The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-10
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and Jail.
Several cases Of small pox are reported
in Baker county.
Wood thieves and measles are among
the Affections Of Salem.
A number of buildings are in course
of erection in Baker City.
The flood in the river having subsided
the Salem mills have again started.
The railroad suit at Salem has been
continued until sometime this week
H. A. johnson, Postmaster of Jeffer-
son, has resigned. DR.. Smith is his sue
eessor.
Salem claims the belt as the city that
pays most for gas. The price there is Ss
per thousand.
B. Hamburger, of the San Francisco
Dry Goods Store, has removed to l5l
First st. Call and see him.
One brig, one bark and fourteen
schooners arrived at Coos Bay during
the last week in December.
Eighty-four marriage licenses were is
sued from the Clerks Office Of Lane
county during the year 1872.
The Supreme Court met at Salem on
last Monday morning. The term will
probably last about two weeks.
From July lst, 1872, to Jan. 1st, 1873,
thirty marriage licenses were issued in
Yamhill county by the County Clerk.
J. K. Buff; a Marion county school
teacher, offers to match his school
against any other in the county in SPELL
ing
The Courier states the real estate
transactions in Yamhill county, during
1872, to have been 2l9 deeds and 95 mort
cages.
Miss Kate Denim will have a benefit
this friday evening at Oro Fino The
ater. There will no doubt be a crowded
house.
During the month Of December Sher-
iff Scott Of Marion county collected Sl1,-
600 in taxes, of which amount $4,000
was in coin.
a very pleasant sociable was held on
Wednesday evening at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Atwood, by the Unitarian
Society, connected with Mr.. Eliots
church.
DR.. Giltner, one of the city School
Superintendents, and the schools, teach
ers and people at large are engaged in a
serious little unpleasantness, in which
the party of the first part has the worst
of it.
Miss Fannie Harding, eldest daughter
of ex-senator B. f. Harding, died Mon
day evening, December 3Oth, at the res
idenee of her father near Fairfield, oi
consumption. Her age was about q
years.
The festival given by the Independent
Champions of the Red Cross, on Tues
day evening, was a very pleasant affair
This order numbers about $50, 20 being
about the number enrolled in the Port
land encampment.
The records of the last month of LeaI
Year show that the ladies of Salem have
not been altogether idle. During De
cember there were fifteen marriage Ii
censes issued by the County Clerk
against eight in the preceding month.
The call for a farmers convention a
Salem on the 18th ult., not having beer
very largely answered, the meeting di'
,,o4ls,,,. ,o,.o +I,c,, 5es,,o ay,ofl,ar COLL a
which time it is hoped a general at
tendance on the part Of the farmers viii
be had.
The price of white wheat advanced il
the Salem market during last week Il
so cents per bushel, and holders hav'
availed themselves of the rise and ar
selling large quantities at that price
Mr. r. c. Kinney, Of the Salem Flou
Mills, purchased ten thousand bushel
at the above figure.
The Statesman learns that the deman
for the goods of the Beaver HOsier.
Manufacturing Company has become s
great that to supply it the mill
obliged to run over time. 1t is running
twelve and half hours per day, and W
are informed that the manufacture G
fifteen hours per day could be dispose
Of without difficulty
Says the Corvallis Gazette: "Consid
cradle stir has been made in the whea
market Of this place during the pa:
week. Mr.. w. \. Wells wishing [
buy a few thousand bushels advance
the price from 65 to &c cents per bushe
This produced quite hustle among ce
tain warehouse men who had heretofoi
controlled the market"
The Corvallis Democrat of the A
says: "a gentleman informs us that Il
Harrisburg bridge has settled in such
manner that the draw cannot be open
without great difficulty. We presur
this is one reason why no boats ha
vet ascended the river to EugeI
When the opposition is put on We no
to see this barrier opened"
The Eugene Journal says. ''r
Board Of Directors of the State Univ
sity have selected a site for the locati
of the building. Mr.. Chrisman's proT
sition was accepted, which secul
twelve acres and a fraction, lying e:
Of Oak and south Of Twelfth streets,
Mr. Glrismanfs land oIafn, for fba-cll