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The Prettiest Line of
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CLOSE UP THE YEAR.
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Fancy Ribbons
Ercr brought to Salem.
Pretty up-to date Plaid Itlbbons.
Pretty up-to-date Striped Ribbons,
Pretty up-to-dato Taffeta Ribbons.
Pretty up-to-date Moire Rlbbons.-j
Pretty up-to-dato Uhcck Ribbons.
The latest colorings and sliades.
From Co to Slnue yard.
CASH STOREXHOLVERSON'SCCASH STORE
Those Elegant
Don't
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Making
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Fleece Lined
wrappers
Handsome Persian Designs,
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City Counc 1 Holds its Last Session
terday Evening.
The city council mctln adjourned
session last evening to receive reports
atid dam up ilic business of the J cur.
All wore present except Lamport,
Lcg and .McUrcw.
The following reports were read aud
re fur 1 i'd:
kecordkk's nnroitT.
Win rants drawn by tlic city re
corder for the last quarter of 1M7:
Jail $ 15 a")
Police 493 25
Salary otllcors , 574 00
Fire department 030 05
Fuel 09 80
Streets 182 00
Bridges 117 05
Stationery 14 GO
Hoard prisoncss 32 50
Ulty hall 210 75
Election 31 50
Lciml service 20 40
Water 274 44
Lights 1,349 00
Miscellaneous account 104 45
Total $1,487 00
Less city hall warrants .... 210 75
Running expenses of quar
ter ,270 25
Cash on hand last report... . 7 50
Heed from saloon licenses.... 1,581 00
Kecd from itihccl'lleon'es.... 747 7o
Ueid from liner, 79 50
Total iiT-llo 81
Paid to treasurer 1,400 00
SOCIETY NOrE BOOK.
To-
We made almost a
clean sweep of out
holiday goods, This
week we will sell all
holiday goods at cost
and some away below
cost
Osburn's Racket Store
Next door to Albert's bank.
For the Holidays !
OurMlvcr novelty stock Is now I
contulnsi
Sterling novelties ,
up.
I open for Inspection, and
1:111 tu.it is lam
, from 25 cents
Leather GoodsrCCXCXi
Purses, card cases, etc.. stanlo
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moo 01 waici es. u amonus auu 1
I Jewelry, gold spectacles, opera1
, glasses, etc., at exceedingly low I
1 nilces for first-class goods.
S, W.Thompson&Co,
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PERSONALS.
Mrs. Earl Raco Is visiting friends
In Albany.
Attorney A. O. Woodcock returned
to Eugene today.
Governor and Mrs. W. P. Lord wcro
In Portland today.
Judge J. O. Fnlleiton returned to
RoMjburg this uiorni'ig.
Geo. E. Waters vcturncd on Tues
day evenlpg from Portland.
Hon. McKlnley Mitchell, of Gervals,
was a Salem yMtor today.
F. P. Tiistin, an fttorney of Rose
burg, win In the city today.
MlssClora Pooler Is In Albany the
guest of friends for a few days.
Mr. and Mis. Clarence Muriels left
011 Tuesday night for Mill City.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Dunniway re
turned from a brief visit In Portland
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Glenn, of Spok
ane, Wn., arc In the city visiting
friends.
Mrs. S. Chase left last evening for
Marlon county, Kan., on a visit to
her daughter.
Miss Llla Terrell went to Mehatua
this mornlcg to remain until after
New Years.
Traveling Secretary J. A. Dummett,
of the Y. M. C. A., came up from
Portland today.
Master Charles Sumner, of Wood-
burn, Is visiting Jesse and W. P.
George for a few days.
John Savage, of the Salem Truck &
Dray company, was a southbound
passenger this morning.
Mrs. M. J. Morris returned to Al
bany today today after a brief visit
at the homo of E.. McKluney.
Frank Miller, of Dallas, and N. G
Longswortli, ol Jefferson, registered
at Hotel Salem Tuesday evening.
