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SEeekto Cortallis (Sajcttc FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 11, 1884. GREETING. In assuming the local and business man agement of this journal it is not unmindful of the responsibility devolving on our efforts in this relation. It is with the firm de termination to spare no pains to make the Gazette acceptable to its patrons, keeping in view the best interests of the people at large, and particularly the upbuilding of Benton county. Hoping to merit the apro bation and support of the past patrons of the paper, we solicit a continuance of the same. Very Respectfully, A. P. Churchill. FUTURE WORK. Having sold a part interest in the Ga zette, as annouuced in another column, to the friends and patrons thereof I desire to say that such sale was done for the purpose of placing the paper and its business in terests on a proper basis, so as to make it a more valuable and better paper. Since my ownership in the paper and printing office alone I have often experienced times when too many duties on my hands could not each receive the attention I desired to give them. While hereafter I do not . expect to attend to the immediate business of the office and local and news departments there of, thus requiring so much of my time as heretofore, yet 1 shall endeavor to so far keep a general supervision of the whole bus iness, as to see that the Gazette and its business shall continue on its road of suc cess and prosperity. While for a time at least I shall probably contribute some edi torial matter to the columns of the paper when necessary, yet it is my desire here after to devote my undevided time and at tention so far as necessary to the practice of my profession. M. S. Woodcock. LOCAL NOTES. The latest feature of attraction to the cit izens of Corvallis who enjoy that class of amusement is a shootiug gallery. We acknowledgo receipt of the third an nual report of the State Mineralogist, from the California State Mining Bureau. Mr. W. H. H. Grant and wife, nee Miss Maddie Ward, of Lane county, came up from Portland last Monday evening and wiil remain in Corvallis for some time. The county clerk of Douglas county re corded 500 deeds during the year of 1833, also 130 U. S. land patents and 162 mortgages. Why is it that our southern exchanges which should have reached us on Saturday last did not put in appearance until Tues -day of this week ? The late storm has so damaged the Coos Bay and Ro3eburg wagon road that the mails are carried on pack horses over the bid trail, and travel on the road is im possible at present. Any deficiency in the general " make up " of the Gazette this week may be at tributed to the fact that our foreman " has been to the skating rink," Mr. J.N. Leonard and wife went to Al bany last Tuesday morning. They have been in Corvallis for some time, Mr. L. iu the. interest of the Mutual Self-Endowment and Benevolent Association of America. Douglas county has a couple of boy mail robjers. Billy Stilwell, a lad of 16 years, and Wesley Donee, aged 18 years, are un der arrest, charged with robbing the mail of a registered package containing $100. The Overland Monthly for 1884 will con tinue to make a speciality of sketches of Pacific travel and studies of nature on this coast, scientific and general; Alaska and the Northwest, China and Japan will be subjects of description and study, besides the usual variety of contents. Subscription price $4 per annum. We acknowledge the receipt of an invi tation from the Governor of California and president of the committee f to arrange for ho' ling the World? Fair in San Francisco in 1 87, to meetjwith the committee on Jan. 3rd 1884, but as, the time was past before receiving the invitation we will be compelled to decline the pleasure. There is a young man in oar town who wears a dejected look, and who, upon being asked the cause of the change in his appear ance, said that he had made up nis mind to live the life of an old bachelor, but now that Leap Year had come, he dared not look at a fair damsel for fear that she would take advantage of the "Leap Year act," and place him in an embarrasint; position. We are of the opinion that his fears are groundless, since ihe young ladies of Cor vallis think too much of themselves. Messrs. W. L. Price and Henry Cham bers of King's valley were in town during the week. They say that they are unable to get their newspaper mail through by way of Philomath to their postoffice until about four or five days after it starts from here. They ought to get up petitions and send on to authorities at Washington, D . C. , and . i- am -i : i . . wir