Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-07-18
srArk NEWS.


tary to The Dalles Is about all in
Dustin and Kings Valley have
lately had oranges organized in their
midst.
The street bonds of Astoria have
been decided to not be within the
limit of indebtedness.
, The GOldhll miner is no more. IL
suspended and was absorbed by the
South Oregon Monitor.
Lloyd Freeman, of Eugene, had his
foot mashed by street car. The
effect Of stealing rides.
The Suburban Railway company of
Portland offer to pay their taxes If the
city will throw off $4,000 interest.
A special train of twenty cars of
sheep was shipped from Douglas
county the other day for the city
markets in California.
John Wesley Barkley, 2l years of
age, has disappeared from his home
in Grant county, and his mother fears
that he has been foully dealt with.
j. II. Smlthson, Of the Dallos, sold
his wool few days ago for 81 cents a
pound, realizing $1,000, which nc put
in an Elensburg bank. The next day
the bank broke.
Rev. ii. X. Hines, who delivered
short address at the Sunday evening
service at Gladstone Park. Chautau-
qua, organized and built the first
protestant church on the Pacific coast.
The contract has been let far clear
ing the right of way for so miles of
the Astoria road to II. II. Anderson & |
Co. The work Is to be done in 90 days |
One thousand men are TO be employed |
Il. p. Thorp, for number of years
editor and proprietor OF the Cottage
Grove Leader, has sold the paper to
III. W. Ross, gentleman who is said
TO possess good ability for newspaper
work.
Frank Fritsch, Of Grants Pass, ac-
cidently sent rifle ball through his
right forearm last Monday, while
putting the gun into Il wagon. The
bones Of the arm were not seriously
inj ured.
A new case Of diphtheria was re-
ported in the Newman family on
Washington street, Eugene, this
weed. The family was Immediately
placed in quarantine aud the danger
flag put up.
Posters are out for an immense cele-
bration at Waterloo Saturday and
Sunday. Frank Miller an aeronant Is
to go up In q balloon and give para
chute jump. G. II. Dalrymple and j.
s. Smith are TO make speeches. There
are to be races OF all kinds,
william Palmer's children met a
panther in the woods close to the
family residence, on South Coos river,
last week The animal was ia the
brush, near an old logging road and
made no attempt TO attack the
the children.
In September 1894 the Oregon Fire
association was organized. April Is,
1896, their first assessment was levied
TO l5 per cent of an old
line annual premium this is all that
insurance has cost them this far
Hans Henry, while falling a tree
west of North Yamhill, came near
being killed by the tree falling across -
mother tree on which he stood, and
throwing him high in the air. lie
Illghted on a knot with his head and Ol
houldeH almost knocking the life ~
mt OF him. ~
Mrs. Harvey Shelton, of near Jor- n'
Ian, Or, while carrying pan of ~
calding water from one part of the i'm
ouse is the other was run into by so
er little i-year'old daughter scalding OF
er severely, viii ch after great suffer 90
ng the little one was relieved by ce
cath. re
Postmaster l.. Van Wrinkle, OF Wes- -,
Dn, mas been compelled by the post Is
Nice department TO put up the 800
lken from the Weston posto0ice Is
lille Mr. Van Wrinkle was in the
fountains and George Reynolds was s..
'ting as his deputy. MI. Van Win
le will endeayor TO haye the case re- .,
'nsidered 10y the postonce depart
ent.