News Summary.
TheDairofseal brown horses our-! The State Board of Agriculture has
chased for the President has arrived I nged the time of the Stat Fair so that
lie couniccs wnn pne lane county tiir.
The officers of the latter are naturally much
There is only one delinquent on the I at the White House stables. Their
tax list in Yakima county. tails are not banged but are after the ! annoyed.
The eraneers of Butte creek, Man approved order of Jeffcrsoian siiru j Mr. m. S. Burrell, who died in Portland ,
"w ii-.. i . . . . i
on county, have organised a co-opera- PUGlty
It..- i i t,,i,
tiye store. I Barnes who nave orcnaras snouia
The rain in Lane couijty has helped not neglect to make arrangements to
the growing crops but not enough for
plowing.
A cavalry company has been mus
tered at Looking Glass, Dauglas coun
ty, with forty men.
The bodv of Frank Rampv, who
was drowned at Harnsburg on A'jnl
a 2th, has not been found.
Tacoma News: It is rumored that
the contract for the Cascade tunnel
will Dositivelv be let on the iKth of
T H j
May and the work pushed through.
The Union Pacific and Oregon
Short Line have reduced their freight
time twenty-seven hours, and will land
carload freizht into Portland from
Chicago, in eight davs, and merchan
dise in ten days.
take caae of their fruit. The latest
advices from the Eastern States goes
to show that the fruit crops there will
De almost a total taiiure tnis year, as
the winter has been so severe as to
not only kill the prospects but in many
places has ki led the trut trees. With
a failure in the mstern States and a
good crop on this coast we will be as
sured of a good price and a demand
for all our dried fruits.
The assessment roll as returned by
the city assessor of Salem, foots up a
total value of property of $1,500,000.
fhe tax on this with a levy of four
mills, as fixed at a meeting of the
ouncil held last evening, will be $6ooc
which, together with the income from
licenses, etc., will amount to about
The gold belt along Burnt river, $10,000, a sum sufficient to defray the
Baker county, is attracting renewed in- expenses of the city government for
terest. Railroad men and Eastern I the ensuing year. Statesman
capitalists are in the country prospect- Boise statesman: Work on the
ing. Some ore taken out averaged Boise city Dranch railroad has been
$80 to the ton. ordered suspended, with no prospects
The Oregon State Fair will be held that the UnW Pacific will build this
at Salem beginning on the 2nd ol branch. A letter of this import was
September and last one week. The I received here by Mr. J. Brumback
premiums will amount to $10,000. I yesterday, from Charles F. Adams.
Of this $4,300 will be for racing and Adams offers to return the road and
$5,700 in other prizes. all they have done on it to the right of
The following is a summary of the way contributors free of charge, and
ivpali-h ol this State: Farm products, make a favorable connection if we will
$19,000,000; farms, $60,000,000; build the branch
farming machinery and implements, The Yamhill Reporter, in an excel-
$2,956,173; live stock, $13,000,000; lent article on the lethargy of the citi-
mines and implements unknown; other zens 0f its section of Oregon says
personal property unknown. 1 otal, "A great many of our people wonder
$120,956,173. why it is that while so many immi
A hurried round-up of cattle, begin- grants are coming to Oregon and
ninz at Bear Creek and sweeping the Washington Territory, so few find their
desert by way of Powell Buttes to the F " this section. That is easily
Deschuttes, and thence to Lower enough explained. The country up
Crooked river, was made last week. th valley is not advertised, it has no
live, energetic men looking after its
welfare.
Residents of Josephine county will
vote on the county seat question on
June 1st A majority of all the votes
cast are required and the candidates
are Wilderville, Kirbyville and Grant's
Pass. If neither gets a majority this
time it will again be submitted to the
people one year from next June, to be
decided by the selection of one of the
two places receiving the largest num
ber at this election. It seems to be
generally acknowledged that Grant's
Pass has the best of it.
. Sale.
