The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, December 20, 1908, SECTION TWO, Image 16

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Newspaper Page TextTHE S0XBAT OKEGOMAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 20, 1903. Mr. Married Man Attends Wife on Xmas Shopping Expedition His Experience Reported as Unhappy by Arthur A. Greene, Who Pens Some Reflections on Peculiarities of Yule-'- : . . - tide Present-Buyers. i a $ , r ...4 i i- IMM'HM?'i"J'1!:iL'aIBLgrlv V. ... .... i J i.,... erl 1 $r--i '1 BT ARTHI'R A. ORBT5NB A FOOT mere . P O OR. bewildered. rtlptrauffht men, who looked like an lurtad irtag at the end of a run from the pack, stood, a stranger fend one afraid. In an eddy of militant kemlninttv In a downtown department ktore yeetertiay afternoon. H waa Nralrfna; wlill,e, hi wife dirt some mu Khoppinir. and in low murmur of fright and dturoment, epreBMed Ihta private opinion! on the Rentla Uvocation of rlft-htivli(r. lie talked ho himeelf. being afraid to address the 'tired g.xidr sses who presided behind !th counter, or the self-confident. joTerboarlne; and merciless women who iwtlkl-,r.lili-(Kt and playfully jrousr Inm In the eve with their um-1ir-l!a ferrules: I-nend aiarrfid Man - 'didn't hare the. ullKhtest business in - he mldet of this wild waysail of holi iiav snoppint? and he knew it. Conse Hjuentlv he said th Intra, soft and low, Wtnent thu custom of observing- the -5th ' of Ieceniber. . Now tne partner of his sorrows was wise-wtftto the vast wisdom of serpents lulu women and had $14.49 to spread jever It) dlfferect remembrances. Kjiow- 'ZJ -J w I, ire tha Inuutspetencr of mankind In (rnrl. md hr husband In particu lar, when brought face to face with t the dnprtment-store. she Insisted on 1 . ioinr . tin; tric-k herself, while Friend r JJusbanrt waited, distilling- almost to a jelVv with de. troplness. to- "pack" home the junk after she had succeeded In her 'fell designs. i Had . Perclval been trusted with the ' fnetter of a-s-ttlnir something for "SIs- ter r-ra's folks. and '-the Ferguson 1 children . btck." at Bird Center." and ; - f 4t h't and mother." not to speak of ; jmmerous other next of kin and ' friends, iie -would have spent $Sl.lrt tor the Ekmi1 amount of stuff his wife got for lourteen-forty-nine. Percival croes into ithe "for man only" stores, p ome of us call them "shops" when ' we pav cash, and has a ;ood time buy iOK haberdnshenr for himself. He en joys talking about the prospects for a I poott Tain next- Summer and speculat ; tog with C'lauue. the necktie, arbiter. 1 ? S to whether th? wrestling game In ? J'tirtland Is on tlia level, or if "by any : 'rha.iH.e thr ftatement 1 No. 1 crowd troJld he'able to organlae the Legisla ' Jure. .. There '. he la . on his .own heath, --and. dTartlnr. -he pays two prices for " what he gets. But drag him into the vet;- .mWsf rf a simoon of 30-Inch hat brims and womn who are moulting . .'J-.airpt-s. and Perclval looks like thir . teen nunutss to one A. M. He has no jnore business there than at a meeting '.- r tho Uttlo Mothers. Tie unhappy man I have attempted to 6acrlb In chutA and dLgalfitid languago 1 1 . 