. 5"' !JL Wfktkte (Ton mtti. FiliDAY MOKKIXG. APR 20, 1883 THIS PAPEE Newnaper Adsestising Baton (10 Sprues street), where adTtii eoatrscts i: ay sSc for it in jvtt. y. rk, at n less toan fur rcgic-.r ad rate tjrh V FISBSS. Room 21 Merchant,' Excbaiam Bntldint, is our authorised aireui n an Bnmebitbi and hut contracts f Mverttein marie by V.n at mir regular prioen. trill be rw" by The CorraUis (, azivi tk Is-kept on f.le at Ma agency. Phurt attnotmcerneril ef lcab t.u.U-.hed free. Wh aoir.paivied bv an .-v mu-d not ire n lnlkm ftre eer.tf perHnewftloecharired A poetry p,:i.!i.!(e,l by reooeai win be charged tor t the rate of five cents iwir Hfie. LOCAL NOTES. Several arrests have been made in Port land for violation ol the liquor ordinance. First class clocks just received by P. P. Greffbs. Hare and Cart. Tbe PlaimUcder ("ays: -The etrt and hose ordered by the city board of Raseberg ar rived on Tuesday's freight of last week. The cart was purchased from the city of Portland at a cost of 100, is second band, yet but little worn. There is 300 i'eet of hoi, new, ordered from San Francisco at a COSt of v"?7'". Basdss'jte Compliment. Hon. K. P.- Earhart, See. f State, lias receive 1 a very handsome certificate front San Francisco, announcing bis election as an borfary member of tbc Masonic Veteran association of the PaciSc coast, an honor conferred upon him for distinguished ser vices rendered to Free-masonry. It is of c enut design ami emo-'hiiea a cm on u- reoorj of his Masonic hi, lory fnn itialion in 1864 to th present tim cinpi his Nearly Browsed, Mrs. Boggs an d daughter, in attempting to cross the bayou i,eir Lancaster recently met with an accident. The water was deep and one of the hoists gave tij) and tried to drown, but by loosening the team from the back the other horse draged tbe drowning one o;.t and saved his life. The ladies were left in the back in the middle of the deep water an 1 bad to shout for assistance before they could et out. On Sunday, April 29, Archbishop Seghers will dedicate the Catholic church at Monroe. For the best pocket knives go to Will iiros. Hiss Majrgie Campbell has been for some time at Toledo, this county, clerking in a store at that place. It is believed that Mr. Chamberlain, says the lttmk.iT, w ho was arrested and taken to the I'alles on a charge of theft, wa the vi. Uenkle & Davis have added to their stock of general merchandise a line of hardware making their stock more complete. What we know nliout farming is that dur ing the present week we ate nice tender rad. istiee ar.d onions which we have raised in own garden tiiis spring. Thats all. Your place to buy the cheapest and best harness and Baddies in tbe valley is at S. A. UemphJOl's veil known stand. It is rumored save the Ureaonian to the t effect that work OS Jlie proposed railroad bridge across the V'iileniette at Portland is jto rnrnmrnmB immediately. K. C. Vaugiiati h3s a nicely assorted stuck of groceries, crockery, and glaaeaare I for sale on the .best an. I most reasonable term?. Dowdall lodge o. 14, K. of P., was or ganised at Brownsville, Monday evening, April 9th, by Geo. W, Hochstedler, acting grand chancellor, with 14 charter members. Judge y. A. Cbenowetfa har s' far re covered his health that on last Monday morning be jumped into a buggy and drove to Albany to there take the cars for Kugeue to attend court at the latter place. T. L. Smith of Dallas iiad gone to bed last week with the lamp turned, down and burning. It burst ed while he wag asleep The telephone is being established at Ta- cotna. Genuine pebble spectacles and eye glasses for sale at P. P. Oreffoz. E. Rhea, at one time a leading citizen of -J Lane country, died at Alkali, Wasco county last Saturday from the effects of an overdose ldent. land set the room on l:re but was extinguish- led before any great damage done. Xeaiiy all of the attorneys of Cervallis V 1.U ilnn nit t.lio t:v,n nf lri.. w.i.b w-,.ti. to S'.i.i.oTif. 1 C D city attending court. The all absorbing in quiry is what would have become of the A Blnjaiar A C. R. Montairne. of Lebanon, met quite a serious strident last Satarda; Dropping his knife, it struck are penetr ted his foot to the depth of about two ,'eir aSnla if th-v had nil "one , ( o The ladie, of the Presbyterian church will have a church sociable this evening at the ! r sidence itt their pastor Ilev. fi. P. Lhtn- , , , , , , t , oiui ol this place. h,very body- is mvueu Montac-tie is not. AOle to ho r.Ti the Btreetsl r. v J J since that time. inches, in which condition it mas broken; off, says the Albany Htra'd. Dr. Loir ! was called, and nfter consider?.1!'