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THE GAZETTE JOB ROOMS are headquarters fur all kin da of COMMERCIAL PRINTING- LatUr-Heifc, ITeta-Hsidj, " BCl-Ecids, Siitsaects, Zawlepei asl o:Uty Pristing ef All Ecis. BY J. J. FLETT, OUE ARTISTIC PRINTER. GAZETTE STOEE STATIONERY Is well stocked with .'a full line 6f Blank Books, Iregal Blanks, Inks, Plain and Taney Box Papers, -Pens, Pencils, Tablets, and All Kinds of Writing materials. VOL. XXXI. 1 ON" EVERY WEDNESDAY & WE WILL SELL ONE LINE At G ICtt J 1 tiv SALS s-a Saturday, p EDEESDAY, The Problem Solved Written tor J. M. Nolan by an O. A. C. StuJent, Twm in 1891. in that disastrous year Aud statesmen grand and i;Jtriuua were gatfeeied f rora afar aud near. The oljct tj this 4theriuK of tii cations of tile earth. . Wm to rid taena of tue famine to which uatuto bad givii birth. Ta apkett that day win counted by . . the soars, Aa4 the waH resounded with 1 their elo . q deuce aa tfair fates they did dtflore; Kach one had a reason fur the famine in his lamL, It was caused, in his opinion, by the op- jHisiun party's h.ind. And thus they bilked r.nd argued, bnt the remedy uue couhl see. Said one, " hat a set of paupers we ail have grow u to be! And if you'ii only pay attention 'the re ison I will show " Kitig Fashion, in his glory, with bid scythe IWIUv. IIJI W ' ' 1. , t And those who behind the times liava fal len iu the buying of their clothes, Are the ones who fall before him every where he goes. Mow, to keep apuce with Fashion in his ever changing Hpeud, , With the present state of prices, and still oar families feed, la a greater strain on our pocket books than we're able to withstand, Aod couseqiietitly, as you see, we've formed this pau pei's bniid." Then, amid the rounds of cheers, the rpeaker took his scat. And all agreed th.it at last tln-y'd fonud the ' question they must meet. Then from a distant corner, an old man arose aod said, "If this be the reason that the world doth cry for bread, Then let us all be merry for the problem we can solve, And our partnership with famine at ouoe we will dissolve; And an era of prosperity must dawn upon our niht. If. when king Fashion conies, we'll only do tile rijjlit. .Now, to keep up with the fashion and still have plenty at oar door, We must do our trading at J. M. Nolan's tore. If the very latest fashions we are longing to procure, With the very Iest of quality we can any where secure. With the very lowest prices to be fouud throughout the laud; In the very line of goods that are always iu demand; In everything that man e'er wears, from hat clean down to sock, Lei as at once examine J. M. Nolan's new spring stock." Then the wise old codger disappeared again from view, And everyone iu the assembly from Amer ican to Jew, Agreed that the vexing qnestion by the old man had been solved. So this grand and noble body was very soou dissolved, And each individual member homeward took his way, Sejoicang in having solved the question of the day. Chas. Chandler. See Nolan's all wool spring suits at $8. 50, $10.00, and $12.00. -J- Hard Times Prices. Joseph Caskey and John Ottersteadt mish to announce that they are doing all kinds of blacksmithing at reduced prices to meet the scarcity of money. In con nection with their business an agricult ural impliment depot has been opened where all kinds of farming tools may be purchased at prices that are absolutely5 astonishing for their cheapness. These gentlemen are both experienced mechan ics, and are prepared to do all kinds of repairing in either wood or iron. They are prompt and painstaking with' their work and deserve to be liberally- patron ized. Must be Sold at Once. M. A. Beach, wishing to retire from the lumber business recently purchased of -the Niagara Mill Co., on account of ill. health, offer the yard for sale at a bargain. Notice.; For the next 30 days I will give with ev ery dozen cabiuent photos a tine 14x17 crayon free. r J. L. Udder wood, -The photographer over Postoihce, RIL ii w JfEli II I STOCK'S GASH SATURDAY ieauce rices. ssne mm sis CIRCUIT COURT. Circuit court for B-nton county convened Monday afternoon with a lare docket. Most, of the cas :H are equity suits and are uninteresting to the gei.eral public. The yrjnd jury is crnc'snd of O. B. H:mar, A. Biokneii. K S. Irwin, i. T. Lw. 1!. F. .Mathenv. Charles Overiaudsr. and Wilson I SooU. W. H. Hall --nd Liwrence Helm are bxliff. Attorneys from abroad are C. E. Wulvertnn and J. K. Weatherford. Albany: H. H. Emmons, K. S. Strahan, Thomas Oinu, (ieo. MetcVif, Portland; Geo. A. Smith, Independence; J. M. Snmtners, Leb anon; J-lm M. Williams, Eugene, and A. L. McFadden. Toledo. The grand jury brought in a true bill against Harvey and Isaac Miller, who live near Philomath, for larceny from a dwelling. The litter U said to have skipped the country. Harvey was tried Veduedy aUemoon and acquitted. Other proceedings have ben as follows: Marie Arm in gtm vs Sol King, action to recover irmn-y. C mtinued. Uenton County Fjouring Mills vs J H Haskins, notion i) 'recover tponey. Judg-menn'orfftl'JandVo.-ts. u. ' " Wt'Ktorhouso & Lester vs Corvallis C & V Co, action to refovo.r money. Dismissed. Iloneynmn, Delia rt & () vs Corvallis C & W Co, action to recover money. Dis- ' mi-wd. Pnddock, n-iwlpy Iron Co vs Corenllis C V & Co, action to recover money. Dis missed. ChaIIDodd& Co vs evaUmi.ed.W!i' I Co. action to recover money Hugh Smith vs uorvanisu vv jo, ac tion to recover money. Diniisscd. liaise Bradford & Co vs Curva.HU C and W Co, action to recover money. JJi-niissed. A KShipley vs Hamilton, Job and Co. to recover agricultural college funds. Cont. A Jacobs vs Levi Ontn. nction to recover money. J udginent for i 50. M M Davis receiver vs II M Kriebnl, ac tion to recover money. Luave to tile amend ed compliiint. S T Jeffreys v G W Bigham, action to recover money. Settled nnd dismissed. Annie Long vs Mux Friondly, action to recover money. Continued. folk County hank vs U if Kagsdalo and C C Hagsdalu, to recover money. Cont. Annie Sim pson vs John Simpson, action for damages. Judgment. iirst .National b;ink otCorvaIns vs John Quivey and G W Quivey, action to recover money. Judgment for $ZU.oO, 25 attorney fees, and cots. Newton Wssron Co vs John Quivey and G W Quivey, action to recover money. Judgment br default $100.88, order to sell attached property. fetate Ins Co vs John Quivey, action to re rnvir munpv. .Tudc-mont iv default for S1C8 50, jl..attorney'ses. and costs. S L Klino vs J M and S C Applewhite, action to recover money. Dismissed. Calvin Stewart vs M A Dice, et al, par tition of property. Continued. Sol King vs Karmers' Loan and Trust Co, to quit title. Continued. J W Kaybum vs L L IIurd,et al, in junction. Continued. James Coy le vs W in 11 Uross, trustee, to quit title... Referred. L Vanbebber vs James and Ashna Piunkett, to recover money or. contract. Margaret Lngsdon vs J A Hawkins, et al , foreclosure. Continued. Farmers' Lonn and Trust Co.-as trustees. vs the OP1! 11 Co and the W V and C B K Co, to foreclose mortgage. Petition of Hogg to repay $25,000 . aigued and taken under advisement. Theodore Welscher vs Mclnenyand D A Osburn. Referred. Ira L. Hunter, vs A F Brown et a). Cont. Sarah A Cauthorn vs David Morris t-tal, for fees. Settled. B R Job vs Zephin Job; for dissolution of partnership and appointment of receiver. Continued. B R Job vs Niagara Mill Co. Continued." F.E. Beach vs M. W. Wilkins, to fore close material lien. Consolidated. Nancy Reed executrix of T. .M. Reed de ceased vs Richard H. Pyburn ; foreclosure. Continued. H S. Pitman vs J. H. Hufft, Malinda HuflT., Samuel McLain and W. H. Millhollen foreclosure. Settled and dismissed. Morris Allen vs John L. Ayer; suit to set aside deed. Continued for service. B. F. Hyland vs M. W. Wilkins; fore closure of chattel mortgge. Referred. ' Jane Harris vs J . M. Hufft, et al ; foreclos ure. Settled and dismissed. R. L. Buchanan et al vs A. Cauthorn et al as trustee, foreclosure. Continued. J C Mohr, assignment. Objections to pri ority of chattel mortgage on stock sustained; assignee instructed to disburse funds on hand prorata. Max Friendly, assignment. Continued. C Ct W Co, assignment. Sale confirmed. Benton County vs J. R. Bryson, as as signee, etal, to recover county funds. Sec--ond amended answer fled. R Coote vs J W and M. - J