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TIIE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, TORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1904. TOWN TOPICS l.. ............ ............ Items of Local Interest ipt Busy ' ' ; Journal Readers. . , The officers of the George Wright and Llncoln-Garfleld poets and corps were publicly .'installed . at the headquarters of George Wright corps In Eagles' hall last Saturday evening, the two post and Llncoln-Garfleld corps being, the rttiAata nnrir Wrtffht pnrnH. ' MrS. lMafv .M rfifamhAvtioin nat rifinfiTtment secretary, acted as 'installing officer. After the services were concluded a short musical , program was rendered, ; mid bountiful refreshment were served, About 200 were present. Following are ine omcers ot ueorse writs'--, vvi jj" v 1904; President, Elsie May Shafer; senior U. P., Sadie Hamilton; junior U. P., Helen N. Packard; secretary, Mary K. Chamberlain; treasurer, Mary K. Pferdner, chaplain, Mary Goodwin; con-. ductor, Ines Smith; guard, Mrs. Wetsel. The Simmons- Bros stock of dry goods and notions was badly damaged at the time their Washington street. store was wrecked by the fire that 'closed, them . out," almost, a few weeks ago. What 1 goods were saved have been collected together and placed in the building for merly occupied by the Holman Undertake : lng company, Fourth and Yamhill, where a fire sale Is now in progress, and- if the crowd in attendance Is a, criterion by which to the sales may be Judged, the stock won'tlast long.. It is going with a rushand for a song. ' The prices ob tained are almost nothing at all. -And much of the goods on sale are only dam aged by a little smoke and a trifle "yel lowed" by water. , y , $764 In realty, will be given' away the 12th day of January, at Estacada. Every person present that day will have ft chance to secure a residence or business , lot free without investing .- a single penny. The parties who are successful In this free gift -of a 4-omeslte will re ceive a warranty deed from the Oregon Water Powef Townslte Co. before leav ing the city of Estacada, on the day of eale. The distribution of free lota will be conducted by a committee which will be selocted by all parties present Come to the big lot sale and help make Esta cada the second metropolis of the west Trains leave' First and Alder streets at 7:40 and o'clock a. mi. on the 12th day of January. Bound trip excursion fare 75,cents. 1 ' Cars will be running over the com pleted Russell street extension of the Portland Railway company in the early spring.; Work will shortly be com menced to extend the line to University Park. . That completed runs from Un ion avenue out Russell street to Gan tenbetn, Ganteftbetn "to Monroe, Monroe to Commercial .then - over Shaver to Maryland avenue, where It finishes. The entire distance is nearly all double tracked except for a short way on some of the : narrower thoroughfares, i Work Is being rushed on the Vine street ex tension which wMll shortly be finished. The steel bridge for the new 'Portland ImiorVit . llnA ViiiM tin v.t Kaaii fahlnnMri.. ' Because satisfaction was acknowl edged in the municipal court this- morn ing, tester Foster of University Park, whose arrest was reported in The Jour nal day before yesterday, for robbing his mother's house, was released from custody yesterday. Foster la 28 yeari ' of age and has served both In the army and navy. Detectives ! Kerrigan and Snow learned where he had pawned a number of articles, Including a revolver, a mandolin and a camera. The plunder was returned and as there was no desire to prosecute on the part of the owners, the action was dismissed. i Round trip excursion tickets, Portland to Estacada and return, now on sale -at , the office of , the Oregon Water Power and Railway company, to persona de string to attend the great auction sale of city lots at Estacada on January 12. These tickets will be sold at 75 cents each, and will be