The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-07-02
PACIFIC, COAST.
Oregon.

The measles are raging at Scio.
A. A. Settlemeir has sold his farm near
albany for $9, 900, and will remove to East
ern Oregon.
Oro Fino saloon and Gearson's tobacco
store, AT The Dalles, were burned last week.
Loss, 5000.
Several parties in Lake county have been
doing wholesale business IN picking wool
from the dead carcasses of sheep, and skin
ming defunct cattle.
A new house for Albany hook and ladder
truck will be built at once by that city. The
lowest bid for the same was $258 and the
contract was awarded to D. Rankin.
Census returns give Forest Grove and
Cornelins precincts population of 1922 /;
number of farms. Isl; manufacturing estab-
lishments, 8; paupers, 4; deaf mutes, 4;
people in Forest Grove, 544 in Cornelius
III.
On last Tuesday at Forest Grove Miss
Lou White playfully ran redhot iron into
Buxton is blacksmith and it happened at
his shop. Questionable sport, to say the
least.
The Astorian says: Capt. Jas. Williams
caught another shad in his trap near Fort
Stevens few days ago. Shad are being
found in larger quantities near the mouth OF
the Columbia each year, and will no doubt
become staple article.
Mrs. C. B. Smith of Hillsboro, while re-
turning from church last Thursday evening,
made misstep and fell headlong to the
sidewalk, breaking her right arm above the
elbow, putting the same out of joint and
severely bruising her si,le.
Herald A party who has just crossed
the mountains on snow-shoes reports that
the snow is very deep on the Willamette
val ey wagon road It will average depth
of ten feet, and it will yet be some time be-
fore travel thereon can be resumed.
The first train that runs across the new
railroad from Albany to Lebanon will bear
an excursion party under the auspices of the
Presbyterian Church Of the city first named.
Extensive preparations are being made to
make the trip pleasant and memorable one.
The North Pacific Wreckinp Co. have re-
moved their wrecking scow and diving ap-
paratus down to Sand Island and commenc-
ed work on hewreck of the Great Republic.
Spencer, the diver, examined her hold soms
| time since and reported considerable mer.
chandise still there.
| The closing exercises of the University at
| Eugene were held last week. The bacca-
Geary. The examinations passed very cred
itably. The third class tree was plant
ed. 1t is of the species sequoia gigantea,
and comes from the Sierra Nevada re- ions.
Independent: Rev. II. Patterson of Hills
boro will have two sons in the Oregon legis-
lature this year, one from this county and
one from Pc k, strong Democratic county.
Both of the legislators are Republicans
Hon. J. K. Luttrell, Democratic member OF
Congress from California is son-in-l law OF
| Rev. Patterson.
The surveying party of the o. r. Co., lim-
tied, passed through Scio Thursday. They
go to Brownsville to start the survey, bur
no one in the party seemed to know more
than that. The line of road has never been
surveyed through the forks of the Santiam.
The subscription committee have raised $l2,
| 700 on the SIS, 900 required.
Yamhill Reporter: Sylvanus Moore, a
resident of Yamhill county since 1S45 died
at North Yamhill on Wednesday last ami
was buried in the graveyard near that place
| by the Masonic fraternity on Thursday.
Mr.. Moore was about Sc years old, and was
a resident of Moore's valley, from whom
| that section derives its name.
Pacific coast postal changes last week
Established-Rye Valley, Baker county,
/ OTSgtm JONI P'oO'AaSeCAs A|Ao'
continued -Burkville. Columbia county, w.
| T. Irine, Whitman county, w. T. Post
masters appolnted-Mrs. Minerva j. Smith,
| Helex, Umatilla county. Oregon; Justin
Seaman. Goldendale. Klickitat county Or.
Eugene Guard George Millican came
| across the mountains by the Mckenzie route
| one day last week, bringing several head OF
horses with him. He reports the snow about
ten feet deep on the summit, but it has a
hard crust ON and he experienced but little
difficulty in making the trip. Parties have
also crossed over the middle fork route with
horses.
Albany Democrat: One Of the most
thrifty looking farming communities in Linn
county is along the Muddy as far up as Hal
sey In driving up that way person can
not help noticing tb, fine farm buildings,
good fences, magnificent grain fields, and
| many other things which indicate the pres
ence of thrifty, economical, hard working
farmers.
While going home from the Roberts
bridge campmeeting, young lady by the
name of Pattison, living near Oakville, in
Linn county, was badly hurt. She was sit
ting on the back seat Of vehicle, and the
team starting up suddenly, turned the seat
over backward and threw her to the ground,
fracturing her collar bone and severely bruis-
ing her right shoulder.
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