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CORVALLIS, OR., NOV. 8, 1889.
A Railroad Commission. Com
ing down on the train the other
day from Salem was Governor
Pennoyer, who when, joked about
his difficulties with the railroad
and fish commissions, said that he
believed he had done more service
to the state himself in one in
stance than the v. hole of the rail
road commission. "You know,"
he said, "that the state has lately
bought an asylum farm, and a fine
piece of property it is, too a sec
tion ot land about four mjles from
the asylum, where we want to
erect some cottages, and keep a
large number of the patients on
there both for the benefit of the
state and their own good. Well,
a while ago Dr. Lane went up into
Douglas and Jackson counties to
buy mules for this farm. He pur
chased nine and had them shipped
to Salem, and the freight charges
was $108.90 or 12.10 apiece. The .
bill came in at a meeting of the
board when I was not present, and
was audited and allowed, but
when I learned of it I concluded
it was pretty high, being almost
Pullman car rates for the same dis
tance. I also discovered that it
was a greater charge than the
schedule rates for mules 'from the ,
same point to Portland, 52 miles
farther. I at once wrote to Mr.
Koehler, stating these facts, and
here is his reply. Here the gov
ernor exhibited a letter from Mr.
Koehler, in which that gentieman
acknowledged that there was an !
overcharge of
one being but
to refund the
$28.90, the proper j
$80, and promising
excess. 4iSo, you
see, I saved the state $28.90," said
t he governor, laughing, "which, I
believe, is more than the commis
sion has earned." Pendleton Ore
gouian. . t ) a .
to a wood wagon was standing in
the yard of Prof. W. Bristow
on Saturday forenoon last when
suddenly it became frightened and
started to run, going through I he
large gate and across the street
into the ditch alongside the agri
cultural college larm. Here the
wagon was upset and the team be
came unhitched when it pi'oceed
edon up the road leading towards
flie college. The deep ditch of
the college extends across the
road a few ya.ids from the prof
lessor's house and the frightened
horses went pell-mell into it, where
after considerable labor they were
extricated, , with but few bruises.1
On the wagon were two of Mr.
Bristow's children and when it
was ditched they were thrown to
the ground but luckily they escap
ed" being seriously hurt. ' Little
Ethel" received some bruises
about the lower limbs, but Dr.
Applewhite soon had bandages ap
plied which relieved her of any
suffering. V .
Daisy is Not Crazy. During
the first of this Week a young girl
named Daisy Estes, who is well
known abcut Corvallis and vicin
itv. was hroiisrht. before Drs. C II.
Lee and H. Pernot, assisted by M.
L. Pipes, attorney, and examined
as to her sanity. After the usual
proceeding in such cases she was
pronounced "korrect" as far as the
condition of mind is concerned,
and allowed to be discharged.
Hk Spoke. Prof. M. V. Rork,
of Salem, spoke to a small but ap
preciative audience at the city
hall, Wednesday evening. His
mission was to set forth the prin
ciples of the new "Union Party."
His talk on the tariff question was
candid and instructive. He did
not prove the necessity of such a
new organization but showed that
there was a need for more general
and less class legislation.
New Room. The vacant piece
of ground between R. Graham's
drugstore and the adjoining mil
linery establishment is having a
building erected on it and when
completed Mx. Hayes will occupy
the same with the express and W.
U. telegraph offices. This will
make it much better for both the
occupants and public. :'
Letters, Advertised for Nov.
8, 1889: G. E. Alexander, Sarah
Brown, D. Bowman, Judsou Ball,
F. R. Eastman, Geo. Eittel, H.
Green, Frank W. Hall, F. A. John
son, Mrs. L. H. Knndson, John
Mitchell, David Nixon, J B;
Owensby, Lillie Pitman, Saml. W-.
Parkins, W. L.-Smith. F.- A.
Helm, P. M.
Get your guns, sewing machines, nm
' brellaa, locks, etc., repaired at J. .VVm.
Will's where work will be done neat, cheap,
prompt and warranted. .
WHAT! WHAT!!
Like a street CaA line
be in operation 8os. .