good only on trains leaving Portland at 7:40 and. 9 o'clock of that day. . v : George Fraser and Louis Condrette, the young" boy who were arrested for stealing chickens on the East Bide last , week -and later, were found ' sleeping ; soundly in a minister's house, which they -entered while the occupants were away, had their "hearing before Munici pal Judge Hogue yesterday . morning. The boys were sorry and aa they prom ised to do belter their cases were turned over to the Boys' and Girls' Aid so ciety. Fraser is the lad who accidentally ehot another boy, John Mitchell, near Lents, a month ago. ' For carrying concealed weapons Fred Jove, suspected highwayman, was sen tenced to 30 days yesterday, while his companion, 8. C, Hendricks, was fined 140 for roaming the streets. While tlm nnlaAiinra .- si ra ,, , urvin v t k aIp time 'In the county Jail,-. Acting -Detectives Hogeboom and Vaughn will inves tigate their connection with recent high way robberies A victim .of one of the many recent robberies Is posi tive that Love and Hendricks are the pair who held him up on Everett street a week ago, robbing him of about lit and his pockctbook. A sneak thief who Is robbing telo pliqno machines narrowly escaped being caught at 8 o'clock this morning when he attempted to break open a slot ma chine in a . lodging-house, 206 First street. . Quietly sneaking through the hallway the thief attempted to pry the money box open, but the noise -he made awoke; the proprietor, who opened Ms door to see what was the trouble, As he did so he saw the coat tails of the MANN &. BEACH PIUNTER.S , 92 Second Street Ground Floor ' BEST WORK Low Prices Telephone 444 WE DO MENDING , Wtaln nt to si la set enly wanbed with particular car, but every garment 1a tnipeitd both before and after-waab-.v lug, end all needed repair, button ewed ' ,';. oh, etc., made, It' a nice feature, to bare all thla done together with good, ; careful waablng tnd boning. - OREpON LAUNDRY and TOILET SUPPLY CO. . Eit ft' 0. E. EVANS, Manager. Zal. Eait 13. intruder flying down the stairway. The matter was., reported to the police. The crook got no money for his pains. Paul. Strain will tomorrow advertise another great Saturday alrnost-glve-away-goods sale, and hopes that . this time the rush will not be. so great that men wilt break his show cases to get his clothing. Such was the case on lat Saturday, and Mr. Strain says that if it happens again he will stop advertising in The Journal. Let his multitude of customers be patient this Saturday. Ills extra salesmen will hustle to beat the band, yet it may require some waiting to secure the garments desired there fore patience is oliclted. Round trip excursion tickets, Portland to Estacada and return, now on sale at the .office of the Oregon Water Power and Railway company, to persons de siring to attend the great auction sale of city lots at Estacada on January 12. These tickets will" be sold at .75 cent each, and will be good only on trains leaving Portland at 7:40 and 9 o'clock oi mat aay. , . The Republicans ot the Powell street district on the East Side have taken the preliminary steps for the forming of a "President Roosevelt club." . The organization will be perfected at a meet ing to be held at Blanck's hall, Powell street, on the evening . of January 15. The -f ollowlngr-emeers- have-been1 placed in nomination; President, L, H. Wells; first vice-president, M. G. - Griffin; sec ond vloe-preeldont, F. G., Urfer; secre tary,' Waldemar Seton; assistant secre tary,. Mr. Clark; treasurer, Sylvester White. . Round trip excursion tickets, Portland to Estacada and return, now on sale at the' office of the Oregon Water Powfer and Railway company, to persons de siring to attend the great auction sale of city lots at Estacada on January. 