Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1885)
V- Corvallis A'eekiy Gazette, FIUOAY MORNING, SEPT. 11, 1885. KB All communications to the Gazcttb, cither on business or for publication, to insure prompt atten tion should be addressed to the CJAZhTTTE PUoLiSlI 1XU U.iUSE. SOCLE riKS A. M. K. fet ruson Chapter, No. 5, ay c vpi 'ug on or preceding R. A. M., meets ThurB full moon. C. CKAWFORD, H P Take Notice. Twelve nonpareil lines or less, or one inch of space constitute a square. All bills for advertising payable monthly. Foi all ransieiit advertising payment must be made in ad ance. Business locals, first insertion 10 cents per line. No business locals inserted for less than 25 cents. Marriage notices free Death notices free if ac companied bv extended remarks, 5 cents per line will be charged. Resolutions of condolence, 5 cents per ine. Card of thanks, 10 cents per line. We shall b? obliged to any jKirson who will furnish s with any information of local interest. No notice can taken of a vmt no h communica tlons. Whatever is intended for publicat.on must he authenticated by tiie na:nc and address oi the writer not necessary for publication, but as a guarantee of erood faith. We do not hold ourselves responsible for any views opinions exoressed in the CO Jimuuications of our rresponuenta. By a decision of the Post-office Department ail per sons receiving or taking papers from the postotfice even when addressed to them become responsible or the subscription pi ice. Advertisements, notices and communications in ended for this paper, should be handed in a early a Wedneday morning, to insure their publication. Subscribers not receiving their paper regularly wil! n-era favor by giving notice of the same at this (See. Suoscribers will bear in mine t'-iat ths-Jtibscription price is invariably S.89, when not paid in advance. Robiers and Burglars makin z a Raid. The safe of A. Scriber in his blacksmith shop near the Chemeketa hotel, Salem, was burglar ized by being, blown open Monday night of last week. On Wednesday morning of last week the safe of Mr. Kelso in the rear end of his store at Indepenoence, Polk Co., was blown open and the burglars got only three dollars for their trouble. Thursday night of last week an explosion was heard in the direction of the office of John Crawford near the mills and on going to the place it was found that his safe had been blown open. On the same night the window of the bed room of I. P. Masou beius open Ml. Mason coat ana vest was taken from the room during the night and found the next morning on the outside of the house under the window but his fine gold watch was gone. Lastr Friday after noon some suspicious looking characters were seen about Corvallis-and during the late hours of the ntght'theywere chased by our vigilant police out of the alley back of the bank from whence they took leg bail as rapidly as possible toward the river and jumped into some bodys skirl' and disap peared. A little later at night the miscre ants were heard about the grist mill of Mr. Fischerjaeross Marysjriver but as it hap pened Mr. Fischer was on the lookout for burglars and frightened them away, they then ran to the river and got into a boat again and disappeared. Steamship Yanuina The steamship Yaquina will leave Yaqnina City for San Francisco about Tuesday, the 15th inst The following are her officers: l. K. Lawless, captain; J. S. Gibson, 1st officer; K. Knudsen, 2nd officer; Mr. McAn tiey, chief engineer; Mr. McDermet, 1st assistant engineer. Capt. Lawless has been in command of the steamer Coos Bay for the past year. As that steamer has been run ning to Yaquina for some time, he certainly knows the bar ami will undoubtedly meet with great success while running to this port. On the steamer's first trip down, she will carry about 300 tons of grain which has been gent by our warehousemen and merchants as an experiment, which, however, is bound to be a success, and very soon this way of transporting grain to market will be used hy the entire valley. The present rate to Port land is $3.20 per ton; from Portland to San Francisco the rate is 33. 