Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-20
STATE NEWS

Eagle valley. In Baker county has a
town. 1t is named Richiand Loca-
ted upon the survey Of che Seven Dew
lis Railroad.
W. p. Dutinn Snld his wool of 100
bags, aggregating 1900 pounds, at 10
cents on last Wednesday. This is
Willow Creek wool.
Word comes in that Rob Currin's
sheep have been fired into oyer in the
John Day country. There is no in.
formation as To the loss.
Miss Henrietta Woodruff, ex-school
superintendent of Umatilla county,
was married in Pendleton, last Thurs
day, to John Lycette, foreman of the
Pendleton securing mill.
La Grande has been compelled to
borrow s400 frcm the La Grande Ma
tional bank to complete the amount
required to make the semiannual in
terest payment on bonds.
The residence of John Deadmond,
who resides on the north side of Or
ford lake, in Curry county, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire one night last
week, together with all it's contents.
Charles Riley, jr., was kicked on the
/ side by horse, at the Keeney ranch,
in Harvey county, last week. Mr..
Riley was found lying unconscious
and was taken to Harvey. His recov-
cry is doubtful.
| The county court of Lane county
I has purchased a l6-hOTsepOwer trac-
! tion engine to furnish power for the
county's rock-crusher. The engine is
secondhand machine, and was
bought for 5000.
Jacob Mari, helped himself to about
500 pounds of hay in the meadow of
William Hanna, near The Dalles, and
paid dearly for it. He was arrested,
pleaded guilty, and was fined S25,
which he paid.
Oat stalks on the ranch of Jonas
Drugg, near Junction City, have
reached a growth of six feet. The
Junction City Times says Mr.. Drugg
estimates that his crop this year will
be 1000 bushels
The grasshoppers that were devas-
tatug the fields around Olex, in Gill
liam county, migrated to the west
and south last week The sun was
partly obscured the greater part Of
the week, while they were flying over.
j. NJ. Scrugg, who is in the Jackson
county Jail, held to answer for the
murder of L. G. Quisling, takes things
coolly, and thinks it merely matter
of time when he will be released on
the ground of self-defense.
Washington, a Republican county,
has reduced its county expenditures
SO, 76S.6S during the past year, $2,S5S.S6
of the reduction being on road and
bridge work, Interest charges and
official salaries are increased. County
debt June 80, 1896, 5,S17.77, Debt
JuLe 30, 1897, $3S, ,150.70. There is
$14, 1920 on the 1896 delinquent tax
roll.
Hop contracts are being offered at
Dallas at 12t cents, and an advance Of
cents, but very few growers are con-
tracing their crop. The prospect for
good crop is somewhat better than
it was reported a week ago, although
the hop louise is multiplying on the
vines of nearly all the yards. A num-
Der of growers have begun spraying.
An alteration took place at the
farm of Mrs. Martha Mcdonald, near
Dallas, Mr. Galbraitb, who rented the
farm on shares, refused to give his
landIady her share of the crop, and
Mrs. Mcdonald tooka team to haul
in her portion of the hay, when she
was assaulted by Galbraith with a
pitchfork, and her arm broken. Gal
bralth was arrested on a charge Of
assault with deadly weapon.
Another Populistic county heard
from: During the year covering the
the ~ months from July, 1894, to
July, 1895, the warrants issued and
contingent fund paid out on current
running expenses in Baker county,
amounted to $53,S37.59. The next
year from July, 1895, to July 1896, the
amount was $33, ,661 20. During the
past year ending with the present
July, the amount was $29,97S.96,
s., ,682. 33 less than during the year
previous, and $23, ,S5S.63 less than the
first years expense given above.