Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-22
STATE NEWS.

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yersity.
Offers to contract for hops at9 cents
a pound wee made in the vicinity OF
Geryais last week.
The McMinnville labor exchange is
about to begin the manufacture of
pottery, roofing, tiles, etc.
4 hat pin five inches long, with a
fancy porcelain kaob at one end, was
recently found in a hogs liver at
Spokane, Wash.
The body of one the Indians drowned
while sturgeon-fshing above The
Dalles two or three weeks ago, was
found near Hood River.
Contracts have been let for pipe and
hydrants, for the water works at New
berg, to Portland parties. The sys-
tenn is to be completed in 60 days.
The Scio creamery will be run on
business principles this summer.
The farmers will all be paid for their
milk. every month whatever may be
realized for it.
John R. Markiey, formerly Of Cor
Wallis, is ia the City of Mexico and
has purchased about 1000 acres of land
south of that city suitable for the
raising of coffee.
Mrs. NJ. j. johnson fell dead while
kindling a fire in her bedroom, on her
ranch, near Vale, Malheur county,
Or. last Wednesday morning. She
was aged 81 years.
p. Y. Carter and H. L Carter have
a contract to cut 1000. 900 feet of logs
for the Trent Lumber Company, in
Lane county. They have begun cut
ing timber near Dexter.
Friday was bird day in the Central
school in Portland. A good program
appropriate to the day, was rendered
and all were made more familiar with
the value of birds to man.
The TillamOok numbering COM
pany are about to begin manufacture
ing slaves on a large scale. The
slaves will be used in making water
pipe for severrl water companies.
c. II. Whitney, of Albany, was
severely cut by the breaking Of a bot
tie which he carried in his hip
pocket while riding. Two 'arteries
were severed and he nearly bled to
death.
Thos. J. Howell, botanist' Clacka-
mas county, is publishing a botany of
Oregon-the first that has been un-
dertaken. His work viii be COM
pressed in a volume Of about 600
pages, but will list only the flower
ing plants of the state.
W. V. Henderson, of Eugene, and
postmaster of the city died at Eugene
on Friday, of blood poisoning. Mr..
Henderson was chairman of the Re
publican central committee and other
wise a very prominent citizen of Lane
county.
In the presence of his wife, who was
standing waiting Tor him to go with
her down stairs, Thomas e. Woolery,
of lone, Or, attempted to make way
with himself in his room in the Per-
kins hotel Portland, Friday afternoon
by shooting himself in the head with
a 30 caliber pistol. The wound was
not fatal.
Last Friday morning G.. W. Mitch.
ell and E. W. Weesner found Mrs.
Charles Rees lying a few hundred
yards from her home, neal Newberg,
on the frozen ground in IN insensible
condition, and almost dead from eX-
posure. Mrs. Rees left home on the
previous evening, and her husband
thought that she was at G. W. Mitch
ellis, but 1t seems that she left there
with the intention of returning home,
and when she got within a short dis
tance of the house she dropped down
in a sinking spell, and there she lay
all night.
At a meeting of the common council
at Astoria a liceuce bill was passed
licensing gambling houses. The
licenses are for d first-class 5000, and
for six months $500. Second class
license $3.50, a year and $3.50 for six
months. Third class 800, and $50 for
six months. First class permits any
and all kinds of games and second
class licenses permit the holder to run
any one of the games mentioned in
the ordinance. Third class permits
billiard, cards and any of the common
games, including nickel-in-the-slot
machines.