The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-05

- Valleys OF the Wallowa; POLITICAL
y they are supposed to be about equal
~ divided.
> Cheyenne rej6!ces in the possessio
OF q new steam fire engine whic
n squrts water to the satisfaction of a
Q citizens.
: On Sunday before last one Chin
d man shot and killed another at Spartt
s in Baker county. Cause-old grudgt
a No arrest.
= 1t is is estimated that emigrants Or
.. coming into Colorado Territory thi
spring at the rate Of fully a thousanc
per month.
), A dog supposed to be mad was a
! large in the streets of Pendloton on,
day last week. Several shots were
fired at him.
The receipts of the strawberry fes
tival for the benefit of the NJ. L
Church at Eugens City, were about
fifty dollars.
Campmeeting commences the lat
ter part Of the present week at
Dixie, Polk county, and will continue
over Sunday.
There are large droves of cattle
weekly passing through La Grande,
en- route to the mines of Union and
Baker counties and of Idaho.
VIM. E. Osborn has been reap
pointed by Governor Grover Com
missioner of Deeds for Oregon, to
reside in Brooklyn, New York.
Millions and millions of caterpil-
lars, according to the Salt Lake Ne,cs,
are Matching on the trees in Utah,
and threaten to destroy the fruit crop.
Quite number Of soldiers passed
through Roseburg en- route for Fort
klamath last week. The stage was
unable to take them all at one time |
An attempt was made, last Satur-
day night, to steal Mr.. VIM. Barker's
stallion, Garibaldi, from his stable on
the Prior Scott place, near Corvallis.
A great many dry hides have been
and are being sent from La Grande,
Uhiontown, Baker city and other
points to umatilla Landing for ship
ment
Mr.. W. B. Simpson, resident agent
1t North Bend shipyard and saw
Mills, Coos county, has organized an !
lmateur fire department at that
'lace,
An organized band of horse /,
hieves, supposed to number great +,
many members, is rendering the own
RS OF fine steeds in Utah very un- g
omfortable.
Several pack trains, numbering in {
he aggregate $40 animals, and carry l
'S 62 tons of freight, jeff Lowistown =
lst week for the mining camps east :;
I that place, :.
AT the present time efforts are be- :
lg made to secure subscriptions to :,
10 amount of $50, 900 for the build v
g of the bridge across the William - "
te at Salem. "a :,
Mr. Jesse Davenport, of the firm
Critiser & Davenport, of Rose 49,
lrg, had his ankle badly sprained ~
onday evening, while descending ~
flight of stairs. :.
The brig Sheet Anchor got atoul of = :,
Q schooner Parallel at Marshfield Wy
It Saturday, breaking the jib,boom ~ ~,
the latter vessel and carrying away = -
+ starbord cathead,
The Roseburg Plaiodealer says: ~ ~
:, L, c. Styles started this week for
'ney Lake Valley with band of "
no 1900 head OF sheep which he ?"
purchased in this county,
The La Grande Sentinel says; The -, -
MS Of the past few days have in y.
ed heavy crops of wbesG, barley = -
| oais--provided the sss only
neS enough to ripen the grain.s
Iames Anderson, while mining in Te!
claim at Neweome Greek, idaho tne
with painful accident, caused by IN,
'ank of earth caviug upon him. ma.
OF his legs was broken in two this
,es. seal
it W
thirteen thousand pounds of seed tow
4 were planted in Northern Colo. tim
, this spring, Last year the crop
short OF the demand and the !, I
'ers are trying to supply the de- om, oi,,'
ucy SSS
n awful story Of revenge is told wor g,
the Helena, Montana, Herald, as Il.l ny. !.
'ws; "purmg one Of the skir- ssSS
ling fights had by the Y Yellowstone
'dition with the Indians, the N
phew Of Yates, the man who was year
d, succeeded in shooting an In hyh d
Rushing upon the dying red. t-,., ti''s,
the nephew unshea,hed a large elm,
D and cut the ssysge'a heart out, min,