Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-04
OREGON NEWS
Everything Of General Interest In a
Condensed Form.

The music of the hammer and saw
, is heard daily at McMinnville.
The Dalles Jail has but one ocou
pant.
Chinese pheasants are very numer
GUS around Airlie.
Charles Nillson, sailor, from For
farshire, died in the Astoria hospita
of consumption.
VIM. Colman, formerly mate or
coasting vessels, died at St. Mary's
hospital Astoria.
Mrs. Sarah Wilson, of Scio, was
taken 10 the insane asylum, having
been declared insane by board Of
medical examiners.
The schooner VIM. F. Witzermann
while trying to sail out, heavily lum.
Der. laden, took sand at Smiths point
near Astoria, and is atill ashore.
GOV. Pennoyer has appointed VIM.
F. Muir, of Portland; 0. f. Bell, OF
Union; d. w. 9. Nelson, of North
Powder, and J. M. Brown, OF Silyerton,
notaries public.
At Albany, Claude Vunk, little son
of r. B. Vunk, while playing at school
was accidentally struck in the face
with ball bat, inflicting very severe
injuries.
Miss Ida Turner was very seriously
hurt by being thrown from horse at
Sumner, her head striking on log.
The breaking OF the saddle cinch was
the cause Of the accident.
A. Glauscn, painter, of Portland,
was arrested for permitting vicious
dog to run at large. His dog bit a
little doughter of John Schmidt, who
made the complaint against Glausen
The Blagen Tanning Company has
filed articles OF incorporation with the
Secretary OF State. Incorporators, N.
j. Blagen, Geo. Medgeley and VIM. J.
Miller; location, Eugene City; CAPT
tai stock, $1,000.
Mrs. Rosetta Parker was reported
to be in dying condition at the home
OF her son, near Turner station, Marion
county. She was the widow of the
late Hon. Samuel Parker, and one of
the old pioneers Of the State. Her
husband died about eighteen months
ago.
Messrs. Racquet & Smith, have two
large and one small scows and force
OF men are raising the sunken steamer
Bentley, below Lincoln. The stern of
the boat has been raised and pumped
out, and the seam in her bottom tenn
porarily patched. She will be taken
to Oregon City and placed in the dry
dock for permanent repairs.
A freight train collided with switch
engine on the curve entering Albina.
The freight was coming with consider
able momentum and the switch WAS
moving slowly. When the engineer
of the freight saw the switch he tried
to stop his train, but was unable to do
so until his engine was on the switch.
There was not much damage 10 either
engine, only the wood work being torn
off.
DIR. G. w. Jeffrey, veterinary sur
geon, was attacked by two footpads on
State street, Salem, knocked senseless,
and robbed of Slab, of which $500
was money and the remainder drafts.
The doctor had just returned from
Eastern Oregon, where he had received
a large amount of money. He also
received several hundred dollars from
parties in Portland, and he thinks
some toughs saw him there and fol
lowed him to Salem on the evening
train. There is no clue to the robbers.
Walter Foss, the boy who drives the
chip horse on the First street car
line in Portl md, met with serious
accident. His work for the day being
finished, he undertook to jump on the
front platform of Car in motion,
near Jefferson, but he lost his hold
and fell to the ground, one foot lying
on the rail. The driver applied the
brakes, but not before both wheels had
passed over the foot. The lad was
conveyed to the residence of his father
George Foss, corner Front and Clay.
1t is thought amputation will be neces-
sary.