A farm consisting of 480 acres of land,
suited for farming and stock raising, and
district, and the teacher's association situated in Lane county, Oregon, together
wun sdock, sucn as nurses, eaiue, consisting
of No. I milch cows, one. two and three
year olds, a small band of line graded sheep,
aud hogs; also farming implements, all that
are necessary on the place, in good repair,
seed aud fe6d, all of which will be sold, at a
bargain. The quality of the soil is excel
lent; adapted to all kinds of cereals, hops,
fruits, and vegetab es, and with plenty of
out range for stock. For further informa
tion and price and terms of sale, inquire at
the Gazette office.
The stock looked well considering the
ordeal through which they have passed.
Says the Prineville News: The
Smith Bros, sold their entire band of
cattle, numbering about 600 or 700,
this week to T. J. Logan of Camp
creek one of the heaviest stock growers
in the county. Mr. Logan, we are
informed, paid tha boys $25 a head,
this year's calves not included.
Hon. E. B. MoElroy, State Super
intendent of I'iblic Instruction, is
making arrangni .:nts to hold teachers
institutes diriaj the coming summer
at Baker City for the 6th district, at
Grant's Pass for the 1st district, at
Corvallis or Yaquina Bay for the 2nd
at Astoria.
Dwellers in the glorious State of
Colorado were treatel on the 24th
day of April to a continuous snowfall
of nine hours, which left the whole
country under a fleecy mantle to the
depth of about twenty inches. Ore
gonians feel privileged to growl be
cause of light frost and cold winds.
The spring of 1885 will long be re
membered by residents of this valley
for the absence of sickness. Fevers
generally prevail at this season of the
year, but so far as we can learn peo
ple are singularly free this spring from
the visitation of these maladies. The
beautiful weather must have something
to do with it.
The Jacksonville Sentinel says, that
an enterprising New Yorker has made
the O. & C. R. R. Co. a proposition
to buy their tunnel on the Siskiyou to
be used as a cellar for a large ale and
porter brewery which he proposes to
erect there. In all probabilities the
company would do well to sell it, as
it will hardly ever do them any good.
The land department connected
with the Northern Pacific railroad has
just received information that, by or
der of President Cleveland, the U. S
land office at old Yakima City has
been removed to North Yakima. The
building in. which is located Col. How
lett's office is at present on wheels and
being carted away to the new town.
The First National bank is also being
removed to North Yakima.
Lake County Examiner: During
the week Goose lake valley was visited
by storms of rain and snow to an ex
tent to insure our farmers against a
drouth during the coming, summer,
and making it certain that a large crop
of grain will be raised. Friday
George Ross and S. M. Keenan have re
cently had some quartz from their lead in
Yamhill ounty assayed. It showed con
siderable gold and some silver, pnning out
about $575 of gold to the ton. The mine i
located near North Yamhill, and the gentle
men think they have struck a bonanza.
An attempt was made recently to destroy
the office of the Yakima Signal, by blowing
up the building. The office ii i.i been placed
00 rollers, to be mnvsl to the new town,
morn- ' nd .t is supposed that was the cause of the
ing the snow was fully three inches ' mean trick. Very soon there will not be
deep all over the valley, but was gone I "ufc, "f old town left to blow up, if
by noon, leaving everything in thejh present rate of removal continue.. This
' , ' . . , . j , fiiur remove much sympathy for the old
Very best condition for a rapid growth. J town.
Strup of Figs. Nature's own true Lax
ative. Pleasant to the palate, acceptable
to the Stomach, harmless in its uature,
painless in its action . Cures habitual Con
stipation, Biliousness, Indigestion and kin
died ills. Cleanses the system, purities the
blood, regulates the Liver and acts on the
Binvels. Breaks up colds, chills aud fever,
etc. Streugtheues the organs on which it
acts. Better than bitter, nauseous Liver
medicines, pills, salts and draughts. Sam
ple bottles free, aud large bottles for sale by
Allen & Woodward.
Croup, whooping cough and Vronchiti
immediately relieved by Shiloh's Cure.
For sale at P. Graham's.
Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure is
sold by us on a guarantee. It cures con
sumption. For sale by X. Graham.
Shiloh's V itaiizer is what you need for
Consumption, Loss of Appetite, Dizziness,
aud all symptoms of Dyspepsia. . Price 10
aud 75 cents per bottle. For sale at T.
