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1 1 -J . -IJTIMETTE PARMER. i ,T- OHIO CORRESPONDENCE. Mr. KniToit: I again proposo a friendly chat with jour patrons, Bnil any who may have left Ohio and are sighing to return, or aro dissatisfied with tho land of big trees and tnatnuioth vegetables. The smllos of spring seemed to dawn ou us eatly In March. Plowing and sowing went merrily on as tho weather permitted. Oati, flax, barley, and potatoes were confidently entrusted to the bo som of Mother Earth, until the 13th or April, when old Boreas came down with his veto, put two inch shackles on all the streams and bound up in toy falters overy otrort hitherto made by the anxious huubanduaau. Potatoes were frozen in the ground; oats and fiaz were frozen, and blue ruin seemed to have cast her mantle over all the land. I had received your pamphlet for the aid of emigrants, and I read and talked volubly of the advantages (as the poet slugs) of a home over there, until the Oregon fever seemed to be contagious. The continuance of frosts until late in May, made farmers reluctant with regard to plant ing corn, but when the auspicious moment was supposed to have arrived, corn was planted in a Jiffy, and was in a prosperous condition until within the last ten days., a su perabundant amount of rain has rendered the further tillage of that important crop doubtful. In Madison and Clarke counties the damage is still greater, as bottom lands are wholly Inundated and crops are beaten down by the winds and rains which have prevailed. Nearly all the Important cities in northern Ohio haye been damaged by torna does, as you will see by reference to the May and June papers, and farmers have all be come disgusted with rebuilding old rail fen ces and turning stock out of grain fields. The farmer in Ohio, and in fact in this latitude iu general, finds ot late the pursuit of the agri culturist a mere game of ohance,as grasshop pers, potato beetles, the drought, the storm, nay, almost everything, wheels into Hue as his cfsmmou enemy. I wish, in.this connec tion, to ask my friend, Mr. Qoorig, to let me know through your columns how the oats and wheat, which I sent him, succeeded in his latitude; and whether the Now German oats which he sent me, and which now st nd live feet In their boots, would succeed If sown In the fall as wheat is sown,or whether they will stand the rigor of winter. The wheat which I sent him was the Laucaster sblre, brought to Marion by BUI Hoke and sold to farmers at the very reduced price of five dollars per bushel, and is our most es teemed variety of winter wheat. I would like also to know whether the variety of wheat sent me was fall or winter wheat. It looks very fine at this date. As exchanging seeds of different localities very often has a salutary effect, I will ex change with any of your readers four pound packages of any grains or variety of grains, with a view to experimenting and re porting progress through your valuable pa per. Yours, etc., John Waters. LF.oNAnDt.nuno, July Sth, 1875. tt Kallroad from Connllis to Ynqulna. SUPREME COURT. Salem, July l!, 1S75. The Supreme Court met this morning. Present Uonham, C. J.) McArtbur, Iturnot and Prim, Associate Justices; C. II. Bellinger, Clerk; W. 8. Barker, Sheriff; J. B. McCIaue, Bailiff. State of Oregon respondent vs. The Hi bernian Savings and Loan Society of Port land appellant; case argued and submitted. Tdesday, July 20. Court met at i) o'clock. Present full Bench. Mr. Melville Dustln, of Canyon City, was admitted to practice as an attorney in this