D. S Rlcbards, the Court street
Junk dealers, who has been seriously
111 for some weeks Is reported as much
Improved.
Mrs. II. V. Matthews left last night
for Palo Alto, Cal., for a short visit
with her sou and daughter who are
attending Stanford university.
Uco. D. Goodhue went to Eugene
today to attend a poultry sbow. Ho
took with him a number of choice
birds which he will exhibit.
Rev. N. Shupp, presiding elder of
the Evangelical church, is In the city.
He will prcacli at the Cliemekcta and
Seventeenth street Evangelical church
Thursday evening.
Dr. and Mrs. D. M. Hughes, who
have for tlio past five weeks been
visiting their son, C.IIughes, foreman
for tho Journal, left today for their
home at Ilwaco, Wn.
A New Principal. Professor D.
D.Coffey, or this city, ex-assessor of
Marion county, has been elected prin
cipal of the Gervals public school, ylce
Professor A. R. Soigmund, resigned.
He will enter upon his duties Janu
ary 3. 1898, when the second term vill
conin.cnce. Miss Wade will continue
as teacher of the primary department.
liuiNQ On Your chickens and all
kinds of poultry, ulso eirgs; we want
them. Highest casli price. Oregon
Poultry & Supply Co., 1 14 Court street,
opera house block. 29-3t-wl
Our Black Cat Hosef
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i-jvoryuwiy v 110 uas oyer tried tnese goods Knows now well they wear.
wiicnu customer iniysa rcrtiln arttcio tlmo and time again you may rest
assured It has merit. "You eun't fool all tho nconlc all the time."
Kitchenware Department.
No. 15 for boys Is the very heavy
triple knee, double heel and toe... 25o
No 10 for girls is slmillar only lighter
weight 25c
A wool hose, very heavy ilbbed,
same brana 25e
Try a pair. They'll do you good.
Stamped Goods.
What we have remaining 20 per
cent olT to close out. Seo somo in
north window, Our 85 (Oluulos'prlnces
mackintoshes . SI (50
Our $8.30 double capo velvet collar
$0.35
A money saver for thrifty house
wives. Wo liayo built up a splendid
trado on standard stccl-cnamclcd
ware, tinware and smaller kitchen
utensils at racket prices. Come and
look,
Our Regular 3 c Tablet,
Contains just half as much again as
the common kind sold and of llrst
class paper. Come a . seo It.
Wiggins' Bazaar,
30S Commercial st.
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Jackets Slaughtered,
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S3 Jackets now $2, $5 ones now $3.50,
56,50 ones now $4, $15 ones now $10
Call early and save money,
Shoe Sale
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Ladies' fine vici kid button shoes cloth or
kid top, narrow square or pointed toes,
regular S3 shoes, now $224
Bargains in all departments. j-
AGENTS STANDARD PATTEItNS-llesta!i(lohApcst.
OHLyLIS BROS. &. CO
iW CQwumc);j,tftrcoU The cash dry goods aud ilioe hous
Balance on hand $ 15 81
APPKAUANL'ES 1IKFOUK THK UK
COKDElt: Roaming the streets 4
Disorderly 2
Vagrants l'J
Peddlers 1
Drunks 43
Hlcycle riders for violating bicycle
ordanincc 10
Total 79
Days served 108
Discharged 32
SUMMARY FOR 1897.
Received from all source
(general fund) (this does
uot includo the amount
paid In by Swafford and
Baker. 83,855) 825,101 05
WARRANTS DRAWN FOR 1897.
Jail account 8 87 31
Police 1,740 21
Salary account 293 81
Fire department 4,815 05
Kucl 128 00
Streets 1,070 65
Bridccs 745 40
Stationery , 93 0j
Boaru of nrisoners ou 40
City hall 0,040 10
Election 97 45
Legal services . 28 40
Water 1.217 74
Lights 5,375 1G
Miscellaneous 508 53
Total 827.922 23
Less citv hall 0,040 10
Running expenses 1897. . . .818,882 23
The runnlog expenses of 1897 has
been somewhat higher on account of
moving Into tho city hall, repairs on
the steel bridge, the purchase of a
road machine and feed enough for the
city stock to run luntll the coming
fallsothat the actual running ex
penses Is really les than the figures
above Indicate upon their face.