up line mau carriers, oecause cnere is no reason why mail should not reach Kind's valley on the same day that it leaves here unless it is on account of the ctrelesine33 and unobliging disposition of mail carriers. Mrs. Fisher, the wife of the victim of the late homicide near Portland, has been ar rested, charged with murder and equally guilty with Bloxam, the man who fired the fatal shot. As both parties were charged with murder, neither could be admitted to bail, and 'this action fell with particular hardship npon the woman, who had left her children at the cottage, one of which was a babe at the breast. However she was per mitted to return for the babe, when she ws then committed to the county jail. The nicest and the cheapest albums in the city at Matt Don's. Chas. Hogan, our ex-city marshal, re turned on the steamer McCully lit Sunday a'ter a trip to the Sound for his health. At the weekly prayer meeting of the W. C. T. U. the topic for the lesson is " How to take the City." Joshua. chapt.6. Every one invited. Dr. F. M. Carter, of Siletz Reservation, made this office a pleasant call last Wed nesday. On account of the absence of one of the pioneers the Colloquy, which was to come off next Tuesday at the College Chapel, will be postponed until further notice. The skating rink, under the management of McConnell Miller, is destined to be come a popular place of amusement for the fun loving class of our citizens. The weather, at this writing, is as pleas ant as could be desired at this time of year, although it has been only a few days since the chronic weather growler might bave been heard utteriug his maledictions on the 'everlasting rain." Being supplied with new presses, new type and competent workmen, we are able to execute any and all kinds of job priut- ng at lowest living rates. Legal Blanks in stock. As the holidays are over and it don't pay to hold goods over, all that class of goods are marked down lower than ever at Mat-toon's. There will be a sociable at the Reading Room, on Tuesday next the 15th. Ad mission free, Lunch 25 cts. All are cor dially invited, every one come, and we will secure you a pleasent time. Mr. Bierly, of Newport, gathered ripe strawberries from his garden for his Christ mas dinner. Strawberries and cream on Christmas day ! Who can beat it, says the Post. The numerous friends yl Dr. J. R. Bayley will be pleased to learn that he is recover ine from recent sickness, which has cou- rined him to his room for the last severa days. Yesterday he was improving. Contemplating a change in my business in the sping, I am marking the most of my 'oods down to bedrock prices. Call and see at Mattoon's. J. S. McCain, of Dallas, spent Wednes day night in our city. He informs us that he has sold his paper the Polk Count; tem.zer to Mr. Frank Bassett, lately from .he east, and V. P. Fiske, of Salem, both uf whom are young men, and who will no doubt succeed in the journalistic field. Mr. R. R. Boothby, of Monmouth, made us a call one day this week. He is the father-in-law of Mr. T. J. Dennis, who was recently murdered iu the mountains near Alsea valley. Mr. Boothby will probably go over to the valley, hoping to gain fur, lit r information of the murder. The Supreme Court has affirmed the de cision of the State Circuit Court in the 'ligh license case. This will give the cit reasury of Portland about $28,900 in tines md 0,000 m license this year. Drtenus if law and order are jubilant, while the whisky element are correspondingly down cast. A special to the Oregonian from Dayton, W. T., bearing date of the 8th, states that Jwenby died at 6 o'clock this morning, and .vith his last breath declared that his con fessions were true in every detail. An In diau, in jail for hutse stealing, escaped last evening while the jailor was attending Oweuby iu his cell. We are reliably informed that notwith standing the late unfavorable weather, railroad work has progressed without an;, .naterial interruption. A force of men ar.. it work on the cut back of the mill at Jneatta. The car shops are gradually .ooming up, and everything considered, prospects for a railroad in the near f ut u e connecting us with the seaboard are moat flattering. Dr. .J. B. Lee has been very sick for th last few days and confined to bed on ac count of erysipelas n the leg. It seem- that some days ago the Dr. came home in the night from a professional trip, and while putting his team away in the dark he fell down in the stable across something and cut and bruised his leg below th3 knee. He probably caught cold iu the wound. which baa resulted in his late sickness. His many friends will regret to leain of his