Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-01
STATE NEWS

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Hotel ST. George at Pendleton.
There are about 5000 members of the
various X. Of P. lodges in the state.
The Northern Pacific road is headed
for Baker county and may extend to
Baker City.
The Hood River apple crop promises
to be great this year, according to the
knowing one.
An energetic movement is on >foot
among the people of Baker county for
better roads.
The Eastern Oregon District Medical
society will hold its annual session at
Baker City, June 8.
Heavy frost and ice at Hood River
Wednesday night damaged fruit to a
considerable extent.
1t is reported that a good strike has
been made in the Crystal Consolidated
property in the Bohemia district.
The Booth-Kelly sawmills at Coburg
are running overtime since the recent
rains made it possible to float logs.
The Degree of Honor of Albany will
give an indoor circus for the enter-
tainment of their friends the 11th of
April.
Plumbing prices are so high in East
ern Oregon that poor people cannot
comply with the provisions of sewer
ordinances.
Chinese residents of Pendleton have
signed a petition to the city council
asking that Cinnamon be allowed to
smoke opium.
La Grande. Baker City and Sumpter
gun clubs are planning to hold blue
rock shooting tournament at Baker City
this summer.
At the recent term of the circuit
court at Corvallis there were only %
civil cases on the calendar, and no
criminal cases.
The Woodman band of Ashland is
trying to raise money to build band
stand, so they can give summer open
air concerts.
The Eugene Business college has been
sold, and classes will be resumed as
soon as the affairs of the institution can
be Strengthened out
Fire at Roseburg Thursday morning
destroyed Berry's saloon and Butter
field 5 restaurant. Loss about $500, |
with $l400 insurance.
The citizens of Medford after wait
ing many months for street lights and
not getting them are beginning to reg
lister a big hard kick.
A pioneer of the Rogue River val
ley says that he has never seen such
good prospects for bumper crop in
fifty years at this season.
The ladies band at Hillsboro is put
ting in some hard practice so as to get |
in shape to give concert about the
middle of the month.
The Eagle Creek Electric Power com
pany of Baker City, expects to harness
the waters Of Eagle creek aud gener
ate 5000 horse power.
An expressman at Siverton found a
pocketbook containing $500 in money, |
and when he returned it to the owner |
received reward of So,
One thousand new members west of
the Cascades have been added to the
Woodmen of the World in this state
since the first of last November.
Alfalfa seed has been imported by
the o. II. 4 y. to be experimental with
in dry farming on the ranch of George
Z. Wright, five miles west Of Baker
City.
Anti-saloon and license is the issue
At the city election to be held at Eu-
gene next Monday. Ii is expected the
contest on mayor and recorder will be
close.
Miss Minnie Seaforth, living near
Dallas, by mistake swallowed spoon
ful Of iodine, instead of medicine, and
came near dying before medical assist,
luee arrived.
The London mineral springs, l2 miles
south Of Cottage Grove, are coming into
prominence II is claimed they have
great health-giving properties-cure al,
most anything.
Harry Miller, jr., was committed to
he reform school this week from Rose
burg. He is the son Of Harry Miller,
he notorious timber land locator now
in jail az Portland.
Pro. Haroun, late principal Of the
Eugene Business College, who had been
IN Jail at Eugene for some time in de-
fault OF $3.50 bail, raised cash bond
and has been liberated
An Astoria woman on her death bed
made her husband promise to marry
friend ~ hers. He stuck to his promise.
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