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SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY. MARCH 11, 1887.
I WEEKLY EDITION
EASTERN.
News of the Week from Be
yond the Rockies.
"OX BU EAR."
President Clerelaad Getting Even with
- Kmbtn mt Hie Party.
Chicago, Mrch 2. The tors' Wash
ington special says: The president is
rerj angry with democrats who voted to
overrule the veto of the dependent pen
sion bill. He has expressed his views in
the most decided language to those who
have called upon him, and there are sev
eral who have already felt the force of
the executive displeasure. At least two
hills have been vetoed to punish those
who went back on him that for a public
building at Lynn, Mass., and that for a
public building at Portsmouth, Ohio, in
which democratic congressmen are inter
ested, because they voted to pass the
bill over the veto.
Congressman Mayborv, of Detroit, is
shaking in his shoes for fear his bill will
De vetoed too; out ne aoes not go near
toe w mte uouse.
If Matson should go up there he would
hear something that would make his
bead swim.
The president has already given some
symptoms of what be would sav. An
Indiana member says Cleveland fairly
shook with rage the other day when
speak ing of the chairman of the com
mittee on pensions, who raked up the old
petitions the president had signed several
years ago for the passage of a general
tension bill. He says he has no recol-
Ie;tion of having signed it, although it is
quite likely he did so, without reflection
on its merits; and Matson, finding it on
the files of the house, brought it out on
him. He is not likely to get any more
lavors out ol this administration.
ABIIETT DEfKATKI).
The
New Jeraey L-filture Klects
Railroad Man Named Hlodgett.
Tbkktox, March 2. At the conclusion
of the first ballot it was evident that the
republicans had consolidated on a dem
ocrat to defeat Abbett. . All of them, ex
cept two, voted for Blodgett, making
thirty-six wno thus voted for him. A
second ballot was ordered amid much
excitement. Before the result was an
nounced an attempt was made to stam
pede the republicans in a body to Kena-
tor Be well, in the hope of carrying
enough Democrats to elect hira, but this
ailed, as the Republicans feared that
Gov. Abbett would profit by it. In the
confusion a number of changes were
made, and the vote as finallv announced
stood: Bledgett 44, Abbett 38, K. E
Potter 1. Blodgett was declared elected
amid wild excitement.
Rufns Blodgett, the new senator, was
bora in Dorchester. N. H.. Nov. 19. 1834.
He was a member of the lower house of
the New Jersey legislature in 1878 and
1379. representing Ocean county. He
has always been recognized as a staunch
democrat.
Portland, Or., March 3. Ross and
Fay. two prisoners confined in the Mult
nomah county jail, made an ineffectual
attempt to escape yesterday. They
sawed through a bar of the cell door.
They were discovered before they had an
opportunity to escape.
The
Pacific
Coast's Claim.
Poktlaxd. Or., March
3. The Port
land board of trade to-day telegraphed to
President Cleveland urging upon him the
appointment of a resident of the Pacific
Coast as one of the interstate commission
CANADA DKNANTi.
the- Will AIm nave a Retaliation
ta Consider:
New Yobc, March 3. Dispatches
re-
ceived in this city state that the minister
of customs for Canada is preparing a bill
to be presented to parliament in the
event that congress passes the retaliation
measures. The proponed bill largely in
creases the duties on American imports.
It is rumored that Macdonald will re
sign the premiership of Canada and go to
"uuuvni as uoDunion uian cuuiiuinuwci.
u the tones win the elections it Is ex
pected that he will then return as govern
or general.
Been ml Control.
Saw Yoik, March 3. The Wilson
steamship line, of this city, has secured
control ot the Monarch line, and wil
Probably continue to run the Monarch
steamers from New York.
ADJOURNMENT OF COJUiRKSS.
The Cla-lag Hear ChnrlUh Comlnet of
the ex-Sheriff ef Buffalo.
Washixqtox. March 4. At 3 o'clock
this morning the effects of the sixteen
wr session were visible in the appear
ance of remnants of documents and
feports. The atmosphere in the house
m very impure and oppressive, and was
ell impregnated with tobacco smoke,
notwithstanding the repeated appeals of
to speaker to members to observe the
J'e which tH-ohibited smoking on the
As early as 7 o'clock spectators
Pgn to occupy the galleries, and an
6?or before the expiration of the Forty -ta
congress at least 200 persons were
Present. -
XAHOXKT GOES TO THK MOCJTTAIX.
