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About The Benton democrat. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1873)
a -fr THE BENTfffi DEMOCRAT - Telesapb Offiee done. ;, - i- i ' . ' " The business of the telegraph office' in this place not being sufficient to justify the employment of a special operator,, the establishment was closed this week, atjd G.W. Walling returnei Tuesday's boat - :-"jh Frank Dodge, ot y4 below -last Wednesday CORVALLI;.v. ,!. i-FEB. 22. 1873, Greenbackt.bny'flr '8t I' Greenbacks, sell's the instruments taken "to Albany, byorcUtP Irold In -Ky or 113$ Ben . Simpson can? oi upenntenuent riumme?., w e regr J jjoained in tow1" excfififlinfiv Mi at", noma rm nwmpnt: inuliL Hon. w. jtor The following named arsons are author- lzeu to receive ana receipt for subscription mill auvenisine ior in 13 paper : New York ....Geo. P. Rowell & Co, !San Francisco L. P. Fisher. Portland . L. Samuel. East Portland.... .... ....Major Johnson Corvaixis . . .W. R. Privett Newport. .. .... Rufus MeLane Newton E. N. Sawtelle Toledo.... .... .. .. H. B. Thrasher Starr's Point ....Robert Herron Philomath . . ., , . Joha Wells King's Valley Britt. Wood Alsea J .... .... .... J. Holgate Summit...,. .......... .i'....Sub. Mulkey Salem .j i .. .". J. B, McClane Albany J. J. TVhitnev Seio......... ; .... .... .. .J. C. Head Dallas . ; . i ....... Lycurgus Vineyard function City.. Louis Salomon Jacksonville J. S. Herriu Empire City .. .... ..-.-.Harry Howard -. , roSTOFFICJE KBGBSTEK. - Post Offlee-!orner of Main and Jeffer- ,a; .7 son streets. ,--- mall. Arrive ! From Albany (North and South), Daily, at tV ' if.iii p. m.- - ' - From Portland (via Westside), Daily, " at v.. 4:00 p. m . ' - From YaquinaBay,. Weekly, Saturday, at ' Mulls enart " ''" -' For Albany (North and South), Daily;at s:4o a. m. For Portland (via Westside), Daily, at R-nO 9 r or xaquina isay, vveeKiy, juonaay, at v.uua. m. .- Hitlls Closes For Albany (North and South), Daily, at For Portland -(via Westside), Daily, at 8:00 p. m. For Yaquina Bay,: Weekly, Sundays, at p. in. 5 Office Hours From 7:30 a. m. to 8 p. m, Sundays Office open 30 minutes after arrival of Eastern mail. i Money Order Office Hours from 9 a. m, to 6 p. m. -J. A. H-ANNA, P. M .: TOWN AXD COITSTHTC - . - --s Closing Exercises. The present term of the Public Schools of this City will close on Friday.next, the 28th inst. At the NORTH SCHOOL An examination of classes will take place. In the afternoon, classes in Algebra, Phys iology, and Book-Keeping will be exam ined, recititions and essays will be deliv ered, and vocal and Instrumental music given by the school. At the Vf. SOUTH SCHOOL The exercises will consist of recitations, essays and vocal music. Everybody is in vited. These schools Jiave been ably con ducted, and deserve every encouragement from our citizens. itAMATio.-A number ot Citizens have signed a request to the Dramatic Society, that it repeat the play of " Ten Nights in a Bar Room," tiie proceeds of the enter tainment to be devoted to the purchase of a Are bell.- Whether or not the Society will comply with the request lias not yet transpired. , The object is a worthy one, and the numerous signers to the request eviuce a full appreciation of former efforts of' the Dramatic Society. v ' ' J- The Minstrels. Ow ing to the lateness of" the hour at which the performance by the Corvallis Minstrels closed last night, we cannot notice it as we otherwise would. Suffice it to say, that each one did his part well, and the whole entertainment was a .complete success. -The dance alter the performance was a very pleasant afiair, and was highly enjoyed by a large number of happy votaries of Terpsichore. r';DilrBbswBia.'s Lecture- before : the North School, yesterday afternoon, ,was very interesting. The Doctor treated the composition and working of the brain: in an able manner. Miss Briggs furnished instrumental, and the pupils vocal, music for the occasion. ' A large number of visi tors were present. . , .. ' ',. Delegates. The following persons left -here on (Wednesday, as Delegates to the State Temperance Alliance, which -met at Salem oa Thursday : .From the M.