Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-12-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

VIII Ue Quilt in the
near future on North Fork river
Astoria Is to have new hotel Soma
capitalists from the east are the pro.
jectUrs. ~ P''-
From one eighth of an acre n
Mccoy, Of Hood river, dug two tons of
carrots. '' -
The s. P railroad company are fix
Ing the low places in their wards at
Eugene.
Inc Catholic mission at The Una
tllla reservation has 100 pupils IN at.
tendance.
one hundred tons of grapes were
gathered this season from vjnevard
In the Rogue river valley.
1t cost the city of Tacoma $1,000 for
expert work on ex City Treasurer
Bogg's books all o. X.
The treasury estimate for appropria,
tions at this session of congress Is.
oiuslaw, $4,000; upper Willamette
$37, 600.
Lewis Loften of Fall Creek, Lane
county, and formerly resident of Sa-
lem, died of heart failure. He was SO
years old.
The women of the University Of
California do not believe In wet drag
g'ed skirts and fifty of them will sp-
pear in dress reform suits.
A disease which the horsemen call
mountain fever, affiicts some of the
range and farm horses in this end of
the valley says an Ashland paper.
Miss Lillian Kerr of Corvallis. met
with serious accident Her hand was
caught in the machinery of the maug
ler in the steam laundry. 1t was badly
crushed.
The Umatilla county school superin.
tendent, Miss M. Woodruff, is advocat.
Tag many Improvements in the school
laws, and one of these that lady teach
ers should attain the age of 81 years.
The dIstillIng company at Grant are
rebuilding their plant as rapidly as pos
sible, and it will be in operation by
January 1, 1895. The works will b.
much more extensive than formerly.
Mrs. w. E. Macauly,of Medford, was
nearly gored to death by COW one
night last week. Her right leg, near
the thigh, was torn open, and she was
otherwise bruised before secured by a
passer-by.
A few days ago Sherman county
farmer drove thirteen hogs into Rufus
that weighed 1850 pounds, and eight Of
them weighed 500 pounds each. For
these he received cents a pound, and
they were fed on damaged wheat that
he could not sell at any price.
At Marshfield, work at the govern
ment works is progressing, despite the
rain and heavy surf. The piles are all
driven and mats all laid as far out as
the north jetty will be made. The fill
ling in with rock now remains to be
done, and 1t will take elk months or
more to finish that work.
w. H. Casebeer came in froIn Kla
math last Thursday bringing In about
thirty head of horses. He started With
35 head but lost several on the road. 1t
is understood Mr.. Casebeer received
about $40 per head for the horses-s
very low price considering that they
were a good lot.
Charles Beebe, aged about fourteen,
nephew OF Mrs. T. E. Hills, Of Ash
land, had a frightful accident with q
shotgun yesterday about noon~ He was
hunting along, Emlgrant creek. The
gun was accidentally discharged and
both loads entered the arm near the
shoulder. Amputation was necessary
AT about ? o'clock Tuesday morning
three masked men assaulted and rob
bed half dozen Cinnamon living on a
randh near Hillsboro. After breaking
ia one Of the doors Of the hut, two OF
the robbers covered the Chipamen with
guns while the other one TansaeEed the
premises. Fifteen dollars and TWO
worthless silver watches was all they
got for their trouble
Fom Huntly, Curry county sports
man, had an interesting time one
moonlight night last week, he and bis
dogs, with a Dine'ioot panther, ~hlcb
had been feasting on sheep IN that
neI0bborhOod. Just after bis last shot,
Inc huge brute made spring aud lald
hold upon him, but the shot proved 10
have been fatal, and the panther
tumbIed over at Huntley's side ana eA'
plred,