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About The Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1883)
gggj Comllis feitg. IHIDAV MORNING, FEB. 23, 1883. Mill I B "D A "DT'D may be feun on file I H-llN X AX JJib Geo. P. Rowell & Co.s Newspaper Advertising Bureau (10 Spruce street), where advertising contracts may be made for it in New York,t not leas than our regular ad. rates. Short announcement of deaths published free. When accompanied by an extended notice reso lntions five cents per line will be charged. A poetry published by request will be chargcc lor at the rate of -five cents per line. LOCAL TSTOTES. Jjonpariel oil is 150 test. lw L. G. Kline & Co. offer the Nonpariel il at reduced prices by the cns3. 2-w Yesterday was Washington's birthday. H. W. Keesee announces himself as a can didate for City recorder. Go to H. E. Harris to buy your goods be cause his house- is one of lb cheapest and best in town. Cattle in the Antelope country and Wal lows valley died in large nnmbers during the'oold spell. Mr. L. Betman, of the firm of C. H Whitney & Co., has besn spending -fire week with friends in this place. Gib Power's saloon has suspended busi ness, too many ''jin mil's" at this dull sea toon having proven unprofitable. A young child of Ira Bloom died at Sum merville lately from the effects of swallow ing leaves from an almanac. -Andrew Forter, who lives a few miles the other tide of the summit, killed a large bear the fore part of this week near their place. L. G. Kline ft Co. offer their entire stock of ladies ulsters, cloaks and dolmaus at re duced prices to make room for spring stock. -w First class 'clocks juBt received by P. P Grefibz. Becordcr Jefferies returned from bit trip to the Sound on Wednesday evening and iB very much pleased with that "neek o' the woods" The postomces over on the bay are having a threecent postage stamp famine. The ed itor of the Post says so are they, or any oth er denomination. The number of masquerade balls to have com? off last evening, thoughout the state it being the occasion of Washington's birthday was unusually large. State Superintendent, E. B. McE!roy was here in the towu of his old home last week on business connected with the schools of the state. The city water works have been some what out of repair for the past week or so making things very inconvenient, but are again in running order. If you want to buy your furniture and bedding cheap and of one of the best work men in Orepon and a good straight forward dealer go to August Knight and get the best. The Yreke Journal says that a number of persons are talking about going to Alaska in the spring, to prospect that country, where gold mines have lately been dis covered. At the present scarcity and price of ergs it is exaspirati.ig to see hens walk around carelessly and unconcerned, sunning them selves in warm corners with charming pla cidity of mind. We keep constantly on hand at this office a large lot and variety of stationery letter headB, bill heads, envelopes, and papers of different kinds which we furnish at the lowest possible prices. The directors of Portland School district No. 1 have been instructed to sell the cen tral school block for 875,000 and the inten tion is to build one of the largest and finest Knfola in Ka wnrlrl nn thf. m-mind. A number of the young lady friends o Miss Florence Pegals gathered at the Vin cent house on Wednesday evening last, and gave ner a fine surprise party, which was highly enjoyed by the misses in their teens. Wanted At this office one or two dozen thickens of the first order. Live ones are prefered. Some of that famous kind which lay two eggs each day and three or four on Sunday are not expected this time of year. Reports concerning the damage done to the growing cereals, by the late cold weath fer, is very discouraging indeed. The grow ing grain through the whole country has a Scrawny look and in some instances it is feared will be a total failure. Mr. Gains of Portland, father of Mrs. job of this place, arrived in town la.it Wednesday evening. He is looking after the interests of the Northwest News, and also intends to start a branch office in this place for the sale of sewing machines. ArthuY Holgate formerly of this place cow of Salem, carrie up on the beat last Wednesday evening to attend the masque rade ball and also to remain a few days -visiting his parents and friends. The Ladies Missionary and working soci ety of the Presbyterian church of this city will hold a sociable in the church edifice on Friday evening March 2nd. Supper and other entertainments will be provided. Ad mission free. Supper twenty-five cents. A cordial invatation is extended . Al Pygall was informed the other evening of an individual who occasionally visited the Indian tents at the soath end of town and gave them whiskey until they were beastly drunk. With an eye to business Al took a stroll up in that direction on Saturday eve ning and found John Bowers and several of the Indians in a state of intoxication, where apon Al invited them down to the city cal aboose and on Monday took Bowers to Port land to answer the charge of giving whiskey to Indians. There will