The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30
HOME NEWS.

Monmouth College will resume stud
les on next monday.
Seattle merchants are buiser than
they ever We're before.
The Portland Academy and Female
Seminary will reopen September 9th.
The Chemeketa Hotel at Salem will
probably be open on Monday, Septem-
Der 24
An unusual number of prominent
men through the State are sojourning
in the city.
A Territorial School Teachers Con-
vention will be held at Olympia early
next month.
1t is expected that water will be let
into the Tualatin-O Oswego Canal by the
first ofOctober.
Twelve thousand bushels of new wheat
had been received and stored at Tangent
up TO the 5lst inst.
An examination of the State Treasur-
er's Report shows the funded debt of the
State to be $3.50, 457.
The Republican says the weather was
too damp last week for the threshers to
work in Polk county.
About seven hundred dollars in pre-
miums will be distributed at the Jack
son County Fair in October.
Ten thousond dollars in premiums
will be- offered at the State Fair this year.
Fast horses will take the large purses.
There never was, in the history OF
Olympia, so many Improvements in
progress at the same time as at present.
The Portland Free Discussion Club
have their weekly meetings every Sun
day at 3 o'clock p. NJ at No. 50 First St,
up stairs.
Crops are good in Washington coun-
ty, and large amount of new wheat is
already stored in warehouses awaiting
shipment.
Clark Smith, of Washington county,
reports having found extensive deposits
Of stone coal about twenty-five miles
from Cornelius.
A little son Of Mr.. McAlister, residing
near Oregon City, was 50 badly burned
several days ago that he died soon after
from the effects.
A large number of settlers are going
into Grant county, which must event
ually be one of the richest counties in
Eastern Oregon.
Washington county will hold its an
nual fair at Hillsboro, October 14th to
18th. twill think itself the best county
fair in the country.
A meeting is called at Lebanon, Linn
county, for September ), to take action
in regard to obtaininga branch or switch
Of the railroad to that place.
The Young Ladies' Bible class of the
First Presbyterian Sabbath School will
give Festival for the benefit of ''The
Home" on Wednesday, September 4th.
Harvest is about over in Jackson
county. The crops are very poor, yield
ing not more than fifteen bushels per
acre. Wheat is duh at 81 90 per busheli
oats, % cents.
The Benton Democrat says most Of
the fall grain has been garnered, but the
spring crop, in many localities, is yef
uncut, the cool, damp weather prevent
ing it from ripening.
The Albany Democrat says larg,
quantities Of wheat are now pouring
into market. But little has been solo
and no price can really be said to hav,
been settled upon by buyers.
The Bulletin says: 'NIr w. T. Smith
of Wasco county, raised the present sea
son 44O bushels of clean spring wheat ol
a field of only nine acres. The variety
we are informed, is the little clul
wheat"
The Albany Register tells the story o
q woman-AIrs. Luper-who, on accoun
Of the scarcity Of hands, mounted
reaper, drove the team, oiled the ma
chinery, and acted as captain Of the en-
tire turnout for two days.
The Register urges the citizens of Al
bany>to "wake up'' and act about tn
work Of bringing in the water from th
Santiam to Albany for manufacturin
purposes, and says the construction c
the proposed ditch would be Of inealcu
liable benefit to the town.
H. c. Clement Of Halsey writes to tn
Bc0isfer that the warehouses of fhe
place have received only about l4,OC
bushels Of grain as yet, as farmers hay
not fairly commenced hauling. Halse
j. rapidly increasing in size and popl
lation, and business is very good for IL
season of the year
The railroad bridge across the I'm
qua is about 800 feet in length, col
sisting Of five spans of 100 feet eacI
the balance being trestle work. III
first span is nearly completed. I'll
bridge is of the Howe truss pattern al
will be of great strength. Colonel Leo
ard, of Portland, is the contractor.
J. NJ. Sutton, No. II Morrison 81
announces to the public that he is pr
pared to do all kinds of plating and gill
ing-locks, bolts, gas fittings, stair rod
watch cases, spoons, castors, and tab
ware plated and gilded to order. Ele
trotyping done on short notice. Pric
reasonable, and work insured as repr
sented.
The Albany Deu,oo,,,t s,,... 10.