The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-07
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Eugene City has provided eight water
tanks for fire purposes.
The la Grande Sentinel SAYS business
is duh and items scarce.
The roads in Eastern Oregon are said
to be in very good condition.
The girls at Lafayette manage to 'spet
away with the boys in spelling.
At Gardner, near the mouth of the
Umpqua, a large saw-mill is in course
Of erection.
The board Of managers of the Odd
Fellows Library OF Salem are making
an effort TO reopen it.
Forest Grove is procuring surveys,
maps, etc, for the furtherance of her
municipal organization.
Vessels have had some difficulty in
getting into the Umpqua river. One
lay outside forty-two days.
A church designed for the use Of all
denominations, 10 cost $1,000, is soon to
be built at Cove, Union county.
The jacksonville Times thinks if the
war lasts till May, the Indians will have
fighting force Of 100 by reinforce
ments from other tribes.
The street lamps of Salem are lighted
no more, and the town at night looks as
dark and cheerless as the most econom-
ical citizen could require.
The Washington county correspond
ent Of the Bulletin says some fears are
entertained that grain may be some
what injured by the recent fleeing
weather.
Mrs. NJ. }. Ensign, having concluded
to retire from business, has disposed Of
her furniture to DR.. r. Patton, who
offers the same for sale at a bargain. A
rare chance for dress-maker. See ad.
a Salem paper is informed "that some
Of the small boys in the district schools
carry pistols in their pockets. Some of
these little rufiians have been seen in
churches during revival meetings thus
armed"
From the Statesman we learn that
the Willamette University is unusually
prosperous this winter. 1t has over 26O
students in attendance, which is forty
more than the highest number ever be-
fore enrolled in any one term.
The Dalles MoutabieeJ says that the
great drawback to inaugurating any
new.enterprise in the shape of joint
stock company at that place is the fact
Of the failure, a few years ago, Of the
Dalles Woolen Mil Company.
The construction of fiume from a
branch Of Hood river to the Dalles, for
the purpose of floating fre-wood and
timber, is urged by the Mo,altaiaeer. 1t
says the work could be done for $4,000,
and would be immensely profitable
One-half of the capital stock Of the
Corvallis Library Association having
been taken, meeting was called for
the purpose Of electing Board of Direc-
tors, resulting in the election of Messrs.
Bayley, Wilson, Lee, Allen, Elliott,
Brown and Carter
Following are the transactions at the
Roseburg Land Office for the month of
January: ''HOmesteads entered, ., 400;
final homestead proofs, S67; a. c. S. To-
cation, S29; NJ. Z. /. w. location, 100;
pre-emption filings, $500; mineral ap-
plications, 20; donation certificates, s.
$40; total, 1857"
The farmers Of Linn county are max
ing themselves an example to the rest
Of the farmers Of the State. The Albany
papers Of Saturday report the organiza-
tion Of clubs in several of the school dis
tricts. If there is any strength in un-
ion, the farmers of Linn seem to be in a
fair way to have it.
Attention is called to the card Of DR..
NJ. p. Sawtelle, of Salem, whose success
As physician is winning for her an ex-
tensive practice. As our worthy Gov
ernor hasn't yet vetoed her right to sell
physic or prescribe for the unfortunate,
we have hope that he will never inter
pose his decree Of opposition.
The Corvallis Gazette says: "There
was time in the history Of the Church
when lotteries, luck bags, fish ponds,
bogus post offices, and various Other
devices now resorted to for the extort-
ing Of money, without rendering value
received, at sociables, church fairs, and
so forth, would have been considered
disreputable, if not outrightly dishon
est" And the Gazette wants to know
why they are not so considered now.
a correspondent of the Democrat thu
describes Weston in Umatilla county
at is situated on Pine creek, abou
midway between Pendleton, Oregon
and Walla Walla city, w. T., and is oi
the main stage road from La Grande t
Walla Wailla. 1t is at present plac
Of considerable country trade, and i
destined in a few years to become one o
the most fOurishing towns in Easter
Oregon. 1t is i'm the center of an excel
lent farming country, and contains fou
stores, one bakery, one blacksmith ant
wagon shop, one saloon, two hotels. on,
livery stable, one boot and shoe shop
and one butcher shop. There are tw,
steam saw mills within sevan p,iIos y
town, which are kept almost CONSTANT,
running, but have failed to supplv IN,
increasing dnn,op1 g.. L.,