Polk County times. (Dallas, Or.) 1869-1???, October 23, 1869, Image 2

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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER,
SU M N E R ON F IN A N C E S .
Editor.
D A L L A S , S A T U R D A Y , OCT. 23.
A G E N C IE S F O R T H E » T I M E S .”
Q. W. CANNON, Esq., is our authorised
Business Agent for Portland and vicinity.
THOS. BOTCE, Esq., is our only authorised
pujincss Agent in San Francisco.
O lympia , W. T., Oct. 17, *09.
That emasculated specimen o f hu*
deficient in the attributes o f manhood
Thursday o f last week we left home
Editor Tim et: — Some time having for Salem to visit tho State Fair.
njauity, Charles Sumner o f Massaclm*
setts, who is morally and mentally as
Frank R. Stuart,
T H E S T A T E F A IR .
CORRESPON DEN CE.
From
elapsed since I received a copy o f your Dallas to Salem, via Dixie and Eola, we
paper, I havejjQnsequently not been a$ found everything apparently deserted—
as he is physically, has ni last h$d ^lis ¡ prompt as usual ; but last night a roll not seeing an individual on the route
weak say pn the financial topics before o f your welccmed papers reached me except one we overtook on his way to
the Massachusetts Radical Convention. and stimulated to another effort.
the Fair. On nearing Eola one o f the
It is both strange and laughable to sec
A ll topics o f interest in the Territory springs o f our buggy broke down, but
how these Radical nincompoops imagine
themselves possessed with tho wisdom
arc absorbed iu the great council o f
wise men assembled here at present to
after awhile we succeeded in rigging a
temporary affair that kept us from fall­
ing out until we arrived at the end o f
B U S IN E S S N O ft C E .
o f a Solomon whenever they come to
W ebavo mado arrangement« with L. Vine-
yard, Esq., to act as Collecting and General
Business Agent for tho T iuks until further no­
tice. This will afford us more tiino to devote
to the contents of the paper, which will doubt­
less prove as satisfactory to our patrons as our
self. Mr. Vineyard wild make tho tour o f tbo
count) on business connected with tho T imks
ns tho weather will uermit. Wo bespeak for
bun the courtesy we have invariably met at
tho hands o f tho citizens o f Polk.
n
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UOfDCtl, With .US aCCU9tomed astuteness,
time generally.
thought tho whole trouble about green
trians and equestrians o f all ages,
sexes and sizes, while ories o f “ A ll
Before the Legislature had assembled
aboard for the Fair Grounds” hailed
it was evident to a casual observer that
about us in every direction.
YVe
all things were “ cut and dried,” as the
turned our horse’s head down Commer­
saying is. The Council, as wo before cial street and fell into the line o f
the finance question.
First, Senator
backs could be remedied by withdraw­
ing theso particular rags from circula­
tion
and
substituting
“ gold notes.”
Next, old Flaxbrako, haying received
810,000 for making a particular ad­
enact laws, draw pay, and have a good
W o have talent uDSur
passablo— from the oobler up to the
YYaodering over the grounds and
through the-avnnues of booths we came
iu contact with two or three swings,
one o f which was a perfect chef cf ouyre
jn tho way o f comfort, the seats being
.<} raped with curtains and the motive
power hidden from public view by a
finely ornamented partition that en­
closed the central portion o f the ma­
chine.
(YVe are compelled to break off here
for want o f space, but will conclude in
our next issue.)
the journey.
YVe found the streets o f
wise men o f the East (mountain).
I
informed you, wa3 Radical by two ma­
S
vehicles that was making its way north­
jority,
but
we
fully
anticipated
fr,on)
all
ward, and occupied ourself in watching
once a financier also, and put his won­
that
is
just
and
equitable
to
have
our
The ,Oregonian is a wilful prevarica­ derful lip into play on the money ques
the incessant stream o f carriages o f
tor. H aving been tho organ o f the tion.
