THE OKF' N STATESMAN - FRIDAY OCTOBER 29. 1886.
FROM TUESDAY'S DAILY.
BOBBERY AT TURNER.
FHOaI WEDNESDAY'S DAILY.
A SALEM GIRL ABROAD.
rFROM THURSDAY'S DAILY.
LINN COUNTY COURT NOTES.
The Faiimkhs Left. The new Ptuiflc
Postal Telegraph construction jmrty Iiad
a little fun recently with a couple of farm
ers, near Jefferson. These farmers evi
dently were ignorant of the law regarding
such cases, ami wanted to charge the tel
egraph company as much for rilit of way
through their respective farms as the
Oregon & California railroad company
had puid for a forty foot right of way for
the road. The tender of a reasonable
amount was scornfully refused, and the
agent then offered to leave the matter to
arbitration, but the farmers rejected this
proposition, the tanners then proceed
ed to stand guard over their farms, with
loaded shot guns, "swearing by the
eternal hocus pocus" that the first man
who should dare attempt to dig a tele
graph post hole on their real estate,
would he shot "deader'n a mackerel."
But the telegraph men were entirely too
smart for tho farmers, for on Thursday
night, after the farmers had retired to
their virtuous couches, a construction
party was landed from the train, and
when the farmers arose at the break of
day, they saw the poles set, bearing the
Stretches of wire across their farms. Of
course the air was blue about there for a
white ; but it was early morning, and the
carry fog and frost probably caused the
discoloration of the air. They did not at
tomffit to disturb the poles, however.
Mas. Winfikm) Declared Insane.
Yesterday, on complaint of Fred. J. Rice
and Sheriff Minto, Mrs. Maria Winfiold
was examined before Hon. T. C. Siiaw,
county judge, by Drs. W. A. Cusick and
I. W. Bean, with 8. T. Richardson
The Principal Store in that " Burg"
Entered on Saturday night,
by Burglars.
On last Saturday night, some unknown
party entered the store of Wittschen &
Schmidt, the leading merchants of Tur
ner. The entrance was made through a
window into a back room. This room
was connected with the main store room
by a door, and this was locked, and the
key on the "store" side. The fellow then
cut a hole in this door, through which he
reached his hand and turned the key.
lie then made his way to the money
drawer, whore he found four or five dol
lars in change, lie next laid in his win
tor supply of cigars and tobacco, and departed.
There was not the slightest clue to the
perK'trator of the robbery, and all Tur
ner is considerably excited about it. It
is likely, however, that he will be cap
tured, and further depredations of that
character nipiiod in the bud. It is to be
hoped that such may be the case, lhe
iieople ot Turner are on the alert, and
will catch him if they can.
Congressman Hehm ann. Hon. Binger
Hermann, member of congress from Ore
gon, was in the city yesterday shaking
bunds with old acquaintances and mat
ine some new ones. He left for Albany
on the express last night, and will go to
his home at liosehurg on to-day's train.
He will return to Washington some time
during the latter part of .November.
deputy district attorney. It will bo re
niemliered that she attempted to kill
Mrs. Richards, who appeared as one of
Mrs. Winlield'BSon, Harvey, at the door typographical lorce can r e seeureu.
Will Aitear. It is understood that
the Prohibition Star will again twinkle,
an issue appearing this week if a sufficient
At
of the court room recently. The test!
niony develoiied the following facts : Mrs
Winfiold is 07 years of age, a native of
Massachusetts, of medium height, weighs
100 pounds, is a medium brunette, and
. lias received a good education. Her res
idence is Mehuma. Marion county, Oro
gon ; that her insanity is both of a homi
cidal and suicidal nature ; that she be
came insane from ttie apprehension of
danger to herself and family. She is a
widow and has two children, the young
est being 37 years of age. She cuine to
Oregon from Michigan and lias been in
this county about nine years. It is said
that she lias never since realized that she
attempted to kill Mrs. Richards. She
their meeting yesterday the directors ar
ranged to pay off the indebtedness against
the concern and to go ahead with the
publication, conducting the business on a
business basis.
Arm Hurt. Mrs. Chandler, of Forest
Grove, has been visiting Mrs. Belle W.