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.
Interest.
Funding $G0,000, 0 per cent. .$ '3,000
Funding 820,000, 5 per cent. . i.ouo
Bridge $50,000. 5 per cent. . . . 2,500
Sewer, 819,000 5 per cent, . . . 950
Street imp., 80,181.50, 0 per
cent 379
Total 8 8,420
Total bonded Indebtedness, 8155,-
181.50.
The last named bonds and interest
are paid by the property owners(sco
charter) which leaves the bonded debt
8149,000, and the annual Interest
88,050.
The outstanding warrants, not paid
are shown by the treasurer to amount
to the sum of (general fund) 844,-
433. GO, outstanding warrants on build
ing fund, $11,082,14,
The call of treasurer made Dec. 28,
1897, calls .ill warrants to Juno 0, 1890
Inclusive, for which thero Is money
on hand to pay, with the accrued in
terest. treasurer's report.
The report of Treasurer A. A. Lee
showed the balance in the called war
rant account, on hand to bo $2,245.80
and the balance in the general fund
85,231.13.
street commissioner.
The report of Street Commissioner
S. A. Rlggs for the last quarter of 1897
showed the follewing:
Amount on hand Oct. 1 8183 02
Receipts 582 03
Total $700 25
Expended 755 07
Balance on hand 8 10 58
Thn report of Mr. Rlggs for his
term of olllce. which began May 12,
1897, Is as follews:
Total receipts 8863 05
Expenditures 852 37
Balance on hand 8 10 08
Following is the work done by Mr.
Rlggs, as per his repert:
No. of blocks of street graded 18
Cross walks laid lumber 18
Crosswalks laid, cement 12
There were 32,880 feet uf lumber
used in tho new work and making re
pairs, of which amount 11,060 feet
were paid for out of the street funds,
tho general fuud being drawii on for
tho balance. In repairing the steel
bridge tin last approach was redeckod
and those across South Mill e.reek
tightened and adjusted. Thero were
1,900 loads of gravel hauled onto the
streets. The Court street tower was
cleaned and repaired, and two new
manholes put In, besides other repairs
made on the streets.
Alderman Parkhurst asked that
the city recorder notify all delinquent
Insurance companies to pay licenses
at once. Adopted.
Recorder Edcs reported the re
ceipt of n certificate of deposit from
awaiiord compromise for $3,855, the a
eauio being placed to the credit of the
city recorder. The sum compromised
for was $4,000, but Attorney Bingham
having taken out u fee of $145 fur
legal services boforo turning the
amount over.
U. of O. Olec Club At The Reed
night. Other Events.
There is no company of performers
that can afford tho public more enter
tainment than u delegation uf jolly
college boys. It will be the privilege
of tho Salem public to seo the Uni
versity of Oregon Gleo Club at tho
Itccd tonight. This company Is re
ceiving very complimentary mention
through the press, Speaking of the
entertainment by this club at Albany
Monday evening, the Democrat says:
"Tii3 University of Oregon Glee
Club made their slop at Albany on
their first annual tour, and performed
at the opera house last night to an
audience of about one hundred fifty.
The club was given a warm reception,
and the appreciation of tho program
was evident from the first number,
nearly every selection being encored.
Besides the catchy songs of tho club
were five specialities. Chas. Gallo
way, son of the receiver at Oregon
City, who one year hold tho prize in
the Interstate oratorical contest, dis
played rare talent In his Impersona
tions, and received a fast encore. W,
Gilford Nash was heard on the piano
In several selections, W. K. Glen gave
a coster song and Prof I. M. Glen a
baritone solo, all well received, but It
was left for Allen Eaton in his mon
ologues to capture tho audlcuco. He
Is a genius and nearly a whole show
all alone. The club Is made up of a
line lot of gentlemen, and the Demo
crat hopes they wlllftneet with the
favor they deserve on thalr tour."
