The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-11-28
NEWS OF OREGON
TFAS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE.
Commercial snd 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 fronl 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 jewelry.
Baker City will be compelled TO re-
main in darkness for while longer
owing TO the ncn-arriva of the trans
formers and street lights.
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 a two
story stone and brick building 50xl00
feet. When complete the structure
will cost about $25, 900.
Three prisoners under detention at
the county jail at Union, made their
es ape by saving through the bars Of
their cells. The prisoners we're 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 III
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 transferred to a
corporation capitalized at $500, 900
The purchase price was in the neigh
borhood of 800, 900. Southern Oregon
is coming to the front as mining
co ry and the purchasers o. th s
mine are going to put in W 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 $3.50 per
m nth.
The heavy rains have washed out a
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
farmers institute November 2S and
80, 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 dollarA' 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
$40, 900.
Three weeks ago ]. ]. 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 a few days ago. Jack
sons trial was scheduled for next week.