The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-28
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
AS early as the first of July, from pres
ent indications, the wool market will
be pretty well cleaned up, and there viii
be few sales to report after that date.
The past week has been a very lively
competition among all the buyers, and at
times the competition almost merged into
hostility. This has done the grower no
damage and in some cases has caused
the paying of more than the market
would afford on a legitimate purchase
gauged by current prices sent out from
the San Francisco and Atlantic coast
market centers A spirit of speculation
seems to have possessed the buyer. BY
taking the figure paid and adding thereto
the cost for freight to the east, one can
easily determine that If recently pur-
chased lots were turned over on today's
market, the result would be loss. Con-
sequently, that the most of the buys of
the past week have been made in the
hope that the price will go up later is the
only conclusion. More buyers have been
on the ground than in any previous week.
Eight cent sales have been not uncom-
mon, and in this territory the week re-
corded several lots bought at prices be-
tween eight and one half and nine and
one-half.-Baker City Democrat.
The Klamath Falls Express moralizes
in this manner: "Mr. Peter Tucker, from
Sacramento, Cal, a messenger of the
Wells-Fargo Express company, came to
our town Friday morning and proceeded
to take charge of the affairs of the affice
here. He packed up all the supplies,
books, ETC., and shipped that night, ac-
4 1arV 4
shot gun. The Wells-Fargo company
have abandoned this office and Mr..
Tucker performed the last sad rites
which have left US desolate, with such
quantities of money in our hands and no
way to dispose of 1t. A little further
back in the history of the west and of
express lines, the old Wells-Fargo COM
pany, had more nerve and stamina than
to desert a town because they couldn't
build a new brown stone front from the
proceeds of the office at least every year.
But progress (O and a common thief have
caused the erstwhile pride of American
express companies to silently fold its tent
and leave a community to shift for itself.
Either the state has been very careless
in the provisions of its charter or the
express companies ignore them"
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the Ashland Tldlngs, has lately been
bilked by young man from the william |
cite who made pretensrs of being more or
less Of a splinter. He worked himself
into the good graces of some OF the young
sports Of E gle Point and when the time
flr the race zane threw them to the |
tune of $2U0 and silver Watel However |
through good ganeralship the boys recov-
cred their watch but are still minus the |
5000. Everything in regard to the affair |
is kept very quiet, and but very few |
know anything of 1t, 1t is said, though the |
justice record shows some crooked work. |
A young man named Davis, who pros |
pected a quartz ledge on klamath river |
a short distance below the mouth of |
Humbug creek and took out 800 a couple |
of weeks ago, has kept steadily ait work |
in developing the same. The result has |
been very successful, as he realized |
$1,000 more in about ten days, and though |
it is possibly rich pocket of small ex-
tent, may yield several thousand dollars |
more, or may be an extensive ledge, |
though not likely to continue as rich if |
a permanent lode. Rich pockets are not |
extensive, yet may be often found in per-
manent lodges to limited degree.
A man who has an eye on the dongs |
OF crooks" has impaired the information
10 a Baker City Democrat reporter that
he had knowledge of about seventy-iv, |
head of horses being driven out of Pow
der river valley within the past few days
by thieves and he stated that for a small |
consideration and expenses betrayed he
could overhaul the 'rustlers" and bring |
them to the bar of justice. The fellow
hot 10 no nci1 1atb o1Na1,It
what he is talking about and it might be
well for stocl0men to make some inquiries
looking to the protection of their inter-
ests.
The Albany Democrat is groaning over
the hardShips it meets with, and in this
particular instance most newspaper men
will sympatize with 1t. But why didn't
some OF its young men have the tCmerlty
to wake the general up? 1t says: Lieut.
General ShOheld Of the United States
army passed through Albany this morn
ing for Portland. No matter how distin-
6uished man may pass through this
city we have no privileges under Tho
present time table. They are all in bed
at Albany"
A carload of cherries and currants
Il
day, says the Statesman. This was the
first carload shipment of this kind ever
made from Portland, but all indications
are that the business will assume good
proportions. Salem did well in sending
gooseerries in carload lots to Omaha.
Hood River found to paid to ship straw
berries, and now we can all take hand
in the cherry business.
This Is a day of rustlers in every trade.
profession and calling, and this commun-
ity is one of the rustling sort, says the
Vale Gazette. Last Sunday afternoon
Rev. Atkinson held divine services in
Vale and before church he went to all
the saloons and invited all present to
come to church and hear his sermon.
lie did 1t in quiet, gentlemanly and un-
ostentatious manner and many went.
The hop outlook for the coming season
is encouraging. The hops continue to
thrive and grow rapidly. Lice are pres
ent in all yards, but in small numbers.
and the current warm and coming
warmer weather will no doubt cause
them to become more numerous Spray
ing has been commenced in all Yards.
ana by proper treatment the ravages of
the lice may be checked.
M. ]. Meeler. of Puyallup, has invented
a folding training basket for pigeons
which, when folded. can be carried in the
pocket being thirteen inches long and
two and one-half inches in diameter,
and when open measures seventeen inches
In diamter, and will hold easily dozen
birds.
fAa l. I
cite that hereafter boats that ply at all
above Salem can do SO only irregularly.
and those boats that do go above are
Of the very lghtest draft A few bars
and snags are the obstructing elemets.
SHE WENT AS A DELEGATE.