00, making $6.20 from onr city to San Francisco. By way of Yaquina the rate is $4.50, making a differ ence of $1.70 per ton, or a little over five cents per bushels, which is a large gain to the farmers. Wheu the steamer reaches S. LOCA L. N QTES. Bird cages at Will ijius. Uo ij ij. Ciiaiiiiicss ioi school 1 onks. Boys clot. ling at cost at VV hitueys dosing o.it sale. Go to E. 0. Chamness for gold pens and pencils. Nobby Hats at cost at Whitney's closing out sale. Go to E. O. Chamness for fine writing material. All goods at cost at Whitney's closing out sale Go to E. O. Chamness for blank books and stationery. Go and see the go'.deu voiced Peerless Organs at Will Bros. Men's furnishing goods at cost at Whit ney's closing out sale- Men and boy's shoes and boots at cost at Whitney's closing mt sale. Mi3s Annie Mansfield, of Albany, spent several days this week with frieuds in this -ity- A three and one-ba.f inch steel White A-ater wagon, bran new, at Woodcock & Baldwin's. Samuel Case returned to Corva lis from Portland last Saturday and went on home to Newport Wednesday. A new Ketchuin wagam, three and one half inch, for sale at a bargain at Woodcock & Baldwin's. Choose your sewing machines at Will Bros., where they hive teu or twelvj differ ent kinds to choose from. Go to E. 0. Chamness for the Kerner stylographio pen, thcbcse tpeuforthi-.least-estmoney in the world. Try it. No one can afford to buy a stove without examining the Garlands, and after seeing ihem and getting prices, none others will be accepted. Go to E. 0. Chamness for poems and mis cellaneous books; in fact everything usually kept in a first-class book store. Everything sold very cheap. Remember if in want of a stove of any kind, Woodcock & Baldwin keep the Gar land "The Wort's Best." Tto not fail to see them. Mr. Alf. D Bowen, traveling for Messrs. Palmer & Rey, was in town last Monday afternoon, returning to his house the follow ing morning. Charley Houck, an old time typo now en joying a vacation and rest from the case in the vicinity of M.mroe, was iu Corvallis Jast Monday and "gave U3a lift." Mr. Ed. C. Pheli.s is the newly ap pointed Post M iRter for Newport under the democratic administration. Patrons of that office think Ed will make a good P. M. John Bryson has been under the weather slightly since his trip to the Bav. The sup posed health invigorating qualities of the trip did not have the .leiirrf I effaat an hi rj. Having receive 1 no enconrajemsnt ti run it, the Excursion train to Philomath Sept. 11th, has been abandoned. Chas. C. Hoodb. A. G. P & R A't. . P. R. Since Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Avery returned home from the coast, Mr. Avery has been quite sick, part of the time confined to his room. Somehow ibe oceau breeze did not agree with him. Mr. F. M. Johnson and f-vrj'lv. who have been rusticating over on the Yaqnina Bay for the last two or three weeks, returned home last Monday looking well from the erl'ects of the trip. Mr. Rowe who has been at work at the Yaquina hay terrains for the railroad com pany, returned to Corvallis on last Monday's train with hts child which had been siok for some time. The child died soou after reach ing here. R. W. Cannon, the man who shot senator Voorhecs, of Marion county about three years ago, was on last Friday sentenced up on his own confession by Judge Heady to serve a term of tw. years in the penitentia ry for robbing the post office at Forest Grove of about $150. The Garland stoves, cooking and heating, are the lead: ng article in this line in market. Every stove or -ange 'Hearing the name of "Garland," is offered with the absolute liiC IMIUblDi HUM VSW cn,iur.i (.wisuwh . . F. she will be placed on the dry docks and i guarantee of being the finest finished and after having a general overhauling, will make regular trips between Yaquina and San Francisco. Home Made Furniture. Augnst Knight, one of the pioneer cabinet makers of Corvallis, is building a large ad dition to his furniture factory where he in tends placing the latest improved machinery to be run by steam power, for the manufac tory of all kinds of furniture. All persons wishing furniture will bear in mind that at Mr. Knight's is the only place where you can buy home made work aud thus keep your money at home. Every one know." that Mr. Knight is one of the best workmen in Oregon. Patronize home industry and keep your money iu circulation at home, best article of its kind that can be made for the price asked. Gov. Moody accompanied by A. Bush, J. A. Stratton and about thirty other persons from Salem, went over the Oregon Pacific railroad to Newport last Friday, and return ed on Monday's train, and passed on home ward the same aftrnoon. Wm. A. Basket, a prosperous ynnng