OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1916
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olpolar's Auction Sale I
WILL, GO ON:
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Save from 23 to SO per cent
on Furniture, Hardware, Carpets, Kitchenware, etc.
I -REMEMBER THE BIG AUCTION TOMORROW-1
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Yours Fr Reliable Bargains
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NEWS OF THE COUNTY AND SUBURBS
Local and County Items of Interest to Courier Readers
REDLAND
HAZELIA
W. H. Zivney called on S. S. Boutz
Wednesday morning.
Miss Maybel Bunn was an Oswego
visitor Monday.
Henry and Emil Zivney were pleas
ant callers of C. Antone and Shirley
Boutz hursday.
Jerry Fiala, one of ye good farmers
of Hazelia, was a business visitor in
ualatin Meadows Wednesday.
Master Henry Zivney was a pleas
ant caller at the A. E. homas home
Wednesday.
S. S. and A. R. Boutz were visitors
in Alto Park Tuesday.
Roy Foster was a Portland visitor
Saturday.
Master Shirley Boutz visited the
Hazelia school Thursday.
Richard Zizney sold and delivered
a carload of fine hay in Oswego last
week.
Henry and Emil Zizney called on
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos
eph Zivney, Thursday morning.
Miss Edna Porter of Oswego was
a visitor at Hazelia Wednesday.
Jerry Fiala, Sr., was very busy
hauling straw last week.
What an industrious lot of boys
there are attending Hazelia school.
They were cleaning grounds, burning
brush and so forth last week. No
wonder they will have a Christmas
tree Friday afternoon and expect
Santa Claus in broad daylight.
Miss Dorothy Zinser was a visitor
in the county seat Saturday.
Miss M. Lucille Duncan, who teach
es in the George school, has been ill
the past week, but is some better at
this writing.
Messrs. C. Antone and Shirley
Boutz were pleasantly entertained by
Mrs. C. C. Borland Saturday after
noon. Theo. Steinhiller was a Portland
visitor Saturday.
C. C. and H. M. Borland baled hay
for A. E. Thomas Monday.
There were no preaching services
at Hazelia Saturday evening. A
crowd with the Rev. Mr. Coleman
were there and waited outside on the
porch until the door key arrived and
as it was so late by that time, a few
songs were sung and all went home,
hoping the door would be unlocked
at 7:80 Saturday, the 30th, the date
Mr. Coleman announced for the next
service.
Mrs. J. Fiala and children were
shopping in Portland Saturday.
C. C. Borland -was in Oswego Sat
urday. Mr. Bolds and family of Portland
spent the week-end at their country
home at Hazelia.
S. S. Boutz was a business visitor
in Oregon City Monday.
Remember the Christmas tree Sat
urday evening to be given by the Ha
zelia Literary and Debating society.
Mrs. Joseph Zivney has returned
to her home at Hazelia after spend
infi some time in Oregon City visit
ing with her daughter.
Rian De New of Tualatin Meadows
was in this neighborhood Saturday.
Jerry Fiala was a business visitor
in Oswego Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Lehman sang "The Holy
City" very impressively at the Ha
zelia Sunday school Sunday.
Wilber Lehman is on the sick list.
DAMASCUS "
Noah Royer, who recently returned
from Coos county, is sawing wood for
John Moore.
Mrs. Katie Allen is on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlson were shop
ping in Portland Monday.
Mr. Thorp and family motored to
Portland Saturday to do Christmas
shopping.
Mr. Edwards is holding singing
school at the Damascus schoolhouse.
The farmers are busy plowing
these nice days.
Our road supervisor is doing good
work and will soon have the roads in
first class condition.
The Damascus school ''has organ
ized an industrial club and 'thirteen
members are enrolled. Miss Bach
mann and Rudolph Mullenhoff were
appointed advisors.
C. A. Newell visited Oregon City
Friday.
Miss Ruth Lingle was shopping in
Portland Saturday.
The dance in the German hall was
well attended and all had a good
time.
Miss Edith Cline, who has been at
The Dalles the past year, is visiting
her father.
Mrs. Gladys Burr was shopping in
Portland Staurday. 1
Mrs. Burr were Portland visitors one
day last week.
' Mrs. Roger Firland was visiting
her sons, Charley and Noah, the past
week.
