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About The illustrated west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1891-1891 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1891)
THE ILLUSTRATED WEST SHORE. 249 The Vancouver Register says: Work will be resumed on the road to the sound in a few days. About fifty men are now riprapping the fills along Vancouver lake to protect the grade there. Thirty thousand barrels of ce ment, to be used in the great steel bridge here, have arrived at Portland. Everything is ready for the word ."go," and it will be heard within a few days. , Claus Spreckles has an eye open for the soft snaps in a new country. Almost everyone has known in' a general way that there was plenty of coal in the eastern part of the county, but no one had the money to do the work re quired. A'COuple of Aberdeen rustlers were just getting things into shape to make a big killing by securing a large tract on Independence creek, in the ex treme southeastern part of the county, and extending over to Thurston, but wiliuaiaiiiuaiui A H. JOHNSON, Stock Broker, IPaolesale ButcUr ma factor, And dealer In all ktoda of Freeh end Onred Meata, Beooo, Hams end Lard. Bpeoiel attention given to aupplylnf ahipe. Fint 8t, Aeh, PORTLAND, OB. Hat No Competitor on Earth. N-LSkinner8 Gea. AgL for Pacific OoMt, INFORMATION !J'ot peraona mfforini with RHKUMATlHM is any form, Neuralgia or Lam bum. 1 will, without oharm diteot thoM erliiotad tn l an end permanent oar kavt nothing to mil but uive inormaffoii what to tm real cured ntvielf ana frienit ajlf all othtr meant And ailed. Atldran F. W. Perk bant, Fretenury & tint Art Publisher, Look Boi llol, Beaton. Mase. 184 166 Second tk, Hear Morrison. Moat important of thaaaaaoo. Homa Indnltry. Brownsville Woolen Mills Coode Found onljr at the eign of The Browna-vlUt Clothing Itore, Its and 1M Second HL, namr Cor. Morrison. Fall lina Hro'iliTwool Siite, ,10.(0. Pants, M.U0. Beet in the market. Finn t, Kavia woolen nauia. w . a. manor. namf r sii I Ona of tha laraeet ud Finnt Hntala in the Paoino Northwest, A. 1. WAUNaB. Prop. RIP! STRETCH! TEAR! NO FIT I Then an aoma of tha tronblaa of awn ladles with poor Fad OloTse. Wain low showing tha lataat trrlrala of tha fannine ALEXANDBB " Kid Olone, which for mote than forty nan tan stood in tha bad of Irat olaaa food. OLDS & KING, Portland, Oregon.. THK END. The piny is done the curtain falls Hero and villain trade their parti ; The rich scenes change to smoky Mails ; The lovers e'en forget their hearts. And so it Is with life a play Made Tragedy or Karce nt will ; Who knows but as the mourners pray The dead finds changes greater still ? WlNTIIROf CtU'ltl'H. Elderly Al'ST My dear. 1 have Just put you down in my wilt for $10,000. NikXS Oh. auntie, what can I say to thank you ? How are you feeling to day. Lift. ' Ayl'KOL'S ALREADY. - Skinner Have you watered the stock of vour New Jersey lniiroveiiient Company yet'? (jKah)ikk No, we didn't need to ; two thirds of the property Is under water al ready. Mnnsry'1 W'ttMj. A DOOMING TOWN. The present lmroved and progressive appearance of Sultan Is a matter of suririse PORTLAND'S GROWTH. The astonishing growth and improvement going forward on the peninsula between Albina and the Columbia river emphasise the fact that the great mass of Portland's future population will reside on the high table land between the two rivers. Fine residences, palatial school houses, water works, electric street car lines, fine boulevards, etc., now under construction, attest the sub stantial character of the improvements of this favored locality, See Sher man l). Brown, No. 13 Morrison street, for full particulars of everything re garding this locality. POETS OF THEPACIFIC COAST. Tn Wot 8iou often month!; prieas aa speolned below for tha beat poena anbmiU ted for competition by residents ot the Peolnc ooaat, Including British Columbia. Three or four will be selected (or publieatiol each week, end la the laet lane of tha Booth tha namaa of tha prise winners for tha month will be announced. All poeme not published will be returned. The contest aloM each month 00 tha fifteenth. Poems ahould not cl osed fortr lima in length. The Man an persons of literary (ml tare not loaneeted with Til Win Bioal la any capacity. Tha following priasa an ottered month 1; 1 fint PrtM-A Tola me ot one of the standard poeta, It-no. alee, bandsoaelf bound la full padded leather, with full tilt edgaa. The pries winner may designate his ehoioe of the following rolnmaa 1 Dante, Milton, Bcott. Buna, Moon. Wordsworth, Brown. inn. Poa, Jeai lnielow, Mrs. Humana, Mrs. Brownini, and Favorite Poena, eolnme of choice selections