Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-22
state Items.
rGleaninas from state Exchangeg.l

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Two parties, one under John Mel
drum, and the other nnder Ben Davis
left Oregon City, last week, on sur
veying expedition in Eastern Oregon.
s. S. Plamondon, formerly of Salem
was found drowned in his well, in But
teville, where he has been for year or
SO engaged in keeping saloon.
Observation-Disclosures Grover
made the following appointments of
Notaries Public the 18th inst For
Multnomah county, Geo II. Durham,
c. Il. Carter, Hugh I. Bingham, j.
CASTOR; Lane connty, j. j. Walton,
Jr. Linn county, Eli Carter.
The State Horticultural Society will
hold a specia meeting in Portland,
May I'd. for the transaction of imports
tant business-the holding Of an exhi>
bition etc.
DRowNED.--A deserter from the
ship Madawaska was drowned in at
tempting to leave the vessel on Thurs
day.
LUMBER FOR PERU.-The Olympia
paper reports several vessels loading at
the Mills on Puget Sound with lumber,
for Peru.
AGRICULTURAL. - An outfit for
Agricultural operations has been pur-
chased by the President of Corvallis
College, and the first practical lessons
in the Agricultural Department of that
institution were given last week. The
students are divided into classes and
have regular hours for work.
The State journal says that there
are four schools in operation in Eugene
City.
VIM. Peck had his left arm broken
just below the elbow by the kick of a
horse last week, near Eugene City.
There are As School Districts in
Yamhill county. Number of school
children, 2,0s3. And of public school
money, there is only 10 cents to the
scholar.
The Roseburg Ensign has commenced
its fifth volume.
The Corvallis Gozetfe says that the
schooner VIM. Irlan arrived at Yaqnina
Bay. from San Francisco, on the 18th,
| after passage of Ia days. She !, .es
on her return trip next week.
From the Salem Statesman Of April
10th We copy the following:
A. &. pettys has sold his farm OF
80 acres, ) miles south of Salem. IT,
Mr.. Hoover, who left Missouri early in
last month to seek home in Oregon,
aud has already become fixture here.
We are informed by Mr. Hibbard,
of Waldo Hills. that quite a rush of
emigration is seeking homes In valleys
of the mountains east of here. Silver
creek Prairie has already FIVE settlers.
three families aud two single men. This
IL beautiful mountain prairie above
Silver creek Falls. Other persons are 20.
ing on the lookout for similar homes
! Ii Is possible that before the present
Summer and Autumn ends, all the
available hooks and corners off from
this valley will be prospected aud claimed
as homes for new emigrants.
The Eugene City Guard of the 18th
/ says:
Joseph Knott, of Portland, came up,
on the steamer A lbany last week, aud
spent several days in town to ascertain
what encouragement he could get from
our citizens 10 open road TO Bohemia
for the transportation of his mill No
one seemed to be very much interested.
aud he at once accepted a proposition
from the citizens of Roseburg. who agree
to transport the mill to Bohemia and
set it up.
Sales of farms and Improvements IN
Lane county, and of houses aud lots in
Eugene City and Springfield, continue
at good prices-the land at from S5 to
SO per acres.
| "NEw We, see il
announced that new weekly paper is
to be started in Portland soon, by Mrs
Duniway. to be called The New North
aoest, and will be devoted to the advo.
cacy of causes pertaining to women's
rights.
! CARGO OF THE ORRIFLAMME.-
steamship brought up $50 tons, freight
as follows $50 cases boots 2l4
pkgs dry goops go os hats; GA pkg:
carpet; 475 kgs nails; 200 pkgs hard
ware; 120 pkgs furniture; pianos; on'
billiard table; 10 stoves; 216 pkgs cast
4 ing; BIG SKIS coffee; 500 bxs candles
AGO kgs syrups; $500, pkgs assorted
groceries; 294 pkgs tobacco; 16 pkgs ci
gars; 314 pkgs liquors; 2S pkgs sad
dlery; IS pkgs Government hospita
stores; 3S pkgs crockery; 3O4 pkg
drugs; ll8 cs China goods and 2Ot