The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-02
NEWS ITEMS.
STATE AND TERRITORIAL

Seal catching has begun on Coos Bay.
The fruit crop Of Southern Oregon is
good.
There are thirty saloons at Walla
Walla.
The East Oregonian has begun its
| fifth volume.
The King County, W. T., Fair was
pronounced success.
Oregon has 500 post-offiees, and Wash
ington Territory 2O5.
The Terrijndal Fair at Olympia
opened this morning.
a Handel and Haydn Society will be
formed at The Dalles.
The warehouses at Independence are
almost filled with wheat.
The grape crop in Jackson county is
fair and Of superior quality.
\ Ladies' Educational Aid Society"
| has been formed at Dayton, w. T.
Indian farmers sell oats at Spokane
Falls, w. T for one cent per pound.
The I. o. O.. T. Lodge in Dayton, W.
! T., is in q very prosperous condition.
DIR. Day is putting up a neat residence
aud also a drug store, at Dayton, w. Il.
six houses are being built at Link
T
The number of rich quarts "fnds" in
Idaho have been very large this season.
The Palouse Gazette, published at Col
fax, w. T., has closed its second vol
ume.
A salmon weighing y pounds was
caught near Astoria on Monday with
hook.
Many families are coming in wagons
| from California and will settle in South
ern Oregon.
The gross value Of property in Jack
son county is $500 $50 taxable prop
erty, Sl,503,55S.
| Chas. II. Beach, Althouse, Oregon,
has received a patent for improved soles
I for rubber boots.
Tie Elliot Base ball Club Of Seattle
will visit and play the Olympia Club
/ to day for $500 u side.
/ It is thought the recent raid in the
/ Weiser country on the horse herds was
| the work of white men.
/ \ bridge will be constructed over
Eagle Greek at the Foster settlement i'm
/ Clackamas county in a short time.
/ Good Judges have estimated that the
value OF the hop crop of the Puyallup
Valley this year will aggregate about
/ $50 600
The dagger cnckle burr has made its
I appearance in Jackson county, and the
county authorities are active in attempts
to eradicte il.
The Washington County Fair was
quite successful. We regret our limited
space will not permit publication Of the
premium list.
/ James McDOnough, Of Jackson county,
lost four fine young horses last week by
poison. They are supposed 10 have
eaten wild parsnip.
Trolling for salmon is being exten-
sively carried on in Seattle. The In
dians catch as high as 800 to the canoe,
aud sell them for S. a hundred.
J. r. Denham, a contractor at Astoria,
is advertised in the AStOrilIt by several
reliable business men as having abscOnd-
ed, leaving many unsettled bills.
There is at present about - 600 bush
els of wheat stored ip the warehouse at
Smithfield, and more arriving at the
rate of about 1000 bushels per day.
Last week the warehouse belonging
to the Farmers Company, at Spring Hill,
Benton county, burst, and 1000 bush
els Of grain ran out upon the ground.
a fire broke ont in Kohu's clothing
store at Albany on the 2Slh ultimO, hut
was promptly extinguished by the fire
department. However, considerable
damage was done by water.
The State Fair opened yesterday IN
der auspiciOus circumstances. TIE at
tendance was much larger than was
anticipated If the fine weather cou-
tinues, the Fair will eclipse any pre-
ceding one.
There is some talk OF establishing an
academy at The Dalles The Inland
Empire says that WascO county spends
an average Of 90, GOO year i'm the valley
towns for education OF a higher order,
which might as well be provided at
home.