^EST side telephone . OFFICIAI- THIBD nillECTOKY. DISTBICT. _ ,. R. P. Boise. JlldgV tYosrciilini, Attorney............ Geo. W. Belt. COUNTY. |en»tof» L : ■ - • Lprerentative* ' ljuils* , tommi«iuner8 i ■Irrk ---------- Hierin heMure.- lnnwor Li.ooi sup*.......... kirve)1’1- [.iniiicr .......... It. P. Bird. J. W. Watts. R. R. Laughlin, F. N. Li»tle, C. l-af<»llett. ........ L. Lougliary. J. 8. Hibbs. Geo. Dorsey. G. W. Briedwefl. T. .1. Harris. W. W. Nelson. Wy.itt Harris. J. A. C. Freund. ... J. I). Fenton. D. C. Narver. TELEPHONE WHISPEIllNtìS. I oon E concmy .—Every once in a while we run against a man who takes so many papers from abroad that he cannot afloid to take his home paper, and yet when lie meets with misfortune he looks to his home paper for a consol­ atory notice, and w hen lie lias a favor to ask, this same home paper is tiie one he goes to for its granting. Such men drop out of a community and none know it or feel the loss but the immediate fam­ ily. 'The papers he does take have no knowledge of him nor care for his inter­ ests beyond tlie amount of tlie subscrip­ tion, and yet lie goes along ignoring the paper which is constantly endeavoring to build up tlie country in which lie has residence and thereby adding to its gen­ eral prosperity, to assist in adding wealth to some foreign community. Ev­ ery head of a family should take a local paper. Its cost is nothing in compari­ son with the benefits derived therefrom. Hie man who neglects to take Ills home paper for economical reasons is a p >oi calculator, and if all iiis other transac­ tions are on the same basis lie will find when the year roll around that it lias brought anything but profit. I’resli roasted peanuts at H. II. welch’». tf Hon. W. J. McConnell was in town paturday. ]5nv your candies of C. Griesen always frrtti and pure. C hristmas D inner .—By special invi­ For * square meal go to the St. Charles tation Christmas day, tlie membeis of Louly 25 cents. Custer Post bai.d met at their hall and, Geo. H. Burnett and family, of Salem notwithstanding the rain, inarched to ,pent Christinas in this city. the tune of "Great Inter Ocean” to Skating rink Tuesday, Thursday and the McMinnville hotel, where a most Saturday evenings this week. bountiful dinnner was awaiting them. The Masons held a public installation After ample indulgence in this magnifi­ jf officers at their ball last evening. cent feast, which lias seldom, it ever Prof. C. 0. Linden of Willamina was been excelled in the city, the boys dis­ coursed a few selections ind then, after In the city yesterday, and made us a many “I wish you a merry Christmas till. and a happy New Year,” they returned Ed Warren, of Oregon Citv, is up for to their hall regretting that Chritmas ( low days’ visit among relatives and and an invitation by the host and host­ ess of the McMinnville hotel to dinner, Iriends. does not come oftener. Trv the pure fruit extract* tablets, ind other fine candie* at H. II. C hristmas T rek at S t . J ames .—A Welch’s. 53tf Christmas tree was had at St. James G.G. Bingham and wife, of Salem church on Christmas eve. It was held ipentChrisamas with Mr. B’s parents at 6 o’clock in order to allow those pres­ in this city. ent who wished an opportunity of at­ U. S. Booth wa* up from Portland tending the one held later in the even­ ¡pending a few days at home. He re­ ing at the opera house. The church lumed yesterday. was nicely decorated for the occasion, Geo. G. Bingham, of Salem, came and the tree proved to be a very fruitful iown to spend Christmas with his pa­ one. There were present* for all, the tents in this city. rector, the Sunday school superintend­ George Cornet is the efficient and gen- ent, the teachers and the scholars each llemanly artist in Welch’s Tunsoral Par­ being remembered. It was a pleasant affair and all went away feeling that er», after August 6. tf they had enjoyed the giving and receiv­ The receipts of the dime entertain- ing. neniat the Baptist church last Wednes- lay evening were $13. C hbistmab T ree .—The entertainment Our old friend E. X. Harding, princi­ and Christmas tree given at the opera pi of the Dixie public schools, is down house Friday evening was largely at­ o»pen«l the holidays at the old home. tended. The exercises were musical Mrs. Hunsaker was the lucky liolder and literary and were well received by if No. 109, which won the handsome the large audience present. 'The hall »rise dictionary at Rogers and Todd’s. was beautifully decorated and two hand­ Prof. Jordan has accepted tiie position some trees were bountifully filled with if principal of the public schools here, presents for ttie teachers and children ot mil will begin his duties, after holidays. the public school. The teachers who Great bargains in all kinds of watches, had charge of the entertainment did locks, plated ware, etc., at the Mc- their work thoroughly, leaving nothing linnville Jewelry store, Win. IIoll, pro- undone for the pleasure and comfort of all present. uietor. decltf K eep it at H ome .