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THE OREGON SUNDAY - JOURNAL, PORTLAND'- SUNDAY? MORNING, NOVEMBER 1,, 1908. 11 GRIST Ii PLEIITV FOR LEGAL MILL I '" f- ' ' , " . " ' - Long: Session Before Gacka mas Circuit Court Ore-. gon City Kews.v, . -. " (Special Dispatch to The IwuL) V Oregon CSty, Qr., Oct 3X---Tbe regular -term of ths circuit court of this county. : ' will open next Monday, Judge .McBrlde presiding. There ere 141 civil suits on the docket, of which A' .r divorce ' case. ,In addition to these, a number "of criminal cases wlU ba tried. , ;s f ' . Mttblas JancigaJ'a trial for the mur der of H-year-oId "Mary ' Schmreker, at .r her horn In this city last aummer, will . come up. . Other criminal cases are P. . J. Wilaon an Pan! Echroeder, statutory ; offenses: John Wallace, grand larceny; , Harry Clark, Albert and Louisa Ferris, burglary; August Erlctaon, selling in ' tex testing liquors without Uoense. The session promisee to be a loir one, owing; to ,the large number of criminal cases. , Clackamas Teachers Institute. . Oregon City, Or Oct Jl. The Clack ' amas county teachers' Institute will open In the high school building; next Wed- - nesday morning, and will continue three days. County Superintendent Gary will preside., The Services of the following; "f instructors have been secured: Prof. La. . A. Travers, training department, Mon mouth Normal school; ft. f. Robinson, : of Multnomah county schools; Prof. L. . A. Alderman. State university; - Miss . Cornelia Marvin, secretary state library y commission; J. H. Ackerman, - state superintendent; Miss Elisabeth K. Matthews, St Helen's Hail, .Port Ian; Ir. A. 1. Beetle; president state dental association; Miss Lllllam. Tingle, head of -department domeaUo science; .Tort land public schools. . The singing will be 'ld by C.-H. .. Jones, editor Oregon Teachers' Monthly, Imogene- Harding -.- Brodia - will- have charge of the special mualc. . Thursday night Superintendent Ackerman - and ' : Miss Tingle will speak St the Methodist . church. Mrs. Brodle will' sing;. Every thing tends to - show a successful ln ',' .slitute. . Real Estate Valued at $0,600..' . " Oregon City. Or, Oct. 81. Mrs. Ap polonia Bermoser was. appointed ad ministratrix of the estats of Ben Ber moser, late of Canby, this morning;.' The property of the estate Is valued at $9,600. The heirs to the property are Mrs. Brmoir and four daughters, Constantina. Amanda M., Hat tie T and . Leona B, The family formerly resided at Canby,' but are now living at Port- . land. . - - rOKEE SHARK'S EASY : MARK COtJLD FIGHT Saw Through the Game, Smashed the - Gamester, Seised 'the Jack - , pot mad Flew. 7A;T SeatttSiLOcC il-Ws-htinf fast and , furious resulted from the row over a claim for a "jack-pot" la a poker game In a room of the Palace hotel on First , avenue. An effort was made by a vlc 1 tlm to .j escape' with the "Jack-pot," which contained 11(0. Not a whole piece of furniture remained In the room . after the battle was over.. "Shorty" Iavla, one of the playera and , the banker, sustained a broken nose and several cuts on the facs and head. A well-known Alaskan miner who ar , rived In the city on the steamship . North western which broirtrht r&vf authority for the assertion that Davis; wuii ivu i rum mg man wno caused tne trouble in the Palace hotel. This Man," after arrlvlnr hera aouarht ont TWvia and naked for a chance to win back his I money.. Davis agreed. ' . Jin. ruum gi . tu uuDsr a guest st the hotel, was obtained, and . the game started. The beta -were largre and after losing between 1400 and 1500 the victim . saw -through the - gambler's game and snatched "Jack-pot" con talnln -$10. A free-for-all fight en sued in which chairs were used hand- lly. , Tables were overturned and a gun play was, made. The man picked for an easy victim, although not a card sharp, was a good fighter, and "whm Davis drew his revolver It was only after the blood on his face, which flowed freely from large euta, made it impossible for him to see his victim, v ly -M" ,hed Uc nd clothing bathed In blood he ran after the man. . who had fled down the stairs. WTien Judge Zblnden saw Davis run ning through the hotel lobby ho topped him snd t seized the weapon. . The fleeing man dropped 179 in the hotel lobby. The balance -of $130 waa i later recovered by Zblnden.' - v ' ' : i ' . . K.aertfIed, . Fire sale. Peters A