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Tie "Please -Fotevef" ?
Kkud Of Christmas Gifts :
There are a good many sorts of Christ
mas gifts the duration cf whose usefulness
is limited But beautiful articles for the house
wife's tablefine silverware and exquisite
cut glass-are among the very few kinds of
gifts that please forever The valuable piece
of silver or cut glass that is bought todav
will not only give a
be something to be
heirloom to succeeding generations. Does
not such a ' giit possess the truest sort of
Christmas desirability?
Our Christmas stock of silverware and
cut glass ismagnificient It contains many
styles in almost eyery sort of table piece my
one is likely to desire; and every iece in
the entire collection is specimen of thor
oughly beautiful and artistic handiwork,
We sincerely trust you
jmas selections without first viewing our
stock,
Corner State and
Liberty Streets,
Salem.
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Local
Events
In the
Social Realm
PERSONALS.
Frank E. DouglnB spent
with Portland friends.
Sunday
Governor Chamberlain returned this
morning from Portland.
W. C. Duncan, of Turner, was a Sa
lem visitor this morning.
E. C. Olltnor, of Portland, was a Sa
lem visitor over Sunday.
Miss Ruby Cornoll spent Sunday
with relatives In Jefferson.
W. T. Jenks went to Brooks this
morning for a short business trip.
Kola Nets wont to his homo In Al
bany this morning, to voto in tho city
election.
Miss Halllo Thomas spont Sunday
with hor parcntB In Turner, returning
this morning.
Ben Vandorhyde, of Jefferson, spent
Sunday in Salem, and today went to
Walla Walla.
J. It. Whltnoy went to Albany this
morning to cast his voto In tho city
i election this afternoon.
Miss Mario Stolwor, of Jefferson,
arrived Sunday evening, and will
make a short visit with Mrs. F.
oieiwor. . M .,
Rov. D. A. Wattors roturned this
morning from a visit In Woodburn,
whoro ho conducted services at tho
Methodist church yostorday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hofor, of Port
land, woro in tho city over Sunday,
visiting at tho homo of Miss Angle
McCulloch, Mr. Hofor's cousin.
Mrs. S. 0. Dyer nnd Miss Marguer
ite Loonoy spont Sunday In Portland)
Mrs. Louis Lachmond and Miss
Nettlo Beckner have rotumod from a
short visit in Portland.
John Fochtor, Jr., and F. A. Wig
Etna returned this morning from For
est Grove, whoro thoy attended the
flfljlBi
A clear Havana 12c cigar. For sale by all dealer. Aug Huckn
teln, Manufacturer, Salem, Oregon.
Christmas
Jewelry
Is a necessity In making your I'et of
purchases for gifts Here you will flod
the largest variety, the highest quality,
tho lowest prices. We bav Watches
with reliable movements, in the latest
style of cases, 12.60 to 30 00, cbatelaloi,
rings, earrings, brooches, all kinds of
fine jewelry.
C. T. POMEROY
Jeweler and Optician, 288 Com. Bt.
Give Us Your
Fttmpkifl Pies
EXTRA QUALITY. HADE FRESi EVERY OTHER DAY.
At the Caitiornia. Bafcery.
car
lifetime's use, but will
handed down as an
will make no Christ
Interstate convention of tho Y. M. C,
A for Oregon and Idaho, during the
past three days.
Mrs. Anna NIchol, who some yars
ago was In chargo of tho local office
of tho Postal Telegraph Company,
passed through this morning from
.Nome, Alaska, to Wondllng, whero
she win spend the Holidays witn nor
brothers. Sho will bo In Salem aftef
Christmas to visit old friends before.
returning to Nome.
South Saletrt Personals.
Miss Clara Smith has roturnod
homo from Eastern Oregon, whero sho
has spont tho past summer and fall,
Mrs. Geo. W. Jones returned from
Portland Saturday evening, whoro sho
attended tho production of Don Hur,
Mrs. M. E. Holcomb wont to Rose
burg Saturday, whoro sho will visit
hor daughtor, Mrs. W. II. Carroll.
Miss Susan Wontworth has re
turned to Portland, after sovoral days
visit with friends In' South Salem.
Ex-Governor Geer Becomes an Editor
A Salem special says: "It was an
nounced today that ox-Governor T. T.
