The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-04-26
TOwN AND COUNTRY.

ExTRA-ORDINARY ENTERPRIsE. = The
Gazette man frequently alludes to our ell
terprise in terms of derision but we
think his enterprise this week borders on
swindling. He goes almost every day,
around town, Striking men for 25 cents
.apiece to pay for kilograms after which
he gets brief report and circulates free
e1trdi Here is enterprise for you, with
vengeance. We could get out an extra
every hour, at that rate. On Monday
morning last he made his usual rounds,
bumming people for the regular two bits,
and. at 1:30 p. m. on Tuesday, received
telegram from Albany, containing an cpl
tonne of the news in the Portland dailies of
that day, which had arrived at Albany at
1915. Parties who paid their two bits
for that 6. Latest News from tie 'FRONT.'
received the .sextra Intelligence just
ninety minutes in advance Of the regular
subscribers to the Portland papers!
AFINE GUN.-Hiram Flickinger, Esq ,.
showed us, one day this week, fine fowl
ing piece he brought from the East recent
Iy. 1t is of the Bland patent, and pos
sesses many advantages over the Parker
gun. It is a breech- loader, and the same
brass cartridge chamber can be used any
number of times. It uses common cap,
which may be replaced at viii, by simply
unscrewing the head of the cartridge
chamber. The arrangement for ulnship
ping the barrels Is simple and complete,
requiring no effort whatever.
HORSE SToLEN.-A young man, employ
ed on the farm of David McBee, some five
miles south of this place, took one of the
latter gentleman's horses, last Sunday,
and left for parts unknown. About two
weeks ago, this youngster attempted the
same trick, bat was aseaptured near Monroe;
and on Sunday, during the temporary abb
sence of his employer, made snecess Of
the undertaking.
MORE PAINTERS Me- 81 Bowers 8
Harris, late of Lafayette, at1fved in our
city on Wednesday, and are looking for a
location in which to open business in the
line of painting, granting, carriage finish
ing, paper hanging, etc. We welcome
these gentlemensto our city, and hope they
may meet with sufficient encouragement
to induce them to remain.
SUNDAY LAw.-We are glad to see that
our authorities have begun to force an OBJ
servance of the Sunday law. Every sa-
loon was closed last Sunday. This is net
only moral procedure, but an act Of
humanity, as the poor saloon keepers are
are almost run to death on week days, and
need little rest on Sunday
AGAIN At HoME.-We neglected to1nen-
ton last week that the smiling counte-
nance of Ike Fox once more lit up the
mazes of Fox Bros magnificent establish
ment on Main street. Otto says he never
has half SO many young lady visitors as
when Ike ls behind the counter. They
dote on him.
PATENT CLoD MAsHER. Sheriff Palm
err, who, by the way, is an inventive gen.
Jus, has devised patent improved sclod
masher, - and had model constructed by
AsPurdy. It is a beauty to look at, and
rum 'un TO co.
CoUNC1MEN.-We hear the names OF
DIR. J. r. Bayley and S. l.. Shedd men
toned in connection with the office OF
Councilman from the North Ward.
FINE CIoTHING The latest styles of
GENTS clothing made to order, by james
Drake, Masonic Building, Main street.
mTnE Grover brought up fifty passengers
and good freight, on Monday last.