far A Cold Ride. Mr. Ma. Harris accompanied by his wife and sister came over from Yaquina City to Corvallis on a hand car last Tuesday night to pay thejlast sad rites to their departed j same time Mr Sorts house was entered and mer of near Derrv, P to the Bay in company with Win. Dawson, a Portland commercial traveler. Tht-y re turned Monday with no flattering accounts of Newport's accommodations. The Gazette of Au-nist 28th. which oncht to have reached Newport and been delivered to onr subscribers on the next dnv Ansr. 29th. did not reach that place ur'il the next Tuesday evening We would like to kmow what careless Post Master on the way laid it one side and prevented the paper reaching its destination on time. jf Jns. Hites house was Woken into daring last week and the robbers got about thirty cents for their tronnie A in nit th Getting Something for Kotliifig: Parties sometimes ask the editor to send the paper to them for a tune pioinisin to ay for it uUervv.irds, some continue to take it trom the post office for a long time alter they have paid for it after which an occas ional subscriber of this kind, after they have gotten the benefit of the paper as long as they can reasonably expect, without paying for it, get their Post Master to send an offi cial notice that the subscriber refuses to take the paper from the office. The Gaz EiTE has he.-n treated this way several times. Of all sneaking things this is the meanest. If a subscriber wants to stop a paper he hits a ptrfect right to; but let him do it iu an honorable manner, iu other words, piy up for it. That's business. Or. if he hasn't the money, and cannot afford to take it, let him be manly enough to write and say so, adding that he will attend to it when he can. But, pray, never sneak out ef the affair under Uncle Sam's cloak, ll you have a sp .rk of decency in you. Burglars. Last Tuesday night after most peoi le in town had gone to bed, intruders visited the residence of Mead Cosher and were bus for a long time working at the door, iu the endeavor to gut it open. White they wert tt work, Mr, Cosper heard them, and got n i with his shot gun and stationed himseil a few feet from the door, ready to giv. them a warm reception as soon as they en tercd the house. Before they succeeded n getting the door open some thing fiighteueo the intruders aud they ran away to the back eud of town. Upon examination of the door lock aud key, after they left, it was found that they hadbeinat work with some kind of an instrument, trying to turn the key which was iu the door, in the endeavoi to unlock it. If some of our active detect ives would hunt out these sneak thieve. with evidence sufficient to convict them ano send them to the penitentiary it would ue aluable service to I he eomni inity. Office of School Superintendent. Corvallis, Or., Sept. 7, 1885. To the School Officers of Benton Co., Or: I am directed bv the state board of edu cation to call your attention to the recent vote of the county superintendents for tex - books to be used in the public schools of Oregon for the term ot four years beginning October 1, 1885. There lias been but little change in our present series. Clark's normal grammar, Parley's universal history, Brooks higher ar ithmetic and Anderson's general history have been exclnded from the series. The following books have been elected for Use .hiring the ensuing four years, in addition to those now in use, viz: Under Orthography: Swinton's Model Word Blanks, Swintoii's New Word Analysis, and Pronouncing Hand-Book Soule E Campbell. Advanced History: Barnes' Universal History. Phy siology: Steel's . Fourteen Weeks Hy gienic Edition. Vocal Music: Loorais Pro gressive Series. Also westlattei's ' How to Wri e Letters". These changes and ad ditions go into effect October 1, prox. E. A MttNER. Snpt of Public Instruction. Ocatn. Mrs. Sophia Stock dial at her home in Corvallis last Tuesday afternoon. She had been complaining for a year or more but had been around apparently well an I only a few of her neighbors knew that she was ailing Last Monday evening after dark she was at their store on Main street where she took sick, from there she was taken home but coutinued to grow worse which resulted in death as above state!. Last Wednesday's train hound for Portland carried her remains to lie buried near that city. The deceased was Inirn in Bavaria. March 4th, 1834 and at the tim-e of her death her age was 51 vears. 