Weekly Corvallis Gazette.
FRIDAY .MORNING, MAY 9, 1884.
Entered at th Postoflice at Corvallis.
Oregon, as secoud-class matter
OFFICIAL PAPER FOR BENTON COuNTY
News Summary.
Thirty applicants for farms were in the
Lind Office at Union, one day last week.
Franklin Post No. 26, G. A. It. has re
cently been organized at Sheridan, Yamhill
county.
The graduating classes of the Oregon state
normal school at Monmoth this year, will
consist of nine in the normal class, five in
the commercial and three in the colle giate.
Commencement day is June 11.
The amount of land sales of the N. P. It.
R. Co., at Portland for the month of April
in round numbers is as follows: Pen d'
Oriel division, S2:2,000. Pacific division
$20,000, Total $42,000.
The Oregon City Enterprise is authority
for the statement that there is "a gentleman
in this county by the name of Franklin, who
has great-great-grandchildren and will be a
hundred years old in a few months. He is
as anxious to vote as ever."
The County Treasurer of Multnomah
county, during the month of April past
handled 8213,255.03. He paid out on
county warrants alone $!)2,497.5G. The
remainder of the money has been nearly all
disposed of, a balance of only $39, 1S3.03
remaining in hand.
A tough element infests Spokane Falls.
Recently, one mrn was g.irroted and robbed
of 35, and another was coaxed into a den
and swindled out of 250. The authorities
have commenced a cleaning out of the
toughs.
We understand, says the Plaindealer that
definite arrangements have been made for
the development of an important and rich
coal mine in this county. We are not at
liberty to state the mine, or its location, but
work is to commence at an early day, and it
is probable a large sum of money will be ex
pended in the community.
Stoppage of work on the railroad above
Redding will cause Siskiyou county to ship
via Poitland for San Francisco and the east
as the cheapest route. Teaming is only
forty-nine miles from Yreka to thp Oregon
railroad terminus at Ashland, and 115 miles
from Redding, and .will be only forty-five
miles nearer about mid-summer.
Writing from Woodburn, Oregon, to the
Salem Statesman, a correspondent says,
This place was visited last evening, about 7
o'clock, by a severe hailstorm, which lasted
about fifteen minutes, doing considerable
damage to gardens. We feared it would
injure fruit, but on inquiry we iind that
fruit was not injured to any extent. Some
farmers have had to quit seeding on occouut
of the ground being too wet.
Alfred Cowles, the business manager of
the Chicago Tribune, assures the man of
gossip on the Washington Capital staff that
the Tribune annually pays 50 per cent
dividends on an investment of 8500,000.
The stock, of which Mr. Medill owns a con
trolling interest, is valued at 81,000,000 and
the profits are 25 per cent on that.
A distressing and fatal accident occurred
Tuesday at Clifton, resulting in the deatli of
Johnny McLane, infant son of J. W. McLane
an employee in Cook's cannery. The little
fellow, who'is only eight months aid, when
his mother's attention was attracked else
where in the house, managed to pull over
a kettle of boiling water on himself, sustain
ing injuries which all the parent's care could
not prevent from proving fatal.
Mr. Frank Cooper laid on our table last
week a peculiar plant, which he requested
us to name, says the Salem Statesman. We
gave it up, and he proceeded to inform us
that the plant was "teasel, and that a
Mr. Cotteral, who resides near Soda Springs,
Clackamas county, had 100 acres planted
with this.weed, and from which he ex
pected to ,make o2,000 trom tins year s
crop alone. i he plant produces a very
large bur similar to the cockle which
used in . ressing woolen cloths.
The last issue of the Democrat says: The
following, clipped from an old Albany
Democrat of April 9, 1SG1, will be of great
interest, as showing the earlier history of
the Bay, and what people thought of it,
"Mr. L. A. Davis informs the Corvallis
Union, that the view of the road from Cor
vallis to tide water on the Y'aquina river has
been completed. The whole distance is
44j miles. The roughest part of the route
is embraced in the tirst 15 miles.
Should the bay prove to be sufficiently
capacious, and it is thought it unquestinn
ably will, for commercial purposes, with a
convenient and safe entrance, much benefit
will be gained by the central portion of
Oregon, by the development of the facts."
