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VOL. XXVIII M’MINNVILLE, ORE., FRIDAY, SEPT. 16, 1898. Entered at tbe Po-toffice in McMinnville, as Second-class matter. COUNTY COM.niSMOSEBS, Çü'TTù'imrnr P ortland , Ore., Sept. 12, 1898. In the matter of the petition of G. M. The mean temperature for the week Keen to remove obstructions from the averaged 67 degrees, which is 7 degrees county road extending from the farms of higher than for the preceding week and John A. Odell and John A. Campbell. 8 degrees higher than for the correspond Petition of G. M. Keen granted, aud su ing week of last year. The highest tem pervisors Stephens aud Bradley directed perature during the week was 92 degrees to proceed to place said road in condition I ou Wednesday, and the lowest 44, this to be used. morning. No rain fell during the week. Ordered that contracts for buildiug Forest tires developed rapidly, making | bridges across Agency creek and Yam-J j the air quite smoky from Wednesday, bill river west of Grand Ronde reserva- i ' Objects one mile from the city of Port- tion be let by outcry to lowest bidder on ' ladd cannot be seen today, owing to the Sept. 22d, Commissioner Branson to rep-1 density of the smoke. resent the county. Bond of W. G. Henderson, sheriff, for j Crops.—The harvest season is rapidly passing by. Hop-picking continues. $10,000, approved. The weather is very favorable for work blue 15'""y WALL PAPER. BURNS Has just received a large line of new and attractive I all patterns. THEY ARE BEAUTIES! Cull early and make selections. IOC PER BOLT, and up. a Rolls to the Bolt. OJUL3.JUULOJUUL9JUL^^ _/ So HEW STOCK of Boots and Shoes, Boys', Youths’ and Mens' Clothing, Dry Goods, Notions, Ladies’ and Gents’ Furnishing Goods c k at the lowest prices can now be found in our store aud warehouses. e , We are agents for the b Butterick Patterns , Delineators, etc. and can supply all orders at the New Reduced Prices. ’ We have the exclusive sale of Banegan’s Rubber Boots & Shoes, and guarantee every pair. We are also agents for the Royal Tailors and Salem Woolen Mills, and guarantee a fit on a tailor-made suit at a low price. We invite you to call and examine our large stock for fall trade. The ricMinnville Grange & Farmers' Co., C has . P. N elson , Manager. WILL AGAIN VISIT McMINNVILLE A? H ûîb I Yamhill, Tuesday, Sept. 20th 7X PART Of= THE STAFF OF THE English and German Expert Specialists, The Doctors who cure C atarrh , C onsumption and all Chronic Disease, and DR. MEYERS. the famous specialist for Diseases anil Weakness of Men, will again be in this City on their regular monthly visit, and can be CONSULTED EREE OF CHMRGE W i Staff of the Eng'ish and German Expert Specialists Incorporated under the Laws of California for $350,000. ty-Five Years. Established Twen The staff of the English and German Expert Specialists is composed of five regularly graduated doctors, each a physician w ho has had many years’ experience in curing all manner of chronic diseases. During the past quarter of a century tbe success of this most worthy and pop ular irllhkiition has Ireen phenomenal. Diseases which have baffled the skill of other phwicians and stubbornly refused to yield to ordinary medicines, methods and appliances are quickly subdued and mastered by the English ami German Ex- jieji Specialists. They have the large«! and best equipped medical institution in America The English and German Expert Specialists are not only competent and reliable, but are responsible, being backed by ample capital and ably managed. HOME CURES— While it is preferable in many instances to see a patient, the English and German Expert Specialists have cured thousands of persons w hom they have never seen. If yon can’t see the doctors write the home office for ques tion list and free advice in regard to your ailment. Cail on the Doctors when They Come —All ailing people should see the Enah’h and German Expert Specialists. A friendly talx, which costa absolutely nothing, is tiound to result in a great deal of goud, whether treatment is taken or not. CONSULTATION FREE TEE ENGLISH AND GERMAN EXPERT SPECIALISTS A Sta.Tof the Mo«t Eminent Physicians and Surgeons in the World. 731 ftarket St., San Francisco. NO. 39. COLLEGE OPENING. • If we are to judge of this year’s work i of McMinnville college by the opening on Wednesday morning, it will certainly be one of the best in the history of this i old institution. At 10 a. m. there was 1 gathered in the chapel quite a crowd of people to w i tn ess the opening exercises. This cougregatiou was composed of old and new students, citizens of the towu and friends of the college. After the singing of that ever appropriate hymn, “My Country’tis of Thee,” Rev. R. W. King invoked God’s blessing on tbe iaculty, students and institution for the coming year. Prof. Reynolds, the orator of the occasion, was then introduced, who made a very appropriate address, BILLS ALLOWED. in the hop yards. The hops are reported lie showed that the chief aim o' the stu I A M Gilbert, building............... 