tuv nwwnnN n att.y tournal. Portland, thukbday vkninu. uwMtmnmm. am . . , ifaaaaaaasjaagaaaaaaaajaaa VANCOUVER NAN'S .al in Ch.rli.. IP. liesaet Of PCO. PRINCIPALS' CLUB Wiik, and Jennie D. Olda of Clark county. NAME IS FORGED MEETS AT SALEM Two Check Reach Bank From Oregon City That Prove to Be Worthless. Will Discuss Plans for Marion Educational Exhibit at Port land Fair. NEW POST HOSPITAL NEARING COMPLETION Building of Latest Design and Will Contain All the New est Appliances. ISpvrlal Plspateh te The Journal i . Vancouver. Want).. Deo. II. Two checks have been received by tha Van couver National bank frontf Oregon City, both of which are clear caaea of forgery. Tha larger check la made out In favor tf Q. K. Hyan and tile nam forged to Wt ta Kdnon M. Rowley, a business man .this city. Tha other check calla ror tlli. la drawn In favor of the earn man. but the signature signed to It la August Hlratel, unknown here. It la thought thta signature la alao forged. a. but through some mistake H was sent KAa the wrong bank. E The Vancouver bank hag nottfted tha i bank at Oregon City of tha nature of the checks, hut as yet no advices have f been received as to what action the Ore l. gon City authorities will take in the p matter. The forgery of Rowley's stgna K tura was easily detected, which leads to R tha belief that the gutlty party la new at the buaineaa. As the clic ks were given to tha Ore jf fon City bank they will come up before I the Oregon euthorl'ttes. Rowley has as ft- yet not decided What action to take In " the matter, but awaits additional Infor mation from Oregon City. Thia la the first time In years that I tlig name of a local man has been forged. Hew FOSt jTosprsel. The new post hospital at Vancouver barracks la. nearly completed, and as spon aa the electric wiring Is finished will be formally turned over to the gov I eminent. This new structure Is hand i aomely finished both Inside and out. The foundation Is of stone and tha upper walla are - constructed of brlok Tha t Interior walls are covered with wood fiber plaster and the floors are varnished l and highly polished. The basement contains the heating furnaces, wine room, carpenter ahop. kitchen, two Urge store rooms and the 'Tbllllard and pool room. Tha two largo furnaces In the engine room furnish the hot water with which the building la heated throughout. The reaaon hot water, inatead of steam, la used la that team keeps the rooms damp, whloh la Injurious to the patlenta. The pool room, when furnished, will contain one hill lard and one r-f-l, . : There are three noora above the basement, and also an attic Tha hos pital contains four ward rooms, two on the first and two on the second floor. Each Ward is furnished with 12 regula ' tlon bods, eight ward chairs, two rock ing chairs and two glass-top tables. In the attic la located a store room for all condemned goods, and alao wards for Insane patlenta. From this attic a fine view of the entire garrison, Van er and the Columbia river la to be The" west wing of the building Is occu pied by the hospital corps, and Is fur hospital. Tola new poat hospital has been In course of construction for more than a ijreh'f and la a credit to Vancouver bar racks. The Intention la that It be used aa a general hospital for the entire de partment of the Columbia. All furnlsh jME re of the latest and most Improved type, making this hospital one of the finest and most complete to ba found on the coast. Sues on Vovs. Thurston Daniels haa filed In the su perior court for Clarke county suit against M. C. Whitney to collect prin cipal and Intereat on a promissory note. This note Is dated September It. ISO!, duration three and one half months, amount $1,060. with Interest at ( per cent, which Interest now amounts to $71. Plaintiff clalma no part of thia note has been paid, and aaka for Judg ment awarding him the principal and Interest. nit to Collect Debt. F. 1. Lack a ft haa filed suit In tha su perior court against William Happy, to collect a debt of I17T.M for goods, warea and merchandise sold Happy. Plaintiff claims to