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ASTORIA,,OREGO:
J). C. TiSEIiAyl ....Editor.
ASTORIA....
..Jan. 13, 18744-
A jIimicsoti((ii Aroused,
HOW THE TRUTH OF OREGON STRIKES j
THE EAST WHAT CONSTITUTES COM- !
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'The following paragraph appeared in
the Astokiax of November 29th, 1S73:
" Wo arc in receipt of a fine cluster of largo
ripe black-berries, plucked from the parent
.-tern on the day before Thanksgiving, in the
garden of N. F. Mudgo, esq., of this city.
Blackberries from the bushes, in Oregon, on
Thanksgiving day ! Put that in your nowspa
,pers; ye of the Atlantic side, who are now
.commenting upon the inclemency of your
weather, frozen up canals, and deep snows."
It appears that the paragraph has trav
eled, for Mr. kludge is in receipt of letters
vCf anxious inquiry from the other side of
the continent, one of which is as follows,
and explains what constitutes comfort in
Aha State of Minneseta:
G LExwooP, Vqvk County, Mixnt.sota , )
Friday, December ll'th, 1873.
Is. V. Mudgo, esq., Astoria, Oregen:
My Dear Sir 1 have seen intho newspapers
.that a cluster of blackberries was picked from
the bush in your garden on the day boforo
Thanksgiving. 1 was telling some of my Min
nesota friends about it, and they thought it
"a big story!" and 1 told them I should write
you a lino, and see if it was so, to show them
that there is a part of the world that is better
than this frozen iand.
1 took a load of wheat to mill, (eighteen
miles), that very day before Thank-giving. I
had on two pairs of heavy pants and drawers,
wo heavy woolen shirts, a vest, and two thick
tcoats, a fur cap, J'olar cappo, and heavy muf-
3iQer .wound my neck, and with all of that on.
swl Aactie boots, thick woolen mitten?, and
0in vei-mittojis, thatcomoup to the elbows,
nvpll lined, 1 had to run on foot the most of the
-way or frooxe. And let me say, that 's as thin
.a. set of clothing as one can wuar liore in cold
.weather.
The tank? where we water our stock is frozen
itwenty inches deep.
Jdeeiu Ayeliavefed:imlStsbled;fr0mthegrubcailclls lho Brookvn
:fc since the 2"th of Ooloerhist. I -, . . .,i .
Ml of our stoc
The snow came on then, but the ground had
"been frozen since the lih of October. The
jrounlwas open five and a half months this
year, only.
lion- long do you have to feed stock in Oregon
tsa irencirfl thing? About what amount of
hay to each horso or cow during a common
Winter? What is your wheat average per
acre, where it is well farmed? Is it a healthy
climate? It seems to me that it must be heal
thy, unless you are on the river bottoms.whero
thcra is low land and stagnant water. What
i- the price of fanning mills in your section of
.country? Do you clean your wheat for mar
ket, or sack it as it comes from the threshing
juachine? Do you keep many honey bees?
But 1 fear I am prolonging my question about
ihe blackberries, and 1 hope you will excuse
my many questions, as you know a Yankee is
.apt to ask, questions, but I intend to movo to
Oregon another year, and would like to get
losted a Ijttle. Please writo soon if conveni
ent. Thermometer here, to-day, 20c below zo
ro. Yours truly, MARK D. JUDKINS.
Having been in Minnesota we " know
how it is ourself," hence there is not the
slightest doubt in our mind but that Mr.
