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REMOVED. We invite our friends to call and see our new office, formerly occupied by F. M. Johnson. The GAZETTE is now located in its new office, two doors south of Ham ilton, Job & Cc's Bank. VOL. XXX. ! COKALLIS, DEMON COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1893. I NO. 24., Mid-Summer Sale! On Saturday. July 8, we will commence our Mid summer Reduction Sale. Every Article in Stock will be sold al Reduced Prices, except James Means' S3 Shoes, Earl & Wilson's Collars and Cuffs, and "Our Own" Overalls. BARGAINS: in Summer Clothing, in Summer Underwear, in Straw Hats and Dusters, in Canvass and Tennis Shoes. BARGAINS! All Sales at Reduced :- With each Boy's Suit we MuMdraaetts hu the be. ' iMunnce Lavr in tbeTnited State. MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. " Evry Policy 'cuantn- tfjsyissues I he most Liberal i'liiiey of any companv. tees Ca-h and Paid-up "" " " luarance alter two " "" . ff"See that your Policy has CASH AND PAID UL' VALUES tSF""Guaranfeel Each Year. AND TAKE NO OTIIEIi ! uu amaenas pun ach jnar. Take no ctber till jou see his. Write H. C. COLTON,-Cen. Agt.,242 Stark St., Qt M. s. woodcock, Portland, O: uj.r First National Bank, Corvallis. FARRA & WILSON. Physicians, Surgeons and Ac coucheurs. "" Offiice up stairs iir Earr and Allen's Brii'k. OlKice honr-j from 8 ti 9 A. M.. sir! from I to 2 ami 7 to 8 P. Si. Calls prompt'y attended to nt all hour-.; itlier day or night. BARREL S FACTORY. North end 3d St., went of Lumber Yard, L. W. TAFT, profkikto-l Pickle Tube, Kraut Tubs, I'orV Tubs and barrels. Fruit ilexes and Crates all sizes made to order. a-ar- rtamwa in to iuu KiRBn. capacity to uedki. S2S,000 in Premiums. Offered by Liggstt & Myers Tol acco Co., of St. Louis, Mo. The one guessing near est the uumlier of people who Till attend the World's fair gets $5,000 00, the second $1,000.00, etc. Ten Starr tobacco tags en title you to a guess. Ask your dealer for particulars or send for circular. The USE that LEADS. ALL OTHERS FOLLOW. 2 THROUGH DAILY TRAINS Leaving Portland 8:45 A. M. 7:30 P.M. DAYS TO CHICAGO - n 1 1 A A - fll-. Umito Hie UQicivesi in vm- rlOurS cago and the Eabt. Uauixi Qnicker to Omak I IlOUrS Kansas City. Pullman and Tourist Sleepers Free Reclining Chair Cars Dining Cars. ' for Ulan and general information call on er addres W.B.MUBLBURT, Asst. GehL Pass. Pass. Agt Ji4 Washington Street, cor. Third, PORTLAND. OR. 31 2 Prices Strictly Gash. give free a Bat and Ball. OSEG-OK. INCORPORATED 1S51. THE- me lor jtartieulars. DISSOLUTION" NOTICE. NOTICK IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the co-iarttH'rlii heretofore existing lictwfen tlie nmlersii'iied under the firm name of Isnm, Lamiing & C., his lieen. and is this day dissolved Iy mutual consent of the parties, John I torn having purchased the interest of E. J. Lanuing. The business will hereafter he carried on by John Isom. the purchaser thereof, who hereby assumes all partnership deltts, mid who alone is au thorized to collect and receipt for all debts due the late firm. - JonjJ Isom, E J. Las king. Dated this 1st day of July, 1893. LOST. On Wednesday, between Corvallis and the college dormitory, the tool p moll of a bicycle. Fiuder will please leave rame at this office. 40,01)0. I have forty thousand three-foot boards for sale at $4.00 per thousand, also cedar posts at $4.00 per hundred. At Charles Smith's ra-ich ou Beaver creek, near Philo math. : Charles Smith. SEWIXG CLASS. Ladies of Corvallis! 'Mis Lottie Rose will be pleased to meet your daughters from the age of six years up, in her sewing class. For further information inquire at the residence of D. C. Rose, corner Third and A streets. For recomendatiou call on Miss Mai -Tat C. Snell. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. THE ALBANY STEAM LAUNDRY is now prepared to do all kinds of laundry work with neatness and dispatch. Special rates to families. Work called for and de livered and all work mended free of charge. A . A. B. Horning. A front, Corvallis, Or. Rheumatism, . Lumbago, Sciatica Kidney Complaints Lame BacK, etc DR. SAKDEN'S ELECTRIC BELT With Eleotro-MaKnetlo 8U8PENSORY Latest Patenter Beat I-anreTetaeata I TO care wlthoat medicine all Wnww reraltuiar from erer-taxation of brain nerre forerai eems or indis cretion, as Berrons debility, aleepwanMea, languor, rheumatism, kidney, llrer and bladder complaints, lame back, lumbago, sciatica, all female complaint, general 111 health, ete. This electric Belt contains wi.iuirul htiimiiiMii over all other.. Current is imoanUrfeltbr wearer or we forfeit (t, 000. 