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Corvallis Weekly Gazette, FIUOAY MORNING, NOV. 20, 1885. $, All communications to the Gazette, either on business or for publication, to insure prompt atten tion nhouid be addressed lo the GAZKT TK PUBLISH- ng House. SOCIEriF.S R. A. M. Fei uson Chapter, No. 5, ayevn hijj on or preceding W, B. A. At. full moon C. CRAWFORD nieet Thurs H P Take jNToMce. Twelve nonpareil linejor less, or one inch of space Constitute a square. All bills for advertising payable monthly. Foi all raasieitt advertising payment must be made in ad MMft Business locals, first insertion 10 cents per line. Ho business locals inserted for lew than 25 cents. Marriage notices free. Death notices free if ac mpauied bv extended remarks, 5 cents per line will e charged. Resolutions of condolence, 5 cents pei ne. Cardof thanks, 10 cents ier line. We shall b?tbligedto any person who will furnish with any information of local interest. Noinotice-'an !3 tiice'i of anon umn conim unica tlons. Whatever is intended for publicat.on must be authenticated by the name and address or' the writer not necessary for pubiicatiou, but as a guarantee of Hood I'aith. We do not hold ourselves responsible for any views . opinions expressed in the co uniunications of our rresponuents. By a decision of the Po.t-olSce Department all per sons receiving or taVinY papers frorn the postelBct! even when addressed to them become responsible or the sub.,crijitiou Advertisements, notices and communications in ended for this (taper, should he handed in a; early as Wedneday morning, to insure their publication. Subscribers not nteivia their paper regular! v will orfera favor bv giving notice of the same at this Wee. Subscribers will heir in rata? t'lit t'l Hubscriptton price is invariably sJ.OJ, when not paid iu advance. Railroad Extension The officers of the Chicago & Northwes tern railway company are making extensive preparations for pushing their railway sys tem further west, and if reports are any criterion ,o judge by, their purpose is to eventually extend their system clear to the Pacific ocean. This certainly seems a mam oth undertaking, but is afeasable one, and a continuous line from Chicago to the Pacific would in the outcome prove a bonanza to the management. The company is already extending its Fremont Elkhorn and Miss ouri Valley line across Nehraska and into Wyoming. The prospectus of the road from there on west is mere guess wiajk as yet, but as near as can be ascertained the road will be continued across Wyoming to Boise City, Idaho, thence to Corvallis, Ore gon, and to Yaquiaa Bay. The distance from Chicago to Yaquina bay, is 2,200 miles and 970 miles of this distance being already covered withtraclc. it leaves 1,230 miles yet to be built. It is impussi'ole to say how soon this line will be in operation, but from all reports the project is now upper most in the minds of the controllers of the Northwestern road, and the schema will undoubtedly be carried out. -Souix City journal. LOCAL NOTES. Thanksgiving next Thursday. Boys clothing at cost.at Whitneys closing out sale. Dr. Rich, of Toledo was in Corvallis this week. All goods at cost at Whitney's closing out sale. Nobby Hats at cost at Whitney's closing out sale. E. O. Chamness has a full line of latest publications. ''The Ithica Gun," Baker's latest improv ed gun at Will Bros. Men's furnishing goods at cost at Whit ney's closing out sale. E. O. Chamness1 carries a full line of iadies writing material. Corsets, Kid gloves and parasols, at cost at W hitney's closing out sale. Men and boy's shoes and boots at cost at Whitney's closing nit sale, D. K. Lakin, of Eugene City, was in Cor vallis this week attending court. Don't forget that E. O. Chamness is sell ing school books at Portland prices. A fine line of velvet and plush picture flames and mirrors at E. O. Chamness'. Woodcock & Baldwin have a nice iron harrow, something new. Call and see it. A. S. Rowland, the Alsea merchant, was in town several days this week on business. A new stock of mens and boys hats and caps, the latest styles cheap, at J. W. Han son's. Wm M. Hoag and private secretary Rip ley, arrived from San Francisco Wednes day morning. Ed Abbey, of the Bay View Houae, New porb) went to Portland last week and re tained home yesterday. CHpt. J. J. Wynant came over from the Bay Wednesday evening and spent the lat ter part of the week in Corvallis. Shiloh's Vitalizer is what you need for Dr. F. M. Carter, of the Siletz Agency, was