CHRISTI A. N HEHALD
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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MONMOUTH AND VICINITY.
MISS MILLIE DOUGHTY, EDITOR.
We Uber very cold the first of the
week.
Holiday week passed, quietly in Mon
mouth.
Mr. Henry Bristow, of Pleasant Hill,
is in town visiting relatives.
Mr. 8. 8. McFadden, has returned
from Seattle, W. T. He entered school
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Mr. A. P. Wolverton, formerly of this
place, but now of Spokane Falls, has
returned to make his friends a visit.
Mr. Ed. Haley is at present visiting
his father, grandpa Haley, of this place,
whom he has not seen for a number jof
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Portland in just four days And five
nights from St. Paul, or, the actual
running time from Mopmouth,’ll!., to
Monmouth, Oregon, six days. I have
traveled twice over the Union and Cen
tral, quite a distance on the Southern,
and for scenery and good country, I
much prefer the Northern Pacific, and
being twice passed over the road in
safety and courteously treated by the
employes of the road, I can recommend
EASTERN.
the Northern Pacific to the traveling
Harvard has 1522 students in all de* public.
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being in poor health for several years
pas t, his death was sudden an«Kunex-
peoted. On Christmas day the funeral
services was held at the church, eon-
ducted by Bros. H. M. Waller and P.
R. Burnett; after which the casket con
taining the. remains of the deceased,
was conveyed to the cemetery south of
town and consigned to its last resting
plaoe. Our sympathy is extended to
the bereaved family.
The Christmas tree services on Chriat-
he can conscientiously accept the pay.
Mr. John Hanley, a stirring farmer,
near this place, says the Hillsboro Inde
pendent, has harvested 210 bushels of
turnips from a half acre of land after
feeding several wagon loads to his hogs
and cows. One turnip weighed 20
pounds. The crop is a mixture of the
Swedish turnip and rutabaga. Who can
beat this ?
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able weather during the day and ’ even
ing, were well attended. The chapel
was tastefully decorated, adding much
to the cheerful appearance of the room.
The literary exercises, consisting of reci
tations and music, were short and of a
pleasant character. After which the
tree, with itsgorgeTousdisplay ofpreiienfsT'
was unloaded to the joy and delight of
many happy children and with no less
pleasure to the older ones. Many
hancfgome presents were distributed,
SMOtig"the audience and yonfig hearts
and old hearts were again made happy
with the joyous merry-making of this
happiest of all the happy days of the
year.
Speaker Carlisle is a. very pale man,’
with brown hair, no whiskers or, mous
tache, and with clean out features, in
dicating a very nervous organization.
He is of the Greek type having a long
straight nose, a handsome chin, promi-
Travelod over 7000 miles, and receiv
ed not a jostle or a scratch? Found the
people East possessed of like passions
as we, seemingly.no smarter than those
of Sunset Land. Churches getting
along no better, preachers no smarter.
out obstinacy, and large clear blae eyes.
He parts his hair on one side, and
brushes it in such a way as to give his
head a rather square appearance.
masses as here. Educational facilities
little better, yet I think they are a more
contented people, and fix to stay and fix
to live comfortable, and enjoy life and
their friends, and don’t talk always of
going to
or 4ome other new
place. I say, Web-foot er, build a good,
big house, furnish it well and stick to
it and enjoy your home and home com
forts.
A. W. L ucas .
Eld. P. B. Burnett preached an ex
cellent sermon at this place on last Sun
day at 11 a . m . Also at Independence
in the evening.
Several from this place alfencled the
sociable given by the ladies of the
Christian church at Independence, on
New Year’s Eve.
