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Newspaper Page Textr A DARING HOLD-UP W. T- Webber Kelieced Curnjinq Money of lf.4lllMr.ltN HOItK NO MASK hrm f HoM-np is AUvut t'tiar .Yllrs Fivih HillsUura V. 'I. Webber, rivil engineer, resi dence 1'oitlKinl, was, als.ut three o'cl. c k ill Ihe aflc rniMiii of lust Wed in winy lit-lil up mnl robbed of tl(J no, mII t in minify h' had with him, liy tWO flS.I iHllH, ill SOIlie brush litml lo wurd l In- head ol the slough lliHt t-riiw-H Hit roMil liy the Herman Bros, old mill site a mile and it lislf northerly fri'iii Cenlerville. Mr WcI.Ut wan looking Ml a piece of liml Hint whh passing through a Mtrli of linv scattering brush when i.t kiw two ini'ii ats.ut twenty or thirty yanls away, one leing armed with h shot tun. Mf siipMned he wax meeting farmer boys oul gun. iiing lor gstiie. A 'unit the time he Hitw thciii they called out to him to slop. Tticy Hilvanecd. When ten fit-1 away he noticed tliHt the one cairying the gun bad " presented Hint lli.il lit waa covered. They asked him his name. Wcbla-r aaid : "It is none of your business " " W'IihI are you (loin here?" "Well that in none of your business either.,' By that time the unarmed nun war wilhin itrm'a reach, ami Blapiicil over his psimloon pocket causing his loose money to rattle. "Dig up", wiuc sharp, yet Mr. Wehlr did uot tike in the situation, hut U'gsn to chafl. The man with the gun applying hii approhrious epithet reKated the 'dig up" suit continued, "we want no fiHiiishtierS." The arim il man then skillfully rifled Webber's piskets of hia cash. Wehla-r was unarmed anil taken completely at a disadvantage. No masks were worn. The unarmed man, aged 2'i or 80, in of dalle complexion, smoothly shaven, three days growth '""aril, wore a and auit of grey clothes, much tworn. The other man was ahout the name aire, light complex Ion, miiMtnch, wore a light colored lint, lirim turned under at the aided, ho that the head geer waa Napolionic. Ilia cost was canvass almost In lat tera. He had on hlue d' nima over all". They had killed two Denny phesanl and were carrying a roll tint looked like lilanketa. The comedy dramu Under Healed Onlera which will la presented at the llillslsiro Opera House Dec. 11 la adrannill.itioiiof Kudyard Kipling's iiilc noting novel hy that name. Like all of hia powerful aloriea it almonds in a Mug inciiieiita and ia more than oriliiiari-tly alrong In character In those who have read any of Mr. Kip ling'a worka w ill liml a treat in atore for I hem In wilueasing the perfor in iiiihi of this powerful drama. It ia the first alory of hia that haa Imm-ii HinceHsfully dramatized. Under S"hIciI Onlera waa Ural produced In 1SDS at the .Star Ihealre, New York Oily, where it enjoyed n aueceaxful run ol of live weeka. a I "ug and auc cess f,. I aeaaon followed throughout the iniil.llii ami eislern alatea, all the large ciliea lieing visited. The aea aou clow-d May 21, I l!ltf at the Oram! Opera House, Hocton, Maaa. Mr, J W. Ilarkinga who dramaliwd this play ia one of the moat popular and aucin-as ul pluy-writera of ihe eaa', he la the author of such plays aa North ern Lighlrt, The White Squadron, the Firel'atrol hand ol the Midnight Hun, etc. Under Healed Orders haa laidea much of the aerioua, a pretty love atory running through it and the conedy guarantee one long and hearty laugh and if you wish to aee pretty damea and hear the lateat Monga you will never regret aHnding nearly three houra, chcIi of which la full ol iiistruitioii and happineaa. The company carries ita own apecial aeenery and the management wishes to Imprtwi that thia ia not ft numla-r two conipanx, ao usually sent from thPeaat to lour Ihia coat, while the original company of melroalitui aclora htay at home. It will la found company made up of ladiea and gentlemen. Five masked Miners made a rush on the husinesa otllce of the Western I.umUr C!ompany, Portland, ahoul C o'cha k Wednesday evening and l.uiiml f4728.70 ami diaai p rtd In 11... itark iimde more inienae hy the thick fog Ihat hung over the city at tl.Ht time. The coin was on haud for the payment of the employee utlilnii UHd til have commenced in a few minutea. The anti-vh-e crusade in New York swms lo lai driving the the cr oka westward. Services in the Congregational h..r. ii next Hunday will he as ru Iowa- 11 a. mi. Th IMffli-ultli and Ohntach-B In the Way of the yir um Life the tm.-t ir preaching. 7 -:m i. in. Miss Walker, daughter of it..v J. 11 Walker, of ('hina, will ..k ,.. msilers la-rtainlng ti PTnn v - t hina. Mr rhnrles Painter, who look an active part in the lndia.i war ol . -- n rr.n.i this iHiuutv. and waa custodian of the comiiany flag lha! ... ii... irnide of the company, uied In Walla Walls last Wednesday lTn.ler Sealed Ord-rs is guaranteeil '.. . first class attraction. A a'agf -i...