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tilfamf tit Jtarnur.
IRSUKtl KVHIV MU1HV, HV
3Xjjfvn.3can at onAio,
I'l'llLHIIIItS AMI I'ltOI HIHOIIS.
Terms r inlprlilloii:
xopy otiojtar (Fiimnil-rJ, lii atlnnii' .. X oil
iy sis iiniiilln(a imiiiUn) l Vl-
Ipy tlina) month (1.1 nuniUr) 7fl
1 II not nold vtlthln sit luwitris t will lurirwl
lio)ea,r's subscription
PORTI,AM, JAN. 21, 1870.
ketch of a Pioneer,
llUTimilk, I he. 'J I, 1373
KVIIIainttto larmir
tens, thomuiilicrsof lliittetillellruiige,
that it in justly duo to tin' tin mnry mnl
i of tliu latu William Whitney, ns :tn
Incer of Oregon Tiintury nml iiiciiiWr
I Grunge, that some of tliu hading inui-
In tliu lifn of our deiensnl hrothtr
buresertoi in nil niirojiriatu fonii, :
liii',
Idttd, 'Hut tint following shilch of our
I i'il brolhi r, iiiutiiliiiti'il liy i jik nt. of
rnnge, Ihi tiauiuiilli il tu thu (alitor ol
tlttll.lt, with .1 lupitsl tint tliu Minn
Ii in 1 u plaic in its columns,
inn W'liltiiuy, who deputed this lifn nt
Ivillu Jmiu 1st, IH7H, was born lit Mutely
Imlciishlre, Kuglniul, in I SOS, li.-iv in cmi-
I ntly reached tlm nllotttd Urm of tlinu
years nml tun. At tliu i.irly ngu of I 'J
Inrrud Ktittilieth Tnylor, of Bourn, I.lu-
ithirc, with whom Iiii liViil for IS yenra,
having pitteded liiin tu tint Bjtirit latnl
M. 1375. Of tlii'in it iiiiivIiu trulv mill.
oiiilu wum out luoru happily mated
tr. wiiitnuy is-nig iii'puiiili'iil iihiii his
labor for tint aut'iiorl of his fainilv. nml
prig neither triulu nor i l licit ion to assist
, tipiiitf mi iroMot of nimiiriuu n lioiuii
I ruannn-ihlit iiiikiH'inli'iii'i) whilu rriinin.
lin Ills natllu land, thcrefnio iln bind to
Kt hi" wifu nml thihl with their fin-mis,
nek fur ni'iro nronitloiia surroundnm in
.United .Slates, Act nrdnigly liu cmluirlii J
IJjl V liu I'lllli
ml mrly in
S'uw York, wlium lui nrm
I KM).
rthcut-u to Nutv .leraoy, liu n in lily foiitul
itiiuiit, mnl In ilno tiiuit suit for It in luin.
iltuuy rejoined her huahaml in Ih.'l'.',
liu iiilalurtiinu tu Imo Hit ir only
I, who was drowned just prior to
ug lor Amuiicn. Alii r hm niliiig sot
'ft In IVlilinylnlilii, liu migrated to tliu
n-ginii of Nortlntrii 1111111111-1, where lui
n-ginn in ixittniirii
.1 I.iikI, nml in ii fit
(with nil tliu iico
fun years surmuiulcil
ecssary conilnita ol
ffin scttlim; of tint Orci-oii laiiiiiilnry 111115-
hi, nml tliu much tnlki'il of land ilumition to
tilers, revived tliu Hilut of emigration in
u western .States, intini! addition il induce-
nii-nts tu suttlu on tliu distant shore of tliu
IVHllc. Mr. Wliituuy, uirtiikiuu of tliu ut
vilililli incitement, sultl filrt f.irm. mnl uith his
( wifu nml six children proceeded early in IS 17
to tliu I luliau frontier, mIici n liu joined (iiu,
1'itlmur's train of ciuiraiitrt
After having endiirttl tho nsunt jitt,itiiiiin,
dinccrs and hardship cnuunnn to tliu nwr-
, land uiiiurmiU of llumu ilnva, liu n-ai-linl
I rn'iu'li I'rnirtu Intu in tliu follouiiii' fall, lliru
r 1... ..r1-. i. ...1 1 1 ..1-1 1.1 1. v.. t 1
iiu iiuii.iiiiti n iiiini ui.iiiii, nnibii 1111 iiuoiiixii
nml culthati-il uitli luoru tlinu iimi il miui-io
for n ijiuuti-r of a n ntury
111 tliu full nf IhtS. 111 ounlLiiiv uitli ii
mull urty nHiiHil of marly nil tliu Amur
lin nuttli-m tlii'ii luiiiK in tliu noitlii'in mil of
Climiiioi-( County, lion- Minimi, Int iiimlu tliu
ovt'rlmiil juiirui'y to ('nliforuiii, 111 innnt of
golil, Notwitlmtaiiiliiij,' liu uirt ltli tliu
uaiul mict-iaa of tin inotHrii'in'cil iinm-ra of
tlumu tnrly ilnja, lie 11111.111111I Imt a aliort
tiliiu in tliu lulliea, ratln-r
IWcrrln,; liomr, with plow In hatul,
Tiiiiiluituir Iho . illl U11.I
III tlm Hprnit of ISIU Mr. Wlntiu'y h.moiiu
of n 1-iiinJi.iiiy of tliri-u mIio nii'Uiil, In aoniu
Kittlit, tliu nllimit iliiK'liitnililu Inittolli l.iinla,
invtiug tliu llmt nulla iimi tlu alto hIhti
Auroni iiuw aUmla In InVJ lie n lult-ri'il
ury I'llicii'iit aurliu 111 ninatiiiK to form tliu
llmt aeliiNil iliatrict orniiiol in M.trioii Cimii
ty, nml ma for uimiy jiurn mi netlu.uul I1I1
ttrm utroii 01 tint acluKii
lliiiu I'lultiri'il for u umutlia tlm i-miiit-Ion
lianlnlilpa iui'iilint to iiliUiii tliu jouinuy
fniui IiiiIiiiiia tn Orrpui in IM" liy ot tinin,
Mr nml Mra Wliituuy, 111 tint uiii; of ll7l,
after Iiiiij acttli'il tin ir cliililnn iihii hI
fjriua III tliu wi'imty of tliu 0I1I liomrati'.nl,
ilutoruiini'il to try tlio tlit-n imit'l i-oiitrat .if
ri'Cnminx tint i-nntinrnt liy tlm morn aiuftly
ulnliiig train ilr.iwn Ii) tliu iron Iioih, ulik'li,
til tlll'ir llillllit.lt lull, l. lll.lllltl) mvoiii.
