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CORVALLIS, OR., AUG. 16, 1889.
The Tramps. Tramps find very
poor picking when they strike
Corvallis. During the past two
weeks there has been more of
these fellows Within the limits of
this city than at any tinia during
'89. Last Friday three of this
gentry "mosied" in and soon be
gan their begging business.
Among the number was a one
legged fellow, heavy set and well
dressed, besides a dude tramp.
About 11 o'clock they were told
to get a bed in the hotel, which
they did. The officers, supposing
they were all asleep, started on
their usual beats, and afterwards
discovered the one-leggeder doWn
near the incline. This looked
somewhat suspicious and he was
jerked up and landed in the cooler,
when the next morning he, with
the others, was given leg bail out
of the city. There is one satisfac
tion to be had out of Corvallis'
police and it is that they are very
diligent in their efforts to keep
down the tramp nuisance and
thereby prevent incendiary fires.
A Nebraska Liar. The follow
ing ''hog-muck" is what a Nebras
ka City News editor knows about
the Willamette valley He was
out here with that state's editors
last month. If his word is no bet
ter than the writeup below, he
ought to be fired from a printing
office entirely; even a "devil"
could come nearer telling the
truth than this News man. See
what he says: "The sands along
the Willamette drift worse than
snow in Nebraska, and although
'sand fences' are built, they seem
to do but little good. On each
side is bank after bank of sand,
which whirls, and drifts, and
eddies in the wind, making life
almost unendurable, and causing
the railroad no end of trouble.
For miles and miles the railroad
lias men employed who do nothing
else than try to keep the track
clear from sand, but as our train
was stalled twice they proved in
a lequate to the task."
A Slick Swrsm.E. A new
scheme has been concocted to
catch the unwary granger. It is
related that a clerical looking per
son, with a timid looking young
man and woman, recently drove
tip to a farm house in a neighbor
ing county and stated that the
couple had taken a whimsical
notion to be married among the
handsome surroundings of the
farmer's home and they would pay
Jiim liberally for the privilege.
The farmer at once gave his con
sent, and in addition served the
trio with a fine dinner, for which
he received $40, giving the parties
a receipt. The receipt turned up
in the hands of an innocent party
as a promissory note for $400.
PnoTos of the Wreck. While
in Albany last week a representa
tive of this paper was shown some
photographs of the late railroad
wreck near Albany. These photos
were taken by Crawford & Paxton,
of that city, and are fine speci
mens of the art. It f lirly makes
one's blood run cold to look at the
position in which the ponderous
locomotive lies in the ditch and to
know that by its being so placed
there caused the death of two
"brave men engineer and fire
man. There are four different
views, two immediately after the
wreck and two later on. The price .
of each is only 25 cents.
New Grocery. The room next
to Hanson's clothing store on Main
street is being fitted up for a grocery
and provision store to be conducted
by J. C Mohr, who has been con
ducting a wagon and carriage
warehouse near the foundry. This
is a very desirable location for
such an establishment and it is
hoped Mr. Mohr will receive a
good chare of the patronage
ToLbt. Seven good rooms to let either for
business offices or as tenement, on Main
street. For particulars inquire at 11. Hill
fgan's millinery store,
Simmons's Regulator. Tuesday
evening about 7:30 o'clock, while
a juggler was giving a perform
ance in the street near Clark's
hardware storej Ned Simmons be
gan to create a disturbance with
his mouth; and in attempting to
arrest him Marshal Scrafford . was
kicked on the left cheek by Sim
mons. Finally he was taken, by
the marshal and placed in the
cooler where he remained all
night. He plead guilty before
Recorder Porter on Wednesday
morning to two offenses creating
a disturbance and resisting an
officer. For the first he was fined
$5 and costs and the next $20,
amounting in all to 143, which
was very light indeed. The gash
cut on Officer Scrafford's face was
quite a severe one and Dr. Lee
dressed it np. "Scraf" is about
the only thorough "cop" that Cor
vallis ever had. and you don't
need to go fooling around him in
any unnecessary way. He ought
to be commended for the manner
in which he treats tramps when
they strike Corvallis.
