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TIIETKACIIKRSMKIif A ritOHIAill.K MKKTIM. OF Tllti ASSOdAIION Til Milwaukee l'0j.li IIInm ii llojal lloiiiall(r-i'xl Mi'flluir to Lc nt lliulow. Tlie ri'KiiUr imiutliiu of Urn Clurlminin County IWIitttV association waa held In the eihool hoimi at Milwauktte last Hat unlay. A bunt twenty towlmrefrom Canby, Oregon (Illy and way atatlona went down on the train and about dutnn otlmra emu liom tho aiirrotimlliitf country, awttlllnu His total number to limre thun thirty, The erliool board ttud litiiutiroiiM patrons of tlia aoliool Ht tlmt ilui a lionuruil t Jit aimociatlon with their iruiir. Biipl. Tliomaon called the niwtliiK to order at 10 o'clock. Altiir the mimitea had Imm read .y the eeere- tury "America" u mug by the hk.k: ntliiti, The (olluwlng named permine were elwttHl meinlieri of the aeaoeiatloli The MiHW'i Taylor, Yoiiiik, Thomaa, Wltheri'll ami Kong, and Muoiini. Evant and llawkina, MIm Fannie 0. l'ortr read an euttl lent iar on "How U Prevent Abaence and Tanllneaa," after which Mr. 8tory dixMiiwid motliodi of tuachliiK er centaite. Meiwra. (iary, Draimr and l'rof. HtraitKU took part in the dlecuenlon of the nut'Ji't't. Ilia aaroclallon then proceeded to the election of olllceni, which oooure at-ml' anmully, 8. A. I). Hurley waa placed In nomination for vice-prcaldertt to iih wed lilniaulf, hut ducllned, and placed In nomination rrol, htrang, who waa elucleil. For aecrwlary Miaa Fannie Vorter and Mia Kunlce Donalditon were placed In nomination. Mia Porter waa elected . Chaa. l'tiaae ami T. I., (iary were nominated (or treaaurer, but Mr, (iary declined and Chaa. Peaae will be the nuardian of our gold and ailver. The aociation calld for iH'hea from the newly elected olllcom who reaKmled In happy vein. The chair appointed H, A. I). Gurley, C. Y. lrair and Helen Taylor commit tee on program, aftor wlilch a receaa waa taken till 1.30 o'clock. The fc'od (HHiple of the town had pre pared a dinner which we can truly aay would have txen a credit to any city in Oregon. y6 had umleratood that the eople there would aerva ua a lunch on that occaaion, hut we were not prepared for audi an elaborate dinner, conaltt Iik of all the dcllcac lea ai well aa an abundance of the nihalantlal diahea. All did ample juallce to the dinner prepared by the ladiea of Milwaukee, and I am tire I but voice the aentlmenta ot the teacher w hen I aay that the people of that place will alweyt I remembered by ui for their whole-aouled hoepitulity. During the afternoon aeaalon Miaa Ponaldaon and Mra. Reed favored the audience with recitations. Prof, ll. 8. Btranga then delivered an lntereating addreaa on "Our Public 8choola," which waa attentively listened to. , Mr. II. G. Starkweather read paiwr on "Language Work," allowing the Im portance of this work preceding the study of grammar. Prof. Strnnpe and Messrs. Peaae and Draper also discussed the matter at tome length. Miss A. Hons minted the methods employed by her In teaching language. Mrs. Btorta then read a paper on "Manners and Morals," which showed ah waa alive to the Importance of the subject. 8. A. D. Gurley discussed "Drawing In Country Schools," after which Master Win. Iteed gave a comic recitation The association adoptodthe following reso lution : Kksoi.vrd That the thanks of this association are due and are hereby ten dered the people of Milwaukee for the excellent entertainment given us. It was decidod to hold the noxt regular meeting at 'Harlow, on the last Saturday in February for which the committee on program reported the following : Music. llenelita derived from the use of the blackboard in teaching primary reading Miss A. Ross. Discussion Association. Methods of teaching orthography II. 8. (llhson. Discussion Association, Music. When should pupils begin the study of grammar Miss A. Ilicinbothom . Discussion Assoclhtlon, Intermission. Recitation Supt. Thomson. Teaching primary class nnmbori S. A. D. Gurley. Discussion A ssoclittion . Tho mooting adjourned at about half past three o'clock and all Blurted for home feeling that It had been a success. Tlio fact that school directors and patrons are attending those meetings, and that from five to ten naw members are added to the roll of membership at each meeting is evidence that the interest in school matters is Increasing. This augurs well for the future of our schools. School ofilcors, patrons and pupils are cordially invited to attend theso moot ing. 8. A. D. Guui.ky. The nomination of Hon. Peter Paquet to be receiver of the land ofllce here