The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07
Pacific Coasters

/ Olympia women propose to present them
selves for registry as voters. a3it5
T A Yamhill house was Butlerizsd last wesk
and dozen silver spoons gobbledup.
Three boys aged respectfully II, IA nd IL
years. murdered an old man at Orovllle, Cal,
for 81 900. t
A San Francisco dandy got cowhided by
his hetrothed sweetheart because he became
too miscellaneous with another girl.
Laura D. Fair has sued five San Francisco
papers for $100.OO0 damages for libel. saiss
The Utah Legislature has passed a bill pro
viding that males Of fifteen years and females
of twelve years may contract marriage with
the consent of the parents or guardians.
AN Eastern exchange calls money the root
Of all evil and the Eugene Guard editor
wants some o. that root tfaEa
lit tistexpected thai California will this year
produce "a .O00, 900 pounds of wool and 2s.-
900 600 bushels wheat. sea
By the close of this year there will be
l.210miles of the Northern Pacific Railroad
completed. 5fA t4 gE7@as@
Oregon has one inhabitant to the square
mile. That certainly gives every one play
enough. e8sa0 sf35 9aass 7sst @s7# .st|5
"A woman died at Yreka. last week, from
the effects Of chloroform, administered to ex-
tract teeth. af1s8f NJ sgtHE8 te9astsa8Et
Captain MeIdonof the schooner Cambria.
of Victoria. v. l.. was murdered at the FIJI
Islands recently by. this natives. de had
gone ashore in a boat. vi .hifgf5aff ia is88s
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canals have beea projected in California.
which. it is expected. will pr tect ten mil
lion acres of land from drought. ss
A. Ehinanlan departed to the Celestial
Kingdom last week because railroad train
didn't stop quick enough to let him get tpf
the track, near Oregon city. 28ti
& A Partlander was enjeging the ineffabie
fslicitytof pounding Ibis wife, when at lfdd
party. hearing her screams, rushed I'm ana
unslertooks To interfere. hut was turned upon
by both man and wifsaHa told To s'git. ''s5a8Hs
A Portlansler tried to commit suicide with
chair-lightning whisky because his charming
wife went to a. ball contrary 10 his orders.
He didn't nse the right rtsof whisky Or ne
would have inadeiita a success. S=
"A human beast of Saii Francisco has just
been helsisto baiIin the sum of $l0seOo for
outraging the person OF his own daughter.
only u years old. The mother is a poor
hard-workiig woman, almost insane from
grief and shame.
The wheat crop Of California in 1871, ac-
cordfne to the Surveyor Generals report,
amounted to II .28S.534 bushels. he Stock
ton I,sdspe,sdent thinks it is . safe estimation
that the yield this year will double that Of
last. The estimate is certainly not 4 rash
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The UsE OF 'LoSG PEET Our Major, 8
said al Old American soldier, s.has very long
feet. and Il horse fhat threw every one bft the
MI or. one evening the MAJORS servant was
orrs on TIE parade ground with the horse.ai,d.
as usual. got thrown of when one OF the
hoys spoke up and .sitl Il II know why the
horse don throw ths Major, was
asked bF u dozen Oh Nj ore sll. yon see.
the Majorss sof such long se1 that. the horse
thinks he y III nlsaftssH ;t, 80. 1
muddy streaaI flowing intp one clear
as,ti sparkiine; for time runs along by ItseIf.
Il litfle further sinwn they units and the
ul,ole Id impure SSof youth opched by !
sllfs may for lime keSr its purity in foul
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