Mark D. Judkins is correct in his state
ment. It makes us shudder to think of
those Minnesotians, shut up lor half the
year by such rigid weather, but notwith
. standing this the State grows. Minneso
ta i a big State, a populous State now, to
what it wa-s in 1SG2, when we invested our
worldly possession in a pair of Mules and
started the Plains across. One "Winter
waenough for us in Minnesota, and but
for relatives and friends there would ban
ish from our minds forever any recollect
ion of the region. Minnesota is a good
' -State to emigrate from Oregon is a good
. Siafe to immigrate to. "We will not at
"tejnpt to answer 3Ir. Judkins in detail, in
Ibis artiple. "We will send to his address
the matter of about 50 printed pages for
his peuisal, and hope to see bis ruddy
Moe ia our land before another "Winter
atjts in. Respecting ;iock, and feeding in
Winter, such a thing is perfectly prepos
perous, in Clatsop county. "Work stack
:md Milch cows are fed hay and some
grain. A milch cow in Astoria will keep
rolling fat on one ton of hay a year. As
a grain country Oregon is far ahead of
.Minnesota. The grain is more accessible
and of better quality. The fallowing il
lustrates in a measure, what is being done
here at grain raising:
As an evidence of the productiveness of Ore
gon, read the following statements of the yield
of grain from different septions of the State;
C. P. Rurkhait, pf Linn county, raised Golden
Amber wheat weighing i2 lbs per bushel fcl
bushels to tho acre. R. C. Geer, of Marion
county, raided Whitp Wjnter wlieat weighing
r; lbs per bushel 0 bushels to the acre. 11.
Masey, of l'olk county, raised littje Ked and '
white Club wheat weighing 04 lbs per bushel ;
. i ... i ' ii i. -l . I inn, 1
aiso, nussian Hinder oais, weigiiiiig-iu ms per
ianiJilci,n,; ' .fiiwl
tJALi. -If U14OUV210 lk 4111 V V II 1 ilWMUUlU I
of Mai iop county, raised inter oats weighin;
.10 lbs per bushel 7o bushels to the acre. R. C.
(Jeer al-o raised English A inter oat3 woiship3' presented to Mr. T. A. Wood for his
4T, its per bushol-lOi bushefc to tho aero. Mutual In Portland, by J. St Iub;:i
Qregon ia yet a sparaoly aettled region, mji," '
andher capacity .for grain production is
but partially developed. The following
table, jeslimatmg the product .of seven
counties in the "Wallamet valley, will serve
to illnstiate the productiveness of Oregon
, soil, in wlieat raising:
Countios.
I'opu-f JNIiles: Rushclsl Ruhcls
la lion 1 .Area. Raised.! to Ship.
Marion
Linn ...
1,7.; I
1,110
021
720
2,:JU
1JMS
l,0")0,OOtl 0o0,(K)0
l,S0l),UiX),l,2),XK)
Polk?"
Lane v
"i Sliahill
),0.S.")
o.OUO
7,tt0i)
0,000
5,2.10
llWJI :i.jO,(H0
820,000
82-VMH)
i,iro,oihi
1,000,000
.'ioo,oi)0
731,0110
1,'MM,000
4500,000
Washington
Totals ..
l.:'A5
f,ir,ooo
."5.1 70,000
Now read what farmers say of another
crop flax seed, one of the bet crops for
change of land, flax stubbie being equal
to Summer fallow ibr wlieat, according to
the testimony of all flax razors in the
Sate. The price paid for flax seed by the
Pioneer Oil Company of Salem, is three
cents per peund:
J. R. Henderson, of Linn county. "from 77
acres of land sown to flax received l,iit bush
els of seed. James Snclling, from 11 acres re
ceived 1,018 bushels. Robert Montgomery,
from 87 acres received S18 bushels.
AVe really think that Air. Judkins exer
cises good judgment when he selects Ore
gon as a State to emigrate to. "With the
same zeal and tact for management, that
ib essential to keep lite in a man in Min
nesota, he could live here a thou-and years
and be much more contented and happy.
Leave your Polar cappos, fur capes, muf
flers, artic boots, woolen mittens, coon
over mittens, etc., etc., behind, there is no
demand for them here, as the mercury
never gets so low down as to make ttem
very useful in ai portion of the State.
The Supreme Court has declared
valid the Iowa law regulating rail
road freights.
The greatest magicians oi the age
are the paper-makel's; they trans
form the beggar's rags into sheets for
editors to lie on.' .