Graham's.
Will you suffer with dispepsia and Liver
'. omplaint? Shiloh's Vitalizer as guaran
teed to cure you. For sale at T. Graham's.
Sleepless nights, made miserable by that
terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure is the remedy
for you. For sale by T. Graham,:
That hacking cough can be so quickly
cured by Shiloh's Cure. We guarantee it.
For sale at T. Graham's.
For lame back, side or chest, use Shiloh's
Porous Plaster. Price 25 cents. For sale
at T. Graham's.
Catarrh Cured, health and sweet breath
secured, by Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy.
Price 50 cents. Nasal injector free. For
sale by f. Graham.
recently, left an estate valued at more than
1500,000. He leaves one-third of it to ha
wife aud divides the remainder among his
five children.
According to San Francisco papers there
is quite a large emmigration of fruit grow
er from ?he vicinity of Lis Angeles, Cali
fornia, coming to Oregon and Washington,
having become dissatisfied with that local
ity. The celebrated mare, raised by O. P.
Adams near Albany, w.:s sol 1 Tuesday I y
that gentleman to M- 1- Eeie, of San Iran
cisco. for the sum of $1,500. The mare is a
beautiful Clydesdale with main nearly seven
feet long. Mr. Reid started with his pur
chase Wednesrlay for the Worlp's Fair at
New Orleans. Democrat.
No land nnder the sun is so replete with
historic memories as the rugged country in
the Northwestern corner of the Afghanis
tan, where the first clash of arms between
Russia and England is expected. Cyrus
and Alexander the Great have passed over
with their armies, and from the walls of
Herat have issued the conquering legions of
rimmerlane and Nadir Shah.
According to an offisial report, the total
amount of the circulating mediums in the
'lauds of the people is $1,100,000,000. Of
this amount less than ons-tweuty-tifth is in
sillars and less than one-tenth in silver cei
i icates. As much of either kind of money
is used in 'ie payment of bills, the infer
ence is that every man holps on to the other
varieties anrl works off the silver dollars, or
the certificates representing tltnee coins,
with all possible speed. This shows that
foresighted man are distrustful of the83cent
dollar. Another evidence of the same
thins? is the fact that contracts and notes
for real estate and merchandise containing
that ominous clame. .. . in United
States gold in or its equ vtlent, " havi al
ready been executed and interchanged"
Men an ! Ivy's s'.ioes an 1 boots at cost
at Whitney's closing mt sale,
Yaquina ysters, fresh from the beds, at
Bun's.
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THE MUTUAL SELF-ENDOWMENT
iND BENEVOLENT
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA,
Grand Central Office, Fort Worth, Texas.
SAM CTTNDIFF President. E. M- MACY, Secretary.
B. W. BROWN, ice-President. A. V. MORRISON, 1 reai.
Chartered under the laws of the State of Texas, Juna 11th, 1381. Gopv ril t secured bj fllif g title Jane 11
1S81, in the office of the librarian of Cong-regs, D. C.
PACIFIC COAST DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE.:
No. 7 Powell St. Corner Market. San Francisco
OFFICER
BOX. SAMUEL G. H!LBCR-f, Prssideut
v. a. waku, Seer tary.
A. W. KELSEY, of Sacramento, Vica-Prendcm.
l'HI"iP .V i," Ti U FA M..T.-1 T' . ' ...V r
. . . y., iiw-H-i v.icTwir, rauricuAftiv, Treasurer. v
CAPT. J. N. LEONARD, State Bapt, Portland, Or.
, ... The object of this Association is to provida endowments for living meir.bers as well as bene0U fo
adeaihtleeto ""nt with perfect security, p, i8tui.e.eBUown,t as
The plan embraces two forms, lite and death. One pays at the death of a member, and the other pat
;n ,ivee,ua!mstK nielits during life. The association is ODerated on the mnflU.. It h..
no j:r to ats:-b ,ts earnings, and no trustees among whom to Divide its surplus
1 he total nieinbershiu r.f the association now w,,,-.t n -ml - ,
each month. The association has disbursed to daU 57U,03a.02 in benefits to the leratees of deteasae mam
.icrs, auu on manuring- coupans. Is loanimr from Bftee to twenty thousapd per month to livipy i&eubwa.
