, 1879-09-25
Oregon Items.

alton.
There are sissy.thrs.s,ianos in use in A,.o.
ria and vicinity.
a drove Of 500 cattle have just started from
Yakima to Goose lake.
The post garden at Linkvilo has proved
failure--Jack Frost killed it.
Mr.. Crow, of Oakland, CAL, purchased an
interest in the Dayton wv. IT, News.
Companies Of immigrants are finding their
way constantly to the Yakima country.
The Yakima Record tells how Wallace
Kore was shot ut twice one night by con.
cealed assassin.
The British ship Victoria Cross, which
sailed from San Francisco OH tho 18th for this
port, took her orders there only, and is com.
ing direct from Australia.
The Shubrick returned from her northern
cruise in the 18th lighthouse district Some
OF the buoys requiring attention from her
were half weighted down with barnacles.
y gentleman from Tillamooli reports that
the Alex. Duncan got in there on Saturday
the 9th, and had not got out on the 10th,
when he left, in consequence of rough
weather. This accounts for the delay in her
arrival at Empire City.
Davy Coiiman, Of Umatnla county, raised
the largest crop of barley he ever raised while
on the Meadows From four acres and half
lie raised 3G2 bushels. Very good crops were
raised OIL the Meadows this year.
Some young gentlemen who live on the
Wenas took their girls to town, but on their
way back the team balkcd in the middle of
the turbulent waters of the Naches and they
had to wade out and pack their lovely com
pnninn, Vbny ~ Wos firm for bo r;rl,
Mr.. Geo. w. Welshons, young man at
Walla Walla, while riding horse last week
met with serious accident. The saddle
arm and leg broken, also received several
other severe injuries and at last accounts was
not expected to live.
The Watchman says of the grasshoppers:
They are here in vast numbers and what will
we do about it? They are certainly bad
omen. Already they have attacked our fruit
crop. Had they come six weeks sooner where
would our wheat be? and what would the
coming harvest be, should they deposit their
eggs here and every egg should hatch?
We are bothered with horse thieves
throughout the whole country, says the East
Oregonian. On the 9th inst. G.. II. STAINS
bury had stolen from him, near Heppner, two
horses and saddles valued Mt probably $3.50
They were taken ont OF the corral by two
young men. The thieves have been followed,
but up to the present time have not been
caught
The klickitat Sentinel says the new court
house at Gol,!endalc stands on II half block of
land donated by Mr.. j. j. Golden, and il :32X.
40 feet two stories in height, facing the east,
and located just across the street from the
Jail. The first story is ten feet in height, the
second thirteen, with double entrance doors
at both ends Of the building. Goldendale is
to have an academy and contracts will be let
to build it.
Mr.. j. Mattoy, Lafayette butcher,
brought in u steer from the farm of l.. G.
Thompson (Genbrook FARM weighing on
foot l,S2j.
Tho Junction Republican after recent en-
lcrgement and improvement, is able to tell OF
II corn stalk grown in q field Of corn belong.
ing to Mr.. Bundy, that measures ii feet and
4 inches, and the rest of the field not far be-
hind.
Sidney Root, of West Cbehalen,, has an
unruly colt which he has to keep tied i'll the
barn, and on going into the stable to feed him
the colt became frightened and kicked MIR.
Root on the forearm, breaking one of the
bones and dislocating the other.
A West Chchalem man says: Farmers
pay no attention any more to the Sabbath,
since the rains set in. Three threshers could
be seen in full operation from our window on
last Lords day. The question of ''meat and
bread" will drive the best OF us to desperate
things sometimes.
Mrs. Eva Stone, OF Grant county, was
thrown from her horse and received a broken
leg.
Grande Rondc valley claims to have reaped
five hundred bushels Of oats from four acres
of land.
The In Grandc Gazette says that Dr. New.
ns changes his field of labor to Lewiston and
the region toward Colville.
Mr.. j. b. Gardner made small clean-upa
few weeks ago in his mine ON Trail creek,
Gran. county, and as u result took out 2S7 y
ounces. S4S fine, which was run into brick
that weighed &J,035 3d.
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