5 months and 5 days. She leaves an affectionate hiubuid an. I i l ir,e funilyot loving children, besides many relatives aud friends to mourn their loss. Large Fruit. List week the writer saw some of as fine fruit as could be found any where at Nev -port this connty. Among other varieties were tome very !ar e prunes which would probably measure from two an 1 one half to three inches through the longest way and from one and one half to two inches through the shortest way. Their weight as they came from the tree were from four to five ounces. They were raised at differeut places on the Yaquina Bay, Tfc l Oorrectsd. Editor GAiitne: The dude Captan lakes niu to talk beO.umu 1 speil factor) with an e. Th dnd is a yruat laalt nailer; lie is quae aiiXioos to el.olh a reptlltlo. as a critic. Really he ought to aspire to be u review wuter for some of our national mag a.iues Atout a mouth ajo this uaoe, i i 'chewed him up" for bad grammar am: poor spelling. In h s last issue he usei the word "touchous". Tilis paralyz ;s Webster Webster's ghost, arise and take a peep at old Cap, the coiuer of new words, and siui. back into oblivion forever. According t. Caps dictionary, "shoes tire spelleo "sohes;" go to bed 'ap, with grammar unde your head instead of a double barrel shot gnu. Good bye Cap. J. R. Scr AFFORD. W. V. & C R. E. The Albany Democrat publishes a lonr proposition made by the. officers of ti t illamette valley and Coast Kail Uwd ii. vhich the company . .-.ks .he citizens ot A bauy and vicinity to suhscrihe as a donatioL .$50,000 iu consideration tor which the com pany is to bui.d a railroad ami a wagoi .ridge toll free across the Willamette ano Can py a rivers at or Wltnin one r.ule ui die town of Albany and i. ca'e depot car shops etc. within the corporate limits that town. The i fiicers M the C -in pain S ie that they u ve never lavl i suca pio - o ition, but that th proposa c mcs uusooc lud by the company from the citizeus Albany. P Lo-t. The British ship C'iiurnum, from Ne Castle, England, on the way to San Franc; co is said to have been abandoned on tire. All the crew but .ne was s ve.l and Isi-d. at. Montevideo. She w . au ir. n . hip oi 1885 tons aud belonged to Ha Brothers, London. She was value. 1 a: $50,000 and ; cargo of merchandise and coal at $25,000 The vessel was fully insured uu 1 a so th c ro aud freight money. Bus:neas sflid. I hereby noti y ail of my former p. trous and friends that on the 3rd day of Au. u 1885 I sold my store aud tuiw .re nsrae iu Corvallis, Or. to J. R. 3mi h. A:i per- sous indebted to me wil pie se call at th old stand on or before the 15th day of nex October aud pay all debts due me. Mr. Smith or myself will lie in readiness to re ceive payment at any time. I thank all for past favors and patronage tad ask that they continue to bestow the some up m my suc cessor Mr. Smith. Jacob Webbiv. Kurdereu. Tuesday morning oi last week a squaw - into Newport at Y':qniud Biy, Oregon. ad rip- ru-.i having fvusit the de..d body ol .u 'tUer squaw about a mne up tile b ,y iroiu .Newport. Justice Stout and Dr. Williams repaired to the place where they found it to e the body of an Iudian woman whose name vas Emma Cbshman, who hail been wash tig at the Ocean House. Her hands were i . d together with a piece of handkerchief nd her throat was cut in three places. An iquest was h Id without eiicting any mate lal fact as to who committed the deed Sev val theories have been advanced withoui uiything definite as to the correctness of ither. One theory supposes that she was unrilered by two white men with wh"m be was seen last time alive on Sunday .ght previous to the murder and with vlioni she was supposed to be with for im noral purposes; another theory is that she vas supposed to hav e had on her person a miall amount of monev and that some in -lian killed her for the money; T' e other ud rematping theory is that she was sus ected with having been ton intimate with Indian men and (hat he squaws of some of hose men becoming jealous had put her out of th- way from interference with their men jSTew This Week. Eonfaliis, Kaquta, Sin Franepr VIA Oregon Pacific & R. and STEAMSHIP LINE. The Vincent Bouse. Having lately purchased this well known house, I will thoroughly renovate an I refit the same. The table will be supplied with the best the in rkjt affords, an I no pains will be spared tc make it pleasant and com fortable for guests. N Chinese cooks