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Amnscments Tonight.
CORDRATTS THEATER CWasbington etrect)
"A Female Drummer."
BASEBALL 3:30 P. iL, at 24th and Vaughan
streets.
PORTLAND CARNIVAIr-At Exposition build
ing and Multnomah field. Concerts afternoon
and evening, and many other attractions.
They "Wouijj 3Iakb an Aemt.-The
number of pupils registered as In attend
ance at the publisc schools Friday last
was 10.CSS. The attendance on the previous
Friday was 10,289, showing an Increase
of 339 during the week. This Is the larg
est number of pupils ever attending the
public schools in this city, the maximum
number reached In February last year be
ing 10.5S0. The Increase in the number of
pupils is always large at this time of
year for several weeks, and the increase
will continue on a diminishing rate for
probably three months. The attendance
will then probably decline until the Feb
ruary term, when there will be a sharp
Increase till the maximum Is reached, and
then the attendance will bejln to decline.
A citizen remarked yesterday that 10.6S8
school children all marshaled In a body
would make a fine sight, but Was told
that there would be great difficulty In
getting them all together. They are, ot
course, scattered all over the city, and
it would take several days to arrange
transportation for them, and the date
fixed upon might prove a stormy day. and
It would not do to liave all the children
out in a storm, so there Is but slight
probability that the school children of the
city will ever be seen in a body.
Bankrupt Sale, "Wolff & Zwicker
Iron Works The auction sale of the
plant of Wolff & Zwicker Iron Works
has been postponed to October 8, 1901, at
10 A. M., at which time I will offer for
sale, on the premises, at the east end
of the Madison-street bridge, Portland,
Or., at public auction, for cash, to the
highest bidder, all the plant of the Wolff
& Zwicker Iron Works, including real
estate, machinery, tools, equipment of all
kinds, office furhlutre, etc Up to and
until 10 A. M. of October S, 1S0L I will
also receive written offers for any speci
fied lots or portions of the said plant,
or any specified machines or tools, or the
real estate, separately. Deposit at the
time of bid must be made If required by
trustee. The trustee reserves the right to
reject any and all bids not satisfactory.
Inventory and abstract of title can be
examined, and all Inquiries answered at
office on premises. The sale of merchan
dise will continue each day, beginning
Friday, September 27, until completed.
Harrison G. Piatt, trustee, Wolff &
Zwicker Iron Works, bankrupt
Season Prematurelt Opened. Speak
ing of the opening of the shooting sea
son for pheasants, a resident of Irvington
remarked yesterday that it had been
open for some time in that addition. There
is a large part of the Irvington tract
unsettled, and quite a number of. Chinese
pheasants have taken up their abode
there. They are frequently seen by resi
dents, sometimes in their gardens. A
short time ago one of the residents no
ticed a man on a bicycle with a dog and
gun, going into a clump of brushes not
far from his place. A few minutes later
he saw two pheasants rise above the
bushes, heard two shots and saw the
pheasants tumble down. He rushed over
to the place, but before he reached it the
violator of the game law had secured
the birds, mounted his bicycle, called his
dog and was scorching down the street
several blcck9 away.
Real Estate Sales. The west half ot
lots 7. 8, In block 205, being 50x100 feet,
situated on the southeast corner of Park
and Jefferson streets, has been sold by
2Iax Smith to Ambross C. Froom and
Frank A. Bryant for $3700? also the west
half of lots 7 and 8, in block 209, being
60x100 feet, situated "on the southeast cor
ner of Park and Taylor streets, by Frank
W. Warren to E. B. Plttelkau for 55500.
These eales have been made by F. "V. An
drews & Co., It is probable that fiats
will be built on both lots.
For Drink, $37 in Five Hours. J. E.
Brown was before Municipal Judge Cam
eron yesterday, charged with drunken
ness, and he asked that he be allowed
to leave town. "I've had hard luck in this
here town," explained Brown. "I came to
Portland a short time ago with $50 and
I've been twice arrested. I fooled around
a saloon near Third and Burnside streets
and spent $37 for liquor in five hours.
The second time I was arrested I had just
5 cents." Brown was fined $2.
At the Carnival Cooktno School.
