, 1879-05-22
Oregon Items.

Citemont at Salem. Ca
About ~ miles Of West Side grading !.
ready for the iron already.
Hon. C. II. Burch, State Senator fror, W..
hill, has gone to California on business Nu'
John Hughes. q twelve year old son q, n
hughes, while playing base ball at Dallas hss
| his leg broken about tho ankle.
A correspondent OF the Statesman, vr;H,.
from Dallas, thinks the money will soon Is
raised to complete the railroad to Dallaa
Mr.. Sink, Of West Chehalem. had lnO 0o.o.
OF land grabbed last season, at $l4 per ac,o
and now has 300 acres of wheat growing
| The Reporter says man named Colnscor
| planned against VIM. FentoR, for drawing n cnn
| with threats. FentOn was found guiItv ~
| trying to scare the man with gun and inoI
The Yamhill Reporter says coyotes ~,
unusually numerous this Spring, in that
county, and are destroying sheep Wholesale
worse on Muddy, than elsewhere. They are
very bold.
Hon. J. F. Aims, Of Lane county succoo,.
in n published card in the Eugene Guard tbss
the survivors Of the Mexican war, living ~
| Oregon, shall mcet and exchange social creet-
ings, and will be glad TO have follow.surViyon
address him at Ergenc. Tho ides ia worthy
! OF being acted upon.
The State Journal says M,. Craig, Of Me-.
| KcnZio Road Stock notorioty, has struck
| bonanza. He WAS getting out rock for buiN.
| ing purposes, and in bursting large stonc
| found what he thinks to be iirst.class diamond
| 1t is u brilliant specimen and cuts glass like
genuine diamond. He refuses TO sell hia dis.
! COVery at anV reasonable figurn
Southern Oregon
Uncle Charley Applegato's health ia inprv,-
ing slowly.
There will be a large yield of strawbcrnn
in Umpqua valley.
Twenty-Five erniyants, direct from Kansss
came to Roseburg in one day.
Several parties were arrested at Myr.e
Creek, for selling liquor to Indians.
The Western Star urges Roseburg peoph
to celebrate the coming Fourth OF July.
Dry Matoon, Of Roseburg had a hack
broken to pieces by runaway mule team.
K. H. Bogsrs, signal officer, lately Of Rod
| Bluff, has changed his residence 10 Rosoburp.
aud is in charge there.
Fruit trees promise abundant yield and
grain looks well IN Umpqua valley. Farmers
there are making considerable improvements
Mr.. John Adams, about 70 years old Of
Douglas county, pioneer, was found stricken
with paralysis, in the field, where he was as
work, and died that evening
Tho Roscbhrg Independent sayg: The parties
who got excited some kmc 0gO Oy0r tho mines
at Olala have returned, worn out, broke and
utterly disgustod, and report very p0Or
d.ggingg.
Mr.. Striugcr started for Eastern Oregon
over Deer Creek trail, with five hundred head
OF COVE and yearling3, and twenty or more
| brood mares, all of which wGS purchased in
Umpqua valley.
Indian Jack, Chief of Coos Bay Indians
| died at Empire City last week The funeral
service was preached by Rev. J. McCormac
and was we'll attended Jack vas about 80
| years old and not a bad man.
The Coos Bay News says: Mr. George
| Woodruff got both his legs broken last Satnr-
day in logging camp on Coos river, by a log
rolling against them. Tho front bono Of each
leg, about half way between the ankle and
knee, are broken.
The Lake View Herald says copious rains
have visited Lake comfy. Stock men are
| moving in to take up locations in that county
from distant parts. Stock is doing well asd
so arc lawyers, apparently, rs there is heavy
Circuit court docket. Immigration from Ne
vada was passing through that place.
The Independent says; Mossrs. Dixon aOd
Adamson have started with Il. l.. Csvitt, an
| old mountaineor, to clear out trail over The
Cascade mountains TO connect this valley with
the plains of Eastern Oregon. The route ~
one discovered by Cavitt, and used by him
hundred times, and will start from some point
| on the head waters Of Deer Creek. When tho
trail is finished, Messrs. Dixson and Adamson
! will drive a large band Of sheep, over tho
mountains, there TO hord thom during tho
Summer.
Mayor W. w. Parker is building wharton
the water frontage below tho Astoria Fishery,
which will be used by the Astoria Fishery
this year.
The now residence now bong built by Br.
b. i. Denhan, of Salem, for Mrs Eliza
Kinney OF that place, on Fourth, in that city,
is progressing finely. The residence, when
completely witl be occupied by DR.. Augusta
Kinney.
We learn from the hstorian OF May lOtb,
that the cannory of MIR. M. j. Kinney
probably putting up more fish this season
than any other canncry on tho river OF tno
came capacity. About 500 cases were put up
yesterday.
East of the Mountains.
Hay is selling ut Walla Walla for $50 "a 6Oo
Lota of thunder and Lightning ia ropoFtod
from above Walla WallG.
Montana people are fearful OF inu'"
troubles the present yoar.
Sommer & Baer Of La Grandc intend !"
build tirstclasa brick storo.
The PendletOn Independent thinks the ylM'
Of the Umatila chiefs 10 Washington WIZ wst 10
suit in throwing open nearly tho whole OF sI~
reservation, comprising 2GS OD acres oI '"'
able land, for settlement.
The East Orcgonian gays throo !ndnno
stopped man while on his why to thus Pl'".
from Nnll Nnrin, Hlnunn vshnrE hA had Deoh