NEWS OF THE
NORTHWEST
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SALEM
' NOTICI KmlMii mhnerlbart will P1"
rrtlm that Tb Journal armey ""
fcwd to E. K. I)U. ISO Btate atraat,
will nnin ubMriptioM, complaint, fr
nvaats, etc. - - -
WOULD LIKE TO FIND
; "AN EX-CONDUCTOR.
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alem, Da 21. Bert Davis, a you
man who for the -past Jew weeks worked
ast a" conductor Mid tnotorraan ,en tu
tret cir line in thl City, left her a
f w davs a-o. and the manager f tho
company ha sine been searching for
Mm, as It is claimed tnat tn young- man
4 had failed to turn In Vila Collection.
'Davis -was conductor on th depot ear,
: which meets all trains, and always had
Vt heavy travel. Under the rules of the
rnmninf ha wee supposed to turn In Ills
collections dally; ut for three days he
stood off the clerk in tn;omes on tne
plea that the money was In Ms other
clothes, then he , left. ; Late Saturday
night after he had been tone several
' days, a letter was received from Mm
', statins; that the company owed him
about as much aa he had taken, and
called It a settlement. He also sent back
Me punch and badge, as he had no fur-
' ther se for. these articles. The man
ager of the company announces the fel-
: low's wages, due him, more than cover
.. the. money taken.
- , Xa Memory of a Member. .
Secretary of State Dunbar has had the
desk of the late Representative Murphy
of Union county draped In mourning.
The desk and chair used by the deceased
stands in the front row In the extreme
right aide of the house, and It is the
. purpose to keep It draped during the en
ttre special session unless some mera
. ber.. who has not as conspicuous a place,
should demand the right to occupy the
one forever vacated by deceased. - .
msTizw or sitvatxoxT.
Work and Gossip Among Members of
" , ,' the legislature.
Salem. Dec. 21. Whether the special
.. session will last two days or three weeks,
is at this time a problem unsolved.
Republicans all state -that they are
- anxious for a short session, but up to
this time not one has been found who
..will show his sincerity of purpose by
Introducing a resolution to this end.
There is a possibility that some mem
ber who Is being crowded off the politi
cal automobile, and figures that it Is
- more to his advantage to waive harmony
with his fellow law makers, and make a
.bid for popularity with his constituents,
to come out and boldly make a fight for
-a fhort session In the interests of econ
, oniy. This man would have to com
from a district that expected nothing
from the extra session but the passage
of a tax bill. . ;i,.-;,i;.'
;:;;;.:.:J,::, & Republicans Xnalnoer. ' '. . ."
' That the Republicans are Insincere in
their expressions about favoring a short
session is evident. The whole . thing
simmered down, is that the great major-Jty-re
in iavor et ajong sesston, butno
one has tk courage to. stand forUha r
'sponaiMHty of advocating such a course?-
Many have bills tucked away, 'over, the
..preparation of which they have .burned
midnight oil, and which they are as anx
, ious to present as the small boy will b
( to get to his stocking on Christmas
I morning. All they are waiting for is a
plan whereby the bars for general leg-
Illation can be let down. - -,. , '
I ; ek at Xaodershlp.
7 Up to this time there has been an.cn
I tire lack of organisation. The members
J. ;sre undecided as to what hovl be done
and are looking for some Moses to lead
them to action. No one, has appeared
; that can supplant congressman Fulton as
i a leader.; Others who belong to the Ful
i (ton faction that at on time exerted con
v slderabl . Influence are' now holding
themselves in the background. Among
mese is senator nootn or Eugene, wno
repraents Douglas, Josephine and Lane
t , counties. He lost prestige through the
, effort In the last regular session to e
: -cure the passage of the notorious Rlnes
t Improvement ill which was kilted wlth-
out further consideration When its ob
; Ject was exposed. His bill providing for
t the appointment. of rangers to protect
i the forests was vetoed, it seemingly hav
,J ing for its design the protection of the
, vast tracts nf.tlmtwtr mnH rnntrnllM V, v
;. the Booth-Kelley Lumber company,
t i President Brownell is the man to
; whom many look for a solution of many
i political problems. Last evening he re
J malned In his room most of the time,
t and gave but little satisfaction to those
I that sought for information while he
i was in the hotel corridor. Today he
-4; Jiaa- b- in touch- wtth nearl y -ell- the
members and. when th meeting takes
J place this evening he will, be one of the
' ruling spirits. :-,':!'.