in town last Saturday. Mrs. T. F. Campbell returned from Polk county Isst Monday. Senator Oanthorn spent last Sunda3' at home, returning to Salem Monday morning. M Jacobs went to Portland Monday morning for a few day3 visit in the metropo lis. For lame back, side or chest, use Shiloh's Poro "s plaster. Price 25 cents. For sale at T. Grahams. Several of our young men spent Sunday in Albany, going down and returning on the steamer Topsy. Geo. Washburn, of Eugene citj', was in ( 'orvallis Monday night, returning home on li eslay morning. The Cornet Band will give an open air concert next Thursday afternoon. See pro gramme in another column. Clarence Clark, of Puyallnp, W. T.. "ormerly of this place, was in the city on business the first of the week. We acknowledge the receipt of a pamph let published by the State Board of Immi gration entitled. "Oregon as it is." John L. Burns, a commercial traveler of San Francisco, was in Corvallis tlje first of the week and made a trip to the Bay. All persons indebted to the late firm of Canan & Giblin, are requested to se ttle as soon as possible; M. A. Castas. Thanksgiving services will lie held at the Methodist Episcopal church in this city on the 26th iust., at 11 o'clock, a. m. All are invited. Johnson Porter, formerly of this place, but now engaged in business in Pomeroy, W. T, visite l friends and relatives in Cor vallis this week. A wind storm Tuesday afternoon did some damage in and about the city. We are inform id that much fencing was blown down in the country. Mr. F. W. Duuiway, of the Nnc North, constipation, loss of appetite, Dizziness, and ame up from Portland the first of the all symptoms of dyspepsia. Price 10 and j week, and went to the Bay for a few days 75 cents per bottle. For sale by T. Gr; - sojourn in that locality. ham. j Messrs. Charles and Jesse Hicu-k, A. Catarrh cured, health and sweet breath j Wilhelm. Loooey, Levangh, Dr. Wortman secured, by Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Priw-' and others from Monroe, were in the city 50 cents. Nasal Injector free. For sale by A Cruel Jo:;. Eeryone knows that Bob. J.ihnson prides himself in the possession of a fine blooded pup, with a record of having vanquished his first rat at the age of six weeks, (with the aid of several persons, and a string tied to the rat.) He was, however, outdone one day this week when some one sent him a package in a paper sack. On inspection it was determined by the assembled crowd that fhv sack contained a rat. and a monster one at that. Not being willing that his young puppy should tackle the monster rat alone, he called in the assistance of several neighbor dogs and the fun began. He car ried the imprisoned rat (?) to the middle of the muddy street, notwithstanding the fact that his shoes had been highly polished, the first time in many months, where amid the howling of the impatient dogs he carefully opened the sack and out dropped a poor sickly cat. The expression of Bob's cou tenauce at this time baffles description. life 'Witaout a Newspaper. Once upon a time a certain man got mad with the editor and stopped his paper. The next week he sold his corn at four cents below the market price. Then his property was sold for taxes, because he didn't read the sheriff's sale. He was arrested and fin ed $8 for going hunting on Sunday, simply because he didn't know it was Sunday, and he paid $3 for a lot of forged notes that had been advei tised two weeks and the public .cautioned not to negotiate for them. He then paid a big Irishman, with a foot like a forge hammer, to kick him all the way to the newspaper office, where he para1 four years' subscription in advance, aixl had the editor sign an agreement to knockhim down and rob him if he ever ordered his paper stopped again. Such is life without a news paper. N. Y. NewxdenUr. T. Graham. Shiloh's Cough and Consumption cure is sold by us on a guarantee. It cures con sumption. Get it at T. Graham's. Croup, Whooping Cough and Bronchitis immediately relieved by Shiloh's Cure. T. Graham sells it. That hacking cough can be so quickly cured by Shiloh's Cure. We guarantee it. j For sale by T. Graham. Sleepless nights made miserable by that terrible cough. Shiloh's cure is the remedy i for yon. T. Graham keeps it. Will you suffer with dyspepsia and liver complaint? Shiloh's Vitalizer is guaranteed to cure you. Kept at T. Graham's. Step in and look at the new ready made j clothing for men, youths and boys at J. W. Hanson's. N. Beason will pay the highest market