In the withdrawal of S. S. Cox
-fwgub tet'us ins lucviuiDie nomination
for Governor of the Empire State
next fall.
The French throw the blame for
the Yille du Havre disaster upon the
officers of the Loch Earn, while the
Scotch put the responsibility upon
the French.
President Grant has entirety dis
pensed with liquor in the "White
House, and it is almost entirely abol
ished from the most fashionable
parties given in Washington.
Visitors to "Wood's Oregon mu
seum are astonished at the display of
home curiosities already collected, to
say nothing of the beautiful and cur
ious from other countries. Go and
see them.
It is reported that opposition
steamers between San Francisco and
the Columbia river will soon be start
ed. Reports like this have been cir
culated before. Seeing will be be
lieving with most-folk this time.
. -"William, !. Tweed was a mem
ber of Congress from New York City
about twenty years ago a fact not
generally known. He was a member
of the Thirty-third Congress. It is
alleged that his is .the first instance
ot a man who has been a member oft
Cojigress having been- sent to the
penitentiary.
Alexico claims' 27,000,000 from
the "United States for damages by
raids of Indians into her territory.
The matter has been before a sort of
Joint Commission for some time, but
without any decision having been
reached concerning it. Dispatches
state that the controversy is to be de
cided by the British Minister at
Washington, who has been selected
to act as umpire in the matter.
-The Pacific Christian Advocate
is responsible for the follewing: "A
curiosity has been dug up at. North
Yamhill, consisting of a petrified hu
man finger with the nail perfect as
life. Mr. George liobinson and
brother were digging a well, and,
when at thp deprh of thirty-six feet,
they came to a clam bed, and among
the petrified elams the finger was
discovered. We aro satisfied that it
never belonged to Noah and his fam-
. ;iTT -l,,. ., .1 -n 1 j. i j.
ily, but cannot tell but what it was
the property of one of the u sufferers11
of that period. Ihis relic has been
The Baltimore-base-ball club has
suspended, with liabilities amount
ing to 7,000. Pan was the cause of
it.
An ex-coavict with several Alias
es, has been arrested under the
name of St. Clair as the party who
set tire to llurgren ctShindlcrs furn
iture establishment on the 2d of last
August, and caused the greatest fire
which ever occurred in this part of
the world. He was committed to I
jail in default of $5,000 bonds for his
appearance before the next grand
jury.
FUNERAL NOTICE.
DIED. In Astoria, Jan. 11th, 1ST-!, at ten
o'clock p. it., Capt. A. C. Parnswoktu, aged 50
years.
tMr Funeral will take place at half past one
o'clock p. m. to day, (Tuesday, Jan. 13th), from
Masonic Hull. Friends of deceased are invit
ed to attend,
Masonic Notice.
Members of Tcmplo Lodgo Xo. 7, A. F. and
A. M., and all sojourning Brothers, arc request
ed to meet at Masonic Hall to-day, (Tuesday,
Jan. 13th), at one o'clock p.j:., prompt, for tho
purpose of attending tho funeral of our late
brother, Capt. A. C. Faknswokth,
By order W. M.
KEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
"O EGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
By order of the
J'ilESIDEXT.
NOTICE.
HM1E TAX-PAYEKS OF SCHOOL DIS
X trict Xo. I, Clatsop County, Oregon, are
hereby notified that tho
Taxes for the First Term of' the Present
School Year are Now Due.
All jiQivons interested arc requested to pay
the same immediately, and save costs. By
ortlcr of tho Board of Directors,
j lOtf .1 . 0. J i U.STLE K , Clerk.
Established IS59.
VCOXXOlt & MALARKEY HAVE RE
J moved toSi Front street, corner of Vah- J
ington, Portland, where, with increased, facili
ties, wo shall endeavor to retain our old cus
tomers and obtain new ones by selling goods
that are reliable, ana hill valuo tor the money
asked. Iiolesalo and retail Grocers, iShfp
.Stores, foreign and domestic Fruits, Garden
and Gnus rfeeds. JUlLN O'CONNOK,
DAX. J. MALARKEY.