A nd lastly, Senator Sumner, share o f tbe honor in the House, and every description, with their festive
and morality party” fjr quite a though not able to perform marital du­ undoubtedly would, had it not bgen for freight, that traveled in the opposite
VOnsiderablo length o f time, it has got ties, imagiucs he is fully able to lead tho treachery of a member elected on direction— Concord stages and wagons,
so that it can lie with a facility which tho peoplo out o f all trouble in regard the Democratic ticket. But their mot­ omnibuses, express and other varieties
is utterly ,unattainable in any other to this gpi^rious paper currency which to was, “ let no images be hung with o f spring wagons, dead axle wagons,
verse report, imagined himself all at
I T « USUAV, F A U L T .
than a Radical organ. In a recent is­
sue it asserted that the T i m e s had ae-
vocated the adoption o f a certain line
is the ofjspring o f Radical legislation.
A nd so ha comes bolero the Puritan
Radical Convention o f Massachusetts
o f policy for the Democratic party in
and gravely tells them that ail the
Adm inistra tor’s Sale.
Salem densely thronged with pedes­
Cto-tar’s trophies,” and what honesty butchercarts, buggies, sulkies, curricb-s,
could not accomplish Radical election g ig s; in fact almost every variety o*
funds were able to effect.
Judge Lassater, an able and efficient
vehicles known except “ hacks ” and yet
people generally would persist in calling
t h a t is t h e p u c e t o t r a d e ,
Where they w in not retase to take
you) GyaJn fteeanae ft la «polled.
m itchel
hardships inflicted on the country by
Hoaendorfl;
IL L BU Y YOUR GOOD AND YOUR
Damaged Wheat, also Spoiled Oata, for
which they will pay All Trade, A ll Caah, or
H alf Cash and H alf Good*.
They have just received their New Stock o f
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Clothing,
D ry Goods,
Boots & Shoes,
Carpets,
34-h o a r and 8-day Clocks,
N PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF TIIE Whieh they will seH aa cheap aa anybody, for
County Court o f Polk County, Oregon, mado Cash or Any Kind o f Produce, good or bad.
October Term, A. D. 18/89, the undersigned, A d ­
« a - G IV E U S A C A L L .
ministrator o f the estate of A. J. Thomas, de­
M ITC H EL k ROSENDORFF.
ceased, will, on Monday, tho 15th day o f N o­
Independence, Oct. I, 1869.
13
vember, A. D. 18'69, at the Court bouse door in
Dallas, in said county, between the hours o f 9
oclock a m and 4 oclock p m o f said day, ex-
Seed Barley For Sale*
oso for public sale, for gold or silver coin, to
ic highest bidder, all the right, title and in­
E HAVE FOR SALE, at our W A R E ­
terest, which the said A. J. Thomas had at his
HOUSE in independence, 500 bushela
decease, in and ¿o the following described pre­
o f A No. 1 Seed Barley, which w* wUl m I) for
mises, v iz: Beginning at the south west cor­ Cash or ;n exchange for good Wheat or Oata.
ner of the donation land claim of Geo. Gay,
20-4t
MITCH ELL k ROSEDORFF.
which is 2:00 chs west of the south east corner
of thonorth east J o f section 7, T i 8. R 3 W,
D 1 L L 1 M jfegL H O TEL,
o f the Willamette meridian, running thence
west 40:00 chains ; t Iren cc north 40:00 chains;
thence east 40:00 chains; thence south 40:00
chains to the place o f the beginning ; contain­ CORNER MAIN & COURT STR EET,
ing 100 acres. Also, six acres o f land bought
D a lla s. Oregon.
of David McDonald, adjoining the south west
corner o f said premises. All o f said premises
being in Polk county, Oregon. Sale to com ­ JAMES ft HOVER, :
: PROPRIETORS.
mence at one o’clock p tn of said day.
Terms of sale—cash down.
h is h o u s e h a s r e c e n t l y b e e n
B. F. McLENCH,
refitted, repainted and rearranged, and it
Administrator o f said Estate.
is now open for the accommodation o f the trav­
Sullivan A Whitson, Adinr's Att’ys.
eling public, whose patronage is respectfully
October 18, 1869.
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solicited.