RobertsVumlture Co.,-manufaeturei-a. ,000 pieces of fur niture saved from the fire will be sold , Bi'iwu co ox msnuiacturtng. Mat tresses, pillows, floss aofa cushions, sanitary couches, rockers, ana chalra, Turkish leather rockers and couches. . solid mahogany parlor suits snd fancy odd plecea made of tbe best material , and roost skilled workmen. Bee half pagt) announcement in today's Journal, DOCTOR Ato $21,000 it . FE0M RICH PATIEXT Atlantic City. Oct 11. Dr. Joseph M. Reeves, of Philadelphia has made a le- rmi aemana ror szi.000 ror treating-An drew M. Moreland. a Pittsburg million aire. He says In his bill of complaint, filed before the civil court at May's landlnc. uiat tie made thirty-six trips to Pitta burr, and to Snrina Lake ta attain h patient and that he was detained aev- -i i uti on wen visic jie declared that for such trips the price of (500 per visit was not excessive. Lawyers for Moreland asked for post ponement of the ease on the plea that the defendant is suffering from mental trouble caused by the loss of his wife. Dr. Reeves' attorney said that the same plea bad- been made several months ago and Justice Trenchatd ordered the case to be tried on. December 17, -The com rlalnt from which Moreland la said to .have been suffering while he waa run ning up the bla- doctor bill was "ner- vvuiuna uiu acute jnoigestion. h a ' VV, O-. : M... I Iii 11 1 sr si , ii t a . 1 1 ' M 111 1 11 7H"'f In 0 1 . - - r . a v u.Jwi ..a 1 nrs- -'.- i ' j fr' ill L . OT FOUR DAYS REMAIN TO 6ET A PIANO FKEE Have You Sent in Your Count? Do Not Delay, for Wednes day at 6 P. M. Closes This; Contest . See the Beautiful Prizes on Display in Our Washington and Parft St Windows, Which Will Be Given Awiy Absolutely Fre$ ,,. . i ; ; ' , ' -i . ; ' ' Study the long column showing Instruments . sold by Eijers Piano, ; House; then study the short column showing Instruments sold by all t other dealera combined, during same, length ofc time count the In- i 1 strumnts shown in whole or in part, and the correct or nearest cor r'ect reply secures first prize a Chickering Grand Piano. See the ; numerous other, spjendid prizes to' the value of $18,000 tobe award- ". ed in the order, named, according to merit, based on correctness of Cbunt, neaties,s and legibility of answer. V ' 4 The most far-reaching, most impressive and most liberal adver- tising, we have ever undertaken. v , J s MA Chickering Quarter-Grand, ' Firit Prize. - OUR REASONST FOR ; DOING IT AND HOW WE CAN AFFORD TO i." x is . sajrr to vrta. nc MDsanr: nrlnM. rwuiao; capital atocia 110, ;. Companies Incorporated. (Rika Boreaa ef Tbe VeomaLI -Salem. Or.. Oct. L Articlea of In cwrporatlon have been filed In the of fice of the eecretary of state as follows: ureron cnrineenr pal oltlce, dOO; Incorporators. M. A. Beardsworth. C. C. Illckok company; principal office. Portland: capital stock. $100; Incorporat or C C Hickok, Jennie M. Hlckok and John C Shlllock. McCully Mercantile' company. Inc.: Frinclpal office, Joseph' capital stock, 40,060; incorporators. Wade Slier, Ed H. launders and J. B. Hambelton. ' . Totarlea ComjnlsBJoned.' k:.; ?lm Bnra ef Toe JoorDal.l fi!rtn, r Oct. !. Coromls"Ion.i as r .otarn-.a fcave- bH7tsued to 14. Fits--' j.-iiri.:e, Condon; William . Knight, ont-v; Walter C Miller, McMlnnvlile; .ia rot"r and iary J, Smith, Port- i i; t:. ijson. Independence; Don p. 1 - i. Madras,' snd 3. Florey,: Eagle : 1 v . : t . -' ',- ' - ,33 h,; We believe that the most ef fective method of advertising Is to Impress thoroughly upon every man. woman and child. Xtrst, the importance of having muslct in the home; second, . the Eilers methods of . musical ' Instrument selling, which has made It possi ble for every home to be provided with a piano or organ, no matter how limited its, means. r - We want to Impress . upon everyone what Eilers -Plano House is accomplishing, and what the Eilers name In .the music trade stands for Fairs; dealing, absolute reliability. hirh quality and 'reasonable prices. We want , everyone - who ought to buy a piano or a pianola piano or a talking machine . or an or gan, to know of Eilers - Piano House, Its . magnificent line, of Instruments, and its - money-saving methods. . , i-. Through 1 the - co-operation ! of soma of the leading eastern piano and organ makers, which we represent exclusively In the coast states, we are able to make a large (appropriation