12. These tickets will be sold at 76 cegts eacn, ana win be gooa omy on trains leaving Portland at 7:40 and 8 o'clock of that day; . i( . . . , ' . Rolled Oat Pudding: Mix well to gether $4 cup molasses, hi cup' butter, 1 egg, cup milki H teaspoonsoda, 1U eupa Albers Bros. Violet or Cream Rolled Oats, 1 small 'teacup of raisins, spices to tastp, steam four hours and aerve with brandy or wine sauce:1: This make a showy as well as light and wholesome dessert, and has the merits of simplicity and cheapness. White House cook book free with Violet Oats, Coupon In every package, and 20 coupons secures a book. Round trip excursion tickets, Portland to Estacada and return, now, on sale at the office of the Oregon Water Power and Railway company, tot persons de siring to attend the great' auction sale of city lots at Estacada on January 13. These tickets will be sold at -75 cents each, and will be good only on trains leaving Portland at 7:40 and 9 o'clock of that day. . - Attorneys are arguing: before - Judge Bellinger in the United States circuit court today a motion to make more defi nite and certain the complaint of John Clark, who charges the George Law rence company - with infringing on a patent. - Clark owns the patent for a device known as a "bucking roll," used on a saddle' when breaking wild horses, and he alleges that a similar roll used by the defendant is an infringement, "Cement sldewaWwlIt Te laid around the quarter block on the northeast cor ner of East Morrison and Grand avenue. It is owned by the Improvement Halt association, , which has appointed the following officers: Directors,' O. W; Hosf ord, L. R." Fields, D. A Grout; F. 8. Dunning and II. B. Adamsi president, IL B. Adams; vice-president, F. S. Dun ning; secretary, D. A. Grout; treasurer. O. W. Hosford. ' ' Round trip excursion tickets, Portland to Estacada and return, now on sale at the office of the Oregon Water , Power and . Railway company, to persons de siring to attend the great auction sale of city lots at Entacada on January 12. These tickets will be sold at 78 cents each, and will be good only on 'trains leaving Portland at 7:40 and 8 o'clock of that, day. Round trip excursion tickets, -Portland to Estacada and return, now on sale at the office of the Oregon Water Power and Railway company, to persons de siring to attend the great auction sale of city lots at Entacada on January 12. These tickets will be aold et 75 cents each, and will- be good only on trains leaving Portland at 7:40 and 8 o'clock of that day. One wouldn't eat hay If offered pie. This comparison applies to the delicacies of baumkuchen, stollen, pfeffernuse and lubkuchen, made only at the Royal Bak ery and Confectionery, Park and Wash ington streets. ' There Is no other place in Portland at whtch these aristocratic viands may be had. Though aristo cratic, however, they are not expensive. A good hot water bag or - fountain syringe is a handy thing to have in the house, but don't get fooled Into buying a cheap, trashy affair because it is a bargain, as a leaky water bottle is a nuisance. Be on the safe side and get a reliable article, one that you can de pond on, from' Albert Bernl, the drug fist, Second and Washington, , ! Tha directors of Good Shepherd .Epis copal church of Alblna will hold a meet ing aext Tuesday evening to call a rec tor to take the place of H. D,' Chambers, who . some time ago , resigned. Rev. Dawson of Roseburg is mentioned for the place. Note these changes! Dr. D. H. Rand's home telephone la Main 268; not in tele phone book. His offloe Is in Dekum not in Marque m, as In telephone book. Phone Main 376. ' Time trains will leave First tand Al der street for Estacada, the day set for the auction sale of lots of the new elty. First train, 7:40 a. m, end second train1 at 8 a. m, Never was so choice an assortment of copyright Action offered In Portland so cheap as at Ewlng's,'7fio for tl.OO novels, Fourth and Yamhill. Fine day) Buy Meredith's umbrellas. Repairing and recovering. - Two stores Washington and 6th, Morrison and 6 th. Steamers for The Dalles will leave Alder-street wharf 7 a. m, dally (except Sunday), Phone Main 814. ' Have you noticed or taken advantage of the one-half prloe on fiction offered by Ewlng's book store? Have your fur garments remodeled Into latest style at half price. 