The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-01
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an earthquake.
The old Court House at Salem is un
dergoing repairs.
Gray, the defaulting Treasurer Of Ida
no, has resigned.
Tile [. s. Assay Office at Boise City
will soon go into operation.
The Oregon Pioneer Society at Astoria
propose to start paper soon.
The Democrats Of Idaho preparing
for the coming election in that Terri
tory.
The Union Pacific Railroad has ex-
pended $50, 600 per day in trying to open
the road.
a plank road is proposed from East
Portland to Sandy river, along the base
line road.
The farm products of Montana for the
year ending June 1st, 1870, amounted to
S1,676, ,G69.
The Oregon and California Railroad
will be completed to Oakland by the
first of June.
One firm this winter in Montana lost
over 100000 in stock, from'the severity
Of the weather.
Tickets for the Young Mems Christian
Associations course of six lectures cost
three dollars each.
The railroad surveying party on the
Oregon Central have been at Lafayette
for several weeks.
The regular yearly term of the Medi-
cal Department of Willamette Univer-
sity closes this week.
The Methodists of Oregon are making
an effort to buy a piece of land for a
Conference camp-ground.
Thos. Gale, of Gale Bros, has retired
from the publication of the Umpqua
Ensign. Cause, i'll health.
Father Gibney, of Corvallis, is to lee
ture before the Father Mathew Society
Of this city on the 18th Of March.
The Republican primaries meet next
Saturday. There is much activity
among politicians in consequence.
The 0. & c. Railroad Co. want nine
teen hundred thousand bricks to build a
round house and machine shops at juno
tion City.
The West-siders growl about the ir-
regularity of the mails. The people of
Southern Oregon complain of the same
inconvenience.
The Good Templars Of Yamhill county
contemplate running one of their men,
bers for County Clerk, irrespective of
party nominations.
Levi Shelton, Chairman of the W.
T. Democratic Central Committee,
has called a meeting of the Committee
TO take steps for holding Convention.
Communications from Olympia, Ore
gon City and Forest Grove, owing to
the press Of other matter, are crowded
out Of this issue. VIII appear next
week.
VIM. Huntington, ex-U. S. Marshal
for Washington Territory, is lecturing
along the Sound on the Woman Suf
frage question. His efforts are not high
ly spoken of.
The entertainment at Multnomal
Lodge Good Templars) last Tuesday
evening was very creditable. A gooC
audience was in attendance, and every
thing went off in the best. manner posi-
ble.
Henry w. Gilfrey telegraphs from
Washington to Governor Grover: "AI
University and Indemnity School LanC
lists approved, except Ia Grande Dis
trict; those will be approved in a few
days"
The Santiam has cut a new channe
and turned from the head of the ditcI
that supplies Salem with water, anC
consequently, when the river falls, Sa.
lem will be without its usual supply o.
water.
Nessrs. Hurgren & Shindler have just
received a neat delivery wagon, which
they will use hereafter in connection
with their business. They are enter.
prising gentlemen, and advertise in the
NEW NORTHWEST.
The town of Olympia is six miles long
by four wide, containing 1880 acres
and takes up all terminus sites and ad
ditions on BUdd's Inlet. 1t will extenC
to China pretty soon at the rate it i.
spreading out now.
Mrs. Miller lectured last evening a
Philharmonic Hall. Subject, "Man-
His past, present and future" 1t i
needless TO say that she did the subjec
Justice. 4 more extended account VII
be given next week.
Prof Z. T. Coleman has shown us
drawing representing Olympia, w. T..
which is exceedingly correct in helinea
ton. Those wishing TO study drawin,
cannot do better than patronize Mr.
city.
Gov. Geo. l. Curry lectured before tn,
washington Debating Society las
Tuesday evening in Philharmonic Hall
His subject-"The Piopeers,,-beino ,
popular one, there was large audienc,
present; Inc lecture is said TO have beer
A late San Francisco paper saws
"About twenty men in the emnlo,, y
John r. Sims are engaged in eractin,
forty-four cells for the Oregon Stot
Prison, working on the vacant LOT Of th
corner of Oregon and Front Streets 60,