The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-03
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many "a t'tS S"~hbieS are paying IN
their State taxes at Salem.
It is reported that the wooden mills at
Oregon City are soon to be rebuilt.
w. p. Carter, of the Corvallis Gazette.
will publish a Benton County Alma
nae.
a new post Office, to be called Coos,
will be established at the forks Of Coos
river.
Swollen streams greatly interfere
with military operations against the
Modocs.
The Courier rejoices that Lafayette
land titles are now settled. No cloud
hangs over them.
The man who forgets to advertise
don't know his business. Keep your
self before the public.
a. G. Walling is established for the
present in the Herald building, corner
Pront and Washington sts., upstairs
The Salem Water Company has re-
Gently laid nearly three-quarters Of a
mile Of wooden water mains Of their
own manufacture.
The "Poet Laborer" stephen May
bell appeared before a Salem audience
last Saturday evening in the character
Of poet, reader and humorist, and took
quite well.
The Christmas exhibition by the
school at Newport, on Yaquina Bay,
under charge Of Mrs. II. Denlinger, was
a success, and the patrons Of the schools
feel highly pleased with the ability and
proficiency of Mrs. D. as a teacher.
At the Roseburg Land Office this
month December 1,O96 acres Of public
lands have been disposed Of OF this
amount 2,306 acres were sold for cash,
3,240 acres were covered by homestead
entries, and 5000 acres by pre-emp-
tions.
The following named gentlemen were
elected to fill their respective chairs in
Albany Lodge No. /, /. o. o. F., for the
new term commencing January 5th,
1873: Coll Van Cleve, y. c.; n. Baum,
Y. c.; c. W. Shaw, :; c. Keifer, T.;
Bros J. T. Backensto, Fred Graft and C.
w. Shaw, Trustees.
The good people Of Dallas are in a
quandary about their Justice of the
Peace. He las left the country without
resigning, is under bonds for perjury,
and is very much disliked on general
principles. What to do in the premises
they do not know, and have finally ap-
piled TO legal counsel for aid.
Orc Fino Theater was crowded on
New Years evening to witness the rem
dition Of "Who Killed Cock Robin ~
and 'The Debutante" Such a house
must have been very gratifying to Man
ager Waldron, as during the past few
weeks the audiences have been very
small. We hope to see this improve
ment in numbers kept up.
Jacob Bales writes from Linkville to
the Democrat, under date of December
10, that the settlers Of Link river and
adjacent valleys are all fortified against
the Modoc Indians, who are still infest-
ing the surrounding mountains and
breathing out threats against the white
settlers. The red rascals have already
slain sixteen of the Link river inhabit-
ants.
Says the Baker Democrat of the 18th:
Yesterday evening, a little before dark,
our attention was called to what ap-
peared to be a volcano about thirteen
miles west Of this city, in the range OF
mountains on the west Of Powder river
valley. The smoke was visible issuing
from Mount Powder. This was not no
ticed before the earthquake Of last Sat
urday evening.
Lands in Oregon within reasonable
distance OF water or railroad commune
cation, says the Sacramento Union
have doubled in value within the last five
years. Confidence is entertained that
the market value Of all such lands will
steadily improve in the future. The
fact that the Government domain is
rapidly decreasing in extent Of course
renders it more aud more difficult for
settlers to obtain available lands at first
cost.
The Bulletin, Of this city, learns that
another effort viii be made TO obtain
funds to erect new building for Pacific
University at Forest Grove. This is q
much-needed enterprise, and should re.
ceive assistance in Portland. The en-,
dowment Of Pacific University nov
amounts to about 100000, but this is no
available for buildings. No other in
stitution in the state is endowed so well
and none has better claims upon tn
general public.
c. p. Burkhart, a leading farmer O
Linn county, writing to the FarDae'
says: 1--WE have had one of the fines
falls and winters so far, for farming pun
poses, that one could wish for, and th
farmers generally have been maxim
good use of this golden opportunity b.
plowing and sowing, there being NOR
plowing done than ever before in thi
county. Thus far the prospect for
large wheat crop next year in thi
county is very flattering."
a correspondent from Linkville re
lates n sad episode Of the Modoc India
butchery Of the settlers. He states tina
one of the victims Of the bloody carnaq
was Richard Cravigan, who was kille