Oregon City courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1902-1919, December 14, 1916, Image 11

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Newspaper Page Text11 A "Hundred and One Christmas Gif Suggestions! OREGON C1TV COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1916 Here in this advertisment you will find the answer to thai annual question "What shall I give father, mother, sister, son, daughter, sweetheart, friend." Here you will find something splendidly appropriate for all of them something that will bring pleasure to the heart of the recipient and express just the sentiment you wish to express. For months past we have been preparing to meet your Christmas demands. The following list of gift suggestions will give you some idea of the comprehensiveness of our stock. If you don't find what you want listed in the above, come in and look over our stock. You will find in it just what you want, and at just the right price. Burmeister & Andreson 0reS COUNTY AND CITY LOCALS Miss M. E. Libker of Goldendale, Wash., has left for her home after spending several weeks in this city. Miss Libker formerly lived here. Miss Josephine Getchell of Valley City, North Dakota, has gone to Leb anon after spending some time here as the guest of the Misses Alma and Florence Moore. Following a visit at Lebanon, Miss Getchell will go to Eu gene, where she expects to reside. George Herbert of Salt Lake City, spent Monday in Oregon City visit ing friends. Mr. Herbert has been traveling through the northwest country within the past few weeks. Samuel Williams, who was for merly a property holder in Clackamas county, has written from St. Joseph, Mo., where he is established in bus iness, to friends here, expressing his plan to make an early visit in this county. Neal & McClatchie make a special ty of repairing watches, clocks or anything pertaining to the jewelry business. tf . Thomas Ward and Irwin H. Cope land were visitors in Oregon City this week. The1 former registered at the Electric hotel from Watertown, New York, and the latter from Glen Falls, in the same state. County Judge H. S. Anderson and Commissioner Adam Knight have been in attendance this week at the annual meeting of the Oregon Asso ciation of County Judge and Commis sioners at Portland. Ross Brown of Gresham is an ad dition to the force in the local freight department of the P. R., L. & P. Co. Fred Schafer, well-known here as the former owner of a sawmill near Molalla, was in Oregon City early in the week. Mr. Schafer is in a sim ilar business at Summit. C. C. Saling of Estacada was a business visitor in the county seat this week. F. C. Ewald, formerly timekeep er on construction work for the W. ! V. S. railway, was a guest in Ore gon City this week of Gerald Warner. Mr. Ewald was en route to Seattle from his home in San Francisco. G. N. Hickok of Aurora was a bus iness visitor in Oregon City on Mon day. Resolutions were passed at the meeting of the Maple Lane grange last' Saturday condemning the county court's action in setting aside $8000 for the partial cost of a national guard armory in Oregon City. The taxpayers' meeting on the same day killed the appropriation that aroused the Maple Lane grangers as well as those of other sections of the- county. Ed. Fortune of this city attended the meeting of he North Pacific Fair association held in Portland late last week. Mr. Fortune, who has charge of the racing card at the Clackamas GIFTS FOR HER LINK BUTTONS DIAMOND RINGS MANICURE SETS SET RINGS FANCY CHINA SIGNET RINGS VEIL PINS LAVALLIERES BELT PINS BAR PINS CASSEROLES CAMEO BROOCHES PENDANTS BRACELETS CORAL RINGS WATCH FOBS GOLD BEADS GOLD WATCHES x PEARL BEADS , . - PHOTO FRAMES CORAL BEADS TOILET SETS GOLD CROSSES CHANTELAINE PINS MESH BAGS HANDY PINS THIMBLES COLLAR PINS OPERA GLASSES PLAIN RINGS FOUNTAIN PENS VANITY CASES AGATE JEWELRY NECK CHAINS UMBRELLAS BRACELET WATCHES SCISSORS HAT PINS KODAKS GOLD LOCKETS - CAMERAS JEWEL CASES MUSIC ROLLS , SIGNET RINGS MANTLE CLOCKS WATER PITCHERS BIG BEN CLOCKS SANDWICH TRAYS CASSEROLES SALAD BOWLS BAKING DISHES MYRTLE WOOD NUT BOWLS LEMONADE SETS PYREX BAKING GLASS CRUMB TRAYS SPOON TRAYS FRUIT BOWLS FERN DISHES county fair, and who was last year the official starter at the state afir, reports a general and widespread in terest in the harvest shows for next fall. Charles E. Spence, who with Mrs. Spence recently returned from the na tional grange convention at Wash ington, where he was the capable ad vocate of much proposed legislation which he hoped to have the grange father, was transacting business in the county seat this week. . Mrs. Matilda Howell of this city underwent an operation at the local hospital late last week. Mrs. How ell is reported to be rapidly recover ing. Judge Thomas F. Ryan of Salem, returning home from the dedication ceremonies in connection with the opening of the new I. 0. 