The Pacific Journal of the 2Gth ult. says:
For the benefit of the incredulous and skep
tic iu the matter of building the railroad
from Ilwaco to Oysterville, we would say
that the road is assured. The Journal is
informed this week that the amount neces
sary to accomplish the work $(0,000 has
been subscribed. With this road built on
the peninsula and the connection made be
tween Gray's Harbor and Shoal water Ba',
the garden of Washington Territory will be
opened and our country will receive the rec
ognition she so richly deserves, after lying
dormant these many years. It is expected
that a directors' meeting will be held very
shortly, at which an assessment will be
made for the purposes of conducting a per
manent survey, and also to call for bids for
cutting ties and grading. It is the iuten
tion of the company to commence work dur
ing the summer, but will not complete it
and have the road running before next May.
Stage travel has been much increased this
season by reason of the shortening of the
gap between the railroads.
Grain was never so vigorous, rank and
far advanced in the valley at this time of
the year. Already the barley is heading
out in some places. So says the Ashland
"Tidings."
The deepest water in the Willamette at
Oregon City is at the rear of the bank build
ing, where it is 132 feet by actual measure
ment. Those who have the best means of know
ing estimate fiat legitimate immigration
will increase the population of Washington
territory 30,000 during the present year.
James Keene, the great stock gambler,
has failed. It is believed, however, that he
will be able to pay his contracts in full.
He was a big Bear, and his financial collapse
causes universal comment.
The area planted in corn in Jackson coun
ty this spring will be more than twice as
large as at any previous year. Corn does
well here, and will no doubt prove a profit
able crop. Some of the farmers in the val
ley will plant about 100 acres each this year.
Lewiston regards as a favorable omen
the possession of a railroad tie which floated
down Snake river from the scene of opera
tions up the river and was secured as a
memento and a harbinger of the f final com
pletion down to that expectant city of the
O. S. L. railroad.
Eleven or twelve schooners are engaged
n seal fishing in the vicinity of Barclay
sound, anil are all meeting with good suc
cess. The provincial schooner uraee nau
already secured 530 skins and the schooner
Mary Ellen, manned entirely by Americans,
had secured over S00.
The high license element of Olympia wins.
The City Council, by a recent ordinance,
has declared that from and after July 1,
1884, it shall cost 8300 a year to secure a
license to sell beer at retail; 8300 a year to
sell liquor at wholesale; and 81500 a year for
a license to sell liquors at retail. The bonds
to be given are 82000 for the retail liquor
license, and 81000 for each of the others.
The wool growers of Whitman county
met at Colfax, W, T., and decided that
hereafter they would bale their wool before
shipping, as by so doing they will save on
freight to the East 8400 per car load, to
Portland 40 cents on a hundred pounds,
and to San Francisco 78 cents on a hundred
pounds, besides having a big advantage in
selling. There are to be five pressing and
baling points in the country, viz, Pena
wawa, Olds, Copley's, Kiidicott and Pampa.
Since the first part of January Seattle has
received for licenses of all kinds the sum of
8SS97.78. Of this amount, 82209.35 were
received during the month of April, which
was an unusually heavy month in that line.
There were issued during the mouth 3
wholesale liquor licenses, 2G retail, 5
grocery, 4 billiard table, 2 pigeon-hole table,
40 vehicle, 6 exhibition, 2 peddler's, 1 run
ner's, and 4 auctioneer's, the total number
of liceuses issued being 90. The largest
revenue was derived from the issuance of
retail liquor liceuses, which yielded 81950.
The Masonic fraternity of Vancouver have
decided to put np a fine brick building at
the corner of Eighth and Main streets. It
will be fifty feet front, eighty feet deep,
two stories and basement. The upper story
will be used for lodge rooms. The ground
floor will be fitted up as a public "hall, with
stage and all necesssary appurtenances.
The basement will be finished up and used
for supper rooms, etc. Work on the exca
vation has already commenced, and the
buildinr will be completed at as early a date
as possible.
The other night, says a Walla Walla ex
change, about twenty-five soldiers imbibed
too much beer, and while under the influ
eucc of hop juice attempted to run the town.
When the fire alarm was sounded the
soldiers broke for the engine houses, grabbed
the trumpets and assumed the management
of the department until Chief Crane
knock eil one of the fellows in the head with
his horn. The mob then attempted to rob
Wolff & Clapp's till, but were checked by
the police and a few resolute men. The
soldiers said they would run the town from
now on, but upon the fact being made
known to General Grover, that officer made
up his mind that he would have to be con
sulted in the matter.
A wild boy was recently caught in the
, Santa Rosa mountains, in the vicinity of
Tancanhuitz, Mexico. He was carried to
the latter place and put in a well fenced
garden, where he greedily consumed fruit,
lettuce, roses and the roots of several plants.