00, and will cure all of the above diseases or no pay. Thou sands have been cured by this marretoos InTention after all other remedies failed, and are RiT. hand red. x (eaajnoniars in tats ana erery outer State. state. Oar hmriU fararen. KXSCTaMC KCSMmotCt. tka enMtest boon ever offered ak men, FKEB with nil B.IU. afaiHa aa Tl.ii Stcel QPAbISTKID la to ta Vaars Bend for lllu.'J Pamphlet, mailed . sealed, Croa SANOEN ELECTRIC CO., ka. in FlnSatrecC FOBTLAAD OaX ULCERS. CANCERS. fS SCROFULA. V SALT RHEUM, RHEUMATISM, BLOOD POISON. these and every kindred disease arising from Impure blood successfully treated by that never-failiiig and best of all tonics and medicines, SfflfTsftPECffloSRS Books on Blood and Skin. x Diseases free. . - ""aV Printed testimonials sent on JH application. Address Xa, ti Swift Specific cific Co., V a CA. i;- ATLANTA ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE. NOTICE IS KEIJEBY GIVEN THAT the undersigned has been duly ap pointed ns ignee of the estate of J. C, Alotir, an insolvent debtor, and all persons l:oldinj! claims agiii.pt the said J. C. Mohr, are hereby notified to present the same to the undersigned, at his uffius in Corvallis, Ore gon, duly verified, within three months from lhedate hereof. W. S. Hcvfohd, July 19, 1833. AKsigi.ee. CHICAGO AND THE WORLD'S FAIR. Send ten crnl3 iVibrery or twelve cents in stamps for a Handy Pocket Guide t the great exposition; gives information of" vnluo lo every visitor. Street Guide, Hotel Prices Cah Fares, Kpstatirnnt Hate.., etc. Discribos the hidden pitfalls for the unwary, ai.d hints how to the windy city will be sent by mail, post paid, on receipt of ten cents f-ilver, or tweve ci'nts in stamp. Address II. STAFFORD. PoBLisnKR, P- 0. Box. 2264 . New Vork, N. Y. Please mention this paper. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at Oregon City, Or , J July 19, 1893. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the ful lowing-uainud settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made .before the county clerk of Benton county, at Corvallis, Oregon, on September 11, 18!).'$, viz: William Spencer, homestead entry No. C705 for the s J of n e i Sec 32, T 12 s It 6 w. He names the fol lowing witnesses to prove his coutinuous resilience upon and cultivation of said laud, viz: Frank More, James Franklin and Alex Sine, of Philomath, Benton comity, Oregon, and C B, Wells, of Corvallis. Benton comi ty, Oregon. J. T. "ArPKRSoN. Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at Uoseboiig, Obkooh, J July 19th, 1S93. VT0TICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT 1 1 the fidliiwi'tg-ii-imed settler has tiled notice of his in'eiiti.m to make final proof in support of his claim, ami that said proof will lie made before the judge or county ulerk of Benton county, Oregon, at Corval 1U. Oregon, on Saturday, September 2nd, 1893, viz: Ransom Oakes, on homestead entry No. 4925, for th n of n J and lot No. 1, sec 10, tp. 14 s. r. C w. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous resilience upon and cultiva tion of, said land, viz: Daniel E IVggs, of Monr.ie, Benton Co., Oregon; A. P. Starr, if M. ui roe. Bdnion Co., Oregon; George A. Waggoner, of Corvallis, Benton Co., Ore gon; George E. Waggoner, of Corvallis, Benton Co., Oregon. John H. Shpfh, Register. ADMIN ISTR ATIX SALE OF HEAL ESTATE. Estate of A. Pur.ly, deceased : NOTICE IS HERSBY GIVEN THAT by virtue of an order of the county court of the state of Oregon for Benton county, made on the 7th day of Outoher, 1892, and supplemental or.'er made by said court on the 8th day of June, 1893, the un dersigned will sell at privite sale the fol lowing described real property belonging to said estate, to wit: "The north twenty (20) feet of lot nnm her twelve (12) and the fouth thirty (30) feet of lot number eleven (11) iu block nnmlier three (3) in the original town of Marysville, (now city of Corvallis) in Ben ton county. Oregon, the same being 50 feet front on east side of Second street, by 100 feet eastward to alley in said block number three (3), reserving the dwelling house thereon to be removed on to the north 20 feet of said lot number elereu (11), in said Mock number three (3). in the original town of Marysville, (uow city of