Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-01-11

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4 hefent Partasf the states er wash-
ington, Oregon I'D idaho Items ef
Interest to Pacific COast lssepIe.'F
Spokane built 400 houses in 1894 at
cost of something like $4,000.
A. Fetsch, Medford tOr.) tailor,
drew $500 in lottery last week.
Fred Hartford of Patha is experiment.
ing with new current wheel, for which
he has secured a patent. 1t is for irriga-
ton purposes.
"Uncle Billy" Gillian is circulating
an initiative and referendum petition
in Morrow county, Or. also one for a
new State constitution.
A very pleasant family reunion was
held at the residence of J. p. Humph-
reys in the Waldo Hills near Macleay,
Or, on Christmas day. There were
present seven children and twenty-six
grandchildren.
The Pendleton Wool Securing and Pro-
ducing Company has filed supplemental
articles showing that its capital stock
had been increased from 1000 to $780,
900. T. B. Wells, T. E. Fell, E. w.
Boyd, w. D. Hansford, r. Alexander,
G. s. Jackson and H. Shutthis are di-
rectors and incorporators.
Ten years ago the thermometer at
Baker City, Or, fell to 40 degrees below
zero, and go degrees below at North
Powder, Or. Weather prophets predict
regular Dakota winter during the next
few weeks. A visitor at Pendleton from
Haines, Or, reports degrees below zero
at that place day or two ago.
]. w. Hockersmith will ship six or
eight cars of cattle out of Southern Ore
week. Half dozen carloads, mostly
will be loaded at Medford, Or. G. w.
Dunn of Ashland, Or, will send one load
of fat beef with the shipment.
Lizzie J. Anderson arrived at Lake
view with her witnesses from Bowden,
Or, last Saturday to prove up on her
land in that section. Bowden is about
| 200 miles east of Lakeview in the ex-
IRENE southeast corner of the State, and
as they had to travel in roundabout
way, they travelled over 400 miles and
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A year ago Uncle Billy Wright of
Salem attended the Congregational Sum
day School at Albany, Or, and offered
| 81 to every member OF the school who
attended every Sunday in the year.
Last Sunday he was present at the school
to keep his word. 1t only cost him 81.
He has made that promise several times,
and the most it ever cost him was So.
Lane county farmers are not we'll
pleased with the weather of the past
week. Four or five nights in succession
the ground froze several times to depth
of two or three inches, and then next
day would thaw out. This is the worst
thing that could happen to fall-sown
wheat, and the farmers either want snow
or warmer weather. There is large
acreage of fall wheat in the county.
The Oregon State Board OF Equaliza-
ton met recently for the purpose of
comparing the roll as prepared by the
Secretary and witnessing the President
and Secretary attach their signatures
thereto. This completed the big table,
which was filed with the Secretary OF
State and soon afterward transferred to
the State printing office. The Secretary
was instructed to return to Salem No
vember 26 and begin the work of MAX
ing preliminary tables for the session OF
the board OF 1895.
Initiatory arrangements have been
perfected for novel feature in Oregon
journalism. The Salem Statesman ten
dered its January % edition to the ladies
of that city, they to do all the office and
reporting work and take the entire pro-
ceeds that day for charitable purposes.
\ meeting OF the ladies was held, the
position accepted and the following
,minent ladies elected to carry out the
project: Mrs. Judge Bean, business
manager; Mrs. Olive England, editor;
Mrs. William Brown, city editor; Mrs
Patterson, society editor. The remain
der OF the staff will be selected soon.
Loewenberg Bros. of Spokane have
transferred all their stock and property
including the dry goods business, the
Loewenberg building, where the Louvre
Theater is, and the residence of Mr.
Loewenberg to J. N. Glover as trustee o.
a large number of creditors, among then
the Merchants National Bank of Port.
land, of which julius Loewenberg il
President. Julius Loewenberg withdrew
from the firm of Loewenberg Bros. Octo
Der |, 1898. His claim against the firm
at that time was $4,000. 1t is claimed
that this has been increased to $100, 600
William P. Simpson of the South
Bend broom handle factory, has found
that hemlock, so common in that region
is the best material yet discovered fol
broom handles. Alder has heretofore
been considered the best, but handles
made OF hemlock and sent to customer.
in Portland and San Francisco have beer
pronounced by them superior to alder
The hemiock is whittier, polshes better
is lighter in weight and is equally al
strong. Mr.. Simpson says he has mar.
ket for all the broom handles he car
make, and expects premium on those
made of hemlock.
Judge Hanford in the United Statel
Circuit Court at Tacoma has appointed
President Paul Schultze, Joseph S. AL
len of Spokane and John Donald o
North Yakima receivers of the Yakims
Investment Company, which is the sue.
cess r OF the Northern Pacific, Yakima
and Kittitas Irrigation Company. The
receivership is granted on the applica,
ton of o. F. Paxton of Portland, repre-
senting the California Safe Deposit anG
Trust Company of San Francisco, which