Cooke, at 513 Commercial street, for sev
eral days. She intended returning to her
home on Friday last, Dnt accidentally
fell, hurting her arm so severely that she
will not 1 able to go for several weeks
yet. She is one of the pioneer women ol
Oregon.
Herren,
A Swan Killed George Herren, of
was taken to the asylum by Sheriff Minto the State Insurance Co., yesterday killed
a swan down the river below Salem. It
measured six feet five inches from tip to
yesterday afternoon
John Barkett
Ore-
IJiiownei). The
gonian sayB that John Barrett fell over
board from the steamer Rowena on Sun
day and was drowned in the Willamette
slough, opposite Rock Point. The steamer
tip of wings, and three feet seven inches
from tip of beak to tip of tail. It is quite
a line looking bird.
An Emit Jail. The Marion county
was taking a party of hunters, of whom jail looks, feels, and is lonesome. It is
vacant. It is unoccupied. This is the
Barrett was one, down the Blough duck
hunting, it being early in the morning.
About 4 o'clock, Barrett came out of the
cabin, and was looking round trying to
peer through the fog, to tell whore ttie
steamer was. He was walking across
the forward part of the boat, and the
captain called to him to look out. He
answered that he was all right, and just
as he said it, tripped on something and
fell overboard
all attempts to save him were of no avail.
At lust accounts the body bad not been
recovered. He was a son-in-law of Mrs.
M. J. Htttikey who lives at 324 Front
street, in this city, of whose daughter
Minnie, he was the husband. He will be
remembered bv many friends in Salem,
second time that it has been empty since
John W. Minto has been sheriff, lhe
other time was about a year ago, when it
remained empty for two dayB.
The Counties vet to Repokt. The
secretary of state is in receipt of the as'
sessmeut returns from all the counties
A boat was lowered, but except Benton, Linn, Union, Wasco and
Y amhill. Soon as they report uie state
board will make ttie tax levy.
One Hundred. An even hundred is
the number of Port's drug store, State
street, where is kept the largest stock of
etfwtlv iinrn rlrlli'K. TnfH hcmfH Ann line
wno win syuiputuiHu wiui mo iium.j "MartiBts' materials,
lias aiiucuon
Will Preach. Rev. J. Swayne will
preach in the Kaiser school house, north
of thiB city, on the first Sunday in No-
vember.
Sunday School Concert. The Chris
tian church was filled to overflowing Sun
day night,parlor and gallery being full, and
a number having to go away for lack of
room. The concert was of good length
and variety. The children rendered some
very creditable recitations, while Mrs
Willi, i...u lM'iuu llnliriun. MlHH Punt-
land. Miss Mamie Parvin. Miss Ida Pur- ing in the postofRce, at Salem, Oregon,
vino. Mrs. U. A. Chapman, rroi. I'aviB ejet. Zi, io,
LETTER LIST.
Following is the Hat of letters remain
Parties calling for them
and Prof. Parvin gave valuable assistance. wiu ,,ieilHe Hav "advertised" :
The pastor, J. W. Webb, read appropri- ,y v. iarnarj J
?."i KKsertha1
As this was a "Harvest Home
concert, the platform was beautifully and
artistically decorated with a pyramid of
flowers, sheaves of grain, stalks of corn,
mttmmotli vegetables and evergreens.
Tho entertainment was evidently highly
inted bv a congregation that con
tributed a very lilieral collection for the
encouragement of the Munday school
Accipentai.lv Shot. On Sunday,
about noon, Mr. Hare, who lives about
ast of Salem, on the "John
Baker" road, was "fooling" with a Smith
., V..Kon revolver, when the "blamed
n, W wnnt, off. Whether Hare "knew
i,t if umis li Hided" or not, is not stated
But lie found it out. So (lid another
named William tsrown. .ine
Brandon Alex
Bell Wm
Bergar Julian
Buster S C
Brown Wm
Bruce Robt
Brown Mrs L E
Byles Judge Lee N
llano A J
Duncan W B
Evans 1) M
Frost Miss Daisy Foils, John
Garrison MrsZenlda (jainand I
Goodrich Wm Goodrich II C 2
Hartin Miss Jennie llawes Clark
Havs J 11 Hawthorn Mr
Halstead D II Higgins Selden
Herman J B Hoywood Arthur
Helm J W Hirs Peter
John
lsie & Eflie
Baker Eli
Beaman Geo
Bunch Wm
Brown J Narsan
Bumtong E 2
Burke W E
Burger Wm
Brown Mrs Frank
Dupont Isaac
Dunlap Thos
Artic les Filed The Oregon Lumber
company has filed articles of incorpora
tion in the office of the secretary of state.