More Swindlers. The fruit tree
swindlers are again infesting this
country. The scheme now in hand
is to furnish the farmer with so
many dollars worth of trees say
$500 free of charge. The farmer
is to plant and take proper care of
these trees and deliver to the agent
one-half their profits for ten or
twelve years. But it the farm is
sold during this time the trees are
to be paid for at the price agreed
upon; and as evidence of good
faith the farmer gives his bond to
this effect for the amount. So far
there is no fraud, but in a short
time a man comes along, admires
the appearance of the farm and
tries to buy it. The price is finally
agreed upon, and the farmer is to
furnish a clear title to the- land:
Of course the bond has been 're
corded, and to secure the sale is
promptly paid. And after the
fruit tree agent has been dispensed
with, the farmer turns to his sup
posed purchaser, but, alas! the bird
has flown, and he goes home a
sadder if not a wiser man, says the
Astorian.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Curiosities. The display in
the museum of the agricultural
college received a new addition to
it on Wednesday in the " shape of
a board sawed from a sugar pine
tree which was thirtyrfiye inches
wide. With the exception of . a
'check" extending a portion of its
length the board was a solid piece.
Another curiosity was a chip from
an oak tree, which was about four
inches thick and on the inside was
an old blaze with B. K. 1854"
cut thereon, lhis showed that
the growth of the tree had been
the above number of inches , all
around in thirty-five years. These
specimens came from Central
Point and Grant's Pass, in southern
Oregon.
Buried Thirty Years. In 1859
J. L. Barnard lost on his farm in
Benton county, near Monroe, a
gold locket, with his initials
marked on the inside, "J. L. B.,
1857." On Tuesday of this week
he received a letter at Portland,
from the present owner of the farm,
a Mr. Howard, a perfect stranger
to him, stating that he had plowed
up in his garden a gold locket,
with the initials "J. L. B., 1857,"
on the inside, and learning that
Mr. Barnard was owner of the farm
about that time, wrote a letter in
forming him of the fact, and stating
that he would send it to him.
Salem Statesman.
He Died. It will be remember
ed that there were a couple of
'rag-baby'', fellowa in this city
last week enticins the boys to
spend their 10-cent pieces with
them in throwing at their
babies. They went from here
to Albany, where one of
them named John Crothers,
died on -Monday evening. rHe
was buried ? bythe 'county; His
former home was in Colusa, Call
fornia.
! Autumn is upoa us once wore, sad Xnias
U slowly approachipg.
Joe Bergin is at Newport.
Oh, Zeph! how's your knee?
Bert W. Johnson is home froln
the beach
. Wm. Knotts has a felon on his
right hand.
Several samples of nice peaches
were shown on the streets here
during the Week. "
Rev. E. J. Thompson and fami
y are back: in Corvallis irom
their seaside trip
W. St. Clair is at Wrenn station
where he has charge of J. A. Cau
tborn's warehouse. '
Rev. A. Rogers and family re
turned to Corvallis from the sea
side on Wednesday.
Mrs. F. A. ; Helm, the post
mistress here, will return from the
bay to-morrow, where she has been
for a week.
Albanys electric light works is
having a new dynamo added which
will double' the present capacity
for lighting.
Preaching in the M. E. church
Sunday morning and evening,
which will be the last preaching
service for this conference year.
Corvallis' fire protection and
waterpressureisnot,very good, so
says an insurance representative
after he had examined it on Satur
day last. '
The Southern Pacific pay car
arrived here yesterday morning
from Albany and after paying off
the employees proceeded on down
the west side.
A four ton boiler and a 60-horse
power engine ;s being placed in
position at the Corvallis flour mills
to be used in case the water gets
too low to furnish power.
The Pacific coast elevator com
pany now has twenty-five elevators
ocafed all the way from Moscow,
Idaho, to Portland, and with a
capacity of from 25,000 to 1,000,
000 bushels.
What is claimed to be the high
est price'ever, paid for real estate
n Washington territory was paid
ately at Seattle. A Jot 41
feet wide sold for $42,000, over
$1,000 per front foot.
The total manufacture of beer in
Oregon for the past fiscal year,
was 62,994 barrels. On this
amount, one brewery brewed
36,576 ban-els, equivalent to 58.20
per cent, of the whole.
Jndge Holegate's house is getting
there in great shape. The judge
already begins to step with a proud
ling, and when the house is
ready for occupancy he .will, think
it finer than the new court house.
There was $1,246.06 in cash in
the city treasury on Monday last
and at the council meeting that
evening bills amounting to $1,133.-
50 were ordered paid. You can
soon tell how much the treasurer
has now.
Just to illustrate what adver
tising some men do, is mentioned
the fact that one real estate agent
in Tacoma paid L. Samuels, of the
West Shore, $9,000 for advertising
in-1888. (He made $100,000 by
it.) Astorian.
