The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-28
NEWS ITEMS.
STATE ASD TERRITORIAL

The Willamette University was
founded in 1914.
The next Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence will be held at Salem.
There is about sixteen miles Of plank
sidewalks in the city of Salem.
The Washington Territory Insane
Asylum has forty-eight inmates.
Coal shipments from Coos Bay last
week, 200 tons; lumber, 10000 feet.
There are seven grain warehouses in
independence, all doing fair business. /
Albany District School commences
the autumn term on Monday, August
3lst.
They gather blackberries in sugar
barrels and apple boxes in Yamhill
county.
The Salem bag factory expects to turn
out 100000 grain bags in time for this
years crop.
Walla HYalla is about to repeal her
Sunday law, which has been in force
about month.
The vegetable garden at the Peni-
tentiary near Salem Is said to be the
best in the State.
Salem is to have an establishment for
the preparation Of green tow, such as is
used by upholsterers.
The Whitman Seminary, at Walla
Walla, viii be open for the reception Of
pupils on the lst Of September.
There are at this time three quartz
mills and twenty arastras in operation
in different parts Of Arizona Territory.
The snag-puller is now rendering ef-
fectiye work along the upper William
cite. At last accounts the boat was at
Wheatland.
Wheat, oats, etc, in Umatilla county,
are all cut, and threshing machines are
now bGsily engaged in threshing out the
golden harvest.
Petitions were circulated in Salem re-
questing Bishop Merrill to return Rev,
VIM. McPheeters to that place as pastor
Of the VI. +. Church.
4 Marion county man went 10 the
Clerks Office to get license TO marry, bul
forgot the girls name and had to gC
home without the license.
One hundred and fifteen citizens o
Southern Colorado and New Mexico
have petioned General Sherman Tor pro-
lection against hostile Indians.
Three thousand bushels Of wheat wers
received at the Salem Mills on Satur-
day. These mills have received and
stored 10000 bushels Of the new crop.
No woman was permitted 10 vote Al
the recent election in salt Lake unless
she was twenty-one years Of age, {
native or naturalized citizen, and 3 tax.
payer.
The Faculty of Willamette Univer
sity, Salem, have appointed Thoma
Condor, State Geologist, Lecturer oI
Geology, and =. :. knight, Lecturer Ol
Ornithology.
Visitors from the seaside bring glow
Ing accounts OF their reception and treat
ment at ClatsOp Beach. They could no
appear more satisfied had they been a
Long Branch.
Parties at Oregon City are endeavor
ing to procure the right to put up frui
according to the Alden plan, and II sue
cessfIil, a factory will be started at tina
place Immediately.
S. 5. Gray, Of Ada county, Idaho, ha
raised nineteen acres Of Australian whea
on sage brush land, which is said to b
the finest in the Territory. The ears ar
large and well developed.
The editor Of the Walla Walla Spiri
has gone to mining. He washed tb
dirt under an old building, used by gold
dust buyers. Two or three hours worl
was rewarded by about 500.
The Alden Fruit -PreservingC Company
of Salem, have by unanimous vote IN
creased the capital stock of the compan'
from $1,000 to $4,000. About IS, 600 &
the stock has been subscribed.
H. l. .Yesler, of Seattle, is enlsrgin
his wharf and putting on bunkers I
hold several hundred tons of coal, /
connection with the transportation bus
mess of the Renton Coal Mine.
The citizens of Lafayette are talkin
of employing workmen to blast out
channel in the river through the ledp
OF rocks just below town, and think
can be done with but little outlay.
Rev. Gustavus Hines and DR.. Round
memoirs Of whom were read at the Coz