price for hogs. Opposite the Excintuge Hotel. A large and well selected stock of cloths the latest styles to make up cheap at J. VV. Hanson's. Save your apples and save money. Buy one of those nice cider mills at Woodcock & Baldwin's. Yon can get a fine white shirt for 1, and fine under clothing in proportion, fat J. W. Hanson's. A three and one-half inch steel White water wagon, bran new, at Woodcock & Baldwin's. , A new Ketchum wagon, three and one half inch, for sale at a bargain at Woodcock & Baldwin's. Intended purchasers are invited to in spect our stock of Ladies Winter Cloaks. Skirts and Hosieiy or wni ;ii we nave a tun attending court this week. Mrs. H. V. (rates gave a select party at her residence in this city last Wednesday evening. A very pleasant time was had and highly enjoyed by all present. Agent Wadsworth, of the Siletz agercy passed through Corvallis the first of the week for Portland with a couple of Indian prisoners. Jas. Ball came over from the Bay last Monday with theChinaman that he arrested here last week. The celestial wasbound over for larceny from a dwelling. Freelin Cornutt and wife, accompanied by 'Miss Ida Belknap went to Portland Monday morning, where they will visit for It short I time, before going to Riddle, Douglas coun- ty. I Perry A l-iins, a well known citizen of I Linn County, living about eight miles In -I loW Albany, committed suicide last' Monday morning by shooting himself through the j Load with a pistol. I Partridge, the photographer, has been do- i . -. -.. ... i mg a good business m our citv tins week. He photographed the court house, the Occi dental hotel, O. P. and O. & C. depots, and other out door views. Rev. G. W. B;:nnettwill preach at the Methodist Episcopal church in this city next Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m., and J. P. Wolfe at 7 p. in. Subject of evening discourse: "Christ among the Philosophers." President Ellis of the Pacific University, will preach in the Congregational church next Sunday. Subject in the morning "The church, tliefpillar and ground of the truth." Evening subject, "The mantle the church should wear." Legal Lights. We notice the following attorneys in Cor vallis this week attending Circuit Court: R. S. Strahan, H. H. Hewitt, Judge Flynn and D. R- N. Blackburn of Albany; R. S. Bean dist. Judge, J. J. Walton and Geo. Wash burn if Eugene City; J. W. Hamilton, dist. attorney of Roseburg. F. W. teuton of Yamhill; A. H. Kennedy of Monroe; Mr. Philips of Junction; W. S Hufford of Newport; Judge. Ramsay of Salem. Our City attorneys aret J. R. Bryson, John Kel ssy, E, R. Skipworth, M. L. Pipes, J. W. Rayburn, John Burnett, E. Holgate, M. S, Woodcock and J. R. Baldwin. ssortment, also a full Cbildreus wear. line for Misses and S. L. KLINE. Circuit Court. At the time of going to press the follow ing cases have been disposed of: Dundee Mortgage Trust aud Investment Co, vs Hurbert Simmons etal. Sale of real property confirmed. Jas Hayes vs Samuel Chambers, Confir mation of sale; continued. Isaac Taylor vs Weorge Shultz action, set tled and disim sed. Maria Armingtou vs Sol King, action at law. C intinued. Henry Chambers vs 0 P R Co, action to recover money. Dismissed at pl.iiutitTs cost. Henritta Randall vs S E Belknap et al, action at law. Dismissed at pltfs cost. Silas Gilmore vs O P R Co, action at law. Dismissed at pltfs cost. S A Logan vs the Oregon Development Co action. Continued. W H Baber vs Green Ingram, action. Continued. G R Fara vs Elijah Liggett et al, action. Dismissed. Thos Maxwell vs O P R Co, damages. Dismisse I at pltfs cost. Case No 2555. Al S Woodcock, admin vs Wm Gird etal, suit to foreclose mortgage. Settled and dis missed. Alex Wood, vs F B Dunn aud Sol King, injunction. Continued. Gundel Brothers, vs Dave Walling, suit to foreclose mortgage. Continued. American Freehold Land Mortga -e Co. of London Limited, vs Jacob Stroud et al, suit to foreclose mortgage Decree. The New England Mortgage Security Company, vs Wm Burgett, suit to foreclose mortgage. Decree. O P R Co, v3 Morgan R Savage, injunc tion. Decree. A H Kennedy, vs David Huggins and Sarah Howard, suit to foreclose mechanics lien. Dismissed at pltfs cost. J G Springer vs W E Allen, action, dis missed at pltfs cost. Barney vs Davis, foreclosure. Dismissed at pltt's cost. State vs Joe Wilson larceny from a dwell ing; convicted, penitentiary 2 years. State vs Bloom held, reconizance; dismissed. INDUSTRIAL SUGGESTIONS. Yaquina Posters. Passenger trains over the Oregon Pacific make