illalui
After aHiiilm annrn limit 11ll1 flu lulu in
tliu AllnutIO Matea, tln unit ill teriullii'il In
gratify 11 lun clienalieil niali to iiin.it tin ir
iiatiiu limit
tin n-.ii-liiiij; tin ir oM liomu in KiikIaii.1
nfter nil iiliiemu of futt) )enia, tliuy fniiiul
tlmt nearly 11 iiliolu ueuer.ttiou vvlintn limy
liml left in tliu full i-tijiiy iiu-tit of iuiiMIk lifu
went iniH ailuit in ili-atli, ululo tlm reniaunn
naa toi.itea of tlieir yoiitliful yi.ira I1.11I riwu
Kra) 111 tliu aeriiett of tlm iiiniit faimeil fuu,
iimiii ulioiii tlieyuen p'tieralU ili ii.liitt for
tliu common coiuloita ol Die liu loiunl
tlioatt oM niilu luilt'll li' luforuiiil IIhiii the
allium of tliu uorlil lHyoiul tlm iitrmn lliuita
of tlnlr olmenatluu tliau Im li.nl eniKvteil, )it
njti.inully i'ouIuiIihI, nml 11ll1 Inn ikoeo
tloiia alill lino lH'lieera in tin- oM ilinn li)anl
miKtrtitiiiua, faiiy tali a of am lent iniuea nml
riiiutsl i'intli'a.
After tliu eiijoyiueiit of n loiijj iait, tliey
Initio n Uat fnrviM'll til tliu en.li-ailllj; anliea of
erly life, u turning tu tliu (iiv.it lti'iililic In t
tur lle.iaeil in inery ivajieet Willi tliu niimtr)
tliau wlien linliliiiu' mlieii to tlnir elnl.ln 11 nml
kiloiitutl Inline in Uiepm
Tliuy iliuil n the ii.ul lueil, ieiKvteil ly
nil Mini Limit-tin 111. . II. II.
J. V IllllllHIHI, J
Mitt. M. A tiKk.11, ' t'limiuittee
II. Ii KliKllllillli, )
Good ilone Booki.
lMos. Or., Jan. I, !;!.
FMitor Will.uuettu r.irmer
To "Ite.nler of tliu I'tiiMKu'I tiouM Ilv
omuieiiil tliu Aiiierienn Itifoiiuiil lli'Uo ItooW,
liy J'rof. O. 11 HuiUl, iiii .' ,orSteinrt
Ainorican l'ariinr lliiiutt lUil, .1 (K). I'nli
l.alm.1 liy Oiuiijjo Jmlil .V t'u., '.'IA llroailwa),
Now V01U,
,S II, .SlONK,
Siumi,,
J j 11. tU I !:.
From Grant County.
(JN) ClTV, .Inn. 10, IS7P.
Klitor Willnmutto Knrmrr:
Vtry littlu anow tliin wititur tlma far. Tliu
groutnl lots la-i 11 frot-n aoliil for about
moiitli, nml tliu runJi in tliu fitiuat condition
until n fiu ilny h aince, wln.11 uu I1.11I a allow
fall of nlxiitt tliri-D im Iili. To il ly n fuw 1 lit-ti-ri
urn out with tliu merry jiuylo of thu
ln-lla, hut it I'imiot hit LiniHi.li.ri il ghiling
.monthly n't r tliu gl.i-y miow, for oft thu
bnrc Mrtli grnten hmhly nn the mr, nml
thcrchy tnnra 111 n gnat tni.iMiru the plcvitro
of tlm party.
Mercury hm lifun ni low- ,11 cm but omit
or twin-thin wiuttr, uiunlly imiginy fioin 10
to VI' iihot u.
Mock without for.iu or slidtur h.itu n hanl
tiniu 111 tliu ialli-y, 114 thu niiio ii nliuoat
turn uxcept thu yruen graan w tilth aturtuil in
MitiinlHr, lull now annul with hiiow.