have given defendant goods to the amount of l:6.0. but that all has been paid except a balance of 1177.90. for which he la now suing. Plaintiff also asks for costs and disbursements In this case. W. W. Sparks represents the plaintiff. AM Interesting Lecture. Prof. U. M. Hudlor of the Vancouver Sanatorium, Tuesday evening. In tha classroom of tha Preabyterlan church, delivered a highly entertaining and in structive lecture, entitled 'The Prophe cies of the Book of Daniel." Prof. Hud ler first look-up the ressons for search ing the old testament for various truths, and then devoted the body of his dis course to the fulfillment of the prophe cies of Daniel, even to the present time. The lecture was illustrated by a chart showing Daniel's several visions. Prof. Hudler's lecture was pronounced a treat by all who heard It. Courthouse Wotes. Real estate transfers were filed yes terday aYoTiows: George J. Bratton to O. W. Bnndu rsnt and wife, southwest quarter of the northeast quarter, of section 20. town ship f. range 1. ..Consideration SJ&0. Edson M. Rowley and wife to Hnfln Thorn, lots 1 and 2. block 17. Portlsnd Addition to Vsncouver. Consideration 00. North Coast company to Sofia Thorn, lots 24 and it of Columbia Orchard lots.. Consideration 831. A marriage license was yesterday Is- BAD BREATH and a4 all kinds o md.i1 ae. My tongue ha htn Mlulr rfn M grass bit breath halni a bad odor. Two weeks ago ft friend rr otr.menrl ( birarett and after using then I can willingly an f-neevniiy a a, ny nave fOYireir "vri ne ' have antrirelr i he re fore lei to know that 1 shall reeon wiem to any r ne enffertng from Seh trembles. F Chan H Halpera. lit E. 7th St, New York. Jf. T. rerore i ei TOW an sfeeM?lS)jite?is9eVM Isbulk The seaslaa talifet a tamped 000 uaaraesass ssnw rm aeaer sacs I Riaudy Co.. Chicago or N.V. jot allVal MU TEM MILLION BOXES ff Best for M The Dowels S- OUWf C ATlUfmc a First Meutenant Sydney H. Hopaon. Nineteenth Infantry, will take charge of the recruiting office at Portland dur ing the absence of Captain Cecil Stewart, Fourth cavalry. Sergeant Thomas Brown, signal corps, who was charged with desertion, has been cleared of the charge. The battery quarters will ba thor oughly overhauled before the arrival of the battery organisations for tha Phil ippines. Taaoourer Locale. The four-masted sailing vessel Luzon Is now loading lumber at the Washington at Oregon mills. She will carry 7.Q00.0OO leet of lumber te Ban Pedro. Cai. and will probably clear for that place In ii bout two weeks. Miss Nellie Hlgglne last evening en tertained the members of tlvo Nlnjh grade of the High school at the, home of Mr. and Mrs. C C. Oridley. The Vancouver High Five club met last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Milton Evans. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Conway enter tttlned u number of friends st a dinner party last evening. 8t. l.uke's Episcopal church held their Christmas tree and exercises st the church yesterdsy svenlng. A lsrge num ber of persons were present and a good time is reported. Bishop Kaator will preach at 8t. Luke's Episcopal church neat Sunday, both mornjfig and evening. A vlaltatlon from this bishop Is always a notable event and ha Is greeted with large con gregations. ASKS RAILROAD TO PAY DAMAGES Oregon Water Power A Railway Company Defendants in Suit Brought. ALLEGES LOCOMOTIVE - SET FIRE TO PROPERTY Funeral of Alexander Thompson Who Died at Clackamas Is Held. i Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Oregon City, Or.. Dae. I William L. Brewster, by his sttorneys, Hedges, Griffith, yesterdsy filed In the circuit court a auit against the Oregon Water Power A Railway, company, in which he asks dsmages In the sum or $2,071.40. The plaintiff represents thst ne is tne equitable owner of the southwest quar ter of section It, township 1 south. range astr the legal title being nam in trust by H. F. Conner. That on July it. 1M4, the defendant waa operating a locomotive over Its line of railroad, extending through the weat half of sectlbn 35. same township. That