-.E? Church, Rev. J. W. York and wife ; M. E. Sunday School, "Miss Fannie" Greer; Good Templars, W. B. Carter . The Boats. Though not favored with the advertisement, we publish the follow ing steamboat notice for the benefit of our readers: The steamer Fannie Patton will leave Corvallis every Tuesday and Friday. 'The Alice, every Wednesday and Satur day, for down the river. V'.!:C, , Sermon on the Fourth Commandment.. Services will be held in the Chapel of the Good .Samaritan on, Sunday next,, at the l I . n n- 1 n - fin. . sermon at the . evening service will be.on j the subject of the Fourth Commandment. Dsu' E. O. Smith, the well known Den- - tist of Albany, will be in this city on Mon day,' the third of March, to attend to any - . m 1 l...tn--a Tin maw imm t,a attention.- Tliose desiring first class den- - tal work, -should paste this in their hats. ' Pantheb KixtED. J. C. Wells killed a - large she-panther, last week, on the South Fork of Mary's river, and by that act put Vnnr of these troublesome animals .out of present and prospective existence -.r-4 ' Ash lSa)NESDAT, the first day of L$nt, will be on the 26th-inst,r On that day the Chapel of the Good Samaritan will be open for Divine service at 10 o'clock a , Ita.f ; ; IiOes.-r-M7 8 river is , iuu oi t logs, having been driven down, during, tee win ter, for the saw mills- Sa this city. ;r; t ; uvi uaic uciu cuckim lpjt -line viiiicuo Td jq which this important auxiliary of business V ' might have been retained in Corvallis. In this city there are two or three gentle men who are operators, and it seems quite strange that one of them, at least, could not have been induced to take charge the office, in connection with his other pursuits. " It is by no means complimen tary, to the business - enterprise of her citi zens that Corvallis should be entirely cut off from telegraphic communication. A city of 1,000 inhabitants unable to main tain a telegraph line ten miles in length ! But, for the credit of our citizens, be it said that the telegraph office was cut out, and the instruments packed up before any one was aware of the order having arrived The business interests of this place demand that a telegraph office be maintained here, and we hope Superintendent Plummer will allow the line to remain until our .business men shall have had an opportun ity of taking some steps toward the re-establishment of the office. . - : -; " The Stock Tkade. FromWR. Bakerf who recently returned from Willow Creek, Wasco county, we learu that, Rowing to large importations last season from Texas, beef cattle will be quite low in .'Eastern Oregon next summer, Good stock sheep are in good demand, at $4 per head. Mut ton sheep are selling in that vicinity for $3 00. Mr. B. thinks sheep raisers will continue to realize good prices for. the next year, large numbers of persons now em barking in that business having a tendency to keep prices up. " Sheriff's SALE.