, 1880-04-08
State and Territorial.
willamette Valley .


aggregate weight is .osO pounds.
One hundred voters or the Smslaw,
in Lane county, clamor for precinct or.
ganization, . & III
The prisoner who had his throat cut
by A fellow convict at Salem a short
time ago is rapidly recovering
The estimated value of public school
houses and grounds in Lane county is
$33,5l0 The average monthly wages
paid male teachers in this county is SAL;
wouIch tesehers, So o. T3JDg
The settlers OF the North Fork Of the
Siuslaw, by authority of the school su.
perihtendent Of theft county, held a
meeting, organized aschool district and
reported twenty scholars in time to
draw their apportionment Of the public
school fund. a.Es ro.Ig,Iprsps'"- -rv,ss
+. G. Schwatka, Of Salem, is the old
est Odd Fellow in the State, having at
tanned his 10Th birthday on the 9th
INST He arrived at Oregon City OGto.
ber l2th, 1850, and has resided IN Ore
gon continuously since that time. lie
is librarian of the Odd Fellows Library
in Salem, performs his duties regularly
and promptly, and attends all the even
ing meetings Of the order in that city.
East OF the Mountains. '''
Hawley, Wallace Il Co. will open
their bank in Dayton about the lst
prox. #.'''' 81 ''... '.'A 70. '
The ladies of Baker City got up an
oyster supper for the benefit of the
Irish sufferers, which realized nearly
5000. n o.. rsaa.fav, aNg# .rr'
There are now ID, $50 tons of freight
on Snake river, and $4,000 tons rro'a on
the w. w. & @. r. r., left over yom
last year, waiting for the rivers to Use so
that it can be transported to Portland
Last Saturday the largest loaded up
train that ever passed over the Walla
Walla a. Columbia River roilroai ar
rived in Walla Walla, It consisted of
Is heavily loaded cars, Or 1876 tons of
freight. .H.r ..g1, aa.lgJr.
The Watchman says: "There are two
firms in this city, who alone put up
200, 900 pounds of ham and bacon, and
yet we fear we will have to send East
or,to Oregon before Fall, to replenish
the market" ' b. HYgt. .....l,
During the past two weeks there has
been purchased by the Oregon Railway
" Navigation Co., 334 horses and mules,
$50 sets of harness, 40, 81 inch wagons,
and 40 dirt carts---all to be used ON
railroad work between Cello and Wal
lula. ..5 at o. ..,auusu.. ..0.f f....,
Howlsh Wampo, the noted Cayuse
Chief, was communicant of the Catho-
lie Church, and was buried according to
its solemn rites. Just before his death,
he ordered that each Indian on tho re-
serve should have one horse apiece out
of his band. For an Indian, he was
very wealthy; his horses and cattle
numbering thousands Father Mespie
was present and oficiated at his funeral.
Business is fourishing at Weston.
There are no vacant houses in Yak
ina, .0..
s Tenement houses are in great demand
at Walla Walla. ,..,. ....,
Farmers of Columbia county are gen.
orally opposed to the mo fence law
Grant county the past year paid
women school teachers an average salary
of SAT 62t per month; male teachers,
$53 70 per month. , rum
VIM. Hydronomous Of Walla Wallas
stepped upon rusty nail and was sotn
thereafter seized with lock, jaw which
resulted in his death in about week.
Southern Oregon.
Summer Lake is free of ice.
Goose Lake is still ice bound.
The last snow storm caused great
morality among lambs in Douglas and
Jackson counties. ''. q" IHv'
The Presbytery of Southern Oregon
will commence in Roseburg of Thursday
evening April lst at 1880 in the even
ing. tt. H
The Congressional appropriation OF
$4,000 for theimprovement of the road
between Scottsburg in Douglas, and
Camp Stewart, in Jackson county, will
be expended chiefly on the Cow creek
and Gravsl creek hills. ... It.."
The Jacksonville Times says: The
slaughter Of deer for their hides will and
ought to be severely punished hereafter.
The attention of the Grand Jury will be