to' moat thoroughly advecUo&jthla Institu tion. ' . f ;:. A fraction less than 1 per jcent of our total sales during, ths en suing two months will be de voted to this most far-reaching advertising campaign, one half being borne by, us, the other half by 'the respective manufacturers. UOI AT TKB BaAWnrOSV; . As stated in the drawing, the ? ilanos to be seen in this adver Isement represent -the o total number of Instruments sold in a given length ot time by tbe en tire Northwestern Piano trade. Jhe Pianos shown In the ', long column represent the 'propor tion of the total sold by SUern Piano Xouse. The Pianos in the little cotvmn . represent the proportion sold by all other deal ers combined. WHAT 'DOES XT ICBABf V''.l Eilers Piano House, therefore, handle nearly 80 per cent of the total) What does this indicate? It means that every one of the men and women who have bought the . i Instruments pictured, made careful analysis ef the situation, and they favored Eilers Piano Hpuse with - their patronage be cause It was the best concern to deal. with. .. . , THOUSANDS . OF REPLIES During, the vast fsw days tboa sands of replies have been re celved by 'the Ooatest Depart ment, and each Incomma mall la bringing many more answers of those who are aosioas and oonfl , dent offWtnainT one of 'the many splendid prises offered absolutely free.. Ton have Just as good an opportunity to wis the first prise a Chlckeriag Olranil as aay - one else. All M takes Is a little j careful thought and patleaoe. aUl of the, prises are worth times ths efforts that ths win- : ners will aoxsrt. . ' ' If 'you want a piano or Pianola or an Organ or Reclnaphone, it will pay you to go Into this con test. It- costs nothing except a little time and patience. No ele ment -of chance enters into this great opportunity. . Merit alone tells. ' The correct or nearest cor rect reply secures the first prise. Proceed carefully and you can win. , The number and variety and value of the prizes make it well worth while to trv. - No firm except Ell era Piano" House does a large enough busi ness to warrant giving absolute ly free so many valuable prises. If you do not win the first prise, you may win the second or third. Toy will surely be able to win one of the certificates good for a very substantial amount toward payment of a . fins new Instru ment. i , ' i; :,;.-, ZsOPABTXaJU JTDOBS. The" awarding of prises will b left to three disinterested par ties. " The correct number of- pi anos or organs or parts thereof shown In this drawing Is kept un der seal, and is known only to one trusted individual.'.' This num ber will be turned over to the judges' of - the' contest, when swards are being" made. - 1 WHAT TOW HTTST DO. To impress upon every reader of this advertisement the msgnr rode of the SUers bnslnass and the advanthge of dealing with Hilars Piano Souse, we have or ganised this contest. ' Count the pianos ant organs elther la whole or In pert,het appear in . this drawing i send 6 our reply stating plainly I 1st, is number of Instruments or parts thereof Shown In ths long column, as sold by Eilers Piano Bouse) Sd, the aamber of In struments or parts thereof shown in the short oolnmn as sold by all other- dealers eombfnedi 3d. the total number of Instruments and carta thereof shown In the two drawings referred to. Blga name ana saaress plainly at tach the coupon properly filled est and signed to your reply and send It as soon as possible. Tbe contest positively closes at O O'oioes, western van rtrntwr 4, 1938. Be careful to observe the gov erning rulea - Tour 'success" de- fends upon a strict observance of hem. Neatness and legibility of your reply will decide, as well as correctness of count Eilers Piano House. - . ion time, Ho- RULES GOVERNING CONTEST : Any one residing-in the north west .may send In one answer. Not mora ' than one ' answer will be received from same 'party or family? and no- contestant or fam ily win ba entitled to more than one prize, 'Where more .then one answer is found as sent in by the same party or family all will be rejected. NO' employe of 'this firm or any one engaged In the piano business may enter this contest.. Winners of pianos in former con tests held by Eilers Piano Htyse are also debarred frjm participa tion In the present contest,- '' . ; The names of the six highest-pi'lze-winners.wlU 'hs published as soon after the close