Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-09-11
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has been formed III Portland S. B. Pet
tingill, J. K. Kelly and G. B. Bellinger
being the 1ncorporators.
The O. P. r. r. wants Albany to
put up $4,000 to bring the bridge,
railroad and car shops 10 that place.
Albany should have no trouble in rails
ing that amount.
Tie cost of running the city Of Port
land under its charter, for the fiscal
year up to the 3lst of December last,
was at the rate of 1856 per day, leav-
ing out Sundays and holidays-Wel-
come.
Miss Belle Waters, of Jacksonville,
who was so severely burned few
weeks ago, died September lst after
much suffering. Her remains were
buried in the town cemetery the fol-
lowing day.
Weston Leader: The general land
Office has rejected 0regon's claim to
$4,000 acres of so-called scamp land in
Lake county alone. Land-grabbers
seem to be out of luck under a demo-
cratic administration.
A gentleman who is extensively en-
gagged in the grain trade, informs a
News reporter that the wheat crop
from Portland to Eugene is twenty-five
per cent short. Between Eugene and
Ashland it is fifty per cent less than
last year.
Columbia county contributes two
lunches of shingles to the Oregon ex-
hibition car which it would be hard to
beat. One bunch is composed entirely
OF shingles 20 inches wide, and the
other Is made up of l6 and "a inch
shingles, with narrow ones to fill in.
W. S. Ladd's artosian we'll east of
of Portland is down 1900 feet. At
distance of $50 feet the top of a fir
tree was struck, and 400 feet farther
down the butt of the tree was reached.
It was curved SO the machine did not
have to bore clear through it length
wise.
It is rumored that tho Oregon and
California Company, through an agent,
is securing the right of way III Linn
county side Of the North Santiam to-
ward Mimic Pass. It would appear
f.om this that the Oregon and Cali
fornia Is about to connect itself with
the Oregon Short Line.
The demand for Oregon pears is~ in
creasing. Mr. F. IL Page, of Portland
has sant several car loads to St. Paul
and Chicago already and has received
offers for as many more. The white
varieties are favorites. Each pair is
carefully wrapped in soft paper and
packed in boxes containing about forty
pounds.
The Baker City "Sase Brush" of
last week says: Eastern cattle buyers
are arriving in our country nearly
every day, and the only thing to be re-
greted is, that there is not enough cat
tie here to supply their wants. The
demand for beef cattle, especially, is
greater than for many years, and in
this section the surplus of this class of
cattle is limited.
East Oregonian: Already Portland
butchers are becoming anxious in regard
to the probable scarcity of beef next
winter, On account of SO many Eastern
Oregon cattle raisers of Umatiila county
have been sending large shipments late
" to Chicago, and Portlanders are be-
ginning to worry about their supply
for the future Fat cattle will no
doubt bring high price before another
harvest.
Astor;aas have noticed during the
past few weeks, young nan OH the
streets who lowered heal and shoul-
ders above all he met in stature. His
name is Dred Madison, native of CAL
ifornia, aged twenty-one years; he
stands six feet, eight and half inches,
and is not done growing. Bailey, the
manager of Robinson's circus, caught
sight of him yesterday afternoon and
hung to him until the young fellow
agreed to go with the show. He gets
free ride to Cincinnati, and by next
spring he will appear on the bills as
sthe great Oregon giant-eight feet
high Historian.
The Portland News has it from good
authority that the Oregon Pacific Rail-
road Company will soon begin work on
the extension east toward Boise City,
idaho, where connection will be made
with the Chicago and Northwestern.
1t is said the Mount Jefferson or Minto
pass has been selected as the route.
through the Cascades. The route will
be from Corvallis northeasterly along
the Willamette TO Albany, crosses the
South Santiam south of the mouth of
Thomas creek, and crosses near North
Seio to the Ncrth Santiam A man
we'll known in railroad circles said he,
had definite knowlcdgetha work would
be begun within a month and ventured
the prophecy that Boise City would be
reached by next Spring, and by June
! Is, 1886, trains would be running di-
rect from the East to Yaqnina City.
| "When cum to New York. said a
countryman, 81 alters 60 round holdina
on to my pocketbook like grim death.
You can't tell what minute some feller
may rob yon. This city is full of
thieves. s.Have 7ou any money with