Court. W. P. Dolac, respondent, vs. O. M. Barn ard, Assessor and appellant; cause argued and submitted. State of Oregon vs. Caroline Brlggs; on trial at adjournment. Wednesday, Julv 21. First National Bank vs. MoConnell it Bag ley. Ordered that the Clerk of the Court be low be directed to certify up parts of the record omitted from the transcript. City of Corvallls vs. Joseph Hunt. Same order as above. Mary E. Barrett vs. Charles Barrelt et al. Continued by consent of parties for the term. State of Oregon vs. Caroline Brlggs. Argued and submitted. Salem Woolen Mills to Resume. Tho stock or the Willamette Woolen man ufacturing company is now owned equally by Gen. John F. Miller and W. C. Grlswold, who will devote their entire time and energies to it and have abundant capital at command to conduct the business to advantage. Gen. Miller owned a large interest before, but Mr. Grlswold has recently become interested. This arrangement has this advantage, that the stock is now all owned and controlled by Salem men, and of course the city will be gainer thereby. Mr. Joseph Hoyt continues to fill the important position of Superinten dent, and work has already commenced. The mill will soon be in full operation. Railroad Nursery. We have received from Mr. H. W. Pretty man, of East Portland, a box of cherry cur rants and Oregon champion gooseberries, very elegant fruit. The latter are of the variety of which we made mention a few days ago when Mr. Prettyman displayed here a bush literally loaded with fruit. He has a large number of the plants for sale, and can supply orders another year. The fruit is large, tender, and free from blight; the prolific nature of the variety makes the champion the most reliable and profitable gooseberry known, besides which we are re minded that it is a native of Oregon, being a seedling grown by Dr. Prettyman seven years ago. Plummer nearly Plummer Fruit Dryer. Mr, writes us that he has the building completed for the fruit dryer at Portland and the same will soon be in operation and so give all Interested opportunity to test the ca pacity ornhe machine to do the work promised. Political. The Democratic County Con vention, of Marion, met at Salem last Wed nesday, and chose as delegates to the State Convention the following named: F. E. El- ariage, A.suepiiera, J. K. McUlano, 1. il. Murphy, Wm. Cosper, L. Westacott, M. J. Kuawl, h. F. Williams, and Jos. Osborne. mnw i ii miii Mm .. E. Cooper, Engineer, has made a report of his survey of the line for a nar row gaugo railway between Corvallis and the navigable waters of Yaquina Idrldge, A. Shepherd, J. Bay, at or near Newport, from which we make the following extract: The valleys through which this line passes, aro of a rich and fertile nature, i the toil being a rich black loam ami well I adapted to agricultural pursuits. The cost of constructing a road from Corvallls to the Bay, will be compara tively light, as but very little rock is en countered and the boil is of such a nature that It can be removed at a small ex pense. Aenie erst of grading per mite $2,41", (11 trcctle " 75!i Ml " " pillns " 'S5 S5 " " pau brlcfee " 10(1 '13 " " ties ' SOS 110 Total $4,2.15 11 Maximum grade per mile GO feet, go ing west; SO east. Maximum curve 20 de grees or 288 radius. It will be seen by the above estimate that the cost of grading, bridging, ties &p, is si.'JSo.ii ner mile. In reference to the guage, I submit the following tacts, as considerable lias been said iu regard to what gauge should be used. The U. S. Stumlaitl Narrow guage is three (.'