He never spoke and never appeard to no.
tice the people who went to see him. He
appeared perfectly harmless, but one day he
seized a little child three years of age and
commenced to eat it. Its cries attracked
attention, but before assistance reached the
spot the young savage h id devoured the
flesh of the right arm, and had also eaten
part of the face. On seeing that the child
was about to be taken away, he squeezed it
to death in his arms.
An old Indian who said he was cam pin
on the outskirts of the city, went into
Holme's drug store yesterday to ascertain
the nature of the contents of a bottle which
he had in his possession, says the Walla
Walla Union. He was informed that the
bottle contained or did contain carbolic
acid. The old Siwash then explained that
his seven-year-old son had found the bottle
in a pile of rubbish, and taking it to be
"fire-water," he imbibed a liberal supply,
resulting in the young brave becoming a
"good Iniun" within fifteen minutes of the
"absorption act." The old Indian seemed
to think that it was rough to die by the
effects of carbolic acid, when strychnine
whisky would do as well With a shrug of
his shoulders and giving vent to a vigorons
"Ugh!" the Indian left the drug store medi
tating upon the fact that everything bottled
was not whisky.
A Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Was organized in Dallas a few days ago,
efficiently officered, and they propose to do
some real good work. Their meetings take
place every two weeks.
The first "exclusively ( .'entile grand jury
now in session at Salt Lake, hus indicted
one of the famous Clawson family for
bigamy, and his various "wives" were com
pelled to testify against him.
Some quartz veins which prospect well,
and have assayed as high as $100 per ton in
gold, sitver and copper, have recently been
discovered on the mountain near Woodvillo,
Jackson county. Dr. Stanley and (ieorge
W. Colvig are interested iu the claims.
The Prineville News says: Ike Nickelson
is now given up by his friends as lost and
undoubtedly dead, the last searching party
having discovered no new traces of him.
As soon as it is practicable another party
will go in search of the lost man.
Chinese laundries are springing up with
wonderful rapidity in all the southern cities,
and the democrats are in alarm. Down
there they call a man who wears a clean
shirt a republican dude. So poor John
Chinaman and his "washee shop" are
mobbed.
Nothing has yet been heard from J. E.
Granger, who disappeared from near Saddle
Butte, Linn county, about three weeks ago
Several hunting parties have made diligent
searches, but no clues have been found of
his whereabouts.
A train came over from Kalama the other
night consisting of six passenger coaches,
in which were 227 passengers, says the
Seattle Post. The greater number were for
this city and beyond, the steamer Olympian
bringing 200 of these down the same night.
The travel by rail direct from the East is
immense and would be the means of filling
up this country in short order if everybody
who came stayed.
C. Mayer, of Molalla Creek, Oregon,
writes this: I have in alcohol a curiosity iu
the shape of a fairly developed chicken with
two bodies joined as one, four legs and twa
wings. Two necks diverging from either
body and converging and terminating with
one head.
The Walla Walla Journal is reliably in
formed that the agents of the O. R. & N.
Co. are urging persons who contemplate
making shipments east to hold on until
the O. R. & N. junction with the Short
Line is made, when rates can be obtained
over that route cheaper than those of the
Northern Pacific. .
The main line of the Oregon Short Line
has reached the fourth crossing of Snake
river, and is within two miles of Hunting
ton, where a connection is to be made with
the Oregon Navigation and Railway Com
pany's road. When such connection will
be made is yet unknown. Men are engaged
putting the Suake river bridge in position.
It will lie a very large and tine structure.
A daily stage will soon be put on to run
from Shoshone to the falls on Snake river,
for the accommodation of pleasure seekers
and the traveling public. A syndicate of
Eastern men have purchased the property
and will soon begin the erection of a $10,
000 hotel, build roads, beautify the grounds
and make all the improvements necessary
to the pleasure of sight seers to the great
Niagara of the West.
A. F. Parker, Postmaster of Eagle City,
Cojur d'Alene, received his commission,
mailtey, stamps and other paraphernalia
necessary to establish the ,Eagle City post
office on Monday last. The petition for the
establishment of the new office was for
warded to the department October 27, 1883,
so that it has only (?) taken five months
during which time that community has been
subjected to a 50 cent tax for each letter
received.