0. F. hall at Molalla, where he was a speaker, visited friends in Oregon City. Mrs. A. Graves has arrived in Ore gon City to spend some time with Mr. and Mrs. James Dawson. Mrs. Graves' home is at Crooks, Wash., and she is a sister of Mrs. Dawson. Fred Wagner of Wilsonville was a business visitor in Oregon City late last week. E. C. Latourette attended to legal business in Dallas, Polk county, last week. Mrs. R. L. Badger of Beaver Creek was in the county seat on Wednesday. After an Electrio Shock. An effective means of resuscitation after an electric shock Is said to be a sharp blow on the soles of the feet without removing the shoes. In all cases, however, It Is necessary to pull the tongue from the throat, as the ac tion of the current Is to cause a con traction of the muscles, and the tongue Is drawn back Into the throat, com pletely sealing the air passage. Part of many first aid equipments consist of a device which will grasp the tongue and hold it la a distended position so that the throat is open to permit of artificial respiration. Rhode Island and Textiles. The first cotton mill in the United States was built In Pawtucket in Wash ington's first administration. The mak ing of textiles has become Rhode Is land' first industry. Some 00,000 per sons work in it, and Its output Is about 50 per cent of the manufactured prod ucts of the state, which, little as It Is, is fourth In the making of cotton goods and third In tne mating or wooiens and worsteds. Ready to Believe It. 1 norann trim had cot some little smattering of zoological lore said one day to a novice that crocodiles were often seen in tears. "Oh, that's nothing!" rejoined the nnvlPA. "I've often mvself seen whales' blubber!" Stray Stories. Patronizing. "Flubdub has such a patronizing manner." "Yes, he can't pass a globe represent ing the world without patting it" Louisville Courier-Journal. s , OIL BOTTLES NAPPIES CELERY TRAYS SHERBET CUPS TEA SPOONS , COLD MEAT FORKS BERRY SPOONS CREAM LADLES I IT was two weeks before Christ mas. Mrs. Bricklayer awoke to tho fact with a gasp of horror. She hadn't thought of Christ mas coming for a month yet. Poor soul, how could she? There was nothing very Chrlst masy in her life Just at present The freezing weather had start ed In on Dec. 1, and John Brick layer hud not been able to lay a brick since. Peter was only one; It wouldn't cost much to please him. - Susie, aged four, could string up all those spools for Peter, and they could make him a fine rattle by putting a few beans in a round ribbon box. Susie was four well, she would Just like a doll's bouse made out of four grocery boxes, painted outside anJ papered with those bits of wall paper the Janitor left behlud him. Johnny could do that; it would keep him off the streets after noons and save his good shoes from so much walking. And while Johnny was uslne wood en boxes he could make a gro cery store for Tim. Mary thought she could afford a few pennies to get a scale for Tim and a few bits of furniture for Susie surely the child would not expect much. They could make chairs and beds and ta bles of blocks of wood. Mrs. Bricklayer herself could dress some wonderful clothespin dolls to live in. the doll bouse. Per haps Johnny could find a pair, of wheels and make a new soap box cart for Susie and Tim to play with. And there was Katie wishing for doll's dishes and clothes so much. Father Bricklayer was handy with tools; perhaps he could make a little cupboard out of the ever useful soap box. Finally when Christmas morn ing dawned In the Bricklayers' tiny flat each stocking held, be sides a few nuts and an orange, a homemade molasses popcorn ball and some gift, as a wish bone penwiper, a bean bag, a homemade set of jackstraws which had helped Father Brick layer to pass many idle mo ments, a rag doll, a little fancy cap and apron, mnrblc bags and lunch bogs and some little knickknacks for the dry goods box dressing table that bad been made for Kate and hung wjth an old lace curtain. There wasn't much for poor Johnny, but he was a big, brave boy and was so proud of hav made the others happy that he forgot to think of himself. Anyway, father gave him bis very own pocketknlfe to keep, and it made him happy. All told, the Bricklayers had a happier Christmas than the Hilltops, for whom the toy marts had been plundered. Mrs. Blanche Cole Rosedale in New York Evening Sun. GIFTS FOR HIM GOLD KNIVES . GOLD PENCILS CUFF LINKS SCARF PINS WATERMAN FOUNTAIN PENS GOLD WATCHES SET RINGS MILITARY BRUSHES TIE CLASPS RAZOR STROPS EMBLEM BUTTONS TOILET SETS GOLD LOCKETS MATCH BOXES CIGARETTE CASES VEST CHAINS ' SHAVING SETS SMOKING SETS SALAD FORKS SUGAR SPOONS SINGLE TEA SPOONS SOUP SPOONS BUTTER SPREADERS' SOUVENIR SPOONS GRAVY LADLES TEA SETS A CHRISTMAS DUTY We are standing now, my brother, At the close of the old year; Have we given given freely To the One who holds us dear? How the patient Lord has blessed us! Blessed us each and every one! Have we given to Him freely As we would to worldly fun? v What, my brother, are we giving? This is what I want to know. Are we giving all he asks us Towards his kingdom here below? When at morn we kneel Before Him Asking for His tender care Is it just that we receive it Without