Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-01-24
OREGON.


Burns has received q chemical fire
engine.
The Southern Pacific is storing ice at
Ashland.
The Dalles will purchase 500 feet OF
Gre hose.
The Oregon legislature deficit fcots
up $50. coo.
Machinery for the new laundry at
Eugene has arrived.
The Grant county tax levy a. been
liked at 25Z mills.
Coyotes are numerous in Coles val
ley. Douglas county.
The Douglas county tax levy has
been fixed at 20 mills.
Tho Pendleton school district has
levied y special tax Of 8 mills.
Several herds near Montgomery have
been visited by coyotes Of late.
1t is reported the Dallas organ fac
tory may be moved to Albany.
The approach to the Upper Calapooia
bridge was carried away by the food.
Baker City has rescinded street
lighting contract, and ia in darkness.
The walls of the first story Of NAL.
heur county's new court house are FIN.
ished.
Collision Of . train and handcar
near WOODBURY., Or, was narrowly
averted.
Famous Uncle Ben group Of mines
in Idaho has been sold to New York
syndicate.
The coal shaft being sunk by W. A.
Maxwell of Coos City. is now down
about 800 feet.
Plans for the new creamery at Sum.
merville are taking shape. 1t Will
cost about $4,000.
Athena has invested 81 800 in school
warrants. The city, besides, has q
balance on hand OF 81, 100.
Lincoln county has awarded the
contract for building the depot bridge
to George NcCoulou for $685..
The old Coos Bay road is said to be
in better condition than for several
years at this time of the year.
Henry Zutz. Jr., 17.year.old boy.
OF Vale, Or, accidentally killed him
self while examining revolver.
l. j. Straw, of klamath county, rode
of bridge into snow bank last
week. and had to dig his horse out.
Contract for building the Wheeler
county court house has been let to A.
F. Peterson, of Corvallis, for $9,O25.
Sixty.fve thoroughbred sheep belong.
ing to o. F. Knox were drowned near
Cottage Grove by the recent freshet.
Howard & Stearns are feeding 500
cattle on Crooked river and about 900
head At Silver Lake, in Lake county.
A petition il in circulation asking
that the public roai from Cottage
Grove to Lorraine he widened to 60 feet.
]. w. Walters & Son. proprietors OF
the Elmira mills, have tioated their
logs into the Long Tom from the Noti
river.
Several car loads OF Weston bricks
have been shipped to Mission station.
They will be used for government
buildings.
An acetyline gas plant belonging to
]. p. williams, of Long Creek, ex.
ploded last week, and slightly injured
Mr.. Williams.
A petition IL being circulated asking
an appropriation of $1,000 to repair
and improve the state buildings and
property at Sodaville.
A herd OF 40 sheep was shipped
from Huntington to Salt Lake City
by the Baldwin sheep & Land Com.
pany, vi Crook county.
1t is reported that Ed Lambson, OF
Willamina, has leased large tract
OF land on Salmon river. which he in.
tends to stock with cattle.
The sale OF land belonging to the
Leonard Lang estate in Pine valley,
which escheated to the state OF Ore.
gon recently, has been confirmed bi
Judge Eakl0. OF the CIRCUIT court.
A meeting was held at McMinnvilie
in the interest OF the woodcutters of
the county. Every precinct was we'll
represented. They advanced the price
Of cutting oak wood from 20 cents TO
90 cents cord. and FIR from 20 70 90
cents.
The farmers and stockmen of Malheur
county feel confident that the coming
season will DO q prosperous ono for
them. While the winter thus far has
been an open ono compared with those
generally experienced here. the indi.
cations are that there will he plenty OF
water for irrigation during the coming
summer. and that the feed on the
range will be good.
WASHINGTON.