Geer had acquired an lntorost In tho
Salem Statesman, and will becomo
managing editor tomorrow. It Is un
derstood that R. J. Hendricks, tho
prosont manager, still holds
....... ... nnnnr,.
a con
trolling lntorost in th papor,
Tho ox-governor will bo cordially
welcomed- to tho ranks of tho nows
papor writers.
The Schilling's Best label is
never on anything middling.
Your grocer's; everything
moneyback.
Order For
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THE DMUr JOttftMAU, &AL&M, OftKOON. MONDAY, DECEMBER 7,
" l""!l'lf"HJ" Hill "' ' 'f i ..ii.
SUPREME .
COURT
OPINIONS
Some Important Descisions.
Several Orders Made
The supremo court at noon today
handed down several decisions, as
follews:
Levi Ankenoy, appellant, vs. Win.
Blakoloy, sheriff of Umatilla county,
and Umatilla county, respondents; apt
peal from Umatilla county; Hon. Wv
R. Ellis. Judgo; aulrmod. Opinion by
Justlco Wolverton.
This was an action (o enjoin the
collection on the stock o.f tho First
National Bank of I'endloton at u
higher rato than listed by tho As,
soesor. Tho trial court found for tho
defendant, and plaintiff appealed. The
appellants hold that tho county board
of equalization was without authority
to Increase tho Valuation without nd
tlco to tho shareholders, alleging the"
arbitrary adoption of a vicious sys
tem of valuation. Tho appellato court
finds tho allegations in tho complaint
not established, and affirms tho dls
missing of tho complaint.
J. J. Galloway, respondent, vs. A.
G. Bartholomew, et nl., appollants;
appeal from Morrow county, Horn W.
R. Ellis, Judge; affirmed. Opinion by
Justlco Bean.
This was an action to recover on n
noto, and dofondant, J. T. Hosklns.
resisted on tho ground that tho word
surety appeared after his namo on
noto, which had beon erased. The"
court holds that tho motion for non
suit was proporly overruled, nnd Judg.
mont Is affirmed.
W. 0. Jenkins, appollant, vs. City
of Ontario, rospondont; appeal from
Mainour county; Hon. M. D. Clifford,
Judge; nfflrmed. Opinion by Justice
Bean.
This was nn action to recovor an
animal Impounded by tho city marshnl
of Ontario. Tho court holds that tho
action should have been brought
against tho marshal and not tho city,
and tho judgment of tho lower court,
In sustaining a domurror, was ap
pro veil.
Orders were also made as follews:
Joanna Pugh, et nl, rospondonts,
vs. Elizabeth Splcknall, appollant; mo-
HI
No Wondet
A The little trlrlsareesthuilasWc over our big display of dolls- Q
H We never iad a more beaatlfuIlot-Paople who want to dress dolls H
" for Chrlstraaf should ret tatm ior--our 20 per cent reduction sale
$ Is still on. Better save that money. 9
e Pat toa's Book Sto?e
tlon for rehearing donled.
A. M. McFarlane, rospondont, vs.
0. B. Cornelius, appollant; motion to
tax costs denlod.
J. J. Ferguson, ot nl., rospondants,
vs. George Kaboth, appollant, an ap
peal from Clatsop county; a (11 r mod
Juno 27, 1903, on petition for rohear
Ing; petition denlod.
F. B. Beach, rospondont, vs. Lee
Stamper, respondent, and 0. IL Pros
eott, ot al., appellants; appeal from
Multnomah county; on petition to
modify decroo. Decreo modified ho as
to give appollant decree for ont-half
the costs against Stamper.
AN AGREEABLE SENSATION.
The Pleasures of Holiday Shopping
0 rowing Apace.
The holiday trade la progressing
wonderfully In Salem this year, for so
early In the season, and there is one
th.ng that is causing many to wonder.
We shall have to explain. What they
all want to know Is why everybody
comet away from one certain store
reeling that they have been treated to
a royal feast of good things to look at.
