, 1886-05-27

Illinois butter is remarkably strong.
\ churn burst at Elgln. II that state,
and killed two men
1Ir. Arthur, the ex-presiaent, in
tends to write his memoirs unless
death should cut short his work.
1t Will be noticed how quickly The
advocates Of RO-law take refuge bo-
hind the law when their precious
necks are in danger.
The American citizen, Of whatever
nationality, wants the stars and
stripes" at the head OF his procession
The fellow who wants the red flag
would better move ON to some other
country. This one Is not large enough
fer his pretg.- ions.
\ natural soda lake has been dis
covered in the southeastern part OF
Oregon. Now If the prCprietors and
boomers Of that soda lake will only
bastir themselves and discover a lake
of brandy. the legislature Will doubt
less take measures at once to move
the capital out there.
Gov. Swlneford, of Alaska, now IN
Washington, Is telling great stories
Of the mineral wealth of his territory
He says there is gold enough on the
surface Of the ground in Alaska to
supply the world 100 years. But how
he could he sure OF such fact he
does not stop to explain.
The G. ?. Huntington interest is
to build n bridge across the ONO
river at Cincinnati, a5 an estimated
cost Of S3,OO0,GG0. 1t will be both q
railroad and private way bridge. and
will be 53 feet above the high water
mark OF 1882. The building OF this
bridge is an earnest that the Ches-
peake and Ohio system is TO be eI-
tended in the territory north of the
Ohio river, and eventually to the far
Northwes;.
The newly completed section of
forty miles, \. p L. r., between
North Yakima and Ellcnsburg, has
| Just been examined by the Railroad
| Commissioners { and pronounced fully
up to the requirements. The part Of
the Cascade Division, east of the
mountains, now completed. is 127
miles long. It Is understood to be
under control Of the operating divis-
ion, order to that effect having been
issued week ago.
The contracts for the grading of
the road from El!eusburg to the fifty
mile station on Green river were
opened at New York Thursday. Two
Of the four sections ara to lie com
pleted this year and the entire line.
| including the road 0ver the noun
tains by the 4tb of july, 1887. AIessrs.
Ross, Patten, Glenn, Blagin, Bates,
| Hoffman, Santinalla, Hunt, Mckenzie
and number of eastern contractors
were viewing the scene of opera
tons last week and figuring on the
work.
Nasty Is now posing as sociahstic
friend of labor, bat he struggles IN
Ger certain disadvantages, lie has
one prime qualification-he mover
works except with his jaw-but, as he
says. sit is somewhat agin me that /
wuz born in America Still. he
hopes that this misfortune viii be
offset by the fact that he has seen
the inside Nv us many jales ez any of
EN- and can drink in ez many Ian
guages ez they kin" When it comes
to ''livin by the swet Of yer jaw" he
turns over his hand to nobody.
\ well known Portland grain mer-
chant who has just returned from a
six weeks trip in the Columbia river
basin, declares that the sowing of
this year IS even grc3ter than last and
that if all gees well the surplus this
fall will go over that of last season.
The weather east OF the mountains
this spring has been perfect While
the rains have been abundant, there
has been sufficient fair weather to
give time for blowing and seeding.
The spring sowing Is said to be un-
usually large and fields are in fine
condition OTegoniaR.
Orders can be sent to the PEOPLES
Market, Jackman & Foss, by telephone
Ring up no. 45.