Soups and soup stock will be the sub
ject of the demonstration at the Carni
val cooking school today. This will be
of special interest to nurses and all who
have the care of the sick. Every one is
requested to bring a napkin and a spoon.
This will be one of the most valuable
and interesting demonstrations yet given
by Mrs. Miller, and no doubt there will
be a large attendance. The hour is 2:30
P.M.
Kew Trolled Wire. The City & Sub
urban Railway Company is about to re
move the old trolley wire on their Irving
ton line and replace it with a new one.
The change will be made in one day, dur
ing which time car service on that line will
be necessarily suspended. The slight In
convenience which the patrons of the line
will be put to by the change will be
made up by the better service the new
line will furnish
Kot Vert Good Apples. Apples are be
ginning to come In freely and sell from
B0 to o cents per box. Some are of good
quality, but there are too many scrubby
ones, which show the marks of various
kinds of Insect pests. Bellefiowers are
scarce yet, and the choice varieties of
Winter apples are not ready to market
yet.
Didn't Have Bictcle Tag. When a
boy named Eugene Toohey was asked yes
terday in the Municipal Police Court why
he rode his bicycle on an East Side side
walk, he said: "Please, sir, I didn't have
a tag from the Sheriff's office." He was
lined $1 just the same.
Bailey Gatzert Changed Schedule,
Dalles Route. Leave Portland Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday 7 A. M, "Leave
The Dalles Sunday, Wednesday and Fri
day 7 A. M., stopping all way landings for
noth passengers and freight. Landing,
foot Alder street
The first social meeting of the Ladies'
Aid Society of the First Presbyterian
Church, will be held this afternoon from
3 to 5, at the residence of Mrs. Horace
S. Butterfield, SU Kearney. All ladles of
the church Invited. Mite offering.
Incorporation. Articles of incorpora
tion of the Starvcout Gulch Mining Com
pany were filed in the County Clerk's of
fice yesterday by H. Stanley Glle, Arthur
L. Glle, and H. Smith Glle, capital stock
$10,000.
Duke and Duchess of York and B.
C. Agricultural Association, Victoria.
"Rosalie" leaves Tesler wharf, Seattle,
10 P. M., October 1 to 5; returning, in
cluding October 6; rourfd trip rate, $2 50.
The ladies of Westminster Church will
hold a rummage sale at 300 Russell street,
near Williams avenue, commencing Wed
nesday, October 2. Donations eollclted.
Phone, Pink 10J6.
Lectures at the North Pacific Dental
College begin with the opening of the
session Tuesday, October 1, at 5 o'clock
P. M. The last day students may enter
is October 10.
Ladies' Relief Soctett. The monthly
meeting of the society will be held today
at 2 P. ML, In the First Prestjylerlan
Church, corner of Twelfth and Alder
streets.
Medical College. The medical depart
ment of .the University -of Oregon opens
Its first .session for the season this morning.
Gambling-Houses Clobed. Open gam
bling was ordered by the police to be
stopped early this morning and the com
mand was generally obeyed. The six.
large gambling-houses in the city the
Portland Club, Bell, Gem, Erlckson's,
Fritz' and Blazier's were closed tightly.
The decision o enforce the laws against
gambling was reached last night at a
meeting of the Police Commissioners, and
the Chief of Police afterwards stated: "Or
ders have been given the Police Depart
ment to see that the laws against gam
bling shall be strictly enforced." That
was all the police would say officially,
but It is know that messengers were sent
to all the gambling-houses, notifying the
proprietors that games must closev not
later than 2 o'clock this morning. 'In well
informed quarters the notification did not
come as a surprise, .but a great many of
the players were surprised when told that
gambling had to btop.
At Oregon's Best Trout Streams.
Henry Williams and Charles Johnson, who
have been spying out lands for settlement
In the Prlneville region, arrived here
yesterday, having come In by the Mc-'
Kenzle route. They report having had a
very pleasant trip across the Cascades,
meeting many teams loaded with supplies
going over to the Silver Laks section.
They stayed several days at Frlssel's on
the McKenzie, and visited the hot springs
in that vicinity, and enjoyed some ex
cellent sport, such as trout fishing and
hunting deer. There were quite a num
ber of sportsmen there, and they all had
good luck fishing and caught some very
large trout The river was at an excellent
stage for fishing, and they satisfied them
selves tha the McKenzie is one of the
very best If not the best, trout streams
In Oregon.