1 vof J f ' la one of the Mock things of Christmas. I If lie gets his 011 the blessed day we I commemorate he knows that the lavish rememberance hia own flesh and blood not to apeak of his better portion, have given him are charged to his account and any how, he can't use the green and lavender I ties and the Lena Rivers cigars he finds I In bis "other" pajamas on Xmas morn. I This long-atifferlnj; martyr Is responsi ble for the name Xmas. having in vented the outrageous epithet in mild retaliation. Now this year there seems to be more of -hlra than usual, which would Indi cate that the present holiday season is a prosperous one for the purveyors of presents. Everywhere In the shopping center there is hurrying, to and fro from early morning until the hotel dinner bell callg' the boarders to eat. Probably more auractive ankles' are to be seen on Petticoat Iane between 2 and S In the afternoon now than at any other time In the history of old Oregon. When one con siders the added attraction of the well dressed windows, he Is impelled to admit that this Is of a truth a blessed and a merry season. The proprietor of the big stores will tell you between gasps that this Is the busiest time they ever aaw and that they heartily approve of abolish ing religious lines at Christmas. Even the flower venders, who are somewhat crimped by the unprecedented 23 Faren hcit above, drive a profitable trade. The newsboys profit somewhat, for occas ionally a woman will indulge In the ex travagnnce of a paper Just 10 see where there la -ji "j-- to be axKiLuer chance to I ii- commit assault and battery at a notion counter. Santa Claus, the only one in town, so he must be the genuine old guy himself, is working for the Volunteers of America, a charitable and religious organization, which must be a branch of the Daughters of the Confederacy to. Judge by their gray uniforms. It's a positive delight to see buxom Mamma with three assorted sites, encouraging the little ones to grasp dear old Saint Nick's hand as he loiters on the corner and inquire for the rein deer, and then to observe the nonchalance with which Mrs. Mother brushes by with the kids and forgets to put anything in the receptacle set apart for subsidiary coin to be used for the poor and needy. The women are great for the spirit of Christmas, but, sad to relate, quite often somewhat shy on the substance. Santa Claus doesn't mind much, at that, for this whiskers and slelghbells stunt Is nuts for him. All the rest of the year he drives a fiery steed to a street -cleaning cart and picks up what he can find. It Is his an nual excursion Into toppy society. The Salvation Army is conspicuously in evidence on the streets, and many a no ble masculine soul stints his supply of Tom and Jerry in order tliat he may fur ther the good cause of free lunch and soft drinks for the Up-Agalnst-Its next Friday. Meanwhile, the preachers are polishing up their left-over platitudes to spring on their respective Sunday schools, which, by the way, have been playing to ca pacity for the past month. Beneolent icill jrroprletora -uro prejarlas to take ...... j .- . - - :yvv..-?y y mi r-''"'f "-;?.' ,5 ' ' " Ox f . ( - 'X- anvthiiiR that Is left over after the pres ents are bought, and the erstwhile proud and haughty tnrkpv has no more peace nor security than President Castro. But at that I'm for Xmas and would like to nee it come alonK every little while, say, about as often as the tariff ia revised. So one and all let us (rive a merry hur rah for Dear Old Xmas; gentlemen in the, retfil merchandise business being espe cially urged to get in on the "Hip! Hip!" Fgnre ihow that T. 418.200 speeches, mak ina ahout 2O0 tons of published matter, wera distributed b' the Government Printing Of fice at Washington during the recent cam- pnlfrn. , MEETING NOTICES. -VF.BF0O1VA.MP NO. 6.". W. O. W. Ton are rordtnllv. Invited to attend the New Tear's dunging party. Friday. January 1. lutiO. at woodmen Temple. 