- not a street show. First 6 rows iLii-n.-n chairs M)e. General adinlssioii, Am'. Mr. leorge Ireland and family ...k.. kM Imiii aw:iv lor some time i, - - , , .. . h. ntiimcu to iuiis'st". He tinda no place tqiial to Washington County. ....... m.. ...... ..sli and Salem fool 1...11 i..-...- have tiurieil the liatchcl, and will play their llrst gameHatur- day, Ihv l . it... i... iJi..l Orders ulavs at Hie M.tm.a.liMn Ih.-alre, Portland, one week coinmi nclnir I "I. ,,lln- A. Thornhurgh and hh son, J of KtcM llrtivc, were HillstM.ro ,il..rs ji-slenlayj n.- Ant ilisnlav of Chrtma I- ii.si ever came In HillslHim is R' lloh (Jns r's. )r Ijow "pilcian h,en ......i to Hillshorn since August ISSl. . . , i ililisls.ro Onera House Haliirday rvening, laf. Jft, lit Ml. S ii tii laus hns his headnuarter at (Ireer's I the place to huy (rn.-rie. lJoll't fll to rCO (ir(V (J rUy (l CtirisllllaS glMsi, Mr. Benson is ui.iLing iitti'lii' tine cMHlnitf Ht hi-, foundry. Hi moulding sand is a sui-rior mull'v U'i the (Htl(li-t OMUH (Hit of the mould in tine slmpc. Wanted, young -Irl eliool mill IhIht For I tNwnliiig place hy h wlio il.sires In alltrd pay lor her tioard hy full pnr'ieulsra ciouire "t iMiKI'EMir.NT ottli-", N' Xt'week, 'lhurslay !- Hlurday niiitit Dr. Uwc, the well known ocular nptieioi will lie at the Tuala Mil Holel. See him sure the first (hay he la here aa he will tie rushed With work the last liay. II. L. Sfveus, from mir Nardin, Oklahoma, who was here liv-t sum mer on a visit ol inspection atepa-ij i IT ll-e train last .Saturday morning, Hiis limehringiug I ia wife nod child ren. Oregon is to i . iiomo here ftei. For the . - .,t li- !ives on Hih-oiuI strei t, npHsite t :. 'i.and Power .Station. Talking witu Uru.i r this week heat tied that he ha. I planted 2ft acre to wheat ai.d that he would how no more. He expects to plant 2ft aerif with MilatiMw next spring. He found that the Mt!toe isrown Ihia year I roughi him t.lo.oo per ai re for hia lanil. That ia ta-ller than he can get from wheat. t'Ot'Kf IIOISK. flltfl 1 1 Col'HT. Htate v Joseph C mijiU-ll, on iufor ination that he pointed a pistol at a Iiuiiihii l.eing. plea ol "not guilty" withdrawn and pica of "guilty" aut siilutiil. Onlereil that the di fen dant is guilty of pointing such pistol and that he la) lined (.'ill and cimin and that sentence he susM'nded, Itelarea Ham tt v J W Pt tly t al, default allowed aud decree in lavor of plff entered. v Hoyd v Nichols, set for trial on Friday Dec 7 to folio Dilley Lum her Co v LtHi-h:iipel. Kininoiis v Nichols, submitted lo the Jury. Htate v F.st August (icnU, deed, ordered that all money laonging t estate and prix-ccds of aale of 9 41 acres of land w hich aherilf will make tie turned over to the treasurer of -t lie of Oregon to Imi tiirried in es C teat fund. fff Win McLtsal v T C Klliott, in) .iu ed from performing the mt- coui plHined of in pllPa coiiil;iiiit, to-wil, removing the Dilley dam from the I'u ilatiu. Wilcox V Peiifold, sale coiiflrineil. 1'hillips v tlaslon, Uefeiuhint allow ed ten ilaya from lJec 7 to Hie answer. Deri ha A Ilohlnson U h Kohiu son, decree of divorce allowed. J ine M Thompson v 0 Thompson, s.-t for trial on Dec 12. J A Vaughn v Annie Vaughn, re-fi-rr 'i I lo C 10 llunyou lo take tsti moi v. Kiil-i liryant v J F Bryant, relerreil to C K Uiiuyon t take testimony. Ht te v Hannah Olscu, charged with illegal voting at a school meet ing. Arraigned and allowed till Fri day Dec 7 to plead. NtHle v John llorwick, s:ime as a hove. Hla'e v Sophia Nonllund, same aa alKive. , Vitiliert v Humphrey, aale of land continued. Dolly Dean v ('has Dean, referred o C K Htinyon to hike testimony. Fi ml ley v Mary ( lilackwell, judg ment for defendant for coats. COUNTY tlil'KT LAW. A iK'til ion asking that Fiossic Jackson minor he given to the cuto- ly of the hoys and girls aid siM'iety waa denied. Uustrtve llaase a native of Oer- uiiiny was on D -c I admitted I citi- Mlrtlllp. riMIHATK. Kst Thoa Ilriti-her deed; estate d- miltisl to prohate. W N liarrt tt ap pointed administrator, tionds f KHIU. Aipraisers H A Howell, Win lliura ion and LH liarnea. .Inventory lileil showing $.r32.7ft worth of property. Adminislrator authorized t sell all itorsoual proiierty at private aale. Kst Oeo Alexander deed; tune or tiling Inventory extended t DecUI 1 1MH. K-l Minerva Kliepley d.cd; ailmin- istrator lileil his ImiihI which the court approver-: Kst W H liewis di-cd; administra tors sale of realty confirmed. Kst David W ilcox ijecd: adminis trators aale of realty confirmed. The mlminif'.rator lileil his firm! account. 