Rayburn, fore closure. R- ferred to J !d Wilson. LuluM Whiteaker vs W H Whiteaker, divorce. . Decree for defendant. Lillie L Sargent vs (l&r Sargent, divorce. Referred to M O Wilkins. E D Horner vs H A liier, divorce. Re ferred to J Fred Yates-. J. H. Hoeing vs Elizi A Saunders, to re cover money. Dcmrfrer argued. COKVALLIS. BEKTON Corvallis Cycle Club. liie bicycle enthusiasts met on Wednesday evening s in the law chambers of Hon. J no. .Burnett and perfected a permanent organ ization, adopted full and com plete constitution and bylaws and elected the following officers: President, Brady F. Burnett; vice president, Dr. R. J. Wilson; secretary, M. II. Kriebel; treas urer, Dr. Bowen Lester; captain. Will. F. Keady; 1st. lieutenant, Caleb Davis; 2nd. lieutenant, 0. E. Small. The colors " adopted were orange and light green, thus paying a tribute to the honors won lor the former by the O. A. C. athletes. The club insignia hasn't j'et been agreed upon, bul a tasty design will be selected from those to be presented at the meeting on next Wednesday eve ning. This is a movement in the r'ght direction and as we have a num ber of good wheelmen in town, it will give them an opportunity to receive recognilion and to enler competitive races and, we j hope, win fresh laurels from the field of athletes, in which our town is already well known. We wish all success and much pleas ure to the C. C. O. - Incendiary Fires. Last Monday night at 12:30 the fire department was ajrain called out to extinguish a blaze that proved to be a barn owned by E. W. Fisher. Arriving loo late lo save it the attention of the lirenien was given to the other properly in I he vicinity and the loss was slight. On returning to I he haJl the boys were enjoying a delicious cup of coffee prepared by the la djes when another alarm was turn ed in. With all possible dispatch tbe department reached the scene and found the barn owned l)y Mrs. L. .Y. Wilson on 9ih street completely enveloped in flames, which also proved a total loss. These midnight . fires - are getting altogether too numerous of ltf" TIih offif.ftrs are pndeavorinir lo wpt-nre 1 1iperpetra r,' bat 8fW4i8 leading points twe. giveu be. lar have been unsuccessful, al though they have two or three good clues to work on. Some people believe it is the work .of tramps, while others give the credit tn a IVur vnimo' hortillnm liviurr ,ow- The latter ida is gaining credence daily and it will be no surprise to many if (he present grand jury are caljed upon to in vestigate charges against one or two of the young rascals. Lumber. The large, line stck of lumber at the Corvallis saw Mills is offered lor sale at low prices and on easy terms, liemember this lumber is all seasoned. Don't buy inferior green lumber, but call, ev erybody and satisfy yourselves that we will give both quality and price. W. T. FEET. Assignee of Max Friedly. Rev. E. R. Pritchard of Albany will occupy the pulpit at the Presbyterian church next Sunday both morning and evening. All are invited. . A Close Call. Henry Wortham has purchased a "Duke" bicycle and commenced training preparatory to contesting for the championship of the United States. On Wednesday afteruoou while out on his usual run for reductions while wheeling along at a rapid rate just be low the city, nenr the river bank, he passed a hack in .which were several handsome young ladies. As H;nry isjquite a ladies' man, of course lie hid to tip his hat, and the result was that he ran too closv to the bank, and Henry aud the wheel took a 12 foot drop into the waters below. The only damage done was a broken wheel and a bath for Henry. ' Five hundred people were present at the opera house last evening. They were counted by -the Gazette man as they filed out one by one in disgust during the preformance. VOLUMES COULD SB WRITT2N, filled wiai the twt xaoray wxm who Ijave baa &e6 wU aud Btrnr hj Br. Pierce's F&rorltc Prescription. It's a medicine that's made especially to build nj women's JCr streDgth and to care .. women's ailments an invigorating, re gfeorativa tonic, soothing cordial, and bracing nervine; purely vegetable, non alcoholic and perfectly harmless. For all