The Damascus school children are
preparing a Christmas tree and each
child is to be remembered with some
little gift, the cost not to exceed fif
teen cents.
Merry Christmas to all.
LQGAN
Mrs. W. A. Hall was in Lents
Saturday.
Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. J. A. Carlson and
A Happy
Christmas
IE EXTEND to our many
friends who have made the
substantial growth of this
Bank possible our appreciation
and we wish each one a joyous
and Happy Christmas and a
bright and prosperous New Year.
1AI
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Bank of Commerce
THOS. F. RYAN,
President.
Di. H. S. MOUNT,
Vic Pretident.
JOHN R, HU.MP1IRYS,
Cashier.
Mrs. Walczak is in a Portland hos
pital, having undergone a serious op
eration for a kidney complaint. Mr.
Walczak reports that another opera
tion will be necessary soon to com
plete the treatment.
Ole Thompson has returned, after
an absence of over three years in
Dakota and Iowa. He says that har
vest wages were high there, $3.50 to
$4 per day and that farmers pros
pered last year on account of good
crops, but this year hot winds cut the
crop short. Thirty bushels of wheat
per acre on the big farms of as much
as 1000 acres, with a good price,;
spreads a broad complacent smile
over the farmer's features. This
year there was only 10 to 15 bushels
per acre and even with the increased
price does not count up so big in dol
lars. Land is $150 to $200 per acre,
Mr. Thompson will build a new
house next summer and otherwise
improve his farm, preparatory to
taking charge the following year.
Oliver Gerber has had a succession
of mishaps with his auto. First
street car smashed it up and injured
Mrs. L. O. Gerber, besides shaking up
the other occupants of the car. The
street ear company paid the damages
to the car, and it was hardly more
than on its wheels again when an
other auto struck it. The driver was
arrested and paid another bill for
damages. The car will soon be like
the Irishman's knife, which was the
same old knife after having a new
handle and two full sets of new
blades.
L. O. Gerber has gone to join his
brother, S. E. Gerber, in Idaho, where
he will receive $5 a day for running
a mining engine.
Preparations are being made for a
Christmas tree at the Baptist church.
George A. Kohl is serving on the
jury now.
E. C. Gerber has a force sacking
spuds and is reducing his large pile
of tubers to smaller dimensions.
A wagon full of Logan sports with
coyote destruction in their blood and
hounds ditto went to Redland again
lijt Sunday.
MULINO
A recent visit of the stork to Mu-
lino left a son at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Gus Nordling. This is their
first and Gus now wears sideburns
to give added dignity to his appear
ance. Our citizens have been laying con
siderable new sidewalk during the
past few days, -which improves the
looks of our town. There is much
more that could be done if it were
not for the scarcity of labor here.
The principal difficulty now is lack
of horses. One man was obliged to
give up a job he had secured here
only last week because he could not
find a vacant house to get his family
into.
Two young men by the name of
Bundridge arrived last week and will
naui corawooa. They have set up
housekeeping with their wives in
tents, which shows considerable cour
age at this time of the year.
Conrad Lang has finished his new
residence by putting in the doors and j
windows recently.
Claude Howard had a small fire
in his greenhouse one night last week.
He was away visiting at the time and
the blaze was seen by Mr. Berdine,
Sidney Smith and Charley Haines,
who wore passing, and they extin
guished it with a few buckets of wa
ter. Some wet wood had been placed
upon the top of the heater and it had
rolled down against the smoke pipe
and ignited.
Mr. and Mrs. Hughes have re
turned from Portland win their Red
Wing herd of Guernseys. They took
down six head and brought back five
ribbons, which is a good showing con
sidering the competition they had to
buck against. They also increased
their herd by purchasing three more
cows and one heifer.
Schwartz brothers are furnishing
lumber for G. Hicinbotham's house,
George, "Jr," not "Sr.," as quoted in
our last items.
The boys of the surrounding coun
try were out again Sunday with
about 10 hounds after coyotes, but
killed none as there was but one
hound in the bunch that would stay
on the track. They chased one, but
poor marksmanship failed to land it.
Mr. Allen is getting his water tow
er about completed.
J. T. Fullam's house is nearing
completion.
The young folk of the surrounding
country are giving a dance at the
grange hall on the 23rd. Ladies are
to bring the "eats."