The T ABLE will at all times be found well
provided with every delicacy o f the season as
well as the substantiate, and onr guests may
rest assured o f courteous and prompt attend­
n E U N D ER S IG N ED o f f e r s FO R S A LE
bis farm, located on tbo State road about ance.
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The SLE EPIN G APARTM EN TS will also
three-fourths o f a mile below Independence,
Polk county. It contains 21S acres, 199 of bo found clean, wholesome and comfortable.
Meals will be furnished Travelers at all
which arc excellent prairie land, all under fence
and SO acres in cultivation, the balance is cov­ hours.
ered with good timber. The whole is well wa­
^ap*Livery Stable opposite tho hotel.
tered by springs and wells. Terms reasonable.
20-tf________________ JAM ES k HOVER.
Apply to tlic undersigned at bis residence
one mile west o f Monmouth.
SELLIN G OFF A T COST S
JOHN R. COOPER.
Dallas. Oct. 2, I860.
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member from YValla Walla, and also everything (but buggies) that went on
feat” i f any other were adopted. YVe this fluctuating paper currency is solely prominent Domocrat in the Territory, four wheels— from the two horse ex­
press wagon to the mammoth Concord
did no such thing. There has been no attributable to tho repudiation men­
Farm Fpr Sale ’
received fourteen yotes for the Speak­
coach— a hack. “ Step into this hack,
such expression in the T i m e s . There aced by the Democracy.
This silly
ership versus fifteen for Steward. N ev­
ladies and gentlem en,” or this, or this»
is no human probability ot a defeat for Puritanic idiot o f course cannot look
ertheless wo have no reason to com ­
etc. It is about time we learned better
the Democracy next June. YVe shall beyond the limits of New Englaud on
plain— the difference in talent is sev­
if we would be understood by the mass
double our majority iu the last State this finance question any more than he
eral Democratic majority.
of strangers that is now flocking to our
canvass-
A m i while the T i m e s did could on the tariff or any other ques­
The Council is composed at present
State. A ll these vehicles were filled
think it po’ icy to make the platform tion. The New Englaud Yankees are
o f five members— whole number, 9—
to overflowing with passengers whose
one in which an aggressive war would nearly all bondholders, and therefore
but partly through recrcaucy to their
faces were radiant with health and
be waged against the swindling schemes Sumner thinks if the Government
constituencies
and
other
causes,
four
o f the enemy in relation to the bond­ should announce its purpose to pay
merriment, many o f whom we recog­
Summons
are
not
here,
and
probably
will
not
be
holding debt, yet, if the Democracy, in these \ anks for their bonds in the self­
nized as friends o f “ auld lang syne.”
council assembled, should deem it op­ same money they invested in them, and present during the entire scssioQ.
On approaching tjje grove south of the fn the Circuit Court f o r Polk County, State o f
Oregon.
So far very little business o f import- Society’s grounds we found it to be a
portune to take a higher, juster and at the self-same rates, as it houestly
Charles McDonald and M. J. McDonald,
more advanced position in regard to should do, that “ business would be dis­ anee has been transacted, more atten- densely populated city of tents, laid off Plaintiffs, T8. James M. Haggard, by F. Shoe­
our pext J udo canvass for “ fear o f de­
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this “ last relic o f barbarism” found on
organized, the fountains o f the great
tion being paid to tho fuuds and offices
American
deep would be broken up and the del­
that are to be distributed to the loug- larity than might have been expected
uge would be upon us.”
expectant “ voted the straight ticket.”
soil— the swindling bond-
holding debt— it would suit the T i m e s
jn streets and avenues with more regu-
under the circumstances, and wearing
ex a ctly ; and we can assure the Oregon­
The fool-killer will overtako Sumner
The Houses, for the the third time, a gay appearance from the multitude o f
ian that on such a noble issue the Rad­
sou^e o f these days, and then Massa­
have refused (like Caesar at the Luper- fair ones thaOflitted hither and thither
ical candidates throughout the State,
after election, would have to procure
chusetts can have the privilege o f send­
.certificates in order to convince the
people that they had been running at
iril.
taking up cock-eyed Spoon Butler.
cal) to go into joint convention for the costumed in all the various tints o f
election o f Territorial officers.