Portland, Jan. 1, 1S7J. tf
Tlie Now Market.
CITY MARKET COFFEE STAXD. You
aro wanted to call and try our Coll'ee,
Chocolate, andTea. Wc can provide you with
S oups. Meats, Poultry, Game, Fish, etc,
jlOtf M. U.SllKl'PARD.
Spaiiding Oregon Cider.
ARRINGTOX'S .SPARKLING Oregon
Cider, is now ready and forsale by
D, F. llAlUUNGTOX,
Sixth st., between 1) and E streets,
Portland, Oregon.
jlOtf
Universal Spring Bed.
A LL YE AH 10 WAXT REST. BUY THE
xX Universal Spring Bed. Best in tho State,
fnce only Ten Dollars. Can be packed in
small space, and weighs nut 2") pound. Every
Bed warranted, and kept in repair for three
years. 11. B. MORRILL, Manufacturer,
jlUtf 1U2 First St., Portland.
Self Acting Kuubers and Oversiioes
A X ARTICLE LOXG XEEDEI) BY THE
Xjl Public, have- just been received from tho
Ea'-t by George A. Pease it Co.. cor. Morrison
and Hrst streets, Portland, the only place on
tho Coast thathavo them. Call and see thorn,
and you will be suro to purchase, as they are
so handy, and cheaper than ordinary shoes.
Full satisfaction guaranteed on all goods.
(.EU. A. PEASE A; CO..
j 10tf Pacific Boot and bhoo Storo.
Oregon Mnsen2n
A N INSTITUTION OF REAL MERIT,
JTA. Instructive, Amusing, Entertaining. The
place to vis-it, of all others. Open from '.) a. m.
to 10 i. m 'l cents admission.
T. A. V"OOI, Proprietor
J lOtf First and Ash sts., Portland.
Scolr JDiii&ing
T PRED. MILLER, RULLETIX BUILD
e mg, Port land, Rook-Rinder, Paper-Ruling
and hlank-iiook Manufacturer. Linding done
in every style. Tho place to get your County
Record. All work receives my personal at
tention. Orders solicited. jlutf
Oregon liivery aaid Hacli Stables.
TjUNEST STOCK IN THE CITY, HORSES
X Jiought and Sold and Jioarded, at Reason
aole rates. Hacks on call, day and night.
L. A. tJODAKD, Proprietor,
j lOtf Cor Morri-on and 2d st, .Portland.
J- r'CRAKEI & Co,
Importers, Shipping, Commission
and
Porwarding Merchants,
H and 16 North Front St,, r0RTLAG0N.
etc, etc.
jlutf
KOSHLAD.BROS,
j No. 8 Front ?t., Central Block, Portland,
juuaiera in general lMerehandise,
HAVE OS HAND. AXD oFFR i?or sale,-
nfilC U,l HinUi Grain Baffs, Wool Bp.liurlapa
Nanaimo CoAL, Etc, Etc
N. 1 AYe pay tho highost market prices for
n ool, Hides, Doer Skins and Furs. jlUtf
JL) .Members or Astoria Eire Co., No. 1,
will take notice that tho regular monthly
meeting will be held at tho Engine house, this
(TUESDAY), evening, at7 o'clock.
A GENTS EORGILROY'S DUNDEE Rags
XX. and Ragging; McMurray's Case Goods;
Uivego lving-,ford Starch.; Hunnewelps Spices
and Croam iartar; Gross & Co.'s Soap and.
Candls;iiopes JiCo.'s Candles: L'rvtnlinci (HI.
iE"W ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice. ;
PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED until
tho loth inst.,for constructing a building
FOR A CANNERY- AT UPPER
ASTORIA,
Clatsop County, Oregon. For ALL PARTIC
ULARS, :4ply at Astoria, to
JOIIX RADOLLET.
