The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-09-26
NEWS OF OREGON
ITfMS 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
weaIth-Latest Market Report.

The taxable value Of Lake county
property is 81, 800, ,03S, an increase Of
$78, ,4S6 over last gear.
A movement has been started in
Albany to print 70, 900 pamphlets for
advertising Linn county in the Middle
West.
The Salem school board has fixed the
salaries Of all teachers in that city,
other than principals, at $40 par
month.
The district fair and carnival at
Baker City, which closed last Saturday,
was very successful affair from every
point of view.
An unknown disease, battling in its
nature, is creating havoc among the
sheep in some parts of Lane county,
especially on the prairies along Coy
ote creek.
With proper facilities for irrigating
the land, Baker county will in time be-
come one of the chief agricultural coun-
ties in the state. Considerable i'm
provement along this line is already
being made.
Fruit growers in Polk county say
that the prune crop will not only be
light this year, but that brown rot has
attacked the Italian prunes in some
sections, and that this will further de-
crease the yield.
A test Of the well sunk by the state
at the penitentiary has been made, and
the result is quite satisfactory. In the
trial water was pumped through Y i
inch pipe at the rate Of $4,000 gallons
every "a hours.
Eugene Horton, son of the Oregon
City postmaster, has received notice
that he has been selected as alternate
from the First congressional district for
admission to West Point, and has been
ordered to report to board of officers
at Vancouver Barracks, Washington,
for mental and physical exa nination.
Oregon's 42nd annual state fair,
which closed on the goth, was the most
successful exposition in the history of
the agricultural association. The fair
was success not only financially, but
in point of exhibits, which were repre-
sentative of the diversified agricultural
and horticultural interests of the state.
Enough money was made to pay for the
new buildings and improvements.
An effort will be made by the next
legislature to cut down the expenses of
the state printing Office.
The pulp mill near Skamokawa,
which was recently destroyed by fire,
will be rebuilt at once.
The Office Of Indian agent at UNA
tilla has been abolished and the agency
and school placed in charge of a. bonded
superintendent.
Dallas citizens have voted to enter
into contract for the construction of
new water works system to the ex-
tent of $4,000.
The Oregon Woolgroweis' association,
In a session at Pendleton, adopted
strong resolutions favoring the continu-
alton of the scalp bounty law.
The assessor OF Yamhill county
places the gross value of all property
in that county at $5, 1876, 1862. 25.
The game law regarding Chinese
pheasants has been grossly violated in
Linn county, but Game Warden
Quimby finds it almost impossible to
do anything.
An immense warehouse is being
erected at Medford. 1t is expected to
be completed in time to receive the
apple crop, the harvesting of which
will commence about October /.