The Oregon daily journal., August 24, 1908, Page 14, Image 14

THE OREGON DAILV JOURNAL, PORTLAND, "MONDAY EVENING, . AUGUST ..24. 1D0S.
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BUSY WEEK FOR
CITY OFFICIALS
Important .Matters of Legis
lation to Tome In at
.Meetings of Council.
CAPTAIN EGBERT
HAD BUSY LIFE
Electrical Dovuv to ' Ysed
at the Country Hub
Shov
Tha Country riul aiM I.:wio.k n
aoclatlon will uni.loy a novel iovl.: f.ir
"gata-ketprr" rturliiK "u mifa "nil 11m
lock thow next month. FolU-w Imr tlie
examples of Hi" uie fair """K"11""'
at Baiem tlif a bhh-IiiI Ion In-"' will 1,1
tAll an eltetiKM -otn-In-ititr-ltl I in i
tUe which turm mily wli.n the '.iln of
the proper denoniinMUjH 1 tlropi"''1
iIia ml n1 rfvlntrl'S friv 1 1 II 1 1 M. lot I
at the aamn time.
Thl pUn will v nun l l tl"T and
conjuaion, rw in nnir m.hi ......
will b aeveral frt t yoni --hnnRe" tiothf
where. th- -row(l u:1'k tl:i-y lmpp n
tn have the exact r- of mlmlswlon. will
line up. Ret their rlmnici' anil thtn the
Hutomatlr nmiMiie our inr ir.-i.
ayetem of autekwplnir Iihji ho en adopted
at many fair nn-etrnna In the eal and It
la aatd to be uniformly amveasful.
The dlreotord of . the Country duh
have another weekly mi-lr,(t. thin after
noon, where 4he tiKliM-nrs' eatlmaten on
the cost of runnlnK the two Btreets for
- 1.11 ...... niliAr caMi'Ipm rrnm
lUlPmuuura uu v..v
Wtit avenue to the. racetrack entrance,
will be BUbmJtted R well an the detailed
coat of the new hleuchera. which will
adjoin the eteel grandstand which Is
' now under roof.
Poi.nrta of the recent test of the
power on the ntroctcar line on Sandy
road will be made, and It Is understood
that the company has made the changes
neceanarv to carry the test load equal
to a haul of 60 cars carrying 125 passen
gers each.
The streets on which the streetcars
will b "looped" from the RoS"e City
Park lire are being prepared for the
track laying.
"The contractors haye announced that
the final touch In surfacing the race
course will be put on some day this
week and from this time on the efforts
'pet the track builders will be directed
.6ward making it lightning faat.
Various aoort and amusement propo
sitions which domund Immediate dispo
sition are before the general manage
" 'ment committee and w-111 probably be
taken care of at todays meeting, one
i of them is the proposed 24-hour speed
( riJ endurarce automobile race.
yaw Tork and Philadelphia
. cannot be more pleasantly or conveni
ently reached than by the Grand Trunk
: Lehigh Valley, double track route via
Niagara, falls. Solid through trains of
, coaches and sleeping cars. Magnifi
cent acenery..
-For descriptive literature apply to
George W. Vaux, A. G. & T. A., Grand
Trunk Railway System. 136 Adams
street, Chicago. I
Commencing this afternoon there will
he one of the hunlest week at the city
hall that the city officials have known
In manv months Mmii legislation of
Important nature will he handled while
extra meeting are Hated that will tako
up much time ami i'IhciishIoii.
This arternoon mere win or meei
of four council commit teen to pass
ohb measure that will lie taKen up ty
the council Wednesday The ways and
means committee will meet at 2 o'clock
as will the committer on Judiciary ami
elections. While these two meetings
are goliijc the license committee will l
in Kts.i-.toii and lit .'i o'clock the liquor
llcensf committee will meet.
Another meeting at the city hall this J
ailernovii win he u.ai or me scnooi i- WM married to Mrs. Sarah Savery
rectors The meeting .promises to be ,g v, t R00 Macadam rOB1.
Interest Ing hei aupe of the action to bo
taken In regard to the purchase of tho
property at Couch and l)avls and Sev
enteenth and Klghteenth streets fbr a
site for-a now high school building. It
In expected that there will be protests
against the board's action In securing
thin property.
Tomorrow afternoon the charter re
vision committee will meet at 2 o'clock
for the first meeting. The members
will be railed to order by Mayor Luna
and Instructed as to thelrjlutles. This
meeting will undoubtedly he one of the
most Important of the week, and the
revisionists will probably spend the i
The funeral of Captain George Eg
bert, formerly a deputv United States
marshal for Oregon, first mayor of
Kargo, N 1., Hiid the first master Mas
on In the territory, who died nniuraay
night, aged 87 yeara. was held this
morning from Ilolman's undertaking
chapel, afterward the body being cre
mated, the Masonic ordef having
charge of the ceremonies
Captain Kgbert came to Portland in
18H0 from Kargo where he had been
many years. In addition to having
been mayor of Fargo for several terms
Captain Kgbert also published a paper
there. Captain Kgbert retired ns a dep
uty marshal In Portland In 189R and
noon afterward was appointed a lialllff
tn the federal court which position he
held until May. last year, when he waa
compelled to retire on account of his
fiillln health.
