, 1879-11-27
Oregon items.
Willamette VALLEY

Grove, which Is said to be a thrivins rIaso
and good business point. F'
The Mckenzie wagon road has proyed n h.
paying institution. The company has ey.
pended VI, 500 the past season in bridges and
repairs. anu
Max Muller, postmaster of Jacksonville
says that not single failure has occurred ON
the mail route between that place and
Crescent City within the past four years. -
| Roseburg Star Notwithstanding the rust
scare, 1T is reported that 5000 busbels more
wheat have been stored in the warehouses
here than last year. u
| The West Side railroad will soon be com.
peted to Corvallis, and IL .Is said It will he
pushed through to Junction early as possible
next year, lsAe,. osSas ysas o,,,y, o,,S7. ---4
| J.A. Peak, who was indicted by the grand
| Jury tor the crime of forgery, was brought to
Eugene on Tuesday and lodged in the county
JAIL where he will be likely to remain until
| court meets next Spring.
Almost all the merchants of pEheene have
been indicted for breaking the Sunday law,
| nut as fast as the cases were tried they were
found not guilty. Judge Wataon charged the
| Jury that the law was not broken unless the
| merchants threw open their doors and invited
trade. .'''..,-.. .,n'''T5 ~ t'1Hl pl7Vs - 3
| The 9Yamhill Reporter tells of q bloody
combat at night between two of McMinn-
ville's citizens. Mr. Willis heard somebody
at his gate; seized sword and sailed forth:
found his gate off hinges; saw some one -un.-
hInglng another gate ira the, neighborhood;
seized the unhihger, and thus blood followed.
A. j. Cunt was the seized person, and he
operated with his pocket knife on old Mr..
Willis who hit back with his old sword.
All this while they did not know each other.
Both are badly cut, iithoaghno serious wounds
were given. .--------.---s.s .---..--....-.
Southern Oregon.
The Sentinel tells Of snow in the foot hills
OF jackson county.iui llsa sdy NO ,Nkstf
There is not a,single empty house in jack
s9nville at present, and several applicants for
vacant premises.
There was shipped fron Ashland in one day
last week three hunarsda thousand pounds Of r
flour to Lake county alone.
Alva Pike, while attempting to cross the
Calipooia near Oakland last Tuesday drowned .
his team. Cause, high watsr...--.--..
A. FIRE occurred at Ashland on Friday even
ing last, which consumed the blacksmith and
wagon shop of Smith and Rail ph. .a8 adj GE'f
We learn that tho, Ashland College is IN a.
prosperous condition, having already over one
sCHOlufS Ill HulcUuuUCe. y
It is estimated that at least a fourth Of the
farmers of Rogue River valley came to Rose
burg this season to purchase their supplies
The btisiness Of the Rbscburg post office the
first 2 days In November was S65 letters 1863
postal cards, so pieces third and fourth class
matter. 'NNN -'.' .'' 10 '.'.' as
The Coos Bay News says the Ooguille folks >
are in earnest about river improvements. A
Iii b,a bnlst -
committees appointed .',-.----------
Hardy Elf was taken to Portland, charged
with cutting timber on government land.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was
honorably discharged. ,ggG.e iEit ty ',a1m
Mr.. Tomlinson, San Francisco drummer.
getting off the train at Roseburg in the dark,
fell off the platform, seven feet, and broke a.
rib and fractured his collar bone, ., .o.;f...r 4
Harry Stone, of Randolph, suddenly fell
dead on the floor whiIs writing at his desk ON
Thursday of last, week., His disease is sup,
posed to, have been paralysis OF the brain.
Flammer, the Canyonvil thief, has Been
heard from near Coquille City, swhers he, by
false representations, borrowed $50 and an
$50 watch, and that was the last heard Of
him.lnus eds vi ,aegoH 9di ul nlJr 30
The Jackson county grand jury has brought
ID only one true bill, against Sing Fook for
circulating spurious coin. The charge against y
jacob Ish, for an assault, was ignored by the
grand jury.
John Canthorn, known here as Charley
Colmington who Yves arrested near RQesburg
ADD taken to illinois, where he was impris-
ohed q year in the penitentiary for forgery
hos returned; having, been paEdoned by the 4
Governor Mr.. Canthorn led an upright life ,
while in 0regonsod hGA u n t"h7Aq evan
| They cay that Mr.. Jay Beach, of Link-,l
| Vile, will trot Altamont against Stevenson's
| Sir Walter for $500 or 81, 900, race TO be mile
heats, best three ia five, over either the
| Yreka track 5or, Bybee' track at jackson !
Vile. Race to be run at any time between d,
now and Christmas. =
| While Thos. Reddock and another man
were telling trees near Gardner,las one was I
falling it lodged against another which bent
toward tho groaud,l and whom freed from, the
| falling tres Il came back with, such force as
to snap off near the top, which fell and
struck Reddock . fearful blow on the shout 1
der, crushing it fearfully and also. breaking
| his thigh bone He died within an hour after
| the accident. He was avery excellant young
man, about 26 years old g,d 3; fal ss4uloy
| East Of the Mountains, u
1t is reported that 2S persons have been in 3
dicted for gambling at Upion tati Fl s7i'or
A prisoner confined in Baker CITY jail for +
drawing deadly weapon made his escape.
COL. lang proposes to dfss' 30, 600 head of J
cattle out Of Grant county next Spring TO thir
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