Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-18
STATE NEWS

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The post Office at Dufur, Oregon wa:
robbed Friday night.
Monument and Heppner are now
connected by telephone.
| Certificates were issued in Washing.
ton county to II teachers.
Pendleton il working s. men in the
securing mill night and day.
| c. II. Dalrymple has been appointed
city attorney Of Gold Hill.
The Albany creamery has contracts
upon 10000 pounds Of butter at Seat
tie.
The Oakland, Douglas county Ca
zette issued its initiatory number last
Friday.
The Russell murder case is being
heard in the circuit court for Coos
county.
I'M. JriOn, tanner and furrier,
committed suicide last night by hang
ing himself.
COquille valley is said to be swarm
ing with caterpillars and much dam
age is being done fruit trees.
Prof. E. B. McElroy, Of Eugene, has
been engaged to deliver the Decora-
tion Day address at Junction City.
Fishermen are complaining Of sheep
dip being emptied into the Mckay
river and consequently killing many
trout.
One thousand dollars has been
raised by Baker City iremen to de-
fray the expenses Of the visiting fire.
men.
Bernard Buback died in TillamOok,
May 2, aged 76. He was native Of
Austria and has been a resident in
l'Tlllamook for number of1years
J.J. Lucky, Of Hood river valley,
has patch Of a little less than two
acres Of strawberrier, which, good
judges say will yield 400 crates.
Alexander Stewart died at the home
Of his daughter-in-law, about three
miles east of Medford, Wednesday
May u, aged SS years and 10 months
Edward SchufIline, mining man
from California, died alone in his
cabin about 20 miles east Of Canyon
Vile, Ore. Heart failure was the
cause.
Last Tuesday, Peter Harris, an old
sheep herder, Of Wasco county, died
very suddenly, by drinking alcohol,
causing heart failure after taking a
number of drinks.
Mrs. f. E. Crance, wife Of Alf
Crance, Of Fort Klamath, died at heI
home last Sunday afternoon, after
but a few hours sickness. She was
as we'll as usual Sunday morning, but
toward noon began to feel i'll, and in a
few hours breathed her last.
Anrys s. Kistner, of Rainier, have
made an assignment to j. b. Doan fol
the benefit of their creditors. The
firms resources are estimated at 81, 700
with liabilities of $4,000. J. B. DOan
as assignee, has filed his bond in the
sum of $4,000.
The Albany Democrat says that II
IS probable that Company f will
move for Hood River, June 26. Nc
excuses will be accepted but Illness
and death, and the encampment viii
be run on the strictest military disci
pline ever observed in Oregon
What is supposed to be the largest
salmon ever caught has been caught
in the Columbia river. 1t measured
feet 81 inches and was 3 feet around
the girth and was l foot around close
to the tail and weighed Sli pounds
It's head weighed l2i pounds.
Asa Gilbert, lost a wagon-load OF
oats, hay and flour, and pair Of horses
while attempting TO ford Salmon
creek last Wednesday, so miles south
east Of Eugene on the military road
The wagon was overturned, and the
horses were swept of of their feet
and drowned.
Atthe annual meeting OF the Klam'
ath Fails Crater Lake Club, Monday
evening, the following officers were
elected: 0. c, Applegate, president;
j. &. Pierce, yice-president; II. T
Chitwood, treasurer, c. L. Parish
secretary: A. Castel, typographical
engineer.
An old gentleman named Affut, OF
Trout creek, in Crook county, was
found dead in a pasture near his
house, apparently having been drag
ged to death by the horse he had been
riding. He lived in an out of way
place. Three horses which he had
tied in the pasture were found dead
from starvation.