Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-07-06
State Items.
IGleanings from State Exehanges.l

Brick for building are scarce in Eu>
gene.
The o. & c. Railroad change time
the 9Th inst.
A telegraph is to be built from Rose
burg to Empire City.
Oregon City and Salem are still in
tested with burglars,
The Corvallis GozeHe says haying
has commenced in Benton county.
Harvest has commenced in Southern
Oregon. Crops are reported short.
A man in Douglas county was fined
fifty dollars for whipping his wife.
The Oregonian says the small pox
has entirely disappeared from Portland.
A welcome shower of rain seems to
have visited all parts of the State last
week.
The body of the East Portland sui
eide, Thos. Chapman, has been recoy-
cred.
Thomas G. Young U. Marshal,
has gone to Oakland on official busi-
ness.
\ large number of workmen haye
been drawn off the southern end Of the
railroad.
The estimate cost OF a bridge to be
built across the Yamhill at Lafayette
is 81, 800.
+. S. McComas, of la Grande. goes
as Al Heiber's proxy to the Baltimore
Convention.
Samuel f. May has been cleared
upon the first indictments upon the
second the jury disagreed.
The McMinnyille Vest Side denies
the report that work has been suspended
on the railroad in Yamhill
The Eugene papers state that every
precaution has been taken to prevent
the spread of small pox in that city.
In the Baptist Church in Oregon
there are 20 ordained ministers, and I
lcentiates, with ZIG communicates.
Two men were out hunting in West
Chchalem last week aud killed a large
black bear and captured two young cubs
The farmers Of YamhilI don't want
any hay presses this season. They say
the hay is close enough without press
ing.
Mr James Sewoll, living one mile and
half northeast OF Hilisbore, had d
blacksmith shop burned down June ths
9th.
The Horticultural Society decided a
rate body at the next meeting Of the
Legislature.
William T. Anderson Of Linn coun's
sheared 15S pounds OF wool FROM :
sheep. An average of little over sevct
aud one half POUNDS
A newly elected Justice of the Peace
in Union county takes jurisdiction q
everything He has already granted
his cousin divorce from refractory
wife.
y j WaIlrng has produced new
cherry which took the first premium 81
the late Fair. over ali the old STANDARD
varieties lie calls it the Major Fran.
els
The following are graduates of Cor
wallis College the present year Thomas
Alexander, John Il. EIgin, Alonzo J
Locke, J. X T. eatherford, and Rosa
jacobs
Geo. James. Sheriff Of Multnomah
has collected within S3S2 80, all the
tax roll placed in his hands s--the clean
est work ever done by any sheriff Of
that county.
Walter W. Thelkeld, alias j. W
Warder. was arrested last week in
Portland, on requisition from Gov.
Brown of Missouri, on a charge OF en-
bezzlcment.
Mr.. ID. w Bedding. who went from
Linn county TO Minnesota about year
apo, has become disgusted with that
country and is on his way back to Oregon
with his family.
The Courier says GA letter to Mr.
Thomas Huston, from Jackson county
states that crop prospects are gloomy III
deed in Rogue River Valley. The
, drought is assigned as the cause"
Barnum Lodge | O. 0. T., Corval-
t lis, has elected the following officers fol
the ensuing term F.: j. w. Williams, N
G.; Il. N. Shedd, V. G. S. l.. Shedd
] r.. s IL. Fhckinger, Treasurer.
0 The Corvallis Guzette says The El
t norah sailed for Cape Foulweather OF
c the 23d inst She will be at Newpor
: on the 4th, aud will load for San Fran
t cisco Grand preparations are bein.
made. for good time at the Bay on th
4th.
e The following new Post Offices hav
It been established Butter creek Vase
y county. George Stansberry, Postmaster
: Rock creek. Wasco eounty-Alexande
9 Smith, Postmaster Willow Forks
n Wasco county, - Emanuel G. Petty,
/ Postmaster.
Ie Mr.. s. q. Reed has thirty-one acre
1t of winter wheat on his Hillsboro farm
|. IN Washinpton counfv which Ia tbanoE