The play at Fir Grove was a suc
cess in every way. The sum of $12
was realized. Fir Grove is getting
to be one of the best equipped school
houses in the country.
Our new operators are getting
right into the harness, and we hardly
know a change has been made.
Your correspondent attended the
budget meeting, but apparently not
much could be done, as all appropri
ations are authorized by the legisla
ture and are compulsory. The thing
to do is to abolish the legislature, as
it is only a fifth wheel anyway a po
litical jack pot.
EAGLE CREEK
PARKPLACE
The teachers and pupils are work
ing hard to make the program for
the Parent-Teachers event a big suc
cess. The program will be on the
22nd.
"Nick" Rivers, who is suffering
with abscesses in his hand, has been
in the Oregon City hospital for sev
eral days, but he is looking forward
to being home for Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Coffey went Satur
day to La Camas to attend the fun
eral of her nephew, the late Mr. Dav
is.
Mrs. Kruger, whose mother passed
away Thursday, Saturday accompa-
nied the body to Pendleton, where the
funeral was held on Sunday.
Several people from here have
been doing late Christmas shopping
in Portland this week.
Sunday morning the Congregation
al church of this place will have its
usual Christmas program. This will
be good and all are invited.
On Thursday of this week the
Grange Aid society will meet with
Mrs. Hess all day to do some quilting
for her.
The Aid society of the church will
meet Tuesday afternoon at the church
parlors to finish their quilt.
Mrs. Burt Rosenburg spent last
Tuesday with her grandmother, Mrs.
A. M. Brayton.
The Minger place is now occupied
by a new family by the name of Ar
nold. There are several small child
ren.
Fred Hoffmeister killed a coyote
last Sunlay.
Mrs. R. B. Gibson and Mrs. H. H.
Udell were Barton visitors last Wed
nesday.
Eagle Creek grange met last Sat
urday with about 34 members pres
ent. Two candidales, Dick Githens
and Roy Alspaugh, were reinstated.
After partaking of a fine dinner work
was resumed, the election of officers
taking place. Those elected were:
Fred Bates, master; Will Still, over
seer; Mrs. R. S. Githens, lecturer;
Millard Trullinger, steward; Elmer
Anderson, assistant steward; Mrs.
S. E. Bates, chaplain; H. H. Hoff
meister, treasurer; Mrs. Maggie
Bates, secretary; Fritz Bell, gate
keeper; Mrs. R. B. Gibson, Ceres;
Miss Jennie Smith, Pomona; Miss
Minnie Thompson, Flora; Miss Ethel
Hale, lady assistant steward. The
grange is planning to give an enter
tainment in the near future.
Mrs. Walter Douglass and the
Misses Mildred and Floiice Douglass;
were Estacada visitors Saturday.
Fred Hoffmeister and Walter
Douglass shipped some turkeys to
Chas. Rudeen, proprietor of the State
market, Portland, on Tuesday. .
time every Sunday. How much bet
ter it looks on Sunday to see a nice
crowd of boys in Sunday 9chool in
stead of playing ball.
The Ladies' Aid is working val-
iantlv to make the money for our
church fund and is doing well.
Manv are planning to have family
reunions, also old freinds of other
days to meet with them on Christmas
dav. Mrs. Amanda Hickman will
have her two sons and their wives,
also a daughter and husband. Mr.
and Mrs.- Arthur Warner of Mt,
Pleasant. Mr. and Mrs. Chandler
will entertain their children that day.
Frank Chandler will be home from
Washington, as well as the two Mr,
Moores and wives and children and
Miss Elsie Chandler. Mr. and Mrs.
Nichols will also have their children
at home. Mrs. Brown will entertain
Mr. and Mrs. Gladden of Portland.
The firemen of hose company num
ber 4 were treated to a banquet at the
fire house last Monday evening. They
were entertained by W. G. Hall and
John Fairclough.
We were all surprised to hear of
the marriage of Miss Ruby Francis
to Dr. Rocho of Woodburn. Although
Miss Ruby has not been one of our
crowd for some time, having been a
nurse for the past two and a half
vears. we think of her as one who
has lived among the people here all
her life and all wish her a happy life,
Andrew Simpson left last Tuesday
morning for Blackwell, Okla., where
he will visit relatives. Several of his
friends spent the evening at the home
of his sister, Miss Ruth Kruger,
Music and games were the features
of the evening.
