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Corvallts Weekly Gazette. KI UXAV M.UKS1NG, MAY 15, 1885. 49 : -.u-.u.i'a.-. w the G aak pi-k. either on Wii?rtB r toe LtJict-tKu, to injure prompt atten tat Wwuiii th JOrgca bo ttttQUIUITK PUULISH- . . i t Cburvhiti a t&e otfk-e manager of the Gazette WihiK Hvuttts. ud Uval xtiur of this paper, and - a. aMen to hiui will retreive prompt cri abbetiou. SOCIETIES K. A. M. Fe ,im Chapter, So. , R. A. M., meets Thurs tlfty i-t ;iuf .m or preceding full moon. W. l CRAWFORD, H P Take Notice. Twelve nonpareil lines or less, or one ir.ch of space een.titute a square. All Mill for advertising payable monthly. For all raaaient ad yertising payment must be made in ad- Business locals, first insertion 10 cents per line. V business locals inserted for less than 25 cents. Marriage notices free I.ath notices free if ac companied bv extended remarks, 5 cents per line will bs charged. Resolutions of condolence, 5centsfer live. Can! of thanks, 10 cents y. ir line. We shall be obliged.io any person who willafuriiish with any information of local interest. No notice .can be taken of anonymous common iea tlons. Whatever is intended for publication must be authenticated by the name and address of ths writer not necessary for publication, but as a f uarantee of srood faith. We do not hold ourselves responsible for anv views r opinions expressed in the communications of our correspondents. By a decision of the Post-office Department all wr aons receiving- or taking paiiers from the postofoce oVen when addressed to them become responsible or the subscription price. Advertisement, notices and communications in ended for this paper, should be handed in as early as Wedaesdav morning, to insure their publication. Suh.cribers not receiving their paper rcmlarlv will ' corf or a favor by giving notice of the same at this face. Subscribers will bear in mind that the subscription ' price is invariably S3. 00, when not paid in advance. BOARD OF IMMIGRATION. Meeting of citizens at the court house last Friday evening the 8th inst. was callod to order by B. W. Wilson and T. J. Baford secretary. The object of the meeting as stated at a previous one, was for the pur pose of organizing a board of immigration for Benton county. The committee appoint ed at the previous meeting to interview the citizens to acertain of our business men who would take a part and assist in the en tor prise, reported about fifty names. The taction of permanent officers was then had ' which resulted in B. W. Wilson for chair man, '. M. Johnson secretary and B. R. lob treasurer. Mr. Keady, Geo. Waggoner n4 M. S. Woodcock 'vera appointed to draft the necessary rules on permaucut or ganization and report to the present meet ing in fifteen minutes. The report of the last named committee was made in due time and adopted. It was ordered that the executive committee con isting of the chair man, secretary and treasurer be authorized to open books and circulate them at once to raise funds with which to carry out the ob jects of this meeting. It was ordered that the meetings of this board be' held on the first Monday evening of each month except that during the first, the meetings hall he held on each Monday evening. The committee above refered to oa perma nent organization reported the following: Whereas. A large numter of immi grants are daily arriving in this state from the east and while Benton county afford op portunities and inducements second to no other county in Oregon, for those seeking new homes, but as no efforts have been put forth to make known the extraordinary fa cilities and resources which our county af fords, but few strangers find their way hither, while most immigrants have been attracted to distant and less favorable parts of the state. Therefore be it Jtttolved, That this society be called the Benton County Board of Immigration. That the headquarters of such society hall be at Corvallis. That the membership shall consist of all contributes to the funds of the Board. That the operations of the society be carried on under the sanction of inco-eperatiwn with the State Board of Im migration. That the objects of the Board are to disseminate information as to the natural resources and general advantages of Bon ton county as a field for imminration. That the operations of the Board be con trolled and carried out through an execu tive committee consisting of the officers of the Board namely, chairman, secretary and treasurer for the time being. That thaoffi eers now appointed shall hold offices for one year from this date, and shall hare power to call to their assistance any sub