of the contest as possible. In the event of a tie. and only In this event, the re plies which - arc tied wUl be Judged according to neatness and general appearance, If a tls still "remains,' ths value of the prise offered will be equally divided between those tying or apprize Identical in character and Value of that offered will, at our, opr , tion, be 'awarded to each of the persons. . - All answers , must be written plainly, giving results In words and figures, ' also name and ad dress; write on one . aide of the paper only. Each contestant must cut out and properly fill out tbe coupon from the lower. part of this announcement and pin same to the i paper containing reply, , again signing full name and home address. All replies must be de livered at one of our stores not later1 than o'clock, a Western Union time, on November 4, 1908, or -If sent by -mail, must bear postmark t)f date not later than November 4, 1908. " This : contest shall bs 1 deter mined , solely - bv the conditions named In 'this announcement. We resem - the " right' tc reject any list where evidence of fraud or - duplication Is shown.'-. It Is conditional upon " entering . the contest that contestant vagreea to abide by the decision of " the ' Judges, who are diislnterested parties and whose decision ' will be final. Address envelope plain ly to Conteat Department, Eilers Piano House, 853 Washington street. Portland. Or. , ... . "lM'- if, ms t jajyywir' '-) fl 1 Kimball Piano; Sec 4 ond Prize Genuine Pianola, Fourth Pries filers Piano, Third Priae (all 1 f Kimball Parlor Organ, Fifth Prixa Cut this out and send-with your reply to Eilers Piano House, Counting Contest- My favorite piano is Because . . ; . . . . . . . ... ...... My favorite organ is . . . . X ... . Because I .own a.,'. .....Talking Machine. JPlease insert "do" or "do not," as the case may be.) am not engaged in the rmific business and am eligible as a contestant according to your rules. . Name ,,',..',V.... .. ....... 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Eilers ptano store' was established on the Pacific coast. From this ob . scure beginning has grown the great ; chain of Eilers stores now located in i forty cities of the states of . Call ' f ornla, Oregon, Washington, . Idaho and Nevsjoa. , -i , . . Ten years has witnessed 1 an as tounding evolution In the , musical development of our people. Then a piano was looked upon, as a luxury -. only wttntn tne means or the wealthy. Todnr no home is counted complete In which the piano has not been erovlded' for. In the .lowliest v cottage, as In the most magnificent- mansion tne piano cas come to oe tne greaiesi eource oi mi cneerrui-. ness and pleasure that go to make the . Ideal borne environment and with It has come the keen apprecia- tion of the real value of good music ; in making our lives better and more wnoiesome ana more nappy. . , It has been a period of wonderful progress, but there Is still much to . be done. There are still thousands or homes wltn scarcely an Idea of what 'good music really is, where the growlnr generfctlon l,s . entirely . deprived of this influence that goes : so far towards making better men and better women, IJntll these homes have been provided for with the best of all musical .instruments. ; the pianothe work of. the Eilers Stores will not have, been completed. ' Ten years ago pianos were han dled In comparatively Hrntted" num bers. Prices were high, even for In,- xerior instruments. Through ".mod ern methods. Introduced and fos tered bv , the ' Eilers stores, a good Flano no : longer rf presents a little ortune, but is within the means of all. The Chickering, the Hazelfon. the now famous Kimball, the-' beau tiful" Hobart M. Cable, the Lester, the Decker, and even the most fas 'tldlouely extravagant of them all, the Weber pianos owned only by the wealth v In the earlv Veare have now become .household names among'' tne people, .. v The piaflnla1 Plawvfor music lov--rs who cirhaot devjte the requisite time to maaterlna- an Instrument, Is now more easily .obtained than, an or- dinarv piano was te,nlvears ago. Fair deallns;, , actually glvins mora 'for the money than' could be ob tained eleejvhere.- good rlce and a definitely binding . guarantee -fo" Froteot evcrv patron, has -been tha oundatlon of the crowth of Eilers stores, and thlawlll continue to be its policy in the years to coma " .'. !h
