Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-25
STATE NEWS.

Mrs. Rebecca Cochran, Of Oregon
lefty, has fled a suit for divorce after
a union Of nearly IS years.
Nancy IT,. Childs, daughter Of the
Josephine county judge, was adjudged
insane and placed in the asylum.
Carl Jones, a young man, was held
up by two hObos 10 Baker City, last
Friday and robbed Of a cheap watch.
A large quantity OF flax will be
sown around Scio, this year, consid-
cradle having been given the farmers
for that purpose.
The baby sturgeon is safe on the
Columbia. The legislature Of Wash
ington protects any sturgeon under
three feet IN length.
Mrs. James Shearer, SO years Of age,
living north Of Forest Grove, fell
upon the floor at her home and broke
her left arm at the wrist.
Snow is reported hfteen feet deep
at the Union Companion mine at
Cornucopia. In the other camps
there is an equal abundance.
Septimus Spencer Of Trying PRECINCT,
has commenced foreclosure proceed.
lngs against the Corvallis Opera house
The amount sued for is Sl720.
John j. Kelly, of Eugene, is sick at
springfield. The case is considered
critical. Mr.. Kelly is one Of the most
prominent pioneers OF this state.
The city recorder OF Pendleton has
collected from the patrons of the city
waterworks nearly $1,000 thi: month.
He has also issued so dog licenses.
Chester Thompson shot an eagle
with a revolver, on the Siuslaw, last
week. The bird measured seven feet
from tip to tip and weighed 10 pounds.
The new tive-mile ditch, of Alex
Watts, in Williams valley, has been
finished. IL will be used for mining
In the winter and for irrigation in
tho summer.
The Portland Hibernian Beneyo-
lent society has been sued by Frank
Hackney, receiver of the late Union
bank for 81, 400, being for money adj
vanced in 1891.
Mrs. Anna Crumbacker Stewart
died near Forest Grove aged IS. She
crossed the plains 10 l848 and settled
In Yamhill county where she resided
until death.
Joseph Lane, of Eugene, died at his
home on March %, OF consumption.
He was SO years OF age and had been
confined 10 the house for many.months
by consumption.
A deer and a bear were running
loose, in Roseburg, m day last week,
presenting a wild and wooley appear
ance. Both belonged to citizens OF
the town and got loose.
John Coch, an old resident Of Tilla-
nook county, committed suicide.
He first cut his right wrist to the
bone and then cut his throat. He
was found by his wife while yet warm.
A fund Is TO be raised In Wasco,
Gillian, Crook and Sherman counties
TO send a delegate to Washington to
lobby for the opening Of the Cascade
timber reserve for herding stock on,
The sheriff of Crook county pre-
vented a jallbreak last week by dis
covering In time a hole In the jail
wall that n OF the prisoners had
dug out with a caseknlfe,
Albert Mitchell, a Newberg lad,
was convicted before Justice McPhil-
lips, In McMlnYille Saturday, OF lar
ceny Of chickens, and on failure to
pay a fine Of $50 and costs, was given
10 days In jail
Judge Spargus, OF Pendleton, was
arrested last Thursday aud taken TO
Nebraska, where he Is wanted for un-
lawfully converting to his own use
81 900, the property Of a Nebraska
firm.
The general land ONCE has notified
the register and receiver, under date
OF March IL, that hereafter Mema-
loose island will be the Official bury
ing-ground for the Warm Springs In
dians.
In Portland "A tombstone was re-
Gently sold by the sheriff TO satisfy a
judgement, but the purchaser has not
dared 10 remove the property as he
cannot get the consent from the GEM
etery association.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Ed Coats became in
Yolved In a quarrel at their home at
Oakyille. Mrs. Goats discharged a
shotgun load into his back aud one
load into his legs, He walked a mile
and a half after being shot. Mrs.
Goats Is yet free.
The AssOria water commission hasl
made a contract with A. l.. Adams,
Of that place, the engineer formerly