J. A. McGee, D. P. Thompson, Van B.
DeLashmutt, anil D. H. Stearns are the
incorporators. The objects of the corpo
ration are to engage in the manufacture
and sale of all kinds of lumber in Oregon
and in Washington and Idaho territories ;
to purchase, lease, and own timber and
timber lands, saw mills, planing mills,
and box factories, and to contract for the
construction of all kinds of works requir
ing the use of lumber in whole or in part;
principal place of business city of Port
land; capi-al stock, $51)0,000, divided in
to 5000 shares of the value of $100 T.
McCracken, A. G. Cunningham, and r.
S. Brandegee have also filed articles of
incorporation of the Idaho Consolidated
Pitch and Canal company. The corpo
ration shall engage in the following busi
ness : To build and construct ditches and
canals, and to supply, by means thereof,
water for irrigating, mining, and manu
facturing purposes, in the territory of Ida
ho. One of said ditches or canals is to
commence from a point on the Boise riv
er at or near to what was formerly known
as Government Hay reservation, in town
ship 3 n, r 2 e, in the county of Ada and
territory aforesaid, thence by the most
advantageous route to a point at or near
the junction of Boise and Snake rivers in
said county and territory. Another of
said ditches or canals will commence
from a point on the Boise river in section
22, in T 4 n, r 1 e, of the Boise meridian,
thence by the most advantageous route
to a point at or near the junction of the
Boise and Snake rivers ; to acquire, by
appropriation, purchase or otherwise, and
use such portion of the waters of said
Boise river to flow into said ditches and
canals for its purposes ; to purchase lands,
build roads, etc., etc.; principal office,
Portland; capital stock, $1,000,000, di
vided into 10,000 shares of the value of
$100 eacti.
The Bridge. The second long span
of the bridge was swung yesterday, and
work will now be pushed on the 200 foot
span, which is the last between the piers
It is likely it will be swinging within the
next ten (lavs. There will then remain
a seventy foot span, like the one on the
Salem end of the bridge, and 940 feet of
approach to construct. This approach
will curve, and will land iust at the door
of the house at the "forks" of the present
roads. The work on the pier protectors
is going ahead rapidly, and the piledriver,
after completing the work of driving pil
ing for those, was taken below the bridge
yesterday. A suggestion has been made
that a water gauge should be placed on
the piers, to show the stage of the water
at all times. This suggestion is a good
one, and should lie acted upon at once,
before the river rises. Then, should a
steamer come to the bridge, she could
easily tell whether it would be necessary
to hinge her smoke jack or not
before attempting to pass under.
The contractors are well satisfied with
the way the work is progressing, and feel
pretty sure of having it completed at the
specified time.
A Challenge. At the last meeting of
the Alka-IIesperian society, it was decid
ed to challenge the Philodorian society of
the Willamette University to a public de
bate on Borne question to be mutually
greed upon and at some time in the near
future. It is to be hoped that the 1 hilo
dorians will see fit to accept the chal
lenge, as such an event as a debate be
tween two literary societies would no
doubt prove very interesting to the pub
lic at large. Several vears ago when the
old Alka and Hesperian societies were ri
vals, and when these organizations were
at their best, it was the custom to hold
annual debate, between them. The best
speakers were put forward by each socie
ty, and the attendance at the debates
was very large, lhe interest manifested
by the public in the welfare of the socie
ties was greatly increased on these occa
sions, and the warm friends ot eacn so
ciety were legion. A revival of the old
custom would be hailed with pleasure by
every body who remembers any thing of
the old societies, and their interest
would be renewed in the new organiza
tions.