1'ime set for examination January 7, ItHll, Kst Alta?rt Stewart dii-d: tinal at' count allowed and the estate ciosed of record. Kst M M Watts deed: final account allowed and the estate cltiacd of re. cord. Kst Haml Kelley deed; lime for final settlement continue! till Jan 7 11MII. Kst Oeo Horiihucklu iimi; execu lor authorized to accei't HM in full for unadjusted claim owing the est Kst Augustine Cr ent'-r deed, flual aci-ount allowed and estate. loseil of record. Kst lyiuia T Nierman deed; order ed that ail personal properly la'long in ' Im set apart f llie w idow lor ner suiMrl. MAKKIAOF. I.K'K.NSK. License lo wed w as issued Nov 2M lo Alla'rt l flimniox in, ami uens Smith 2U. IVC 1, l Win Wilson 20, and Nellie Hiss 2t Iec 4. lo Ji siui A U-lter 41 and fclla Uordon in KElL C.ST A 1 K. I, Vealch lo K A h-liiy sens tiart lot 3. Tualatin garden f :':'ft (1 H Uordon to II F Uord-m w J of n w see lej n e j sc 2 I i n r 4 w Mary A H D.iuclson and hd t W t;Si'hneiiler h f d Jiarl d I p of li H Catching S T I.inklaler lo Frank Hall 3S acres d I c Wm Uildra.... T M Hlnes el ux toCnas lliins lot 3 hlk HHP add Furest tlrove - Adelaide M Wright M H T Inklali r lot i" Hillslioro... K J Haines lo Lilly M lluxton lot I hlk a Fori'st tlrove Lilly Huxton and hd t W H - Haines pi hlk 41 Claris 'i add Forest tlrove B WesthofT loWm Wi-sthoir pi d I C Wm Hronson. Ixiivello Kendall o W N liar rell und 1 (I) A I r John II Walker John II Humphreys and wf l Dora K Jaipiith e hlk A Fairvlew add llillslsiro. ItHI :tnO 17MI UK) liMM) 700 I. "a) A liliOTAL J One Chinaman Killed Another Beaten and ( KIMK ( OM Mi l 1 11 AT MUI1T Moaaile4 Cbiuauiaa Takra t I'srtluad Tor 1 rrataieat 8 iiiietime during the night of Mon- liy last the hut is-cupied liy to I hiiiameii on the Patton farm Just not th of Kileigh, was entered liy two or more assassins. 1mi How ami Jo Way Sow were the Cniiiamen who l.ved ttiere. When disturbed Way S w evidently thought to esp hy 4 Mile diMir. Uoing through litis he was shot, tut continuing into the card ahout four rials he fell on hia f ice and died. Kxaminatiou next day sliowid that be had la en atiuck in the iiecc hy a 4.Vcnlihre hullel. L ai How says one of the attacking imrtieaaaid after the shot waa tired, "That settles you, anyhow " Atten tion was now turned to Lis) who was attacked with cluh. He waa healcn its.ut the head and soon left for dead. The ot ject of the assault seeuia lo have la-en loot. The cabin hore evi-deni-e of having lieen diligently seerdied for valuahhs. Way How when tx- rau Into 1'ie yard tiatk his old cn.it, hut in the ihirknesa threw it In oiie side. This was not found hy tic robbers, hut it e -utained ttfft lift .nil is now in the cut sly of the otll cials One club used In the ass ml I was found in the cabin. It is a green haX' I rtick alaiut thirty inches long and one and a half inches in dhiuie-t.-r. L'si How regained conscious n"ss during the night anil went to tiie house of a neighlair, K. K. Welch, and gave the alarm. Mr. Welch with his employees turned out and found the dead man, then went to Portland with the Injured L'X) How. The Portland ettiiials not certainly knowing in which county the tragedy was coiumittcd came out lor Inverti gition. They were met by Hherilf Seweli of this county -and deputy d'stil"! attorney Tongue. The mur der occurred in thia county, hut both seta of otltcers are at work. Suspicion rested on Chas. Htackdale and he was Hrri'sted, hut not detained for Ihe rea son he clearly proved Ihat he was al auo. her place while the assassins were at the Chinamen's hut. Now the (illlcers are at aea again, though 1 1 icy do not give up 1iom3 of catching the criminals. MUL'vrU IIOMK UCJIS. The Mountain Home achiail was losed I ii.-t week, on account of aick- iii ms among the pupils Miss Hose Heggi-saman, of Moun tain Home was married to Mr Jacob I :IutI, of Canhy. last Thursday morn mg. 1 here were quite a iiumia-r oi relatives present. The new couple will live at (an liy. Miss B' rtlm Kinmel has been quite ill for a week. . Mr. Alf. Blair and wife were the guests of Mr. Clark 'a last Tuesday. Mr. Curtis Oois-land, whn haa la-en slaying with his uncle, Mr. Courtney started for his home in Kansas, Mon day, Dec, 8, l'J(M). Mr. Henry Jack was the guest of Mr. J. C Lmmera last week. The newly wedded couple, Mr, and Mrs. Cox expect to take possession of their home at Mountain Home soon, Mr. and Mrs. Craven, and Mr. and Mrs. McPollen were the gueslsof