, 1880-05-20
State and Territorial

last Wednesday night.
There are between 50 and 60 cases Of
measles in t'o vicinity of Lodkinclass
Douglas county.
Sheep shearing is progressing in
Southern Oregon, though with consider.
able interruption.
Robert Drew, respected citizen Of
Douglas county, died a. his residence
near Roseburg last week.
A man named j. J.. Horner triedfto
extract the cap of cartridge at Grave
Creek last Sunday. He thought it
wouldn't go, but it did, and took his fin
ger with it.
Messrs. Winner & Simmons, of Waldo.
have cleaned up after thirteen days; run
in their hydraulic claim, realizing s2,-
$50. Nearly 5000 per day for Que pipe
IS quite hattsring, but when fairly
opened, the claim will pay still better,
as 1t has been worked at a disadvanta ee.
Miss Lenia Ambrose Of Applegate
has just completed quilt which CON
tains 6220 pieces. 0l ,aI
Farmers have commenced shearing
sheep, although the weather has caused
considerable interruption. 'lrt.g
The public school at Cleveland has
been closed on account OF measles, pre-
vailing among the pupils, several are
sick.
The May term Of the Circuit Court of
Douglas county, convened the 10th at
Roseburg, with thirty,dve cases on the
docket. ......
Drain should be a money order Office;
not only to accommodate Drain, but also
Elkton, Scottsburg and Gardiner. A
petition is being circulated for the same.
Drain needs tin shop, harness and
saddle shop, drug store, also some local
industries, such as tannery, carding
machine, or, what would be better still,
a small wooen mill. Elk and Pass
creeks furnish plenty Of water power.
East Of the Mountains. 10.
Apples and potatoes sell at cent
pound in Walla Walla H.l.t
The cattle men Of Grant county are
busy gathering up their herds. tIs
The price of common lumber at tho
Paleuse mills is $lS per thousend.-
An Odd Fellows lodge has beon or
ganized at Spokane Falls with six char
ter members. t.,
RidenOnr Bros, Of Cold Spring, have
420 acres in wheat this 81 ring, all of
which is looking well. l aa
The large fields of Summer fallowed
grain in the Wal,a Walla valley are
gorgeous to look upon, and. promise
abundantly.
The last issue of the Walla Walla
Watchman was printed on the new
steam power press recently purchased
by that Office !'t o1lyugO
The water spout that burst upon the
farm Of r. s. Thompson, of FIVE Mile
one day last week, filed his garden, with
sediment two feet in depth.
Prairie City has broken out with tho
measles, or the measles have broken out
in Prairie City; at all events the people
thereabouts have ''got EN-. "1ng1
The new court house at IWalla Walla
will cost $44,240. J. r. Addison has
the contract, Allen 4, Simpson will su.
perintend the work, and it will be com
pleted by November lst, 1880. 10
Mining is being carried on near
Palouse City Much ground sluicing
has been done and it ,is confidently
expected that many times more, gold
will be taken out this season than ever
before. !'s ''''l =" ''G2ao"
Everybody is out of -four i'll The Fort
Harney region, and as theroads between
there and John Day Valley, are impas-
sable for teams or pack animals it has to
be brought from Fort McDermitt, q dis.
tance of l60 miles. - 'd"'''.@- ~
A petition for,a new road between
Canyon City and Harney Valley has
been presented to the Codaty Court of
Grant county. No section needs q good
road more, and the people there certain
lypay enough taxes eess,teao to ~, have 3 good
road. ''''' ''' ~oH"
The East Oregoniap says: The crop Of
wool is now being harvested, and the
lucky wool men havelput on q smiling