the functional derangements, pain ful disorders, end chronic weaknesses that afflict womankind, the "Favorite Prescription" is tha only gnaranteed remedy. It must have been the medicine for most women, or it couldn't be sold on any such terms. , Isn't it likely to be the medicine for Iu gold by druggists everywhere. COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION. A Rousing Meeting at the Opera House addressed by Hon. T. H. Tongue. The opera house was filled to oveiflowing on Saturday evening to listen to the silver-tongued ora lor, lion. Thos II. Tongue, state senator from Washington county, who delivered an excellent address from a republican standpoint. Mr. Tongue is one of the ablest orators on lhe Pacific coast and carried his audience along with him in a speech lasting "about - two hours. Some noticeable "features were the hearty applause fom jboth sides of the house and the abla manner in which the senator showed up the republican side of tiie question. The meeting was presided over by President W. K Yates, of the Ben ton county republican club. After music by the Marine band and the republican club quartette, in a neat speech II on. George Waggoner in troduced the speaker of the even ing in the following Words: Ladies and gentleman, this is the eleventh meeting the repub lican club of Benton county. This immense crowd present tonight il lustrates how much can be done in a good cause. If liere ever was a cause wormy me auention of ev ery citizen interested n good gov ernment, it certainly s the one in which this club is now engaged the interest and advancement of the republican party, of Benton county and state of Oregon. The speaker before us this evening is a man oi whom we may well be proud; lie is a man of state repu tation. My long and intimate ac quaintance with him justifies me in saying that his address on this oc casion will consist of tacts, and nothing but facts. Ludies and gen tlemen, it is with great pleasure that I introduce, to you the Hon. Thomas II. Tongue, who will now adUress you. Lack of space forbids a piiblica t ion of the speech in full, but some low. Mr. Presidesf, ladies and gentle men: I am gratified as well as surprised at the large and intelli gent audience that 1 find be.'bre me. Your presence here this even ing betokens an interest iii politi cal problems of the day which now confront us, and which aie placed in the hands of the political par lies who have had the reins ol gov ernment of this republic. It has 1 een the usual custom heretofore f6r voters of our coun try to wait until the candidate was nominated and then appear before them and present the doctrines and principles of the party to them to give these matters any notice or attention. Under the last admin istration of Mr. Ilarrison the peo pie became dissatisfied and de manded a" change; there was a dis position of negligence, and masses of the voters of this country, Ihrough negligence and want of at tention allowed the democrats to. get possession of this country, and to own us body and soul. The ef fect of that negligence is being felt. This year the voters of Oregou and the voters of this country are suf fering from the result of that neg ligence, and are now reasoning up on tiiese principles and issues for themselves so as to intellig ntly decide the great political question of the day. The presence of this large,' appreciative and intelligent audience, consisting of the repre sentative citizens of this communi ty and Benton county deserves the highest commendation. I am not here to say anything agaiustpopu lists or democrats, but against pop ulism and democracy. Ihere is. only one great center around which our interests cluster. Our interests are identical. The interests of the democrats are the interests of the republican party. The people of this country have but one interest, that interestis financial. The po litical issues of the day are finan cial basis. It is a question of dol lars and cents. The causes that affect one affect all. The farmer wishes a chance to market his pro duce. The policy of the party that will protect the industries in which ho is engaged and afford him a market