fho Baiîy Reporter.
1 he hall of Custer Post Band
was converted into a confection­
p Ct IRELAND A CO. PUBLISHERS,
ary factory last evening by the
geMinnville, Or.
• Dec. 3, 1886 lady friends of the band boys,
who met at Grissen’s in the even­
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ing and inarched up to the hall
I fitv election at Lafayette on completely capturing them bv a
surprise party, then a candy
Monday-
I Jirs. Geo. W. Burt is quite ill, pulling, and finally it threatens
■¡nd confined to her room.
to end, as we go to press, in a
I The storm of Wednesday night social dance.
■flushed an abundance of water.
The “Grape Cure,” for obesity
■ jlr. Crandall, a student at the and disease consequent upon
■ allege, met with a serious acci- high living, has been having a
■ jjiit while practicing gymnas- “run” in France and Germany.
It is reported the patient is giv­
■tics.
I IV. H. Black, a former student en a pound of grapes to eat the
■ lithe college here, has been or- first day. This amount is added
■ ¿iined for the ministry at Mills- to until the person can eat five
or six pounds a day. The other
■ »ro.
I W. L. Gilson was the lucky food is gradually lessened, and
I jiiin who got a $65 White sew- the diet at last consists entirely
■ ag machine and a can of bak- of grapes. Rogers & Todd have
I at powder for fifty cents at the only genuine substitute for
I Ipperson’s.
the grape cure sold in America.
I Hon. C. H. Dodd’s machinery
Joe White, narrow guage road­
I in this county will very likely master, nearly crushed his rail­
I y represented soon by Hon. way velocipede last week one day.
I im. Galloway.
It was almost a miracle that our
I The Choral Union expect to stout friend himself was not
I meet at the C. P. church next crushed. The Appeal says he
I Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock was passing over a trestle near
I sharp. Half an hour, till 7:30, Stayton, and leaned to one side
I rill be devoted to rudiments, a little to notice a piece of rotten
piling, when the velocipede up­
I then the choruses.
I Ant Shadden has placed upon set, throwing him a distance of
I our table a single link of saus- twelve feet to the swale beneath,
I age which measured three feet with the car on top. He grad­
I long, and five inches diameter. ually picked himself up, and got
I It makes a breakfast of hot help to put the velocipede on the
track again. The car weighs
I cakes taste fine.
They say Misery loves com­ nearly 390 lbs. He weighs about
pany, but if Misery had been in 225. *
The Scientific American, pub­
town yesterday he would have
found very little company. Tt lished by the great patent agency
»as a dull, drizzling, uneventful firm of Munn <t Co., New York,
I day, such as makes a local re- is the most practically useful
publication of its kind in the
I porter cheerful.
We are pained to announce country. Indeed,- it occupies a
that Mr. S. C. Force is very seri­ field distinctively its own. Not
ously ill with erysiphelas, and i alone for the machinist, manu­
though his life is not yet des­ facturer, or scientist but it is a
pared of hopelessly, his intense journal for popular perusal ami
suffering brings many a pang of study. It is the standard auth-
I ority on scientific and mechani­
grief for him where related.
It is intimated that W. F. cal subjects. It is placed at a
Highfield, the Oregon city vic- very low rate of subcription, $•>
ttn of misplaced confidence to per annum, which places it
the tune $14,060, has a chance within the reach ot all. Sub­
of getting even by a suit for scriptions will be received at the
forgery against the Mercury for office of tliis paper.
There is no occasion for anx­
^producing his wig and mus­
iety about the retirement of na­
tache in its columns.
Commissioner Hibbs has just tional bank notes. But little
finished the boss stock well in more than $80,000,900 of bonds
Yamhill <x)unty, at his farm are subject to call before 1891 ,and
near this city.' Water was struck there are more than $300,000,000
at twenty-one feet, but they pro­ in national banknotes outstand­
ceeded to a depth of twenty-nine ing. There cannot, therefore,
foet, and there is now ten feet of be more than $72,000,000 more
*ater in the well. It is five feet national bank notes retired com­
pulsorily by bond calls for five
tn diameter.
years yet, even though every 3
per cent, bond outstanding were
in use as security for circulation,
which is not the case. The banks
ha\e on deposit to secure circu­
lation about $70,000,000 of un­
called 3 per cents. The calling
of bonds cannot, therefore, atfect
more than $63,000,000 of national
bank circulation, or 90 per cent,
ot the $70,000,000, leaving at
least $237,000,000 untouched for
years to come, except such as
may be voluntarily surrendered.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Witch This Art Gallery.
Open Temperance Meeting.
Following is the programme
for the Open Temperance meet­
ing to be held at Grange hall
Monday evening next:
Song........................ Rev. E. Russ.
Prayer........................... Chaplain.
Reading. . . Mrs. J. B. Gardner.
Duet. . . .Miss Bena Snelling and
Hallie Reid.
Recitation.. Miss Lasira Apper-
son.
Recitation. . Miss Josie Gardner.
“Future action”...... General dis­
cussion.
Song............Miss Annie Young.
By order of
C ommittbk .
List of Letter«.
Remaining in McMinnville poet of­
fice uncalled for, Dec. 1st, 1886 :
Alyward R 2
Applehans John P
Barnett Mrs Mary iBnrnett Mrs Levi
Brugg« Mrs John Black W H
Dann Mrs. Mary M Gaunt Henry 3
Guild« James O 2 Gard Mrs Eliia-
Gardner R C
both A
Haskin« A
Hodges Fred
Hagey Peter ' Hedges 8 I)
Johnson Mrs Frank-Kneedlcr
Mr«
ie
Amanda
McDonald James
Mansel G B
Mulkey R
Mason W B
Pasold F
Morgan J H
Robertson Mrs Lil­
Roberts J E
lie
Roberts L S
Small Mrs Margret
Stephens Sam
Spencor J F
Spencr Alex
Sheldon Mrs Em-
Snowden H W
Small Geo
nia
Taylor 1 P
Far rant Edger
Warren Eld M N
Parties calling for same will please
say advertised.
To Bishop & Kay’s we go
with a wish to get first choice
of Holiday Furnishing Goods.
Nockware and Suspenders,
and Silk Handkerchiefs, at
bottom prices.
BI8HOP <fc KAY.
RING THE CHANGES.
King
Out
the Old — Kin*
the New.
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In
In view of some change« in the busi­
ness world, as well as among produc­
ers and laborers, it is well that we
should one and all think of our own
interests as well as that of others, and
once in a while call a halt, take ac­
count of what stock we have on hand,
whether it lie in cattle, horses, nier-
chandise or farina, and ascertain for
ourselves our preaont condition and
future prospects, and make such
changes from time to time aa each of
us, after mature deliberations, find our
better judgments may indicate. In
view of those things I shall introduce
to you on or about New Years, New
Styles, New Goods, and a Radical
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•
change in the management of the
J. F. WlSF.CARVER, P. M
Business which I trust may prove to
our mutual advantage. It is with thia
Observations.
object in view that it to be adopted,
Gold and silver ladies watchos at a ft will, upon investigation, be found
big bargain at the McMinnville jew­
simple and just to one aud all. The
elry store.
Services at the M. E. church every time is past when a man can sell ges >ds
evening this week, Rev. Mr. Satcliwell on one year or for an indefinite period,
presiding.
and compete with those who sell ex­
The McMinnville Business College clusively for cash. I shall on or about
is open every evening at 7 o’clock for
Jan. 1st introduce to you a system
st ml cj its in writing, drawing and book­
poasoAsing all the advantages of both
keeping.
The Weekly Reporter, a faithful the credit and the cash sytems, and
and complete conqiendium of the none of the disadvantage« of either.
week’s news, is furnished for 16| cents
A. J. A ppkrsow .
a month.
Mias Belle Johnson, teacher of music
in McMinnville and at McMinnville
ftprclHl Notice.
college. Residence corner of Hecond
In view of the change noon to take
and C Streets.
place, I deaire all accounts to be set­
McMinnville jeweler? store is now
tled by the 1st of Jan. A word to the
Che biggest and largest west of Port­
land and the cheapest in Oregon. wise is sufficient. Call and settle.
Wm. HoTI/firoprietor.
A. J. AiTBMOV.