18 F.leventh at. Lucus orchestra. Admission 25c. OP.PHIA TF.MPI.E. PYTHIAN SIPTIDRH. will give a whlet and dancing i.arly SMurday venlng-. Dec. 2. at K. of P. Hall. 11th and Alder. Good music and prises. Ad-mlsMon lc. THE LADIES' AUXILIARY. A. O. H.. will gl-e a whist and Ave hundred Tarty in their hall. Woodman's Temple. ll'S 11th at., Monday evening. Dec. 21. Eight prlzas given Refreshments and dancing. PORTLAND HOMESTEAD, No. 91. B. A.. T will give leap year dance. Western Acad eniv Hall. Second aJid Morrison. Wednesday evening. Deomber JS. Admission, 26c. EI'REKA COrNOIL. 24. K. AND L. OF g Klve hundred and whist party tomorrowr evening. Auditorium. Refreshments and dancing. Admission IS cents. IVANHOE SOCIAL CLUB will rive the second dance of their series Tuesday even ing. December 22. at 11th and Alder sts.. K. of P- Hall. Dancing at 8:30. , DIFD. KENNY In Alameda, Cal.. Nov. 2f, Benja min J. Kenny, son of James B. and Mary E. Kenny, and brother of F. A. Kenny, . J. Kenny. R. L. Kenny and Mrs. I. t Simpson. In his 41t year. M' DONALD Dec. 19. f'hilip McDonald, agfa !0 veara. father of Thtllp J. McDonald. Re mains at McBntee-Erlcson Co.. 4C Alder stieet. LYON In this city. December 17. William H. Tvon. aged 5 years. Announcement Xu&eraJ. herealter. rUJTEBAT. KOTTCES. OS B CRN Thursday, Dece-nbar IT. at 1":4S P. M., Mrs. Otttla Oiburn. aged ! years 11 months and 8 days. She leaves a son. J. Arthur Osburn, and two daughters, i Iva Osburn and Mrs. Edith M. Wells. The funeral will b held Monday at J P. M. from her son's residence. 40T Beoch street, cornar Grand ave. Services by Rev. Mont gomery, lnoermant will ba at Rosa- City Park Cemetery. STRONG In this city, December IS. at the residence qf Mil. F. R. Strong. 4A North ; d st . Mis Caroline Strong. Funeral services will ba held in Calvary Presby terian Church at 3 P. M Sunday. Serv ices at the grate private. MANHEIM The funeral services of t'n late Mrs Dora Manlielm wil! be held at her residence, 1st! North 16th St.. at 10 A. M. today (Sunday). Dec. 21'. Friends invited. DAVID The funeral of the lata John B. David will be held from Dunning. Mc Kntee Giluangh's rhauel. tMvantb and Pine streets, today iSunday) at 11:4.) a x, rhTf-A to Oregon Oltv. where serv ices will ba bald In th Masonic Cemetery at 2 P. M. Friends respectfully invited to attend. Dunniaff. MeEzvtee A Gllhaugh, Funeral IMrartora, 1th and Pine. Phone Main 480. lAdy assistant. Office of County Coroner. FI1WAKD HOLM AN CO.. Funeral Direct era. lit M at. Lady aeeletaat. Phone M S07. J V. FINLKT rON. srt and M-rtl.ttB. Lady attendant. Phone Mala . A . Ill I.Efi-B VRiTS CO.. Fwoeml Dinet te. tl KoaaeiL Kaat loss. Ladr naslataa. F. DrNNTNO. Undertaker. 14 East Alder. Lady assistant. I'boee East St. M'ENTFE-I;RIeOr CO. Undertaker! lady assistant. 400 Alder. M 13S. NEW TODAY. -fe6.iBiKet-.ee Co ON TUESDAY NEXT.-DEC 22 We shall sell for owners a quantity of good furniture, carpets, rugs, etc., suitable for the parlor, dining and bed room. In this sale there will be offered rockers, center tables, small rugs and other- articles suitable for Xmas pres ents. On view tomorrow. SALE TUESDAY AT 10 A. M. Sp-cial Auction ON WEDNESDAY NEXT ON WEDNESDAY next, at same ad dress, we shall sell a quantity of new furniture removed from freight-house for convenience 'of sale. The goods are from an Eastern factory and con sist of LADIES' DESKS, CHINA CAB INETS. MUSIC RACKS. BOOKCASES, etc. All solid oak- in golden and weath ered fintehes. This consignment has to be sold to pay freight, transfer and other charges. Furniture dealers are Invited to attend this sale. Sale starts prompt at. 10 o'clock on WEDNESDAY N E X T. TERMS STRICTLY CASH. ON THURSDAY NEXT On Thursday next, at 152 Park at, we have the part furnishings of six room flat. Sale starts at 10 A. M. Immediately following this sale we shall sell for . the Ladies' Tailoring Establishment of Edniuhil Gurney. 