commit tees of members of the Board for special du ties and to call meetings of the Board when necessary. May 8th, 1885. W. P. Keady, M. S. Woodcock, G. A. Wagroser. THe Curfew Law. Albany Democrat: "The Curfew Law of this cjty, requiring young men and women under twenty-one years of age to be off the streets, except on business, after 9 p. m. and before 5 a. m. , is being rigidly enforced in Albany. Young men six feet tall, some smooth faced, soma with affecting mus taches, even though they lack but a short period of their majority, have been summar ily sent home to their beds on several occas ions. Naturally enough it is very embar rassing business to the young men. Take a boy of twelve or fifteen and he is used to being boesed; but when he reaches twenty it is mighty Jhumiliating to him to be or dered home. The Democrat has always ad vocated the law, and does not go back on itsjpast record. If a minor wishes to be on the streets all he has to do is to get the per mission of his parents or guardian, which is a complete protection it he presents it to the Nightwatch. If his parents refuse to sign any such permission he ought by all means be made to stay at horn' Corvallis should have such an ordinance, and if en forced would have a beneficial effect. Let the now city council consider this subject. LOCAL NOTES. Ice cream at Bain's. Mrs Wayman St Clair, of Newport, is visiting friend in the city. The printers of Salem will hold their an nual picnic this year on the 4th of July. Miss Carrie Cressy, of Independence, spent a few days this week with old friends in this city. Bishop Dubbs of the Evangelical church will preach in the College Chape) nxt Sab bath at 10:30 A. M. Isaac Moore is building a new ferry boat for the accomodation and safety of travel ers crossing the river at this place. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Shedd made a trip to visit friends in the Belknap settlement and returned home last Sunday. We are informed that K. C. Kiger, super visor of the river road north of Corvallis is doing most excellent work in repairing the road. Last Sunday evening E. Bosenthal was crippled by the hook and ladder truck run ning over his right foot while going to the fire. Chas Rayburn has closed his butcher shop, having sold out to Jas. Taylor. Charlie has under contemplation a trip east of the mountains. On last Tuesday evening a few friends of Miss Ella Rayburn gave her a pleasant lit tle surprise party and a few hours were spent very enjoyable. The crop of strawberries is unusually large this season and our market is rilled with as fine a variety as were ever picked from a vine. Rev. E. R. Osary, D. D., of Eugene, will preach in the Presbyterian church next Sabbath. Services will bo held regularly at that church in the future. The rain which began last Monday has come in light showers and not so abundantly as many would like to see it, yet it is doing a great deal of good. Samuel Brown, an aeed man, and one ot the early pioneers of Oregon, died at Ger vias in Marion county, on Saturday it 7:40 o'clock P. M., after an illness of some time. Cherries are getting ripe and the average sized youth anxiously awaits the darkness so that he may enter the orchard without being detected by the indignant household er. Mrs. James E. Edwards, wife of our ex county Commissioner, has been for several days and is still dangerously ill. The many fricnds'of Mr. and Mrs. Edwards will be glad to learn of her early recovery. The Portland Standard Bays that an itn -mense cougar is hunting the snharbs of Cor vallis, but whether or not that paper knows anything about it we are not prepared to say. Ed. Belknap, of this town, made a flying trip to Belfountain, where his wife had beeii visitiug friends for a few days. She return ed home with him and Ed. 13 not so lone some as he was last week. Messrs. Fred Stanton, Clark Copeland, Ira Miller and John Priest came over from Yaqtiina last Tuesday to transact business and shake hands with their many friends in Corvallis. J. H. Berry a lung and experienced bote' keeper of Junction, went over to Yaquina Bay last week to rent the Ocean Reuse but we learn that he did not succeed and has returned to Junction. Mr. Burt Hasbrook accompanied by Mr. John Lawrence from near Junction was in Corvallis a few days ago. Mr. Hasbrook and his brother Frank intend starting soon to go east of the mountains with cattle. Thos. D. Reaves, one f Benton county's aged citizens and early pioneers who has been very sick for several weeks appears not to improve, and it seems only to be a question of time when he must depart from this earthly tabernacle. Messrs. Wallace