The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-03-13
NEWS OF OREGON
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
or THE STATE.
New Creamery at Pleasant Hill : Stock
mems Convention at MedtOrd- Money
for State Convict Labor Polk County
Mohair Pool = FruItgrowers Organize
In Rogue River Valley.


A creamery association has been or
ganized at Pleasant Hill, Lane county.
For the firstA;me in the past four
months Eugene Is entirely free Of every
contagious disease.
The Loewenberg-G Going company last
week paid into the state treasury $l,-
1885, ON account of convict labor In
the prison stove foundry for November
and December. III
The destruction Of large barn on
the Theodore Staiger farm, two miles
from Salem, resulted in loss Of
SO, 900. Eight valuable horses were
burned. Tramps are supposed to have
started the fire.
The fruitgrowers of the vicinity OF
Medford held a mass meeting there and
perfected an organization, which is
known as the Rogue River Fruitgrow-
ers' union. They adopted a constitu-
ton and bylaws.
The stockmen's convention, held at
MedlorJ last Saturday, was attended
by so Of the most prominent cattlemen
in jackson county. Addresses we're
made by a number OF we'll known
speakers. A temporary organization
was made. Another meeting will be
held March 81 and organize perma-
nently.
The Polk county mohair association
met in Dalles last week to transact
important business and to set the time
of the le Of the pool Of the associa'
tion. The pool at present 10 the aeeces
Of about IL 900 goats, and will amount
to about 1000 or go, 900 pounds. The
severe winter in the hill districts will
cause the clip to be somewhat lighter
than usual.
The Office OF the Linn county sheriff
is very busy place these days. Taxes
are being paid quite rapidly by citi-
zens OF Linn county, who are anxious to
take advantage Of the 8 per cent re-
bate for prompt payment.
William Moore, the postmaster at
Greenville, and the proprietor Of gen.
eral merchandise store, was held up by
two masked men with drawn pistols
and robbed OF $l10, $9l of which was
funds belonging to the postoffice.
Hon. J. NJ. Church, OF La Grande,
who is a member of the board of re-
gents of the agricultural college, has re-
ceived notice that farmers institute
will be held in La Grande March 20
and 21. Several members of the Cor
Wallis faculty will be in attendance.
Final arrangements have been made
for the holding OF street fair and car
nival at Grants Pass from June l6 to
81. The Woodmen of the World Of
that city are at the head OF the under
taking. 1t will be Southern Oregon
affair and all of the towns in the state
south of Roseburg will participate.
The efforts to organize real estate
exchange in Albany have proved sue
cessful. The constitution provides
shat the executive board shall have
three members not engaged in the real
estate business, and that there shall be
harmony between the members on all
questions Of sales and commissions.
W. T. Nolan has been appointed reg
lister and Miss Anne M. Lang as re-
ceiver of The Dalles land Office.
Preparations are being made for be-
ginning work upon the new buildings
at the state asylum for which appro'
priations we're made the past session
At the farm there will be another closed
cottage similar 10 the one built last
year, at a cost Of $4,000, and an ex
tension will be built upon the kitchen
and dining room, for which the sum o
$4,000 has been provided.