Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-12-10
The Bows Cutfitter," 297 Commercial St. Salem
STATE NEWS.

Baker City is soon to have cream
cry.
The Oldest residents say the past
storm was the worst ever experienced
in Dayton.
The heavy wind and:rain on Tues
day night washed away the ferry boat
at Corvallis.
A crazy man is at large at Cottage
grove. 1t is supposed he has escaped
the asylum at Salem.
Jacob L. Padgett has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Keno, Or, vice
Jesse G.. Walker, removed.
The barn 80 by 10 on the George
billiard farm, near Goshen, was
wrecked by the storm on Mouday.
FL. A. Faxen, Umatilla county's new
sheriff, Monday reappointed all the
deputies who served under Sheriff
Houser.
-Four panthers were killed near
Marshfeld last week. Lester Smith
killed one measuring II feet from tip
to tip, on Daniels creek, and John
Enegran three on Catching creek, the
larger of which measured six feet,
The trials of Earl Wheeler and
Fred Hull, the alleged cattle rustlers,
with whom sheritf's posse fought a
pitched battle on the Lower Powder
river. last fall, was begun in Baker
City, Monday.
A 5-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Reposo, of Prosper, Coos county, was
drowned last week, by falling into
the river from landing in front OF
the house. The child was missed and
search was instituted, resulting in
the discovery of the body
Mrs. Thomas Tabor died December
6, 1897, at the family residence, two
mile west of Eugene, of in Illumination
of the stomach, aged 81 years Sue
had been i'll but few days and her
death was entirely unexpected. She
was born in Indiana in 1910.
CYRUS Brunton, aged S5 years died
early Sunday morning at Dixie, of old
age. Deceased had cen resident of
the Walla Wal'a valley for 30 years
and was well-kdown throughout the
entire country. He left widow AID
large family of children.
A Utah company are figuring to put
in beet sugar factory at La g Grande.
The plant is to be of 300 tons daily
capacity and to be ready for the 1893
crop and the subsidy or cash value OF
csc, 900 to be paid within 30 days after
complition. $4,000 of which has al
ready been raised.
The saloon Of Meatz s. Pundt, IN
The Dalles, was burglarized early
Tuesday morning. The money I'LL
Sas broken open and SO, all the money
in it, taken. The same saloon wa'
burglarized about year ago, the
burglars securing about $l3. Entranct
to the building in both casses was
effected through rear door.
Lewis j. Marks, a mining expert
from Australia, left this city las
night for San Francisco, after weeks
stay at the Lawler mines, lat Quartz
vile. His rerort is very encouraging
Mr.. Lawler's company has authorized
the purchase of S25, 900 worth OF i'm
proved machinery, which is to be pu
lin at once, and the mines will b.
worked with large force Of men.
The expulsion from the Mchinn
vile college OF r.. L. KnapD ant
Horace Ramsey, members OF tn
class 1898 was for parodying rule 0
the president. The rule referred to !
in reference to lady students enter
tanning young gentlemen callers a
their room. The offense was the post
ing of a written burlesque beneat
the rule. The burlesque was OF
serious nature. Since the expulsio
the students have commenced actlo
to test the legality Of the expulsion.
Rose Wellington, woman Of dis
; repute OF The Dalles, attempted
end her life by taking dose OF mol
phine aud blue yitriol, Monday.
note was found in her room Stain
that her loYer no longer cared for he
and had ceased To love her, 50 tina
she had nothing 10 li1e for This
the third time she bar attempted
take her life. Once before she too
morphine, and at another time she
herself. The prompt arrival Of phys
clans Monday saved her life.