Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-02-21
OREGON NEWS.
Everything of General Interest In a
Condemned Form.

Farmers IN Iule lake Vicinity nave
commenced blowing.
Senator Mitchell has made applica.
ton for the establishment of free mail
delivery in East Portland.
The third term of the State Normal
School has opened at Monmouth with
nearly 200 pupils.
The Stirling mining company have
bought Saltmarsh Bros placer claim
near Jacksonville. The price is re-
ported to be $4,000.
1t is said that during the late cold
weather the Umpqua river was frozen
over for the first time in its known
history.
The military telegraph line is work
ing all right now along its whole
length. New poles will put it in good
condition next spring, says the Ash
land 1idings.
Three passenger depots are to be
erected on the line of the Portland &
Willamette Valley Railway, one at
South Portland, one at Fulton and the
other at the White House.
1t is stated on good authority that
there are II 900 acres OF taxable prop
erty in Josephine county, and aside
from this some 10000 acres especially
adapted to fruit, and which will come
under the pillow before great while.
The furniture factory of George II.
Albers, situated near the river bank,
ut Sellwood, caught fire and burned
TO the ground. The origin OF the fire
could not be learned. LOSS, between
"a 900 and 5000.
The postofiice department is prepar-
ing to establish two postofiices on a
new mail service between Lakeview
and Burns, one at Warner valley with
ID. f. Jones as postmaster, and one at
Rockford, in Grant county, with ]. r.
Howe as postmaster.
The deer, during the cold spell, came
down off the hills on the low lands
around Scappoose bay in considerable
numbers and the cougars followed
Orville German, Of that vicinity, went
out with his dogs TO hunt a cougar
He shot a wild cat, lynx and then a
cougar.
A party of explorers on the Harvey
lakes discovered an island three miles
in length that is apparently the home
and breeding place OF all the various
water fowl. The island Is said to bt
simply alive with ducks and geese ant
is very paradise for sportsmen. Deel
were also found on it in very large
numbers.
An accident happened south OF Mt
Tabor, and near the Gilbert place
which resulted in the shocking deatl
of little 6.year old girl of John Lin
dinberg. Some men were engaged il
burning brush and cid timber, and tn
little girl was crossing the patch o
ground where they were at work. A
she went by, high stump that wa
burning around the roots fell on her
striking on the side OF her head, crush
ing the skull and breaking her arm
She was quickly picked up and carrie,
into the house, but it was soon asceI
tanned that her injuries were OF to
after lingering in comatose state dul
ing the day she died.
In accordance with petition of "a
residents of Harvey Valley, Governo
Pennoyer has indited the followin
letter to the Commissioner OF the Ger
eral Land Office at Washington, ID. G.
"ln late letter to you l requested
speedy issuance Of patents to the Stat
OF Oregon to lands declared to b
swamp by the agents OF the feders
and state governments. | now fe'
constrained TO ask you to delay til
granting of such patents for tim
am in receipt of petitions and ati
davits of settlers in the Lakeview di
trict which have n tendency to Undue
, the belief that the agents have mad
errors in reporting lands as swan
lands which in reality are not sucl
and which reports would have IL
effect of depriving bona-fde settle
r under the United States land laws I
their titles to their homes. As ha,
before stated to the department., IL
State Of Oregon does not want title
one acre of land that is not swan
, land, and the more especially 70 whe
, such title would be in conflict wit
the claims and interest of bona-t iC
settlers. Having it therefore strong
impressed upon me that there may
errors in the report OF the agents abo'
referred to, Notwithstanding my hop
of speedy adjustment, | would al
that no further action be taken |
your department in the matter
present II land office is created
: Eastern Oregon, the parties intereste
in the land in question will be able
contest the same before the regist
and receiver without much expens
and the matter can thus be settle
right, upon indubitable testimony, al
it ought not to be settled at all uni
it is settled right"
A correspondent writing from d.