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E. (I. 'ADAMS. Editor .v. Proprietor.
When the tide of immigration sets in
!ri "the Sparing Columbia County .shoul.l
"have sonie oho stationed in Portland to
Turn people into this county. We have
splendid lan3s vKere riOw perpetual Sah
around Bunker Hill
nnci .back through the County are Vine
irtptf? luricrS and C.iio bench land So J.
W. Campbell informs us, and he i? '.Veil
ofcteK Then tnT?re is Ciatskanie which
is a pcrFec- paradise in its wealth of
lahds and natural resources. There
vi-ill be a larire delegation 'of Illinoisans
to'&ttlc in Clarskaiile. We think no
"Vne will be disappointed that settles in
Western Oregon". Witness "this winter.
It is a land of perpetual spring. Grass
jreen all wiirtcr. IT.e chmatn dt France
Unci Italy.
Mrs. Dunniway lectured Saturday
"knd Sunday nights. We were piVsent
Saturday night but our cough tormented
ns so we'dii net enjoy her reiV.aiks so
inuch at usual". The next niqht we
heard she had an appreciative audience,
;and Dr. Stewart and B. F. Giltuer pub
licly endorsed her remarke as tine. Mrs.
Dunniway reminds us of the plunx of
the desert vio )ias the face of a woman
and the form of a lioiV. Through trood
and evil report she serenely moves on
her-way to her great ambition, the com
phete Vnfrai':cTii.scment of her sex.; Her
y.Aper the Xeio Xorthwetl is typographi
cally very beautiful. Her boys are print
ers, and back up their mother in her en-
We met Mrs. Perry lately. Sue re
' counted her meeting .with her brother
""which wa3 very interesting. Mr. and
Mrs. P. were approaching Muscatir.e m
the cars. A gentleman on the 6at
asked theni some questions, ane Mrs.
Ptiry discovered lie was brought tip
c.lOso to her father's, and was cue of
.'Hoops. When they arrived at tho de
pot, he ran up to the store whtre Mrs.
Perry's brother Ol Crandol had been
book keeper for 2'3 yeais, and informed
hini some one at tho depot wanted to
feee him. Mr. Crandol thought two
nieces we're there', not once dVeflin ing of
meeting a sister iroin tar-away Oregon.
He came, and looked and looked, but
did not recognize hi sister, but she
"knew hmi, and walked along, and threw
?ier arftS around his neck. O who can
'paint that scene wlu-re a brother aud
.ister met cff.ch other after 38 long years.
"iTf.e news spread like wildiire and old 3
friends and neighbors were all agog with
delight. Aunt Jane, the. old colored
nurse was wild with -joy, and everyone
rjoi':ed to meet their old friend, i
A sister 'cT Mrs. Perry talks of com
ing to Oregon as so6n as they can dis
jpose of their property there.
Mrs. Terry says Muscatine looks sin-
'gtilar, evevy "building is fio loaded elOwn
vith lijjlitn'ing aods.
"Old Aunt Ja'Tie, tho colored Vy6maTr,
Iff t soon f6r. Chicago to live with a
'daughter. Thiot'h black, she is quite
WaTthy 'so s:he can pass.
Mr. Ol Crandol's litt'e daughter, sev
en years old, rushed around tD a friend
when Mrs. Perry's arrival was made
known to her, and says, " Mr. Tustin,
my dear aunt has arrived-from Oregon
KvHom I liave not seen for thirty-eijht
years
The picture of G. W. Harris' little
:girl, L. A. is 18 by 2. She is remark
ably pleasaht-ldoking, has a great wealth
of beautiful hair, and is dressed i'n fine
tiste. Her turban is resting on a pil
lar by her side. Tho background has
a beautiful fountain in full play, and a
fharrning landscape. It is so alive, iho
.whole picture even to the feathers on
Iier turban, it is worth going a long dis
tance to see. The Company whose rep
resentative Mr. Thomas is must have
'done their best to perfect so charming a
picture. It can be seer, at "the house of
Enoch Shihtafier, corner of Columbia
-and St. Helen Streets.
It is said a new machine could b"h
Started that would pay, a praying ma
chine do the praying for the inhabi
tants of Oolurnbia County. They have
them in Hihdostan. Prayers are written
6n the flanges of a machine that can be
carried by wind or water. We wouid
'suggest such a machine should be built
by the Muckles, and so rhnch a prayer
'charged, and Meserve shotild furnish
the wind to mako it revolve. We think
kliere is money in it c
WBeh the mist states it is official or
gan fdr the county it states a falsehood,
-as notices are as much olficial published
'in our paper. as in the .mist. It is ofHc
ial by order of Jim Muckle, only that
'find nothing more.
