The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-11

at Dixie, Polk County, beginning on the
10th Of this month.
During vacation, the "young idear of
La Grande showed how well they had
been taught "to shoot 10y breaking
every window ia the school-house.
The Union county Jail. probably worth
$50, is being moved from La Grande to
Union, at a cost OF $40. A reform
movement is what is needed in that
county.
DIR. ]. w. Watts, of Lafayette. has
grown plnms this season that measured
seven and one-half inches in circumfer-
enee, and weighed three and one-half
ounces each.
The new Academy building at Sheri
dan will soon be completed, and school
will begin September 2sth, under the
care of Prof. Lsdru Royal and compe-
tent assistants.
On Sunday evening, while the steamer
Vancouver was lying at Vancouver, and
while all hands were at supper, some
one broke into the pursers office aud
got away with $3.50.
The Judgment of the lower Court has
| been reversed in the Gerrand case, and
the prisoner granted new trial. The
case will probably come up during the
November term Of the Circuit Court.
On August 2lst Mr.. Robert English
died at Salem OF a disease OF the stomach,
supposed to have been caused by the
presence of a small lizard which was
thrown up a few days before his demise.
Forty-fve acres of oats and thirty of
wheat have been cut this week on the
[ Penitentiary farm. Superintendent
! Watkinds estimates that the total yield
of both crops will be about ], 200 BUSH
I els.
X. c. and Cal. Geer threshed one
thousand and forty-eight bushels of oats
I from the shock, on the fruit farm near
{ Salem, with an eight-horse Pitts Chal-
lenger, In five hours and thirty min
utes.
Numerous temperance societies,
Lodges, Churches, and other organiza-
tlOns have elected delegates to attend
the Convention Of the State Temperance
Union, which takes place at Salem, on
Tuesday the 18th.
The fare from Portland to San Fran
cisco overland has been reduced from
$50 TO $40, and the local rates from 10 to
l5 cents per mile, making the fare from
Roseburg TO Reading, California, S27 50,
instead Of S4l p as heretofore.
The Directors of the Alden Fruit Pre-
serving Company have purchased one
entire block in the University addition
TO the city OF Salem, for the purpose of
erecting thereupOn tine buildings re-
! quired for the use Of the Company.
The State Fair poster is unusually
magnificent this year. The managers
offer $4,000 in coin premiums, in addi-
ton to the gold and silver medals. II is
expected that the exhibits will be more
numerous than on any former year.
/ One Andrew Reddy, convict of the
/ Penitentiary, has by Drs. Belt aud Pay
/ ton been adjudged insane, and was on
/ last Sunday removed to the Asylum in
East Portland. The examining physi-
clans state that the condition of the pa
tient was caused by intemperance.
The following persons were duly
elected delegates to the State Woman
Suffrage Association, from the Marion
County w. s. Association Mrs. Belle
w. Cooke, Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Bowman,
Mrs. England, Mrs. Lewis Johnson, Mrs.
Towl, Mrs. Strong, Mrs. Johns, Mrs.
Mimic, Mrs. FoltZ, Mrs. Eddy, Messrs.
Geo. Williams, r. T. Hawley, T.. Strong,
Mrs. p. L. Price and Hon. John Mimic.