Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-07-19
OREGON STATE NEWS.

Cove-A lodge OF Odd Fellows has
been organized at CoYe, .r
UUion-A new Masonic temple is
being built at this place.
PeDdleton-A typographical union
has formed here with Is members.
LakeYew-The town council is fig.
uripg on putting in new water works.
Baker City-A benefit social given
at Baker City for the soldiers netted
S52 30,
Astoria-A large new business block
will soon be erected in Astoria by IL,
G. Page. 54. 4.
Myrtle Point-Work will soon COM
mence Oh fine new NJ. e. church at
this place.
Corvallis-A new bank is expected
to be put in here by Mr.. Scroggins Of
Sheridan.
Burns-B. d. Mcintyre is now
owner of the Burns Items and will
edit it as we'll.
Baker City-rhe Baker Democrat
now thinks Baker City has over 5000
inhabitants.
Corvallis The sower of tacks is
still abroad here and the wheelmen
have resolved to puncture his tyre.
LakeYiew-is raising $1,000 as a
bonus for telegraphic communication
with Bidwell, Cal. The line will be
completed within a month.
Baker City-During her absence
some sneak thief entered the residence
Of Mrs AL Taughn and stole areyolyer,
$3.50 in money and some jewlery,
La Grande-The Oregon Sugar
Company, of La Grande, is arranging
to build two silos, each to be 400 feet
long, 40 feet wide and n feet deep.
Hillsboro- Dealers in harvesting
machinery report that there has not
been as good trade 10 three years as
now, Some dealers have sold their
whole stock and cannot get more.
Astoria-The great raft Of logs that
went down the Columbia is now on a
bar on Astoria flats. This raft is the
largest one ever built and will be
heavy loss. Mr.. Robertson the owner.
McMinnyille - The old Baptist
church is being moyed to make room
for the new one which VIII have a
greater seating capacity than any
other church IN town. ....
Sumpter-J. Nat HUdsou has sold
the Sumpter News to S. P. Shut
formerly of the Condor Globe, who
will hereafter steer that publication
through the uncertain seas and quick
sands of journalism. .
Burns-At the close of a patriotic
celebration at Burns, Hon. George w,
Hayes asked that all who wished to
join the United States army should
arise, Every man in the hall stood
up. 1
Fairyiew Mountain-The miners of
the Bohemia district celebrated
Schley's victory at Fairview noun
tain, where they placed a flag pole SO
feet high. From the top of Fairview
Is mountains can be seen.
Toledo-Lincoln county fixed salary
of its clerk at $I00 month, and its
sheriff $3.50 a month, Sheriff Ross and
Clerk Lutz have agreed to this scale,
which will remain in force until the
legislature puts the officers on salary.
Jefferson-There have been shipped
from this station, from January |,
to July 1st % corloada Of flour, 7 Of
feed, II Of wheat, "a of potatoes, 1 OF
oats, 2 of sheep. 2 of cattle and go
coops Of chickens.
Astoria-Gracie Vooth and h, L,
Bidwell, two boys of 16 were arrested
Sunday evening for stealing some car
penter tools. They haye been carry
ing on systematic stealing for some
time.
Corvallis The Corvallis saw mill is
running at full blast every day. The
shipment of five cars of hardwood
lumber was completed this week.
The material is used in the manu-
factures Of furniture, and vent to
San Francisco, Portland and Albany.
Albany-On Saturday at the Red
Crown mills one of the workmen, Mr..
Fred Grimmer, while making some