IX MEMO III A 31.
Mrs. Bpitfont has received the sad 5i4.
'telligoiVce that lier only sister, Mrfi.
Elizabeth Cap.es is dead. She died aged
78 years, T)ec. 21st at Amazonia, An
drew county, Missouri, of pneumonia.
Her illness was superinduced by fatigue
und care of her hrisband, Charles Caplcs,
who wasO years old, being both blind
and helpters. Her husband, after her
death vefl'sed all medicine, and nourish
ment aird in about two weeks followed
her to the? spirit world. Ttius hove
passed away these venerable persons.
Charles Cap'es wu an uncle of C. O.
Caplcs of Columbia City. lie was mar
ried twice. By his first wife he left two
children, Dr. 3drrr'es Caples who resides
in California, and a daughter living in
Amazonia long time sick with consump
tion. By his second wife whoso death
we chronicle, he left two children, Mari
on and Jane, who both live in Amazo
nia, and have qriite large families. Mrs.
Elizabeth Caples whose maiden name
was Waiul has two brothers, one living
in Portland and one at Kugene City.
As magnet point to Northern Star,
Otir hearts still turn to frien.ls .'ifar,
No matter where our 1 ved oiks roam,
Our bosom ImlJs forth; in a home.
State Temperance Alliance.
The Oregon State Te'niperance Alli
ance, will nieet in. ii:e 13th Annual ses
sion in the efty of Portland on Wednes
day, Feb, 20th, 1884, continuing three
days. The sessions will be held at the
First Baptist Church beginning as half
past 10 A. M.
The Alliance shall be composed of
Delegates elected annually aird duly ac
credited from temperance Societies and
other organizations devoted to the inter
ests of the Temperance cause.
The basis cf representation being one
for every twenty members, and one for
each fraction over ten. Also any per
son of kii'own temperance principles may
lecome a member by paying into tho
Treasury the sum of one dollar.
It is im portent that all Blue Ribbon
Clubs, Lcdg!, Societies, Unions,
Churches, Sunday Schools, Bands of
Hope, etc., elect delegates immediately
on receipt of 'this circular and that such
members be elected as will beat repre
sent you in the Alliance.
All delegates passing over the O. R.
1' N. Co's and O. & C. R. R. Cos lines
and having paid full fare will be re
turned at 80 per cent oft the usual fare,
on presenting the Secretary's certificate
at the Portland offices, which certificates
will be issued during the session.
Now, fellow-workers, in the ca'tsftofS
humanity let us come up to this meeting
with renewed zeal and a lixed purpose to
press the battle to the very gates as
above all previous years. When most
important elections both State and Na
tional are in the near future, when the
i '
people are thinking and acting upon the
question of questions, the total Prohibi
tion of the cuVSc'd liquor trafno, when
every man and woman should bo active
ly engaged in this tight for our country
and our Homes, through a more system
atic organization, that we may be the
better pre pared for tha irrepkessihle
coullict, for the combat deepens and now
is the time for action, action, ACTION.
. J. W. WATTS,
H. IC HINES.
JAC035 CONSER,
J. 13. HOUSTON,
Executive Committc.
The ship T'dlic E. Sturluck which ar
rived in the Columbia river on Thursday
has among other railroad cargo, the great
iron ferryboat to be used in transferring
Northern Pacific trains across the Co
lunibia at Kalama. It comes in 57,51.3
pieces and 579 boxes. :Tho "ways on
whi;h the boat is to be put together
have been ready some time at the yard
above Smith Bros. k Co.'s mill at Port
land. Six months' time after the ship's
arrival here is given to the contractors,
Smith Bros. & Watson, in which to com
plete the ferry. Pacific Journal.
A iiiarried man ami woman of bad re
pute, according to a dispatch to the B6s
ton Herald, eloped from New Haven
the other day. After a 'time they both
returued. The woman was arrested,
lined 50, and sent to jail for 90 days,
and 30 day's more were added for her be
ing a " bac" woman !" The man was not
arrested or fined or imprisoned. He was
the same kind 6f a man that she was
woman, but then, he Vas a man and a
voter, arid so went clear. Dover, N. II.