Many of the members sra.opposed to
( holding a caucus for formulating a line
i f action. They laim that they do not
, want to be bound by any piedg which
i might interfere with their work later in
' the session. , The expression is for the
1 holding of an Informal meeting and de-
ciae on tne nest course to pursue.
. The meeting will probsbly be held late
.. this afternoon and if nothing is accom
plished it is probable a caucus will be
. : held tonight- . ,; v , - '
Bills Up Their nvs,
If the bars ar let down for general
legislation Representative Banks from
: Multnomah county will advocate a meas
ure for the suppression of the open sea
, aon for the killing of elk for Ave vears.
Ha gives In support" of his action the
statement: "Unle something la done
ror tne protection of this kind of game,
.; ')n two years there will not be enouch
elk In. Oregon to make a barbecue for
the members of the lower house."
" Others have for consideration outside
or th fcaay, Phelps, portage road, coun
ty fees and veto business, bills of a va
rlous nature. Some of the opinions of
me memoers ana tne thinjrs they expect
; to do are. given In the following inter-
i views: ., . . ,
-W.'fi Kama.
W. T. ' Hume I think the session
should not be too short Now that we
are here w should take ample time for
. the fun consideration, of the tax anon.
tlon. I have no special bills to introduce
but If the flood-gates are opened I will
have some matters to propose. No new
legislation ; but correction of old laws
itliat need It badly." Ther .ar laws on
ine siaiuie oookb inai. are unconstltu
tlonal and should be should be corrected.
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"M. A. Miller Llnh)--The." session, "I
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CASTORm:
. . Tor Infant! and Children,' ..:,..
Tlsa Kind Yea KavrAIwaytTBolgM
Bears th
Diju&ture of
think, will be short, but It may last to
the end or tne montn. very mti win
be done, I think, except correcting the
tax muddle and a few amendments may
be passed correcting other laws. I have
an amendment to tne Lebanon coarter,
that I will Intfbduce, but that need not
take up more than six or seven minutes
of the time of the senate' and house.
The re-enactment of the 1800 , exemp
tion law is one of ' the measures that
should be considered. , , ' . " v
i 3. M. 8hUy, "
J. M. Blielley We wsnt to get through
as soon as possible and I have no special
legislation t . propose In- which I am
Interested except the correction of the
tax law. I have no bills to proposa 1
'''Ifli- B" J' Carter.' ; .'r v-'.;-
5 B. V Carter The session will be a
short one and ! have nothing to push
forward, unless th bars should b let
down and general legislation antered
Into. In that case X will introduce some
city charter amendments 'for Ashland
and possibly X will take up 'on orwo
other matters, but I wlU not ba to one
to lay down th bars. . -
:v k:':-:; ' O. Sh Hawkins.
I ar UlHawklns in addition to the
tax ' legislation there v will b several
matters . brought up for eonslderatlon,
Among them Is th en to rcgulats th
recording of transfers, whloh is at this
time causing some discussion and threat-.
nlng litigation. Th 100 exemption law
should also be re-enacted, and X think
will be at this session. : ,
W. K. Hobson.
W, H. Hobson hav no legislation
to propose, but think ther will be
enough proposed to keep u In session
for mors than this week. 'N
B. T. Judd I hav no bills to Intro
duo unless th bars ar laid down and
general leglelatlon decided , upon, when
I will ham few matter to bring up
for consideration. . . '
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W, Kreykendall of Lane I am fn
favor of an early adjournment But I
am only one of many' and there la no
telling what will happen.