for his produce and a living for his family is the pol icy lor him tu adopt and support. There are three classes of produc tions in this country; the first class is those necessities that we produce, those which are produced in for eign countries, those which we can produce only by the protection placed upon tne commodity to be imported so as to protect and cher APRIL 13, 1894. ish the industries here, producing the same. Since coming into power the democrats have taken no steps in the direction of tariff reform of which we .have heard so much. In fact they have done very little, and I am glad of it. It seems that they are trying to keep as quiet as pos sible. They remind me of a story I heard in regard to a woman in Chicago who lost her husband and advertised for him. I don't know why she did whether she thought more of her husband than the wo men in Oregon do, or whether pien are scarcer, but in Oregon they don't do that way, if they lose their husband they let him go, and get another, but anyway this lady ad vertised for him. Well, in a few days an undertaker came to the house and said '-Madam, I have found your huwlwnd. I dragged him up out of the lakf; be is at the morgue and I wish you to come down and identify him." - So she went down aiid looked at the body lying on the slab al the morgue and said -Yes that is my husband." She desired that ho .should have an elegant funeral befitting his posi tion in life, 60 fche looked Ihrough the stock of caskets and selected one which she was told would cost her $500, and a shroud that was worth $200, and ordered them sent up. Accordingly they were sent1 nd placed in the room where the body of her husband lay, and her little daughter desiring to take a last look at her papa, concluded she would go in and imprint a last kiss on his lips. Entering the room, she approached the body and in order lo carry out her in tentions 6he found it necessary to remove the bandages from around the head. When she did so the lower jaw dropped, and a set of false teeth fell out. The liltle one knew that was not her papa, so she ran in and said ''Come mamma and see, this- is not papa;" and sure enough it was not. The lady, not caring to pay for some one's funer al, who was not her husband, or dered the-undertaker to remove the body, and swept out of the room, leaving tlieumiertsker aloiie with the corpse and his own re flections. There was thai $500 caskef; that would cut a sorry fig ure going at second-hand, and that $200 shroud thrown away. The undertaker in a fit of desperation began to pace the floor, and fi nally worked himself into such a state that he concluded (hat he would take his 6pite out cu the corpse. Walking up to it, he shook his fist and said "You infernal rascal, what an elegant funeral you might have had if you had only kept your mouth shut." And so I find that the democratic party is trying its best to keep its month shut. Ben Harrison Camp. Ben Ilarrison camp of Sons of Veterans was mustered last Fri day evening in the hall of Ells worth post No. 19,G. A. R. Capt. Brown, of Salem, had been de tailed as mustering officer and was assisted in the installation ceremonies by members of the post. Twenty-five members were mustered all of whom appear to be enthusiastic in the work and if the first meeting be taken as a criterion, Ben Ilarrison camp will be one of the best in the state. No cause is more inspiring than the work the members are en-i gaged in that of perpetuating the noble deeds of their ancestors aud assisting them in alleviating the sufferings of old veterans caused by wounds and exposure received on the field of battle in defense of our flag and our country. The officers elected and installed were as follows: Will II. Bloss, captain; Mac. Hemphill 1st Jieut; B. W. John-on 2nd lieut; 1st seargt. C. H. Pearse; W. Becker q. m. seargt; E. Erwin chaplain; Geo. Clark s of c; Wm. Kerr p g; O. L. Clark s of g; W. 8. Clark c of g; L. W. Oren chief musician; Geo. Webber i. g.; E. R Doughty, R. Erwin, C. E. Small, camp council. Tommy Jones has completed his first year's course in the Pur du collede of pharmacy at La fayette, Indiana, and returned home