Euquirer,
Cotirtnf-y- Meek is in the city, having
'also-just Tetirrned from the mines. He
'brings a number of specimens of cbaTse
gold and has every confidence 'in the
richness of the mine's, to which lie Will
return abotit the middle df February.
He states that those persons who have
taken up twenty-acre claims, of whom ho
is one, are determined to hold theni a
gainst all comers.-- Willamette Farmer.
Mi. W. II. Whitney is a splendid bar
ber, and gtvc3 as nice a cut as aiiy of the
Portland barbers. .
CORKESI'OXDEC!;
Scappoose, Jaii. ilth. ISSi.
Friexd Majo?. I '"thought I would
drop you a few lines fVoHi this point.
We met John Coibth, and vas clad to
see him looking so well. He is going to
the mines, and we wish him success.
The report is that Charles Slaveiis is go
ing to take for himself a wife. Success
to Charley ! Jess Gould has been ad
mitted into the Good Templars, and rode
the yoat with ease. Miss Ellen Corliin
is going East with her coiisiii John
Lamb in the Spiring. We wish theni a
pleasant trip. Mr. Lamb is late fr'cih
.Mexico.
Richland Mills are doing a rushing
business in sawing lumber. They ave
rage about 12 thousand a day. Messrs.
Slaveiis an.t Bendurc are cutting 20 to
25 thousand feet cf logs a clay; they are
rushers, "you bet."
There was a leg put in the creek by
Professor J. Gould that measured 80
inchps in diameter and was 42 feet long.
Jess is a way up bull-driver, "you bet."
There was quite a surprise party the
other "evening ft Richland Mills, also
one at C Grant's-.
We ai'o s'crry to hear that Win. Shar
ringl'ausen and J. I). McKay are scon
to leave for the mines, as they can't use
snow-shoes and web-feet are of no use in
the snow.
The Band of Hope is doing a rushing
business with Charley Slavcns ut the
head.
There is a young mai: that i.- p'raclis
ing law in this part of the County and is
soon to be admitted to the bar.
Messrs. Ilofsteater and Stafford are
doing a rushing business at Gosa's Land
in "
Fearing this thould find the waste
basket I now close.
Pkof. Oaken Oyster.
Neeu City, Jan. 14th, 1681.
ErilTCR Columbian Dear Sir: As
your paper has a large circulation
around lu-re, I thought a few items from
Neer Citv would not come a-niss. Times
are not so flourishing here now as they
were awhile back. Wood-cutting is a
bout come to a stand still. Neer and
Link have about 2000 cords of wcod cut
and I believe they nrc going to shut
down until Spring. They are not sell
ing any wool r.ow, and they look very
blue ofa cold morning. In f.tct the peo
ple of Neer City look very blue; all they
want is a box and some one to cover
them up. If it was not for the' CoLVii
eian they would riot live at all The
proprietor of Neer City or mayor tried
to sell his mittens, a Christmas present,
forft arhc. vc-jld run ashore; so if he
runs short what arn the wood-eutl rs a
"oin" to do. Wo hope that we c.u fast
until the smelt will come, then we can
live high until Spring. One man took
his family down to Coal Creek to get a
mess of coon, but made r. failure and
came home in di-gust. He -hopes th.-
smelt will not miss. Tho only business
place in Neer City is Bolt Havird's, and
the only business is freeze-out, and if the
smelt don't come pretty soon, there wili
bo a general freeze-out. If l!:o smelt
don't come and the winter is very hard,
those that have not mittens to pawn cr
sill are in a l a I fix. The Mist's circula
tion is verv small here. If it was very
large, it would be a complete destruction
to Neer Citv, for every man that rexda
it dies. '
From your Oorrcspondenl-,
Slasiiinool?:ier.
A Sure Cure.
Rebecca," said M033 Schaumbc-rg,
an Austin rncrchmt prince, to his wife,
I vant you to gif me your photograph.'
"Vat in tic YoYl.l do you vant mit
mine photograph 1 "inquired the wife.
"I vants to paste it on mine. pip?.
Times vas so pad dat I Hants to preak
'nvncs df of shmok'in'g," answered Mose.
Texas Sij'tinys.
Good Reading for Boys and Girls.
Tht Kaleidoscope', monthly magazine
of pure and entertaining reading for
American youth, will make its first ap
pearance about January 15th, 1881. Its
publishers promise the best journal of
its class ever published lor the price,
50 cents a year. Sample copies gratis.
