Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, January 28, 1887, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Textt ' Jjjeims fltgaqfmtiit. iLLAMJTTfl FABMEK: SALEM, OREGON JANUARY 28. Im7 Telwraphlo New Tho California fruit dealers and grow ers havo secured from tho ovorlnnd rn.il roads a rnte of $300 a car for a train of ten cars to Chicago, to reach there with in twonty hours of pansengcr train. Thoy expect to send cars from Chicago to Now York for $100 additional counting tho weight of packages in it would bo 2 cents a pound for fruit from San Fran cisco to New York. Railrond managers in San Francisco give out that they intend to test tho constitutionality of tho intcr-stato com mcrco bill in tho courts as soon ns it possibly can bo done. Massachusetts lias reelected Sonator Dawes. Now York has replaced War ner Miller with Mr. Hcscock, a very nblo man. In Europo tho Bulgarian crest is sido tracked in tho near prospect of war be- tweon 1'ranco nncl Ucrmany. All Eu ropo is holding its breath with appre hension. A tcrriblo fltorm prevailed on Lako Erie. Somo parts of .Buffalo woro submerged and great damngo done. War is moro imminent now than bo fore, Frnnoo is massing immenso armies on tho German frontier and it is said tho German's govornment is abdut to demand an explanation of tho move ments. Tcrriblo ovictions by wholesale, in midwinter, aro reported in Ireland and tho feeling towards tho present govern ment is very bitter both in England and Scotland. Tho German government confiscates tho property of emigrants from Alsaco and Lorralno who ovndo conscription. Tho Chancellor rules with an iron hand. Capt. Cameron, of Albina dry docks, was taking his morning smoko oim day last week whon a bullet camo along and knocked tho pipo leaving tho stem in his mouth. It seems that tho abundant rains wo havo had in Orogon did not roach through California, but thoro has been clear wcathor thoro. Wheat Holds will not yield much without rain soon. lo havo largo boiler works, is lukkecper at thu Stato Etato and Territorial Nowi. A cannery is boing built abovo Tho Dalle.", on n largo scale. 0. Pearson's houso, near Hoppncr, was burned and all contents lost Willows and aldors aro in bloom near Walla Walla. Lcslio Pain, of Klickitat county, W. T., was in a well and a rock crushed him. A man was lately looking about Spok ono for location for a colony from Ire land. Tacoraa is to havo a street railway, if tho incorporation means anything. At Linkvill $35,000 was oxpended for buildings and improvomonts In letfu. A steamer is to load C00.000 feet of lumber nt Tacoma, and 1700 railroad tics, for a railroad atrannmn. It is said and boliovcd and is no doubt truo that tho Oregon & California Rail road is soon to becomo n part of tho Southorn Pacific lino, by purelmso. Antlers of 250 oik woro shipped from Oregon to England last year. Thoy camo mostly from Tillamook and Cray's Harbor. Four hundred Chincso nro wanted to work on tho California A Oregon Rail road and Portland cannot furnish them. California has had rain enough to mako farmors there fool happy and tho samo is probably truo of farmers oast of tho mountains in Oregon and Washing ton. All this ruin is bound to do somo good Tho rainfall threo days last week was a littlo ovor two inches. During Janu ary to tuo zutn tho rainfall was over four inches and n half. Tho nvorago fall for December, January nnd Febru ary has been 22.05 inches and at tho rate it is coming down wo shall havo an avergogo supply beforo February gets lioro, ns there cannot bo much bohind timo of our issue this week. A now8team schooner will bo built on