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CORVALLIS, OR., JULY 19, 1SS9.
The A. O. U. V A. F. Hersh
ner was in Portland last w eek, act
ing as a delegate to the grand
lodge of Ancient Order of United
Workman. He returned on Satur
day and in conversation with him
he says the order is in a most pros
perous condition. It numbers in
this j-urisdictions,including Oregon,
Washington, and Idaho, 4,500
members, among whom are the
foremost men. Seaside lodge, No.
12, of Astoria, is the banner one of
the jurisdiction, having a member
ship of 259. The lodge in Corval
lis has City names on its roll, in
cluding many of the merchants,
mechanics, day laborers, and farm
ers. Each member's family is en
titled to $2,000 at his death, and
the assessments costs no more than
taxes upon the same amount ol
money. It is a good order and
merits the careful consideration of
the'young men of this or any com
munity. The officers of the grand
lodge, elected for the ensuing year
are: Grand master workman, T.
A. Stephens; grand recorder, New
ton Clark; grand receiver, E. L.
l)urhani; grand overseer. Oliver
Hall; grand foreman, John L. Daly;
grand representatives,!. L. Smith,
W. D. Hare and J. W. Van Epps;
grand trustee, G. II. Durham.
Hasd Mashkd. Monday noon,
Mr. Bell, better known as "Hal,"
had his left hand badly mashed at
the O. & 0. depot in this city. He
is conductor on the freight train
which runs bet ween here and Port
land and had just been allowed a
lay off for a couple of weeks, and
had returned home to Corvallis by
the noon passenger. Before going
to his residence he thought he
would help the "boys" make up
the train for its return, and he
attempted to couple the engine to
the baggage car and in so doing
his hand was caught and crush
ed fromthe pal m down, split 1 i ng
and - lacerating the little finger.
While in this condition, his wound
bleeding and paining him terribly
lie ran down town to Dr. Lee's
office where Dr. Chas. dressed it.
He was intending to take a trii to
southern Oregon with his wife but
may now be compelled to stay
home. Coupling? on the passen
ger cars are considerably different
than those on freight and probably
Mr. Bell forgot this.
Wool Item. Up to Saturday
last there had been received this
season at Moody's warehouse 7,527
bales of wool: to July 1st the Was
co warehouse had received 5,014
bales. .Counting 300 pounds to
the bale this would make 3,762,
300 pounds, says The Dalles paper.
At 15 cents a pound which is a
safe estimate the neat little sum
of $564,3-15 is realized. At the be
ginning (ft the season Moody had
several hundred sacks on hand;
he has shipped 7,667 sacks on
hand. Roberts shipped to July 1st,
4,850 sacks. Of course tins does
not conclude the transactions in
wool for the season, as it is still
coming in, thcugh less rapid than
.a few days ago.
Suicided. Frank Craw, who
has been living with Luvi Henkle
for the past two years, committed
6uicide last Sunday evening on the
latter's farm near Philomath. Craw
was aged 22 years. He shot him
self through the heart with a pistol.
He left a note saying he was tired
of life, and asked Mr. Henkle to
bury him in the Crystal Lake cem
etery ueav Corvallis, with Mr. Dick
to preach his funeral sermon. He
left what property he had to his
father who resides in Michigan.
He has a brother in Corvallis who
basbeen working in the brickyard
lor about three months. The de
ceased was said to be a young man
oT exemplary habits, and very in
dustrious. Money to Loanv On improved
farms at 8 per cent, interest fur three
years and upwards. Lombard In
vestment Co., J. W. Rnyburn, agent,
Corvallis, Or- 2vv
Miss Spencer's Social. On
Thursday evening, July 11th, Miss
Nettie Spencer entertained a num
ber of her friends in a somewhat
new and very enjoyable manner,
at the residence of her parents
here. A musical anp literary pro
gram liad been arranged, consist
ing of, instrumental selection on
harmonica and piano by Don
Woodward; other instrumental
pieces by Misses Annie Allen,
Maud Hoffman and OUie Thomp
son; solo, J. II. Wilson; vocal duet
by Miss Emma and Ollie Thomp
son; reading by E. E. Wilhon;
recitation, Miss Jessie Waggoner;
essay, Arthur Spulding. After
singing a few familiar songs, in
which all assisted, refreshments
were'served. A marked featture
of the evening was the exact man
ner in which the exercises were
conducted. Among those present
were Misses Mabel Leonard, Cora
Brown, Lucy Brooks, Maud Hoff
man, Jessie and Minnie Waggoner,
Aggie Den man, J. Purdy, Ollie
Thompson, Clara and Mollie Fish
er, Lulu Smith, Clara Irvine, and
Emma and Mary Thompson, and
Messrs, C. O. Wells, E. McConnell,
Mr. Leonard. T. A. Jones, J. G.