-On Tuesday last Sheriff Palmer sold lots three and four, of section twenty-seven, with all the appurtenances (property of Ben. Simpson, on Yaquina Bay), under execution. --Messrs.' James Chambers "and W. C. Clark were the pur chasers, paying therefor the sum of $1260, and assuming ( the payment of several judgments, i mounting to $2,500. We are informed that the property is worth about $8,000. Caitohed. Levi Levingstone, charged with 'passing counterfeit money, at the Albany Fair, last September, was brought to Albany, by sheriff Parker, last Wednes day, who we learn, captured the accused iu Olympia, W. T. This is the same in dividual who eluded the vigilance of Dep uty Sheriff Humphreys, at Elk City, some mouths since. "The Beatjtifci. Snow." The Wil lamette Valley, from, Oakland to Aurora, was visited, last Saturday night, by a fall of snow, varying from two, to eight iuches in depth. No snow fell at Portland, and the depth gradually increased towards the head of the valley, the deepest being on Rice's Hill. At Roseburg none fell. Lighthouse Freight. On Monday last, the Fannie Patton brought up- thirty -eight cases of oil, and some other stores for. Foul weather Lighthouse. ": Messrs. Ham-1 lin & Stanford left for Elk city, last Thurs- i day, with a portion of this freight. Messrs. Brown & Emrick, will tike the remainder to-day . .... r? .. '--. . Accident. We are informed that Rev. J. M. Lovell, of Dallas, formerly of this city, met with a painful accident, last week, by the bursting of a gun in his hands. One of his eyes was injured, but to what extent we are unable to learn. A New Teacher. Miss. Clara Watt, of Astoria, has been engaged as an assistant teacher in Corvallis College. Miss W. is a graduate of Willamette University, and bas eight years' experience as teacher She is expecte4 to 'arrive to-day. Early Gardening. Mr. A. Fuller, of this city, planted potatoes in his garden last Thursday, February 19th. Thiuk of that, ye Eastern people, who are snow bound and ice-fettered in your Atlantic bome&i' i r?" " Farm Purchased. Mr. W. A. Wells purchased, this week, the farm of Monroe Hodges, on Soap Creek, nine miles north of this city, containing six hundred and fifty acres. The price paid was $8,000. Returned. Messrs. A. H. Blakesley, James Foster and Geo. PWrenn have re turned from an extended trip down the Columbia river. They report business as very brisk at all points below Portland. New Post of G. A. R. Major John son, of East Portland, is expected m tms citv. shortly, to organize a new Post of the Grand Army of the Republic. The necessary papers have already arrived. Catholic Services. Services at the Catholic Church on Sunday next, at the usual hour, 10:30. Vespers will commence at 3:30 p. m. Lecture at 4 p. m., on the " Real Presence. " Fruit Treks. J. W. Williams & Co. have purchased the stock of fruit trees re cently brought here by G. W. Walling, and now offer them tor sale on the most reasonable terms. Address. Dr. B. R. Biddle will ad dress the North Public School on next Friday afternoon. The public is cordially invited to hear him. . New Term! The hew" term 1 of : "the Public Schools in this city will open on Monday, March 3d. Let there be a full attendance. ! A Rumor prevails that Ben Simpson will shortly erect a residence on his lots iui this city, an&rempyehjs family hither. , from a? shortlj nesj dOT1 Jnd Marks Wikinski, 'ak Francisco, was in town St.. , ing orders. - '.- - Joseph Graham, of YaquL . in'town this week, en route tiv. Oregon City. ' 1 rNat. H. Lane, Esq. formerly a nww. chant in this city, now of East Portlatil, - was in town yesterday. . '- Prof. A. L. Francis will be in Corvallis next week, for the purpose of tuning any t--; pianos or organs that may offer. , I , .i- Rev. Miessb'b Lecture, last Saturday T1 evening, was attended by a fair audience, considering the inclemency of the weather We were not present, but are informed that the lecturer is a gentleman of culture a. fine i i.: . ''t. , - ii . ' ! 