Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-02-28
OREGON NEWS.
Everything Of General Interest In q
Condensed Form.

past year.
Five men announce themselves a
candidates for sheriff OF Baker count
in Baker City paper.
Much prospecting for minerals vii
DO done in the Cascades this summer
says the Silverton Appeal.
A quarry OF monumental rock Ia
been lately opened near Rosebure
which is said to be very valuable.
Fred and Harry Templeton kille
a large gray eagle near Brownsville
that measured seven feet from tip L
tip.
johnson & Sheldon, of Scio, hav
made an assignment in favor of JOIN
Morris, of that place. Liabilities $3.50,
GOO.
Archbishop Gross, of Portland, con
templates building sisters school a
Roseburg the coming summer, 80 say
an exchange.
DIR. A. W. Burg, convicted OF black
mail at Pendleton, has been sentenced
TO two years in the penitentiary BY
Judge Walker.
Geo. X. Justus, who was sent to tn,
penitentiary for killing an Indian Al
Grants Pass, has been released, aftel
serving few years OF his time.
A great many farmers report losse,
OF small patches OF wheat and oats by
the recent freeze, says the Dallas Item
iser. One man lost seventy acres o.
oats. Taking the loss of the whole
county it will amount to considerabl,
sum.
J. w. Graves committed suicide by
hanging, at his residence on Juniper
creek, Umatilla county. Although
quite wealthy he labored under the
hallucination that he could not pay
his debts. He WAS go years old and
lived alone.
The reward offered by the people Of
Monmouth and Polk county for the
of the murderers of the
Cinnamon in that city recently am
cunts to 500, and an effort is being
made to have the Governor increase
It 10 vi 900.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the Secretary of State in.
the Albany Street Railway
Company. The capital stock is $25,.
700, The object of the company is to
build and operate line of street rail
way in Albany.
Says Prinevelle paper A calf and
colt belonging to J. II. Snoderly be-
came buried beneath large strawstack
and remained buried for a
period of six days before they were
missed. When uncovered both were
live, but the colt was unable to stand
md soon died.
Ashland Tidings: Rev. G. ii. Hoxie,
II Medford precinct, will in short
line receive 200 pounds of sugar-beet
eed from Claus Spreckels, of Califor-
Tia, which he will distribute among
he farmers of this valley when it ar.
ives. In this manner the soil here
nay be tested and its adaptability to
he beet industry ascertained.
Gov. Pennoyer has directed Hon. F.
}. Reed, State Fish Commissioner, to
give public notice of his intention to
enforce the law forbidding the catch
ng of salmon from the Columbia and
is tributaries during March. The
Governor suggests that prompt prose
'ution of offenders will put stop to
liolation of the law.
The prisoners engaged in cleaning
Up the rubbish around the Multnomah
county buildings uncovered a large
lumber of five and ten pound cannon
'alls and few small shot. A twelve
'ound loaded shell was also unearthed
Where all these relics of war came
rom or how they happen to be in the
curt yard no one appears to know.
Frank Snyder, who lives short
istance below Buena Vista, discov cred
human body floating in the eddy in
he Willamette, near his place. De-
imposition had 80 far advanced that
ecognition was impossible except by
no clothing; but it is supposed to be
he body Of the young man who Was
rowned at Corvallis during the holi-
ays.
AT Long Creek, Tom Williams fred
wo shots at Peter Connolly, the editor
( the Eagle, one of which took effect
a his wrist and the other in his hip.
he wounds are severe, though not
dangerous. After the shoot
az Williams attempted to escape but
las pursued and captured by Ed.
Hen. After preliminary examina-
on lasting six days, the prisoner was
laced under $4,000 bonds and sent
} Jail.
Gov. Pennoyer has addressed letter
the Secretary Of the Treasury, Civ
* his assent, as far AS Oregon is con
erned, In regard to the grant of
honey made in what is known as the
Hatch bill" it being an act passed
the last session of Congress to es-
'blisn agricultural experiment sta
ons in connection with agricultural
)lleges in the several states, and pro-
ding sum of $4,000 per annum for
'ch state for such purpose. He fur
Ter designated the board of regents OF
he agricultural college of the state of
RECON as the proper board to which
he fund should be paid. This board,