" , It was understood up to a late hour of
' l forenoon that the president would not
occupy his room- at the capitol, as was
the custom ol his predecessors, but, nev
ertheless he came, being influenced, to
some extent, doubtless, by messages
from members of both branches. Speak
er Carlisle telephoned at 10 a. m. that
the president's presence was necessary to
save the district ol Columbia and defi
ciency bills, which could not be enrolled
in time to reach the n hite House, nearly
two miles away. Senators Sherman and
saulsbury, appointed at 11 o'clock a com
mittee on the part of the senate to notify
the president that congress awaited any
message he might have to make, caused
it to be made known that they would go
only to the president's room at the cap
itol. .
THE CLOCKS SET BACK.
The president and cabinet reached the
capitol at 12 o'clock, actual time. The
clocks of the two houses were set back,
and the senate adjourned without day at
11:55 a. m., senate time 12:04, actual
time.
BAD KKWS FOR THK NORTHWEST.
Every man is aware that the river and
harbor bill is killed by the president's
pocket veto, and many of them that the
bill to annex Northern Idaho to Wash
ington fails to become a law from the
same inaction. So confident were a ma
jority of the congressmen that the presi
dent would sign the river and harbor bill
that since its passage by congress com
paratively little thought has been Riven
to the measure. Near the close of the
last session the question everywhere
asked was : "Do you think the president
will sign the river and harbor bill ?" and
this was continued for days. No such
anxiety was apparent this session.
Therefore the withholding by the execu
tive of bis signature was a surprise, tie
has had the bill several days, long
enough carefully to examine it, and
therefore his act must be considered as
being the effect of deliberation.
The pocket veto became known in the
senate soon after congress adjourned, and
senators were given an opportunity to
exchange with one another their feelings
and disappointment, disgust or anger, as
the case might be. In the house the
news did not circulate until many of the
members had left the capitol, but most
of those who remained vented their feel
ings in words more forcible than choice.
ho far as known, no one has received
intimation from the president as to why
he withheld his signature from the bill,
but an effort will be made to-morrow to
ascertain this.
All the officials are to-day lifeless from
the all night's session, but will tomorrow
be able to do full justice to the action of
the president.' Condemnation of his
course may be considered general, ex
cept among the few who have hitherto so
persistently opposed the river ana nar
bor bill.
NO SPECIAL SESSION.
It is said at the White house that there
is no probability of a special session of
the senate being called by the president
for the purpose of acting on the nomina
tions or any other purpose. The inter
state commission and the successor to
Secretary Manning will probably be ap
points! "next week or the week follow-
f
ing.
A SWINDLING SCHEME.
A Firm that hasbea Coining Money frm
the Capital ef Credulity.
New Yosk, March 5. The police of
this city to-day arrested the president
and secretary of a British-American
agency for using the mails for fraudulent
nnrnoses. It is said that the swindle is
an old one. The business of the swind
ling concern has been to ferret out the
supposed claims of heirs to vast estates
f 1 1 1 I U 4tnAin tlio nwt.
uloos heirs to mythical millions, with
fees that only went directly in
to their coffers witliout the out
lay of the least time or money in
liror to substantiate the claims.
The concern advertised largely and has
done a big business. The receipts have
nnml about four hundred dollars a
day.
THE PACIFIC COAST'S CLAIMS.
They will
Hardly be Reeoa-nlmed
PmidMt,
by the
Washisotos. March 6. Senator Will
iams called upon the president this morn
ing. and made a formal appeal for the
appointment of a member of the inter
state commerce commission from the Pa
cific coast. He said it made no differ
ence whether a republican or democrat
. selected for the place, so long as a
wwt man Vaa chosen." He represented
to Mr. Cleveland the vital interest the
people of the Pacific coast would have in
the administration of this law, being in
th extreme end of the long haul, and
urged him strongly to ! "TV?""
,;.Zr tn represent the interests of Cu-
The president said he was afraid to go
to California for a commissioner, there
was so much contention there as to ap
yviai
if, Williams assured him there was
. JUt.t in the renublican party rela
tive to such appointment, and he be
lieved that whatever differences had ex
isted in the democratic party were '"-"-He
would guarantee there would be no
grumbling over any reputable man se
focted from the Pacific coast.
Mr. Cleveland gave no intimation of
his intention to choose a commissioner
from that section. . .
2jr. Williams invited the president to
pUed that he bad thought of making the
Soaroey, but he did not know whether he
would be able to do so.
OOI OWH MEMBERS.
Hew the Northwest Senators and Bepro
seaiatlTM Will Spend tae Vacation.
