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OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1916
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Goods are scarce this year but we have lots and
lots of Special Xmas Toys and Gifts, and at the
right price. We invite you to visit our store before
buying Xmas goods.
WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY
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Dolls and Toys
If you find it hard to get natural
baby dolls with hair, come to this
store. We have lots of them.
Doiis .; 10c to $800
Halls 5c to 25c
Animals 10c to $3-00
Teddy Bears 65c to $2.50
Fire Engines 35c to 98c
Trains '. 10c to $1.38
Hook and Ladders 35c to $1.00
Guns 5c tcT50e
Erector Toys 50c to $2-00
Doll Carriages 50c to $1.98
Steam Engines 38c to $2.25
Boats ....., 5c to $1.98
Men's
Men's
Men's
Men's
Men's
Men's
Men's
Men's
Men's
Initial Handkerchiefs 10c
Jvinen Initial H'd'k'fs 25c
Linen Handkerchiefs 25c
Silk Handkerchiefs 50c
Neck Ties ..15c to 50c
Garters 15c to 50c
Suspenders, boxed ...35c
Felt Slippers 39c to $1.35
Leather Slippers ....$1.35
Fancy Linen Toweling 48c
1 Boys' Suits $2.48 to $6.50
1 Boys' Caps ......25c and 50c
Boys' Ties 15c and 25c
I Boys' Wool Sweaters $1.85
Boys' Gray Sweaters 75c
1 Boys' Jerseys 60c
I Boys' Rain Coats $3-50
1 Boys' Gloves ! .....50c
I Girls' Knit Caps 15c to 50c
I Baby's Crib Blankets 48c to 85c
I Ladies' Felt Slippers 98c
Children's Felt Slippers 75c to 98c
Ladies' Wool Scatfs ......25c to 98c
Ladies' Silk Hose ..:50c to $1.25
I Ladies' White Aprons ....15c to 50c
1 Ladies' Wool Sweaters $3-25
Ladies' Umbrellas 60c to $3-00
Ladies' Hand Bage 50c to $2-00
Ladies' Kid Gloves ....$1.25 to $1.50
Ladies' Brooches 25c
Baby's Sweater Suits.. $275
Baby's Knit Caps 25c to 65c
Outing Flannel, yard 10c
Fancy Dress Silks 85c to $1.48
Wool Dress Goods, yd., 30c to $1.48
I Special Prices in Coats
Children's Coats, $4-00 val., $2-98
Children's Coats, $5.50 val., $3 98
Ladies' Coats, $6-00 values $475
Ladies' Coats, $13-50 value, $10-00
Special Prices in Shoes
Infants' Shoes .......25c to 50c
Child's Shoes 5 to 8 98c
Children's Shoes, 8 to 11 ...$1.35
Children's Shoes 11- to 2 $1.98
Hoys' Shoes, 9 to 13 .' $1.48
Boys' Shoes, l to 5 .-$1.98
Men's Shoes . $2-40
Ladies' Shoes $1-98
Cotton Blankets $1-35 to $6-50
Wool Blankets ...:....$3-95 to $6-50
Ladies' Rubbers 49c
Men's Rubbers 59c
Men s iiuuuers aye w
Suggestions For Gifts That Will Be Appreciated
Patent Colt, Cloth or mat kid
tops '
Ladies' Juliet Felt Slippers
Oxford Grey, Black, Brown and
Green
This is an exceptional high
grade slipper, very suitable for
gift purposes.
$1.25
Ladies' English Walking Boots,
white neolin... Exceptionally
comfortable and good looking.
Priced opportunely at
$4.00 and $5.00
Practical Gifts Are Always
The Best
Ladies 9 inch boots in new popular kid
leathers in both lace and button with Cats-
Paw rubber
heel or alumi
num piates-
Priced at
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$5.00
and
$6.00
We have the Men and Children in mind
also, for our stock of felt slippers for them
is enormous. In every style, size and price
we have just what you wish at the price
you wish to pay. Most of them at prices
you used to pay.
-A SPECIAL
Carpet Slippers 30c pr.
WHY WE ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN
LOW PRICES-We had the foresight to
pnrchase our stock months ago, before the
rise in price. We gladly give you the
benefit.'
We have a wonderful line of
BOOTS FOR CHILDREN
Ladies fine felt slipper heavily embroi
dered with silk
a slipper of
the highest
grade. Would
make an ideal
gift.
$2 $2.25
to $2.50
In ribbon trim
med $1.35
per pair
Ladies Reposo moccasin felt slippers
silk embroidered collar the season's
newest offering-it's a wonderful value at
our price $2.25 pair
Another popular style in ladies felt slip
pers moccasin style with artistic rossette
priced from $1.25 to $1.75
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Oregon City Shoe Store
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Great Electrical Resources of Clackamas County In
dicate the Future of this Section if
the People Will Boost.