Wilkins. C.L. Weaver, J. H. and
E. E. Wilson, J. C. Applewhite,
A. S. Addition Don Woodward,
and A. Spaulding.
Three Sisters Ahead. -The new
steamboat Modoc recently built by
the O. II. & N. Co. as a light draft
boat, and one that was thought
could be run on the upper Willam
ette river during the lowest stage
of water, ha.s been outdone by the
O. P. R. boat Three Sisters. Both
boats left Salem last Tuesday and
the Three Sisters arrived at Al
bany at 3 p. m. with a good cargo,
while the Modoc got stuck about
three miles above Salem and was
obliged to return to Portland for
repairs.
Uncle Bob's Curiosity. Uncle
Bob Davison, of this city, was out
with a party over the Yaquina
bar, on Sunday last on the schoon
er Mischief, lot the purpose of do
ing some deep sea fishing. Over
sixty hooks were cast iu the. wati r
at a depth of twenty fathoms, and
about nine'y fish hauled in of dif
ferent species. He caught a curi-
ousity in what is called a sea mush
room, and brought the same to
this city and had it on exhibition
in Spencer's barber shop.
Working on the Boats. Work
men are busy just now in placing
new brace beams under the cylin
ders of the steamer N. S. Bently,
besides constructing a new wheel
for propelling purposes. This
boat with the Wmj M. Hoag, is
tied up at the Blair wharf, foot of
Monroe street. Probably before
the summer is over these boats
will receive fresh coats of paint
and when started up after the first
fall rain will each present a fine
appearance. -
Tunnel Abandoned. Work on
the tunnel on the Oregon Pacific
near Britenbush has ceased, it hav
ing been decided to go around the
hill. One hundred feet had been
dug. The tunnel would be over
500 feet long, and it was found that
over a month's time and considera
ble expense could be saved by
changing the course in this way,
hence the decision. Democrat.
Oregon Ahead. -During the
first six months of this year there
were over 27 failures in Oregon,
with $93,700 liabilities. For the
corresponding time last year there
were over three times as many
failures, with : six times as - large
liabilities. In Washington there
were 50 failures with $178,500 lia
bilities, considerable of an increase
over last vear. ' ;
HuNTiNG.-ot , being patient
enough to wait one day more un
til the gaine.law.in regard to kill
ing grouse, etc., had expired sever
al hunters including members of
the Corvallis gun club, were out
last Sunday, Quite a number of
them returned with their hunting
bags full. Tha law was out of
force on. Mondaj-, the 15th-
A, 1-Cent Idea. Judging from
the appearances on every fencej
telephone pole, etc., a : rubber
stamp agent has been doing Cor
vallis lately. Two barber shops of"
Corvallis. have purchased each a
stamp and they now have a whole
printing office right at their hands
and all over their clot lies. The
price paid apiece for these" rubber
daubers was $12.50, then there is
the paper, and time required in
printing, which will foot up $15.
Yes? Well, what of it? Most
any printing office in Corvallis or
any other city could for that much
money print about 8,000 sixteenth-
sheet dodgers, and 10,000 thirty
second sheets. And they, when
printed on a regular preis, would
present a neat appearance and
when distributed oil the streets
would be read by the public. A
rubber stamp always makes a mur
ky impression, one-half of the let
ters not showing up at all. Eight
thousand dodgers would be plenty
enough for anv business firm and
were you to print that many by a
rubber stamp you would find that
the letters would be entirely rub
bed or stamp ed cut of existence,
and then where, oh where, is your
$15.
Personal. N. L. Ruber, of Cor
vallis, stopped over in Eugene last
week while on his way to the mine&
in northern California. Mr. Clark,
civil engineer on the O. P., was
with him. These gentlemen have
just returned from a trip to eastern
states. They first went to Wash
ington and each wanted to take a
different route but Mr. Clark gave
up and went by Mr. Raber's route.
It was fortunate he did for had they
gone on the route Mr. Clark want
ed they would have been on the ill
fated train at Johnstown at the
time of the Conemaugh disaster.
They also visited the Niagara falls
and saw two men carried over them
an account of which was given in
the papers a couple of weeks ago.
Eugene Register.