KUVmw SIKCE ORGANIZATION.
li '"eit)te since organization.
Disbursements since organization,
(TH CGlAlZlEiTlTjE)
mm .7R . 37iS SALE 0;
ESTATE.
REAL
Notice is hery given -t in jn- uatse and by
virtue of an order of the County Court, of the State
of Oregor for Benton County, made on tfw 6th day
of April, 18S5; it bain;-a day of the regular April
erm, 1S35, of said Court, and duly entered in the
Journals of said Court, the undersigned the arimis
trator of the estate of llowcll C. Br.gjs, deceased,
will on
atnr 1 V. tb 9tb day of May, 1835,
at the hour of two o'clock, p. m., of said day, at the
front door of the Court H vme, in Corvallis, Benton
County, Oregon, o.ler for a!j at public auction, to
the highest bi t for iiiah Iti t an 1, the right,
title, n- r rt aai vto jrfcSssh eaid tc tl e
time of bis death iA in and o the foi lowing de
scribed real property-, o
The v est half of the north 3 . qttKfior and tbe
west :;aJf . sQaiuK quarter of Section twenty-
four (2), Township stereo (11). South of an; u
eight (8), west of the - iltan ctt Meridian, in Benton
County, State of Orejrin, and containing ne hun
dred ird sixt SO) acres of la i ., t .pay funeral
charges, expenses 6 a-::, inistrution aad claims
against said asta.
Dated this 10th day April. !
a .-"Sl; :. o. : : I3GS,
Administrator of the Estate ol Rojwell C. Brings,
deceased.
ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE.
In the County Court oi tr.e state of 3rejon for the
county Be it- .
In the matt.- of th esi :. of
John Stewart, De: ised.
Notice is hereby .iven t1 a' the undersig led Maty
Stewart and . M. Jihnson have been dul appoint
ed administrators o: the e-'a'.e or John Stewart, de
ceased, by the County Court of the itate of Oregen,
for the county of Beuton, sitting for the transaction
of Probate business.
All persons lavinir 1 sims againit t .'A estite will
present them with them pioperly verified within six
months firas the j i ,f -..i.-notice to ui a such ad
ministrators, at the office or F. M. Johnson at Cor
vallis Oregon.
MARY 8TF.WART aid F. M. J0HXS1N,
Administrator of the estate of John Stewart deceased.
Dated at CorvalHs Or.f April lth 1885.
I??v?ilLi: TO ALJlaS
fen all annlipjLnta
and tsi ciistnmpm Afloat vpr wi
ordering it It eontafns illustrations, price
descriptions and directions for
lr..'. I. , A vi . avynij
D.M.FERRYAO
k
all
XLBS. et-
mite
CABINET MAKER,
UNDRTA9CR.
Cor. Second and Monroe .Sts. ,
CORTU.U , : CP.I 6C?,
Keeps constantly on band all kinds af
FURNITUuE
Coffins ar.d Caskets,
Work done to erd- on short notice and at
reasonable rates.
Conrallis Jnly 1, 188J, 19:27yl.
JOB PRINTING
DE PARTM E N T
BEING SUPPLIED WITH
LATEST STYLES,
AND DESIGNS OF
Type and a!! Hi?s0
IS PREPARED TO DO
W B33 "aANLr HCY Jt)B PRINTING
.In the latest stvles and at piii s '-it lift,-- mere
than cost of labor and material, n s rt noti We
are constantly tur.iinrr out at prices . .iie.ii de. con
petition, the nicjst designs of
Letter heads,
Bill heads,
Envelopes,
Visiting cr.rds,
Business cards,
Programs,
Ball tickets, .
.Note books,
Onler books,
Receipt books, .
Posters,
Druggists labels,
Gummed er
Ungummed,
Legal blanks,
$o70,236,06
3 ...c on baud, - , . 'oni'na
C upocs paid, - - . " oj,
Agents Wanted in every county of the Pacific Coast.
