Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-13
Oregon Crop Notes,


PORTLAND, July 12th.-The Oregon
weather bureau telegraphed to-day the fol-
lowing to the Chief Signal Officer at Wash
ington: The weather has been cool and
cloudy, with local showers. Haying has
been delayed, but yielded better than was
expected. Wheat is filling we'll. The
berry is plump and ripening rapidly
Early fall wheat is being harvested, and
will be over the average yield. Spring
grain is growing nicely, and good crop
will be secured
Democratic Convention.
LAKEPoRT, July l2th.-The Democratic
Convention here to. day nominated the fol.
lowing county officers: Judge, R. w.
Crump; Sheriff, L. II. Boggs; District At
torney, S. X. Welsh; Clerk, W. L. Ander-
Bvnum; Superintendent of Schools, w. II.
Adamson; Surveyor, Joe Laughlin; Coro-
ner, w. M. Woods; Delegates to the State
Convention, G. w. Ably, D. NJ. Hanson, L.
w. Polk, G. E. Phelan, j. W. Boggs.
After the Lumber Mills.
TACOMA (Wash.), July 12th-It is stated
that George Sims, formerly Private Secre-
tary of Henry Willard is en- route to Ia
coma from London as agent of an English
syndicate to purchase the Port Blakley
Lumber Mill. The consideration of the
transfer is not accurately known, but is
said to be in the neighborhood of s., 400
600. The Port Blakely Mill is said to be
the largest in the world.
Southern Pacific Land Sales.
SAN Francisco, July 12th.-Estimates of
| the land sales of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road in the southern half of the State for
| the last six months show %, 40 acres sold
for $l64. 900, an average of 81 per acre. The
bulk of the land is in Fresno, Tulare and
San Bernardino counties. The gross re-
ceipts of the company from land sales since
January LIST, are $4,000.
Serious Accident.
ALBANY (Or.), July 12th.-A dispatch
| from Brownsville says that while Mrs
Mamie Templeton and Iva Templeton were
driving across the upper bridge on the
CalipoOa river last evening, one end of the
bridge gave way and the ladies were pre-
cipitated in the stream, twenty-five feet
below. Mrs. Templeton was probably
fatally injured. Iva had her arm and leg
broken and her recovery is doubtful.
Metcalf Discharged.
SANTA Rosa, July 12th.-John Metcalf
of Napa county, charged with abducting
Loretta Robinson from Healdsburg, wss
examined before Justice Brown this after
| noon and discharged. 1t was proved that
Metcalf and the girl met in San Francisco
| and proceeded in company to the south,
but it was not shown that the girl left
home atMetcalfs instigation.
San Diego Primaries.
SAN DIEGO July 12th.-The result of the
primaries for delegates to the County Con-
vention so far as canyassed, shows that
Bowers has carried majority of the pre-
cincts in the city, while General Murray
has four of the six outside precincts heard
| from. Coronado was unanimous for Muir
ray
Delegates to Republican Convention.
SAN MATEo, July 12th.-The Republican
| County Central Committee of San Mateo
county met here to day and elected dele.
gates TO the State Convention as follows:
A. T. Green, b NJ Templeton, John T.
Ralston James D. Byrnes, l. R. Goodspeed
and Alvinza Hayward
| Auburn Notes.
| AUBURN, July 12th.-Anburn voted four to
one for a special tax of 5000 for an addi-
| tional school house to-day.
| The weather has been Geliehttully cool
until within few days. To-day the Their
mometer registered 90 in the shade.
| shasta's Delegates.
YREKA, july 12th.-A B. CarIock, DR..
| Gieaves, Il H Campbell. Joseph Cava-
naugh, b. W. Walbrldge, Sam Msgoffey,
| w. W. Shattuck and H. Z Dingles were
elected as delegates to the Republican
State. Congressional, Senatorial and Assem-
| bly, Conventions.