affliction. On Thursday night of last week we un derstand a party was discovered iu Dr. Bayley's barn near his residence in this place sacking up cow feed preparatory to carrying it off. Somebody fired a shot in the direction where he was and he pulled out of that in a hurry amid considerable noise and confusion. Hereafter it is likely he will go to where cow feed is kept for sale and buy it instead of borrowing it without the owners consent. In relation to the late murder in Port land, the Oregonian. says : Owing to a press of other business, it is scarcely probable that the case of Murray, charged with kill ing Yenke, or that of Bloxam, charged with killing Fisher, will be considered by the present grand jury, but examination of the charges will likely be the first work of the grand jury for the new term of court, which will be empaueled on the 21st. Indian supplies at the Siletz Reservation have been out for some time. Goods that should have arrived there two months ago have not yet put iu appearance. It seems as though the supplies were shipped to Portland, which will necesitate hauling them from Corvallis to the Reservation which at this time of the year is next to impossible or shipping back to the bay a distance of 201) miles or more. The cause of) this unnecessary delay and extra expense, and especially when the Gov ernment charges are in need of the supplies. is a matter which should be investigated. ihM- A. 1 -X - - iMUB toys, uju cu uous, juukhhi e. j T. J. Dennis of Alsaa, Benton County, Or. , Shot and Killed--verdict of Coroner's . -. Jury. - The facts concerning the missing man T. J. Dennis of Alsea, in this county, whom we noticed in our last issue as being lost, has since come to light. It seems that on Saturday morning, Dec. 29th, last, Dennis and his son-in-law, Burbauk went out hunting and after being out in the moun tains for a time and having arrived at tt e summit of the Mason mountain, beiug the snminit or divide between the valley and the coast the two men separated agreeing to meet at a certain designated point later in the day. It seems that Burbauk came round to the appointed place, as the story goes, and waited for a time and Dennis did not come. Burbank afterward s arted home arriving at the latter place in the afternoon. After arriving at home he ex pressed fears th? t something had happened to Dennis and feared that he would not get in that night. Dennis did not get home and that evening Burbank got one of the neigh bors to go with him in search of Dennis but did not rind him. On the two succeeding days, Sunday and Monday, a large party of neighbors numbering 40 or 50 were out scouring the mountains fur the missing man until Tuesday morning, the 1st day of Jan uary, when they found him about one. hun dred yards from the place where the two had separated on the Saturday before. He was shot with a rifle ball of about 45 calibre, The Mutual Self-Endowment and Benevo ' lent Association of America. This Association differs nothing from the A. O. U. W., American Legion of Honor, Knights of Honor or any other assessment association, excepting in its mode of paying its members in five equal installments dur ing life. By so doing it gives them the use of the money at a period of life when most needed. It makes their insurance self sus taining instead of a burden and a tax upou their labor and business all during life, to be paid at death to their heirs. A member simply pays for carrying a fifth of his life risk, receives a fifth of his policy, and when he pays auother fifth he secures anoth r fifth, and so on and if he lives live fifths or his full expectaucy of life, he receives his full five fifths of his policy, and no more. The Assessment Association of this i country during the past twenty years have paid to the legatees of deceased members over 40,000,000. This sum could just a-, easily have been paid in five equal install ments to the living, and thus benefited those who carried the insurauce, and paid the assessments. Any association that can pay any given amount at death, can more easily pay one fifth at a time from four to seven years apart. No person is legitimately entitled to re ceive their insurance, until they live out their full expectaucy of life, but this asso ciation agrees to pay its members one-fifth the ball entering in front about the upper j of their policy at the expiration of each part of the chest, ranging down and coining and every fifth of their expectancies, in con out at the small of the back. The sur- sideration of the members agreeing to take rounding of the place where the body was found appeared as if the body hail been