MIGHT
By referring to the proceedings of
tli is term of the county commissioners'
court as published below, it will be
seen that a right of way for a street
railway and .motor' line h'is been
granted by, the court to three of Cor
vallis' best citizens. The way granted
is from the north end of Ninth street
along the road leading to Polk county
to a point near what is known as Dixon
creek. This evidently is for the pur
pose of "booming' Job's addition to
this city, and speaks well for the pro
jectors. If this line is actually built
it will help to place Corvallis right up
with othei live Oregon cities and
greatly enhance the value of property
in and adjoining her limits. What's
the matter with Corvallisl Oh, she's
all right.
COMMISSIONEKS' COURT.
The November term of the comity
commissioners' court convened on last
Wednesday and adjourned yesterday
at noon, with the following business
transacted. Bills allowed and ordered
paid are: -'
E. Emrick, care of paupers $ 55 40
T. J. Cauihoru, sup. paup. Dyer... 8 00
J. Sylvester, rent iau(. Dyer, 8 00
J. T. Henderson, bouuty on coyote. 10 00
V. C. Greenlee, bounty on 7 coyote 70 00
W. Brown, bounty on cougar...... 2 50,
Barnard & Co., spittoons 37 70
B. W. Wilson, clerk and sundries. . 381 00
A. L. Porter, ex. sec. corner ....... 21 00
Stock's store, supplies 85
Fr;ink Moore, bridge lumber . 8 57
(r. Hodes, key 75
B F. Williams, spikes 2 00
Z. H. Davis, opikes 3 00
J. H. Grain, bouuty 2 coyotes 20 00
J. T. Vincent, pauper care 13 25
Geo. Mercer, 3 60
J. I. Fuller, r. work 19 00
Win. Mackey, sheriff and furniture. " 58 95
Zierofi"& co., supplies 15 08
E. Pernot, U. H. Lee. $5 eachfor ex. .
insane Estes. 10 00
M. L. Pipes, atty, insane 5 00
M. J. Irwin, work one. h. yard.... 7 50
L. L. Hurd, 1 electric light 3 00
S. L. Kline, pauper sup,... 4 60
E. S. Hamar, constable 26 55
F. A. Goodwin, j. p., : . . . 3 70
I. II. lci3on,road district.aUowed to pur
chase 1,500 feet of bridge lumber.
In matter ot proponed county road from a
point 11C0 feet 'west from n. e. earner of
F. W. Voiles' farm, this county, to a point
on county road known as Corvallis and At
biny road at intersection with another
road; report of ' viewers read and matter
continued to next term. -
"In the matter ota right of way f r street
railway and motor line at this time the pe
tition of Zrspbin Job, Joseph H. Wil on and
llalstou Cox, was read which petitioned the
C'iurt for right to operate street railway and
motor line from junction of 9th street, ' iu
Corvallis, with county road running to Hoik
county, to a point near Dixon creek on said
road. Ordered that said right of way be
grauted for 15 yearp; the petitioners to keep
grades on each siie and center of the track
in good repair and to fix all crossings, and
in all respects have the grades and crossings
kept so as not to interfere with, hinder, or
delay, public travel. Subject at all times to
such regulations as the court may im
pose." Ordered that C. H. Williams be allowed
and paid for commissioner's duty, $21.20;
and S. A. Logan $17; Leslie Lilly for janitor,
oue mouth, $40; aud S. A. Logan, bridges,
S24.70.
Peculiar i Accident. W. R.
McCornack's little boy, aged about
three years, met with a peculiar
accident several days ago, and one
which came near proving fatal.
He was playing" about the house
one morning and v was running
around with a piece of parasol
handle, on which wa3 a good-sized
knob, in his mouth. He fell down
and forced the knob down his
throat. He was unable to muke a
noise and when found by his
mother he was almost strangled.
She picked him up and attempted
to pull the knob out of his throat
but the handle came out and left
the knob in there. Dr. McCor
nack, who lives just across the
street was immediately called and
alter working a short time succeed
ed in removing the obstacle. The
child would have been strangled
in a few minutes more. Eugene
Register. ,
A Mistake. W. F. Jones, edi
tor and publisher of the Tilla
mook Headlight, in a letter to an
ex. concerning the statement made
by a McMi'nnville paper that the
Headlight and Register .Apperson
divided up on land notices, says:
"Regarding the alleged 'divy" be
tween this office and government
officials, as per statement of a Mc-
Minnville paper, I wish to say that
it is absolutely tmtrue and without
foundation, and I challenge the
parties who started the report to
produce any proof or authority for
the same. ' In justice to J. 1. Ap
person, register of the land office,
and to exonerate myself, 1 ask you
to give this publication."
