Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-16

[Gleanings from State Exchangef.l

The Episcopal Church at Salem has
purchased a fine organ.
A vein of coal eight feet in depth
has been discovered in Douglas county.
The residents of Baker City are en-
enjoying themselves hugely skating on
the icc
Three suits are pending by the
Courts, by parties in Portland, against
the o. s. N. Go.
The 0. & C. Railroad are building,
at their works in East Portland, two
passenger coaches for the n Z. r. r.
The report that the Harrisburg
bridge was injured by the late high
water is denied by the Eugene journals.
The new Methodist Church at Hills
boro will be dedicated the first Sunday
in January.
A grand Ball will be given at the
Salem Opera House, on the 29th inst,
by the Salem Brass Band.
b. Holiday, Junr, is preparing to
erect large hotel on Fourth Street,
Portland.
The Adpocote gives the receipts Of
the Ladies' Relief Fund for the month
of November as 1921 90.
The cabinet of specimens or museum
of Rev. =. S knight is attracting con-
siderable attention in Salem.
1t has been ascertained that Rogue
River can be entered by steamers The
Coquelle ran in there short time
since.
Rev. Thomas Condor has been lec-
turing in Salem during the week on
the subject Of "Our Mountain Ranges
and the Interior Basin"
\ young fellow of Baker County was
arrested last week for stealing a horse
from deaf and dumb man in Baker
CITY. and was held to bail for $500.
The contract for furnishing the metal
work for the Lighthouse at Cape Foul
weather was let, on the Sth inst, to the
Oregon Iron works for S9,722.
At the Warm Springs Indian Reser-
vahon the Indians now marry according
to civilized rites, and the Agent keeps
record OF the event
Miss Carrie F. Young has returned
to the Willamette Valley, aud is pre-
pairing to make a tour to lecture on the
cause of temperance.
Halsey, on the line Of the o. & C,
Railroad, is reported to have grown
more rapidly than any other town i'll
the State.
Miss Carrie Moore has been enter
tanning the people of Salem with her
extraordinary feats on the velocipedc,
and on skates.
Rev. Mr.. Knights cabinet, which is
now attracting the attention Of the cit>
liens of Salem, is a collection of pre-
served specimens of insects.
The Benton Democrat is informed
that the hands are to be drawn off from
the Fast Side road, and be put at work
on the West Side Hurrah for the
West side say we
Mr.. Ralph Geer informs the States.
man that he has killed lot of fine fat
hogs, fattencd entirely on apples ::
among them one which weighed 800
pounds.
The Jury in the case Of Pumpelly
as. Oregon State Agricultural Society.
suit for damages for expulsion from the
Fair Grounds, rendered verdict of
s75 for plaintiff
Wilbur +. Cornell, b. B. Taylor and
Eugene Semple have organized as the
Herola publishing Company They
have purchased, and will hereafter pub
lsh, the Oregon Daily and Weekly
Herald.
Rev A. w. Sweeney, who was
elected Mayor of Albany last week,
declines the office, on the ground that
the honorable office which he now holds
ca minister of the Gospel is all he can
attend to. This is not common now "a
days, though semi. occasionally meu
will do it.
The exercises OF examination of stu
dents of Willamette University, Salem
have been in progress during the week.
Everything seems satisfactory, and the
Institute is reported to be in flourish
ing condition. Oregon is rapidly as
suming high position among the
States as an educator of the young.
An Irishman employed Salem boot
maker to make him pair of boots, an d
when they were finished put them on
and attempted to walk off, saying he
would pay another day. The Knight
| of ST. Crispin thereupon threw the son