The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-08
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10y tne county Otefk OF Marion county
in October.
About $1,000 bushels of grain have
been stored at Harrisburg during the
present season.
-Four thousand dollars taxes We're col
tected by the Sheriff of Marion county
during October
The next session Of the Circuit Court
for Wasco county will eommense on
the 18th instant.
Fourteen divorce cases are on the
docket for trial at the approaching term
of the Circuit Court for Polk county.
The thirteen Norwegian families who
arrived short time since have found
homes in Benton and other counties.
n. H. Cranor has resigned the May
orally of Albany and NJ. V. Brown, of
the Democrat, has Caught" the Office.
There arrived at Roseburg, on last
Saturday, the first freight train passing
over the railroad to that place. It con-
sisted OF six cars all loaded.
At the Nouember terms of the Circuit
Courts for the First, Third and Fourth
Judicial Districts in this State, the di-
vorce suits number forty-one.
Several families Of emigrants have
recently settled in the vicinity of Zena,
in Polk county. They are from Mis-
souri, and came across the plains with
OK teams.
a Postoffice has been established at
Tangent Station, six miles southeast Of
Albany, with Thomas J. Beard as Post
master. This will accommodate a large
community.
Hon. J. w. Baldwin has appointed
Arthur Mosier as a student in the Agri-
cultural College from Grant county.
The latter gentleman arrived in Corval-
lis on Monday, Oct. 2sth.
The R1atagraloh says emigrants are
daily passing through Roseburg bound
for the COquille country. This section
offers better inducements for settlers
than any other part Of Oregon.
The streets of st. Joe were thronged
with people last Saturday, to witness
the first appearance Of the locomotive at
that place. Some Of the spectators on
that day saw a railroad car for the first
time in their life.
The State Journal reports a shock of
earthquake in Mohawk Valley last
week, and calls on General Applegate
for an explanation of this most wonder
ful and unaceountable display of the
unusual and extraordinary forces of ma
ture.
The Journal estimates that seventeen
thousand gallons of rain water poured
through the canvass in seventeen min
utes on the people who attended John
Wilson's Circus at Eugene a short time
since. The people of course didn't COM
plain of the performance being dry.
The following business was enacted
at the Land Office in Roseburg, during
the month of October: Cash sales, 3, $50
acres; pre-emption filings, 1000; A. c.
S. locations, :, ,2SO acres; land warrants,
l2O acres; Homestead applications, 4, ,49O
acres; final homestead entries, 2,627
acres.
The following are the officers Of the
ErOdelphian Society of the Albany Col
lege: President, Libbie Holbrook;
Vice President, Libbie Althouse; Secre-
tary, Aurelia Blain; Corresponding Sec
retary, Weltha Young; Treasurer,
Laura Tate; Critic, Jennie Connor; Ser
geants-at-Arms, Cora Irvine and Mary
Harmon.
The Common Council of Oregon City
have notified the owners of the steam
boat basin at that place that said basin
was in need Of repairs, and that in case
Of damage to property owners conse-
quent upon the neglect of such repairs,
the owners would be held responsible.
If the basin should break during high
water there wouldn't be much Oregon
City left.
Orc Elmo Theater has been fairly pat
ronized during the past week. "Farlv
California" had a splendid run, drawing
crowded houses repeatedly. "Peep O.
Day" has also been on the boards for
several evenings. This friday even
ing J. II. Vinson will take benefit.
thepiece being 'Grimaldi." !" There should
be q large crowd out upon this occasion.
and we have no doubt but there will be
one, rs Mr.. Vinson is very popular.
Grand matinee Saturday afternoon at :
o'clock.
The Statesman says: a few days ag'
we noted the fact that there had beeI
an increased activity in the real estat'
market at Salem. An examination o
the county records shows that this &C
tivity has been general throughout tn
county. There were an unusual mum
Der Of deeds filed for record, during Oc
tober. There were thirty-four deeds 70
farms or country tracks of land, from
to 325 acres each, the consideration
paid without counting those whicl
were nOminaD aggregating S24, lis
The prices paid per acre ranged from s
to nearly 500, the average being nea
Sc
Says the Guard; "a strong current o
wind passed through Springfield OF
Sunday, the 9th, damaging the Chris
tian Church building TO some extent
The east end was blown off the founda
tion, the entire building tilted up agains
an oak trea which kent il from ooip,