The ™inbo.w- The sun shone bright
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the air was clear and bracing,
incumbents at the present are all Dem- evfirybody sccincd to partakc °o f
ing one honest man to tho Senate by
CUBA.
B lack
J oe . — It
is currently re­
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ported and believed that Judge YVilson,
commonly called “ Black Joe,” is laying
tremely urgent for the annexation of
Cuba.
his pipes for the next Radical nomina­
tion for Congress.
has appointed “ nigger Johnson” o f Sa­
and
Any
as
they
were to a despotism, constitute the true
material to bring into a government
one, at any time prior to the sitting oi
T , .
mg Joe s chances, can find them out by
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addressing “ Mister Jobnsing. ’ In the
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event ot his nomination by the Rad-
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ical convention, would it not be policy
leather-colored— reared
professedly controlled by the people?
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Bow much worse off are tho citizens ot
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: Cuba under Spanish tyranny than arc
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the citizens of Texas under federal
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for the Democratic party to put “ the tyraDny ? There was a time when the
Polk County Cougar” — Hon. Ben Democratic party favored annexation*
Hayden— on his track. Panthers are That timo was when, under Democratic
death on black snakes.
pule, wo bad a constitutional form of
government strictly administered. They
E x P r e s id e n t P ie r c e
is
D e a d .—
l i e died at Concord, N. H ., on the 8th
iust., and was buried on tho 11th, af­
character o f the weather
On the Fair
grounds the scene was really enchant-
ing— down the avenue to the Pavilion.
which was crowded with sight seers of
both M Ie9 . past tho r(!8„ fcurants aad
the old military grounds a few miles agricultural implement sheds to the
below Steilacoom, to see whether they race-track ,wc had to cautiously thread
habitants pf that Island— black, white
lem to act as his ch ief fugleman prior
that august body, desirous of ascertain-
To that cotemporary we would
like to propound one or two questions.
Does it think the majority o f the in­
It is said that he
to the nominating convention
Democratic cotemporary is e x ­
ocrats, and have all filled their official
positions with credit to themselves and
dignity and honor to the Territory.
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A join t committee visited last week
wished to confer the blessings o f such
a government upon neighboring peo­
ples. The people o f the Republic o f
were suitably adapted to the accommo- ° ur wai.
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trians that filled the way; once on the
dution of the insane. So far as we track we found that a |naj or;ty of the
have talked with the members,
they vast concourse was surgiug towards the
seem to be favorably impressed
with “ grand stand to witness some races
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about to come off, and thither wc
the beautiful situation o f the locality—
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. wended our way. One race had already
the salubrity o f the climate, the bcauti- 00UiC 0ff, and another— a trotting match
ful scenery, the seclusion and quietude j for Oregon-bred four year olds, mile
being enough o f themselves to traps heats, best two in three, to harness, was
on the tapis. Tho grand stand was
form the insane to the sane.
crowded, and the judges’ stand was
YVe have noted several emigrant U|ied with the officers o f the Society
wagons making their appearance am- and members o f the Press from all
ong us. To what part o f tho Territory Part8 o f the State, while inside the
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’ stand, at least a hundred carriages were
but it seems rather late iu the season ranged, filled with tho youth, beauty,
to be hunting homes here. They are gaiety and fashion of as many conimu-
all reported as being from Oregon, but
perhaps. T wo entries were made
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for the trotting purse mentioned—
I should judge from their appearance I ..|lic]llnoml;. h j / G Richmond ( o f
ter lying in state at the State House. -Texas, who had won their independ­
they were discomfitted migrants from
President Grant issued a proclamation ence on n)any a bard-fought field, de­
Southern California.
announcing the death, and directing .that sired admission into tho Union o f
W ell, friend Editor, I am always
the Executive mansion and public de­ States, and their desire was granted.