Horn In Pennsylvania In November.
1S20. Captain Kgbert, when a boy, went
to Hastings, Minn., where he lived a
short while Later he took part In the
Indian outbreaks, having organised
vitlnnl.Ar I'limiianu ftr fht. niirnniiA
While living in hargo captain igoeri
wno
time outlining their course for future
meetings.
The council will meet Wednesday and
one of the most Interesting sessions of
the year Is expected. In addition to tho
regular routine business there will be
the mayor s communication calling
forth attention or the councllmen to the
conditions In the north end.
This message alone Is expected to
take up a large part of the morning ses
sion of the meeting and one of the
hottest debates of the year can be
looked forward to.
STANDARD
STANDARD
Our large variety so grand
Of cakes and biscuits have first call ; '
We please both purse and palate and
Thus satisfy not few but all.
STANDARD BISCUIT COMPANY
Solo Makers of Parodist Sodas
Ask Tour Grocer.
STANDARD
STANDARD
$30 Davenports $17.75
No. 22 Davenport Beds, upholstered in high-grade velours,
greens and reds.' Make handsome sofas by day and comfort
able bed. by night. Regular price $30.00.
Special Price Only $17.75
Ingr'n Carpet 38c
There are many beautiful patterns in this
ingrain, and it is guaranteed to be 2-3
wool, has lasting qualities and re- OQ
tails regularly at 75c. Special, yd. ajOC
3-lb. Pillows Only
75c Each
This is the Gevurti "Lead
er" Pillow, made by the
celebrated Kmmerlck Pil
low Manufacturers for our
trade. They are guaranteed
to be all feathers. 3 lbs. in
weight, tancy art ticking
worm ji.ou; a Dig
special at. aach...
75c
15c tte Rods 5c
These are the regular 15c Brass Curtain
Rods that have a spread of 54 inches f
and sell regularly for 15c. Special.. oC
H,I Peninsular Rane
iillllill
' 777' dmm
PENINSULAR
A High-Grade Steel Range
Sold on Easy Payments
$l.QODown
$ 1 .OO Week
Warranted for 15 years;
built by the largest fac
tory in the world. Mil
lions sold in all parts of
the world.
You Are Welcome
to Credit
In AH Departments of the
Bis: Store
A Sewing
Rocker
FOR
$1.10
r. SM-S Wad of
thoroughly reasoned
hardwood, perfectly
finished, taa at.
lk trs- arm. last
Ilk the - pirtare;
tifi fc h .m 1,1 mi ui.ii 0
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500
P
AIRS- OF MEN'S PANTS
Every pair worth .$2.50 to $3.00 on sale
all this week
ale Price
If you need pants buy them now It will pay you
WHEN YOC SEE IT IN OUR AD IT'S SO
M
OV
R Third and Oak
1st and Yamhill
Look
Oak
WORTH
$35
at This
Dresser
Solid
For
WORTH
$35
You wonder how we can sell goods so cheaply. But it's no secret.
We buy in carload lots, sometimes .taking the entire output of a
medium-sized factory, and, of course, we obtain special prices.
Style No. 241 This is a beautiful Solid Oak Dresser of stylish
pattern, with large, massive base, quarter-sawed and hand-polished,
full serpentine front, the drawer fronts being especially
fine from the effects of artistic band-sawing of the solid eastern
oak. The mirror is of finest French bevel plate, being in very at
tractive stanchions, size 22x34 inches.
Here Is An Exceptional Dresser
Bargain A $35 Value for Only
$18.00
$3.00
Lace Curtains
$1.50
Half price for these
beautiful Lace Cur
tains, in ' white and
ecru ; the pattern num
ber is 12.277. the rem
nants of large rooming
house orders, and in
stead of $3.00 you pav
per
pair
$1.50
Fine $11 Be
Just Like the Cut
A Big Bargain
No. 592 This extremely handsome
bed is one of the most salable and
at the same time best-liked beds in
the line. It is extremely heavy, the
pillars being 1 1-16 inclss, top rods
7-8 inch, bottom rods" 3-8 inch, in
side rods-16 inch. Height of bed
is CI inches. The cast corner orna
ments are very heavy and are beau
tifully tipped in gold. Bed can be
had in the following colors of
enamel : Blue and gold" trimmings,
pea-green and solid gold chills,
cream and, burnished gold chills.
Big
A.
ore
GEVURTZ BROS.
Dpn'i Mistake the Place! E. Burnside and Union Ave
$3.50 Dining
Chair
$1.95
V. Mt Tht
ftboT cut ! an
cxaet plctar of
this il - mad
Dining Chair, In
roidra auk nil I.
It hu all th
food. nbataattal
(ar and ajv-
paaranop of a 14
rhalr. Th rm
tar price In U to.
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