The Cardinal Quartette which con
sists of Misses, (icnevieve and Ethel
Hughes, Obkio Matthews and Esther
Collins, assisted by Prof. E. Fleck, of
the College of Music of Willamette
university will give a concert In tho
Albany Opera House Thursday eyc
nlng, the 30th inst.
At a meeting of Willamette En
campment No 2. 1. O. O. F. held Tues
day evening, the annual election of
ollicers resulted as follows. Claud
Gatch, chief patriarch; F. F .Toevs,
high priest; A. O. Condlt. sonlor
warden; W. J. Culver, junior warden;
D. C. Sherman, scribe; and John G.
Wright, treasurer.
The board of trustees of the First
Christian church, of this city, has
received a favorable answer from Rev.
J. J. Evans, of Salinas, Cal., to whom
a call to the pastorate of tho local
church had recently been extended.
The reverend gentleman has cccopted
tho call and expects to reach Salem
shortly after the first of the year to
begin his labors with the local church.
The annual election of officers for
the Seventeenth and Chemcketa
street Evangelical church was held at
7:30 p, m., In the class room, Tuesday
evening. The election resulted as fol
lows, all to serve one year, with the
exception of the trustee, who is elected
for a term of three years: Ilallls Ed
wards, trustee; C. T. Doty, Sunday
school superintendent; assistant su
perintendent, Wm. Ernst; Miles Ed -wards,
Sunday schoJ secretary; Miss
Nora Richtcr, librarian; Miss Ruth
Leeds, assistant librarian; Miss Katie
Maurer, organist;Major Dennls.Hallls
Edwards, C. T. Doty and C. F. Royal,
ushers.
Mrs. E. J. Finch, of Sacramento, is
a guest of her daughter, Mrs, Frank
Hughes of this city. It is tills Cali
fornia lady's first viflt In Oregon,
Miss Myrtle Marsh went to Turner
today where this cyening she will re
cite at a public entertainment. Miss
Marsh Is an elocutionist of no mean
ability.
STAYTON.
Miss Ethel Gardner Is homo firm
Salem for her holiday vacation.
Mr. Ed Keen and wife aro visiting
at tho home of Mr. Henry Keen.
Mr. Dclbcrt Balslcy of Salem, Is
home for u short vacation.
Miss Edna Robertson Is mute 111 at
her home on Fourth street.
Miss Sadie Foncs of Salem, Is the
guest of Miss Maud Elder during the
holidays.
Miss Caddie Davis of S.ilcm, was
home for a few days visit last week.
Mrs. Abe Smith Is quite sick at her
residence on Forth street.
The Mask ball ulyen Christmas Eve
at the opera house by Messrs Bert
Magcrs and Leo Smith, was pro
nounced a success by those Indulg
ing in tho gay fantastic
Miss Dean ICltclua i In in for a
holiday vacation.
The Christmas boat given by the
young men of the Athetotic Club at
tho opera house Christmas night for
thebencfitof thcSaobath school was a
decided success In every way, theshort
program which was rendered before
the distribution of the presents was
very hlghl appreciated by all who
were present.
Baseball and 1'ootuai.l. The
third of a series of four games of In
door baseball, between the Salen Y.
M. C. A. and Co. F. O.N.G. of Albany
will be played in Albany, Saturday
evening, January 1st. In the after
noon preceding the baseball game,
football teams from Albany and Sa
lem will contest for supremacy on the
gridiron. A number expect to accom
pany tho teams to Albany where a
very enjoyable time Is anticipated
Speaking of the football game and the
contesting teams, Tcusday's Demo
crat has the follewing: "The Albany
team is not entirely arranged, but it
Is probable Joe Sternberg wi'J be at
quarter. Brldgcford and Howard at
half, Stowurt at full back, Stellmaker
of course at center, and Clem, Graham
Lair, Thompson and Ramp among
tho:o In the line. While a light team
it will be a very plucky one."