Mr. J. C. Denton's last Tuesday. Mr. W. T. Hurt, sr., and wifea.ient Thanksgiving at Ihe home of Mrs. Hurt's parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Funnel. Harry Kmmelisa victim of Ton- sililis. Illsmurcli's Irou Kerre Was Ihe result of hia Hplendiil heitlth. Indomitable will and Ire. mentions energy are not found where stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels are out of ordtr. If you want these iiiialitii s ami Ihe succesa they bring, ii- Dr. King's New Life Pills, ltiey develop every power of brain aud tHHly. Only 2.'k; at Delta Drug Store, It Saved Ills Ug. P. A. Danforlh, of Lad range, Oa su tiered ii.tcusely fur six months with a frightful running sore on his leg, but writes that H'.icklen'a Arnica Stive wholly cured it in ten days. For ulcers, wounds, bums, boils, pain or piles it's the lKnt salve in the world, cure guaranteed, uuiy sac, Sold by IMta Drugstore. Story of a Slave. To be bound hand and foot for vears hy the chain of disease is the wort kind of slavery. Oeorge D, Williams, of Manchester, Mich., tell how such a slave waa made free. He savs: "My wife has tcn so help. less for live years that she could not turn over in ta-d alone. After using two bottles of Llectric Bitters, she is woudcriully iuiprovtd aud able lo do her owu work." 1 his supreme rem edy for female diseases quickly curia nervousness, a eepleasness, melaii choly, headache, backache, fainting and iltwy Sibils. This miracle work ing medicine is a godsend to wean, sicklv. rundown iss.ple. hvery hoi lie euaranteed Only 50 cents. Hold t.y D.lla Drug Htore. l'rrtfutcd a Tragedy. I'liuelv iiiformatioii given .Mrs tl s riie Lug, of New straitsville, O iio. iirrveided a dreadttil tisgisly and saved two lives. A fright ul polish had long kepi her a v. ake l-very uiglit. Stic had trud many reinedu-s aod dis'lors but steadily urew worse until urg.dio try Dr. Kinga New D.ssvery. Due Isitlle wholly cured her. and she wrfsthia m-irvehaia . ... . . 0 medicine also in n mi i. ug oi a s. vere attK'k I i i i. io . ouch cuds are pontive pnsif ol Ihe match. less merit of this grand remedy lor curing an tnr so, em i ami nma irouhles Only otic and f I no. t.very noil ic gtisrantsl. I nal Is ttles tree at D'lt Drug Htore, The Agricultural College al Cor vstiis. oilers a short oours( of insiruc. lion lo busy farmers who iannot de. vole time t' a isiurse rebelling over two i r more ynr. The short course re i.rnvimr very popular, and our t-nnmr farmers should arrange to s.nii a month at Corvallia in Janu- aiy and February. There is no tut. lion fee chargisl. Write to Pres. T, M- Uatch for a pnajraui of r xerclsea. KniU re t Dr. Drown Iti, till 22. deutist, M mday, ! Prf aching at I isy ville al 3 p. in. Sunday hy K. 11. Sli kadsise. lr. C. It. Ilrowu will nuke Ins visit to IIillta.ro, Dec. Ill, to remain until the 22ml at the resi.h m-e id Mrs. J. W. Morgan. Call at the !Nifcl'fcNUk.NT otUce and examine the famous Melton hoard for mounting kislak prints. Latest thing oul. Any ai'. Preaching at Ihe Christian church Sunday at Ihe usual hours. HutJ.ti in the eveuing, "Modern Kviv lisin." The public are cordially in vited. Mr. and" .Mrs. D. O. Cle land, of Tulare, Cal., visitisl aevural daya la-t aeek with Mayor Wilcx and family. 1'hey started on Monday morning Dal tor their California home. Jennie Westeen alarled on Monday evening last for Uastuirg, HU and Steven and H;irah llollcntack on Tuesday evening for Ferm isa, Kan. Both parties went over the H. P. (Vs. liues, Mr. El. Hchiilcr, of tho Hiuth Tualatin creamery, iiianliyd on ol his Augers the first of Ihe week l gelting it caught in the pump. While the Injury may seem trivial, the' pain was excruciating. James DeAtley, defendant in un action for mouey brought hy Kma lielh Jackson waa arrested yeierda afterniMin and hslged in Jail aa an ! sconding debtor, He rnvwby come here from Idaho, ; The otHcers elected by Ocn. Il iu snu Pusl last Halunhiy ar.! Coui. mauder, HLUm H V C, Frauk Doiorhtv: J V C. H K Daile; t hap li K llatiies; Q M, M K. H i tchk ; Herg., Oeo Billing-; O 1, ueo wanu; O , A II Harher. Knther Black will conduct regular monthly services in lheO-ra Hous next Hunday morning heginuing al I0;:10. These services will eouair in mass, prayers and a serii.on. HuI jih-i of discourse "the Catnotic t. nurcn and the DU.Ie." Ihe peoido ol Hherwood, this cHiunty, have held a iiiceung ior mr purpose of taking steps iu nmo.o creamery plant there. Nothing lie. cisive was done, though anothei meeting may lie able to luriner me enterprise. Thia is f i neui aner n cauvas of the neighlKirhood shall have been made. Father