—Anyone with a Prof. J. M. Powell, of the Oregon tate normal wlioolof Monmouth, spent dollar to spend would consult mutual in­ 'hristm*s with Mrs. P.’s sister, Mrs. C. terests by spending it with McMinnville ). Johnson. merchants There is money enough Meeting of the choral union this drained awav unavoidably, and where Tuesday) evening at Miss F. E. Russ’ arlors. Every member is specially re- one can do as well with their money at Home, what good can it do to send it uested to be present. away for what can be bad here. Our Clocks can be bought at the McMinn- merchants and business men carry large ille Jewelry store cheaper than any- stocks and mark their goods very low. rhere else. Come and see for yourself, in some instances lower than the same decltf W m . H oll . can be had elsewhere. Vinegar, 25 cent* per gallon, in large Foil S ale C heap .—Forty acres ot r small quantities; sweet cider, 15 ents per gallon, at the cider mill of land, situated five and one-half miles no. J. Sax. 29tf northwest of McMinnville, adjoining the If you want to purchase a good second­ Dave McCall place on the left. This ami piano, comparatively new, at a piece of land is offered for sale cheap on ery reasonable price, call at this office easy terms. It is well fenced, contains »r particulars. a living spring of water, ten acres of it “Uncle” Jim Fletcher tells ns that has been under cultivation, and eight acres has been slashed. Price $10 per bemud is so bail at the end ot the river ridge at this place that even the cliick- acre. For further particulars call at tlie n» get mired in it ; and lie wants the T elephone office. »pervisor to fix the grade. F ob S ale .—A piece of valuable pro­ The McMinnville Jewelry store i* the irgest west of Portland, and the cheap- perty situated just outside the city lim 8 place to buy goods in Oregon. Wm. its, for sale at a bargain. Large house, loll is the proprietor. decltf well built; several acres of ground for gardening, and fruits of various kinds Several valuable pieces of real estate nicely started, numerous outhouses, re offered for sale in this issue of the barn, etc. Everything in good order. zLEPHoxu. Whoever first takes sdvan- Property i* situated on Collegeside. llte of the offers will secure bargains. Satisfactory reasons for wanting to sell. Holiday Goods are going off like hot For further particulars enquire at this ike* at Geo. W. Burt’s, and lie don’t office. ive to run a lottery swindle to sell F iremen ’ s F air .—Chief Engineer lem either; the prices are so low they Henderson informs ns that the fire lad­ Hl themselves. 48tf Thomas Rogers, Bert Heath and “Un­ dies will hold their annual fair next te Jason Peters left yesterday morn- year about the 22d of February, as usu­ •z for Wheatland. From there they al. A meeting of the entiie department HI proceed up the Willamette to the will be called for some time next week icinitv of Corvallis, and spend the to make the necessary arrangements. tnter in hunting and trapping. Due notice of the date of tlie meeting Kick like a bay steer if von don’t rea«l will be given. advertisement and know that on ’ IleRE’s A CHANCE.-We have for sale a ill u^ele. Tliis sentiment is certainly correct, whether we look upon them as repre­ senting the best class of the youth of the land, or as the hope of our institutions in the future. As a people, we certain­ ly desire to perpetuate those ideas and institutions which are a present blessing to society. We ought to do more. 11. Bailey returned home from Cana­ There is large room for improvement in da on the 25 inst, accompanied by his brother. present methods of education ; the top­ The Christina* tree at the school most round ot intellectual development is not yet reached; and that state, or house on the evening of the 24th was a complete success. society, is not doing itself justice which Our people are rejoicing over our in­ does not seek by the best means the de­ creased mail services as we are to htve velopment of its citizens. Education is a daily mail after the first of January. a thing that can never die, and, if we There lias been a petition circulated look back upon the days of ignorance in this precinct asking the legislature to and superstition which have preceded allow the people of Yamhill to vote on our own, we may devoutly hope that the the county seat question at a special decadence of liberal culture may never election in June. We do not think that there could be a better time selected to come. The child is compelled to begin settle this question one way or the other. fust where the part nt began in learning. In all probability there will be a special The same round of drill and effort on election at that time to vote on the pro. the part of teacher and pnpil must be hibitory amendment; thus we could kill two birds with one stone. There are of repeated in every generation. course a few people opposed to this meas­ If the pupil sticks to Poor Richard’s ure anil their opposition is more on ac­ advice, “Never trouble others for what count of hatred to McMinnville than you can do yourself,” he will have love for Lafajette and they hate Mc­ enough with which to employ the mind Minnville for about the same reasons for more than one generation. Again, it that some of the inland townsof Oregon must be allowed that the students of our hate