-', work j succeeded in getting out ihe bla featb of Krs. iiiilon Mrs Dillon, wife of Rev. Isaac Dillon of the Oregon conference of the M. E. church, died of lingering paralysis Satur day, April 7th. at Seattle, V T.. iu the 60th vear of ber r.ge. Mrs. Diiloii cro-sed the plains in 1852 with her mother and brothers, in the i same train with Hon. A. A. anil David. MoCtiliv. Her remains w, re taken to ! Sde;n. T'.ie faneral took place on Wed Deaday afternoon of l ist week in the M. E. church at Salem. to attend. John W. Moore Jr., is announced as a candidal for the office of city marshal, at i the eon ting election. pat Murphy a hard w orkiugson of Erin who went into a low down saloon last Sun lay evening at Porthiud wa beset bya lot of ro-jghs and in the attempt to rob him was severely beaten and bruised. Thomas Graham, of this place, has not ; been v. t 11 for several days, in consequence ' thereof he has remained at his residem i during considerable of h-.s time lately en i ea voring to repair himself. Kew D,i0 Sr atpo.tlaad. j j, Stone, an old resident of Pierce Mr. Oeorgs P. Lent has just opened a county, was suddenly taken with a paraiy new drug ttore in the brick building on the j tj.j stroke while at work in his hop held', corner of Second and Simcn streets, which, i He- was 70 years of ago ami is in a critical for elegance of- furnishing and conveniem-e , condition. of arrangements, is excelled by n..n in the I xhere 1E . t ler,laD(i for ia)Jor Walla city, says the Standard. The stock is all ; yj, 3t prewnt; n;(,re particuiary farm fresh and new, and hatj been selected With heJp Ti)e varioU9 employment agencies spec.al reference to the requirements of this! a,.,.. that the supply is in ad equate to the locality. Mr. Lent several years ago at- i ,)eil.in.i tended school an 1 iraiuated at the Agri-i ... : .. - , . . ,. , ,, - . :Ve keep constantly on hand at this oiiice cultural College in this rdace. , inm , n a large lot and variety of stationery letter Sj if is. jhca-is, bill heads, envel opes, and "papers of It Willi, ? seen from the A Is no ter the ' 'ii:ier!nt kin,,a wl,kh we farniah at the bead of new this week that. Kelsay and floi-; l?are,rt Wihi prices. gate have recently form! a partnership for j Martin Woodeoek our paternal relative the purpose of engaging in the practice of ; after visiting with us for several months law together. Mr. Holgateis an energetic ! returned it Marion county near his former industrious and prompt busioess IB in ' with i home where he purchased property near a fair knowledge of the law and with Col Salem. He intends to move there soon rind K.el-ay's long exnerience at the bar and dustrions habits with the books the firm will be well prepared to do business will no doubt command a good share of , make it- his future honie. Mrs. Eva L. Stannus of Lewiston, I. T., I who has U;en visiting friends and relatives I in this county for the last few months went 1 down on the train to independence last Died InAlSany. John Hackleman, of Alhanj Linn county, Wednesday, from whence she expects to Oregon deputy cierk of that county and r,,turu to home soon- formerly assistant State treasurer of Oregon I W. Gilbert, broker of Salem, has been in died suddenly at nit home in Albany last : town the ast two days. He left for head Sunday morning at S o'cloc!-. of pnenmonin. ! quarters y.sterday. He is conu mplating On Thursday of last we'-k he attended to i the project of starting a branch office either business, went home in the afternoon of : at this plate or in Albany. lie has not def th.it day and complained of being sick. He 1 riutteiy made np bis mind yet as to which was up last SatrrJay afternoon and said he ' P ce suits him best. was better. He was past master ot Valley j The Weston Ltcdtr sava the railroad I.Oilge A. 0. U. . and was baaed ia-st ageur. at Walls Walla proposed to run daily j from appearance looking at it from the out- Aiouday ry tnat ''er. j trams letweeu that place and Blue Mourn- ! side, f me would suppose they throw the tain if Weston would repair the wagon road t between VV estoa and Blue Mountam. The of lau'ilauum, administered by himseb5. In 1882, Dean & Co's. mill at Marshfield Coos COTnty, ran 3fJl days, cat up 1S,867 logs, and manufactured 13,111,235 feet of lumlr, 2,332,000 laths, and 238,000 broom haudlea. ' The Lewiston land office is crowded daily with men saeking for vacant laud, and the country for within 15 or 20 miles is being traveled over extensively in search of the vacant fractions.4 About a dozen or fifteen men arrived in Corval.bs iast Wednesday night on their way over to Yaquina bay where they in tend to go to work on the government works. Success to the enterprise. On the 10th of the present month the C. and 0. Stage company ceased to have charge of the mail from Roeburg south, the radrnad company having eiteuded their through line to Riddle, whore the stage company takes charge. There'is much vacant laud on Cstnas Prairie, also in the delta of the south and middle fork if Clear-water, arid on the east of the south fork uext the Oro Fiuo moun tains and plenty left on the head of the Potlatcfa and on the east of the Potlatch Wheclan's ranch near Echo, purchased by William Rector, in February for 43000, has Oil it KKX) teres of beautiful wheat. It is said the crop will amount to 30,000 bush els. This will pay the purchase price and leave a large balance in the hands of the present owner. Mr. John Burns, of Union, Oregon, ea g".i!ed in the stove, tinware and hardware business at that place, is in town during the week visiting friends. He was some fourteen years ago with V.. H. MiFatland iu business here, and is well known to