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About The Telephone=register. (McMinnville, Or.) 1889-1953 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1889)
THE TELEPHONE-REGSITER M c M innville , June - O regon : .... 28, 1889. M A R TI N Personal ami Pertinent. Secretary Rusk should have his forth coming book on cattle bound in calf. Sir Julian Pauncefote is an inveterate cigarette smoker. That ends his |>opu- ity here. Lord Randolph Churchill has gone to Palis, having failed to catch any salmon in Norway. Vice-President Morton has been trying to find something to <lo in Washington. His efforts are fruitless. Saratoga has been rejoicing in the presence of Senator Evarts. Senator Iliscock sticks close to the White House. Secretary Blaine will spend a large l>ait ot the summer at Bar Harbor. But is it not cool enough now in Washington for him. It is said that the new Duchess of Portland had a very economical tros- seau. As she is six feet tall this may have been necessary. James Jackson, who was a candidate for the office of District-Attorney of the Northern District of Alabama, has gone crazy because of bis failure to obtain the place. Andrew Carnegie is in London getting up a dinner for Gladstone. Some of Carnegie’s employees in this country are hungry for a dinner. Is this triumphant democracy? It is rumored that George Augustus Sala has declined an offer of knighthood. Sala is a queer newspaperman, lleob- j.M-ts to Ireing a knight editor, probably because he is too old. Conductor Harry Muliiner, who took Is Unexcelled for Durability, Ease of Operation, and Lightness of Draft. Mrs. Harrison to Cape May was the con ductor on the first train of cars that ran from Camden to Cape May over twenty- five years ago. He should have a gov ernment office. President Harrison insisted upon pay- the fare of his wife and party from Wash ington to Cape May. He said that the Interstate Commerce law made this nec essary. But the law does not cover junk- oling eX|>editions on the revenue cutter, Despatch. Says a Washington journal st: ‘'The impression has gone abroad that this is a very religious administration. A num ber of clever hypocrites have taken to dressing like ministers and writing relig ious sentiments on their cards. They try this especially on Private Secretary Hal ford, whois a veiy serious, devout and reverential sort of a fellow.” King Mataafa of Samoa, will soon re ceive a useful present from this country- The commandant at the Mare Islam (Cal.) Navy-Yard has been ordered by the Navy Department to have built a whaleboat of the finest material and On the Pacific Coast than all other Companies together. workmanship. Its construction will take alwiut six weeks. When it is finished it The Great Popularity of their LIGHT STEEL Frame wilt lie sent to Apia in care of three of Machine is Positive Proof of its Superiority. ficers, survivors of the recent disaster in the l.arbor of Apia. They will bear a letter of thanks and gratitude from Pres ident Harrison the to Samoan King. Five Indians recently appeared as wit nesses in a land case at Los Angles, Cal. one of whom, Juan Sabera, claimed to be one hundred and twenty years old, and said he was twelve years of age when the San Gabriel Mission was founded. Another of the quintet was Juan Camila, F whose years number one hundred and fifteen. The other members of the group were San Francisco Apache, one hundred and five; Ramon Largo, one hundred and four, and Ilarahisjo Calmjon. who was a mere boy of eighty. Doorkee|>er Ixx-ffer, of the White House, has a wonderful memory. He was with Stanton at the time of Lin coin’s assassination, and during the tri als of 18C9 was ordered to the White House for the duties lie is still iierform- ing. His recollection of faces is remark ahi.’. ‘‘You called on Mr. Gai field,” or V ‘‘I remember you during the llayes regi me,” he will sometimes say to a man he has seen but once, and that years ago. He cun tell a “crank” by sight and some I times saves the president a great deal of annoyance by his acuteness. Lou Allen Sprint is the name of Balti more’s musical prodigy. She is only three and a half years old but her pi ano-playing is wonderful. She plays entirely from ear, and the discovery of her accomplishment was made by a toy piano. Her little hands are so small that she cannot execute in detail the music that arises in her uiind, but her improvising is very remarkable, never itrt^ theless. She has never had any instruc tion in music, and her genius lias had to work out its own salvation. Baltimor eans claim that Josef Hofmann is noth ing compared with Lon Allen*Sprint. Says the Philadelphia Inquirer: “The election of Co . Calvin S. Brice to the chairmanship of the democratic national committee is likely to promote an al ready prominent Pennsylvanian info in. creased importance in the councils of the party. Capt. William McClelland, Pittsburg, who was Col. Brice’s secretary and right-hand man during the last cam. paign, while he was chairman of the ex. ecutjvc committee, will likely be raised to the full secretaryship. Capt. Mc Clelland was chairman of the Pennsyl vania state committee during the cam paigns of 1870 and 1877.” Princess