H. K. Sargent has removed his law
offices to 534-6, Chamber of Commerce'
building.
STRUCK OIL, QUIT RAILROAD
Ex-Conductor Who Novr Owns and
Travels in Private Car.
J. B. Bunting, who was -formerly a
carpenter in Bakersfield, Cal., and subse
quently engaged In the railroad business
and rose to be a passenger conductor on
the San Joaquin division of the Southern
Pacific, was in Portland yesterday In his
private car. He was accompanied by his
family. They came across the country
on the Northern Pacific, reaching Port
land Sunday night Yesterday they
Ipoked about the city and left In the
evening for San Francisco.
Four years ago Mr. Bunting was still
running through the desert and punching
tickets. About that time be became in
terested In an oil venture that turned
out successful and soon thereafter ho
quit railroading. His success has been
continuous and it is said his income now
Is about $300 a day. 'Part of this money
he is spending In traveling with his fam
ily in their private car.
Some time after Bunting struck oil it
is said he went to Superintendent Fill
more and asked Xor a private car. The
manager apparently thought Bunting had
mortgaged his life insurance and was
bent on spending the proceeds on a few
hours' use of a private car, and he did
not approve of such action. However, it
was his business to supply cars when ap
plied for and paid for, so he somewhat
regretfully said that he would see If he
could arrange to let Bunting use a car.
" 'Arrange to use' be blanked," ejacu
lated Bunting. "I want to buy one of
your private cars if you've got one good
enough."
That put a different phase on the mat
ter. It turned out that the Southern Pa
cific Company did not have a car that
suited Bunting, so he had one built and
It is said he spent $30,000 on the rolling
palace he now travels in.
8
FIREWOOD IN DEMAND.
Trade Is Brisk, in Anticipation of
"Winter Storm.
Wood dealers report a brisk business
in the city now, as housekeepers are all
anxious to get their Winter's fuel in be
fore the rainy season begins. Help -has
been so scarce all Summer that the wood
purchased early In the season has been
allowed in many cases to be piled in the
street, as no one could be found to carry
it in. This class of laborers has become
more numerous of late, and -so the work
of stowing away wood Is going on all
over the city.
Wood dealers think fir and oak will both
be more plentiful after sufficient rain has
fallen to start the Water In the flumes.
A good deal of cord wood now lies at
the stumps, as it cannot be carried to the
scow at the river bank until the water
can be turned Into the miles of V-shaped
troughs prepared for transporting It to
the river.
Freight cars, are reported very hard to
obtain also, and no wood piled along the
railroad track within 20 or 30 miles of
town cannot be moved hither. "When we
order 20 cars," a dealer said yesterday,
"the company sends us one, after some
delay. The great harvest of the interior
is largely responsible for this."
Four-foot fir is delivered about the city
at $3 50 to $3 75 per cordf and oak for
about $1 more. The portable steam saw,
for which Portland" Is peculiar, travels
from place to place sawing the wood Into
stove lengths, and this time of the year
is considered the steam wood-sawyer's har
vest Slabwood Is cheaper this Fall than
formerly, owing to the addition of more
big sawmills, which have thus increased
the supply.
JOHNSTON'S NOSE SUFFERED
Result of Contact With Fire Badge,
One "Witness Says,
With his nose nearly hidden by plaster
strips. J. A. 'Johnston walked Into the
Municipal Court yesterday to give evi
dence against Harry Chambers, whom
he charged with assaulting him. Po
liceman Carpenter testified that he saw
the two men fighting In a Third-street
saloon Sunday, and that when he pulled
them apart Johnston's nose appeared to
have been bitten by someone. The peo
ple in the saloon said 'that Johnston's
nose had been injured before he entered
the place. On cross-examination. John
ston said he did not clearly remember
what took place, as he was drinking at
the time.
In defense Chambers told the court
that Johnston struck him first. "I had
to defend myself," testified Chambers,
"and when Johnston came at me a sec
ond time he ran his face against the
fire badge I wear, and that is how his
nose was cut I belong to the Fire De
partment" "You wish .me to believe - that the
damage to Johnston was inflicted by his
face coming 'in contact with your fire
badge?" asked the Judge. "Yes, sir,"
replied the witness. The case was con
tinued for further evidence.