Prof. F. Berchtold has finished
his tour through certain portions
of eastern Oregon in the interest
of the agricultural college, and re
turned to Corvallis on Friday last.
Tuesday he in company of others
started on a short rusticating
tour. ' , "" ' '
If newspapers were printed on
gold with ink made out of silver,
and the subscription price put down
to ten cents a year, some poor de
luded specimen of humanity would
kick because there was not a
diamond set in every . corner of
each page.
Prof. Bristow returned from his
eastern Oregon trip on Thursday
last, and reports every thing favor
able for a large attendance to the
agricultural college the coming
year. He and. family started for
the "Belknap springs this week
on a three weeks' outing. -
Mrs. J. Mason, the milliner of
Corvallis. left for San Francisco on
Tuesday last to be gone about
three weeks. While there she will
purchase a complete stock of fall
and winter goods. Her son Ches
ter accompanied her and he will
enter the military academy at
Oakland.
The property loss by the Spokane
Falls fire is estimated at $6,000,
000 by the Coast Review. It esti
mates the total insurance at $2,
339,300, of which ' $1,840,700 is
held by companies having agencies
iii San Francisco. There is $573,
950 insurance held by insurance
companies in Portland.
A baloon man has been doin?
the city for the past week and evi
dences of his Work are seen in
numerous places. On Sunday
several of these "minatures" were
turned loose, with messages tied
to them, and were seen to float off
until out of sight. A bunch of
eight was sent up at one time.
After being overdue one day the
Yaquina steamer, Willamette
Valley, arrived at her docks at
Yaquina City at 1:30 p. m., on Mon
day last. A special train having
gone over there on Saturday, imme
diately started for this city and
Albany with the passengers and
fruit, arriving here about 6 o'clock.
It is reported that quite a large
number of physicians throughout
the state have failed to comply
with the law passed by uie last
legislature, which requires every
physiciaivro register in the county
in which he practices. The board
of examiners intend to compel
them to comply with the statute
COUNTY COUKT.
The commissioners of Benton coun
ty met in regular convention on
Wednesday the 7th inst., and trans
acted the following business.
The following bills were audited
and allowed:
J. A. Knight, court house fur
niture $121.25
Belknap & Cherry, track-vault
cars.... 2.50
Max Friendly, lumber Dist. 6 29.02
W. W. Holgate, furniture
court house 95.90
W. P. Lyman, painting signs 26.00
W. E. Paul, painting furniture 92.25
T. S. Lawrence, repairs to fence 11.25
Toledo Mill & Mfg. Co., lum
ber Dist. 34 44.90
H. L. Wilkius, repairing bridge 20.00
Henry Chambers, bridge
spikes Dist. 8 4.35
James Plunkett, repairing
bridge 9.00
Hall, O'Donnell & Co., station
ery 59.00
Leslie Lilly, junitor 27.50
Bassett, Hemin & Co., court
house furniture 472.50
Geo. D. Barnard & Co., court
house furniture 675.00
John Sylvester, rent pauper
Dyer 8.00
T. E. Cauthorn, supplies " " 8.00
City Transfer Co., drayage 7.50
Frantz Bros., lumber Dist. 8 . 68.03
City Transfer Co., drayage 75
Jacob Weber, tin for signs 1.50
W Johnson, mghtwatch old
court house 34.00
B. W. Wilson, clerk 101.12
25.00
13.25
or else take in their shingle.
State op Trade. Reports to
Bradstreet's show visible wheat
stocks east of the Rocky moun
tains. United States and Canada,
amounting to 16,071,576 bushels,
4,312.973 bushels less than on
July 1, and 13,105,381 bushels less
than on August 1, 1888. Pacific
coast visible stock show a net gain
of visible wheat during July of
5,323,400 bushels, so that, when
stocks on both coasts are consider
ed, the visible has increased 1,000,
000 bushels during the past month,
Flour stocks, east of rocky moun
tains, aggregate 1,372,724 barrels,
a decrease of 68,843 barrels, dur
ing J uly, and about 276,000 barrels
compared with August 1, 1888.
1 he Comedy Co. lhe "run on
the Bristol" company gave a very fine
performance in the opera house, this
city, on Wednesday evening last. A
fair sized audience was present and
every one seemed well pleased with
what had been presented to them
The singing and dancing was one of
the main features and brought forth
ereat aDnlause. Harry Conners as
Widow O'Brien, kept the audience in
an uproar of laughter and many a side
achad before the end of the last act
Old Flewy-FIewy, by Win. Court
vright, was splendid. He was bothered
somewhat with a "pet" on his upper
lip but carried out his part in a pleasing
manner. The other members, com
prising about thirteen, all did well.