Oregon City has 40,000 horsepower
in, electrical energy calling for use
by manufacturers.
Do you picture what that means,
Mr. Citizen? It means a big city;
it means the hum of industry; it
means the development of latent re
sources; it means the employment of
thousands of men the erection of
many hundreds of homes; it means a
great big place in the commercial
hall of fame and on the commercial
map of the world for this beautiful
little inland town that is, while inland,
still blessed with harbor-' facilities
for the accomodation of practically
any ship that can come into the Wil
lamette rivef.
Mayor Hackett had this vast sup
ply of electrical energy in mind when
he started the fight for the reclaim
ing of valuable sites for municipal
docks and warehouses. Does it not
appear, now that the vote has been
counted, that the people of Oregon
City were a little bit shortsighted
when they voted down the condemna
tion bill? Mayor Hackett has this
vast supply of energy in mind when
he advocates that the city hold title
to all property it possesses that may
prove valuable..
The day is coming and with the
proper direction of a little concerted
effort on the part of Clackamas coun-
ty people the day is not distant
when thi3 power will be utilized.
There are few power sites in bur
favored nation so admirably located
as are the falls of the Willamette at
Oregon City.
We picture as we gaze upon the
lacy flow of sparkling water, the
erection of the smokestacks of in
dustry for miles around this city. We
see a future a near future when
our city and county shall be the In
dustrial center of a great common'
wealth; when our lands shall be set
tled thickly with a prosperous, happy
multitude, gaining a livlihood from
the wheels of great mills and factor
ies whose wares will blast a place for
Oregon City for Clackamas county
for Oregon in the market places
of the universe.
But the power in itself is a mere
resource. It cannot, in itself, bring
prosperity to the land. The power
of the waters of the Willamette are
a simple basis for the power that the
people of this city and county should
exert in an effective, concerted man
ner, to bring development.
Christian Schuebel has the idea in
concrete form. As head of the Live
Wires he is also the father of a plan
of inestimable value, if the city and
county will infuse a little life into the
wires of interest and cause the plan
to be carried into action. Drop the
talk and get to work, is the slogan
that must be behind Mr. SchuebeFs
plan.
1 It is his hope, with the aid of the
club and the citizens of the city and
county generally, to make the falls
and their power famous, and to do
it in such a manner that industry
and capital will be attracted. A com
bination of cheap power, good har
bor, 'good climate and living condi
tions and a lively populace, will
bring this city to a place second only
to Portland in Oregon.
The club will shortly undertake
the listing pf logical sites for factor
ies and mills. Options will be taken
with a view to having something of
a tangible nature to offer to invest
ors. There are hundreds or acres vi
land in and around Oregon City that
are suitable for factory and mill sites.
There is an abundance of power at
reasonable rate to turn tne
wheels of "these industries and there
will be plenty of room remaining lor
the erection of a modern manufactur
ing and home center.
Mr. Schuebel has so mteresieu
himself in his "dream," as some are
wont to label it, that he has secured
from the P. R. L. & P. Co., controllers
of the power here, a report upon the
horsepower available and the cost lor
aei-vice in various Quantities. ine
report shows a cheaper rate for pow
er than can be secured probably at
anv other point on the Pacific coast.
It shows power enough, to run fac
tories, over perhaps every foot of
ground in the city.
It is instantly apparent what cheap
Dower means to the manutacturer.
It is instantly apparent what cheap
Dower, combined with harbor lacui
ties and good factory and mill loca
tions, means to those who might be
interested in the establishment of
industry within the borders of this
citv and county.
There js no question as to the fu
ture of the Pacific coast. This na
tion will continue for many years to
increase in population. And the big
gest part of the increase will, per
force, locate in the west and on the
Pacific coast. Within a few years
our farming lands will be settled and
our cities will be as the eastern cit
ies now are. This means simply that
industry must come here to supply
the demands of the population. The
east cannot ship to the west any bet
ter than the west can ship to the east,
Then it is patent that home industry
Will grow in this country as it has in
the east. Eastern importation will
be supplanted by local manufacture
The thing to do, then, is to cause
the utilization of the powers of our
waters. Develop the city, county and
state through its advantageous pow
er facilities. It means that within
the next year and the few years suc
ceeding every citizen in the city and
county must get behind, as one big
unit of force, every progressive idea
for the development of the territory
that it may be made more atractive
to the manufacturer.
Our future is not as a cozy little
home town, but as a great, steaming.
humming hive of industry.