H was asked: "If you are so anx
ious to have a short session, I suppose
you will pass a resolution to this ef
fect or will take th lead in th caucus
to bring about that result T H re-,
plied: "Oh. no." 1 cannot do that, but
w will get around th thing In our
way." ' 1 ,
A Oaa of staging.
Th members from Baker county are
Interested in a bill, the purpose of which
is the execution of Pleasant Armstrong
In accordance with th sentence of th
court Armstrong wss tried and sen
tenced to be hsnged under th old law
providing for the execution to be held
In the county where th crime was com
mitted, but he took an appeal, and when
th judgment of th court wa affirmed
he was again sentenced.' 7. Meanwhile the
new law providing for executions to be
held In th penitentiary had gone into
effect. Aa he was sentenced to be ex
ecuted In Baker county, hi friends hold
thst h cannot be legally hanged the,re,
neither can he be executed In the pen
itentiary, as he was-tried under th old
law which is not now in force, and they
are ready to appeal tha case to the
federal courts unless" th legislature
should provide for. this special case by
passing an act prescribing that men con
victed under th old law, even If finally
sentenced after th law had ceased to
exist, -ehould-b -executed - ki -aeeordane
With the act under which , conviction
washed. Xjt '-' V .'t
. ' ClUo Canal 8UL '.
There is ome talk among the mem
ber favorable to an appropriation of
SlOO.OOO for the purpose of purchasing
the right of way for th ship canal
around the dalles of the Columbia. In
accordance with the request of th fed-l
eral authorities.' This matter has been
placed squarely before th legislature
by the letter received by Governor Cham-1
berlain from Major Langfltt, and itM
governor's answer, both of which ,com-
munlcatiqns were given to the press by
tha governor. Th proposal to buy the
right of way for the federal government J
project comes from the Eastern Oregon
delegation, but they all, 'or nearly all.!
strenuously oppose the proposition, to
repeal th portage road act This latter
measure seems to find its opponents in
the valley, a few of th members from'
Western Oregon being favorable to the
repeal of th portage . road law, but
when approached on the subject have
little to say. Senators Booth and Millar
have expressed their opposition to the
state project In times past, but say little
on the aubject "now. Should an effort
be made to repeal that act warfare may
be looked for in the legislature, for th
friends of the portage road are deter
mined . to see the road hullt by - the
stat. and will not suffer the defeat of
the project now that relief for Eastern
Oregon Is almost within the grasp, of
th people of that section. -
On Senator Absent.
State Senator J. D. Daly of Benton
county l absent-aod it-1 -reported-will
not be liere. as he is away on business
connected with his office as ' surveyor
general. His acceptance of thl position,
under a strict construction of the constitution,-
vacated Ms seat in the sen
ate, nd Governor Chamberlain Intended
calling a special election to All the va
cancy, but a petition from Benton county
opposing this, and Mr. Daly's claim to
the seat, caused 'the governor to with
hold the call. Tha result Is, Daly Is
absent and Benton county unrepresented
In the senate.
Secretary Dunbar Has a Say.
Secretary of State Dunbar has sub
mitted the question as to his duty in
the matter of the vetoed bills from
the last session to the attorney-general
for his opinion. Mr. Dunbar thinks that
possibly these vetoes should not be sent
to the legislature at the special session,
ss It is a question whether they will
stand, and he desires legal advice on th
matter. There is no precedent in this
state and the only authority on th dif
ficult question is In the South Carolina
case of Arnold vs. McKellar, where the
court held that vetoes, filed by the gov
ernor after the session Closed, should
be. transmitted .to the legislature at its
"next meeting," which the court held to
be th next regular session.' What the
attorney-general will dectda in this case
Is not known, and' should he decide that
the vetoes and disapproved bills should
be sent, to the legislature only at th
regular session next following th one
in which the bills were passed, the bills
and vetoes will be withheld from th
legislature at th special session. The
attorney-general was out of town yester
day, but will be here today, when the
matter will be promptly decided. '
'ikjj' Dolls! Free! ! .
