r
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
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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
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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
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Oner's.
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