Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-28
NEWS OF OREGON
TFMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of
the Past Week-Brief Review of the
Growth and Development of Various
Industries Throughout Our Common
wealth-Latest Market Report.

Eugene has secured an additional
mail carrier for city delivery.
The new electric car line from Gresh-
am into Portland will be ready for
operation in about two weeks.
Burglars entered Salem residence
and ransacked the place, securing a
small amount of cash and some iewelry.
Baker City will be compelled to re-
main in darkness for while longer
owing to the non-arrival of the trans
formers and street lights.
A six-stamp mill with capacity of
so tons day has been purchased for
the Red, White and Blue mine in the
Malheur district. The mine is owned
by Boston syndicate.
A number of cities throughout the
state will hold municipal elections De-
cember l. Considerable local interest
is being taken on account of factional
fights, prohibition measures, etc.
The Baker City lodge of Elks has
purchased site and will erect two
story stone and brick building 50xlO0
feet. When complete the structure
will cost about $25 900. .s-
Three prisoners under detention at
the county Jail at Union, made their
es ape by saving through the bars of
their cells. The prisoners were await
ing hearing before the grand jury,
two charged with assault and one with
mayhem.
The Oregon dairymen's association
will meet in Corvallis December Ii
and II. Cream separator and other
dairy supply firms are invited to make
exhibits of their goods. Addresses of
interest will be delivered by we'll known
dairymen. Special rates will be given
by the transportation companies.
The noted Bowden mine and Braden
mill, situated near Gold Hill. with its
water power, has been transfers. I'd to
capitalized at 100000,
The purchase price was in the neigh
borhood of $1,000 Southern Oregon
is coming to the front as mining
co.ntry and the purchasers of this
mine are going to put in new and
heavy machinery and do considerable
development work.
Albany will hold its regular city
election Monday, December l. Con-
siderable local interest is manifested.
The Methodist church in Oregon City
is being raised high enough to permit
of store room being built on the
ground floor. This arrangement will
bring the church people about $50 per
month.
The heavy rains have washed out
large portion of the dam of the Condor
water and power company, at Yolo.
Eighty men of the crew have been laid
off and work is practically abandoned
for the winter.
The farmers of Linn county will hold
q farmers institute November % and |
30, under the auspices of the expert |
ment department of the Oregon agri-
cultural collge. The meeting will be
held at Grange Hall No. 10, near AL
bany.
The tides of the past few days have
done many thousand dollars worth Of
damage to the diked lands on Young's |
river and the Lewis and Clark. How
much cannot yet be estimated: but it is
believed that it will reach at least
5 10000.
Three weeks ago J. J. Jackson, a
Negro charged with breaking open a
freight car at Huntington in August, !
sawed through the bars in the county
Jail and escaped. The fact was only
made public few days ago. Jack
SON. s trial was scheduled for next week.