be four eclipses the present year two of the sun and two of the moon. On April 22, there will be a partial eclipse of the moon, which will be visible on the Pacific coast. The next eclipse will be that of the sun on Slay 6th; it will not be visi ble in this conntry. The third is that of the moon, on October 16th, and will be visible in all parts of the United States. The last is that of the sua. It occurs on October 30th, and will be visible on the Paeifle coast. Town property and farm land for sale or trade. Inquire at the Gazette office. The literary contest that took place b tween the Adelphian society of this place and the Hesperians society of Monmoth last Friday, was quite interesting, and we note with pleasure that "our boys" returned with the laurels. They speak in flattering terms of the way in which they were treated while at Monmouth and are highly pleased with their visit. If the Laureans of Eugene City wish a tilt at the victorious side they need hot be backward in sending their chal lenge. o I Fatal Shooting. Wednesday of last week, G. W. Capps, a farmer in Tamarao canyon, near Capps' post office, Spokane county, shot and killed Jut. Whilney, an adjoining farmer. The troubl arose about a lew rails wiiich Capps had cut on government land, which Whitney afterwards took up and was living upon. After killing Whitney, Capps gave himself np to the authorities. Anotnsr Pioneer Gone. Isaac Blevins died of heart disease Feb ruary 10th 1883, aged 84 years and 27 days. He was lxrn in Tennessee, bnt in an early day lie settled in Missouri. He immigrated to Oregon in 1S50 and settled on a dona tion claim seven miles south of Albany, where he lived up to the time of his death a period of thirty-two year3. Here he reared a large family. Hia bearing in life was such as to meet the admiration of his neighbors and friends. Stuck on a Bar. The Columbia arrived at Astoria last Friday morning at 8 o'clock, and passed Kalamaat 2:30 P. M., arriving at the mouth of the Willamette at 5:30, where she was compelled to drop anchor, as the ship Young America, Capt. Betts, pilot, in charge, was crosswise of the channel at Postofiice bar find stack in the sand, where -he will have to remain until this morning. The steamer K. It. Thompson was dispatch ed to the Columbia and brought the pas sengers up, arriving at half-past 9 last eve ning. Standard. In Mtinoriairl. To the commander, officers and members of Corvallis Council No. 1055 A. L. of H. We. your committee specially appointed to exj ress the sentiments of this council up on the dea'h of our companion Mrs. Mary L. Buford which oecured on the 16 iust, be? to submit the following Whereas, It has pleased the Supreme Ruler of the Universe to call from her earth !y labors our beloved companion Mrs. Mary L. Buford, therefore be it Resolved, That in the death of our dear companion our Council loses one whose de votion to the cause was a marked character istic of her life while among us, and we tincere'y mourn the departure of her whose memory we shall ever fondly cherish. Resolved, That we tender to the grief stricktn relatives of the deceased our heart felt sympathy in this, their hour of sorrow. Rt-solvsd, That a copy of these resolutiens be spread upon the minute3 of our Council and a copy sent to the husband of the de ceased and also to each of the city papers for publication. Mrs. L. A. Dexnicx, Mrs. N. . HNior, Committee. Mbs. J. T. Vuraerr, ) " Hlxachici: Confesses. The first of the week it was learned, says the Albany Democrat, that Nimchick, who has been confined in the county jail since last October, ade an indictment for the murder of Thos. ..- in the icks of the Santiam, hi3 confessed to the killing of Ray. We immediately inquired into the matter and ascertained the truth of the fact, and also that he claims it to have been acci dental. It will be remembered that youn.2; Ray's body wa? found in the river a mile and a half below where his gun was found, on the Santiam, about eight miles from Scio. There were seven buck snot m different parts of his body, and circumstances at the time showed conslnsively that he had been shot by some one. Mr. Nimchick, an illit erate German, at lerst as far a3 our langu age is concerned, kve himself up, and was indicted by the grand jury for the murder of Ray, although he denied having anything to do with it. But now, he admits that he shot Ray, bat says t!i3y wers hunting to. gether in a friendly spirit, and had scared up some deer when he noticed a brown ob ject ahead of him. and raising his gun, shot, when he was horrified to find that instead of killing a deer he had ehot young Ray. He claims that he trn so scared at wnat had done, and not knowing much about our vvay, that he was afraid to admit that he done the shooting. He spates that there had always been the be3t feeling between him and Ray. For Sale. For a long time there has been in the Gazette office an over abundant supply of type and printing material sufficient in many things to furnish a bountiful supply to run about two such offices. We have concluded to offer for sale all of our surplus material which we do not need. Among other things are the following: About 100 lbs. of long primer, 164 ls- ln8 primer italic, including upper and lower cases, 27 lbs. of another kind of long primer, 26 lbs. bourgeois, about 50 lbs. brevier upper and lower cases an I italic, about 10D lbs of minion including italic and upper and lower cases, abut 50 fonts of job, advertis ing and poster type of all kinds and sizes. 