, 1879-10-09
State and Territorial


| county about Nov. lst.
The celebrated race horse S,amperlown is
to remain hereafter in Douglas county.
The Ashland Tidings says: Gray wolves are
numerous in the mountains between here and
Linkville.
Several parties at Yreka intend sending to
Oregon this Fall for supply Of Winter apples,
the crop having been frozen out there last
Spring.
Four horses and several head Of calves and
pigs perished in barn, burned at Adm,
Modoc county, last week, belonging to Chas,
| Hendricks.
The Roseburg papers tell of San Francisco
drummer who unreasonably abused Coos
Bay stage driver and got thoroughly whipped
for his pains.
The grape crop of Jacksonville county is
erable quantity of wine will no doubt be man.
ufactured this season.
Work is progressing finely at the Sterling
mine. The ditch will be completed and every
thing ready for active operations when the
rainy season commences
A Fort Klamath correspondent says Some
hoodlums started fire in the woods last
weeks, causing the garrison to be tnrned out
to fight the fire two days in succession.
The Democratic Times says: F. Luy re-
ceived lot of leather from Portland upon
which John 0rth's brand could still be seen,
he having sold the hides i was manufactured
| from.
The fishing season is just opening along the
coast. r. d. Humes, OF Rogue River, begins
operations with $50 salmon a day, and
40lb salmon sells at Suisaw for twenty-five
| cents.
The Roseburg Plaindealer says: Quite a
number of the legal fraternity Of the city We're
testing their powers Of finding water with the
forked peach limb, near Mr. McClellan's resi-.
dence, one day this week. when it was found
that nearly all Of them possessed the ''mysteri.
GUS powers" to greater or less degree.
Owing to the farmers bringing in Hnorc
wheat last week than the machinery of the
Ashland Mill could dispose Of, the proprietors
chose the third story for storing room and
| filed large bin, the weight Of which WAS too
much for its support and down 1t came with
| fearful crash covering the floor Of the second
story with wheat six feet deep.
Willamette Valley.
1t is rumored that the fare on the West
Side is fix ed at SO 50 from Amity to Portland.
One of the Lane county paupers who was
given $50 by the county to so East to his
| relations, got no further than Portland, where
he spent all his money.
A Eugene paper Of the 2Gth says; The mar
ket this week started with IN upward ten
dency at So cents per bushels. Buyers are
now offering 90@9l cents.
The warehouses at McMinnyille are fast fill
ing up with grain, one in that place having
| fifteen or sixteen thousand bushels stored, and
Bridgwelps on the n, G, having as much
more.
The Yamhill Reporter says There is no
lack of railroad iron now, and track laying has
gone ahead more speedily than usual for the
past three or four days. The trains Will prob.
ably reach Amity to-day.
A Brownsville correspondent says: The
result of the wheat harvest has even fallen
below the most gloomy expectations. On
Tuesday last Mr.. George McHargue took 26
| sacks, containing by measurement 'j2 bushels
to Halsey. Alter his load had been put
through the machinery he had 2G bushels left,
by weight of shriyeled wheat worth so cents
per bushels.
East of the Mountains.
Hot times at Heppner. Three men arrested
for gambling; fined $2j EACH and several more
dollars for cussing the Justice.
The Boise Statesman printers have been
presented with huge dish Of baked beans.
Lucky fellows. No board bills TO pay for at
least a MONTH
The Walla Wala Union says: The troops
that We're in the kittittas valley, and had
been ordered in, have been directed TO remain
in the Yakima country until after the trial Of
the Perkins murderers.
Last Sunday night j. e. Lanon, was found
on Third street, near the bridge, hallooing
blue murder and az dirty as pig. he said
two men "bounced" him and tried to rob him
Of his money, $1,000, all in twenty dollar
pieces but he stood them Off
The WaIla Walla Union says; Last Saturday
night Scott Goodwin was found at the lower
end of town with his head badly cut, while
his horse was quietly grazing near by. He
claims that as he was on his way home, on
horseback, two men, each riding horse, came
'up to him and after asking him n few ques-
tions, one hit him over the head and knocked
him off his horse; the men went through his
pockets
The Boise Statesman says: Capt. Joseph
Jones arrived here Oh Tuesday from his placer
mines on the Smoky Fork of the South Boise
river. He reports an extensive region Of good
placcrs on that stream with abundance OF
water and good facilities for successfully works
ing the mines. There were some runcrs OF
parties of Indians having been seen passing
through the Wood River country, but Capt,
Jones saw none himself and does not youch
for the truth OF the rumors,
Heppner, Umatilla county, has 3 dry goods
and general merchandise stores, hotels, 2