An agent is wanted in every county in
the United States. Address The Kal
eidoscope, York, Pa.
J. Press Walker reports that T. A.
Clirtiinger will give a. ball on St. Valen
tine's Day and Washington's Birthday.
He just knows how to bring a big crowd,
and interest them after ho gets them,
there. Tom 'is a splendid entertainer, and
a rusher when ho starts in. He lias ac
quired deservedly a big reputation, and
Lis wife'ean just take the cake, in the
matter of splendid cookery.
We have received the American Jour
'halift, Vol. 1, No. 4. It contains an
able article on Kansas Journalism. It
is published at 305 Chestntrt'Stroet, St.
Louis, Mo.
We have received an illustratod paper
called the New York Graphic. . It has
pictures of Chatauqua and vicinity, the
former home of Horace Greeley.
LOCAL SffiWS
RcceiiVd a call Sanely from Cho G.
Yong. lie presented a pair of nice
vase for bur appreciatitb notice of last
week. lie has a big run of bllsine.
All places around him extend him their
patronage, even La Conter across the
river. Cho is much thought of by aU
his acquaintances; belongs to the Presby
terian church; has a brother a merchant
at the corner of Yamhill and Second
Streets, Portland.
Tho sky is petting queer lately. - Red
sunsets like Italy. G. W. McBride drew
our attention to a lot of geen clouds the
other night above St. Helen.. We rlon't
know what . it means unless the Lord
thinks ths people in St. Helen awful
gi-eeii for supporting the mist, and so en
velops them in green clouds. .
Mr. Byron Copies reports a $200 lot
I was bargained for by a gentlcinau lately
from tile States; Mr. Marsh has charge
of R. R. interests at that point. Prof.
Brower is recovering, ah'd can sit itp,'
and Mr. Hodges isrloing a good business
in his store, ;.ud Mr. Pinckney a good
business in his fine hotel.
-
There is to be a Teachers' Institute
here in February so School Superintend
ent Quick informs us. Mr. Quick has
been to the Washington County Insti
tute where he was Secretary. He re
ports there were some teachers there
from Portland of the genus, dude.
A. II. Biakesley gave a dan?o in the
drawing room of his new hotel last Sat
urdav eve.- It was an infir.nal dance,
17 tickets 50 cents apieco were sold.
There vds no slipper, it wis intended
only as a friendly meeting cf neighbors.
All went away highly delighted.
The Muckles sigh, -'The R. It. has
gona back on us." Their subscribers
are going back on the mist. Many of
them will soon bft mist. This issue the
mist is a year o!. Poor little gosling !
It stands awful weak on its legs ! even
if the Muckles are its bankers.
It is reported Mr. William Young,
our hotel keeper, will soon move on to
his homestead on the Cowlitz. lie 'and
his wife will bo much "missed as they
hae kept a first -class hotel and made
many warm friends by their universal
urbanity ;-,nd fair dealing.
Eno.-h yiiintafTer will give a Ball on
St. Valentine's night at the Masonic
Hall. Mrs. Konkle will prepare the
supper. Everything wi'.l undoubtedly
be first-class, us Enoch is a rasher in
such matter;-, and understands how to
get up a lioom
The Matthews family have mov. d Into
the upper pm of the vacated St. Helen
House, and Carl Tesch and family occu
py the house :ext to Blakesley's saloon.
The little meat shop close to the saloon
J. II. Pecker has fitted cp into a cose
barber's shop.
TuccluY r.b'ht our chimney caught on.
(ire, e.nd roared luce an o'e'ean steamer.
Big Hakes of soot, all afire, poured out,
like falling stars, over the roof and ad
jacent ground, but at last the fire wore
itself out without any damage to us only
a big scare. .
It is rumored there will soon be a
new Editor for tho mist. The grand
vizier will decapitate the head. of the
present incumbent, and tho cry will be
" Set him up again boys," and all the I
Muckles shall siy "Amen. So let it be."
At the New Year's dance at T. A.
Cloninger's, -11 Nos. were sold. Every- -
thing .passed of!" in ii ne style. Mrs John
Nelson assisted by Miss Katie Snyder
of Cedar Mountain furnished the sup
per which "was of the finest quality.
There is n: ar 300 dae u s on last years
CoLUiiniAN. Will not our 'friends come
out promptly. We freed money to set
tle our bills. It is not much for eacli '
one that owes us, but would in the ag
gregate be a big thirfrfor us.
