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ISSUKD KVKKT FRIDAY MUXa BT
OBAI& & CONOVEE,
Hnger and Publisher.
'The Wheat Chop. According to the
I state weather bureau it is shown that re-
I ports are quite full relative to the yield of
wheat. The Willamette valley shows from
twenty-two to thirty-five bnshels per acre,
some places ijtpre. Benton county will
average twentv-five bushels per acre: Linn
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Per Year, 2 00
" Six Months, 1 00
Threw Months, 75
Kinii-i Ofmifi fiC
Pwr Ver (when not paid in advance). 2 SO
CORVALLIS, OR., AUG., 9, 1889.
county and fifty bushels per acre from
Maricn county. The whole Willamette
vallev will averace from twenty-five to
thirty bushels per acre. The Umpqna val
ley will average the same. The Rogue
River is yielding on an average twenty
Forest fires, grain field biases, and I bushels per acre, though there are reports
.;t.nAivni;ini oia in vno-iin dnririirlasbizh as forty bushels per acre. Eastern
LLl T wuiiaiauvuui ... 3 0 I w
J 0 ' I , f -1 J XI
this season.
Wheat is still 62 cents.
The F. 4 M. insurance company, of Al-
bany, loses over $10,000 in the Spokane fire.
Misses Allie and Annie Slosser, of Albany,
have been visiting with Mrs. Philip Phile,
county will average from thirty to thirty- I m Corvallis, during this week.
five bnshels per acre. Yields of forty-three I A very peasant party was given by Miss
bushels per acre are reported from Polk I Tda Caton on Tuesday night at the resi-
I Oregon shows a larger yield than was ex-
Ipected. Marion county leads its produc-
dence of 8. L. Shedd in this city.
Service in the M. E. church on Sunday
morning and evening. Ruv. H. Gould, of
Shedd, will preach in the evening.
A donation party was tendered Rev.
J. W. Spangler of the M. E. Church on
Wednesday night last. The ifts were very
plentiful.
Orville Carter is now io Salem, having
Nondestructive fire has visited Cor- tive neighboring counties by several bushels gone there last week, where he is assisting
. t . i uf n - to the acre on the average. . in doing the piumoing wort in iue a-yiuu..
vaiua yet. tu suuiurei, um vn i ,
I The Upper Willamette. Prior to the
vv. j ... .... O.iint nnthrin. Hie fireman who was on
-a. -, - I mnAAman4- wr tha n mtornmont nt T.na 1 w
. Tv;iiD un !, tr the wrecked train near Albany on July 28th,
-. I - - .... . . I AlcA MnnJair oft.nnr.ri in Portland. Me
left savs the JNew xorK oun, are aepw was aoous eignteen iouiw. xuo -
ie,says tuo .-w " .... , survived the engineer mst seven days.
fi.:- : ...fT,- V,arrl nn I report oi isiaior j ones, unaer wrae wrec- - "
6 r tion the work has been prosecuted, says: Delos D. Neer, the architect of the new
Grover. . I .iTh.nki f tha ImNmmment. in to secnre t court house, was in Corvallis on Wednesday
j r
as attending this session of the county court,
d,iv ;n firpann. ac light-draught navigation as far np
..nvw.--. " j o 7 i t i :io f K.
o 5isM5, uda -rto distance of 184 miles.
.... . . 1 I ' oo-r
which IS as austy as tne one. ngnu ncro The pJan conai8t8 0f snagging, bar-scraping,
in CorvalllS. wing-dam construction and rock blasting.
ITlia nreiienfc nroiect was adoDted in 1878,
Theke are lots ot things that uor- - ti ted t wag sso.ooo, exclusive of
vallis needs, but-. none so important as about $12,000 per year for maintenance,
better tire- protection. A steam fire The total amount appropriated to date is
nr,n .!. ul mo cisterns. $113,000. Ot this 514.0W was Tor me
Another extensive fire; this time to the amount called for in the project.
Over thirty blocks The amount expended to date is $103,963.52.
PHY8ICIAN8-
GET YOTJR-
J. M. Applewhite, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON,
' Corvallis, Oregon,
Office at II Graham's drugstore, on
Main street, opposite, reading room.
G. R. FARRA, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN and SUKGEON
Special attention given to Obstetrics
and diseases of Women and Children.