lilack, of Portland was in town Wednesday lor me purpose oi urging forward the worn on ine Catholic church which has tas n so unfortunately interrupted by incte ..i. i.t wei.ther. The plan now is lo end se the building, act the windows and hang Ihe diairs so that it may la used for service at wm.ii as sissible. I he plastering and flnal tinisinngs will Is-left for gi sal weainer neai summer. Mrs. A. li. Cady, of B aveit .n, . . . . ..I...... was alrlcnen wuu purnijnis ten daya ago. For over a week she was speechless aud without power to move. Only the involuntary musclet retained power lo s?rform their normal functions. At the i nil oi ine llrst week the patient began to us her hands and to speak a few words Her daughter in Pomona, tail, neing i. .formed of hei mothers critical con- ..Hion at once came to her, and I- now giving an ine an""" r" -. Yesterdav forenoon A H O irrison, a well-known Pioneer of this county, procured a box of antiseptic tatiiets ihat had tieen In his house for abou! four years, and swallowed them with a suicidal intent ine principal imrredient of these taMets Is Corosive Sublimate, a (teadty oui siow imii poison He ways he took seven grams Ataiut the time he took the poison he left his home and eluded his fam llv search all the afternoon About 6 o'clock n m he was found near the eeiiielerv west Of town, in a wuu m- . . , . ...ii. .... mented slate He was brought to the poinitv lail and medical aid summon ed Dr llailey responded and admii islered the usub! antidotes wnn giasi n-sults, but the poison hat' been so long In the stomach that at this wri' tug, his recovery cannot be promised Mr Garrison If about vu ears oi age The Haturday Evening Post, ol Philadelphia, was first published by lienl. Franklin before ine n"voiu lionarv war. Then U was the iiiohI ably conducted pspr IU Ameuca When tirankiin'a lime uennun -. i-rosseil by public aff.drs ihe paja-r fell awav from Ihe high excellence it had attained, but It always had read- ers. tiuiie receniiy mr i'u . u. -. . .... .1... .... ...... l.i.K- lishinir Comiiany bought It and pui mnnev and thought into it so that it is without an equal as a literary pub licatioii. Bv the last statement at Imn.l its edition was alinort 6t)0,0(MI copies weekly. It diK-s not pretend to imi newsnais-r. but only .tterary un.l an hi I v. sate of hiirh morals in business and citiwnship. In the last niimls-r that has been received there u an Mrtlele on "The Triumphs of American Diplomacy," by John Fos- ir. that i.uifht. to tsj read by every American youth in the land, and an other bv Senator Beveri.lge entitled The Youmr Man out of Business Hours." that Will receive the com ...... .In. ,n of everv father and em- i.lnverlnthe land. There is a rail road slorv Ihat dvturilaHi advei ture uhiih uill charm and excite Ihe young men. The price of tnis new- old weekly Is one dollar per year. A short lime ago aS(iksne W.ish tf.trton mail liouuht 1.IH0 acn s ot I mil in Wsrato Like mar Oisb't' Tne new l.urchaser rt once s. t al-i t ss-uring laT.er drdiiage lor ihe I .k From Anlin Bros , he urc ia-s d lie n ...t-ru-t lii the Il.ilev ila'ii an I com. mni.i-eil tearinif it oil . O II r inl esls came to the ff nt eoi.il. y tl nuvnersof the aawmill km wn a- i1 M 1- (m! mill whose p"i d f t fl mti w logs would beruim d. To s i V- tin in selves they commenced I un ti m priawilings. Pi ining t" g' t I. if 'fl tcr of the enj liners, th 1 1 i I vi. r out a charge i f sl ' I '"" ' " dynsmit" und'l th-drnli-' W-l m-silsy niglil and alienipn n n ur it. Fr iu some Crtus the mine could The city lection 1 st Moi.dcy was tho taimut polit'ral evei t wi' hnve had for years aud years, i h rc was but one ticket in the rain I ence H wm unanimously cctcd. Theidll oera chiwn were Mayor Dr F A Bailey, CouccilmeD, K C Brown, Dr J P Tameisie and John N'orthrup, Ibeorder, Benton Bowman, Treasur. er, Haml Fveritt, The new council met last Tuesday evening anil organ. Ixed when an ailjiHirnmeiit was had 1 till Wednesday eveuing next. For Sale a fresh cow, thia otlice. A It Fell About Fifty Years ao near Greencille A TAUT IKU TO (11 II KI NS Will Pr.lmtd. k,. Takra la 1'wrtlaatl auil Keat AIm.uI fifty years ago the residents ils.ut Oreenville were startled by Ihe 4v ish of a firey meteor followed by an explosion and a I hud. NVxt day or the one following, Jala Wilkes then a lad of IT. r lt years wasiiuut- ing iv I lie on his father's place, lhe I'eylon Wiikes and wife doliallou. la a cope of small area he taw ihe t ps ol the small firs cut oil and a hole where the earth had been re cently disturbed. Kxaminatiou showed an excavation big enough