1 eiuuuiiuiii&i, .aim euteruiiiiiug ecacr, The Jewish marriage ceremony was per formed upon a couple of gentlemen who seemed to fully appreciate the' solemnity of the service. . ' , Restaubant. Jack Allphin advertises elsewhere that be has opened a first class eating establishment, in tho building for merly known as the Railroad House. He is in constant receipt of fresh oysters, from Yaquina Bay, which, with other delica cies, he is prepared to serve at all hours, day or night. Go to Jack's, if you want to get a superb lunch. Photographs. If you want your pho tograph taken in excellent style, go to Stryker's Gallery, on Third street, back of the City Hotel. Mrs. C. M. Stryker is a first class artist, and finishes up pictures according to the latest fashions. Wood, Wood ! Those subscribers who have promised to pay for the Democrat in wood are notified that a little of the com bustible material is needed just now, Bring ou your wood, gentlemen, if you piease. . . . . - Not yet Heard From. The steamer Geo. S. Wright is now about one month over due, and has not been heard from The Revenue Cutter Lincoln, and Gussie Telfair have been sent in search ot her. Justice's Court. The following busi ness has been transacted iu Justice Priv- ett's Court since our last issue : James Chambers vs. Frank D. Dodge; judgment for plaintiff. -"The Christian Messenger" is a first class family newspaper. Sent to any ad dress, until January 1, 1874, for $2. Ad dress T. F. Campbell, Publisher, Mon mouth, Oregon. A Pioneer Gone. Orrin Kellogg, of Portlaud, died last week. Mr. K. came to Oregon at an early day, and was well known throughout the State. He was in nis eza year. . 'Mrs. M. AT KENDAxi,'of Fairplay Lane, near thi3 city, returns thanks to D. G. Jones, for the finding and return of $20, lost by her some six weeks ago. Open Session. The Adelphiau Litera ry Society will hold an open session in the College on Friday evening next, at 7 o'clock. Everybody invited. Arrived. A lot of retorts, blow-pipes, a battery, and a quantity of chemicals ar rived last week, for use in the Laboratory of Corvallis College. Beef. Mr. Hamer, of Yaquina Bay, arrived in town last Thursday, bringing over a fine lot of beef cattle for B. T. Taylor & Son. The Annte Stewart Jo. Teal informs Mart. Brown that this steamer will be at Albany next Monday or Tuesday. Extra Stage. -up an extra stage, last evening. . - Montgomery brought filled with pasengers, The "manly women'.' of Oregon are talking of holding a grand convention, at Salem, next Fourth of July ; also a Centennial celebration, in 1876. Go in, ladies ! . : - -. , .--. . 1 The Modocs, while awaiting the arri val of the Peace Commissioners, have been amusing r themselves burning settlers' houses. : On the first of last week the Virtue mill, fn Baker county, made another clean-up of about $8,000 after a twenty days run. . . . . To the Stockholders, Patrons sad Friends - of the Corvallis Library Association. TTKe undersigned, having been appointed bvthe Directors of the Association as a committee to lay out funds for the pur chase of Books, Newspapers, and Period icals, for the Library, and also to solicit and receive donations for the same, would respectfully ask all who are enough inteiv ested in fostering and sustaining such an enterprise in our midst, by contributing one or more volumes to the Library, to sig nify the same by giving the name of such volumes to either of the committee as soon as possible, in order that no conflict may occur witn tneir selection oi uooks mm- purchase. - " , . ,W. X. JOHNSON, . ' 1 VOUlulH-fcCO J. H. Babcock, on F. A. Chenoweth, ) Library. ; February 15, 1873. - 2:43tf ; EXCETLSIIOK XADfiUG HO. , I. O. . X. Meets every Saturday