Coos Bay by Simpson Bros. Travul overland to uaiitornln is in creasing, though a day's staging is re quired to mako vonncctions, Tho rainfall at Portland Inst Sunday was 2.05 inches, which is a vory un usual delugo, oven for Oregon. It is said that heavy rains havo fallen in th'o Columbia region, cast of the mountains. If they got thoir ground thoroughly wet down, so thoro is no dry spot all tho way down, farmors of East ern Oregon and Washington will bo apt to furnish largo crops next Summer. W. H. Talbot, Indian Agent on the Sound, says ho has givcu land patents to 35 of tho Port Madison Indians, heads of families. X. X. Steoves, who was on trial for malpractice as nn Attornoy at Portland, and accusou ot purloining law boons, after trial was adjudged by Justice Shut tuck as not proved guilty, but turns tho case over to tho Grand Jury. During the year 1886, tho rainfall at Capo Hancock was 05.10 inches, as fol- . t ;' :.,. TVV..,,..-.. lows; juiiuuiy u.nu iui,ukct ionium; Scattlo is Ben. Bell prison. Fear Ahliitvl. thoy work a coal mino that furnishes good coal and plenty of Tho report of tho Ashland Woolen Mill is satisfactory to stockholders. Wallowa valley people petition to bo made a county by themselves. From February 1st, a passenger train will run from Wnlla Walla to Pendle ton, lo connect with tho Short line, Mr. John Settlo, of Lebanon, aged 70 a highly ro.po2tcd citizen, is stricken with paralysis. Jack Brown, n well known, old-timo citizen of Salem, a blacksmith, is sent to tho asylum, becauso of loss of mind. Too much alcohol. A carload of old horseshoes were for- j warded to San Francisco lotcly by tho blacksmiths of Walla Walla. 1 Thcro is much inlorcst boinir taken at .uayion, w. i., in getting up somo immi gration scheme for tho benefit of that place. Several largo and enthusiastic meetings havo beon held. A Washington correspondent tells that President Clovcland will in nil prob ability visit Oregon the coming summer. Tho Hillsboro Independent says that D. C. Stowart has gono oast to get more blooded stock. . The Eugcno State Journal describes a gonuino cyclone a littlo ono that passed Cottage Grovo last Saturday, tho first in Oregon of that sort. Threo thousand rails wcro at ono timo seen whirling in space. Two sheep took an involuntary spin through tho nir, com ing down alivo but a disgusted pair. From tho Jacksonville Timos, wo learn that much stock is going to Portland's market from Jackson county nnd other parts of Southorn Oregon. Thoy aro shipped by the car load and tho busi ness is extensive Tho prices pnid aro considerably advanced. Salem wob treated to a biiow storm during tho past week, to tho extent of n few flakes. W. It. Brown, who livos near Colum bus, Klickitat county, W. T., killed n cougar rocontly that measured 7 ft., -1 inches from "tip to tip." This "var mint" had run tho gauntlot from tho timber north of Goldcndalc, a distanco of 10 miles. W. A. Stcvons of Kittitas county. W. T., says that tho acroago in that county, this yoar, will bo largoly in excess of last year. At the present time, tho plows aro uoiug worKou in all directions. Last harvest Mr. Stovcns mndo a remarkable run with his 28 inch separator, thresh ing 20,000 bushols of wheat in 21 days, Tho Woolen Mill nt Ashland pur chased this yoar, 1!M,3S9 pounds of wool for .f 2-lyllB. This inonoy is left in circu lation nt homo. For tallow and wages over $11,000, nil loft thoro nt home. A fair dividend was rcnlizod for tho year's work. So wo mny soo tho benefit of factories among us. Factorios bring working pooplo Here, Thoy must bo fed nnd tho farmers get good prices for pro