THE INDEPENDENT.
THURSDAY
...FEB. 2, 1888
LOCAL y UESEKAL.
In the Ilillsboro correspondence of
to day's Oregonian is a ridiculous item
respecting tho building of a "real estate
otiice anl livery stable, 44x200, three
stories high with bay windows." The
item may seem funny to the Oregonian,
hut to sensible people and those who
jive that paper a liberal support and in
return expect reliable information and
journalistic dignity, such publication
i an insult. Such publication un
bluhingly culls ft large community be
fore thousands of intelligent readers and
makes it ridiculous. There are other
misstatement in the article referred to.
The driiij store was sold for 12500,
wherea that piiper makes the purchase
pi ioe if 1000 g renter. We canuot believe
a local correspondent would so pervert
facts; but if such is the case, then that
journal should not publish his notes, for
it should be able to judge in the matter
of consistency. A paper should never
descend to ridicule of its patrons nor of
anv district which it is suppposed to
faithfully represent.
Read our editorial respect ing grap
culture in this county.
Attorney C. E. Miller, of Portland,
was iu Ilillsboro Tuesday an legal
business. Mr. Miller is a Washington
county young man, a graduate of the
law department Ann Arbar, aud shows
ability in his chosen profession. His
card may be seen in this paper.
--The ball to be given by Mr. and
5Irs. C. W. Meek, at their residence,
three miles north of Ilillsboro, on the
eve of St. Valentine, will be a grand
affair. A n tw pavilion for dancing has
been erected, and the best of music
secured.
- W. L. Weatherred has sold his drug
store in HilNboro to Dr. F. A. Bailey
and Dr. S. T. I.inkl ate r, who will con
duct the business m future, with Ernest
Ilrowu, a competent druggist, in charge
of the prescription department. Mr.
Weatherred hts been in business here
a long time, and will probably remain
for some time settling up his business,
if not permanently. It is hinted he may
soon branch out asaOrur tV Alene mine
nabob, and astonish the natives with a
second Hunker Ilill-Sullivan mine
bonanza in his jiossessions. All parties
to this item have our best wishes.
Croup, whooping cough, sore throat,
sudden cold, and the lung troubles pecu
liar to children, are easily controlled by
promptly administering Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral. This remedy is safe to take
and certain in its action.
Information received from Astoria
states that John Hay is out of danger
and will recover. Tom Hare has been
very low with pneumonia, but is regain
in'; strength.
The Oregon & California and Cali
fornia & Oregon railroad is badly
blockaded with snow and debris, caused
by land slides, etc. Trains will not be
able to pass over the entire line before
the last of the week. Obstructions are
first eneounterel a few miles from
Ashland, and then on for 100 miles, ex
tending beyond the Siskiyous.
W. L. Weatherred having sold his
drugstore in Ilillsboro, desires to close
up his busine by March 1st. All per
su indebted to him are requested to
coinr forward and make immediate
settlement.
John Cullen, a drunken ship calker,
of Buffalo, New York, brained his
mother with an ax while she was getting
his supper ready last Tuesday. After
kissing the corpse, he went to a saloon,
told of the crime, and did not resist
arrest. He gave as an excuse that he
did not want his mother to go to the
poorhouse.
All those indebted to school dis
trict No. 7, will please make immediate
payment to V. II. Wehrung, school
clerk. School tax is long over-due and
must be paid at once.
Mrs. Dr. Ward i lying dangerously
ill nt her reddence in Forest Urove. In
answer to a telegram,' her father, Mr.
Kellogg, mi 1 Dr. II. K. Joues, of Port
land, went out Tuesday by special train
Mrs. Ward underwent a surgical opera
tion in Sau Francisco . few months ago,
and has never recovered from its effects.
She has been con lined to her room since
early in December.
"It is worth its weight in gold," is a
common expression. But, while the
value of gold is easily affected, the
worth of Ayer's Sarsaparilla, as a blood
purilier, never depreciates. It will
eradicate scrofula from the system when
everything else fails.
Boseburg, Oregon, has created a
board of health, and don't hardly know
what to do with it. The newspapers of
that town want the board to boom a la
I'mpipia, and demand that measles be
declared an epidemic and that physicians
report nil such cases to said loard, for
quarantine purposes, we presume. Just
imagine Boeburg being placed under
quarantine law. The town could then
build a pest house and put on metro
politan airs establish steamship lines
on the sunburnt-moonlit Umpqua, and
advertise for a hunchback whale to put
in the roaring rivir.