Mr. Dell Farasworth has returned
from California. We never saw him
look so healthy. He 'said he had been
carpentering while absent. He said he
sdiouk'l soon visit his brother-in law, G.
II. Hancock, 'on the Cowlitz.
Dr. Moore. Visiting some sick in Rai
nier reports modern seats and all educa
tional improvements have been inaugur
ated in the Rainier school, anJa:lady
from Portland is teaching the young
ideas how t6 'fihoot. ,
W. B. Dillrwd Eq. wrote 'to Sir. A.
IT. Biakesley that Haven who decamped
with a breech-loading shot gun belong
ing to Biakesley, Vas in Astoria. Mr.
Haven ere now has doubtless fofcnd a
haven of rest in jail.
On Sauvic's Island, Jan. 2d Grandpa
Stump gave a dance to celebrate his 75th
birthday. Miss Dea Leonard superin
tended tho preparation oc the supper
which was tho finest ever known.
L! lb it A It Y ISGTSCESi
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iciitioij.
Each number of The, West Shore rs an
improvement upon Its predecessors &ul
a pleasant surprise thrj subscribers.
,, Pro-gress" is the publisher's watchword
and perfection his aim. With its Janu
ary number the Journal e iters its tenth
year, ti'hd will then appear in an iiitirely
new dress of type, be generally remod
el c I and have eight pages added to its
present size. More attention will be de
voted to general literature than former
ly, and its artistic features wili also be
improved Th-? improvements will make
it almost indispensable to every family
1
in the Northwest. The Dailj'Oregonian
of November 27th speaks cf it as follows
"The sketches arc admirable and the
workmanship would el
credit to any
city in tho Union. Wij
il written de-
scriptions of the scenery
given, an 1 the number
illustrated are
also contains
concise and interesting ajrticles on min
ing, agriculture, fishing, jtransportat ion,
etc. It i.s exclusively cn Oregon pro
duction, and has done a great deal to
wards making the re3courcos of the
Northwest known abroad, having been
dc-voted especially to tly's work. Mr.
Samuel h;is just purchased at a large ex
pense a complete new drsss for hi jour
nal, and from the ad vane ; sheets of the
J;inuarv number it is eleme I safe to as-
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sert that it will be the handsomest work
ever publisher! in Oregon.'1 The Xorth-
xcecrt Xetvaai the L'Sih says:1' The West
Shore is recognized as the most powerful
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instrument in drawing jdesirable immi
grants ami in making known abroad the
resources of the Pacific Northwest. With
the Jan. number it begins its tenth year,
and will then be entirely rcfnodeletl and
enlarged, ;:vA will be maeioifar more at
tractive; artistically amjl in! its literal y
feature:-?. While it wiljl continue to de
vote as mftcli attention as! formerly to
the resources of our country it will en
tor more fully the general field of litera
ture. Tho improvements vv i 1 1 make of
it a journal that shouli find its way in
to every counting roori and family cir
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TI:c Best ii'id SIos
E'i-aciical Art
The Art Ariintcv.r fpr January, con-
.1 .
sisting 'of sixty-four folio (pages, is the
largest aud best number !ve't issueel of
this popular magaziur.
More then a
ai4 given, r.ct
hundred illustrations
counting numerous fup sit supplemen
tary working drawings for china-painting,
vortJ-carvir.g, hammered bras;,
monogram, and e-;i broidery designs
from the .South Kt'nsijiglon Royal
School of Art Nec-dleavorlcj The Pede,;
tal Fund Art Loan Exhibition is fully
and critically noticed,
wi(,1i a biography
of M. Bartholai and p
tctures of h:s best
sculptures. There ar
tVo ficinating
of t:ie matchless
pages of illustrations
collection et Co.swav ihinir.tures, sliown
by Edward Joseph of London, with oth
er works of art, at. the Loan Exhibition ;
and interesting -examples' arc given cf
the new very artistic
Haviland "gres"
csjieeiallv attr.ie-
ceramic v.are Other!
tive illustrations are of I.-taille'.s paint
ing, "Saluting the Vfo-ihded," and she
picture gallery in the jW. II. Vaiuhrbiit
mansion. Ediioriallyj, Vard's statue of
Ws!iin''ton is criticbed' so:vevhut se
verly : " Montezauia" in "My Note
Book" exposes new frauds in the picture
trade, and Clarence (JjooV discusses the
Salmagundi Club anct Brooklyn Acade
my picture exhibitions. Altogether The
Art Am it 'vr enters, on its tenth volamn
... 11.
fully sustaining its reputation as a very
entertaining,, instruct! ve, and practical
family art magazine; $lj a year, 33c.
single copy. Montague Marks, publish
er, New York. .j .. '
An Old Friend.