WasHWQTOJt, March 4. The present
plan of the congressional delegation from
the Northwest is as follows : Senator
Dolph will remain here until the early
summer, possibly until July, when he
will temporarily return to Oregon. His
family will remain East this season.
Senator Mitchell may leave for Oregon
in a very few days, and if then unaccom
panied by his family, they will start
westward later, and will probably be in
Oregon most of the summer.
Representative Hermann will lie here
four or five days longer, and when en
route westward he will pass through New
England and Canada and reach Oregon
about the 1st of April.
Delegate Voorhees expects to be in the
city two or three weeks, when be will
leave for Washington territory, stopping
off at several points en route. His in
tention is to spend the summer quietly
at his home in Colfax.
The Crop Outlook.
Chicago, March 5. The following
crop summary will be printed in this
week's Farmer Review: Thus far the
reports from the winter wheat belt indi
cate that the crop is emerging from win
ter in better shape than Last year. The
crop is not assured from resulting damage
of storms and bad weather, and still has
to pass through a critical period, but as a
whole the outlook must be regarded as
more favorable than at the beginning of
March of last year. The extremely mild
weather of the opening days of last week,
followed by cold weather, caused some
injury in Illinois and Indiana. Twenty
three Illinois counties this week report as
looking well, while in Brown. Johnson,
and White counties injury- is reported.
Thirteen counties in Indiana make very
favorable returns. In Michigan and
Wisconsin the outlook is reported as very
favorable. Nearly all of the Wisconsin
fields have had an ample snow covering
since last November. The weather has
been unfavorable in Ohio and the season
is well advanced in Missouri, and spring
plowing has commenced. There la no
change in the tenor of the reports from
Kansas, and fully one-half of the coun
ties report a very poor outlook for wheat.
M rt. Logan's Belief F and.
Washington, March 6. The fund for
relief of Mrs. General John A.Logan,
started by George E. Lemjn, of this City,
proprietor of the National Tribune, now
amounts to $60,20o. It is Lemon's inten
tion to increase the fund to $100,000
Since congress refused to pass the hill to
pension Mrs. Logan,- it is thought there
will be no difficulty in raising Die money,
A Nw Cable Laid.
Port Costa, March C The Western
Union Telegraph company successfully
laid their new cable between here and
Benicia to day. under the direction of
Mr. Davis, superintendent of telegraph
construction. This cable completes the
copper wire constructed between San
Francisco and Chicago by the Western
Union, and which is the first ever con
structed across the tontinent. The new
wire will be worked bv the Wheatstone
automatic system.
Iteeeher Dying.
New York, March 7 The latest bulle
tins of Uie condition of 1 lenry Ward Beech
er does not vary essentially from that given
to the press last night. The only percep
tible change noted is increasing rapidity
of the pulse and respiration. 1 he symp
toms indicate a gradual failure of vitality,
consequent upon the slow approach of
his end. There is no reason to hope for
his recovery. He is liable to pass away
very soon.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
A Probable Railroad alone the Columbia
to Portland.
Washington, March 7. The failure of
congress to pass the bill forfeiting any
part of the land grant to the N. P. rail
road may lead to a surprise in the matter
of railroad building in the Northwest. It
is now an open secret in certain circles
that the directors of the Northern Pacific ,
have under consideration a proposition
to extend their road down the Columbia,
on the north side, from Wallula to some
western point where an entrance can be
made into Portland. Not many years
ago a proposition was made by a con
struction company to build a road from
Wallula to Portland and turn it over to
the railroad company in working order,
and take as full payment therefor the
land grant, alon this part of the road.
It is understood this proposition has not
only been talked of by the directors
among themselves, but has been inform
ally considered at regular meetings of
the Northern Pacific ; but no decisive ac
tion was suggested until after it could be
seen whether or not this session of con
gress would declare a forfeiture of the
land grant. The Northern Pacific officials
have also questioned whether it will not
be more advisable for them to build a
road themselves, instead of letting it out.
The theory on which any plan for build
ing this part of the road is entertained is
that the land adjacent to any part of toe
road built, up to the time congress spe
cifically declares a forfeiture, can be held
. a we.
by the rauroau company, u, inereiore,
before the convening of the next con
gress the Northern Pacific should build a
fine down the Columbia, the land would
he saved: Much color is given to the
rumor that the building of this line is
contemplated from the fact, known here.
that daring the first session of the eon
erossiust closed the Northern Pacific
o -
officials openly stated that they would
give their entire consent to the forfeiture
of the land grant from Wallula to Port
land, whereas no such Iree will offering
was suggested during the session just
ended, but on the contrary the said offi
cials, for the moat part, were earnestly de
sirous that no forfeiture bill would be en
acted. Graver Had aad TV III See.
