The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-25
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FRIDAY............-.OCTOBER .. Is725
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potatoes, at fifty cents per bushel.
The City Government for Roseburg,
under the new charter, took effect last
Saturday.
( Read the advertisement of s. NJ. Mil
Ter, Last Chance, Multnomah Co.,
Oregon, in this issue.
The WOODWARD Company of Oregon
City was awarded two gold medals at
the recent State Fair.
The advertisement Of the Dollar Store
appears this week. Those wanting
goods cheap should give them a call.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of b. Hamburger, corner of YAM
hill and First sts., dealer in dry goods.
Mr.. Classy, who resides in the vicinity
of Ashland, has raised two squashes,
weighing respectively l32 and I4O
pounds.
The Portland Free Discussion Club
have their weekly meetings every Sun
day at o'clock p. N. at No. 50 First ST.,
up stairs.
The gross proceeds of the Legislature
reception ball at Salem on the 18th
were $3.50. After the expenses are paid,
the balance is to be turned over to the
Orphans Aid Society.
A Corvallis paper says tnat owing to
the long dry season the grass in the vi
cinity has become very poor, the cattle
are faring badly, and butter is exceed
ingly scarce in the market.
The entertainment given at the Odd
Fellows Hall in East Portland, under
theauspices ofthe Champions of the Red
Cross, was a decided success. The at
tendence was good, and everything
passed of pleasantly.
The State Capitol buildings are to be
erected of the head of Wilson Avenue,
the desert-looking open space fronting
the University building which those
who have visited Salem will remember.
The site is a very fine one for improve
ment.
A correspondent says that two young
fools, who reside near Salem, lately
amused themselves with swapping re-
volvers at each other while at breakfast,
thinking them empty; but somehow
one was carried from the table with a
bullet in his neck.
J. NJ. Sutton, No. IA Morrison ST.,
announces to the public that he is pre-
pared to do all kinds of plating and gild-
ing-locks, bolts, gas fittings, stair rods,
watch cases, spoons, castors, and table
ware plated and giIded to order. Elec-
trotyping done on short notice. Prices
reasonable, and work insured as repre-
sented.
The pieces at the Orc Fino Theater
during the week have all been well at
tended. Mr. Waldron, in his persona
tion of 'rHamlet," on Wednesday even
ing, displayed an exquisite finish in
conception and execution that is rarely
attained by an actor. The local drama
of "Early California" is in active prep
aration. There viii be matinee Satur-
day afternoon.
From the Salem Mercury: "Col. John
c. Bell of Polk county informs us that
cattle are suffering from want of food
throughout his section, and that his cat
tie are poorer than they were last spring.
This is occasioned by the extreme dry
weather, and unless rains come soon, so
as to start the grass to growing, stock of
all kines viii fare badly this winter, and
many doubtless will perish"
Jos. Buchtel was engaged last Tues
day in taking Photographic views Of
several prominent building of the city.
These views include Ankeny's new
market, Dekum's building and several
others. The Oregonian learns that
these photographs are to be sent East
soon to an engraver, and will be used
to illustrate Samuers Directory of Port
land, now in course of completion.
The Register says: The freight on
wheat per bushel, on the o. & c. Rail-
road, fIom Albany to Portland, seventy
five miles, is within a fraction of II
cents. On the same road, the charge
from Tangent to Albany has been $40
per car Ioad-lately the charge has been
Sl2-the distance, eight miles. 1t now
costs shippers, on each bushel of wheat
sent to San Francisco without insur-
ance, about forty cents.
The following are the entries at the
La Grande Land Office for the quarler
ending septemberSO, 1872: Homesteads,
63; number of acres, 9,O27. Final
homestead entries, s; number of acres,
1,2SO. Amount of land sold for scrip,
.275 acres. Number of pre-emption
entries. "a; number of acres 13,4G0. To-
tal number of acres sold and secured TO
SETTLERS, 26,652.
The Reporter says: ''Yamhill farmers
show a determination to keep up with
the times in stock raising. Mr.. John
Baker, while at the State Fair, pur-
chased fifty-two Angora goats, for two
of which he paid S4OO-s200 eaeh-and
for the rest of the flock he paid from S1C
to SIS apiece. The whole flock cost hin
over 5, 600 He reached his farm witt
the animals in good condition"
From the Jacksonville Times: "W,
were shown by Mr.. 4. w. Sturgis, thi.
week, several gold nuggets, weighing
s25 and $50 each, and considerable finel
gold, in all, about two hundred ounces