was sent to the senate Thursday. A HANDSOME IIKSIDK.M K A lli lcf Di'Nci'lplliin of T, L ( Illinium's New Home. The first ol last August the site of Mr. T. L, ('Illinium's new residence on Seventh street was a wilderness. Today It la one of the best improved pieces of property In the city and the new home that has been erected there will be occupied in about a month. The build ing Itself la practically completed now. Only the maiitelplecoe and furnishing remain to be done. Mr Charman'a roaidunce, which is one of the neatest and beat constructed in the city, occupies a square 2Ui4(l feet and la two and a half atorlua high above Hie basement, It Is a frame structure of harmonious and pleasing architectural design. The basement walla are of brick on a stone foundation. It baa a concrete floor and is divided Into laundry laboratory, store room, boiler room and closet, each of them being supplied with the moat perfect appliances for the pur- poaea intended to lie served . A stair way leads up to the l.ltclien, between which and the dining room on the east aide of the house are the buttery and china clistet with door awinging either way. The dining room la notable for Its natural wood finishing. There are eight kinds of wood set in panela around the room myrtle, oak, maple, ash, walnut, red wood, cedur and bird's eye pine. The same kind of panel work extends up the staircase from the front hall to the second floor. On the west aide of the house are two parlors connected by elid ing doors ami back of them the library. The second floor Is divided into cham bers, closets and bath-room finished .in natural fir and red wood. The attic Is in one large room, off which Is a tank for water supply. An elevator runs from basement to attic. A system of electric bells extends throughout the bouse. The beating will be by steam. The wlndowa are of plate glaa with leaded stained glass above and at the aidus of the upper sashes. All walla are hard finished. Tho work manship throughout la of the best and none but the best materials have been put into the building. It ia an entirely creditable piece of work for White Bros., who have euperlntended the building from atart to finish. The building site i half a block on Jcftoraon street be tween Seventh and Kighth. A large amount of lllling was done to bring it to Its present condition and a rock retain ing wall nearly ten feet high waa erected on the west side. The total cost of the Improvement, including the building of the rcldenc, will probably exceed 7000. Mr. and Mra. Charnian have one of the neatest and best ap pointed homes in the city. Tn Cot'NTr Uoad Suavar. Coun ty Surveyor Smyth is out making a preliminary survey for the Molalla road, bis work thus tar having been con fined to prospecting route for crossing the Beaver creek canyon . I le has found that the grade on the south side of Heaver creek need not exceed throe per cent. Coming this way from Beaver the White ravine will afford an outlet with a five per cent grade. Cahili's and Mowland'a ravines are now being ex- am'ned. It will be some days before the surveyor is able to make his report of the route. J. Q. Adams's Cups and Saucers The editor of the Brownsville Times says that by the kindness of Mra. M. J Wigle, on last Tuesday be was shown the cups and saucers from which John Qulncy Adams and his wife drank. They were her grandfather and grandmother. Mra. Wigle also has a solid silver mug that was once owned by her great grand mother, Mrs. John Adams. John Q. Adams was the sixth president of the United States, was elected in 18'.'5 and served one term, going out of ollice sixty- three years ago, and on account of those cups and saucers once belonging to this distinguished man and relative, Mrs. Wigle may well feel proud of them. The cups and saucors are solid silver, the cups being plain and the saucers having some neat engraving on them. Tint Earth Quakes. At 8:32 o'clock Wednesday night there was a distinct earth quake felt in Oregon City and other partH of the W'llamotte valley. It lasted about ten seconds and there appeared to be two seperate vibiating movements. Glass bottles rattled In drug stores, the wares of hardware stores jingled and buildings swayed and trembled. Klectrlc lights and chando llers depending from ceilings were sot swinging. The shock was accompanied by a slight rumbling noise. In moat places it was not unite so violent as the shock experienced last fall though in Borne instances it is reported as having been worse. Boports from the country and from Portland