, 1879-11-13
Oregon Items.
willamette NnIIr,

| frank bynum ui McNlinnville. Misses $50
from his trunk, kept ia his fathers house
Cars are scarce and the removal Of wheat
from MeMnnvIile gucz on slowly, SAYS the
| Reporter.
| Mr.. Jacob I.cigcrwool and party Of Ro.s.
burg. reported lost have returned home. Tb.v
were not lost but the horses we're.
Joe Told Of McMinnviIle. los, nice ltt.
mare that must have rolled into a narrow
ditch and lad there on her back until she
died.
Cal. Marney, Of Applegate. killed two very
large bears, one a brown aud the other black
bear. The one weighed about 400 pounds and
! the other $50.
| Both the Ashland mill and Eagle mill were
entirely cleaned out OF -four Que day last week
| by the great number Of teams iron California
and Lake county.
The soda springs. located east Of Ashland.
has changed hands. Mrs. Courtney having
| leased the same to Matt. Shannon of Jackson
| Vile Tor five years.
Mr.. Plinn Cooper brought this week 10 the
store VI. ). Marks & Co., at Roseburg, q corn
stalk measuring nearly ten feet in length,
upon which their were five ears of corn.
Three men are engaged in catching salmon
| in the Ten Mile creek between Umpqua and
Siusaw. This is the first season that this
business has been carried on in that stream.
A Looking Glass correspondent says: Mr..
John Humphrey has discovered what he con.
siders rich bearing silver ledge, a few miles
from this place-a piece Of rock weighing
about an ounce, assayed lump Of pare silver
the size OF small pea.
Hatfden Bros. of Albany, have received an
order for Us bushels Of apples from Montana
and will snip them in u few days The fruit
will 60 to San Francisco, and from there on
to Kelton and then up the Utah Northern to
the terminus, and then by wagon TO its desti-
nation. .' .'. "."' '..' ''
There is serious talk of dividing Lake county
into two, the line 10 run north and south in
the centre Of the county. This division
would leave Lakeview east of the dividing
line. There is an abundance Of territory in
Lake for two good sized counties-all that it
lacks is population. .'"
The Roseburg Independent says: The
other day man named Huddleson took his
departure for San Francisco before settling
with his creditors. He forgot to pay his rent
and other small bills, and before going sold to
other and innocent parties lot of wood be-
longing to Mr.. George Engle for $40.
Two hundred and fifty head of hogs, the
property of VIM. Bybee, passed through jack
sonville on their way to Happy Camp, CAL
They were the fattest set of porkers we have
seen for long time and establish the fact
beyond reasonable doubt that Rogue river
valley is capable Of raising pork for the mil,
lion.
The Albany Democrat says: j. B. Sperry
of Heppner, formerly Of Brownsville, is now
engaged extensively in sheep raising in Una
1 III, 10, Gfahl
He has taken ''new departure" this season
and shcared about $500 head twice, and he
thinks he will gain several pounds Of wool on
each sheep during the year.
The Ashland Tidings says: Very few peo-
pie realize the extent Of the market which
Lake county furnishes for the farmers of the
Rogue river valley. The rapidly increasing
population of the greater portion Of Lake
county depends almost entirely upon this val.
ley for Hour, potatoes, apples, pears and all
the fruits and vegetables
The Masons Of Ashland Lodge have re.
solved to dedicate their new hall on Christ
mas next, and are determined to have the
celebration eclipse anything of the kind ever
held in Ashland. A grand supper and ball
will be given in the evening, and preparations
will be made for larger attendance than this
part OF Oregon has evor seen on such An oc-
casion.
Several immigrant teams and wagons ar
rived from the south at Roseburg last week.
One family comprised nine children, father
and mother, four dogs and seven head of
horses When this collection was asked
where the crowd was bound, the old man hit
his off leader whack one would have thought
would have started in the sides Of sn ordinary
cayuse, and sung out, "None of your d-n
business"
The Coast Mail says The body Of Chin
aman was found on the beach with three bull
| let holes in the head, stab in the eide and
throat cut. The body was considerably mu-
tilated by crabs and fishes, and there was
some doubt as to his identity. 1t proved to
be the body Of Gee Sam, who returned few
months since from the penitentiary, where he
had served short term for the crime Of as
sault with intent to kill. He has evidently
been killed by his own countrymen. roo
East Of the Mountains.
VIM. Davis one of the Sohwabaker robbers,
Boise City, has divulged where he had 5000
greenbacks hid in hay NOW.
| The Bedrock Democrat says: While the
stage was OH its way from this place to La
Grande, q passenger had suit OF clothes and
other articles stolen from a vahse by afellow
| traveller on the inside of the coach.
The Boise Statesman says: DR.. Mckay
was sent for yesterday to go out on the Idaho
road o short distance beyond the summit, to
see Mr. John Vest, who, while on his way to
Idaho City with heavily loaded OK teams, had
one OF tho wagons pass over him. q,
A company has been organized at halad;
| Idaho, for the purpose OF building a Hour mill
on the big Malad river, within mile OF Sa'
maria. The site chosen is not excelted IN the
Western country The water in this stream