But Liitle Doing. This cold
weather has knocked the stuffin'
out of the rise in the river aud on
Wednesday the measure showed
only about 8 inches of water. On
Saturday the Hoag arrived here
with a little freight and a crew to
go on the Bentley, which was
taken to Portland to be put on the
ways to undergo some repairs to
her hull. The Sisters could get
only to Albany on Tuesday last.
The O. R. & N. Modoc is running,
and was stuck on a bar for a short
time on Tuesday, below Albany.
The present prospects are not very
good for any higher water, and a
steady run for the boats may be
gin as late this winter as it did in
'88, which was November 20th.
Gave as Address. Miss Buz-
zell, a missionary from China, de
livered an address on her work in
the celestial empire to a full house
at the Congregational church on
Tuesday evening last. She spoke
in a modest way and with so much
heart that every one present seem
ed to be very much interested.
She dwelt briefly on the dark sjde
of the picture but spent most of
the time in showing the hopeful
side of the work. Miss B. is a
Baptist and came here by, invita
tion of a few of the christian peo
ple of this city who thought they
would like to hear her, and as a
manifestation of appreciation $11
was given her as a free-will offer
ing to aid her work in China.
To Wed. County Clerk Wilson
has, during the past week, granted
marriage licenses to the following
couples: Charles Rohrer and
Emma P. Aldrich:T. Orton and
Anna Rooney, (both Indians.) -
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Read J. D. Clark's new adv.
, Go to Wesley Todd's for candies.
Cigars and cigarettes at Wesley Todd's.
Thanksgiving day is on the 28th
itist. - . "
Go to J. E. Hughes for pure cider
vinegar. -
Don't forget E. Co's benefit to-mor
row night.
Philip Weber has an adv. elsewhere
in the Gazette. See it.
Cox is a rustler; see his large ad-'
elsewhere in the Gazette. .
Notice Wesley Todd's adv., and
when you want candy go to him for
it.
Turn out and give the "soldier
boys" a rousing benefit to-morrow
night ' .
F. M. Cooper had a valuable calf
killed last week by some careless
hunters.
A. W. Rose and S. Myer are home
again from their mines in the Blue
river country. -
Judge Holgate is having his cyclone
fence taken awnv and a new one
erected m its place.
Next week is "circuit court week.'
The item in the Gazette as to it con
vening on Nov. 4th was a mistake.
-A new tailoring establishment has
been opened in the north room ot the
Crawford & Farra brick on Main
street
Plutarch Lewis has disposed of his
barber shop to some parties from
Roaebuig, they having taken pos
session. .
Jiivery one, old and vounz, little or
big, red-headed or bald, should make
it a point to attend the benefit for E
company to-morrow night.
A very nice surprise social was given
the G. A. R. members, at their hall
in this city on last Friday evening, by
the Woman a Relief Corps.
Harness dr JJavisson have a very
fine display of agricultural products of
Benton county ou exhibition in T the
immigration rooms in Portland.
M. S. Neugass entertained a few
friends of the "male persuasion" at his
residence on ' Saturday . night last
Whist was the game of the hour.
Graham Burnharo, representing the
Pacific Express ot Portland, was in
uorvams yesterday, tie is preparing
a write-up of this city for his paper.
L. J. Kemp, W. Lyman and Miles
Young, started for the Sound country
on Tuesday for the purpdse of hunting
a new location tor business.
Next Sunday the M. E. pulpit will
be tilled at U a. ni. by Rev. G. W.
Bennett, and in the evening by the
pastor. Other services as usual.
Andrew Mutne and M. Strokle,
with their families, arrived in Cor
vallis, on Mondxy last, direct from
TIT T-fc t mi
waisa county, jjatota. xney are
looking up a location. . -
Evangelical Church. J. M. Dick,
pastor. Preaching at Evergreen on
Saturday evening; it Beulah on Sab
bath 10:30 a. m., and here in Corvallis
at 7:30 p. m. All are invited. ,
The O. P. company has chartered
steamer called the Farollon to place on
their Yaquina route between 'Frisco
and Yaquina. She will, with . the
Willamette Valley, carry freight and
passengers. , , .
NINE PEfiSONS DROWNED.