our old citizens of Corvallis. The Alaska Commercial company lias bought the Western Fur company, and now has no competitor in the Alaska fur busi ness. The terms are not known. The Western Fur company was composed of English capitalists, who found the. strug gle sgaiust the Alaska Commercial com pany too bard. If not ? Why not ? Use the Great Oregon Blood Purifier, an appetizer. Iiver-regnlator, ar.d a sure cure for your impure blood. It makes the skin smooth, soft and fresh; the eyes bright and sparkling; the brain clear; the cheeks plump au rosy; the breath pure au i sweet, and good circulation promotes vigor to the whole.system. Ask your drug gist for it. Price, $1.00. g The Lane county grand jury at the pres ent term of court there found an indictment against Abrtms for killing Dr. Brown Lee at Junction, for murder in the first degree. He will probably get off with live years in the penitentiary, as a Lane county jury was never known to hang a man for murder. Or instead lie may get lined a few dollars or some like severe punishment. Mr. James W. Brassfield, of Newport in forms as that during the laFt week ori the government works at the Ray a lot of new hands were added to the force and list week the jetty was extended about 100 feet. The present appropriation if they continue to progress ail the time" a-i fast as last week they will build a hirge lot of work. A lot of new hands have also been put on the rock qniries. The work wii! be added to the jetty this summer will certainly make quite an improvement in thejjdepth of the water on the bar. Fred LeBa'lister, a young man aged about 20 years, son of Charles LeBslIister, of this city, says the Seattle Poxi, while working at the barrel factory recently, siipped and fell backward into one of the immense s'-eani vats used in steaming the bolts before being converted into barrels. Before the young man could lie extricated from his perilous position he was fatally scalded. Medical help was summoned but too late to do any good. The unfortunate young man Buffered terribly for a time, until death relieved hiin. He was an industrious young man, and had only been working in the factory a couple of weeks. Dirth find Filth. The Chinese laundry on the opposite side of the street north from the Occidental hotel is bidding fair to create one of the dirtiest most filthy places in the city. On the side ol their hnil ting toward the river pidgin dirty wash water all over the floor on the inside of tbe building as this filthy water is pour ng down through the floor and out of the siiles of the building on to the ground along the side of the building it runs into a small surface drain south into the street Goio fjr H'jaltii. The old trentleman .N"iit;ass who his been sick, and confine I to bis house for several 1 l'r"V"tn wae accepted, but has not been -weeks has so far recovered that he started ' "tt 48 i'ct' last Tnesd.-.y morning accompanied by his j Jaruas W. Prasilcid, of Nev. pr.rt, arrived daughter Miss Bertha for California Thev - i" this city hurt .Tuesday evening. He rode int. nd making an extended tonr through mr.-ba.;k from" E;k city to Philomath "" thence it runs down and over the that state and rh .p. clev. her-in the hope'd he Uiioks he c-t d.ecid. diy tbe best of j bank immediately south of Mr. Pitman's of regaining the old gentlemen's health. i:- -A-t S "e he iaade it quite uneasy i piaiuing mill and thns all the tilth empties They were accom poiied as far as tjsn K.-an - ; ' 'r the saddle so much so that at the Kttcr j iatn nJy few feet above Mr. ciseo by son and brother -M.-st. The family ! p'ace he procured a buggy and came in with j Pitman's steam pn:np from whence Mr. have a large circle of friends in thi c-mmni-1'"- j Pitman gets his supply of water which he furnishes through the water works to the people of Corvallis. This accumulation of phy I ,.. mafia of disease to be iMrriift into Tnnv- WiillLIM, L lUHI. 111. ! I ' - uim .-: '0 Keeping Opsn Doors. In onr last issue of the Gazette we made mention of a stabbing affair in which v.a said "on lat Saturday (meaning the Satur day of the week before last) after midnight when all men should have been quietly at home enjoying sleep iu another one of onr town Saloon, two parties bad some woid3 and one stabbed the other." Our friend of the saloon takes tome exceptions- because we said it was after midnight. We did so understand it since publishing the item however outside parties who were there present at the time informs us that we were wrong as to the time as tho aff ury occurred about 15 minutes before midnight. l or the discrepency in point of time we h.we no apol oy however to make. The difference in the time as to whether it was 15 minutes before midnight or 15 minutes af ter ward mkes not a particle of difference. The point ve were making was that busi ness houses where men could lay arouud until a late hour of the night until they be come crazy drunk and then gjt into a rjw with some other person and shoot or stab them and have to be tried for such offence putting the tax-payers to enormous expense should lie closed up in the e irly eveuing be fore such disgraceful