Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-20
STATE NEWS

: The ordinance reducing the ala
! rfes Of the Astoria city onicials % per
cent has been signed and has become
a law.
W. S. Pyle, Of Montana, bought SUI.
ficient cattle near Dayton TO make up
a trainload Of 3 cars. This tram
will leave Dayton 90 the 18th.
s. S. Derrick, OF EddyvilIe, So years
old and the father Of fifteen children,
walked TO Albany and hack. 50 miles,
10 four days besides attending To his
business.
The late rough wsaeher in Morrow
county has been very severe on sheep.
1t Is hoped better weather will soon
prevail as the Landing season pro-
crosses.
Fl. Z. Forsyth has gathered a train
load q p cars Of cattle near Pendle-
ton, which will be shipped via the
Washington & Columbia River rail-
way and Northern Pacific to Omaha.
The new schOol-district clerk, Mrs.
S. VI. MCGOWAN, had 20 give a bond in
the sum Of $4,000, instead OF $4,000,
as has been required heretofore. Mrs.
S. VI. MCGOWAN had no trouble to Sc
cure the required bond.
Hon. W. 5. VaDderburg reached
home from Salem early last week.
His contest against Mr.. Tongue for
his seat IN congress will not come up
till the regular session in December.
5COquille Herald.
Coquille has a rifle team. c. q.
Gray is captain. The club meets once
a week for 70 get practice. A shoot
ing tournament is soon To take place.
The highest score made was "A. 80 be-
ing the standard. 200 yards was the
distance.
Charles, the l5.year-old vol OF J. n.
Miller, Of Oregon City, while trying
TO catch a ride on the incoming freight
train. fell beneath the car wheels aud
his left leg was crushed at the knee
and below. The leg was amputated
at the middle OF the thigh, and the
boys chances Of recovery are consld-
cred good,
or the 4,285 in taxes to be col
lected, and OF the 1900 taxpayers on
the roll In Benton county, only about
5000 has been paid to the sheriff, and
only 218 persons have taken out their
receipts. OF the $4,000 paid, $1,000 has
been in county warrants. County
warrents will not be received for taxes
after April l..
Star mail service has been estab-
lished in Oregon from Lorella by
Olete to Vistillas, % miles and back,
three times a week, by a schedule Of
not to exceed nine hours running
time each way. This service is to be
operative from April 8, 1897, to June
30, 1898.
The grand Jury, at Hillsboro, re-
turned indictments agais 1.-THE follow
ing: Jane Parrott and Charles Par
rott, for larceny OF $500 from the resi-
dence Of Isaac Allen; against William
Henry Warren, OF Scholl's Ferry, three
indictments against him with rape OF
his own'daughters.
John Tway, proprietor 1f the Al
bany tannary, which was started
about a year ago, says II is running at
It's fullest capacity, and that the tan
merry will be enlarged this season to
meet the increasing demand for its
output.
AT a specil meeting OF the stock
holders OF the First National bank Of
a vote was taken to
go into voluntary liquidation May
/. or the $4,000 capital stock,
1900 was represented at the meet
ing, and voted unanimously for
liquidation. A private bank will in
the meantime be organized
The three-year-old daughter of A.
Il. Sargent who lives near Uniontown,
Oregon met a fatal accident on
Thursday last. While playing around
/ hre 10 the yard, her clothes caught
IN fire aud before assistance could
each her, she was so badly burned,
the knees 10 the waist, that she
lived anly about twenty-eight hours.
Ahunter named Reeser with a COM
killed a pair OF cougars near
he ORC Elmo mine at the head OF
Tump-onJoe Sunday. Thes war
hints" had Just finished eating a deer
hey had killed when the hunters APP
cared upon the scene with their dogs
md rifles Grants Pass Courier.
A gentleman residing Ia waSc0
ounty invested saO0 IN two lots
u Border City, Cal, supposed 20 be al
uburb Of Los Angeles, aud desiring
O learn something OF the value OF his
Investment requested his agent TO cor
espondonf with county assessor OF
JOS Angeles aud was informed by
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