Who of us docs not enjoy greeting an
old friend, especially I when wo can con
gratulate him On looking well ? It is
with some such feed ing that wo welcome
to our table Vicx's Flo-iai, Guide, whbh
co'ac to us diesseel
most "elei'.ant cover
house ever issued.
in the neatest and
that enterprising
'o :every lover of
rardeu work we commend, in the heart!
est possible manner,
this beautiful and
exceedingly practical (publication. There
is not a flower or a vegetable grown that
is not illustrated in "it, and some valua
ble aelvice given as to how t6 "raise and
care for 'them. Besides all this- the
book contains a ehapuing colored plate
of flowers, one containing a collection of
vegetables, anil a third shows a speci
men of Vick's Extra
presents this Floral
Early Potato. Vick
Guiele (how appro
ali his last year's
i
priatvi the title ! ) td
customers as a Chris:
tma$ present, and to
all others at the low
price of ten cents,
and tells such that theyj can deduct the
cost of it from their first order for seeds.
To our -farther friends, jo every 'market
gardher, and tho.so whoj inefMy garden
for pleasure, we sayp-Gi-t Yick'.i Floral
GUide, of James Vick, Rochester, N. Y.
The Inland Printer published in Chi
cago comes to hand. J All printers should
havo it. It n a monthly, only $ I. UU a
year.
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informed as to what Ihe world is eloing.
Editorially the Blade has maele a proud
record. It hr.s an opinion of everything
1
that effects the people of the country,
ancl it expresses it boldly, fearlessly unel
forcibly. As good as the Blade has
be-n m past yt:'als, we shall make it bet
ter than eer in the year to com;).
Among the features for the coming
year will be the regular ' Nasby Let
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'Nasby in Exile," and "Nasby in the
South," a eri.-.l story by Ernest Warren,
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" Answers to Correspondents," " Camp
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Ur. are herei y iDtiJl to present them, v.ilh the
proper vouchers, V'ithin six umnths from Ihi
d:te, to t'.'j unJsri-ijme.l, adin-iiii-ftrntor of H.vi I
Estate, at t!i3 l i.v ..Inoe of vv. U. ULIurd I'.h.,
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Co., Portland, Elaine,
Notice of Application to 2i-cliase
Timber Laud.
LaKD Dfi-ics at Vancouvsii, vr. T.
Hecs-inbcrSDtli.- 1S?3.
Notice i hereby .dven that in comjjliance with
the provisions of the Act of Congress aj)provcd
.liinoH, 1S78. entitled "An Act for tlu.Hale of
Timber Lands "in the States of Califoruir., Ore
gon, Nevada, and in Washington 'territory,"
Kobcrt DmIa-i of C jwlitz C. VVa.ih. Ter. has
this lav fle.l in this o.'lico hj apolicsHuii ' to
purchase Lot N'i. 2 Sec. 8, Tp. 8 N". of Ilana 3
tVvst, of the Willamette Meridian.
Tesidiony in the above, casu will be ta!c..n be
fore tho Juda of the Probate Court at Kalams,
Wash. Ter. onMohdy, the 10th. day of March!
!Stf4.
Aiiy ahd all persons lia'vih? adverse claims to
tno above described land, or any portion thereof
are hereby required to fib their claims in thi
oflCce within sixty (GO) days from date hereof.
. FRED. W. SPARLINeVKcffiftor.
v4n22ja4
hbfcll htr Tiro
RONPAREIL. .
dirmmu
TheCheapestand Beat.
WILL CRUSH AMD GRIND ANYTHINQ.
Iilj:tra!sd C:la!oH Sect Free.
LJ.MILLER.Cincinnati.O.
