, 1879-12-18
Oregon Items.
Willamette Valley.

UenCe one door south OF MIR. 4, w. Belts reg
idence at Independence
Several cows have died from the effects Of
eating too much grain out among the ruins Of
the warehouses burned at Albany lately.
The Dallas Itemizer says: Uncle Tol
Savery was at his mountain ranch the other
day and came in with fine lot of wild how-
ers, which looked as fresh as in Spring time.
Fruit packing commenced at the old Alden
Fruit Dryer, at Albany. The Corvallis Fruit
Co. have several thousand pounds of the
Plummer fruit to pack for the English
market.
At Independence the dense fog that has
covered the valley during the latter portion
| of last week and the forepart of this, the
Riverside Independent says, has not only
been very uncomfortable, but has caused
| much sickness. d.
Southern Oregon.
Civil Bend, Douglas county, has All old
lady "a years Of age.
The Plaindealer says that emigration has
materially swelled the population of Rose
burg
A fish ladder has been constructed at
Roseburg dam, so fish can hereafter visit
Canyonville. .,
Mr. VIM. Jackson loses $40O by the wash
ing away of mill dam he was building at
| Myrtle Creek.
The Oregon Sentinel tells of blk who
borrowed his lodging of the Franco American
hotel and stole the blankets.
While the Star Gulch Mining Co. were re-
moving an oak stump by blasting, chunk of
wood struck Mr.. w. A. Hamilton, who has
! since died.
During the first week in November there
were mailed at the Ashland post Office I'll
letters 7l5 newspapers, 70 postal cards and
80 packages.
Mrs. B. Wilson, of Cnmas valley, Douglas
county, was victorious in killing large buck
deer, while her most noble Roman was out
hunting in vain. The lady deserves encomi-
um for she did it with her ''little hatchet."
James Alexander and Isaac Winningham
were arrested at the instance of Stew. Mnard
for obstructDg the county road in Happy
Valley, Douglas county. They gave bonds
for appearance at the preliminary examination
set for next week.
A correspondent of the Roseburg Star says:
The stockrasers of this locality have sheared
their sheep this Fall. They look well and
are fat. Il this plan should be adopted
throughout the country, it would benefit
shee rasers without doubt
Doctors Aiken and Vrooman, of jackson.
vile, made n post mortem examination Of the
body of Marie Plug, it having been alleged
| that the immediate cause Of her death was a
blow on the head, inflicted by former resi-
dent OF Jackson creek.
| Bybee's race track near Jacksonville has
been repaired and will be pnt in as good
| condition as possible for the December races,
| and o new Judges stand 90 feet high has been
erected. Over SITS has been subscribed for
| purses
The Jacksonvilla Times says: The con-
struction of wagon road and the consequent
development of the resources of Southern
Oregon and Northern California may encour-
age the building of railroad to the sea and
induce the o. Il G. II. r. To move up from
Roseburg, for the trade Of these sections is
not to be sneezed at. This should be kept in
view.
A correspondent OF the 'Modoc lndepend-
ent says: The country north of Lakeview has
settled up with wonderful rapidity during the
past Summer. There are said to DO five diff
ferent valleys in that section at intervals of &
hundred miles. Summer Lake, about fifty
miles north, is about ten miles long and six
miles wide, and is surrounded by very fine
agricultural lands Silver Lake. about one
hundred miles to the north, is nearly as large
as Goose Lake, and the land in it's vicinity is
being rapidly appropriated.
East Of the mOmntains.
| The town Of Ainsworth 10 rapidly beconl.
ing a permanent thing. A grave yard has
been started there, the first occupant being o
| Chinaman.
During Thanksgiving night Jimmy Jones,
o well known character, was severely cut by
one w. Morrow, in Rhodewald's saloon at
Waitsburg.
A reservoir 100 feet long and 50 feet wide
ON the bottom, with l2 feet sides, has been
constructed by the Water Co. about mile
above the Main street bridge ut Walla
Walla There are now feet of water in the
reservoir.
The Walla Walla Union says: The last
grand jury, composed of our wealthiest citi-
zens, report in favor of the erection Of q
Court House and Jail by Walla Walla county.
Why this county, the richest in the Terri
tory, should rest content with its miserable
apology for Court House and Jail, whose
outside appearance is disgrace and its in
side arrangements an outrage on humanity,
is q question we have never been able to
solve.
The boating season is nearly over. Three
heavy draft steamers, namely, the Fanny
Faxon, DIR. Baker and Harvest Queen, have
already gone into Winter quarters. Even
light draft steamers find it difficult to navi-
gate the river now, owing to dense fog and
low water. Navigation on the Upper Column
bia usually ceases in the beginning OF Decem-
ber and is resumed again about the middle OF
March During that interval we are usually
considered bottled up,