New York, March '7. A Washington
dispatch says : Since the vote on the ve
to of the dependent pension bill in the
bouse there have been frequent intima
tions that the democrats who voted
against the president will be brought to
realize that they have incurred his ser
ious displeasure. He expected better
things from all of them, especially from
iuuhuu anu iiwmu, ana it w asaeneu
that Bandall and Uolman will not find a
pleasant reception hereafter when they
visit the White house in quest of official
favors. To an official of the pension of
fice the president is reported to have
said : M All their talk about economy is
bosh. They are always ready to make
some cheap capital for themselves when
they think it can be done with safety.
We 11 see." With this ominous expres
sion the president shut his mouth with a
snap.
, Iadlaaa Leglalatare Adjoarae.
Lvdiaxapoub, March 7. The session
of the general assembly expired by limi
tation to-day, and both branches ad
journed to-night, the house at 10 o'clock
and the senate ball an hour later. The
ppropriation bills were not passed, but
this failure will not seriously affect the
nature of the business of the state, for
the reason that it is provided that when
a general appropriation bill fails of pass
sage, appropriations made by the preced
ing legislature shall be continued. Near
ly all. important legislation of the ses
sions have failed. Governor Oray to
night states that he will not call an ex
tra session.
The latorstato ommUloft.
New York, March 7.A Washington
dispatch says: It can be said on high au
thority that three members of the inter
state commerce commission are absolute
ly decided upon. The president is in
doubt regarding the two remaining selec
tions. William K. Morrison has accepted
the tender of the commissionership, and
probably will be chairman of the com
mission. Judge Cooley, of Michigan,
receiver of the Wabash system, and Gen
eral Bragg, of Alabama, will also be com
missioners. - The former is a republican,
and one of the ablest jurists of the coun
try. The latter will represent the South.
Slg-mal He i item Impaired.
Washington, March 7. The signal ser
vice is likely to be sadly pinched by the
failure of the general deficiency appro
priation bill.
HENRT WARD BEECHES DEAD.
The Great Divine Pa ee to Hie
Eternal
Keot after a Short 111
New York, March 8, Henry Ward
Beecber, whose life has been dee paired
of for three days, began sinking slowly at
midnight. His watchers saw that his
end was nearing, and the family was
summoned. He passed awsy while
asleep at 9 :30 a. m. to-day. He never
recovered consciousness after the paraly
sis stupefied his mind.
The members of the family were pres
ent at bis death. He will be buried in
Greenwood cemetery, in the southern
part of Brooklyn, on Thursday. Brooklyn
is in mourning, the bells tolling, and the
flags at half mast.
Had Henry Ward Beecher lived till
June 24th, 1887, he would have been 74
vears of age. lie was horn in Litchfield,
Conn.. June 24th, 1813. He graduated
at Amlierst college in 1834, and studied
for the ministry under his father, who
was then president of Lane seminary. In
1847 he became pastor of Plymouth church
in Brooklyn, where his ability has con
tinued to attract the largest congregation
in the United States, and he was the
most eminent living divine.
A FRIOHTFt'L ACCIDENT.
A Paale on aa
Elevated Railroad
Caaaee
Several Death.
New Yokk, March 8. The large estab
lishment of Nicol, the tailor, on the Bow
ery, was destroyed by fire this morning.
The fire caused a blockade on the Third
avenue elevated read, which extended
far up above Fourteenth street. The con
ductor on a train wnicn was blocked a
few hundred feet from the Fourteenth
atreet station notified bis passengers tbey
could leave the train and walk over a
narrow plank alongside the track, and
thus soaks their way to the statioa. A
number availed themselves of the dan
gerous privilege, and an awful accident
was the result. In some way a panic
was started on the narrow walk far above
the street, and a number of persons were
flung to the pavement below. An official
report of the accident shows that three
persons were killed and seven others
badly injured. It seems a number of
passengers left one of the trains at Sev
enteenth street, and started to walk along
the narrow foot path at the side of the
track to the station at Fourteenth street.