to bury a hoise. Iu the b.ltoiu was a r.s-k of spheroidal sbap . broken into three piects. One was laying on top of Ihe ground, hut ihe second anil third pieces were buried the. top of me showing, it is believed now that thia atone is a meteor hurled from some plant t to the influence of the earth and attracted by gravita tion to P.ylon Wilkes' field. Tie piece laying on lop of Ihe ground has u brokeu and the pieces earned h way, bit at a time. I he boys were sccusloined lo hert these fragments lo a red heat aud theu throw them Into water. The sudden cooling tnused them to break In grains con venient for the chickens to eat. The titer fragments of thia aerolite, il uch it is, lies buried in the field. where no doubt our Jo Hctiuluierich scraiss it every year w hen lie plows for his crop. L L. Hawkins, curator I the Portland nalu al history inu- eum plans a visit to the rock and hopes to find a real live sky wan- lerer. Head Letter List. l'he following is a list of letters re naming uncalled for in the poHtoftice it Hillsla.ro. Dec. 1. 1UM0: Mr. Martin tiiudharl, J. J. Krehs, Miss Bes.-ie J hnson. All letters not ca. led lor by Dec, will la? sent lo the Dead letter Mice. One cent will Is? charged for mieh letter called for. ft. Wauuenkk P. M. HOOD Hint IT-MS. Thrtiikstr vine there were ai-rvicea' and prayer at Ihia idace. Mina Martha B'leia-rif la in Port- Imid with lier Hitter for a time. The darkle were well erected iu Wilrtonvllle, KriiUy evening and a iiorl dance ullouel. Mr. ami Mrs. John linker have iiurchiiHed 10 acrea of land of t Villi iu Coim-tock aud exiKMt to live lu our m list. Mr Win. Older, now of Portland, iiHile llii mi tion n visit Ihia week. Mr. K'l Cotintoi-k returneil In town tfler several diiya with frienda here. Misfi Hello Joulo ia with the liro- IimI family Ihix week. C. T. Tocise haa c-recled a fine new curriHtfo Iiouhc. The ('riiwi'll brothers have 15 acies f polatta-a yet lo ilij?. The facher mii'tinif held Iu Wil- sot. vi lie Irtr-t Haturday waa quitt) a ucc-. ilispite the rain. The Went liuttevillu kcIiik.I ir.ive t liaakctHoi-ial Haturday, Dec. 1, which wan a grand Huccetw. t units to- fence the achool grounds were realid. MirtD Jane Murray it home for a few daya. Choice iioiatiHM are in demand. Schulmerich Bros , had an order for a carload thia week, but they were unable to All the order with the qual ity demanded, notwithstanding they offend 70 cents r sack. The Twelth Annual Illustrated IliKik Number of The Outlook con tains several features of utrong and peculiar intereht. Most notable amonir these Is the group of chort articles called "'The Century's Great est li aiks." In this replies are Riven to the quesMon which natural y artres in the last month of the Nim teenth CJentury, namely, "Wiiat iiooki ot ihe century Junl closeo nuve tnosi in Hiienccd Ihe lifi aud character of the century?" Amonft those who con tribute arn James Bryce, tniwaru Kverelt lisle, Henry van Dyke, President Hadley, of Yale, Oeorife A. (lordon, (I. Htonley Hall and Thomas Wentworth Higglnson. Fine itortraits of eight or ten of the auth- 1 . ... ...... i . . ors, who are inuicaieu uy mo opin ions of these writers as me imw im portant of the century, are Included. (3 a year. The OutiooK yompany, 287 Fourth Avenue, iew iora.; Horn, at Centervllle, Powers and wife, a son. to Lewis All old standing accounts due Dr. Linklater require lo be settled st the ...! ..f ...U v.ir rnu ... ....t. j . H. V. Ford, of the Portland detec tive force was In town yesterday. He hrooght out a - prisoner who was wauled in our court. I r ( S S T7 . n I I W y V lL-i LL vJVI 11 NOTE THE PRCES OF A FEW OF OUR SPECIALTIES Photo Mounts, three colors, 22x2$, cut to any sie wantol Ir sheet lc TaMets, a lur;;e asscitmcnt for lx.th iciioil and iu each ". lfc I jivcIi.jKS. al! sizes and st les bunch 5, Hc Knvelois, for mailing photngraghs ,..each 1c rapi'r Napkins, assorted colors per hundred 0 Pencils, a laf;e assortment to piok from each INDEPENDENT, - - Hillsboro, Oregon. trker's i)iM-rhi lalilets arr Mild on a pttsitivv iruaraute. I'urea htrt-tum rauuiiK ol lli fuo.1, Uiptrt-M ulit-r vatinn ur any turi.t ol tiyiH.ptta. line lillle table Kivt-s iiiiuirtlia rflit-l. 