ducts. ThoPugct Sound Argus says thnt Itov. DoVoro. ono of tho tiioneors of Method ism in Oregon, preaching for 25 years, is inning rapuuy in iioaitu Capt. Boccher has got another office, a8 special agent ol Treasury department. An Indian ntChehalis, W.T., who has lived on his land since 18G7, lately filed on it in regular shape. He lias 80 acres cleared, 20 slashed, a good houso and buildings and is worth $2,000. Tho Tacoma Land Co. has driven 2,000 piles at tho head of Commence ment Bay as a sen wall to reclaim tho tido lands. A deputy rovenuo collector says thoro is not a man in Orogon or Washington who deals in oloomargarino. At Wnlla Walla tho scholars of ono of tho public echool8 recently went on n llower hunt and found tho ilowors. In this region strnwborries nro in bloom, nnd willows also, and poach buds aro showing tho pink edges, but tho sleet wo havo now, don't forward such growth. Alio lirst thing to do before storing corn in the crib is lo have tho crib rat- proof nnd well prottctrd against boating rnins. Ituts will del troy moro grain than tho most liberal estimate allows of loss, and tho crib should bo so protected as to prevent thorn from getting in through any sourco. Ttmt lUrnt or Coitililnnlluna. Truo dolicaoy of llavor with truo effi cacy of action, has boon attained in tho famous California liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its pleasant taste nnd beneficial efl'ects hnvo rendered it Im mensely popular. For salo by nil drug gists. j,u, STAVER & WALKER, DEALERS IN Farm, Dairy, and Mill Machinery. WAGONS, BUGGIES & CARRIAGES. Kinder Iivine, Belting, Oils, and Muclilne Supplies of all (tind?. 208, 210, 212, and 214 Front Street. Portland. Orarrrm Dr. Urnlrj' Rfinrity mr Women nntl Clilhlrtn. Although Celery, Ilicl unit Iron l i tronlted 1-y all PC'lonipilt li pirHeulsre benflclI lo wtmtnend chil dren, as It nit been found to he of the ureatost belieflt Innunrof tho iwullir dltcises Incident to them, In ntnrovt troubles nl women anl ri tho Infantile com plaints It It of Bleat If nice. Thcrols alnajtaecrtaln .mount ol dUtiuit lt ndlnir any new pieurailon that I placid before the t'ub'lc, as many "turt curn'lia'-e pioifd a illuppnlntmenl; but with Celrry Heel and Inn, Its medicinal power cm only bo ihown In Its uso. For fte by all ilrugiilsta. USTIMY NOTICE. mAKEV Ul' IIV TUB UMIKHSinKKD, LIVING I. one and a half mllu wwtof I'arkernvlllo, In Marlon county, Orttpn, one bay fllly . U(l to bo about twoycars old; no roatki or brands ptrcelrab Hald stray has been running In my neighborhood about Ix months; laid eilray has been apjiralscd at twenty dollar by L, II 1'ouJ.ide, a iusllco ot the teaco, on the 19tli day ot Januiry, A. I)., ISST. The owner It requested t' come mil prove proiiertr, par carirra and tike her away. JObKl'll (IKUSllO.NU. 1887. HARPER'S MAGAZINE, ILLUSTRATED. Harper's Periodicals, Hairm. Mao titxi during ISM will conuln a note! ot Interne polltlil, social, and roiuantlo Interrit, en titled "NarV" story ul Itusilan life by Katlileren O'lleara; a new novel, entitled "April Hopes," by W. I. Howell.: "Southern Sketches" by Charles Dudley Warren and Kebocn Hardin Dull, llluitratcd by William Hamilton Olbsou'.Oreat American Industries' continued: "Social Studies, by Dr. II. T. KW; further articles on the Hallway I'toblcm by competent writers; new series of lllmtratlona by K. A. Ali'iey and Alfred 1'arsons; articles by E. I'. lloe ud other attrac Uons, l'er Yrnr. IIAItl'ER'8 MAOAZINK 41,00 HAIU'KlfSWKEKLY,.. 