The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-05-14
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STATE NEWS.


At Astoria Thursday night school
boys burned Weyler in effigy. Large
crowds assembled 10 see the spectacle.
The affairs of the Oregon Improve
ment Co., that has been in the hands
of the receiver for some time, are in a
satisfactory condition, and the receiver
will soon be discharged. He has in
his hands s992, ,439 to be distributed
among the creditors of the concern.
The old crematory, on the Linnton
road below Portland, was burned
Thursday morning. 1t had been used
as a slaughter house, and about 100
head of hogs perish ed in the flames.
The property was total loss. and will
amount to some $4,000.
The Thomas Kay Woolen Mill Com
pany, of Waterloo, is preparing to re-
build the mill at that place. The citi-
zens of Waterloo have made the COM
pany proposition to furnish the brick
for new structure free Of charge, pro-
viding the company rebuiIds this sum
mer.
This is proving prosperous year for
stockmen of Grant county. Prices are
good in all branches of the stock-rais-
ing business. Even the horse market
has hveued up, aud buyers have been
plentiful. The demand for saddle
horses the past month exceeded the
supply.
The Chamber of Commerce building
in Portland, has gone into the hands
of receiver, Edward Corkingham
having been appointed receiver by
Judge Cleland. I he claims against
the building are s1.096, 900 held by the
New York Life Insurance Co. and
Portland bankers.
Cleveland Donaldson, a 14-year-old
boy living near Tillamools, killed him
self accidentally while hunting last
Thursday. 1t is supposed he tried to
drag his gun over log by the muzzle,
when it was discharged. He was out
hunting for quail and grouse for his
sister who is sick.
F. L. Grover has commenced an ac
tion against the city of Portland to re-
cover $4,000 damages. The claimant
set forth the statement that owing to
excavations made by the city near
land which plaintiff owns, that such
land began to slide and is still sliding
and will so continue to do indefinitely,
whereby plaintiff AYERS that the land
has deprecated in value to the extent
claimed.
Superintendent of Public Instruc.
tion G. NJ. Irwin is sending out circu-
lars announcing the summer state
teachers association and the summer
school to be held at Newport. The
association will begin July 27 and con-
tinue three days. August II, imme-
diately following the closing of the
association, the summer school will
open, and continue four weeks.
James W. Eabor has been appointed
postmaster at Granite, Or, vice S. w.
Gutridge, resigned.
The Corvallis & Eastern railroad is
said to be buying land in Harney
county from the wagon road company
A miner named Sebunda has made
very rich strike near Prairie City, in
Grant county. The ledge is five feet
wide, aud carries free gold in large
quantities that are visible to the naked
eye.
The Oregon delegation has united
in indorsing Colonel James jackson,
of Oregon, as major- general of volun-
teers. Colonel Jackson, now retired
army officer, served as commissioned
officer in the civil war, and was after
wards promoted to major in the regu-
lar army, in which capacity he served
against the Indians some years ago.
Secretary of State Kincaid has ap-
portioned and issued warrants pay
able to the treasurer of each county in
Oregon. for the United States per
cent land sales fund. under an act of
the legislature approved February l,
1893. The total amount paid over by /
the Unitod States this year to the
state is S4S23.OS. This money must be
used only for improving county roads
Ind bridges. Wasco county's portion
IS Sl5429.
Doss Turner, farmer, living near
Pendleton, is admitted to be the most
Ingenious son of agriculturalists in
Jmatilla county, says the Pendleton
Tribune. His latest feat in the invent
ng line is patent attachment where
~ he has fastened an ordinary hand
to his bicycle. He rides
over his field, dropping hills of corn
With incredible speed, and quits at
light with quarter-section planted
nd growing at his heels.