dragged some fifty feet. The gun with which Dennis was hunting was an old fashioned Yager and hence he could not have been shot with his own gun as the Yager ball could not be thrust iuto the wound where the man was shot. The following is the verdict of the coro ner's jury held upon his remains : We the jury after the examination of the testimouy, find that T. J. Dennis came to his death from the dischaige uf a gun in the hands of an unknown party. Willis Videto, Newton V. Benett, W. H. Sights, O. M. Benett, W. W. Rider, Jasper Havdon. A true copy. Judson Ssely, Justice of Peace. Murder Near Portland. Or. , on the Mecada mlzed Red. On last Saturday evening about 6 or 7 o'clock, Jacob Fisher, living on the mecad amized road this side of Portland, was shot and killed by Wm. Bloxam. It seems that Mrs. Fteher had recently recovered a di vorce from her husband the deceased for cruel and inhuman treatment to her, and the court had given her the privilege to live in a small house about 300 yards from the old homestead and a part of the place was set apart to her and had also given her the custody of the children. Wm. Blox.tm obout 26 years of age, had been boarding and rooming at the home uf Mrs. Fisher for a while and was engaged to Mrs. Fisher's daughter. On the evening of the tragedy Mrs. Fisher accompaud by her daughter, other children au-l Win. Bloxam, went down to the barn near the old homestead to get some chickens which she claimed belonged to her. The decased met them be fore they got to the chicken house and or dered them to leave the preir'ses and forbid them to get the chickens. They did not heed his orders but proceeded toward the chicken house when Fisher drew his re volver on Bloxam and the two got to shoot ing at each other with pistols, after which Mrs. Fisher, Bloxam and the children started for home au.l Fisher following them. By this time Fisher had got his shotgun which had been brought from the h use to him by his son and Bloxam had got his rifle when they exchanged shots resulting in the killing of Fisher, It seems from the evi dence before the coroners jury that Fisher had abused his wife scandalously and dur ing the fracas got into a scuffle with her and probably struck her over the head with a pistol and dragged her on the ground. If this is true it is hard to tell in wh it way such a brute could meet with his just de serts. It is also claimed that Bloxam does not enjoy the highest reputation. Beautiful Monument. A fine piece of work is on exhibition at the marble works of J. B. Strafford St Bro's. in this place, and is of their own manufac ture. It consists of a beautiful marble monument of the gothic order. It is built for the Simpson estate to be placed over the grave of R. W. Simpson and his wife Re becca Simpson, of Luckiamute. Polk Co., Oregon. It rests on a granite base twenty two inches square by sixteen inches dep, on top of which is a marble sub base twenty inches square and four inches thick, on top of which is a maible moulding four teen inches square and four inches thuk; above this is a large plain die ten inches square and two feet two inches high, upon which is beautifully carved the names, agss, times of birth and death, of the departed Mr. and Mrs. Simpson. This die is crowned with a handsome gothic top beautifully polished and engraved, twenty inches square and nine inches thick. After this appears on the top a nice urn in the form of an acorn. The work does credit to the firm who made it as well as to our town. Bills Introduced. Hon. M. C. George, introduced a bill into the House Jan. 8th, authorzing the Oregon Pacific rail road to construct bridges across the Willamette river; also to allow the cities of Portland and Asto ria to levy a tonnage tax. Hon. J. N. Dolph introduced a bill into the Senate on the 7th, authorizing the construction of a new custom house at Portland, with fire proof vaults, the cost of which not to ex one-jifth at death, and whatever remains of the policy goes iuto the Endowment Fund, and is immediately loaned to the members. Thus aside from the rapid increase of mem bers, it has an addition thereto, the interest upon the loans, which very materially lessen the assessments. The average death rate in this association will be the same as iu all others, but the assessments can never be as many. Therefore as this mode of in surance is less expensive, and just as safe and reliable and self -sustaining during life after the first loaus, it has become very popular with the people. During the last twenty-four months the sum of ? 