Office up stairs in Crawford & Farm's
brick. Office hours, 8 to 9 a. m., api
1 to 2 and 7 p. m. 1:13-71.
at Spokane Falls.
including the business portion of the
city, were burned. Loss about $10,-
000,000; The fire started in a lodg
mg house at 6 p. m., Sunday, August
4th.
The balance
months."
will be expended in three
Typhoid Feveb. Mr. Fitzpatrick, son
in-law of A. Knight, the cabinet maker,
was stricken down' with typhoid fever on
Saturday last. Dr. Applewhite is attend
ing him. There is one thing, sure and
certain, that it is time that the sanitary
Reports through different Oregon
exchanges show that the professors of condition of Corvallis should receive more
the agricultural college, v ho are now attention. There are at least four cases of
traveling in different sections of Oregon this terrible disease in this city now, and
.- ;,f r ,-cfUt; . all caused from "rotten" sewerage. It was
111 LUl, lllltlLOV SJM. tua?l lllOivuilVllj uaw I
, , . . lL (only a short time ago that some old side-
'r"& v" Imallii nn thn "n.un" street hart to be re-
ex's, have been fully convinced that it pued by new onesand when they were
IS. Strictly in state school. - torn np there stood puddles of green, slimy
water, which would kill a dog, and yet the
I -
The .water question just now is citizens are compelled to pass over thi
something like the darkey's idea of the places all the time, simply because the
sua and moon, when he Said "the drainage system is so that the water cannot
moon was or more consequence De-
run off. This writer will bet thatTum Turn,
Tinpot, Tidewater, Eola, or even Albany, is
better prepared with sewerage than Corvallis.
eause it shone in the night when light
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was iiccucu. xm, c.y 1'he H. 4 L. Tkuck. By Monday af ter-
water is neeaea tne worst in rne sum- n0on.8 freigat arriveti the new hook and
mer weather it is the scarcest, 1 ladder truck lately ordered by the city
Some one blight to petition the council for use by the Corvallis fire depart
"miVbtv hAnd" and bav him save a ment- It was purchased from the California
j"j ..ut p l Eire Apparatus Manufacturing C.., ef San
",c W.OT B" ' Francisco, for about $558, and including the
mer conflagrations, corvauis water reight work 0t putting together, etc.,
IS ot such a warm temperature it is makes it nearly $600. The city has five
doubtful whether it would extinguish a days from the time of its 'arrival in which
blaze.
Our experiment stations now em
ploy over 370 experts in agricultural
science and practice, and are supported
By a national appropriation of $600,- 8ale.
add about
and looking after the furnace work of the
building.
The galvanized iron work on Avery's
new brick shows that J. D. Clark, the tin.
ner, caa do just as good work in this line j
as any of that which is done in the east or
in Portland.
Mose L. Kline has, after a two weeks'
visit with his parents in Corvallis, returned
to Portland toas;ume his duties as a book
keeper in Goldsmith & Loewenberg's hard-
waie establishment.
The boarding house of Mrs. L. E; Powers
has been successfully moved to the lots
in front of the court house on Monrqe
streets. She has a five years' lease of the
property from S. L. Henderson.
Mrs. Joe Spangler and family returned
from the bay country on Wednesday. Joe
can now run the pumps at the water works
with more vim. knowing that he will not
have to cook his own meals for awhile.
Mrs. Telt Burnett and mother, Mrs,
Whitney, went to Albany on Wednesday
where they will visit until to-day, when
the latter will return to her home in eastern
Oregon, she having been in Corvallis a few
weeks. - '
Miss Laura Korthauer, after a five weeks
visit at Astoria, returned home last Mon
day. On Tuesday she went over to New
port on a ten days' visit, as a guest of Rev
A. Rogers and party, who are camping at
Nye Creek.
F. M. Johnson, the lawyer, says that
on Wednesday he "put np" several cans of
peaches and jars of plums. His wife is at
the seaside and this ought to stimulate her
to remain all summer. But then, you know.
lawers are like reporters they sometimes
tells falsehoods.
A list of canned goods carried by E.' E.
Paddock, "The People's Grocer," who
makes it a point to secure anything new in
this line that may present itself "in the
market: Chipped beef, corned beef, clams,
deviled chicken, deviled, ham, two kinds,
deviled lobster, deviled timgne, deviled
turkey, lunchJiam, lunch tongue, lobsters.
oysters, pig feet, roast chicken, salmon
Shrimp, plun padding,, condensed milk.
Besides a full and complete stock of all
kinds of canned fruits and vegetables
Campers and picnic parties will do well to
. tt.
