Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-30
state Items.

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by the river boats is So so.
The new NJ. II. Church edifce at
Jefferson was dedicated last Sunday.
On Yaquina Bay one day last week
two men killed three bears and one
deer.
The snow from the last storm reach>
ed depth of only three inches at the
Dalles.
Float ice has been running in the
lower Columbia the last few days, suf-
ficient to hinder navigation.
Rev Milton Kelly, living near Port
land, had his barn burned on Monday
night. Loss about $4,000.
Mr.. Put Smith has gone East for
the purpose of purchasing some fast
horses and fine sheep for Oregon.
Reports of cold weather como from
all parts OF the State. Wednesday
morning the thermometer in Portland
showed the mercury to be four degrees
above zero.
Julius Cardwell alias ''Chalk Line" !"
was severely stabbed by James Weaver
at Oakland, during an affray On Friday
last. The injuries were thought to be
fatal
The editor of the Roseburg Plain
bealer has been presented with beet
which measured thirty-fonr inches in
circumference He has also received
some Of the largest onions ever seen.
At Canyon City, Grant County, a
fire company has been organized and
water works constructed, at cost OF
| $1,000 The town has been rebuilt,
and looks better than ever before.
A donation party at the Dalles vis-
tied the Rev Thomas Condor last
week, had good time, aud left SUBJ
s,antial things worth two hundred and
fifty dollars,
| The Statesman is doubtless right in
| the opinion that under the litigant law
the people Of Oregon are annually
swindled out of more money than it is
charged that May absorbed. - Ore
gonian.
The Enterprise is informed that the
Willamette Transportation Company
have sieuifed no intention OF repaying
the damage done 10 freight by the
sinking OF the Senator, aud states that
the F. r. Co. always paid such damage
without delay.
The whole number of scholars in
attendance at the Methodist Sunday
School at Salem during the year was
1884. At the Christian Sunday
School, 3,400 AT the Catholic Sun
day School the weekly attendance is
about go, aud the whole attendance for
the year 5000.
The Baker County Democrat says:
w II. Thompson, Esq, of Eagle
Greek, recently sold twenty acres of
mining ground to the All Tye Co.
for Sc, 900 About sixteen of the Ce-
lestials are now engaged rocking, and
they make fair wages, even in cold
weather.
LITTLE ELK.--Ths settlers on this
little river dserve great credit for their
industry aud perseverance. They have
road leaving the Yaquina wagon
road in Blodgett's Valley, and inter-
secting the same ten miles this side of
Elk City, thus saving distance of six
miles from Go 2alis to little Elk.
These people need bridge across the
river to enable them to cross In the
winter season - Gazette
A Scallawag named Simeon Lowell
lived at Buena Vista and worked in the
pottery business. He had a family,
and wife who is much respected by
all who know her. He left not long
since, having borrowed all he could
from everybody who would lend him
dollar. He disappeared at night, and
was lately heard from at Salt Lake,
where he writes back to some one
abusing his wife. She is washing to
support herself and children, and has
the sympathy of all.
The Statesman has the following
paragraph, which is understood to refer
TO a retired artist in Indian vouch>
ers :" What man is there in Oregon
who will hesitate to believe that if May
had held office and got rich twelve or
fifteen years ago, and not been found
out, but had saved up and bought
horses, and lands, and sheep, and cat
tie, and factory stock. and have con-
trived to be Democrat, he could to-
day have been member in full stand
49,. g. +bo Salarn rinp ?
The Eugene Guard says that few
days ago, as the stage from the South
was coming down hill about ten miles
this side OF Roseburg, the brake broke,
and the stage running on the horses,
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