The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-14
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FRIDAY
.FEBRUARY "a, 1873.
HOME NEWS.

The county officers at Hillsboro have
moved into the new court house.
The Circuit Court, Judge Prim presid-
ing, is in session at Jacksonville.
The thermometer at Dalles during the
recent frosty spell went down to 20 deg.
One-half of the capital stock of the
Corvallis Library Association has been
taken.
The Corvallis Gazette opposes the re-
moval Of the Indians from the Coast
Reservations.
G. w. Nollum, book-binder and paper
ruler, is re-established ut 95 Front St.
over NIilwain's.
The municipality of Roseburg has or
dered sidewalks, which are being put
down rapidly.
Read the card Of Krumbien & Gilbert,
architects and draughtsmen. Office is
in Cree's building.
Go to Geo. Freeland, druggist, for
medicines, and to D. H. Hendee, photo
grapher, for pictures.
Oliver Dennie, photographer, has gone
to San Francisco to get the material for
re-opening his gallery.
Francis \. Efinger, bookseller and
stationer, has removed from Morrison
to the corner of Front an Stark sts.
The new game law protects deer and
elk from the lst February. Birds are
protected from the 1st April to the 1st
July.
Most of the wheat in the warehouses
at Corvallis has already been shipped.
A considerable amount still remains in
the hands of farmers.
The Oregon and California Railroad
Company, it is said, have signified their
willingness to subscribe $1,000 to the
Eugene University stock.
Work has been resumed on the Ore
gon Steam Navigation Company's boat
at Dalles, and orders have been given to
complete her as soon as possible.
Hacheney & Stemme, corner First
and Main sts., have for sale large as
sortment of choice seeds; also, fruits and
ornamental trees, shrubbery, roots,
bulbs, etc.
The farmers of Benton are very busy
blowing and sowing grain. In Kings
Valley, and other portions of the coun-
ty, they have been able to plow most of
the Winter.
It gives US pleasure to announce that
Mr.. and Mrs. Prentice, Of Salem, and
Mr.. and Mrs. McGibeny of this city
will favor the Woman Suffrage Conven-
ton with appropriate vocal music.
McLeran's Mills, Front street, are now
manufacturing and offer for sale a
superior quality of buckwheat, rye and
graham flour; also, oat meal, Oat greats,
corn meal, bran, middlings and chop.
See ad.
The Willamette Navigation Com
pany, it is said, have submitted a propO-
sition to carry wheat from Corvallis to
Portland at seven and a-half cents a
bushel, if insured the whole trade fol
five years.
We recommend everybody who i:
fortunate enough to have claim to col
lect and everybody who is unfortunate
enough to want to prosecute somebody
TO read the advertisement of one of the
most inYincible law firms on the coast
that Of Dolph, Bronaugh, Dolph &
Simon.
From the Statesman We learn tina
the Peace Commissioners are to act b!
and with the advice of General Candy
and that the General and Mr.. Samue
Case were to leave Salem last Saturda.
for Ashland, where they would be joine,
by Mr. Applegate, and that Mr.. Meach
am would probably join the commission
at Linkville.
The following is a list of officers O
Nonpariel Lodge No. Sc, I. o. G. T., in
stalled Wednesday evening, Feb. 9Th
r. Bird, w. c. T.; Kate Wilcox, W
R. II. S; Emma WoOdcock, w. /. II
S; Mrs. S. T. w. Stearns, w. V. T.
G. II. Deland, w. S.; Jennie Deland
w. 4. S; John Bird, w. f. S; Emm
Hayden, w. T.; J. w. Belknap, W. NJ.
Annie Stearns, w. T. G.; II. G. Dan
iels, w. o. c.; c. A. Wheeler, Chap
lain.
The Portland Free Discussion Gu
holds a conference at Nonpareil Hal
every Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
Seats free and the public invited. Visitor
solicited to take part in the discussion
Prof, CLANCY lectures for the benefit
the Club every Sunday evening, con
mencing at o'clock. Subject for til
next lecture, ''Woman and the Bible,
when he will maintain that a liter
rendering of the "Great Book maxi
it the great enemy of woman. Admi
sion free.
Geo. a. Sheppard, grocer, corner
First and Yamhill streets, makes a spe
iality of the Tea business. a visit
his store will well repay any one for Il
trouble. The proprietor will show yC
a long array of Japanned tea ''caddies
properly labeled, in which very fiji
lot Of assorted teas are displayed at
very low price. We are pleased to s.
this evidence of thrift and foresight upC
the part Of our patron, who filings h
ad. to the Northwestern breeze in a sty
that evidently means business