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who drowned at the mouth of th
,ileh last Monday were Mariol
Painter and Rufus Whiteman.
Moro enjoyed something ofa build
ing boom during the past summer
Six buildings were erected. A bricl
kiln is now being burned and a fire
proof building Is now talked of.
Mrs. Mary Scott Myers, of The
Dalles, has been notified OF her ap
pointment as member of the national
executive board of the Woman's Re.
lief Corps.
| The Alderman hotel in Tillamook
mas been closed by the foreclosure of b
;hattle mortgage on the furniture.
The hotel will probably be refurnish-
ed and reopened.
| Gods Regular Army was represent.
I'd at Yaqulna bay last week by
William Purdy and wife. The army
Is visiting the towns of the Coquille,
and expects to get to Marshfield in
about six weeks.
Wallace Bishop of Phoenix, one day
last week hauled l20 bushels of wheat
10 the Ashland mills in one wagon
Ioad, which 1t Is claimed was the
largest fonr-horse load of grain ever
brought to the mills there.
Chris Peterson and Nelse Rasmus-
sen caught saln on in Coos river
last week which weighed 76 pounds.
A large number of chinooks being
caught this season weigh over 40
pounds, and are in excellent condi-
tion.
Several taxpayers of Harney county
who paid their taxes to ex-Sheriti
Cuttings, the defaulting sheriff of that
county, are anxious to know if the
ounty court will regard the receipts
is regular.
Il. Q. Smith, of Eugene, has bought
the William Miller lot of At bales Of
hops at 90 cents per pound. He has
also contracted for about 800 bales, in
GLIDING some of the best growths in
Lane county, in each instance furnish
ing money to secure the crop.
Wheat is coming into The Dalles at
the rate of about 100 wagon loads each
day. Most of that coming from the
Washington side is No l, while con-
siderable amount Of the Wasco county
wheat is more or less shriveled and is
regarded as No2.
Hon. E. R. Skipworth this afternoon
received an invitation from the Nc
kinley Club to stumb Benton county
for Mckinley and Hobart, suggesting
that he speak at as many points as
possible. Mr.. Skipworth informs us
that he must decline as he is not sup
porting Mckinley and does not desire
his election.-Guard.
Donald Mckay is at the Umatilla
agency after trip ia the Wallowa
country. The scout, who has been
sent for by Indian Agent Harper, ex.
poets to be appointed interpreter to
succeed the late John Mclean. Nc
Kay says the Umatllla and Lapwai
indians are encamped on Wallowa
lake, having big time horseracing
and gambling.
The county court of Baker county,
Thursday, in accordance with an
order barring the payment Of county
warrants not presented for payment
after seven years, and which had been
advertised according to law, Cancelled
$l72l9 26 of these evidences of in
debteduess against Baker county.
Hens. r. M. Veatch and S. F. Floed
visited Cottage Grove Saturday, where
the latter addressed Bryan meeting,
making forcible speech. A campaign |
club Of 5S members was organized, II |
of them being former republicans who
will vote for free silver, The Mckinley |
club organized there few days before |
had but 20 Misunderstanding Re-
view.
A Salem merchant yesterday re-
o,, ed a bill for shipment Of goods
ron, w New York jobbing firm, with
hs follow tug legend printed on the
MI. PAYABLE 'u gold of the present
tandard , and weip MT of us. coinage"
The gentleman stat. " las' evening
hat he would not receive 's Socus' as
hat was not one of the c. uu''l"hs
when he gave the order,-StatesA- ~''
For the past two or three days the :
,op pickers in the Cheshier yard,
lear Springfield in Lane county, have
,een indulging ip considerable politi'
,al excitement, says correspondent
q tln E,oana lnord Tho natl1 n WAS