Wednesday afternoon at Walla Walla
a lad about 7 years of age came near meeting
with a serious if not fatal injury. It ap
pears that the boy, who was standing by
the side of the track, noticed a light con
struction hand car coming toward him at
full speed. The lad waited until the car
was within a few yards, when suddenly he
threw himself between the rails. The men
on the hand car tried to stop the pumps,
but before they could thoroughly realize
the situation the car hail passed over the
boy. The little fellow remained immovable
where he had thrown himself until the men,
who had succeeded in stopping the car,
came up to him, when the boy attempted to
stand up but could not do so, having been
struck in the back bv the working gear of
the car. He was carried to his home,
which is close to the depot, and turned
over to the care of his parents.
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and Dealers generally.
J. U. SCRAFFOKD. J. R. SCRAFFORD
J. B. Scrafford & Bro.,
PROPRIETORS OF
ccmv.A.Tivis
MARBLE WORKS,
AND DKALERS IN
ALL KINDS PLAIN, FANCY
AND OR A j ENTAL
Marble Granite.
MAIN STREET
Corvallis,
21-:ily
Oregon.
WANTED !
lOOO Men andBpys
AT
J. W. HANSON'S.
CLQTMN3 A'D TM13RIM3 EMrOr.iUM
To fit them out in the latest style of ready
made Clothing. Also the finest lot of
Pairfs Patterns and Suitings
Ever brought to Corvallis.
Call and. Examine Goods.
No trouble to show goods.
Two doors South of Tost Office,
CORVALLIS, - . - . OREGON.
SAW MILL FOR SALE.
Situated 12 Miles Southwest of
Corvallis, Oregon,
With 160 acres of good timbered land. Almost
new, steam, 25 horse powjr, good engine and boiler,
double circular saws. Mill all in tirst class order
and situated in the iniust of a good market for luiu
ber. The mill originally cost about $5000. Owner
wishes to retire from the business and will sell mill
and land for 3200. Easy terms.
14in3 ISAAC NEWHOUSE.
EL. E. HAKKIS.
One Door South of Graham & Hamilton's,
CORVALLIS, . . OREGON.
Groceries,
Provisions,
DRY GOODS,
Cora His. June 24, 1882. 19-19
Real Estate AgencyJ
CORVALLIS OREGON
Heal Estate Agents, will buy, sell, or
lease farms or farm property ou
commission.
Having made arrangements for co-operation
with agents in Portland, and being ful
ly acquainted with real property in Benton
county, we feel assured of giving entire sat
isfaction to all who may favor us with their
patronage. G. A. Wa goner,
20-tiyl T. J. Buford,
DILLON BKO.'S,
WITH THEIR
Will saw all kinds of Firo Wood, 10168 for
Fencing, on Reasonable Terms.
Call at A Cauthorn's for Information. 2183m
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.
Corvallis, Oregon.
CANAN & GIBLIN. PROPRIETORS.
THE OCCIDENTAL is a new building,
newly famished, and is first class in all its
appointments.
RATES LIBERAL.
Stages leave the hotel for Albany and Yaquina Bay
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Large Sample Room on First Floor for
Commercial Sen. 1935 ly
PORTLAND
-EBUSINESS COLLEGE,
N. E. Cor. Second and Yamhill Sts.f
PORTLAND. - - OREGON.
A. P. Armstrong,
J. A. Wtsco,
Principal.
Penman and Secretary
Designed for the Business Education of Both Sexes.
si
Admitted on any week day of the year.
-PEHfW"0RKN- "
Of all kinds executed to order at reasonable rates.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
The College "Journal," containing information
of the course of Study, rates of tuition, time to
enter, etc., and cuts of plain and ornamental pen
manship, tree.
Vill be mailed CDCC to atl applicants and to
customers of last year without ordering it.
It contains illustrations, prices, descriptions and
directions for planting all Vegetable and Flower
Seeds, Plants, etc Invaluable to mil.
D. M. FERRY & C0.S5Sl
TRAVELS IN MEXICO AND LIFE AMONG THE
Mexicans" bv Frederick A. Ober.. The most
fully illustrated and the largest popular work ever
published. A stirring narrative of a most interesting
journey from the Yucatan to the Rio Grande, in one
lartre octavo volume of nearly 700 pages. Agents
wanted. Apply to J. DEWING Co., 420 B-ish St.
San FraOcisoo, I l 13m3
FENCING!
FARMERS, ATTENTION.
Horn's Improved Wire Fence Lock.
To Fanners and those who have been annoyed by having fences blown down, floating
away, or throwt. over by breachy stock.