scenes occur. And we further state that trie public h:is such an in terest iu these thing that it matters not what kind of a basinets it may be whether saloon tippling house store shop or any oth er kind of bussneas if parties by laying around them and thersby becoase crazed to s ich an extent that crimes are committed for which tbe public have to pay sums of money for the punishment thereof and such places if c-le-riisg them at 15 past midnight j will not prevent such occurences then they should be closed at 15 minutes before twelve and if such time is not early enough which experience has taught us that it is not then they should be closed at S o'clock and if this will not do then close them at G o'clock and if closeing them early will not prevent criminal disturbances then close them al together. We nave no disposition to make any distinction between different classes of business only in their effects upon the pub lic. But it is a settled fact that when any business so effect:3 the public good a3 to be burdensome to the people and to tho tax payeis they have a constitutional right in herent in all civilized government to so reg ulate and circumscribe such business so as to prevent it from interfering with other people in society. True Cash Value. The annua assessment in the several counties of the state is being made by the several assessors of their respective counties Time and again the legislature of Oregon has passed laws to serve as a guide in re quiring the assessors to make a just and equitable valuation of property. Hut thus far the efforts of the legislature have availed nothing because assessors general iy deemed themselves competent and antbOrrzed to take the taw into their own hands an 1 place the value on property according to titer own notions of equity and equality. The leg Ls'atur of 1SS0 on this subject provided that property and especially laud should be assessed at the "true c:ish value," an l'further that "the true cash value" sh-ill be held and taken to mean the amount' each property would sell for at a voluntary sale made in the ordinary.course of business, and not. what it would bring at public auction or forced sale." This legislative definition of the term "true cash value" certainly seems so plain that no man could possibly be mis taken in following it uuiess the deviations from its directions were dons purposely. And yet it has had no ma t rial effect in the system of valuations praticed beforo its passage. There 'a not a single county in the state where their assessor has followed the directions above quoted, although at the same time they have been acting as sworn OiScers under oath to do their duty under the law. And yet two-thirds of the property assessed since tho pcss ige of that law instead of btdng assessed at its "true cash value" they have assessed it about from one third to one-half only of the "true cash vrlue, " and yet if these assessors were told that they ha l violated their oath of office and by so doing had. made themselves sub jects for the examination of a grand jury in each of their respective counties they would no doubt be insulted; but that mat ters not the fact would remain the s.-tme. It remains to be seen whether the assess rs of this year w ill follow those of the past or not. 3ody Recovered. The body of Mr. Gagin who was drowned in the Yaquina last March 22nd, was re covered last Sunday afternoon between Fords point and Oneatta. A corroners jury summoned to inquire into the cause of ins death brought in their verdict to the effect that he came to his death by accidental drowning. At the present writing we have been unable to gather any further particu lars as to the condition of the body. Larje T an.. Mr. Win. Pitman of this place, in the effort to improve his water works in the city is building a large tank which when filled v. iih water will weigh about eighty tons. 'It is to be live feet deep and twanty feet wide by thirty foot long on ths top of a frame fifty feet high. Thi3 improvement is being built immediately adjoining to ami north of his present machine sb p. When completed it will afford a large supply of water and a great improvement over the old plan. Newport itoms. The steamers Ona and Kate and Anna have been unable to put to sea on account of rough weather; the sea is rough yet but get ting smoother. The body of James McKeegan was dis covered in the water just above Oneatta last Sunday. He was with-ainan named Brown both drunk startod from Newport a eovple of weeks ago and when near tne R. K. wharf their boat capsized, Brown got ashoro and McKeegan was drowned. A professional candy maker r.nd soda wa ter man will open business here this week. The barber improvement work is in full blast. The engineer in charge Mr. J. S. Polhe mus has everything well prepared and work goes ou rapidly. The city council have ordered tho streets trruded 60 feet wide in front of the three bus iuess block3 of this place. And tho grade Match Cams Onlast Saturday there came from Mon mouth, PolhCo., nine of their has- ball club and engaged with the Corvallis nine in a match game, the result was 7 to 23 in favor of tho Monmouth club after playing nine icings. The Monmouth boys were; accompanied by a lot of amiling young damsels from their vaeiuity and in the evening, before twelve o'clock of that night, they had a very en joyable tim tipping the toe to some pleas ant music supplied for the occasion. K-:w Good3 Our popular tailor ,T. W. Hanson has been for s.ime time past receiving a large and w ell assorted stock of ready made clothing which he will sell on tho most reasonable terms. Mr. Hanson being a practical tay lor he wid make hu ready mi lo scits fit a customer "like tho paper on the wall." He also keep-i a very lar;e sto3k of all kindi of cloths from which he c.'