The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-03-15
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Items of Interest From All Parts
of the State.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS
A Brief Review Of the Growth and Improve.
msnts Of the Many Industries Through.
out Our Thriving Commonwealth.

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built at Eugene,
Athena-Athena has elected T. b.
Page school director and j. w. Smith
clerk.
Baker clty-The Baker City post.
ofice will have a stamp-cancelling
machine.
The DalIes--The Dalles treasurer
had an available cash balance March
l of $1,655.64.
Eugene-A large electric trans.
former has arrived at Eugene for the
lighting company.
Baker city-lmprovements to cost
$780, 900 will be made in the Warshuer
hotel at Baker City
Eagle Point-It is reported from
Eagle Point that early frosts have not
injured growing wheat.
Pendleton-Water meters for the
Pendleton water system have arrived
and are being sold for $40, SIS and
$40 each.
Gold Hll--It is reported that a rich
three-foot vein of gold-bearing quartz
has been struck on the old Clock place
near Gold Hill.
Perry-The Grand Ronde Lumber
Company will start up its mill at Per
ry this week. About 100000 feet
of logs are on hand.
Coquille-Farmers on the north fork
of the Coquille report hay scarce in
that part of the country; but stock
is in fine condition.
Henderson-The wagon bridge at
Henderson station, which went out
with the last freshet, is replaced and
opened for travel.
Foots Creek-Several tons of ore
from the Dixie Queen mine, in the
FOots Creek district, are said to have
yielded over 500 ton.
LakeView-The old electric system
for lighting the town of Lakeview has
been discontinued and will be re-
placed by the town plant.
Eagle Point-There is considerable
anxiety over the proposed ditch from
Fish Lake to the valley, fears being
entertained that the company will
take so much water out of the streams
that there will not be enough left
for irrigating purposes and to run
the grist mill.
Pilot Rock-A painful accident oc-
Cured at the Warner sawmill, twelve
miles south of Pilot Rock viii War
ner, while riding on a log carriage,
was struck on the head, and while
stunned leaned over in such a man
ner that large piece of flesh was
cut out of his thigh by the saw
Unity-It is reported from Unity,
on upper Burnt river, that there was
disastrous fire in that burg. James
Paytons general merchandise store
was totally destroyed, including quite
stock of goods The building was
practically new, two stories high,
the upper story being USED as a dance
hall.
AshIand-A petition has been for
warded to Washington for the pro-
posed free rural delivery route south
of Ashland The route reaches from
Ashland eight miles to w. H. Shep-
herds place, and returns via Emf
grant creek. The number of families
which would be served on this route
is 1875, and the number of people
49S, and one postoffice, Baron, would
be discontinued.
Fort Klamath-Melhase Bros, of
Fort Klamath weighed 1874 head cf
beef cattle last week at the Mitchell |
ranch and delivered them to George
Kohlhagen of Roseburg. The average |
weight was 1852 pounds, from which |
was deducted four per cent, making |
the selling weight 1901 pounds The |
price paid was TX cents, an average
of S4503%. The total price paid for
all was $S,2S6.9O
Wheat-Walla Walla, 55@56c; Val
ley nominal; bluestone, 571ac per
bushel.
Flour-Best grades, $2.SO@$S.4O pre-
barrel; graham $3.50.
Millstuffs-Bran, $16 per ton; mid
dlings, $2l.5O; shorts, $3.50; chop
SIG.
Oats-white, 44@45c per bushel;
gray, 42@43c.
Timothy, $12@12.5O; clover
$@9.5O; Oregon wild hay, $6@7 per
ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 22A@45c;
dairy, 1S@20c.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 12@12kc;
per dozen.
Poultry = Chickens, mixed, $3.50
@4; hens, s450Q5; dressed, 11012c
per pound; springs, S40450 per doz-
en-; ducks, $500; geese, $5@6 per
dozen.
Potatoes-45660c per sack.
Dried fruits-Apples, evaporated,
506c per pound; sun dried, sacks or
boxes,3@4c; pears, 8@9c; prunes,
Italian, 507c; silver, extra choice,
507.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers,
$4.75; ewes, $4@450; dressed, 6h0
&c per pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, $5@5.25;
light, s4.75Q5; dressed, 607c per
pound.
veal-Large, 7@74Ac per pound;
small, Sa09c per pound
Beef-Gross, top steers, S4.506 |
AIS; cows, s4Q45O; dressed beef, 10
SC per pound.
After careful and patient investi-
cation the historical committee Of the
Society of California Pioneers has
learned that January "a 124S was