The following aceonnt of a sad accident
which occurred at Yaquina bay yesterday
(Thursday) is taken front the Yaquina He
publican, of this looming:
"This morning on the arrival of the Rich-
aritou trom Xaquina, the people of JNew
port wre startled by the information that
nine persons had been drowned in the bay
while trying to cross from Olssunville to
south beach. When opposite point Virtue
the Richardson picked np G. W. Parker,
the auly survivor of a boat toad of ten per
sons. Mr. Parker was clinging to the bot
tom of th overturned ' boat. Two weeks
ago to-day Mr. Parker and his family, con
sisting of a wife, seven children, aud his
wife's mother and grandmother, arrived in
Newport from Madison, Lake county, Da
kota, to make a home on the coast. They
have been stopping with H. A. Wagner,
whose wife is a sister of Mrs. Parker. A
few days ago Mr. Parker found a claim on
Beaver creek aud made arrangements to
move into a house below Seal Rock. lie
employed Mr. Beach tojrat his goods across
the bay and got a boat from Mr. Beach to
take his family over in. The boat was an
old rattletrap, hardly better than a seive,
and one that no person familiar with the
water would ever venture from the shore in.
Neither Mr. Parker or Wagner knew any.
thing about a boat.
Bea:h started ahead of them with the
goods in two boats. Mr. Wagner concluded
to go with Mr. Parker and his . family and
bung the boat back. I be party bad not
gotten half across before the leaking in had
nearly filled the boat. Both men struggled
to reach the shoal water on the sand spit
near the buoy used to anchor government
scows. 1 hey probably got into the rough
surf that breaks actoss the - sand bar aud
the boat tilled and sank. How long it was
before he was picked up Mr. Parker cannot
tell, but they left OllsonviUe about 9 o clock.
and according to this the accident must have
taken place not over ten minutes betore the
Richardson arrived. From Mr. Beaeh's
house Mrs. Eastman saw through glasses
that the occupants of the ill fated boat-were
having trouble. She could see the surf
breaking over the boat and the men waving
their hats. She at once wentto Mr. Schwai-
bold and Emil Etter started in a boat to
give Assistance. But he was to late to res
cue any of them. He succeeded in getting
the bodies of three of the children and took
them to their relatives house in Olssonville.
He was overcome by fatigue and nervonsness
or he thinks he might have found more of
the bodies.
As soon as the accident was known in
Newport boats started to the scene to
try and find the bodies. In the south
channel about opposite point Virtue, Tracy
Day-is boat round the body ot Mrs. rarkei
floating. , She had her 7-year old girl, Rosa
clasped in her arins. The bodies were ta
ken to Air. Wagner s house.
The following are the names of those lost:
H. A. Wagner aged 3G. Mrs. Mary A. Park
er, aged 30 years, Roy Parker, aged 1 1 years
Guy Parker, aged 9 years, Rosa Parker,
aged 7 years. Alice rarker, aged b years,
Leonard f arker, aged 4 years, Charlie rark
er, aged 7 months, and Emma Parker, aged
z years.
The bodies recovered so far are Mrs.
Parker. Guv. Rosa, Alice and jCharlie, aud
just as we go to press report comes that the
bodies ot .Leonard and iSmma have been re
covered. Mr. Wagner came here in July
frem Dubuque, Iowa, with his wife and
four childreu. He leaves his family in dea
titute circumstances, as they are depending
anon his daily labor for support. He was
a hard working man who made a favorable
impression on those with whom he had bus
iuess relations. This case presents a practi
cal appeal to the benevalence aud liberality
f the people of Yaquina Bay.
Mr. J. B. Hos3 attended to laying oat the
bodies, lie thinks Mrs. Parker and the
little girl found in her arms were killed by
blows, probably from the overturning ot the
boat. Mrs. Parker s skull was crushed in
back of the ear and the body of the girl
showed contusions, and there was no water
in the lungs of either. Mr. Parker is com
pletely prostrated by his great loss.
ON THE OREGON PACIFIC.
Gatesville, Nov. 6. The track will
be laid to Breitenbush by Saturday
night. All preparations are ready for
the bridtre to be put up within four
days after the track reaches there.
Tile piers are up and the timbers
framed. After passing Breitenbush
the grade is ready for the track for six
miles, which will bring them to the
beginning of Orinan & Crook's con
tract.
The excavating of a large side track
two miles above Breitenbush is being
started. In all probability a station
will e started there and a town spring
up on the claim of Mr. Perry.