Corvallis,) in Benton couuty, Oiegon," to pay funeral charges, expenses of administration and claims agaiust said estate. A credit of threj months wilt be given, ifdesired, with approved security. ;. Inquire of Fan nie E. Punly, A. Can thorn or Jeffreys & Holgate. Dated Corvallis, Oregon, June 16fh, 1893. Fannie E. Pdrby, Administratrix of the estate of Audrew Purdy, deceased. HOW IS THIS! Something unique even in these days of mammoth premium oners, it is the latest effort of Stafford's Magazine, a New York monthly of home arid general reading. The proposition is to send the magazine one year for one dollar, the regular subscrip tion price; "and in addition to send, each subscrber fifty-two complete novels during the twelve months: one each week. Think of it." You recive a new complete novel by mail, post paid every week for tifty two weeks, and in addition you get the mfag azineonce a month for twelve months, all for one dollar. It. is an offer which the pub lishers can only afford to make in the confi dent expectation of getting a hundred thou sand new subscribers. 'Among the authors in the coming series are, Wilkey Collins, Walter Besant, Mrs Oliphant, Alary Cecil Hay, Florence Marryat, Anthony Trollope, A. Colon Doyle, Miss Braddon,- Captain Marryat, Miss Thackery and Jules Verne. If you wish to take advantage of this univer sal opportunity, send onedollar for Stafford's Magazine, one year. Your first copy of the magazine and your first number of the fifty two novels (one each week) which you are to receve durjng the yi:ar will be sent you by return mail. . Remit by P. O. Order, regis tered letter or ex prnss. Address H. STAFFORD, Ppblishkb, - Stafford's Mngazinn, : P.O. Box 2264, New York, N. Y. Please mention this paper. FOR SALE. : Maud Hoffman's piano for sale at a bargm. Call at her mothers residence iu Hoffman's addition. - , PERSONAL. The family of J. M. Nolan are at the sea side. (.'has. Clark returned from the front ye terday. Dr. J. L. Aiken, of Toledo, was iu Cor. valli. on Tuesday. The family if E ,W- Had ley are now so journing at the bay. Hon. -John Burnett visited the Northwest metropolis this week on business. Joe Bergiu is iu Southern Oregon in the interest of the freight department of the 0. P. J. R. Scrafford and wife returned the first of the week from a visit to relatives in Polk count'. Mr. Isaac Stern, one of the publishers of I the Review, a Portland sporting paper, was iu Corva'lis Wednesday. Geo". F. Eglin and family and Miss Lilly Hite returned yesterday from a ten-days' camping expedition in Tillamook. B. F. George and Chas. HenKle, of Niag ara were in town the first of the week. It was Charley's first trip to town iu a year. Rev. Herbert Johnson, son of ex-Presi. d nt Johuson of the State University, is iu Oregon visiting relatives. He is located at Pittsfield, Mass. Hon. S. T. Jeffreys returned from Spo kane Falls yesterday, where he had been on important legal business. He is infatuated with the attractions of that city. Mrs. P. F. Woodford, who has been em ployed as a typewriter in the O. P. offices for some time, starts today for the world's fair and a visit to friends ia New York state. - M. Stock, of - Portland, arrived in Corval lis ou Wednesday to manage the business of Stock's Cash store in the abseuce of Sol M. at San Francisco, whither he went this week t3 purchase goods. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Shedd hive started homeward from their visit to the world's fair and the east. They will make. a stop at Denver, but they are expected to arrive here in about two weeks. W. S. Linville, vsho acted as clerk at the Selitz reservation the past three years has returned with his family to Corvallis to re side. He takes the positiou as book-keeper in Kline's general merchandise establish ment. Among those v. ho accompanied their Sab bath school class to the bay on Thursday were Miss Martha Fisher, Miss Ljla Brown and Miss Bessie Langley. The purty will occupy the cottage of A. F. Hershuer, at Nye Creek. Recent arrivals at the world's fair from this county, are: John D. Letcher, jMr. and Mrs. G. A. Co veil, Misses Emma and Mary Thompson, Miss Alice Horning, H. F. and C M. French, of Corvallis, and Mrs. Sarah Howard, of Monroe. The family of Mr. John Simpson went over to their Big Elk ranch last Satnrday to sp.'nd the summer. They took with them 'Jene, of the Gazette force, to provide fiih. venison, elk and bear meat. 