Metternich of Austria wilj soon visit Paris. This is important news for Paris. The Princess is the wittiest, most dangerous, brilliant, sarcastic and fascinating wo nan in Euiope. She does the most exceutric things—to use a gentle adjective—and society applauds. To her is due the iitroduction of the circus among people of leisure. She is fond of smoking a pipe, and as she increases in years is more and more dependent on to bacco for co isolation. She speaks a number of larguagcs fluently, even tlie profane. Altogether she is the most picturesque woman in Europe. Positively lie oldest living Mason in the world has been discovered. He is Robert 1. Ch taler, of Tennessee, one of the Cleveland electors in 1884. He was born in Tennessee in July, 1793, and will complete his ninety-sixth year next month. He joined the Masonic order in Tennessee in 1814, when he was twenty- one years of age. He is still an enthusi astic member. Mr. Chester served in the war of 1812. He was a slaveholder, and he and his sons owned 115 negroes. Mr. Chester carried the presidential vote of Tennessee in 1884 to the president of the senate at Washington. He is still strong and energetic, though he has the rheumatism now and then. The Osborne No. 4, Light Mower Their Pitman Connections are the Best in Use. D. M. Osborne & Co. Sell More Binders S A N I) E R S « k.-. 1 j 1—1 ii, - , iiuiun AGONS. Competition in the Style and Strength of this Pump, and Confidently Sewing Machine. R e c- ommend it as the We have a machine quite unlike anything else. New Principles, New Ideas. It is the New High Arm “ DAVIS.” It is new patern; A New Model. Did you ever see a sewing machine with Only Six Working Parts? If not you never saw this new ma chine. The old method of feeding from below is entirely done away, and all the complicated machinery’ con nected therewith taken out and dispensed with. No Machinery Underneath to clean or oil. This New Feed method does not Stop at seems, but Steps evenly over them. There is Only One Tension to regulate. No holes to thread through. It is a Mechanical Wonder, yet no more interest ing for what It Is, than what it will do. It is the only machine having Steel Roll Bearings for its needle bar. The only machine having a Support for the Needle after it leaves the needle bar. This “ New' Davis ” is as far ahead of the old ma chines as the Telephone is ahead of the speaking tube. Come and See for Yourself. It will pay you From Curiosity. We are so much interested in this ourselves that we are anxious you should see,’know’, tell and help us get these facts before the people. Ladies, come; Tailors, come; Mechanics, come; Experts, come; Everybody Come and See this new model machine and learn what it will do. X K BEST ARTICLE Z/| to be used as a Lift Pump; or Attach a Hose and throw a steady stream of 50 or 60 feet. Call on us, or write for prices. HARDWARE ! And Don't Forget Buggies, Hacks, Carriages That we have as Although we Of General Hardware, as can he found in the County; And that we are selling at the very Lowest Prices. HAVE SOLD NEARLY 30 Of our Elegant Rigs this Spring, we still have a full Assortment to se lect from. We Defy Competition. 0 A Kll1 p A R K tv 1 ( A I) DI T1[() N! > 4 « THE SUBURBAN ■ I THE PREMIUM LOCATION SIGHTLY ! LEVEL! PURE AIR! ELEVATED ! WELL DRAINED! art*- TITLE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. TERMS LIBERAL ! EASY INSTALLMENTS ! This magnificent property comprises etoG lots and lies in the very heart of the residence portion of McMinnville. It is high, commanding a beautiful view of the valley^ Man yof the most prom inent residents of McMinnville are now purchasing property in “ Oak Park Addition,” and many there during the coming year. Water- elegant and substantial residences will be constructed there works and electric lights will be put in this summer, giving all the comforts of the choicest villa property. Lots are from 50x100 to 50x150, and blocks 200x215, with a 15-foot alley down the center of each. The advantages of having an alley in each block are obvious. “Oak Park Addition” adjoins the depot of the Southern Pacific Railroad, the new county court house, the elegant public school building, and is three blocks from Third street, the businew thoroughfare of McMinnville. “Oak Park Addition” offers superior inducements to investors, the settled policy of its proprietors being to steadily advance prices with its growth, rendering investments absolutely safe and profitable. “Oak Park Addition ’ will lie planted in shade trees; cross and sidewalks constructed and streets graded. The proprietors are turning in 10 percent of aP sales as a fund for this purpose. This property is being offered for from to 25 to 50 per cent less than any other property in McMinnville of half the advan tages. Prices of lots range from S25 np and are sold either on the cash or installment plan. A plat of this growing addition can he seen at Jas. Fletcher & Co.’s and J. I. Knight & Co., where all further information and price of lots and blocks will be furnished. Also at office of Barnekoff & Co., McMinnville Flouring Mills. PORTLAND INVESTMENT COMPANY, PROPRIETORS. F. BARNEKOFF, LOCAL MANAGER.