301b. of 12 em leads and other sizes of leads and slugs, two or three cabinets, col um rules, da3h.es, and many other things too numerous to mention. Any person wishing to assort up orstart a new, we can furnish them many things they need on reasonable terms. If parties desiiing any thing in the line of printing material will drop us a postal card we will take pleasure in f..li:.i.. U ..... ,,-!., ...I s. n-lnt thv Want. Mr. J. Lamonie has a ranch nineteen mile from Ritzville, on which he has four acres of creek bottom that yield from five to six hundred bushels of oats per year, says the Spokane Fall Chronicle. Just below him on the same creek a Mr. Kelly gets four tons of timothy to the acra, Teachers Notice. A public examination will be held on Saturday March 2nd, at the South School building commencing at A. M. Teachers will bring foolscap paper, ink, etc. E. A. MlLNSB, 8-2 County Superintendent. A Valuta is Invention. Mr. Chas. Thompson has recently re ceived a patent for a saw machine of his own invention which ha has been at work on for several years. The power is made entirely different from other machines of this kind. It is so constructed that every part of the body of the man who works it assists in furnisliiog the power in tho most natural way ami without any strane on him. It cuts very rapidly and is certainly a suc cess and reflects much credit upon the gen ius of the inventor. Mr. Thompson is a Benton county man and has several other inventions on the way which he expects to complete soon. Death of Sirs. John KoCoy. The circumstances of Mrs. McCoy's death are exceedingly sorrowful says the Albany Democrat. She had been in fair health up to about the time of her death. On Saturday Feb. 3, she had come to Al bany, and in coming or going from here had caught a severe cold, but nothing serious was apprehended froirt it. On last Saturday morning about three o'clock she had awakened her husband and took some medicine, after which they went to sleep again, but the sleep Mrs. McCoy took was the long one which knows no waking. When Mr. McCoy awoko at six o'clock his wife was lying beside him cold in death. The suddenness of her death was a terrible shock to her family and friends, and cast a gloom over the household which will not soon be removed. The funeral services took place Sunday in the U. P. Church at 0kville, of which Mrs. McCoy was one of the most exemplary members. In the death of Mrs, McCoy Linn coun ty looses one of its oldest pioneers. Mr. and Mrs. McCoy came here in about 1845 and have grown up with the conntry almost literally. She leaves living six sons and one daugh ter, the latter of whom, the youngest in the family, is Mrs. Frank French, of this city. They came to Linn County in 1S46, and were almost the very first settlers. Their home has been near Peoria. Mrs. McCoy was born in Green County, Ohio, and pre vious to her marriage taught school for a while. . Tea Ainaworta Trag-edy. From the Walla Walla Statesman the fol lowing particulars are ga hered concerning the fatal shooting of H. H. Grinnell by F. C. Hammond, on the 14th, at the Ainsworth bridge, K. P. R. R.: There has for some time existed an inimical feeling botwoen the two men, caused by a disciepancy in the apionnt of time claimed by Mr. Grinnell and the amount credited by Hammond, while the former was employed by Super intendent McBean on the bridge. G rinnell claimed that Hammond could adjust the matter if he would, while Hammond pro tested that if any error existed he could not find it. While at supper at Shulls' restau rant Icai evening an angy discussion of the matter took place, resulting in an alterca tion in which Hammond attempted to draw a pistol, and Grinnell taking him by the throat, jammed him up against the side of the room. Both men soon leTt the restau rant, Grinnell a little the first, and in a short time met a;ain in Libby ft Keith's, where a few more hot words were exchanged, when .Grinnell struck at Hammond, wheth er knocking him down or not, I don't know, and Hammond replied with a shot from his pistol, and it is said made an attempt to fire a second shot, but was prevented by bystanders. Griiinell was Wells, Fargo & Go's agent and foreman of the railroad bridge work and Hammond was time keep er. The body of Grinnell was taken to Walla Walla for burial. He leaves a wife. Hammond is under arrest. Both were young men of respectability. The Horse; We have received e quantity of treaties on the horse, which we propose to give away to every subscriber paying in advance, if requested, whether personally, or by mail; if by mail send 3 cent stamp to pre pay postage. We will sell the book to others at the bottom price, two bit. The American Cultivator has the following to say of the treatise: ' 'Kendall's Treatise on the horse is a book of about 90 pages, with