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About Portland new age. (Portland, Or.) 1905-1907 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1906)
THE NEW AGE, POBTLAND, OREGON" i - ' A s if. :,f purilanfc Efottt Ag Katnbltshcd 1894 A. I). Qrlflln, Manngor Ofllco, Room 317, Commonwealth Hulldlng To insure publication nil local new mint reach ui not inter than Thursday morning ol each week. Subscription prlco, ono year, pnynblo In ad , .uu. Vance I MMMMNMMmMMMtMM PORTLAND LOCALS l Oh! Huuol Oh! Muuo Oht Huuo! Who has heard nnythlng about Ding. That Btovo is liable to cool on us yet. Babe I'm nil out and down.-Bnbo all out and down, hnvo bought n lot on tho East Side, They Intend to build In the nenr fu ture. If you want to tell some ono all you know and don't seo anyone around to listen to you, call on II. St. Clair, 300 Couch street. Main 3618. Ho will lis ten to you. Llttlo Wise Harry, tho Mormon col ored gentloman, was saved from an awful climax by tho dope man by tho road. Look, out Harry when you havo them out after this. "Make It" Is nil tho byword North Portland. in MrB. J. Laws is visiting In Kansas City and other Missouri towns. Miss Jones, formerly of Salem, Ore gon, Is now among us to stay. ' i Well "English" I seo you hnvo got lucky at last. Who Bpoko first? Miss Ida William is in tho city vis itlng her mother and sister for a short ntay. Mr. Redmond, who is known to all as a good fellow, left for San Fran cisco, Cal. Chttllonsli Corn bread!!!!! That's what Mdmo Lojuno Is serving every Saturday night. Watch out for tho Dig Four; thoy are about to spring something. Noth ing unusual for them. I wondor why so" many young men of Portland nro holding their heads so low slnco last Thursday. Tako tho Now Ago for tho good llvo news. Remember wo trcnt all nllko. Wo run In tho interest of no click. Miss Dcrtha Wilson, who has boon visiting lior mint, Mrs. Coffco, loft for her homo in California Thursday even ing. Mrs. Ida WlntorB cntortnlncd n few frlondB In honor of Miss Dcrthn Wil son of Snn Dlcgo, Cal., Tuesday after noon. Mr. E. Hart nud daughter, sister of Mrs. S. St. Clair, havo arrived from South McAIestcr and intend to stay with us. Tho question without n doubt Ib Mr. Anthony Logan married? If Cliff Miller was hero ho would answer that question in n mlnuto. (Chow.) Why really llttlo Henry wnB defeat cd at tho championship pool tourna nment nt tho club tho other night by Count Robert St. Clair Jr. (Chow). Mr. and Mrs. Ira H'nrt, woll known In Portland for tho last fow years, Don't forget ladles' night at tho Willamette Club, every Thursday night, Como all and enjoy yoursolvcs. Thero 1b a piano there and a largo room waxed. That's allt Say! Aro you an Elk? Woll, you had better hurry. All persons of reputable character, wanting to Join tho I. D. P. Order of Elks, may Inqulro at Park and Flanders streets. Mr. Sam Wash ington. 4 Mr. B. D. E. F. O. H. I. J. K. Light ning was hero to find a wlfo. Wo recommended him to seo Miss Blue- markotivansky, but was beat by n noso by ono Dill Durdon. You will havo to shave first, Kid. in I i. Mr. Carl Nelson, ono of tho fastest sports on tho coast and cook (chef) on tho steamer Alliance, will quit tho toad next trip and leave for tho Sound Ho oxnects to becomo chef on ono of Uiobo largo passenger steamers. Ho surely miiBt not bo afraid or water. "Splash." Mr. Oscar Everhatt. who waB bup- posed to leavo for tho South as chief bartender on tho Btcamer Alliance, took tho hint tho reporter gavo him and refused to go near tho water. You aro right, kid; you can do Just nB good making stows for tho Rlchlllou as you enn mlxlDg them on tho ocean iBcopcrycgin, Mr. Chas. Jnckson, ono of tho finest chefs on tho Pacific Coast, has open ed tho swfllest restaurant in North Portland. Everything Is now from tho front to tho back. Mr. Jackson will certainly do good whoro ho hnB open ed. His placo Ib flltuatcd on Ollsnn Btrcot botweon Seventh and Eighth streets. Ho bars no ono that art with respect to his business. Wo wish him success. Tho ronort of tho proceedings