giving Him a share? Let us count our many blessings And see all the Lord has done. Have we paid for any of them? Have we earned a single one? Let us pray, then, "0 Lord bless us, Bless us each and every one; And before the year has finished We'll return it to thy Son." C. W. Morgan. What Christmas Seals Do. Kvery Bed Cross Christmas seal that is sold is a real bul let in the fight against tuber culosis. These seals last year help ed to support thousands of needy tuberculosis patients and to give them a chance for life. They provided for many vis iting nurses whose hundreds of thousands of visits brought Instruction and cheer to nu merous patients. They helped to maintain dispensaries In scores of cities, from the Atlantic to the Pa cific, where thousands of con sumptive patients received free treatment aid and ad vice. They provided the means to purchase millions, of copies of circulars, pamphlets and oth er literature with which the public has been educated about tuberculosis. They have established and helped to maintain more than 300 open air schools for chil dren who need open air treat ment These are Just a few of the wava In which the hundreds of thousands of dollars re- : celved last year were ex- ; v pended. J This year much more is f. needed. Surely any one can : help by buying at least ten . seals. ') i! Courier fnd Daily Journal $4.75. EMBLEM CHARMS WATCH FOBS NAPIKN HOLDERS CIGAR JARS HAT BRUSHES SAFETY RAZORS POCKET KNIVES COLLAR BUTTONS PHOTO FRAMES WALDEMAR CHAINS UMBRELLAS AGATE JEWELRY VIOLINS, GUITARS, HARPS, MAN DOLINS, ACCORDIONS, UKA-LELES EYE GLASSES In buying glasses for a present, we change the lenses after Christmas to suit the wearer. SALTS AND PEPPERS STEAK SETS CHESTS OF SILVER FRUIT KNIVES JAM JARS MAYONNAISE SETS NAPKIN RINGS REMEMBER LITTLE ONES Christmas Cheer Can be Sent to Baby and Rescue Homes Free If you have an abundance of Christmas cheer in your own home this year, why not be a good fellow and divide with those who haven't? Christmas is distinctly a season for the little folk and the number of them which haven't any home this Christmas is alarming. There will be no Santa Claus for thousands of lit tle tots throughout the land, and right here at home we have several hundred who depend upon the good ness of heart of the people- of the state for their Christmas and their Santa Claus. The St. Agnes baby home at Park- place will need a little help that the Christmas for the tots there may be a successful and joyous season. Good Jim Petty of Gladstone cannot do it all, though his heart would like to force him to, so it is up to a few of those fortunate citizens who are able to make the day bright for the babes. The whole spirit of the Christmas season seems to hover about the lit tle folks the day must be set aside for them in a large measure. At Portland there is the Albertma Kerr Nursery home, the Louise home they need Christmas just like, the other kiddies. If they have too much for the babies and mothers they can divide with such institutions as the Portland Commons, where unfortun ate men are fed and cared for. Those who are in a position to do so can make Christmas pleasant for many if they care to by sending something to one or all of these institutions. The Pacific Coast Rescue and Pro tective society of Portland, supervis ing the homes mentioned, needs the following provisions for the winter 200 sacks of potatoes, 25 sacks beans, 100 boxes apples, 1500 quarts canned fruits, 25 sacks onions, 1000 pounds of prunes, turnips, squash and carrots, and 25 barrels flour. Donations can be sent direct to the St Agnes Buby home at Parkplace, if destined for that institution, or they can be labeled "charity," and sent to any of the homes at Portland free of transportation costs. A Defiant Idiom, "It's me," Is nn Idiom, pays a Har vard professor, ami I nl!o-.vchlor It is allowable largely fee tho reason that we haven't Branding ti:niy enough to suppress it. Houston Post, A glad heart seldom fdghs, hut a sor rowful mouth often laughs. Danish Proverb. Marriage License. A marriage license was issued here Tuesday by County Clerk Harring ton to Ninnia Voss and Henry G, Weckert, of Sherwood. Suit Is Dismissed. The action to recover wages from Otto C. Klaetch, filed a few days ago by Roy Mattoon, was dismissed in Judge Campbell's court Tuesday. GIFTS for BABY BABY SPOONS GOLD LOCKETS BRACELETS SET RINGS SILVER MUGS SOUVENIR SPOONS SIGNET RINGS BEAUTY PINS DRESS PIN SETS NECK CHAINS RATTLES knives and forks combs And brushes THE GIFT for the WHOLE FAMILY A New Edison Diamond Disc musical instrument makes an ideal Christ- mas gift. Easy terms if desired. CARVING SETS KNIVES AND FORKS TABLE SPOONS SUGAR AND CREAMERS FANCY PLATES CHOCOLATE SETS CAKE PLATES K a noi l tiern child were tu visit one of our How Holiday Is Observed ' In Various Sectiona of the United States southern stutea on Christinas duy he would wonder if be hud not in some way got his calen dar twisted and If It was not really the Fourth of July Instead. The stores ure full of firecrackers at this