New Badges. The members of
the City Transfer (Jo., of Corvallis,
can now be d:stiuguished among
the immense throngs of creation,
that perambulate up- and down
the streets, by the new German
silver badges just received by
them. They are pinned on to
the front of each driver's hat and
Dear the words "City Transfer Co.,
1," and so on. Mr. Beckwith is 1,
Campbell 2, Clark 3, and Ful-
fer 4. Would it not -be well for
the city marshal and police to wear
the regulation uniform and badge
also? Corvallis is a city and would
appear m6re so were even this
change made.
A Social. A social na'-ty was
given by Miss Maud Hoffman, at
the residence of her parents , in
West Corvallis, on Monday even
ing, in honor of her friend, Miss
Flora Mason, of Albany, who has
boon visiting here. Quite a num.
hereof the young friends of the vis
itor were present and at a late hour
they bade good-bye, after deciding
that a most pleasant time had been
enjoyed.
A Change. it is reported by a
diummer for printers' supplies,
who was in Corvallis on Tuesday,
that the Polk county Observer is!
soon to change hands, Al. Snyder,
formerly of the Astoria Transcript
and-now with "The Dalles Moun
taineer, is to become the new pro
prietor. The Observer is publish
ed at Dallas.
Paper Holders. T. Graham,
the druggist, and A. Hodes, the
grocer, have each purchased a very
handy arrangement for holding
wrapping paper. The paper is in
the iorm of a roll.and when a piece,
the size required, is pulled off, a
cutter held in place by a spring
tears the paper its full width.
Query. What has become of
the "Northwest Mining Co.," incor
porated for. the purpose of boring
for coal o:.l, on the Wyatt place
near Corvallis? It was incorpor
ated a few months ago, and proba
bly has
died, like the board of
trade-
A SHOCKING EXPERIENCE.
A STRANGER VISITS CORVALLIS BUT IS NOT
ALLOWED TO REMAIIC LONG.
Mr. Cool Breeze, who Lad foolishly
strayed from Lis home, on tlie sea
coast, to Corvallis one evening during
the past week met Mr. Bad Smell who
was out for an airiug from his Lome
in tlie drain on Third street, between.
Monroe and VanBnren.
"Whewl" said Mr. Cool Breeze,
"do your kind walk around after they
are dead?'' , "
"By the great Corvallis council,"
replied Mr. B id Smell, "has it come
to this that a stranger turns up Lis
nose ai me? At me, the largest of thfe
family of Bad Smells? Go to! tLou
vagrant, or I'll paralyze vou."
Mr. Cool Breeze went- to, and Mr.
B;td Smell fell on him and paralyzed
him, just as he declared he would, and
since then Mr. Cool Breeze has taken
up Lis residence out of the city where
he remains paralyzed to this day,
while Mr. Bad Smell is so tickled at
the j'ke that he goes all over Corvallis
everv night to tell other fellows of his
kind about it. But lie says the mar
shal never notices him.
A Steamer Needed. The hose
hoys of this city are circulating a sub
scription piper to raise money to pur
chase a racing cart So far quite a
sum has been secured. A racing cart;
of what good is it? It never can be
taken to a fire. Wouldu't it be better
to raise money to purchiise a steam
fire engine? One good engine of this
kind is needed in Ccrvalhs and it
would be a fine thing for the fire lad
dies besides being very beneficial to the
city.- A racing cart will cost near
$500, and it would not take many
such sums to purchase a stearuer.
There are tw o good hose carts in the
engine house now, and what good will
the third one do?
Miss Hoffman's Recitations.
The elocutionary entertainment on
Tuesday evening, at the city opera
house, by Miss Maud Hoffman, was
well attended and the different
nunibers well executed. That ex
citing portion of Ben Hur, the
"Chariot Race," was recited in a
most splended manner, and you
could fairly see the charioteers and
their horses speeding along while
the elocutionist' was describing it
To morrow night Miss Hoffman
gives an entertainment at New
port and ir, is hoped she will have a
large audience.
Cut Her Thumb. Mrs. Cameron,
a sister of C, B Wardlaw, chief clerk
of the freight department of the Ore
gon Pacific office, sustained quite a
severe injury to her left Land on
Tuesday last, by cutting off a one half
inch of the thumb. Dr. Applewhite
was called and dressed the wouud.
It is said (in a low tone) that she was
attempting to cut a chicken's Lead off,
and if such is the case, it should s rve
as a warning to all women. Let, or
rather m. ike, Hie men folks do such
work.