Baldwin and H. E. Har ris went to McMinnville last Monday to at tend the installation ot officers of the Grand council of Masons of the state of Oregon, which has been recently organized in this state. Mr. Kd. Belknap, of the Belknap settle ment, so we are informed, found some five or six keyotes in the neighborhood and kill ed them all. They were small and found all together curled up under the side of a log. Mrs. Drummond vtf. Miss Lizie Calloway, Mrs. John Rickard and Miss Millie Doshe, formerly of Corvallis arrived in our city last Friday evening from Daviesville, California, and expect to spend a few months with their old friends in Webfoot. The students of the Agricultural college are preparing to give an entertainment at the city hall at the close of the spring term of school. They have under rehearsal the drama entitled "One hundred years ago." Judge John Burnett, accompanied by his wife and daughter Mattie took a trip over to Soda springs on last Sunday. The Judge returned the same day, but Mrs. B. and daughter are still rusticating at this popular resort. Last Friday evening "Baird's Mammonth Minstrels" played to a crowded house in our city and gave general satisfaction. The fact thatja "nigger show"can draw a crowded house at a dollar a head doesn't corroborate the cry of hard times. A trotting race has been arranged to take place on the day of the fireman's picnic, be tween Wils Rayburn's gelding and Wm. Gird's stallion, on the Corvallis driving park. Both horses are fine steppers and the race will be a fine one. . The Corvallis Water Company are extend ing their ditches throughout various parts of the city preparatory to laying their four and six inch mains, and other water pipes in the city. This will be an improvement which has long ben very much neded horn Mr. Al. Burnett, a brother of our Telt, arrived in our city from California the fore part of the week, where he has been with the hopes of improving his health. We are sorrow to state he found no relief for his ailment, which we believe, is pronounced eotisumption. Mr. W. C. Woodcock of the Belknap set tlement was in Corvallis last Monday and returned home Tuesday. He reported that Mrs. Wm. Tally of that neighborhood who has been dangerously sick for several weeks had so far regained her health that she was going to start for Soda Springs in Linn county in hopes that the change might still be conducive to a better state of health. We understand that the O. P. R. R. offic ials have received a notice signed by 42 of the strikers that they have withdrawn their names entirely, and desire not to be held responsible for any damage to property by lawless cr unprincipled persons. Their rep resentative who brought in the paper states that they were anxious to see the trains running, and that they would report any act of lawlessness that came to their knowl edge. Since the article in another Column was put ill print on the manner in which the agent of the West Side railroad here at the depot refused to deliver freight fn the sani" day in which it arrived, we learu that he has changed his determination in this regard and since Wednesday has been delivering freights in the afternoon soon after they ar rive. The business men certainly hope that there will be no m re delays, because the prompt delivery of freight is the life of bus iness in any town, The Oregon Oracle, published at Philo math, articulates thusly: "The first of the week there was a hack load of Corvallis young people came out to our city to spend the afternoon. Among those we knew were Miss Edith Jacobs, bertha Xeugass, Katie Carlyle, Nell'e Blair and Rosa Jacobs, es corted by some of Corvallis' best looking young men. They drove to the camp ground and spent a couple of hours in a kind of a picnic way. After taking supper at the Dixon house they took their depart ure for Corvallis, saying they enjoyed them selves immensely." The Iowa State Press Association will leave Council Bluffs on June 9th on a visit t Oregon and Washington Ter. We be lieve it is there intention to visit Corvallis as well as other cities in the Willamette valley. It might be timely to suggest that we should recognize their visit by having the band play a few selection. Te Gazette will also donate 50cts towards giving the quill drivers a bath at Jesse Spencer's. Arrangements are trying to be made for a 100 yard foot race between Frank Lewis, Oregon's sprinter, and C. F. Gibson, one of the fast men of the east. The race will probably be run at Portland in the near fu ture. It will be remembered that these two men contested in a 125 yard run in San Francisco about two months ago in jvbich the latter came out victorious, and now that another contest is contemplated considera ble interest is manifested. Minor Sn ick started last week on a trip to Hardin, Grant Co., Oregon, accompanied by his family, in hopes that the change would improve his wife's health. Mrs. Swick has not been well for over a year. So bad has she been for many months that she has been unable to walk, having to remain in bed or sit in a chair. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Swick hope the change will bring about the desired relief. Miss Mary Monteitb started on last Wednesday morning for Cheney, W. T., where she expects to remain for some time in the hopes of improving her health. Miss Mary was for a long time an employee of this office, and a better or more faithful compositor never lifted a type from a case. It is the wiih of the Uazettk force that her health may ba improved by her visit to the territory. Base ball is all the rage this year again, and Corvallis, not unlike other towns, has several uniformed clubs. We believe a match game is soon to be arranged between the Eclipse of this place and a club at Eu gene, to be played at Harrishurg. Later. From a letter just received we learn that the Eugene club refuses to aceept the chal lenge at present, but that a gains will be played with the Harrisburg nine next Sun day. The Salem Statesman say that it is re ported that a merchant in Philomath ' was so consientious last week that he would not sell a cigarette to a minor. If that mer chant looked only to the boy's interest he certainly deserves graal credit. If the hoy had the audacity to ask for a cig.tratte with out having a nickle to pay for it, we are of the opinion that if his cheek continues to grow he is in great danger of becoming a drunkard, a mugwump, or a dude. "People want order; there is always dis order where there is lite. There is perfect order in the cemetery; there will be a great deal of disorder on the resurrection morn ing." Consequently in view of the impend ing doom it will be wise to send yoor orders for letter heads, bill heals, cards, hand bills, circulars, progiammes, invitations, commer cial job printing of any description in the highest style of the art, to the Gazette printing house at once. Delays are danger ous. On last Friday about two oclock in the afternoon the residence of Mrs. Mary Hall at Philomath was discovered to be on fire. It is supposed to have caught from a de fective flue. There had been a fire in the stove only a short time before, after which Mrs. Hall had gone out on the hill to pick strawberries, when it was discovered. The house was entirely destroyed with all its contents except a sewing machine, clock and part of the clothing from one bed was saved. Mrs. Hall is a widow lady in moderate cir cumstances, although one good thing, the property was insured, which partially helps to compensate for the loss. At a grand council of Royal and Select Masters, F. & A. M., held at McMinnville last Tuesday, we learn that Wallace Bald win was installed Deputy Grand Masterand H. . Harris Grand Treasurer. It was also decided to hold the next regular Grand Council on the second Wednesday in Janu- uary, 1886, at Corvallis. Several months ago Mrs. John F. Benson, living pear Corvallis, was severely burned by an accidental explosion of a bottle filled with gunpowder. Skillful suigical aid was invoked, and everything possible was done for the unfortunate woman, but her severe wounds gradually grew worse until last Friday evening, when she died. The long and lean juinor editor of the Gazette kicked over the pastepot and threw down his pen on last Monday morning and decided to take a vacation. He borrowed our shoes and crawled into the Albanv stage without as much as a "good-bye Maud" an l has not lieen seen since. From a letter inst received from En ;eue City however, we learn that a chap answering to his description, was seen prowling around in that neighborhood trying to make a mash on another fellow's girl, but with lit tle success. We wish to state right here that the GaZETTB Publishing H use will no) bet responsible for any of his actions while out of tiie city, but will give a liberal re ward for his capture aud safe return to our editorial rooms. On last Sunday night just as the minis ters of the several congregations in town had finished their sermons and were about to pronounce the benediction, the fire bell pealed its frightful sound forth on the quiet still evening and in a very short space ot time, before the ministers could pronounce the last words of admonition to their con gregations the crowds dispersed from