through the negligence of tha defendant, while operating its engine, sparks, coals and cinders were emitted from the loco motive, which Ignited the dry wood and grass about ona mile from the plain tiffs land. Thst ths fire continued to burn, finally reaching plaintiff's prop erty, and consumed a large quantity of cordwood belonging to him and greatly (lamaaed the timber on the land. It la alleged that H F Ci""1-, the owner of I the other undivided half Interest in the land, has transferred his right of action to tba plaintiff. The land Is situated In the eastern part of the -county. K O. Canfleld, administrator of the estate of Patrick Duffy, deceased, yes terday afternoon filed suit In the circuit Vdurl against J. W. Ciirrsn TDTmlck""" Dlmlck are the plaintiffs attorneys. The plaintiff alleges that In the life time of Patrick Duffy, on March 17 list, he signed, ss surety, a note of the defendant for the sum of 1200, In favor of Jacob Rauch. That the defendant failed to pay the note, whereupon the deceased, Pstrtck Duffy, wss compelled to make satisfaction of the obligation That the defendant only partially com pensated the deceased and there was a balance due the Duffy estate or ins.3 Prominent Man's Funeral. The funeral Of the late Alexander Thompson, who died yesterday at Clack nmas. waa held at 10 o'clock this morn Ing at Clackamas station. The body was Interred at that place. Many friends of ths deceased attended the ob sequles. Thompson waa one of the most highly respected citlsrns In Clackamas county He had taken an active Interest In poll tics since he csme to this stats from Illinois, and formerly represented this county In ths state legislature. He also served with greet credit and satisfaction ss school superintendent. Hs was s man of superior education and culture. At the time of his desth he waa 58 veins of sge. His widow, a son snd daughter survive him. Assembly No. 7, Orand Artisans, hold their regular meeting tonight, at which will be Initiated a number of new mem bers. This society Is having a novel contest. Some time ago the members ware divided Into two equal parts, and each side Is trying to obtsln the largest number of members. The contest will be decided on the night of Janusry 6 at a meeting of the order. The losing side, according to the rules of the competi tion. Is to give a banquet to the society to be held on Jsnuary 10. Women's cinb Meets. The Women's club of this city was entertained yesterday afternoon at the home of Rev. and Mrs. P. K. Hammond. A large number of women were present. The program committee presented Its re port, giving an outline of the club's work for ths next three months. The program was approved. This program presents an Interesting outline of study snd entertslnmentl Refreshments were served to the wo men present. The next regular meet ing nUi he held Wednesday, January It, at the residence of Mrs. Helnse. Mastered to Bntry. Townships I, t snd 7. south range 4. east, will be thrown open to entry after 90 days' publication. This Is a part of the land reserve withdrawn from entry last August.,- These townships are In this snd Multnomah counties. Many other townships In the Cascade reserve will be thrown open st the same time. Personal and Minor. Mrs. ). D. Eby returned Isst evening niter visiting her sister. Mrs. . L. V. Fox, of The Dslles. Captain Phil BrTannon, one of Oregon's earliest steamboat men. hss lately sold bis Inrge rnsr.h near Rstacads and Is I greeting friends In this City. He aspects to purchase otlmr property In this vi cinity. , j Mrs. K. C. Matheny. who recently fell down the steps of her heme, breaking I -me of her nhs. is rapidly recovering. Hhe Is 1 years old. Ai rfladstone last night, st the home of Mr and Mrs T. M. Osult. a delightful ililldren's party wss given. The little iH-ople In Htteudsncr were delighted. Mayor William Shinier of Mllwaukle Is In the city today on busln WILL PRESENT DEFINITE PLANS TO TEACHERS Fred Neihold Pleads Guilty to Burglary arid Is Sentenced to Serve Two Year. (Special Dtapatek te lbs Joarssl.) Salem. Or., Dec. 