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About The Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1891)
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE, FRIDAY, FEB. 27,1891. 4 LOCAL NOTES. "Win, Grant, of Newport, was in the city his week. W. H. Hariison, of Wuldport, was in Corvallis last Tuesday. Mrs. H. P. Beach, on Tuesday, returned from a visit to Illinois. Born To the wife of E. M. Mays, this city, February 21, 1891. a girl. Small & Son's for fancy home-made can dies at "w ty- i W. E. Fryer, of Portland, was in Corval lis this week on a visit with friends. A new hotel to cost $20,000 is among the things of the near future for Astoria, Sam'l Case stopped in Corvallis Wednes day whjle on his way home from Portland. Small & Son manufacture a fine quality of fancy candies. The Gazette pronounces them tirst-elass. The Benton County flouring mills were closed for a few. days in order that the ma chinery may be readjusted. E. B. McElroy was in Corvallis Tuesday and Wednesday looking after school mat ters and individual interests. Try Small & Son's home-made candies and you will le convinced that they are not in ferior to any manufactured. The annual school election for the Philo math district will take place at the public school house on Monday at 1 o'clock. A private telegram received in this city yesterday says the College bill has become a law without the governor's signature. The boys who broke off the picket on the premises adjoining the city hall are known and if the act is repeated some ar rests will follow. The Boston Gaietv Company presented thecomic opera, "La Mascotte," at Jol' Theatre Thursday night. The performance gave excellent satisfaction. Wah Lung has decided to close ont his Japanese merchandise store in this city, and will sell off at cost in conformity with the custom of American merchants. Mr, II. M. Stone, who recently bought a piece of land from the Smith estatei near Oakville, is doing considerable grabbing preparatory to setting out a large peach orchard. Mrs. H. W. Vincent, of Toledo, was in Corvallis Wednesday and Thursday, being her first visit to her old home for some time. Her friends here were greatly pleas -ed to see her. Teachers' examination is being held in County School Superintendent Yates' office. There is an unusually large number of appli cants at this examination for teachers' cer tifiiates, thirty-eight in all. Millie, one of Mr. Frieudley's little children, while playing about his father's sawmill in this city, last Monday, had a number of his lingers crushed by being canght in the cogs of the carriage. Rev. J. R. Hughes, of this city, deliver ed an address at Albany on Monday even ing, being one of the features of the pro gramme carried out by the W. C. T. U. in commemoration of the women's crusade. W. A. Wagner and family arrived in Cor vallis last Tuesday, haviuir come direct from Madril, Nebraska. It is Mr. Wag ner's intention to purchase property in this vicinity and make this place- his future home. Orders were received at the bay last week from headquarters that the work on the jetty be stopped. The orders were com plied with but operations have now been re sumed. We have not learned the cause of the temporary suspension. The stereoptical exhibition and refresh ment social given at Job's Theatre last Sat urday evening by the Ladies- Guild was iairly well attended. One' hundred and fifty views were presented on canvas under the direction of Mr. H. R. Clark. There eeipts of the evening were about 25. W. J. Higgins, of Vancouver, was in Cor vallis on Friday and Saturday of last week. Mr. Higgins pays this section an occasional visit to note the growth of his prune or chard near this city. Mr. H. is dealing in furniture at his new location and his friends here Till be pleased to learn that he is pros perous in business. W. A. Wells this week sold to E. Bond four lots, in the northwestern portion of town, for $1200. Mr. Bond will at once build a handsome cottage on theclots. Mr. Wells also sold to Wm. Crees four acres off what is known as the Witham tract, for 8300. The Impression is that Mr. Crces secured a great bargain. Services at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath morning and evening at the usual hours. Topic in "the morning "Forms, Rites and Ordinances unnecessary to Salva tion." In the evening Dr. Thompson will give his last lecture on the "ChuVch and the Young." He will have a few wprdn to say about "Dancing and the Theatre." . Bulletin No. 8. Bulletin No. 8 lias been issued from the Agricultural College, Department of Agriculture, and embraces interesting remarks by Prof. French, comments upon the cul ture of flax in this state, and notes on seventy-one varieties of wheat which were sown and harvested on the farm the past season. The bultetin says, "It is our intention at the end of the com ing season to distribute some of the best varieties (of wheat) throughout the state, that they may meet a more extended trial under varied condi tions." These bulletins are sent free to all residents of the state who request them. ITave your name placed upon the station's mailing list if you are