fair time with good freight?. Business generally is very quiet on the Bay, and money not so rotund and smiling as one could wish. J. W. Hr.isfielJ has been elected Treasur er of Newport. How honors come heaping onto us don't they. Ed. Sullivan & Co., report catching 104 salmon at one haul during the past season and they were through and the net hung on the rack before 10 o'clock p. m. The parents of Mrs. P. M. Abbey of Newport, arrived here on Tuesday evenings train. We are informed on good authority that the channel aero s the bar is just splendid, never was better, deeper, straighter, or more well defined. Geo. E. Bentley, late with A. Case, New port, has gone to Portland, where he will remain probably until spt-in . Mr. and Mrs. BuHcley have gone to Cor vallis. where they expect to remain perma- ! fashttn the knife, the spide or th nent'.y. Snceess-to them. Through some delay the twin propeller ill probably It is an old axiom that a people given en tirely to agriculture are poor, and the thick er the population the more evident the truthftiluess of this maxim. The reason lor this is, its lack of ability to furnish em ployment for the growing population through its ability to give adequate puymeut to la bor, from what the yield and price ot com modities justify hence, if there are no out lets of a creative character it is readily per ceived what the outlet must be. If there were no other outlets visible in this county, or, if they were other than tangible, this communication would be useless, bnt as we have good evidence as to the statement we shall make we have no hesitation in calling the attention of our people to the following suggestions: It is not necessary for us to search history or to go to other lan is to find out where wealth centers, for we have plenty of ex amples in oui owu country. No one can suppose that cities like New York, Chicago, x'ittsburg aud San Francisco are built up solely by agriculture. While this calling is powerful aud underlying all others it must have help and assistance from other indus tries or it will stagnate hence the sagacity of man in seeking for other and varied in dustries and iu relieving himself from the crowd aud presure of competition. This sets to work millions of busy hands to fash ion things useful for man and enables all to live in a manner more appropriate than can be possible under only one creative indus try. Now we have in our county a territory bordering on 1000 square miles. This at present is given up to agriculture aud a lit tle stock; tLOiigh not over one-third is capa ble of being u5ed for the former if we take into consideration its costs of labor. Most of this land is owned by private individuals and subject to taxation. The question is, are we making the beat use of the territory we possess? Tbis question is forced upon us by the large increase of population aud the largely increased facilities we enjoy for transportation, through the building of the Oregon Pacific railroad, and unless otiier industries come to the front, squeezing times must be looked for. If we cannot have the things we would, let us make the most of that we have. But the query is, what have we. In tids broad domain, much of it is elevated from a few feet, to huudreds of feet, now gently, again abruptly. It is not necessary to enquire the reason foi this peculiar make up, suffi cient and well is it if we enquire nnd find out if there is any wealth laying there oth er than the grass and timber exposed to view. This we take it is the correct meth od -for, as a ruie, cott n must be grown be fore it can be spun. Siieep must be raised a ul the wool clipped be.'ore it can be woveu, and ores; of iron obtain 1 before we cau l is. In been able to pick out a fossil. This is the Vineyard mountain. This is quite a change from any other, as it is made up of basalt, trachite and porpher. Its crystalization shows iron and gypsum. Sulphur and salt springs are in this vicinity. Upon the flank of this hill lays conglomerate-shalepebbles small, of the oldest rocks, with lime ce ment. The fossils here show Silurian, in fictmustbeof such age from the serpen tine which creeps up through the conglom erate shale, and right in this vicinity ought to be found a material which is so much wanted in the Willamette Valley. We mean limestone. In this group of rock, but to the west, large flat blocks of magnesian limestone are found, but as yet none of the pure for lime making. These old forma tions contain full measure of limestone, and when