They And there Joet Um suitable
thln, either at moderate eoet or of
the finest the work! traduce In their
line At this particular More rich and
loor feel equally at home, and the mas
who purchased the stock aeems' tit
bate apprehended the want of all
lasses with the same aklll aad dis
cernment. It la ho wonder thi partic
ular eetalillanraeot. although not the
largest In the world. It enjoying the
cordial good will and oenfldewce, al
well ax patronage of the multitude of
Christina shoppers. The reader nay
think thla Is a boasting advertisement
but H la only an erery-day etatemeet
of what U going oa People tike this
kind of a store, and It Is the kind wo
shall always try to conduet Come
and see our wonderful line and learn
.our low prloe, and yeu will under
stand why this state of affairs pre
vails, and why our friends and neljh
1803.
bdrs all enjoy1 coming to bur place? C.
H. Hlngos, Jcwolor, next door to
Bush's bank.
Noted Lecturer Coming.
Prof. H. A. Adrian, state Institute
lecturer and conductor for Wisconsin,
will glvo his lecturo. "A Day In Our
Nation's Congress In War Time," at
tho M. K. church on Friday evening,
Docombor 11th. Prof. Adraln will re
main In town Saturday to assist In
tho sessions of tho local toachora' in
stltutc. Ho Is ono of those rare
speakers who are able to hold tho
attention of an audience during a lec
ture. His lecturo is witty, oloquont,
full of common senso and Interesting
Information.
The lecturo will be open to the gon
ernl public,
Tho local tcachora' Instltuto will bo
hold on Saturday, Decembor 12th, at
tho court bouso. Pros. Rcsslor and!
Supt Ackcrmsn will ba proscna Prof.
Adrian will speak on soma subject,
nnd two el&aa. exercises will bo given
by pupils of tho Salem public schools,
STEWARD"
JOHN 6.
WRIGHT
Of the State Insane
Asylum Severly
Injured
'By An Accident Caused By a
Runnaway Heme This
Afternoon-Will
Recover
At 1 o'clock p. m., John Q. Wright,
stownrd at tho Insano asylum, was
thrown out of his buggy, and sovaroly
injured Tho horso ho was riding be
hind, In a buggy with Wm. H. Sav
ago, became frightened at an oloo
trio car, at tho ontranco to tho state
prison, and ran away, smashing Uic
buggy, and throwing Mr. Wright out
on his face.
Ho was almost unconscious, and
was carried Into the stato orison road
tng room, whoro his woundB woro
dcosscd by tho prison druggist, Wm.
Quartler, who found no bones broken,
but Mr. Wright was badly bruised and
cut about tho faco and hands. Tho
musolos of his back nnd shoulders are
badly bruised and lacerated, and ho
will bo laid up for awhile.
Removed to the Asylum,
Tho asylum physicians, Supt. Cal
broatb and Dr. McNary, woro sunt for
and Mr. Wright waa taken to tho asy
lum, whoro he will receive tho best of
caro. Ho Is an Iudlan War votoran,
and a pioneer merchant of this city,
and bis misfortune will bo regretted
by his hundreds of frlonds.
o
A Special Sale.
To concentrate the buying ot gui
tars, violins and musle rolls on certain
days havo docided to have a special
sale of thoeo goods on nozt Wednes
day and Thursday. On these two day
I will glvo to any ono buying u guitar,
violin' or music roll a discount of 10
per oent from the regular prises.
OBO. C. WILL,
Muslo and Sewing Machine Dealer.
Inspected the Road.
A special train of two private cars
pasewl through this city this morn
ing from San Frauclsoo, bearing
President II II. Ilnrrlwan and party
over the road on a tour of Inspection.
The train arrived hero a fw minutes
before 11 o'clock and the forenoon
train, due here at 11, was sidetracked
at Oheinawa, where the officers' spe
cial passed It.
Printers' Union Officers.
At the annual election of odleers of
the Salem Typographical Union, the
fallowing were elected: J. 8. Wyant.
president; U . llowland, vlee-presl
dent; Frank Jaskowskl, secretary;
N. If. FlatMf. sergeant-alarms; W. P.
Deiilap, W. If. Parker and Arthur
Wilson, executive committee.
MODEL OYSTER PARLORS
MO Court Street.
0sUraany stylaand short orders.