Anotuer Suit. Abram Ditmar Is
plaintiff In action for monoy case
recently instituted in the Marion
county circuit court against Kce
Sing for $149.82 with interest at 9 -per
cent from Dec. 24, 1897. The amount
is claimed to be due for goods
furnished the defendant.
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For the next 30 days, reductions in all lincs-vscasonable goodsvsuch as &)
Heavy Dress Goods, Mackintoshes, Blankets, Umbrellas,
at bedrock prices
Mrs Willman, Pinno and organ
studio over First National hank. 5-tf
To Cure a Cold in one day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails tocuie. 25c. 10-1 1-Gm
A merry party of young people as
sembled at the home of Claude Mo
ran, No. 500 Mission street, .Tuesday
evening in response to invitations.
Claude was eminently successful In
entertaining his young friends, a fact
that Is attested to by all who had tho
pleasure of belug present. Numerous
games were heartily Indulged in, alt
of which was supplemented by a de
lightful lunch.
In the conundum guessing contest
tho first prize, consisting of a service
able pin cushion, was awarded Miss
Allie Cadwcll. Hugh Williamson and
Gates Cochran had equal claims on
the "booby," but In drawing straws
the latter was successful and was pre
sented with a small toy horse and
wagon.
Those receiving In vital ions were:
Winnie Rlgdon, Winnie Bellinger,
Minnie Sherman, Allie Cadwcll, Pearl
Maccy, Bessie Pugh, Constance Hoi
laud, MattleSouthwick. Annas Poy
scr, Marian Hetric, Sadie Yost,
Maude Griswold, Cora Oriswo'd, Pearl
Howell, Neva Griswold; James Wal
ton, Walter Bruce, Gates Cochran,
Jerry King, Louis WIprut, AU!o
Johnson, Hugh Williamson, Rockcy
Ilodgkin, Warren Pohle, Bert Oeer
and Ennls Savage.
Reed's Opera House.
PATTON BnoS., Managers.
Phone 59.
One Night Only !
Wednesday, Dec, 29.
Annual cunc crt tourUniver
ty of Oregon
Gl?e Glib.
COLLEGE SONGS.
MONOLOGUES.
Only rendered by happy college boys.
SCALE OF PRICES.
Orchestra 50
Parquet 25
Balcony 50
Gallery 25
Seats now on sale.
FIRE INSURANCE
The tRoyal of London,
ThelHome of New York,
Tbe.e two companies aie r presented by
Gilbert Eros., and are two of the best com
panies to insure in in the world. The Home
lias cash assets of over ten millions. The
KoyU has over-twelve millions,
"The Home was formerly represented by
C. M. Glenn and was recently purchased by
Gilbert llros. , who'will lie pleased to make
an renewals when the policies expire.
The Koyal has been represented by Gilbert
Bros., for over fifteen yean, lloth companies
pay their losses promptly.
GIU1ERT BROS.
28-im Agents.
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Insanu. Sheriff Plummcr brought
Charles Ingram to the asylum Tues
day afternoon, Ingram has a wife and
fivo small children on a farm, They
are In poor circumstances.
Place Wanted. By a No. 1. cook.
Will do general housework, Address
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They arc fully warranted,
O'Also a complete stock of table and pocket cutlery and carvers,
BROWN & SMITH.
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E!L!&i$mtt$P Men's thigh boots $.'1.25 and upward. 36&(afe- V W
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sevcd all through with pure dye silk.
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Sizes 8 to 16, ' There is a ereat variety, all made
the newest fashion, correct lengths, The invisible parts are
as good as the visible.
Boys' Suits, long pants, with vest,
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Sizes from 12 to 19 in large assortment
j designs and fabrfes, made in excellent styles,
In addition we have superb lines of sailor blouse suits,
$ middy suits, Reefer overcoats and everything pertaning to
the children wearing apparel, at the verylowest prices,
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