The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-07-25
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in Portland.
The new wharf just finished nt
Salem cost 50. 900.
Col SAKE is now at Salem with his
fine. blooded stock.
Tho Columbia river has fallen
about G feet at Vancouver.
The number Of deaths in San Fran
cisco last week was seventy-eight.
Bob. Head, Of the Benton Demo
erat, is at present digging CLANS over
at Yaquina.
Eleven cases Of smallpox had been
announced in San Francisco up to
the 10th inst.
Mrs Duniway is out iecturing
again. She bored the people at La-
fayette last Sabbath.
A young man died near Wright's
Landing, CAL, last week from the
effects Of sunstroke.
The Jacksonville Times 1ings it's
banner TO the winds after lying idle
for about three months.
Hay cutting is being indulged in
by the farmers of Hillsboro Plain.
The hay crop is good, and sells read
lily at So per tom
The wool clip 10 Benton county is
large this year. It is being brought
into Corvallis in immense quantities.
Price, 22a cents per pound.
A son Of Hon. j. r. Cooper, of
Douglas county, was incidentally
shot one day last week. from the ef-
fects Of which he has since died.
Since the close Of the Modoc troub-
les the Link River country is settling
up. As a stock raising country that
section is said to be hard to beat.
A brilliant light from the blaze Of
kindling wood in the fireplace of
Miss Owens residence at Roseburg
occ1.sioned false alarm of FIRE last
s..iopday.
Mr.. James Keyes, OF Benton coun-
ty has just finished sbeariDg his
sheep. His flock OF four hundred
aud fifty head averaged Gt pounds 10
the fleece.
George Harris, had two fingers
mashed off his hand by falling tim
Der last Friday, near Monroe, while
engaged in helping his father in rais-
ing a building.
Milton Hamilton, of Corvallis, was
severely hurt on last Monday by his
horse falling upon a cross.walk, In
juring his right ankle. He is now
recovering rapidly.
A mulatto boy at Eareka, Nevada,
got into a row with three Cinnamon
aud killed one, wounded another 10
the shoulder. and took piece out OF
the ear of the third.
Harvesting has begun in earnest in
Benton county. and The crops. which
are uuusually heavy this year. are
being cat aud secured as fast as men
and machinery can do it.
A few days ago a little child OF
John Mccarty. living near Bethel,
Polk county. was severely scalded by
the stove upsettiug and spilling a
kettle Of hot water over it.
1t is said that Governor Grover is
preparing a strong protest, to be for
warded 10 the Secretary of the Inte-
rior. against tho surrender of the
Wallowa Valley, in Union county. to
the Indians.
Mr.. A. b. Meacharn arrived home
last week from Fort klamath. He
has no definite knowledge OF the
findings of the Commission to try
the Modoc assassins. or if he has, he
propariy keeps il to himself.
Col. O. A. Reed. of Salem. who
has been engaged for some time in
painting a panorama of Oregon
scenery, has just finished his thirty
fifth, which represents Crater Lake.
The early part of the week tie
house and outbuildiugs, together
with a large number of shingles,
were burned on the Mckenzie River,
about thirty.fve miles above Eugene
on farm owned by Mr.. Funk.
The Captain OF the boat Annie
Bell, at Astoria, cooled his fevered
brow by falling overheard on Thurs
day last. It took three steamers
and about forty hoodlums to place
the Captain where be was before.
! in. Matheny. J. n. Glover, C. f.
Yeaton and w. x. Smith, of Salem,
started yesterday for the Yakima
Valley; some to build and run mills,
others to take op claims and become
citizens of that section Of the country.
The boys at the Orphan Asylum at
Vancouver who were reported as
having their eyes blown out by some
hoodlums. last week, it seems were
the hoodlums themselves. They
were playing with toy cannon, and
loaded it to the muzzle, then touched
it off. and told that they were fred
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