Cnpt. Wiutiln of Camp llainit), with 11
train of lifty wngnna, two compaiiiei of
nohliera, nml tanrly thu uliobt triliu of SunUu
or I'tntu Imliiiui left Cnuyon City to-ilny for
The llallei Wililli-lnlli'ra's html la illclllili-il
111 tint uxHilition, nnkini! in nil itlHiut WX)
ItiitiMia on tint ininli lliaiiha tln-'o, thetit
n- ipiito a tiuiiiliur iitHnitil to be 111 theiu
numutniiiH hintiha whu Hour aum mlerol
themii'ltt'H na piioni'in of wiir, nml linyhu
conaiiloiuil ii-n I) for hoatilttlii hh anon an
Hpring om-iii
Chief Wlniit iiiii(-.-.i in on ntiaitnt Camp
MuDermit, nml will uu ilouht Im aetit through
hy thu miiithurn routu.
How- mi onkr incluiling Chiif Wiiini-iiiiu.i-a
nml hia liaml with thu I111I1.111 priaotiura loiiIiI
juitly be ilii-tati-il by the 1I1 iartini'iit, we are
lltuhlu to I'oneuite. 'Ilnie liiillillia ulut lineil
from taking nny put 111 thu hi ly nml l.iat
aiunniiT, euil.iiigeitil their own Iim-.h hy ri-fiia
1115 to Join the luntilea, nml for their loyalty
to the lioiLTlimilit Mi re nlluuril nt the 1 line
of thu war to il! iiu their mini, jaiuiea, 1 te.i
ami H'runlteil to leave ami return nt ple.-iauru
to tin ir einip nt ll-ieiioy, Tlm onlur haa
taken tin in hy aiirpriau, nml if it uiiy he ton
aijereil .1 preieilout, Mill no ilnilht protit ilitt
rimiiitiil to thu future loynlty of Indiana nn
1I1 r aiuular eiruuiuatimea. We Into hi en
1 rnlihly iuforuiiil that none of theiu IihIiiiih
ileaireil to litaie thu M itheiir lleaurntiou.
They aid bitterly nppmuil to thu tr.Mnfer,
nml threaten to return nt thu tirat favorablo
opNirtuuity. With the rotmg luiliam in
them iiiount.iiua, earrjin with them thu moat
improtuil lire iron nml rinmuably eountiug on
ai ceaiioua fioiii llunu now helil ai priaouera
of war, together tilth auriouiuliug lunula,
Camp Harney eaniiot Ihi nbninlniiiil with
aifnty to the many fuluilim lutuiH meil
thtoiighout nil tin au iniiiiutaiii tallejM. Our
eitii 111 liniu linnet eaaanly bun inuiilireil in
thu ptat; wit 111k for aeeiiiit) ill the future.
l. II. II.
Caro and Management of Poultry.
Al.liKH (Iiiiivk, Jan. I.', IS7'J.
IMitor W'lll.iniiltn rnrmt-r:
A gtent man) thiuganrit r.ml, from time to
tlinu about tint ililliunt taintna of fane)
pnilltl), III Mhii.1l thu U-ghoMH aielll to 1h
the ilinieit with iilinoat eir)oiie. In Vitpm
nml biitiliug fotila I have foiiml that it la 11 ,1
Altogether III thu unity or bueil tint ia kept,
but luont 111 the liiau.igi Hunt nml i.ire of the
fowla. In talking with iiiauy H'roua, I Inn!
that t lit 1 r la'gliorua Jul imt Ii) at nil during
tint mid ttt-.ither Not Uiug iiupi.iiutisl with
thu White or lliintu la-glium. I i.iuuot aay
mi) thing iilauil them I make a aa.ei.tlty 111
bnt'illlig lloml.uia, nml I feel Mtlalleil tilth
them na being gixal eg priHlueera. The)
bat u Ik 1 11 la)iug all through the mid weather
III thu put two moiitha. Thu tieatnient la
but 11 aiuall matter to imluiti the llouilaua to
liy. (ilto theiu plilily of 111 uu to 11111, na
they nut imt n la) fowl; fenl them pleiit) of
wheat, nml iHvaMoii.illy 11 ti.inu bieakfaat or
aupptrof IhiiIihI meat mueil with bran or
meal of an) kind, putting a little egg fo.nl or
KpH-r lit it, nml gnu them n gnn place to
allot III, iibo phut) of loom liilooat, ami the)
Hill piihluitt egga tilth mi) fotila in the world.
The llomlina hate pinM-d theiuaeltea to Ik
a Iiunl) fowl, a fowl of i.irly maturity, of
ipnet Ii tints but giaul forager 1 they bear con.
lilieiuent na well na mi) fowl, nml pmdmo na
mail) egga when in chu ipiartem. They are
aUn e .itcragu in aie, mnl as line .1 table fowl
11a can Ihi laii.d. The) aim make .1 Hue cmaa
when bud with other fowla, chhi lall) the
Cochin.
In Apill, sTs. two of in) llomlni lima
laiil from the lat of A pill to tlm t'lith, forty-
aeteii egga. Ileing Iroin luunu (oraix il.i)a, no
luvoiint tiaa kept until Ma) .'1.1. At that time
two more lima tine put 111 the aaiim)anl, and
1111 nccoiliit of four ttaa kt pt.
lYoni Mil) :i until Juno II, nuking tlinty
one ill) a, thu four heua prmlmeil ll'.l egga,
iii.tkiug a Inaa of only lite tin) a for ouu hen
rnou.liiue Ith to Jul) lid the mine In-inlaid
107 egga After thla time the) went turned
out Willi the nthira, ami no account could In
kept. The four In na nml one naiiter went kept in
.1 ).int bull riala lung b) two rmta wide ilurilig
the time a bote miutiuiieil.