F. M. Johnson, Resident Agent, - - Corvallis, Oregon.
Oity Stables iBaily Stage Line
FROM ALBANY TO COKVALLTS.
THO . EGLIN, - - Proprietor.
Op the Corner West of the Engine House Having secured the contract to carrying tk
CORVALLIS, - - OREGON.
HAVING COMPLETED HY
new and commodious BARN,
i aia better than ever prtpared to
3EST CF TEAMS BJ33IES. CARRIAGES
AND
SADDLE HORSES TO HIRE.
At Reasonable Rates.
3T Particular attention iriven to Boardin? Miirsei
Horses aoaht and Sold or Exchanged.
PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL.
Viilted States M.U1
Ma
Corvallis to
A-lbany
For the ensaine- four rears will tears Corvallis aaah
morning at $ o'clock, arriving in 'Albany afcaat
o'clock, nd will start trom Auaov at 1 e'aieek. lathe
aiternoon, returning to Cervallis akeat c'alock
Ihi&iine will be Prepared with goed tsaai and ssrt.
ui anvera ana mcb coUiiortaDie and
EASY RIDIKC VEHICLES
for iie aceomnioi.ation ol the
Wheat and other Grain Stored on the best of Terms by
Srm 3". BLAIR,
AT-
en 1 tcr Samples a d
P 'icto te z stie 1
fice ii you want th Best
work at L at irric s.
Three Year Old Eecord 2:41.
S..n ,.f
Altamont (2:27), and Belle Price.
Will lie kept the se;ison of 1885 on the
farm of J. VV. McKniuht, at Lowson Station
on the narrow gnuge railroad. Linn Co., Or.
Will be allowed to servo a limited number
of mares at 60, payable when the mare is
removed from the farm, with the privilege
of returning barren mares in 1886 free of
charge.
OEMECO
Was started fTi all the principal three year old races
in Oregon in 1834, winning three out of lour, and
making a record of 2;41, which stands at the head of
all three year old records on the North Paciilc Coast,
and trotting a fifth heat in the remarkable time of
2:44, the lat half in 1:17, a 2:34 gait.
His breeding- will suit the most fastidious. For
particulars aud extanded pedigree address
Mcknight bro's,
Albany, Oregon.
GOATS FOB SALE!
Four Hundred head of fine
ANGORA GOATS
for sale at the residence of the TJi.dersi((ned
seven mile north of Corvallis, Oregon.
Chas. Read.
For Sale!
W A
1 S
SACKS PtRNISHi D Td PATRONb.
Farmers will do well to call on me before making arrangement elsewhere
THE EE! TO A COT NT!
REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION
0ffic3: r--CVcll:s, Oie 0 ).
M. S. WOODCOCK, Marager.
rrT TQ ASSOCIATION will buy ard sell ali classes of Real Estate en rea onble terau xni wt, !lr
XlllO oogWj advertise by describing each pieca of property entruatedto it lor aala. lha faljaw.
iiijr piecta of pioperty will be bold on extraordinarily reaHonable ternisi
- I ndivlded interest in a c
I I: nei and seven anes cl
in conn .ion i i h the mill. Ii wtrftJFcl
all pf th year, nUiited hundy ti n arket 3
about? iile3 o Crrvallis with an exce
road to -nd r m it. Tenna y.
ul 1 I STOf'K FARM SSO acres, at out M In lt'fn.
1 ' e( ISO ill rpn ca n h ; m M i v a I H rli n 1 .ki
SAW 3
water,
Ifortable house nd barn, n Ilea adjvininrta iaax
nt si - . b&ustiliie oo range, akicy oi e ol th Mat siaat
ranires in Benton countv. . itLtted aboui 10 alia
FW!5' Farm all under fence only 2 miles firm 'Southwest of Corvallis. PricetlSOO.