the several church buildings and were on their way to the place of conflagration, some to fight the raging flames, the most of them however to stand around in the way and look on, while a few trusted and daring fire men did the work. The fire was found to be an old stable filled with hay, located in the extreme north end of town about mid way north and south in ti e lumber yard of Max Fnend y. At about midnight the fire was entirely extinguished and the firemen repaired to the engine house to driuk hot cof fee and chat with the handsome and highly entertaining and energetic young ladies of the Corvallis coffee club, who were prompt to duty and had an abundance of the delic ious drink prenared and waiting. Fresh oysters, all styles, at Bain's. Yaquina oysters, fresh from the beds, at Bain's. Nobby Hats at coSt at Whitney's closing out sale. Mrs. Brio.ce s Lectures. Mrs. Mattie A. Bridge lectured at the city hall, Monday night, on "Social Breakers" to a large and appreciative audience. After giving a few statements as to the effects of alcohol on the system and brain, she pro ceeded to give her opinion, in very forcible language, of the doctor who should prescribe alcohol for a patient, mentioning some cases that she personally knew. The balance of the address was confined mostly to a series of very interesting stories which were told in a pl'-asing manner holding the people un der her sway till the close. Temperance is a subject which has been handled so often that it seems hard to say anything new, but Mrs. Bridge made her hearers listen as though they had never heard of the subject before. The order was exceptional for Cor vallis. Mrs. Bridge also appeared before a large audience at the city hall last Wednesday evening and delivered a very able and in structive lecture on the subject of O ldfel lowship, its history and good works. Mrs. Bridge, although not an Odd fellow, any further than being a Rebecca degree mem ber, yet she certainly is an able exponent of the order, its good deeds an. I general work ings. Fresh candy and taff daily at Bain's. Sewing machines to rent a! Will B os. Boys clothing at cost at Whitneys closing out sale. Fireman'3 Pic-Nlo. It has been the custom for many years for the liremen of Corvallis to give a pic-nic in the early part of the summer, and believ ing it. would be wrong to let the year 188" pass without a grand jollification of this kind, it has been decided by the fire boys to indulge in a day's festivity an l merriment on Thursday the 28th inst. . A tine pro- gramme is being arranged, which includes contesting of various kinds for substantia' prizes, speaking, music aud a grand old- fashioned pic nic dinner. Everything will be done to make the day enjoyable to all and the fire boys know what will please better than anybody. It is expected that several companies from our neighboring towns will be present to engage in our con tests and join U3 in our festivities. In the evening a grand calico ball will be given by the ladies of the Fireman's Coffee Club, ivhich insures its social success. Come everybody and help us make the 28th of May a day long to be. remembered. All goods at cost at Whitney's closing out sale. For choice hams, can of lard, or groceries, go to S. L. Kline's. Men's furnishing goods at cost at Whit ney's closing ont sale. Tried and, True. My house burned from a spark lighting on the roof on April 26th. It was insured in the State Insurance Company, of Salern, Oregon. The loss has been already settled by its secretary, in a prompt, fair and lion -orable manner, and I to-day received from their agent Mr. T. J. Bnford, the full amount of my claim viz: $601.50. 20-4 Signed, Wm. Gird. Corvallis, Oregon, May 10, 1 885. A Thieving Tramp. On last Friday Mr. Reuben Moore, one of our bachelor friends, discovered a tramp coming out of his house just across the terry from here and upon inquiry the tramp said he had been in to get a drink of water and the tramp went on his way rejoicing, but shortly after Moore had entered his house he discovered that his gold rimmed spectacles 'were missing, whereupon he fol lowed after the absent tramp and made him deliver up the spectacles. When Mr. Moore returned to his home agaiu and later in the day he discovered that his newest and best boots were gone. Moore accom panied by one of his hands took a team and again pursued the tramp until down near Albany they overhauled him anil made hnn deliver over the boots wdiich he did with great, reluctance anil a reat deal of pntfani. ty as he had left Ins boots at Moore's house and w compelled to proceed on his jour ney in a bootless condition. This, howt-ve