Mr. Bierman has had his new re-
modeled home electric lighted and it
adds much to its convenience.
The year 1916 will soon be laid on
the shelf with all the broken pledges
made at the beginning, and the new
year will come in just as heavily load
ed with jew pledges and promises
for a better life. We sincerely hope
one of our city councilmen will make
a pledge to let booze alone, stay away
from Portland and redeem himself in
the estimation of the people of Ore
gon City.
Messrs. Brown and Mattoon have
opened a meat market at the corner
of Seventh and Molalla avenue in the
building formerly occupied by Mrs
Wilcox's lunch room.
Wishing the Courier and its many
readers a happy 'Christmas, we will
come again in the bright new year.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
The Sunday school of Mountain
View will hold its Christmas exercis
es Saturday evening. If vou don t
believe we have a lively little Sun
day school just come and see: The
boys' class numbers 18 and Miss Lois
Badger makes it a very interesting
Stopped Children's Croup Cough
"Three weeks ago two of my child
ren began choking and coughing, and
I saw they were having an attack af
croup, writes Billie Mayberry, Eck
ert, Ga. "I got a bottle of Foley's
Honey & Tar and gave them a dose
before bedtime and soon their coughs
stopped and they fell asleep. Next
morning, their cough and all sign of
croup was gone." Foley's Honey &
Tar is a standard low-priced remedy
for colds, bronchitis, la grippe and
coughs. Jones Drug Co.
EAST CLACKAMAS
M. Tong has invested in a gaso
line drag saw outfit and is going to
rip the big trees up in great shape.
Flip, you will have to eat more
beans before you can get away with
the literary.
Mrs. H. H. Blake was a visitor in
Portland three days last week.
M. S. Shearer was attending to
business in Portland last Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Meta Rasmussen was on the sick
list three days last week.
M. S. Shearer and Mrs. E. R. Boyer
were Oregon City visitors last Mon
day. L. Rasmussen made a flying trip to
Canby last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Shearer, Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Boyer and Earl Boy
er ate chicken dinner at Cedar
Springs ranch last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Kelnho'fer visited
the latter's sister, Miss Gladys Ryp
czynski, who is a patient at the Ore
gon City hospital, last Sunday after
noon. J. Enghouse is erecting a new barn
in the place of the one that was
burned by the train earlier in the
fall.
Our school will be closed during
the holidays and the teacher, Ray
mond A. Boyer, will visit with his
folks at home in McCoy, Ore.
Mrs. J. Welch was transacting
business in Portland Friday and Sat
urday of last week.
The few tight wads and the very
few know-nothings in this commun
ity, who thought theyhad prevented
the ladies of the E. C. S. C. from hav
ing a Christmas tree at the school
house have another guess coming.
SOUTH HIGHLAND
George De Voe of Elwood is help-""
ing Jos Wallace dig potatoes.
O. B. Caldwell went to Portland
on business Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Berger are
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
F. Hettman.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kandle, Miss
Grace Mann and Opal Mason attend
ed the basket social at Albert school
Saturday evening.
Word was received from Mrs. R.
B. Mason Saturday that her husband,
who w'as taken seriously ill while at
Dufur, is much improved.
Mrs. Hinkson spent Saturday vis
iting Mrs. M. E. Kandle.
Mrs. Ingels spent a few days in
Portland visiting her daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hanhart enter
tained Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kandle and
Miss Opal Mason at dinner Sunday.
Mrs. Shells and daughter are vis
iting at the home of Mrs. R. Simms.
CHERRYVILLE
Merry Christmas to everybody!
It is certain that it will not be a
merry Christmas to very many people
across the ocean.
Christmas entertainment at the
schoolhouse on Saturday evening of
this week. A good program will be
given.
A. B. Brooke was here last week
on his way from his ranch at Hood
River to Tacoma, where he will spend
the winter.
F. C. Clarke of this place has a
fine' three-year-old Durham heifer
that was never fed a particle of feed
in her life and is in fine condition.
MONEY TO LOAN
PAUL C. FISCHER
Lawyer
Deutscher Advokat
Room 2, Beaver Bldg.
Oregon City. Ore.
MT. PLEASANT
Yes, we are all well pleased that
the budget eliminatel the armory, as
we certainly don't need any militia.