Johu Matthews was in Ilillsboro
yesterday. He says he recovered his
watch and chain from the cistern in
Portland without any damage being
done them, save that it was necessary to
have the watch cleaned.
(irand Medal awarded to "Davies
the Photographer," for the best display
of photographs. Mechanics Fair, 1887.
duller v. Cor. First and Taylor Strs.,
Portland, Ogn. nlO-tf
Know what ymi want; know it for
a certainty and without misgivings or
doubt; then possess yourself of the time
to secure it.
Messrs. J. J. Morgan and J. L.
Barnard have leased a psrt of L. Wil
liam's lot, on Main street, and are hav
ing an office 14 x 22 feet erected thereon,
which will be used as a real estate office.
L. M. (losuey and J. II. Patterson are
constructing the building.
A meeting of the state military
board will I held in Portland in April,
when there will be a review of the 1st
regiment, O. N. O. The sum of $300
has been appropriated for each company
and it is expected that they will all be
uniformed by that time. No general en
campment of the national guard of this
state will be held this year because of
lack of money, but so soon as the regi
ments are thoroughly armed and
equipped, one will be held, probably in
'89. There are now 20 companies,
averaging 50 men each .
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, of Al
bany, celebrated the sixty-fifth anni
versary of their marriage on Saturday.
They are both 80 years of age and
bid fair to live untill they reach 100.
Reports are circulated from Mc
Minnville to the effect that Rev. Sails
is very sick, and may die at any moment.
He has caueer of the stomach. Rev.
Sails was down to Portland some time
ago for his health, and w hen he went
back to McMinnville it was supposed he
was restored, but it seems such was nut
the case. While traveling as an evange
list be enfeebled his health by overwork
and exposure. Rev. Jones, who was
with Rev. Sails, was so broken down by
the work that he has not been able to
do anything since. Rev. Sails is well
known over the state, having been on
various circuits in the valley, as well as
in charge of the M. E. churches at East
Portland, Oregon City and McMinnville.
The sensible, marriageable young
ladies of a certain town in Washington
county, it is said, have effected an organ
ization and have resolved that they will
not marry any one who Is not a patron
of home newspaper, for it is not only a
strong evidence of the want of intelli
gence, but that he will prove too stingy
to provide for his family, educate his
children, or encourage institutions of
learning in his community .
S. F. Alta: "A Chinese servant in a
private family hereabouts grew very
talkative the other day. He said:
"Melican man funny. Me got cousin
keepee wushee house. Everybody take
wash away now; rlaid smallpox. He got
no smallpox, iu his wash house now.
Month agolic have tleee cases; nobody
find him out, uolody take wash away
Now he got no smallpox , evlylody tlaid
Wha' foh r
Here is sweet comfort for the men
of Ilillsboro who delight in sitting about
stoves and standing on street corners.
who have not the energy necessary to
construct a new "story," and is vouched
for by a prominent leader of. staleites:
'The new year will not seriously in
terfere with the old jokes.'
The little steamboat Gleanor was
wrecked near the mouth of the Columbia
while crossing from Astoria to the mouth
of Deep river last Saturday. The follow
ing passengers were drowned: Jacob
ICennell, a Russian of Salmon river; Miss
Mary Holt, of Astoria, and Miss Wilmer,
of Deep river.
W.S.Smith, the mute, received a
silver medal last Saturday from the
Mechanic's Fair association, which had
been awarded him nt the last fair on his
patent churn.
A.F. Wheeler, formerly cashier of
the Metroplitan Savings bank of Port
land, Oregon, is a first cousin of the late
ex-Vice-President of the United States,
William A. Wheeler, who left an estate
worth about f 125,000. The heirs have
begun a contest for a division of the
property, and Mr. Wheeler has placed
his claim in the hands of attorneys. He
recently visited New York on business
connected with his claim.
Thos.S. Hare, son of Hon. W. D.
Hare, is lying dangerously ill at Astoria,
from an attack of pneumonia. Also,
John Hay, son of Wni. Hay, of this
place, is very ill with the same malady
at Astoria. In answer to a letter, Mr.