Today "and tomorrow dolls will be
gives gway free with 11.00 purchase or
over (patents - excepted)1 at the Lue
Davis Drug company.
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- IV. MB. Htti ZS ftZCOTEaUZra.
"'', ' (Jmirnai Speets! Serviee.) " '
Wwttpurl. Or,. Tteer. RevTHT'R':
HJU, who is sick with typhoid fever, is
improving nnd will be able, t prch
again doubtless by the mhtdle of jfnu
srr. J Tn the mearttlm his place will be
filled' by Rev. J. K. Hawkins of Clatska-nla.
VANCOUVER
KOTICE. The TinetOTet gnrr of Ttm Ora
con Dailj Jonrnl d located at oi kUla trmt.
Joan, P. Luo(Jbr. elect, -. .::: :y; y .r .v.:
MILLS OF CLARKE
. COUNTY MAY CLOSE
(Journal Special Beriiee.) " -Vancouver.
Wash., Deo, II. Th Mill
ft Tie Manufacturers' association -of
Clarke county- held n meeting Tresterday
afternoon at I Center for the purpose
of considering th advisability of shut
ting down tho various logging camps
and sawmills. ., ,' ; .':.-,. .-.-'.. ;;..'
The real proposition before the asso
ciation was whether it Is beat to conT
tlnue operations at all or cut wages!
It Is said that wage ars too high to
allow the mill men any profit; that th
price for railroad tie ar coming down,
and that it is too unprofitable to con
tinue operation with th present Stand?
ard of wages and th prlc of timber.
Tn most probable outoom is that
th mill men will Nsut on i the 1 wage
rather than shut th mills down. Many
of th employes state that they will
quit before they will work for any less
tnan tney are now getting, while a num
ber of others believe It will be better to
work, for less wages and hav work
than to hav no work at all.
Tonnd laloon Closed. ' ,
The W. C. T. U., it la said, mad an
other tour of the town yesterday after
noon for the purpose of ascertaining If
any of th saloon were opened, Th
members found all saloons closed, it is
said, excepting on, In this particular
one, however, there was no business
being carried on. : " . ' :
From the statement of th bartender,
It is learned that he happened In the
saloon for the' purpose of securing some
personal property, and, having an ap
pointment with a friend elsewhere in
about an hour, loitered in the saloon
reading the paper, and while doing so
three ladles, cam In and handed him an
invitation card to an evangelistic service
at th M. E. church, to be held that
afternoon and evening by Rev. E, M.
Randall. . t
.i lion Star Theatricals.
The Lone Star troupe gave an enter
tainment at Battle Ground last Satur
day evening at the Exhibition hall there.
The half wa well crowded andthe en
tertainment proved to be not only a
grand success to the troupe, but ' very
ontertaining to th spectator,. '
Th Lone Star is a theatrical troupe
organised of .. Vancouver talent, and
their plays .consist, mainly of gym
nastics! exhibitions, contortions,' etc.
The manager of the troupe is arrang
ing to give a series of entertainments
In this line at th different towns
throughout the- county and in th near
future will glv a grand exhibition in
Vancouver.
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KOTICT. -Oreaoa City aubaeiihcra will nlcaaa
take .notice that the office of Thm Journal kvaa
bees caubltahcd at tbe Courier office. Berenlh
atreet, next to depot where Suhaertptlona, eoia
tlalnta, paymenta, etc., will be recelTcd and at
teaded to br L t. t'auflold. The Journal Ore
gon City agent
HE STOLE OVERCOAT .
FROM THE PARSON
(Journal Special Service.) -
Oregon City, Dec. 21,Laat night
James Orider, a hobo ' sailor, was ar
rested and lodged In th city Jail charaed
with having stolen Rev. Wood' overcoat
Th minister wa engaged 1n preaching
to congregation 1 at the Methodist
church when Grlder entered the cloak
room and took th coat : He was cap
tured with the goods on him. Another
coat evldcntly'stolen, was also found on
th prisoner.