WHERE TO BINE TODAY.
Visitors to the city will find the Port
land restaurant, 305 Washington, near
Fifth, a very desirable place to dine.
The only place to eat, Strouse's res
taurant Everything first class. "White
laborx-uhfy. 229 Washington st, near 1st
For home-like cooking go to E. House's
Cafe, 128 Third street; lie only buys the
best; fresh eggs, milk and cream from
his own ranch daily.
The 25c mid-day lunch at the Perkins is
the bast In Portland. D. H. Brown.
CARD OF THANKS.
My father, Hudson Thatcher, and myself
feel very grateful for the sympathies
shown us, in word and In deed, by our
many friends, and especially the Order
of United Artisans, in our late bereave
ment G. L. THATCHER.
"Welifoot" Flour, Beat by Test.
As it is Sard-wheat flour.
STRUCK ANOTHER SNAG
DRAW BRIDGES NOT ORDERED
CLOSED.
Power of Regulating All Bridges
Seems to Rest With, tlje Secre
tary oi War.
The County Commissioners were to
have disposed of the question of closing
the draws of the Burnside, Morrison and
Madison-street bridges at stated times,
at the meeting held yesterday, but en
countered another snag and continued
the matter for future action. Judge Cake
was back from San Francisco, and ,it had
previously been supposed in view of the
decision of- the United States Court upon
this subject and the opinion of District
Attorney Chamberlain, that the County
Court was free to proceed la the matter.
Commissioner Showers called attention
to the rules and regulations to govern
the opening of the draw bridges across
the "Willamette River at Portlarid accord
ing lo the river and harbor act of Aug
ust 17, 1891. This refers to bridges across
au navigable rivers of the United States,
and provides "for the opening ot draws
after reasonable signal. Judge Cake
thought under this act it may be neces
sary to obtain the permission of the
Secretary of War to keep the draws
closed at stated times, and that in any
event it would be well to submit the case
to the District Attorney for an opinions
The extract from the river and harbor
act referred to, Is as follows:
Section 5. That it shall be the duty of all
persons owning:, operating and tending the
draw bridres now built, or which may here
after be built across the navigable rivers and
other -waters of the United States, to open, or
cause to be opened, the draws of such bridges
under such rules and regulations as in the
opinion of the Secretary of "War the public in
terests require to govern the opening of draw
bridges for tho passage of vessels and other
water crafts, and such rules and regulations,
when so made and published, shall havo tho
force of law. Every such person who shall
wilfully fail or refuse to open, or cause to
be opened, the draw of any such bridge for the
passage of a boat or boats, or who shall un
reasonably delay "the opening of said draw
after reasonable signal shall have been given,
as provided in such regulations, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on con
viction thereof shall be punished by a flno of
not more than $2000 nor less than $1000, or
by imprisonment (in the case of a natural
person) for not exceeding- one year, or by
both such fine and imprisonment in the dis
cretion of the court; provided, that the proper
action to enforce the provisions of this sec
tion may be commenced before any Commis
sioner, Judge or court of the United States,
and such Commissioner, Judge or court shall
proceed in respect thereto as authorized by
law in case of crimes against tho United
States; provided further, that whenever, in
tho opinion of the Secretary of War, the pub
lic interests require it, he may make rules
ana regulations to goven the opening of draw
bridges for the passage of vessels and other
water crafts, and such rules and regulations,
when so made and published, shall have the
force of law, and any violation thereof shall
be punished as hereinbefore provided.
REVENUE MEN AFTER THEM
Cigar-Making Machine Seized in
George Smlthson'a House.
A machine for making cigars appeared
as one of the exhibits In a case heard
yesterday before Municipal Judge Qam
eron, in which George Smithson and,
Maude Smlthson, his wife, were accused
of the larceny by bailee of household
goods on the complaint of N. P. Sherman,
also known as Perry. The cigar-making
machine had been seized along with other
goods by virtue of a search warrant in
the Smithsons house, on Isabella street.
Tho defendants admitted that the whole
of the goods seized belonged to Sherman,
and that they had been in the Smlthson
house on storage. Revenue officers were
present to watch the case, and they made
x the statement that neither Smithson nor
Sherman had taken out a license to make
and sell cigars. After the hearing, how
ever, the revenue officials decided that
according to the evidence It had not been
shown that Sherman had made or sold
cigars, and the cigar machine was handed
back to the police officials.