808 Burnslde. , ' . Patrons of the Savoy say It's eating Is unsurpassed. Opposite old Postofflce. E. IL Moorthouse & Co., at Seventh and Alder. Telephone Main 1243. ' ; A perpetual smile ' , overspreads the face of he who eats at the Savoy, Olympic Pancakes, yet the best. A "Palpable Zie. From the Denver Post. Frank--What did you get . for your Christmas? Jack I got a seat In a Broadway car. ' ,' " - FrankNonsense! don't exaggerate! k, -V. , ' . - "The Different Store" LIS, WORTMAN (Eb WQ FIFTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS Tfca Hci&a cf Qiz: i end Wcrth (' TMs EeliabSe Stone's 3$th Giraiid; PrMay COiiOiSnV ' 5 Sale Opens Here Tomorrow in Conjunction vnth Portland's Diggcst and Best Wif. ' s In addition to the subjoined list of SPLENDID EXTRA SPECIAL VALUES IN FRIDAY SPECIALS more to follow in tomorrow mornings Ore$onian (et it and obtain entire list of matchless values)VERY ARTICLE IN THIS ENTIRE ESTABLISHMENT IS RADICALLY REDUCED (With a very few scattering exceptions of floods whose mailers rule their retail price) Every special advertised value of the week is here on sale The FRIDAY "ECONOMY SALES" of ours are of extremest importance to every person who is interested in Knowing how to spend money to the best advantage. Merchandise so timely and desirable as to need but little description, at prices that are much -below the real value of the goods offered. COMPARISON of VALUES DEMONSTRATES OUR GREAT TRIUMPH our positive leadership not only in everyday selling January Clearance selling but also in Friday bargain-giving. It's not a store's claim to greatness but actual proof of . its buying and selling powert not the collection of shoddy goods at catch-penny prices, but the merit and relia bility of its merchandise; not what a store promises or brags about, but what it actually per forms, that inspires PUBLIC CONFIDENCE. ' - Tha secdj of honest valuss, honest methods, honest advertises were fhnted hero ia fcrtila son. Tha , ripe end luscious fruit is now enjoyed by everyone within shopping distance whib our Miil Order Deport ment reaches out end supplies even the uttermost parts of the civilized earth. In these respects we've kuilt up en $npresnaUa stone wall in defence of the buying public. You nesd go no farther your best interests lie HERE! COME DOWN TOMORROW. lit Wonderful Mpnery Bargdii! Ladies9 $1.50 Hat Shapes 10c Btoaaa Moor. As a crowd-brlnger, to clean up In a few hours, we've massed tog-ether hun ' dreds ot felt hat shapes, all new this season no trash or old by-fon. styles In the lot, all the wanted shades and a fine assortment of . shapes. :The values Included range up to tl.BO you may choose and, Pick at will on Friday at the next-to-nothlnr price of. ......100 Men's $2.25 Umbrellas $1.50 (Tire Floor.) Men's Colonial Umbrellas, with black union taffeta covers, best Paragon ' frames and steel rods, neat,, close rollers, very dressy. Choice of hand . some handles of box wood, cherry, Scotch flr and -ash crooks. The best 12.25 umbrella la Portland, for Friday only, your choice ton. 91JM $3.50 Dress Stuffs for 89c yd. (Aanex Tlrst "floor.) We have selected 80 pieces of our best Novelty Dress Fabrics, the choicest, best -selling numbers shown this season. 