I'p the Grand River Canyon
ville Visit to the Mines
Colorado Springs.
Lead--At
Following is an extract from, a private
letter from Miss May Warinner, upon
her trip to Lead ville :
"Passing up the canon of Grand river,
up throngh the mountains, reaching an
altitude of 11,500 feet, we reached Lead
ville, where, after supper at the Tabor
Grand, we went out to see the sights.
Leadville contains about 25,000 inhabit
ants, and is rough, as such mining towns
usually are. We visited the smelter,
where the men were running the silver
ore, and pouring out the red hot streams
of melted ore into an immense caldron,
and then they dip it out into moulds
about six inches wide, and as thick as
wide, and perhaps two and one-half feet
long, so heavy I could not lift one. Each
brick contained about $275. We then vis
ited the ore yards, where car load after
car load of silver ore is dumped, ready to
be melted.
Sunday morning, at 8 o'clock, we start
ed on our return. We had gone the
South Park route, and returned over the
Denver and Rio Grande. We wound
down the canon of the Arkansas, first
finding it a river not so large as Mill
creek, pouring over rocks and through
boulders, bo narrow we could step over it,
then widening into a broader stream
down through the Grand canon, where
observation-cars are put on, where you
sit, gazing upward on either side at cliffs
of solid rock reaching a height of from
10O0 to 3000 feet. .
We reached Colo, springs at 7 o'clock
p. m., and the next morning visited Man
aton springs, the watering place of Colo
rado, and tasted the iron, soda and sul
phur water, then through the Ute pass,
to Rainbow falls (not nearly bo grand
as our own Silver creek falls), on up the
mountains to the Grand caverns. Here,
by paying the guide $1, we were Bhown
through the caves, and they were indeed
wonderful. Many of the chambers are
200 feet in length and seventy-five feet in
height, while there are places with neith
er top or bottom visible. The formations
on the walls are very pretty, the stalac
tites and stalegmites meeting. In one
place the stalactites form an organ, or
tnmes, on which tunes can be played.
We also visited the garden of the Gods,
saw Grace Greenwood s cottage at Alan-
aton, and Helen Hunt Jackson's grove,
n the solid rock on the hill above.
-iti(v man
charge passed through Hare b hand, and Hawkersmith Laura Howell David
ir,tn Ilmivn'H (lit eg. ITS. Jetui liu
out and extracted the ball
"p.mu-n'fl lee. it having passed near-
i ti.rniuli the limb iust above the knee.
a i,.t m-connts. the two injured men
were getting along as well as could be ex
pected
Ladies, Attention.- W. C. T. U
wieets to-dav at tho hall over Grange
.,... ot '.-:io i). m. The matter of mov
Hunter Jackson
Jerman W F
Jory M A B
Greenwood UUie
Level J H 3
Mever J M
-Mitchell Mrs Ella
M urray A C
McBride Jas
Nester R M
Parrish Mrs Lou
ing to a room on the ground floor, start- Phillips Joe
f til.mrv and reading p.n,rri Mm
lug 11VVI lU- .a j ,
room, and popular temperance entertain- p,
ments, together with other practical and p,
benevolent work, in the interest of moral- K
I'owell Chas
Raid and Goes
itv is to le aiscusseu. xue m.wjuum.o lucnes J i
of every member, active and honorary, Keese h B
and ol all ladies inioresu:u m lvousHeau
;u onrtiMnt.lv reouested. The time Savage Mrs Fannie
seem's propitious for doing effective work Sharp Mrs CL
this winter. Come and plan, and coun- stetlen Peter
sel, and help. steuman jonu
The McGibenysCominci.-D. S. bnggs, K ,t Mis8 JoBie
business manager for the great McGibeny Smith Joe C
family, was in the city yesterday, making ierry m
.,umuniu tnr their appearance in
Thia rnluhruted musical fam-
Uned's opera house in
tl'.is citv on Doc. 11th. There is no doubt
Huv will draw a big crowd fr -mi Salem
and all the surrounding country.
