VOL. 1.
NOVEMBER
The Daily Reporter
Weasel vs. Hat.
The little weasel at Campbell A Jones'
Entered in the Postoffice at McMinnville for warehouse is attracting much attention
transmission Through the Mails as Sec
says the Macon. Ga.. Telegraph.
A
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WEEKLY REPORTER
Sixteenth Year of Publication.
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MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS.
RING THE CHANGES.
dozen traps are set in various portions
of the city to supply it with rats, and Hing Out (hr Old - Ring in
every now and then it is treated to an
I lie New.
English sparrow or a pigeon, all of
In view of some changes in the busi
which it mattes short work of.
A large crowd witnessed its tight with ness world, as well as among produc
its thirty-seventh rat yesterday.
The
rat was caught at the city hall by Punch ers and laborers, it is well that we
Blue, and weighed a tride over tifteeu should one and all think of our own
ounces. He was fat and ugly, and the
chances were that he would eat up the interests as well as That of others, and
weasel, which did not weigh much more once in a while call a halt, take ac
than half as much.
The weasel had eaten its breakfast ofl count of what stock we have on hand,
a pigeon and a half-grown rat, and whether it be in cattle, horses, mvr-
could not have been very hungry when
the old rat was pitted against him, but I ehandise or farms, and ascertain for
he did not like the idea of sharing quar i ourselves our present condition and
ters with any other animal.
The tight took place in the large cage, | future prospects, and make such
which measures four by tive feel and is
two feet high.
It is made of wire, anti changes from time to time as each of
thus afforded a full view. At 9 o’clock I us, after mature deliberations, find our
the door of the cage was opened and
the rat turned in.
The weasel always j better judgments may indicate. In
fights on the defensive, and never at view of these things I shall introduce
tacks. The rat was somewhat coward
ly and did not seem to want to tackle to you on or about New Years. New
its diminutive adversary.
After some
maneuvering the rat approached the ‘ Styles, New Goods, and a Radical
weasel, when the latter sprang upon change in the management of the
him and succeeded in getting his needle
like teeth in the rat’s nose, cutting out a ' Business which 1 trust may prove to
big chunk of that member.
The rat our mutual advantage. It is with this
acted then more cowardly than ever,
cringing away into a corner. The wea object in view that it to t>e adopted.
sel, with movements quick as lightning, ( It will, upon investigation, lit found
ran up and down the cage as if tjying
to get out, but now and then nearing , I simple and just to one and all
the panting rat, rearing its head to i time is past when a man can sell goods
strike him on the back of the neck.
The rat, however, seemed to know what . on one year or for an indefinite period,
the weasel was after, and kept aloof.
This was kept up for an hour, the pur i and compete with those who sell ex
pose of the weasel being perhaps to tire clusively for cash. I shall on or about
the rati Finally tiie crowd grew impa
tient, and by poking the rat with pieces [Jan. 1st introduce to von a system
of wire caused him to get near the wea possessing all the advantages of both
sel, which would strike at him with
lightning-like rapidity, each time caus- the credit and the cash sytenis, and
ing him to squeal.
none of the disadvantages of either.
By this time the spectators were
A. J. A pfekson .
wrought up to a high pitch of excite
ment, and the rat aroused much sym
pathy, although his superiority in size
Special Notice.
and strength was fully admitted.
The
In view of the change soon to take
rat finally became desperate and made
an attack.
This was exactly what the place, I desire »11 accounts to be set
weasel wanted, and when the opportun tled by the 1st of Jan. A word to the
ity came, made a spring and fastened
his teeth in the back of his neck, plac wise is sufficient. Call and settle.
ing his fore legs just back of its shoul
A. J. A pperhon .
ders. And thus, while sucking the rat's
blood, he crushed his bones, and the
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rat dropped over limp and dead.
Later in the day three more rats were
Elaced in the cage, but as they were
alf grown only, they lasted but a min
ute or so. Each time the weasel’s meth
Cor. :id and C Streets.
od of idling was the same.
OVER YAMHILL (X)UN’TY BANK,
Business College,
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M. Paul de C'assagnac, the moat
belligerent editor of Pay», was recently
accused of having been struck with a
broomstick.
He replied in his own
journal: “I may. with disdain, serve
as a target, as happened to me the other
dav, to men who aim at tn«' from a dis
tance with revolvers; but 1 should kill
as 1 would a dog the man who oarne to
•trike me within the reach of a broom
stick. Therefore, as the hero of the
MTThe Taylor System of Cutting and Fit
broomstick is still alive, his story is a
ting employed.
falsehood and he is a braffgaft”
An Eastern composer ties written a
Third street, Next to Bishop A Kay’s store, serenade entitled
ske Not, but Hear
MoMinnville. Or.
Me. Love," which is described as being
very sweet and full of pathetic tender
Maa. A. M c D onald .
M im K. T bobmt s ness.
It occurs to one. however, that
»love" would have a hard time endeav
oring to hear her Alonzo if she did not
wake up.
It would seem that even a
oomposer might nave sense enough to
know that-
in Mrs. H. P. Stuart's Millinery Store,
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