'Gene will be missed by the young people of Corvallip. Jo?. Johnson, called by some of tfie boys "Uncle Joe," returned from a several days sojourn in Portland ou Monday. He says that although to him it seemed quite lively enough in that city as one unaccustomed to s :eing crowds of people rushing hither and thither, business men and others were com. plaining of dull times. Bishop N. Castle, of Elkhart, lud., ar. rivecLio Philomath on Monday last, where he will remain until after the session of the general conference of the United Brethren cliurch (liberal) for the state of Oregon, which will convene in that village August 3 1. The bishop has been assigned to the diocese of the Pacific and he expects to make bis home near Philomath, where lie has purchased a farm and is preparing to erect a comfortable residence. DECIDEDLY SHAKY. A trembling hand, an uncertain step, fidgetiness, indicated by restless shifting from one place or posture to another, usually mental annoyance at nnexpected noises, are among the indications of extreme nervous ness. These seem trifling, but the health of men aod woineu in this condition is "decidedly shakey," liable to be overturown disastrously by causes which the vigrous might defy. To fortify the nervous system, general vigor must, through the medium of reinforced digestion and a reuewal - of an impaired power of sleeping at night, be raised to a healthful standard. A guarantee of this is Hosvetter's Stomach Bitters, which re-establishes digestion, bile secretion, and the habit of body on a permanantly regular basis, thus renewing the bodily equilibruim, which is followed by a gain of strength and nerve tranquillity. For kidney complaint, rheumatism, neuralgia, and as a preventive of the first attack or subsequent return ef malarial disorders, this medicine is without a peer. Thrice daily take a wineglassfu'. CANVASSERS. Canvassers wanted to sell Nursery Stock. Cobvallis Nursery Co. .... FOR RENT. A nine-room house in good condition, cen trally located. - Inquire of U. G. Berry, or at this office. FOR SALE. Ten-acre orchard, including a variety of large and small fruit, but mostly prunes. Good . 6 room In. use, barn, well, etc. on premises, for particulars, enquire at this office. : V REDUCTION OF 50 PER. CENT! Realizing that times are not so good as wiieii - they ' were better, W; Taylor fca made a cut of 50- per, cent, in rates for blackiDg boots. Five- cents is now the price. Stand iMar M.icai aod Taylor's1 karber shod. - . LOCAL NOTES. Purely VbgetabIe-Hoor's PlLLS 25. Everything iu the jewelry line at VogleV. Buy your Gloves at Nolan's, best line iu town. Ladies, ask A. Hodes how to preserve fruits. Souvenir spoons at Greffoz' jewelry em porium. Fine violin and guitar strings at Greffoz' jewelry store. Aristos, aristos, at J. L. Underwood's photo, parlors. Vogle has a fine line of spectacles. As sorted frames fitted to suit. J. L. Underwood, the photographer, makes a specialty of crayon enlargements. Call mul see samples. If you want a good breakfast, dinner, supper or lunch, go to Hotel Corvallis at all hours. Run on European plan. U. B. Vogle. the jeweler, lias just placed a tine new safe in his store. Articles of value entrusted to bis care will be. perfect! safe. A lot of blank books, letter files, etc., which have been slightly damaged by water will be retailed at the Gazette stationery store at the purchaser's own price. A magnificent new stock of both gold and silver watches of the most reliable move merts has been received by Greffoz, as well as a large invoice of other high-class jewelry. Lndies, attention! W. Taylor, house clean er,Ngrdener and general jobber, carpet lay ing and cleaning, whitewashing and window cleaning a specialty. Leave orders at Moore & Taylor's barber shop. CIias.Kermedy who run the first train out of Corvallis, over the O. P. has gone to Coos Bay to take charge of a on train the Coos Bay railroad. Mrs. M. M. Armstrong is more than grat ified at the way the citizens have showed their appreciation of her efforts in conduct ing Hotel Currallis. She invites all to come and see her in her uew home. Meals served in first-class style at all hours. A commission has been received in Spo kane Wash., from Washington, D. C-, which has set everybody laughing. It was tor the appointment of W. G Lanjjford receiver of the Waterville land office. The remark ible circumstances iu connection with this is the fact that' Mr..,, Langford has been iu his grave for the last three months. lie served as United States judge under Cleve land's former administration. Au effort will be made to have the appointment bes stowed u pan his widow. GUOD ADVICE. ' It is not that people do not think enough about the preservation of health. There probably never was a time when so much atteution was given to one's ailments as the majority of people give to them now. The great wealth of owners of proprietary med icines attests this, and the large number of flourishing drug-stores attest it too. It would be better if we thought less about our health in this v.