While doing so the blockade was reliev
ed, and the trains began to start. The
motion shook the pathway to such an ex
tent that a number of the passengers
was thrown down to the street below,
with the aboe result. The men fell in
the middle of the street, on the surface
car track. In a ghastly heap they lay.
some motionless, some moaning faintly,
and some wildly shrieking in pain and
horror. A crowd of thousands, who
saw the blockade from below, surged
around and closed in upon the scene.
Ten had fallen from the track all told;
that is ten were found dead or injured ;
if any escaped unhurt they were not
counted. Three at the bottom of the
heap were dead, they had fallen head
first and had mashed in their skulls ; one
and alL The dead wagon was called,
and they were taken to the morgue. Sev
eral were more or less desperately injured
and some of them will die.
Te Attend Hli Wire's FaaeraL.
Chicago, March 8. Oscar Neebe, an
archist, will be permitted to attend the
funeral of hiswife, who died from apo
plexy yesterday. Sheriff Marston wrote
a letter to one of Neebe's friends, mak
ing such request, in which he says : "la
reply to your letter 1 beg leave to say
that I can see no objection to Neebe at
tending the funeral of his deceased wife,
and I will send an officer with him for
that purpose If his friends will notify me
when the funeral will take place. It
seems to me that under the circum
stances, every one ought to sympathize
with him in his bereavement. I most
certainly do. .
Appropriation Bills.
Washington, March 8. Statement of
the footing of the appropriation bills
passed at the last session of congress has
been completed by the clerks of the sen
ate and house committees on appropria
tions to-day. It is as follows : Agricul
tural, $1,923.730 ; army, $23,774,718 ; dip
lomatic and consular service, $1,429,942 ;
District of Columbia, $4,265,890 ; Indian,
$5,226,897 legislative, $20,701,221; miii
tary academy, $419,636; navy, $25,753,
165; pensions, $76,252,500; poetoffiee,
$55,694,650 ; sundry civil service, $22,382,-
490; Mexican pensions deficiency, $6,900,
000; public printing deficiency, $107,000;
miscellaneous appropriations (estimated),
$3,200,000; total of actual appropriations,
$247,387,144. The river and harbor bill
which was not signed, appropriated $9,-
912,800; and the deficiency, which did
not pass uirough and was airreed upon in
conference, carried an appropriation of
$42,700,923.
Heeehera Funeral.
New York, March 9. The funeral ser
vices of Henry Ward Beecher will be un
der the direction of Rev. II. Hill, of the
Holy Trinity church. It was" a request of
Beecher that there be no black drapery
On the house or church, and that none of
the family wear mourning. His request
will be complied with.
The English press speaks in high terms
of the dead preacher.
SOTES FROM STAYT0
A hardware store has recently opened
up.
Across the creek, two miles, a lively
literary ciud. warmly debates the pros
and cons of the prohibitory amendment,
l ne rawnide chair lactory is quite a
success, as a gross of the well-finished ar
ticles passing through town on a large
platform wagon, about once a week, at
test. Improvements are quietly going on
the new Baptist church ; new fence, side
walks, and neat wood house, at the
Christian church; barns and additions
to dwellings are noticed.
Mr. Webb, of Salem, and Mrs. A. R.
lectured here last Friday. The former,
at 3 p. m., organised a prohibitory
amendment league, with a good member
ship. O. W. Powell was chosen presi
dent; Mrs. Lee Brown, vice-president;
J. B. Grier, secretary; Mrs. Wiles, treas
urer. They will hold stated public meet
ings, a committee arranging programmes.
Mrs. Kiggs strengthened the local w. V
T.U.
AMENDMENT ITEMS.
A correspondent sends in the following,
slleging that they are " straws that show
which way the wind blows" :
Zena has a prohibitory amendment
league, with ninety members, pledged to
work for its success. 1 rot. Lane lectures
and will organize another in the same
precinct, on Friday night. Bethel was
the first league started in the state. Hon.
J. II. Hawley is its president.
A recent lecture on the subject at Jef-
fersoQ ha borne speedy fruit. A move
to repeal the $350 liquor-license ordi
nance wa met by a Good Templar move
to raise it to $500 which is virtual pro
hibition. It earned in the council by
5tol.
At Mount Pleasant, in Linn county.
the various phases of prohibition and of
the amendment are debated with a vim
and perienee that bespeak a deep in
terest. &raetimes the disputants and
audience assemble in the morning, and,
taking titeir dinners, stay all day. On
other occasions thev begin in the after
noon, and debate till late, and wind up
with s supper. Whatever may be the
apathy in the cities, the country people
are greaxiy in earnest on wis question
Mo visa to Salkm. F. C. Baker, state
printer, has rented the house of J. "H
Albert, opposite the Catholic church, and
will move in immediately. This house
was rented through tlie new real estate
; firm of Hendricks A Saubert. This firm
also has "on the list another man who
wants a good bouse not far from the
state house, and also a man who wants
to rent a room on one of -the
streets, where the rent is not too high.
