The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-01
NEWS ITEMS.

10 vacant houses in S sio.

uGF.
Nine newspapers are Published in
Idaho.
Port Townsend, W.T., has nearly 900
inhabitants.
Sylvauus Moore, a Xamhill pioneer,
died last week.
Hay harvest is under full headway in
jackson county.
Dr. John Barrow died at Whatcom,
w. T., last week.
Samuel Derrick, of Cmatilla county,
has committed suicide.
Forest Groves population is 54i, and
that Of Cornelius is l77.
\ large number Of new dwellings are
being built in Jacksonville.
Wheat fields in some portions Of Ma
rion county are beginning TO head.
a camp-meetiug will be held on Va
quina Bay, commencing July 18th.
Kerbyville, Josephine county, will
celebrate the Fourth in grand style.
A steam propeller and two schooners
are being built at Port Ludlow, w. T..
The blackberry crop in the region Of
Silverton promises TO be large this sea-
son.
J. B. Matthews, Sheriff of Washing
ton county, Is very low with c0nsump-
tion.
A new house for Albany hook and
ladder truck will be ebuilt at once by that
city.
JacksonviIle's population is about
500, or 200 less than the general esti-
mate.
Grasshoppers in swarms have ap-
peared in some parts Of Umatilla
county.
The Grange warehouse at Roseburg
will have a steam grain cleaner this
Summer.
Another daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Messer, Of Coquille City, died of diphthe-
ria last week.
Much damage is being done along
Puget Sound by floods in the rivers
emptying into it.
A. A. Settlemeir has sold his farm
near Albany for 50 600. aud will remove
to Eastern Oregon.
There are IS Masonic lodges in WASH
ington Territory, with an aggregate
membership Of 1000.
The eleventh crib has been sunk in
Coos Bay, making a wall $50 feet long.
Work has ceased for want Of means.
The grain prospect in Linn county is
splendid, and, il nothing happens, the
crop will cancel many a mortgage this
FAN.
The Office of Inspector OF Customs at
New Tacoma will be discontinued at
the expiration Of the present fiscal
year.
J.. B. Smith was killed at Big Cut,
Umatilia county, on last Saturday, his
skull beiug crushed by piece of rock
from blast
Yaquina Bay hotels are making addi-
tiOns and improvements in anticipation
NJ rush Of business during the season
just at hand.
John Darby and J. G.. Beauchamp. Of
Grant county, have been taken to The
peniientiary, the former for life and the
latter for ten years.
Mrs. c. b. Smith, of Hillsboro. while
returning from church last Thursday.
iIlppeu aud fell, breaking her right
arm aud severely bruising her side.
The people Of Spokan county, w. T..
RiiI meet at Depot Springs on Satur-
'aSi tue lOtu INST to vote on the per-
hanent location OF their county seat.
Six ship carpenters from San Fran
''sGo nave arrived at Seabeck, w. T..
-nu VIII commence the construction OF
Mexican Government.
Mr.. s. i. Matthews, Of the Cban,.t-
Ia Hotel, Salem, will conduct the A.,
ora Restaurant at the State Fair
which Is sufficient guarantee that tb9
hungry will be well fed
The Seventh Day Adyentists bsyo
ented the Cumberland PresbvterisD
nurcn IN salem for one wear E,lJa-
an Horn has been holding neefirr,ei-
he church for the past week.
The march Of Improvement At yVosto..
till continues. The Leader saws hor1es
nd business houses are increasine T.,
lumber and importance, and an air ~
permanent prosperity prevails
The precincts of Willow Sprin,,
IauzauGa, Table Rock ani Rock Poi5ti
Jackson county, contain ], 200 inbabi
ants. But four deaths occurred in M
'recincts named during the year end-
ng May 30th.
Dayton, North Yamhill, East Port
aud, Cehterville, HilIsboro and Ina
iendence in Oregon, aud GOldendsia
nd Spokau Falls IN WashiDgton T.-rt
Org, will be made money order ON
u the lst Of August.
Dry Lake, in Lake county, abor.
welve miles from Tale Lake, whJcn
.as only held water two OF three time
ince the country has been occupied bS-
white people, is now a large lake in re-
lity as well as in name.
One day last week, at Forest Grove.
iiss Lou White playfuLy ran a red
Ot iron into James Buxlon's eye and
ut il out. Mr.. Buxton is a blacksmith
nd il happened az his shop. "Question-
bic sport, 10 say the least"
Governor Thayer has appointed G. TT.
.ewis and Levi White with Henry
alling and Frank Dekum as alternately
embers Of the International Commit
se Of the United States to provide for
celebrating the One-hundredth anniver-
.ty OF the treaty Of peace and recOgni-
ION OF American independence, by the
olding of Ru International exhibition
arts, manufactures and pronaots OF
be soil in the city ofsNeW York in 1883.