we have and can number the ages Archian and next upwards, Silurian and the Cretatious and all within view together with unexplored hills, surely the field is large md full of promise for this necessary and useful material. J R not ar- Dr. F. W. Vincent, of Pendleton, arri veil iu Corvallis last week and went to the Bay for a visit with his parents at Caledonia. Hi3 many friends in this county are pleased to meet him after years of absence from his former home. The Gazette in wrappers, ready to mail to yonr friends abroad, only ten cents per copy. Business men who cannot find time to write social letters to their friends can send them their local paper, in lieu thereof, at an insignificant expense. for the tug, Favoi-i rive until next Tuesday. Christmas is approaching, and it will soon be time to commence ordering presents, un less oir merchants intend to bring in sup plies. Tf three or four enterprises that will pay from the start, if properly engineered, here on the Bay, bad been placed nnder full headway this season, over one hundred thousand dollars would have been paid iu wages so !ar. and the parties pav ing out the mony would have already realized good, fair pr ifits, as dull as times are generally. Salmon catching for the Season is over for Yaquina Bay. Those engaged in it have found it to pay reasonably well for the dis advantages attending it. No attempt was made to can the fish, and for -various reasons no large amount were salted, the bulk of the catch being disposed of as caught, or ship ped to the valley. A well managed cannery would have paid well. a word '.he raw material mast proceed nj.ui factu ring. j Having devoted much id" the past two I years to an i nvestigation of the Geology of ! a strip, some- few miles wide, running through the county east aud west, we have recently, .is things became more developed, been astonished at the outlook of what may be turned into wealth, and the good pros pects for wther material as soon as sumci.uit labor can be bestowed so as to bring the same to light. We have before mentioned coal at Ya quina. This can now be extended to east of the Summit. Iron seems everywhere ami in time the point for labor will be chosen. Clay, so important in the industries are of remarkable development and easily procur ed. But it is to our immediate vicinity we wish now to call attention. D:3solution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing between M. A. Canan and John Giblin is this Jay by mutual con sent dissolved, Mr. Giblin retiring, and M. A. Canan succeeding the late firm, who will pay al! debts of said firm. Accounts due said firm may be paid to Mr. Giblin or to M. A. Canan. M. A. Canan, John Giblin. Corvallis Or. Nov. 5th 1S85. Closing out Sale. I he closing out sale at C. H. Whitney ' is attracting many buyers who are attracted by the very low prices actual cost for goods. This is a genuine closiug out sale and as the stock is a well selected one and tirst-class, the people should not fail to im prove the opportunity. Notice. To the public. Take notice that I, J. M Hufft, on October 2Sth, 1885, gave my son T. D. Hufft. a minor his time, aud hereby relinquish all right to claim his service or wages, or control over him. From and after this date I will not be responsible for his contracts or debts. J. M. Hufft. Blankets! Blankets! Just recei ed 40 pair fine white and color ed blankets direct from the Ashland Mills. They are first ciass goods and will be sold, at our usual low prices. Keep warm. J. M. Nolan. Money and Collection?. In order to accommodate my customers who place good reliable notes aud mortgages in my hands for collection, so long as this notice appears, I will assist them to find money to use while such demands are being collected. M. S. Woodcock. Thanksgiving Concert. The Cornet Bind will give an open air concert next Thursday afternoon at 2:30 on the Occidental hotel balcony. programme: Grand March Hub of the Universe. ScHOTTISCHE Kentucky Jubilee Singers. Waltzes Marabel a. Grand March De Molay Commandery. Polka Gold and Silver. Quickstep The Gem. Serenade -Pleasant Dreams. Waltzes Knight. A report of the proceedings of the fourth annual meeting and tournament of the Firemen's Association of Oregon, held at Astoria June 10, 11, and 12, 1SS5, has been I received from Frank E. Hodgkin the Secre tary and Treasurer. It is a full and com plete report, ami contains much that I interest to firemen all over the State. On Monday of last week a reception was given by Mrs. Wells, and