January 7th, 1S71. jIOiM
Frviifc Trees.
npiIE UXDERS1GXED -JS PREPARED
X to furnish, from the Vancouver Nursery
of S. W. Brown,
Actually one ot the Beat Nurseries on the
Pacific Coast,
All kinds of Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees.
Vines, Berry Shrubs, etc., etc., at Reduced
(Catalogue) Prices. Orders may be loft at the
Astokian Otlice. A. 11. SALE,
JlQtf Astoria, Oregon.
Buchtel & Stolte,
PHOTOGRAPHERS-HI Fir.-t street Port
land, (Corbctt's Building). Views of Scen
ery taken to order. Largo and small Photo
graphs, Plaintor Colored, in Water or Oil, or
Retouched in India Ink. X cgatives preservod.
Dissolution Notice.
riMIE PART?nt EUSIlIPllERE'l OFORE EX
X i'ting betweon the undersigned, under tho
iinn name of Faileman A; Lawson, doing a ho
tel bushes at Astoria, Clatsop county, Oregon
is this day dissolved, by mutual consent.
BillsVluc the lato firm will bo collected by
C B. Farloman, and all bills owing by tho
iiviu will be paid by him.
C. B. FARLEMAX,
W. L LAWSON.
Astoria, Oregon, Jan. 0, 1S7L jlO 41
C. B. FARLHMAX.
JOIIX Cn.Vl'PELL.
Parker House,'.
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT-.
Main Street, Astoria.
Farlcman & Chappcll, Pvoprs
. . Have Leaded fhe above named
Newly Built, Hanl-iinishcd, and Newly
Furnkhcd Hotel,
and propose to conduct tho same in a fir-1 class
manner. '1 ho house will bo kept open day and
night. Xo pains will bo spared to insure the
comfort of guests.
Board and Lodging per week $8 00 td SS 00
"' " per day 1 SO
Single Meal r0
Jfc.-y Particular attention will ho given to
supplying bull', parties, etc., with oystersand
suppers, on short notice. s20tf
170R HONOLULU.
i The A I Clipper Rarkentino
JANE A. FALKIXRURG.
J. A. "Drown - v Masier
Yill have quick dispatch. For freight or
Passage apply to tho Captain on board, or to
ALLEN A: LEWIS Portland.
J A CEOS & Co.,
Corner. of Mun and Jefferson Streets,
Astoria, Oregon.
TEALERS IX ALL KINDS OF STOVES.
Tin and Sheet Iron Ware?
5., Jobbing, of every style, done to
order. Give us atrial. .jGtf
Teaming to Order..
rrillE UNDERSIGNED WISHES TO IN
JL form tho Public of Astoria ;ind surround
ing country that ho is now prepared with a
good team to attend to all kinds of hauling in
Astoria.
rttfT Ollico at II. B. rnrker's Stqro, or at
Stables on Chcmoquo Street,
j.'itf F..TERMAX.
PFPPPPPP
ERANK FABRE, at tho Central Market,
Portland, has enlarged his COFFEE stall,
and added such improvements as will enable
him to provide Epicures with the best in tho
Market. Parties furnished with Hot Coffee on
short notice. Give tho Central Market Coffee
Stand a trial ocltf
Fancy Poultry s Sale.
rnilE UNDERSIGNED, ABOUT TO RE
JL move from Astoria, offers his stock of fan
cy 1 oultry for sale, at the following reduced
prices:
Silver Spangled Ilamburgs 57 ."30 per pair
Buff Cochins...., 5 00 "
Light Brahmas !.. 5 00
Duck-Wing Game '. 3 00 " "
i3fc- All Chickens are warranted to bo Puro
blooded. A, J. MEGLER,
n'ii-tf . Astoria, Oregon.
TEE WHOLES AIF, OYSTER CO.
A, S. GrosSt Agent,
Portland, Oregox.
rnillS COMPANY IS NOAV READY TO
X deliver from one to ono thousand sacks of
Ire.-h Oysters, direct from their native element
three times a week; wo can furnish all kinds,
In any Quantity, at prices Defying Com
petition. Customers can rob upon regular tri-weokly
supplies, either in sunshine or storm
We never Pail, and Alwa3s last the Sea
son Through.
