The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-31
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Potatoes are worth only 37l cents pei
bushel in Eugene.
There are twenty-seven newspapers
published in Oregon.
The McNIinnville Reporter has entered
upon its third volume.
Flour at Baker City is scarce and re.
falling at three and a half cents 9
pound.
The Common Council of Salem have
vacated the foot Of Trade street fol
wharf purposes.
John r. Brown and Frank Trimble
are the names Of the volunteers killed
in the late battle.
The Umpqua Valley has got the horse
disease and several deaths of valuable
horses are reported.
Citizens Of the Goose Lake country
have organized a company for home
protection against Indian raids.
Two hundred and seventy deeds and
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office in Jackson county during 1878.
Water from Mill creek is to be brought
in ditch to the Penitentiary at Salem
for the purpose Of driving machinery.
Mr.. Waldron was the recipient of a
benefit at the Theater on Tuesday even
ing, and the house was filled to over
flowing.
The printers of Salem propose contrib
uting toward the erection of a suitable
monument to the memory of Horace
Greeley.
The OregoniGa says the enext thing is to
be a newspaper at Hillsboro, devoted TO
the interests of Washington county and
Republican in politics.
Prof. CLANCY is to lecture in Oro Fino
Hall next Sunday evening at half past
seven. Subject, Physical Life and
Life Eternal" Seats free.
The Corvallis Gazette says that no
real cause existed for the Siletz excite
ment, and that the Indians were as
badly scared as the whites.
a Marion county man has been cured
of fever after the doctor had quit fooling
with him, by gratifying his thirst for
cider and hunger for pickles.
A lumber yard is to be started at
Hillsboro, and it is expected large guam
titles of material viii be used there the
coming summer in building.
The Modoc Chieftain known as Shack
Nasty Jim lmodo-California), being
filially 10th to leave his mother on a
sick bed, when called to war, consider
ately killed her before leaving.
A Douglas county paper says: There
is more sickness in this county now
than ever before since its settlement.
The measles and whooping-congh are
the most prevalent. The doctors are
kept busy.
The many friends Of Mrs. Capt. Gran
dali will be pleased to learn that she i:
recovering from very dangerous illness
which, for a time, was considered fatal
We cordially welcome our sister back Il
life and usefulness.
Corvallis College is now enjoying
great prosperity, and the Faculty arr
laboring with untiring zeal and energy
Every county in the State is now repre-
sented in the State Agricultural De
partment. Spring session opens Marcl
18th.
AIcMinnville has two Touring mills
one planning mill, four dry goods stores
two drug stores, one harness shop, tw
boot and shoe shops, three blacksmith
shops, one furniture shop, one hotel, on
paint shop, one butcher shop and a pic
ture gallery.
Says the Statesman: We are informe
that the Pioneer Oil Company of thi
city has under contract about sixt
thousand acres of flax for the crop {
this year The principal part of it is i
Linn county, where it has succeede
heretofore better than elsewhere.
A writer at Empire City, to the AdUc
cate, says: "Bssiness and population
have largely increased since first tray
eled this circuit. We average from fl
teen to twenty vessels per month, mostl
schooners from San Francisco. TIL
trade, lumber and coal centers thert
and the place seems to be our neare:
neighbor."
A Douglas county paper says: "OvC
one thousand acres of grain will, it
estimated, be raised in the Nilsson
Bottom, in this county the present SCI
son. The farmers of Cow Creek and IL
South Umpqua are equally active
seeding. 1t is safe to estimate that 20C
600 bushels of grain will be raised in Il
three valleys above mentioned, the pre-
year"
Out of the firel S. J. Mccormick, Il
unextinguishable indefatigable boo
seller and stationer, has arisen from Il
ashes of the late catastrophe, opened 8
extensive business again, and as ev
dence of his determination to succeC
and deserve success, he filings an adve
tisement to the breeze to which we ca
eyerybody's attention. Look out for 5
Valentine. 'Mac'' has harnessed hi
for duty.
The Salem Mercury says: The Cove
nor, on Wednesday the 22d, made out
list Of lands embracing l,s4O acres, 8
lected for Capital building purpose