4.00 HAIll'KirB IIAZA1I , 4.00 llAlll'KK'B VOU.NO 1'KOI'l.li 2 00 HAIU'EUH FHANKLI.N SQUAItE LlIlltAllV. Ono ) oar, (S3 numln) .10.00 FoiUiro free to all lubscrlbcrs In the United BUlcs or Canada. mil bers for June and December ot eaih year. When no timo Is specified, It will bo understood that tho e'jb. scrlbcr Hlthcs to besln with the current number. The last three volumes of Harper; lfilne, In neat cloth btndlntr, will bit sent by mall, fo.tpild, on receipt ofW per volume. Cloth cases for hlndlnir, to eachby null, postpaid. Index to Harper's Mai.-ailno, AlphalH-tlcal, Analytical and Cianlfled, for Volumee 1 to bO, Inclu.lte. from June, lbSO, to JunelhWi, one rol.,8to Cloth, (1.00. Itendttances should bo mado by I'ost-oillce Honey Order or Draft, to aold chance of loos. Newspapers are not to copy this advertisement with out tho esprcss order of llanier & lirother. Address, HAUi'KIt i llHOTIIKUS.Naw Vork. BRANon nonsEs t Wnlln Wnlln, W.T.; LiUSrunilo. Or.; nnd Moscow, D. T.J AGENTS AT ALL POINTS IN NORTHWEST .1. 1. iiko Agitator. Kuns IlKhter, threihea fatrr, la lets liable tnitct out cf order and lartiKivIn better linn anyother'lhriilier. .tiif M&SrJfiBCVsiohSfhaJBBi 0M4Ns4aife?Bata3hltasaVlaa9rHaB?t Acinu Harrow, Iod Sniaslier, Crusher and Ivelcr, wiIkIis much Itst than any other Pulverising Harrow, sell, for about oiio-thlrd le, uil withal does the mot thorough work of any. ' iW,sfe) HngRies and CarrlagcH. Knd Sprlntr.SlJe snrlnir, llrewiter ipilnc, Tlmken sprlnr llumles and all kinds vl Carriages ami Vehicle, J I. Case I'orUble, Htraw buinlrf. Traction and Skid Knuliies U"t Powerful In the world. &ViS5 Studebnker M'agons. Thlinb'e fMn, Meet Hksln, Tubular Axlo Wagons arvdeurjthttv on wheels. jSfMaIIlV 1 W ' Hoosicr Force Kiel Drills Jmd SesJers, with Truss Axle snA Wldo Tiles. vSaSlaS3aasWLjSIia39!2l "iJawsBlsii5rSrsfssk-' Stiidabakcr. J. I Tsie Fulkr. Csnir and Walking Hows, liar I . , ,. ,,,?,..-.. ' orwsand Cultivators. fjT Wo enrrv tho InrcoHt mock in tho Northwcflt of llugBioa, OarrmBCH, Cnrls, Spring Wnwons nntl Vclili'let of nil kinds nt iirices to Ruil ovorylxxly. It will pay nil intcmliiiij puri'liiweru to ctiU nntl oxninlno ouratook niKlobtninpricctk Bissell Chilled Plows 0Kt::o.v m.Auiu ir MV OI'IX.lU vr.u 1 kti uixm r. ' tAILKOAD I A Man U. S. District Attornoy McArthur 1ms begun suit neninat the Wileons nnd Alexander, who havo cobbled ur and enclosed 7030 acres of land in Grant county. Thoy havo used tho rivers nnd rim rocks to advnntacro and usurped n fine body of land. Dwellings nnd buildings lately burned : Voltaire (lecring's houso in Douglas Co., on Janunry 18. John Higgins houso 8 miles East of Pnlouse City, nnd con tents, January 11th. Mrs James 1'. McDonald's house, Jncksonvillo loss. ?1.500. January 4.77. March 8.2G, April Mi, May 3.43, Juno 2.C7, July 3.33, August 1.07, Sep tember 3.11, October 5.2-1, November 4.13, December 17.35. During the same period the rainfull in Astoria was 7L59 inches and in Portland 38.7C, inphea. During 1880 the rainfall in tho vicinity of Salem as kept by Thomas Pearce, who Hies in the hills near Eola was 31.92 inches. Fruit in Ui Yakima. Tho Washington Fnrtwr nt Ynkirun says thnt not even in Michigan flio greatest of peach county's can show such thrifty trees as can Yakima coun ty. Bright foliage, freo from disease or insects. Tho alkali in the soil keeping away that terror of ponch growors tho yellows. Over in tho Wesatciio Valley V. T., tho writer can testify tho raoet lucious peaches nro grown as well as sweet potatoes, grapes and "water mil lions" that will beat tho world. It fs as tonishing to those who are accustomed to a timber country, a green sod to turn, to see what can be raised on these end less tracts of shifting sands and ragged sago brush. A littlo irrigation or oven stirring up of the soil will bo needed to bring a crop of any sort. But wo will depend on Eastern Oregon peaches and they will come to us for red apples. r FaitTioicI Hure Connection! New" Equipment MUck Shorter ! 