Gkant Defeats Nolamd. At Astoria,
on Saturday, Pete Grant and J. II. No
land, both of whom will bo remembered
..,v...,-a r,f UeHcue's team at the
U0 ill. . ... i' . , ,
r,r..,fw.n'H tournament, ran a loot
race, 150 yards, for $500 a side,
defeated Noland in 15'g seconds.
Tice J W
Turner Robert
Wauless Thos
Waterford R
Ward T B
Wipper Herman
Witzel W A 2
WitzelJ 2
Woodward F I
W
Hull Mrs Amanda
Jenkins C N
Gibson Douglas 2
Mills Mrs Susie
Miller Mrs Maggie 2
Mclntyre J A 2
iNorthup W A 2
Payne Frank
Perroy Aaron
Pease T A
Pewtherer L 2
Randle C W
Reid F A
Roberts A J
Schafler Mattie 2
Shepard J
Steel John
Settlemier J II
Scott Jno W
Smith L C
Smith Mrs Sarah
Tice Lewis W
Turple C D
Watts Dr J W
Ward Mrs M J
Warnall Frank
Wigmastad L
Witzell Robt
Woodward R I
Young II A
. II. Odell, P.
Clear Every Whehe. Reports from
all portions of the country Western and
Southern Oregon and beyond the Cas
cades state that bright, glorious autum
nal weather prevails. At no point is
rain reported. At Portland and vicinity
mere magnificent fall weathei could
not be desired, and so it is
here. Altogether considered, this is
proving a model autumn for the farmers.
The recent rains have sufficiently moist
ened the ground to allow plowing to
commence, and now the work of seeding
is going on every where.
ui'EN iempebance bociETY. An open
temperance society has been organized in
South Salem to hold its meeting in the
M. E. church on each alternate W'ednes-
lay evening commencing this evening at
o clock, uood speakers have been en
gaged and a good programme arranged.
it is intended to make this society inter
esting, vigorous, and effecting. All are
invited to come and bring the rest with
them.
L. and S. S. C. C. The literary and
social society of the Congregational
church met last evening in the parlors of
that church, this being the second reg
ular meeting. An excellent programme
containing essays on and selections from
Longfellow, the author in hand, was ren
dered and an interesting and social even
ing was had. Longfellow remains the
subject until the meeting on JNoveraber y
after which the' works of Sir Edward Bui
wer 1vtton will be taken up. lhe socie
ty, which has for its object the edification
of its members in a literary sense, starts
out under excellent auspices, and it is
thought it will be quite popular and con
ducive of much good. Eleven new mem
bers were added to the roll last night.
to
Siti'osed Fatal Accident. As freight
train No. 5 was leaving East Portland
about 7 o'clock yesterday morning, the
Oregon & California ferry was seen
leave her slip at the loot ot H street an
start for the East Portland side. When
out, but a little way from the slip, Blie ran
into the steamer Mikado, a little steam
launch used lor transferring passengers
between Portland and Albina. The pilot
house of the launch was knocked oil, an
a man, a laborer, from his garb, whose
name was not learned, was injured.it was
presumed fatally. Two other men on the
launch were knocked overboard, but es
caped without serious injury.
M.
lir-lnir culled away tills
ene, will leave liis line of ele-
i.a-
Mr. Henry Wotfo
Grant ftllt KarmeiitH here for one week longer,
dies will do well to call.
New Fi'kniti'ke. Secretary of State
Earliart was yesterday in receipt of three
small and one long black-walnut tables
for the supreme-court room. The win
dows in this room have been covered
with'a kind of paper that makes them
look like stained glass, and the room now
looks very handsome. The court still
sits in the library room, but will probably
occupy uie court room some time ne.
week.
To he Married. This evening, Miss
Alice Shirley, formerly of this city, but
who for the past two or three years has
been residing in Portland, will lie mar
ried, at the residence of her parents, in
this city, to Dr. Geiger, of Portland. The
ceremony will be witnessed only by the
immediate relatives of the high-contracting
parties.