the other ladies of U. S. Land Office. Roseburg, Or. Nov. 12, 1SS5. As there appears to be a misunderstand- i nig m toe minds ot many concerning the j lands effected by Commissioner Sparks late is of ' ru'ing- 1 will be more explicit. Lne act I of July 25 1S80 granted a strip of land I twenty miles wide on each side of the l'ne j of the Oregon aud California Railroad to i said company to aid in building their road; Settle Up. All those knowing themselves indebted to the undersigned, either by note or account are hereby notified to call and settle by the 1st of December, 18S5, after which date all unsettled accounts will be placed in the hands of an attorney for collection. D. A. Osburn. Corvallis, Or., Nov. 19, 1885. United States Senator. Hod. J. H. Mitchell was elected to the U. S. Senate last Wednesday at Salem by A vote of 38 republicans and 17 democrats. If you have hogs to sell, call on N. Bae -sen, opposite the Exchange hotel. He will pay the highest market price fi r all the hogs in Benton county. dob printing executed with neatness and dispatch, and at the lowest living rates at the Gazette office. Immigrants are still coming into the val ley, looking for homes. II you have farms to sell or rent, make it known through the columns of the Gazette. We desiie correspondence from all part9 of the state, and invite discussions upon all sides of every important issue of the day. All matters for publication should reach us Tuesday or Wednesday. Woodcock & Baldwin have made an in -pi.rtant reduction in the price of plcw. Farmers will do well to call on them if thi y need anything in that line. M. S. Edaington. of Albany, Oregon, will loan money on five years time with im proved farm security, but not to exceed one third the value of the property. The Oliver Chilled Iron Plow still takes the lead, and more are now used than any other kind. Prices less than ever. Re member and ask for The Oliver; take no other . Having decided to enter more extensive ly iutoithe sewing machine trade, we there fore offer our guns at large reductions. Ex amine our prices and be satisfied. Will Bros. To mark the last resting place jf your dead, buy of Woodcock & Baldwin, a White Bronze monument made of pure zinc, which is the most handsome ornament ever put in a Cemetery, and which will wear without change, retaining its beautiful appearance as lone as time lasts. Anything from a i together. That town succeeds the lst, all government lands more than twenty small foot or head stone costing from ten j the citizens of which take pride in it, work miles from either side of the line of the O, dollars up to the more costly and elaborate- for its success each in his way, but all pull- & C. R. R. are now subject to settleme t ly decorated monuments cau be had at a jng together, encouraging new oomers and under the above laws. Tax Notice. The city t.:x mil for 1885, is now in mjf hinds for collection, and must be paid with." iu thirty days from the date of this notice. Orlice at H. E. Harris' store. A. R. PviiAL', City Marshal. Corvallis, Or. Nov. i:, 1SS5. An Accident Last Tuesday afternoon during the wind storm, Henry Alien, Siu of Emery Allen of this place, was passing tile livery stable of Thos. Eglin, a piece of brick was blown from the chimney ami struck young Allei on the head, inflicting an ugly but not ser ious wound. It is a narrow escape, as the piece of brick came dowu with considerable force, and bad it beeu a whole brick it would certainly have resulted seriously. Grand Jury. The errand jury drawn to serve at the . - . 1 .f iL. Standing in Corvallis and looking at the V K compose m to hills to the wost of ns, few would suppose ! following gentlemen: S E Bek nap, foreman f there was any marked difference iu the ma. : 1' J Barclay, Jesse Porter. H. P. Harris, teiial of which they were composed, for their I Wallace Frantz, T P Waggoner and Robt .,,Br.l outline, their color and timber is I Barclay. At the time of gomg to press the , Rev. John Reid Sr., as minister. A large party gathered and spent a delightful eve ning. The leaders of the denomination the Presbyterian church, to welcome the j and to indemnify said company for lauds disposed of by the Government to settlers upon the odd jumbered sections within the trrant of twenty miles each side their line have requested Mr. Reid to take charge of of road. the aameact ,)rovided that compa- the fresbytenan church in tnis city. ine : D services will be conducted at the usual hours j of worship. ny might select every