, 1879-06-12
Oregon Items.

Ino Cumberland Presbytorl has been N
session at Cottage Grove,
The crops in the vicinity of Halscy look as
though little sunshine woUld be in order
Two sons Of Mr. Arnspigcr, of Harrisburg,
are down with serious type Of scarlet fever
Harrisburg schools have l0I pupis enrolled
| SeventY.ive average attendance, boys 81.
girls AZ,
A little son Of a. Delschneider, Of McMinu
vile, was seriously hurt during game "
bas, bali,
Grain in the vicinity Of Cottage Grove looks
fine and no doubt the farmers will realize q
large yield.
The cars arrive at Sheridan about five
o'clock in the evening. and leave in the morn
ing at five o'clock.
Marion Wilkins, who went to Palouse d
short time since, became sick at Colfax and
started for home.
large train of emgrants passed through
Jacksonville last week en- route for Josephine
county, from California.
A little daughter of j. F. Pence, near Nc
Minnvile, was kicked by horse and fingers
IN great agony at times,
John Wilson, aged o. died at his residence
in Linn county, on the Oath inst. The causc
OF his demise was old age.
Ferryman Roach, of Harrisburg, approx.
mated the velocity of the river TO bc ten miles
an hour on Tuesday morning.
The Yamhill Reporter says: Crops are not
hurt at all near Sheridan by the long rains
and they never looked better.
Several fine dwellings are going to be built
here this season, which will give the town
quite metropolitan appearance.
Grandfather Aubrey died at Junction on
Monday. He has been helpless on account of
paralysis for nearly twenty years and was
over eighty years old.
J. M. Townsend, who lives on Captain La
follet's farm up by Grand Ronde, has had 25
head of sheep killed by bear. In fact bear
and all kinds of animals are very plenty up
that way.
Eugene City people were excited over the
absence Of l4-year.old boy who went ont
hunting. He turned up all right next day,
after the people had hunted all night in tho
drenching rain.
The university year at Eugene will close in
two weeks. There will be Six graduates this
year, three ladies and three gentlemen
Misses Cornelius, Adams and Hayes, and
Messrs. Condor, Pearcy and McQuin.
A Goshen correspondent of the Guard says:
1t is thought that much injury has been done
to the grain, especially to the late sown wheat
and the flax, of which latter there is large
acreage in this vicinity. Considerable land
remains unsown, owing to the extremely wet
weather
The Eugene Guard says: Wheat, in some
instances it seems, grows to rank. Mr.. Bush
nell, living about five miles below town, has
turned his cattle on his Fall sown wheat for
the purpose of having it cropped down. He
pursued this course last year. and it resulted
in an abundant yield.
Junction has the following programme for
the celebration on the Fourth: Orator, Hon.
j. II. Mitchell Reader, Robert s. Bean;
Chaplain, Rev. J. ?. McCorkle. Music will
be furnished by the Eugene City Band, Uni
verslty Cornet Band and Junction City Glee
Club, and grand time is anticipated.
The post Office at Coles Valley has been
discontinued.
All the WallR Walla papers are orim full OF
newsy items
Roseburg had heavy kail storm the last
Sunday in May.
The rainfall at Wala Walla since January
is ll.S6 inches.
Walla Walla peach trees are literally loaded
down with fruit.
Citizens Of Roseburg are working up a 4th
Of July celebration.
The Roseburg people are preparing foI big
blow out on the Fourth.
Sol. Abrams mammoth warehouse at Rose.
burg, is nearly completed.
Roseburg is soon to have a foundry in op-
eratiml, which is much needed.
A bear killed some of John Hancock $
sheep. Then j. II. killed the bear. Elkton
An organ-ginder has appeared in Jackson
vile. Send out Couriers and warn the peo-
pie.
Judge E. B. Watson and Miss Kubh were
united i'll marriage at Jacksonville, last Wed.
nesday.
The Coos Bay News says: The Hays
brought $40 goats to Gardner on her last trip
from San Francisco.
The Jacksonville Times says the mining
season refuses to close. Keep her open, then;
we need dust in our business.
Jacksonville had masquerade ball and
Miss Ella Prim and Henry Pape, Jr. were
selected as the best masqueraders,
Five steamers now in the local Coos Bay
trade, each making daily trips between the
various points on the Bay and its tributaries
A very damaging hail storm visited the
southern part of Douglas county last Sunday
The stones were smaller than cannon balls