- Charley iCoffee was locked up on th
charge of being drunk and disorderly.
After th Slvore Salt.
Herman Grimm, who was recently de
fendant In a sensational divorce ult,'
will leave In a few days for Texas. Mr.
Grimm's wife secured a divorce from
him on the grounds of non-support and
cruelty. She also secured a judgment
for . about half - th estate, which
amounted to several thousand ' dollars.
The couple ar quite aged, being 'ell
past 60 years, and ' both hav grown
children her and in Texas. Mr. Grlmra
has advertised, all of , Ms property for
salev-and-w 111 - go back - to- his nat lv
home in the Lon Star state to begin life
new. ' , ; .. r . . .
' JTr from Debt. '.' :
Multnomah lodge celebrated the pay
ing off of all Indebtedness against the
order Saturday might with a banquet
There were present a number of the
pioneer members of, the lodge from all
parts of the county and the hall wa well
filled with members of ,th order. The
Multnomah lodge Is the oldest Masonic
lodge' west of the Missouri river. The
occasion Saturday, night was a; most
happy, one, s ; :; r ;
Xbkan'B' at WUat.
Th Rebekah lodge of this city gav a
most enjoyable whist party In Willam
ette hall Saturday evening. The thre
divisions -of th Odd Fellows' lodge the
Rebekah s. th Subordinate and th En
campmenthave each agreed to glv (60
toward th furnishing of a room in tha
Odd Fellows horn at Portland, which
will be known as the .Oregon City home.
. Oregon City Hot.
, Mr. and Mrs. 3. P. Rlntoul of Seattle
are th guest! of their parents in this
city. ' . ' ...
Mrs. F. E. DePareq of Seattle Is the
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, T.
F. Cowing. . , ...... -. ,
Fred T. Mires, who is employed as
messenger for th Wlls-Fargo Express
company en th run between Portland
and Roseburg, was visiting big. parents
ner Batumayr- . ,4 t .
Jack Latourette, who is attending col
lege at Eugene, Is home for the Christ
mas holidays. ,
XOSEBirmfir OOS rZLLOWS.
(Journal Special Service, )
Roseburg. Or., Dec 71. A second
lodge of. Odd Fellows was instituted In
this city last Saturday afternoon; with
a charter membership of 87, of whom
17 are former member of the old lodge.
The affair was one'of the most notable
in th history of Odd Fellowship-in Ore
gon. Ten officers of th grand lodge
took part in the institution, and in at
tendance also,1 were many members 'of
th order In other town. ' J'he degree
w6rlc'"wascohducted in the"evenlng by
Roseburg' first lodge of Odd Fellows,
Fhlletarian No. 8, The affair was cele
b rated by a." splendid, banquet In the
armory, given under the direction of
Rebekah lodge No.- al. The -new lodge
will be known M Rising Star No, 174. '
OREGON CITY
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AT ITS
An epoch of Christmas Piano Selling filled with
triumphs th busiest season w vr knswj th
biggest stock w evr gatharad) th most perfectly
organised faoilitie for th grat business) that is
Eilrs PVttM Heus today. , . '
Sales reports Jumped clear up Into, the fifties the :
past week. Many of the purchases were the most
costly Instruments carried by us and are designed for
' Christmas presenta- The Chlckerlng of Boston, the
Weber of New Tork, and Chicago's great' piano, the'
Kimball; the beautiful Vose that comes from Boston,
too, and the Lester of Philadelphia, the sweet Pease,
the JTobart M. Cable, Schumahn"Bush"& Gerts'. Had'
? dorff, 'jjlllt6f), '- Brlnkerhofl,' eseV Ricca inda)l' the
restV -war fin ptanoavf ?..( ..- if ? "."T
1 We are, of course, obliged to keep a 'majority of
the names a secret as the pianos are designed for ,
Christmas surprises. But our sales reports are here ,
and, open to Inspection to those who wish to verify
. our statements. , . . '?r .
t Our display Includes' a great. Jiumberf of our ,
choicest makes In artistic cases, 'designed especially
for the holiday trade, styles that are not found In the '.
regular catalogues. Such pianos, of course, make an
especially rare present, as only a United number are 1
supplied. , , , .,.1.-., t .