odd numbered section r ten miles beyond the twenty mile's limit of the grant. This is called the ''indemnity limits" which by order of former Commiss ioners was withdrawn from settlement. The If yon want yonr town to progress pull together, savs au exchange. Differ as much as you please in politics and religion, .but ! preseut Commissioner, iules that the odd when it comes to matters pertaining to your ! numbered sections within this "indemnity interest and the prosperity aud growth of j limits" until they settle them by filing in yonr town, unite and pull together. If your j the local land office a list of such lauds, and neighbor proposes a measure that is calcu- that until the company do so, such lands lated to promote public good, don't hold j are subject to settlement, under the preemp back because yon didn't propose it yourself, j tion and homestead Jaws. This ruling ap but give it a "hearty support and pull to- j plies to the entire length of the line of road gether. Don't sneer and talk about big but does not ettect the odd section witmn heads, hut take hold with a will and pull , twenty miles of the road . In other words very reasonable cost. i Jnew enterprises. 1 W. F. Benjamin, Register. similar; yet an intelligent investigation re veals facts scarcely conceivable. Taking the sharp and abrupt mountain about one mile smith of Philomath, the rocks here are the oldest known. Going up on the south side we find at the base a basalt as if from sand stone. Above is another basalt of different texture. Those two rocks running up two or three huudred feet seem to form a base for the upper two or three hundred feet and crown of the hill. The latter is a gueiss. This at the base is hard and compact but brittle, composed largely of felspar, copper and iron mica. As we rise this rock be comes darker and duller in color, in fact, rotten. Upon the fl inks of this mountain in different directions lay tons upon tons of excellent fire-proof paint, seemingly with out clay, with only a few minute grains of mica as before mentioned- The point of in terest in this mountain is this. The guessic rocks iu Europe and Asia as well in South America, also iu Montana are the great mineral bearing rocks of those countries, and the rule is the older the rocks in geolog ic age, the richer the mineral. So here, right in view, stands .a field well worth careful investigation. To the north and west of Philomath the hills are of very different age, and of the most recent igneous character, hence, while curious and instructive, they can not be of the same importance as the point before mentioned. Another important point and nearer home lies at and about the Catholic cemetary. At this point is a curious combination. On top is the most recent tertiary soft rocks. To the south recent basalt. Iu the road the oldest slate cemented together and contort ed in a manner seldom seen. At a point a little further east by north, is a good fels pathic granite, mineral bearing. The diffi culty here as in so many other places is, the earth cover", which, with the exception of a few traces of those rocks, are otherwise com pletel y'concealed . Another important point and the only one in this group we have been able to trrc; its history for it is the only place we have jury is still iu session, and four or rive true bills have been found. Verdict Against Will Bros. We the jury, find Will Bros, guilty of keeping the best assortments of holiday gifts, toys, albums, novelties, etc., in Cor vallis. They will be sentenced by tho judge next week. LIST OF LETTERS, Remaining unclaiin"d in the Postoffice at Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday Nov. 20, 1885. will please sav advertisement: Clawson, Peter Duudul, Geo Hughs, P Little, Fred Mathews, Chas Royer, G G Schneider, G Persons calling for same 'advertised," giving date of Cardwell, T.J Douden, M Lyle, A J Martin, T F Reynolds, E L Stewart, J A Tozier, A R (2) N. B. Barber. P. M. PRODUCE PRICE CURRENT. Wheat per cental in Portland, sk'd. . .1 30 Wheat per bushel in Corvallis, 61 Oats 25 Wool per lb 10 to 14 Flour per barrel $4 00 Bacon sides 7 to 8 Hams 10 to 12 Shoulders 6 to 7 Lard, 10 ft tins 8 to 10 " kegs 7 Butter, fresh rolls 20 to 25 Eggs per doz to 25 Apples, green 30 to 50 Dried apples, Pluminer 4 to 5 . ' " Sun 3 to 4 Plums, pitless 6 to 7 Chickens perdos 2 00 to 4 00 Hides, dry flint .. .10 to 15 " green '. . . 5 to 7 Potatoes... -- 25 to 30 Geese, tame, per do. 6 00 Ducks ' 5 00 to 6 0O Hogs dressed , 3J to 4
