The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-06-14
HOME NEWS.

The burnt district OF Corvallis is being
rebuilt with wood.
The cars of the o. & C. Railroad will
run to Oakland soon.
NJ. Gray, the celebrated music dealer,
will soon be in this city.
The Waldron Troupe ate playing a
short engagement in this city.
The Horticultural Fair meets at the
Skating Rink next Thursday.
Another destructive fire has visited
Walla Walla Total loss, $4,000.
The citizens Of Union county, Oregon,
are organizing an agricultural society.
Portland will celebrate the coming
Fourth of July in an appropriate man.
ner.
From present appearances the fruit
crop in lane county will be above aver
age.
This years wool clip is beginning to
come into the country markets in small
quantities.
At the new town of Cornelius on the
line Of the Westside Road buildings are
going up rapidly.
The lumber trade on Puget Sound is
remarkably brisk. There is a great
scarcity Of laborers.
Miss Anna Mehlig takes grand COM
plimentary benefit next Monday eve
ming at Masonic Hall.
Ralph Geer, of Marion county, has two
cows Of short-hOrn stock, which yield
half barrel of milk daily.
The question of the establishment of a
daily mail between Walla WaIla and
Lewiston is being agitated.
Should the stage of water in the Co
lumbia get much higher great amount
of damage will be done to crops.
Two japanese youths are being edu-
Gated at Forest Grove University. They
are apt scholars, learning quickly.
A Marion county farmer has thirteen
acres of hops this season, and expects to
realize $500 per acre from his crop.
7. G. Mulkey has retired from the
Corvallis Democrat. Hereafter the pa
per will be conducted by G. w. Quivey.
For the best bargains in groceries con-
suit Anderson, HOrsfall & Co., new Ma
sonic building, corner Third and Alder
Sts.
Miss Anna Mehlig gave a concert last
Tuesday evening for the benefit of the
Ladies' Relief Society. $40 were real
lied.
Rev. I. Dillon, present editor of the
AdUoedte, has been again selected by the
NJ. f. General Conference for that posi-
tiOn.
S. p. Mcdonald, recently connected
with the Vancouver Register, has gone
into the real estate business at that
place.
The Roseburg PlGindedler is agitating
the question of the establishment of q
Woolen Mandatory in DOugla:
county.
f. P. Rogers, general passenger agent
ofthe Oregon and California Railroad, i,
prepared to sell tickets to all parts of the
United States.
If you want a good No. Sewing Ma
chine call at G. w. Travers, l12 From
Street, who always has the Home Shut
tie, a popular and cheap machine, oil
hand.
The Oregon Republican reports thu
Monmouth College as rapidly approach
ing completion. When finished it will
probably be one Of the finest buildings il
the State.
Mr.. Sinnott, agent at Grand ROnd
Reservation, states that the Indians ar,
taking more interest in agriculture thar
ever before, and in consequence hav,
put in a large quantity Of grain.
The Republicans of Portland held ,
ratification meeting last Saturday even
ing over the nomination of Grant anC
Wilson, and jubilated considerably ovel
their late success in this State.
a great deal of public land is now be.
ing pre-empted at the Land Offices il
Washington Territory Most of the 10
cations have been made in Cowlitl
county. So says the Vancouver Reals
ter.
Pollock precinct, Clarke county, w
T., was not apprised of the pOstponemen
of the election early enough to preven
voting on the Sd OF June. The vote wa
not very fiattering to some Of the candi
dates.
The body of young Mr.. Roberts, VIII
was drowned on Sunday, the I'd inst
was found last Tuesday. The funeri
took place Wednesday morning, frol
the Presbyterian church. Peace 20 II
ashes.
The Commencement exercises Of Il
Corvallis College will begin on the 2Ot
inst. Rev. P. S. Knight of Salem, wi
deliver the anniversary address, al
J.F. Caples, of Portland will deliver Il
Society address.
The Vancouver Register says the Gro
in Clarke county w. T., were new
more promising than they are this Sc
son. There will be an enormous yiel
unless the high water in the Columb
should destroy the crop in the bottOI
Hon. A. J. Dufur, one Of the Greg
Centennial Anniversary COMMISSIONS
will arrive in Portland by the comil
steamer. Also, Mrs. NJ. P. Sawtel