!) fret, and is used ou nil the principal toads thiouuhottt the United States ami Mexico, anil the above esti mate is made from tills data, therefore I would recommend the three (3) feet gauge. Information gathered from hydrogra puic surveys shows thut Yaquina Hay is ji commodious harbor and lias ample an chorage for a large mercantile lleet. Strayed or Stolen, rHOM thU place, one white HOnSE, fif teen hands hUh. snod all round. Hove up In iue lore piiouiucrp; ana one oiuo uuh Ultan-. oacer. fchod all around. Anv neroon Heilnif the hom1 or civin? me Information, will he lihurallv rewarded. If anyone should cer them and turn them In pasture, 1 will pay all damage. INDIAN OEORGK. Salem. .Inly 4th, 1871. Mx-m. Dr, J. Ford GIVES SPECIAL ATTENTION TO DISEASES known as Female Weakness. Offlce,;corner oi Court and Capitol streets, SALEM. Orcpou . nelMf DR. K. Y. CHASE. BREVET Lt.Col., lite Sargeon U.S. Volunteers. -Office nnrhtn'a block, nn afAlra. 7v Koll or Honor, Report of Washington school tur the term ending July Ptb. The fol lowing pupils having an average of eighty per cent and upwards, their names were placed upon the roll of honor for the term : Ala Condit 05, Andrew Wright 84, Alloa Lmvhou) 8(5, Anna Xeal, 84, Christian Layson S7, Clara Kobbiim 01, Delila Neal OS, Eliza beth Wright 02, Elizabeth Layson 88, Ferlot ta Robblus 00. Fanny MoKJnnev 00. Jesse Xeal SI, Lawrence Condit 89, Marv Condit 07, Milton Orchard 00, Mayro McKlnney IK), Sada Condit 02. Hurar Novr, Teacher. School Retort Of School District No. 27, Marlon county, for the term ending July 10th, 1875. Whole number enrolled, 25; av erage dally attendance, 20; average age of scholars, 10 years. The following having .been punctual and acquired the best stand ing In their studies, their names have been placed on the roll of honor : Ella Powell, Frank Libby, Eva Cresswell, James Turner, Ida Anderson, Sarah Turner, Oscar Cosper, Belle Looney. C. M. Mallorv, Teacher. There are four persons who took dinner on Sunday at the residence of Mr, It. C. Shlnn, on Duwamish river, W. T., whose united ages amounted to 320 years, an aver age of SO years aplese. The heaviest thunder-storm known to that country lor years visited Olympla, Wfednet day -morning. W. WKATHIBTOllD. J. W. WXATUBRrOBD, V SBaBaHar V1 ' BaBaat, Weatherford & Co.. Wholesale and Retail Dealers In DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, Patent Medicines. CHEMICALS, E errum ory TOILET GOODS, Etc, etc PURE WINES and LIQUORS, For Medicinal purposes. Medicines Compounded, and Prescription! Filled. Weatherford & Co., IUtS-t Commercial ettett, SAIiBM Greenbacks at Par ! S. FRIEDMAJV, Auctioneer, and Commission Merchant. THE GRASSHOPPERS HAVE BECOME A BUR deu, and hate clova-tnted tho jrrcen fli'Ms Kat, ft ml people are now lWkiiu to thin goodly laud where !iet It plenty and greenbacks carc. and, tn honor of thie Treat Immigration, I, S. Friedman, will rt-celvo U.S. Legal Tenders at Par at my sale? room In Kuccntlvc Block, for nil good". My ftock on hand centlet of splendid HMOttmcnt of CILOTHI.VC. Gent' FiirttUhlne Oond. Staple Dry Goo If, Fancy Good?. Notion, Klbbon and Lacet, Salt and Jen dry, Nail and Bat It, Hats and Tobacco. CARPETS, Jnst from the Eat, and prices to ult all. Bootn and shoen, Groceries, Crockery and Glassware, Salem Blankets, Flannels, and Cloth, Table Linen, Ntipklnti, Towels. All there good will be sold Cheaper at S. Friedman's FOE GEEENBAOKS Than at any other home In Salem for G-old t Bring all your Orccnuackn. They are worth One Hundred Cents on the Dollar ....AT.... FRIEDMAN'S. In connection with this Is The Salem Drug