Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-03
STATE Ne WIS.

|rhirty-ive inches of snOw have fall
Ia this winter in Burus,as measured
hf the observer in that place.
Albert Brownsll, of Albany acct
dently shot off his thumb from his
left hand while busting his gun.
Al. NJ. Hammer, OF Albany, assigned
fol the benefit Of their creditors last
saturday. Liabilities are about Sl1,-
500.
b. &. Sperry, of Heppner shipped a
"a load Of mules to Virginia, Mon
day. This is his second shipment to
Virginia.
The controller of the currency has
declared a diYiden of 5 per cent in IA
vor of The creditors of the Oregon
National bank of Portland, Or.
BY what is known among s~heeprais-
ers as a sheep pile-up, Charles john
500, of California gulch, Birch creek,
Umatilla county, the other day lost
$50 sheep.
A Salvation Army spouter in Albany
took for his subject; ga Kiss in the
Dark" That made all the lasses
smile and shout ''Hallelujah" till they
were faint.
G.. p. Griffin. died at his home in
Eugene last Sunday morning. He was
"a years old and had been a patient
sufferer for five years, most of the
time bedriden.
John Currier, of Corvallis died, at
the age of 80 years. He had been con-
fined to his bed for 16 months. He
died from injuries to his spinal cord
received in an accident.
George Humphrey, debuty United
States marshal arrested Sanford Hills,
at WOODBURY. charged with conduct
ing a retail liquor business without a
license. and took.him to Portland.
The Albany Democrat says it is lear
ned that 10 or 12young men of Albany
will go to Carson City to witness the
Corbett-F itzsimnons fight. They will
walk all the way, and expect to leave
Albany Monday morning.
The intercollegiate baseball league
was formed at Newburg Saturday
with the following Is officers for the
year: President, G. f. Fisher, o S N S;
secretary, d. V. K%uykendall, U of o;
treasurer, w. Glenn, Pacific college.
Such a religious revival as has never
been known there before as has been
experienced in Ontario, in Malheur
county. People came from miles
around, and song and praise services
were kept up almost every night un-
till IL o'clock.
A young woman in North Dakota
who has saved up $500, wrote to a res
ident of Lincoln county, to inquire If
Oregon is a good place to come to-,
The Leader says: "Let her come. A
woman that can save save up $500 in
North Dakota csn keep a husband in
luxury in Oregon"
The DO Wing contest in Albany be-
tween two business mems teams scared
as follows: Mccoy 1O4, Beors IS Hop
kins 70, Porter los, James 81. Total
1853. Pfeiffer IS, Lee 81, Smiley 80
Kroschel 81, Brown 90. Total 440
The former team thus won by SO
poihts. In the two contests the lat
ter teams were IA ahead.
Thursday afternoon at her home
thi side of Jefferson Mrs Fl. W. Fore
man narrowly escaped a sad fate by
burning. While sitting near the fire
her dress become ignited in some
manner and it was not until her cloth.
ing was almost entirely consumed and
her hands badly burned that the
flames were eXtinguished.
County Clerk Jennings of Eugene
has completed the tax-rolls Of Lane
and turned them we ito Shelf John
son for collection. Three incorpor'
ated cities and 29 school districts in
the county have levied special taxes
for the last year. The total amount
of taxes to be collected is Si20, 265 80
of which $lO0,1l is for state and
county, s9971 81 for special school and
$lO,1S1 10, for special city.
Frank Germain and Frank Andrews
who were arrested at Woodville last
Thursday, for burglarizing a miners
cabin were brought to Jacksonville c
and had a preliminary examination
before Justice Dunlap. The articles
stolen consisted of clothing, provis
ions and a gold ring. They were hello
to await the action of the grand jury
William Reese, who last year es
capped from Jail at Lakeview, Oregon
was arrested in Chico. On July 2l
1896, Reese was tried and convicted a.
Lakevlew for an assault with a deadly
weapon, and was sentenced to one
year in the state prison. The night