Cotton Bulbs. Some Texas friends
recently sent to Eugene Willis, several
bulbs of cotton, showing the bulb in sev
eral stages ot development. To many
who never saw cotton, other than in
'batts," or after it had been manufact
ured, these balls are curiosities.
in (session. lhe state board oi par
dons, consisting of Rev. R. W. Hill, D,
D., Hon. A. Bush, and Dr. S. E. Josephi,
was in session in the executive depart
ment yesterday, and will continue in ses
sion to-day. Ihere was a good deal of
business under consideration, but none of
it was made public.
Life Diploma. The state board oi ed
ucation yesterday granted J. A. C.
Freund, county school superintendent of
lamhill county, a life teacher s diploma.
on certificates from other states and iower
grade certificates from Oregon. He was
in the city yesterday.
Albany Wants Electric Lkjhts. A
movement is on foot to erect a telephone
and electric light circuit in Albany. The
city council of that citv has been asked
to grant an exclusive right of way fran
chise to a corporation formed for that
purpose.
Attempted Suicide. Fritz Kranz, the
man who runs the beer hall at the East
Portland depot corner, next the ferry,
tried to commit suicide by taking strych
nine, early yesterday morning. He was
discovered however, and the deed pre
vented.
Need of a Fish Commissionrr. Re
ports come from all directions of tons of
diseased and unwholesome salmon being
shipped to Astoria to be canned. It
seems a9 if some three or four cannery
men are determined to make up for a
month's enforced idleness in the begin
ning of the season, by taking the worn-
out, exhausted fish from their spawning
beds. Hundreds of the same kind are
seen in the Portland market, their
attenuated bodies, sickly colors,
hooked noses and lerocious teeth present
ing an appearance anything but inviting.
The sight of these fish slaughtered just
as they were ready to dejiosit their ova,
and sold for food or to canneryinen in
this unwholesome condition, shows that
urgent necessity exists for the appoint
ment of a fish commissioner who will
have power to put a stop to this thing. It
is pretty safe to say that no salmon, unless
it be the Silver side, is at all eatable at
this season of the year.
The East Portland Post Office.
Says the Portland News : News has been
received in this city that C. B. Carlisle,
secretary of the state board of immigra
tion, has been appointed postmaster at
East Portland. The report is not direct
nor authentic, but is probably true. Mr.
Carlisle was an applicant as were also
several others, among them Dr. J. M.
McCoy, On Saturday last the latter re
ceived, a letter from a friend at Washing
ton, saying that the die was cast and
there was no need for him to go to any
further trouble to secure the appointment.
The letter closed with the statement that
Mr. Carlisle had been selected as the
postmaster, although his appointment
had not been made public, nor would it
be until the senate meets in Deoember.
If the report is true, Mr. Carlisle will
qualify and take charge of the orhee on
January 17.
A Good Movement. The meeting of
the W. C. T. U. on Tuesday was attended
by about thirty ladies and much interest
was manifested. Some new members
were admitted. Mrs. Dr. Port, Mrs.
Wallace, and Miss Fmily Webb were ap
pointed a committee to secure a room on
the ground noor where the free horary
and reading room, and entertainments
could be carried on, and that would at
tract the attention of passers by. Mr.
England being interviewed, made quite a
reduction on a building on Court street,
near Commercial, which has been se
cured for a term. The ladies are deter
mined to make the W. C. T. U. a success
and make themselves feit for good in the
community. The Band of Hope meets
to-morrow. The " Y's" are preparing for
a grand sociable.
The Narrow Guage. The Portland
& Willamette Valley railroad will formal
ly be opened for business on Monday
morning, November 1st. On that day
trains will commeuce running between
Elk Rock and Dundee Junction, connect
ing, without change care, with trains of
the Oregonian Railway company at Air-
lie, on the est Jkle, eighty miles from
Portland, and wirft Coburg, east side, 120
miles from Portland. lhe transler
steamer, City of Salem, will leave the
foot of Madison street, Portland, at 11 a.
m. for Elk Rock with passengers for Air-
lie. Coburg, and intervening points; re
turning with passengers from Airlie and
Coburg to Portland reaching there at 3 :30
p.m. A morning train from Sheridan,
fifty-seven miles from Portland, will
reach Portland at 9a,m., returning to
Sheridan at 4 p. m. same day.