407 Mohawk Building, a large number of ladles' suit patterns. Mr. Gurney does not carry goods over from season to season and. as now the Spring goods are about to arrive, he has decided to give you an opportunity of purchasing at auction the balance of his Fall stock, all containing beautiful patterns In English novelties, broadcloths and Scotch tweeds. This auction is bona fide (nothing reserved). Majority ot goods cost wholesale not less than $3.00 per yard, and some as high aa $4.60 per yard. The above goods are now on display at 152 Park St., and you are Invited to call and Inspect them. Pale starts on Thursday next at 11 A. M. BAKER & SON, Auctioneers. Offlte and salesrooms 152 Park St. FORD AUCTION GO'S. Auction Sales THE LAST DAYS OF GEO. JEFFREY'S FAMOUS Hand-Painted CHINA AUCTION A PRESENT TO THE FIRST BUYER AT EACH SALE. We are celling fast, the stock ie get ting low; according as it diminishes the greater the bargains. Don't miss tills clean-up slaughter. Everything will and must, be solo., sates eacn nay at 2 ana 7 P. M. at 3.1 1 Marquam, building. FORD. Auctioneer. GENUINE HOLIDAY AUCTION SALE Pretty Rockers Free - at 369 East Morrison St. Tomorrow 1 0 A. M. We hold a uniatie auction sale of the furnishings of Mr. Sttibbs' residence, all of which is In fine condition and Includes a variety of rockers, chairs, center tables, fine -metal beds, clean springs and mat tresses, fancy beaming ana nea linen, nillnws. Rival steel range, - davenport. round extension table, buffet, wardrobe, china closet, carpets, rugs, dressers and comodes, kitchen treasure. D. L. table, pictures, lace curtains, couch, matting. etc.. etc. Sale 10 A. M- snaro nt mw.. Mor rison street. FORD. Auctioneer. AUCTION SALES BY TUB - PortlandAuctionGo. (INC.) Sit FIRST STREET. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, 2P.M We are too busy to write a detailed ac count of all we have to sell tins week. i XKTa . ,-f i i I nMnrr. J ments of furniture for parlor. . library. aining-rooiii, ueui uun .... and be convinced that we get the goods and that it Is to your advantage to attend our' sales. We still have some fine leather goods and umbrellas, suitable for Xmas presents. PORTLAND RUCTION CO. NOTICE We are still paying top prices for anything you have to sell. . Main 5655. A 4121. S.L.N.GILMAN AUCTIONEER BPECIAIj SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. We are instructed to sell by public auction at the Flat, No. 825 Mill Street, Between Sixth and eventh (Tomorrow), Monday, December alat, nt 10 A. M. Brussels carpets, rockers, chairs, center tables, box couch, lace curtains, hall settee, iron bedsteads, springs and mat tress, bureaus. extension table, gag rangfi. water heater, etc. Sale 10 A. M. ilonday. M..OTTATAN. Auctioneoiv NRW TODAY. AuctionSales AT WILSON'S AUCTION HOUSE Corner Second and Yamhill BBonday, Tuesday,-Wednesday EACH DAY AT 1 0 A. M. ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY we will offer a tine assortment of house furnish ings, comprising the latest design parlor. library and dining-room efTects, pioturea. lace . curtains and hangings. NAVAJO INDIAN blankets and robes, sofa cush ions, hand-made baskets, repealing ririe, revolvers, swords, etc.; a fine assortment of glassware, china dishes, granite and tinware; - number of the latest -style folding and sanitary -beds: elegant dress ers in mahogany, oak ttnd maple: blan kets, comforters and bed linen. Majestic and Malleable combination ranges and gas stoves, heating stoves: all Kinds of kitchen equipments: innumerable patent housekeeping requisites, etc. FINE CARPETS. RUGS AND LINO LEUMS. