, 1880-02-12
State and Territorial
SouInern Oregon.
From the Coos Bay News.

! were ready for sea two dayS afterwards NJ
| the demand for coal would Justify, three vs,,
/ sells a day could be loaded on Coos Bay by M,
mines now open,
The present appropriation will be suficiep,
TO build, til aud put into place SIX crib.
| j0x26 feet. These cribs are to be built ont a
sawed timbers one foot square and of tba
length required bolted together with ;ros
bolts, cross timbercd with like timber into
compartments about S feet square, filled with
rock and sunk into place. The height OF each
will depend on the depth of the water, vary.
ing from 10 to % feet. When pat into place
rock is to be filled in by the side Of the wall
the top reaches, near the surface Of the water
with the angle that the rock naturally iorms
by being dropped in.
willamette Valley.
Frank Collins, deck hand on the City o,
Quincy, while handling vinegar barrels on
board that boat at Butteville last Tuesday,
had two OF his fingers cut Off.
Mr., Thomas Perry, OF North Yamhill has
lost 400 bushels of wheat by theft, the last
Fall. He had it stored in Mr.. Orvlle Stew.
arts granary, and when he went to look after
il it was not there. No clue to the thieves.
Mrs N. Il. Burbank has been superintend.
ens Of the Lafayette Union Sunday school for
ten consecutive years Suitable resolutions
commencing her faithfulness and efficiency
were passed by the school upon the election Of
her successor u few weeks since
Ens:oTt tne Mountafns.
There is not watchmaktr or icwelcr in
Yakima county.
1t cost $33G Oj to hold the special election
in SpOkan county
Coliax. vii have several fine brici; buildings
erected this s.ason.
j. C. Davenport i9 going to erect large
Touring mill at ColfaH,
Ncz Perez county Idaho, hires q county
physician for $50 year.
A building 3Gx4O for hotel is in course o.
construction in Medicine Lake,
The Penileton Touring mills are turning
out over 100 barrels of -four per day.
Citizens Of Milton are going to build rail
road from their village to the depot, distance
of four miles.
Buyers are Offering G2A cent! for wheat in
Walll Walla; sellers are inclined 20 hold,
waiting for better prices.
The intense cold has, it is thought, dcs.
troyed the peach crop Of 1850 in the Walla
Walla and contiguous valleys.
W. II. Abott, late Of the Dayton News
has gone to Boise City, report says to revive
the " Democrat" Of that place.
Diphtheria has disappeared from Weston
It's rayages having been confined to Que fam
lily, in which three children died.
pendIcton post Office paid to tho general
government last qu9rtcr 1858 90; Weston 4
sl3t %; Ccntroville, $l92 81; Milton, $40
Walls Wal!a county pays bounty OF two
cents for each squirrel SCALP pre- ented to tho
ald.tar during the months Of February and
March.
The pines to he used to. supply the garrison
at Font Walla Wal!a with water have been
laid, As soon as the finishing touches are
given the works the Post will have an abun
dant supply of pure, cold water.
1t is estimated that when Spring opens
there will be 10000 head Of cattle driven east
from this side of the mountains Many Of tho
heavy stock men on the Touchet have sold
out their entire herds
The board of commissioners for Spokan
county have ordered that the retail liquor Ii
cense shall be 5000 a year at Spokan Falls
and 500 year at all other places in Spokan
county. Also Wholesale liquor license, 500;
grocery license for selling beer, 800 year;
license for billiard table, II year; peddler
aud auctoneer, S. per quarter.
Gen. Wheaton recommends that an appro.
priation of $50, 600 b. made to complete tho
Alullan road so that it may be permanent
and this recommendation is approved and rec
ommended by Gen. Sherman and the Secre'
tary of War. The Walll Walla Union says
it is sincerely to he hoped that congress will
grant this small pittance for the purpose Of
opening ono of the most important wagon
roads in the Northwest; q road that is the Z
sole means Of direct communication between
the rapidly growing territories of Washington
and Montana.
The public school at Baker City is filed to
overfowiDG.
Flowing is the present occupation OF the
farmers in the vicinity ct Weston.
C. B. Plummer threatens to furnish q corpse
for gorgeous funeral the next time he is des-
ignated as Yankee Plummer."
The grand jury falling to find true bill, j.
B. Elliott, who killer Altman at PomerN
w. r., was discharged from custody
D. OHarra of Umatilia county killed "A
hogs averaging 275 pounds net. The NAM
moth porker Of the lot weighed $50 pounds
There is any quantity Of potatoes in the
Walla Walla valley, and farmers are anxious
to sell at 81 per GENITAL, but the demand
light. ....
Jack Carlton, scout in the Nes Perco
campaign, was killed on Waitsburg hill on
Saturday. His horgej took fright and upse'
the wagon in big hole, resulting in bib
death and the serious injury Of q companion
Weather at Walla is delightful. Pruning
trees and cleaning up yards is the chief out,
door employment as yet but gardening wiz
soon be in order The roads leading into town