v. r!?e''",,ll'lai - ' ) X , jp it X jJV $2,50 per Year. SALEM, OREGON, OCTOBER 19, 1877. Volumo IX. Numbor 36. Letter from Wm Cyras. Scio, Oct. 1G, 1877. Editor Wlllamotto Farmor : I wioh to inform mnny of your read era whoaro Patrons of Hushaudry, that I am expecting to talco pa3sago ou titc Steamer that leaves Portland to-day for Suu Francisco, on my way to meet with tlio National Grongo, which will meet in tho Central Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 21st; and that I shall bo absent about two months. Overseer A. ll. Shipley, of Oswego, Clackamas Co., Oregon, will bo Acting Mastor of tho Oregon State Grango in my ab sence. All communications of an olllcial character will bo addressed to him in my absence. William Cvifus, Master Oregon Slate Grango, I', of II. MARION CIRCUIT COURT. Ocroiimt 15, 1977. Sovoral eld Stnto caico were called uud con tinued. Titos. Farley vs P. 0. Parker. Contlnuod. Hoard of School Laud Commissioners vb Georgo II. Wagnou. Snln confirmed. Chas. E. Plillbrook ot ux ve O. it 0. It. R. Co. DteinlsHf'd. F. 11. IIII1 b J. T. Coopor; tlccrco for plaintiff. It. M. Wado vs. 0. T. Shaw; rilsml'sod. W. 11. Cnunlnghani vs. Q. W. Klbboej dismissed. W. L. Adams vs L. E. Pratt; dismissed. Sarah E. Cushntan vs John Cuahman; contlnuod. J. a. Wright vhL.S. Duvolsan; dooreouf foreclosure ordered. Abnor Allun vh J. L. Pairlsb; decreoof forecluturo granted. Tliomusjory.v J. M, I" Johnc; sottlod "RtUTiHsiiilsHSd, Ocrvuir.i: lfl1977. ' Grand Jury brought In n trua bill against Georgo Barring for larceny. E. Cartwrlghtva Allreri Savage; actional law. Cause ou trial on luijoiirnmciit at noon Octoiii:!!, 1C. Ai'rr.RNOK. Stito of Oregon vh Georgo Burlnir lar- cony. Plotri utility ami lliuo tlatd tor ten lonco 0 A M Tliursday ISth. Stato of Oregon yi Frank nirmaii. Ar lalgncd and givon until 0 a M Wednesday iu plead. J mint Prebost vs I'otor Bonier. Judg ment by default. Tho Grand Jury f turn! not a truo bill avMu't Goorgo .alglor lor larceny, and prla oner discharged. MOHMNO. Ootoiikii 17, 1677. Scoly 0 Johnson vs S M Cook. J J Wal ton appolntod roforeu to take aud report tes-llmonv. John Hughes vsC W Shaw et al. Judg ment by dctault. -...l..r.l.. 1"..n u t.olvlnL. 1-irrn,, 111. vorco, V. IU Hydu appointed commissioner to take testimony. SWRJones vaC C Llllothrall. Judgo Utent $35i 51 gold coin. 1 Cartwrlght vs Alfred Savago. Jury vor diet ?1,0J5 for plalutitr. State of Oregon vs Jamba Wilson, for lar ceny, and Wm Marshal for larceny, arraign od,pload guilty and to appear lor Biuloneo October l'Jlh, 1677. 13 J llardiu vs A Chamborliu. Chaugo of vomio to Multnomah county. J V Greonwood ot al vs Maty O Cllno et al vonuo chauged to Clackamas county. Mary A Tharp vs Frauk Tharp. Divorce, continued to next term. Sam I'ontor vs E McFarlaod et al. Georgo Downing appolntod a commissioner to bell tho Jaud In controversy. Court adjourned until 1 o'clock p. u. "Correction Cottaoi: Ghove, Oct. 0, 1877. ed. rAit.Mr.it: 1 8eo in your Ismio of the Oth, in tho treatment of diphtheria you havo made a .slight mistake in re gard to tho preparation of a gargle. You will And it in tho sixth lino from tho bottom, it should have read ''tannic acid, one dram," Instead of tartaric acid. Pleao make tho correction, ami oblige yours, Jas. II. Shoutuiikji:. Mrs. Hunt, Lecturer State Grange, P. or II. will meet with Oak Plain Grango at HaUey tho second S.itunhy in No vombernndafullnttondanco is dodlrcd. Ycu Have no Escu32. Have you any oscuse for manrlug with