The schools at Independence com
menced again on Monday, after being
PACIFIC COAST.
adjourned » Dumber of weeks on ac
The storm of last week spread over
count of scarlet fever.
the entire North-west. At many point«
Mr. J. A. Bushnell, of Junction City, the damage of wind was considerable.
spent last week at this plaoe, visiting
The daily attendance of the Whitman
his daughter, Miss Jennie, who is at- College in Walla Walla, is about ninety
lending-tchoolhere.——•—
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Several delegates from the different
Prof. J. B. Horner is now principal
lodges of the county were in attendance of public schools in Albany, Oregon.
at the county lodge meeting last Tues-
Puget Sound black cod are now the
• day and Wednesday at this place.
rivals‘of the Columbia salmon. In the
Mr. Jason Adkins, from Junction East the first fiamed are regarded as
City, who was called to attend the fun delicacies.
eral services of his brother on Christ
By spring there will be six telegraph
mas day, is still in town and will re wires between Walla yTalla and Port
main several days.
land, and it will be almost impossible
The following officers were elected at for the lines te go down,
According to the Corvallis Leader'.
Sunday-school on last Sunday: Prof.
There
are about 350 persons in Oregon
W. E. Yates, Supt.; Millie Doughty,
Sec.; Maggie Butler, Treasurer; Prof. over SO years of age, about 125 over 85;
J. M. Powell, Chorister; Miss Retta about 30 over 90; only 8 or 9 over 95,
Rash, Organist; Robert Burnett and and perhaps 3 or 4 over 100 years of
age.
Peter Tatom, Librarians.
The Yaquina bay railroad, says the
** Bro. J. F. Floyd moved to Albany on
Thursday of last week, where he began Albany Herald, is now running 700 men,
his work a: pastor of the Christian and pushing things along in a business
church at that place the first of the year. like manner, giving encouragement to
While we regret losing Bro. and Sister the people of Corvallis, Yaquina and in
Floyd from the church work at 'this termediate points.
To show how Spokane Falls, W. T.,
place, we trust that much good may re
is growing, the following is the increase
sult from their work at Albany.
from May 1st to December 1st, 1883:
The 15th ult. was the 83rd birthday
Brick storo8, 17; frame stores 34;
of Grandma Kramer, of Waitsburg, W.
dwellings, 142; population May 1st,
T. The event was celebrated by a large 1,500; December 1st, 3,000.
number of friends, who participated in
At the last meeting of the town trus
an excellent dinner. We acknowledge tees of Ashland. Oregon, an ordinance
the receipt of cake, and wish Grandma
vas passed providing for the arrest of
many more such pleasant returns.
vagrants, whs will be compelled upon
On last Friday the hunters of Mon conviction of vagrancy, to work upon
mouth took a general tramp and found the streets for the improvement of the
but little game; in the evening they town
took lady friends and went to Mr. John
John N. Irvin, Governor of Idaho
Mnrphy’s where they had better success, Territory, returned to the Treasurer of
for they had a good social time and a the United States a draft for $650, sent
very palatable supper. All seemed to him as a salary for the quarter that en
enjoy the evening'
P articipvnt . . ded October 30. He declined also to
The death of Mr. Corydon G. Adkins, receive the salary due him on Decem
son of Bro. E. 8. Adkins, which occur ber 31. He states that he has been un
red on Sunday, Dec. 23rd, cast a gloom able to attend to the duties of his office
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upon the entire community. Though since July 1, and does not consider that
The Secretary of
cided in the case of the Chinaman
brought to New York on board the ship
Resolute, that he can not be landed in
the United States, but maybe transferr
ed to another vessel thkt may be going
to a foreign country.
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Homo Iteme.
—“All your own fault
•- if yen remain sick when you can
Get Hop Bitters that never— Fail.
HOME AH AIN.
—The weakest woman, smallest child,
After bidding adieu, perhaps for and sickest invalid can use Hop Bitters
all time, to relatives and friends, we with safety and great good.
—^*-1 llien tottering around from Rheu-___
left Monmouth^ Ill., the.4th of Decern-
iiuill'
HI, juUrirj T rvuiiit*, ur II 11 y W C<* r n CFS,
her alV:50 a . ^TVahd arrived at Boclf
wi’.i be almost new Ly using Hop Bitters.