P?fortlt work in'; !am. S in t
fs 10 cent for pontage, mul
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i riya!, valuable ix of nam.
i . (I that will put you
in th-j ?3.y of makin'r more mncy in a fewcfayn
than yo.j ever thought po.ble at any busiiiftr.
flapital n t rmir.l. 'e will start you. You
can work a 1 iho timo or in hpare time only. 1 ho,
worli 14 university tuUptcil to both ex , J'ounj
and old. Yna c.1n "easily ea: Iroirt 5 cents to
5 o ery tVni:i;'. That all who want work may
Ust the t-irsiVici' s, we make thiiunparaWod offer:
to ii.ll who are hot Wi-11 natHned we V. Ul scnJ tl
to pay for the tronblo of writi;i.i u. Kull par
ticulai. fllrections. etc., leoht free. Fortune
will he ina.le by thos s who k'ic their whole time
to thi work. "Great uuccess abtolutly sure.
Oon't t'eluy. Start no'w. Adilrc-s Stin0 Si
Co., Portland, Maine.
Wo'iico fcr PubHcation.
L.KD Ot'YlVZ AT
Vancocvkp. W. T
1 lecembtT 27th. 1831.
Xotioe i hereby given that the fo'luwin;4
.named settler has l:IeJ no ica of hU intf nti jn ti
ma!:e f.nal proof in buppe-rt of hi claim, snr
th.tt sai.l proof wi 1 b ma te before the Uetfixte.
a;vl Itfceivfr, j.t V"aii-?ou er, W.T., on Tucmlay;"
l-'ehyl'Jth, lSr'-l, viz: Chresti-n Nielsen, rre-emj)-ti
oa Ileoi iratorv StatL-m:it So. 013, for the E. J
o; .v. e of Sec. ft, Tp. y n. i:. 2 w.
He names the following witnesses to prove Li
conlinuos residenoe u;jo)v, and cultivation of
sai 1 land, viz:
j'ra.-.t;is J. Johiuon, t,f Cast' Ilotk, W. Ti
Oor-o Abbott, of
Jain-M Toanr, of "
U. M. lutt.-.. .. of " .,
FJiKD. W. .Sl'AIiLIXC;, eilMtcr.
v4n22j:Mll -
rJoliC3 Toy Pu:3iic:Vtion.
La:d ()txce at VANco'Jvra, W. T.
Djc.-mber I'Oth. 1SS3.
Xotios l)Teby plven that the following
n:t!:i.l s.-lc-r ha:j ilc.l notic? f hii initati. n t
niiiko tnal proof in su;prt of bis clai:n. ami that,
r-A t pro. f wi'.l b? r.i.v lj before tin Jtidaof tlie
l': !.:tc '.;.;' : t at Kid iuirv. V;s!i. Ter., on Jatiir-
iay. i'vb'y ihh, l iili-ui Crawford,
Fre-empTon 1 Jtc'.-ira'.o.-;.' :taltmtiit No. 1211,
l:r tl:c K. of H. W. i( Uii l S. K. Ol S. VC. I of
rfiC. 'l'l. U. i. 1 K.
lit n.inv.'s t.'i' (v.'.-.'iriZ wi'.n?-Ke t prove hit
c.j;t;:ioiw rcJ-idciiw t:pi.n, i.ui cuhhailm f ,
said, vi'.:
.lo);;i Awes.
.f Carrol. Ion V . 1
f '
f-f " "
'i'll -'jr.' A vi-V.,
l r.-.Tv!: M.-1'.cy,
II. F-.i;-. v.
v4:1.i:-;
lictC2 for publication.
L.:n Ci'i :ck at VA:.'coi vrt, V T. )
Drcembcr li'tl. lfiS3.
Notice "s hrrcl'V j.iun tl.ft the fulhminff
named scttb-r l:s 'Hint i: tlte t f 1 if hi'ti.t:n t
make liivil prif i:i ;ip;iirt of his clnim, sn l
that B ii.t pjiM'f will le loaile before the Ju!e i4
the 1'ioh.ue C. iiit, at I'oint, a-h. Tt-..
eaTualav; Ftoy ru!i, ISSI, u: ALtaham C.
Mowrc',', Hotm-Mi-ad Applte.it ions "Nos. - I au I
I0::i. for t!i-. s. . of n. w. , Hie s. E. i of h. w. i
and Lots 1 and 4, ef .Sej, t, Tp. 3 N . Jt. 3 w.
Jfe names the f lio :;; v. ituoscs to rovifl.is
continuous le.d.U-ncj upi-n, un I cu;tiati)!i of,
ai-l laud. i'.:
1'. C. Fcharioist, of 0:.V Point W. T.
