The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05
OREGON.

dent says, candidates for office arc
coming to the front i'll great numbers
in Washington county.
Hon. Geo. l.. Curry has entered
upon the editorial management OF
the Erening Journal.
Lieut.. Wood of the Vancouver
Post, lectured before the y. M. Z.
A. on Tuesday evening of last week,
making some very happy hits upon
the subject of "childrcn.
McMinnvillc has the mumps.
The Yamhill Reporter has entered
upon its sixth volume. 1t reports
its subscription list one third larger
than wear ago, and that its business
generally has increased in proper
ton. II is a good paper and deserves
still greater success.
Typhoid fever has been prevalent
in Salem during tie Winter but is
abating.
Albany has ''great expectations,
so SAYS the Democrat us follows:
1.-The coming summer promises to be
another stirring one in the building
line for our go-ahead wide awake
little city. We hear of contracts be-
ing made on all sides for lumber and
matcriel for new dwellings, stores
and shops. Already quite number
of car loads Of lumber have been re-
ccivcd from Comstock's, and the one
sawmil of the city has orders in for
several months in advance. What
Albany wants more than any other
one thing is one or two more saw
mills. Who will supply the want:
The Portland Daily Bee says that
Mr.. w. w. Baker, editor and pro-
prictor Of the Stock Joawnel, was
found about Z O'Clock p. NJ, lying on
the floor with the blood flowing from
pen knife wound in his throat. His
little boy first discovered him. Help
was Immediately rendered and he was
conveyed to his residence. With his
bloody hand he wrote on small
piece of paper: "This is no fault of
mine" No explanation is given OF
the act. The extent of his injury VIC
are unable to learn.
Tie Historian furnishes the follow
ing account Of the recent sawmill ac-
cident at Wcstport: zone of the
most frightful casualties it has been
our lot to record, happened at West
pont on Thursday. An employee at
The sawmll of Capt. West was
caught BY the circular saw running
at full speed, his body was thrown
to The ceiling the first slash, and fell
again before the saws, when his
right leg and arm were nearly sew
cred from the trunk. The foot and
hand were both cut completely off.
The unfortunate was man placed on
board the steamer Dixie Thompson,
for Astoria, with the view ofobtaining
medical attention, but life was ex-
tinct before the steamer reached here.
The name of the man was Walker,
native of England, and he had been
in Oregon but about three months.
The remains were taken to West
port yertcrday for intcrmcnt.
Ex-Governor Ballard, formerly Of
Idaho, now resident Of Linn coun-
ty Oregon, has gone east with an
invalid son.
The annual meeting ofthe Oregon
State Temperance Alliance will be
held in Portland on Wednesday
February 10Th 1876, commencing at
10 o'clock A. NJ, at Good Templars'
Hall, corder Of Alder and Third SITS.
A general invitation is extended
to all Temperance societies, Church
es, Sunday Schools, etc, to send del
cgates.
The Portland Standard contains
the following extract form letter
from Willow Forks, Cmatilla Coun-
ty, dated January 18th: 81 have
resided in this State for over twenty
two years and can say this has been
the most pleasant winter l have ever
seen. The green grass is several
inches high, and stock of all kinds is
doing splendid. The prospect for
good crops never looked better. The
health Of the country is good, and l
am inclined to think it is much bet
ter than in the Willamette valley.
Mrs. +. F. Victor has been invi.
ted by the Oregon State Pioneer
Association to write a biography Of
Col. Joseph L. Meek, and publish it
in the transactions Of the associa-