The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-07-29
STATE NEWS,

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Work has commenced on the insane asy
ium at Salem.
Stayton, Marion county, has new schoc
house.
4 Wood River papers continue to give IA
vorable reports of the mines in that section
Over one hundred tons of wool has bee
shipped from Penewawa on Snake river thi
season.
Mr.. d. P. Mason, of Albany, las let th
contract for building handsome residenc
ON the corner of sixth and Ferry streets.
Albany has commenced thorough system
of underground drainage to the river b,
laying Is inch pipes II feet under ground
A large quantity Of fax has been pulled
on Jason Wheeler's farm in Linn county
Tie yield generally in that county is good
4 The Wood River miner says nearly ons
hundred thousand sheep, from Washington
territory, have been driven through HALEY
this summer.
/ The new Presbyterian church of Union
was dedicated as a place of worship last
Sunday night. The exercises were conduct
ed by Revs. Shields and Boyd.
Mr.. F. E. Robinson formerly of this place
has nearly completed large and commodi-
ous dwelling at his new warehouse in Alba.
| ny. Mr. j. 81. Campbell is also commenc-
| ing to erect residence in the latter town.
Hon. E. ID. Shattuck is building large
refidence on his farm near ScattervilIe,
Washington county. III has large number
of men employed grubbing and ditching.
Last Saturday Clash Mox-M -Mox, a Umatil-
La Indian, charged with selling whisky to
another Indian was found guilty and sem
fenced to pay a fine of So OF SO days in the
county Jail.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, successor to Gen.
Howard in command Of the department of
the Columbia, left New York for Vancou-
yer Barracks on the Ist of July.
Justice H. A. johnson and wife, of Salem,
celebrated the fortieth anniversary of their
marriage at their home in that city last
Monday. The Squire and wife are both
hale and hearty.
Indians made raid on traveller from the
Spokan country last week and took horse
out of his team said to haYe been lost during
the war of 1878. The Indian was assisted
by U. s. Deputy Marshal Morse and Indian
agent Fay. 1t 10 needless to say that the
owner gave him up.
POSTAL CHANCES, Established: Gard
nerville, Doulass county, Or, Lawrence
Gilman, postmaster; Snipe, Umatilla coun-
ty, Or, John B. Clifford, postmaster. Dis
continued: Yainax, Lake county, Oregon.
Name changed: Wildcat, KIickitat county,
w. f., to Highland.
The new iron steamer Mississippi arrived
at Valparaiso on the 18th en- route from
New York to Portland. She VIII be en-
ployed in the Seattle coal trade in Connect
ion with the Willamette, 4 third steamer
under the name of the UmatiIla has Just
arrived at New York from the ship yard in
Pennsylvania, and will soon sail for the
Pacific coast.
An Indian girl in Umatil1a county com
ty committed suicide by hanging "a short
time since cause, disappointed love. This
would look as if the Indians in that section
were becoming civilized, and the faster they
display this one feature of civilization the
better for the country.
Horsemen declare that there is tbs finest
field of horses present at the east side track
ever before assembled north of California.
The array of names of fast runners and trot-
ters is forminable. If these races do not
prove success there is little need of test |
ing the matter in.-TeIegram.
Mrs. Sparks who died near Sheridan in
Yamhill county recently, was almost GEN.
tenarian, being 81 years old at the time of
her death. Mrs Sparks was married when
l6 years old, and became the mother of II |
children, six girls and eleven boys, who,
with the exception of one that died in IN
fancy, all lived until the youngest was %
years old, and ten Of whom are now living.
She came to Oregon in 1851 During her |
long life she was never sick but once, and
she passed away without sickness, diving
without a struggle while at the dinner ta-
BILE. One of her daughters, Mrs. John
Lynch, now living in Polk county, has had
l6 children, all of whom are living but one.
A Mr.. George Silmair and Mr.. Richard
knolls of Portland, who had been out call
ing until late last Friday evening, upon re-
turning to their room about 1920 o'clock,
they discovered a light through the window
in Mr.. Silmaiers room and stranger there
going through his pockets. Hearing the
footsteps the thief leaped out through the
open window, but Mr.. Knolls having re-
NAMED outside seized him and held him
Until Silmaier quickly returned to the res
cue they both overpowered the thief and
threw him to the ground and immediately
,ignalled the police. Two officers soon ar
'ived and conveyed the offendrr to iail
where he will no doubt languish until Judge
Caples gets penitentiary lick at him.
SOUTHERN oREGoN-T1s1Es.
Jacksonville is to have real estate agen-
".
Castle Bros have driven l, 900 head of
attle from the western end of Lake county.
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