Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-02-17
OREGON NEWS.
Everything of General Interest In a
Condensed Form.

Staggers among horses is prevailing
along the foothills in Marion county.
Wild animals are getting away with
good many sheep in the vicinity OF
Dora.
There were fifty marriage licenses
issued in Grant county during the
past year.
A Methodist Episcopal Church has
been organized in Albina by Rev.
G.. M. Pierce, with 80 members.
Eli johnson, of Quartz valley, Lake
county, has succeeded in killing eigh-
teen deer and two large cougars this
winter.
In the trial at Corvallis, Judge Bean
held that the NJ E. church south had
no. interest in the college farm and
could not maintain suit for it.
Postmaster Roby, of Portland. has
fifty-nine persons on his pay roll, In
Guiding thirty-one postal clerks, and
he disburses monthly the cum OF
$4,672.80.
DIR. William H. Watkins, while at
tending the customary Thursday ev-
ening prayer meeting at the Taylor
street. (portland) Methodist Church,
fell dead of heart disease.
On account of the case of scarlet
fever in town and the unpleasant
weather, the directors have thought it
best to close the school at this place
for short time, says Joseph paper.
Near Crawfordsvill, Sylvester Coch-
ran killed large cougar while out
hunting deer. He saw deer lying
down and was just in the act OF shoot
ing it when the cougar jumped out
OF tree on to the deer.
Governor Pennoyer has determined
to strictly enforce the rule of the ex-
ecutive department to the effect that
no personal solicitation or importantly
| will be considered in reference to APP
plications for pardons or Communication
Of sentences.
James Brown raised eighteen acres
of broom corn in Goose lake valley
last season, and while the corn is not
so long as can be grown where the
seasons are longer, it is of good quality.
The corn was raised nearly 5000 feet
above the level of the sea.
The little 2-year-old daughter Of
Jack McCullom, of West Yaquina
fell into tub of boiling water during
the temporary absence of her mother
from the room. The little one sat OF
fell into the tub backwards, and was
scalded the entire length of her body
In spite of all Efforts she died two days
later.
State Superintendent McElroy ha,
decided to appoint Dallas, Polk coun
ty, us the place to hold the next teach
ers' institute for the Third judicia
district, embracing Marion, Linn
Yamhill, Polk and Tillamook counties
The institute will open Tuesday even
ing, April Sd, in the new city hall a
that place, and continue for three day
adjourning the evening of April 9th.
The little steamer Cleaner, Captain
Captain Peter Jordan, plying between
Astoria and the mouth of Deep river
was capsized near Astoria. Seventeen
persons in all were on board the craft
and all but four we're saved. The vic
Tins were Jacob Rennell, of Salmon
, river Miss Mary Holt, of Astoria, ant
Miss Wilma and an unknown wood
chopper of Deep river. The steame
; sank in 25 feet of water and it
thought will prove total loss.
The State Board of Land Commits
> sioners, at its last session, reversed tn
rulings of former boards in one YER
important particular. 1t ruled in tn
case of an applicant for deed to 1,2S
acres of State land for which certif
r Gates had been issued for four othe
q parties, who made an assignment {
, such certificates to the party applyin
for the deed, that such deed could nc
be issued to him, rs under the law tn
amount of State land liable to be pul
r chased by any one party is limited
800 acres.
A German boy about II years of az
y was frozen to death near the farm {
: A. N. Brown, in Rye valley. 1t seem
that the boy and his father, who
employed to watch the property i
- the Gold Ridge mine, had been
y Express and were returning HON
= when they were overtaken by fearf,
snow storm. Becoming bewildere
they both left the team and wandere
d around in the snow, the boy freezin
II to death "a stated. The boys fatht
II made his way to the ranch of NJ
: Brown in an almost helpless condition
It and on learning the particulars NJ
n Brown at once took up the trail an
e after travelling mile or more, foun
e the lifeless body of tn. boy.
At Independence, Miss Symm
d Antle was MORALLY stabbed by h,
Q stepfather, VIM. Landreth. The mu
4 der was as fendish in conception as
Is was horrible in execution. With
@ I4-inch knife the inhuman wretc
q entered the girls room, and notwit
/ standing her screams and despera
> resistance deliberately butchered h
o by striking fourteen blows upon IL
/. body and head. ANY one of four
Il the wounds would have been fats
Il One cut penetrated almost throus
the head. The mother and two of IL
boys were aroused and inter!ered 81
too late to prevent the murder. On
/ OF the boys (Wilburn, aged 49, pick,
l. up loaded shotgun, and while
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