-ay, and instead would train ourselves and our children to observe the ordinary laws of health in such a way that to obey them would be as natural as putting on one's hat when one goes out-of-doors, or as eating wlieu it is mealtime. From ''Sanitarian," in Demorest's Family Magazine lor August. . ; WHAT DO YOU TAKE Medicine for? Because yon are sick and vant to get well, cr because you wish to prevent illness. Then remember that Hood's Sarsaparilla CUBES all diseases caused by impure blood. FAST HORSES. Mr. H. G. Baker, of Lexington, Ky., it aj; Hotel Corvallis. He is one of the famous Baker Bros, of the blue grass country, made so through their extensive dealings in thoroughbred horses for which that particu lar locality is noted. Mr. Baker is tlrifgen tleman who bred and raised the great Maud 8., a mare which in her time was unequaled, and .it is for the purpose of purchasings tract of land, of a few hundred acres in ex tent, which will be suitable for the business of rearing and cultivating this class of ani mals that. Mr; Baker, the junior brother, visits this valley. ? Since his departure from his native sod, ' he informs a Gazette re porter, their farm of 250 acres near the city of Lexington had been sold for the sum of $250,000. Should Corvallis be fortunate enough to secure the location of this lauda ble enterprise, all in the , vicinity would be benefited, and in accordance would be sub jects for congratulation. VVeJiopa to hear of the selection of a farm being made in this vicinity. Mr. Baker also says that before he started for the west he was under the impression that a man had to burden him self with guns and ammunition in order that he might successfully defend himself from the uncouth westerner; but he has no fui ther fears, and is loud in his praises of the country, the people and all he has come in contact with. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S, Gov't Report. ABSOLUTELY PUBS NEWPORT NEWS. Newport, Ore., July 2"th., 1893. i suitor uazeitii:: It is quite needless for your correspondent to try to give you any jteins for your issue of the 29th, inasmuch as he is almont cer tain that a few days since he discovered you mounted ou your favorite steed, the bi cycle, riding up and down the ocean beach in search of something for your columns, so mnst have all the news. The happenings at the coast have been few and far between during the past week, especially since the excursionists of last Sabbath returned. A number of arrivals at the hotels and cottages are noticeable, besides not a few have been pitching their tents near the ocean tide. You are aware that Mr. E. W. Had ley, ot the O. P. R. R., with his family, is com fortably settled in his fine cottage ou the old light house bluff. - Mrs. Hadley, . his mother, with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rey nolds, of Chicago, are stopping at the Ocean House. Albany is well represented in Judge Flinn's family and Mr. L. E. Blain and wife with quite a number of others. Our prosecuting attorney, Hon. Seymour Condon, is on hand with his increasing fam ily and hard at work fitting his grouuds ready for a nice cottage on Nye Creek. Rev. Arthur J. Brown D. D., of Portland, came with his whole family, including the twins, on Monday evening. He is located near our well known resident, S. G. Irvine esq., aud expects to spend the mouth of Au gust here. Mr. Webster, our accommodating West Side conductor, with his household, took possession of his nice new cottage, just fin ished, on Matthew's hill. Our druggist, E. Woodard, holds forth from his mansion near the sea, and keeps us compary on the beach. It is reported that Dr. Lester, the popular dentist of Corvallis, spent a few hours here on Sabbath las, and he was not alone either. Your correspondent always adinireJ Dr. Lester's judgment. Max. Friendly's family are