Wednesday . to ' remain during the summer vacation. Tommy was never a heavy weight and the months spentin hard 6tudy has not had the effect of increasing his avoirdupois. W. E. Dunn spent Sunday with friends in this city. ; His wife, who has been ill for some ' weeks, is improving. nnnnm THE CUP PRESENTATION. Matters Pertaining to the Im provement of the College Assembly Hall. Last Monday evening the cham pionship cup presented to the fool ball team of the Oregon agricultu ral college by lhe citizens of Cor vallis was formally presented. This cup, costing $125, is of ele gant and appropriate design, man ufactured of sterling silver -by Tiffany, and is to remain in the college as a trophy of past victo ries and not to pass out of its pos session wTith possible ' defeat. Judge W. S. McFadden addressed the team on behalf of the citizens in his usual pleasing manner. He empnasizeu ine scriptural saying! that the glory of young men is in their strength and that a healthy -body is necessary to a healthy intellect. Noting the inscription lie said he thought the engraver had made a mistake in adding the fisure "4" "The fath O )5 ers of the revolution referred with pride to their Bunker Hill and Lexington," said the judge. "Yen may speak of your Monmouth, Albany, Portland Juniors, Port land University, but, ah, there is where the engraver made the mis take. You met the enemy and they were yours, (with one single exception)." In his response, Half-back Bur nett, captain of the team, thanked the people for their tribute and interest they had manifested i;i their behalf. He also paid a high tribute to Manager Will H. Bloss. Mr. Wailia Nash made a few remarks on the subject of athfet ics, and iu referring to the brutal ity of football said that the young men should be the best judges of that themselves and that he would venture to say that after the Port bind game, had the young men been asked to play again they would gladly have accepted. Dnr ing the evening Mr. W. Gifford Nash played several selections tfrat "were thoroughly appreciated. The ladies' mandolin and guitar club were the recipients of numer ous compliments lor their excel lent music. This was the first occasion on which the college assembly hall had been lighted by electricity and the effect is to lend much more attractiveness lo the hall. The students deserve much credit for their energy in raising the nec essary funds to wire the hall and purchase chandeliers. The acorn tic properties of this assembly hall are better than those of any other auditorium in the city, and it was for this reason that it was selected for the Red path concert which occurs on the 26th inst., and given under the auspices of the college. The next move in the improve ment of the hall will be toward' the purchase of a carpet, and when this is added the chapel will have the most inviting assembly hall of any of the state institutions of learning. Philomath Republicans. The McKinley republican club of Philomath is still alive. Its meeting at this place on Monday night was one of the most en thusiastic ever liel i in Philomath. In expectation of speakers and music from Corvallis quite a large audience of which no small per centage was ladies who believe iu the republican doctrine of pro tection, greeted the club on its opening, but as the expected - ora- tors did not arrive, the "club wasj compelled to content itself with: an extemporaneous effort which was quite a complimeut to its re serve force. The following per sons delivered very interesting and instructive addresses on the polit ical issues of the day: Prof. Holm, Prof. Bonebrake and R. . O. Log gau. The speeches were enthusi astically received by the audience and, interspersed with excellent music by Prof. Baldwin, made a very entertaining program. A very good bill of tare is promised for next Monday night, in the way of a query box, music and good speaking. Every republican in the precinct should make it a point to be pres ent and everybody is cordially in vited to attend these meetings. E. A. Nichols, Sec. All those who occupy seats in the bald-headed row at the opera house should try Nelson Bros'. Athenian hair tonic. It, is