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SALE TUESDAY, 10 A. M. At Salesrooms, Corner Second and Yamhill Four High-Grade Upright' PIANOS ,K magnificent KimTjall, a lovely Singer. Very fine Hinie and a choice Swick & Son's. Every Instrument is as good as new, having been used but little by well-to-do people. In' Addition to the pianos we will seH banjos, guitars, mandolins, autoharps and other musical Instrument.": also an assortment of boys' and girls' wagons, tricycles and patrol wagons. NOTE We will offer for sale this day a number of Oriental. Turkish and Persian rugs and a magnificent mahogany bad room suite, massive pier F. P. hall mir ror in golden oak. a lot of choice books, including Encyclopedia Brittanica. Havlland china dinner set and other high-class houaekeepinm; necessities. RESIDENCE SALE On the Premises, 330 Second St. Between Clay and Market TUESDAY, AT 2 P. M. We will sell without reserve the furnish ings of this six-room flat, comprising three housekeeping suites, furnished with davenport beds, iron beds, springs, mat tresses, dressers, pillows, bedding, bed linen, mirrors, pictures, lace curtains, carpets and linoleums, chiffoniers, dining room effects, tables, chairs, gas stoves, cook stove, kitchen treasures, dishes, utensils and sundry housekeeping effects. Sale promptly at i P. M. N. B. Phone Main 1K6. A 4343. We pay cash for anything you wish to exchange or sell. J. T. WIIJ80N. Auctioneer. Buys That Are Good $700 for choice lot 011 Corbett st.. east front. 9400 Lot on 45th st., near Haw thorne ave. $1250100x100 near Hawthorne ave. Ideal building site., 97000 New, modern flat build ing:, north of Washington st.; pays over 12 per cent. $14,500 First -class income properly on 12th St.; income 10 per cent, with pood future. $11, 500 Choice corner, with large modern residence. Ground alone worth the money. Money loaned on anything we sell. M. E. LEE Room 411, Corbett Building:. Safe and Sane $35,000 Nob Hill property, 12 per cent ret investment. B-?.2 KOft Tmnroved auarter, few blocks from Morrison street; income $2100. $20,000 Comer Front-st. prop erty, pood for $2000 per annum. $23,500 Nob Hill quarter, two swell residence; sell separate or ex change for larger proposition. NOB HILL RESIDENCES WEST SIDE HOMES Goldscbmidt's Agency 253V Washington, Corner Third: Willamette Heights I have for sale ten lots between Thurman and Raleigh and 28th and 2!)th streets, splendidly located for flats, private residences, apartmeut houses or for speculation. Look out and prepare for the great advance in prices to come 011 account of the early improvements to go in there. See me and get a good buy. E. M. WILBUR, 110 Second Street. $65,000 Brick apartracn t-house, new, on Portland's best business street.' Pays bet ter than 14 Net E. J. DALY 222-223-224 Failing- Bldg. SUBURBAN HOME IO ACRES All but acre in cultivation, gar den, fruit, vegetables, etc.: 'A acre in timber. Very fine soil, good well; also fine spring. Klne orchard of about 100 bearing trees, ot which about 20 are walnut trees. 