Hare and Mr. Hay have gone to Asteria
to care for their sons. Tom isconilned at
the residence of bis aunt, Mrs. Oilman,
John is iu the hospital.
Professor at Vassar (to class) Now,
who can tell me the most wonderful
achievement of the nineteenth cen
tury? Miss Morris, I see your hand
raised. Miss Morris (proudly) My
sister Nallie has taught her pug dog.
Thistle, to chew gum. Judge.
Dr. William II. Watkins, a prominent
physician of Portland, died suddenly of
heart disease while attending a prayer
meeting at Taylor street church, last
Thursday evening.
In conversation this week with Mr.
R. Constable, a farmer on the North
plains, a few miles out from Hills'wro,
we were informed that Oregoa White
Winter wheat and the White Mole wheat
have been but slightly injured by the
late "freeze," the latter probably having
escaped all injury. But he further said
that Golden Chaff wheat is doubtless
seriously injured. Farmers, should make
a note of this observation, and not sow
Golden Chaff wheat in the fall and winter
in future.
-A. C. Bray, a banker of Portland,
has leased Kitty Ham from Mr. T. II.
Tongue for the present year, ending
December 31st. Mr. Bray is the owner
of Little Joe. We may confidently look
forward to the earning of laurels by
Kitty Ham, as she is undoubtedly the
coming trotter of the coast. She will be
taken to Portland to-day.
We are reliably informed that the
church at McMinnville has engaged our
beloved brother James A. Campbell to
labor for nt least three-fourths of his
time. A good choice. He will not,
however, move his family from his
comfortable home in Ilillsboro to that
pleasant, beautiful and busy town, so he
and they will miss the usual donation of
cabbages, hams, lard, fruit, etc. We
speak from personal experience; they may
conclude to give him, however, a plug
hat, pair of kid gloves and a gold headed
cane. Monmouth Herald.
The Ilillsboro Cornet band will give
a masquerade ball at its Opera hall on
the evening of February 22d. A "big
time" is anticipated. See advertisement
in this issue. All ye lovers of mirth and
the winning ways of Terpsichore, are
asked to begin making preparations for
the event.
Wm. Landreth, the inhuman monster
who murdered his step-daughter, Syra
mie Antle, 18 or 19 years of age, at In
dependence last Sunday morning, is now
confined in the Salem jail. Facts elicited
at the inquest, show that Landreth had
been unduly intimate with his step
daughter, and fearing future conse
quences, murdered the girl to cover up
his beastly crime. Mrs. Landreth testi
fied that her daughter had long letn
made the victim of his damnable lust.
The murder was committed with a huge
knife, and no less than fourteen frightful
gashes were cut in the girl's head and
body by the incestuous demon.
According to a late school census of
Portland, there are 7191 persons of school
aye in that city, an increase of 774 over
last year.
Miss Mary A. Brown," our popular
postmistress, has just recovered from an
attack of catalepsy. This attack came
upon htr last Friday night, and is the
third one of the kind within a few
months. The affliction comes on without
previous warning and the first knowledge
of its presence is indicated by her not
coming from her room of mornings.
When an attempt is made to rouse her
from the death-like slumber, all efforts
are unavailing until the skill of a
physician is called and has labored with
the patient. Dr. Linklater attended her.
Within a day or two after the attack,
Miss Brown is able to attend her duties,
and says her suffering is light and 'con
fined to a 'silly" sensation, similar to
that caused by over-sleep.
Robt. J. Hendricks, the Salem
Statesman's editor-in-chief, was married
on Wednesday of last week to Miss
Amelia (Jeisey, one of the beautiful and
accomplished belles of Aurora. They
will go at once to housekeeping.
The Methodist Preachers' association
will be held in the Taylor street M. E.
church, in Portland, commencing March
12th, and to continue for ten days. Rev.
C. M . Bryant, of Ilillsboro, will speak
upon the subject of revival methods.
"The coining man.'" growled old
Mr. Xotohave, torting over his bonds,
stocks aud mortgages, "the coming man
is the Assessor, confound him! Don't
ask me any more fool questions."
W A SHIN (4TO N LETT K K.
From our ltegular Correspondent. J
Washington, Jau. 20, 1SS3.
For the first time since May, 1S85,
the supreme court of the I'nited States
sits with a full bench. Hon. L. tj. C.
