The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-04-05

Mrs. Carrie F. Young is lecturing at
present on the Michigan Temperance
law.
Frank Z. Hodgkin has been engaged
as local reporter for the Salem States
man.
T. B. Odeneal has received his COM
mission rs Superintendent of Indian af-
fairs.
There will be music on the Plaza next
Saturday evening between $50 and $50
o'clock.
Jacob Conser is announced as an indie
pendent candidate for Sheriff in Marion
county.
Rev. r. Stewart of Salem lectured be-
fore the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion last Tuesday evening.
Sylvester c. Simpson lectures before
the Young Mems Christian Association
Of Portland next Tuesday evening.
Two hundred and twenty-one students
have attended the Willamette Univer-
sity at Salem during the past year.
Attention is called to the card of Miss
f. Phillips, fashionable dress and cloak
maker which appears in this issue.
ArttWr'S Magazine and CAHdrelPs
Hour for April are received. Both peri
odicals are fully up to the standard
Col. Parish, late commercial editor of
the Oregoniaa, now has charge of the
commercial department of the Herald.
J. NJ. Fryer has something to tell the
patrons Of this paper. His advertise
ment win be found among "New To
day"
In Walla Walla valley the prospect is
fair for all kinds of fruit except peaches. 4
1t is feared that peaches generally are
killed.
If you want anything in the grocery
line, go to Anderson, Horsfall & Co.'S,
cor. Third and Alder Sts., in the new
Masonic building.
Mrs. Victor new work, "All Over Ore
gon and Washington Territory" will be
ready for delivery to subscribers in a
very short time.
Atkinson, Woodward & Co., real es-
tate agents, fling their banner to the
breeze in this issue Of the New NORTH
WEST. Long may it wave.
The Oregon State Horticultural So
ciety held a meeting in this city yester-
day. the object being to make arrange
ments for fair next June.
At the school meeting last Monday
evening Drs. Giltner and Glenn were
elected Directors, and Mr.. r. ]. Ladd
Clerk-all in favor of the High School.
Mrs. c. 7. Finlayson, well known to
many in Oregon, died recently at Fol-
som, California, Of consumption. Mr..
Finlayson is hOpelessly i'll with the
same disease.
Judge D. c. Lewis, of this city, has
been appointed by the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company to make topograph-
ical survey Of the land, river and steam
ers on this division of the road.
Mrs. H. S. Crawford, Hillsboro, Ore
gon, keeps a general assortment of mil
linery goods, and does bleaching and
pressing to order. Ladies' in her vicin-
lty will do well to patronize her.
The Waldron troupe had crowded
houses at Salem last week. This week
at Orc FinO Theater "Wine Works
Wonders" "ROsedalep and ssThe Streets
of New York; have been the plays.
The Salem Statesman says: eRev ].
/. Parrish offers to donate a full block Of
1o4c In NorfI, EoIoy,, M. d, IA. r ~
Deaf and Dumb school. The block Of
fered is $50 by $40, and worth about So.
OO0.n
The Lookout Mountain Mining Com
pany," with a capital of S366,OOO, hai
been organized at Salem. It's object i
to more fully develop the Washington
lead and silver leads of Lookout Noun
tain, in the Santiam District of Lin
county.
Mr.. Anderson Cox, Of Walla Walla
w. T., and for many years a prominen
citizen of Oregon, died very suddenly
few days ago while on his way hom
from the PalOuse country. He was a
one time a member of the Oregon Legis
lature from Linn county.
Miss Mcnamara, lady who has bee
for several years past great favorit
with those who delight in gloves of hat
ana oonnets," in Mrs. Levy's store,
now home with very valuable stock q
spring millinery, which she has brough
up on her own account. She has secure
the store next door TO Ladd & TiIton'
bank, and yesterday favored the nnhIi
with her spring opening.
The Corvallis Gazette saws: uyyiIliar
Davidson, well known real estat
dealer in Portland, Oregon, ranks as ON
of the most efficient and liberal vvorl,o,
in our State in disseminating infor,,,
tion relative to our resources clir,ot,
etc. His letters and concise. trntI,f
documents are printed in different 10,
guages and scattered broadcast in II,
rope, as well as in the United States q,
British Provinces. We are in recint
a handsome pamphlet, bearing his Off
stamp, containing valuable informant,
relative to the history, route, resoure,
etc, of the North Pacific Railroad.n