Thlaaiaaon I Mill kicp .111 ai'iount of (he
Hiiinkrnf egga lilil b) ten of 111) pivinuini
llomlaii (una fiom Jan. I to Auguat I, nt the
iinl of tihuh time 1 will nuke public nuution
of the ivaulta through the uewapipera.
If .111) crnn or pi-numa know ail) thing
central) tu the nUite mcutiuneil ipiatitica of
thu llomlaua, mo hiiM like to hi nr from tlum
111 regtnl to the matter
1'iaring that 1 nut) 1-e ihi length), I ter)
na (fully aiibuut thla tu the critlcum of
)our rwulem. Wiiiiim tiiiiiii.
Answer to Queries.
IMitor Willamette Knrtner:
In your isnio of Jmiuary 3 la n coinimuilca
tirui nigtieil "An Immigrant." lie ak nliout
how to tunko thu moat of thu manure lie is
thu Unit one to my knowledge that hai nikeJ
about thu manlier of applying manure 1 mn
glad to In. ir it, for it Ii tliu M-ry thing that
w ill make fanner iiulcpvmti nt. Ily tliu prop
er use of manure tliu fariutr can nilie from 'JO
to .'10 r cent, more gmiu than when he imcs
none nf thu fertiliser thnt mo nll.iw to go to
M-ito I lento you nco that there is "iicli a
thing na a farmer la nig iniltpemlent. Ily thii
I mtan that .1 farmi r will have pltntyitli.it
ho Mill not liat e'to run to the banks to borrow
mom-) to carry 011 the farm. We want to
learn to satu all thu imiiiiiru that is nude on
the farm, ami it must It- sattd right, or elite it
la of no iitcolllit must bu cnlnioitiil.
Iinmigraiita will gnin nt Itnat ffl iur out
by putting maliuie on their meadows. Iln
ititiliattly uftcr you ilUtrihuto thu tiiuuiiro us
el only as you tan, thtn harrow nml emu-harrow;
thin loll, nml you will feel glad when 1
you tut )our iiiiaihitt. I
Ai for fniit titea, it ileH mla on whit kind
of land, ll.it or rolling. If rolling, I would
mine l-irl) ll.ine-t nml Iinl Aatraeui for
aiiiiimer, ami for fill I would plant (iratm-
aline, Pall I'lpj Noitheni Spy, ll.ililtt in,
llliodo lil.iml (In tiling. 1'or winter ue, the
Villow Nuittottu I'tppiii, American Pippin,
Iteil Clink, mnl nlmiit half adoen l.uly Ap
phi. l.imtisK.
t'l.tl KAMta Cut MV, Or., Jllll. 14, '7'J.
Now FrtilU.
t.lltur Wlllalilltte I'liriuer:
I hatr In en nailing with n great ileit of in
lnri.it thu uontroversy on thu origin of thu
1'eath Plum, ami 11I10 thu control cisy in ru
Hinl to thu so-catleil Siltur Prune, nml I up
kisi that fruit growi-rti all oe our Ntnlo tuul
Waslingtoii Territory halo liHUt as much in-lert-tteil
ia it as ni)(elf, in aarertaiuing tliu
fx'ta. Hut alio, ufttr hearing the cuniluaiou
of thu tiIioIh matter, e nru still in the ilatk
anil aru naturally lull tn our own opnuou.
Ami tiov, Mr. lulitir, 1 hojiu you will,
through your pttju.r, urgu the fruit growera,
fanneni ami othtrs to orgaitizu n I'oimilugical
Socitty, au that any liuw fruit can bu uihih
iteil, ami in their ao.non be jiaasuil ujion by
comimtt-nt Judges U-funt being iutroiluccil as
sumu iisk ami rare fruit, ami thereby jiruvont
mg fiuit growors ami othela from It ing im-
(K0il tIJHIII,
I hatu two setilliug tliurrns ami our seed
ling ajiplo that I comliler extra, but 1 lime
uot yet iiitrndui.cd thoin, as I know full Melt
that w u ma nil apt tu bu a little ouu-aidcil w lieu
ilollarsaic nt atnku. Hence, I would Iku for
someone not intensteil to 'pats judgment
nyoa tin m. I ImjIuiwi in lhu iliHtrino "honor
tu ttlioin honor is duo " and if any honor it
cnniNCtad with it, I want it. Wu luivo a
gooatberry cnllctl tliu Champion, mi excellent
hurry, an Oregon sjullii;g Now, no s.i.r.t to
know thu origin of it, Thcro aru but few
Hint know its history. Thu originator should
katii thu trtillt, nml not another.
II. lllSnON',
Kiat Portland Nillaery.
Resolutions of Condolence.
The following etidently uinii-a from Mt.,
Ple.n.int, Linn Co. Oregon:
Wlicic.li, it hath plcitid our Heavenly
rather to take from this world the soul of our
beloteil slater nml lalairi r Jnnu Potter.
Whcieiia, her ileath waa tery amldeii, and
nttimlnl with tirciltnatiilicia null na xcr)
gie.itlytu iinpien oiiriniiula witli the uncur
taint) of human life, nml tlm tanity of 1 art li
ly In t a-1. It ia tin ii font
lleanltiil, I'irat, that tt e lain tt ith chastened
spurts 111 humble MibmiMion to this in
1 rotable jiiiitnlciice of Almighty liisl, know
ing that he tloith all things will.
Iiiaolte.1, that ill the allilileu ilcntll of our
alatir Potter, Munic mluiouiaheil of thu great
iinpoitaiue of bcin,'eter leady to cloe iiur
laUua hi imthly lielils, to enter ii"Ui thu re
wind of the just. III the biightir liebla in the
prnMileine of (iinl.
