The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-01-11


Stark, deceased, citation 20 heirs issued.
Emery Allen, guardian of Adeline Al
len, made annual settlement.
Court adjourned until the first Monday
in February.
PERSONAL Items.
Mai. Bruce returned from Eugene on
Thursdays stage.
4 H.Sawtelle, Esq, of Newport, call
on us Wednesday.
J.F. Backensto and s. B. Story, of Al
bany, paid us visit on Wednesday last.
i H. e. Harris and S. H. Look started
for Portland, yesterday morning, for the
/ purpose of purchasing goods.
Judge Chenoweth returned from Salem,
on Thursday. He has been in attendance
on the Supreme Court, and will return in
a few days.
MUTUAL. RELIEF AssocIATIoN.-Mrs. C.
M. Stryker, agent of the above association,
called on us during the week. The object
of the society is to secure the pecuniary
aid of 50, 600 to the families ordependents
of deceased members. Each member,
male and female, pays from So to $40 an
nually, according toage, and one dollar on
the death of each member. The company
is limited to 1000 members, and at pres
ent contains about 200. It is one of the
cheapest and safest companies in the coun-
try. Mrs. Stryker will be pleased to meet,
at her residence, any who may desire to
enter this company.
WHEAT.-This article is still quoted in
this market at so cents per bushel. 'sRed''
Wells purchased large quantity at that
figure yesterday. We learn that So cents
is being PAID at Albany in Portland the
price is 81 20 per GENITAL, and in San Fran
cisco, 81 1902 121a, while in Liverpool it
has reached lbs 3d@13s Cd, and the tenden-
cy seems rather to incline upward than
otherwise.
+ TRANsMoGRIFICAIToN.- person or
persons, to deponent unknown, made a
general movement of signs, in this city,
on Thursday evening last. Several of our
merchants and business men found their
signs in the most unique positions and
out-ofthe-way localities.
CHEWING GUM.-We have just learned
of painful, though fortunate accident
happening to the tongue of a ayoung lady,
from chewing gum. This should serve as
warning to those who are becoming SO
addicted to this idle, unwholesome and |
un1ady-like practice.
: LINE DowN.-E. Q. McCandlish, Esq,
informs US that the line stretched across |
the river, at Albany, parted last Tuesday,
entirely cutting off telegraphic communi-
cation with the rest of the world. The |
damage will be repaired as soon as possible.
REHEARsAL.-J. NJ. Garrison informs us
that his singing class will resume its re-
hearsals of Sunday School songs, on
Wednesday next, at the NJ. E. Church, at
$50 p. m. Everybody is invited to these
rehearsals, and good time is always had.
PHoToaRAPHs.-f you want your pho
tograph taken in excellent style, go to
Stryker's Gallery, on Third street, back of
the City Hotel. Mrs. c. NJ. Stryker is
a first class artist, and finishes up pictures
according to the latest fashions.
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WEEyI. - A Portland paper says
quantity of wheat was recently brought to
that city which contained weevil. This
must be an exceptional case, as it is the
first mention of this kind we have noticed
this season.
LIFE INSURANCE Attention is called to
the advertisement of the California Mutual
Life Insurance Company, elsewhere in
this issue. w. r. Privett, Esq, has been
agent in this city.
stTHE CHRISTIAN MESSENGER y is first
class family newspaper. Sent to any ad-
lress, until January 1, 1874, for 50. Adj
lress Wells Drury, Publisher, Monmouth,
Oregon.
MARRIED.-We are informed that our
friend F. FL. Sawtelle, of Yaquina Bay,
was married, yesterday, to Miss Martha
n. Blair. -
On the evening of January 5th a
severe rain storm was experienced in
New York. The rain turned to ice,
which collected on the wires completely
them down, and cutting off
III communication with the outside
world. )
The Postmaster General has decided
hat families, firms or companies cannot
combine to rent postofice boxes con-
,ertly, but that one box rent must
,e collected for each firm, family or ..
company enioying such facilities.