Rats! The annual newspaper
chestnut is going the rounds of the
Oregon pipsrs, about the summer
outing. Here it is: "It is now
that the weary business man hies
himself to tlie sea side to feast on
fish and clams, bathe in the break
ers and let the balmy breezes blow
through his whiskers down by the
sad deep soun ling sea."
Finger Nearly Off. Al. Py
gal now has the forefinger of his
left hand done up in a rag. He let
it come in contact with a meat
knife while cutting some beef in
Baesen's market one day this week.
Al. has lots of misfortunes in his
experience a3 a wild and woolly
butcher. He came near amputa
ting this finger. . . . - -
New Company. L J. Kemp has
disposed of his truck and dray out
fit to Messrs. 3urke & Perkins,
who took possession on Tuesday.
Mr. Kemp desires all his old cus
tomers to remember the new com
pany and extend them the same
liberal patronage.
Hakd OfF. A telegram was" re
ceived in Oorvalhs last evening calling
a physician to go to Wren station to
attend Josh Ballard, 'who had just
had one of Lis hands- cut of No
further particulars have- been learned
:up to the hour of going to press, this
OVER THE ROAD,
The Albany Herald, of the 18th,
savs as follows:
"A special train went ta the front
on the Oregon Pacific road yesterday,
ou which were Vice-President Wm,
M. Hoag, Superintendent Bowen, the
superintendent of track, a San Fran
cisco capitalist named Law, J. Meyer,
a wealthy eastern contractor, Judge
R. S. Stratum. G. F. Simpson and
others." The object of the trip, it is
said, Was to view the condition of the
work preparatory to letting some
further contracts. Mr. Meyer went to
Corvallis with Mr. Hoag last evening,
and some active developments in rail
road work on the line eastward may
be expected shortly,"
A representative of the Gazette
learned from an Oregon Pacific official,
early this (Friday) morning, that
nothing had been done as yet in re
gard to letting any new contracts.
LOCAL AND GEN1CRAL.
Hot.
Miss Mattie Burnett is at Sada-
ville, Linn county, on a rusticating
trip.
Hon. F. A. Chenoweth, of Kings
Valley, was in Corvallis on Wed
nesday. Some say Bob Cunningham
intends starting a. giove factory in
Corvallis.
Rev. T.DeWitt Talmage is to
lecture in Portland and Salem
next mouth.
Fred. Bloomhart has ordered the
machinery for his steam ferry di
rect from Chicago.
A new sidewalk is being put
down iu front of the building occu
pied by Lewis' barber shop.
A new photograph gallery is be
ing built by S. B. Graham, on his
property just south of where he is
now located."
Thos. Calahan and wife are at
Yaquina City. He is at present
working in the store there belong
ing to Mr. Nolan.
Miss Carrie BaMwin, who has
been in Baker City for a number
of months, returned home to Cor
vallis last week.
Dr. Applewhite's family spent a
few days this week camping out
at the sulphur spring a few miles
southwest of Corvallis.
Tlie survey cf the Oregon Paci
fic to the Malheur pass having
been furnished, Col. Eckleson and
party have returned to this city.
C. A. Loud and wife went to Ya
quina bay on Wednesday. Mr.
Johnson, a brother ot Walt. John
son, the policeman, is conducting
his barber business.
"It takes a calf to catch a calf,"
as the comic opera singer said when
shaave a wicked look and saucy
kick in the direction of the callow
youths in the front row of the
orchestra.
C. L. Roberts, of Dunlap, Iowa,
is -in Corvallis visiting with Rev.
Rogers and family. He is a jewel
er by profession and will probably
locate in Corvallis, or some other
city in Oregon
Dr. L. Carpenter and E. Dawns,
of Lakeport, Cal., are in this city,
and stopping at the Occidental ho
tel. They are acquaintances of
G. A. Loud, and having been look
ing over the city,
Eugene McConnell lias sold his
interest in the real estate business
to Geo. F. Eglin and Gassett Long
and will hereafter give his. entire
attention to insurance in Corvallis
and Benton county.
Evangelical Clutrch.-w-Preaching
on Sabbath by the pastor, at 11 a.
m. and 8 p.m.- Subject for the
evening discourse, Faith not a Be
lief nor a Science: Sunday school
at 3 p. m, All are invited ta these
services.
Dr. A. G. Smith, after a two
mouths' residence here, has quietly
gone away returning, it is said, to
his former home in Amity", Dr. Apr
plewhite is now the doctor for the
county poorr he being the lowest
bidder next to Mr: Smith".