was not rhe eifd, for some hours ,r. Moore had again returned home ';, covered that the keys to a!' he d Wv house were mig&ing and I. en- e ho o lode that the trsmv had pocketed his leys Men and owy's hoes an 1 t,.."i. -it Whitney's closing ait vile. Corsets, Kid gloves aod ptr.:3, . ,; at W uitney's closing .ut sale. The Garland stove still !e I, call i th in at Woodcock & Bah! win's. Gaze; e always In toe Viau. The GAi.TTE wi'l appear its many readers next week greatly improved an more valuable to its patrons. The disagree able patent advertising heretofore run on the inside wili be abandoned and its adver tising wi'l consist only of such as ill be received at the home office. It will contain much mere reading matter, of a better class, greater v.netv and more instructive. ith these improvements we shall feel con fident in ottering the Ga';ette to the read ing public, that it is the best and leading weekly country newspaper in Oregon. Strikers on tie O P. We learu that strikers of the Oregon Pa cific Railroad met at the Summit last Tues day to consider measures to stop the com pany's engine ami some hands from work, repairing the road. The sheri'F put in an appearance about their place of meeting and we have not learned what action they took. After the abuve information was put in type the following wis hauded us for pub. lie ttiou: NOTICE. VYe the undersigned creditors of the O. P. R. R., who have participated in the re cent strike, have this day withdrawn our names from that organization. We will no lonner guard or protect the property of said company or be held in any way responsible for any damages that may be done the same, by lawless and unprincipled persons. But wishing the company success in their great enterprise we stand ready and willing to receipt for our pay at your earliest con venience. Signed. das Ham ar John H iraar E S Hmar Jasper Newton M R Savage P Bryant H Wood Joe Br'ant H Wood Jr Sol Tatum J Wood Wm McVay Sam Wood A Smith A B Wood S Hawkins J N Wood F Williams Frank Wood F A Goodwin J L Morrison J Norton F Morrison J O Fuller J H Aldrich J J Fuller E Brannan J Trojtel W L Brannan B Troxel C Troxel W Groom Thos Bethers C W Bogne H Underhill A Underhill ' A E Alltree J L Hacker J M Henderson T Brim V Mulky Geo Owen A Good Spring Tooth Buckeye Broadcast Seeder for sale cheap at Woodcock & 3ald win's. A young man who desires to learn the printing business can find an opportunity at thisortice by applying soon. LBI OS Lsrr23. lie nainin : unebiim-'d in the Postotfice at 'orvallis. Ben toil County. Oregon, Friday Vf.n 15th 185 Persons -.ailing for same vi!l please sav "advertised," giving date of advertisement: Mien Wm V HI Babcock Dodson Mrs Giltherg Wm Pease Ch.is Tattle Frank Reeves C N N. R. Bakber, P. M. Pnilomath Jottinss The hour of holding Sabbath school has been changed to 2 P. m. At this hour on last Sabbath, was witnessed the largest attendance ever known in the Philomath Sabbath school. The temperance school managed by th.; W. C. T. U., meets each alternate Sabbath at 7:30 P. m., quite an interest is taken in this work Last Saturday Mr. Mark BrU'isou of this place met with a severe accident. As he was splitting wood, the ax struck a stick and glanced, inflicting a gash in the right foot about three inches in length. He is at home doins as well as could lie expected. Mr. Watts of Monroe is building a house in Philomath near J. E. Henkle's residence, also Mr. Gilbert McElroy is building a resi deuce in the east side of town in Brown's addition to the city of Philomath. Mr. T. W. Belt has sold out his grocery business to Jerry Barke,-. He goes to Inde pendence where he owns property and has formerly been in business. The best family remedy is undoubtedly Pfunder's Oregon Blood Purifier. Harmless it accomplishes relief where many other medicines failed to do so. It may be, safely given to the infant as well as the Monroe Knslncs. Monroe, May 10th, 1885. The dry weather is not yet doing ns any perceptible harm. Fall sown grain is heading finely and we even noticed some in bloom. Charlie Houck, brother of our esteem able merchants is in town on a few days visit. There were during the past week a num ber of teams passed through our town load ed with household goods, indicative of im migration coming. This is a sure token of prosperity and we are glad to welcome all tl'.at comes. Oregon is in need of a greater population to prompt the devtlupement of her resunrses. Data. Auction Sale S. A. Look, household furniture, kitchen oteiirils, etc. etc. without reserve, Saturday, May lot n at 10:30 at the auction rooms on Maiu iti ect, opposite Taylor's meat market. ). A. Nejll, Auctioneer. . ; i ii farm i ; all who will need Binding -tire for th .! Cormack or Marsh a b,n lew for sea on of 1885. are request ei! to an 'MtatntAtr '"J May 1st, as no nore -:t .