The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-30
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LOCAL EPTTOAIE.


steamer.
The L. S Marine Hospital for this district is now
located at Astoria.
The ordinance against swinging signs will go
into effect on the 18th of October
Several Of the docks in North Portland are now
illuminated with the electric light.
Dr. J. c. Hawthorne is President of the East
Portland Park Homestead Association.
Miss Lola O'ConnOr will receive a benefit gf
New Market Theater Saturday evening.
Hon T. McF. Patton and wife, of Salem, reDHrned
by the last steamer from their Eastern tour.
Since July 1st, S6O,5OS has been collected OAthe
extension and improvement of Portland streeA
John Miller of East Oakland, Cal, drOppS@>
dead in the of the Y. NJ. c. A. last Thursday.
DIR. J. A. Chapman and several other anglers Sc
cured wagon load of Clackamas trout last Satur-
day.
Mrs Jennie Hilman has gone to Salem to enter
on her duties as Assistant Enrolling Clerk of the
Senate.
Last evening George Wright Post No. l, G. A.
R. gave the second of their popular socials for the
season Of 'SO-S1.
Owing to the superior finish and excellence of
work, Abel stands prominent as photographer
Give him call.
Mr.. c. A. Van Houten and wife (nee Miss Bear
of Wasco county have been visiting in the city
for several days.
Mrs. Wass, No. 81 Morrison street, has a full
supply of DemOrest's reliable patterns. Send
stamp for catalogue.
Mr.. Rutherford P. Hayes, of the President, ar
rived by the Columbia.
Oldendorff & Huebner issue tickets to and from
all parts of Europe by the North German Lloyd
Steamship Co.'S vessels.
Do you suffer from biliOusness and liver COM
plaint? Nothing equals Plumbers Oregon Blood
Purifier in relieving these diseases.
Jim Turk assaulted and brutally beat, few
days since, a man named Nevills. 1t is a pity
that the city cannot be rid of this rutfian.
no latest rpDOrt about bridging the Willamette
Is that the bridge company is in prosperous con-
ditiOn and work will soon be commenced.
Hon. Ben Hayden, the great unwashed Demo
cratic war-hOrse Of Polk county, addressed the
Couch Hancock Club on Monday evening
From the Vancouver independent it is learned
that work will soon be commenced on the new
steamer TO ply between that place and Portland.
Sugar-coated popcorn large doll with every
gross, wholesale and retail, at Post Office Candy
Store, in new building opposite the post office
Mr. Sam Parrish will succeed Mr.. jeff Smith
as Gauger in the Custom House The retiring
gentleman has been a competent and faithful off
ciai.
The pedestrian contest al Turn Halle was won
by Huber McCaferty second. Mcintyre, for a
special purse, covered 332 miles-35 more than
Huber
The Young artist CLYDE Cooke. son of Mrs. Belle
w Cooke of Salem. will start for Munich about
the 5th proXimo, to study under the continental
masters
Broken candy is 20 cents, mixed candy p cents,
and fancy mixed 20 cents pound, at the Post Of
iice Candy store, in new building opposite the
post Office.
Hon. H. Y. Thompson and Geo. p. Riley
addressed the Garfield and Arthur Club on Tues
day evening. The attendance was large and the
enthusiasm great
Michael Daxitt, the Irish land agitator has
gone East from San Francisco without deign-
ing to visit Portland Our city will recover in
time from the slight.
In this issue of the NEW NORTHWEST is COM
menced "a directory of the business women of
Portland 1t should and doubtless Will commend
itself to all responsible women.
On Saturday evening, at 7:3O O'clock Hon. NJ.
c. George will address the citizens of Forest Grove
on the political issues of the day. a Garfield and
Arthur Club will then be organized.
A full stock of Buttericks celebrated patterns
has just been received at No. 81 Morrison street.
Any one sending a stamp will receive a catalogue.
Particular attention given to stamping.
1t is stated that the Young Ladies' Cornet Band
OF Albany will visit Portland and give concert
for the benefit Of the Young Mems Christian As
sOciation as soon as they get new uniforms.
On last Saturday, young woman named Cath
crime Connolly drowned i'm the Willamette
opposite the water works. Her remains will be
sent to San Francisco, where her parents reside.
Clark and WOrden, the young men who engaged
IN "A at the HOtOn House last Friday, during
which the former fired a shot at the latter, un-
der $500 bonds each to await the action Of the
Grand jury
The Superintendent of Streets and the Com
mittee on Streets have not accepted the Q-street
bridge, claiming that the contractor did not COM
ply with the requirements of the ordinance author
izing the construction of the bridge.
The strictest attention is given to country or
ders at the Post Office Candy Store, in the new
building, corner Fifth and Morrison streets, where
there is the largest and finest variety of candies in
Portland The proprietor asks trial
The Scientific Investigator is the name Of new
monthly paper of this city, "deyoted to science
art, spiritual philosophy and radical REFORM"
From the tenor Of the initial number, it will un-
doubtedly prove liberal journal without bigotry.
The subscription price is 81 per year.
On the last page of this paper will be found the
advertisement of Harkns d Paterson, of the Eagle
Marble and Stone Works. On application, they
furnish designs for monuments, tOmbstOnes, and
all classes Of cemetery work. All orders given