0 Hours Less Time ! A CCOUtlODATIONK UN UlU'ABSKIi KOK COM J. fort and 8il-ry. farts ami 1'relfht much leu than by any other route be'ween all points In the n iiiaiuviio TMcy aou can r runnscu. The ONLY route vU YAQUINA BAY! TO SAN FJMaWtaCO. IMIly - PaMriurrTMl;., t-xrriil MuihIav. LYiiJ1'"l:'.IL:.tt Albany, l.IO'.i Arr veCpnalis0'A;Ml ,, Corv.flis.lul I'. Arrive Albsny I'jo A M Arr)v, ya,,,,!.,,, l. I' 11. aLlHSlrlrn' -?aflafealHiaaaaaaM . .?B r 'ytfTEM' rn aaaaaCa. O' 'wjlHRlvIlM TSpc7, "'.'Urnl i TH ''-.'ilfaaaBlW- &mms?7S&&tia4 --.ii Ilou I'eed Cutter, iniirantcol lest In the World Warranted lietti r built and hotter working than any other Chill Plow made. SJ !LsVsiLaelsBeTV'SvaBMHf .rj. f wl laawwa!aFIBlm9VfiaanaHaHW m sr If mm Jt TissaWfrfjj,, "a-rmmmmm feu.a5i.v The Orejfln Delppment IVs htemllp. safe: muujiuii, ivein, reu. s Viultu, Tuesday, Teb. f HanU Marie, Uenj, V.bli iiuu-s, pumiay, lit i UirtU Maria. en,t, 1'e . : Yarpjlna, trMay, JUnti Sinta Marie, Ird.v.Jtn 2H Vaq lllia, Thursday, leb 3 nt Mtrle, Wo n, Keli, V q'Jlna, lutslay, Fe y It 27 aiiia Marl. lou. Feb Viulna, Handay, t'eb. The Company r tutus th" r'lfht to change sailing dajs. Vfl.r"or further Uf.'mstlen apnlj t CHAS O. HOGUE, A, O. I'. and Y. Aircnt. Uorvsllls, Orejtoii. Ohio Improved Clitstm Warranto! eholeru proof. Krifcis trfjjl.l. Wins 1st prtswlnlbebuteiand For liin rtuntrles. S wrclvhed Stsotl lb., hend fordewrtp-l uon anq pnee oi lurse jbiu ous botfs, also owls. Tllk I. U. tlLlkU tU, Ow.laai. U. ft Over 6,000,000 PEOPLE USE FERRY'S SEEDS Slh DEDERICK HAY PRESS : Over three-fourths of all tho hay ba'cd in tli3 t'nllfd Htatcu nntl Canada baled by Uiubo pioeeo. aH l.iBHMMj J t'f?a.BjBBMBam FMAMC B0D9 Bob Sleighs Special! hnilt for our Trade and flrhtelnfiH.Iu every respect. tlo convenient'!! of our patrona wo havo established Branch Houeos anil its ut all jHi'mtH of impartitiico throughout Orogon, Washington nnd Idaho, vurimiH muciiincri anti vchucivk, inm meo ruj.mire . -Jvl If -avV. D iimmm WYy9tmmW. afsaHBaaaw D.M.rKRRVeVCO. J9 mViauiim tt vm um lAIHf T IIIHMII (asHorM. M.FERRTICO'S IJlMirstos. s .rtsUf.arrl4 SEEO ANNUAL For 1807 srUl U maJUd FRKK to all ippUeaoU. and IhMmuc'i srrUkoo(s- owtaclt. MUatbtO mlLKrynr. so. Miay 6r. Hatr llttw ilnU MiiataiHS I.M.IIMTAM. Detroit, Mkstb For ageiicits whero wo carry a stock of our lor same. Wo earnestly ask that you call upoa our nearest local agent, oxnmluo our goods and obtain our terms and prices before purchasing olsowhoro anything you may neetj in tuo line m .iiuuiiiuit, tuiiiuil-h ut nnjijuiun. If wo have no local agent near you, pleam write us what you wisli to pnrohnso and we will rend full information and priceH by return mail, or havo ono of our traveling salesmen call upon you. Should there ever aruo any dissatiffaction in your dealings with ourselves or Agents, please write us ull tho facts and wo will see that ample jnstico is dono yon. All our goods havo been especially built for this trado of tho best material atrongly ami durably made, finely finished and painted, and guaranteed equal ol1 superior to ull others of their class manufactured in tho United Htatcn. Wo shall hope, by furnishing you tho best goods, by fair prices, liberal terms,, and coin toons and 'honorable treatment, to tcctiro your ontiro patronage. STAVER & WALKER. 208 to 214 Front Street, Portland, Oregon: