The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-03
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JUNE 8, 1850.
LOCAL NEWS.

from October 9th to 23d, inclusive.
The Republicans will indulge in rat
ification meeting on Saturday night.
Max FIeischuer il among the gradu.
ates Of ST. Augustine College, Benicia
Cal.
The Republican State aud county
tickets appear in our advertising col.
umns.
Read the.June announcement Of Olds
& King, Of the popular Third street
Store.
The Republican meeting at East Port
land on Tuesday evening was well at
tended.
The Unitarian Sunday School picnic
will be held on Saturday, the 18th
instant
Arrests for May, 1873; drunk and dis
orderly, l3L A strong temperance ar
gument.
a young man named Haight is under
bonds for threatening TO Kill a Mrs.
Reynolds.
Examinations at the Bishop Scott
Grammar School are being conducted
this week.
The Portland Rowing Association
have let the contract for building their
boat house.
T. B. Merry is making a campaign
tour, hoping 10 be able 10 defeat Odell
for State Printer.
The annual convocation Of the Episco-
pal Church will meet in Trinity Church
on the 10th instant.
Mrs. E. /. Yeargsin, lady physician
Of this city, has gone to Walla Walla to
practice her profession.
Next Sunday is the date when the
butchers of Portland will hold their pic
mic at the Canyon Gardens.
The narrow gauge is being pushed
ahead rapidly. Trsck-laying is going
on at the rate Of half a mile day.
Preparations for the Pioneer reunion
are complete and extensive, and a
grand, good time" is anticipated.
Two Chinese girls, tired Of the lives
they led in a rich merchants employ,
committed suicide oD Tuesday night.
Owing 10 the superior finish and excel
lencs Of work, Abell stands pre-eminent
as . photographer. Give him a
call.
Cormack, who shot Manning, of East
Portland, last week, is out under 81 600
bonds to await the action Of the Grand
Jury.
Mr.. Hsgar, husband of the woman
whowas so brutally murdered in ClaUka-
insecurity In 1878, died at St. Nincenps
Hospital last week.
Sugar-coated cream corn (prize In
every packsge), wholesale and retail, at
Post Office Store, corner Fifth and Nor
rison streets, Portland.
An addition to Union Block will be
made this Summer. Il will have a
frontage of % feet on Stark and IS on
Second, and will cost $4,000.
Gold fish and fish food, and candles in
packages for picnics, wholesale aud re-
tail, az Post Office Store, corner Of Fifth
and Morrison streets, Portland.
Wm. Beck d Son, the reliable pro-
prietors of the SpOrtsmen's Emporium,
have a varied stock Of fireworks, which
are advertised under New This Week"
Mr. Albert Bartsch receives great
praise for the successful manner in
which he altered aud enlarged the organ
If Trinity Church and moved IL 10 the
new choir gallery.
The marriage OF Mr.. J. D. MeCully
and Miss Lille +. Patton, daughter Of
4. McF. Patton, Esq, on last Monday
evening, was a notable event in the
social life Of Salem.
An enthusiastic meeting Of the Re
publicans was held at Turn Halle on
Monday night. Hon. Rufus Mallory
made by far the most eloquent and i'm
pressive speech Of the evening.
Finest French candies sent to all parts
Of Oregon and Washington Territory.
French Nougats aud such candies are
only kept in Portland by the Post Office
Store, corner Fifth and Morrison.
The STANDARD justly denounces the
scheme Of trying to palm of the Skagit
Herald as being published on Ruby
Creek. Its object is TO effect the sale OF
stock in the Skagit Gold Mining Com
pany.
a correspondent Of the Orcgonidn
charges that Captain Wilkinson, with
General Milroy's consent, has forcibly
taken children from the Puyallup re-
serve for the Indian school at Forest
Grove.
Bestlessness at night, nightmare,
nervous twitching, etc, give way to
peaceful slumber, tired natures sweet
restorer, by using Plumbers Oregon
Blood Purifier, the vegetable sedatiye
and tonic.
Those who wish an excellent suit Of
clothing, guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfaction as 10 price, quality and fit,
should call on w. II. Utter. with w. J.
Quinn, who has re-opened at bis old
stand, 2s Stark street.
Mr.. S. G. Reed proposes to erect a
magnificent five-story and basement
building on the northeast corner Of
First and A streets. Work will be COM
menced this Summer It will be the
handsomest building in the city, and
will cost SIPS, 200.
Newberry, Hawthorne x Co, OF the
famous Mount Hood Agricultural I'm
plement House, publish, under New
This Week. - a small list Of the standard
goods for which they are agents. They
have not space TO enumerate the vari-
Gus implements and articles kept in
stock.
Officers Of the Portland Savings
Bank ID. p. Thompson, President; J.
W. Brazee, Vice President; w. V.
Spencer, Secretary and Cashier; c. A.
Dolph, Attorney. f. Dekum, J. n.
DOlph and NJ. $. BurrelI compose the
Executive Committee. The rooms at
the corner Of First aud Ash streets will
probably be used.
Decoration Day at Vancouver was OBJ
served on Monday. The ceremonies
were no less impressive than at Portland.
The addresses by \. II. Bloomfield and
General Howard were received with
marked attention, while Colonel Small
wood reused the patriotism of bis hear
ers until bis sentiments were enthusias-
tically cheered. Rev. Father Schram m
also spoke in patriotic vein. General
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