of tho third annual communication of tho Most Worsh Infill Grand Uodgo or Washington, Frco nnd Accepted Ma sons has Just boon Issued by tho sec retary. Tho roport is tho most com plete compendium of lodgo proceed ings ever Issued by this body nnd con Blderablo credit Ib dut thoso whoso ef forts contributed to that end. Mr. nnd MrH. Herman Hill of East Tenth street ontortnlncd in honor of Miss nertha Wilson of San Dlcgo, Cal. last Monday evening. Tho evening was pleasantly Bpcnt In games, etc. Tho following guosts woro present: Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr. ana Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Kcoble, Mr. nnd Mrs. Orlf. fin, MIbb Wilson, Mr. Webb. Mr. Mc Hlnton Mr. Eugono Minor. Mr. Duncan nnd Master Herman E. Hill. Master Herman Hill Jr. gavo n so cial to a fow of his many friends. Tho evening was spent In playing cards, dancing and singing. Refreshments woro Berved and the party, nftor wish ing the boy to becomo a president, NOT 80 SCARED A8 HE 8EEMED. A. smart young drummer was drlv- Intt his hired Ifinm nlnncr n illlTlniilf vanished for their homes. Amongu,. ofWv , . , . , i.... ....., ,-., tiBa twit, wn. b'toi wjoming road when ho overtook thoso present wore Mies Bertha Wil son, Mr. .and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Qrimn, Mr. and Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Kcbble, Mr. M. McHlnton and Mr. Wm. Duncan Sr. The last time ho was heard from his minstrel troupe waB stranded nnd Ding was found on top of a stump singing first "You're As Welcome Ab tho Flowers In May," and thon ho looked Into an empty bottlo of Pn land Club whisky nnd Bang, "I Won der If you mlsB mo just nB much as I miss you." After looking Into tho bot tlo a few minutes ho began singing. "I'm going back, back, back to Now Yorkemore. I did it before." Hollo, Kiddo! Aro you ready? 'Course your'ro.goln'?" Going? Going where?" Ib it possible I must now stop get ting Tcady to tell you the big affair, when It's so close that it's almost tlmo to begin to drcssi? Whero'vo you been for tho last decade? Surely you'vo beard, tho ureczes ablowlng lately haven't you? Honest to good ness; Bomo folks mako mo " Hero! Hero! What'B coming off anyhow? I may bo a hankey-pank nnd a snoozer but don't lot'B wnsto nny more tlmo if it's so closo. Don't let's whnt ?" Snoozer? Snoozer, did you flay? Well, I should guess yes. As n sleep er you must bo In the Rip Van Wlnklo class, only you ntnt lucky If you havo not heard of tho Grnnd Ball on Thnnksglvlng. You'ro tho first person I have seen that was not going and rendy. Tho Wlllnmotto Club is giving tho ball. That's n pretty good bunch ,nt the hend of It. , It vjill certainly bo mo for tho dlzzv duds and tho nlals phiz on that P. X. for Biiro. Look for mo. What's tho admission?" "Only fifty cents." "Alright. I'll grnb mo n bunch of glrlarlnos and use my own Judge ment." "Sklddo! So long Maryl Don't for get tho nlaco and date Foresters' hall, Nov. 2Gth. Byo-byo!" H011EKT St. CLAIR. Local Reporter. Radical Laws for France. Paris, Nov. 2. Tho Cnblnct hns de cided to includo In Its Pnrllnmcntnry program tho purchnso of the Weatorn Rnltway, and a bill providing for the nbolttlon of tho death penalty. War Minister Plqunrt's plan for tho reform of courtmartlal amounts to their en tire suppression, substituting therefor civil proccduro In tho caso of offensos punlshnblo by common law, whllo dis ciplinary courts will deal with Infrac tions of discipline Minister of Public Works Barthous' project for tho revision of tho ln contomplntcB tho taking over by tho state of all mines. Female and Child Labor In Spain. Madrid, Nov. 2. Tho Cabinet hns decided to Introduce a bill with tho object of ameliorating tho conditions of women nnd .children who aro com pelled to work for a living. a rather dignified old gentloman who wna walking In tho direction in which ho was driving. "Hnvo a lift?" Inquired "our Mr. Simpson" genially. "Thank you, sir;" and tho old gen tleman took a seat In tho buggy besldo tho drummer. Tho team happened to bo a pair