employed. D. B. Curtis. ' ' Corvallis, Or , July 30, 1885 Returned to the Old Borne. Obe. and Rudolph Motley, who were raised from early boyhood in sight of and almost iu the suburbs of Corvallis and who removed to Crook Couuty three or four lit Counrv, went over i . tn aot tidt in the stock business. ,;n. ii .. & .... are now visiting friends near their old home. They express themselves as well satisfied with their new localitv. These are deserv ing young men and their many frseuds wish them abundant success. aunt Mrs. Stock who died so suddenly last Tuesday afternoon. They left Yaquina City about 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoou aud roile nearly all nihgt. The trip was cold and disagreeable because it rained on them nearly all night. False Report. Some mischief maker started the report around town last Tuesday evening to the effect that the busiuess part of Philomath hid burned down. The'report gained quite he w is relieved "f his watch and twelve dol lars in money. It seems lik'- t' e who'e mnn try i alive with thiev s crack-man am' h -use breakers. It is time that detectives were pnt on tra"k in order that the outlaws should be brought to justice. A few weeks aeo Mr. G. W. Hunt had a tarpaulin stolen off of a stack of bay from the .las Foster place. On Monday he p'ac ed Marshal Py?all on the track of thr e youns bovs i amed Hnod and two hmthm namd Horfon. Pveall traced then to Al sea. where he arrested the Horton brothers Just before he reached their camnin? eronnd vnnnsr Hood bad HI led a depr and while Another Pioneer Q jne. Mr. Thus. Childers an old pioneer and a resident of Lane county about fourteen miles west of Eugene City died last week, and the last sad rites were paid to his re maini last Sunday. He was about seventy five years of age at the time of his death and left many warm friends to mourn his de parture. New Cloaks. Haw Cloaks. Our new fall stock of clooks have arrived. They embrace a full Hue for ladies, Misses aud children; are the latest Eastern styles, and will be old at Portland prices if not less. Nolan's One Price Cash Store. Fruit, Drier. Buy the Economy fruit drier ut Woodcock it Baldwin's which utilizes the heat on a common cook stove, and enables the drier to work when meals are being prepared on the same stove. The price of the Machine complete is only twenty dollars and will en able fruit raisers to save th frnit heretofore wasted, with n expense. Closing out -al j. The closing out sale at C. H. Whitney's 8 atrraeting m my buyers who are . ttracceo by tne very lo prices acta J cost lor good-. This is a genuine closing out sale ami as the stock is a wet- selected one and tirst-class, ths people should not fail to'iiu prove the opportunity. NOTICE. AU those wishing a copy of the "Illustra ted History of Benton County" will please send their order to the uudcrjigued.as I will not publish a b ik ia excess uf to.- number ordered. D. D. Fagan, Cor. First and Ash St's, Portland. Cari of iiiaukJ I take this opportunity of extending my ti icere thanks to all friends aud acquain tances, who so kindiy lent a helping hand during the siciiiess au.l last hours ot my daughter Emma. Mast Lilly. Piiilumath Itfinr. Sept. 8, 13S5. Prof. Johnson and wife have taken charg it ihe hoarding hall. i M Miller cnpie, his new residence. Mr Bowman, ot the Summit, will soon ! . i: ilia u- us completed. Re" Widtaker from L me county, has 1 -ited in our town. A gang of Cbinesc are picking hops for I in nun rmaii and E Hartless. The Bi-ntnu county S S convention will Held iu the eollege park during this week f;.e pot e are clearing up the grounds. Dr. G A Whitney, .) Yung 4 Co. wen o the Alsea last week, for pleasure, fishing nd hunting. Reported that the Dr. cap red a tine leer, and Co. caught three small ti-h. James A Hawkins of the Philomath saw .nilis his a largw force at work repairing his dam. It was rumored to-day that Mayor Joseph Liggett takes charge of the Sretz agency. Born: -Aug. 28. 