A Fence has been secured which puts an end to ill such trouble. A wire lock has been invented - hicb
when attached to a fence, secures it against the most breachy animals,
EXPLANATION: When a rail fence is properly built , laying the worm 3 1-2 feet wide, and taking pains
to lay the rails up firm and square, then attach the lock and you have a fence that will turn the breachiest
animals. As to its merits, it is strong and durable a single rail cannot be moved out of place. It requires
no stakes, Mjsts or riders, and in addition to this it is the cheapest, fence that can be built with rails' it saves
from So to 10 on a hundred panels of fence, and you have a stronger and better fence.
The same rails required to build 100 pamis of stake and rider fence will build 125 panels of this fence by
u-ing HOKN'S WIRE LOCK. No stakes are in the way of moving fence corners, heaving out by frost, or
rotting off, thereby letting fence down or stock in your fields to destroy the crop. This fence is braeeu in
every direction, whether up hill, down hill or side hill, and locked with a lever so strong that nothing short
of a tornado will move a rail. Stock on either side can not possibly move the top rail . ThiB .-ire lock was
patented April 11, 1882 - numbered 258,433. . G. A. HORN, Patentee.
ISsiT banners, vour leiieing costs more than all other improvements o. viur farm combined. Look to
thisimKrtant interest. vSJl For further information, enquire ofwner of State Right,
13tf
W. F. Cauthom. Corvallis, Oregon.
THOMAS GRAHAM,
Druggist and Apothcary,
-AND DEALER IN-
PAINTS, OIIS, MUSHES, BRUSHES, MASS, PEW, ItP)
SHOULDER BRACES, TOILET ARTICLES AC.
A full line of LVoks, Stationery and Wall Paper. Ot r drugs are fresh ami
well selected. Paesciiptions compounded at all hours. 19-27yl
Wheat and other Grain Stored on the best of Terms by
3". BLAIR.
-AT
COR VAL LIS
SACKS PURNISHED"tO PATRONS.
Farmers will do well to call on me before making arrangements elsewhere
18-27-yl
WILLIAM MORRIS,
TAILOR,
Front Street,
Twodoors nortli of tlie Vincent House,
CORVALLIS, OR
ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED.
Binding and Cleaning i moderate Prices.
!)2Gyl
City Stables iDaily Stage Line
FROM ALBANY TO C0RALTJS.
TriOS. E1GL1N ,
On the Corner West of the Engine House
CORVALLIS, - - OREGON.
HAVING COMPLETED MY
new ami commodious BARN,
I am better than ever prepared to
Keep the
BEST CF TEAMS BUSSES. CARRIAGES
AND
SADDLE HORSES TO HIRE.
At Reasonable Rates.
&T Particular attention given to Hoarding Horses
Horses Bought and Sold or Exchanged.
PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL.
Proprietor
Having secured the contract to carrying th
United States Mull
FROM
Corvallis to JVIba ny
For the ensuing four years will leave CorvalUi each
morning m 8 o clock, arrivimr in Albany about
o'clock, and will start from Albany at 1 o'clock in the
afternoon, returning to Corvallis about S 0'eluck
This line will be prepared with good team and care
lui drivers and nice comfortable and
EASY RIDING VEHICLES
For the accommodation of the
TRAVELING TDBtlC.
JOB PRINTING
DEPAETM E T
BEING SUPPLIED WITH
LATEST STYLES,
AND DESIGNS OF
Type and all Printing Material
IS PREPARED TO DO
FINE BOOK AND FANCY JOB PRINTING.
In the latest styles and at pliers hut little mors
than cost of labor and material, on short notice. We
are constantly turning ont at prices which dely com
petition, the nicest designs of
Letter heads,
Bill heads,
Envelopes,
Visitiug cards,
Business cards,
Programs,
Ball tickets,
Note books,
Order books,
Beceipt books,
Posters,
Druggists labels,
Gummed or
Ungummed,
Legal blanks,
Send, lor Samples and
Prices to the G-a zette Of
fice ii you want the Best
work at Lowest Pric - s.
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inches, with over 3,SOO
illustrations a whole pic
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to order, and gives exact cost of every
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postage 7 cents. Let us hear from you.
Respectfully,
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO-
27 Jk SCS9 Wabash Avenue, Chlcaco. XU.
Job Printing Office for Sale.
We have at this office in the job depart
ment sufficient good material to make up
two good job offices. To any one wanting
to purchase we will therefore sell a job office
complete, including one press, and every
thing else necessary. We have a new half
medium Gordon, and an eighth medium
Liberty press, as good as new. Of these
two presses the purchaser ean take hi
choice.