ounty.
J ump - 3. i878.-.>
hmcation .
lutes Lund Office
Oregon City, Orep,
Apnl
given that in
' of the act of
•d "An act for
• States of Cali
Washington Tei
Public Lands
PERIL IS ACUTE.
$250.00
GIVEN AWAY
L G REED,
.
°f Mnltnomih,...v
iy filed in thia <*’
6090, for the
lion No 7, hitp.
rill offer proof
t ia more u
han for mmcuiin
ah his claim to
id Receiveroftk
on Friday, the
men hh witnessei
’ s ¿wart, Kroim'
Lem Parker, i.f
On October
1, ’03.
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ns claiming ad
Hre i e<|nested to
or before aaid
; B. M oores ,
'NB 3. 1878.-N
CATION.
•s Laud Office,
Oregon City,
April
ren that in
the act of
"An act for the
tes of California. ( —
,ton Territory,’ ¿1
c Laud Stalesb
THWART.
Multnomah, ju - m
filed in this <4 '
I!», for the
1 in tp. 1 N,
show that the-
fcr its timber
T''
rposes, and to
•efore the Re,
Oregon City, H
y uf July,
We will give away, absolutely free of
charge $250.00 in Cash or Merchandise.
First Prize, $50.00. 42 Prizes in all.
With each $1.00 eash purchase made
we will give you a ticket which will entitle
you to one chance in these prizes.
We carry a complete stock of
3 CLOTHING, HATS and SHOES,
tei I FURNISHING GOODS,
GROCERIES, FLOUR and FEED.
>r before said:
J 3. 18:8 —Non:
rioN.
Land Office,
.'i y, OregM
April 2 du
that in
ie act of C
n act tor tlx
of Califorflii
Territory,
and Stat« i*
WART,
Mult noart
ed tn this
for the
le
NW,
. 1 North,
allow that
r its timber?
*es, and to
•re the R
Tegon City
)f July, llr
Reed of
B«y < it)
Oregon
ni ng adttf*
I requeue
on or befor
fooRES, Ri
«.
id Office,
y. 0 ..go
a pi ii anu
at in
et of C
ct for 'hr
al fornia (
•rritory,” «
Statt* by
18,
nomah,
1 thia offi*-
* the*>
18; Nwb
kante I
that tbe
tim bei
ir.d to
he
:ity,<
ly, w* !
W. Her»
—Konti1
We will also give with each $10 cash purchase a 16x20 En-
largod picture on anythiug sold except sugar, flour, oil, tobacco
and coffee, which are sold on a very close margin.
TODD & CO
F
R
BEALS,
REAL ESTATE,
Financial Agent,
OREGON
TILLAMOOK,
The Best Hotel.
THE ALLEN HOUSE,
J. P. HLiLiEN, Proprietor.
Headquarters for Travelling Men.
Special Attention paid to Tourists.
A First Class Table. Comfortable Beds and Accommodation
Fir and Spruce Lumber.
Spruce and Cedar Shingles.
Cheese and Butter Boxes a specialty.
The Water Still Creeping Up At A. F. Brown, of Oakland, Or,, has just
St. Louis.
received a carload of thoroughbred Jer
sey cows frem Jefferson, Or. Mr. Brown
S t . L ovis , June 8.—So great an extent
will establish dairies on a number of his
of territory is covered by the flood, so
farms in the vicinity.
constantly changing are the conditions
* * *
as the water creeps higher and renders
The
farmers
in
the vicinity of La
the situation the more chaotic, and so
unreliable are the various rumors ot the Fayette, Or., arc becoming somewhat
devastation, that a substantial summary alarmed about their fall-sown wheat.
of the losses of lite and property cannot The first indication that there was some
be obtained, but up to 8 o’clock tonight thing wrong was that the grain was
information from the most reliable sour turning red, anJ, upon closer examina
ces showed the situation to be as fol" tion a small, red worm was found in or
near the first joint of the stalk. Some
lows :
Twentv five known to have been lost; will cut their grain or hay, while others
more than 200,000 acres of rich farming claim the crop will not pay for the har
lands underwater; all of Venice and the vesting, being so badly damaged. These
greater parts of Madison and Granite fears may prove to be greatly exagger
City under water; 25,000 people render ated.
