Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-06-26
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
r. T. Gibbons is the new Mayer
# The Dal!es.
Snow fell in the mountains around
Lakeview the other night.
Several cases of smallpox are re-
ported from Wells station, Benton
county.
Large numbers Of squirrels ara
destroying crops in portions of
Union county this season.
The Iowa editors found the latch
string out to them all over the State,
and warm greetings at every thresh-
hold.
There is no doubt Of the richness Of
the new quartz discovery near Pine
valley. Prospecting outfits are the
order Of the day. ...
A12year old boy named Hamilton
was drowned in the middle fork of
the Willamette above Pleasant Hill, |
near Hyland's ferry, last Sunday.
A large area of corn was planted |
this season and since the late rains
looks well. jackson county cannot
he equaled in Greg n in producing
corr.
The man Wilkins, who recently
tried to blow up his wife, in East
Portland, with dynamite, was
convicted Of an attempt to commit
mur1er.
James Loyanciar, a well known
contractor of Portland, after re
ceiving advances Observation-Disclosures,
to the amount of 50, 500 has turned
up missing.
Albany Democrat: The Hessian
fly has made its appearance in the
wheat fields of Michigan and the
locusts have appeared in New Jersey,
and Iowa editors in Oregon.
A hail storm passed over portion
of Grande Ronde valley on Monday
of last week. Orchards, crops and
garden truck were destroyed. Hail
fell to the depth Of several inches.
Contract has been let by Jackson
county to the San Francisco Bridge
company for the construction of a
bridge acress Rogue river near
Bybee's ferry. The price is sl3,4S7.
A cheese factory at Cove, Union
county, Oregon, turns cut about
1000 pounds of cheese Gay. The
company milk 800 COWS. and besides
buy milk from neighboring farmers
Eugene Reporter: Notwithstand
ing the dull times the indication:
now are such as to show an aggregate
Of improvements in the city this sea
sen equal TO, if not greater, than
last year.
A 9 year cid son of Mr.. Ficke
living en- Sucker creek, Josephin
! county, had the finger and thnmI
9 o. one of his hands blown off by th
t accidental discharge Of Gun q fe1
t days since.
: S. R. Reeves of Heppner was st
> riously hurt by pack animal on
!, day last week. He-reeseead e fals'
= inch ghastly cut little abave th
;, right ear. 1t is thought he wi
- soon recover.
The Pine creek mines in Unic
county are attracting attentlol
u People are leaving their farms f
. the new discovery. From twen'
IL pounds of rock four pounds Of pu
j. gold was obtained.
N The body of man was found
h Klamath river last week at t
,e mouth of Centennial ditch, suppos
as to be the tramp printer who W
or drowned in trying to swim the riv
#, couple of weeks ago at the sta
ferry.
IA HRS. Hankins, the woman wh>
es. throat was cut by her husband
N, reported by her physician to be
ng proving wonderfully. The wound
In healing rapidly and in q short ii
in she will be able to be on her f
O.. again.
ng TIE La G~ande Gazette s.
he that the railroad company has gi'
Did the city a block Of ground near
IRE University, and it is only
to matter of time when they will h
et, the county seat at that place.
err Ashland Things: Some little
ew element is reported over new pla
'es, diggingsnow being worked on Cot
'er- wood creek, above Shattuck's p
an on the other side of the Siskiy'
1t is said some fifty men have i
lew at werk there, some making 6
less wages.
esi- The herder of band of 81
an belonging to New comb and n
lay, man, Of Echo, has been sto
for murdered or led astray. The b
sac was found a few days ago l
ing Pilot Rock without a capt
ave No tidinss of the herder as yet.
els The most interesting gam
at baseball of the season was plG
ind at North Yamhill on Satur
OK Nine young ladies played aga
mes nine men over so years of age,
or, the ladies beat them in scol
usl- 80 to 25. McAIinnville tall
ex sending the ladies challenge.
GU fIountain Sentinel: Joel I