" Don't forget that among1 these there is a choice -little
Chlckerlng quarter grand, compact but exceed
ingly, graceful, with fine tone, full volume Just the
thing for small parlors. . ,
Portland's Biggest and
Best Piano Concern.
OTHER LARGE STORES, SPOKANE
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RESIDED IN BENTON
FOR HALF A CENTURY
Corvallls. Or., Dee. $1. Th funeral
of C. B. - Wells oocurred from th Cor.
vallis .undertaking parlors at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning, death having occurred
In a Portland nospital Thursday. Mr.
Well arrived in Portland seven week
ago from Alberta, Canada, and shortly
afterward entered th hospital for treat
ment.. His ailment wa the bursting of
a blood vessel, which caused a pressure
on the brain from a clot of blood.
Mr. Wells resided In Benton county for
about 60 year having settled her In
1862. He served two terms chief of
police In Corvallis, going to Canada to
reside In 101. Deceased was born In
Missouri in July, 1841, and was married
to Miss Esther Garret In 18. -
The surviving children are Ed, Lee and
Will Well. Alberta, Canada: Mrs. Wag
goner, Eugen; Mrs. Gregory,- .Alberta;
Mrs. Colt, La Grande, and Mis Jewell
Wells, Eugene. ' -
Interment was In Odd Fellows'.. ceme
tery. ". '- - '
bata of Cart ohimmK . ;
' Carl Sohlmmel, for nearly 20 year a
resident of Behton county, died a few
days ago at his home north of ' town,
Mv flchimroel wa bom, in Germany in
1886. He cam to Oregon In 1878. re
Biding for a time in Portland and, In
Yamhill county. - .'
The funeral services were leonducted
by Rev. Carrtek, and Interment was In
Locke cemetery.
X 'V. Hw Athlatlo Club, "
Corvallls has an athletic club. It was
organised recently artd has headquarters
In the old Salvation Army hall, on Sec-,
ond and Jackson. Jesse McHenry is
president and Myron. Taylor secretary
of the club, and many of the business
men have already joined the ranks, th
totlmaniberBhlp being-60. Th new
"gym" is well equipped with-the usual
paraphernalia, . and the nightly attend
ance shows the Interest that is taken In
the organisation. v A New Year's ball is
to be , given by the club to raise funds
for further furnishings. ,. ,
In this world of wonders one should
So even at
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EILERS PlANOIiOUSE't:
AND SEATTLE, WASH.i SAN FRANCI8C0, SACRAMENTO, EUREKA
,- EVENINGS FOR HOLIDAY BUYtnS.
not be very greatly surprised' at any
thing, yet to run across a seedy-looking
"fixer" ofewlng machines with a $2,800
collection of' mineraloglcal specimens
stowed away in his pockets Is surely
something of an Innovation, Such a
"fixer". ' has been plying his trade in
and about Corvallls the past few days.
He gives his nam as W, W. Gibson, of
Eureka, Cel., says he Is a bachelor, and
that gathering specimens is hi hobby.
Th collection that he carries about is
truly a magnificent one, comprising
opals,' -diamonds, agatae, , carnellans,
sapphires and nearly every other gem
and a large assortment of perfect ar
rowhead. The stones have come from
all quarters from the ' Garden of th
Gods and the ravine of Southern Ore
gon, from Washington, Calif ornta . and
elsewhere. : Mr,, Gibson avers on his
honor "that ha ha been offered $2,600 for
his collection, and that he has had let
ters from Tiffany and other noted lapl
darles making Inquiry for certain ones
of. his' gems: 'V-vi ',,i7,';'V-tji
. Turkeys for.Vortlana.
