The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-12-05
NEWS OF OREGON
ITFMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE.
Prosperous Southern Oregon Mine - Real
Estate Transfers in Marion County In
creasing-Aged Man SO Hours With
out Food or Shelter - Benton County
Hog Discovered with JauRdice.

A case of jaundice las been found in
a hog killed by Benton county farmer
Pendleton commenced free city mail
delivery December /. There are four
carriers and three deliveries Of mail a
day will be made.
Much local interest is being mani
'ested in the city elections throughout
the state, which occur from December
to April l. Several cities have three
tickets in the field.
Hosea Stokes, aged 7S years, became
lost in the woods at Looking Glass,
Southern Oregon where he resides,
and when found had been So hours
without food or shelter.
Mrs. Bride Sinnott, widow Of the late
N. B. Sinnott, died at her home in The
Dalles Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Sinnott
was one of the most widely known
pioneer residents of that section of the
state.
Prospects are very encouraging in the
gold mining district in the santiam
country. Considerable development
work is being done and new machinery
installed. A smelter will be shipped
in early next summer.
The real estate transfers in Marion
county during the past week amounted
to over s52, 900, which is the largest
for a similar period in many years.
Activity in real estate has been'steadily
increasing for over two years and there
is every indication that it will gain in
intensity during the next two years.
While there is some movement in city
property, the transfers are principally
Of farm property.
The Greenback mine, on Grave creek
Southern Oregon, has new 20-stamp
mill completed and ready to begin a
much larger business that it has been
able to do in the past. Over so tons Of
ore will be crushed daily. Nearly SOC
people are supported by the Greenback
mine, the houses of which have made a
thriving little town with store, hall
and schoolhouse. The town is known
as Greenback and has recently been
made postoffice.
The postofiice at Pokeama, klamath
county, has been discontinued.
The building boom, which has beer
in progress at Weston for several weeKs
shows no signs OF abatement.
The citizens of Helix will hold an
election December 10 to vote on the
proposition of incorporating the town
But very little of the 1903 whea'
crop in the big Umatilla belt will bt
fall wheat, the rain proving SO heavy
that all seeding has been stopped.
DR.. Leckenby, of Union, has discov
cred process whereby he can take
photographs in which all natural colort
are reproduced. He will not keep thu
discovery a secret, but will give it II
1 the world.
The soldier who was arrested at For
Stevens for setting the numerous lecen
fires has escaped from the officers anC
no trace of him can be found. He con
fessed to having started the fires as &C
cused.
The second term at the state norma
school at Monmouth shows a marked
increase in interest and attendance
One noticeable feature is the unusually
large number of young men, some l9t
being enrolled at present.
The sugar beet crop this year in tn,
neighborhood of La Grande was excep
tionally good and more beets wer
turned into the factory than evel be
fore. The amount received is II so
tons, which yielded 4.6O0, 900 pound
of refined sugar.