time, and every child in the south has his firecrackers and cannons and horns and the like. The noise starts at midnight Christmas eve, and all day long the crackers and, toy cannons are fired. The bands march around play ing the favorite southern songs, "Dixie" and "My Maryland." and the soldiers march the streets to the strains of the music, stopping now and then to fire salutes. This Is the happiest time of the yeur to the southern children. Santa Cluus visits tliem Just as Be does the children In the north. Among the Pennsylvania Dutch you never hear of Santa Claus.. If you were to be there at Christmas and talk about him the children would ask you who you were talking about. The 'man with the puck" wuo visits tuein is called Felznickel, and tho mother of bad children often threatens them with the saying: "You'd better be good or Pelznlckel will catch you!" Some old man In the neighborhood al ways plays the part of Pelznlckel on Christmas eve and dresses up so the children will not recognize him and starts out. On his back is a large bag of toys, which he holds In pluce with one hand, and in the other hand he holds a switch. Then he comes to the door and asks the mother If the chil dren have been good. To those whom she says have been good he gives pres ents, and the bud ones he cutches if he can and playfully strikes them with the switch which he carries. Among the descendants of the old Spanish settlers in some parts of Amer ica we find that they observe a week In the celebration of Christmas. This begins one week before Christmas. In the daytime they have dinners at each other's home, and In the evenings they give a series of parties at the different houses. In the evening the young folk go to the home of one of their number and knock, and then all begin to sing. Those within the house ask, "Who is there?" and the answer is, "The Vir gin Mary and St Joseph seek lodging in your house." To carry out the Bible story they are at first refused admit tance, and then the door is opened wide, and they are all given a hearty welcome. On Christmas eve the old and young all Join together and have a big cele bratlon. In a large ball they fix up one side to represent the manger, and here they very solemnly give a little play, in which many take part, the characters being Mary and Joseph, the wise men, the shepherds and the an gels. This play Is very real to them, and they all play their parts with a reverent spirit The Courier and the Daily Jour nal $4.75. BUSINESS LOOKS GOOD Dun's Reports Importance of Ship Building Retail Trade Increases With the end of the old year in sight and the light of prosperity shin ing as the new year aproaches, it is interesting to note the statement of business conditions in Oregon as out lined by the Dun commercial agency. The report says: Business maintains a steady gain in volume over a year ago, as shown by November bank clearings at Port land, which are $19,855,613 in excess of those of November, 1916. Retail trade, is improving in all lines and jobbing orders from the interior are good. The only unsatisfactory fea ture is the car shortage, which ham pers the movement of lumber, cer eals, fruit and other agricultural pro ducts. The shipbuilding industry about Portland is rapidly growing in im portance and is plainly having an ef fect on general trade. A Portland firm this week closed a contract to build four additional steel steamers of 3,800 tons each at an aggregate cost of $2,500,000. Orders have been placed here for 20 steel steamers, while 28 wooden seagoing vessels are building or' contracted for at Willam ette and Columbia river yards, rep resenting a total value of $25,000, 000. Wheat prices have fallen 20 cents a bushel with the decline in eastern markets, and have carried flour prices down 40 cents a barrel. Farmers hold only a small remnant of the wheat crop and are not pressing it on the market. The lumber movement by water Is still light, November shipments amounting to 6,415,000 feet to Cali fornia and 3,188,890 feet to Austra lia, Hawaii, Chile and the Canal Zone. The total, 9,603,890 feet, compares with 11,146,002 feet shipped in No vember last year and 22,673,070 feet in the same month in 1914. Total resources of Portland banks as shown by the call as of November 17, have increased 20 per cent over one year ago and more than 11 per cent since September 12, the date of the previous call. Deposits have gained heavily, amounting to $91, 835,575 on November 17, an increase of $8,932,294 since September 12. Loans and discounts by the last state ment amounted to $54,930,199, as compared with $50,559,309 on Sep tember 12 and $44,170,338 by the No vember statement of 1915. The Courier and the Daily Jour nal $4.75. Decree in Walsh Case. The suit of Rosa G. Walsh against Mena Walsh, widow of the late Frank Walsh, and her children, was settled in the circuit court Tuesday when Judge Campbell signed an order de creeing that all should share alike in the estate of Frank Walsh, consisting of lots Nos. 7 to 40, block 74, Min thorn addition to Portland.