Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-16
State Items.
[Gleanings from State Exchanged

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warehouse in Lafayette.
Joseph MORT OF Linn county, has
flock of Angora goats.
A swan was killed near Albany last
week which measured feet.
The Senator has been drawn off the
route between Oregon City and Port
land.
A sailor named Thomas Goodlet was
drowned in the river at Portland last
Thursday.
The Courier states that patent has
been issued by the Government to the
site of Lafayette.
A few days ago Miss Laura MeIlree
died very suddenly at Corvallis while
sitting in chair by the fire.
The upper floor of the O. s. n Cos.
warehouse in Portland fell with crash
last Friday. No one injured.
There are four hundred and forty
school children at the DaIIes The nuns
Der of each sex is precisely equal.
John Fleming, Esq. of Oregon City
has been elected an honorary member OF
the Oregon Pioneer Association.
The body of young Yocum, drowned
few days ago in the river at Salem,
had not at last reports been found.
Mr. John Stewart of Benton county,
lost $4,000 last Monday by having his
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There are no means of protection
against fire at Eugene, aud the Jonradt
urges that e fire company be formed at
once.
The new saw mill at the mouth of
Rogue river is in active operation, but
finds it difficult to keep on hand sup
ply Of logs.
Captain L. n English, living nine
miles southeast of Silyerton, has lost
during the past winter eight head of
horses by the blind stggers.
The jail of Washington county has
been empty for six mouths, aud there l.
no indication of any one taking up an
abode in it till next iair time.
Forty seven feet of Tape worm was
elected from "a young man stomach IN
Eugene one day lust week, c1used hy
taking an overdose OF whshey.
Ex-G Governor Gibbs purposes, if he
can legally, to hold the offices, both of
L. $ District Attorney, aud the Pros
cutting Attorney OF the Multuomah dis
trct
Mr.. IIalIet, contractor on the railroad
is taking fifty head Of horses from Ump
qua to use on the Northern Pacific Rail
road, where he also has u heavy con-
tract.
In Portland last Friday, man named
Garry attempted to carve ' himself up
in proper style to enter the next world,
but was prevented by some Of his assoc
clatcs.
In row, at Canyon City, Grant coun-
ty, n few days ago, Joseph Oidfieid was
stabbed in eight or nlne places by = Dad ="
Akers 1t is believed that the wounds
are not mortal.
Mr.. James NJ Bates now comes for
ward and claims that he is the oldest
inhabitant in Oregon" He now lives
IN Jefferson was born In Washington
d. G. in 1909, and came to Oregon in
1929.
Tue Oregon Central Railroad Co, are
preparing to build machine shops aud
aud other buildings at Junction City
Real estate is consequently on the rise,
and prospects for the future are fat
terlng.
In Lane county our Democratic breth-
rem who want Office aud want to get their
competitors out of the way are writing
letters for those competitors, withdraw
ing them from the field. This shows
great fertility of expedicnt.
On Thursday evening five prisoners
made their escape from the Lane county
Jail. General Jail delivery has become
so common in Linn and Lane counties
that it is proposed up there to get lot
of lariets and "stake out " prisoners on
the grass for safe keeping
Messrs. Peter Scholl, j NJ. Fryer and
| A. G. Gibbs have associated themselves
under articles of incorporation for the
purpose of constructing a wagon road
from Yamhill county to TilIamook bay.
The capital stock is fixed at s., 800, in
shares of S25 each The principal bus.
mess Office is located at Portland.
From the Portland papers we learn
that Henry Denlinger, lost quite num-
Der of cows from their eating wild pars-
nip.-Hon. L. b. Odeneal has submit
ted his bonds to Judge Deadly, who will