1885. to the wife of Nate Gay a son; Aug. 31, to the wife of Jasper Newton a son; Sept. 2, to the wife of Lum Wyatt a son; Sept. 5, to the wife of Pres. G. M. Miller a daughter. Rex. Trains on and after Sept. 14th, Leave Corvallis Tuosdiy, Thursday and Saturday, 19 a. a. Leave Yaquina fosdiy, Wednesday and Friday, 8 a. n. RATES feen Corallis t Si Francisco Kirst class ami Cabin passage $14 00 " Steerage " 7 00 Grain per ton 21HJ0 lbs 4 59 Tims saving to the f.irme s a id m uvhants f tne valley Thousands of Dollars, Willamette river boats wrli hereafter enn iinct with trains a'. Corva lis. Ttiis i.eiv ine is prepared to transport all the freigot and i'a.8n-ers offering. ' WALLIS NASH. Ve Pres. CHAS. ;. HOGUE, A G P. ft P. At. C u vullis, 0 legott. REMOVAL. I wish to call the attention of my patrons tot the fact that I have moved my Utroess .Shop former' : a pied by Cameron Bros. I sh J I carry ..;. i hoe h irnesa and ,al dle, an l b. honest w irk aii i fair deali g endeavor ".o :ner:t. i riiare of ) ur patr- nage. W. P. 3R5CC8. Masonic Loose. Aug. 29th Newport Lodge, No. 85, A. P. ft A. M., was instituted with J. R. Bayley VV. M.; Allen Parker, S. W.; Ala Harris, J. W ; J W. Brassfield, Secretary; Wm. Stit, Treasnrtrr Fred Greeubrook, Tyler; Win. Grant, S. D.J and Thos. J. J). A large number of visiting brethren were present to witness the ceremony and participate in the exercises. Ystquina Bar. The United States engineers have recom mended to congress an appropriation of $160,000 for the improvement of this harbor next year. This amount is something m ire like business. ClnXl flUiORYl GEVK LEE. ipi-iptor. CORVALLIS, - OREGON (Jppodto H. E. Ha-ris' Croicry Store.) Washing, Iroi inr, l o hbiae and Fluting dons t o J.m- an J at r? t-m tb'3. Prices. New Dress Otj-is . Our new stock of Hue -dr.ss good?, silks, velvets aud broca les have arrived. I'teey are the latest styles and will he sold at Por. land prices if not less. S. uip.es eii on application. Nolan's One Price Cash Store. Orejoa I'a-uc i.a.-rJiC. Until furtiier notice a tram will leave Corvallis for Yai)uiua every VVe.lnc-day aud Siturdayat 10 a.m. Yaq una to Corvailij every Thursday and Monday at 8 a. m. C. C. Uogce, Comptroller. wide spread circulation and created cousid- ' gfcjnnina it, the Horton brothers misto ! erable excitement among those who heard it. Our reporter run the rumor down yes terday morning' and found that there was no truth in it. him for a bear, and snt twice, killing him instaotlv. Marshal Py trail returned with the Horton brothers veterday after "we had gone ti press," thus preventing a more I complete account of the affair. Volunteers in Indian Wars. At the suggestion of Col. Kelsay we an nounce that on the 19th day of September, 1885, atone o'clock in the afternoon, there will be held at the court house iu this place, a meeting of volunteers who have been en gaged in the Indian wars of the Pacific coast for the purpose of perfecting an organization. Did not xuu y. The Albany Democrat says that the re port of a runaway couple from that place to Vancouver to get married which was re ported in Portland papers was not t:ue, as the parties went away deliberately and every body knew before hand of their g ing New Clothing. Our fall stock of clothin has arrived; a full line for men, boys, youths aij I children They are the latest styles and will be sold as cheap as any house in the valiey. Nolan's One Price Cash Store. DIED. LILLY On Sept. 3rd 1885. Ktmna. d 'tigh ter of the late J. L. Lilly an ' M iry Liiiy. aged 11 years. 11 mouths and 24 days. She was afflicted for several years wit! a compl icitory of diseases. Foi 3 years ai.e was a constant sufferer. Tby3 Iat 6 m mths of her life she was unable to walk, she bore her suffering with more patience than eoold be expected for one of her age. Princess of Wales. Ladies', we have just rec.dvpd a full line of the celebrated Prince of Wi les, genniue French k d gloves, in dark, medium and opera Colo 's. Every p ir warranted.. PRICE WWftiMM 5 STORE. New sheet inn sic at Will Bros. An effort is being made to have a w.igt B road opened from Forest Grove to Tillamook. T.iere is one from north Yamhill to Tilla mook, much of it over a rough country, while the oue from Forest Grove would only have three m'les of mouutaias to cros. John Stewart, Charley Eikius and D. W. C aypool, of Beaver, Crook county, have sold to two Montana men their eniirs bands of cattle, nnmlierinig iu all about 35.000, at $23 25 per heal for yearlings and upward delivered at Wallula, ami 822.50 at the ranch. The former figures were accepted. PRSDUCE PRICE CURRENT. Wheat per cental in Portland, sk' l . . .