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glad to get the T jm £S. It is a live,
partments be draped and all business sus­ W hat is the consequence ? The liber­
interesting, sociable people’s paper, and
pended on the day o f the funeral, and ties they intrusted to the care o f tho
to note the various correspondents we
thatappropriate honors be paid to thede
Federal Government has been filched
could not ju d ge otherwise than it would
ceased by the naval and military depart­
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rom them.
The Texans, who won
ments. Public funeral honors were paid
be Democratic (? ).
Time precludes
to the deceased througout the country. their independence by their valor, have
the wading through Johqathauus’ mys-
ost it by the perfidy and usurpation o f
tcrioRS problems; but wo never fail to
T he E a ste r n
E l e c t i o n s . — The the Federal Government.
The Texans
peruse with delight what appears from
telegraph wires have been down the are not as free to-day, under tho “ star- v
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thc
satirical
pen
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f
“
Smarty.
best part of the week last past, and spangled banner,” as when they were
W ith the best wishes for your sue-
Civil
news from tho East is consequently protected by “ the lone star.”
cess, I close.
J. H.
jucagre.
Nothing definite has been administration is prostrate before the
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[Our able correspondent intimates a
They
heard of the late elections in Pennsyl­ orders o f military hireling?.
vania and Ohio, but the inference is have not their trial by ju ry, but by doubt as to our political status. YVe
can assure him he need not be alarmed
that they have both gone Republican— drum -bead courts .paartial. The Fed­
on that score. Our .experience in jour-
in the former tho majority being be­ eral bayonet exercises all the legislative,
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tween four and five thousand, while in executive and judicial powers over her nahsrn has taught us that cramming
Ohio the vote for Governor is so close people. W hile this state o f things e x ­ readers incessantly with dry, hard po*
as to require the official canvass to de­ ists, how can any sano journalist advo­
litical articles (particularly in a local
cide.
cate annexation? Do they wish to ex­ organ), instead o f prosylcting only dis
S o m e week or so ago the Oregonian tend “ the area o f military despotism” ? gusts them.
YVe always exercise suffi­
Let
us
sec
to
ourselves
before
we
ex­
,camc down heavily (so it thought) on
ciently to keep our arms bright, and
pend
too
much
sympathy
on
our
neigh­
Pendleton fo r misrepresenting the pub­
when the time comes for action onr
lic debt question.
The Oregonian has
a short memory.
Docs it not recollect
that notwithstanding Boutwell’s thim-
ble-rigging process o f making the debt
statement,*it announced tho reduction
of tho national debt for March and
A pril at thirty-one millions when it was
only thirteen m illions? Its rebukinjj
Pendleton is very like Satan’s rebukin"
the
and
and
the
bors.
T hk W eather the past week has been de­
lightful— the nights clear, moonlit and frosty
and the days bright, sunshiny and balmy.
Unnsnal in Webfoot at this season of tbo year.
B ad B ridges .— There are a number o f Emal
bridges on the road between this place and Sa­
lem that need to bo attended to. At prosent
they arc unsafe and almost impassable.
friends, if they would
see us, must
search iu the van o f the Democratic
party and in thc first breach made by
tho assaulting party. Meanwhile, in
times o f peace, we think we do well in
only preparing for war.— E d .]
TnANKS— To Messrs. D. B. Pickens and Iko
Levins for some splendid Gloria Mnndi apples.
Friends who call at our offleo nood not go away
hungry.
Butler. Smith A Co.
4 RE NOW SELLINO OFF T H E IR E N -
x\. tire stock o f Goods
At Portland Wholesale Prices!
maker bis guardian, and Xathanial Haggard,
Any person can make from TW EN TY to
Defendants. Suit in Equity for Partition o f
F IFTY PER CENT by calling soon, for wo
Real property.
O TIIE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS : expect to close out within Thirty Days.
