Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-10-01
NORTH PACIFIC NEWS NOTES.
OREGON.

Ter 10 COME from tne CITY Ol Atulote,
Ireland, to Astoria.
The Silverton Appeal has been
sold 10y Mr.. Ii. G. Guild to Messrs.
Parrish, Warwick & Adams.
Nellie Mitchell has been fUuud in
Portland where she was living under
the name of Nellie Mccormick.
Joshua Bradford, an old pioneer
o Eastern Oregon and a prominent
G. A. h. man, died at Union Sept
29th.
William Alien, who died at Cath
lan,et, last Friday, was ninety.tive
years old and was one of the first to
cross the Rockies, in 1928.
The Northwest Christian Publish.
ing Company, capital 100000, has
been incorporated. They intend
publishing paper in the interests
o; the Christian church.
A horned toad was caught on
Long beach last week. This animal
is rarely seen north of the deserts of
Southern California and Arizona
Columbian.
One of the highest tides ever
known in Astoria, occurred on the
9th, a great deal N lowland being
covered, which no one remembers
ever having before seen covered with
water.
John Estes, met with serious ac-
eident in a sawmill at Powell's Val.
ley, Oh Monday. A piece flew out
of steel wedge he was driving into
u log, and entered the knee joint.
and imbedded itself in the thigh
bone.
Three men are TO be sent from
Crook county to Red Bluff, Cal, to
ferret out the supposed niurderers of
Byron Springer, who was stated to
have committed suicide. There is
every reason to belieYe he was MUIR
dered.
Sunday was, comparatively, day
of quiet III town, as most all the
drunks were either too full,
to think about hiding out
a few bottles, or else they were broke
and could not get credit.-Long
Creek Eagle.
II il said that some of the farmers
on Deep and Gray's rivers will plant
Il few acres in hops next season by
way Of experiment. If 1t proves ia
success they will raise them on Il
large scale.-COlumbian.
Monday morning there arrived on
the schooner Augusta from the Ne
halem river, VIM. Edward, bring
ny with him 250 pounds beeswaX
which he had picked up on the
coast near the Nchalem. 1t is said !
he beeswax was part ofa cargo Of IL
,essel that was wrecked on the coast |
lear the Nehalem river. Indians
living in that part of the country say
t was wrecked over u huAdred years
WASHINGTON.
Little frankie Warner has been
ound at Walla Walla.
Residents of Vashon island have
ffered the state 72l acres as site
Or a soldiers home.
ElleDsburg proposes to put clock
osting $1,000 in the tower of the
ew public school building.
The residents Of Anacortes are
sking steps to provide ample fire
to the buildings of that +,
)wn.
Harrington & Smiths warehouse
nd Hatfield's wharves, at Seattle,
urned Sunday night, involving a
'ss of $50, 900, only partially covered
y insurance.
VIM. Robinson, Of NortOnvile, y
an, was almost sawed into at the y
ent saw mill on Monday. Physi- b
ans say there il fair chance for o
Is recovery. Z
II. Jones, a resident of Snoho- v
ish, committed suicide by shoot
& himself through ihe head with
rOvolycr. lie WAS jealous of his
ife, who refused 10 liye with him.
Prof. T.. a. Morse, who attempted r
icide Sept. llth, took an ounce of
udanum on Saturday night. The
nelly arrival of u doctor saved his !
e. The professor says he took tie Il
ug to induce sleep.
John Bernard had his right leg
diy crushed ia a Seattle street car g
H'S''' p"hH'J ~ th' to'itI W Il
cond and Madison streets. The :.
II in collision were IL cable and an
-ctric car. I
CALiFuRSIA.
The census shows San Francisc0's
p'ilation TO be 297, $50, an increase
64,03l. San Jose has 1902.
In the superior court the jury ia
e Case of Mrs. w. =. Coenene
ainst the Los Angeles Cable Rail p,
" company found verdict Er
'intif and awarded her $4,000 N.
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