$1 It) W ?it oer bnhel iu C- rv.dlis, 55 Oaa SI v'. ooi er lb .. .10 to 14 Flour Oi r barrel $4 25 to 5 00 B, con sides 10 to 12 Hams 12 to 14 Shoui iers 8 to 10 Lard, 10 lb tins 10 kegs S to 9 Butter, fresh rolls 15 to 25 E ;gs per doz 15 to 20 Apples, green 30 to 50 Dried apples, Piummer 4 to 5 Sun 3 to 4 Piums. pitless 6 to 7 Chickens per doz 2 50 to 3 00 Hides, dry flint 10 to 15 green 5 to 7 Potatoes 25 to 40 lieese, tame, per Aoi 6 00 Ducks " " ' 00 to 6 00 HKLP WILL BE SENT. Colcmbcs, Sept. 8. The most a'anning re ports arecurreut here regarding loss of life ant! property at Washington Court House, where a cyclone gutted the city to-uight. Help will be sent at 3 o'elock to destitute families. At Plain City, eighteen miles 'r m this city, a carriage factory and mid were demolished aud other buildings unroofed- This place is on direct line with Washington Court House, aud all along a trail of destruction is reported in a like manner " EXCURSIONS Witl be ru i over the Oregon Pacific R. R.r Each Saturday, comme-icing September IDth, 1885funtil this advertisement is dis continued. Fare netwueu Corvallis and Yaquina, Round Trip, $3.00. Children bstwsrn 6 oi 12 years, $2,00, Tickets Good for 15 days, Ard 100 Ihs, of camp outfit free with each i.-ket. Trains leave Corvallis at 10 a. ui. WALLIS NASH, VScePres'tOP.aB. CBAS, C. nCSTO, Ccmptrcller. EXECUfORS' SALE. NOTICE la hereby Eivsa tnat Che undersigned ex ecutory of the last will and I ttanwat of Joseph Ham iltea, lata of Linn euunty, Oregon, deceasod, will to tSxHtaooM wita onj of ths providotis of the will of u&id d o.a.ec on Saturday ,the 17th day of Ootobw-.'S at the h. ur ot o.ie o'ciocK in tne afternoon of said day at the court hou--u door in the town of Corvalli i, coun ty of oeatou and state of Oregon, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder, the following dc jc. ib-.d real property belonging to said estate: Lot numbered one U, two (2), throe (3), ten (10), eleven (11) and twelve (t2) in block i-umbered nine (9) in theoounty a ldition to the original town of Marydville (i.o.v Corva.lis) in ot-nton county state of Oregon. Al lot nuinkure two (2) in block num. b 'red nine (9) in the original town of Marysvllle (now Corvallb), in xlsnton county, state of Oregon. 6l.t month ; ced-t will uegive.i With appioved se curity if desired for one-halz of the purchase money j of s.iid property. i fat.d at Corvaihs Oregon thU 9th day of Sept. pass cnyusz HAMiLro.s i t; . ot-; i u.-;:-."u.-.ii.-.i i - Executors. CITATION. state of Oregon (or In the Countv Court of the lienton County. In toe matter of the estate ) rf y Citation. John D Mu key, dec.-isvd. ) To Timn L. Mulkey, D. ii. Mulkey, Mary E. Llg ifett, Cl.ariea . lulkey, Margaret J. Sears, Maiioda I. Mulkey. and Albert Q Muikey. heirs at law of said deceased and to ail ottur nuknowa her of said de ceased it aiiy there be. You and each oi you are h-jr-ib? cltal and required to be and appear bet ore the county court of tho state of Oregon for t ie county of cent n at the county court room thereat in the court bouse iu the town of Corvallis in Uenton county, state of Oregon on Saturday. October lUih,lS3S, It bei a day oi tne regular c-.ober torn 1886 of said court, at Ibe hour of In 'cK.ck in the forenoon , f said day to show cause :f any ist why an order of sale of the fo:-o ving: describee real property to-wit: Donation land c al So. fifty iour (S4) being perts of ae-tions twenf-sne (ill), twenty two (22), twenty j seven (27). and t vanty-eight (28), in township eleven I (11) south of range five (5) west in Uenton county, 1 s.ato of Oregon, and bo jn led and deseriaei as foi lows: Beginning at a jioint five chillis and forty links ... . M Wa... ...1.1 1 o --ii oi ine quarter post v.i inm "unctii miu bow- tions twenty-one and twentv -eight and running thence south e ghtcen chains and fifty-four links, thence east seventeen chains and ninety-six links, thence south forty-two chains and eighty-three links, thence north eijhtv-eight degrees and fifteen minutes, east fortv fiv ihains and eighty-six links, thence north twenty four minutus, east flity-nine chains and ninety-six link- and thence west sixty -three c) ains and twenty seven links to the place of beginning, containing two hundred aud ninety-seven acres and seveaty-two hundredths of an acre, belonging to said eetate, should not be made to pay funeral charges, expenses of administration and claims against said estate as prayed for in the petition of A. O Mulkey, adminis trator of said estate, and now on file in said court. B order of Hon. J. R. Bryson Judge ot amid court made on the 7th day of September 18S6. sitALl B. W. WILSON, County Clerk.