said that it will make hair grow on: a billiard ball or on the palm of your hand. NO. 8. Council Proceedings. Last Monday night the council held its regular monthly meeting. Owing to the fact that the matter of Sunday closing of saloons was to come up lor hearing the council chamber was well filled with friends of both sides of the ques tirn. The committee, consisting of G. A. Waggoner, L. G. Altman and T. J. Creightdn, to whom had been referred the matter, reported that it'was manifestly the duly of the police officers lo enforce the mandatory provision of the city charter as well as the ordinance found on page 86, section 43, of general ordnances, which requires all saloons to be closed onthefimt day of the week, commonly known as Sunday. An effort was then made to secure the adoption of the report. Councilman Waggoner iu a stirring speech of forty five min utes advocated ifs adoption, lie showed that a petition signed by no less than two hundred reputa ble citizens had asked that this ordinance be enforced, and that there were no good grounds for refusing to do so. To these re marks Councilman U. H. Lee replied, stating in effect that fliera was also a state law covering tha same ground as that embodied in the ordinance then under consid eration, which the supreme court had held, in several instances, to be valid, and a3 the'validity of the city law 1iad never beeo passed upon lie was of lhe opinion that the city had better not attempt the enforcement of the law for fear of becoming involved, in Jill gati jii that might be costly to Ih4 city. Upon a vote being taken the motion to adopt the commit tee's report was lost. By this tim several of the city dads were get ting warm, and Waggoner, bent on seeing that the laws were prop erly enforced, offered a resolution instructing the city officers to do their duty, and promptly moved its adoption, but failing fo get a second the matter was dropped. It is said, however,'! hat this ques tion will be an issue in the coming city; election. . , Just yliy the city council should spend their titn ' in passing laws thai are to remain a dead letter forever afterward in not apparent. This is not the pur pose lor which they were elected. If the law is a good one it should be enforced; if not, it should I o promptly repealed. The city offi cials try to shift lhe repponsibilily onto the county and state, and the county has never taken any action in the premises. In addition to the foregoing tho police jndgewas "authorized fo have $2,000"ftdditMiiial insurance placed on the city hall, a sidewa'L was ordered built on the north sid of Washington between dthsrd 11th streets, lhe petition for a sidewalk on the north side t block 17, presented by John Bier and Mrs. M. F. Johnson, was laid over, and the chief engineer olstho fire department was instructed io replace the broken glass in the city hall. " ' The democratic club meeting nt. the court houso last Friday even ing was well attended. Short ad dresses were made by E. L. Bry an, Brady Burnett. II. K Holgatc and A. F. Hershner. Several musical selections were rendered by the glee club and others. Mr. Bryan made an excuse for beim; present and it was well lhat lie did. An address made a year ago is by no means applicable to pre sent conditions, This the speaker seemed to recognize after speaking a few minutes for he 'eame down from his lofty; height and confined his "remarks to things earthly during the remainder of his ad dress. . " . Before attending the democratic convention yesterday the dele gates repaired . to Spencer and Case's tonsonal emporium where these artists with razor and scis sors, si changed their appearauee that when they again appeared ou, the street many of our citizens mistook them for delegates to the Presbytery which had been in session during f he week. B.H.Miller of the Woodbuni Independent and a delegate to th Y. P. S. C. E. convention which met in this cifj' Wednesday, mad the Gazette a pleasant call whi'u in the city. . . Caleb Davis sr., has been chosen by the Presbytery of the Willamette as commissioner . to the Presbyterian general assembly which meets af Saratoga, N. Y.,'io May next.