Indicate that the dis turbance was quite general throught the lower Willamette yalley at lonet. No damage to property is roportod. Some people say they noticed a similar quak ing of the earth about 4 :30 Thursday W. T. Burney died in Portland last Tuesday. FATAL hllOOTI.Xa A ( llKNT. A Young (Jlrl Killed While Assisting; her Unit her to ('lean a (iun. A terrlblo accident happened at the home of Joseph Held, of Kocky Point on the evening of Junnary 13, John and Annie, the former about fifteen and the latter thirteen years and three months, had been to singing class and returning home between 8 and 0 o'clock the boy began to clean his gun, a Winchester repeater, and got tho ramrod fastened. Ilia sister tried to help him get It out but their efforts failed. He placed a cartridge loaded with powder only, in the gun and in some way, no one seemed to know how, the gun was discharged, the ramrod entering thb sisters body about two Inches above the navul and part of It projecting through her back just above the hip. Dr. Frank, of Kagle Creek, extracted he ramrod in three pieces, buried in parts of the clothing, one piece coming out at the thigh. She died at 6 o'clock on Saturday morning the 10th and was interred at the Springwater cemetery on the 17th, Kev. Mr. Crane officiating. The biother and sister were greatly attached to each other and John Is con pletely prostrated with grief over th dreadful occurrence. PACIFIC COAST WE4T1IF.K. Report of (internment Obserrer for the Month of January. The month of January, opened with a cool wave over the interior of the Pacific aloe and with a disturbance advancing over the upper coast. On the 6th a depression advanced from the ocean, attacking the entire coast, but centering on the uper California and Oregon coasts and causing liubt scattering rains in northwestern California and in west ern Oregon . The passage of a disturbance north of Washington gave rains and snows to Washington and Oregon on the 10-I0th, and a centering of a high pressure area over Nevada and Utah and the develop ment of a storm on the upper coaBt on I9-20th gave strong winds and rains to the upper coast on the 20th. Fair and cool weather prevailed in nearly all districts from the 21st to 24th. An advancing storm toward the upr coast on the 25th resulted in rain and high winds In western Oregon and northern California, the rains ex tending eastward and southward to the liockias and nothward over Wash ington and Oregon. Generally un settled conditions prevailod from the 27tb to the close of the month, u Precipitation fell in Washington on 23 dava during the month; on 22 days in Oregon. Everbearing Strawberries. I have a quantity of everbearing strawberry plants for aale at $1 per hun dred. Warranted first class. T. II. Organ, 4t Eleventh and Jackson streets District School Teacher Wanted. The Board of Directors of school dis trict No. 102, are authorized to hire a teacher for the winter session. He must be a man, sound in body and Intellect, not afraid to use the rod. Wages $10 per month and board around. Obadiaii Billings, Esq., Deacon Waybacx, Ichaboo Slowcoach, Directors. Notice of Public Examination. Notice Is hereby given that for the purpose of making an examination of all persons who may offer themselves as candidates tor teachers of the schools of this county, the county school superin tendent thereof will hold a public exami nation at the court house In Oregon City Wednosday, February 10, 1892. Teacheis desiring to take examinations for State Certificates and State Diplomas will have special attention Thursday the 11th and graduates of Oregon colleges on Thursday and Friday the 11th and 12th. Dated this 1st day of February 1892. Alex Thomson, County School Superintendantot Clacka mas county Oregon. NOTICE OK APPOINTS! KNT Or ADMINISTRATOR. Notice Is hereby Riven, that I have bran ap pointed RilmiutfiirKtnr o( the estste of Mrs. Je mima Csppii, dtiooafled All pornmis having clftlms SKsina, twill enisle are notiltwl to pre sent them to me properly verified at my ofllce ill Oregon City, wttlilu six months from the date of tlin notice. H. E. Cross, Administrator ot the estate of Mra Jemima Cappa, deceased. Oropiu City, February 4, 1892, 2;5 3:S Ed. L. Huntley, mention of whose rob bery was made in last week's Long Creek Eagle, is said to have lost $0000 in dia monds and $100 in cash in the little transaction. - A neat little clean-up for the follow who got thorn. ? Now Try This. It. will cost you nothing and will surely do you good, if you have a Cough, or with any