The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-07
!, in Yamhill county. recently and

ton, in Yamhill county, recently ant
drowned.
The name Of Willows Junction ha.
been changed to Heppner junction.
The Queen City concert band, organ
lied in Baker City, has begun blowing
with will.
Curry county is advertising for bid,
from nonresideHts to expert the books
of the county.
Crook county's liabilities are $37,
3O5.05, and her estimated resources
SOL 1861.
Brownsville Presbyterians are asking
bids for the construction of a new
church building.
Lane cuunty's Indebtedness is now
about $4,000, while three or foul
years ago it was about $4,000.
Superintendent r. Recknagel ar
rived in Baker City, with a Sc, 900 gold
brick, the product of two weeks rur
at the North Pole mine.
The owners of the Peacock and Other
properties in the Seven Devils country
are letting contracts for the hauling OF
1900 tons of copper ore to the nearest
railroad point.
Recently lot of tobacco, two bolts
of outing flannel, candy, and a number
of pocket knives, in all about the value
of $50, were stolen from the store Of
]. I. Mayes, in Riddle.
There will be dozens of new dwell.
ing houses required in Cottage Grove
and Lemati to accommodate the great
flow of immigration to South Lane this
year, says the Leader.
| Ed. joys right leg and shoulder
were broken and he was injured inter-
nally by being struck by falling tree
while at work logging on Lake creek,
in Harvey county recently.
The gang of tramps along the o. R.
& N. east of the mountains struck The
Dalles and made nuisances of them
selves. There are now three in the city
Jail locked up for vicious conduct.
A large amount of wheat is being
received daily at the warehouses in
The Dalles. 1t is part Of last year
crop that was held by the farmers who
were not satisfied with prices last fall.
R. ]. Newman. q sheep herder near
Ashland, was found sitting in an out
house on ]. J. Murphy's ranch. His
head had fallen forward, and life was
extinct. Newman suffered from neu-
ralgic troubles.
+. A. r. Graham has been endeavoring
to secure the establishment of beet
sugar factory in Coos county, and the
Mail says that there is a tlne prospects
that such factory will be located on
Coos bay or the Coquille.
The residence of Mrs. Annie Urqu-
hart, in the pines near The Dalles.
burned to the ground, and nothing was
saved except an organ and sewing
machine. There was 1850 insurance
on the house and contents.
An addition is being built to the
Eugene sawmill for the purpose of
making boxes A number of boxes Of
different sizes have already been made
at the mill, and it is expected that the
local trade will be supplied.
George F. Davis, a wool buyer we'll
known in Idaho, Oregon, Washington
and California, died recently in Bakers
field, Cal. Mr.. Davis had personally
okk Id 30 l,a Of 10 II
Co. at Pendleton during wool seasons.
]. B Perry, who killed his mother
at Wallace with a Ratchet, has been
bound over without bail for murder in
the first degree, He was taken to
Murray.
Peabody, who has been connected
with the Oregon Steam Navigation and
the o. R. & N. companies since their
organization, and agent at Lewiston
for ten years, died of Bright's disease.
He leaves wife and three grown chill
dren.
Ibach, a new mining camp on Indian
creek, is attracting considerable atten-
ton Just now, and already number
of new prospectors have gone into that
district. 1t is reported that two noted
experts will visit the camp in the
course of month for capitalists.
The contractor in charge of the grad
ing on the Lewiston Water & Fire
Company's ditch. near Lewiston, has
imported Italian laborers, who take the
place of resident laboring men. Threats
have been INDUCED in, but no demon
STATIONS on the part of the disap-