The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-26
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ohense charged was larceny by bailee.
Mr Hendricks Is an exempt member of
protection Engine company, and had In
MS possession a coat, part Of a uniform
ne used when an active fireman From
this coat he removed the brass buttons
ana was wearing 1t as an everyday gar
ment. Foreman @. N. Clark recentIv Is
sued a notice for the return of all such
property and Mr.. Hendricks did not conn
ply with the request. Foreman Clark
then swore out O complaint and the
case was heard Friday evening at 2
O'Clock. The facts as to the possession Of
une coat by Hendricks were not denied
by the defense, and the justice took the
case under advisement until this morning,
when SO fine and costs were imposed.
The @. A. r. post of Roseburg offered
the 3. ?. Co. $500 for one passenger
coach 10 Oregon City and return but the
management Of the road demanded $500.
Inc post refused to pay that amount and
arterward the company sent q represent
eiye to try to get them to accept the
car at Their own terms, but the mem
bers were so disgusted with the COM
panys grasping game that they refused
to take 1t at all. The result was that
only three persons went to Oregon City
from Roseburg and the railroad Is loser
oy cne transaction. The same railroad
managers refused to grant reduced rates
for the pioneers reunion.-Review.
j, H. Duffer, according to the South
Oregon Monitor, went to San Francisco
Tuesday to make arrangements for secur-
Ing stamp mill to set up at the Beck
man & Huffer bonanza ON jackson creek
near Jacksonville. This claim continues
to yield handsomely with a hand mortar.
$500 slug being realized this week, and
the owners think that with a three or
five stamp mill they can work some Of
the less rich ore with profit. The ledge
is a wide one OF some fourteen feet, with
rich pockets here and there.
Mrs. Minnie T.. Llsle, residing near
Crtmea, in Klicllltat county. opposite
Umatilla Junction, was blown to pieces
at home a week ago last Monday by
powder. Mrs. Lisle went to the barn In
the evening to do some light chores. In
the barn was stored quantity of DOW
der to be used In blasting. No one else
was near. An explosion occurred a few
moments later, completely demolishing
the barn and blowing the body Of Mrs,
Lisle to pieces
Already the steamers are beginning to
stick on the bars above Salem. Surveys
and rtsurveys don't do the river any
good so far as the summer boating stage
is concerned. Ii the money that has been
wasted on surveys during the past few
years could only have baen devoted to
improvement work there would now be no
bars or snags in the upper river on which
to hang to.-Statesman.
Oregon and Washington, says the
Statesman, ought to have concurrent
Jurisdiction on the waters of the Colum-
bia rlver-clear to either bank. AS
Washington has no adequate law for
the protection of fish, the Oregon law
should be enforced on the whole river
The Seml-Weekly Roseburg Plaindealer
has gone out of business and a bright
little daily of the same name has been
substituted for 1t. Roseburg is a good
town, and the Plaindealer should find In
creased utility in its extended field.
A new industry developed at Ashland |
last week, three sacks of turtles being |
shipped from that place to San Fran |
cisco. The turtles were of the ordinary |
mud variety caught In Bear creek |
near the town.