-. Iwagji than is actually order ed IV'xiw.tici 4 Balpwim. Moots tor . . ' j -Mr W. G Bennett, of due) city, is well prep red to furnish violin ami.: for evening entertainiaeoU or dance, having lately re ceived a large nuintiei of the latest pieces of music direct irooi Brst m. For lutber in formation enquire at the Vincent House. Claalng oat Sale. The closing out sale at C. H. Whitney's is attracting many buyers wh are attracted by the very low prices actu.J coot for goods. This is a genuine closing out sale and as the stock is a well selected one and 'irsl -class, the people should not fail to im prove the opportunity. Temperance Notes. The Golden Gate Kindergarten Associa tion is the new name tor the Jackson street free Kin terai ten Association of San Fran cisco of which Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper is Pi esident aud Superintendent, During the year the Stanford Free, Kindergarten has been added the gift of a mother in memory of her son. It occupies a large house with oalconies and flower garden. A hundred little children gather here to be taught. Iu the five years of this work, started by the members of Mrs. Cooper's Bible class, over 1100 have been trained as only a Kinder garten can sducate. John B. Finch, R. W. G. T., of the Good Templars, who has made quite an ex tended trip to Nova Scotia and New Bruns wick in the interest of the order of Good Templars, has returned and is helping carry on a campaign for constitutional prohibition in Massachusetts. The campaign is under the charge and direction of B. R. Jewell, of Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society and Richard Eddy, D. D., a prominent good templar, associate. I with them is Mrs. Dr. A. J. Gnrden, one of the ablest leaders of the W. C. T. U., Bev. Doctor Plumb, Mrs. Sarah A. Leonard aud others. High license a failure. The following testimony is given by the Hon. H. W-. Hardy, ex-Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, the father of the hgh license idea. He says: "After six years experience under the high license law, there has been no itnprovernet in our saloons, save in the numbers which are less. Gambling and prostitution go hand in hand with them just as before. There are the same stabbing ami shooting, the same destitute families mid ragged child ren, high license has done nothing toward waking up temperance sentiment. Drunk ards have no trouble in getting liquor the worst ones get drunk, saloon keepers violate law just as they always have, and none dare raise a finger to enforce the law." Hun dreds of just such testimonies might be offered would space permit. New This Week. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at Ortfos City, Orejron, May 12, 18S5. Notice is hereby aiven that the following named settler has filed notice of hie intention to make Bool proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the CountT Judje of County Clerk of Benton county, at CorvaPie, Oregon, on SVTUUDAY, JULY 26, 18S5, viz: Matthew Kellv, Homesiead Entry So. 4437, for the W. i cf S. K. 1.-4 and E. 1-2 of S. W. 1-4 of Sec. 32, T. 10, S. R. 7, W. Ho names the following wit nesses to pi ove his coniinuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said lend, viz: Joseph Wood, Joseph Skajjs, Morjar R. Savaje and Royal Skagjs, all or summit, Benton county, Oregon. L. T. BARIN, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at Oregon City, Oregon A .ril 24 18HS. Notice is hereby given that the following-named staler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the County Clerk, of Benton county, at Corvallis, Oregon, on Monday. June 8th 8S5, viz: James Franklin, homestead entry No. 3740 for the N. 4 of S E. 1- anil 8. 1-2 of N. E. 1-4 Sec. 30, T. 12,8. R. 6 W. Ho names ths following witnesses to prove hie con tinuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land viz: David King, of Corvallis, Frank boenoer, leha bod Heukleand William Spencer, ef Philomath, all Benton county Oregon. 22-17 5w L T. BARIN, Register. PBODUCE PRICE CURRENT. Wheat per cental, in Portland, sacked, 1.S0 totl.sfr s Wool per lb 14 Flour per barrel ... 4. W Bacon sides .. B Hams f Shoulders 6 f Lard, 10 lb tins 1" M Kegs 1 Butter, fresh roll overstocked Eggs, per doa 2r Apples, green W 0 Dried apples, P'unwoer to Sun dried- o Plums, oitless t Chickens, per doz I 00 to 400 Hides, dry urn m o i green 5to 6 Potatoes ; . 20 fJee , t'v ft 00 Zi?k, SOto 4 00