Island at 10:30 a . m . Passed over to
- My wife and daughter were made
Davenport, Iowa, and there remained healthy by the me of Hop Bitters, and I
until 6 P. M. In the mean time visited recommend them to my ¡»eoplc.—Methodist
clergy ninn:-----
the Island which is now owned by the
Ask any good doctor if Ifop
Iiittcrs r.ro not the best family medicine
government as an arsenal for the
Oil lUlLh.
manufacture of arms and amunition.
—Malarial fever, Ague, and Biliousness
The Island was formerly owned by the will leave every neighborhood as soon as
Bitters arrive.
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Davenport Bros, containing over 11,000 !!<>•>
—“ My mother drove the paralysis and
acres. One of the brothers, the Col
neuralgia nit out of her system with Hop
”—Ed. Oswego Sun.
will be femembered by many, was mur Bitters.
—Keep the kidneys healthy with Hop
dered in his house in daylight on the Bitters, and you need not fear sickness.
—Ice water is rendered harmless and
4th of July, some forty years ago. The
more refreshing and reviving with Hop
house is still standing and in a good Bitters in each draught.
—The vigor of youth for the aged and
state of preservation. The government
infirm in Hop Bitters.
has eight buildings already completed,
—“At the change of lifo nothing equals
which cover one acre each, and have the
Ilop Bitters to ullay all troubles incident
Thereto.”
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stone, or much of it, for twelve others
—“The best periodical for ladies to take
the same size. There are to be seen monthly, and from widen they will receive
over 1000 canons of various sizes and the greatest benefit, is Hop Bitters.”
—Mothers with sickly, fretful, nursing
make, and a larger number of them cap children,
will cure the children and benefit
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tured of the rebels during the late war, themselves by taking Hop Bitters daily.
—
Thousands
die
annually
from
some
form
all arranged nicely in rows, and a fence of kidney disease that might have been pre
made of canon balls surrounding them. vented by a timely use of Hop Bitters.
—Indigestion, weak stomach, irregulari
I thought what a cruel animal man was
ties of the bowels, can not exist when Hop
to require such expenditure in arms and Bitters are used.
A timely * * ♦ use of Hop
amuniiion—just to kill men. Spent an
Bitters will keep a whole family
hour or two in the Academy of Science
In robust health a year at a little cost
—To produce real genuine sleep and
in Davenport with a great degree of in
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child-like repose all night, take a little
terest, especially looking at the relics Hop
Bitters on retiring.
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taken from the Indian mounds of Illinois
—That indigestion or stomach gas at
night,
preventing
rest
and
sleep,
will
dis
and Iowa. There being many skulls,
appear ov using Hop Bitters.
vessels, tools, pipes, bows and arrows,-
—Paralytic, nervous, tremulous old ladies
and many other things crudely made in are made perfectly quiet and sprightly by
using Hop Bitters.
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the by gone ages, as well as a fine lot of
mineral specimens. Shells of rare beau ■Readings and Recitations!
ty and indeed everything going to make
up a fine Museum, at only ten cents
each.
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with
the Serie»,
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and Mineapolis, viewing the falls, big
tain« another nnanttED splendid Dee-
iamntlona «n<J Reaclinjra, com-
mills, and the general stir incident to a hinlng Sentiment, Orai
_ .itory,
Humor,
Priee, SVcta., malie..
mailed tree. Sola by Bookseller«.
thriving, enterprising city. Left at 8 Fun.
Every boy who apeak* pieces, every member of a
Lyceum who wants Momethtn* New to recite,
p. m ., on the 5th. Nothing of great in should
vet the whole aot. Club raterand fall list
free, P. GARRETT A CO- 7M
terest occuring on the way, we reached of contenta Street,
Philadelphia, Fit. _
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