paper covers, fully illustrated, and containing an "Index of Diseases," which give3 the symptoms, cause and the best treatment of each; a table giv ing all the principal drugs used for the horse, with the ordinary dose, effects and antidote when a poison, a table with an en graving of the horse's teeth at different ages, with rules for telling the age of the horse; a valuable collection of receipts, and much other valuable information. In pre paring copy for this book it was the aim of the author to make it as plain as possible for the non-professional readers, and give them information which is of the greatest importance to horsemen, and yet avoiding all techical terms as much as possible, and also condensing the book as much as pos sible without leaving out the real essential information In treating each subject. Every farmer or horse-owner should own one of these little books. LIST OF LETTESS Remaining unclaimed in the Postoffice at Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday Feb. 23, 18S3. Persons calling for the same will please say "advertised," giving date of the list. ladies' list. Davis, Lyda O., gents' list. , Brogles, E., Barclay, G. El., Coss, Geo. C, N. R. Barber, P. .M Never Known to Fall. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 4, 1881. H. H. Warner ft Co. : Sirs I have re commended your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure to many hundreds of people from Texas to New York, have seen it tried by many of these, and have yet to hear of a single case of failures Col. Jon C, Whith, Toledo Oregon Editor Gazette.' Some parties recently here went through the form of selling at public sale certain ties belonging to and in the possession of the Oregon Pacific Rail Road Company which was certainly a pecu liar proceeding. The question at issue in the matter is certainly between Mr. Bagley and Messrs Bagley, Marlett ft Burns who were the contractors in furnishing the ties, and his and their creditors the Oregon Pa cific Railroad company not being a party to any such questions. The Railroad company gave ample notice t3ail conoaraed;th3t the ties in question having been long since en tirely paid for by them, and having been for months in their exclusive possession could not be interfered with by any persons what ever. The guardians of the companies rights here seem satisfied that everything neccessary has been done to warn off any innocent purchasers from being involved in any subsequent trouble. Times are quiet. Roads muddy. Better times expected in the spring. Occasional. DIED. NICHOLS The infant son of Geo. H. Nichols and wife died near Philomath, on Feb. 15th, from the effects of pneumonia. MOORE Winiford Vivian, infant daugh ter of M. A. & S. E. Moore, died Feb. 9, 1883, agsd 4 weeks and 5 days. "Suffer little children to come unto me, for of such is the Kingdon of Heaven." B GRAHAM Mr. John Graham died on the 16th of February at his residence in Toledo in this county at the ripe old age of 78 year. Dr. Graham of this city, a brother of de ceased, and his nephew went over from Corvallis to attend the funeral. Deceased had lived for many years where he died and was highly respected by all who knew him as a pure and upright man. BUFORD Of Pneumonia in Corvallis Feb. 16 1883, Mrs. Mary Livingston Buford in the thirty-fifth year of her age. Deceased whose maiden nam a was Miss Howell, was born in Erie County, Ohio, in 1847. A devoted husband anil four small children remain to mourn their irreparable loss. She was a lady of many virtues and highly respected by all who knew her and earnestly devotod to the rearing and culture of her children; but death came with scarce ly any warning and no skill could save. On last Sunday afternoon her remains found a last resting place near Chrystal Lake in the Masonic Cemetry. Her funeral was largely attended by many sorrowing friends and relatives who mourn her uutimo ly departure. From "The Times." Editor of the 'timet: The statements re: cently published in your valuable paper has created much excitement in this city among the class who own and use horses, and after reading your request that all should write you who had been benefited by the letter published, from Dr. Bates, in regard to the remarkable success he always had with Kendall's Spavin Cure, I de cided to write you my. experience with it. My first knowledge of this remedy came through a visit to the office of the Massa chusetts Society for the prevention of cru elty to animals. This society was the first to use Kendall's Spavin Cure in Boston, and I was informed by Chas A. Currier, a gentleman in whom I had the utmost con fidence that they had never used anything that worked so well for spavins or any lameness in horses, and he stated that he gave it to poor men who had lame horses and would agree to use it, and in this way he was enabled to get along without prose cuting them, as it was sure to cure when persevered with. Some time after this I received a Very severe injury to the knee joint, and the high recommendation which Mr. Currier gave of Kendall's Spavin Cure, gave me so much confidence in it that I used it for my knee with the very best of results, and