, 1879-11-20
Oregon Tteyns.
Willamette valley.

| "v - W. "''S'Sht"' 10 DiytGll.
business is still brisk on the ". V.R.R..
especially in wheat, Of which they are rcceiv-
| ing from Is to 20 Car loads per day.
The newly elected city officers at AIcMiop.
| vile are: Recorder, Henry Warren; Ma-.
shal, 4. b. Martin; Council, W. &. Hender-
son, hiram Adams, j. j, Collard and c. A,
Wallace.
/ The Eugene Guard says Court will prob
ably finish its session to-day. Judge Watson
deserves commentator for the promptness
and dispatch he has displayed in disposnq of
a large docket in a single week. i. = 81
Geo. T. Long, who stabbed the section
foreman, Farrell last Spring, at Comstock'g
mill, has been convicted in Circuit Court of
Douglas county, and sentenced TO one year in
the penitentiary. '.' -. .t ..
Uncle Phillip Mulkey, Of Eugene, while ..
picking apples, fell of OF n step ladder and
broke one rib and bruising himself up consd. %
erably. .. ,........ .........
junction City held her annual city election
on last Monday. The following are the sue.
cessful aspirants ; Coupcilmen, W.. s. Lee,
I w. Newcomb, J. NJ. Beebe, y;eQ, 7, Craw,
John Workman; Recorder J. ". Latrertv;
Marshal, James Castec; Treasurer, d. d.
Roach. Whole number of votes cast ;llI w r..
...D southagu Oregon. Ia alapvsqs lta
John Hancock, of Douglas -county,.iss sen-sv....r
titled to the blue ribbon, as the champion
bear ohunucr, having Killed two bears and D. n
three panthers last week.
1t is thought that aboutR 81 400 pasaob- r
tained from the mail by the robber who stoI-
ped the stage near Bass. The rewards offered
for his capture amount to 81, 300a .s rg" ..B..a
The Coos Bay News tells OF an airray be-
tweenS $. Bailey and Captain John Magee,
where angry words were followed by revolver
Shn hu Rail hnt l,,.L
G. ). Callahan, of Coles valley, In the imp
qua basin, in digging well on his place re-
Gently, found vein of coal SIX feet ii aathick.
ness about 80 feet from the surface of the
ground. .'''' ''"
There are no less than seventeen saw mills
in Jackson county, with capacity OF turning 5.
out G 600 feet Of lumber each per day-and
yet there is scarcity Of That article for home '
consumption, sli'l., 1di Fu.t.r F.Ftf.hu.I ID
The Democratic Times says Gen. Lane
while assisting in opening mine on Grave
creek last week, fell and cut his hand quite
severely. With prompt attention, however,
it's rapidly getting well.
The Coos NAH says: There Is nots papper
IN Curry county,. This fact with tho general ,...
good management Of the financial affairs of
that county, have nearly cancelled theindebt-
cdness which few years since was the terror .
Of the taxpayers, and this year their FAX levy
is two mills less than that of Coos t- f9'i.It
Following are the transactions in tue U S. rs.
Land Office, Roseburg, for the month of Oc-
tober 1876 acres sold for cash; 90 homestead
entries, embracing 2,254 acres; "a pre-emption
tiinge; l0Gnal homestead proofs, embracing
|, ,l36 acres; s donation certificates issaed I
entry OF timber land &C.,, l.. 1.4t. a1s.....
The Sentinel says: Jackson county ls rap
idly increasing in population. The vacant
land on Butte creek Is being taken by emf
grants from California, and number Of old
settlers have recently sold portions Of their
land The next election will show alsrge in. a
crease of voters over that of two years ago. ,....
An election was held at Oakland Monday
last for the purpose Of organizing an incorpor-
alton. The 'antiincorporatorp carried the g
day and elected the following named officers:
Trustees, j. r. Redinan, L. @. Wheeler, j. i'' +.
Hazleton, Wm Hargan and j, c.. Youug; Re-oall
corder, Geo Suttle; Treasurer, p. Redman;
Marshal, A. Hobrrt. o"' 2" 7t'A' '"' t'A''
Notwithstanding the want OF railroad facil- "a
ities, Rogue River Valley is receiving num-
Der of additions to her population The
farming lands on Bntte creek and other agri-
cultural sections of the county are gradually l
being taken up by emigants from California
and other parts. The next census will show
asrbstantal increase in the population .9f5.sa
Jackson county.
A horse, saddle and bfdlc@cre stolen fronii =
the barn Of JamesDaylin, looking (iass, last
Saturday night,
Twenty dwelling hotsas have been erected
in Rosebprg daring the season, mh yets s..
there is not one now TO be had tQr love or .7
money.
Notwithstanding the rust scare, is Is re.l'
ported that 5000 bushels more wheat has
been stored in the Warehouses; at Roaeburg
than last year. is oH' A} i'"l .A'' "'.A
The Lakeview Herabl says - hent Ballard, ,.
Of Drew s Valley Gap, had the misfortune to
lose the ioretinger OF his right hand while
handling q 'boltf for shingle timber lassssat-
'urlay' .s. ,....t,.....| J .... Ua.
Charles Jones, blacksmith at Camas VAL
10y, ran off last Sunday with the danghiet OF
a Mr.. BenhaIn. .a.5.4 ..Hr.~ 4
Adeeperado named Burdy, who robbed s.
country store six miles below Lakovies, Lake
county, escaped from the Lake county jail
over month ago and male his way to Modoc .,
county, Cal. He is suspected Of murderinga
sheep herder at Salt Lake since his escape. %
The sheriff OF Modoc county undertook ms
arrest, got on his track and even near enough
to exchange revolver shots, but Purdy got
enough start to possess himself OF henry
rifle, and stood guard at bridge, where he
was master Of the situation and his captors
had to turn back, .
I.. East Of the Mountains
The dedication Of the New Uniyer'alist
church al Dayton took place sunday, Novem-