Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-11-08
STATE ITEMS.

The La Grande Sentinel says
Reyerends Fl. K. Hines and G.. w.
Adams, P. G., are agitatlng the ques-
ton of founding a seminary in our
midst.
On Saturday, Oct. 25, at 7 A. NJ.
! mercury at Baker City stood 1S0
below freezing point, or lac above
| zero.
The Farmers warehouse at Astoria
is to have capacity of 10000 bush
els. The building, for which the
contract has been let, will be 132. feet
front, 45 feet deep and l6 feet walls.
The proposed ineorporators Of the
Blue Mountain University { the name
of the institution of learning to be
located at La Grande are S. o.
| Swaekhamer, d. Chaplin, F: A. Wal
lace, M. Baker, j. A. Childers.
G. c: Chandler ESQ.,, of Wipgville,
Baker County, lost about sixty tons of
hay by fire not long since. Luther B
Ison, also lost by fire, on last monday
week, one hundred tons of hay in the
valley below Baker City.
Frank Starr, convicted Of larceny at
the late term of the Circuit Court in
Yamhill county, and sentenced to one
years imprisonment il the PeniteEtia.
ry, was taken up and given in charge
of Superintendent Watkinds, Sunday.
The Malhuer and Burnt River
Ditch is in the best of condition for its
preservation through the winter. 1t is
thought that it will take but little work
or trouble to have the ditch in good
order next spring, and that water will
be run through it very early in the
season.
The Astoria, Nehalem valley and
Washington county wagon road, Is now
loca ted, and as soon as the plata are
filed with the State Department, and
Clerks of Clatsop, Columbia and
Washington counties, the route be-
comes county road, and Is liable
to be worked as other county roads.
Mr. Daniel Clark, Master of the
State Grange, gives notice in his
official card appointing deputies, that
where sections exist in Oregon and
Washington where no appointment of
deputy to organize oranges hos been
made, this want will be Immediately
remedied on applioet etion icing made to
him, as he will either attend in person
or send a qualified deputy.
The P. w. w. Express brought
over to Wala Walla on Monday last
ST 900 worth of Grande Ronde gold
dust.
Six years ago one James East killed
a man by the name of Scott, who then
resided Oh Butter Greek, Umatilla
County. He made his escape, but was
indicted by the Grand Jury, which
indictment still stands against him
imagine the surprise of the Pcndle-
tonians when on Monday morning he
returned on the stage to Pendletcn,
and surrendered to the proper author
ties.-Bulletin.
Many of the mines in the vicinity of
Baker City have been suspended for
the season, owing to the extreme cold
weather. The quartz mills are kept
constantly running, with good results,
at the following places Virtue Ledge,
Gem City and Hogem There are
being erected as Cooner creek, also at
Rye Valley, five stamp mills these
mill have the prospects for o bright
future, they being located in rich
mining camps, some essaying as high
as $500 per ton.
a promising quartz ledge has quite
recently been discovered on Granite
Greek, Grant County. Two assays
have been made by the United States
Assayer OF Boise City-one showing
| $51 SO gold and 1884 80 oliver, OF
S255 70 per ton, the other showing
S62 OF gold and S112 4S silver, o.
STA DO per ton. It will be seen tha
the two assays averaged over $500 pc
ton. The ledge has been namec