since that time my faith has been so strong in the merits of this remedy that we will not be without it in the house. I have tried it since that time for foot rot, sore teats and warts on my cows teats, also for a general liniment for my horses and in my family and 1 sincerely believe, with all these who have written you before, that there never was so good a linimefli for both man and beast ever discovered before. Hoping yoa will continue to give us more light on this subject I am, Yours very truly, Rob't. C. Ayeh. Boston, Mass., 0?t. 1, 1831. Yaqulna Bay. From the Post. Father Stevens and wife moved to Cor vallis the first of the week. We shall miss uncle William. Health, peace and pros perity attend them. Regular March weather during the week high winds Sunday night, since then rain, sunshine, hail, snow and sloet, alter nately. There were about a dozen hail Storms on Wednesday. Weather now dis agreeably cold. The pile-driver was at Work day before yesterday, driving piles in tho bend just this side of the dock in front of the old China camp. The 11. R. Company will keep their scows in this bend as it is the least troubled by storms. Grass on the hills is short hereabouts, and cattle cannot be expected to get as "fat as butter" if left to pick up their owii liv ing. We understand that Mr. A. L. Chitwood will load the incoming vessel under com mand of Capt. Winant, with lumber from his mill on Depot Slough. This will be the first vessel loaded with lnmber from the Bay direct to San Francisco, TheJ stockholders of the Walla Walla Democrat have leased the paper to Messrs, Budd ft Sharpstein. Both these men possess good newspaper abilities and will continue to make the Democrat a good live paper. The prospects for large crops are exceed ingly good in Eastern Oregon and Wash ington. The report that three "boys" were lost on : the Tacoma is not correct. There were three ."mesa boys lost; bat all were over 24 years of age. Oregon State Normal School. This school was established at Mon mouth, Polk county by the last Legislature for the purpose of supplying better teachers for the public school of the State. The fac ulty consists of six regular professors and teachers besides assistants, and the enroll ment of students is already over 100. Teachers and those aiming to teach should send for circulars giving full particulars. Address D. T. Stanley, President. Monmouth, Oregon. Passed Away. Mrs. D . M. Jessie died at Walla Walla on the 16fch inst. She was the daughter of Gen. Hargrove, an old pioneer of Corvallis. In 1859 she was married to Dr. Mclteeny, who was drowned in 1857 or 1863 in the Snake river, at Boise City. Seven years af -ter, she married Mr. Jessie, a very highly respected gentleman at Walla Walla, one of the pioneers of Vamhill. Quite Sick. Judge F. A. Chenow eta left Corvallis last week for his farm in King's Valley. He went as far as Souver's station on the rail road and undertook to walk from there a distance of ten or twelve miles to the farm, which he did. After arriving there ho par took of much more exercise than it was usu al for him, and on last Friday became quite sick, having something like a oonjeative chill which we hve been . informed came near being fatal. He still remains at his farm unable to get back to town, but at last accounts he had improved so far as to be able to sit up a little. New Gris t Hill at Portland. The new company which was formed in Portland few months ago to build the Portland ilouriug mills let the contract last Tuesday to build the same to J. F. Wagner ft Co. prominent mill builders of San Fran cisco. The new mill is to be built on 17 acres of land in Albina secured for the pur pose including seven bandied feet of river front. The mill will be 80x80 feet 6 stories high. Sixty feet south of it will be a wheat warehouse 80x100 feet with a capacity for storing 200,000 busheh of wheat. The mill Will be built on the plan of man ufacturing flour by the new rolling process and will contain forty-two seta of Stevens corrugated and smooth double rollers and other machinery with latest imurovenSfc in proportion. It is intended to iia it opneration by August of this veir. It-iSLt be of one thousapd barrels capacity in twsu ty-four hours and is expected that it will not cost less than 2ob,00f. King's Valley Items. Everything is smooth. Inconvenient for travel on account of loss of bridges. Arnold Fuller was married to Miss Eliza beth Herren on last Sunday evening, at the residence of Mrs. Stephen King. The hearty congratulations of the people of the entire valley go with them. James Plumkett and Milton J. Connor visited Corvallis the "front part" of the week. Mr. Plumkett has heard of his lost dog having taken to a change of. climate on tho Tongtomas. The Evangelical church of this place re cently elected Wm. Burgett, M. J. Connor and Jeff Wood as delegates to represent that body in the State Temperance Alliance at Albany soon. The mails arrive at this postoffice unu sually late nearly every week during the winter season. Tho mail, newspapers, etc. , which should come to our office on Friday of each week often does not reach us until Tuesday of the next week. This