Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-18
NEWS NOTES.

lhe Oldest maD lE Otcson hfS7
Oregon City, and be is los yeas old
Albany and Corvallis both have far
exceeded their charter rights, which is
limited to 5000, TO more than three
times that amount
R.H. Rutherford, OF Marion, Oregon,
il in San Francisco making arrange
meuts for the exhibition Of his long
NAMED horse Montezuma.
The Seattle council has passed all OF
dinsnee abOlishing daDeehouses.
-poisoners are doing their con-
temptabIe work at R0seburg.
Seven bars Of silver, each Weighing
100 pounds, were brOught into Baker
City Wednesday from the Monument
al mine, at LGFanite.
The Tacoma city treasurer has cAiled
ia $50 pOO worth Of wsrrsDts, interest
upon which Gases January 5.
senator squire, Of Wash, has been
petitio0ed to apply for an 100000 ap-
preparation, 20 be used in dredging
salmon hay.
On the Nelson 4 Fort Shepard road
through trains from spokane to Nelson
will be run all winter. A rotary snow
plow will keep the road open.
Seattle house of delegates has de-
cided to amend the charter 30 as to
create the Office of labor commissioned
and to maintain a free emplc lcymeni
bureau.
About two inches of wet snow greeted
the eyes Of Ashland people on tie
streets on the morning Of14Eh, but had
nearly all gone before evening. II hi
ueen showing in Klamath county, too,
ElIeusburg, Wash, is to have be
sugar factory ifthe proper arrangement
can be made to have beets grown by
the farming community.
A father and son in Coos county
eIoped with two sisters, niece and
cousin respectively Of their Iege lordI
-and bearing the same name.
v. l.. Arlington, late treasurer o
Douglas county, was arraigued a
r seburg last week and pleaded NO
guilty to the charge Of larceny Of publi'
money.
The soaking rains have drowDet
many of the ground squirrels in Khan.
ath county. They are pest.
The recent heavy rains did consider
able damage 10 the Rogue river bridg
At Grants Pass. The bridge over Iii
nois river beyond Waldo was washes
out, also the Simmons and Chin
Fawn mining dams in the same section
: An active volcano on the America
: side of the straits was one of the scene
: witnessed by the passengers on th
: steamer Maud which returned from A
; 5erni to Victoria, B. G.
The National Trotting association
has refused to reinstate Willism Henr
l Of Portland, expelled in 1885 by th
E California State Agricultural societ
J aud the Santa Clara County Agrieu
u tural society.
County Commissioner Faweett, {
Pierce county, will give his second al
nual Christmas dinner to the Childre
d of Tacoma. Last Christmas day b
# entertained about 100 boys and girls.
u Henry Allen, the musical medium
J. who gave an exhibition of his mysteE
J. Gus powers at Candy and Oregon Gil
Al during the past summer, is being inve
e tigsted by the Psychological researC
g society of OAklaDd, Cal.
u Four carload of prunes aud one C
= load Of winter apples were shippe
u from Riddle this week.
:, The continued high water in the II
alatin bottom is working q hardship G
a the coOns. Their hunting grounds a
much restricted by the overflow al
: the food supply is becoming exhAuste
a The Oregon Observer saysJ. G. Lew
., the mining man Of Portland will pl
up ten stamp quartz mill on the job
d Bolt mine at Galice creek.
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