enjoying the full benefit of their beautiful cottage by the sea, aud many others I might mention are doing likewise. Agate bunting is in full blast and at early morn the' search begins aud continues through the day, the patient ones now and then are rewarded by finding a water agate, but few have yet been found and the high winds and tides aro hurrying them in the sand. Some careless campers started a fire the other day, which soon threatened to destroy cottages and camps. New Albany was in great danger, the alarm was turned ou and the chief of the tire department, L. E. Blain Esq., immediately rallied his forces aud with most approved machinery soon extinguished the fl imcs. It was a time of intense ex citement and men and womeu were almost breathless until the danger was past. It would be terrible to be burnt up so near the ocean. But this letter is already too long, and the day is almost done. It is the hour of the goiug dowu of the sun, and his shin ing . face reflected from the waves is out lined agaiust the western sky. To a mind sensitive and devout, commun ion with nature is communion with God. The great aud wide sea is the best earthly rymbll of the infinitude of the Creator. The waves that come rolling up the beach are, as it were, the generations of men cast upon the shores of J time, and to recede and be swallowed up aud lost. The dim and distant horiz m is the line - where the sea touches the sky, thus the things visible are but shadows of the greater things that are invisible, aud as I look npon the old ocean at this sunset hour the words of inspiration stir the very soul with thrilling thoughts, "For the things that are seen are temporal, but the things that are not seen are eternal' T. E. J. OUR ELASTIC GOVERNOR. Vice-President Stevenson aud party ar rived iu Oregon on the 24th. Upon this oc casion Governor Pennoyer was not so chary of his dignity as when Presideut Harrison visited the state in 1991. At that time he refused even to send a representative to the state line to welcome the president; but the vice-president was met at Ashland by Col. Mitchell iu the capacity of a substitute for the governor. This much courtesy on the part of Mr. Pennoyer was a surprise to his subjects, who, knowing that their ruler be lieved it was the duty of the president to first pay his respects, little jthought that he would so far relax his imperial dignity as to at all take official notice of a vice-president. . The governor even went so far as to permit a salute by the militia upon the arrival of the party at Salem. His ac tions give color vo the theory that be is of very elastic coin position, and undertakes to swell up to more importance than the per son with whom he has audience, and con tract as circumstances permit. There is a belief in some quarters thai in his endeavors to expand into a bigger man than the demo cratic party, he "basted" himself political!?. Perhaps the rupture of hie mental eapaeity may be accounted for on some kindred the ory. It is not alleged that his eonscienee has ever suffered any straiw. Mite WEST SIDE NARROW GAUGE. Tlie Southern Pacitjc company fo ptrshfojf with great vigor the work of laying stand ard giUge track along the West Side irarrmr guage road, which was commenced short time ago. The standard guage track , was completed to Dundee last Wednesday, witb the exception of switches and side tracks, which are being put in. There have been 94 tracklayers employed, and a few days ago 50 morn were sent to the front. jDrderst have beeu given that the broad guafcsr track; is to be completed to Sheridan aud Airlie by . September 1st. The narrow-gague track i not being taken rtp, as some suppose, but ist being moved, so that there will be both nar row guage and standard tracks, and train of either guage, or both, cau be run over the road.- Compound switches are being put its to operate both tracks at the same time. , It is not intended .that the narrow gaagei track shall be removed till the rather ex ten' sive narrow gauge equipment of the line i worn out, but it has been found that the" narrow guage is not sufficient for the require ments of tho traffic at all times,, and wilh a: standard guage track, additional ears anol' locomotives can be put on when necessary' S f . 1 1 - .. nun cars 01 ireignt run trom other lines over the road, which will be a gre.