.a make the best and nicest fitting suits for all those desiring clothing made to order. Call ami see him; his place of bnsinee is two doors south of he pj st office. 3' 4 i Acquitted- John Lewis returned last Wednesday from Eugene Circuit Court. He, gave the information that Frank Wilkinson who was indicted last fall term of said court for kill ing a steer, was tried therefor by a jury of Lane county, and after the state Lad in traduced their testimony in tbe cane the defence did not introduce any testimony at all but simply let the matter go to the jury on the evidence of the state, which jurv brout.ht in a verdict of acquittal without hardly leaving the box, Iu justice to Mr, Wiikiuson who for a long time lived a citi zen of this county, and for the benefit of his many friends in this county who knew him to be an honest upright citizen we mate the statement. to be protected from the washing of the wa ter by a good substantial bulkhead. This is an improvement much needed hero. Rax. a . Monroe Item?. Mr. A. Lamb is having a new houss erect ed near the site of his old one. Dr. Modisette, of Alsea, was in our town a few days last week; he thinks of coming to Monroe to hang out his shingle. A missionary concert w as hold at the M. Es Church at this place last Sabbath even- good and the Ease Ball Monrnonth and Corvallis base bail clubs was given for three games a few weeks ago r.nd on last Saturday the first contest was had at this place. Trie day was rainy and disagreeable, but at three o'clock the clubs came together and played nine innings in definsnce of wind and weath er in the presence of many spectators. Th Monmouth nine is composed of nimble lads who are evidently in good practice, w hile the Corvallis club is merely organized and have never played together before, which resulted in the deplorrble defeat of the lat i ter club, tiie score standing 7 to 23. Our- biys are not discouraged, however, and it is their intention to meet again on Saturday the 28th, at Monmouth and play the second game. At this time, we understand, they w ill contest in various athletic sports and with favorable weather the day will n doubt be interestingly snent. Eurled Under a f alltns Pir ana Instantly Silled. A representative of the East Portland Water Co.. who has just returned from Chehalis, W. T., gives the follow ing account of the fearful death of Mr, W. H. Terry an 1 the bravery of his devoted wife under the m(Kt distressing difficulties: Mr. Terry with his wife and family arrived in th" Chehalis valley last summer from Indiana and took up a place r?ar the head of the Chehalis river and commenced to make a home. His place was two miles from any other house and only a trail for an outlet. On the.29th of last month, about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, while falling timber about 200 yards from the house he was caught by a falling tree an I mashed to the ground by its heavy weight, killirg him instantly. When his wife got supper ready she called i him but ho not appearing she went in Beareh of him and found him with his bead and shoulders buried under a tree. At first she tried to dig him out but the log kept set- " .-..o..i uwpe ipeey re 1)f. W. p Smit?, ,vho t.r several years . . j hafc hSeh quite a successful practiuiu ; sicmn ;n last Tuesday mprninjc for Protland where h :.orwt...s -epatea irom tne city ... the fatuUi,,. of far tnwn nrftmutMl , oau.iwroMj .mcoi-eu an interest IU a orilg hindrance person Tremsns. Young Cox, whose habit Las been for long ti.ne so tsse on at,ot ail ol trie ardent .spirits he oan.'d get, has agtin dnuk re cently to such :.n extent that be verv near has s-iaft.es in the boots. Th ,!,-.,: .!.,-. i , , ... .. .... , -.loo'oi-. i ion; n ooko-! - , n him no iu the ctv boardi house tVa-wai"" K'iw"" Pland v 9 h t , , f ' , ' further dev,h,pu,;aU. We Uwn that h- elegantly mounted pair of horns, which '' rah Mulw left W home some has . o.r -n o 1. , " ! nce adorned the bead of a monstrous Texau ; t,n' a a Bll-V City, .uichigan. for the lnntin ax K , !?,,- '...,,...;r f. -i,.!ster- They measure five feet from tip to 11 the ease toe parties Supplying him tn necessary ptnsnnoos compoumi : go on day after day without any kind of t e b.-ivo rwn r..fii tV.nt .loriro- cletr orv weather that the stench from this iuoj ucc3M iu ins now oc.