Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-01
STATE NEWS

Hayine will commence this week in
Clackamas county.
Mrs. Nj. A. Funke, of Florence,
Lane county, died from stroke of
paralysis.
From 5000 to $1,000 head of caJtle
will be shipped from Heppner during
the month of June.
John L. Hatcher, pioneer citizen of
Albany, died Saturday morning, at
the advanced age of So.
Miss Schenck, of Junction City, was
poisoned recently by eating cheese.
Prompt medical aid saved her life.
Mrs. Nellie West died at junction
City, May 29 She was 26 years old,
and lett a husband-Daniel West
and four children.
George Lundmain. Of The Dalles,
was held up and robbed by two men,
last Friday. The robbers got $3.50 in
money and some other things.
The 12-year-old son Of ]. d. Fry,
was saved from drowning in Gilbert
creek, Josephine county, last Wednes
day, by Berto Mclean, of Grants
Pass.
Alfred Wheeler, a pioneer citizen
of Albany, died last Saturday night
of paralysis, aged IS years. He was
prominently identified with the edu-
cational interests of Linn county,
Saturdays sale of the delinquent
tax list of 1892, of Clackamas county,
brought less than 800 into the treas
ury; less than a tenth of the whole
list was sold.
John D. DAILY will. it is said, begin
the publication of Republican paper
in Corvallis this uweek. Mr.. DAILY is
an old newspaper man of'consldera-
BILE experience.
Mrs. DR.. Plummer, wife of the
rector of the Episcopal church of Cor
wallis, died Friday night. Her all
ment was cancer Of the breast and
was of long standing.
Venz Bauer was indicted in The
Dalles Friday, the indictments
charging him with the commits
sion of rape upon tine person of Resi-
Rupp, a girl under the age of 16 years.
Captain Peirce died at his home
on Skies river, in Curry county,on the
18th inst, at the age Of IA. He served
oo+b N tina Mavioon ond civil Uar his
public career covering period of 40
years.
Mr.. Morris, whose home is near
the Galloway sawmill, few miles
from Elgin, was shot from ambush
while at work splitting wood. The
ball passed through his body near the
groin.
Hood river strawberry shipments
began May IL, with a crate and a
half, and decreased to 125 crates on
the 18th, and 1900 on the 25th. Fri
day night three carloads were shipped
besides those going for small orders
in the express car.
A cloudburst occurred on Bully
creek, near Westfall, Malheur county,
last week, says the Vale Silver Advo-
cate, letting down perfect deluge of
water. A body Of water 10 feet high
is reported to have come down Bully
creek, sweeping clear over the top of
the Westfall bridge.
j. II. Raley, Of Weston normal
school, was reelected president, and
p. A. WorthingtOn secretary, and r.
Jameieson holds over as treasure.
The board received and accepted the
designations of Professor H. L. Talk
ington, Professor w. L. German and
Miss Agnes Stowell.
E. III. Andrews was badly hurt by a
fall that he received while climbing a
cliff for duck eggs, near Kellogg, in
Douglas county, last week. The rope
broke and he fell about 30 feet among
large boulders. His father was with
him and promptly went to his assist
ance, but it will be long time before
he will be able to climb cliffsagaln.
Some big days work in strawberry
picking have been done on Hood river
One woman is said to have packed 25
crates in one day. The berries will
average about So to the pound. To
pack 25 crates, unless they were
thrown into the boxes by the handful |
and topped or, il would be necessary |
70 handle about $1,000 berries, says the
Glaofar