56.60
25.00
37.56
33.00
18.00
8.45
6.20
2.50
12.00
470.00
3.00
25.00
300.00
faithful, active, honest and conscientious io
all of bis undertakings, whether in matters'
pertaining to this fraternity or in the social
and business walks of life, ever true to ht
convictions.
Resolved, That these resolutions be re'
corded in the minutes of the lodge, a copy
furnished to each of the city newspaper
with request to publish, a copy sent to hi
relatives, and a copy to his lodge.
K Holgate.
J. H. Nichols:
Jas. A. CAUTno,
Committee,
New Barber Shop. The vacant
space between the meat market of
Taylor's and the grocery of Blum
berg's will be used by C. A. Loud,
the barber, on which to erect a
room to be fitted up as a barber
shop. He will have two chairs
with the necessary fixtures for
shaving, and his bath room will be
12 feet square. His price for
shaving has been reduced to 15
cents, to conform to the other
barber's prices.' After this im
provement is made Corvallis can
boast of as neat shaving parlors as
any city in Oregon.
Among - the 15-cent, 25 cent, or
even $1 barbers none rank any better
than John S. Moore and P. Lewis.
They are new well prepared to shave you
in the neatest style and fix you up at
trim as a fighting cock or a Chinese
pheasant. This shop is on Main
street, nearly opposite the brick livery
stable. If the Oregon papers see fit
they can copy this wkh due credit.
Hairy Preston, the printer, who has
been at Ashland for the past few
months, returned to Corvallis on Wed
nesday. He will remain here a short
time and then go to Port Twn.sea4
to work io a. oflic.j
J. H. Wilson, ex-tax roll
L. P. Pond, care pauper Green
Harris & McCullough, bridge
lumber.
A. J. Smith, Dr. Co. paupers
E. Emerick, care paupers . . .
A. L. Porter, services as sur
veyor
J. T. Vincent ;
S. L. Kline, supplies paupers
L. L. Hurd, lumber
I. J. Peppin, couger bounty
Wm. Mackay, sheriff
H. M. Stone, repairing bridge
J. M. Nolan, pauper supplies
I. J. Peppin, repairing bridges
D. D. Neer, extra services
court house
In case of Coroner's inquest, Mrs.
Ellen Collins, the following cost bill
allowed:
D. Carlile, acting coroner. .... .$11.45
Chas. Lee, physician .11.20
Jury 6.00
Witnesses 6.00
In case of coroner's inquest, Frank
L. Craw, the following cost bill allowed:
D. Carlile, acting coroner $ 7.00
B. O. Loggan, physician 10.00
Cost bill in case of State vs. Patrick
Gillooly allowed as follows:
D. Carlile, J. P. fees 7.35
Wm. Mackay, sheriff 10.55
John McGee, witness 4.50
Chas. Witham " " 4.70
David Carden " " 4.50
Chas. Maxfleld " " '.. 4.70
W. L. Pipes, Dist; Atty. . 5.00
B. A. Stratford was then appointed
road supervisor of Dist. No. 55 to fill
vacancy.
W. H. Alexander was appointed
constable of Toledo precinct, to fill
vacany.
George Emerson was made a county
charge to date from July 9th.
The contract for doctenng and furn
ishing medicine to county paupers
was awarded 3. M. Applewhite, owing
to the resignation of A. G. Smith.
Upon affidavits duly verified the
following were released from payment
of taxes as follows for the year 1 888:
Harlo E. Burdy, $1800; Wallace Bald
win. $960.
In the matter of the proposed road
leading from the Lobster road to a
point on south of mountains at Lake
Creek bridge, it was ordered that C. L.
Malone, J. M. Tharp and E. J. Greer
were appointed viewers, and that
viewers and county surveyor meet at
B. F. Brattain's on Aug. 14, 1889, at
10 o'clock a. m., and that they lay out
said road.
In the matter of the proposed coun
ty road runniug from a point near
Wells Station to a point in the Albany
and Buena Vista road, the report of
the viewers being unfavorable to its
establishment, the petition was dismissed.