1 tool in I, that 111 tlm iliathof aiitir Pot
ter our lir.ingu sual.iiua the Io of 11 ttoitli)
ineintHT, mnl thu community thu loaa of a
gmv.1 iitim, ami hi r family thu loss of mi
iillct Inmate mnl In lot id wife nml mother.
Iteaoltcil, thit our .Ventary Ik- dint ted to
fiirniah nccitilicil mp) hereof to the In-rcaiitl
faiml), mnl n copt to the Win ttitrni: I'm.
tun for publication.
1. I. IIUaK. 1
l.ti 1. A. r'uiiM,
.it 111 Ik 'I'imiii.
Coinuiittie
Qrlst Mill Wantod.
A suUcrilKT writing from Wist I'liion,
liiiilir il ito of Jan, 17, aa)s:
1 wish to gnu notuu that we want a llonr
ing null hero; wo aru in uiy great necil of
one, and hau been for yi.irs. Now tint tho
Cviitertille Mills mid tliu lloston Mills aru no
loru, that disaster leaves us in dnublu trouble.
Wo hate a mill site on HiK-k Creek, 011 thu
Clrucoc ami Portland ro.nl, tweltc miles from
Portland. Hie Ut lecomnicuiUtion is a
sight of tlm situation ami of thu siitroumliiig
country.
1 Into examined thu fall-sottn whi.it since
the thaw, ami liud it not injund in the least.
All or nearly nil looks ir) well. S. A. 11.
To Those in Arroars.
If mu hail what It duo us wo could inmusl
lately nliote oiirsche of nil jxvtnitary liabil
ities ami carry out a plau mu hate 111 prusjHs,t
(or issuing a svptratu news sheet that will
make thu Kmum mors acccjitable to tint pro.
ducers of tliu Pacitio Northwest thau an)
other luiK-r. VaiVw oitio to Portlaud to
.loubt about iloiug it
ORANGE OFFICERS FOR 1B70.
I'mpijun (irnngf, I)oiiglns County, haa
elttttil thu following olhtera: O. W. Jonea,
M. I'. Cooper, 0. T. llealc, l,. S. Chap
jk.1I, h. I'. I'etirs, C.i II. Conn, r., T.j J.
J. I'. Iiiilii.ui, See.; C. Smith, A. S.j Mrs.
Conn, I'omoni; Mn. N. Ownta, Cirt-ai Mra.
I.i ley II. Omiuaii, I'lon; Mm. I.. (I lamry,
I.. A. S.
Tlm ollictra of Miiltiiomnli lirntige, lliat
I'ortlaiul, me: A. F. Miller, M. fi. K. I'tny,
O ; .1. i:. Stnnabeir), S; K. I'irc, A. Ss
Mrs. L. II. Claris, C.s lnistafT I'ttumon, I..-,
IMwanl Long, T.; Knoch Turner, Stu.j K.
WooilUrry, II. K.; Mrr. Jtnnit Milltr, C:
Mrs, M. .ll Wumlherry. I'.s Mi-a. Il.i.h.l I'nt
tjiiiiui, I'.i Mn. L'. .I. I'tlif, I A. S; Mm.
Surah I'ttry, II.
Ollictra of KMiung Star (irmige, Kut Put t
l.iuil: Jiivoli Jiiltiiaoii, M.; William Johuion, I
O.t Mra. i:. A. Kt-llv. I..-, ritmoiit l.uit. S.:
II. J. Ciab. A. .i.i I'ljmjitoti Ktlly, C.j t). I'.
I.tnt, T.J. .1. .IiiliiiHim, S.; !'. Itouitt, (I. K.t
Mrs. Mnrth.i I.tlit, C.t Mrs. Mnry Wills, l'.j
Mrs. Ilottit, I'.i Mm. Mnry Walker, L A.
'I lot nlhters of Hound I'iniiiu (itniige, No,
I (Hi, uiu: Olin-r IIhih, M.i .1. W. liiat), O ;
Mrs. A. II. Iloilge, I. i W. M. Iliibbanl, A. S i
W. M. Colhinl, C.s A. II. Dnilge, T.j . C.
Hubbard, S.; O. It. Iliibbanl, Ii. K.j Mrs.
lliirm, l'. HehliM
. Iliihbiril, P.
Mt. HillU) lil.iuui-. No. 107 Ills the follow.
ing ollieim: .loieth Mclean, M.j John Mc
Lean, (.; II. liailfunl, U; It. Siinmoni, ,S, j
Perry IMinoustoii. A. S. j.loliii Itogart, C;
lltrsey Polly, T.jT. J. Himtou, S.T. Cole,
(l. Mis. John Cogswell, C.i Miss l.llcy Cole,
I'.I Mrs. Niniey Ikitis, I". Anna Polly, L .S.;
T. J. Duntoii, .v-erttmy.
Tho Plowing Soason.
