Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-16
OREGON NEWS.
Everything Of General Interest In q
Condensed Form.

The Presbyterian churcn AT Link
vile has been incorporated.
The postofiice at Willow Springs,
Jackson county, has been discontinued.
1t is reported that there is China
man at Centerville afflicted with the
leprosy.
A postoffice has been established at
Granger, Benton county, and Levy
Jay appointed Postmaster.
Chas. Mclaughlin was shot and
seriously injured while attempting to
escape from Policeman Holsapple, OF
Portland.
Burglags entered the bedroom OF
Thomas Peebler, a merchant of Leba-
non. and stole $75 from the pockets OF
a pair of trousers.
Patents have been granted to the
following: Edward E. Redfield, Link
vile, magazine gum ]. E. and Miriam
Burnett, East Portland, paint.
E. r. Foley, who recently committed
suicide in Crook county, left property
to the amount of over $11 600. He
has large.band of sheep over in the
Black Butte country.
The Police Commissioners of Port
land imposed fine of 500 on Chief
of Police Parrish for exceeding his
authority in arresting and imprisoning
boy without having procured war
rant for his arrest.
Rev. II. J. Wilson, of Halsey, has
received an appointment at the hands
Of the board of missions of the United
Presbyterian church of Oregon as sup
erintendent of the, Indian school at
Warm Springs agency.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs
has recommt nded to Congress to ap-
propriate $4,000 for the purchase of
land near The Dalles, on the Column
bia river, for Indians on the Warm
Spring reservation, to enable them to
have good fishing grounds.
The Oregon Pacific Railroad Com
pany has .lbegun suit in the circuit
court at Albany against contractor
G. w. Hunt, to recover $4,000 dam.
ages for non. performance of his con-
tract on the extension of the road
eastward from that city.
E. T. Foley committed suicide at
Prineville, by cutting the arteries OF
one of his wrists. Foley was we'll
known and universally liked young
man of that section of the country,
and resided at Camp Polk, about thirty
five miles from Prineville.
A. McBrose, who has the Sturgis
sheep on the shares, gave his sheep a
scare by firing his pistol in their
midst, and succeeded in piling them
up in a ditch, where 102 head smoth.
cred to death, says Prineville paper
Congressman Hermann was before
the Postoffice Department and made
argument on several petitions pending
for an increase of the service from
Prineville to Bake Oven. The added
increase to be continued to The Dalles
and from Prineville to Burns for an
increase to tri-weekly service.
A hunter near Canyon City shot a
cougar and captured her young ones
small kittens. He had a litter oil
young hounds at home and he placed
the two young cougars among them
and they are thriving we'll. They Law
around in front of the fire and play
with each other just like two ordinary
kittens.
Maj. Powell of the engineer corps
was instructed by the Secretary Of
War some tine ago, to make a survey
of Tillamook bay, with view of i'm.
proving the channel. Maj. Powell has
made his report. He says Tillamook
town is the principal place of the re-
gion in which it is located. 1t is
situated on a small slough, near the
head of the bay, and is the distributing
and receiving point of fertile and
rapidly settling country. Along these
rivers are numerous sloughs. He also
states that coast trails and roads con.
verge at that place. He recommends
that $1,000 be appropriated to clear
out the channel.
An atroclous murder occurred at
Heppner, a man named Barrett being
the victim and Fred Crump the muir
derer. Flom what could be learned it
| appears that Barrett and Crump hal
quarrel over a sheep range in the
Sand Hollow region. They were sep
arated before theyscame to blows, and
1t was supposed that the trouble would
not be renewed. But early the follow
ing morning Crump went to Barrett's
house and called him out. AS soon as
he stepped outside Crump attacked
him, stabbing him five times in the
body, causing almost instant death.
The weapon used was large butcher
knife. The crime was committed be-
fore the Mortified gaze of Barrett's wife
and little children, who could do moth.
ing to defend the father and husband
from death.
Senator Mitchell received the follow.
ing letter from Commissioner Mellon
aid; Although we have no facilities
at present for complying with the
request transmitted with your letter of
February 20 for catfish for stocking
the Tualatin river in Oregon, it is q
matter that the commission proposes
to take up with a view to arranging
Tor distribution of this species to suit.
able waters. | am disposed to be very
conservative about the introduction Of
any OF the species of catfish into waters