Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-11-30
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

fixed at 12s mills for next year.
Portland saloonkeepers will fight the
Sunday closing of saloons to the bitter
end.
A 100 acre prune orchard is being
planted at Looking Glass, by J. w.
Wirner.
The ten year old son Of Chris Carlson,
If Astoria, accidentally fell down an
embaukment, fracturing his skull.
Hughes Bros. of Auburn, Wn.,
will plow up twenty acres Of their fifty
acre hop yard.
The new church building at Meha'
ma, is expected to be ready for dedlca
ilon by New Years day.
Some potatoes were taken to Rose
burg the other day by J. w. Conn, five
Of which weighed 25 pounds.
There are many sheep being fed in
the Powder river valley, for the Omaha
market to be shipped in March.
"Chrysanthemum Lodge" is the
name Of the new Degree Of Honor
lodge organized in Eugene last week.
Sugar beets have been grown in
Eagle valley. Some specimens weigh
fourteen pounds and yield of fifty
tons to the acre Is reported.
Some Seattle and Oregon gentlemen
have bought 900 acres Of mining land
ON Fools Creek, in Jackson county.
They will develop 1t. $4,000 was the
price paid.
A large steam washer with capa-
city of cleaning, 5000 pounds of the
fleece per day has been transferred from
the wooden mill at Waterloo, Linn
county, to the Salem mill.
Peter Scott has on exhibition at a
Ma rshfield drugstore a cabbage stalk
with numerous heads growing closely
together on it. 1t Is a monstrosity in !
the vegetable world.
M. d. Childers, on his return to Sa-
lem from the Klamath region, brought
from Medford one of the largest pro-
ducts OF the garden ever seen here. It /
is squash the shape of an egg. and
measures around the largest place just
five feet, from tip to tip exactly three
feet and weighs 1O6 pounds.
There was an unusually large express
package in the express Car on the east |
bound train Monday morning-a horse, ,
shipped from Portland to Denver, by
ID. G. Bailey, the charge beiug $3.50.
He was inclined TO take full possession
OF the car at fret, but finally became
quite friendly with Express Messenger
Volger, who acted as hostler. Sun.
Captain Polhemus is advertising for
bids to furnish the eating house at the
government works at Coos bay with
supplies. Among the articles are 5000
pounds of Burbank potatoes, 5000
pounds Of fresh beef, 500 pounds of
fresh mutton, 500 pounds OF fresh pork,
l 900 pounds Of first-class butter, yege-
tables, etc. Four hundred tons OF good
screened coal Is also wanted. The bids
are TO be opened on the 9th.
A queer case from Justice Services
court in Lake precinct, Douglas
county, Is reported. l.. II. Anderson
instituted proceedings against T.. II.
David 10 secure damages for trespass.
Mr., AnderOn was successful IN his
suit, and was allowed some $50 dam.
ages. Mr.. David did not pay the
amount, and he was committed 10 Jail
by the justice, and was brought 10
Roseburg 10 be confined ln the county
jail until the amount was paid. Sheriff
CathcaTt refused 10 receive Mr. David,
aud the constable who brought him up
thereupon released him from custody.
Upon application OF a stoekholder,
late Tuesday afternoon Judge stearns
appointed Rev A, q, Fairehilds, re.
oelyer Of the Portland hospital, The
Sun says This step was taken by the
hospital management In order 10 get
nors llme In which 10 pay the Indebt.
sdneas of the hospital Recently several
suits were begun against the hospital,
lpd NJ y conferences II was decided thai
the Interests Of All creditors would be
best sabaeryed by the appointment Of a
Tseelyer The aaasls " the hospital will
Teaeh $4,000, The grounds aud the I
building located thereon are yalaed at
10000, aud other real estate, mort,
cages snd ugpsid subscription aggre,
gate IN value, Iib,0sO, Tbs liabilities
're estimated Al l7b,OO0 The pHpeipal
'TedlloT 10 the unlleq States iayest
pepl company, which holds claims
amounting ~ 900 Other lndebtsd,
leas viii p0i exeeed gA0,00J,