Samuel il. W'K'st, .-f
li. F. Fjoo:.-, of
JohnD. V, i-t. of
FiCLlJ. W. ri'AKblNC, nitei
v4n21d2"?
2Conc: ror. IVelicatiox.
I.i:.d CrncB at VAxcotrra XV. f.
Lc!-rin!-r 1'Jih. ifV.
I.'.-tVn 's l ercSy piven th -t t'.io loi!ow.i:i;-n:L!i;e.l ti
t'.cr l.js i'lUd H' t li t- of I N int'-ir.iva to in tt fi.il rc- 1
i;i iu;i;:ort oi h't rl.-.iui, un 1 that J proc) will be inula
beloru ttie JiuJe ol tlic I'.-o!ute ouit. at Kiloma, Vi. V.
on SaturJ ;y, .'aa. : i.': l'fli.i't JI )i K.nul.n. Hem.
sicr J A-".';if..t;oii Ni . C123, K r the w. J ui S. w. i ut see.
Tp. b N. !t. 1 w.
He iiann-j the I'jlio-'.rgr wi!nvsrt to pro li! rontlu
uon r?-ii uvioa, tu.iivatioii of, H.iiJ lur.il. vi?:
Martin !'c!so:', cl liaJjua, W. 'I-.
John !cn:m. of
.ntonij I3.1.i:iscr, et " "
L: ii v,-,cks, of " "
r:tEI.;v.'.C8?A!:Li:'. Ite?Uter.
-tn"iMvl .
Notice roit rrcLicATiox.
Land Of ficz at Vaxcouvek, V. T.
DeviMnher 12th, 1SK3.
Ntioo i !:crebj given that h fTTlowin--r.ameil
settlers -Jiave hied notice of their inten
tion tomake final proof insii)port of th"ir clwinis,
jtndthat K.ii J proof will be in.vle beforeXhe Jude
of lb lVo'oste Court, at Oak Point, Wash. Ter.
on Wednesday, January Cl'lli, lt-:-4, vizf;
1' i.ub'.'tli est '.vick i're-cmption 1 ln-.laiator''
St vein-nt No.'i W, forLV-sl, 2 i 3, of Sec. 4, Tp.
N. It. 4 w. and names the follow inw irtieyei t
prove h-r continuous ridcncu upon aihd ciiltivs
tion of sai I lan-l viz:J. ii. loui;lus, . Potter,
11. Larsen, r.nd ii. H. Heather, ad of Oak Puiut,
Cowlitz Co. v. T.' -
Frank Smith, Pre-emption Declara'ory State,
ment No. 1LC.1, for the Nor h W t quarter of
Sec. "2, Tp. 1) N. II. 4 w. antl names the fol
lowing witnesses to prove liis C"n6.uuous resi
dencj ion anil ce.liiva'. i"ii -f naid IsikI, ir
(i. F. Slaughter, W. I. Dett7, .1. M. b'adcblF,
and ii. 11. Heather, all of c'aU Point, CowltzCo.
W. T.
James M. rJa lclilT, l're-etipto.ii Declaratory
Statement No. l-'lO. for tho H. W. i of Sec 3J,
Tp. VS. il. 4 w. and naifies the following wit
nenses to prove liis continuous residence i.pon
and cultivation of said l.uid, viz: Frank Smith,
W I. Deetz. H. V. Mau-!iter, and C. II. Heath
er, all of Oak Point, Cowlitz Co. W, T.
FfiliU. W. SPAKL1NG, Kexister.
Notice for Publication
Land Orricn at Vancocyer, ''. T. )
December 1 IthlSSS. J
N'otico is hereby iventhatthe followin-numed
Rettler has i iLKD notice of his intention to make
FlNALrrtooy in nuppoi-t of his claim, anl that said
prK)f will be made before the J'M.lo of the Pro
bate Conrt at KaJaTna, Wash. Ter., on Tuesday
January at'th, 1S, viz: Fratu J. JoIiiinoii,
Preemption Djelaratory Statement So. ll.r0,
for tho X. w. of . v. i of Sec. 3-', Tp. 10. v. K.
2 w.
He name's the following witnesses to prove
Continuous residence upon, and cultivation of,
said land,, viz:
Chrnsten Nielsen, of Jacl.sdu, W. T. "
O. M. Dutton, vt - "
(leore Alditt, of "
C Little, of "
TKKD, W, 81ARLIKG. ReKi.tr.
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