The following additional bills were
allowed:
S. L. Kline, oil cloth 1.00
W. S. Whitten, repairing bridge 5.00
C. H. "Williams, bridge nails. . . . . 1.00
C. H. Williams, ex bridge & milagel7.10
Commissioner. . . 21.20
S. A. Logan, commiasioner. 17.40
" " , Ex bridge & milage 5.00
Ordered that the county judge furn
ish such assistance as he thinks the
Griffith family need, they being desti
tute and unable to jparn a livelihood.
ordered ny tne court mat me ume
for the return of the assessment 'roll
for 1889 is extended to the first Mon
day in October.
Court adjourned.
Baker Lodge, No. 100, A. O. U. W.
assembled on Monday, August 5th, 1889,
in special meeting, when a committee,
consisting of T. V. Snow, John F. Chord,
and ill. Weil, were appointed, who drafted
and submitted to the lodge the following;
preamble and resolutions, which were unaui-
mou ily adopted by the lodge:
Whereas, Death has for the first time
visited our fraternal circle, ami suddenly
called from us, in the full vigor of manhood,.
our beloved brother, J. R. Baldwin.
Resolved, That in his death this lodge hast
lost a more than common, moral worth, andt
that this state as well as tbis community.
has suffered the loss of a great and good
citizen.
Resolved, That this lodge offer to hi
belivcd relatives, its heartfelt sympathy,,
and commend them to the Grand Master
Workman of the Universe, whose influencesi
are, and always have been, beyond the
reach of the knowledge of man, working;
in ami around persons aud societies, turning;
and overturning, and now and them obscur
ing the sky, but only to be followed by -yet
more fertilizing sunshine.
Resolved, That this lodge be draped ia
mourning for the space-of thirty days.
Keaolved. That a copy of this preamble?
and these resolutions under seal Soft thist
lodge be preserted to the relatives of the
deceased, and that they be published in the
Bedrock Democrat, Oregon Blade, Baker
County Reveille, and Corvallis Gazette;.
M. Weil,
T. V. Snow,
John L1'. Chord,
Committee.
FROM A PROFESSOR.
The following letter was received im
tins city on Tuesday by one of the
writer's friends:
August 9th, 18S9.
My Duar Sir:
Please forward my mail to Lat
Grande until August 16th, then to
Pendleton, until August 22nd, there
hold her until my return. This is at.
tine country, much better than I ex
pected to find, but not equal to the
Willamette valley. The sun shine
beautifully hot in the day, bwC the
nights are cool and pleasant. I am
much encouraged by our reception
here and 4he prospects for students
next year from thus section, but we
cannot "count chickens well before they
are hatched." Kindest legards; for
yourself. Hastily and siacerely yours,,
Jno. D. Letcher.
RESOLUTIONS.
ESTRAYED.
From the trail to Mary's peak one year
ago this month, one black yearling; stallion
with a few white hairs in forehead anoV
rather heavy built. The finder will besjib-
erally rewarded by notifying
John E. y-att.
Corvallis, July 29th, 1S89. lnu-
M OTHERS!
Castoria is recommended by physicians
for children teethiug. 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 constipation, regulates the boweis
quiets pain, cures diarrhoea and wind eotiv,.
allays feverishness, destroys wornw, auct
prevents convulsions, soothes tne cnua aniE.
gives it refreshing and natuaal sleep. Cas
toria is the children's panacea the mothers"
friend. 3o doses, 3o cents. 3tlb-ay..
Preaching next Sunday morning im
the Congregational church by the pas
tor; Rev. A. Rogers. Sabbath schoot
at the usual hour. No evening ser
vice.
Mrs. John Burnett returned to Cor
vallis yesterday from Newport.
. Corvallis, Aug. 1, 1889.
Upon the death of Brother James Riley
Baldwin,', by Friendship Lodge No. 14,
A. O. U. W.
Whereas, Brothar James Riley Baldwin
has for about twenty years last past been
a resident mainly of this vicinity, and for
long time was a member of this lodge, but
for a few mouths last past was a member of
Baker Lodge No. 100, at Bker City,
Oregon; that on the 26th day of July, 1889,
he died at the Sileta reservation in this
bounty, and was buried in Crystal Lake
cemetery near this city on the 90th day of
July, 1889; therefore be it
Resolved, That in the death ef Brother
Baldwin, his lodge and: the fraternity at
large have lost an active, useful member,
and although not a member of this lodge at
the time of hia death we feel . thai h . was
one of as. . .. .
Resolved That Bxc Baldwin. wa& ever
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purity, strength, anit whotesomeness. Mss
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cannot. be sold in competition with the mul
titude of low test, short weight alum on
phosphite powders. " Soht only . in ca-ns.
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