'if eta, uitd 6ilcw I lie Lk-lla UrUK blurt.. T ( arrat a J la Uuc Day Take Laxative Bromo luinini Tablets. All drugtists refund the ii.oney if it falls lo cure. K. W. tirove'a signature is on each box. 2-V. Ackf r Kaicllvh Kenieily will stop a coukIi at mif nuie, and will cure thr aurst cold iu twelve hours, or iininrV re in n.lixL 26 and fa) cents at lK.ll Drug 8uira, Stop the ('ugh aud (old. Works off the Laxative liromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold In one day. No Cure, no Pay. Price 25 cents. Catarrh t'auuot lie Cared with hal applications, as tliey cannot leach thef-til (.rtlie iliHt-aMa. I'uiurrli ia a blotsl or constitutional dist-ajw, anil in or der to rur it you must take internal rem edies, liall'a Catarrh Cure ia taken inier nully, and acta directly on the liloixt and liiui-oua aurluces. HuU'a Culurrli Cum ia not a quack medicine. It was prescritM-d ly one ol d.e best pliysiciana in thia coun try for yeara, and usa reiUliirpr.Kcriptn.il. Il ia composed ul ilm best touu-a known conbined Willi the In-.st blood puriliera, w-l-inir direc ly on the mu.-oiia surfaces. Tiie perl'wet combination ol the two inured euts ia wi st puslueea auch wonderful reaulta in curi K Calarrli, hend for testimoniali free Addreaa, F.J. C'HKNKY & Co., Toledo,!) hold by UruKKiid. 75o. llull'a r'aunly t'illa are the beat. OABTOniA. Baantha y1tn Kind You Haw Bought B. P. COKXELIUS, Auctioneer, Hillsboro Oregon I offiT my eervicen lo ciliKcna of IIiihcoui ty Ioh'II kknN, merchandise and chaltela at ublic vendue. I will Htlend all Halea at timea and lilaiiw Hiiccilled upon rei-eivini; a qerueat to do ao. Charges reasomdile Thii aifrnnture in on every bot of the gonuina Laxative BromoQuininc Taweu Ura rtuuwly that curat cold Iu mm .ay MITHT'. '(K ll HLICATIOX Ircpurt ment of Interior. Imki) Orrica t Oreoos City, Drk. Deoenilwr 1st, HIjO, VOTICF IHHKItKHY U1VKN THAT l. the folluwitiK numed wilier Inia lileil notioe ot Ilia Intention to moke lliial proof in aup ort of Inn claim, and Unit a id proof w ill lie made lietora Iteislcr mid Keeeiver, at Oregon City, Uiegon on Jumi ry It, l'.no, via: CAI.EIt T. 1IUH K.N, It. K, No. for tiie H W Hoc 2J T 6 KIHW, He nun ei the followiiiK witnenaea to prove Ilia coiitinui.na rcnidunce uron mid cultivation ot auid land viz: H. H. I arlaon. of i'ortliuid, Ore Alvui V Powell, of Piwbur,, Ore Aisrion Kdder, of Hillnboro, Ure. Merrill ilotcbkiiiB of " " CHAS, U. MOOHEH, 31 Kegiater. Mr. Zina WikmI lias an order for 8 car loads of baled straw which he is now eiiKHlffd in Ulliiif. The contract irice is (3 60 per ton fob lliilnborc. Messrs Clarke ,i Huchanati, ac countant's were yM rdiiy explaining their recent report to ihe otllcer-i ol the Citcuil Court. The fellow whort.ld Jim. Youi.k'b horse lunl huuimer Is under arrent aud will lie n quired lo answer ill the Circu.t Court. A strange man aimlessly wauder ing about tiie neigtilMirhiasl last W ednesday here Ihe Chinaman wns murdered Ihe Monday before, was detained on pretense of work till Sheriff Sewell could get there. The man was brought to llillslxiro yes terday and placed In the sweat box. It apiieared from his slory that he, a few days ago arrived in Portland from Kansas. He had f UX) in bills which some one saw when he was gitting out a five lo pay for his drink. Shortly after on the si reel a foot pad throttled him, bumpeo his h ad agtilnrit the wall and touched him lor his tlOtl, A stranger in a strange town without money and hunger t-taring him nut of counten " , " ' ance it I not s; range that he acted """"I"'! ......... . - fled that he had nothing lo do with the Chiui se robbery, nod gave him his lila-rly and at Hie same time a job of work. The man works and Is overjoyed that he can ea-n something, . kxxp- m m m m m' M r - Strongest, purest, most economical and healthful of all leavening agents. nvat. tAKiNO ptiwota The Hillsboro Pharmacy PUKE DKl US. Pateut Metlicincs, I'ruKgist's Sumlries, Toilet Articles, Terfunies, Kodak, Photo Goods, Fair Hoaliui; ItequiiTs no Fairy Tale. Furniture for sale AT PORTLAND PRICES. To prove this call at the corner of main and Third streets and get pilces P.O. CROWN, Furniture Dealer. f J F. DAVIES. eaaaioaT. St. Charles Hotel IKCORPOKATVO Kroiit ami .MiirrlsoiitrceU, Porlhiud OreKOii. KliH-lno ;i,iht j, n.vtric Hells and Hydraulic Klevalor. 15(1 lioonis at S.'i lo MU; Suites 1 ,ioo,l Kestaurant lu Connection. Give us a call, DAVIS & Notice of Finnl WcltleineMt. ! ( n p. j. ltttriHT, Hecond hlreet Noli.e ia hereby mven that the iiiidhicn- ' W"llt a llrst-clilHS Hhaveor hair ed haa filed in the County Court ol the I cut. Try his baths, either hot or atateol t reK'in for Wi hbini:toii county her 1 ej,i. tinal account in the matter of the eMule . of Juluiaton hreenmll jr. ilci aMl, A uil naid court I. an act Monday ti e lllst ny ot Hecemlier, l!l at HI o'clock a. in aa the time, and the t'o uity Conn room aa the p ace for hiiiriliK ohjecliona to aa d final ai-coiint and lor the aetth-iiient of mint eatute, Dated thia Sovemher 28. 