Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-28
OREGON STATE NEWS.

The Two men VITO were shot at
Athena are recovering.
Lebanon is expected to have new
postmaster'appointed.
The crop Of huckleberries is quite
large In the moutains.
The hay crop in Oregon never was
better than this season,
The total expense of the Lincoln
county election was only $3.50.
The Wasco city council voted down
an ordinance to license saloons.
FL. Young was sentenced for giving
alcohol to small boys at Pendleton.
The new receiver of the The Dalles
land off ce will take possession August
1st.
The Columbia Southern has com
menced to lay steel from Wasco to
Moro.
The school board in Portland has
only elected ll5 .new teachers this
season.
Professor Frank Riggler was elected
city superintendent Of public schools
in Portland,
The hrst kiln of new brick for the
court house at Coquille will be fired
on July 1st.
A little BOY at Portland got a clam
out Of the slough and upon opening it
found a nickle.
A petition is being circulated at
Forest Grove to prohibit riding BIZ
cycles on sidewalks.
The Coquille creamery is marketing
large output this season. The
butter averages the patrons 19c per
pound.
The Oregon City paper mills are
shipping large quantities of paper to
Sidney, New South Wales, and other
Australian points.
Mr., w. S. Jack, of Silverton, picked
5 400 boxes of strawberries from one
acre of ground the price averaged a
little over &c per box.
The contract for building the new
schoolhouse at Amity was awarded to
]. w. Gilbaugh for $2O35. Work will be
begun in a few days.
Twelve recruits we're mustered in
In Oregon City, to join the Oregon
regiment in the Philippines, only one
applicant was rejected.
A bold attempt was frustrated near
Clifton, Oregon, Friday night. A
pile of scrap iron was placed on the
rails in five different places.
Mr.. Doty, Whitcomb. Linn county,
offers 81 for every crow killed on his
place. This is an opportunity for Sa.
lem sports to get In and practice.
Mr.. Frizell, of Gillian county, wa
: thrown from his seat on a wagon
while drawing wool down the hill al
! John Day and run over. He will die
Charles Hoffman, of Pendleton, VIII
shot Hickman and Walters on las
! Wednesday has waived examination
Z and was held in the county jail to ap.
pear before the grand Jury in October
His bail was fixed at $500.
Henry Straham, who is herdin
sheep for Walter Fields, eight mile
: from Mount Vernon, Grant county
several days ago was struck by light
e ming end remained unconcious TO
i an hour.
't A boy named Stevens, of Plano
: was bitten with a rattlesnake las
% Tuesday. The snake hung onto tn
S finger so it could scarcely be shake
!, off. The boy was given plenty G
i whisky and he came out all right.
RS From four acres of strawberries o
st the Voght place, near Folk station, ,
in D. Shaw gathered about $50 crates
tt strawberries. He put an extr
- amount of work on the patch and wa
g we'll paid for it. The prices range
m from 60 cents to 81 per crate.
= Seid Back, Jr., a we'll known youn
- Americanlzed and ma uralized Chini
a. man, of Portland, enlisted in I'll
v company of engineers being formed
h, Portland. Young Back is a telegral
Ie; operator and speaks English an
:" Chinese fiuently. He wants to go
* the Philippines in the service of h
O. country.
If The following officers were elect'
- at the Friends meeting at Newber
S. President Thomas Newlin, Of NeV
es berg, at the nomination of the deli
k: gate body, was unanimously re-electe
n presiding clerk ,and William P. Smit
~ of Salem, was reelected readiI
nd clerk. Evangeline Martin, of Ne
or berg, was elected recording clerk, al
If John A. Richie, of SCOTS Mills, a
- nouncing clerk.
The two candidates for coun
= commissioner in Lane county wi
= contest. W. H. Baugfam, Uni
Z candidate will contest the right
! Fl. D. Edwards, Republican, to Z
! seats. The returns showed tn
Z Edwards was elected by one majoTlt
! This will make it necessary for
Z entire recount of the ballots cast
Z commissioner.
Z The following officers OF the Unit
: Evangelical Bible Conference, viii
z was sbeld at Independence the pa