of half-broken broncos a fact upon which tho drummejr enlarged glee fully as ho slnckcned the lines nnd gavo tho horses their heads a trifle. They were off nt a Jump, and as tho buggy swung violently nround a curve, tho old gentleman was all but thrown out to tho great amusement of tho smart young drummer. When this oc curred a Bocond tlmo tho old gentle man said politely: "If it Is all tho samo to you, sir, I should bo obi Iced If vou woulil ilrlvn a iimo moro Biowly." "Oh, if you nro afraid," sneered tho young man unpleasantly, "perhaps you nan ueuer do tho driving." Tho old gentleman looked at him for a moment with a look In his oyca which tho drummer never forgot. "Perhaps you are Tight, sir," ho said, with tho utmost politeness, as ho took tho lines. Then Iiq reached for tho whip In the whip socket, and, leaning ovor tho dnsh-board, ho lashed first ono bronco and then tho other. "Aro you nfrald, Blr?" ho demanded, turning upon tho drummor, but bo foro tho terrified drummer could re ply ho throw both lines out of tho buggy, nnd tho runnwny horses, with tho lines dragging, tore around tho curves nt n paco at which "our Mr. Simpson" never had ridden. Both men woro thrown out nnd tho buggy splintered. Tho old Rcntlcmnn. tho first to nrlso from tho wreck, stood over tho prostrate drummor as ho ro turned to consciousness, and again demanded: "Are you afraid, sir?" Tho smart young man lonrned ulti mately Hint his pnBsongcr was Major Wolton, whoso reckless courugo Is n byword throughout Wyoming. Caro line Lockhart in Novombor Llppln-cott's. B OUR CHICAGO LETTER 3$&&&itsS)mtm$stt&& Chicago, Oct. 24th, 190C. II. Williams has gono to M'Creery to Be Minister. Moxlco City, Oct. 31. It wns stated horo last night that Kenton R, .Mc Croery, who for tho pant nlno years hns been secretary of tho United Stntes Legation nnd Embassy horo, would bo appointed United States Min ister to Columbia to succeed Minister Barrett, who Is to bo mado United States Minister to Brazil. Lloyd C. Grlscom, present United Stntes Am bassador to Brazil, will succeed Gcorgo von L. Meyer as Ambassador to Rus sia, who will becomo PostmaBtor-Qcn-orol in March 1007. Mr. McCrcory said ho had no official knowlodgo of his promotion. Want Dry Elections In Austria. Vienna, Oct. 31. Tho Austrian temp erance societies united in presenting to tho. parliamentary committee which is formulating a unlversnl suffrage bill nn appeal that it embody In the Inw the Amorlcnn practice of closing snloons during polling hours. Dr. D Texas on a visit. Miss Florence Hawkins of Lincoln, Neb., is in the city. Dr. A. C. Bnrner has gone to Llttlo Rock, Ark., on a visit. Mr. James E. French hns returned from the state of Kentucky, Thero is a great falling off In tho attendauco of tho colored churches in Chicago. Bethel church Is very poorly attended. Chicago has a murder crozo among tho colored people. Every day and night samo colored person Is killed by another colored person. Rov. W. H. Snndorfl of tho St. Mary'" A. M. E. church nnd Rev. Jcsslo Woods of tho St. John'B A. M. E. church nro doing a splendid work In this city. Pcoplo havo a high regard for thorn. Dr. Alexander Lnno, tho colored can didate for member of tho legislature from tho first senatorial district of Chicago will bo elected by a largo majority. Dr. Lane Is populnr with tho people. Especial session of tho United Su premo Council of Scottish Rlto Masons will bo hold In this city next week. Tho session will bo presided over by tho Sovereign Grnnd Commander. John G. JoncB, of Chicago. Mr. Dnnlel Macon Ib making somo very hot speeches ngnlnst Oscnr Do- Priest. This mnn. Oscnr DoPrlest. wno is a cnndicinto on tho Republican ticket for county commissioner, wns placed on tho ticket over tho objection nnd protcBt of nil the lending en!' men of Chicago and they nro going to seo to It now, thnt Mr. DoPrlest w bo defeated by 10,000 votes. At n meeting hold Inst night by Cal umet Club, Mr. Gray offered a series of resolutions which were adopted so vorely criticizing tho conduct of MIbb Albortn M. Smith, t,lo