Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-11-20

All kn0S OF yeRebaOieS arc 10 Dt
dried at the Albany drier for the
Klondike trade.
The county commissioners Of Lane
county, have accepted and paid for
the new foundation OF the court
house.
The Anglo caunery at
Astoria has fallen fiat to the ground.
The old 1. X. L. cannery lot one side
and half the roof.
The first issue of the Eugene
Weekly Record, W. W. Moore, pub
Usher, made its appearance. II
is a four page qIarto and Is non
partisan.
Hosea Brown, accounted the Oldest
American soldier on the Pacific coast,
residing four miles fr m Grant'sPaas.
died Tuesday night, having reached
the age OF 10j years and months.
The following postmasters have
been appointed for Oregon: John f.
Reisacher Condor, vice John Lyons,
resigned. Elmer e. Cross, Hebo, vice
A. W. Richards. resigned.
The train from Woodburn crossed
over the new bridge across the San
tiam, between SciO and Spcer, We'd
nesday for the first time in year, it
being exactly one year since the train
crossed over going to Woodburn.
Nothing has been heard Of T. j.
Sprowl, the Pendleton man, who dis
appeared after being in Spokane last
week. Sprowl,s threshing outfit, that
he had in Eastern Washington, will
be sold under fOrecl )sure proceedings
next Friday to get enough money to
pay the threshing crew.
The First National bank,U Eugene,
is the possessor of United States
government bond, of the issue If 1895,
drawing per cent interest. 1t is one
Of the bonds sold under the CleYeland
administrations a premium, to make
good the treasury reserve. This bond
runs 30 years. 1t cost the first Ma
tional bank S12, $50, a premium of 27t
per cent. At this figure, the bank will
realize little more than per cent
on the investment.
The right hand of Henry Clawson,
aged Is, was badly shattered by the
accidental discharge of his rifle, near
the California line, Thursday. Claw
son had been huntipg, and had stop
ped, leaning on his gun, with his
hand over the muZzle, when, in some
manner, the weapon was discharged.
He was brought to Ashland and it
was found necessary to amputate the
arm.
G. w. Nessley has sold his apple
crop of 1915 boxes to an eastern buyer,
says the Union Scout. He gathered
AZ boxes from one tree and had IA
trees that averaged 81 boxes to the
tree L. Gutenberg last week sold
1900 boxes Of apples from his sorchard
across the river from Union IN Union
county to an eastern buyer for IS cents
box, on board Of the cars, TO be
ready for shipment at any time prior
to January l. Mr.. Oldenburg says he
now has orders for rs cars, % from one
firm,
GO. Holmes, who lives few miles
north of Island City, was in La
Grande last Monday, and had with
him three small pieces Of gold which
were found by Mrs. Holmes in the
craw of a duck which the lady had
recently killed for sthe dinner table,
says the La Grande Chronicle. Mr..
Holmes was at first in doubt as to
whether the shining metal was really
gold, but tests made by Jeweler Bunte
proved that it was genuine stuff.
Web Varney and Willie Kasberger
found an old pistol in desk in the
back room of Varney &Co's., market
in The Dalles, Tuesday night last,
and supposing it was not loaded be
gan scutlling TO see who should have
possession o: the gun. But it was
loaded, and in the scutlle was dis
charged while pointing at young Kas-
berger'S side. Fortunately the ball
struck one of the lower ribs on the
left side, and ranged around to his
back, where it was lodged against the
skin. The boys proceeded to a doc
tors Office carter the shooting, and
| got the doctor to take the ball out OF
young Kasberger's back, RELIEVING
him from his temporary suffering.