The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-06-07
HOME NEWS.


are highly encouraging.
The Woolen Mills at Jefferson are to
commence running again.
Small pox has disappeared from the
Siletz Indian Reservation.
A large number Of new buildings are
being erected in Roseburg.
Col. Jo Meek is eanvassing for Mrs.
Victor's book and lecturing.
Letters from Washington state that
Garfielde is seriously ill in that city.
The Daily Mercury OF Salem has
ceased publication. Too much election.
The Republicans will hold a grand
jubilation meeting next Saturday even
ing.
The work on the new wall around the
Court House block is progressing rap
idly.
A line of stages has been put on be-
tween Gervais and Wilhoirs Soda
Spring.
a recently discovered silver ledge on
Goose Lake yields ore that assays S65
per ton.
Marion county is reported as increas-
ing rapidly in population in the rural
districts.
Decoration Day was very appropriate
ly observed by the Grand Army of the
Republic.
The Grand Jury of Walla Walla
county failed to tndict Kyger, the ex-
Treasurer.
The third annual Territorial Fair for
Montana will begin at Helena on the
23d of September next.
Many cattle are being driven from the
region Of Albany to the eastern side OF
the Cascade mountains.
All the Indians in the Territory Of
Utah are soon to assemble in grand
council in San Pete valley.
Artbu's Magazine for June, as usual
is spicy and interesting. 1t is the best
two-dollar publication in the country.
Some capitalists have taken hold ol
the Santiam Ditch project, and there are
prospects of its being pushed to compile.
ton.
A bill is pending in Congress in rela.
tion to the sale of the military reserva
tiOn at Walla Walla, Washington Terri
tory,
I'M. Murphy, formerly of the Herald
is at present engaged in getting up {
Business Directory of the Puget SounC
towns.
Douglas county contains extensiv,
lime beds, coal beds, gold mines, silve
and copper ore, and many other valua
ble minerals.
The ChildreIrS Hour, for little folks
still maintains its reputation as a ca
terer to the intellectual palates of juve
nile humanity.
The Northwestern Home, Vancouver
Washington Territory, has closed it
first volume. 1t is enlarged by the addi
ton Of four pages.
The California & Oregon stage com
pany is putting on additional coaches
and propose to increase the speed an,
materially shorten the time.
The county road from Pioneer bridge
on the Yaquina, to Newport, is beinj
worked through as rapidly as is pOssibl
with the limited means at command.
The Sunday School children of Yam
hill and Polk counties are to unite in
grand celebration Of the Fourth of Jul,
at the WebfOOt or Dayton camp ground
Rain has been very copious through
out Washington Territory, and report
come up from all sections that crop pros
poets were never better, especially whea
and grass.
Harrison, Faulk & Co. are now work
ing their coal mine, on North Umpqua
somewhat extensively. The coal is O
an excellent quality. They intend ad
vertising it.
Efforts will be made to induce Prof. I
H. Crawford, of Portland, to accept th
chair in the Willamette University, Sa
lem made vacant by the resignation G
Prof Rogers.
Parties who have just crossed the SnC
qualmie Pass report the road blocked Il
with fallen timber and twelve feet {
snow on the summit. They pronoune
it impossible.
There will be a meeting held on til
Ellendale Camp Ground, Polk count,
commencing Friday, June 2sth, at II
NJ, under the auspices of the Dalles Ci
cult NJ. L. Church.
Wheat in Polk never looked better
this time of year than it does now.
is Of good color, and thickly upon Il
ground. The weather is favorable, al
the prospects are altogether fiatterin
The State Horticultural Fair wi
commence at the Skating Rink OnWe
nesday, the 18th inst, and will continI
three days. Music will be furnished e
cry day. All are invited to cOntribut
The Vancouver Register says: "N
have just learned that Gen. T. J. McKil
ney has been superseded as Superinten
ent Of Indian Affairs in the Territor
and that Robert H. NIilroy has been a
pointed to the place.
The farmers on the Columbia botto
are apprehensive of an unusually hie
freshet the ensuing month. The GRO
this year being larger and more nromi
ing than ever heretofore, the impendi,
danger is more seriously felt.
Philip Phillips, the celebrated reviv
singer, who paid Portland a Wei. l.