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I <11 -L The £>arly Reporter. 1». <!. IRELAND <4 McMinnville, Or. CO. - PUBLISHERS. Sept. 15. 1886 Miss Raker has returned to Portland. Milliner's new red wagon is a line one. Mrs. Wilson left for California via Yaqtiina bay. Fine Oregon fruit and tomatoes at Baxter At Martin’s. Saylor is selling lots of brick to par ties all over the country. G. I). Edwards, of Laughlin A Co., paid us a social call yesterday An oil painting loft at the pavilion is at this office awaiting the owner. Choice uncolored and English break fast tea 50 cents a B>. at the bakery Look to your closets; clean up, and save a doctor’s bill. Fever is stalking through the land Farmers are plowing in some locali ties near lune, notwithstanding the heat and dust. John W. Mackey and a party of friends are up to Victoria on a big telegraph scheme. Remember T. W. Boardman's auc tion sale on the 27th, opposite the post office, in this city. All bills against the county, consid ered allowable by the court, were or dered paid last week. Capt. Spencer is now running his steamer City of Salem regularly on the Wallamet, and to Dayton. Miss F A Dorsey and A. V. R. Dor sey have been granted scholarships in the State university from this county. Hon, J. C. Braly lost a valuable horse yesterday, and was compelled to go into the market and buy another one. Mrs. Skill, .of Hillsboro, who has been visiting Dr. and Mrs. Tucker, re turned to her home yesterday after noon. Carpets were purchased yesterday tor the new Bellevue church, at E B. Fellows'. A handsome motto, “In God we Trust," was donated. Mr. Stephenson met with quite a painful accident at North Yamhill by falling from the scaffolding at Odd Fellows’ hall on Monday last. Hon. Geo. W. McBride is all right. He has suffered from the result of his broken leg, but at no time has his con dition been considered critical I’he OPR ask Albany to contribute $12,000 toward the car shops at that place, and Albany will do it. Albany is a live town, living for its future. Miss Ruas wishes us to say that the stock of hats she is selling off are sold at just half the price marked upon them Call and see for yourselves, la dies. The finder of a boy’s open-faced nickel watch, with Holl’s guarantee in the back, lost on the fairgrounds, will be suitably rewarded on leaving the same at this office. The managers of the Salem fair are reported to be taking extra pains to keep sharks, thieves and bummers from plying their vocations on the grounds as usual this year. Manning has the finest ranges in the market, at only $48, with enameled reservoir, tile colored pictures, six openings, high oven shelf, etc. It is a daisy, and cheap as dirt. St. James church. Rev. John C. Fair, rector. Services 11 a. m. and 7: 30 p. m. Sunday school 9: 30 a. m. Friday evening service at 7. 30 o’clock. Seats free. All are cordially invited. A pallet plaque, is missing from the exhibition at the fair grounds. It has a bunch of apple, blossoms painted on a back ground of chroin green. A bow of pink tied in the pallet. Leave at Mrs. Goulets. Carl Weber informs us that he was misunderstood. He is not going to leave McMinnville. His shooting gal lery is still open at the old place. We regret having misunderstood him as it was not our intention to treat him in any other than the kindest of terms. “Do you happen to know my dear,’’ said Mrs. Col. Blank, to her husband, “ why you are something like a piece of flannel?" The colonel, who was at the sideboard, paused for a moment and said that he did not, and inquired why. “ Because,’’ answered the lady, “you both shrink from the use of water." “Say, Matilda, have you tasted the new tea that A. J. Apperson has just got into his store?’’ “No. Is it good?" “Good! Well, I should just say so. I shall never buy anything else, and I only wonder I did not know it before Why, its flavor is delicious, and a cup of it does me more good when 1 am tired out than any tea I ever tasted.’’ “ I must get some of it.’’ “ Do, and mind you can only get it at Apper- son’s, it was imported direct to this town by himself.’’ Cal! for Unity Tea, at Apperson». Secretary Bayard's envoy to Mexico it seems after all did cut a most dis graceful figure while at the Mexican capital, upon important state matters. The Mexicans filled him up and had a circus with him. W. H. Bennett, for years U. S. mar shal for Oregon, died last week at Rockford. He came to Oregon in 1845. J. S.White, his old-time partner in the livory business, long before Portland had streets passable for teams, died at Weston recently. Mrs W H. Watkins, a lady well known, has been appointed matron of the state insane asylum. She is a woman of kindly sympathies and good executive ability, and will doubtless discharge the somewhat onerous and peculiar duties of her new vocation satisfactorily. The total amount expended on the Portland high school building to date is$125,585.85. And that is not all. Tax payers should remember that it was promised that the building and its equipment • .ould cost under $40,000. However, this is about the usual va riation as between estimate and actual cost , and they ought to bear it in mind before they go too deeply in for water works. We beg to differ with the Statesman Street car lines would pay handsome dividends in Salem It is a fact, sub stantiated by the history of all surface lines in small places, that as soon as they start people are seized with the spirit of ennui bordering upon conta gion ; and in a town like Salem, with its broad streets, would rather give •» nicklc to ride across than foot it and take a bath with their savings. We tell you it would pay big. Following is a list of jurymen for the September term of Circuit court: J .J.Putnam, J. B. Buntin, F. M.Glovftr, Amity; M Mulkey, Bellevue; T. J. Freyer, Carlton; Ely Seese, Martin Miller, Thoa. Warner, W. D. Nicholls. W. F. Gilkey, Dayton; M. Ramsey. Dundee; Albert Heater, J T. Smith, (). Abernathy, east Chehalcm ; H. C. Edwards, Wm. Roof, Jas. Sparks, Alei Reid, W. H. Bingham, C. P. Bishop, McMinnville; J. H. Olds, J. M. Kelty, R. P. Ungerman, P. P. Gates, J. B. Hubbard, Geo. Shepherd, A. P. Fletcer Lafayette; L. F. Wright, Willamina; L. J. Davis, west Chehalem : Henry Wood, Jasper Hewett, Willamette.