Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-02-01
STATE NEWS.


Twenty-two carloads of stock cattle
were shipped from Harrisburg Friday
last.
Earl Sargent a student at the U. of
o. has been arrested on a charge Of
burglary.
Evangelist Snyder of Portland is
conducting series of meetings in
Corvallis.
The Heppner assembly of United
Artisans initiated 40 members last
Saturday.
The Coquille creamery last year
paid out to patrons sl4,335.99 The
creamery made aud sold butter to the
value af s21, ,O7O Al.
About bozen hop contracts for the
crop Of 1897 were filed for record in
Yamhll county last week. The aver
age price to be paid is 8 cents.
John Coleman died Thursday at
the home of his brother, near Mount
e nily, Union county, at the age of
81. His death is aScribed to heart
trouble.
A special school meeting was held
In Heppner for the purpose of levying
ia for the season of 1897. A 7-mill
tax was voted. This will only allow
six months term this year.
William Robertson died near Wal
ton, in Lane county, January %, of
bronchitis. He was about 84 years
old. He crossed the plains to Oregon
in. 1851, and in 1852 married Mary
Zumwalt.
Albert Dean, while working in the
coal mine in Riverton, Coos county,
last week, was struck by falling rock
and pinned to the ground. He was
released soon after.
Work has been commenced on the
racetrack at MedfOrd's new fair
grounds, and work on the buildings
will be commenced as soon as ma
terial can be placed on the grounds.
One of the old landmarks Of The
Dalles was removed Thursday morn
ing. Jim Wesley, an Indian, who has
been in and about The Dalles since
the early pioneer days, passed over
to the happy hunting ground.
Mrs. Emma Food the rich million
air Caligornian's wife was born on
the 18th day of January 1927, and
died on the 9th Of January 1897.
A peculiar co-incident.
Henry Gray, son Of Captain Isaac
a Gray, of Eugene, cut off his left
thumb Thursday, while splitting
kindling wood. A doctor put the
thumb back in place and it is thought
the two parts will unite.
Mrs. Hannah l.. Williams, aged 72
years, died of old age at her home in
Lost Valley, Lane county, last Thurs
day, January %, 1897, She was
widow, her husband, Thomas Will
liams, having died about three years
ago.
Philips 81 Strong of Waldo district
Jackson county are building long
line of three-foot fume for an outlet.
They have firstrate ground and are
pleased with the prospect Of a sue
cessful season.
Major M. L. White, of Cove, died
Thursday. He formerly resided in
East Portland. Last summer he sub
mitted to an operation, in which one
Of his legs was amputated, and he
never fully recovered. He had just
received the appointment of post
master.
Judge Crawford was waylaid in
Grants Pass last Saturday evening on
his way home. Some one sprang out
from behind a tree and struck Mr..
Crawford on the head with a weapon,
Il fortunately not stunning him, and
he managed to get away from his as
sailant.
A French soldier, in uniform, at
tracted much attention to himself
in Grants Pass last week. He de-
serted at Madagascar on ship bound
AOi AuSOid dAidi duu OWO OlluiSu OulOCln
paid hisway to San Francisco, whence
he tried the American plan of beating
his way on trains to The Dalles.
AT the preliminary examination in
klamath Falls Of Q. N. Gordon, for
the killing of Tom Mckay, held before
Justice Hatton, as committing magis-
trate, there was not found to be evid-
ence sufficient to hold Gordon, and he
was released from custody. The evil
dence showed that the shooting was
done in self-defense.
A shooting affair occurred at the
hlger farm near Corvallis between
Jack Irwin and Ed ThayeI. After
some words Thayer drew a revolver
and Irwin ran into the honea and ra.