The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-08-05

some 8 1000 Or more, there vas some
apprehension that he would be stopped. |
! Nurse 4 Moore, u LinkviIe, will |
probably put thsir grist mill 81 opera
ton this fall. Grain In that section
looks fine, and Tho farmers, encouraged
by this season S results. will no doubt
put in larger acreage than ever next
year.
ID. D. PrettymAn exhibits in Salem
some wheat Of the White Velvet yarie-
", raised on tie farm Of Roy. j. l..
Parrish, four grains Of wheat yielding
r45Os. This Is part Of the collection
Of Mr. Prettyman for the @. X 4 ".
CO..
The government snagboat and drejg.
or has been At work for several days
opposite the lower end Of Salem, dredg-
ing out channel on the river 50 that
the steamboats, may pass over the
gravel bar without difficulty in reach
ing that city.
The farmers On tho line Of the mar
row gauge road between Silverlon and
Lebanon have foImed joint stock com
paniea and arc engaged IN building sew
eral warehouses; in which TO store tseir
wheat tuntitsUch tiprc as tbe5-nfay S1sh
TO sell IL.
The o. Il. anil n. Go. will lay out a
town-site on their line at the junction
Of the Grange City and Dayton lines. 10
be known as Prescott, in honor Of the
manager Of that line. It's moSt beau.
tiful spot, we'll wooden and Satered,
with plenty Of room 10 spread in.
by the assessment returns now on
Gle in the auditors Office, the total value
Of property in Jefferson county In given
at 5000 in round numbers, showing
an increase Of $4,000 over last year.
The population has also increased about
Is In the year, being now 1910.
Mrs. Reynolds has been engaged by
General MIiroy as one Of the employees
Of the Chehalis reservation. An addi
tionsl teacher. Mrs. Mccoy, has been
employed FOR the Payallup reservation
and Mrs. G. Frazier has been employed
as seamstress for the same reservation.
Weston Lsader The survey for
Berry 4 Kinney's iIume is now COM
pleted. The fall is about ls5 feet 10
the miie The distance from the mill
to the proposed dump ia III miles.
Dir. II. Neiberding, the engineer, pro-
nouncea the route an excellent one.
Geo. w. Frey Of Chimney Rock
precinct, Jackson county, who was in
town this week, states that bear are
unusually numerous in that vicinity Of
late. Not satisfied with hogs and
sheep, they attack fallgrown horses
and cattle. and are quite troublesome.
A bunch Of wheat grown on the farm
Of Jerry Despair, near Pendleton, APP
parently froEa single seed, consists Of
l3e stalks, each hearing q fill head Of
wIeat. What was taken Co be an ay-
erage head shslled ont c. well davol-
opel kernels. Hence that mother
grain has yielded 1914 fold.
A man named Mike Smith commit
ted suicide in CenterviIIe on the 30th
ult. by cutting his throat with razor.
He had been 10 work ON the railroad
until about three weeks previous, when
he quit and commenced drinking hard,
continuing until partially derangei,
when be committed tho rash deed.
The present rain is doing considera-
ble damage TO the hay that Is still out
and the grain that is uncut Much Of
this latter, almost ready for the reaper,
being heavy, rendering the saving Of it
without loss extremely difficult il not
impossible. Should the rain continue
throughout the week the damage to the
fall grain viii be great.
The man who rifed logging camp
near Cottage Grove last week was
caught q few days thereafter in Eugene
City, wearing one Of the suits of cloth
ing stolen. He gave his name as Frank
Marsh, and waving examination, was
bound over in the sum Of 5000 to await
the action Of the grand jury, which fail
ing to furnish. he was committed to Jail.
The hop crop in tho Puyallup valley
promises to be one Of the largest ever
grown there. 1t is estimated that at
least two thousand hands will be re-
quired in saving the crop. Picking win
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