DyiiepitaorLtverCainp!lnt? Ji tlwo any reason whv yon should go. on irotn day to dav complaining with Sour Stonmt'i, SI"k ile'ad-ache, Uabltuol Costlveut6'. palpitation of the Heart, Heart burn, Wa'er-brabh, Gnawing ard burning pilna at tho pit of the Stomach, Yellow Skin, Coital Tongue, and disagreeable taste In tbB mouth, CuininK n of food after eiting, Iow hpirlia, tt . NoHt Is positively jour own lault it you do. Uo to your Dnuutoi a"d Kt a lljttlo of Ghekn's Auoosr I'LowKU I r 73 cents your ure Is certain, but if you doubt ttiK gtt a Smple Bottle for 10 cf nts and try it. Two dosoa will relieve jou. STATE FAIR OF 1877. Tho rains that preoeded tho week of the Stnto Fair would havo boon uulolent to havo so-lously injured 11a uuccess, becauso thoy caused goneral approhonslon and do talked many from being present and from adding to tho exhibit who would undoubt edly havo bion present It 'tho weather had been eloar and setllod. But addod to this Wednesday proved to bo a rainy day and this caused thousands to absent themselves who would thou havo come had the day fulfilled tLopromisonf Its prod(cesors aud romalnod flno. After tho clouds and down pour of Wednesday It wai only possible to roalko a partial succoss and tho pleasant days that followed, thankfully as tboy woro recolvcd, could not atouo fo: tho sbad roads and gonoral discomfort. It can bo truly said that tho Fair was In onoHensoii fucccss. Tho exhibit was good Tho Pavilion and Mochatilcfi 1111 aud tho maohlnory sheds wero all well tUIod with the very bost or material. Tuko tho exhibit as a wholo It has Aoroo ovor bceu oqualod mid It all things bad been favorublo It would havo boon still mcro oxcollont than It wan. Iu tho Pavilion coiiblderablo spneo was oc cupied by tho rival palut exhibits. Tho Rubber I'alnt, undor direction of Mr. Jesfo Ilealy, proprietor, mado n lino display In out corner, whllo tho Avorlll Chomlc.nl I'.ilnt Compmiv of Cul., hud another comor occupiod with their good, utidor caro of Mr. Jowoll. Ton-arris tho wind up tho Kubber I'alnt woro n display of bluo riblxins aud claimed to havo won tho cold modal. Ilo(h of those paints uro excollont and tho publlo ncoui much lutorestcd in tholr coutoat for huporlorlty. Tho toutli ottd of tho l'AVJllon was mado especially gay by tho presoncoof tho wonder" (ul display of I'lununor Dried fruits, which has noer been excelled in this State. Forty boxos of tho beautiful fruit wmii fiom J. II. Lamberts orohard, Milwaukee. Kash box Is covered with glass and tho fruit arranged with gnat tHHto. Thero must havo been nearly a hundred boxos In nil, of many dif fitrent vurlatles, and It Is mfo to Nty that bol ter fruit was never manufactured by any proooss. OuUldotho Pavilion, on tho west, woro varloun sizes of 1'liimmor Fiult Dryors in uotho operation, manufacturing tho fruit bolero admlrlug spectators. Among his productu wero htmo lino drlod couUsb, oiughtou this conat and of good tiro and quality. Pliimmer claims to bo able to dry almost anything, and tho gold mtdal which ho won shows that his merits woro fully ap preciated by tho coatmlttoo of awards. Thero woro soveral other dryers on exhibit, ouo from tho patent of Mr. Kelly of Kim Portland, and another front Polk county, n recent Invention ot Mr. Puivlnoof .ena, Thero Is a groat deal of Interest felt In fruit drying and as Oregon Is a wondorful coun try forfrult wobavoanespeclallutorostiu de veloping tho best. A great many havo con fidence In tho valuo of the dryors invoutod bp both