Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-10-08
STATE ITEMS

The pioneer oil mills at Salem are
running night and day, manufacturing
160 gallons of oil every "a hours.
At the Ladies' Fair at the Dalles, on
Thursday evening, the scholars of the
Catholic school gave very creditable
entertainment.
The Statesman learns thata lad NAM
ed Frank Miller, in Polk county. acci-
IDENTIFY shot and killed himself while
out hunting grouse on Saturday.
4 whale IS feet long oamo ashore at
Cape Foulweather few7days ago The
Tndiands had high festive time over
tie blubbe~.
+. 8. McGomas. Chef Clerk of the
House, was assaulted on Thursday night
at Salem by two robbers. He struck
one of them a severe blow with his
cane, anil then succeeded in escaping
Fifteen young men attending the
Wallamet University at Salem have
rented house, hired Chinaman to do
their cooking and washing. and find
that they can live in good style for two
dollars a week.
The Statesman says that the follow
ing commissions to Notaries Public
have been issued by Gov. Grover: Jer
emiuh Huntly, residence at Ellensburg.
Curry county; D. H. Murphy, resi-
dence in Salem; j. H. Sherin, resi-
deuce in Astoria, Clatsop county.
The receipts Of the recent Fair in
Linn county were as follows: Gate
fees, 1882 81: entries 296 y; Ii,
censes, 1860 72--total receipts, 81 ,99s
"a. The receipts OF the Fair of 1860
were s2,702. The failing off in the
receipts, as compared with those of last
year, areshereiore considerable.
From the Oregoaian The suit
brought against Messrs. W. s. Ladd.
r II. Thompson, j. c. Ainsworth, j.
w Ladd, aud S. G. Reed, by the Or
eeon Central Railroad Company, was
for 100000 damages instead of
800, 600 as reported yesterday.
The corps of I. S. Typographical
Engineers under Lieutenant Huer. who
have just completed the survey of the
Upper Willamette and Yanhill rivers
yesterday began the surveys for the site
of the bridge which is to cross the
Willamette river between this city and
East Portland
Superintendent Thielson, OF the Orr
egon and California Railroad, advertise
in the Albany papers for 500 men and
100 teams to work on the road. Here
is chance for all idle men and boys to get
work. The Superintendent still expects
to complete 100 miles of road by the
end of December.
The Register gives tho population of
Albany precinct at 1904. The popu-
of the county will not be SO large as
anticipated at the outset Of the census
probably not over 900, making Linn
county the third in point of population,
instead of the second. The population
of Harrisburg is $50, all told. scio,
too. the famed city of the s4orks," falls
behind slightly, her population being
90. t
From the ,Statesmaa:. There ia q
splendid chance offered to sheep.raisers
y the arrival of w. G. McGillis. from
Australia, with lot of Leicester sheep.
Mr.. McGil!is left Australia with Sc
head and reached here with 81; tho re.
mainder died on the voyage. He offers
23 rams for sale, all of them magnifi.
cent animals, snd we hope the stock
growers of this valley VIII not permit
them all to be taken to Eastern Oregon.
The Bed Rock Democrat says that il
| is at last able to state positively that
| Carter's Ditch on Burnt river, has been
sold to the Chicago company; and that
they are taking the initiatory steps for
active operations. 40 soon as the nee,