The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-11-19
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but in mild form.
Portland has the widest dock in
the world, having Total width OF
615 feet
Rev. j. H. Wilbur, of tie Simcoe
agency, with his wife, are sojourning
in Washington, D. c.
The cultivation of sorghum is being
encouraged to considerable extent
in Eastern Oregon.
Wasco county is taking the lead in
wealth of Eastern Oregon counties,
having population of II, 900 people,
295 900 head of sheep, 75,0 900 cattle,
and 5000 head of hogs. while the
property valuation is over $4,000
600.
Smallpox is raging in San Fran
cisco, and considerable alarm is mani
tested among its population. Thirty
FIVE new cases are reported and chill
dren who have not been vaccinated
are being sent home from the schools
by order of the directors.
The Mammoth Farm of the
BlaIock Wheat Growing Company
of Eastern Washington Territory,
comprises 10000 acres of wheat land,
of which $4,000 acres are fenced.
Ground has been broken for crop
which is expected to foot up between
5000 and 100000 bushels.
The house of. r. X. Thomas of
Molalla, was burned on the 9th inst,
while the family were visiting. Loss
estimated at $4,000.
We learn that the old Baptist col
lege at McMmntille, is to be re-
placed by new one in the spring.
and that Joseph Beezley has made
donation of $4,000 to the institu-
ton.
Wheat fields in the ncighbo, hood
of Tie Dalles are growing rank and
green, much of the grain being three
or four inches high.
The farmers east of the mountains
have had rains and good weather for
farming operations.
About 800 men are now employed
at the Cascade Locks getting out
stone and excavating ground.
Mrs. Schampf, aged eighty-two, is
cutting teeth again, out i'll Jackson
county.
The Seattle and Renton coal com
panies shipped up to Nov. 1st of the
present year, Ill, LOG tons of coal.
Ice formed in Walla Walla last
Thursday night half inch in thick
ness. The mercury that night reach
ed the coolest mark Of the season-27
degrees above zero.
No candidate for delegate to Con-
gress in Washington Territory ever
received 1000 votes in single county.
Brents came within of reaching the
number in Walla Walla this year,
and he has been the nearest.
A new pipe organ has been con
tracted for by the Taylor-street
Church, to be placed in position be-
fore the Isl of next February.
1t was heart, rending to see with
what pitiful and monrnIul faces the
Democrats on Saturday night pulled
down the pictures, transparaneles and
banners that graced the hall on the
corner of First and Stark streets dur
ing the campaign. New Northwest.
Edward Murphy. convicted of the
murder of T. d French near Hepp-
ner last spring, has been sentenced to
be ha, ged at Pendleton on Wednes-
day, the 9Th day of January, 1881.
He declined to say anything In his
own behalf and received his sentence
witlRut visible emotion. His coun-
sci MM take the case to the Supreme
court on exceptions filed during the
progress of the trial.
Building and improvements agere
eating a cost of $2Os,ooO are record
ed in WaIla WalIa this year. Among
these is court house that cost S44,-
900, two bricks that cost SIS, 900
cdCtbs tuicc oiiCNo Iitdt toSb p WV
each aud many elegant private resi-
dences.
On last Friday night, three high
waymen stopped a teamster on the
Red House road and demanded his
money. He mad none, ana they
smashed the articles in his wagon,
consisting of a stove and some house
hold furniture, to punish him for his
poverty.-New Northwest.
1t is reported that Fort Colville is
to be put in complete repair for the
accommodation OF three companies of
troops.
A party of emigrants from the Kan.
sas colony, consisting of II wagons,
passed through The Dalles last week
on their way to the Sound country.
All are well to-do, and just. the kind
of people needed in this country.
All of the old settlers were ac-
quainted with the McCubbin family
who lived on Salem prairie. One Of
the boys, John H. McCubbin, recent
ly met with terrible accident near
his home in Wallowa valley. He
was feeding a threshing machine at