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NEWS OF THE^EEK.
PACIFIC COAST.
It is report, says the Walla Walla
Journal, that J. H. Cavanagh has pur
miss ’ millie dooobty , editor .
chased this week in the neighborhood
of
50,000 bushels of wheat. He is said
The fall sown wheat looks excellent.
to have paid 65 cents a bushel, sacked.
Mr. E. Wiles, of Corvallis, was in Some people think there is very little
town on Thursday of last week.
wheat left in the country, but when the
Mrs. Campbell, of McMinnville, was news got abroad that Mr. Cavanagh
among visitors to our town this week.
was buying he could have contracted
Mr. Herron and family, from Walla, for 100,000 bushels in a few hours’.
-WAUar- W. T m has m o v ed to e urd e w n.. .—Jt is es t i m ate d by . Ci d llo QW i uo' a tha t
State ' superintendent McElroy, of 150,000 head of cattle will be driven to
Salem, made the school a call on Friday. the ranges of Eastern Montana during
Rev. Hirscbner, of Corvallis, while the summer of 1884.
General Tannatt, says the Walla Walla
in town this week made the H erald
Journal,
reports a healthy state of affairs
office a pleasant call.
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in the Palouse country. The winter has
A number from this place will attend
been favorable for stock, but little feed
-t he co u n ty te iiche nr1 i»st itu<e nt D a ll ag,-
being required, and tbo majority of
which begins: on Thursday of next week.
stockmen have - scarcely drawn upon
Mr. George Harris, who has been at their hay stacks. Fall sown grain is
tending the Commercial school of Port looking,finely, especially in the Willow
land, is visiting friends and relatives in Creek country. The section between
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Mr. G. T. Waller is in Portland this ing up rapidly with settlers. Looking
week selecting the spring stock of goods to a transfer of the Palouse and Colom
for the Farmers’ Merchantile Associa bia River Railroad, the people of the
tion.
upper country are anxious to have the
road
changed to connect with Walla
Old Sister Newman at Lafayette, who
fell and broke her thigh about Chriat- Walla via Riparia.
The largest taxpayer in Benton county,
mas, died Monday morning the 17th
says the Corvallis Leader, is G. B.
inst., she Was about 80 years of age.
All express themselves as well pleased Smith, Esq., whose taxes this year are
with the entertainment given by the $1559.60. The next largest assessment
Band of Hope on Saturday evening. The is the .Oregon and California Railroad
programme consisted chiefly of exercises Company, whd tBIf y?it pay into the
by the very smalTboys and girls, who connty treasury the sum of $1337 96.
certainly deserve much credit for their Messrs. Hogg and Nash pay on their
land $736.62.
efforts.
The great rush of immigrants for this
Little Eeriha Cattron who had the
country
has now fairly commenced.
misfortune last week, of having one of
her flngeys bally mashed, while she and Sixteen cars, containing over 500 men,
other children were playing with, a women and children, arrived at Walim
wheelbarrow, was taken to Albany on lu Junction last night, and three cars,
Tuesday, where the finger was amputa containing about J80 persons, came
through to Walla Walla. The hotels
ted by Dr. Tbos. Harris.
were taxed te their utmost capacity.
Oa Saturday last, many of the friends
This morning four more cars, well
and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. loaded with prospective settlers, arrived
Mulkey, assembled at their neat resi from Wallula. The immigrants in the
dence at a reasonable hour, this being main are composed of thrifty Germans,
their crystal wedding anniversary. Af with money to buy farms. So writes
ter a “ social chat ” had passed the the journal.
s the presents tendered them by
The Chehalis and Gray’s Harbor reg
assembled were placed on a suita
ion, in Washington Territory, is “ look
bly table and consisted of quite a variety,
ing up.” From Elma to the sea it is all
«¿ong which might be mentioned a
the same. Settlers are taking up its
eautiful fruit dish, a water set of five
agricultural lands, and capitalists its
ieces, some handsome cake and bread
timber lands and milling sites. Five
dishes and many others, amounting to
sawmills are at work there,, and other
thirty-eight in all. The usual comments,
large ones will doubtless go up next sea
etc., being concluded the climax was
son.
reached in the way of a most bounttful
Since the commencement of the Sam-
and well prepared dinner whioh we sur
ish drive the neighbohood of Edison,
mise all did justice to, after which the
W. T., presents a busy appearance. The
musicians supplied some excellent mu
Samish logging company have 8,000,000
sic and an hour or so having been pleas
feet of logs in the nver, and the present
antly spent all returned to their homes,
high water presents an excellent oppor
having enjoyed one of the memorable
tunity for driving and booming.
days of their lives, all wishing Mr. and I
The Oregon Short Line is now com
Mrs. Mulkey the return of many more
pleted to Huntington, and the Oregon
days as happily and pleasantly spent.
Railway and Navigation Company are
The H erald office was remembered by
at
work in Burnt river canyon, within
a fine variety of eake for which they
ten miles of Huntington.
have many thanks.
