The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-05-18
OREGON ITEMS.

The Marion county Fruit Growers
Union has just held large meeting a.
\ Salem and elected its officers.
A beast is prowllng about Pilot Rock
neighborhood with large glaring eyes
which flash fiercely through the gather.
ing darkness"
Two to three dollars is being taken
out by miners with the aid of sluice
boxes right in front Of the town hotel
Of Gold Beach,
Amateurs gave kinder symphonic
to a packed house at Salem Tuesday
night They believe in that sort Of a
thing over there
Fred. Adams a logger, was placed
: under $3.50 bonds Tuesday in Salem for
> chasing after his partner. John Kelly.
E with a Winchester.
: Albany has climbed one rung higher
on the ladder Of fame. A Jersey COW OF
that place has given birth to a calf
which is absolutely tailless.
The commonwealers' fleet that weht
by Ellensburg will be the first introduce
tion many Washington people have had
to ships that pass in the night"
There are forty-two pianos on the
town site Of Pendleton, and forty-one Of
them will play the "odd Fellows.
March" without prompting. The other
one is broken.
Druggists of Baker city claim that
people are either getting poorer or
smarter, as there has been large fall
Ing off In the sale of patent medicine
in that vicinity.
Union has scrambled breathless I'm
the front steps OF the temple of notorie.
ty with a man who is shipping a lot
Of horses direct to Scotland. His name
is e. ]. Couper.
The Baker City Democrat is amazed
at the fact that Prof c. V. Riley made
voluntary resignation of the office of
grand high chief bugoliglst of the agri-
cultural department.
Kalamath can stand the nomination
OF Galloway, but when 1t comes to an
Ashland man making the discovery that
Kerosene will cure snake bites, the Al
kali statesmen draw the line.
%. M. Bogardus, Of the Gold Beach
Gazette, has been so sick that the post
master and the only colonel in the town
had TO pitch In and help get out the
paper or not see their names in cold
type
A Portland young man has risen to
he proud position Of superintendent OF
he hog department Of the Sioux city
'tock yards. His residence in Portland
rave him 81 wide knowledge Of the
work..
A nsh with a mouth capable of being
pened to the extent OF 10 inches was
aught. last week in Winchester Bay.
VIII some one please take a census of
'opulist orators in Oregon and learn
rho is missing.
The higher life Of Eugene counts
mong its devotes man who sells ba-
anas and wears creased trousers vel
w shoes, and a blue shirt with white
ollar OF course he wears a black and
'hite hat.
They could forgive Billy Brown for
ealing harness and a suit of clothes
own at Euchre Creek Curry county,
ut when he stole the only razor in
lie neighborhood, they sent him to Jail
r. forty-five days.
An Albany boy had. the right kind OF
heels In his head. He had them pat
ted and now the name OF Seth Nc
Ihster appears on the pay rolls OF the
'pe Manufacturing Company, Of Bos-
n, at a good round salary
We knew that somewhere concealed
out the person Of Baker county was a
ttering gem that belied her home
un appearance. Thomas b. Moore,
ndldate for commissioner on the Dem
ratio ticket is said to be q distant
isin to Tom Moore, the irish poet
rhe La Grande people cheerfully adj
that the Baker City BELLS Of Corn
lie" company did not make as much
ney as Patti did In San Francisco. but
balancer they add; But Patl
'er enjoyed being entertained by the
Grande Athletic Club. and that's
rth considerable"
hey are worrying themselves sick
r in Linn county solving such ques-
&c as this: Four people wanted to
SO a river in a boat that would carry
15O pounds. The father and mother
h weighed l5O pounds and the two
each IS pounds How car they
ss over In the boat?