100 more Lambert cher ries 2 years old. set out and in fine condition: 7-room new house, barn, and outbuildings: everything In good condition: -grade school nearby, also church. Good connections by rail or electric car; 12 miles from Portland. Price 5000; 1-3 cash, balance terms. t Kaufmann & Moore Sid Lumber iSiCkanite. NEW TODAY. !rr"- P li.wawv""- - W hav on of th prli!t hnmw in the swell Kat Rurnsido district; it lias I rooms, with quitrter-sawrt oak floor In the hall, livinc-room. dlninsr-room. den and kUrhen; paneling In dlnlnjc-room ami rln 4 tt hijrh : four bedrooms, with sleplnc bal cony 12x24 ; auto frarnfr, with 1 20 - gallon Kapolrn underground tank. This houe wns built for ft home and is first-class in mvy roapeot : has fc more than a full lot, with frontage on two streets. H. P. PALMER 213 Commercial Club Bids;., Main S699. A 2K53. CHOICE RESIDENCE PROPERTY Love joy Street. We offer 200 feet of very choice frontaa-e on Lovejoy nt.. between 20th and 21st sts., for residential purposea onl.v-. Irving Street. Choice .Mix 1 00 ft., between 23d and 24th sts. North front. Northrup Street. Choice 100 ft., south front, near 2tth st.. for sale cither as a whole or la part. Overton Street. That choice 100x100 ft. at northeast corner of 20th st. Twenty-sixth Stret. 60x100 ft., west side of 2firh St., near Overton. Kant front. Likewise a corner adjoining same. Warehouse Property. We Imvf peroral tmreralnf" on Nnrth ISth, North I6U1 and North 17th 8ts. Wakefield, Fries 6 Co. TARK ST. Look Here, Farmers! ' If you put your money in the hank the hank may ltist : if you carrv it around you may tret held up. Put it In a (rood farm: llicn vou know vou ave safe. We have a dandy "jarRain at l.- p.-r acre, with U0 head of Hereford cuttle. goats, SO sheep, 70 Ions of hay and all implements thrown in: 2 pood houses, large barn; farm consists of 600 acres. 2v.O or more level bot tom land; part of it under cultiva tion and hsv: some timber: U mile to achool. P. O. and sawmill, t'ome in and see the man. ' 301 Macleay Bldg. : Portland, Or. $17,500 Best buy on Third street, a ITixino lot with a two-story frame building, within 100 feet of Flanders. Good terms. A corner on Second street, puying pood rental now. Best buy south of Washington street. Investigate. Humason & Jef fery M 1180 220 Slack. A 3814 CHEAPEST BUY ON Sixth Street Corner 100 FEET SOUTH OF JEFFERSON. IMPROVED. Only $45,000 .f lo.OOO to f20.0H0 ea.-h. balance terms, few days only. FRANKlOLLAM 128 Third Slreet. ACRE At Mvrtle park. Absolutely clear and level- well built up all around. Lots selling- at $2'.n to iZOO. Streets cut through. A bargain at $1200 CASH Kauffmann & Moore H'M l.uu'iber Rxchnnare. (i)OI KIVK-IIOOM IKHSK On best hnproved s-trnet on Kant Side, one block from carline on corner: Rood, laifre piece of around; cement wall alontr side; several fruit trees; strawberries kol first prize in Portland la.st year: furni ture Included. Price only J2100 one-half lis value. Easy terms. Apply S Mfi, care Ore(jonian. NOB HILL Lot north of N. K. coiner 25tli and North i'u ji. $4000 OWNER. Main 7400. Willamette Heights Boy Your Wife a Home for hrlxtnia. Your choice of tnose beautiful mod ern 6-room homes, just completed, on the northweHt corner 27th and Savlcr streets. Price, $4230; 400 down and J40 a month. Fidelity Trust Co., Owner 1NI1 Biuird of Trade HI On. Plume Main 4 4 7. Strictly Modern K-room, pew house. fiituafvi in Ladd's Addition, near B. 201h and Mawtliorno avprfue, p; easy terms on part if wanted. F. W. Torgler, 106 Sherlock Bldg. Seven Room House Modern, including: bath. cas. fireplace. Itentlr.e for 2S per month. MARKET fiTKKKT. near 14th. t'ply $2700, JMiiiO cash, terms on balance. THK I.F.B-HOWni.ER CO, 2d Floor Pantages Theater Block.