Quite a cattle business is doing ovor
The Monarch Horse Hoe and Cultiva the Canadian Pacific^ in British Colum
tor combined is the latest improvement bia. The trains are run down to Port
in agricultural implements, designed
lor hoeing (with horse). Potatoes, Moody, and there the animals are em-
-b o e hod for Vi c tori a.—.
Hee advertisement of Monaroh Mfg. Co.,
Bays the Beattie Post: A gentleman
in another oolumn,
from White river states that the diph-
MONMOUTH AND VICINITY.
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rmUSTIAN
HERAt.T).
The first shipment of California red
theria is raging fearfully in that section.
Within the past few days three of Sol wood to the Sound arrived at Rattle on
Grund’s little children have died of that Thursday.
With the Cascade mountains full of
dread disease. It was found necessary
to close the school, and now the teacher, coal it seems a little strange that many
Miss Mattie Wade, is down with the persons must, sit in their parlors and
diphtheria, and two or three other sovere offices shivering for want of a fire; per
cases are reported in the same neighbor sons who ask for coal, and offei do pay
for it, but .who cannot get .it because
hood.
This is the word from Dutch Flat, often there is no coal to be had in Ta-
Oregon, via The Dalles Sun: Since my coma. Says the Leader: Ship load after
last letter we have had the welcome ship load is sent away, but local con-
Chinook^ and once more ”w'e~ seeTIiF’
green grass and the growing grain, after one lot is burned up before they
which has stood the frostAnd the winter can get another. This hot and cold
well. No one complains of the wheat treatment is neither conducive to health
being hurt; but, on the other hand, all nor good temper.
Farmers coming in from all parts of
think that the crop will be a fair one.
To people wanting homes, Dutch Flat the country about Olympia, W. T\,
'OffUfB Imliwem e ulsr ’Pl en ty e f g o o d ■Jjaing .¿he., cheering nawatliatwinier,
land and timber, and a school with crops never looked better, and an abun
twenty-nine scholars, and with sufficient dant yield is predicted. The prospects
means to run a five-month term if prop is also equally good for spring crops,
and farmers are briskly preparing their
erly used.
The owners of the new town of Che lands for early sowing.
There is a great deal of life and bus
welah, W. T., make the generous offer
of donating a lot and $100 to any church tle at Cœur d'Alene City, where a laage
society who will build a church in that hotel and other structures are being
town. They also as an inducement for erected by a large gang of carpenters.
the erection of good frame bnsiness Town Jots -are in active demand, an ex
buildings, offer a lot to every person tra eligible one recently selling for
who will build a frame business house $1500.
of $500 or over.
———————— ; Oar townsman, B. H. Brink, return-
About nine miles duo north or Rath ed on Sunday hight from Heron, Mon
drum, says the Kootenai Courier, there tana, where he has been^inoe October
is a beautiful body of water, nestled in last says the Waitsburg
_ Tinies. He re-
amonghigh nwywnbwnsand craggy Ulufla , .porl4,JTQlJgll . weather,
known as Spirit lake. The body of and says the mining excitement does
water is about four miles long and one not abate; but on thlr Contrary, the
and a half 'miles wide. On the west more difficulties are thrown in the way,
there is a densaiglade and on the north the more determined strangers are to
and south sides the mountains make get in. The number in the mines at the
close down to the water’s edge. East, present time is variously estimated at
the country opens out on a flat, very from 3000 to 5000. Mr. Brink, after
heavily timbered. Iu fact, all around discussing with scores who had been
the lake, there is the greatest abundance into the camp, came to the conclusion
of tamarad, cedar afid WBW ptne. “A b that the mines are anunmitigated fraud,..
to game, this is truly a sportsman’s notwithstanding all who are interested
paradise, for the timber is fairly alive in claims or in furnishing miners with
with deer, elk and bear, and the lake supplies, are leaving no stones unturned
filled with red salmon and mountain to keep up the excitement.
trout.
The Boise City Statesman is assured
that the long talked of branch road from
that city to the main stem of the Short
Linewill be constructed immediately.
The Northren Pacific will put on a
through Portland train to connect with
the Milwaukee fast mail train. It will
leave St Paul 4 o’clock, taking the north
western mail delivered from east at
3;30. The Northwestern is also expect
ed to make connections with the Eastern
passengers. The time from St. Paul to
Portland will be ninety hours; to Taco
ma, one hundred.
On Saturday last, says the McMinn
ville Reporter, it was our good fortune
to meet men from all parts of the coun
ty, and from them we learn that the
prospects for a heavy yield of grain are
more flattering than they have been for
years. The acreage sown is greater
than heretofore, and it has a splendid
start, while more favorable weather than
we have had the past few days could not
be asked. Coming, as this report does,
from some of our thrifty farmery it This powder never varies. A marvel purity,
and wholesomeness, More economi ■
makes us feel hopeful for better timeB strength
cal than the ordinary kinds, and can not be sold
next fall.
in competition with the multitude of low test,
short
wii^lit, alum or phosphate powders.
The Seattle bay is alive with ship« Sold only
m cans. R oyal B aking P owder C o .,
waiting for coal.
12 8-ly
106 Wall 8t., New York,
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