F0BEIGN.
Record of News from Oyer
the Atlantic
Benlaager Tm
Pasts, March 3. General Boulanger.
fearing spies, forbids any officer ol the
French army to employ a foreigner of
either sex in any capacity whatever.
A Black rreepeet.
Loxdox, March 3 . Th e; E uropean pros
pect is again black. To-day the worst
news is that the whole Austrian cavalry
is massed on the Galician frontier. An
experienced diplomat gives the opinion
that war will not break out tins year, it
Russia, he thinks, meant to attack this
year, she would begin early. The im
mediate danger is the Bulgarian revolu
tion, if we escape that peace may yet be
preserved.
BRIDGE GIVES WAY.
The Bail road Bridge near the Depot
Sinks beneath the Weight or
the Yard Engine.
Yesterday afternoon, while Ed. Hus
ton, the yard master ot the O. & C. R. R.
at this place, was at his home near the
mill race, in the University addition, he
noticed in the water of the race a short
pile that had evidently just been torn
loose from some bridge. Going immedi
ately to the depot, Mr. Huston enlisted
the services of the bridge carpenter
Chas. Nelson, and the two started on &
tour of investigation. It was discovered
that one of the piles from a r bent under
the bridge on the main track, just north
of the depot, had been washed out.
There were still four piles under the bent,
and so it was thought that the bridge
was safe.
It was determined, however, to run
the yard engine over the structure, and
leave no doubt that it was sound, ihe
engine passed safely over twice, going at
moderate speed, but the third time she
attempted to make the run, while going
backward, the faulty support Of the
bridge gave way, and the engine sank
down about five feet. The strength of
the rails was great enough, however, to
prevent the locomotive from going clear
through, and thereby a disastrous acci
dent was averted.
A gang of men was immediately start
ed to work putting braces under the
bridge and locomotive, so that both would
remain in position until the engine could
be drawn back from its precarious posi
tion. Implements came up on last even
ing's train, and about 10 o clock the con
struction train arrived, and began work
immediately on the wrecked bridge
and the dangerously situated engine.
It is expected that by this evening
everything will be in repair, so that regu
lar trains can pass through without de
lay. Last evening's train went around
the wreck on the , and the locomotive
had to run to Albany backwards. At
Albany the engine was righted, and the
journey to Lebanon conunued without
lnierrupuon.
The danger to the bridge is not great.
and to the engine is only nominal. The
enginer and fireman escaped without
damage, but a trifle scared, although the
fireman remarked that he "didn't have
time to get scared until the thing was all
over."
TURNER ITEMS,
Tl'bxek, March 8.
Turner wants a telegraph office and
stork yards at the depot.
E. E. McKinney is expected home
from California this week. ,
The sociable idven at L. Bleaknev'a .
was a very sociable entertainment.
Grant Martin made a business trip to
Albany on Friday and returned with a
fine stallion.
Leuis Banee has engaged to teach "the
sj-ring term of the Clark school two mites
north of town.
Charlie Swank, a trustworthy young
gentleman of our town, is working in
Potter's nursery at Salem.
Dentist Caldwell, of Stayton, is doing
service here this week. His betterhslf is
visiting parents at Ashland. .
The Aumsvillians are entitled toa
boom, but should not be so easily'ignited
tli is damp weather. Huccess to the Hog
umites. '
The sociable given by Miss Aggie Cole,
Friday night, was largely attended. s
goodly number from abroad being pres
ent. Puzzles, smut, luncheon, and danc
ing, were Indulged in until day light,wben
the guests departed for their homes,
somewhat sleepy, but well repaid lor
their night's wakefulness.
The school meeting yesterday resulted
in the election of J. M. Watson, as direc
tor, vice J. A. Shafer, whose time had
expired; in the re-election of Lewis
P.leakney, by acclamation, as school
clerk. A tax of seven and one-half mills
on Uie taxable property in the district
was voted to pay off the present school
indebtedness and make the necessary
improvements in the way of apparatus,
etc. The meeting was harmonious,
twenty-four out of the thirty present vot
ing for the tax. J. A. Shaer has been
connected with the school as director for
several terms and has made an efficient
officer.
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