Z?2SS? ' Wacres now in tuiaation, tt' FARM A farm of 136 acres of land litaatW i
bounce i fit can be cultivated; Sbout 20 of it no in mile llom corvallis. in Linn Count,, c r. All 2tor
wheat with a fair house good burn and piurj. fence; W acres of rich b turn land la caltivstin
w,ill,6 told at a bargain, lorms easy. 66 acres of good fir, as. and maple tinier; t pad
FARM Farm of 478 acres for less than S18 pel hou"c', ' Si orchards and two ios d wells with
acre, beine ouo of the cheapest and best ainif ii ""r'P8- lermsi SSO per sere, half curh down and
ficlitoi. countv, situated 4 p.iies west of Hoatoe 3c. balance payable in one and two years, a.eur.d by
a n.iie from a"c;ood school, in one of the b st BfgiHjB,ort" upon tLe 'rm-
eulUvtaed. AD under fence, "with good two "too enable C" ' "r
irame house, large barn and orchard; ha running
'atcr the vear around, and is well suited :r stock i ALSO Four unimproved lot except fen,
and dairy purposes. This is one of the cheapest (arms ed in Corvallis, Or. The choicest bulldiug r'-tT In
in the Willamette Valley Terms easy. the city for sale reasonable.
IMAS GRAHAM,
Druggist and Apothcary,
-AND DEALER IN-
mm, oils, varnishes, mm cuss, rem, mm
SHOULUEK BRACES, TOILET AETICLES C. '
A full line of B oks, Stationcy and Wall Paper. Orr drugs are treaL
well xelected. PaeHcrijilions compcanded at all hourt. 18-27yl
FRANK BRCS. IMPLEMENT CO.
DEALER8 IN
TAR 1DSCMILIXMAGKINERY.
La Belle Wagon Wa!u.r A Wood's Mowers, McSberrj Drills and Seeuers.
Heapers and Twine Binders, liuford's Wi Hdnv Plows, Hodge's Double Draper Header
Buiord's Gang and Sulk Plows Coate's Su'l y lukes, Euford's Hiding and Walking Cultivators,
tear, Scott & Co. s Engines an Threshers Coo wr t Co.' Saw Mill Machinery,
Lauoall Whc.l .. rrv.i.s, Carriages, Spring Wagons, uckboard Wagons, etc., etc.
The Celebrated Hollow Tooth Harrow, Etc., Etc., Etc.
Full Line of farm Machinery.
Write for Catalogne. Address either FRANK BROS., Xmpl. Co., Portland, Or., or
T. J. BL, A 1 1 , Agent, CorvaT.ijs, Oregon. 22143m
A GooJ "Bu in ss Lccation,
With a number one Store House
24x70 ft., with house attached
suitable for a small family.
Situated in the center of the
City of Philomath.
m ha. ou.F.u!5 ...u . nr,,7r Send six ce
ON THE O. P. R. "RJA PB ZE.ESKS'i
For further r u timlars nnnnire of M tsW 1 i8't awav than anything in the world.
A I ey Iniare enquire ot M. W. Fortun.s await the werkers, absolutely sura. At
NOTCE OF FMLSE.TLEMENT.
In the matter 4 the estate
of 1
Andrew B. Moore, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given" that I, Martht Moore, ad
ministratrix of .the estate of Andrew B. Moore de
aeaaed, have filed my final account such adminis
tratrix in the Cu :tr C o." t state of Oregon,
for Bsnton count; and he said Court has fixed
Saturday the MS day of May, "38r.
at the hour of 10 J'clo k a. m. or said day as the time
for hearing any and all objections to the same and
for a fiaal settie.n .i. ;.ir of.
MARTHA MOORE,
Adminis r..trix of the eitJieol Audr-v ti. Moore,
deceased.
Send six cents for postage and receive
y oox or goods wnicn will
either sex, to more money
J. B. SCUAFFCRD.
j. r. scsJArroRS
once aUurescTaes Ou. , .iu usta, liaiUw.
J. E. Scrafford & Bro.f
PROPRIETORS OF
MARBLE WORKS,
AND DEALERS IN
ALLKIND PLAIN, FANCY
AD OLN A MENTAL
Marble Granite.
MAIN STREET
Ccryallis, - Oregon.
2I-Sly