matter should be care fully looked into as contractors carry the mail for the benefit of the people. Correspondent. A BLOODED ACTUAL. vacuum i.cir. A meeting of the directors of the Motor company wa3 held last Tuesday evening al this place, the principal object being to es tablish.a branch office at Portland, which was done. Mt. Seafort the inventor was authorized to act as manager and Nathan VVhealdon secretary. The stock appears to bear a good price. The original shares which once sold for $1 each after having been made into 50 shares for each original one on the latter basis, have been selling some times for from three to four dollars and some times five dollars each so that ac cording to those figures it makes the stock which was once represented by one original share and which sold for one dollar, now passes in the market for from $150 to $250. Such sales however are probably only in occasional instances. In the majority of instances the original share made into forty shares of watered stock generally sells when at all at about ten dollars each: It has been thought by some that there has been effort not on the part of tho company but by in dividual stock holders to create a boom in the stock whether it is triie or not we know not. It is not deffinitely ascertained when the trial machine will be done but it is expected to be finished as soon as the workmen can do it. We hope it will be a success if so it will revolutionize the world in the matter of power. We understand that the company will put a lot more o' the common stock on the market in accordance with a resolution of the board in order to get more funds with which to complete the trial machine. 1 Bridges for Benton County. I After a continued use for twenty-eight years in Benton county, of a cheap, strong and durable bridge, which has given gen eral satisfaction, when properly constructed, that our Commissioners could be induced at this late date to adopt a class of bridges, whioh will cost Benton county nearly doub le the amount of money to construct; while they are in no one respect any better than our bridge now iu use but in some respects are inferior, does appear a little strange. Our Commissioners claim, that any of these open bridges will rot out in about ten years. That being the case, why should Benton county pay ten or twelve hundred dollars for a bridge when she could get one equally as good for half the amount. These low open bridges were nsed in Illinois thirty-seven years ago, and are in general use there at the present time, They can be constructed of any desired hight, and any length of span not to exceed ninety feet. The idea of building an eighty feet span and only get about sixty-nine feet clear span, when wo could just as well have seventy-seven feet clear span. Then to use seven posts for each pier while two posts would answer a better purpose, and build the truss twelve feet high in the clear, when seven feet would do as well, must have emanated from a cracked brain. That for Benton county to uso the low open bridge such as has long been in use in this county, properly constructed, would bene fit her tax payers financially, there is not the least doubt. Citizen. Monroe Items. School is suspended at present on ac count of the teacher Mr. Bennett's illness. It is hoped he will be able to resume work in a few days. Mrs. Eva Stannus, and little daughter Rilla, are visiting friends in Monroe. Mrs. Jesse Lewis, and family, of Junction city, are visiting her daughter, Mrs. Roy Starr, of this place. It is rumored that Starr, Ferguson and Willhelm, are going to put up a large store building at this place in the summer. The building and improving which was begun last year will be resumed again iu the spring, and Monroe, after lying dormant so many years, will at last "blossom like the rose." A new blacksmith arrived in our town last Wednesday, a Mr. Huffman from Junc tion. He will work with Mr. Bowen. Charlie Bowen came home last week; he has been painting for some months at Castle Rock, W. T., and at .Portland. Mrs. Jesse Houck is visiting her mother at Corvallis. Lnt Wednesday evening a fancy dress sociaL'c w.-a held at the Good Templar's :yl in thia place. It was quite a pleasant affair. The following are the names of those who participated and what they rep resented: Mr. E. Bennett, George Wash ington; Mr. Fult. Woodcock, Frank James; Mr. Alee Looney, Jesse James; Mr. Louie Houck, a Dutchman; Mr. Fate Thompson, an Irishman; Mr. Phin Gilbert, an Indian chief; Mr. Jesse Houck, a Darkey; Mr. Ike Lemon, a little boy; Miss Lizzie Wellsher, Sister of Charity; Miss Frankio Bowen, Bess Starbright; Miss Aggie Houck, Flower Girl; Miss Esa Hinton, Flower Girl; Miss Aniiie Gilbert, Titina; Mis3 Mollie Bowen, Tambourine Girl. There were a number of spectators, a nice little lunch and a good time generally. Combination of Railroad Interests, A recent dispatch from New York says: For the past few days there have been sev eral meetings in this city of the officers of the Northern Pacific railroad company, and the O. R. ft N. company on one side, and the Union Pacific railroad company on the other, with a view of arranging through