FOUND
That the best and cheapest pleaee n Co
vallis to buy all kinds of
RDWAREX
Cutlery, Tools. Iron, Nails,
PuQips, Rubber hose, Iron and .Lead
Pipe, Rope, Barb Wire,
STOVES RANGES,
Granite ware, Stamped ware, Tin ware.
Japanned ware and House Furnishing goods;
or to get all kinds of job work in tne nn
of shet metals or plumbing done is at the
Hardware and stove store ot
I to accept it and that time is up to-morrow
I nisht. It is a splendid "mashin" and is
w
durable as well w ornamental. The lad
dere, hooks, axes, etc.. are of the very best
make. The old truck, which has done- ser
I vice for many years, will now be offered for
It was built riuht here in Corvallis.
r. n , 1 . 1 l
UUU, to wmcn tne swies aaa auoui, RE3IG!fEDAppoisTED.-J. W. McWil-
Iil25,000j $750,000 a year may seem Hams, who has been acting as agent for
Kite a large sum to expend annually Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express in this city bear this fact in mind.
r :.i.... i : ; I since Mav 20th. has resigned that position I '
ur.Bu.t WV. - h ODerater. ha8 A. S. Rowland, of ..Diamond, Harney
Jess than 1U cents tor eacn OI me I , . ' , T. . county, arrived in Corvallis on Saturday last
nnn i P u f, Deen nuj P,8ce- " w"' from that place. He came over the. moun-
.,w,vwa..o-Wv,..clav. "7. move the office into the south side of K. I tains hv waffon. brineriua his family, and has
less than 2 cents for each Of the 30,- Graham's drffg store, just in the rear of the j been about three weeks on the road, hunting
000,000 Of our population directly de- telegraph office. The reason assigned for f --
pendent upon agricult ure for their Mc w uuams resigning is mat me salary, ia the cab business, and also was a merchant
SUPDbrt and less than 1 f cents for whicn is 80 mucn Per cent- ot tlle expressage in the Alsea country, this county, for a year
- I .Inn a uraa nnt la.rra Annnnh f-y lliotltu nilO in I MT ITlOrfi.
eacn Ol me 0U,UUU,UUy Ol our Teopie . . . att.ention to it. Thi8 Yesterday, S. N. and Jesse Wllkins paint
who nnnsnme the nroducts of our u ...i i :.i. i... a:. : u I ed forty-five squares of surface on the col
giving
LI y Huiruiii uuiiamer uy una umc bun, I . . j- - i . w
iarms. The farming lands, farm lm- the office here ia large enough to allow an Lquare is 100 square feet. This is fast work;
elements, and live stock of the country agent a stated amount monthly, but then I besides they tore down the scaffolding as
. j i tu 41 o nnn f(f tnev Know uuir Business, so wno cares. . v...j t,..
B..CCwUu.at.UiuwWw.i,Tx-.w,wV-,- It is said that Tacoma has four new stam
00. The experiment stations cost us, I Inspecting Bridob. A special train, I fire engines being manufactured for her de
therefore, about $6.25 a year for every consisting of one engine. and passenger car partmeut, which is already compsed of
1 v.mv jw - ji o ... . , , , three engines, and if she is not burned before
,n: J1U, ;wf ; .r,Vnlt.,ro arnved in Corvallis on Wednesday forenoon : 2i a
M'-lt-Val. UVUaiO UirVOvVU -- "htx -- ...I vIlCII VUOU W-JA.-til aviuu sU U.VUI
. . . . . , , - , I over me u. a v. ruao wim air. onniuuui i,er limits.
Or. reoknniniT tbn animal value af the ... . . I "
, 0 nn -vrtA P"". wuu werD " " lur fcUD I The steamer rnree Sisters is still running
products Of Our farms at Vuuuw- purpose of inspecting bridges on the west betweeu Portland and Albany, although the
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Mllll. VA nr nnw RnPlininp- UnOUI li.,a TnnFt.hn nnmlier o&ma ilnurn I livci io iuuci iiui xiiQii cci nuuou ucium,
cents for every thousand dollars' worth town while the engine was being turned
increase aronn"' a purchased a watermelon and
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the value oi tnose products iniuCure Corvanisite8 get hunKry.
years. Aue ouj.ect oi tnese stawons is Xhe train started for Portland in about
to experiment and to teach, to make thirty minutes after its arrival
A lwKUU& UUwitlwww Wi U&awV IV! I I n m, . 1 . . , .