1 15,407, 44 has been loaned to the members on their first maturing coupons, and $68,406.00 has been paid to the legatees of deceased members. Over $5,000,000 in surance has been taken iu this department e pust yer, over $500,000 being taken in his state iu the last four mouths. Cant. J. N. Leonard State Supt. for the Association has been engaged the past two weeks pre senting the uierrits of this mode of insurauce a-rd nas met with deserved sue ess. We append a list of members comprising many of our most iuteliisut citizens and promi nent business men: Editor Gazette, Editor Leader, Uh fth; M. S. Woodcock, Kobe. Johnson, Wm. MansddM: G W iuivcy, VV C CiavrforJ, F M Johnson, Ueo A tirojk, J ade J liu. iieii. Janies O Wilson, N A Thompson, Prof. E A Mil at r, Ctaaa H Whitney, Mrs. Sarah Whitney, Dr. J BLee, Dr. G K Farra, Kev. John KN Bell, Edward Albright, John R Scratford, William E Paul, David 13 Irvin, Dr. E H Taylor, Newton R Barber, Daniel 3 Cameron, J M Cameron, T A Bell, Joshua Mason, Mrs, P A Mason, it B lob, l Z Job, ) Mrs. L Ramsdell, TJ Blair. August 11 odes, J A ftamsdell, Silas N Lilly, John Giblin, Cal. W Thrasher, Mrs. J S P0-.1J, Mrs. A Kitchen, Nels. U Wheeler. William H Lesh, Perry Eddy, LSo Kin j. Total, &to,Mt Judge F. M. Johnson has been appointed Club Manager and has entered into bonds to faithfully perform the duties encumbent upon the 01fi.ee. All annual dues and as sessments will be paid to him by the mem bers of the association here. AuricuVoral s.ci e, Jewe'er, Lawver, Lawyer, Lawyer, Dep. Coun.y cleik, Grocery man, County school Supt. Dry goods merchant. Physician, Methodist Clergyman, Turner, Prop. Marble works. Painter, Boot maker, Dent'st, Post Master, Harness maker, Groeeryman, Mtchanic, Mi'iioei, Bankers Warehouseman, Groeeryman, Fai 'aer, Prop. Occidental Hotel, Agent, Exchange Hotel, Lumber Dealer, Cl.v Heeoider, Assesor Benton County, "Jherifl, a $.".000 a 5,0 JO a 5,000 a i.'.' O a 5.00C a 5,000 a 5,010 a 5,030 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,000 a 5,o00 a 5,000 a 5 (K 0 a 5,000 a 5,000 t 5,000 a ,0e0 a 5,009 a 5,000 I a 5 000 ) h 5.o:,o O P. &. B. News. On last Friday the Steamer McCully pulled up to Blair's wharf in this place with 108 Chinamen to work ou the Oregon Pacific Rail Road. During that day and the next their baggage was loaded on board of wagons which started Yaquina Baywards. The mud on the route is deap but John can pull through it. Messrs. Belknap Bros, and Kenedy, who have been repairing and putting in order at their foundrv a saw mill belonging to the Oregon Pacific Railroad company, got the machinery all in order and started out last Tuesday to the Summit on the line of the company's track to put up the mill there. When they started they expected to be able to pat th-j mill up and have it in working order so as to return next Monday or Tuesday. Paralyzed. Col. Kinney, a long resident of this county, and formerly of thisplaca, but re cently living in Monroe, was last week while sitting iu a chair discovered to be entirely speechless. Upon investigation it was found that he had paralysis and could not either speak or move. He is about 70 years of age and his condition is ceed $500,000. and the work to be under "5 be cHtiaal' nd seriou8 dnlto f plans provided by the 'secretary of Ae recovery are entertained. Mr. Kinney is one vi wo fwijr piuueera 01 vyregou, ana is much respected by all who know him. His Pens, ink, paper, pencils, stationery, 0 many friends will seriously regre. to learn of Alfred Yenke Murdered on Sunday Horning lng in Portland, Or. On last Saturday night Mrs. Anna Murray, wife of the supposed murderer, and sister of the young man who was killed, attended a ball at Masonic hall. Murray, her husband, was also in attendance at the ball coming there about half an hour after his wife arrived. Owing to the cruel treat ment of Murray towards his wife and his dissolute habits she has not lived with him for about three months, but has been living with her parents in south Portland, a.fter the ball, about 1 o'clock Sunday morning, while she was walking home with her brother Alfred, westward ou Hooker street (three blocks beyond the First street bridge,) and just as they approached Second street, a shotgun was lired from behiud a fence, the charge enteriug the breast of Alfred, who fell to the grouud and instantly ex pired. A second shot was then fired, evi dently at Mrs. Murray, but it weut wide of its in.trk. Mrs. Anna Murray, 8 worn, testified: T saw my husband, John Murray, at a party at Masonic hall on Saturday evening, but july once during the eveuiug. He left be- iore I did; he spoke to me at the hall and wanted me to go home with him; said I must go home with him; if I weut home with