28. At tha last meet ing of the Marlon County Principals' club It waa decided to devote the meet ing to be held in thia city on January 7 to a discussion of plans snd materials for the Marlon county educational ex hibit for the Lewis and Clark fair. Great preparations are being made for this meeting and much Interest haa been created by those In charge. All the school teachers of Marlon county and others Interested In the work have been Invited to attend the meeting. Bupt. R. F. Robinson, who haa been placed In charge of the Oregon educational ex hibit, and Superintendent of Public In struction J. H. Ackerraan will be pres ent, the former having completed defi nite plans which he will present to ths teachers. Every teacher In the county has been requested to' write a few sug gestions and questions gad propose them at this meeting. During a brief adjourned aesslon or the circuit court, held in this city yester--dsryTFred Neihold. alias John Heine, alias John Cortes, wss sentenced to ssrve a term of two years in the Oregon pen itentiary. Neihold was caught in tna sot of burglarising a house at Mt. Angel a few weeks ago and a preliminary hear ing n the justice court of that precinct resulted in tha prisoner being bound over to the circuit court. District At torney John H. McNary filed an Infor mation against him, tha charge being burglary, and svhen Neihold was brought before Judge Burnett he pleaded guilty, waived time and asked to be -sentenced at once, Kleven years ago Neihold escaped from the Marlon county jail where he was being held awaiting the action of the grand jury upon a charge similar to the one on which he was aentenced yes terday. He waa never recaptured, but when returned here for hla latest crime lie was recognised by the officers and finally confessed his Identity. It "Iras also been learned that alnoe making his escape from Jail here Nei hold has served two terms of three snd one and a half years respectively. In tha Utah penitentiary, and a five-year term In the Idaho penitentiary. PROSPERITY IN EASTERN OREGON. Evidence of Good Time st Reflected by the Record of Eilers Piano House Twenty-four in One Little Town. Many people who paas the busy estab lishment of Eilers Piano House wonder where so many pianoa and organs are sold, and few "top " ree"a the Immense I territory that la accessible to Portlsnd Jobbing houses and the thoroughly pros perous condition of most of this field where Filers Piano House and Its bus tling representatives are looking after business. t The record of Mr. J. O. Gallagher, who looks after the business Interests of tha i tilers rtuuse in morrow cwumj, van w cited to Illustrate this point. In one little town alone, that of lone, he sold no less than 24 fine pianos snd organs all within a very short time, 15 being sold within a few days. Most of the In atruments sre of the highest priced styles, valued at t00 to ftSO. and were delivered to tha following prominent r It ixens of that place, vls A fine Kimball upright to Mr. Au gustus Walker; Another fine Kimball fancy, exhibition style, to W- R- Cochran; Still another Kimball of similar slse to J. H. Woolery; And yet another to Mr. Seymour P. Wilson; And one of the beautiful Baileys waa aecured by Miss Maud L. Akers; And a similar one by Miss Alfa V. Ganger; still another Bailey was sold to K J. Pennington; And a fourth of tha Baileys to Mr. R. McElllgott. A fine Schumann upright was bought Bv Mr. ixrots uaixiger. The public school board secured a fine Kimball for the lone school; And two Esteys were sold to Mr. R. R. Gahell snd Mr. Fred Ritchie. A Chlckerlng piano wss sold to IS P. Lang; And a Kenwood make to Mr. Frank Griffin;, While one of the many-tjned Weser orchestral pianos was selected by Mr. J. H. Reed; A lovely Jacob Doll went to the home of Mr. C. C. Bperry; A handaome Weser was purchased by Mrs. Zeta King; Another one of the same make went to the home of Jacob Boitxer. A Chicago Cottage was purchased by J. W. Linn: An Estey organ waa the choice of W. E. Nolan I A Kimball was also the choice of Mr. R. N. Hyman; The