Portland. I believe with Darwin colleges are the favored tew. To make in the survival of the fittest and if Port­ this statement appear more emphatic land, McMinnville or any other town, let the figures sneak. In 1884 there improves the talents that have been in­ were enrolled in the state in all the col­ trusted to them they should be encourag­ leges, including both preparatory and ed. You will remember that the Savior, collegiate departments, 872 students. speaking of the man who had hid his Of this number 283 were in college; and lord’s money, said, "To him that hath of those in college there were 23 gradu­ shall be given, and from him that hath ates. This is true of a state containing ! not shall be taken away even that which 73,000 children of school ago. Surely a he hath.” student should prize his opportunities Y i m Y um . very highly. Will any one say that higher education is overdone? There Camp Polk, Ur, were reported six colleges in the state in the same year. The principal of December 20, 1886. these are in the Willamette valley, scat­ tered on both sides of the river from Eu­ E d . T elephone : It may be of some interest, at least to gen to Portland. A pupil need not go farther than twenty-five miles to find a some of yoiu readers, to hear from this respectable Oregon college. Still with section of bunch grass now and then. this array of colleges, with the ringing The Squaw creek and Met rolius set­ of their bells almost in healing of each other, boys and girls choose to seek the tlements, centering at Camp Polk, the pleasure« of youth, ins'ead of laying up one postoffice of this section, are some­ a store of knowledge for the future. what isolated from the rest of the coun­ While the students are away every­ try. There are settlers on the Deschuttes thing is quiet on Collegeside. The halls of the building are silent. river but our neighbors in that direction There is no merry laugh, no echo of ar» from fourteen to sixteen miles dis­ tripping feet to waken the silence. tant, the intervening country being des­ Why not circulate a petition to the legislature to prohibit the sale of intox­ ert or bunchgrass lands without water. icants within a mile of a college. Hold The settlement here is along the foot of on, says one; that would interfere with the mountains in the edge of the pine liberties of a eity. No, no; it might be timber. The ranchers general! have an necessary to move the city a little far­ abundance of good water, any amount ther away, that’s all. There were two or three Christmas of good fire wood anti grass to their trees at private lamilies on Collegeside. hearts’ content. There are perhaps There was no meeting of the literary twenty families in the settlement with society on Christmas night. a goodly number of bachelors thrown in Samuel Worthington was in chapel to make good count. A large majority one day last week. of those located here are men of not J ackson . much means, and are keeping horses or cattle on the shares, while they ¡ire try­ ing to make themselves homes for the School Entertainment, future. 'Tillable hinds are scarce and lie in small bodies, that intervening being The public school entertainment rocky or gravelly. 'The winter so far at the opera house Christmas night has been delightful. 'Through Novem­ was not greeted with as large an ber it was dry and frosty—freezing of audience as is generally present at nights angan Bron. A I lender- son, I am ready t/j do all kinds of First-clns* accommodation* for Commer­ cial men and general travel. Transient stock well eared for. Everything new and in First-Clais Order Patronage respectfully solicited. Trucking and Delivering —At Any Time.— Delivery Wagon Always Ready. Give Me a Trial. ltf -----MISS----- M. S. OOTTF. .. OPPOSITION Boot and Shoe Store ! The Milliner, A Card of Thanks. To all who so ablv assisted us in onr “farewell entertainment” December 25, and to those who have given us their hearty cooperation in school work, while in McMinnville, wo wish to ex­ pies* onr heart-felt thank* and shall ever hold in sweet remoinbranee their names. Very Resply. J. A. P rice . TO OHICAHO AN« ALL NOINTB Brace Up. McMinnville, Oregon Ladles, plcafe call and sec my 10 CENT COUNTER Next to Yamhill County Bank. M c M imxtillb • • Onmna. The Largest and Finr*t stork ever brought tu Yamhill County. Boots «nd Phoos made to order «nd neatly repaired. Price* to the Bedrock. Will have an early Fall Stock. Of 'Ho good thinr* of this .J life «re sorrowfully b-t TMPOTENCY IN MAN OR WOMAN Two acre* of land jnst aero«» the creek ; «lone on account of Dyspepsia. Acker’s cured l»v y*pep*ia, ¿d by Ibrxer. A Todd. sold cheap on account of the owner leav­ Indigestion »nd Constipation; sold on a LADIK8. use Gilmore’* Aromatic wine, it ing. Inquire ot J. Todd. McMinnville, I positive guarantco zt 23 and CO cents, bT ill cure you. **r,!d by Rf’gerr A Todd. Oregon. 52tf I'», tv. Hurt. il.’VgrLf. I 'XX 22tf F. DIEIX HNF.IDF.R ç£.. vx-r> Children. They are re- 1J V pecially liable to sudden Cold«, Coughs, Croup, Whooping Cough, cto. We guarantee Acker’* Engllia. P.rinedy a positive cure. It «aven boars of anxious watching. Bold Uy O > W Bo ».