139 00 to be cleaner and better than for several dent should be the formation of charac D C Fletcher, blacksmithing . .. 28 00 years. The missing hills, reported in ter. To form a good character one must 17 00 early summer, will have little effect up have self-control. To have this neces | D Buebee, care of poor .......y . . J H Nelson, salary................... 151 18 on the total product, for, the weather sary self-control one must look to his WHITESON. 9 00 having been unusually favorable, the habits. Nothing aids so in the formation Hannah Bond, care of poor. .. 5 00 vines made good growth and the hops of good habits as presistence in hard J D Hibbs, supplies for poor. Mrs. Edith Cox came up from Portland 3 00 are cleaner, so that a better product has study. He urged the necessity of the last week and spent several days visiting | S Howorth, telephone rent .... 14 00 resulted. In some of the larger yards mastery of every problem presented. in Whiteson. j City of McM, water and light. . . 3 40 picking is nearly completed. Baling of The mission of the teacher is not to solve Wesley Carey, witness fees....... The annual conference returned Rev. 24 00 hay continues; the bulk of the hay crop the problem for the student, but rather I G F Earhart, hauling gravel.... Turner to this circuit. He will preach 1 W T Macy, salary...................... 116 66 is well secured. to aid the student to the mastery of his in the Presbyterian church next Sunday. 10 75 Seibert Bros., blacksmithing.. . Prunes are now rapidly dropping from difficulties. In this way the student Mr. R. B. Johnson has sold his farm 1 60 the trees, and drying is in full operation comes to respect himself, to form good A V R Snyder, printing............ 2 50 in all orchards. The prune crop is habits, to have self-control, al! of which ing implements and will move to Mc Wade & Co., hdwr..................... 4 40 larger than usual; there are not enough are necessary to the formation of the best Minnville this fall. H F Bedwell, supplies for poor. J. A. Glover has returned from eastern 2 36 dryers to handle the crop. Small lots of character. Following Prof. Reynolds, F S Harding, printing.............. 63 00 wheat and oats are yet to be threshed. Dr. Chandler was introduced as the son Oregon and will make this his home in E V Littlefield salary............... 9 00 Tbe grain crop is, however, practically of the first president of the college. He the future. E Northup, board of exam........ 12 00 socured. Potato digging has commenced, recalled some pleasant memories of the Ralph Belat, the little son of Mr. and Chas Griesen, books, supplies 60 00 the potato crop promises to be very days of “Auld Lang Syne,” when things Mrs. Belat, is dangerously ill with in J F McCann, oak wood............ 12 50 large. Corn is maturing. Apples are were not as they are now, and looked flammation of the bowels. J A Frisbie, sawing wood.......... 50 00 being picked. Peaches, pears, melons, forward to tbe future of the college and The bops are about all harvested in J O Rogers, salary ................... o 00 etc., are being shipped in large quanti its great woik. The new members of this section. The yield will not be much T E Loban, care in Bicknese .. W G Henderson, salary............ 186 66 ties. Fall seeding has commenced. the faculty were then introduced. Prof. more than half an average crop. 2 25 Farm work of all kinds is well advanced, Louis Barzee, of the chair of history, R A Stow, blacksmithing.......... T. T. Kirkwood bas sold his farm to E R Henderson, salary.............. 50 00 aud soon the farmer will rest after a English, pedagogics and German, spoke some parties whose name we did not of the fact that going to school is a bus learn. Henry Gee, bridge work .......... 3 00 most successful crop year and harvest. A M Peery, court insurance P agve , Section Director, 120 00 iness. He also expressed the wish that H. Mills and Marion Glover returned Jas Minty, inspector’s salary.. he would be able to aid the student body from the Nestucca last Monday with 38 8 35 Portland, Or. I. H Moise, stamp and pads.... in this great business in which they were as fine cbinook salmon as one could wish 5 50 Struck by a Hailroad Traiu. thus starting. Mrs. Virginia Watson, of to see, some of them weighing over 30 Paul Fundman,supplies for poor 10 00 Our good friend Dr. Watts of Lafayette tbe department of art and elocution ex pounds. do 3 10 H F Bedwell, Mary Hughes, do 10 00 had a most narrow escape from a tragic pressed tbe wish to be of service in mak A representative of The Reporter was do 8 13 death last week. Thursday evening he ing more spiritual the lives of her stu A D Runnels, making pleasant calls in Whiteson last R R Murray, bridge work ....... 