Mr. Purvlne and Mr. Kolly. The Fruit display was most excellent, Mr. IT, W. Pretlyman was at the extreme south with at least forty varlotlcs of apples and pears, also with some specimens of tlno yearling grafts from his ltallroad Nursery, i:m Portland. Ha had blue ribbons, a fair share. Mr. Prettyman shows also speci mens of tho Silver Prune, a seedling from Coe's Golden Drop, which promises to be onoof tho mokt aluablo of all tho pruuo fiinlly. S. Luelllng ib Son, of Mllwaukle, bad a mauulflceut display of all fruits, including hlxty varieties of apples, forty of pear, twelve of plums and prune, twoho ot poaches, twelve of grapes, Including the Hlack Hamburg grape, so excellent in Cali fornia, but not known to ripen in Oregon, Theso gentlemen take tho gold modal for tho largest and Quest display of all fruits. They show two varieties of hybrid crab apphai found In the wood", that must have becomo mlxod with cultivated fruits, The best of thte !i named tho, Davontiort, after T. W. D. Von port, who found it, aud is an excellent fruit, J. II. Lambert, of Mllwaukle, showed tnonty-llve varieties of pears, tlliy-e.'ghl of apple, also plums, prunes, and gru(s, takes a good nuatbor of premiums aud the silver medal. Mr. Jcsoph Hamilton, of Linn comity, also bad n good display of apples, aud took a fair Nharo of tint premiums. CIKAINB. The show of coreals was excellent, and nttUfactorv proof cf all that is claimed for O.-cgou products. Tbo chief exhibitors were, O.P. Burkhart, of Albany, who had the va riety that ha usually exhibits, oonUtlng of various kinds of wheat, buckwheat, oats, barlov, ryo, and grass seeds, on many of which be rccolved first premiums. G. II. RJddoll.of Linn county, slo mado an excellent showing, and took the 2d pre mium for best display ot grain grown by one mau. J. B. Dlntick, of Hubbard, took first premiums for best fields of flvo acres of both oats- and barloy. George Belshaw, of Eugene, took nwoepatakos lor bost bushel of grain of auy kind. Tboro wero mauy othor exhibitors, In cluding Jcsoph Hamilton, W. T. Newby, W.D. Protlyman, W. M. Ullleary, J. W. Noamlth, Samuel Illgley. T. II. Mclntlro, D. Clark, D. D. Pretty man and othors, wliono merits wilt appear when (ho pro- nilum list Ispubllshod. Farm products aro lu tho name class, and the prom lum lUt, whon published, will also show which ex- oslled iu that lino. (lAitntiN ruoDUcrs wero lit groat varloty, nud of ojpoclal ex-ccllone-,tUo oompotltlou bolug very sharp for all premiums ottered. PMM. Rluoarson, of Oregon City, mado an oxcollont exhibit and took second premium for largest and best display of vec.otablof . L, DIolmuu took tlrat premium for a mam moth pumpkin that weighed 00 pound. 13, L. Dolttthmbiit.of Dallas, who always makes n good display, was on hand with bis usual assortment, nud carried away his full aharo of rlbbunv, G.'Stoltzand I. M. Adtlr. both ofSalen', had a good showing; Dltnlck, of Hubbard, carried of tbo ribbons fjr hlshreo entries of potatoos. t t Samuel Illgley, of Suul.