Forty thousand horsepower. That
spells the future of this city and coun
ty. It -is to the interest of every
man, woman and child in this county
to bend every energy toward the ac
complishment of plans for the devel
opment and use of that power. The
matter, will be properly presented to
inquirers and possible investors with
in a short time. After that has been
done, and when we are in a position
to do that, it is the duty of every cit
izen to boost and boost and boost,
The broad highway of progress is
open before us. Are we to be negli
gent sluggards asleep at the switch
of opportunity or are we to be up
and doing traveling upon that high
way that leads to the destiny of Ore
gon City and Clackamas county as
the industrial center of a great state ?
And if the center of a great state
why not, if you please, the center of
a great territory the Pacific coast?
HELP IS WANTED
Pay a Tribute of JRespect' to the
Work of Campaign Management
"Wnw ifl the time for all good men
to come to the aid of their party."
That is an old saw, but it is par
ifttble at this time. The
Democratic Nutional committee has
succeeded in re-electing President
Wilson against the opposition pre--ontorl
liv the republican party with
a gorged treasury. The democratic
committee has spen! some j(,iuu,uuu
more than it had on hand, it is cau
;rr fnr nil c-ood men to come to the
aid of their party. If half the demo
crats in Clackamas county woum con
tribute $1 each to make up the de
fi,.ionrv in the campaign fund this
county will have done nobly. The
debt Would soon be wiped out n every
county could do as well.
Those who voted for President Wil
son, as well as those who have been
brought to see the great era of pros
noritv nnH Drocress that has covered
the nation under his able leadership,
owe a dutiful tribute to the campaign
management, and they should will
incriv contribute a small or large
amount to help the committee clean
its slate of debt. This is an urgent
appeal. The Courier is asked to send
in tha mnnev it collects as promptly
as possible as the bills against the
committee must be met promptly.
Again we ask: Will each good dem
ocrat in Clackamas county help Tiis
party out of a tight place with a con
tribution? Don't send us a thousand
dollars if you can only afford one dol
lar for the one dollar will help
greatly if there are enough of them.
A. M. Kirchem. route 2, Oregon
Citv. is the latest contributor toward '
the deficiency. Mr. Kirchem's dona
tion has been forwarded to Wilbur
W. Marsh, treasurer of the national
committee, at New York city.
FEUD GETS FURIOUS
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Children Brought to Court from Par
adise Corners for Shooting
Life at Paradise Corners, might
be the title of a tale of the Ozark
mountains, a thrilling tale of the bit
ter feuds of the Kentucky mountain
eers, if Paradise Corners didn't hap
pen to be in Clackamas county. Par
adise Corners is not achieving the
particular sort' of fame that its nam
er evidently intended it should, for
life there is not of the serene and
sanctimoniuos nature that the name
would indicate.
Sunday the two sons of Mr. and
Mrs. David Neff, Reuben and Calvin,
undertook dramatic parts in the feud
that has been waging for years be
tween the households of the David
Neffs and the C. Pratts. The boys
fired three charges from a shotgun
into the walls of the Pratt home. As
a result they were hailed before
County Judge Anderson to explain
themselves. Officers investigated the
case Monday and Tuesday and the de
tention of the boys followed.
At other times the Neff-Pratt feud
has brought its principals before he
bar of justice. Once Mr. Pratt al
leged that Mr. Neff threatened to take
his life. Another time the Neff boys,
it is charged, fired shots from a rifle
at the Pratt youngsters and slit the
ears of ' the Pratt rabbits. Then
again, sometime last spring, Mrs.
Neff, said to be as large as Mrs. Pratt
is small, engaged her neighbor in a
rough-and-tumble fray that ended
with scarred faces and torn raiment.
It was a good fight, though, say those
who observed its results. "
The Neff-Pratt feud has been going
on for years, officers say, and there
is no reason known for its exist
ence. Every now and then the rash
breaks out in the camp of one family
or the other, and their appearance
before the district attorney with a
complaint is the resul. The rnimedi
ae causes of the battles each time are
various and sundry trifles, according
to the officials, but the combat is none
the less furious because of that.
Marriage License.
A marriage license was issued
here Monday by County Clerk Iva
Harrington to Annie Marie Kock and
Fred Buse, of West Linn.
CLASSIFIED HPS
FOR SALE Small pigs 6 weeks old
Dec. 4. Brood . sow 7c per lb
W. W. Harris. Rt 3. tf
Festival at the Outlook Colony
There will be a festival in the
Outlook Colony next Saturday, De
cember 16, at 8 p. m. A program of
high order will be rendered. Rev.
John Ovall and others will speak,
good songs and music. Refresh
ments will be served and admittance
will be free.
FOR SALE Gasoline drag saw out
fit grinder, tank, good condition
Elmer Kleinsmith, Mulino, Rt. 1.