* * *
ed homeless; freight traffic completely
The excessive warm weather of the
paralyzed and passenger traffic prac
past three days has done some injury to
tically stopped.
crops in Linn County, although the
The shipping and manufacturing dis
damage has not yet become serious.
trict of East St. Eouis for three miles
However, should the present weather
along the river front is under from three
continue for the remainder of the week,
to eight feet of water. Hundreds and
the damage would be great. The north
probably thousands of head of stock
wind has been iniurious rather than
have been drowned. East St. Louis is
beneficial, it being so hot as to dry out
threatened with complete inundation.
all the moisture in the ground. The
St. Louis is flooded only along the water
greatest damage so far done is to gar
front.
dens and the hay crop. These are very
The entire property loss is estimated
much in need of rain. All crops are dam
at $3,000,000.
aged some. Farmers are clamoring for
The general situation is appalling. The
rain and declare that a few more days
climax came last night, when, by the
of the present weather will do irreparable
breaking of a levee near Granite City,
damage to their interests.
a wall of water six feet high rushed down
* * *
upon Madison and deeper engulfed that
While holding a religious meeting in
already stricken city, sweeping houses
from their foundations, and drowning 15 Chicago, jumping up and down in their
people who were vainly fleeing for their excitement and blocking the sidewalks,
lives. The report was current that 15 11 deci pies of Duke Farson’s Metropoli
workmen in the S*. Louis Car & Foun tan Holiness Church, on the West Side,
dry Works had been drowned, but later were arrested. All offers to release them
it was found that while seven employes, on bonds were rejected,as the enthusiasts
had lost tbeir lives, 13 others, men, lielieved they were there by direction of a
women and children, had perished. higher power. Six of the prisoners are
Hundreds of persons were forced to the women, one of them being a negress. In
roofs of their floating houses, and an ap- spite ot the protests and commands of
|>eal was sent to St. Louis for assistance. the police and jailers, the band continu
Every effort was made to force steamers ed its service until far into the night,
against the heavy current four miles when, seemingly exhausted from their
north of the stricken town, but it was exertions, the members became quiet and
noon before the steamers Mark Twain fell asleep.
* * *
and Annie Russell, lashed together, and
Jealousy
was
responsible
for a tragedy
their engines working under every ounce
of steam, after five hours of battle with in the little mining town uf Maynard,
the current, were able to reach Madison. W. Va. Angered because his cousin
For the remainder of the day, and into paid marked attention to a young worn-
the night, the work of rescuing people an with whom he himself was enamored,
from floating or flooded houses, tree tops loseph Seachy shot twice at Michael
and various high places proceeded, and Seachy and killed Joseph Kosmo, an in
there being no place to take them nearer nocent bystander, who was a close friend
than St. Louis, they are tonight pouring uf both. The first ball entered the breast
into the city by hundreds, weak, hungry of his cousin and inflicted a dangerous
and despairing. It is probable that the wound. The second struck Kosmo un
der the eye and passed,through his brain.
estimate of 20 lives lost is far below the
Seachy fled. Angered foreigners soon
actual number.
collected and formed a mob. A Canstable
The Federal grand jury has found true managed to overtake Seachy before the
bills against the Groff brothers in con mob caught him and quickly got him
nection with the alleged offering of bribes inside the County Jail at St. Clairsville.
* * *
to A. W. Machen, ex-Sujierintendent of
Free Delivery of the Postoffice Depart Rushing in from the sea, a water spout
ment. This action was taken, it is traveling at great speed, struck a tram
learned, on the same dav that Mr. Meeh, on the Brooklyn elevated road, bound
en was indicted. The delay in presenting cityward from Rockaway Beach, The
the indictments has l>een due to the fact I | motorman saw the spout just as the
that they could not be prepared for pre train reached a truitle over Broad Chan
nel, Jamaica Bay. He threw on full
sentation before.
A dispatch from Evansville. Ind., says. power in an effort to get past, but the
A merry-go-round in a park near the flood of water struck lietween the third
city ran away with itself. There were 13 and fourth cars. The platforms were •
children on the swing at the time. The crowded with )>ersons unable to get in
conductor grabbed up the children one side the cars. These were almost swept
by one and threw them from the , off into the bay. but managed to hold
swing. One of them was thrown against ' fast to the railings. The flood rushed
a post and her skull fractured. She is down the aisle and caused a wild scram
not expected to survive. One child’s jaw ble. Hundreds of pleasure.seekers were
was broken; another's arm was broken I drenched to the skin. No one was se
and several were bodily bruised. Just as riously injured, however. Owing to the
the conductor jumped from the swing it 1 fact that tons of water struck the cars it
broke in pieces and the wooden horses is strange that they did not leave the
| rails.
were thrown in all directions.
SLAB
WOOD, 16 DELIVERED.
inch, $2.25 per cord,
K
Order» for Lomber promptly attended to.
General News.
■ TILLAMOOK LUMBER. COMPANY.