The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-02-11
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FEBRUARY II, 1875.
HOME NEWS.

State Temperance Alliance meets at
Good Templars' Hall OH Tuesday the
18th inst.
Those who desire first-class dentistry
should call upon Barber q Nicklin, No.
109 First street.
The most complete and elegant drug
store in the city is presided over by
VIM. Pfuuder, corner of First and Ash
streets.
]. X. Gill, the popular stationer,
First street, between Washington and
Stark, has valentines grave, gay, comic,
sentimental, or severe. Call and make
your selections.
The Portland Library contains at
present 7,7S5 volumes, 407 of which were
added during the year 1875; 1853 volumes
were purchased at a cost of S46l 25i A
were gifts from friends.
Grand assemblies for skating every
evening in the week at Woods Museum.
Wednesday evening exclusive to ladies.
Come and see the 1000 new attrac-
tions, receive instructions, and have
hearty laugh.
We are pleased to note the continued
prosperity of the Hall-street Methodist
Sunday School in this city, of which
Hon. John F. Caples is the superintend-
ent. The school is very largely attend
ed, and it is a pleasant place in which
to spend an hour on Sabbath afternoon.
The monthly report of the public
schools in this city for the month end
ing January 28th, shows an enrolment
of 1859 pupils, with an average daily
attendance of !, l,223. OF the number en-
rolled, 733 are boys; 636 girls. Number
of days attendance, "A, 465; absence,
1,543.
A. F. Johnson, Grand Commander G.
r. c., left this city on Saturday, to visit
portions of Marion and Lane counties
in the interests of the Order he is so well
able to represent. We hope the friends
in the localities visited will aid him
cordially in his efforts 10 extend its in
fiuence and popularity.
Revival meetings are being held dur
ing each evening of this week at the
Hall-street Methodist Church, and will
probably be continued during the COM
ing week. Great success attends the
preaching of the pastor, Rev. ]. Finn.
Next Saturday and Sunday will be the
regular quarterly meeting occasion.
The friends of temperance and mem
bers of the different Good Templar
Lodges had a pleasant gathering at
Good Templars' Hall on Saturday
evening. Rev. Mr.. Bentley delivered a
short lecture, which was well received.
Invitations, installation of officers and
comforting degrees occupied the time of
Multnomah Lodge until late hour.
A. J. Dufur, Centennial Commissioner
for Oregon, invites the public to inspect
articles collected for the Centennial ex-
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found in room in the St. Charles Hotel
block, one door south of the hotel Office
on Front street, where the collection
may be examined free between the
hours of 10 A. NJ. and p. NJ of each day
until the 18th inst, when they will be
packed and shipped to Philadelphia.
D. J. Malarkey, United States Mar
shal, arrived from San Francisco on the
Ajax" having in custody Shepardson,
who is implicated, by the confession of
Phelps, in the stage robbery near Ante
lope Valley, in the summer of 1873.
Four men have been tried and convicted
of this crime, and are now serving in
the State prison for the same. Shep-
ardson was lodged in the county Jail to
await his trial before the United States
District Court.
In making up your lists of periodicals
for 1876, don't forget the West Shore, the
only illustrated paper published in Ore
gon, devoted to literature in general,
and the resources of Oregon and Wash
ingtOn Territory in particular. The
ablest writers in the State are contribu-
tors to its columns; the engravings are
executed by the leading artists on the
coast. AS family journal it stands at
the head of Pacific Coast publications;
as a paper to send to friends abroad it
has no equal-a single copy will give
them better idea of the Pacific North
west than a years number of any other
paper. Sent postage paid for one year,
81 so; single copies, 20 cents. Address
the publisher, L. Samuel, No. Wash
ington street, Portland, Oregon.