G. W. "VVABBEN & CO,,
oc2tf Astoria, Oregon.
CRACKER MANUFACTORY
Oregon Bakery,
P, OPITZ, Proprietoi,
Pirst Street, near Vine, Portland, Oregon
MANUFACTURE, all kinds of Fancy Bis
cuits, Crackers, Pilot, Ship and Naval
Bread. Orders addressed as above promptly
attended to, au!4 tf
uJ )
GENERAL- :MEPvCIIANDISE.
GOQBS FOR THE SEASON
Great RESUGTIQN in Prices !
: Selling Less than Cost
-THE ISTIBI STOCK!
OF GOODS
A T THE STORE OFT11E LATE GEORGE
OL dtJu.lii.US, deceased, Astoria Cregm.
H
S TO BE SOL
And in order to settle up the affairs of the es
tate, tho undersigned, administrator, is now
otleiing tho ontiro line, embracing a verv de
sirable quality of goods at prices below actual
cost.
i& Call and Examino for Yourselvcs."vU
W All persons having bills against tho es
tate will please present the same, with proper
vouchors for payment. And all persons owing;
the estate will please come forward and settle,
or make arrangements to settle the same, ami
save costs. C. S. WRIGHT,
n-Jt Administrator.
Established in Astoria in 1S49.
SFAT GOODS. CHEAP GOODS.
A. VAN BUSSN,
Wholesale and Retail Dealor in
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Corner of Main and Chenamus streets,
ASTORIA, OREGON.
TS NOW OFFERING FOR SALE ONE OF
A the largest and most complete assortments
ofiGpnoai Merchandise, ever beforo brought
to Ehc country, and to buyers
For Cash will tfer the Most Flattering InducemeBts
In the lino of
DRY-GOOHS,
,' CLOTIUNG,
'" " v HATS, AND CAPS,
JiOOTS AND SHOES
EANGY GOODS,
LADLES' DRESS GOODS,
GENTS' FURNISHINGS,
A 25iIctc StttcJi of Every AriJcIe.
TOO XL'MZROUS TO 2HE2JTI02T.
"Give mo a call, and bo convinced that
my goods aro of tho best quality, mid as cheap
as can be bought of any houso in tho State.
A. VAN JJUSLX.
Jieatloniax'iers I Headquarters !
I. W. CASE,
Chenamus Street, Astoria, Oregon,
"Wholesalo and Retail Dealer in
Dfj Goods, Clothing, Groceries. Previsions, (lotions,
And General Merchandise,
CROCKERY, GLASSWARE,
HATS AND CAPS,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
. BLANKETS, FLANNELS, &:.,
"Which is boing offered
Cheap FOR CASH or PRODUCE !
'feAll the New School Books, that can
be had, and a great -variety of Stationery
just received. jyi tf
Mifltoery and Fancy Goods.
7E TCISIT TO CALL THE ATTENTION
' of tho Ladies of Astoria and vicinity to
our new stock of
Millinery and Fancy Goods!
Which wo offer at reasonable prica?. Ladies
living at a ditanco, favoring us with their or
ders, will .find them promptly attended to.
rissH.fcl. MORRISON, Propr.
Main street, Astoria, Oregon. s'JS
THE QSLY
ManiifaeturingHouse-
IX QXtfSGOSv
Fishel & Eoberts,.
Corner Pirst and Washington Streets
PORTLAND, OREGON.
FAMIOMBLE CLOTHIEEB,
AXD SIAXEFACTCIlEItS.
TJECE BEST VALUE
FOR THE LEAST MONET.
C1IEMEKETA HOTEL SLrr, Obtcox.
WESLEY (HtA.VES, RttorKif.ToR,
x33i he eheapoRt and best Hotol in the State,
rree Coach to tho House,