Lamar donned the judicial robe on
Wednesday, and a crowded court room
witnessed the sjmple ceremony incident
to his induction into office. The ex
secretary sits nt the extreme It ft of the
chief justice, this being the place
assigned always to the justice Iat ap
ointed. As Mr. Lumar himself ex
pensed it, hi; considers this the crown
ing honor of his life. The republican
senators ued all their efforts short of a
caucus dictum to defeat his confirma
tion, which was secured, after a long
and bitter struggle, by virtue of the
votes of three of their number, Senators
Stanford, Stewart and Riddlelwrger.
Doubtless these three senators had pre
pared themselves for the severe censure
of their brethren, but it was visited only
upon two of them Mr. Riddleberger's
lapse Wing excused because he is him
self a Southerner, li ke the new justice.
Mr. Lamar's advancement t the su
preme beuch is of special significance,
inasmuch as he is the first ex-rebel so
honored. It is understood that his
friends were surprised and disappointed
that so few republican votes were cast
in his favor.
Washington is getting to be known as
the Convention city. There are few
weeks iu the year that we do not have at
least one convention of some sort here,
but this week the record has been
broken. We Irnd six distinct conven
ventious, and four were iu session at one
time. Among them were the American
and shipping league, an association
organized for the purpo.-o of attempting
to restore our lost merchant marine
service; the national board of trade, the
object of which is set forth in its name;
the national tobacco association, which
did a most notable thing in declining to
make any recommendations to congress;
and the United States potter's associa
tion. I he latter protested ngainst any
disturbance of the present tariff'.
On Monday, the senate committee on
territories w ill hear arguments on the
proposed annexation of Northern Idaho
to Washington territory.
A great majority of the petitions re
ceived by congress are the work of idlo
cranks; but one which arrived this week
is evidently the work of a level-headed
fellow. It asks that the postal laws be
changed so as to prevent the sending of
blood and thunder novels and sensa
tional story paiiers through the mails as
second class matter, at one cent a pound.
It also rails attention to the fact that
the postage on school law, scientific and
religious books is eight cents a pound.
It does seem to be a discrimination on
the part of the government in favor of
the bad.
the several tolls tor establishing a
government postal telegraph service
are being vigorously urged upon con
gress, and there are surface indications
that a paid lobby is being used by
certain parties. By the way. it is some
what curious, that on this subject, or at
least that part of it which makes the
government controll the telegraph lines.
Jay Gould and the Knights of Lalmr are
in accord ; but it is externally probable
that those views would diverge very
widely in any attempt to practically
inaugurate the service. Dr. Norwin
Green, presideut of the Western Union
telegraph company, and Mr. Gardiner
G. Hubbard of this c ity, made argu
ments on this subject beforo the senate
committee on postoffire and post roads.
on Friday.
The bar association of the Distric t of
Columbia has sent a circular letter to all
the bar associations throughout the
country, suggesting that delegates be
elected to attend a meeting in this city
May 22ml, next, for the purpose of
organizing a national bar association.
Speaker Carlisle will be compelled, so
says his physician, to take several weeks
rest before resuming his duties
fOBEST WKOVB HOT.
( From our Regular Correspondent )
Mrs. It. K. Montgomery, of Summit,
member of the class of '87 in Pacific
University, has been visiting in the
Grove for several days past.
Thursday of last week was observed as
College prayer day by T. A. and P. U.
Services were heid in the Congregational
church and the afternoon was a half
holiday in the school.
The ladies of the Baptist church and
Sunday school will give a "chiaesie
sewshabul" this (Friday) evening, at
Verts hall. An unique programme will
be given, followed by a "krazj "supper.
Admission 25 cents, one quarter of a
dollar or two bits. The proceeds are to
be used in carrying on the Baptist Sun
day school, which has lately been organ
ized, and a large attendance is ex
pected. Thanks for a complimentary.
Willie Wolf, formerly in business at
this place, was in town this week, rep
resenting Hexter Si May, of Portland.
Mrs. S. E. Marsh has been visiting
with friends in Portland the past week;
This evening the Gamma Sigma society
will discuss the question of statehood
for Utah, Alexander and Lysons for,
and Mason and Snider against.
Quite a number of bridges and road
beds around the Grove have been washed
out by the late rains.
J. U. Smith visited McMinnville
Tuesday.
