, 1878-04-10

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things to attend to prolonged the stay
from Tuesday evening to Saturday morn
ing, stopping while there with the family
OF Mr.. G. w. Yocum. 1t was under Mr..
Yocum's skiltul direction the publisher
OF the STAR began the study OF the law,
ten years ago, in Alba, Iowa. The
many Abba friends OF the family will he
pleased to learn that the past year for
tune hns smiled upon Mr.. Y. He has
purchased pleasant and valuable prop
erty in one OF the pleasantcst parts OF
the city to live in, and is doing well in
his profession. AT this time he was
away attending court at Yamhill, where
he had number of important legal
cases. Mrs. Y. and her two cultured
and attractive daughters were at home,
and they made the time pass very pleas
antIy indeed. lilss Josie and Miss Ida
will graduate next June from the Port
laad High Sch o, high honor, as this
is one OF the best schools in the land.
The superior educational advantages
they have enjoyed has gone far to recon-
cile them to leaving their t'riendsiu Iowa.
A visit to the different newspaper otfi'
ccs and among those interested in the
craft, revived and renewed acquaiatances
and friendly greetings from the Frater'
nifty there. Pittock was at his desk ut
the 0regonian office, courteous, polite
AMI ready to attend to business, yet
full OF business. Hon. W. S. Chapman,
editor in chief OF the Bee, extended n
generous welcome. He had many
friendly inquiries to make about the
STAR snd those connected with, wished
to be remembered to Phelix, and from.
ised to do him justice hereafter. Geo.
Hines was as busy rs ever trying to
print for everybody. He had inquiries
to make and kindly words for the family
of NJ, W. Packard and others Of this
place. In his office Mr.. Samuels was ex-
aiming the proofs and watching the
making up OF the forms Of the April
number of the West Shore. He pIotessed
to be very busy getting ready to publish
weekly in addition to his monthly
edition.
Stearns, the go alread founder Of the
Bee, is now publishing the dand Register
in East Portland, and is also engaged in
furnishing very superior class OF pat
ents and supplemental sheets for other
papers. He married daughter of Mrs.
Duniwuy of the NeU Northeast. This
lady being at home, her acquaintance
was made. Among old friends revisited
was DR.. Pilkington, the occulist. His
skill in this, his speciality, is well known
and appreciated. He showed case from
Linn county, where in operating for
cancer of the eyeball, he took out the en-.
tire contents of the cavity of the eye, it
being malignant growth that threaten
cd lite. In the cavity he adjusted an
artificial eye which initiated the other 81
perfectly that none would suspect the
severe operation which had been endug-
ed. A man in Portland so years Of age,
who had been several years blind from
cataract had the eyebal opened and it
removed, since which date no has been
able to see to do his work. Through
the kindness of the Doctor the acQuaint-
ance was made of the talented artist,
Will. s. Parrot, whose art studio was
visited, where Mr. P. was very busy at
work. His studio was full OF work par
TALLY completed, among them the most
noticeable was the Castle of ChillOn"
and the Crest of the Serras." At this
time and for some time previous at
Morse's Palace OF Art on First street, had
been on exhibition Il Scene in the Adj
roudack Woods" A very large picture
magnificent in its finish and a MUSTER
piece in its artistic beauty. Mr.. PARROT,
like every true artist, is absorbed in his
art, and is anxious to come to the Sound
TO paint some Of the beautiful scenery
among its islands, or to so up the rivers
to the mountains and there depict the
beauties Nature unfo!ds, He promises
to come, can lie but lind sufficient time
this summer from his duties there. Mr..
Morse, the proprietor OF tue Palace OF
Art, came to this river more than six
years ago with w. II. Ward Had been