from all tha poeta. Then an all new books, apeclellr laaoad aa elegant lift editions, end an from the shelves of Stuart a Thompson, tha well known booksellers of Poitlsnd. Second Priii-A nbeoripUoe to Die KVef Snort for all months, to he sent to any ad dreee. Ttrd Priie-A lubeoription to DU treat or for three moat ha, to be ant to ary ad dress. Oroad Prlie-ln addition to tha monthly (rat prise, at tha and of tha year the poem that ahall be decided to be the beat east la during Uit entire rear will renin as eleaant copy of one of the gnat elasale poems with Ulaetratione by Don, and the portrait of Use writer will be published, so that than who hen lead the poem may ban the ad. diliosel pUeeote of seeinf tha (Ma of the one who has ooatri bated to their eejoymeot. Only poems thai ham amr beaa pnbliahad will ha aooeptad. before the deal could be closed, the land, two thousand acres in all, was gob bled up by Claus Spreckles, the sugar king, and others, who will put in the money necessary to work the mines. The coal will be brought to Aberdeen and shipped to the California market. Aberdeen Herald. The Yakima Fair association, with a capital stock of $10,000, lias been incorporated. The Gibson track and grounds have been purchased, and it is proposed to make Yakima the hub o the agricultural and blood horse inter ests. The directors of the association are arranging a speed programme for July and September, and will offer attractive purses. Almota, Washington, claims to have the largest orchard in the state. to those who come w ithin her gates. And well it might. When we stop and reflect, the Improvements that have taken place In our town during the past year have tiecn simply wonderful. Persons leaving Sno. homish to pay its a visit and see the country are generally informed nnd deeply itniirvsscd w ith the idea that Sultan City is only a little mining town, with a small handful of people and nothing of Interest connected with it. When they nrrive, the testimony In nearly every case Is : "I had no kirn you hud such a thriving little town up here." Sat. tan Journal, A. D. Charlton, assistant general passen ger agent of the Northern hulltc railroad, lays: " The outlook for a big rush In pass enger business has never been belter. We are advertising the country more extensive ly than ever this siring, and the eastern states are flooded with Information nlnul the great northwest. The grealer portion of our patrons will come from New Kn. gland, although a great many peole will come from Michigan. Taatad by Time. For Bronchial alteo. lions, Conine, ate , Brown's Bronchial Tro ches ban promt thaif eflionoy by taat of many years. Price Seta. Partial wlahinf to take Interest In tha erection ot a Modem Lager Bier Brewery (Malthonn If possible) la any enterprising city la Washington or Oregon ahould cor respond with John Zunnar, ean American Brewer. BU Worth St., N, Y. City. if1 Mwiny; Portland Cornice & Roofing Co. llAnufMturartnr .WbdUm) Iraa Cor dIom, NkvllihU Vlnlnw Cu, rinlaTtaTukt, KM. Tin, Correlated ran, Slat and Qompo iiioh KiMtert. Hot Air Farnao't and (fttntrtl Johbint to Mf kiml of HhMC Met-i. WholMl Diiera L& (Jornio KariohmwU. MMon,.rT-2y','o,,f'IlTLAIlD.0K- BAST AND SOUTH -TIa- Southern Pacific Route. SHASTA LINK. Traina Inn and an due to arrin at Portland Lnn (tor) From Feb, L 1WU Arrin (trom) rnVKBLANDKXPIIKmi Halom, Albany, Kiiaena, Koeehura, Uraot'e Peea, Mlfim Ashland, Hao-V 7,00pm I.Uam rainento, twiten. Ban Frenoieoo, Mtijava, Ia Angeln. Kl Paeo, New Orleans and Kaat (.(Cam Boaabarg end way stations '4.00pm Via, Woodbnm for MU tl.0Qun Anirel, Hllrerton, Wset I tlOOpm 0010. nmwusTiiio, ana i uiDurf J iS Oftpm Albany and way atatiaaa ttnam t am rirrallls and way stations tapm t.supm MoMiuniillea way atatlona ttl aiam DINING CARS ON OUDKN BOUfX. POLLMAN BOFFIT BLEhTIllH, TODltlHT BLKEPINO CAI18 For aooonmndatlofl o( aeotmd elan peea auaonra to au trains. Thronfh Tteket Otrln. Ill First at. whan thmefh Uekrta tn all puinta in the Kaateni Btetes, t'anada and Knrope can be ' btaitiiHl at lowsel rain (rum J, U. KUIKLANU, Ticket A lent All alum traina arrlre and depart from Grand Central elation, Filth ami I eta. NAllltOW GA0UI-W. B, DIVIBION PORTLAND A W1LLAMKTTE TAL BY. Paeaaoiar Depot, foot of Jeflenon St, I.INim .Mam m liaipin l.nipm l.topm 'Ji.m lltpm Oasnwo anil Way BUtiooa 10 mens l.f.pm O'l.m l.ispm tllSpm Otween. Newben. Dnn rtn, Itaytow. Utaretta, TlDam Bhertdan, Dallaa, lluo-l mouth and Airlla, J tll.roaml Binrelde and Way Itll.tSam l.lipm I Maiiona 1 1 ,u1pm Dally, t Dally.eicoplluuday. Farrla ennneet with all traina lor Bell wood and Milwaukee. B.KOEH1.IH. B. P. BOflKBB Manaa-er. Alt Una. F. A P. Aft.