, 1879-07-03
Oregon Items.
iournel.

Since October the rainfall at Jacksonville
has been 22l inches
There is talk Of building grist mill A.
Linkvillu this season.
There is 4 large acreage and good show for
crops III Lake county.
DR.. j. c. Belt, formerly of Jacksonville
has been adjudgcd insane and sent to the Asy
mm.
The work on the Siuslaw and Cottage Grove
wagon road is being pushed rapidly forward
again.
A permanent organization for holding
fair this Fail was perfected at Siusaw las:
Saturday.
Johnson of the Walla Walla Union,
II brother OF Hon. Grove L. johnson, OF Sac.
ramento.
The prospects for large wheat yield has
never been SO fattering in Siuslaw Valley as
at present.
Uncle Jimmy Mclaughlin, of ,jacksonviNc,
went to Silver Creek mines and brought back
II nugget worth 500.
The Ashland woolen mills which had been
idle for few days while the Aumc was being
repaired, has started up again.
There are at prescut no less than eyh.
American and English craft engaged in the
seal fishery off Cape Flat:cry.
Gen. Sprague discovered that the coal
mines of the N. p X. II. at Wilkeson did
not pay expenses and has stopped work.
The Roseburg Independent says: Eni
grants from California are passing throughon'
city every day. Their destination is Eastern
Oregon.
A four-horse stage is now running between
Linkvillc and Ashland, much to the joy Of
the people interested, who had great rejoicing
on its arrival.
Thomas Preston, of Gervais, was arrested
for pawninga n ring he borrowed OF Wilson
Dilly, of Gervais, and in default OF bonds
in Nc Marion county jail
The disagreement between Lake county and
the California and Oregon Land Company on
account of the assessment of the land Of tn@
corporation, has been settled.
Judge Green has decided that when man
and woman arc living together as man alt
wife, 1T is not adultery, for the pretense
being married is legal matrimony.
From all parts of Umpqua county, says nv nv
Plaindealer We get flattcring reports Of NV Wv
crops. The hay crop especially will be very
large compared with former years. -,
Some excellent assays OF ore from the III
lurium mine have just been made In auS
the prospects are favorable. The mlli sn
soon be completed and ready for operation
The steamer Harvest Queen met with ~
accident above Cello last week. soHlesnis
broke and both cylinder heads were DroAeum ,r.
one engine, and considerable other 'a"'s'
done.
A citizen Of Walla Wala heard rOafnS
in an unused chimney and pulled out thc VI. W.
that covered the stove hole to empty mI
lion bees in his face. They had sW"'"''
there.
The Eugene Guard says Mr. c. W. NIs
burn, of Junction, did not go to san rl".i ".b,.
co to present the claims OF Cape ro"iN'"hn ,"hsn
but will visit the Board of Engineers "''
they come to Oregon. ,r.u,
Lieut.. W. II. Miller, of Fort WalIa W" h.
has invented an ammunition box s,odv ~
packed on n MULE instead of the ulnIb .bs
way OF man carrying it IN sack o"'"o
progress OF All engagement ,M
The Odd Fellows OF Junction have NV. UOa'i Of
- acres Of ground lying four mllS' .i,sr tho
junction for . cemetery. This ran NV; 20.
crop is removed they intend to ic"'' ~
out trees and lay it off in lots.
r. ". Byars having completel i'I' ~, "a sar. |
ing at Loon Lake has taken cohtrl'' Lake
vrv sn,no Goyernmnnt land in the too'' ,s