To all and each o f you, In the name of
A U C T IO N E V E R Y S A T U R D A Y !
tho State of Oregon, yon are hereby cited and
summoned and required to be and appear in
We also offer our Storehouse for 2 5 p e r
tbo Cireuit Court for Polk county, State of Or­ c e n t le s s th a n c o s t .
egon, within ten days from tho date of service
of this summons upon you, if served in this
persons knowing themselves indebt­
count)*, and within twenty days, i f servod in ed to ys will please call and settle immediately.
any other county in this State, oy if served
BU TLER, SM ITH k CO.
without tho State, by publication or otherwise,
Independence, Ogn., Sept. 28, 1869,
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then on or beforo tho .‘Id Monday in November,
1809— tho 1st day o f thc next regular term o f said
Court, then an.d thero to answer the complaint BOOKS A S T A T IO N E R Y
of the plaintiffs filed in said Court praying for
a division and partition o f a certain tract or
J . K . G IL L ,
parcel o f land in said county and State, des­
cribed as follows; Beginning at thc N. E. cor­
ner o f Elias Harper’s donation land claim S T A T E S T R E E T , S A L E M , Q R E G O lf,
NoL.51,T. 6 S., 11. 6 West, ip sections 32, 33;
thcnco running west 40 chs. to a stake; thence
Importer, Wholesale and Rcetail Dealer in
south to Township line: thence east with said
line 40 cjjs.; thence north to thc place of begin­
ning: containing 240 acres, n;ore or less, ex­ School Books.
cepting 80 acres off thc north end, as widow’s
B lank Books,
dower. Now then, if you and each o f you fail
Stationery and
to appear and answer said complaint as above
required, then tho plaintiffs will apply to thc
Musical Instruments.
Court tor tho relief therein demanded, to-wit:
the partition and division of said premises, or
sale thereof, and for costs and disbursements
All kinds of School Books used in this vicin­
of suit.
ity constantly on band.
Vineyard A Turner Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
AGENT FOR MA80N ft HAMLIN’ S ORGANS.
Dallas, Oregon, O ct 2, 1809.
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Dallas), and “ Mystery,” by — Smiley.
This was quite a spirited race, but
“ Richmond was the general favorite,
and he took two straight heats in o;U9|
and
makin«j thc half mile stake
on each heat in 1:35. H e came home
in the last heat at a gait which must
Summons.
As I import all my stock direct from manu­
facturers and Publishers, I can offer superior
inducements to publishers.
In the Circuit Court o f the State o f Oregon f o r
P olk County.
a b lo c k e a st o f t h e B a n k 'S ^
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Mary E. Cline, Plaintiff, vs. Henry Cline, D e­
fendant. Suit fo ra Divorce.
OREGON
O HENRY CLINE, D EFEN D AN T: IN
the namo of the State of Oregon, you aro CAN D Y H A N C F 4 C T O R Y
hereby required to appear in the Circuit Court
ot tbe State o f Oregon, for Polk county, within
COMMERCIAL STREET,
ten days from tbo date o f the service o f this
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OREGON.
summons upon you, if scn*ed within this county, S A L E M
and within twenty days, i* served within any
-other county of this State, or if served without
J. G. HOLBERT, PROPRIETOR.
the State, by publication or otherwise, then on
or before the 3d Monday in November, 1869—
h is e s t a b l is h m e n t h a v in g b e e n
tho first day of thc next regular term o f the
removed recently to spacious premises as
Court aforesaid. You aro further notified that above, the proprietors beg to Inform the mer­
if you fail so to appear and answer the com­ chants o f this valley that'we are now prepared
plaint o f the Plaintiff for want thereof She, to offer greater inducements to purchase goods
plaintiff, will apply to the Court for the relief in our line from us than ever before, having on
demanded in complaint, to-wit: a Dissolution band a very large stock o f
of the Bond o f Matrimony existing between
Plaintiff and Defendant, and for tbe care and C a u d le s, C ig a r s ,
custody of the Minor child of Plaintiff and
N uts o f a ll k in d s,
Defendant, with costs and disbursements o f suit.
C h e w in g G u m , etc*, e t c .
Haydtn A Myer Attorneys for Plaintiff.
We
shall
be
prepared
to offer to our custom­
Dallak, Oregon. Oct. 2, 1XG9.
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ers for tbe Holidays a very large assortment o f
toys, etc., etc.