2 55 was driving in bis buggy to the Olds hop dents. Miss Grover and Mr. Converse, Friday, and secured a number of sub yard south of Lafayette to take his tbe new instructors, spoke of tbe friendly 3 00 Jas McCaiD, stamps................... scriptions. 20 00 daughter home. As he was crossing the relations of tbe past and hope for the I N Collard, janitor................... Miss Edith Peicival closed her school G W Noak, blacksmithing ... 4 60 railroad the 6outh bound train of the same freedom and friendship in tbe 1 Skamokawa, Wash., last week, and E J Wood, salary...................... 170 00 railroad commissioners came along and future. All necessary announcements in a short visit in Whiteson while on 1 O F R Association, ine premium 8 25 struck his horse, dividing the rig in the were made by Pres. Boardman regarding made 1 way to her home in Monmouth. Her O O Rhude, salary ................. 50 oo center, the horse being instantly killed the enrollment, etc. Tbe friends all look her begins here Oct. 2d. 1 Stevenson & Campbell, lumber 4 38 and carried a short distance on the pilot forward with the expectation of seeing school of the engine. The buggy was totally one of the best year ’ s work yet done by W S Walker, care of poor.......... 21 75 Real Estate Transfer*. Jno Jones, supplies for poor . . . 18 00 wrecked, nothing but one wheel being this institution. Tbe enrollment so far Week ending Sept. 14th. , C T Long, bridge work.............. 4 50 left intact. The doctor was thrown about has been very encouraging. W G Henderson, sheriff, to W E 9 50 20 feet with the remains of the buggy, F 11 Barnhart, printing............ Swentzel 154.22 a t 5 r 3......... .1 13,672 2 receiving several bruiigh and a cut on E F Sutherland, blacksmithing Recently Returned front Cuba. 85 J W Fletcher to N G DeTeers 4.47 Althea Littlefield, exam board 9 00 the back of the head. He remained un a Fletcher’s add to Dayton ....... 312 Dr. C. N. Thomas, who recently spent conscious a number of hours, but since Portland hospital, care of poor. . 7 20 Franklin Yocotn to R L Bewlew 1 Wade & Co., hdwr ................... 12 50 recovering his senses the improvement several months on the island of Cuba, a A B Faulconer d 1 c t 5 r 6.... 4G0 was in the city Wednesday. He has Henry Dunstan, lumber . 24 50 has been rapid. Dr. Wattsis a very large man, who gained quite a reputation as an able and Sheriff to Jos Mattey lots 7, 8 and Nichols & Gabriel, mdse for poor 10 00 9, blk 4 Maple Park add to La John Nelson, lumber ........ 7 00 has reached an advanced age, and bis brilliant speaker. Efforts are being made fayette ........................................ 17 by l ’ rofs. Boardman and Reynolds to apparently miraculous escape against W L Hembree, stationery..... 6 95 Sheriff to Jos Mattey 4 90 a t 3 r 3 4.25 have Dr. Thomas deliver a lecture on D B Carr, laundry work............ 1 05 such great odds can only be accounted Sheriff to Jos Mattey lotB 1 and 2 Jas McCain, stamps, supplies.. 66 90 for either by the fact of his agility or Cuba and the Cubans here in the near blk 19 Oak Park add to McM. 8.25 future. McM G & F Co, mdse for poor . 16 00 that the Lord is sparing him for some Sheriff to W Spooner lot 10 blk 4 In reply to the question whether the great work yet to be accomplished. In J F New, care of poor............... 15 50 Maple Park add to Lafayette. .. 3.85 S F Harding, do ............... 13 30 any event, we congratulate him that he Cubans would be capable of government, he said: S le Dudrow, do ............... 10 00 is still a participant in matters mundane. “5OCKI.ESN Sl.tlPtON.o ”No, not at present. The people in W J Stater, bridge work.......... 14 80 Cuba are divided among themselves. School Notice. The death of Colonel Hallowell, R L Conner, insurance.............. 140 00 They are radical in their tendencies, and formerly of Wichita, Kan., removes The pupils from all the grades, with F H Caldwell, supplies for poor 10 60 o 00 their teachers will assemble at the Co most are uneducated. In my opinion our from the scene of action the man who T I) Holcomb, challenger........ Booth & Baker, repair on lock 3 00 lumbus building, Sept. 19, 1898, at 9 government must establish a protecto was unwittingly responsible for the Manning Bros, hdwr................. 30 43 o’clock. New pupils, who do not know rate there for some years to come.” ‘‘Sockless Simpson” joke, and for the "Do you think that Cubans are willing W H Morris, bridge work........ 92 20 where they belong, and those who failed election of Jerry Simpson to con T C Johnson, do ......... 10 00 to take the spring examinations, can see to have an American protectorate?” gress, as it is firmly believed in his the principal Friday morning, at 8 I! P Bird, salary........................ 