Store, in ciiaiicib op Mr. T. C. SMITH. A oractlctl Drufrcrlsk. who will comnonnd .11 Olciilt prescriptions or pharmaceutical preparation dl CO recelv itlo correctly, from the PUREST DltliaS, hiring Inst red a fine and well-selected stock of Drugs, CueuilcnlH. and Toilet Articles. If yon hac anything that vnu cau't get pnt up any where else, brlnn It along. We guarantee satisfaction. Currency will be received at par for eerythlng ex cept Book accounts, which mutt be coin, as usual, S. FRIEDMAN, le'ltf Anctlnn and CommliJ-Inn Merchant. JStAto JOHN HUGHES, Stroot, .. . m e.ljoa., Oregon DKALKH I GROCERIES AND IN PROVISIONS, K AND- "Wr 3TZ 07S7 C3-31..A.J3JS1, TUBE COLORS, PICTURE CANVAS, Artists' Materials of all Kinds, Wall Paper and Window Shades, Salt, Grain, and Feed Iiime, Hair, Nails, and Shingles. tfalem, August 5, 1874. dAwtt TO THE FARMERS OF THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY I have for Sale low for Cash or on time, 3? 3E3E -E . -E T &TJtt.TSTX TURK STORE. I HAVE PURCHASED THE ENTIRE Interest of Mcsf rs. Veatou & Loimhary In the Furniture Store on the w est side of wX Commercial Street, Salem, and shall keen ou hand a GENERAL AS SORTMENT of goods for the retail trade. FURNITURE & UPHOLSTERY Farlor & Chamber Sets, BEDSTEADS, LOUNGES, ROCKERS. &C, By the tst or single piece. Repairing and Jobbing DONE IN THE BEST MANNER, And at reasonable price, as I am a practical workman JOHN CRAY. Salem, July 12, lR73.y HARNESS. HAVING PURCHASED THE INTEREST OF Mr. Watklnrts In the old established houeo lu the a bine line, the attention of the community Is called lo the stock of Harness on hand, whlcli is ottered at gi eatly reduced rates. SADDLES AND BEIDLES At lowest Granger prices. Hardware, Whips, Robes,. etc, To suit everybody. R. H. DEARBORN. Salem, Feb. ,18iS. wtfd MOWER AND REAPER; THE CELERRATED TREADWELL SINGLE - GEAR HEADER, With patent Adjustable Rel and high Wrnught-Iron Wheels with Screw Spoke THE BEST HEADER IN THE WORLD! THE WELL-KNOWN RUSSELL END - SHAKE SEPARATORS, With Mounted Powers, or with the Hoadley Engine, Making the Best Threshing Rig on the Coast ! SULKY AND REVOLVING HAY-RAKES, WHITEWATER WAGONS, AND Farming Implements Generally of the Newest and and Best Patterns. Depot at Flanders' Warehouse, Front Street, Portland, Oregon. W. F. HITCHCOCK, July 2, 1875ml Kin linger. JOHN W. Oommerolnl atroot, tSUtlom, MANUFACTURF.lt AND IMPOKTER OK GILBERT Orocon, m CHEMEKETA HOTEL, SALEM, OllEQOX. THIS IS THE FINEST lioTEL NORTH OF ban Francisco, containing l.rX) rooms. In suit or single, and tlttec up with all modern lmproemonts. Onuilbua tu and from the Hotel, free. Ilousu open all nlglit. TIIOS. SMITH, . Proprietor, (Formerly of the Empire Hotel, The Dalles.) "Weatherford & Co., UEALEIt IN Drugs. Paints, Oils, &c, ARE AUt.NTS roll AVERILL CHEMICAL PAINT, This Faint is CIIEAVER, NICER, and j;lics a HErTKIt FINISH thun any other Paint. It Is MIX ED RKADV FOR USE-of ,LL SHADES, or COL ORS, ar.d PURE WHITE, for INSIDE or OUTSIDE work. Korsile In uuy ((luinllly wanted. It la the BEST PAINT In use-EASY TO API'LY-WILL NOT CRACK. PEEL, or WASH OFF-DltlKS with a HARD SMOOTH fiLOSS, ami U Just the Paint that ever). body wants The Genuine Article Is for tale liy WEATHERFORD & Co., Snloxax. OFFERS A SUPERIOR LINE OF HOODS, CONSISTING OF JS. X Boiler's INFANTS' AiND CHILDREN'S SHOES, Cray Brothers' Splendid-Fitting Goods, Frouoh JCld, Severe, ivikI Gont BUTTON BOOTS AND BALMORALS, ALEXIS SHOES. FOR MEN AND BOYS, A FULL LINE OF TIRRELL'S BOOTS, The Celebrated Hersonie Gaiter for $l)..r0---otlier J louses charge $8 aril $9. Also, a magnificent line of Goods from the most celebrated San Francisco Faotories. I olaim to have the DEADING- LINES of the WORLD, and can TOP ALL OTHERS in Stylo, Quality, and Price. My Stock of Xjftli.r &,xi.L Slioe :3F":o.c2.:o.s IS COMPLETE, CONSISTINO OT Oak and Hemlock Sole, Harness, Skirting, Belling, and Law Leathers. INDIAN -TANNED BUCKSKIN, FOR GLOVE-MAKERS. PaT I have tho exclusive sale of tho celobmled Brooklyn Harness and Skirt ing Leather, warrnnteil to he free from brands and cuts and not to break in iKJiulinff, which I otter at San KraneLseo prices, with freight added. Thanking tho public for generous patronago iu the past, I hope, by strict at tention to business and fair trading, to merit u continuance of custom. Jy7 PACIFIC RUBBER PAINT COMPANY. THE RUBBER PAINT, Linsoed Oil, and Composed of French Zinc, Atlantic Lead, jnaia ituDDer, The ONLY PAINT that has Withstood the Climate -OK- Notice. "VOTICK IS HEiEIiy"oivEN THAT MAHV J. l Lunx baa Wu sipotntid by tt Count) Court of Marlon munty, Ore'ou. Administratrix of ttiu eute of Humphrey Long, dtmuicd, lata of rsld Marlon county, and all jjctboih liarlnj; clalrat i-almt njld otats tre hereby renulrwl to indent them to her uittithe proper loucnen wittifu ilv month from thUdale, at the offliuof llolro Willi, lu fcalcin, In aid count . MAKVJ. LONU, balem. Oregon, July Cth, 1413. Administratrix, lloi.K Jt 'im, Att'jt forths Adin'x. 1w Final Settlement. "VOTICE IS HEHEUr GIVEN TO ALL WHOM J.1 It uuy concern, that iho underrlisijed hat bad Ulfd lu the County Court of Marlon county, Oregon, Ler final account a administratrix of the etat of Paul Dam. dot-cued, and raid Court hat flxed Au.-ut 7th, 1h"5, aUD o'clock a. in., for hearing objection thereto. CINDAUKLLA DARST, bakui, July !tb, UU-W 1, Adwlnletralrlx, THe Pacino Coast. Abundance of Reference, and PMCK LISTS, and SAMPLE CARDS, can bo had by calling ou JOHN HUGHES, V; Salem, Orocon, Who is Agont for tho Sale of our floods, by tho Quart, fjiillon, or Uarrel. luuKi.nr ' j3txa.t S The Improved .TCTNA" is a nolMefess Shuttle Dock stitch Sewlnt? Machine, us ItiK a Straight Needle. It baa been manufactured autl extensively used iu New York city for over ten years and baa always been held In great favor on account ol Its extreme simplicity, du rability, and wide range of work aa a Family Machine, and no person wbo bas be come the owner of one, ban yet been found willing to relinquish bis AITHA. for any other, where all kinds are so well known. Yet our mechanical experts have been able to (uako some valuable improve ments, and we now present to the public the IMl'UOV EI) -(ETNA, with the conn- IMPROVED ewlng .tarn VCantod llutbuu rola on Imtalliueiiiii or ou nvlct fgr ber.a jor ctntuan, AC. denco Inspired by experi ence that It coinblnos the good qualities of all Ma chines, and will meet tba wants of every family, no matter for what work it 1st it'qillrml, The construction Is such that It cannot get out of order, aud no ma chinist Is required to keep It In order. The operation Is so simple that no lessons are required by a new op erator. With each machine we deliver printed instruc tions, and by reading the same any experienced op erator is enabled to operate on tho Machine, We, there fore, nsk tho publia to try tho vIITXA, well knowing; that they veil) do. Idu ou IU mer it, which are, Simplicity. JIiuin. ty, Utility, iind DuraMllty. In every town tn tho State, to uliom a Ilberal'dlicvuut will bcclvim A Uuiral cUMount will be madu ror ca.n. L. il. lMKHONif, 119 TUW Uvt, r0I,TJUtUi (Jj,, Ajreut fur i'M'w Cwt.