anybody else he would have me arrested: 1 refused to go home with him, and he said he would make me trouble. I went home with George H erold aiid a young lady named May Reeder; 1 met my brother at the cor ner of First and Hooker streets. We four stood talking there for several minutes, and then my brother and I started borne to gether; 1 think he lit a cigar as we started away from the corner; when we got to the corner of Second street, my husband who was behind the fence around the corner spoke up and said, vNow," or "Now then," or something of that kind, and fired; he then tired a second time, 1 think at me; I then started and ran; the minute he spoke 1 recognized his voice but did not see his face, it being very dark ; brother and I were ou the road to my father's house; I ran away as soon as I heard the first shot; Alfred was 20 years old and was born in Prussia. Mrs. Annie Anderson, at whose house Murray roomed, sworn; testified : Live at No. 131 Madison street; was at the dance at Masonic hall last night; Mr. and Mrs. Murray were both there. Weut home about 11 o'clock, leaving both of them there. She further testified in substance to the effect that J. M. Muarry came into her house about 11 or 12 o'clock went to his room got his guu and went away. When asked by her what he was going to do, said he was eoiin to shoot the man that tot k Anna home that night and theu shoot her. The crroners jury rendered a verdict charging J. W. Murray with the killing. Temperature. The followfng is a report of the tempera ture at Yaquina bay, Benton county, Or. as kept by J. A. Peterson, at Newport,, for die month of December. treasury and nnder his supervision. all kinds, cheap at Mattoon's. his sad affliction. -1 a! a ' Sr. S J5 "1 5) 61 50 17 JT Lo W 2 44 51 49 18 40 49 47 S l 58 4G 19 S 50 43 4 38 40 47 20 8 51 43 5 43 52 43 21 '.' 49 42 6 42 55 49 22 40 40 t 7 42 56 43 23 40 ft ii 8 40 62 42 14 49 54 52 9 42 55 46 25 52 36 53 10 44 56 40 20 52 54 52 11 3S 54 45 27 40 47 42 12 44 54 48 23 40 47 44 13 44 54 43 20 37 44 40 14 41 53 it 30 32 33 34 15 41 56 42 31 32 36 36 76 42 54 52 Days of rain for the month 4. Days of fair weather 27. LI3T OF lli'tiil Remaining unclaimed in the Postoffice at Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday Jan. 11, 1884. Persons calling for same will please sav "advertised," giving date of list. Brown, Saml. J., McKeynolds, S. P., Steward, Jas., Household Store. Wilson, Robt. , Dove. Bethael. Miller, Chri -topher. Sumouds, H., Williams, B. W., Wood. F. T. N. E. Barber, P. M. Scarlet Fever. This much dreaded disease is yet lurking in our midst. Last week young Eddy North, 17 years ol ', living at Mrs. J. W, Cook's iu this place, was taken down with a severe type of the disease. This week a young child of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cooper was also discovered to have the disease. Born. On Tuesday of last week to the wife of Wm. Brown a large ten and a half pound boy. The bey is unusually large, and it is said that he is expected to be able to run a plow or ride horseback in a few weeks. MARRIEP. RUBLE HOLM In lower Alsea valley on last Christmas, Marion Ruble to Clara Holm. COLE MIRES At the residence of John H. Mires, Oakland, Or., Dec. 23, 1883, Mr. H. J. Cole and Miss Addie Mires. Mr. H. J. Cole is express agent on the O & C. K. P. between Portland and Rose ourg, enjoying the connaence ot the com pany. We wish the happy couple many years of happiness. County Court, Jan. Tern. PROBATE. Estate of John Wiser, Executor filed his final account and Saturday the 9th day of Feb. 1S84 at one o'clock P. it. set for the time of hearing objections thereto. Guardianship of Effie Gaylord, petition filed for an older directing a conveyance to the purchaser of the real estate of said minor recently sold at public sale, flenriette Randall guardian ordered to execute deed to C. Herbert Nash the purchaser. Petition for partition of estate of Minnie Baker, ordered dismissed on application of guardian of said Minnie. Estate of J ohn W. Wilkinson upon final accoun; the court ordered distribution of residue to Abbie L. Wilkinson only minor h ;ir of deceased. Estate of John McP. Brune, administra tor appeared in response to citation and filed his answer thereto and inventory. Ordered that administrator continue to act as such and have until next term to file his semi-annual account and that said admin- i tratoi j ay expense of said citation. 