rates and dividing the territory in harmony with the interests in the various commer cial territories jointly reached by the two systems. The final meeting yosterday re sulted in satisfactory arrangements to both companies, covering a term of years, the chief points of which are substantially as follows: First Upon the completion of the Northern Pacific railroad to Little Black foot, Montana territory, a point about forty eight miles wo3t of Helena, where it inter cepts the Utah & Northern, and which point will be reached sjmc time in July, the Northern Pacific railroad will lay three rail3 between Helena and Little Blackfoot, and the Utah & Northern will also lay a third rail between Little Blackfoot and Bntte City, a distance bf fifty-one miles, giving each line through rail connection with the most important cities of Montana. The distance from Chicago to Helena via the Northern Pacific will be 1566 mile's, and by the Union Pacific 1957 miles. The dis tance from Chicago to Butte by the North ern Pacific will be 1648 miles, and by the Union Pacific 1858 miles. Second The Oregon Short Line will be extended to Snake river where it will be met by the O. R. ft N. Co. where the business for the Pacific coast will be interchanged. Third Upon the junction of the Oregon Short Line with the O. R. ft N. Co. at Snake river, freight between the Pacific coast and Salt Lake will be interchanged by the new route. Fourth Freight bflween Colorado and the Pacific coast will also be interchanged by the new route. Fifth Passenger rates between all east ern points and Portland, Or., will be the same as between the some eastern points and San Francisco. Sixth Hates of freight between the Pa cific coast and points in Montana will be the same as the rates from St. Paul A representive of the Union Pacifie says that the opening of that road into Montana will make a large reduction in the rates of freight and fares to all important points in that territory. Genuine pebble spectacles and eye glasses er sale at P. P. Greffoz. Subscribe for Oregon's new paper the Northwest New at Buford's news depot. Seven cases of small-pox are now at Day ton, which have been brought there from the surrounding country. A lot of persons have attempted to jump some of the settlers' lands which they have improved and cultivated for yean in King county, W. T. Rescued From the Jaws of Affliction. A young blooded animal who prides him self on noble ancestry and who follows n occupation except the drinking lots of bad whiskey, and wottld pass mnster any place) as a genuine expert as a bummer and dead beat, so engrafted himaelf into the good graces of one of our citizens a few days ago as to cause that citizen to furnish bins money and engage him to go over to th bay to stop on and attend to the citizens place over near the briney deep. Every thing being in readiness tho blood started this week on bis journey, accompanied by an escort. They only pursued their jour ney a short distance past Philomath wher they stopped to inquire of the health ufi Giles Hodges. They remained there uuiil the money for the trip was all exhausted and both became "nu co furious" and tip the sake of more perfect health retrai s l their steps and returned to Corvallis. Th citizen was not at all satisfied with the gen eral result of things so he called the youngj blood Jinto hia presence and proceeded to give him a good eaneing and it was no sugar cane either. The escort hearing thai difficulty in which the dead beat was in volved, rushed into the affray to rescue hia companion from the jaws of affliction and he also was visited with a genuine dose of cane. "Me to." NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at Oregon City. Oregon, January 21, 1883. Notiee la hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of bis claim, and that saM proof will be made before the County Clerk of Benton County at Corvallis, Oregon, on Wednesday April 25, 1SS3, ra George W. Hobart, Preemption D. 9. No. 38S6 for the H. E. i of N. W i it E. J of S. W. J. of Section SB, T. 10. S. R. 10. W. and N. W. i of N. W. i of Section 6 T. 11. 8. R. 10. W. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of, said land, viz: Wm. Bagley, Thos. Eupy, H. J Rider and C. M. Carlson, all of Toledo, Benton Coun y, Oregon, Ows T. BABIN, Register. The Chehalis Valley Vidette has m appearance as a new candidate for favor. ISTew This Week. NOTICE FIREMEN ELECTION. In accordance with the laws of the City of Corrallie governing the fire department of said city, notioe is hereby given that an election will be held by the qualified voters of said fire department on the second SATURDAY, THE 10th DAY OF MARCH A. D.1SSS . at the engine house of Young America Engine Co. No. 1, on MaJison StrelDetween Second and Third Streets, at the hour of one o'clock P. M. and? continue ntil the hour of seven o clock P. M. of said day for the purpose of electiug a Chief Engineer and an Assist ant Engineer for the Corvallis Fire Department. And that Charles Ewart, K. L. Raber and J. 8. Gray have been duly appointed to act as Judges, and O. C. McClagan and Wm Camphelf have been ap pointed to act as clerk j of said election. WALLACE BALDWIN President of the Corvallis Fire Department. Corvallis Oregon Feb. 23 1883. SwS LEGAL. NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT. Notice is hereby given that A. J. Langwortby do- in j- business as a merchant at Corral lis. Be uton Coun ty Oregon.has made a general assignment to me of all his property in trust for the benent of big creditors under the laws of the Stat of Oregon! All persona having claims against the sa'd A. J., Langworthy are hereby notfied and required to pre. sent the same to me under oath at Portland, Oregon, within three months from the date of this notice. Datod at Portland Oregon January 18th 1883. I. R. DAWSON. Assignee of the estate of A. J. Langworthy. O. F. Paxton. Attorney of assignee. 