Some of the young bloods arouoa
town have been making nights hideous
for some time past, tearing down picket
fences, etc. We would suggest to them
that they take a tumble before it is too
late.
Mrs. L. M. Hunt M. D. is to. deliver
two lectures in the Grove within a short
time, one in the afternoon on the "Edu
cation of children from birth to adult
Life," and another in the evening of the
same day on the "Evolution of Man."
Mrs. Hunt is a highly accomplished lady
and is qualified to treat these subjects in
a masterly manner. She is highly recom
mended by the press and people of
Portland, and will doubtless le ap
preciated by our people.
Harry Gist has removed to Portland
with his family.
Johnnie, the postmaster, is fixing
things at the Grove to carry it for Cleve
land, so the little boy sid.
The following communication was
written by one of the leading instructors
in grammar and composition, in the
Grove: "Forest Grove Jan 20 Mr ,
Dear sir; Mr was due with an
exercise last friday & did not appear,
this is the second time he has done that
& iu neither case has he said anything to
me either before or after until I got after
him."
J. M. Garrison aud G. O. Sloan will
take alont loo hit kens to the fair in
Portland next week. These yards are
among the first iu the state and will
doubtless bring back some blue riblnms.
At the anniversary nieetinir of the
Washington County Bible Society held
in the Congregational church at Forest
Grove, Sunday evening, January 29,1888,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year. Col. T. It. Cornelius,
president; Prof. Jos. W. Marsh, vice
president; L. C. Walker, secretary; A. E,
Davis, treasurer. Executive committee :
Rev. C. F.Wood, Kev. A. C. Fairchild,
Prof. J.W. Marsh .
The following resolutions were passed :
"Whereas, it has pleased God, in his
providence to call to the heavenly world
our brother, Rev. Horace Lyman, for
merly president of this society, and
Whereas, we realize the value to our
work and to society of the Christian life
ami character of Brother Lyman.
Resolved, That we render thanks aud
praise to our Heavenly Father for the
grace which guided and strengthened
Brother Lyman through a life of useful
and influential labor;
Mist we recognize with gratitude the
seivices (.four brother to this society and
in many lines of Christian work;
That we cherish his memory and
recommend h is example, and
That we tender to his family our heart
felt sympathy."
fridges Uamagtl.
The contiuutd rains caused ''high"
water throughout the state. The water
in streams in this county was higher
than it had been for several yeirs. We
have heard of no damage being dora in
the county by water, except to bridges.
Last Monday the long bridge west of
Ilillsboro was afloat at the west end, but
was saved by duo precautions on the
part of the supervisor, G. N. Hale. It
is reported 150 feet of the Centerville
bridge Is washed away, and about 300
feet of the Minto bridge is drifted out of
position and lodged against ash trees
down stream. A number of other
bridges are yet to be heard from. but it
is believed the loss will be much leas
than anticipated from first reoorts.
IlilUfcor Public School Report.
No, days school kept open, 22, day
attendance, 2707; days absence, 245:
cases tardiness, 91 ; boys enrolled, 91:
girls enrolled, 72: total enrolled, 13:
average belonging. 134; average daily
attendance, 12:5; number new pupils en
rolledboys, 7; girls, 3; total, 10;
dropped, 4. J. D. Hawks.
Principal.
Don't
Let that cold of yours run on. You
think it is a light thing. But it may
run into catarrh. Or into pneumonia.
Or consumption.
Catarrh is disgusting. Pneumonia is
dangerous. Consumption is death itself.
The breathing apparatus must be kept
healthy and clear of all olstructions and
offensive matter. Otherwise there is
trouble ahead.
All the diseases of these parts, bead,
nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs,
can be delightfully and entirely cured
by the use of Boschee's German Syrup.
If you don't know this already, thous
ands and thousands of people can tell
you. They have been cured by it, and
"know how it is themselves.' Bottle
only 75 cents. Ask any druggist.
VOHNELIIS ITEJIS.
Jaxcary 31. Whiz ! buzz ! bang ! slam !
and something takes us slap on the
tbonldrr. "Yaller jackets?" bumble,
bees? no it's a collector and he wants the
bill we owe the merchant, the ex-butcher,
the blacksmith, the harvest hand, the
bar-tender, or some one else. A mania
to collect seems to have struck every one
and there seems to be a collector on
every corner as you enter town. The
justice ourt seems pretty busy now a
days, with a fair prosject for plenty of
business in the near future. We hear
some one saying, "I wonder what's the
matter with my being a candidate for J.
