Singing Squaws in Dakota.
One morning we heard singing and
found that the squaws were surging
down from their quarters, nearly a mile
distant. We had not received a hint of
the honor to be conferred, and were
mystified when they all halted in front
of our house. They had come to give
us a dance. It was an unusual occur
rence, for the women rarely take part
in any but the most menial services.
They were headed by Mrs. Long Back,
the wife of the chief of the scouts. She
was distinguished as the leader by a
tall dress hat that had been the property
of some society man when he wore
civilian dress in the states. They began
going around after each other in a jog
ging, lumbering sort of movement and
singing a humdrum song in a minor
key. Much of the finery we had seen
at the genuine war dance was borrowed
frem the warriors for the occasion. It
was festooned over the figures of the
we men already well covered with
blankets, and the weight was not cal
culated to add materially to their grace.
The ranking lady had a saber which her
chief had received as a present and this
she waved over the others in command.
One woman carried her 6 weeks’ old
fiapoose on her back, and his little,
oiling head rolled from side to side as
the mother trotted round and round I
after the others.
During the dance one of the officer's
colored servants rushed out, and in his
excitement almost ran his bead into the
charmed precincts. An infuriated
squaw, to whom all this mummery was
the gravest and most momentous of con
cerns, Hew at him, brandishing a toma
hawk over his head. He had no need to
cry, “Oh, that this too, too «olid Hesh
would melt!” for his manner of vanish
ing was little short of actual evapora
tion into air. Neither his master nor
any one else saw him for twenty-four
hours afterwards.
When the women stopped their cir
cumvolutions, for want of breath, we i
appeared on the porch and made signs
of thanks. They received them with 1
placid self-satisfaction, but the more
substantial recoghition of the general's
thanks, in the shape of a boef, they ac
knowledged more warmly.
A. H. & 0. 0. HODSON
Dealers In
W. T. BAXTER.
At the New Store of
HARDWARE,
TINWARE &
Stoves
BAXTER & ROGERS
(Successoes to Baxter & Martin,)
Third street, MoMinnville, Oregon,
ta ta tarn
it
A uew, neat and clean stock. Every article
A No. 1. Fruit Jars, Butter Crocks, Colored
Glassware, Cutlery, Cased Goods, To
bacco, Pipes and Cigars.
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables in Season.
Give us a call. Inspect our stock, and we
will guarantee prices to suit vou.
As the times will allow.
A. A. KENYON
We
Mitkc a Specialty <>r
Kinde of Job Work Par
ticularly
Iron and Tin
[hew Orleans Picayune.J
The truth is that a work of genius is
not in any proper sense a marketable
commodity. It may be bought and
sold; but it cannot be ordered like a
pair of boots, or paid for like a barrel of
flour. It is of the nature of love and
hope—things that may be lost, but
which cannot be restored for money.
Making envelopes out ol straw paper
is a new aud flourishing industry in Im-
land.
Now is the time to subscribe.
MANFOBK KAY.
CITY MARKET,
Hl I
Roofing,
KENYON & RAY, Proprietors.
Galvanized iron Cornices and window caps.
(Sacoessor to W. F. Bangasser.)
In faot we do anything that comes in
our line, with neatness and dis
Will keep on hand at all times the very
patch and,
best quality of fresh meats, that oan be ob
tained in the market, and respectfaily solicit
a share of the public patronage.
<W“<»iveun a trial order and we will
Bring on your designs and we will cut your guarantee satisfaction.
patterns, and do your work, and
don’t you forget it.
Never Tell You it Can’t be Done.
Notice of Sale by Common Carrier,
Notice is hereby given that the Oregon and
California Railroad company, of Portland,
Oregon, a common carrier having transport-
ed the personal property hereinafter describ
ed, from various points in the state of Ore
gon. to the town of MoMinnville in the state
of Oregon, at the request of the owner or law
ful possessor thereof, and having safely stor
ed and kept said property, and by virtue
thereof having a lien upon the same for its
just and reasonable charges, and more than
three months having elapsed sinoe said
transportation and care has been performed,
and no part of said reasonable and just
charges having been paid, all persona whom
it may oonoern are hereby notified that said
Oregon and California Railroad company by
its receiver wi’l on the 28th day of March
ls87, commencing at eleven o'olock a m ,
sell at public auotion to the highest bidder,
for cash in hand, at the warehouse of said
oompany, in the town of McMinnville, iu
the state of Oregon, all and singular said
personal property or sufficient thereof to
satisfy said lein and oharges and the oosts
and expenses of making said sale. Said prop
erty having been shipped, consigned and
transported between the points hereinafter
named, and being more particularly de
scribed ns follows:
Lot 1 from Portland, 3 Pieoes Bowling
Alley, marked E. B. Berry.
Lot 2 from Portland, 1 bdl. w. paper,
mark«d P. F. Brown.
R. Koantva.
Receiver of ihe Oregon A Cal. U.K. Co
Portland Oregon, Maroh 3, 1887.
ERNEST
BOLLACK,
FamIFy Grocery Store».