Or man & Crook have 500 men at
work on their first five miles of work,
and will give employment to as many
more. They have sent to Colorado fof
a large force of their former em
ployes. Several of their former Col
orado sub-contractors will be here very
shortly with outfits. Mr. Oman says
that by the fifteenth of next month he
expects to ship from Colorado here a
large portion of their plant, which has
been left there to finish their contracts.
Antonelle & Doe will finish their
contract by the first of December.
Services at A the Presbyterian
church next Sabbath morning and
evening at the usual hours.
Preaching by the pastor Dr.
Thompson. Sunday school at 10
a. m. Topics of interest at ooth
services. All are welcome.
There seems to have been a gen
eral cleaning up of streets in the
residence portion of the city dur
ing the past week. A good move.
Let others follow and Corvallis
will be still cleaner.
That 'hoodlumism" by the col
lege boys during the past few
nights should not be allowed to
continue. The idea of having to
listen to a lot of loud talk grows
monotonous.
There will be services in the Congre
gational church next Sunday at the
usual hours. In the evening the
pastor will deliver the third in the
course of sermons on the Prodigal
Son. All will be welcomed.
-Dealer
-Stoves and
Manufacturer of Galvanized Iron Fronts and dealer In Cutlery
Tools, Iron, Nails, Pumps, Rubber Hose, Barb Wire,, and everything
usually kept in a first-class hardware store.
SIGN OF THE PADLOCK.
j27I have the largest stock and lowest prices iu Benton county. '
CORVALLIS, - - OREGON.
Your special Attention is called to
those new style
-
Which have just been received at the fur
niture store of
PHILIP WEBER;
Call and see them;
novelty.
MOTHERS!
Castoria is recommended by physicians
for children teething. It is a purely vege
table preparations, its ingredients are (nb
lished around each battle. It is pleasant to
the taste and absolutely harmless. It re
lieves constipation, regulates the boweis,
quiets pain, cures diarrhoea aud wind colic,
allays feverisliness, - destroys worms, and
prevents convulsions, swtlies the child aud
gives it refreshing and nattiaal sleep. C'as
toria is the children's panacea the mothers'
friend. 33 doses, 35 cents. 3:16-'2y.
Gun and sewing machine and genera re
pairing neatly done at J. Win. Will's.
Work warranted and at bottom prices.
Consult J. Wm. Will for it will be to yonr
interest.
CRADLE.
JACKSON. Near Corvallis, on Sat
urday, Nov. 2, 18S9, to the wife of
"Doe" Jackson, a son.
TOMB.
SMITH. On Monday, Nov. 4th,
1889, at Lis home near Corvallis,
Alexander Smith, aged 41 years.
The deceased vas born ou Decern
her 11th, 1848, on the old Smith
homestead in Benton county. He
was married to Mis Ann Calloway on
January 7. 1871, who. with two chil
dren, survives him. His funeral, which
was htld on Tuesday, was very largely
attended, and the burial place was in
Crystal Lake cemetery.
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvel of
puritv, strength, and wholesomeness. More
economical than the ordinary kinds, and
cannot be sold in competition with the mul
titude of low test, short weight alum or
phosphite powders. Sold only in cans.
Royal Baking Powdeb Co., 106 Wall Sf..
New York. 11:B0-qy.
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THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
To the end that public acknowledg
ment may le made to God for His
unn umbered mercies, 1 do hereby ap
point Thursday, the 28th day of No
vember, 1889, as a day of Thanksgiv
ing and I would remind the good peo
ple of this commonwealth that no ex
pressions of gratitude can be more ac
ceptable to heaven than are gifts from
theirabundance in aid of the poor.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto
sign my name and cause the seal of the
State to be affixed at the city of Salem,
this 4th day of November, A. D.
1889.
v Sylvester Pennoyer,
By the Governor: Governor.
Geo. VV. McBkide,
Secretary of State.
Member that I carry the finest
FRENCH CANDIES
In town. Also
Cigars, Cigarettes, aud
-Tobacco.
Wesley Todd.
Corvallis, Oregon. . .
FRESH OYSTERS
By the Pint, Quarter Bushel,
WHOLESALE OR RETAIL
AT THEi
ijiiop iouse ana
Oyster Saloon,
NEAR THE POSTOFFICE.
A. ASSELL, - PROPRIETOR.
- Oysters Served in any Style.
Meals at all Hours.