Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-17
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OREGON STATE NEWS,

The La Grande Daily Morning
Observer has suspended publication.
The Masons Of Condor have pur-
chased ground, and will soon COM
mence the erection Of a two-story,
frame building, 40x46 feet. r.t
It is probable that a telephone ex-
change VIII soon be established in
Ashland. Steps to that end are now
being taken.
Frank SupIenant, Clatsop county
farmer, according to the Astoria
News, owns rooster that has killed
about 30 fullgrown rats within the
past month.
Sheriff Kilburn Wednesday at
Baker City, arrested L. M. Robinson
of the law firm Of Robinson g. cole,
on a warrant charging him with
mutilating a public record. Robin
son was arraigned in the justice
court and admitted to bail In the
sum of $400. .r
A new mail route has been estab-
lished from Sparta to East Eagleton,
and Nelson Gardner has been awarded
the contract for carrying the mail.
This route was very much needed as
there are over a hundred men now at
work at East Eugleton mines, and
their closest postoffice is at Sparta,
which is aboat eight miles distant,
No postmaster has yet been appointed
at East Engleton.
Crops in the Coquille valley never
looked better or promised more favor
ably than this season. The copious
rains Of last week, be followed by
warm sunshine has worked inesti-
mable benefit to all vegetation Evi-
IDENTIFY nature intends doing herself
proud by remembering the Coquille
valley more than common.
Meyer in its history did the Coquille
creamery receive such supply of
milk at this season, says the CoQuille
City bulletin. For the past fortnight
the daily average supply has reached
the 10000 notch. and may even yet
climb higher. Something oyer $50
pounds Of butter is manufactured
daily, while the patrons receive St
cents more per pound for butter fat
for their product the same month
this year as last.
Warrenton has determined to keep
herself before the pubic some way or
another, The laetsC from here Is
that the ladies of that town have
organized themselves into society
for mutual protection, and will fore
IDLY punish and eject any man who
defames their character, as has too
often happened there recently. The
society has all the earmarks of the
White Caps:
The district convention for the
sixth district of the Pacific jurisdic-
tlon, Woodmen of the World, was In
session in Roseburg Wednesday, N,
T. Jewett, of Roseburg, was elected
chairman and M. G. wilkins, Of Eu-
gene, clerk. The delegates elected to
the head camp session in San Fran
cisco In August are: W. N, Douglas,
of Marshfeld; J. A, SloYer, of Grants
Pass, and Frank Day, of Springfield.
The local camp entertained the visit
ors at a social session this evening.
The wool In Eastern Oregon is not
quite up In quality to that OF last
year, as the dry fall Of 1897 caused it
to get dry on the sleeps backs. 1t is
therefore not bright while heaYier In
weight, No wool has been bought so
far this year as there is difference Of
cents between the buyer and seller,
and the sheep raisers are in pretty
good fix financially and are therefore
able to hold a while. D.,
About seven years ago H. L. Sui
llvan disappeared from his home near
Leeds, Jackson county, and no trace
of him was ever found. Recently his
stepson. Mr.. Payton, while hunting,
found a lapel OF coat, which he
recognized as that worn by the miss
ing man when he went away, together
with a pin OF peculiar shape, A
careful search of the surrounding
ground disclosed some bones; but fire
had swept that section, and it was
impossible to determine whether they
were those Of man or not A pocket
OF the coat was found under a rock
near by. There see as to be no doubt
that Mr., Sullivan perished In some
way near the spot.