Tin1 sinson for winter plowing for Mhmt
is nlauitgone, nml, fnrWHiit of tain, wry little
Jtlowing hia Im-dii ilone. Mnny fnriuera, no
ilouht, iiitenileil to jnit ill tonsiilcrublu mole
wheat than they had summer fallowed for,
but unless tliu rains coniu soon will bo coin
pcllfd to nbamloii ibsug so, or w ill hatu to
put it in lory lato 111 nc.iKin. 1-ljpciicnce has
Drotetl that whtntsowii later than Jnnuaiy
tines nut on nil atcragu pay exjieitses mnl
jirollt. Under thu rirvuiustiiucts, it U-couus a
iilcstion with farmers so situated whether it
Mill not Iki butter to let thu hunt rest this
year and summer-fallow It. This course will
most likely exchange nn uncertainty this )ear
for n t-ertaiaty next. In pl.i -u of 11 jioor crop
or iionu nt all this )car, sin.li farmers can, by
auiuinir-ali)wing thtir laiul, luako n aiiruty
of a g'MHl crop nuxt year. Our dry scisuiis
hntu herutoforu jirott-tl a iKiiiuilt rather than
a 1lia.11ltm1t.1gu to Cnlifonii.i whc.it-growiis.
Hut for thu iK-curriiit-u of thu dry seasons of
iMlil nml I Mi I nml l.s;:i, winter plowing mnl
sotting would havo still been thu rule, ami
suiuuitr-fallowing thu exception. Tluso sea
sons tnuuht the fanners thnt to make w lit at
growing a tertainty nml a pa) ing biisiuusa
thy must tliunge their 1110.I0 of cidtitatiuu.
.Siiiutiiur-fallowiil fields of wheat hatu uuti-r
Ih-i-ii 11 failuru In this Statu. Uveti in Ibfil,
thu ilr)i-st year Me latu had siucu wheat
gniwing lias ln-cn practicid here, thu sumiiiur
fallow eil groin ntornged from 'M to t'.'i buthela
tu tliu acre. This is more than thu average of
winter-sow 11 wheat in the favorablo seasons.
Whither thu jtresent season shall prote dry or
shall turn out 11s last season Jul, theru is no
ilouht tint thu belter plan wilt bo fur wheat
grower to suminer-fiiltow their lands, instead
of jtlowing nml sotting them so latu na they
ttilt hate to this scisoii. S.urmutiito Hoc-onl-l'uion.
Advertisers,
Messis, Coinitotk nml Plluger of Second
Mnet, Poitlaml, Utwnn Mornsnii ami Yum
lull, gciiiral ilealeis, udtertisu in thu l'.inu:it
this tuek. Their Immune cst.ihlishiiiiut is .1
ilejait of nil things wearable, t.itnblu or usable,
isKciall) mlajiteil to the country trade, i
they ilesiru our finders to know. As they
hate limit rt.ikin to let ie our market rtjsirts,
farmers tan, b) reading them, ham what
jtriris the) can get for their products, nml
wiiai ineir sujijiiies miii cmt. they give
Uith jobbing ami n tail rates, ami tan sell by
anl or pieie, jhiiiiuI or jkicknge.
Btinneu Notice.
Thu business ollicu of tho Wll.l.iMr.nt:
Kaiimkii is how rviuotcJ to Poitlaml, nml thu
Usiks nml accounts aru kept here, at No. A
Washington strict, unit block from the Stark
sticct fctra,. All (omiiiuiiicatluus should
therefore be adtlrcsscil to Portland.
Persons lit mg near Salun, or hating occa
sion to go thcie 011 business, Mill tind Mr. I.
W. Craig at the old ullice, ami can hatu any
biisniiss tliuy liny desire nttenditl to by luin.
Employment Office.
Hawkins A Cokir, of Poitlaml, bat cojH-iicd
an iinplntniilit otlitu ns will Ihi seiu by
their ad. tlsewheiv. Antone wanting farm
hands, domestic, sort ants Mould do will to
call upon tlinu or addn.s them. They are
luglil) nvouteuileil, mnl will 110 Isjuht do Un
fair thing b) all.
Curious Ideas of Children.
During one of theses ere ihunder modus
recently, little M.tv, a light haired jjirl
about four years old, wine running to her
mamma and said: "Mamma, does God
keep a gun?" Her mother, somewhat
surprised at the curious question, an
swercd, "Why do you ask that, Ma."
"Because, if he doesn't keep a gun, what
does he break the sky with when il thun
ders? '
This reminds us of another true story.
Some years ai;o a littte daughter of Mr.
Coddington, a noted New York auction
eer, ran out of the door and saw a beau-
"JtMltjful lainbotv for the first time in her
jViA-niomeut in awe
lyci
Stato and Territorial.
Tliu Coast Itnngi' is lovcred with
HIIOW.
Wiillit W11II11 ii tnlkinj; iiliinit n tttivt-t
ruiluat.
I 'oiil iiiiiii'i-s nn-w.iiiH-il tit Xittioit
Coos L-oiiiily.
Two limit I'ltliniiior fiuit ilryom luiti
K0110 to Olyiiiii:i.
Ciittlu mnl htock iiih hllll't'liiiK ftfvotolv
in rinnttllii foimty.
TltPrr-nio 100 tons of M'lirnt fttoipil it
(inui'n City, V, T.
A jjuml liriilo 11m In1 built out tin
L'liintlii tor 6.ri,0UU.
Iluy is SIIO ti ton nt Hoist- City, liiolt
or tlinu lor 10 yi'im.
Iw was iiM' iiiclics tliit-k on tin1 (V
itniiiimiit tin- I 'alios.
.M. Ilukor, cilitoi of tin Li inutile
(Jiiuttc, lias bt't'ii ill.
TIil'I-o is to be it Mtt'iilii ft'iry liotwirn
tho Dalles nml Itooklami.
Tin- Slii'lill of .lai-lihiiii count v lias
tolli-i-ti-il $10,000 lo ilato.
l'lucor mining is ijoiiifj 011 m.ui- .M nn
ily'n fciry, on Siiukf lin-r.