6 . . ' . I By Steam. The manner m which the
tne use Ol iarming, to promote agricui- f errvboat at thia Dlace belonging to Fred
ture by scientific investigation and 'ex- Biumhart, will be propelled across the river
DeriDgent, and to diffuse as well as in-1 by steam is by having a stationary engine
crea-6 the knowledge which improves Ut on the opposite side of the river and an
larm practice and elevates farm life,
The Modoc, the new U. R.
get no farther than Salem.
& N. boat, can
This will
a lively
take
rate.
endless rope attached to it.
I a fw.am r np.raan ftcrosH. at
., it . iTTi t .i i r
OO says tne DUiienn, "ino unai ana it WU1 not be many week until this wUl
Why of Agricultural Experiment be operation.
Stations issuea irom tne ouicc oi c- XoLET.sevengood rooms to let either for
periment stations of the department of business offices or as a tenement, on Main
agriculture.
street. For particulars inquire at U. Hill-
I man's millinery store. ;
MOTHERS!
Cststoria ia recommended by physicians
lor children teethinsr. It is a purely vege
table preparations, its ingredients are pub
lished around each battle. It is pleasant to
the taste and absolutely harmless. It re
lieves conatipation. reeulates the boweis,
quiets pain, cures diarrhoeaja'nd wind colic,
allays feverishness, destroys worm, and
prevents convulsions, soothes the child and
it refreshing and natuaal sleep. Cas-
tdria is the children's panacea-the mothers'
frieud. 35 doses, 35 cent. 4ao-y.
Go to the Palace barber shop, opposite
! Vm,.It Hverv stable. Main street, for a
nrst-class shave, hair oofr, shampoo, or
Mh. Shaviner 15 cents: hair cutting and
shampooing. 25; cents 'each, and baths 25
oenta. nr nve oain iiCKets lur i.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla,
When she was a Child, she cried for CastorJa,
When she became Miss, she clung to CastosU,
When she had Children, she gave them Castor',
IRVINE & HELM.
J. M. NohQ with his family, went to
Yaouina City, yesterday where he will re
side in the future aad'sonduct his store
there.
- Ten of Kngene's citizena have met their,
death by drowning during the past year.
Eugene has raised over $600 to be sent to
the sufferers of. the Spokane tire.
DISSgLUTION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given ' that the
artnerehip heretofore existing between
. M. Johnson and C. E. Nicholson- was
fon the first dsy of July, 1889, dissolved by
mutual consent. All demands against ' the
said firm are reauested to b presented to
F. M. Johnson, at his offise in Corvallis, for
settlement,
4h. C E. NICH01jSOJ.
SIGN F THE
PADIOCK
J. D.GLARK.
The RESORT!
THOS. WHITEHOPN, Proprietor.
e famous "VV. H. McBrayer
hand made Sour Mash and Old Crow
Bourbon Whiskies.
Weinhard's beer on tap. Schlitze's
celebrated bottled beer. Knicker
bocker's Beer.
The gentlemen's favorite resort.
Fancy mixed drinks a specialty.
Keeps constantly on band all kinds of I
imported liquors and cigars. Liquors!
for medical purposes a specialty.
Main Street,
Corvailis.
Dr. Conant's Componnd
por Baths.
Ya-
C. A. Lmul. of the Little Band Box bar
ber shop, has placed in his rooms a medica
ted vapor bath for the cure of all . diseases
arising from impure bJoou, and those an tier
ing from chronic troubles can sorely find re
lief. Rhenmatisutv neuralgia, salt rhaem.
eeneral debility, kidney trouble, nervous
prostration, paralysis, scrofula, piles, tu
mors, eczema, malaria, fever and ague, ery
sipelas, pains in the back, poison oak.
dyspepsia, and one bath will break op a
cold and prevent a fever. If you are ailing
in any way try the vapor bath: by applying
at the rooms testimonials on all diseases I
will be fnrnished. Mrs. Loud will give
treatment to ladies, and also furnish testi
monials. Apply at Little Ban! Box bar
ber shop, Main street, Corvallis, Ore., C. A.
Loud, agent.
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cerned, that I, Barbara Hanson, have been
duly appoiuted executrix of the last will
and testament of H. M. Hanson, deceased,
by the county court of Benton county,
Oregon, and all persons, having claims
against his estate are hereby notified to
present the same to me, properly verified,
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Benton county, Oregon, within six months
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