1 state i f John Kennedy on petition of Edward Waldron, Ellen Collins adminis tratrix of said estate cited to appear and show cause why she should not be re moved for not having filed her accounts as required by law. COUNTS BUSINESS. Report of Alferd Flickinger, road super visor ot district -No. w, submitted and accepted. Ordered paid $15 for extra work . Report of E. S. Hamar, supervisor of road district No. 17, submitted and ac cepted. Ordered pvd $12 for extra work. The report of C. B. Mays, supervisor of road district No. 39, submitted aud ac cepted. Ordered paid 16 for e::tra wont. Report Oi L. F. Watkius, supervisor of road district No. 19, submitted and ac cepted. Ordered paid $15 for extra work. Repo s of R. M. Webster, supervisor of road diswict No. 2, submitted and accept ed. Ordered paid 3 for extra work. Report A. J. Locke, supervisor of road dL .:ct No. 2, Euhmittsd aud accepted. Ordered paid 8 for extra work. Report of R. B. Tvwholm, supervisor of road d strict No. 42, submitted and ac cepted. Ordered paid $14 for extra work. Report of James Robinson; supervisor of road district No. 11, su': nit ted aud ac et pted. Ordered paid $3 for extra work. Report of R. F. Baker, supervisor of road district No. 33, submitted and ac cepted. Ordered paid $10 for extra work. Report i4 C. L. Shaw, supervisor of road district No. 33, submitted and ac cepted. O.'dered paid $30 for estra work. Report of T. F. Alerander, supervisor of road district No. 10, submitted and accept ed. Ordered paid $3 for extra work. Re ort of Wm. N. Rees, supervisor of road district No. 27, submitted and a cepted. Ordered paid $16 for extra wo -k. Report ofW H. Levaugh, supervisor of road district No. 36, submitted and accept ed. Ordered paid $3 for extra work. Report of A. M. Rainwater, supervisor of road ditsrict No. 48, submitted and ac cepted. Ordered paid $8 for extra wo.-k Report of Monroe Guilders. suervisor of road district No. 2-1, submitted and accepted. Ordered paid 10 for extra work. Report of Win A, Beal, supervisor of road district No. 4, submitted and accepted. Ordered paid $10 for extra work. Report of Alex Lamb, supervisor of road district No. 29, submitted and accepted. Ordered paid $16 for extra work. Report of Wm. M. Harkin, supervisor of road district No. 29, submitted and accepted. Ordered pa-'d $10 for extra work. Report of A. N. Hallock, supervisor of road district No. 8, submitted and ac cepted. Ordered paid $16 for extra work. Report of Wm. Spencer, supervisor of road district No. 30, submitted and ac cepted. Ordered paid $10 for extra work. Report of J. H. Doty, supervisor of road district No. 47, submitted and accepted. Ordered paid $12 for extra work. Report of Fred Staal, supervisor of road district No. 3, submitted and accepted. Ordered paid $10 for extra work. Report of Samuel Logan supervisor of road district No. 35, submitted and accept ed. Ordered paid $12 for extra work. Report of Lee Heakle, supervisor of road district No. 37, submitted and accepted. Ordered paid $10 for extra work. Report of G. W. Simpson, supervisor of road district No. 7, submitted and accepted. Ordered paid $8 for extra work. Report of 01i7er Witham, supervisor of road district No. 49 submitted and ac cepted. Ordered paid $6 for extra work. Report of J. B. Hammer, supervisor of road district No. 31, submitted and accepted. Ordered paid $10 for extra work. Report of A. H. Campbell, supervisor of road district No. 51, submitted and accept ed. Ordered paid $24, for extra work. In the matter of compensation of view ers to assess damages on county road from 2 mile post west of Bell Fountain school house the to present traveled road, ordere.l that Wm. Henkle be paid $11.20, W. J. Kelly. $3,00, Ransom Belknap $6.00. Ordered that A. Cauthorn It Son be paid for supplies furnished to pauper Tremble, for the months of Nov. and Dec. $20. DIED. EDWARDS At the home of James Ed wards in this county, on last Saturday night, his daughter Miss Alice Edwards, aged about 10 years. She had been afflicted for a long time which finally ended in her death. RUSSELL Mrs. Levi ?EusselI, mother of Mrs. Lewis Wilson, of this place, died at her home in Yakima city, W. T., Jau. 1st, 1884. Mrs. Russell was long a resident of Cor vallis and was highly esteemed by all who knew her. She leaves a husband and two daughters to mourn thier loss. PBODUCE PRICE CURRENT. Wheat in Portland Dm at!. 75 per cental sacked, it may now be fairly quoted oere clear Wheat Oats - 46 Wool per lb 17 to 18 Flour per barrel 6 00 liacon sides U - Hams I4 to la Shoulders 10 to IS Laid, 10 lb tins Kears 11 Butter, fresh rolls 35 to 37 Ejnjs, perdoz 35 Dried apples, Plunimer, 10 to 12, Sun dried' 9 to 10 Plums. Ditless 12 to 14 Chickens, per dox 2 50 to 3 00 Hides, dry flint 10 Sa IS " green t 7 Potatoes 74 Geese, tame 6 00 Ducks, " 3 40 to 4 00 Onions, per lb t