Wheat and Mill Stuffs. It is im
possible to give a quotation on wheat to
day with any expectation of finding the
same figures correct to-morrow. The
Salem Flouring mills are yet offering 61
cents, but these figures are unsettled.
Eastern and Euroiiean markets are fluc
tuating considerably, and it is difficult to
teil where they stand. A demand for
chop in San Francisco has raised the
price of that article one dollar per ton,
and it is now quoted here at $15. All
other mill stuffs remain unchanged.
Pacific Postal. The construction par
ty of the Pacific Postal Telegraph compa
ny, reached this city from the south yes
terday, and their wires are now strung
into Salem. They are now putting up
two galvanized-iron wires, and will later
put up two additional copper wires, lhe
party will work on north from here, push
ing the work toward Portland as fast as
possible.
The Tramp JainieHon, Saunders
Companion, Sentenced Other
Criminal Matters.
8pecial tokho Statesman.
Ai.n.ANv, Oct. 27. On the convening ot
circuit court this morning four prisoner
were arraigned for trial. Peter O'Neil, in
dicted for larceny in a warehouse in this
city on the 8th of Octobpr, plead guilty
and was sentenced to the penitentiary for
one year.
James Jamieson, indicted for illegal
voting and perjury, plead guilty to the
first charge, and on motion of the counsel
for the state the indictment for perjury
was dismissed. The prisoner was sen
tenced to the county jail for three
months. J. II. Parent, indicted for aa
assault with intent to kill on the persoa
of Thomas Martin, near Corvallis, in
Linn county, on ttie 16th of August last,
was arraigned and will plead to-morrow.
Likewise, L. Buckley, indicted for lar
ceny in a dwelling in Albany on the 29th
of August.
A Fatal Fall. Yesterday morning at -half
past 9 o'clock says the Oregonian,
what it is thought will prove a fatal acci
dent occurred at Weidler's mill, the vic
tim being Peter Jacobson, a Swede, who
has been in the employ of the mill some
time. Jacobson, while engaged on the
upper wharf, in some manner lost hig
balance and fell over backwards, and on
to a heavy pile of lumber on the ground,
some twenty-five feet below. His en'ire
weight came down on his shoulder and
the back of his neck. He was picked up
in an insensible condition and taken to
St. Vincent's hospital, where Drs. Brvan
and McKenzie waited on him. Jin-ob-son
was found to be completely para
lyzed from the points of the shotiider
downwards, and to have received a frac
ture of the spine. His case is a helpless
one. Jacobson is unmarried and about
40 years of age.
Reception Saturday Night. From
Foreman Dugan, of Capital engine com
pany, it was learned yesterday that ar
rangeLients would be perfected so that
the "housing" reception would be helden.
Saturday night. On that night, the
front doors of the engine house will be
open from 5 :30 till 9 o'clock p. m., to al
low every body a chance to see the en
gine, after which the doors will be closed !
to all but members and invited guests,
and a supper will be had in the assembly
room.
Post Office Supplies. Postmaster
Odell is in receipt of his new stamped en
velopes. Ho has received a full stock in
four sizes. The prices on them are re
duced from twenty to thirty per cent, per
thousand. He has also the international
postal card, and a full line of other sup
plies. He has not yet been supplied
with the new letter sheet, but as they
have been ordered, he expects to get a
full stock in a few days.
Wealth of Corvallis. The following
figures have been published in regard to
the value of Corvallis property: Valua
tion of city lots, $399,090; valuation of
all property, $778,4(50. The total indebt
edness amounts to $179,400, which leaves
taxable property to the amount of $672,
220. At the levy made of 5 mills, this
will make the city's income from direct
taxation amount to $2860. The taxable
property last year amounted to $o43,2iO,
or $28,945 less than this year.
Fine Apples. E. Starbuck, who lives
over in Polk county, on Monday brought
to this office three Pippen apples, each oi
which weighed twenty-seven ounces.
They are surely very hard to beat. They
were left on the desk, and while the em
ployes in the business office were out the
type-setting force swooped down upon
the apples and have been eating them
for three days one a day. There are
seven type-setters.
