Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-02
STATE NEWS

The canneries at Astoria nave pun
up thus far about three-fiftbs OF al
average pack.
John Bowers, of Irving, died alCer
long illness, Sunday evening" lie
was II years Of age.
All trees on the hillside of Astoria
are infested by caterpillars, ana the
city is swarming with them.
Department No 2, circuit court,
H. II. Hewitt, judge, will convene aV
Dallas on next Tuesday with 5s cases
on the docket.
The grand jury found Harsld MINK
Ter, of Lakeview, guilty of holding up
and ,robbing the blacksmith al
Paisley.
Aspostoffice has been established at
Cottonwood, Lake county, Or special
from Lakeview, which is 10 miles
Northwest.
Col. NJ. L. Olmstead, of Baker City,
while returning from escorting
squadron of soldiers out of the city,
was thrown from his cart, severely
bruising him.
DIR. Wilson, of Platt Valley Land &
Livestock Company, Of Wyoming has
started for Wyoming with 10000 year
ling ewes, purchased in the vicinity
of PSineyille.
Miss Dosie Hayter, Of Bills creek, a
sufferer from la grippe, while In a
dazed condition stepped out of the
house and was lost for eleven hours
and when found was almost uncon-
cious.
Following OregOnians were granted
pensions Monday. Restoration and
increase-Carlton f. Hall, dead Of
Turner, Marion county, Original wild
ows-Esther Sinclair,of Eeagle Point,
Jackson county: Judah p. Hall, of
Turner. Increase-Daniel K. IlliH,
Grants Pass.
James Atny, aged 81 years, and a
pioneer of 1913, died at the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. Campbell, In Ore
gon City, Monday, of appoplexy. He
had been about the yard as usual, and
went to the house and sat down. A
little grandson noticed that he gave
a strange grasp, and he called his
mother, but the old man was dead.
The Prineville Review says that the
number of sheep that will be brought
into Oregon this season by the firm OF
a. j. Knollid s. Co., of Kansas City
and Salt Lake, will be about 10000
head of 2-year old wethers, and of
these about $1,000 will 60 from Crook
county RACES.
Daniel Waters, of Starkey of Una
ttlla county was struck by lightning
last Saturday while standing near a
tree. Mr. Waters was unconcious for
some time. The bolt struck his
shoulder and ran down his body and
right leg to the knee when the cur
rent crossed to his left leg and down
to both feet, The burned clothes
and glove showed where the bolt
passed. He says the pain was not Sc
yere till the blood began to circulate
then it was intense. He was severely
burned and will be about again in sew
eral weeks.
Look out for the Spanish gypsies,
the Eugene Guard says: The maraud-
ing gang of greasers who Iare disgrace
ing this section of the country by
their presence, camped last night at
Goshen, and as the local passed
through this morning had not
begun to packs up preparatory to
coming on, although they may be ex-
pected at any time. A letter re-
ceived Lthis morning from Assessor
Burton, states that when they were
in Cottage Grove, they acted in the
most lawless manner. They would 60
into houses without invitation and by
force purloin trinkets or anything
that took their fancy. They also
stopped school children and took their
dinners away from them.