Probation Offi cer of tho Jiivonllo Court and stig matizing her as wholly unfit for tho position, A public meeting will soon bo called In this city on tho matter whoro speeches will bo made by sev eral prominent persons. It sccma thnt great complaint hns been mado about what somo of tho Colored Probation officers hnvo been doing. It Ib reported upon good authority thnt n club will Boon bo organized for tho oxprcBs purpose of communicating with tho pcoplo throughout tho coun try to prevent tho election of Rov. A. J. Cary of this cltv and Rev. E. v, Lnmpton. now of Washington. D. C, to nny position nt tho next gen eral conforenco, that will bo hold In 1008. Tho very thoughts of such men afl uov. a. J. enry or tins city try ing to bo elected to n position In tho genornl conforenco and tho contln unnco in offlco of Rov. E.W. Lnmpton hns rnlscd a storm of Indignation In this section of tho country nnd tho peoplo will not bo satisfied, until both of thorn nro relegated to tho rear. fJACOMA NOTES J Miss Qoorgln Wilson who hns boon confined to her bed for several weeks Is slowly recovering. Of interest to n wldo circle of friends is tho nnnouncatnent of tho mnrriago of Miss Barber Watson to Mr. Ham Harris, ono of our most populnr young gentlemen of our city. Tho musical entertainment given by the Household of Ruth was a grnnd success. After tho program was ren dered dnnclng took placo until tho wee hours of tho morning. Mr. Brndshnw of our city, met with a sad accident whllo working on his house last Wednesday afternoon, Ho fell from n two-Btory house, breaking two ribs. He Is now at tho Fancpad ock hospital, At this writing ho Ib mending slowly. Mrs. P. A. Tnnnn entertained nt dinner In honor of Mrs. Mitchell of Scnttlo. Among thoso present woro Mrs. Mitchell, tho honored guest, Mrs. E. F. Edson, Mrs. N. Simon, Mrs. P. Lnwhorn, Mrs. Estclln Gibson, Mrs. Duval, Mrs. L. Clark and Mrs. D. W. GlbBon. Can't Fool Him on Turkey. Richmond, Va., Nov. 2. Tho Presi dent, Mrs. Roosevelt nnd Surgeon-General Rlxoy, at Pino Knot, got up early this morning and started on a hunt for wild turkeys. Tho President hnH novcr potted n wild turkoy nnd It Is his ambition to add ono to his record. Somo of 1.1s neighbors undertook to play a Joko on him by turning a flork of domestic turkoya of tho mammoth bronzo variety into the woods nnd driving thorn bo thnt they would fnll n prey to tho President's gun, but Mr. Roosovclt would havo none or tno domestic birds. Meredith sells good butter, 1108 Commercial street, Tacoma, Wash. Free ono car ticket with oach $1.00 purchnso of tens, ipffoos, canned or packago goods. THE PIONEER TAINT COMPANY, ' The pio. neor paint es tablish men t of Portland ii that of F. E. II o a o h Company, ol 185 First St., the oldest and most r liable house of its kind in the Northwest. It carries an Immense stock of the bant things In paints and building materials, together with nn nnusunf list of specialties. Those who need anything In these lines can cer tainly profit by going to F. K. Bench ft Company. Romembar the number, 1315 First street R. C. WALWORTH Staple and Fancy Groceries Phone CAST 3407. ' 13G Russell St. PORTLAND, OR. THE REED-FRENCH PIANO CO. LARGEST DEALERS IN HIGH-GRADE PIANOS IN THE NORTHWEST PIANOS SOLD AT MANUFACTUR ERS' COST,' WHICH MEANS A SAVING OF ONE-HALF TO THE PURCHASER The Piano business inPortland and the Northwest has been revolu tionized within the past few months by the energetic and progressive efforts of the new Piano house of the Reed -French Company. This well known and old established house has been doing business in the large cities of the East for many years, but only recently did they fully appreciate the value of the Northwest as a field worthy to be exploited. Now they are here and the people are getting the benefit of being able to purchase Pianos at manufacturers' cost You can buy a handsome instrument for $190 on terms so easy that you would never feel it BsfBBHfesW U III 'BBBBBBBBr vVL V f$v0 bk 1 "BiBlBK. '1'! m P . 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