillian Anderson; F., Mrs. Thorpe;
L. A. S., Mrs. Gladys Sloper.
Fred Brown and family have re
turned from their trip to Eugene and
vicinity and report a pleasant visit
with relatives there. Fred got the
limit of deer while hunting. .
lie. He and all of his followers are
headed for the toboggan slide.
HOMEDALE
CHERRYVILLE
I
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; iA 1'iuiiti unew a lew peuuies into ,
the calm sea of content which created ,
some ripples of antagonism. This is
j to be expected until Oregon grangers
get used to the pebbles and reach the
' point of the Washington state grange,
which has declared in favor of a
single tax on land values.
There will be a Grange masquerade
dance on December 18th.
Samuel Gerber has returned from
Hot Lakes improved in health.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Kir
chem, a son. Mother and son are re
ported as doing well and the father as
well as could be expected.
December starts in all right.
The east "wind is fast drying up the
mud.
November was a record-breaker in
the amount of rainfall, nearly 11 inch
es falling.
The interest at the Lyceum keeps
up and the topics discussed are living
issues and in keeping with the reform
measures before the public to day.
In meeting with people in different
parts of the county any person would
be convinced that they are in an ugly
mood about this land grant business,
as they are determined the supreme
court of the U. S. and the U. S. con
gress, the great law-making body,
must be obeyed and this land sold at
a price not to exceed $2.50, in tracts
of 1(50 acres. If these mandates are
not to be enforced, then there is no
use of having any government.
Already there is talk of what of
fice the Governor of this state will
seek after his time expires. His po
litic career is ended as no person is
so dense as to expect that a public of
ficial who will fly in the face of the
Supreme Court and defy public opin
ion in the land grant business can ex
pect any further favor from the pub-
Mr. Becker, who used to li
Beaver Creek and who went to Wash
ington, is visiting with his uncle, Mr.
Henry Baars.
The Ladies' Improvement club of
Maple Lane invited their husbands to
a chicken pie supper last Wednesday,
and how those husbands did work!
After supper an impromptu program
was rendered.
A meeting of the telephone sub
scribers of Division No. 1, was held
in the Maple Lane school house on
Friday, December 10th at 8 p. m. for
the purpose of electing a director for
the ensuing year.
The Homedale Card club will meet
with Mrs. Blackburn Saturday even
ing. All members please attend.
Something doing!
The funeral of Mr. Hettmai (of
Lone Oak Farm) took place on Sat
urday. The sympathy of the com-"
munity is tendered to Mrs. Del tmnn in
her bereavement.
Let 'er Rain!
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work to do, wear
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Reflex
Slicker
$3.00
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drop from running
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Protector Hat. 75 cents
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