Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-11-17
STATE NEWS.

The net Indebtedness Of Lane county
Is $32, ,7S0.73.
Coos County has called all warrants
| pr lor TO Nov 4, 1891.
1 Dewitt q. McCrary, Of Shaw, Or,
has been granted pension.
The United States grand jury will
meet in Portlnnd on November 80.
The oregon City Wooden Mills haye
started up with full force OF men.
McMlnnyille college defeated Forest
Grove last Saturday, IL TO Q. after
hard contest.
Eugene has wife beater Ia Jail by
the name OF Kane. He raised kane
once too often.'
More than 100000 worth of new
buildings have been built In Baker
City this year.
George q. Davis OF Lebanon, Sc
cured 800 bushels Of potatoes from
three acres OF land this year.
Those competent to judge, say that
Oregon's potato crop will be close to
the 1894 potato crop, which was nearly
1000, 900 bushels.
There was one first grade, two second
grade and three third grade certld-
Gates issued ut the last squarterly
teachers examination 10 Eugene.
IF. A. w. Grain, OF junction, has
rock on which is a we'll defined hand
some woman with long flowing hair.
1t has been polished and Is quite
handsome.
u. M. Wilkins, manager of the Eu-
gene cannary and evaporator, sold to
ID. IR. sheridan, Of Roseburg, $4,000
pounds OF dried pruhes at 1910 per
100 pounds.
Between 80 and 30 telephone in
struments are o Nv In use In Baker
City and the company has orders at
the factory which win increase the
number TO fully 100.
The net Indebtedness of Lane
county, September 80, 1897, was
s32, 7S0,73. On the Slst day of March,
1897, II was only sl2,2l5.l2, while on
September 30, 1906, It was s22, l3O.3s.
IL Is estimated that Oregon this
year has at least 1000, 900 bushels OF
apples for market, OF this amount at
least i,200,00 bushels are consumed
In Oregon, leaving 100000 for export.
The delinquent tax list of Multi
nomah county is published in the
oregonlan. IL consists OF 57i columns
of nonparlel type. At the price form
erly charged for such work, this will
yield said company about $1,000,
On Monday II. A. Wallace, section
foreman at Cre:swell, while working
on bridge near Goshen, had the mis-,
fortune OF being accidently struck
by spike maui just above the left
eye, crushing Into the skull the full
size OF the maui hend.
Three burglarles reported at Astoria
Monday morning, The houses OF
County Clerk It. /. Dunbar, Lawyer
"a @, Fulton and II. f. PrAel were
entered while the families were away.
Several watches, diamond rings and
small amounts Ot money were taken.
Thomas ShamleY, about 90 years
old, was found dead In the snow. 40
miles east OF CanyonYille, last week,
He was huntIag and trapping, and
met death within quarter OF mile
OF biscamp. At a corOner's inquest,
u was decided that the cause of death
was heart failure
Andrew Johnson, a Coos county
pioneer, tried 10 commit suicide last
week by taking strychnlne, says the
Bandon Recorder. The dose proved
20 be too small, aud the old man cut
his peck In several places with a
knife. He Was unconscious when
found by his children, but IL is
thought that he win recover
AZ wrenn, eight miles west OF Cor
wallis, on the Oregon Central a East
eFn railroad, the house Of the Chinese
secllon men was burglarized Saturday
mofnlng. The thieves secured 800 Ia
eash, ave razors and fes other arti-
eles. They are known 10 be tramps,
and were traced from Wrenn 10 Philo-
mafh, thence 10 Corvallis.
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