Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-04-23
OREGON STATE NEWS.

Astoria.
A carload of steers was shipped from
Corvallis Monday.
Clatsop. county will build a bridge
across Youngs bay at once.
A road club'has been organized at
Corvallis in the interests Of cyclists.
Mr.. A. Baldwin a hypnotist was
rotten egged in Corvallis on Tuesday
night.
Washington county veterans as
ISOLATION will meet at Beaverton,
May I.
Treasurer Buchanan of Benton
county, has issued another call for
warrants.
NJ. D. Markham, who was nomi-
mated for state printer on the Pro-
hibitlon ticket has declined to accept.
The Pendleton Steam Laundry was
burned one day this week. This is
twice it has been destroyed by fire.
A wild goose recently captured at
Seaside Clatsop county measured
feet and 7inches from tip Ito tip and
weighed IL pounds.
Douglas Gone of Red Bluff recently
purchased 10000 head of sheep for 25
cents per head, Stock of all kinds is
said to be perishiDg in California
through the effects of drouth.
The delinquent tax roll, amounting
to $4,000, was turned over to Sheriff
Hare. If payment is made by May IA
only three per cent will be added to
the original tax.
Charles Baker, of LaGrande, and
Miss Bessie Lynch, of Denver, were
married in La Grande by Rev. Thos,
Dulin Of the Baptist church, on Tues
day evening.
Attorneys at Hillsboro have sued
the father of Gus Wachline who was
hung in that town in February. They
claim he agreed to pay them reas-
enable surA to defend the murderer
and sue for 1882.
Judge Hale of Grants Pass, pro-
nounced the death sentence upon
Chas. Fiester, the wife murderer,
fixing Friday June 10, as the date OF
execution. Fiester broke completely
down and wept like child.
The Is year old son Of Hans LUX.
inen was accidentally killed by tree
falling. His body was smashed. He
was acting as signal boy in logging
camp giving the word for the engine
to start. In this instance log was
pulled against dead tree breaking it
down.
The Gold Democrats met at Port
Hand in convention on the Is and 10th,
of April. and by vote of % to %
decided not to put state ticket In
the field this year. However, it was
given out that Gold Democrat
would run for congress in the second
judicial district, but no candidates
was named.
Last Saturday, Williams brother:
and H. G. Kinney found an old mar
on the hill by the reservoir, in Grants:
Pass, in a completely nude condition
The old man lives near the factory
and 1t seems to be custom Of his tC
90 up in the brush daily and strip
himself of his clothing and then roam
about.
w. P. Mount, of SusansYille, ar
rived in Canyon City, Wednesday
haYing in his possession some of thu
richest and most beautiful free gold
quartz specimens ever seen in thai
country, taken from his recent dis
coyery, the Skyscraper mine. Th'
specimens exhibited were of th'
pretty white quartz variety, almos
identically the same as taken from
the Vlrture mine, near Baker City
and came nearer being nugguets thai
quartz specimens,
The Pendleton Oregonian says
Sheriff Hare, of Clatsop county, ha
received dispatch of inquiry ii n
knows anything of j. N. Brown, witt
attended was in Astoria last week at
tending the convention. Mr.. Brow
was a candidate before the convention
for the attorney-general, and the las
that was seen of him was when h
went down to take the boat Frida.
morning. So far the Sheriff has beeI
unable TO find any clew to the missinI
mans whereabouts.
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