P. at the next election f" once in every
while and there teems to be quite a num
ber of aspirants for office, uud a lively
skirmish for nomination.
L. Sloper, of East Portland, paid our
town a short visit last week.
Chas. Jones has been quite ill with an
attack of lung fever, but is improving
under the skilful treatment of Dr. Clark
Smith, who is now a resident of our
lively little village.
Mr. Calvin Bailey, living south of here,
had a severe attack of quinsy last week,
which came near resulting seriously, but
is now convalescent.
The billard saloon of this place has
once more changed hands, Wm. Roberts
now having charge of the premise. L.
Strasser has secured the Richard Punch
building, formerly occupied by White
horn & Pomeroy, and is now rushing
around with a petition for license to
0eratft saloon No. 2 in Cornelius.
W. S. Ingles is suffering from a severe
attack of asthma and has retired from
his labors, leaving Justice Phillips clerk-in-chief
of his store.
R. W. Crane and wife have returned
from Eastern Oregon, aud seem very
much taken up with the country. They
will move to Gilliam county about the
middle of February .
Crane was in Portland last wick selling
a car load of hay, aud tells an amusing
story about how he took a prominent
Washington territory man for a bilk. aud
in turn was takeu for another. They
only found each other out just as the
ale was about to be crushed, aud then
a party knowing !oth men well, assured
them that each was dealing with an
honest gent, and of course they had a
jolly time oVer it aud had to "take some
thing."
We hear that a ortioa of the Centre
ville bridge has In-cn taken out by high
water. The bridge crosning the slough
near the river, at Dr. Geiger's farm, is
lifted off its props, and the aprons to the
bridge at Capt. Pollock's aud those of the
bridge crossing the river at Mr. Reeves'
farm are also missing. It is without
doubt the highest water known here for
many years.
We hear considerable kicking iiecatisc
letters of iniortance w hich happen to be
too late fur the mail -bag, cannot It
handed on the train, and hear it argued
'that it is the government employes that
are to bo accommodated instead of the
patronizing public, that creates the
positions ."
Pld Father Neep, after being confined
to the house for about three weeks with
a lame back, is again to be seen on our
streets.
Many potatoes in the surrounding
vicinity of Cornelius, wero frozen dining
the last cold spell. Some claim that they
never took letter care of their vegetable.
than this winter, and still the mercury
only reached three below zero.
Mrs. U. K. Montgomery, of Summit,
Benton county, is visiting relatives here.
S ii it Kin in.
TI'.tLATn IT KM.
January 30. Mr. Chehak lost oiie of
his horses last week, aud another is very4
sick. Mr. Morgan has two sick horses.
Mr. Barngrover is doc toring them.
Mr. Graham, who is teaching in dis
trict 20, East Butte, is ai ranging for an
exhibition, to be given Friday evening.
February 17.
The evening of the last day of Mr.
Rummler's school, Mrs. Sweck gave a
party for the young folks to give their
farewell compliment to Mr. Rummler,
as he was to start to Spokane Falls on
the Monday following.
Last week Burty Barnes had what
might have been a serious accident.
While crossing the railroad bridge at
Tualatin, he slipped and fell striking his
head on one of the ties and knocking
him senseless. Messrs. Sam Gal breath
and Bill Perry seeing him went to his
assistance.
The Tualatin river is very full now.
causing logs to float down in large num
bers.
Last week while Mr. Stater and others
were landing logs, Mr. Stater had the
misfortune to fall into the river. A
boat was rowed to his assistance.
There will be a dance at the hall
February 14,, 1888, St. Valentine's day,
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COLUMBIA COIInTV ITEM.
Veusonia, Jan. 22, 1888.
Editor Independent: At present
there is a foot of snow on the ground aud
it is raining. In the mountains, the
snow is from one to four and a half feet
deep, the heaviest lying between here
and St. Helens. There is no travel from
here to St. Helens, except on loot. From
here to Forest Grore, the road is broken
and a few sleighs went over the moun
tains last week. During the recent cold
weather, the Nehulem river and Rock
creek were frozen nearly across, leaving a
channel in the middle of the stream
about four feet wide. The ice in Rock
creek was broken and it was 14 inche
thick.