-i oi la- ... - , t , , , s ! sonrce is enough to almost kniK-k bor. I a" . . , ! down a block away. , I Governor Moody was fresoDte'i 3 lew days j A tcy 5int stard. Another C33e which merits the condem nation (if every good citizen has come within our observation during the last few day. Young McLaughlin, a boy of about fourteen years of ago, has for some rime past been getting drunk and thus far he has evaded all efforts of the city authorities to aseert:in wnere no hrwwk. oia mpior. . m last .-.at- , t,i; (wn S)J sh(; , j h A sk.. M t it ' t 1 l: J - i 0 iin.ay we .vai-..ai: again .uuou mm oruns. , ilitm, ov(,r hj bl,d wh th pieces rolled apait she drew liim out and carried him to the house. She sat up with the body of her dead husband until moraine 1 i when she took her two children, onr- two rive.1 at bucii a coi,rri:i in :i aua.i. ctiat ;iar- 1 ' 1 ye;'.rs aii.t tiie eots cattuot sateiy live tn town and raise a 1 family of Imys withohf rnnnin w ho placed him in the city calaboos where, at this writin-r, he j et tahgnMhes. Snch an 1 , occurrence a-s this is a burning shame and ' disgrace to a civilized people. This .has the rrik of some outlaw giving or selling to their boy" intoxicating liquors and find them coining h, me drunk from the effects thereof. When such things i this occur frequently and al so the sale of liquors is repeatedly made to parties who are declared to be cominor drunkard it turns a great many thoughtful persons ugainst too traihe in intoxicating liquors who have heretofore remained pass ive on tiie subject satisfied to premit every bo ly to .lo as they please in the matter. But when every law of (.he laud ia violated and young boys arc m die drunkards repeatedly ther three months old and made her way over the lone! v trail for two tion miles to the next settlement where she told her story and sent ai l to bring her de d bnsband ut. Mie never shed a tear, but b re up bravely, until she had told her sor rowful tale, when she broke cotnoletelv down. Her nerves were strung to tho tit- j m'-t tension during tho- fearful ordeal audi ing. Tiie music was very contribution quite liberal. The so called terrors of Line and Benton counties viz: Jim Smith and man Lawrence quite, met their match at Monroe a few day3 ago. It was a gentleman from Indepen dence on whom they tried to run a bluff but the gentleman didn't "catch. on to the bluff" worth a cent and the terrors were obliged to confess themselves beaten and returned ignomnsipnsly. The whooping cough has got hold of our town at last; nearly all the children in town have it. Clydie, little son of Dr. Taylor, is having quite a serious time with it. Business is pretty lively in Monroe at present. Fraukie Brown who has been quite sick for some weeks is eonvalesanr. Miss Lota Kittredge who has been at school at Salem has returned to her home near Monroe. The remainder of the family who arc still at S- . will return shortly. They report Salem as quite inferior (? to Monroe. Monroe, April IS, 13S3. Summit Items. Our bill of fare the past woek consisted of wind, rain, haii and snow, a very pleas ant conglomeration, which, when well served npjp simply delicious to a native, but rather monotonous to a foreigner. Last year in February and March rain fell on 16 and 15 days respectively, whereas this year there were but 7 wet days in Feb ruary and "ditto" iu March. By the way "ditto" reminds rne of a good anecdote I once beard: A bashful and not over-educated young fellow went to sea his girl one night .tad as be started away, he put his arm around her and whispered in her ear. "Dearest I love yon;" to which she sweetly responded "Ditto," meaning, of I course a reciprocation ot his tender passion. Tbe voanc man could Bet find "ditto" in his vocabulary and asked hi father, the next day, as they vero hoeing cabbage, what it meant. The old gent rested on his hoe, and pointed to the cabbage in front of him, with the remark: "You see that cabbage f "Yes." responded tho youth. "And yon see the next one there 1" ' ' Yes. " "Well that is called 'ditto.' "D n her 1" exelr.med the impetuous youth, "She called me a cabbage head." Many of the ranches in this neighborhood hive sown down considerable mesquit grass, which is now coming up, and will Wdl re pay them for the trifling expense of seed. Mr. Herzig's brother," who lives in Ohio, is inter, ting to m'e with his family, to Oregoii the coming summer and to locate in this neighborhood. Mr. Haas a Californian residing in the Upper Sacramento valley was in Oregon last Peeernber and finally bought SO acres ofjMr. Herzig. Mr. Haas is expected to arrive here with his family next July or August. A gentleman from Dallas was through here a week or two ago who was out bunting for land. He was much pleased with the green timbered eotin trv, but was not very favorably impressed with toe burnt timbered. He failed to see anything attractive in black stumps and log. It seems, however, that thy cattle do just as well, if not better, in the burnt dis tricts. I imagine that the reason is. this, where there is much green timber the trees shade the ground and little or no sun reaches the ground. Ko.w it i3 well known abun dant sun is necessary to produce abundant vegetation. In the tropical regions vegetv far more luxuriant than ncre; noon ing will mature in