, 1880-04-29
State and Territorial.
WIi,anaetteiyalley.

cdHlcS y oouilsOH, VI SOGVaSe GfONe IS
under arrest for threatening to kill his
wife. In default of $500 bonds he lies
in jail.
Gov. Thayer has recently appointed
Henry States, of Salem; c. W. Starr, of
Monroe; L. L. Smith, of Hood River,
and w. II. Bracket, of Westport, as
notaries public for the ensuing two
years. .t' ,tibg
The Eugene public schools are closed
for the Summer. The district is $1,000
in debt. The district taxed itself iS 4
mills to build an elegant school house
but in streak of economy refuses a 2.
mill tax to keep the school running
for 9 months in the year.
E. w. Stewart, living some ten miles
from Cottage Grove, died last Saturday
night In working with some rough
lumber, he had the misfortune to stick
large splinter under his thumb nail,
and, erysipelas setting in, it soon got be-,
yond medical control. ... ..4...,.,.. og' {
Mr.. James, proprietor Of the Alden
Fruit Dryer situated near Buena Vista,
has about II acres planted in orchard,
from which he expects to supply it with
fruit for drying purposes. He says that
fruit drying in Oregon will pay, as he
has already found ready sale abroad for
all he has prepared.
The Riverside recognizes the fact that
the narrow gauge will be a positive ben
eft to Independence. auaa iu.r
i 90 East of the Mounrains. 4 yrIrn.,
The Blue Mountain roads are re-
ported to be in an extremely bad con-
dition. ue. ..ua....uo4 d. ar.H.
Lumber is SO scarce in Walla Walla
chat the lumber yards look like base oall
grounds. ."' fHma
Base ball fever in its most virulent
type, has attacked the boys about Pen
dleton. .a.'
The East Oregonian recommends
that Pendleton merchants employ a
good reliable man as night watchman.
The foothills surrounding Baker City
are beginning to assume green appear
ance. Cattle are already nipping the
tender bunch grass.
Edward Roske was killed on the 10Th
by his mule falling with him over the
bank of Snake River. His remains
were taken to Walla Walla for inter-
ment.
j. G. Mccoy has had Is head Of good
horses ruined or killed by running into
the barbel wire fences so extensively
used between Pendleton and the Colum-
bia river
Nearly all cattle and horse raisers Of
Umatilla county are out now, rain or
shine, night and day, gathering their
stock to be delivered to the Eastern
cattle kings. t.'' ''''
The people of Walla Walla want a
change in the train time table, so that
passengers will not arrive in that city
in the night Employees want change
that will give them few hours sleep in
the twsntyfour. '' ~ 'o",
Yakima City ladies, being deluded by
high colored cnromos into subscribing
for the "Hearth and Home" by an itin-
Grating agent, now possess O dollars
worth of experience, but do not adorn
their walls with pictures. ','
The Walla Walla Watchman says;
About two months ago Q stranger came
to our Office, introduced himself as DR.,
Kraft and ordered 500 labels. We
printed them without asking pay in ad-
vance, and now where is he No doubt
some Of these days he'll be found in the
brush, perfectly dead and no clothes on.
Southern oregon. I
The county court of Coos county has
annulled the contract with j. 2. Messer,
for keeping paupers, and authorized the
county Judge to contract for their care
until the lst of July at not more than
$4 rs per week The reasons for an
nulling the contract were want OF pro-
per attention to the wants Of the uHfor-
tunates in the matter Of cleanliness, etc.
The engineer officers in charge OF the
harbor improvement at Marshdeld, have
been examining the bottom Of the bay,
on the line Of the crib work which is IN
progress, and find it 10 be hard rock
bottom, well adapted for holding the CRIBS
The cribs for the breallwater are being
put in place and filled with rock. Un.
less another appropriation is obtained
soon, the work will suspend before many
months, bat it is confidently expected
that sucb a contingsncy will not arise