6w7. NOTICE 8RIDQE CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given that the County Court of Benton County, Oregon, sitting for the tranaotion of County business, will on THURSDAY THE 8th DAY OF MARCH 1883, at the court house in Corvallis Oregon, let the con tracts for building a seventy foot span bridge acroet the Luckiamute near Chambers mill; and an eighty foot span bridge across the Luckiamute at Fnntct milrin King's Valles; and a seventy foot span bridy across Mary3 River near tho Wremi Place in Bento County Oregon, by sealed bids. Said bridges to b built according to plaua and specifications on file in oGlce of County Clerk. The court reaervea the right to reject any or 11 bids. No bids received after 11 o'clock A, M. Thursday March the Sth. 1833. B. W. WILSON, 8w3 I Clerk of Benton County Oregon, NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at Oregon City Oregon, January 25, 1389. Notice is herebv eiven that the following-named settler has filed notice of his attention to make flna1 proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the County Clerk, of Benton Courty at Corvallis, Oregon, on Monday, March 12, 1383, vilt Judson Seely, Preemption D. S. No. 2571 for the H. E. i of Section 32, T. 13. S. R. 7. W. He names tha following witnesses to prove hiscontinuous residence upon and cultivation of, said land, viz: James Spen cer, Heury H. ijtarr) David R. Tom and Jasper Hay- den, all of Alsea, Benton County, Oregon. w L. T. BARIN, Register NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notico is hereby given that the underiigned Ad ministratrix of the estate of John Jeasup deceased has filed her accounts for final settlement of the affairs of said estate in the County Court of the state of Oregon, for Benton County, and Saturday the 10th day of March, 1883, at the hour of ten o'clock in th forenoon at the Court house in Corvallis said Benton County, is the time and place fixed by Bald 'Court for healing and determining objections to said final account and the final settlement thereof. This 0th day of February 1883. Naxct A. Jrssct. Administratrix of the estate of John Jeasup de ceased. 7w5 ADMINISTRATRIX'S SALE OF REAL tSIAIt. In the matter of the estate ) of V . Stephen King deceased. ) Notice is hereby given that by virture of an order of Sale duly made by the County Court, of the Stat of Oregon, for Benton County, on Tuesday the 6tb day of Fcbruay, 1883, at the regular Febrnay term of said court, and duly entered in the Journal of said court, directing and commanding me, Permelia King( administratrix of said estate, to sell at public auction all the right, title, interest and estate, that the said Stephen King had at the time of his death, in and to the following described.premises to-wit: The undivided eight interest iu auri to 150 acre Real Property heretofore set off as the dower of Al mela J. King and more particularly described a follows, to-wit: Begining at the Northwest corner o claim No. 39, T. 10. S. II. 0 West. Thenceouth 35.92 chains, East 50.43 chains, North 14.00 chains. West 14.23 chains. North 21.92 chains. West 38.20 chains, to place of begining containing 150 acres in Benton County, Oregon. Also as following: Commencing at tho Southwest corner of claim No 39, T. 10 S. R. 6 W. Not. 5146. Thence running East to the Kings Valley road, thence following said road to the North line of South half of said c!aim,;thence South on the west line of said claim to the place begining containing about 95 er more or less in Benton Ccunty, State of Oregon. Therefore in accordance with artd in pursuance of said order of sale, I,' Permelia King, adndnistiatrix of said estate of Stephen King deceased will on SATURDAY THE 10th DAY OF MARCH 1883 " at the hom- of one o'clock P. M. of eaid day, in front of the court house door in the City of Corvallis, in Benton County Oregon, sell at public auction to tha highest bidder for cash in hand, all the right, title, interest and estate which the said Stephen King de ceased had at the time of his death, in and to the above described premiseSj together with the ipper tenanec thereunto belonging, to satisfy a morgage lien in favor of L. Vanbibber on the 95 acre track above described and other debts against said estate together with costs and expenses of administering said estate, PERMELIA KING. Admlniatratlx of the eatste of 8teplm King; d? ceased. By Cirorowtrii & Jorrsoy. - w Her Attorney?.