-vt convenience at times. When this tr.ick is completed it? is probable that the road from Corvallis to Junction will be taken in baud. This roar-' will run through due of the most beautiful and fertile aectious of the Willamette.vallerV and should have been completed loug ago.. With this link completed the San Francisco express could come in on either side of the river, which would bo a great convenience in case of washouts, such as occurred during; the flood of 1890. The laying or the stand ard guage track on the west si Ja ha caused! ' a ripple of excitement up through the val ley, and some imagiiie that the Sheridars branch will be extended to Nostncca, andl perhaps to Astoria, and that the road may be extended from Airlie $p' Yaquin by s much more feasiable route than that fol lowed by the Oregon Pacific. Other im agine . that the Oregon Pacific is to be ac quired by the Southern Ffccifie, but any transfer of the road in its present Condition as regards litigation would probably be' far- ' practicable. uregonianv '' Our railroad the one that has been dubtr ed the ''bob-tailed concern," the . "narroir'' escape," the "little- orphan'1' etc'. f is" about to rise up and be one among 'em. The South ren Pacific company have "said nothing, but sawed wood", until getting everything int readiness for action, ' when their intention was announced. Sunday next, the track wilt be widened along the line from Whiteson to Airlie and on Monday the first-standard guage train will Mu over the track to Port land. Thursday last a force of twenty-five men arrived in Dallas and begun prepara tion for the widening Friday morning, by pulling every other outside spike and driv ing it for the outside spike when the track, is made standard width. All thatwuTbe necessary, now, to make it full width is to pull the remaining spike, shove the rail over and driva the inside 'spike, which- will bet done very quickly. The Oregonian wast slightly mistaken when it said Monday that the road would have three rails. That is only . from Dundee to Portland, and jthe available narrow gague rolling stock i alt being gathered up and taken below that point. Considerable interest is being cen tered on this line at this time'. . Many con jecture that the road will be continued to Yaqnina. This, however, is conjecture) only, and is known only by this company that will hold the secret within their own breast nntil they get ready to act, as fretj been the case regarding the widening of the track of our road. But one fs forced to be lieve that some such move is contemplated, as it looks improbable that they would widen the track and simply let it remaint where it is. Another thing that makes the extension look probable is that the S. P. rsf after the scalp of the G. K, and if they build to Yaquina they will come near' get ting it Hurrah for the wideningf Non Iefc the extension begin! Dallas Transcript- - OPEN AND snUT", The Hotel Corvallis was opened' Vedn dny morning by Mrs. M. M. Armstrong, the well-known head of the Royal restaurant, . which was closed the evening previous. Irr making this change Mrs. Armstrong assumes" a large undertaking and one which? ta some looks like "up hill' business? but with' her indomitable pluck and experience she will no doubt succeed. Hotel Corvallrs is being: thoroughly renovated and will be put in first-class condition. The dining room has been beautified by the fraHgiog ef several handsome pictures on the walls, together with suitable draperies, which inspires the visitor with an appetite to-relish the many good things stored in the larder for all that may corse with hunger and thirst, Thv hotel will be run on the European plan andT meals served1 at all hour The Gazette" wishes the'new hostess enlarged success. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, 1 . CoitVALtra, Ore., July 25th, 18931 Tar the Editor of the Gazettes" - VB imnanot tlie widow anu lanmj vi n R. Shipley, deceased, I desh-e, through yonr eolnrtins, te ret am sineere thanks to alt the -friends who Lave fy then sympathy ami kind acts helped greatly tu'tue hour of afltic tton. ' To' those who came as watchers, to those who brought eicriags of flower and , dolicioos food for the sufferer, to the min-. lers who gave spiritual eonifoi t, and parti eularlv to the frhvsiclaHS who so' faithfully waited upon the deeeaseiT, oor gratitude iV due. We fe)iere all that eoald have Tieenv done, either mi dieiaaUy er otherwise. wai dune in behalf ef cur departed fiiend, and . wc are therefore comforted. - Sincerely,, Wai lace R 9nwu