1!K) i. KI.IZ AHKI 11 V It K KMAS, Adiiiiniatrutrix o tiie e-t le ol Johnston r'reciimn jr. di-ceaa d. (ico. U, llul y, attorney for ndininiHtra trU Wlirut on Slorax. I will ill a short time move the machin ery of the Crescent Mill I oiu the mill houae on (ialea i reek to the null house re cently pureiiaiM-d at the Korent IjrOve K. It. Htaliun. Tln.ae having wheat in the mill to Imi (loured arc rcitiested to rail ami net their Hour w ithin the next le daya. And otliera w ho have wh at on atoraue are nak ed lo call at the Korctt (irov hank, or at the mill li tiulea Creek and uiriine with me for ita dixpoait'ou. t oreat tirore, Dec, rithlU O. K. W. HAINKB, .Not ice ot Final Met I lenient. Notice i hereby given that I, the under aigneil, executrix of the estate of riamiiel P. Kelley, deceaaed. have'iili-d mv tinal account aa inch executrix in the Cotiuly, i ourt of liie StaU. of Oreaon, for WanhiiiK toli Coun y and Unit naid court Inu. net Momluy, January 7th 1!J1 ut Ilia hour ol lu o'clock a. in, of aald day a. the tune and the County Court room as the place for houriiiK objection to aaid account, and the tinal aettlement t aatd eatale. llate.1 His;, lird IIHI. KKI1KCCA KF.M.KY, Kxecutrix of the eatale of Bainuel P. Kelley, deceased. 10.13 Adiiilnlxt rHtor'M .Vol ice. Notice ia hereby given that I, Ihe undi-r-aigned, have been appointed ad i inistra tor of the estate of ilioinn. I ritch.-r, de ceased, by the Hon County Court of the atalu ol Oregon tor Washington County, and li ve duly qualihed aa audi adminis trator. All persons having cl .iins against aaid estate ire hereby notified to present the same to me at my law ollice in llilln bu o. Oregon with the proper vonchcr. within aix months from tli date llien-of. Hated Dec. 3, t'.afi. W, N. HAKHKTT, Administrator of the estate of Tliomaa llritcber, decease I. ZU-iW Hon. E. W. Haines retains the water power at the cite of 'he Cresent Mills nn Gales Creek. He hss fur ther lirproved It by putting In a new water wheel. This wheel is to fur. nish power to run a dynamo. The electric power generated will be con ducted on wires to Messrs Haines & Thornburgh's mill st the Forest tlrove station. The machinery will Is? run by electricity instead of steam not be exploded, so no Injury was done to the dam. A promise of a criminal prosecution Is new on and ttB pn(j n,(l j.,.ti There are many Imitation bakinic powders sold at a low price. Ther are made from alum, a curruuvc acid which ia pouonwua in luwi. co. too wiuj rt. mw wuMt. HKill (iKADK C1IK3IICALS. Hecf, Iron and Wiiw Is a Good Tonic. Wo avc tl:c Vtt T. BELCHER. .ICY AND T ). 15ELCIIEH, 3Iannors CrauiherricH, colored hiihtm, nice clean frexh atiK'k raisiuaat lK nnis'. Hun away, ahout Nov. I, a black sow, white striie from top of head to none, weighs '1M m.uiiiIs. Will Ihe tinder notify F. M. llcidel, llillshoro. Hcliulmerich llroa. shipMl their llrst car of potatoes to California yesterday. TrenanrerV Xoilfj?. .... All County Orders Kndorard prior to Auk. 1. ', not paid for want of fuiula are called lor. Intoreat will coitne alter Ueo. 1, liftJU. KOUOhPH CKA.NUALI., Co. 1 reaaurer. ttnnn yEAllLY to Christian )JkJJ man or woman to look alter our growing business in Ibis and adjoining countie ; to act as Manager and Correspondent, wor can lie done at your home, 1 Inclose self-addressed, staiiiied envelope for particulars lo H. A. Hherman, Gene ral Manager, Corcoran liuilillnp, op posite United Stales Treasury, Wash ington, 1). C lioek Island gang plows completo for loO, at Schulmerich Bros. Paper napkins, 20 ecu Is per 100, at iM.El'KNDKNT otllce. Imported from China lajfore hortilitius broke out. On Decern Is-r Ihe 10th to 12th, Dr. Lowe, the optician, will he iu Forest Urove, at Mrs. Hloau's. Wantkd Kxperienci'd man to clear land for the plow. Inquire at this office. StlL IHKUN t'AI It'OK.MA. N its I le among the pleasures af forded l.y Ihe Hhasla Itoute Is Ihe ! winter trip to Southern California mid Ari.ona. Renewed acquaintance v. Ith this section will ever develop liesh points of interrst and udihsl sources of enjoymenl, under its sunny skies, in the variety of its industries, In lis prolific vegetation and among its numberless resorts of mountain, shore, valley and .lain. The two daily Shasta trains from Portland to California have been re cently tquips?d with the most ap proved pattern of standard and tour shaping cars, but Ihe low rates of fare will still txinlinue in etTeet. lllui-trated guides to Ihe winter re sorts of California and Arizona may lie liml on application o C. II. Makkham, (1. P. A., Portland, t iregon. imp r Oner's. i V " -. , - ,