Entertainment. The attendants at
the insane asylum intend giving a musi
cal, literary, and dramatic entertain
ment at the asylum to-night beginning at
6 :30 p. m. A number of invitations have
been extended to parties in this city.
Returned. Hon. John Minto, who
took a car load of Merino sheep into Gil
liam and Morrow counties, returned
home from his trip last night. He sold
all of his sheep.
Completed Yesterday. ltie new
brick stockade about the penitentiary
was completed last evening, and the old
plank fence that has done service for so
many years will now go out of commis
sion.
Hogs to Victoria. John West went
to Portland yesterday with a carload ol
hogs which he was shipping to Victoria,
B. C.
Improvino.
and Mrs. F. E
-Willie, the son of Maj.
Hodgkin, who has been
very sick of typhoid fever, is reported as
improving.
Articles Filed. The trustees of the
Lake View Methodist Episcopal church
of Lake View, Oregon, have filed articles
of incorporation in the office of the secre
tary of state. J. E. Bernard, Wm. Free
foe, W. J. Little, G. F. Miller, A. Cogs
well, b. J.Perose, and L. Dickson, are
the incorporators, and the society has at
tins time projierty to the value ol $f.riU0.
Hard Rain. There is no use talking!
No dependence can be placed in the wea
ther here at the end of October. Not
withstanding the fact that Tuesday was a
clear, warm day, yesterday was one of
the "danijiest" yet seen this fall. An
exceedingly heavy shower yesterday af
ternoon caught many persons out without
their rainwraps or nmbrellas.
Who Sent for Uooks .'home one
sent money to an eastern firm for some
books. He sent from Salem, but forgot
to sign his name. His order could not
therefore be filled. If he will call upon
the Salem postmaster and prove that ho
is the right jierson, he will get his books.
Not yet Found. At last accounts, the
body of the late John Barrett, drowned
in Willamette slough, below Portland, on
Sunday last, had not been recovered.
4'arties have been engaged, with grap
pling hooks, in searching for the body,
but without avail.
Holiday Edition. The Statesman
proiioses to issue a special edition on 'die
first of January, 1687. Its size will ie-
pend upon the amount of support it re
ceives. It is pioposou to make it a vi
complete paei
Ltsed ExcLi bively. Squibbs' medi
cines, the best obtainable, used in all pre
scriptions filled at Ports' drug store, 100
State street. Goods promptly delivered
free of charge, to any part ol town.
Positively Dangerous. Street Super-
visor Howard told a Statesman reporter
yesterday that he considered the bridge
southwest of the O. & C. passenger de
pot to be positively dangerous, m its
present condition. lie thinks something
should be done with it by the council,
and that at once.
The New Night-watch. Bert Lowe
has been installed as nightwatchman at
the depot, in place of the late David F.
Latourette. Mr. Eowe is a special po
liceman, without pay from tho city, and
fully empowered to "take care ol
things" at the depot, and to make arrests.
ROCK CREEK ITEMS.
A. Gates and J. Morrow have gone up
the Santiam, trapping.
Joseph O. Turnidge has returned from
east ol the mountains.
W. 11. Heseman is expected to retura
to his ranch on ttie Santiam soon,
E. L. Wheeler has returned from the
mines, and will go to work improving hi
place.
Lincoln Honness has iust returned
from a deer limit in the mountains. He
reports but few deer killed.
W. T. Clark and Geo. A. Sjiencer have
taken up claims on w hat is known as the
Brattenbush fork of the Santiam.
Miss Gertrude Gates is now instructing
the youth of the Pallies district. The
school opened Monday. Oct. 18.
King's Prairie school is progressing
finely under the supervision of Wm. Hod
son. The attendance is about twenty
five. Uncle Sam still supplies us with our
mail semi-weekly, Monilay and Friday.
S. M. McLane is the present contractor.
The surveying party of the Oregon Pa
cific railroad are now on their way to the
summit, where they will begin locating
the road. They think it will take 'them
till the first of April to get back to the
valley.
Jut received, a large lot of Laird, Scholierj
& Mitchell's ladies', uiiskeV and children'
shoes, and more expected iu few day, at .
Krauze St Klein's.