South east cor. 3d and C streets, McMinn
ville, Oregon
A. H. A O. O. HODSON.
Third Street. McMinnville, Oregon.
Brewster-« Patent Rein Holder.
Your lines are where vou put them—not
under horses’ feet. One agent sold l.’doz. in
5 days, one dealer sold 6 doz. in 15 days.
Samples worth f 1.50 ruKB. Write for terms,
E. E. BREWS’”*-» Holly, Mich.
J. Harv. Henderson,
(Successor to L. BOOT.)
Dealer in
All Fresh Soods, Groceries, Flour, Bacon, and
Glassware and Crockery.
Goods delivered to purchasers in I be city
F urniture
M c M innville
F actory
W. H. BINGHAM.
(Chicago Tribune.]
Genius Not Marketable.
J. O. ROGERS.
New Firm, New Goods, New Prices
A Question for the Doctors.
Every now and then facts come to
light which seem to conflict strangely
with the theories of the doctors. For
instance, at llourdon, England, a dirty,
desolate village on Tyneside, a boy was
born who at the time of his birth had
the following extraordinary number of
grandparents aud great-grandparents
alive: The grandfather aud grand
mother on the father's side were hearty
and well, and so were both parents of
the grandfather and the mother of the
grandmother.
The grandfather and
grandmother on the mother’s side were
active and strong, and so were both
parents of the grandmother. The boy
thus had four grandparents aud five
great-grandparents alive, each of whom
was in active work, earning his or her
own livelihood.
Yet the village where these hale and
hearty grandsires and granddames live
and flourish is one of the most unsani
tary in England. Open sewers run down
the center of some of the streets. Un
til a few years ago the water supply
was from one shallow well. Only one
solitary scavenger is employed on half
time for cleaning, repairing, and main
taining all the streets. Houses have
been condemned wholesale as unfit for
human habitation, to the intense dis
gust of the people. Yet, notwithstand
ing all these adverse conditions, these
families live and thrive as vigorously
as Jews in their Ghetto. Wlia. do the
doctors make of that?
NEW TO-DAY.
MISCELLANEO! S BUSINESS.
[Mrs. Gen. Custer's Book.]
Propr,
Manufacturer and Dealer In
Third St., bet.
McMinnville,
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Oregon.
I am now fully prepared to do all kinds of
work in JE »VELERY, WATCHES, CLOCKS
and all kinds of pins for lodges, trades, etc.
Jewelery made to order. Everything guar
anteed. Good and reliable work.
Cheaper than the cheapest where workman
snip is concerned. Give me a trial.
FINE WATCH REPAIRING A SPE
CIALTY.
The bril Hotel,
FINE FURNITURE Dining Station of the 0. C. R. R.
of all kinds.
McMinnville. Oregon.
Jnstjreoeived an extra tine iot of Black walnut Furniture, and
designs. Call and price my stook.
Undertakers Goods of a
TIIE «BEAT
TRANSCONTINENTAL
-ROUTE-
OKTHEOp^
N
»HOBEST! |
BEST!
!IIII11II1III11|THE DIMM, CAR
THE DIKECT HOI te :
NO »ELAYS:
QUICKEST! ¿
F. Multner, Prop.
(Late of the St. Charles.)
This Hotel has just been refitted and new
ly refurnished throughout, and will be kept
in a first class style.
The table is supplied with nil the market
affords, and guestH can rely upon good olean
beds, and oomfortablo rooms.
Special aocomodations for commercial
travelers.
JOHN J. SAX,
Has his
Feed Chopping Mill
FASTEST TRAINS!
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In Running Order,
—AND—
T «■■PrAe)4i ^DAXAA T o CHICACO and all points EAST.
W WM W IwitL&W T,ck«*« •*<>■•> '•> «II I’KOYI IMOT POINT* Will chop Feed for $2 perton
Throughout the EaM anil Southeast-
or one-tenth toll.
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Farmers and others having grain to chop
GP BE CAREFUL AND DO NOT MAKE A MISTAKE—BUT BE SURE can come to my mill, and attend to any
business in the city to better advantage than
TO TAKE THE------
driving two miles out of town to get their
chopping done.
JOHN ,1. SAX.
McMinnville, Or.
TO
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EAMT
BOUND
PAMSEA^EKS!
aikoad^
And see that your ticket reads via Portland and
=St. PAUL or MINNEAPOLIS,
Star Restaurant,
- AND—
Isodgixig House,
To avoid changes and serious delays occasioned by other routes. Through
Third Street, opposite the Braly Bank,
Emigrant Sleeping Cars are run on Regular Express Trains Full
Length of the Line. Berths Free.
MoMinnville,
....
Oregon.
LOWEST RATES!
QUICKEST TIME!
O. C. Hiatt, Prop.
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GENERAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY,
No. 2 Washington St., Portland, Oregon.
A. D. iHARI.TO>, General Western Passenger Agent.
Finest domestic and imported cigars.
Board and lodging.
Meals at all hours.
Publio patronage respect folly aolieited.