The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-13

Eugene is to have a hook and ladder
company.
The tax in Claclzamas county this
year will be l4I mills.
There will bea match game Of croquet
Salem on Saturday.
The lobby of both branches OF the
legislature is well attended.
Nine compositors are employed in the
state Printers Office, Salem.
Corvallis still continues to clamor
loudly for the State University.
The framework of the roof of the
Court House in Hillsboro is being put
up.
About $1,000 bushels of wheat had
been stored at Harrisburg up to last sat
urday.
Most Of the farmers Of Claclamas are
having their wheat chopped into feed
for hogs.
A Corvallis paper says that wheat is
coming in quite lively. No sales are
reported.
Two men named Ryan and Morris
were killed by the accidental bursting
Of blast at ROseburg, Friday.
The taxable property in Benton
county amounts to S1,5OO,OOO. The tax
levied for all purposes is fifteen mills.
The net total amount of taxable prop
erty Of Lane county, as returned by the
Assessor, for the year 1872 is 81, ,6S7, SIS.
The annual meeting of the Presbytery
of Oregon and Washington Territory
met in this city on last Friday morn
ing.
There are still some fields Of wheat
standing on French Prairie. Inthe foot
hill districts the harvest is about fin
ished.
The Linn County Fairwin commence
Sept. 24th, and continue four days. Six
thousand dollars will be given in pre-
minms.
The valuation Of property in Clacka-
mas county is S1,9ls, 194. This is a de-
crease on last years returns of over
100000.
The Portland Free Discussion Club
have their weekly meetings every Sun
day at o'clock P. NJ. at No. 50 First St,
up stairs.
Miner & Person, agents for the New
Wilson Sewing Machines, among the
best in the market, are doing a thriving
buesiness. Read their ad.
The OregOnidn says the Oswego-Tual-
attn canal viii be finished in twenty
days. The company don'towe anything
and they are not ashamed of it.
The City Fathers of Harrisburg lately
levied a tax Of five mills, and the town
talked the matter over for two weeks.
Then the conversation was changed.
Col. Chapman and Engineer Blair are
going to start in a few days to make
preliminary surveys of the line Of the
Portland, Dalles < Salt Lake Railroad.
There is some anxiety throughout the
valley to learn whether the o. & c.
Railroad will reduce rates of fare during
the continuance of the State Agrieultu-
raj Fair.
The County Commissioners of Marion
have levied the following tax: State,
five mills; military, half MILL school,
two mills; county, seventeen and one
half mills.
Fifty-fve cents per bushel is what
the liberal dealer offers the Linn county
farmer for his wheat delivered at AL
bany. Ye liberal dealer is not a buyer
at that figure.
Jacob Mayer wholesale dry-goods
dealer, has just received an immense
stock of fall goods which he sells at San
Francisco prices. Dealers will do well
TO examine his stock.
The meeting of the Spiritualists al
WoodbuTn Station commenced yester-
day, and viii be continued until Sunday
evening. 1t is expected that there will
be large attendance.
L. Ach is receiving a fresh stock o.
fall goods which are sold at low prices
Mrs. Ach is now in San Francisco en-.
gagged in buying and she fully under
stands the wants of her customers.
Linn county has now gone and dis
counted Eastern Oregon in the potato
business. The latter raises potatoes OF
the vines; Linn county grows 'em with
out "the least sign of a vine" That
what the Register says, anyhow.
Notice is called to the advertisement c
the Grover & Baker Sewing Machine
w. T. Shanahan, agent, has larg
stock Of these excellent machines o.
hand, which will be sold on installment
Of ten dollars per month. New ad. mex
week.
The warehouse to be erected on tn
Tualatin river south Of HillsborO, is be
ing pushed rapidly forward, and vii
soon be completed. a petition is il
circulation to bridge the river at tina
point. handsome subscription has al
ready been obtained.
The Eugene Guard gets this off at tn
expense of Corvallis: Corvallis has
new TO Corvallis) fire engine, double
decker built ages since. They wante
to operate it one day last week, and ha
to send TO Linn county for men, tber
not being enough in Benton to do it.r
C. w Traver the irra,,raos;i.1 II