interested in the work of the insti tutionv From Baker City. George Wag goner, Jr. writes an interesting letter to his father in this city. We are per mitted to make the following extracts; "I am well and prospering have some splendid opportunities. Baker City is going to be the town. The big irriga tion scheme is going through without fail, and the Seven Devils railroad is sure to be built. I will go out to work on the preliminary survey as soon as the weather' settles. Two motor lines will be built early in the spring. The Sumpter Valley railroad is being pushed rapidly, and quite a number of mines are being developed in close pioximity to the city. The Seven Devils railroad will run on the north side of your property and will give it quite a lift." Banner Wheat Country. Other sections of the Northwest may make claims to be great wheat-producing regions, but the Willamette valley remains the banner section? for while other places get n a op only once in three or four years, the crop m the Willamette never fails. This year the valley wheat, which always brings the highest price of any on the coast, has been particularly fine, and brings 10 cents per cental, or between 5 and 6 cents per bushel, more than Eastern Oregon wheat. A great deal of the valley wheat is now manufactured into flour for shipment and this flour wins its way wherever sent on account of its whiteness. Before many years all the wheat of the Willamette will be made into flour for shipment and consump tion. Herald. After Thirty-Four Years. Mr. Silas Newcomb, of the Minneapolis Journal, accompanied by his wife, call ed upon us lastweek and he is at pres ent visiting among the, old settlers in Benton county. He reached this .coast; in October, 1850 on the same vessel with A. C. Gibbs, late governor, via the mouth of the Umpqua river, settled on claim four milfet west of Corvallis and for seven years taught school in this county. The early his tory of the county shows th.it he was the first judge of probate and superin tendent of schools here. President Johnson, of the State University, and many of the prominent teachers of the state were among his pupils, i his is their first visit to their old home in 34 years. Corvallis of to day, and the many improvements throughout the county are a surprise to him. Eastern Star Social. Last Fri day evenins the ladies of St. Mai v's Chapter, Order of the E istsrn Star, gave a social for the members and their families. After the regular busi ness of the chapter had been transact ed the doors were opened and all en tertained by a literary progiam, con sistinff of music and recitations. In the rendition of Regulus J. O. Wilson seemed to imagine himself standing in that Eternal Citv entreating his comrades to "gall proud Cirthage." A solo by Miss Sarah Harris and a duet by Misses Harris and Holgate were well annreciated. While some may be pleased by music, others by art and others by poetry yet the feel ings of all are touched by appealing to the appetite in a substantial manner. This fact was fully recognized by a nicely prepared lunch scr that at the time of adjourning, everyone seemed to be in the very best of humor. The Railroad Commission. The Oregon railroad commission obtained a new lease oi life, and under -the amended law it promises to be usefu as well as ornamental. I here were a large number of applicants for places nn the commission, and at a caucus held by the republicans on the evening of the 19th, Geo. W. Colvig, of Rose burg, Robert Clow, of J unction City and A N. Hamilton, of Union, were chosen as commissioners "and the se lections were confirmed by the legisla fcure in joint session. Messrs. Colvig and Clow have had previous exper ience m the duties which they have been chosen to perform, and Mr. Ham ilton is reputed to be a man of sound iiuVmenr. Tha commission is com J - o posed of even-tempered men and i will doubtless perform its duties witl fairness. Our townsman, G. A.-Wag goner, was among the candidates for commissioner and deveroeI consider able strength in the caucus. Not having definite knowedge of a better reason for his failure to- secure the prize it may be simply said that he did not get votes enough. Mr. Waggon erY friends were desirous of securing for him the position of clerk of th commission, but he does not desire the place . BRIEF LOCALS. . Egan & Achison are selling nments at Portland prices. mon tf. If you want a monument see Egan & Achison, of Albany, before purchas ing, tf. For bargains in monuments, head stones, etc., go to Egan & Achison, Albany, Oregon. tf. For nuts, candies, cigars, oranges and all the light beverages go to Small & Son's, wholesale manufactur ers of fine candies. A Linn county man cleaned his watch recently in a very effective wiy by boiling it two hours in water. It was cleaned, but it cost $2.50 to have jeweler get the rust off the works. Esan Achison handle the cele- brated Portland cement walls for cemetery lots. These walls can be furnished at half the cost of any other and are far superior. tf. The Teachers' Institute for the Sec ond Judicial District promises to be successful. Supt. McElroy is now ar ranging an