&ad nn excel lent display aud carried ott'tuuny prouilums, Thoro woro many cxhlblloriioflosoriuagtil tudo,niid wo must again rofer tothoirj inSuin Hit to show who woro most deserving, n.OW'KllS, hTO. Tho dhplny of flowors was most attrac tlvo. Ileury Miller, tho woll-knowii Port laud tlorist, was thero with choice plants from his grcou houcos and rccolved many flmt premiums. ULs Cactus plants wero much admired us rare and beautiful. Mhs FIoreucoGarrlton. of Salem, had a great varloty and swept tho botrd for pro mljims, receiving IU Ut aud lltecand. Mrs. N. L. Cook, of Salem, had a good dls. rlay.ulwo Mrs, J.O. Thompson, Mrs. J.V. Taylor, of Salem; Mrs, J. M, Davis, of Ulk horn; Mra. M. Llndsoy, of Moumouth; Mrs. J.H. Haas, Siloai; Mrs. S. D. Dodson, Dallas; Mrs. Dr. Cliaco, Salem; ami others who contributed Ios., addod greatly to tho collodion. Tho floral display grown year by year inoro attractlyo as people devote morotlmo and attoutiou to caro of choice and raro plants. Vlck's Spoolal Premiums called out a beautiful display, and we should all fojl much obliged to that enterprising gentleman for bis liberality and kindness. Miss Florence Garrison took tho 1st pro mlum for bost show of flowors under this hold and 2d premium for bost collection of out flowors. Mrs. S, D. Dodson, of Dallas, took 1st pre mium for bost collection of cut flowors, and best ornamental floral work. Mrn.K.A, Colrort, of llrownsvlllo, took 3d promlutn for best collection of cut llowors, aud Mrs. A. Wllth, Salem, the 1th. T1IK daiuv. Dairy pnducte wero not in groat abun- danco but wero of first quality, Worotlly ftol like protesting aealnst the slim ilispliy msdo by our lady friends, Mrs. II, L, Do- lashmutt, ofDtllas, took 1st premium for 6 lbs. fresh buttor; 21 premium for 25 lbs. (1 mouths old. Miss Fanulo Campbell, of Dalle, took first premium for 6 lbs. butter mado by girl under 15 years of ago. Mm. II. O.Graves, Sprlngflold, IU premium for best 25 lbs. 0 mouths old. Mra, M.A.Cole, Guiby, 2J premium of best 0 lbs, fresh butter. I'01'f.TAV. Tho poultry pens wero a great attraction aud wonro loollned in believe thut the din play was tho best ettr teeu In Oregon, Icr whllo tho entries wero Jess tho best high- clas poultry woro thoro iu greator number and excellence than ever before. Luthor Myers, of Stleut, showed ten differ ent varieties, all high-class aud carefully bred. He had tho IUhI Plymouth Hock fowls over brought to Oregon, and this Is the most reueut attraction Hist In thechlcken Hue; also Slher Sraugled Polauds, Golden Spangled Polands, Sliver aud Gulden Spangled Uamburgs, Aylesbury Ducks, liulT Cochins, Light Brabnias, U!eck Breait- edited Gamo. A, F. Mlllor, of East Port land, also bad Light and Datk Brabttiasi Uoudanp, Black Spanish aud Whlto Leg horn chlckons. Both Myors and Mlllor took first premiums on all ontrlos. Mrs. Jno. F. Mlllor showod a trio of Black Turkoys, vory tlno looking birds, D. B. Piokoua had BuQ Coohlns. CATTLU. Tho exhibit of cattle lackod something of tho Intorost of formor years as the best herds iu our Stato wore not all represented. How ovor, thoso oirtorprlslng broodors and doal ors, II. K.Stowart it Sous, and G. W, Dim Ick, of Marion county, woro present with good roproeoutatlvos of tbolr herds, and tho display was creditable G. W. Dlmlck showed 13 ontrlos in cows. "Short Horns," and took many prouilums. Thoro wero tlvo entries undor tho iioad of "Dovotia," very flnouulnials. Ho also had two entries of "fat atock" and a number of very tlno grad ed stock. Mr, Dlmlck makos a business of breeding flno stock of Short Horn and Dovon strain, mid Isvorysuocossful, though bis stock show that whllo they aro well kept thoy aro not pampered. J. II. Hastings, of Dallas, had threo entries of graded stock and carried oil two first and onosocond premium. B. H. Stewart ,fc Sou, of North Yamhill, showed lino selections from tl.elr well known herd of Short Horns aud Uolstelns, and soino good graded cattlo. 