, 1880-01-08
State and Territorial.
willamette valley.

Albany has three brass bands, including the
feminine one.
A. NJ. Smith, of Buena Vista, has got bis
system full of poison oak.
U. S. Grant led the music at the Indepen-
dence dance, Christmas Eve.
The survey of the Roseburg and Coos Bav
railroad has been completed.
The Globe Gas Company, of San Francisco.
wants to light Albany with that article.
Junction City is 'hilarious" over a 700
pound hog, raised by one of her citizens.
The miners of Josephine county have,
plenty of water and anticipate alively season.
A few nights since, Isaac Stevens, who
lives on the Mckenzie, lost rs sheep by dogs.
The Dallas Itemizer adopts the prepay sys-
tenn, ON and after January first. Good for
Good.
Gin Lin has about twenty men employed at
his mines near Uniontown and is operating
both of his Little Giants" at present
Young Schooling, of Harrisburg, recently
got ripping wound, IL inches long, in his
leg, by the careless dropping of his pistol.
Mrs. Wedlin, living near Cottage Grove, in
apparent good health, fell from the chair in
which she was sitting to the floor, dead, on
Sunday the 2lst inst
Several fine horses of Jackson county have
recently died. The Oregon Sentinel speaking
OF 1T, says that strong suspicion exist that
poison has been used
The country between Dallas and Perrydae
shows every indication Of an immense crop in
that vicinity next season. All the farmers
are busy plowing and seeding. Already there
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Fall and Winter
Marshal John Parker, of Independence, on
Tuesday brought to Dallas w. Ward, in.
dicted by the grand jury for adultery. He
could not be found during court time, but
turned up suddenly on adjournment 1t is to
be hoped he will be able to give bonds, as six
months is long time to board him.
The Dallas Itemizer of the 10th inst. says /:
The country between this place and Perry
dsle shows every indication of an immense
crop in that vicinity next season. All the
farmers are busy plowing and seeding much
new land being brought into cultivation.
Already there is more gyain put in than ever
before in the Fall and Winter.
AT the last meeting of the Eugehe Chapter
No. 10, r. A. NJ, the following officers were
elected to serve for the ensuing Masonic year:
Joe Niehof, M. Il. Fl. p; j. NJ. Sloan, King;
j. G.. Gray, Scribe; G. Bettman, Secretary;
+. b. Dunn, Treas. +. W. Osburn, G. Of H.;
j. +. Robinson, p. s.; Chas. Lauer X. A. c.;
G. NJ I'd VI; VIM. Edris, G. M. lst "; w,
Preston, Guard.
Southern Oregon
A chess club room hourishes at Seattle.
Lake county has skating and Jackson
county has the measles.
Chorry valley, near Seattle, is being rapidly
settled up by immigrants.
Gen. 10 Lane on the 14th inst. celebrated
his 18th birthday at his home in Roseburg.
The Jacksonville brass band have received
the 800 premium won by them at the Yreka.
fair.
The Douglas county papers give particulars
of many losses caused along the rivers by the
late food
The races of the Jacksonville Jockey
club have been postponed on account of the
weather, until next May.
A petition is in circulation in Lake county
praying for the establishment OF a post office
in Sprague river valley.
The recent high water in Bear creek,
jackson county, brought mp lots Of salmon
from the deep sounding sea"
Goose Lake in Lake county is frozen over
and skating parties from miles away come to
skim over its CLASSY surface.
Two fine Scotch stag hounds are thinning
out the country iii the vicinity OF Jackson
vile, of hares and jack rabbits.
A child Of Matt Dillon's. Of Jacksonville.
aged fifteen months, was recently badly
poisoned while playing with matches.
A ''noble red maj" put fearful head on a
"dusky maiden of the forest one day last
week at Empire City, with ''canim stick.
A letter from Elkton says that Charles
Adams was severely injured by the falling of
a tree, one leg being broken and possibly
couple of ribs
Mr.. Young, the proprietor Of the Cold
Springs House, on the Linkville road, died on
the 7th and was buried at Parker's on the day
following.
Preliminary surveys for tho proposed rail-
road between Roseburg and Coos Bay are in
progress and will soon be completed. "Then
come the iron works."
The Coquille and Coos rivers were higher
last week than they have been for many years,
the bottom farms were all under water and
many fences are washed away.
A difference of opinion between the prin-
cipal of the Wilbur academy and it's pupils,
caused dozen or more OF the latter to stake
their books and 60 home" last week.
New Pine Creek, ON the east shore OF Goose
Lake, l5 miles from Lakeview is fast grow
ing. Has sawmills, store, hotel, blacksmith
shop, and is to have sash and door factory
soon.