Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-08
OREGON STATE NEWS.

OakYille-William Meow is tn
Postmaster here.
Pendleton- There is considerable
stealing of wool going on this vicinity
Junction City-An evaporator, will
a capacity of 400 bushels per day, i
being erected here.
Silverton~Fruit growers around
here are preparing an exhibit for TIN
Omaha exhibition.
McMinnyIlle-Clem Scott has made
a record in cutting wheat 65 acres il
10 hours with two binders.
Argo WIN. Schroeder has been ap
pointed postmaster at this place, vice
John Ii. Schroeder, resigned.
Rural-The rew postmaster here i:
VIM. II. Wyatt, who takes 'the place
of Mary s, Shayer, resigned.
Sheridan-The residence of Mrs,
Green, near here, was destroyed by lire
THURSDAY night with its contents.
Eugene-A. S. Powers and w. A..
Dixon of this place have been ap-
pointed forest rangers for Lane
county.
Portland-Tne new tug sampson"
being built by the Wolf & Zweker
Company at Portland was launched
last Thursday.
Medford-The water supply is very
short in this city, owing to the alb
sence of heavy rains and snow falls in
the mountains last winter.
Wheatland-The government snag
boat, Mathl0ma has completed the
building of the wingdam al the head
of Lamberts slough, just below this
place.
Corvallis-ChasR Ryder was accident
ally killed here Thursday afternoon
while running an edger. He was struck
with piece Uf slab over the heart
and died in few moments,
Newberg The Newberg Fair Asso'
citation did not intend to hold a fair
this year, but they have submitted
proposition to Newbers citizens. A
guarantee OF $3.50, 800 expenses and
$50 for premiums is asked.
Forest Grove-H Harris N. Brooten, of
North Dakota, was here last week in
the interest of colony of 30 families,
looking for location. He liked the
locality, and expects to return with
the colony about October |.
Boseburg-A young man named
Harry West was drowned on Friday,
while attempting to swim across the
Umpqua river. West was unmarried,
was "A years Of age, and his parents
live in Oakland, California.
Pendleton - William Raymond.
farmer living uear here, has been ar,
rested on II charge of having put
poison in Il watering trough. Four
horses belonging TO the Brown family
died after drinking he water.
Roseburg There is talk Of the rail
road division terminal being moved
from here to- Riddle. The Il. r.,
made a proposition some
time ago TO TO make extensive i'm.
here If a certain piece of
land were donated, but the citizens
have made no move, as yet.
Alba ahy-One land sale here Satur-
lay contributed $l5 toward carrying
Ihe war into Spain. 1t was the deed
600 acres Of land belonging
10 the estate of the late ID. b.
Monteith TO Milton Hale, the consid-
grafton being $4,000. 1t is the
argest amount of stamp affixed to any |
me instrument in this county.
Talent-The four-year-old child of
]. A. Harvey, got hold of bottle OF
,arbolic acid aud drank part Of the |
contents lasG week, Everything pos
iible was done To relieve 10, but the
little sufferer died. This is the second
'hild CT the family poisoned with
,arbOlic acid.
The Dalles-There is some uneasi-
less here regarding the whereabouts
Il Charles Carter, OF Caleb, He came
lere on July 24th put his wagon and
cam up at the Columbia feed yard,
nd since then has not been seen. L.
!. Davis, manager OF the feed yard,
earned that Carter went 10 Portland,
ut since then no word has been re-
elyed from him.