The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-03-26
PACIFIC COAST.


Michael Keeling, of Muddy, Baker coun-
ty, died of exposure while working in the
woods, when he had cabin four miles from
his home.
Louis Ross, while working at Salem
planer, was struck with piece of wood and
has broken jaw.
E. Draper, living in High valley, in Union
county, had his leg broken on Tuesday last
while working in the woods near Union by
being caught under a rolling log
The Sentinel places the loss of sheep in
Jackson county at So per cent, but thinks
same ratio, there will be but little diminu-
tion in cash receipts for wool in 1880.
$135 collected at New Market theater,
Portland, on st. Patrick's day, has been
sent to the suffering poor of Ireland.
An old man by the name of Backus, af-
ter engaging in Baccahalion revelries, with
lieved of $500 in gold coin, by the latter
named. Speciman of the genus homo.
Gen. o. o. Howard and Capt. Staden are
on their way home from Washington.
The o. S. N. Co. are making extensive
dock improvements at Portland.
The Roseburg Plaindealer has purchased
a new press. This outlay was occasioned by
increasing circulation. Success to you Bro
Byars.
Several of Astoria's young men have
gone to the Yakima country to engage in
stoek-raising
Many cattle have died this winter in Lake
county, of snow blindness.
Diphtheria is quite prevalent in the region
of Walla Walla.
The project to divide Umatilla county ag-
itates the brains of its citizens more than all
other questions.
The Oregon Railway Company, limited,
will extend their narrow guage line from
Smithfield to Dallas, in Polk county, a dis
tance of about five miles. The company
has gwen bond to have the extension COM
pleted by the Goth of May. The residents
of Dallas contribute 50, 600 to the enterprise.
Mr. John Belt has the Aurora House of
Independence fitted up in frst-class style,
and is prepared to entertain the travelling
public as well as city boarders in the very
best manner.
The Capital Guards will give calico ball
at the Chemeketa Hotel on the 9th of April.
Prof Bray's string band Of Portland has
been secured to furnish music, and no pains
will be spared to make it a complete success
in every particular.
Salem has ordered hook and ladder truck
costing $l,075 at the factory in the East.
The Buffalo ledge on Granite creek has
recently developed splendidly The tunnel
has reached rock which assays $40, 600, near
ly all gold, though they are down, or rather
in, over l50 feet. The ledge is continually
increasing in size and richness.
A Piety Flat man went home late Tues
dox ;obt 1os Of on1 he xr-o11o,ol lo
self into he'd his wife asked him in sharp
tone where he had been. "Sashatin with
candidates froffis,'' said he ssSeems to me-,
she replied, that from the sheep dip and
poison oak smell Of your breath you must
have promised all of them yonr vote!"
" Yes, (hic) madam. I'm committed dom
she try to infiuinsh me. Less go to shleep!"
M. T. Ward, the absconding Oregon r.
R. contractor has been paying his addresses
to young lady of British Columbia, repre-
senting that he was single man, and pos
sessed of means. He came near marrying
her, and would, if the paternal ancestor of
the young lady had not taken pains to look
up his past history little. Now, he, the
said Ward is onxious to find new fields in
which to display his talents in the pleasant
pastime of love-making.
Mr.. L. G. Wheeler, while visiting Will
bur recently, got lost IN the back-Woods
and came near being left; but owing to the
presence of mind possessedby Miss c., he sue
ceeded in finding his way Plaindealer.
We advise all the young men who read
the GAZETTE, that hereafter, when they de-
sire to take a trip in the forest, to take
some charming young lady with them, and
they will be sure to come out all right and
taken too, the loneliness of their situation
will be entirely removed.