The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-07
STATE NEWS.

The large barn OF John Allison, on
the Tom Richardson farm on the Crab
tree, was entirely consumed by fire yes
terday morning about 3 O'clock, says the
Post. With 1t were burned three horses,
hacks, harnesses, and all of Mr. Alllsoa's
wheat and other farm products which had
oeen stored there, but ten sacks Of wheat.
The fire practically cleaned out the re-
suit Of Mr.. Allison's years harvest The
fire was discovered too late to get any
thing out of the barn. How It was set
on fire was not known; but 1t was
thought that some one had probably
slept in the barn over night There was
no Insurance.
Oregonians will watch the race between
Defender and Valkyrie III with greater
interest when they learn that the two
spars from the Defender are from Ore
gon. Boston paper says: ''The sticks
are Of selected Oregon pine, carefully in
spected, and chosen for their particular
fitness for the work for which they are
intended. The largest spar measured
slightly over 80 inches in diameter. The
massive sticks Of Oregon pine which will
replace those recently in position upon
the cup defender, and which It is conf
IDENTIFY asserted are of sufficient strength
to Withstand the force of any breeze up
ON her huge sail area, were carried across
the city of Boston on a logging truck
without exciting any unusual comment.
The o. r. & N. will rebuild the Burke
branch. a large part of which was washed
away by the big floods Of 1891, Since
that time the o. r. & N. has been work.
ing under arrangement with the North
ern Pacific, and the branch has not been
operated. 1t is seven miles long. Chief
Engineer Kennedy's department has
charge of construction and when finished,
1t viii be turned over to the track de-
partment for maintenance. All the ties
to be laid this year are already down.
There have been put in $4,000. AT present
so miles of steel is being laid on various
parts of the system, Is miles having been
laid this season. Balasting is being
done in many Places and by the time
winter comes the roadbed will be in first
class shape.-East Oregonian
Fruit shipments through the Oregon
Fruit Union from Roseburg, have proven
The fruit, mostly peach |
plums, sold from 60 to "a cents a box, !
but the growers were disappointed when |
their checks arrived, the freight rates |
having been misrepresented. Judge Rid
die shipped 24OO pounds Of plums and re- |
ceived a check for $74 for picking and |
placing the fruit aboard the cars. He was |
out his plums, 81 in money and the board |
Of pickers. In Medford the fruit is dis
posed of by small growers to- local buy
ers who consign to the East and the
growers take no chances The larger
growers make their conslgnments d.
rect. The result of the o. f. u. ship
ments seem but a repetition Of the his
tory of former years.-Lake County Ex-
nminer.
"a postmaster in a town in Georgia
recently concluded to obtain some infor-
nation about ''furrin parts" so he sent
out a postal card addressed to Oregon
and of course the card was placed by
the postal authorities in the Salem pack
age, says the Statesman. The reading
side of the card was covered with the
contents: 'T wish to know
Of that country. If there is a
paper published there please send me a
copy" The Salem postmaster trans
mitted the card to the Statesman office
md as soon as Uncle Sans postal SER
vice can get 1t to him, the Georgia gen.
leman will be reading the paper pub
ished in this great state and will he de-
living information that will surprise him
Is to wealth. business, population and
prospects,"
There Is fun at the insane asylum UNI
Ter the new management Just what
he cause is not yet known. DR.. Clara
VI. Davidson has resigned under the fol-
owing letter: My salary heretofore has
,een so wholly Inadequate and incom-
)atible with my rightful appreciation of
he position of resident assistant physl-
ian at the Oregon Insane asylum ana
10 much below that received by the
ormer incumbent, that a regard for
consistency and fairness and more es-
ecially for my own financial welfare,
rompts me to ask your board for a rea-
enable increase in my compensation.
With all due respect 1 desire to say
urtber, that should your board find itself
isinclined to comply with my request in
he premises, you no doubt will do me
he kindness to consider this commune
alton an application for a release from
he duties of the position in question
It the c:ose of the present quarter.
KARL'S CLOVER ROOT will purify
our blood, clear your complexion reg