first Clsrendon sold In Ions went to the home of T. N. Wilson: A. Whitney a Homer was Mr. Edward Yates' choice. And another Clarendon was purchssed, being the choice of B. F Akers. Eilers Piano House secures Its busi ness from the western boundaries of Wyoming and Montana, through the state of Idaho to Washington and Ore gon, and while most of the retail busi ness Is handled from the retail establish-, ment on Park and Washington streets nearly sll of the business to the Interior Is looked after direct from the whole sale establishment at their big .brick warehouses on the comer of Thirteenth snd Marshall strsets. where carloada of pianos are being unloaded and loaded for shipment almost dally now. BURG LAF. IS JAXXaW. - - (Special Dl-i Men to TtA Jrsirssi.) Chelislta. Dec. tt. Clarence Marshall, a hobo, was brought here today by Hiii-riff Urquhart, ilng captured In Port 1 sad. Msrshall wril plead guilty to burglarising U. Ratwnakl'a store at Nap vine last week, when merchandise valued at S100 waa taken. LEWIHTO IB CLOSES TOWN f Special Dlasalck tn Tbe Journal I l-ewlston. Ida-. Dec tt. Gambling has been closed In this city. Rverythlng is Included in the order promulgated bv Chief of Police Master, except pool room and slot machines, snd these are under close restricUons. MUCH ACTIVITY IN KLAMATH COUNTY Sawmills, Builders and Contract ors Have All Business They Cart Handle. jyiKJY NEW EPIFICF? ARE TO BE ERECTED Various Irrigation Projects Creat ing Excitement Like a Cold Discovery. (Special Dtepatrb to The Jnarnal ) Klamath Falls, Or., Dec. ?. The car penters, contractors and sawmill men announce the greatest building activity In Klamath county as soon ss spring; opens ever knoon in its history. The sawmills already have orders for all the lumber they can cut by night and day runa on full capacity for the first half of tha year, and every builder and con tractor has his bands full. There will be a shortage, aa there was up to Christ mas. In almost all kinds of skilled labor. Tha building alone in Klamath Falls t wttl be enormous. Work Is to begin on a 116.000 public school building as soon aa tha wsathar will permit. The Cath olics are to build a large church and school ejiiflce as well as a commodious sanatorium. The cost of these Improve ments hss not been given out, though the local priest aays It will run Into thousands. A local compsny Is being organized for the purpose of building a new brew ery on the south side of the river, which Is to be of the latest modem equip ment. This will maks ths second brewery for Klamath Falls, A. Caatel, ex-postmaster, owning the present one. The main feature that Interests ths lovers of the hop extract with the new brewery Is that It will reduce ths price of beer to five cents a glass. At present beers of all kinds nre sold at 16 cents a glass, or two for 25 cents. A number of splendid business hous will also be constructed early In the spring. George T. Baldwin Is at preaent breaking ground for a large three-story business block, to be constructed partly of stone. A large boarding house will slso be constructed on Main street, to be known ss the Sullivan building. Hun dreds sre contemplating ths building of rottagea, and people, are Hocking here from every direction, In spite of the al moat tmpaessble roads from she nearest railroad. 33 miles distant. The various Irrigation projects are creating sn ex cltement like that of a new gold dis covery. CHEMAVVA PREPARING FOR PORTEND FAIR (Special Dlapateh to The Journal. enema wa.