'In the lot are colored drew goods that have been Included In a price range running up from f 1.50 a yard to $3.60. It embraces silk and wool poplln-de-chene. novelty nut etamtne, plaid, dotted and embroidered slbelines, silk and wool much aus, English and Scotch tweeds and fancy mixtures tn all the called for staple colors and combinations. For Friday only we offer pick and choice of this grand Jot at BUT OOKB BAKfcY THB11. BS A OBOWB ABOVBB TBXB OOUBTEB 880 A TABS. Children's Friday Shoe Bargains . rirst floor. Chlfdren'a new, stylish Winter Shoes of box calf or kid stock, button or lace styles, very smart in. appearance and made to hard wear from vigorous youngsters.' Reduced as printed: . : Bises to I inclusive, 11.25 worths, Friday ..... . Slses 84 to 10U Inclusive, $1.60 worths, Friday hi?cs 11 to 3 inclusive, f 1.75 worths, Friday choice of withstand 30 .....1.0t .' ak-a M-ara ' Women's $3.00 Dress Shoes $1.?8 ' ' , " ' firs floor. V ' ' ' " , . In latCBt fashionable styles of box ealf or viol VId stock, choice Of light or heavy soles, full round oi" medium toes, very dreasy the lot includes both J3.50 and (3 values. Tou may choose Friday t, the pair, ... 1.78 Women's $7.50 Walking Skirts $375 - Reooad. floor woman's Balon. A rare skirt bargain this. A lot of good stylish back wool Etamine, seven gored flare Walking Skirts, neatly trimmed with Taffeta straps at sides and down fronts, unltned, finished seams and vel- ve teen bound at bottom. Skirts that' have been worthy values all season at $7.60. Here tomorrow for t3.78 Friday Bargains in Kitchen Utensils Third floor. A kitchen necessity.' A standard, useful article needed In every houae hold, hotel and restaurant fOOO CBOfFEBS OHOrFISI ft bit . of .price chopped off. ' Iateat Improved Food Choppers, will chop fine or coarse as desired, for chopping meats, vegetables, , bread, fruit, ete. , 'No, 1. family else, fl.2S value, . 90s No. S. large else, 11.60 value. .$1.19 No. 8. restaurant size,. value at 81.48 Ladies9 35c Black Cotton Hose 19c first floor. With high spliced heels, double soles apd toes, splendid wearing, best 3uo values offered in a regular i nay by ny, Portland houne, on special sale Friday nly at, the pair ,...19e Boys' 50c Flannelette Night R.obes 39c , first floor, ' A splendid new llneof Flannelette Nlghtrobcs for boys' wear, slses 12 to 14 inclusive, the best line we nave ever been able to offer at the regular ' price of 50c, very pretty patterps and Bplendld quality ot material, Frt .. day only . ....... .......... r 39ft .in f hi i ' i ,n i i.i i i i in 1 .25 Taffeta Silk 96c Annexfirst floor. A rich and handsome Black Silk- Taffeta, unmatched by any Portland house at the regular 11.26 price, on sale Friday only at the yard ..........960 Ladies $1 Vests or Pants 59c : first floor Center Aisle. IP Swiss ribbed, gray or white Worsted Vests or lants, . non-shrinking. vests .with long sleeves, pants angiev. length and., with French bands. A grand value at $1.00 Special Friday for .......... 59e $2.25 Lace Cur tains, pair $1.38 fourth floor. A small lot, only 50 pair In the choosing, of handsome Lace, Cur-, tains In Brussels effect. They are - among the best $2.25 values ever . shown by this big value-giving house. On Friday, for the day - ' only, or while they last, select at the pair .....81.38 Ladies' 65c Belts J5c SMthec Oooaa Oonater first floor. A .large lot 'of belts, broken lots : brought together and marked at a price that Insures quick clearance tomorrow. In the lot are black . : and colors, leathers Included are ' Seal, Plain . and Patent Enamel Calf. Values up to S6c, go at one price Friday 18o Latest improved Carpet Sweeper 32.25 With roller heaving broom srtlon, easy running, with every late Im provement . find device, Fri day n.,...$3X5 $2.00 Couch Cushions $1.34 R.cond floor Art Shop Tftorour3x fare Aisle. - Best qUalitV Eiderdown filled. 24- Inch cushions with , fine, plain white cambric covering, usual $1 grade, special Friday only for. 31.34 40c Bath Sponges 25c Toilet Sundries Counter first floor ' Extra large size, excellent quality. 85c Cloth Brushes 55c Toilet Sundries Counter first floor Extra fine quality Imported French Clothes Brushes. An article needed in every wardrobe, 86c values on Friday at Boo All-Wool $4.00 Blankets $2.95 fourth floor. Good weight, splendidly worUi Blanket) the', in iiHturnt Kr-v color. Keeit $4 vhIiih in t"', blanket-buyers, h.t.-l m.-n, t ing-houNe k'-i-pi-n en t 1. keeper, are giv-n n ' birn;lrt cli.iD. p (id ! iii-. an'l thoosn uf. H f ;