Mr. Overton has sold his place and
will move to California. He had an
auction sale Monday and disposed of
all belongings.
The young folks had an enjoyable
evening last Saturday at their dance,
Mrs. Elaine Williams of Astoria is
the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. King, for the holidays.
Mrs. Lucile O. Ranarcke of Walla
Walla, formerly Miss Lucile Kellogg,
accompanied by her mother and sis
ter, Leona, is home for the holidays,
H. E. Markwell of Tacoma is home
for the holidays.
School closes Friday for the holi
days with proper exercises and a tree.
Mr. E. B. Osborne, assistant state
veterinary, of Pendleton, Oregon, has
been testing some dairy herds in Mt,
Pleasant. They all have passed satis
factorily. He will spend the holidays
at his home.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur King of Port
land are spending the holidays with
the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Christenson.
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Saturdays
at 9 A. M.
Pacific
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Wonderfully Attractive Showing of
CHRISTMAS SLIPPERS
For Men, Women and Children
QQ I Sizes S'i to 2 for Miss-on
iiC es at, pair OuC
All sizes for worn
en at, pair
Sizes 5 to 8 for Children
at, pair
79c
ON THE MAIN FLOOR, MORRISON-STREET ENTRANCE, WE'VE ARRANGED A SPECIAL
SHOWING AND SALE OF WOMEN'S MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S FELT JULIETS AND SLIP
PERS THAT IT WILL PAY YOU WELL TO INVESTIGATE.
LINES SELLING REGULARLY TO $1.50
It is the best and most complete assortment we have ever shown. Included are the most popular styles
and color in fur or ribbon-trimmed Juliets, with fine belting leather hand-turned soles. All colors also
the padded-sole Moccasins. , '
Women's Felt Slippers, $1.75 lines, now at $1.19 I Men's $2.00 Leather Slippers, all styles, at $1.75
Men's $1.50 Leather Slippers, all styles, at $1.19 1 Men's $1.75 Leather Slippers, all styles, at $149
Men's $2.50 Leather Slippers, all styles, at $1.98
Thousands and Thousands of Women's Beautiful, Crisp
NEW HANDKERCHIEFS
Styles, Qualities and Prices to Suit All Requirements. A little Forethought and Prompt Action Will
Bring to You the Most Out-of-the-Ordinary Values. The Variety of Styles is so Complete That We Can
Suit Every Taste, and They Are So Arranged That You Can Select Speedily and Effectively. Most All
Come in Attractive Holiday Boxes. '
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WOMEN'S INITIAL HANDKERCHIEFS
In Handsome Hand Tinted Boxes Unsurpassed
Assortments to Select From.
A box of 3 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 25c
A box of 6 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 59c
A box of 3 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 59c
A box of 6 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 75c
A box of 6 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 98c
A box of 6 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at $1.59
WOMEN'S PURE LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS
The Best Qualities Shown in Beautiful Embroid
ered Paterns in Dresden Effects.
A box of 3 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 65c
A box of 4 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 75c
A box of 3 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at .79c
A box of 3 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 89c
A box of 6 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 98c
WOMEN'S PURE LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS
AT 19c AT 25c TO 59c EACH
Pure Linen Handkerchiefs shown in hand loom
embroidered effects, in Madeira and Appenzel
and the popular Dresden effects.
WOMEN'S EMBROIDERED HANDKERCH'FS
An Extensive Showing in Pretty Dresden Effects
Unusually Great Values
A box of 3 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 35c
A box of 3 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 39c
A box of 3 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 49c
A box of 4 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 49c
A box of 3 Handkerchiefs, This Eale at....."."'59c
A box of 6 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 69c
A box of 6 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at ""75c
A box of 6 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 89c
A basket of 4 Handkerchiefs, This Sale at 69c
WOMEN'S NOVELTY HANDKERCHIEFS
AT 5c AT 10c AT 15c EACH
At these prices you have choice from the latest
novelties embroidered in white and in Dresden
effects.
WOMEN'S SHEER HANDKERCHIEFS
AT 5c, AT 10c AND AT 12'2c EACH
Dainty Initial Handkerchiefs of fine sheer cotton
make selections now and avoid disappointment
WOMEN'S PURE LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS
AT 15c AT 25c AT 35c EACH
Handsome hand-embroidered patterns in fine
Pure Linen Handkerchiefs.