Smith' Sc Boulden hav had several
men employed th past day or two pick
ing turkeys to ship to Portland for th
Christmas trade. About 200 birds will
be disposed of by this firm, - the price
paid by them toeing 16 cents live weight
Woodma Ar Active.
There is a' lively skirmish going on
between two faction of the local Wood
men of the World lodge. - These ar
"Limb-Trimmers" and "Bark-Peelers,"
with Capts. Victor Mose and . D. A.
Osburn in command. Th object of th
present activity is to secure addition
to th local lodge, and the, contest is
only one of the many now in progress
pn this coast, all of which ar Intended
to bring the. total of the Pacific Coast
membership of tha "W,.0. . W. up to the
100,000 mark. , , , '. , ,
Is Christmas Giving Dying Out?
It is wondered how many years will
pass before Christmas giving, along
with old-fashioned visiting, will go out
of -vogue. r Int h -smallertowns ther
seems to be a tendency to dot away with
the custom, at least in part Each year
seems to- see less activity in the holi
day trade, and a smaller stock of Christ
mas . goods is consequently . placed on
display by the merchant in the little
towns and , villages.1 r Whether people
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U you enjoy a moderat Incoma and, your home is without a piano, there Is no reason
why you should not make the family 4 present' of one ' at Christmas time. Or If you- !
ut of. It, why not . present the householdue out of It, why not present th household
with Pianola? 1 Take what you would spend for a single gift say $10 to $20, and let
It be the first payment, and you wllbave started on your way to this, ownership of a v '
fine Instrument - , ' '
Best Place to Buy
The purchase of any piano Involves considerable outlay. It is In the nature of an "
Investment and buyers naturally are anxious to secure the most for1 their money. .
this season, when the tendency of Christmas buyers Is to expend money'
freely, without seriously weighing the practical side of the question, it is well enough
to understand where a sum will really go the farthest, where one can secure an lnstru
men! thoroughly satisfactory and save from $50 to 1100. - .v.-r.-.-v v; f
. :" -.' ' Eilers Piano House possesses many unique facilities that enable ug
to sell a good piano by that we mean the very best of its class that It
is possible to secure, for const deraby less than the same gTade and quaU
ity can be obtained elsewhere. .-. , ' , y
Dealers who gejt their Instruments from Jobbing or wholesale houses
in , San Francisco, ' and dealers who have to pay royalty to concerns
that control the agencies of their respective pianos are not in a position,
to and do not sell pianos for the small prices asked at Eilers Piano House,
That explains the. reason for the Immense Bales record, which In
creases from month to month and year to year, until this year our sales ;
aggregate over 8,000 instruments. . , " , , .
Therefore, when we tell you we will sell you a piano for $156 or 1190
our regular prices, It means you get for that , price here a piano for
which you would have to pay $256 or $300 anywhere else. Throughout '
our entire stock prices are correspondingly reasonable. j
Payments, Guarantees, Etc.
.j y i, i" " .' .'" 4. & 't" 1 -M H' r- f
Payments, for any, piano or organ may be- arranged to suit any rea- .
-sonable buyer. Pianos -ar sold at cash lrtog and 'those reaulring-time
! payments - will pay interest at 8 per cent per annum on deferred pay--;
ments. Every Instrument we sell has 'our full written guarantee and
: should it for any reason fall to give entire satisfaction, money 'paid on '
same will be cheerfully refunded.' - "
Pianolas
What Christmas
gift j would
be likely to give so much or
lasting pleasure wherever there
Is a piano, used or otherwise,
as the Pianola? Price only $250.
Payments may be made by easy,
monthly payments If desired.
