The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-10
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STATE ANp rERRlroR1A1.

A great deal Of hay is being cut in
eastern Oregon.
The west side railroad grade is finished
to within a few miles of Corvallis.
Weston is building up rapidly. New
Sidewalks are among the Improvements.
Express Ranch, in Baker county.
will be hereafter known as Weatherbv,
J. II. Vollmer has been appointed
agent of the o. 5. n. Co. at Lewiston.
Idaho.
over $4,000 viii he taken from the
Hamilton diggings near UniOntown this
season.
The Fourth was enthusiastically cele-
brated all over the State-where the rain
would allow.
Sumner Barker, Of Yakima Citv w
T., died on 1th uit OF apop
aged 65 years
Over sixty cases 81 measles were e
ported on Myrtle Creek, Southern Or
gOu, last week.
One thousat e-e- of good land m
the North Uupgua River were sold is
week for $1,000.
A lad named Long was drowne ia
Lapwai Creek, Iisho, last week. l
body was recovered.
Hume canned more than 81, 900 uol1s
of salmon on the Rogue River during
The season just closed.
The fruit crop in the vicinity Of Ash
land will be very large. Cherries are
particularly abundant.
A miner on Jackson Creek last week
picked up couple Of pieces 90 gold that
together weighed nine Onuces.
Grain and grass in the vicinity of
Silver Lake, W. D., look unusually vel.
and promise an abundant harvest.
The Comstock House at Albany was
destroyed by fire on the An insurance
/ s, 600. 1t will probably 'e rebuilt.
Grain crops ia the via nifty Of Als=a
never looked better. !e fruit crop
la good average. Gardei are not extlo
good.
The Ancient Order Z Hibernians, OF
the State of Oregon, 10 hold their an-
nual convention at aiem during the
latter part of this mo ith.
The Grangers F11f about 800 bales o
wool stored in their vare-hOusa in Rose
burg. As soon as their wool is al iu
will be offered for sale iu bulk.
Colonel T. Edgertcn Hogg informs The
Historian that there are two barkenti1es
en- route TO Astoria with c2rg0es Of iron
for the Yaquiua Bay RailToad.
A correspondent Of the Pendletou East
| OreqOni0H state thatthe bones Of Myers
and Smith, who were killed by the In
dians last Sumner are lying uuburied
in full view of the road
George Long stabbed S. Farrell, 8 sec
ton boss on the o. az &. r. B at Com
stocks, yesterday, and the physicians
say he. cannot possibly live. The cause
of the affray is not known.
The "Columbia River Ffsherm en- s
Protective Union. has been .ucrrpo-
rated The object IS 90 secure uniform
action on the par of She hshermcn ON
matters affecting their interests.
Efforts are being made TO secure q
President for Pacific University sc Forest
= Grove, to supply the place Of the late
! DR.. Marsh, and D Inc meantime All the
regular classes Will 90 provided tor.
e WaIla Walla TqtetHlgu. Tire western
= extension Of OF local railroad is pro
crossing finely. July lst they drove the
; first spike. Two hundred and ifJy mes
d are now at work On 60, and rail- and ties
are moving rapidly TO the frort.
t On the 10Th inst fhe wire bridge acros.
IS Salmon River " ss swepi from It's moor
=, aud their weight an the 0rce Of Che
n current broke one of the main cables.
Several head Of cattle .ld one horse
g, were drowned.
n Mr. Edwin Cartwr- Eht through hi.
attorneys, Messrs. Johnson, NcCoWu
x Maerum, has commenced s1i
/, aginst the Oregon 1ud Californis baii-
road Company % recover 81, 500 for the
loss Of his right 3rm, in consequence o
d injuries received when the AT bauy eE,
= press train was wrecked at tie north line
J. of Clackamas county iu April, 1878.
The directors Of the Astoria aud Win
e nemucca Railroad are as follows; c.
u Leinenweber, " d. Hare, Col james
b Taylor, T. BAILEY. J H. ID. Cray james
w. Welch, J. @ A. B0wIhy. Az 8
-e meeting Of the directors on the 81, OIL
n GERS we're elected al follows: G. Leiu-r
b, weber, President; J. @ A. Bowlby, AIC
President; +. L. Holden, Secretary T.
N w. Case, Treasurer.
- It is said that majority of the ua-
l. tilla Indians, while not alt1Ea Der saa-
isfied with the Government dealing
a with them, will accept tbe terms agreed
Is upon. All the older and more civilized
10 of the tribe are posed t1 ts .e land I'd
severalty as of while .1e other
- will prefer to &C on other reese lticls
= or wander off among the Wld tribes
n None Of these Indians like tha idea E
recognizing Moses ga -leIr chiel or --V
ing upon reservation wish him.
- The following explanation is give-
a by Salem CORES spoudent of the Crcg0
nidn concerning the closing oi the dea
mute school: "The appropriation is no
Ie exhausted, although there is au insult
81 cheney to run the school dlTing the tw
81 years, as intended 5y the last sgislature
Teachers having resigned, hoWevei
1t the board took the opportunity Of clos
RI ing the school until new organization
re can be effected, when De- win probably
re be reOpened and carried on until %
appropriation is exhaHstedH
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