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Executor’s Sale.
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stand that Mr. Richmond was suosc-
quenUy offercd §1,000 for his horse by
a California “ horse man.” This closed
the day s racing as set down in thc
programme, although several scrub
PURSUANCE OF AN O hD ER OF THE
matches were afterwards made, which p ; County Court o f Polk county, Oregon, made
QUjy ccascd with daylight.
August Term, A. D.. 1869, the undersigned,
Executor o f the Last Will and Testament of
After the regular races were over the M. M. Jones, deceased, will on Monday the 1st
majority o f the orowd dispersed over day of N o v e m b e r , D . , 1869, at tbe Court House
the grounds in various directions to-
war(¿ thc 0(her atlra,.tious offered and
we followed the main stream. There
were shows and exhibitions in abund-
among them, tho Great \\ orld
Circus, and tho “ living skeleton” and
..bearded
woman” as a sid esh ow ; a
collection o f birds, beasts and reptiles;
the “ Mammoth O x from Um atilla; the
Liliputian family, consisting o f Tom
Thumb and wife, Commodore Nutt and
Minnie YVarren; P rof Hermann, the
Wizard and Ventriloquist, who exhibi­
ted his feats to admiring crowds day
and n igh t; Prof. Maximillian also, as
prestidigitator, catered to the public
taste; thero were several other shows
the particular characters of which have
slipped our m em ory; and last, though
not least, Prof. Holbert, at his candy-
factory, attracted particular attention
and did a rushing busiucss among thc
rural swains and lasses, who seem to
have a perfect mania for sweetmeats,
if not for thc Professor himself.
A SPLENDID BOOK FOR AGENTS 1
E 1 1 1 \ IS N T
W O M EN OF T H E A G E !
door in Dallas, in said county, between tbo
Being naratives o f the Lives and Deeds o f
hours of 9 o ’clock A. M. and 4 o’clock P. M. tbe most prominent women o f tbe present gen­
o f said day, expose for public sale, for gold or eration.
Among whom are FLORENCE
silver coin, to tho highest bidder, all tbe right, N IG H TIN G ALE,
title and interest which the said M. M. Jones
ANNA E DICKINSON,
bad at tho time of his decease, in and to the
ROSA BONHEUR,
following described premises, viz: The donation
FRANCES ANNE KEMBLE,
land claim o f George Masiker Not. No. “ 7829”
L ID IA H. SIGOURNEY,
and claim No. “ 51” containing 320.68 acres.
G A IL HAM ILTON,
Also, tho donation land claim of John Wallace and over 40 others, by the most prominent au­
Not. No. ‘*7840” and claim No. “ 56” containing thors o f our day and time.
320.91 acres. All o f said premises being in T.
It is an elegant octavo volarne, beautifully
6 S. R. 7 W. o f the Willamette Meridian, Polk illustrated with numerous finely executed steel
county, Oregon. Sale to commence at one engravings and containing nearly 700 pages.
o’clock P. M. of said day. Terms of sale: one
As a literary production, it contains the best
third cash down, and tbo remainder in four essays and finest thoughts o f many o f the most
months, secured by note and mortgage upon the prominent writers o f the present day.
premises.
This is the best work ever offered to canvass­
GEORGE P. LITCHFIELD,
ers, and those wishing territory assigned them
Sept. 6, 1869.
Executor.
to canvass should apply immediately in person
Sullivan A Whitson, Attys for E x.
22 or by letter to the undersigned.
We also have the General Agency for the Pa­
F arm for Sale.
cino Coast for “ Greelev’s American Conflict,”
and are ready to supply through our agents all
ACRES OF EXCELLENT LAN D IN who desire it.
H aving also tho solo agency for Morse s Cel­
O v f Linn county, 9 miles from Albany and
5 miles from Corvallis. All under fence, good ebrated Fountain Pens, we are prepared to fur­
bouse, young orchard, fifty acres in cultivation, nish canvassers with a capital article.
improvements all new.
H. a BANCROFT k 00.,
Address, “ TIMES,” Dallas, Oregon.
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