evening at lempiaru HaH,-over Gazette Printing Office. All mem ber io good standing are invited to attend. By order of tike . . . . W.C. T. , . preMjv4?i; cards, tor. farm.j comes in with' steward t?! I w 1111 UJi the do&r)j der and goes for a window. lp. m., Steam majestically down the placid bosom7 of .Thomas Long, noted for the picturesqueness of its sceneryj until we strike a bar (not Bird's), .where we lay to to rest ; crew called to capstan ; Jake Apperson's melodious " Heave her up", my hearties " awoke the echoes of the forest ; started the innocent swine from their beds, who gazed in astonishment for a moment. then curling their tails over their backs, bid adieu to the scene. 3 p. m., Still on-the bar, having sunk 14 spars iu the mossy bed of the river. One hundred and forty pounds of steam ; can't move ; farmer comes alongside and hands up fifteen dozen' eggs boys shift freight into engine-room, and over she goes ; the Shoo Fly (shoe) string band strike up "On Jordan's Stormy Banks," etc., and we gently glide down the Willamette. Next Day, Land at Corvallis, when the steward steers ior .Bird's sanding, ovei land, to liquidate. 2:30, Arrive at Salem : find a disnatch ordering Shoo Fly back to the Harrisburg juui-uam Driage, witn detective draw). Married men (who live in Salem) demur : suppress their feelings, and slowly ascend me river. JjOggist CORVALLIS PRICES CURRENT. (CAREFULLY COBEECTED WEEKLY.) Corvallis. Frldav. Feb.. 12. 9 p. ir. Wheat Id bushel .70 Oat.s ?p bushel 35 Flour lf barrel t5 Potatoes bushell 50 nutter, f reste-roil9 poand . . .254 F.sres IP dozen 20 Chickens dozen $2fio3 White beans $J tt 6 Chili beans 7 Indian dressed deer skins Si .75(31 00 Peaches, dried, V n 16 Peaches, canned, V can 50 Apples, dried, V B 68 Apples, green, bushel 75 Plums, dried, no pitts It 16&20 Hams W tt 12 15 Bacon V lOSnlH Shoulders ..... 710 Lard, in kegs, V V 12 " in cans, tt 15 Cheese ...18025 Ovsters. can .50 Cream Tartar V n 50 Coffee, Java V fl 33 Coffee, Costa JtinaV tt 25 Coffee, Eio W Hi 25 Tea, Japan B 25 Sugar chushed, V B 20 Sugar, pulverized tt 2025 Sugar, Yel C S F extra refined ) lb.. lil Sugar, Yel C S F refined i lb 16 Sugar, Island No 1 i 16 U ongar, xsianu. ao 1 f " iu(iz Syrup, Heavy Golden sal tl125 Syrup, Heavy Golden 5 gal kegs t 00 Lead, V 20(g;25 ruwuer in tDW.ji iui JNaus, cut W 7610 Nails, finishinsr W tt ..910 Salt, Carmen Island 100 0) .$1 76 Salt, Liverpool 100 tb... 2 60300 Brown sheeting i yd. 12WW Bed ticking J yd 2040 Denims W yd 1625 Flannels yd 40(5.75 Candles box . H 5065 00 Ktce Chinas n KiceHonolulo B 12 Tebacco, V 751 25 Kerosene V sal tl 00 CHURCH "DIRECTORY. PRESBYTERIAN Divine Services in the Presbyterian Church every Sabbath morning at 11 o'clock; and at 6:30 o'clock in the evening. Sabbath School immediately after the morning service. Prayer meeting every Wednesday even ing at 6:30 o'clock. All free seats. D. K. NESBIT, Pastor. M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH Divine ser vices at the College every Sabbath, morn ing and evening. Hours of service, 11 a. m., and 7 p. m. Sabbath School, 9 a. if. - JOS. EMERY, Pastor. PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL. Chapel of the Good Samaritan: Sunday Shcool at 10 a. m.: Morning Services at 11 a. m.: Evening Services at 7 u Bible Class at 3 p.m.8 The Holy Communion administered on the first Sim'day in each month and on the chiefFestlvafe. J. H. BABCOCK, Rector. CATHOLIC'. Services will be held at the catnouc cnurcn on tne flrst isaooatn or each month. Hours of service, o'clock a. m., Catechetical services (for children) at 23 o'clock p. m., evening service 1 p. m. All are invited attend. . FATHER P. F. GIBNEY Pastor. M. E. CHURCH Services in the M. E. Church, every Sabbath, morning and evening. Hours of service, 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. . Sabbath School every Sabbath at 2 P. M. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening.. Class meeting, Sabbath, tfj a. m. All are cordially invited to attend. J. TV. VANCLEVE, Pastor. Dr. Hooner's Female Pills Established fifty years, have sl world-wide reputation as a certain remedy in all female difficul ties. Ueware or worthless ana cneap imi tations. Get the genuine, rew style, su gar-coated; forty pills in each box, with Fall directions. Price, $1. Address all orders: HOOPER & CO., P. O. Box 2453,' Philadelphia, Fa. i ipui"tai k "v yiand" " ae ,. Jgb. the r--, - i, IMSI.: ' 'tl 'l,:Ji EGOX,' .'Friendly's Store. -.(-"' ,r " executed widi neatness and dis ?! ; patch, .2-40yl Z READ-' THIS ADVERTISEMENT , v an d Write - , FOR OUR MANUAL OF EVERGREENS, AND SAVE In Buying and Planting your Trees, FITY PER CENT Pricer 10 cents worth $3 00 to any tree-" v "'. planter; PINNEY & Co., 2:40m4 . Sturgeon Bay, Wis.- PATRONIZE HOME INSTITUTIONS! THE CALIFORNIA MUTUAL LIFE : INSURANCE CO., OF SAN FRANCISCO. . - Capital, U. S. Gold Coin Guarantee Fund : : Assets, January 1, 1871 Liabilities : : : : $100,000 00 : 250,000 00 : 546,245 76 : 155,730 47 THOS. A. BALL, President. R. G. SNEATH, Vice President. Home Board of Directors. Thos. A. Ball, Thos. H. Holt, R. G. Sneath, L . L, Robinson, M. D. Sweeney, Adam Grant, John T. Doyle, . D. O. Mills, R.- B-,- Swain, . N. G. Kittle, J. H. Johu Crockett,- R. F. Morrow, Thomas Bell, William Durling, A. II. Rose; M. fit. Latham1, Lloyd Tevis; J. Mora Moss,' James T. Boyd, J. M. McDonald, TV. S. Ladd, Goodman. r : : Secretary. HOME OFFICE, 323 CALIFORNIA ST. THE CHEAPEST RATES OF PREMIUMS CONSISTENT WITH ENTIRE AND PERFECT SAFETY TO THE INSURED. Loans all Surplus Funds. Upon Real Es tate Security Within the State. OREGON DIRECTORS t TV. S.. Ladd. TV. II. Effinger, TV L. Halsey, TV. B. Card well, F. A. Bancroft, Hamilton Boyd, J. R. Farrish. JNO. A. WAYLASD. General Agent, 72 First Street, Portland. W . R. PRIVETT, Agent at Corvallis," Oregon. . 2:38yl BOOTS AND SHOES. H. M. RtJSS, BOOT A.TSJ SHOK MANUFACTURER. MAIN STREET, OPPOSITE CITY HOTEL j AU of My Work is TVarranted. II. M. RUSS. CouvAijjs, Oregon. vlno48tf. BOOTS. BOOTS. S. EE. LOGIC, - MANUFACTURER OP , Gentlemen's First Glass Boots. MAIN STREET", (Four Doors South of the City Hotel,) e6RVAL.IiIS. August 2, 1872- 2:15yl D. B. IRVIN. FRANK HENDK1CKSON. IRVIN & HENDRICKSON, LtAECERS. CORVALLIS--- -Oregon. Boots and shoes made and repaired on short notice and .at reasonable rates. All work warranted. Give ns a call, and satisfy yourselves that what we say is true, ylno47yl. " . GOUVAXLIS, OREGON' LARGE AND INCREASING CIRCULATION, THRbTTUEOtTT THif Most Populous and Richest rortion of tti TVillamette Valley, as well as - - the Eastern Part of WAStIN6Te TERRITtY, SUPERIOR INDUCEMENTS TO ADVERj TISERSi THE BENTON DEMOCRAT is A LIVE DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO THE Dissemination, Of Correct Principles, a Tanght by the Founders of the Goternment. ; EACH NUMBER Will Contain a Sunimary of tiie Tele' grapnic Disjmrcnes, FULL REPORTS OF LOCAL MATTERS; 3riTOiiiA,Si AND X - Full Compendium of PAClEIC COAST NEWS, compiled from Oregon,:) California, Washington ... - . Territory Utah, - : ' Arizona Idaho, Montana, Colorado, ana Nevada Exchanges. THE INTERESTS': . A w .... . . THE PEOPLE OF BENTON COUfitV - .. -. : - f 'i-j L:f,;-:-i Will be fkifhfiiily advocated, and every thing. tht is calculated to advance the interests of this sec- ti'on will receive .. . 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