From the evidence given it appeared
that Sherman and his wife came a short
time ago from the East, and stored their
household goods and the cigar-making
machine In an East Side hotel, and piaced
them under the charge of the Smithsons,
who also lived at the same place. Smith
son swore that at-this time Sherman went
under the name of Perry- Sherman, the
witness testified, was vitally interested in
an alleged irregular marriage which took
place in the East, and, fearing trouble,
that Sherman left town for a short time.
leaving his wife here. After Sherman d
learned that the trouble he had feared
did not materialize, he returned to town
and demanded His goods from the Smith
sons, who in tho meantime had moved
with their goods and chattels to a house
.on Jsabella street. Smlthson refused to
deliver the goods, and accordingly Sher
man swore out a warrant accusing his
former friends, tho Smithsons, with lar
ceny by bailee.
W. T. Vaughn appeared for the Sher
mans, and J. F. Watts for thp Smith
sons During the cross-examination Mr.
Watts brought out the fact that among
the goods Sherman said he owned was a
cigar-making machine, ajnd when the
search warrant was issued the machine
in question was brought into court. On
the part of the defendants evidenco was
given that Sherman had been seen with
boxes of cigars when he lived in the hotel.
For the prosecution In the case of lar
ceny by bailee, It was argued that It was
not a crime to have in any one's posses
sion a machine for making cigars. A con
tract was produced, signed by Elsie Sher
man, addressed to George Smithson, au
thorizing Smithson to take the Shermans'
goods and store them until further orders.
The defense argued that the complainant
had been advanced $100 on'the goods, and
Conceded Unanimously By
Experienced Purchasers
Of fine Dress Goods, Cloaks, Capes, Furs and
Jackets, that we are leaders and will continue
to give the. best values and bargains of any dry
goods house in the Northwest.
Black Broadcloths, Black Venetians
and Pebble Cheviot.
Today we place on sale several lines of the above goods, 58 and GO-ineh
goods, extra heavy, elegantly finished, suitable for fine tailor-made "suits
or separate skirts, at $1 00, $1 20, 51 25, $1 50. $1 75, 51 90, 52 25, 52 47, 52 73,
52 97, 53 23 and 53 73. Nearly all of tho above goods are factory sponged
and shrunk. Ladies, make no mistake; we have the stock to select from,
and no fancy prices will he. asked. Competition is the life of trade, and
,we are In a position to meet all competitors. In fact, we have no com
petitors when we touch the electric button in selling fine black imported
dress goods. Reputation Is what counts, honest goods and honest values.
See us today on fine cloaks, furs, capes and jackets. Big sales.
mcallen & McDonnell
COR. THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS
Open Saturday to 9:30 P. M. 'Phone Main 732.
BAZAAR PATTERNS REDUCED TO 10c. s
that the latter had been held only as
security. Ultimately a conference was
held between the parties In litigation and
the defense agreed to deliver to Shrman
a certain number of the goods in dispute.
Mrs. Smlthson was discharged and her
husband was held in 1C0 ball for a fur
ther hearing. The revenue officials an
nounced later that they had no case
against any of the parties in litigation.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Seaurookc in "A Modern Crusoe" at
the Mnrquani.
The sale of seats for Thomas .Q. Sea
brooke Jn- "A Modern Crusoe" will open
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The
company will appear at the Marquam
Grand Theater Friday and Saturday
nights, -October 4 and 5, with a matinee
Saturday at 2:15 o'clock.
Sydney Rosenfeld has put some of his
brightest work into this play. The facile
flow of wit which scintillates through this
author's work in "The Senator" and "At
the White Horse Tavern" finds another
outlet in this latest of his comic plays.
The great charm about this playwright's
works is that his characters are all genu
ine, and that their utterances have the
stamp of spontaneity.
Miss Susie R. Fanning, of 449 Sixth
street, was the first to guess the charade,
"Seabrooke," given in Sunday's paper,
and therefore secures the box which went
to the person sending the first -correct so
lution. The Tivoll Company at Cordrny's.
