Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07

/ An old man OF the name OF Webster
was found dead In his cabin on Dead.
wood u .sw days ago.
Rainier school district has levied
special tax OF 10 mills. The total tax
In Rainer district il ~ mills.
1 o. W. williams has sold the Wander.
mullen farm, near island City, contain.
Ing i57 acres. 70 Mr.. Stein, late
arrival from Utah. for $4,000.
4 J. Bonner's grocery store at Baker
City was burned. lie had an insur.
ance OF $500. The stock WAS small.
The machinery In Clayton Bros.'s
broom.handle factory ~ Coquille, Is
being moved to place eight miles be.
low Bandon.
Malcolm McFarlane has resigned as
| justice Of the peace at Westport pre-.
cinct, and David West was appointed
by the county court TO succeed him.
The breaking OF the boom on the
siuslaw during the late food caused
q heavy loss OF logs belonging 20 logRers
on that stream. but the Lake creek log.
gers report their Losses were small.
/ The Astoria Box Company is max
I ing preparations 10 increase the capac-
ity OF its box factory. The old ma
chinery IL being replaced by the most
improved kinds, and several new ma
chimes are 70 be added.
/ A fine team Of horses was killed at
logging camp near Berry. A tree, in
/ falling knocked another tree down.
which fell In an unlocked for dibec-
fion and struck the horses, killing
them almost instantly.
I Sam White. an old and wsll-kown
resident OF kerby, was drowned in the
Illinois river. lie had been at Kerby
and started home III an Intoxicated
condition. He succeeded in crossing
the river, but after landing walked
about dazed and fell into the river.
Andrew Houk, miner was acct.
dentally killed near Rye valley. He
was work ing alone at the time and
was In the act Of placing a.sef OF tim
hers when cave-in occurred. One OF
the timbera struck the unfortunate
man on the aide OF his head. breaking
his neck.
Mrs. George +. Eglin died at Cor.
wallis OF pleuro. pneumonia. She was
a native OF Dallas. Or, and was united
in marriage TO George T. Eglin at AL.
abny. October 20. 1884. Her maiden
name was Cynthia Ellen Mounts. She
was aged "a years. The survivors are
a husband and four children.
Jacob L. Myers. a Mexican war vet
eran. died at the Soldiers home at
Rosehurg, aged 70 years. He was one
Of the Oldest members OF the home,
having entered the institution soon after
its opening. The remains were
shipped to Olympia. Wash, for inter
ment.
fine Jersey COW was stolen from
W. II. Lindsey. who resides on the
Sheridan farm. near Roseburg. A few
days latter stranger, probably a
tramp, appeared ct the Chadwick
farm. near Myrtle creek, and sold the
COW to Mr.. Chadwick for $40 and has
not been heard OF since.
Mrs. Ray Il. Watts. who has been
appointed postmistress of Reuben,
Or, has filled out her bond and sub
scribed to the oath OF office. The Reu.
ben Office will be in operation as soon
as the papers can be returned from
Washington. The office was discon.
tinued about five years ago.
A man. supposed to be hobo, took
two shots ct Nightwatchman Num-, OF
Cottage Grove. The officer called the
marshal and others to his assistance.
and set out in pursuit OF his would.be
murderer. The man, with two others,
was located in the brush near town,
but as the night was dark, 1t was i'm.
possible to effect capture. The
nightwatchman had been keeping close
watch on suspicious character who
was about town, and he is quite Ger.
tain that this man was his assailant
I Lobec & Barry, who are construct
ing water system for Seaside and the
property adjacent to II, expect to have
their plant in operation before May l..
The city of Seaside is amending its
charter so as to give them franchise.
and the county court will grant them
the right to lay pipes across the coun.
ty bridge over the Necanicum. The
source Of water supply is in the hills
about two miles east of Seaside, which
has been secured, as we'll as the site
for the reservoir and the right OF way
for the piping. The supply OF pure
mountain water is estimated at seven
miners inches. which is much more
than necessary at present and it can be
doubled at very little expense. The
cost OF construction of the plant will
not be great. so the service will be- a
relatively cheap one for the consumers.