Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-02-05
STATE NEWS.

: A subscription paper has beer
, started by the Wallowa county bi
metallic club for the benefit Of tht
downtrodden Cubans.
A man by the name Of Bell was ar
rested at Marquam on the charg oI
forging an order for goods, which wa.
: passed on Robbins & Son, the Molalls
, merchants.
Spokane has a mining corporation
composed entirery OF the gentler sex
Enowns as the Womens Northwest
Mining and Investment Company.
Henry Hagocd Of Dallas died We'd
nesday Of la grippe, at the age OF 50
years. He came TO Oregon in 1852,
and settled in Polk county, where he
lived until his death, a highly re-
spected and well-to-do citizen.
Russell Jones, Of The Dalls was sem
tence to serve out a fine Of s25, for
killing deer out OF season, and a
Chinese, Sing Chang, TO serve 30 days
for the larceny of an umbrella.
The warehouse Of Oregon Central
& Eastern Railway, in Lyons Linn
county, was broken into few nights
ago and a quantity OF merchandise,
amounting to about s75, being the
property OF Gibson Myers. was taken.
John Williams and Jim Waters,
two Indians, while fishing for stur-
Reon In the Columbia river, at the
Narrows, three miles above The Dalles
where the current is very swift,
were drowned. The boat iwas upset
and drowned the men while a year
old boy made his way to the shore by
the aid Of the oars.
The Newburg Pressed Brick Com
pany Is laying track from the
Southern Pacific a mile south 10 the
brickyards. White clay will be
shipped from near Willamina, to be
mixed with a red clay here, for max
Ing a chOcolate-colored brick. The
same clay is used for making a white
brick.
Robert g. Perclvale, Of Monmouth
died. He was born In Old Franklin
Howard county, Mo-, February 8, 1922
and in six more days would have been
IS years OF age. He went to California
In l849 and came to Oregon in 1854.
He was an old and respected citizen
)f Polk county, having lived here 30
Dr. more years.
State Superintendent Irwin has re-
Gersed the decision Of County Superin.
.endent Waite, in the Civil Bend,
Donglas county, school district case,
etting aside Waite's division OF the {
district. In his decisionvthe superin-
holds that legal voter in
chool district means both the father
md mother Of children as well as tax
'ayers, and that the Civil Bend dis
rict' therefore contains So legal c
'oters. q
E. =. ThOrp, editor OF the Cottage h
ireve Leader, died suddenly Wednes- 7
ay morning. Mr.. Thorp had not been
Vell for some time, and remarked to
riend on the way home last evening o
hat he did not know whether he II
Iould live TO get home or not. He h
xpired while walking from his home a
o his office, which is about one-half a :
lille from his home. He was found
n the sidewalk by some small chill
ren.
A called meeting OF the Yamhill c
ounty horticultural Society was held [
Newburg, at which a number OF the r
'ading fruitgrowers OF the county
ere present. Articles OF incorpora- "
on were adopted for the formation 1
a cooperative association. The d
Ian contemplates joint stock COM D
any, each member to hold one share ir
stock OF par value Of $40. The :
lslness management is delegated to =
iree members, TO he chosen by nine u
Irectors. Ol
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