'they captured many 11 rat protnliims on all tholr M&ck ex hibited and added greatly to the Interest of tho cattlo show. They itro umoug tho first lmportorflof thoroughbred stock Into Or ogou and havo prosecuted tbo bussluos With enterprise. TJiouiau Cross, of Salem, entered tbo Arena again, niter poiiio years abaonco, showhig good graded cuttle and nomu vary lino fat cattlo. O. G. Marshall, of Monmouth, took 1st premium for best Jtrsoy bull, which wo iu member to havo hoeu this summer, u oiy lliiouiilmal, T. W. Divonport, of Sllverlon, tukes first prtiulum for best Dovou bull. It, (J. (if or. ofSllvertou, took first premium for bot Holstoln bull 2yeais old. VlMUtt AND Mi:AI. aro exhibited In Maohlnory Hall, to tho wu3tnftho main Pavilion, whero aro nlso so'.vlnc miichlnoH, muslctl lustriimonts, and vailotis artlclos of ouo sort and another showing usefulness or tigenulty, Mcl.ernu Bros., of Portland, Had u vory lino exhibit of Hour, corn meal, buckwheat flour, oatmeal, crackod corn, or hominy, cracked wheat, Graham Hour, and commaudod first pre mium for tho great variety of tholr products as well as their excellence. We aro remind ed, In this connection, that this firm took a first premium at the Centennial Exposition for their oatmeal, and tbolr reputation hardly needs tho endorsement of a Centen nial award te thoso who aro familiar with tbolr products, which are for sale In all tho towns of Oregon. 1I0IIKRH TlIOnOUCllIIIItKDS. Thocntrlos in this class wero not numer ous. John Young, Salem, lakes 1st premium for mare i yoars old aud upwards, naino ItsRa Mansfield, G.J. Uasket, Polk Co., takes itt premium fjr Mattlo Glyde, mare 3 yrs. and upwards, John F, Miller, Salom, takes 1st premium for Dr. Lluriaoy, stallion I J rs, old and over. Hiiam Tripp, iloseburg, shows Sellm, Arabian stock, stallion 1 yrs. old and over. llliai'T HOH.SllN, John Savage, Salem, took 1st premium Tor stallion,'.: yrs. old, weight 1.U2 pounds, W, crMyer, Hortenxe and colt, 2d prom. M. Wllklns, Lane, Co., took Ut premium for stallion 2 years old. G. W. Dlmlck, 1st p. for Ally 2 yrs. old. A. K. Wilcoxsou, Monroe, span of homes fordrrft, first promltim, It. II, Watson, Lincoln, 1st premium for htadlun 1 year old. A.M. Waddle, Lafayette, 2d prom, for stallion 4 y ohm old. James MeX'allaugh, Amity, 1st premium stallion 3 years old and our. J. Freeman, HllUboro, 1st premium yt blood Clydosdalo colt 1 year old. A. O. Marshall, Monmouth, 2d premium stallion 2 years old aud over, llOAUhlUIW. U.K. Iladloy took 2d premium for pair of mares fast aud fai. W. II. Towiisoud, lit premium for mare i years old undover. (I. W. Gill, 2d p. for mare i y. and over. M. U.C'ooti, 1st premium single mare for peeing. 8. G. Hood, 2d p. for Bullion 4 years old. W. Williams, 1st p. stallion 4 years old. J. J. Wolob 1st p. gelding, for fast and far driving, also 1st p. for gelding 4 years and upward, Chas. Stewart 2d p . mare 4 y. and upward . l'AUM TKAJtS. It. 0. Clark took 1st p. and D. Swlck 2d p. for pair of horsos wolgblng 2,000 and not over2,f00. It. W. Phillips carrlago horses 10 bands aud not less than. 2,400 pounds 2d promlum. John Chalmors pair of farm horses over 2,100 pounds 1st premium. Win. MoLngau 2d p. for ditto. Also 1st prom, for cart borso ovor 1.200 pounds, CAUIIIAOK TUAMS. J. Lucky pair matchod carrlago horaos 2d prom mm. J. M. Myers saddlo bono 2d promlum. S. U. Duster walking horso 1st premium. W . D. Hoxter matched family team 1st p. Wm. Blgham saddlo horso 1st promlum. O.J. Iltskot pair carriage horses ovor 10 bunds 1st