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Scandinavian Service
There will be Scandinavian serv- ,
ices in the Methodist church, Oregon
City, next Sunday, December 17, at
3 o'clock p. m. All are most cordial
ly invited to attend. John Ovall,
minister, will preach.
FOR SALE OR TRADE One fresh
cow; one 2-year-old bull. Wanted,
a Holstein bull. Carl Barney, Rt.
3, Oregon City. Phone 4F3. tf
FOR SALE CHEAP An Evhret
shingle machine cut of saw and
Pack Press. Also oats and vetch.
Address John Schreiber, Mulino,
Ore. 14
WANTED TO TRADE A cow com
ing fresh immediately. Vertical
feed sewing machine and saxo
phone; trade for a good team of
horses, harness and wagon. "S",
care of Courier.
FOUND Two months ago, six
months 'old Jersey calf, cropped
right ear. Owner, can have same
by paying costs. Charles Weis
mandel, Route 3, City. Phone
Beaver Creek. 14
WANTED Cattle, sheep, hogs or
goats. Will give in exchange 34
inch wagon woodrack, hack, dou
ble harness or office safe. Phone
Oregon City 306R or see Charles
T. Tooze, 108 14th St., Oregon City,
Ore. tf
FOR SALE 2000 apple trees, good
variety to chose from. . $4.50 per
100. Also all kinds of fruit trees,
shade trees and rose bushes at low
prices. Also cut flowers and pot
ted plants. Funeral designs at
low prices. Oregon City Green
House, Third and Center Sta. tf
Christmas Romps
IDE AND SEEK games are al
ways at Christmas time or due-
Intr nthor hnltrinv fipnsmifl snlen-
did to play. Tbere is a new way of
playing bide and seek, Just the op
posite of the old familiar game. The
player who Is "It" goes away to hide,
Instead of bllndlncr. while nil the other
players remain at the goal. While one
counts iuo tney an utina their eyes.
At the end of the counting the play
ers all bunt for the lilder. As soon as
one discovers bis hiding place lie must
squeeze In and hide there too. If tbere
isn't enough room for him be must
take a seat In plain Bight near tbe bid
ing place. The player who is unable to
discover the biding place is "it" for
the next game.
A bean bag Is almost a Jollier play
mate than a ball. Why, does a child
ask? Just because it never runs away
and loses Itself as a ball does so often
when It goes rolling off nlone to see
the world. A bean bag can't roll, and
so It Is nearly always ready to play
when a child Is ready. Tou can make
your own bean bag, too, some rainy
afternoon when you are not able to go
out In the garden to play. Strong red
and white striped ticking sewed care
fully with small stitches In a double
square which measures about six
Inches on each side Is the best cover
for a bean bag, and It should be filled
two-thirds full of dried peas or beans.
Another and a prettier cover for a bean
bag Is made of quite strong unbleached
cotton and It Is decorated with some
bright flowers . cut from scraps of
chintz or copies of your Noah's Ark
animals cut from black cambric. These
little picture figures should be sewed In
over and -over stitches to the white
bean bag cover. When you hnve made
as many as eight or ten fine, new bean
bags you are ready to invite all the
children from the bouse next door for
an afternoon of pleasant bean bag
games.
An empty wooden soap box may be
transformed by a clever hoy Into a
splendid bean bag , board, quite as
strong and pretty as any which you
can buy at a toy shop. One end and
the two sides should be knocked off
tbe box, and the remaining end must
be braced to the bottom by some strips
of wood tak3n from the other end.
Three holes varying in size and one
above the other are then cut with a
circular saw in the bottom, and tbe
entire board is painted red. Tbe
game Is played like thnt of ringing
hoops on a stake.
"Bean bag puss in the corner" Is the
Jolllest sort of a bean bag game. Each
child chooses a tree for his corner,
and half the players are provided with
bean bags. One child losses a bean
bag to a child at an opposite tree. Im
mediately running toward his oppo
nent's tree. The other child tries to
catch the bean bag and teach the
thrower's tree first. As a great many
bean bags may be flying through the
air at once, the game will prove a
whole lot of fun for a group of chil
dren. "Bean bag call" Is a fine game to
play on a lawn or In -a field some
frosty day when a child wants to
warm his fingers and toes. One child
who is "It" tosses a bean bag In the
air and at the same time calls quickly
the name of another child who is play
ing the game. The child called must
run forward and catch the bean bag
before It falls to the ground or he
must leave the ground. The child who
catches it successfully the greatest
number of times wins the game.
Card if Thanks
We wish to thank the many friends
and neighbors for their kindness and
sympathy shown to us in our recent
bereavement in the loss of both our
mother and father.
L. D. MUMPOWER
W.' E. MUMPOWER
J. G. MUMPOWER
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