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The Hood River box factory is very
busy making pound boxes and crates
for the coming strawberry crop.
1t Is estimated that 27,1sO white
ballots will be required for the SO pre-
cincts Of Marion county at the coming
election,
The Gypsy has stopped rnnning to
Eugene for the present on account of
too many snags in the river. The snag
boat is needed badly.
The capital stock Of the Albany Iron
Works has been increased to $50, 600.
This is one of the most successful works
of the kind in the state.
The Moore Bros, Of Moro, Sherman
county, have sold their entire stock of
merchandise to r G. Craven, Of Polk
county, merchant Of Is years stand
ing.
The Eugene Guards suggests that II
popular subscription be taken up to
procure musician who can teach the
Salvation Army cornetist new tune
or two.
/. II. Veatch, populist nominee for
sheriff in Lane county, has declined
the nomination, and will probably
work for the democratic candidate, says
the Eugene Guard.
A. H. Moore recently brought into
Myrtle Point $500 in gold dust that he
had taken from his Salmon Mountain
mines in q 1O-days' run with three
men. The last Of February he brought
down $500 from the same mine.
The Eugene Guard says the names
of Mrs. L. Conser, and H. @. Owen, of
Eugene, should be added to the Ore
gonian's list of pioneers who have been
in Oregon so years or more, as they
came 10 the state In 1874.
Grants Pass enjoys the distinction Of
having a delegate to each of the
national conventions. Abe Axteil has
been selected to represent Oregon IN
the populist convention, J w. Howard
in the democratic and r. A. Booth In
the republican. All expect to be pres.
ent in person.
The Dalles -Mountaineer says
1t is rumored that the Dufur Touring
mills have been sold to q resident of
of Portland. 1t is stated that the price
paid for the mills was $4,000, and the
wheat stored in the warehouse, amount
ing to about 1900 bushels was sold at
50 cents blshel.
E. A. Seeley, of the Astoria Land &
Investment Company, is busily en-
gagged in working up a syndicate to
build a $l2, 900 depot for the railroad in
Uppertown. Mr. Hammond has agreed
to maintain and operate the station if
1t Is built.-Astorian
j. w. Scott attempted to drive
band of sheep over the mountains from
Clover Flat to Lakeview last week,
but they got showed in, and $50 Of
the animals perished. Those that
were left were afterwald driven back,
and will be fed until they can be
brought over.
Twenty years ago the University OF
Oregon opened its doors to students,
and now, on its Goth anniversary year,
1t will graduate the largest class that
will have ever gone from the institu-
ton, and there are just 20 in the class.
The next largest class was that of 1880,
having 10 members.
The largest run of salmon at The
Dalles so far this season was last Mon
day Every fisherman had plenty of
fish to sell and several wagon loads
were delivered. Since Tuesday morn
ing the catch has been light. If the
strike at Astoria continues for another
month, it is thought there will be as
large u catch as that of two years ago
at least says the Chronicle.
Dick Braden, who by accident was
blinded in one eye last June, and who
has since that time submitted to medi-
cal treatment without avail, awoke
yesterday morning delighted to find
bis eyesight fully restored. The day
and age of miracles being long past,
this 10 case that somewhat puzzles
Mr.. Braden and his friends, says the
Myrtle Point Enterprise.
The wife of l.. Monicle, while cross
ing the river last Saturday at Wheeler's
near Pittsburg, in Columbia county,
was drowned. She attempted to cross
the river on horseback, and it Is sup
posed that the horse slipped and fell
or went beyond Its depth. At any
rate, the horse was found near Wheel
er's gate with water dipping from its
sides and belly and from the saddle.