66 92 “I was surprised to find that the Span Douglas Carter, care of poor.... 10 mi o’clock, Sept. 16, 1898, in his room in the ish merchants in Cuba favor annexation district. When Mr. Simpson ran for W G Henderson, stamps.......... 50 Columbus building, regarding their work. to the United States. They say if Cubans congress the first time his opponent Friends and patrons are cordially in get control of the island there w ill be was Colonel Hallowell of Wichita, Wallace & Walker, mdse.......... 6 25 J L Kogers, damage on horse 15 00 vited to the opening of school Monday. continuous revolution among themselves. who was knewn as “Prince Hal” Lee Laughlin, house rent......... 3 00 There will be remarks by the chairman The large majority of Cubans who want for remarkable gallantry on five dif M Underwood, do ........ 1 25 of the board aud others, and singing. to help develop tbe island aud who de ferent battle fields. He was a hand If possible let every pupil be ready to sire peace are in favor of American pro some fellow, genial and jovial, and a For Nair. enter school on the first day. We intend tectorate. Those Cubans, however, who fine mixer, but Kansas was just at A house and lot in Carlton neuf center to commence the year’s work on that were in the army bitterly oppose our of town. House comparatively new, I day, and not two or three weeks later. government. They want to rule them that time down at the heel, and Jer with seven rooms, Will give time on Every day that the average child loses selves. Gen. Garcia aud Gomez prom ry’s calamity-talk took a heap better part of purchase money. Inquire of T. from the beginning makes it that much ised each Cuban soldier if they gained than Prince Hal’s optimism. One evening in joint debate before C. Elmlund near Carlton, or at this s harder forthem to finish satisfactorily. their freedom a certain amount of land, 36-4 | office. W. I. R eynolds , Principal. money, and the leaders [lohtical honors. an audience in Wichita, Jerry Simp Of course their plan was to confiscate son remarked facetiously that Prince Advertised Eetlers. For Sale or Trade. the property of the Spanish. These Hal belonged to the aristocracy and Sept. 14, 1898. 6 acres miles southeast from poet The following letters remain uncalled promises Garcia and Gomez cannot ful wore silk underwear and silk stock office. House, barn and plenty of fruit. fill, and the result is dissatisfaction. 1 ings. Quick as a flash, Prince Hal Will tradeefor house and lot in McMinn for in the McMinnville poetoffice: am, however, firmly convinced that Cu responded, “And my opponent wears Baker. F. M. ville or sell cheap for cash. Also span ban soldiers will make little trouble. none at all.” Suiting the action to Cochran, J. A. of horses, wagon, two cows, etc. Inquire They are weak and worn. They have no the word, he gave a tug at Jerry's Cox, John M. of H. P. Webster, on tbe place. 37-4 money to buy ammunition, and know DeForest, Al. trousers and displayed a shank bare that they cannot fight our soldiers, con Johnson, Charley as to sock or underwear. It rather Place* Wanted far Girl». sequently they will submit.” Mack, Mr. Rasp pleased Jerry, and the audience I have applications from a number of “ Do you think Americans can live in Mlhlaught, John girls who desire placee in families in Cuba, and do you believe the island has howled itself hoarse over the incident. Perkins, Miss Ottie E. McMinnville where they may work for After that Mr. Simpson used to show much of a future?” Rowell, Curt their board and go to school during the Americans can live along the northern his unsocked ankles and so “Sockless Scott, W. B. coming college year. If such help is coast during tbe entire year, and in I Simpson " was born. On this battle Smith. S. 8. wanted, please apply to the undersigned southern Cuba about nine months dur cry the populist party led him to White, W. P. at once. 36-4 ing year. Cuba in my opinion has a I victory.—Philadelphia Press. Wheeler, Ed—4 H. L. B oardmax . wonderful future. A person who has T ... - Yopat, David never been there cannot form the least I am able to furnish loans on first-class J ames M c C ain , P. M. tor Male. conception of the wonderful resources I farm security, from $2,000 upwar-l, at 7 Graduates of Hc.*linnvllle college and opportunities there. I believe Cuba I per cent interest; loans to run from 3 to The old Christian church property in this city for sale at a bargain. See Dr. J. are eligible to examination for state in five years from now will be a garden 5 years. Parties wishing to borrow mon- and in time a paradise on earth.” H. Nelson at county clerk's office. 37tf I teachers’ diploma. I ey, call and see me. R. L. C onner . SEPTEMBER TERM. M c K inley WEEKLY CHOP BIUETIN SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 12.00 PER YEAR. One Dollar if paid in advance, Single numberstive cents.