Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-06-22
OREGON NEWS.
Everything Of General Interest In .
Condemned Form.

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The Weston Leader is urging the
citizens OF that place to build water
works.
The construction OF a new steam.
boat on Upper Klameth lake is talked
of.
A company has Incorporated at
Lostine for the purpose OF building a
Touring mill. ea f,ttt
John Pomeroy, of Huntington, has
been adjudged insane and sent TO the
asylum. ss9 A.. i
The new Catholic church to be built
at Salem will cost 5000 and will seat
600 people.
A Chinaman jumped into the Will
lamette river at Portland, but was res
cued in a half-drowned condition.
John Barker, OF Butter creek, Nor
row county, WAS fined 500 for allow
ing his ssabby sheep to scatter on the
range.
The Dallesl LAUNDERING G. mpany's
| fiume is within six miles OF that city,
and the work is being pushed as rap
idly as possible.
The chief engineer and assistants Of
the Portland Paid Fire Department
were presented with gold badges by
the members, for attention to duty.
Percival Nash, fell from wagon at
Nashville, the wheels p using over his
breast. 1t is thought the boy, who is
Is years old, will recover.
A postoffice has been established at
Mill City, Marion county, and Joseph
A. Shaw has been appointed post
master. s.. 81
George Williams has been appointed
postmaster at Wamie, Wasco county,
in place of M. A. Chamberlain, who
has resigned.
Miss Wimberly, a student at the
Oregon State Normal School from
Roseburg, is lying very low with
symptoms OF brain fever, and her re-
covery is doubtful.
A short time ago in Jordan valley,
AL Corpe, an old-time stage driver,
struck Dick Munger over the head
with spade. 1t is said that Munger
will die.
The barge M,rgey collided with the
draw of the Morrison street bridge,
Portland, bending the kingpost back
several feet, lifting the pilot house
from over the head of the captain and
tearing away the smokestack.
Billy Roberts, who was arrested up
on charge Of an assault with intent
to kill was examined in Linkville last
week and acquitted, the evidence
showing that he was the assaulted
party.
/, III. Hosford's store at Candy burned
; down at an estimated loss of $500
building inclusive. 1t is rumored tc
, have been the work of an incendiary
by boring holes through the wall and
pouring coal oil through to start the
! fire.
While A. d. Hadley, of Burnt river
{ Baker county, was endeavoring tt
) break colt, he was severely kickeC
by the animal on the right cheei
| bone just below the eye, breaking tn,
: cheek bone and cutting him just above
the eye and down the right side of tn,
nose, making severe and painful
wound.
a The locomotive for the Southern
t Oregon Company's logging railroad a
i Sumner, is on the way from the Eas
. to San Francisco, and on it's arriva
there will be shipped immediately t.
4 Coos bay. The track is now beinl
|. laid, and everything will be in readi
ness for hauling logs when the loco
. motive arrives. ..
: 10 Ben Lane, agent at the Siletz In
dian Reservation, is again in peaceful
S possession of affairs at the reservation
Il A special agent accompanied him OF
n his return, after being driven off b.
| the Indians, and peace has bee
patched up, and things are again NOV
i ing along quietly without danger c
q any further disturbance on the part G
4 the Indians.
q Jacob Bashor, who lives about tire
! miles east of Salem, built barbe
, wire fence on his place. He hardl
. finished putting up the fence until
v mare belonging to him, valued at $l5(
It ran against it at full speed. She tor
n down the fence and cut her windpip
v and right jugular vein, and died i
twenty minutes. Another horse wit
;, her was pre- ty badly used up, but wi
) recover. Mr.. Blshor says that h
i won't put up any more barbed wir
fence ON his place.