premium. rum: iiiu:i rr.ucinnto.v. W. 0. Myor, Whlto Prlnco, stallion 4 yrs. nnd over 1st. Prldoof Poroho, ditto, 2d p. Soronty-SIx, stallion 1 yoar old 1st p. Doll nud foal 1st p.; White lloso, mnro 4 yrs. old 1st p. This display mado by Mr. Myor was oredltitblo both to him and to this Stato. Hit Importation of Pcrcheron horses is suro to lucre iso tho wealth of Oregon and add to our reputation as h horso-broodlng country. This display ot Purcherous was not inoro In teresting than tbo show mado of tbolr colls, and tho prosonoo of a groat number of ouo and two-year-olds, half blond, and their niHgnllkont appearance, was conviction of Hut groat vulus of tho Mock. rum: iimui cr.vm:siAi.:;s, MiJ. Bruco roceltod (hn 1st premium for his mngnltlceiititntmal, Gleuehl, which was a prlr.a winner at Philadelphia In lbTfl. S. O, Heed allowed Ills lino stallions, Mar quis and Brutus, and theso wero tho only eutrloH, BMwtcnthn Pernherons and Clydesdales our State is blu-nml with good heavy draft Mock mid It will bo dltllcult to decide which Isthuiuoro valuablo. Somo Inolliut to ono and Hiimn to tho othor, and It Is apparent that both uro exoslluiit and valuablo to breed from, jacicu, jiinnik.s, and mui.kh. C. P. Iliuon, Portland took 1st premium fur tho Jauk-Gruddard. Win. White, Dayton, 2.1 promlum for Or egon brod Jack. nukiu.i: woiur. Wo aro unahlo to do Justice to tho display of neodlo work, not having had it lady re porter Iu tho Pavilion, and being too much occupied olsew hero to havo tlmo to unto such handiwork, even If wo possess tho ability to critically notloo It, which Is very doubtful, , The genoral assertion Is frmt the dUplay was good and the Intorost taken Iu It Juttltlcu that belief. aut womc, Wo might woll class as n work of art a. boautlfnl and olaborato confer table, vvorkod by Win. Chambers, a vory superior median lo who Is unforlmiato In being iu tho Slate Prison, whore ho has worked for many months, wtth many kludsof woods, making this table, which Is a doublo octagon, with sn Inlaid chess board, Inlaid work all round, forty-two Inches diameter, and of which wo can give some faint Idea by saying that It contaluH over 31,000 pieces, Tho display of pictures Includes home oil palming from tho brush of Clyriu Cnuke, ot Stloui, a promising young artist whoso lakto dfiorvos tho best education and cultivation. Ho took tho first and focond premiums for best oil paintings from nature. Mrs. W. It, Andrews, of Portland, auln added lo tho interest of a Statu Fair by dis play of plcturos, rustl) sketches and uliarm lug mo of barktttid mosses to produce quaint humorous or beautiful eH'-.ct. We saw noth ing inoro attractive. Wm, Parrott, it Salem goutleman,u!mc't entirely self-taught, had soiuo tlno pictures on exhibition. Mrs, DalfaA. Dawd took tho ilrst premium for best oil palming, Tho display of drawings was nlao tine. MUs Jennie Grlswold took llrst pieinlum or u beautiful crayon that vvus admired fcy ull, aud sho bed sovoral other doiiirvlnij pictures: Mrs. S. B. Woodwortb, of Sutt-m, had sev eral first premiums for her pictures. Miss Allco Scott, Hut premium for an oriental painting. Miss Nellie Moacham, a premium for Im- Ituiloifooul display. uociiioi a hioue nan a gorn iiipiay or pbo'egrsiihs, lu all nijIihhimI llnlsh. Tno an departmeut deservos more ica Ccntlnued ou fourth page. MHfi i mFw -qH HHJOul r -- v-n L2? V I t h t; m i ' t f , ,. t.r n A r .1 u;awaf vwi..aairaiMwitfywyiat aqliiCW8aMrrtnyiti!3 J$ iW.wtlitataTiM"a""ia"i'""WW I ii iTT ' ' " "