( 'Inn ley IIIooiiiit loiiio.s llnUoit, V.
'1'., for 11 isit to tlio .Stall's.
Tin' l.ewistou 'I't'lli'i' Miys Nickiit'.sspii--mils
in that uut of lilalio.
Xt'Mlnii-y, Cliupnian .t Co.'.s aejent was
I'lvutiii"; 11 itaii'liotisi) at Cut fit x.
Mnuli hiiom' in Malio mountains a d
good hlt'igliing on Camas 1'niiiic.
SiuHuw pooplo intonil oponiii'' a 111.nl
down that htivain to tlio coast.
Tho Wilton troiiio phtyi-il to a slim
Iioiimi at llillsboio, on tlm loth.
Setprt ili''ii-ss nbovo no is tlio lottoM
tiiiiKiiittii noted at lloiso City.
S.iniiii'l Antli'i-Min lost 11 valitalili)
niiiii', drottned in tho L'matillu livi-r.
Tlm ii-osiottn of tlio Atlanta tiinos,
at .Miihllo liter, nn- mu to be tiit rati'.
Tho Tacoiiiii Ili-mlil s:ih Hill llnr
inun iiiovi-iI from .Sti-ilut-oum to Colfiu.
Mi'ivury was nt'iirrro at Colfax, but
Ki-tllci-s fiom .Miniicsota Hay it isn't rohl.
Ioiioas county hits ti.iid into tho
Stato tivastuy $.1,000 of its $1 1,000 Sti
ta..
Jim I'mkor, says tho liulepeiuli'iit,
foil 011 thu it-o at I'l'iulli-ton and liroki'im
aim.
Xotv discuM'iii'S of iild ami hiIvit on
I tuft lit it, n tributary of tlm Sieikit
lixi'r.
Out) .MiClniii, ii'i-cntlv inovi-tl to t'u-
lotlSoloSt.'IO llOIM'Hjtllillkh tlll'V WlTOplUN-
oiiimI,
Tiiconn llenihl cays hanlttood liim
lior is in ilciii.iiul for sliipinciit to C'uli-
loiiinu
Tlm lii-st installiiiL'iit of ".riiul-htimos
hits lii'on sliippctl from tlm ijimiry to
Siuittli'.
Qimit, hiiiiosimI tu contain both sil
ver ami j.'olil, is found uithiir.'O miles of
Clllf.lN.
D.i id Miller, a icligioiis fuuatit', at
I'tigoni' City, will bo acnt to tlm iiisitui
asyluni,
Tho County court of Douglas county
jiays its Si-koul Snpiiiiulent $100 jicr
aiiniuii.
A ilauahtiT of Andrctf .MtC.illy, nt
"NVhIIj Witllu mih M'liotisly hint ivhilu
slfililiiir.
Illack .lack niinc, .Silver City, I. T.,
lately hout ?10,HOO woith of Inillion at
one time.
Kighty-livo iimrtgup's tcic ti ! I in
lucksou county dining tliu month ot
December.
Diphtheria juuwiils at Tualatin, anil
J. I). Fleck's little yiil mms Mivtui'ly
buineil theiv.
Ihe little kohooncr Industry, loade. I
with cotl trom .Nauaiino, Mas Micekcd
near utorm.
.Mrs. Wallace, who left Coos liny with
Fronchy for thu black hills, ciimuiitteil
miicidu their.
A sou of Date Taylor Was thrown
out of a sleigh, near Peudletou, and had
tt leg broken.
Tens of thousands of bushels of po
tutocs air being sent from tho Sound to
San Fnincisoo,
l-'lte elk and two deer resulted from
one hunt in tinunlo ltoudu alley ; so
says tho (I'azette.
John Xation, foinierly of this city, is
connected ith the Puget Sound Iron
Woiksat Seattle.
The Seattle Post says Justice Scott
has lioeu appointed Commissioner of
Deeds for Oregon.
A Cnited States laud patent has bi-cn
filed in Jackson county. The !irt with
It. II. II.' signature.
A jmssablv rich uu.uU ledge has bis'ii
discotered on 11 spur of mountains in
llrmide Hondo alley.
A sou of Sheritl Hall of Polk county,
died a week ago. He. accidentally shot
himself November 10,
Lett is Fortu, insane, set tiro to the old
county jail building, at Walla Walhi,
and it was burned down.
Mr. Warren, of 'Wisconsin, has the
contract for eairying the mails lietutfii
UaM'buiy and Empire city.
Tliu Idaho Statesman gives tlio duiies
sious of the now Capital builniiig 1110-
jKi-Msi to no uuiii nt noi.so uity.
Joseph CoiH-laiul, of CalaHH)iaJ kted
two dtvr at ono shot ono day lu-s iiek.
tip, at lPMslyrjyiie Uoii"qg U.,1.iw.ii.
Tolucco is nr.ld to ouip all tho ills of
l'uynlliip fanners even the nervous
ili'prcHsioiiasciiiisL'd liy the low price, of
hops.
The i'ost Miys that to the ninth of
Seattle the Winter has been tptitosevrie,
considei-nble snow, and ice tour inches
lb itk.
Wilson ,v Co., recently from Califor
nia, hale eompli-ti-tl a lloutiui; mill nt
Covdiml, W'liitlby IkIhikI, that toat
$10,0ui).