-,or.. Dec. zs. There Is a great deal of activity at the Indian school at present preparing exhibit ma terial for the Lewis and Clark fair Much of the fancy work to be exhibited Is already completed. In the blacksmith shop the boys are making a sat oT 72 tongs, representing every kind of tongs used In the shop. These will be fin ished with extra care and given a high polish. Besides these the blacksmiths have a number of other artlclea com pleted. Frank Snrahsn. One of the sp prenUcea, haa made an anvil weighing lass thsn four pounds which Is sn ex ceptionally fine piece of work. The an vil -is hand forged anil not filed from a block of Iron. It is complete In sll Its detslls. Ths carpenter and wagon-making shops at ths school have but recently bean fitted out with electric power to be used In turning ths lathes and other "machines. With ths aid of ths new machlnea both of these departments will be able to send soma fine work to tbe Portland fair. After-Stock -Taking Sale Open Evenings 1,000 Bargains for This Where there's only a few pairs of a kind of Shoes, a lew Suits of a kind or odd Pants, or any lot that is too small for inventory will be almost given away tomorrow. $20.00 Odd Suits $5.00 C AA For 81 Odd Sujts, In sacks 7U.UU ana almost alt sixes In all wool Suits from our $10.00. $15.00 and $20.00 tables. We cannot alter these suits at this pries. $15.00 Dark Overcoats $5.00 C AA For 1$ dark Overcoats, In "7.J.UU bmi black, brown and gray. The' sizes on the morning of the sale will be tt to 40. You'll have to get here early It you want to get your alze. $3.00 Panit $1.00 $1 AA For 64 pairs of $2.00 to v" $3.00 Pants, In almost all bIzos This is a bonanxa for the working man. $2.50 Wool Vests 50c 50c For IS All -Wool Vests worth $2.50, 36 tp 44 sizes. Dark colon. $2.00 Hats 50c Clf For 114 Odd Hats, soft only, In regular $L50 and $2.00 value. V $1.25 Umbrellas 50c CAc For a Big Box of $1.00 and OvW i.60 Htcei Frame Webfoot Umbrella. $1.00 Rubbers 50c EAr For 00 odd pairs Best arado OV Boston Rubbers, all sixes. ADFM FVFPV FVFNIMf- TO GIVE THE WORKING MAN Ur Lll L V Lit I L T LUI (lU A CHANCE TO GET THE BEN EFIT OF THE HUB'S BIG BARGAIN FRIDAY SALE. We Will Sell Only One Article Of any advertised article to any one customer. We do mis to prevent the crowd of north end dealers, Who rush to these sales, from picking these bargains up and pre venting the plain people from getting them. (Special Dispatch to The Jesraal. Hlltsboro, Or., Deo. 29. Tha managers of the proposed Fortland-illllsboro-Forest Grove electric line have lust secured from tha edty of Hlilsbero a franchise through Its streets for a period of tl -AT- i- THEMlUB Evenings I Bargain $1.50 Underwear 50c I Or For odds and ends In fine OV wool Underwear. Broken lota from our regular $1.00, $1.S0 and $8.00 lines. We can fit you It you come early. $1.25 Sbirts 50c C(r For all odd and ends In our Ovv 76c, $1.00 and $1.50 Dress and Negligee Shirts. , $1.00 Work Gloves 50c C(r for pick of broken lines' of wwv 75c, $1.00 and $1.25 Working illoves, in buck, hog and horsehlde. $1.00 Underwear 25c "JC.r p"or broken lots of 50c, Tie aVuv and $1.00 Wool, Cotton, Merino, Camelshalr and Fleeced Underwear. Big lot on separate table. 75c Suspenders 25c fCf For $0 odd doxen of Men's aVOC Hllk Web 50c and 75e Holi day Suspenders. 50c Silk Handkerchiefs 25c JZr For all our 50c and tic Holi Aftfly day 811k Handkerchiefs, plain white and handsome colored bor ders. 75c Caps 25c J Cr For ft Sample- Cap. We bDSt won't take 'em Into stock. Tou can have them for two-bits. years, on condition that said eleetrlo Una Is to be completed by September 1, ltOS. Graadsat display of fins scenery ever seen Portland at the corner Of Third and Alder streets. On exhibition from, In the morning till at night Friday 50c Half Hose 25c For 18 doxen odd- pairs of bOs, SOX, In regular 50c and 06c grades. In finest wool and merino, lisle and cotton. $1.00 Soiled Sbirts 25c ?Cr For a table full of Dress and Negligee Shirts that got a trifle mussed during the holiday rush, They sold as high aa- $1.50. $3.25 Suit Cases $1.00 CI Mi For 8 odd Suit Caaea, with 'ww triple brass lock and patent fastenings. $2.50 Self-Opening Umbrellas for $1.00. 1 AA For 16 Gloria Silk Self ?I.UU opening Umbrellas, with double or patent frame. Sold all over at $2.60. $2.50 Dress Shoes $1.00 A A For 47 pairs of Lace and sSlaVU congreas Shoes, the lot hi too. small to take Into stock, so they go at $1.00. - $3.00 Men's Hats $1.00 AA Buys as good a Hat as I.UU you want to put on your head. 58 In the lot; they're all colors and black, and positively worth $8.50 to $4.00.