the dark, inn is the reason I presume that vegetation is jo scan ty beneath tho giecn timber. Cut down the pine trees, clear the ground, let' the ground be in its natural state and in a short Philomath Items. Kersplunge ! Nast is not abont, -Josh Billings is away. Mark Twain is busy; and all too agents of the iHtingi, the Havckeyt, and all other funny papers aro elsewhere scouring for paragraphs. So we must'do as Tell a we can. He fM aftet the Doctor He cams pest haste. He rode. Somebody out about needed the Dr. Ho arrived st tha Dr's house; but saw no Hglit. Ha saw oeo at Bennett's, the next bouse, where the surgeons had dene a skilifnl curs of an. abnormal growth in tho cavity o! an eye. He did not draw rein; but headed for that light. He forgot about th railway. So did the Iiorie; until he was just upon ths brink of the railway cut, some four or five feet deep. The horse paused, Hs wasn't long doing it, either. The rider did net pause. He wanted to rind the Dr. Ha headed for the light, ne pressed cn as far as tho bridle rein, which be convulsively held in his hand, would allow. He struck. The jerk of the rein pullod the bridle off tho steed; and he went home, did the steed, like Tom O'Shanter. He found the Dr. but he h3 not told very many people. You ought to see the beaver s!ide In that ditch. May be he did not want anyone to see it, and went back and got down and wallowed, in the slide, trying to obliterate it, so that the joke might not get out. It looks that way, it is not a good print of a man. It i3 mussed up some. Mark BiLLmaa. LIST OF LETTERS Remaining imclsiuVKi in the Postoffice at Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday April 20, 1SS3. Persons calliug for the same will please say "advertised," giving dats of the list. , LADIXS' LIST. Kecy, Siloy D., . OESt'9' LIST. Armstrong. G. A.. Farrington, 3. B., Jackson, W. , Ivy, .Tames Jensaly. Adolpb Moore, Charles. N. B. E irber, P. M. lsal Note. Andrew Emrjek is announced as a candi date for the office of City Marshal at the coming election. New This Week. WMTEB 1 lOOO Men and Boys AT IS! tilt 11 Ail- J.i CLOTHING AN3 TAiLORING EMPORIUM To fit them out in the latest style of ready made Clothing. Also the Cuest lot of Paais Patterns and Suitings Ever brought to Corvallis. Call and Examine Goode. No trouble to show goodf. Two doors South of Post Office, CORVALLIS, - - - - OREGON. KELSAY & KOLGATZ, A-ttox'neys a,t - Law. Col. ni myself bare formed coputnet slii in tho ptactjoe of tin law Tiie Col's ex-r.erit-nce at the iisr and on the 3er:ch anii Lu studious Dabxta is s, sure gcarti.t.-e that ail business Intrusted tu ua in the line of suits or actioa? in Court wi.l well attended c. J will continue other business and give promjrt attention to the same as heretofore. Such a Ccllect hsg. Vviri'r a Kour,- Public will attend to canvty ttueinir in-all it brancrif, Bccdd. Mortgages, Real j-and Ciiattol, Leases, K leasts, V-ztters of atloroej. (Jontracts, &.c. b'j soil anil lease Keai i-i.t both faru;s a:.d town propcrtj, cullect rer.ta, ne-grotiau- Ita!is, bearch ad examine titiea, and a gen eral afr ncy buiinc-js. Am now brie! building antl have fire proof s ;' ;r the safe keepi:1 of note nj other TaUuable papers loit ur collection Uc. Oihee in Luruuitfa new brick, flrat doer mi kead e l-jUTtf E. HOLGATE. 8QTSCE FCS PU2UGAT.C3. Land Ottioa ol Ofgoa Citj, Oregoa. April 10, 1S85. Notice is hereby giree that the followinj-nanivi ettler lias tiled notice of his intention to make dual iirool in support c? his ciim. and that said proC iil be made Oiforo she Couuty Clerk ol Beata County, at Corvallis, Crfcon, on T'JESDAY, UAT Tl, 1S33. iz: John Steeprnw. Preemption D. S. No. JTI, lat ths Lots 1 t 7 ol Sea 33, T. 13, 8. R. U W. lie oarce ttitr following aitnccies tr pro-a bit continuous feidei-e ujuin, and cultivation of, said l iiid, t; Ulysses S. Hoiirtte ar.d James Viditn of Tidewater, and Harvey Stccprow and V,illiara Bowsll of Alsca all of fmtou Osrs. Oreg-nn. 20-17w h. T. BARIN, Retfjter. oT. any tim you will find wild grasses wild flowers and shrnbe w ill spring up where previously there were none. Sone of tliese more pir -tioularv the pca-vioe, woolh n breeches 1 'locally so Vailed) anil wond sorrel are good be severely pnnis ia 1 SSHtboreis cits-h ia oru the iiBiiu hil of tho Gov's! new rcsi- pary w curious that a oianv .She proceeded rir.if. to U'ashingrcn Trritr.ry w here srie spent a time with her son. On last Friday she arrived in Corvallis, and ac cornffanieH by her nephew 21' Gilbert Quwy of this place, she went to the country with cim io visit her sister", the mother of Mr. uuivv, and the rest of the fanilv. persons who handle in manner: Will ,ome one please tell n ! Xhfc two tiaU h-v, t otbep ine iKfore hant-iim- and it hm, tha. l.i.u :ttcau- wu-" -"P"' i 1 th-.t the atjf aotlioritiee will not catv-h the ! A Willbur correspondent in the Plain. aveu to him. Is 13 cert',iulv : dealer .speatte of thtir tiHicora in the folllew- : v NsJ-fitO. are so fru'v in-; what to do with the tramps? One day last ; fore for tfiirty.en yoara and the meeting ;f- "f tU' ""'y- jwe,;. u ,i. -Sthai, titteen" presented them-.; was a p.ea3ant one. Mr. Qui h ' -y.