'J'he Rnvcrnment mill at the Umatilla
res ,-e tas accidiutally burnt down Inst
m ok. Some think tho Indians did it
for leteligo.
A foot nice, flee for nil, for 11 purse of
-7-IU Wl'l UIKU pilICO III UllKlllllll on .tt-
urtlay next. ICutrnlice, $.1;ilistauceonu
hliliilied tnlils.
A telegraph line is to be constructed
between DuUoli, Y, T., nml LeM-istoli,
Idaho. .Soldieis nml Kovviiiiiiunt teains
at it at totk on it.
Tlm l'nlotlxe (iuuttr says a liiu Do
eeinbi'i k'Oth tlestioyed the b.illi of .Mr.
.Inliies Iloss, lour 1'ulousn lit el, niitl
contelilii, with Mitgou, etc.
Air. l'liee, Iryinej to foul the fJIaiii
taler at l.owistoli, theie the ice Mtei
iiiuuiiig, ciiuie near losing his wugoii
Mhich MiLscairied down stieum.
The Daily llcrnld, Xew Tneoniu, has
Mitspemled with thu cuinplateut icmark
that 'J.10 liumiiiers who hu o road bor
rowed iiowh will now j,'o without,
Soiiiii voting fellow tiied to tlmw
$100 from tlm Xatioiial llauk, Walla
Wtillil, but sot seined nml left tlm forged
cheek without getting tlm inonev.
Parties distill bed a public jilaeu of
worship at Canyonville, Tho Inw got
$1-1 from each oHi-nder, (iood way to
keep 0111-houses of Moi-Hhiji from being:
defiled.
Wheat, (iO cents a bushel at Pendle
ton; o.its, '2 cents per pound; bailey, 2
cents; potatoes, .'I cents; onions, .1 cents;
apples, (! to 7 cents; butter, .10 cents;
eggs, .10 cents.
.Mr. Clms. Ilnssi'11 lost eleven line
mules and siv horses dining tho past
tcck, says the Walla Walla Statesman.
Thu disease in mippovil to be the blind
Htaggors.
Theie lieing no probabilities of any
distill bailee at the Umatilla leserte, tlm
troops temporarily stationed their, un
der .Major Jackson, Mill irtiirn early tlm
ensuing week,
The ICast Orcgouiuu h.ivs Ciit-nioutli
John Mould not sliiiku huinlr with tint
condemned Indians hcfoiu they swimg
oil', for ho was 11 friend to thu Hustons,
mid not to them.
Tlm propoMsl cliungu in tho mail be
tween Astoria and Poitlnud .ill..ulh)tv..
passengers leaving Astoi ia to ix-nch In
coma, on Puget Sound, or Salem and Al
bany tlm name day.
Claims of creditors of tlm Dlympia
and Teiiiuo mill oud are to be consolidu
tisl nml moi tuges given 011 the ro.-itl for
tho Mine. Captain lllilili has been he
lected to hold the niortnges.
Dick Xyos horsu fell with him near
Pendleton, M-iioiisly hint; Hi too day
Will l-'iirnihh had his foot ciuslasl tindei'
it ho I'm 1 that fell, and Tuesday his mother
fell on thu ice and liroku her 111 111.
Thu Democratic Times, of Jackson
county, says thoro is piobubly home
fouuilatiou for tho rumor that thu O. A'
C. It. Jt. will bu extended miiihi miles
south of Hosebiirg, as tvo leant that
ties for thai purjuisu mu now being
luilliufactuied.
Tho Racket Above
Citieii II.aiis occujiies lower rooms in
a Iioiim' on Autoiim street. There's 110
un ,,ul ,llM.,f ,, wif nll, w,Jl
u.lliw. WMM Mu ,lt ni,lt uilul lu()alw
roulul lho blcs hu t)VVli t0 vm
out on ouch wno of the stove, tuul smoke
his big pipe mid full into n, pleasant
irxerio.
An.l tu ilrtum ..I tin lil!l...f lllii.'iu.
UI1I1I1 .l.'io In Uiu llliir llliliiv.
o( eating Ills .ntt.l In Hamburg
Ait.l Urlnklii tlm moi tiut.li ulin.
All this Mould ho erv nice, but for
th? family with sot en children up stairs.
When dusky shadows gather, tliu chil
dren play "pull-aMay" aeioss the floor.
When tiled of that they jilny circus and
other games, and citieu Hans is inter
liiptisl in his reverie and knocks Ids:
left knee against the hot stove and cries:
out:
"Py ilundeis ! I moot' omit of tits
house so fjut-ek us makes sonicpody's
head hi-hwim:"
I -1st night Ntheu the racket mus at its
heighth Citien Hans lushed up stairs
and Mailed through thu entire family.
After recoM'iing from their surpriso
they rallied on the left center and
pitilnd llaiisdoMii btairs into the street,
ami he was throwing mud and lighting
like it Kim mil! Mhen arrested.
"1 osvt dut 1 schall go home and
intwf oudt right away," ho explainnl,
Mhen the ollicer hail tiuuhtsl.
"Vou will tlo that, will you," asked
the com t.
"Ily Shorge ! 1 vhill ! Den, en dent
hhilders makes all dot unisu soiuepotly
won't hear it, un tleii fun will ull pi
gone."
"If toil agree to move out I'll let vou
go.
"I schall bu oudt likesomu lightning!
Shudge, I schall got some room 011 dr
top tloor of to,me odder house, und a
night long I bchall jioitnil on tier ibv
mit it club and kick mit my feet, and r"
HV'luill roll some titiuiuiia I