The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-06-22
FOREST Cevz UTgns.
Forest Cove, june ls, 1888.
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Editors Democrat
The indications are that wo will have
a little rain about July 4, from the pres
ent outlook. IL has been trying to rain
this week, but can't make il out.
Crops in some localities look we'll,
but in some places, if IL don't rain soon,
| am afraid the yield of grain will be
short. The fruit crop will not amount
TO much the trees ars nearly AL dying.
There is no II. i. news Of any i'm.
portance. The road is not located 10
the Valley yet, but | think IL vill be
soon. There Is some talk Of Union and
Island City getting the depots. Ifthey
do, they will be tho largest towns in
this county. They are both well loca.
ted surrounded with fne farms and
good water power. Union has the best
water power in the Valley, and a COM
pany organized now with a capital
stock Of 100000, for the purpose OF
building large Touring mill, besides
the one already in Union, but | think
that the enterprise will 60 by the board
for this season, as IL will hardly pay
two mills. understand that the old
one will be overhauled and put in FIRST
class order for the coming harvest,
which bids fair TO be good il we only
get rain soon enough.
Tho mills at this place will be repair
ed to come extent this Summer. This
Is fAe location for some mill man with
little capital ii ia we'll surrounded
with bne farms, and is the garden spot
Of Grand Hounde Valley. IL 10 the
most pleasant place TO live in both Win.
ter and Summer, and was well named
when called the Cove, a. II is shielded
from the chilling blasts Of Winter, and
the resort for pleasure seekers in Sum-
meF.
II has been reported tha. the measles
are in the Cove, how true it is | do
not know. otherwise the health Of the
people Of this vicinity Is good.
The trial of w. J. Gabriel for shoot
Ing Harry Grew Is over. The jury
found verdict of manslaughter, and
he was sentenced for u term Of l2 yrs.
ia the penitensiary. His statement
vas sboat ths same as tho witnesses,
but be claimed 10 be In aelf defenac.
II was the general opinion Of most ell
that beard the evidence, that he acted
In self defenas.
The women auffagists. viii give a
strawberry festival the 18th OF tbia
month, 70 raise money 70 help deLray
the expenses of ihs society.
Dir. CAviness, wbo was ballY burned
on The face and handa . short tine ago.
ve ere pleased 10 say Is maOh better. IL
was thought that ho would lose both
bis eyes, bnt last accounts l. improving.
The accident happened like this: Jos.
Jones had some powder boxes broken
in bis wagon, and he emptisd The pow.
der out on the ground in front Of the
store. Cavine&s drove over il, causing
c tsfriac e.plosisn, end burning lim az
mentioned above.
a man was found dead, with bullet
hole in his right temple, Is miles above
Baker City, on Burnt River Road. 1t
Is supposed that be was murdered for
bis money, as he was p. M. and mer-
chant of Salmon Palls, ], e,
Farm laborers are scarce, owing TO
the r. r. employing 80 many on the
Blue mountain division.
Emigrants passing through nearly
every day in quest of farms. Vacant
lands in Union county will soon be q
thing Of tbe past. The sheep have
crowded out the cattle and horses, and
now the farmers are orewding out the
sheep.
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