Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-16
Oregon
dissertations

Eugene-Ray Nanderburg. a farm
&c. wal killed mean Florence Thursday
when a 1920 revolver dropped from
a holster at his belt and was discharg-
ed. The accident occurred a mile and
a half up the north fork OF the sius-
law river. Vanderburg was getting
ready to go to Florence in a motor
boat and was leaning over the engine
10 start II when the revolver fell fran
his belt and was discharged. The bull
let entered just below the breast bonc
penetrating the stomach and liver
aud striking the spine.
Portland-Work on the two six
masted %schooners, Oregon Fir and
Oregon Pine, being completed under
the management Of Grant Smith and
company from two peninsula type
bulls. bought from the emergency
fleet corporation, will be finished
within the next few days. Both YES
sells win go on berth May | to load
lumber for Melbourne wharf. J. J..
Moore ana company is charterer.
Portland-Ssince last Monday when
30 homestead entries were made by
ex-seryiee men under preference
rights, no further applications have
been filed at the United States land
office here for the 144 homesteads.
covering 5000 acres, In the Portland
district, However. several former sol
dlers and marines have applied for
maps OF the tracts within the Oregon
and California forfeited graft with a
view to looking over the lands avail
able for entry and IL In expected that
oil of the tracts viii be flied upon
before May 8.
Portland-Export business from
Portland for the first quarter OF 1920
Increased about 55 percent over the
first quarter Of 1919, and $3.50 percent
over the first quarter OF 1914. accord
Ing to merchants exchange records. |
The cargo movement out of this port
10 foreign destinations was valued at
sta,56l during the first three months
OF the year.
Eugene-Because he alleges he
and a carload Of horses which he was
shipping from Montana TO Eugene
last fall were jolted so hard by al
switch engine that s'ey were all
thrown to the floor and seriously In
jured, Melvin Hansen, local real es-
tate dealer, has brought suit in tho
Lane county circuit court for six thou.
sand dollars damages against Walker
y. Hines, and the railroad admins
tratlon.
pendlcton.-Colone Horace Greeley
Newport, pioneer Of iIermiston aud
one Of the founders OF the townslte OF
that city, was found dead In hts bed
Tuesday morning at his home. Colonel
Newport, who was nearly 70 years Of
age. suffered an acute attack OF indf
sestion aud It Is thought he died from
The effects although he seemed to have
recovered.
Astoria Beginning May 1 the As
toria local OF masons, b~rioklayers and
cement workers will put into effect the
new scale Of wages. which calls for SIC
Tor IN eight hour day, This Is an M
crease Of 81 a day.
Pendleton. ~ standfleld wednesday
awarded contracts for 40 blocks OF co.
mont walks an curblng to G. y, Day Of
pendleton for SCI 600, Nearly every
block In the town is included In the
Improvement plan,
Hood Rivera peculiar sensation
between his toes led Robert Husband.
a carpenter OF this city, to investigate
Jte found q silver moro than one long
and a quarter OF an inch wide. work
ing It's way through the skin. The
catered his foot nearly three
years ago.