The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-05-06
KINGS VALLEY.

l 1OIIOk UAxkETk-At present TINS VALLEY
Is prosperous, happy and beautiful. w,
have better grass, better wheat and oats
and better children than before. for many
long day. The nice weather and warm RAIN
have brought every thing that grows. almost
to perfection. Even some of the children
have sprouted.
The late rains have raised the wa
ters of the Luckamute sufficient to enable
Frantz 4 Connor to bring down all thsi,
saw.logs. They (Frantz l. Connor, not the
logs) are jubilant and can now furnish plenty
of good lumber to all their customers.
] We want the county court to rebuild the
bridge here at the saw-mill. There is NO
ford Of any account, and besides the bridge
is an absolute necessity and must be rebuilt
or we viii pay no more taxes, and vote NO
more Republican tickets.
We have large and interesting Sunday
school, C. B. Crosno, superintendent.
Miss Pitman is teaching the district school
and she u doing good and efficient work.
Conner Crosno arc busy waiting on
their many customers. They are selling
strictly for cash and produce. BRUrUs
May, End, 1881.
SUIcIDE.-The following are the particu-
lars of q suacide st Cottage Grove, Lane Co
committed last Sunday, Miss Threft, girl
aged Is years. daughter Of Mr.. Peter Thrift,
of Cottage Grove, committed suicide by
taking doce of strychnine. 1t seems that
the girl wanted to 60 out with strawberry
ing party, but for some reason her parents
with held their consent. The girl took the
matter very greatly to heart, DO much 90
that she determined to destroy herself.
Procuring, unno:iced, some strychnine, she
took large dose, The fatal drug soon
began its work, throwing the girl into con.
vulsions. DR.. H. Wright was hastily sum.
moned. but arrived too late to be of service
The girl. after experiencing the most horri-
BILE sufferings, expirek The only possible
reason to be assigned for the fearful deed
was the disappointment felt in not being
permitted to 90 and to spite her parents
A ASINaULAR AccIDENT.-Samuel A. Will.
AssAs@ct eScu AE SaAb, bOu OA Cs
Jams, of scio. says the Albany Democrat.
was out hunting the other day, and his rifle
having been loaded for some time he fred At
= mark, wishing to reload. and in the act
dropped his patching, which he stopped
down to pick up. The powder horn was
still unstopped, and the old patch which had
inst been shot had taken fire and was lying
ON the ground, still burning. Some powder
run from the horn, which contained quar-
ter of pound, and came in contact with
the burning patch. The whole exploded,
and the boy lay senseless on the ground
from IL o'clock. M, until 3P. NJ. He has
recovered from the shock and sustained no
serious damage, except being pretty badly
burned. e<..E
sREpUcTIoN IN RATEs.-By the kindness
of l. G. Kline & Co., agent for Wells Far.
go Cos Express, in thiscity. we have been
furnished with the comparative rates of
packages sent to or from San Francisco by
mail and express to wit: By mail lbs 80 cts;
lbs 48 cts; A lbs Ga cts; ibs 80 cts; and |
these packages would be sent by express for
25cts. in addition to this, the express com.
pany is responsible for loss of or damage to |
any goods shipped through them, all of which
is favorable to the Expres. Co. and persons
desiring to forward packag ges by mail will do |
well to remember this.
i LoAD1sG FOR E.scLASD va. Wells Of
this city. has chartered the British bark |
County Of Ayr" with q scapacity for thirty
Thousand bushels OF wheat, and ON Wedne.-
llay ssaoals Iy 1his wife. Mr.. Wells
went 70 PortlAns, 70 superintend the loading
Of the vessel with wheat for the Engksh
market: The charter price paid by Mr..
Wells is 80 shilliugs per ton. The Bark
wlli sail in about ten days. This is the
second vessel Mr.. Wells has loaded for the
English market for the present season.
CARP PoND. Within the last year or
two much attention has been paid to the
culture of German carp in this valley. Capt.
John Harlow, at Troutdale has the finest
series Of lakes on the Pacific Coast. aud
they have been stocked with trout and carp
At Eugene City no less than Eve carp ponds /
have been constructed and stocked with
these highly prizei food fish in this vacinity;
if they increase a. fast as is expected. these
tish viii be in the market in two years.
FiREMAN's Picnic. Tho Fire Department
win give picnic and hall for the benefit of
Monumental Engine Co., 2, ON the 3lst Of |
this month. The picnic will be in the Court
House yard. A general invitation has been |
extended to all the fire departments in the
state, and doubtless many from our neigh |
boring cities will be present. The ball in
the evening will be At Hamilton's hall and |
good time is anticipated. See ad in anoth.
er column.
FIRE ALARM.-Last Saturday afternoon,
about $50 'slock, the FIRE alarm sounded
and firemen, engines and trucks were soon
in a full run up Third street, but alas, be-
fore the brave FIRE boys could get to the |
scene of action, some one threw bucket of
water ON the burning roof and extinguished
the flames. The fire was at tho hosse of I
Mrs. George MonteIth. and Originated from
q effective fue.
DWELLING HOUSE BuRNED.-LAst Satur- |
day afternoon the dwelling house Of George
r., ~e 49, =. kI:-