The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-15
srATn Nnws.
Interesting Items Culled from Oregon's
Leading Newspapers.

Interesting Items Culled from Oregon's
Leading Newspapers.
A fatal accident happened on the Thurs
ton farm, one mile north of Wells, late
Wednesday afternoon, in which Charles
Suver lost his life. The victim was en-
gagtd in hauling grain to threshing
machine. He left the field with heavy
load of wheat bundles, and as he APP
preached the machine wheel struck a
stump, and the wagon suddenly checked
up. Suver was unprepared for the sud-
den stop and he lost his balance and
fell headlong over the front of the high
load. He struck on the douhletrees. This
frightened the horses, and they dashed
eway at full speed. Suver dropped from
the double trees to the ground. and the
front wheel OF the heavily loaded wagon
passed over his legs, and the hind wheel
of the same side passed over his body,
running nearly 1engthwise of it. The ac-
cldent was witnessed by the entire thresh-
ing crew. and assistance was at once
rendered the unfortunate man, a surgeon
was summoned from Buena Vista, but
in the hour that elapsed before his ar
rival, Suver's life was practically ex-
tlnct.
from Justice Soesbe's court for the ar
rest Of DR.. julius Rothermel who is stop
ping at Winans, and Constable Olinger
went out to serve the warrant, says the
Hood River Glacier. The doctor Is charg-
ed by young German named August
Morschback of taking from the pogtofiice
letters containing drafts to the amount
of $3.50 and getting them cashed and retain
Ing the money. Morschbach has been sick
all summer and the doctor has been at
tending him. On the other hand, 1t Is
stated that the youns man was owing
the doctor for professional services, ana
authorized him to take the drafts from
the postoffice and get them cashed.
Warrants were sworn out Thursday by
members Of the Rod and Gun Club, says
the Glacier, for the arrest of the owners
and managers OF the three saw mills and
planer charged with allowing saWdust
and s. avings to be carried into the wa
ters Of the Columbia and Hood rivers.
The following persons were arrested this
morning: Frank Davenport, OF Daven-
port Bros. &c Co.; B. r. Tucker. Of Tuck
er's Mills; Henry Tomllnson. Of Mt. Hood;
and Mr.. Carver, Of the oregon Lumber
Co. The Rod and Gun Club have resolv-
led to prosecute all violations OF the game
laws to the fullest extent Of the law.
Early Wednesday morning a freight
train going down from Kamela, Union
county, struck band of sheep In a cut.
Engineer Hansen and Firemen Caylor
were on the engine, but they could no
nothing more than witness the wholesale
slaughter Of the sheep. The cut was at
this end Of sharp curve, and on steep
grade. The engineer endeavored to check
the train by applying the breaks, and re-
versing the engine, but witout any real
success. There were about 1000 sheep in
the band, and II Is estimated that between
200 and 800 were ground under the train.
Tuesday afternoon foot race was
matched between Ellsworth Cameron, OF
this place, and James Allen, OF Lebanon,
the race to take place In this city on Sat
urday afternoon, August II. The purse
is $50 and the distance 70 yards This
Allen Is a stranger In Oregon and may
be a fast man, and no doubt Is, or else>
he would not have matched Cameron
our boys are confident. however. and ex-
pect to double the contents Of their ex-
chgquer.- Brownsville Times.
The citizens of the Pendleton school dis
trlct have decided to vote on proposl-
ton TO bond the district for $4,000 to
care for maturing bonds. aoating ndebt-
edness and to provide for the conStrue-
tion of two $500 buildings for the use OF
the primary grades. Bonds amounting to
$4,000 are about to natures intsreSt
amounting to $500 Is due, and The noat-
inQ Indebtedness OF the district Is Ssg30