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permauent, improvement. He possesses the faculty of imparting instruction • to liis pupils and encouraging them in their efforts to succeed. He man- a"es'to create a spirit of competition among them, and those who earnestly apply themselves and implicitly follow his instructions never fail to become good penmen. Prof. Garrison has a natural love for his work and takes great pride in the advancement of its benefits, whether such advancement is the result of his own labor or that of others. He is- very successful in ■'aining the respect and esteem of his pupils and patrons, and never fails to create good and lasting impressions wherever he teaches. He was married in January, 1876, to Miss Mary Blank, of Forest Grove, where he has been residing for the last five years, and where as a citizen and neighbor be is honored and respected.

W. T. COOK

Is the leadinir druggist of Centerville, Umatilla county, and is a gentleman wiio ; y his courteous demeanor and considerate nature will make friends and be a success wherever he travels. He was born in Polk county, Mis- souri, in the year 1848. Received his education there and afterward taught school there five years. He came to Oregon when quite a young man, and on arriving here he taught school for one year in Linn and Wasco counties, after which he embarked in the drug business in Peoria, Linn county. He remained there but one year, and then removed to Centerville, Umatilla county, where he associated himself with Mr. Irvine, who is a physician, under the firm name of Cook & Irvine. The firm has prospered, and aside from their book and drug business they are the agents for Wells, Fargo & Co., the Utah, Idaho and Oregon Stage Company, and Mr. Cook is the postmaster. It probably would not be out of place here to state that when Mr. Cook first arrived here he did not have a penny, and before he secured the position as teacher alluded to above he was compelled to work at man- ual labor for one year and a half. By his perseverance, industry and spirit he has now become a successful business man and has amassed a comforta- ble fortune, and he has always been an earnest and acti%^e Democi-at. Al- though young and handsome, our sul)ject has not yet been captured by the fair sex, but we trust that some ;iay soon the marriage bell will peal forth

the ha])py announcement that ^aiss is ai)out to become Mrs. W. T.

Cook.

CAPTAIN J. D. MERRYMAN, An honored citizen of Astoria and a prominent representative of Clatsop county, was born at St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1838, and received the benefits of an early common school education. At fifteen years of age he accepted a clerkship in a general merchandising establishment at Woodsfield, Ohio, where he remained until the war broke out, when he enlisted in the Twenty- fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was elected Second Lieutenant of Com- pany B, and was afterwards appointed First Lieutenant and Captain. He was discharged from the service December 2',t, lSfj-2, on the surgeon's certifi- cate of disability, having been twice severely wounded. He came to Oregon