excellent programme Ben ton county should be well represented. Let all its teachers attend if they can do so. Mr. L E. Mays desires, through, the columns of the Gazette, to tender his sincere thanks to the many kind friends in Corvallis for assistance ren dered in the late illness and funeral services of his uucle, Win. E. Mtys. On next Sabbath there will be quar terly meeting in the Evangelical church of this city. Rev. E. S. Boll inger, of Salem, will preach at 11 a. m., alao at 7 p. m." Communion ser vice at the close of tha morning sermon. The Oregon Pacific's floating wharf j vlnch was built in this city, and which is to be moored at Salem, was taken to its destination on Thursday. The company have felt the necessity of a suitable landing at the capital ever since its system of river steamers was established, and the completion of this structure is a subject for congratula tion in every quarter. A gentleman from Philomath says a gang of drunken roughs have for two Sundays in succession gathered at that place, making hostile demonstrations and threatening to "take the town, thus greatly annoying the jieaceful cit izens of the place. They are evidently after cheap notoriety, and should be taught by due process of law that if they are savages thy have no right to impose upon a civilized community. The. Weather. During the past week storms have been raging in all parts of the Eastern and "Western States" and thev have visited almost every portion of the Pacific Coast. A I great deal of damage has been done to railroad and other property, aud a number of lives have been lost. On this coast the storms were especially disastrous in California. To give de tails would require more space than we can devote to the purpose, but we must state that Western Oregon is the only locality in the Northwest which has not suffered in the least from the effects of a recent storm. The fact is, we have had no storm here, but the weather has been rather more disa greeable than at any other time this winter on account of the slight snow and cold rains which have fallen with intervals of sunshine. The ground near about Corvallis has at no time the present winter been covered with snow. Burglak Apprehended. Monday evening an individual effected an en trance at the rear of R. Graham's drug store and etole a quantity of clothing and a razor belonging to Henry Wor tbam. A tramp who gave his name as, Walker (Tie Walker, probably) was arrested on suspicion and the razor found in his - possession. He was brought before Justice Turney on Wednesday afternoon,, but while hold ing a consultation with his attorney, apart from the officer in charge, the prisoner made a break for liberty, The attorney, who, "by-the-by," is not so aile as Ire was twenty years ago, hastily snmniened the marshal instead of making chase himself. At le'ngth the culprit was recaptured, but while being conducted to the justice's office he broke away again, and it was not until a long exciting chase had been prosecuted that he was taken into cus tody and landed at the bar of justice The evidence brought out at the trial was sufficient to warrant his detention for appearance at the next session ot J V VALLIS Gazette, the oldest pa the crand iury. . 1 U per in Benton ca One year, $2. Wanted to Beat the Record. Last Friday Garrett Long's two buggy animals broke loose at his farm six miles southwest of Corvallis, and with i top buggy attached to them started for Albany at a lively, rate with the evident intention of breaking the long distance record of their worthy grar.d sire, Alexander's old Lexington. They reached and passed through this city at a speed which bade fair to accom plish their purpose, but arrangements for the event were incomplete the ferry boat was on the east bank. Un dismayed, however, they plunged into the river and headed for the opposite side. The weight of the buggy here proved too much for them, and but for timely assistance they would have been drowned. The horses and buggy seemed none tue worse tor tne long run and subsequent bath in the Wil lamette. Many years' practice has given C. A Snow & Co , solicitors of patents at Washington, D. C, unsurpassed suc cess in obtaining patents for all classes of inventions. They make a specialty of rejected cases, and have seemed allowance of many patents that had been previously rejected. Their ad vertisement in another column will be of interest to inventors, patentees, manufacturers, and all who have to do with patents. For Sale. One hundred and sixty acres of land three and one-half m'les west ol Albany, near the Oregon Pa cific railroad, 100 acres in cultivation. Average yield of crop last year was 42 bushels to .the acre. Enquire at this office. A young man named Caruthers was kill ed at Canby. Mot.lay evening by the local train. In attempting to pass in front of tne engine, wicn tne man, ne supped ana fell and w.is terrilily mangled by the train. JERSEY BULL FOR SALE. American Jersey Cattle Club, Register,' eight 1500, 8 years of age, For further in formation inquire of H. T. FRENCH, tf.. Agr'l College, Corvallis, Or. Mrs. W. J. 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