Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-02-27
STATE NEWS.

SfA1E NEWS
The State is cut $4,000 en- &C
,ouHt Of the Burch -Laughlin Con-
Test.
One of the laws enacted by the
last week raises the sal
aries of circuit Judges from $4,000
to $4,000 per year.
Zida d. Young, ons of the nu-
merous widows Of the prophet
Brigham, is at the Cascades visiting
her son, Lieutenant Young.
Major Jones is now engaged in
the preparation of elaborate plans
for the construction OF boat rail
ways around the rapids of the Co.
lumbia at The Dalles and at Cello.
Passengers from The Dalles say
that Bridal Veil and Multnomah
falls present beautiful appearance.
They carry immense volumes of Wa
ter and are seen al their best at
this season of the year.
During 1884 it cost Portland
S54, 900 moro to run its city gov
ernment than all the rest of the
State. Multnomah county taxes
were S40S,O for the year, being
$5l.70 for each city voter.
A disease resembling distemper
has appeared among horses near
Philomath, Benton county, which
has in many cases proved fatal.
William Wyatt has been the great
est sufferer, losing twelve head.
Judge Matthew P Deadly has
been reappointed regent Of the State
University for the term of twelve
years. He has held that office al
ready for ten years, and been presi-
dent Of the board during that time.
Ten families, now residing in the
town of Hawarden, Iowa, have
concluded to move to Oregon, from
representations made to them by
one of their number who was here
recently, and will start in few
days.
N. Johansen, of Upper Astoria,
was one Of a picked bodyguard of
thirty five men who accompanied
General Gordon in his operations
against the Tai aipings in China in
1868. MIR. Johansen says that he
was the bravest and coolest man he
ever saw.
A Till to give the Columbis
bridge company the right to build
bridge across the Willamette riv.
er between Portland and East Port
land has passed the Legislature
The structure will cost in the neigh
borhood Of 100000, and will have
a 100 foot draw.
According to the new city direc
tory the population of the city o.
Portland proper is $4,000. This
does not include the Chinese, wins
number 2OGO, nor does it take in
to consideration East Portland G
Albina, which would swell the to
tai to $4,000.
9 Some of the Southern Oregon pa
+ pers insist that Cadet Brooks Q
r this State is dead. The cadet write
!. from West Point that he is no
e dead, but the S. o. papers reitsrat
:. that he is defunct. His testimon
s is entitled to general belief.
. The Oregon on her last trip cal
J. ried $4,000 sacks of potatoes t
g California, the largest shipment g,
/ er made. Oregonians are gettin
a half cent pound, and the shil
II pers figure that at San Francisc
, prices they can clear Il cents
+ bushel. This is close figuring.
e By the ship Chesebrough BUM
# ing on Clatsop spit and springing
l. leak considerable of her cargo
d wheat was damaged. This was r.
d jectsd when she again took on be
a cargo, after being hove down an
i repaired, and was sold at auction i
e Astoria. The sale realized almo,
s, the price of new wheat, accordin
/. to the Astoria,s.
% A. II. johnson is DOW feedir
A 400 head Of beef cattle on his Bl
q lock farm. About ten tons of COZ
n on the stalks is fed daily. He +
It longer looks upon feeding as an g:
pertinent, but as an unqualified su
al cess. Good fat beet will be vel
Il scarce after the severe winter, an
st these corn fed cattle will bring ii
# highest price.
is 1t has been decided by the Por
II land Board Of Trade to send ca
r. load of such material Oregon pro-
r. ucts as may be offered for exhih
of tion at the New Orleans exhibition
~ Contributions are earnestly solici
o. ed of any and all material that
W really meritorious for exhibi
e, Transportation will be free. E:
N hibitors must communicate at on,
IN with Charles Fl. Todd, chairman
a. the committee. All goods must
le marked.
TX A valley paper oflast week sa.
ze that Herman Walker, aged l6, SC
of of NJ. W. Walker, living abe,
K three miles from Shedd, met with
or horrible accident while out huntir
n. last Friday evening. He had di
'e, charged one barrel of a double
It. barreled shotgun, and was q
ks tempting to reload t,with the 9th
Ia brrrei still cooked, when the 2,
as discharged, the lead entering
tn jaw on the right side, carryil
re- away a part of the lower jaw al
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