Will finally become too deeply engrossed
with matters of business to give atten
tion to these seasons of mirth and good
cheer is a matter for the thoughtful to
ponder well. ' , , ,
CITIZENS WANT TO
OWN THEIR LIGHTS
'i'h?:. ' " "--'V !,;'0.';;vy-
(Journal Special Serrlre.) ,
Eugene, Or., Deo 21.-Munioipal own
ership of electric lights is agitating the
minds Of the people of Eugene to a cer
tain extent at present." -. -i
The city is at present paying over
$3,500 'per year for about 80 arc street
lamps,- which Is : considered by ' many
people, Including a humber of members
of th city council, to be an exorbitant
priea . ,
There af now befor the council pe
titions for seven more arc lights, and
they hav been referred to the proper
committee, but the council announce,
that th city cannot afford to put' in
more street lights at the present -rat
charged by the electric light company.
Electric lights for Eugene ar now.
furnished by tha Lane County Electric
company, composed of soma of the
wealthiest men in the city, including
members of the i, Booth-Kelly Lumber
company.1! The company Is just now.
completing a mammoth light and power
plant at Springfield, to give Eugene and
surrounding points a day and night
service. . . .-: v. .
While municipal ownership is strongly
desired by many, It Is probable that no
action will be. taken in the matter for
a good while, as the electric company
would probably not be willing to selV
Its - big plant- soon, and - it would not
seem practicable for th city to erect'
Its own plant to run in opposition to
the company's plant.' .--
1 . A Xappy Wadding.
Saturday evening Miss Mary I Mc
Allster. daughter of Dr. A. E. McAlis
ter, end J., Arthur Camber, registrar at
th University- of Oregon, were united
in marrlAge at the bride's home in this
city. I)r, B. )?. Itowland. pastor of
Humphrey Memorial M. K. church, per
fdrmed the ceremony. The event was a
quiet affair, ' only' th Immediate . rela
A'SMALL
-. PAYMENT
Nowand a Little Each Month
Will Do It. Eilers Piano
' , House ' Selling: - Finest
Instruments at the
Very Lowest
Prices
and Why
1.
I.
Used Pianos for
a Mere Song
' - All of them In thoroughly,
good order,
; Square pianos' for $42, $48, $57
and $64. Uprights for $65, $87
$105, $118 and up. Payments
on many of them as little as $3 a
month. - - 1
Washington Street
Park.
AND STOCKTON, CAt, STORE OPEN
tive of th coup! being present Th
young coupl are both graduate of th
university, their courtship having be
gun several years ago, when they were
pursuing theln studies at that institu
tion, H Kit the Sandwich.
Ray Llttlefleld, son of a prominent
Eugen cltlsen, is under arrest here
for assault and battery upon Emil Etter,
proprietor of the Bureau saloon. The
trouble occurred in Etter1 place Friday
night. : It seems - that Llttlefleld
knocked a sandwich 1 out of Etter's
hands, whereupon th latter grew angry
and words passed between the two,
finally ending in blows. In the mlxup
Etter's face was badly beaten up and
his injuries were so severe that it was
necessary to take him borne in a cab.
Llttlefleld's trial - will be held when
Etter is able to be down town. -
BOOTH-KELLY WILL
- BUILD NEW MILL
Eugene. Or., Dec. 21. - The Booth
Kelly Lumber company have announosd
that they have definitely decided to erect
a large sawmill on their Harrlaburg
property In the early spring and hav It
In operation by th middle of th sum
mer, It Is said th capacity of the mill
will b in th neighborhood of 100,000
feet of lumber per day. . . ' , 1
The company ha an excellent site for
a sawmill at Harrlsburg, owning 30 or
40 acres on the banks of the Willamette
river. . - . . : .
' Full Measyrc House'"; ' :
. Our offerings In wine and liquors for
the holiday trad ar attracting special
attention. Nn wnndnr. W ha nk
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complete assortment of everything. Our
prices are 1110 luwesi in rortiand, and
our-goods areabsoiuteiyniaranteed."
Neiibereer'S ; Full Mmaun l(m. mo
Sixth. i v ;:..'.:'. ,
3. B. rich cigarette-holders;
Amber and meerschaum In profusion
50 cents and $3'. Any Ji. B. Hlch cigar
store. ,,...'.