Ferris Hartman and the Tivoll Opera
Company will return to Cordray's Sunday
night and play another week's engage
ment, In response to a general demand
from the patrons of the theater, many of
whom were unable to secure seats dur
ing the first week here. "The Babes in the
Woods," an opera, which is said to be
the best In the repertoire of the company,
will be the opening attraction, and will
be followed by others during the week.
The popularity of the company is such
that crowded houses ail the week are as
sured. Special Carnival Rates.
From Astoria and Columbia River points
the O. R; & N. Co. has made a round
trip rate of one and one-third fare, plus
50 cents for two admissions to the expo
sition. Tickets will be on sale September
19, 25, October 2, 9 and 16, and will be good
for return at any time within six days
from date of sale. O. R. & N. pursers will
sell tickets from way landings where
agencies are not established.
Hnnting for Pheasants.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 30. E. B. Piper, of
Salem, George U. Piper, of Seattle, and
Mayor Humes, of Seattle, were among the
pheasant hunters who went to the
buttes of "Linn County today for 'a few
days of sport
REGULATOR LINE STEAMER.
Dalles boats leave Oak-street dock,
Portland, 7 A. M. dally, except Sunday.
Portland boat leaves Dalles 7 A.'M. daily,
except Sunday. Sto"ps are made both
ways at Mofllt Springs, Cascade Locks,
Stevenson, Carson (St. Martin's Hot
Springs), Collins (hot springs), White Sal
mon, Hood River, Lyle. On Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, rne steamer
Shaver also leaves same dock at 5 A M.,
stopping at all way landings.
M. V. HARRISON, Agent
New HIgn-Grnfle Pianos
For rent and sold on easy installments, to
suit the purchaser, at lowest prices. Piano-tuning
and repairing. Established
1S62. H. Sinsheimer, 72 Third street, near
Oak. Phone North 551.
To Spend a Pleasant Hour
Go to billiard parlors, 127 Sixth.
Medicine has grown too accus
tomed to deadening bodily pains
without removing their cause. Test
osteopathy.
CONSULTATION FREE.
Dr. W. A. Rogers
(Graduate, A. T. Still (Kirksville, Mo.)
School.)
Dr. G. Lord Gates
(Lady Graduate, N. I. O.)
Offices 532, 3, 4
MARQUAM BUILDING
Phone Main 27. Call for literature.
The Dekum Bulldinir.
Full Set Teeth.... $5.00
I Gold Crowns 5.00
Bridge Work 5.00
Examination tree.
Teeth extracted abso
lutely without pain.
Third and Washington.
KETV SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED !
Curios and Novelties, Mattings,
Rugs, Teas, bilks, etc.
Chinese and Japanese Fancy Goods
SUN SOON HUIE CO.
247 Yamhill. Bet. 2d and .!t.
i
C O. ISLeinG??STIE
... DENTIST ...
Marqaum Building, Room 301
YOUR TEETH
When you have them fixed, whether by fill
ing, by crowns or an artificial denture, per
sonal inquiry at my office will post you as to
your needs and "the coat. Ot the many points
learned in a long experience in Europe and
Portland, some may be applicable to your es
pecial case. Painless modern methods. Guar
anteed work. Most reasonable charges.
DR. SWAliN, aa juoKum ouuainn.
i osteopathy!
at 351 mm
Sale of Soole Bros. & John
ston Stock of Pianos.
Also Organs Prices That Will
Never Again Be Duplicated
Such Low Figures Have Never
Been Made on Similar Goods
in This Country If You Are
Coming, We Cannot Urge You
Too Strongly to Come Quick
Pay $25 Down and $10 or
More a Month.
One little Colonial Chlckerlng, two fan
cy baby "Webers, one little black Btelnway,
three fancy Kimball uprights, one ma
hogany Emerson, or was it a Gramer? a
beautiful little oak-cased HInze, a Weser
Orchestral, one Richmond, two Kimball
organs, and a second-hand organ, is the
record of yesterday's piano-selling at
Ellers Piano House, where the sale of the
Soule Bros. & Johnston stock of Stein
way, Emerson, Estey, Richmond, Gramer
and other pianos is now in full blast.
Of course, it ought to have been nearly
double that number ot plano3, but some
?eople seem, to have been somewhat con
used in their minds as to where the sale
is going on. We, therefore, state that the
stock Is at Eilers Piano House retail sales
rooms, 351 "Washington street.
