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The first number Of the TiliAmo0h
Herald was issued last week.
The Presbyterians Of Brownsville
are making arrangements fer new
church building.
Walter L. Mains big three-ring cir.
Gus will be in Oregon soon. This d
Its first trip to Oregon.
Goods roads on ST. Patrick's day ID
rather unusual for Oregon; yet such
was the case this year.
The Odd Fellows Of Lane county
will celebrate the 77th anniversary oi
0ddfellowship at Eugene April %.
The canines around Brownsville
have been killing sheep, as many az
80 having been killed within the past
few weeks.
A report Is current that new morn.
Ing paper will be started in The nslles
April !. II the enterprise is 90, il
will be republican in politics.
The battle between The fruit growers
and the fruit pests is now on In dead
earnest in Jackson county, and "hot
stuff" is being pumped inM the enc.
my all along the line.
While filing the teeth of a horse,
George Metteer lost bis hold OF the file
and 1t went down the animals throat.
The horse Is getting along nicely, and
the file il ont ofsight.
George Kykstra recently brought
into Dallas ia pounos Of mohair,
sheared from 40 goats, and sold it ut
80 cents a pound, The coating Of each
animal brought him S. cents.
Circuit court has been In session at
Rosebarg, The Judge instructed the
grand jury to fully investigate the es-
cape Of murderer Sam Brown from the
county jail, and to place the responsl.
bility where IT belongs.
Lieuallen Mcdaniel, the last Of the
McDsniel brothers, died rather sud.
denly st bis home in jackson county
recently. He was sick only 3 few
hours, and some seem to thipk that
poison figured in bis death.
The silver-tipped gray squirrels are
occasionally seen once more on the oak
trees in Hood River. II these beauti-
full animals could be protected from
yandal hunters, they would soon be-
come numerous again on the hand
some shade trees Of that town, says
the GlaGieF,
Mr., Gilman met with quite an aaci-
dent recently while opt hunting on
Elk river, In Coos county. He fell and
his gun was discharged. The bullet
struck rock Immediately In front Of
him and rebounded, striking him in
the shoulder and infllcting painful
but not serious wound.
The fact that the present jury in
Douglas county 10 made up mostly Of
young men who have had bgt little or
no experience as jurors, iss matter Of
comment. such combination Of "boy
jurorsn may never occur again In the
pext hslf-century, II ever; but then 1t
may oecgr again next time.
The firm Of Weeks 4 Orr, Of Med
ford, has been packing 800 boxes Of fine
Newtown pippin applesfor the London
market. These are all f0ur.tier apples
(which indicates that they lack moth.
Ing in size. Theae gentlemen have II
men busily employed spraying theil
orchards. They report the pests moi
near so plentiful as last year.
In the bottom OF the deep shaft al
the Virtue mille, in Baker county, thu
water is hot. Too hot for a man Il
tske . betb, This Ed Borman, TIN
E!!sht foreman Of the mine pan testify
to. Mr. BoFnan bad OCCASION to q
down the shaft In the cage, and
through carelessness or otherwise, tn
cage was lowered into the suup. Be
fore Mr.. AorHan could signal for
hoist his legs were burned by thP 10
water quite severely.
Rev. Mr., Mills, of Tillamook, VIII
bas recently closed a two weeks serie
Of meetings at Thurston, In Lam
county, has shown very generou
spirit to the people Of that place. MI
1 Mills came " that section to buy lsi
sey cattle for creamery, and while a
fhurston learned that the people a
that place were without a regularl.
appointed pastor. He iMmedlatel'
rendered his services for short time
but was told that the people could no
afford to bire him. Not daunted b,
this, he procured the use Of the ohuFcl
buildiDg, hired q janitor at BIS oW'
EXPENSE, to care for 1t, and held wv
weelsl service, with good results, so
when he had finished, gave the cor
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