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The first number Of the Dufur Dis
patch was issued Thursday.
A map Of Jackson county has just
been completed and published.
Baker City wants the next meeting
of the State Press Association.
A sea lion was recently killed neal
Astoria chat weighed 2l00 pounds.
The Mono Observer warns Its readers
against bogus dollars Of the coinage ol
1893.
VIM. Hunter, pioneer OF Browns
vile, died last week at the age Of Sc
years.
Cultivated strawberries are retailing
in Eugene at 81 cts. box, says the
Guard.
Citizens of Cottage Grove have be.
gun active work Oh the Bohemia
wagon road.
Walter Denny, an Ashland boy, eX-
poets to be fireman on the new bat
tle-ship Oregon.
The Eugene races have been post
poned to the week beginning May 20,
q week later than the schedule.
Astoria Scandinavians will celebrate
on May 10th the 82d anniversary Of
the union Of Norway and Sweden.
The La Grande Bicycling Club has
decided to build bicycle track one
third of mile IN length, to cost $500.
John Roth, of The Dalles has an
nounced that he will run as an inde-
pendent candidate for sheriff in Wasco
county.
]. Comic, of Newberg, has sent East
for quantity OF peppermint roots and
will experiment with the peppermint
plant in Oregon soil.
Rev. William Steel, Of Quincy,
Mass, who has accepted call Of the
First Presbyterian church, of Salem,
will be at at his post May "a.
Subscriptions are being asked In the
upper Rogne river valley for helping
improve the road from the summit of
the Cascades to Crater lake.
The Water, Light & Power Company
Of Grants Pass, received last week an
s,0O0-pound turbine wheel, which gives
the company 100 heise power, instead
of60.
A big union picnic Of all lodges will
be held at Jefferson on June IS and
10. 1t Is proposed to make this the
biggest event of the kind ever held
there
Lane county warrants are now in
demand. Local capitalists are paying
| per cent premium for them. This
has happened occasionally for the last
three years.
J, R. Cartwright upon examining
his hops found them to be literally
covered with lice, 80 much damp
weather Is given as the cause, Harris
burg Review.
An effort Thursday to secure the
fusion of democrats and populists in
Clatsop county failed, and the demo-
Gratis say they will stand by their ticket
says the Astorian.
The city water, at Forest Grove, as
soon as 1t is drawn from faucet begins
to grow white and soon becomes quite
chalky in color, but soon becomes clear
due to air bubbles in 1t.
The report of the treasurer of The
Dalles shows total cash balance on
hand Of $5729,55. Of this amount
$22S8.S5 was received during the
month, principally from city taxes,
Salem will soon have a woman at,
torney-at-law, In the person of Mrs,
England. Mrs. England Is well along
in the course and will probably become
a member of the bar within another
year,
The trapdoor in an Astoria street
Car was carelessly left open one day
last week, aud Mrs. j. P. Swenson,
carrying a little child in her arms
boarded the car. She stepped into the
opening, injuring herself quite severe
ly.
An educational convention will meet
in Eugene Friday and Saturday June
10 and 20, under the auspices of the
University Of Oregon. Superintendent
Irwin will act as chairman, and there
will be lectures upon and discussions
of interesting educational topics,
The Times-Moutaineer says the rivel
at The Dalles Wednesday was nearly
Is feet above zero, and that very higt
water may he expected, because of the
lateness of the season, and the amount
of snow III the mountains, but there i:
no fear Of anything like the food o