Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-16
STATE NOTES.

nave been playing havoc with sheep
In the vicinity of Oretown, Tilla-
nook county, one man losing IS
head' Last week party ofhunters
killed two young cougars, but the
female escaped TO the mountains.
The East Oregouian commends
Capt. Humphrey, of Pendeton, MS
engaged in a good work. He is in
Salem looking after the welfare of n
Dill making minors who obtain
liquor under false representations
guilty of a misdemeanor.
The war that has been waging for
some time between the Astorian and
columbian is now ended by the two
papers being merged. The name
will be hyphenated, and the COM
pany is Incorporated with capital
stock Of $4,000.
Miss Ida Simkins Is years of age
attempting to cross Long Creek
bridge, on Friday night, there being
no hand'railing and the night very
dark, she walked off, and falling
into the stream was drowned.
The Baker City Reville says par
ties arriving there from John Day
valley report the snow eight feet
deep on Dixie mountains. The
snow fall in that region the present
season has been larger than ever
known.
Col. Ingersoll, who is engaged as
counsel in the famous Davis will
case few evenings ago delivered a
lecture on Shakspere for the benefit
of the orphan children of Il deceased
legislator. The Butte Inter-Moun-
tain maliciously suggested to the
lecturer that a discourse on Jesse
James would be apt to draw a far
better house.
Ashland Record; The Portland
Welcome is giving Cogswel fits for
standing in with Joe Simon.
Arlington Advocate: Wonder
why it was that Senator Blackman
was absent when Raley's portage
railway bill passed the senate? Was
he sick? Perhaps so, but if the bill
in its inception makes him sick, its
practical workings will watt him
across that other river, which is
only navigated crossways.
Astorian: Big tin mines are re-
ported discovered near EIgin, In
Eastern Oregon. Oregon salmon
md fruit packed in Oregon tin
would be big thing in the way Of
home products.
Scarce money makes dear money,
lear money makes cheap labor. The
eople elect the law makers and law
lakes money. 1t is as foolish TO
Ontract the currency and make
heap labor and dear money, as It
'ould be TO give u monopoly of
Dstage stamps to II corporation aud
zen contract the number and com
Il everybody TO use them. Newton
a. Herald.
The Forest Gr0Ye Democrat for ,
erly edited by +. II. Flogg, has !
en sold to a syndicate, and will !
'reafter he known as the .
Irest Grove Times. 1t is edited by
~. Rogers. The paper takes the
me type and size of the Democrat.
La Roseburg on the 10th inst. Sol
was stauck on the head
III a falling timber, which cut an a
ly cash across his forehead. A /,
-ect blow would have been apt 10 h
lve fatal. D
The McMinnville Reporter tells Of "
Mrs. Klonacheck, who died Ia g
At city lately In apparently utter
'titutiop. A search Of the prem .
after her demise revealed $lIOO 4,
reted under the carpet, and an. .
ier sum Of 800 sewed up In a
Inent.
he Times -MOuntaineer Of the l2th a
u "Pendlelan rejoioed over the %
.ning ~ the reservation, a. well IA
might, and every one should :, :,
u out tomorrow night To make d
Try over the passage Of the Rail
D. Portage bill. Let US be- joyful" b
he store ofJ.J Fo~ler, al Glen nr
Was entered few Dights ago. te
FohlfF getting away With cloth :, -
leweiTy and other merchandise a,
he value ~ $50. b
q Thursday a looomnllye on the N
oria aud South Coa.t railroad "
Sc her driving axle, when halfa 4
noTlh 81 GeaThaTt park, thus 4.
Ihibe tTaiu. The line will y
led uP tiIl repaIrs are made.