The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-17
NEWS ITEMS

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The springis backward on the Sound.
Late sown grain will be the result of
/ the late rains.
There are fifty-fve school districts IN
/ Yamhill county.
There are go school children in the
Dallas school district.
Grand Lodge 7. O. o. r. meets al
/ Albany on the goth inst
The delinquent taxes Of D'ugia7
Icouutv will amount 90 ao ut ooi VJU-
The largest nights catch OF salmon
vet reported this season Is lorty-slA-
A teachers institute will he held at
/ Monmouth Oh the 18Th and 1871 inst.
Douglas county boasts a steer 10 hands
high, i'm which half interest soiu LOT
$500.
William Johnson, a pioneer Of 10,
died at Oregon City lass week at the age
of IS.
In the SnohOmish river there are now
about ! / 900 feet Of logs awaiting
market.
Phillip Ritz has returned from his
eastern trip and is again at his home in
Walla Walla.
The potato crop planted in Suohomish
county, W. T. will be largely in excess
of any before planted
Grading for the O. C. Railroad exten-
sion is progressing rapidly between Me-
b.. Minnville and Amity.
A large Touring mill will be built at
DAYTON by the Imperial Touring mill
company this summer.
The Drain Academy Association will
commence the building contemplated
by them as early as possible.
Odd Fellows anniversary on the 2Gth
of this month. The day Will be cele-
brated with customary festivities.
A coal deposit has been discovered on
Reah Creek about twenty miles from
Heppner. It is pronounced first quality
by those who claim to know.
The railroad bridge across North
Yamhill will be $50 feet in lengthi that
\ across Cosine Creek will be 4SO feet that
across South Namhill will be near LOO
feet.
Saturday being Easter eve, was made
the occasion of the public baptism OF IN
fants at the Episcopal Church at Salem
b five little ones being presented at the
font.
A stage will make tri-weekly trips
from North Yamhill to TillamOOk. The
road is not yet sufficiently clear Of snow
for the stage, the mails being taken on
, horseback.
r. d. Hume will contract to put 3, ,000,-
600 salmon annually in the COlum-
e bia River for ten years for $1,000 per
S year He has had large experience in
, salmon Matching.
3 The wool clip is beginning to arrive
in The Dalles from Umatilla. The
in Vrrf1I baufn
2 come in, and unless an Indian war pre-
vents, will be large.
+ The White river hop growers are GO
ing into the business on a not less eX-
tensive scale than last year. They ap-
P pear resolved to take their chances on
2 prices for another season.
FOrty-fve Percherou colts have up to
this time been sold in Jackson county,
by w. G. Myer and others, the amount
: received for them sggregating Sl3,3l7,
- an average price OF about S206.
E Post offices have been established at
Big Prairie, Lane county, Oregon, and
, Sterling, WhatcOm county, and Stark's
. Prairie, Pacific county, w. T. Mrs. p. J.
e Stark has been appointed postmaster at
the latter place.
Rev. a. L. Lindsey, d. D., will
, preach the baCcalaureate sermon at
. willamette University on sunday June
] Sth, aud Hon. Rufus Mallory will de-
a liverthe address 10 the graduating class
9 on Thursday evening, June 18th.
|, a fisherman's union, composed of
meu who live at Astoria aud whose
permanent business interest is there es-
tabiished, is to be formed at that city,
as a protective measure against the
hundreds who spend the fishing season
2 there, and carry the proceeds to other
L places.
DR.. Herbert Mccormack, of st. Hell
V ena, Cal, and Miss Nellie Condor,
: daughter Of PROFESSOR Condor, of the
, State University, were married at Eu-
d gene City on the lIth inst. The former
y was a graduate of the Pacific University
l. Of the class Of ~; the latter Of tie
State University Of the class Of rs.
Engineers are in the field making pre-
liminary surveys Of a route tor the ex-
tension Of the w. W. * c. r.. r. to-
wards Weston. So far, they have found
E the county hard one to climb, Weston
being ,320 feet above the railroad grade
at the crossing Of the Touchet, aud some
900 feet above WalIG Walla. As the
j. distance is a short twenty miles the
grade will be- very heavy one TO haul
freight on.