. Mr. Bu6h, formerly a journalist of
Lincoln, Nebraskar was in Corvaf
lis on Thursday. He was bound
for MrMiiMwiHe wher he intends
to purchase the Reporter" prtfbiisfeetf
there, providing satisfactory teifttf
can be made, he having heard if
was for sale; .
The engagement of Leo; I. Stocky
formerly of this city, art Miss Oar--rie
Korn, of Seattle, ij announced".-
Jessie Wilki'ns, E: Wilson
Otto Wells,and several otfref young.'
men, with theif girls, Sutfdayexi on
the cool banks of Mary's riVef a fewr
miles above Corvallis.,
About forty editors froitt Ne
braska have been taking m the east
side of the valley this week. At"
Salem they -were treated most
royally. They will, of course, not
see this side of the valley sfinply
because Corvallis is not on the
through line. But, just wait. ,
Robt. J. Hendricks, the business1
manager of the best daily paper"
in Oregon, is now the happy father"
of a 10-pound boy. "Bob' shook?
this pencil shover's arm very near
off when he first experienced tlie
calling of daddy, so here are wk
gratulations returned fcT" gtp. '
No services in the Presbyterian?
church until .August, At present
Rev. Thompson and family are at;
the seaside near Newport, a letter"
states that Mrs. Thompson's health
is improving every day, and Mi's,.
Prichard is with them and -much
better, she having been quite ill
Dr. B. George has been in Cor
vallis for a few days past looking;
the city and county over and intro-r
ducing his electric belt. He has
placed one on Mr. Broomfield, ve
county pauper, free of charge, antf
it seems to be acting as a great eu-
ralive for his trouble which is liver"
complaint. Mr. George saVs he has
traveled a good deal and may Lo
cate in Oregon.
AN UGLY DISCOVERT
A Report That Should B Read.
"A recent analyzation in Philadelphia br if
celebrated chemist of tea popular braula o." ar"
snparilla discloses the natoaistiliif; face that
thoe tea samples of blood purifier (?) cou-
-tninedlii tha agsreK'lfe sixteen ditierent miu'
eralo, eleven of which were active pol&ona.
Iodide of potash was discovered fa' eVarjr sam-'
pie, ineienry was fouud in all but two, while'
arsenic existed in six of tha tea brfrtfds. KoV
ono brand was tue pure article."
Arepor.er took the above clipping foE,
Jor. the mmufactnrer of Joy's Vecetablo Sab"
parilla. Mr. Joy exhibited no surprise,-- He
said druggists knew it. He said 1: fontf age
jaw the c-yin? need for a safe and absolutely'
pure vegetable preparation of Sarsaparllla
itent-e his was named Joy's vegetable anapa
rilla because it contained nothing bu t)urf
syrup of sarsaparilla, combined with! fheufe"
juices of California's vegetable olterattves; Pa
lito p ..tash. s -rsaparl'ilns, it does not force Imv
purine through the skin but stimulates the tb
rio:is secretive orp-ans thereby correcting fflMfa'
tionul derangement and eliminating all impitrl'
ties through tha natural char;aeJs, Sqm 9m
fitco Ex imiuer
Mrs. Temperance House left on TueeifayV
west side train for Montana where she goes'
to join her husband who is now located im
that region. She has rented her house to r
Mr. Patterson, formerly of Portland, buf
will return about September 1st, o pack- Off
their household goods preparatory to moving:
to their new location.
Closing out sale of gloves-"In order to
close out our kid gloves within a limited'
time we have rsfiluced the price on all qual
itie8. The 1.75 glove redirced to $1.50 per'
pair; the $1.50 glove reduced to $1.25 per
pair; the $1.25 &lovo reduced to $1.00-; per
pair. Every pair guaranteed. Call early
to secure your size. S. ht K-Uisiti 4t
A Portland . hotel man estiirrater that'
abont 540.000 people visit that city every'
year. More or less of thein warfder' up
through the Willamette valley -
Zamloek, the magician, fbowed' ft' the
opera house fast evening. His legerdemaii
was very cleverly performed.
The Dr. George celebrated electric body'
battery for aale by J. Win. Will, resident'
agent, for Bentosi county.
Absolutely Pure -
This powder never Variea. A marvel otf
purity, strength, artd'whoresomenesa.; Jiloi'J
economical tha!' tlie ordinary Ki0is and"
cannot be sold in-competition- with the fliojy
trtude of, low test, short weight-lua of
phosphate- powders: f"nld'onJy:'-r catir.
RojfAi, Ba-ikoPow--s-h106 vfall S-,,
2&W-York- - - e"V