0tr fosvi, Chicken lamsltt, tihsll
FUb, Kte. in stuen,
Bpoelal chicken dinner, Sundays, 25c
I j - . i
V JgAwr $$ !& AAA JK) -
i sjjj. igr "
Aa4 Let Us Fit Them Ott
Before Cfwistmas
A new suit would mako a flno
Mill Bults for boys are known j',r Up ftnd Uowi tt4-gftlD anA r ii X
remoicst hounds, and those whohaYtf usjd-thom aro our best ttdvor. X
Users, thnl's bocauso our sultsar,nut''toeothor for boys' woar, for T
uoy ;'"v (v vivr suu a minuio, uoya that nro upvcr round ta
samo sldo up two tttluutOs Id succession.
Our stock ot boys' suits la nearly doublo that of any previous tea- Z
eon, In facl thoro Is no question that not only tho largosttiut tho J
most comploto and stylish assortment ot ltttlo mon'a suits In UiVral-s5. - -
ley, Is to bo found right horo In our store.
CMdtea't Suits $t.50 to $7.50
Yotitli's Stilts $5.00 to $15.00
&a7foJ&i
8taiaiat88lW-lr)eM-talt-S)rSt8grar(ff lH
A. O. U. W. Election.
At Uio rtgulnr mooting of Protec
tion lodgo No. 2, A. O. U. W., and Sa
lem lodge No. 19, Dcgro ot Honor, hold
Saturday night, ofllcors woro elected
for tho ensuing torm aa follews:
Protection lolgo A. J, Basoy, mas
tor workman; II. A. Sharp, foreman;
Froomnn Vnn Pntton, ovorsoor; J. A,
Sellwood, rccordor; P. II. llayinond,
financier; John Molnr, rccolvor; K W.
Potter, guldo; J. II. Mlllor, Inside
watch; Fred West, outBldo watch H.
D. Holman, J A. ;Ponnybakor and
Frank Wlllman, truatoos.
Snlom lodgo No. ID Mrs. Kdna
Ilaymoiid, past chief of honor;
Orayco Van Wagner, C. of H.; Maudo
Morrison, K of II.; Delta Hill, 0. of
C; Lucrotla Burton, recorder; Mary
Thatcher, flnanclor; Huth Ptirdy. B.
U.; Ora Potter, O. W.; Lottlo Boss, I,
W.; Margaret West, trustoo; Buslo
Parmonter, captain; Kthol Calvert
musician
Notice,
Havlri? retired from tho Arm of
Damon Bros., I tako this occasion to
thank tho trading public for thulr gou
orous patronage during tho last 12
years, and bospoak a contlnuanco ot
PflTTTTTfT
mrrnnnnnng
Money
To Loan
We have addcd a
1 Money Leading 1
(Joparlmtnt to oar
Abstract and Land
business. Wear
precared to accom
modate those vtbo
wish to LEND their
money, aa well as
those wbo wish to
BORROW.
Oar ABSTRACT
DOOKS rive ds un
euelled facilities
rardln SECTRITY
1 Salem Abstract
and Land Co. 1
iF.W. WATERS, Mgr. I
giiniiiiiniiiuiiiiimunuiniuiiuimiiiia
SHE
sMwmtejf io)frHia'ialllM;
i ! Three New Shapes
; ; Iu Bluohor and Bal shoea
- New last, beat fitter on
I ; earth
i Bee our new enamel and box
ii calf shoes at
i! OSWALT'S
! ! 99 State St. faltn, Omkob.
Va4)itiaifrtfrfrsvt-atrtitai-Wt
nvit
prosont for :.... .-.- Our' Woolen. J
f0t&-)
samo with the new Arm of Damon it
Fnwk. Vory respoctfully,
N. J. DAMON.
San Francisco Postmaster.
Washington, D. C, Doc. 7.Th8
Presldont today nominated Arthur
Flsko to bo postmastor at San Front
Cisco.
HotI Hot! Hot!
-DRIMKS-
Chocolate.Beef BodIMob, Tosiat
Bouillon, Vlfferal,
The Spa
Qttt Vf inlet Eminem
A. comploto line of umbrolla
covers to select from, prloeo from
91.00 up. Haudlos 2Co up.
-AND-
for WINTKR RIDING
To fit all makes of whooli.
Shipp & Hatiser
Opposite Capital Nat BaoSc
Football btfppucs
I
umDrella
Repairing
Mud
Guards
Rims
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