trouble with Throat, Chest or Lungs. Dr. King's New discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Cold's is guaranteed to give relief or money will be paid back. Sudererers from La Grippe found it lust the thing and under its UB6 had a speedy and perfect recov ery. Try a sample bottle at our expense ana learn tor yourself Just how good a thing it is. Trial bottle free atU. A Harding's Drug Store. Large size 50c. and $1.00. . imt Mm. The following Is the list of tellers remain IiiKiiilhe post ollice at Oregon City, Orrgon, reiiruarv a. I Ho.!: Arlon, Frank II Nelwll, John HrlM-mline, KJ 1'riel, Charles linker, Mrs Jeiie yuiMii, itiin ivi, ieu a nuyuer, Jl llong, AI Thomas, Thomas Kaiser, AJ Tate, (,'has Unduii, W II Walsh, James McliiiKhlin, Wm Weuzel, Anton Mnminert.F K Yeuger, Mr Hiram Miller, Alonto I, If called for, please say when advertised. K, M. RANCH, P. M. You can never tell what a slight cold mav IhiuI tsir It ! lu.u tlu.ai,,va A yourself the benefit of the doubt, and cure It as soon as possible with Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral . A day's delay, some times an hour's delay, may result in se- DR. L. WHITE, DE1VTIST. Work Brt ela and prices reasonable. Office oterCaufteld Huntley's liru blore, Oregoa City, Oregou. FISH MARKET, Next Door to the Armory, J. IIIJnPIIRKV, Proprietor. Full Stock of All Kinds of FreBh and Saltwater Finn. Poul try and Game. Highest Cash Price Paid for Poultry. Great Reduction Cabinet Photographs ONLY S2.50 PER DOZEN Thwalte'8. 167 First Street, Bet. Korruwn and Yamhill PORTLAND. OREGON TULL'S HOTEL-RESTAURANT BARLOW, OREGON. Best 25c LotlinKS and Meals In the Tewn. Hot Meals at All Hours. CIGARS AND CONFECTIONERY. On Improved Farms of not less than CO acres. C. 0. T. Williams, V. H. BUROHARDT. H. A. VORPAHL. General lIlBrkninl thins; and re paring-. Wagon and Buggy Work a Specialty. Horseshoeing in a first class manner. Canby. ... Oregon. c. L, STOHT. STORY BROS., Blacksmiths and Wagon Makers. Fine f agon ail Carriage Wort a specialty. Twenty years experience aa a Horse Shoer None but first class work done. BIiod on Main Btreet, near 8uspenalon Bridge. IP. H. ttA.T, Practical Horstslioer, Shop on Main St, opp. Woolen Mills. ' Spetlel Attention Given to Contracted or Bai Feet SHOEING SPEED HORSES A SPECIALTY. Ten years expeiieuce In eastern cities. CLIFF JHOUSE, 1. BITTNKR, Propr. The OldoMt FIrt CIiin Hotel in Oregon City. Clean rooms with comfortable beds. Tables supplied with the best the mar ket atiords. FRANK NELDON, GUNSMITH AND LOCKSMITH . Oregon City, Oregon. Full Stock of Guns s Ammunition. Repairs on all kinds of small machines promptly nimie. implicate Keys to any look manufactured. Shop on Muin Street, near Sixth. DAVIES' GALLERY. The Leading Photographer of" Portland. CORNER FIRST akdTAYLOR STREET8 Mouey to Loan ! Hats ! its YES, HATS And we can ehow you ever before offered See our Hat display and MATS you will save money by so doing. O'CONNELL & GLASS, The Clothiers and Hatters of Oregon City. CITY VIEW MARKET, BOYER &. LACEY, PrOpS., Wholesale and Retail Dealers In Fresh Beef, Mutton, Pork, Ham, Bacon and Lard. THE BEST OF MEAT KEPT AND SATISFACTION GtVEM, SHOP ON SEVENTH STREET, AT HEAD OF STAIRS NEW STORE I FRESH GOODS! -NS. S. JENNINGS- . Haa opened a Fancy and Staple VEGETABLES WOO DEN WARE AND FEED. . Remember the place on Seventh street corner of Jackson. Mr. David May will bt In charge of the sales department, (ioods O. E. A. FREYTAG, - Best and Cheapest Grocer. Fancy and Staple Groceries in Great Variety. Vegetables, Fruit and Feed. Fifteenth and Main, ORECON CITY. WAR IS DECLARED ! Great Slaughter in Prices at James Hodges' Store for Cash. I will sell at a Sweeping Reduction from former prices : 16 pounds Dry Granulated Sugar $1.00 20 " Extra C . " 1.00 100 " Dry Granulated " ; 5.65 100 " Extra C " 4.65 Coal Oil, per Gallon 20 And everything else down at bed-rock prices. JAMES HODGES, Canby, Oregon. FURNITURE, Carpets, Matting, Mats, Rugs, Eeed and Rattan Goods, Up holstered Rockers, Etc., .of all kinds AT LOW PRICES. Special Bates on Upholstering this month. All work guaranteed better than when done in wholesale houses, and wo sell them cheaper than others can who buy from wholesale dealers. Undertakers' Goods. Always a complete line, and can be turned out at the short est notice. HOLMAN & WARNER, Oregon City Bank Ilulldlng, ills! more IL1T3- for less money than in Oregon City. learn our prices, and choice selection of Groceries, Fruits, delivered free to ait parts of the city. THI -