Sunday, January loth wus the coldest
day we had; the thermometer at this
place was 5 degrees below zero; four
miles further up the river it was 8 below.
Monday morning it was 3 below. It is
claimed by some that the creeks in this
part of the county commence to freeze
at the bottom and freeze up.
If the snow lies ou the ground long,
hay will be scarce hero in the spring.
All the surplus hay was sold last fall to
loggers from the Columbia river, who
brought their cattle here to have them
wintered.
This county needs a railroad, and the
people of Nehalem think they will have
one before two years. The timber and
coal of this country would soon pay for the
road. Three new sawmills are already
talked of on the strength of the prospect
for a railroad.
II. C. Turner, a Michigan man, has a
force of men digging the race for his
sawmill on Rock creek, just opposite
McNutt's store. Work on the frame will
commence as soon as the weather will
permit. The race will be a little over a
quarter of a mile in length.
The mail is brought here twice a week
from St, Helens, but on account of the
blockade in the Columbia river, no mail
has arrived from Portland for nearly two
weeks.
It Is expected that there will bo a
large nufhbcr of government land hunters
here as soon as spring opens. Quite a
number have located claims in the last
month. i
Thomas Wilks has accepted a position
in the county clerk's office in Portland.
Surveyor John CampWII has gone to
Oregon City ou business.
W. II. Jackson and family have moved
to Eugene City.
Mr. Binder and T. Lavender are
trapping ou Rock cretk, near the mines.
M . C. Humphrey, the Rock creek poet,
has gone to work in T. R. Cornelius'
sawmill.
Miss Sallie Campbell has returned
from a six weeks' visit with friends in
Portland.
The Adams !oys killed a couple of
large I) in last week.
E. F. Sovcrein.the Riverside merchant,
has moved to Lane county.
Mr. Crossley, of Forest Grove, was in
Nehulem a couple of weeks a;o, looking
up the coal interests.
Cougars are not so numerous as they
were last summer. T. 31. Tucker saw a
large cougar a few days ar;o.
Mr. Johnson, who had three of his
lingers sawed off in Weidler's mill at
Portland, is spending the winter with
his father on Crooked creek.
Andrew Wood left here about a month
ngr for Oregon City, to file on a piece of
laud, and has not been heard from since.
Em.
A Ml CTEHS,
Gai.es CitKtK, Feb. 29, 1888.
Editor 1meikkhkst: It may be of
interest to some of your readers to know
that no damage wus sustained bete by
the late "flood." Our dam was not in
jured iu the least by the mountain tor
rent of waters, although a few vests ago
we were told by "knowing ones" that it
would be impossible to make a dam or
Imxuii stand on (tales Creek, and were
advised against building a mill here.
Our logs are all safe iu the boom, and it
would do a sawmill man's eyes good to
see our new dam and fine logs. We
havens good logs as any mil! in Ore
gon, to say the least. But this tremen
dous water Hwer should be utilized for
manufacturing purposes. We want
flouting mills, paper mills, mid many
other kinds of manufactures, and have
the water Mwer necessary to drie pon
derous machinery. There are many
good sites in Washington county if
steam is preferred, and fuel is cheap, but
we can unhesitatingly claim great water
power for economy.
We would be pleased to give any per
son our advice and plan for damming
these mountain streams, if they are
worth anything. This county has the
natural facilities to become almost a
second Lowell in the matter of manu
factures. Wm. M. Lvda.
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IIILLNBOBO UBAXUC
to Newly Klectod Ofllcera Dedlci
tlon f Now uraaft Hall,
Tweeeay, re. SIM.
The Ilillsboro Orange held its last
regular meeting in the new Orange brick
building, Saturday January 28, when
the following officers were installed for
the ensuing year:
Benjamin Bchofield, master; John W.
Shuts, overseer; W. D. Hare, lecturer;
P. Bo scow, treasurer; James A. Imhrie,
secretary; Chas. A. Hanley, steward;
John Sewed, assistant steward; Mrs G.
N. Hale, ceres; Miss Llohty, pomona;
Miss Ilattic Butler, flora; Mrs. J. A.
Inibiic, lady assistant steward .
It was decided by a vote of the Orange
to dedicate tho new hall on Tuesday,
February 21. It is suspected the dedi
cation will be an event of considerable
local importance.
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