-.nn.'fo.ir-i.-e'Teaa i doors of the various dwellings . tbe two gi,ter3 talke(, liear) a -' r i . t hnc t nrt nnu Iirtn ..nni:r . I ... .4- . l. f.A ... f, 1 J a. j. -1 a. i i J - - . - - j '-i.hl.i.iiiiiii!'h iii to f -c lou, sAiiti u iustru to ""T , n rr ,t as . thev vera rlma I,.n,. ,.1 : r m:iog .Irnnic on the j were waited upon. During the night some j roidnight whea he went to ,1 ..ov5, ..wuaniottM uv some law-ereaKer 1 poultry ana eggs ana various otner articles j jija noxt aire r Tnerewit n to get rirtmknpon. were- stolen, What u to be done J niornine when he not nnthev mm . . c i J 1 also likewise enged, were only relaxed' when the strain was ;-Thii is thl:ind of grief that kids if will t in-l: at;r. fee i for most any kind of stock. This 13 Sunt'.ay School Orgaaization. i WW th hurnt timWed country is the be.s Ison" tii:xrr, On., April Ifi. ISS3. stock country it gets more sun and the earth peatcilly I ' rj-.: - ine e,vanc:eltcAl Sun- i v cvv naturallv or unices more. while parents remain powerless lo avoid the day s.diool was reorganized Sunday, April I I was going to the Smnrnit the other day awful calamity it forces every sensible man ; IS, IS, with tho following result: when in one of these di3ftgreable April show- to the irresistible conclusion that snch an j Superintendent, M. J. Connor; assistant era, the wind Met?, down one of these huge idferqal traffic should he blotted from the ! superintendent, Win. Ihirgett; Secretary. ! black sentinels in rather too close proxim locd. Snh a contemptible evil should not j Mrs. Barbara Chamb, rp; troasur"r. Miss j ity to me to be altogether pleasant. I got o- eii be tolerated by a license. I Liz'e .Wood ; librarian, Miss Mary UaHeck; j out of tbere mighty quick. The old Nick Lchoristcr, M. J. Connor; organist. Mrs. j himself couldn't have made better time. .Horseman. Hattio Miller; assistant organist. Mrs. i Vo. sir. I'm not stuck after them. Sir V alter will 1 at Sol Kmc s stable ; Nfdry Cliaiubers. . . Yours trill n ::.t Monday and Tuesday April 23 US - "1W FOR CiTf P.CSR2EH, Hon. F. M. .Thnson annourn ei himself a eondl IjAs for the office of City lteconier at ths couiDf election on the firs Monday In May next. S0:1T FOR CITY RECORDER. To Che Tctcr3 of the City 0 CorvallU: I btrmkf aT?nfuncc- raySetf. as a ccntlidite for the efflre of Ctf lieccrder, at the uleclrn U i held on to first Ma- dja iu next Uur. 1CU JOHN LETTTft. FUR C5TY TREASURES, To the voters of the City o! .Corvallis: I hereby announce mv.-cll as a vandid?tc for the office of City Treasurer at the election to be held on the tint Moa- day in kluy next, tail S. E. BFI.ENAP. imuimKms notice. Notire Ui hrrebv given tiit the undsrsljnM hra iven dul,- a;.ioiteU almoiistrator of the eetata ot Samuel B. Thompson deceased by the OmaBSf Court o. the stato of Oregon for Benton County. All jor fr.s tiavinj: claims aainjt Said C3tat3 will present the fiaipe prorly verified to me at my residence r.t i orvaliis, Oregon, or at the lu.-office of E, Ho'gata in Corvallis. Oregon, within six months from th date ol this notice. S. L. SHKDD, Administrator of th estat Samuel H. Thcunpsan deceased. IQ-wt T7'i 1 ) CJ T X'. T0 uniniprnTed MU la Vt OtJUllj. Corvallis. Or. One of toe choicest buiuilnsr p'uws in th city for aaU reas. onable. ALSO Four uni.-nDToyod iol-s except fenc. ed in Corvallis, Or. -The chc.icsst building place in the city for .ale reasonable. Enquire of M. 8. Wood cock at Site Oaxette oifics. Ti'iX Q l T Es Valuable farm all under t. KflX k) iJi j.enca only aiWD from Corvallis of tr,J acres. 90 arres now in cuUivation, tarn balance o! it cin be cultivate!; alxiut 20 oi it i,ow in iti at with a f:ir houpa gol bam and g."nery. wilibeaoid at a bargain Terms easy. Er.uirsoi 31. :j. Woodc-jc'i at this Cazstt iifllce. Merry Mason the fine Clides-lale Stabon will stmd the season of 1S83 at 8ol King's stable in Corvallis, Bontou county O.-c jwi Jtn. I rom t above comiutiiitcaUon rooriisni'.ation roferf at Ki T. L. Kintstunut. name? occrrninc i.i the - 3 supnoso that tbe to therein oecurrcil me i 11 y in t!,U couutv. But the M John Duucan and family aro now living with the Messrs Warren on Yaqnina. Mr. Jac'i Ayles, son of Captain Aylcs, left Hock creek the -week befr.re last and iu comnanv with Mr. Graham formerly of Gpzj vallis intenrH taking o uys oat oieacn weeK cominenoino; 4pn comvnunioation does not. iWHAafa, f,,-ai,f i.,.-i ti,., l.,n.l 6th 1883. D. Gkcsoj.-, Owner. than the place vcbor dated. Summit, 'April Hth : ry tU CAT TT. A r.KMoi 7a acres. i r J1 DAjJIJi. tor 1.-5S tr.aa ia per sere, baing one ol the cheapest ar.tl r-1 rams in 8er.ici." count.;.-, siuiatl 4 miles we-t ot aloaroe, J ot a mile from a ffeo-j school, in ona cf the bast peigh b'rh;od in the state with chireh pri -ilegs handy. Ab-.!it 130ac.-c in cullivution, ard over 409 can be euiUvtaed. All under hince. with good twe . story rip to tiASfiern Viejon w-.ir tha rc.- iroc 1, ict hi weU solted tr rfrfc 1 and dairy purposes. Thid is or of tire chearest fannw - .. - -,wa ' hi ttte lilamctte valley Tsn;:s eaey M. S. Woodcock at tho Gaastte o31c, Cnqviir (