Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-22
OREGON STATE NEWS.

an ordinance assessing street fakiI
~ $25 day.
" Silyerton-B w. Robertson of til
le place had his arm broken by tIe fly
lr wheel Of a threshing engine.
Eugene-A class OF 30 applicants fc
, teachers certificates were examine
here last Thursday and only 13 passed
y -Four second grades and 8 third grade
Astorla-Governo elect Geer an
: daughter, Mrs. Downing, are In th
II city TO view the regatta sports and ar
y the guests of Mr.. aud Mrs. Jas. w
q Welch.
o Coquille City-Blshop Barkley, o
Marion county, representing the U
f, u, church Of this state, has been visit
: ing on church work In this count,
the past week.
The Dalles-T Today two carloads o
hogs were unloaded at Saltmarshe &
B Co.'S stock wards, that were all th,
way from Schuyler, Neb., and were
enroute 10 Seattle.
Astoria - AT about 2:30 O'Clock
Thursday morning n number OF peo
pie believed that they distinctly felt
an earthquake shock. Buildings were
shaken and in some Instances settled
some.
Eugene-The telephone lInemen
have reached Eugene from the north,
They haYe stretched new copper
wire from Portland TO this, and are
now going on south TO complete con
nectlons With San Francisco
Stafford Frank Kakle, a l4-year.
old boy, Lying here, fell from the roof
OF barn a few days ago. The barn
stands on high grounde. 1t is 100 feet
from the roof To the foot OF the emln-
ence. Young Kakle fell the entire
distance, and csc iped With bruised
shoulder and general shaking up.
Eugene-Mr. Ward, the Hunter of
Belknap Springs, few days ago went
out before breakfast and killed a bear,
three wild cats and one deer. During
the past ten days he has killed ten
Hue buck deer; Hunting at pres
ent Is said 10 be excellent on the up
per Mckenzie.
Woodburn-Beside two-story brick !
building that is In course of construc-
tlon, other improvements are being |
made throughout the city. Additions
to dwelling houses are being built,
there is much activity la painting.
frescoing and paperlrg lines, and the
Southern Pacific is putting Its build.
lngs here In good order. Let the
good work 90 on.
Arlington-The fifteen months-old
boy OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. q Bates, who
lives near Blalock, this county, was
burned 10 death Thursday. The
mother had gone TO the garden. some
distance from the house, 10 procure
some vegetables. While away the
house was burned, together with the
child.
Jacksonyllle-One OF the handsom.
ast graye-stones In the Jacksonville
cemetery embelllshes the last resting
place of Chas. Winters, Contrary TO
.he belief OF those who are not acq.
tainted with him, he has not left this
mundane sphere as yet, hut expects 10
inside OF the next twenty years. lie
: always prep for anv emergency.
Medrord-Prof. G.. w. Shaw, of the
Oregon agricultural college, was 10
dedford last week looking over sew
raj sugar beet plaJs that are now
growing In this vicinity. lie was
AIKEN toa nua.ber OF these and m
neatly all instances the beets were
ound 10 be doing nicely, lie gathered
ONE samples and took them back /
'lth him for analysis, /. A. Merrl-
mans plat was found to be of especi ,
lily hne growth, Notwithstanding the f
act that the seed did not germlnate a
ntil after the June rains
The Dalles When n. M. Crisman's y
Iew freight train started on It's iirst
rip II consumed half day getting \
O the .op uf the llral hill The train I
onslsted OF three wagons Tor freight .
nd the tender wagon loaded with :
oaded with wood aud water. The 4
ntlre load on the train amounted
o u Tons Of freight, besides the wood al
'nd water which probably amounted 8
o hfe or Slk tons. On the hill the n
rive wheels slipped aud dug holes IL
o the ground aud Il Was necessary ca
0 divide the load. n'