The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-04-19
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Polk county voted against free schools.
Another earthquake in California last
week.
The Mormons are going to settle Ar
izona.
Astoria had snow storm last Sat
urday.
Portland had snow storm last Sat
urday.
Gen. Rufus Saxton has been ordered
to Detroit.
L. N.,Smith is Notary Public for
Linn county.
Railroad fare from Roseburg to Port
land is $11 25.
Stock of Santiam Ditch has been in
creased to 10000.
The Grover took down rs passengers,
on Wednesday last.
Oats and barley are worth 123 cents
per pound at Linkville.
1t is rumored that Joe Meek will be
made Indian Agent at Lapwai.
Freight trains on the O.. & G. R. R.
now run but three times week.
The Grover will bring the Albany
excursionists here next Saturday.
Charles LOCUS, of Oregon City, is
shortly going on visit to Europe.
Albany fremen will hold a grand
picnic, near that city, on May 18th.
SiIas Galliher and j. II. Kellett, old
settlers ct Olympia, died this week.
Stages have commenced running
daily between Boise City and Kelton.
A pack train Of $50 mules left Walla
Walla for northern mines last Monday.
Coles Valley, Douglas county, will
raise &C, 600 bushels of wheat this sea-
son.
The Apache war is about ended
Gen. Crook, not a Peace Commission,
did it.
A postofice has been established at
Miller's Station, four miles below
Albany.
Jacksonville is holding series of
entertainments,in aid of sufferers by the
late fire.
Freight on grain from Roseburg to
Portland, on the railroad, has been fixed
at 81 per ton.
Fix your sidewalks. before the city
has another damage suit OF a skinned
shin to pay for.'
Astorians held an Indignation meet
ing on receipt of the news of the muir
der of Gen. Candy.
Col Deniaon has lately received alot
of Springfield rifles and accoutrements
for the State militia.
Thomas Lynch was killed in mill,
at Oak Point, last Saturday, by being
caught in the machinery.
Nearly one thousand Cinnamon will
be put at work on the Northern Pacific
Railroad beyond Tenino.
Rev. J. G. Allyn, of Yamhill, was
thrown from horse a few days ago.
His collar bone was broken.
Edgar Denny, life insurance agent,
OF Siskiyou county, California, died sud
denly, at Olympia, the other day.
The Whitley Glaze difficulty is being
agitated again, at Dallas. Whitley is
accused of hiring a man to kill Glaze.
A petitIen is being circulated for the
pardon of J. d. May. Of Albany. We
trust he may secure Executive clemency.
Douglas county is estimated to have
100000 sheep from which will be
sheared this year 100000 pounds of
wool. -
The depot for military supplies is es-
tablished at Linkyille, and at the pres
ent time contains a large amount of
stores.
One hundred and fifty Cinnamon will
shortly commence work on the Santiam
Canal, running between Lebanon and
Albany.
Brigham has retired from Office
spiritual and temporal-and will go to
Arizona. Geo. Smith succeeds him as
President.
The body of a supposed passenger
on the Geo. S. Wright was recently
found and buried by the Queen Char
lotte Indians.
The Pioneer Oil Mills at Salem have
received six sacks of fine fax seed from
Indiana which will be distributed among
the farmers.
The next Presbytery for Oregon and
Washington Territory will be held at
the Lapwai Mission, commencing on
the 9th of May.
The appointment of David Bushey
Collector for the Port of Empire City
gives great dissatisfaction among the
people of Coos Bay.
Petitions in bankruptcy have been
filed against E. S. and j. Z. BTcComas,