The auction sale, which was conducted
by Mr. Baker at the old stand, was for
the purpose of winding up the old part
nership matters between Mr. S. S. Soule
and the purchaser of the E. S. Johnston
interests. Everything In the way of fur
nishings and fixtures, stools, covers, to
gether with a little A. B. Chase piano
(which was sold for 5114), and a Fischer
which was knocked clown at 575 (being on
a steamer somewhere between here and
China), and also a number of organs were
sold out at that place.
Now Vhe sale can go on uninterruptedly
at Eilers Piano Houfee, and we'll slaugh
ter prices for "further orders."
Steinway pianos have always been rep
resented by Soule Brothers Johnston as
being costly pianos in fact, some people
have been led to believe thai! Steinway
pianos could not be sold for less than 5600
and 5700 and 5750. As a matter of fact,
this little firm did not sell many pianos.
Their store expenses were heavy. They
had to charge a big retail profit, in order
to make ends meet. Then fhey had also
to pay the San Francisco house quite a
substantial wholesale or jobber's profit,
which again made their pianos that much
higher in price. And in view of all this,
it is no wonder that they had to try to
ge'J big "befoh-de-wah" prices for- their
Dlanos. whenever they did sell one. So it
may be that an occasional customer has'
been round wno paid, as tney say, sboo
or 5700 or 5750 for Steinway pianos. But
now you can take choice of nearly a
carload of Steinway pianos, for we nad
almost said one-half but, say, two-thirds
of Soule Brothers Johnston's former re
toil prices.
There are several styles of Stelnways in
stock, and It doesn't take much more
than 5IC0 to get one now. The Estey
pianos came next, at prices ranging from.
5450 to J500. We have quite an assort
ment of Estey pianos. No need of paying
much more than half that' price for a fine
Estey now. They are new instruments,
accompanied by the respective factory
guarantees.
Then come the Emerson pianos. Emer
son pianos are good pianos. Soule Broth
ers & oohnston's prices on Emersons
ranged from 5400 to $500 an average of
say, $450. It Is said that they sold two or
three for that figure. This morning we
offer the best Emerson in this stock for
5237, others for 521S and some that are
said to be Emersons, and probably are,
for the Emerson name appears on the
fallboard, while on the plate appears the
name of the factory superintendent; Mr.
Joseph Gramer well, we'll sell these, so
called Emersons for what they are worth,
for we have nearly a carload of them;
5185 and 5196 will secure choice of several
different cases.
Whoever heard of the Nugent piano?
It is what is known as a stencil piano
although it has been said to be "worth
$250." We offer one of Soule Brothers &
Johnston's big oak Nugent pianos tomor
row for 5146. Several Richmond pianos,
in fancy walnut and oak cases, for about
half the former prices asked for them.
Remember, we have the factory war
ranties for every Instrument in stock. We
will deliver pianos at sale prices to any
part of the city, and give our regular
one year's tuning agreement with every
instrument sold.
During this closlng-out sale of the Soule
Brothers & Johnston stock, we will offer
also a. number of discontinued catalogue
styles of the Kimball, the Decker, the
Vose, the Wheelock and others at "cut
prices." At least half of these pianos
should be disposed of today, and If every
one could but realize the tremendous ad
vantages we now have to offer, there is
little aoubt that a single instrument
would remain on hand after Tuesday.
Please bear in mind that arrangements
can be made to buy any of these pianos
on our new easy-payment plan. Come
In early and secure first choice.
Remember the street number. Eilers
Piano House, corner Park and Washing
ton sl'reets; entrance, 351 Washington
street.
The spectacle faker, looting his vic
tims at street corners, racetracks
and fairs is the most dangerous.
Aided by a glib tongue and value
less stage property instruments, he
inflicts incalculable damage with
guesswork glasses while claiming to
benefit the eyes of his dupes. The
Portland Optical Institute, with a
record of 16 years behind It, ex
amines eyes free and supplies spec
tacles and eyeglasses scientifically
adjusted to requirements at follow
ing reasonable rates:
Nickel frames 51.00, 51.50, 52.50.
Gold-filled, 53.00 and up.
Solid gold, 55.00 and up.
Special Attention to
Carnival Visitsrs.
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