The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-23
ITEMS AND OoGITATIoNs.

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We had the pleasure of a flying trip
to Yamhill county a few days since, and
were agreeably surprised at the prospect
of abundant harvest that the luXuriant
grain fields promise. Owing to the fact
of the early fall and late spring rains, it
was feared that the acreage sOwn this
year would be extremely light, COM
pared with that of former years. Such,
however, is not the case, as the industry
and perseverance of the farmers have
overcome all obstacles, and as usual the
crops will be good.
Late frOsts in some portions of the
county proved detrimental to small
fruits and early vegetables, but these
are but temporary inconveniences. La
fayette, the county seat, has lost the
listless, laggard look that characterized
it for some years, and now looks bright
and thriving as in its palmiest days.
We noticed, among the substantial i'm
provements, the fine residence recently
erected by Hon. A. r. Burbank, which
is suggestive alike of comfort, taste, and
elegance. The grounds surrounding it
are somewhat extensive, and remind
one of the beauties "sItuate in hill and
dale" as sung by Milton.
ST. Joe, though aspiring and re-
nOwned as the terminus, has little to
boast of except that empty honor, and a
lovely location. The former will i'm a
few years become emptier still, the lat
ter neither envy nor stagnation in busi-
ness can take away.
No place in the State out ranks YAM
hill county for hospitable, progressive,
wide-awake people, though like all
other localities, the race of old fogies is
by no means extinct. The fact that
death loves shining mark" is the
only reason we can see for allowing old
fossils an existence as prolonged as tire
some, but we take consolation in the
fact that Notwithstanding his repug-
nance, the Great Reaper will be forced
to harvest large crop of ignorance at
no distant day. Not that we are un-
charitable nor particularly belligerent.
Not bit of it; but funerals are not al
ways melancholy events, and it does
seem a charity sometimes to spread dust
over worthless dust, and "save the
world nuisance" But to return to
Yamhill-of course we wish the hospit-
able and intelligent citizens thereof to
understand that we left there to make
the foregoing depression.
Local politics, we should judge, ran
furiously high previous to and about
election, but the calm that succeeds the
tempest is upon the people now, albeit
the women still feel indignant over the
Misrepresentation that they will have
| in the State Senate. The county went
mostly Democratic, re-electing the
sheriff and electing the clerk by large
majorities, and getting the Legislators
by scratch, or, rather, much scratch
| ing of tickets.
The Yamhill River being at low ebb,
the boats come no farther up than Day
ton, and this, together with the fact
that the terminus is two miles away,
renders it quite inconvenient for travel
ers to and from the metropolis. If,
| however, they consider a brisk ride in
the early morning an equivalent to a
morning nap, they will find no diff
Guilty in boarding boat or train in good
time and fine spirits. Alighting at the
depot, just as the sunrise is tipping with
| gold the emerald robes of the mountains
and lighting with shimmering amber
the softly-swaying wealth of the grain
fields, we think blessed are they who
having got their "start in Yamhill, -
have left there ties and associations
that occasionally draw them thither-
ward.