The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-09-23

There was 955 tons of down-river freight
lat thewharf- boat at the Dalles last Satur>
|day, awaiting shipment.
VIM. M. Hand editor of the Dalles Moun>
(taineer died in that city on the 10th. He
was an,honored member of the A. O. U. w.
The Lake Co., Examiner says that from
Ia seven-acre lot near Lake view was thresh-
led $40 bushels of barley, being an average
1of over seventy tive. bushels per acre.
Mr.. Geo. K jackson has been appointed
Iby Sup't Bush. Second Warden at the O.. s.
|P., vice Jos. Osborne, removed. Mr.. Jack
|son, has been employed at the prison eleven
years.
We understand that a young man by tho
name of Norris Morris succeeded In getting
into the confidence of several of our citizens.
lsays the Albany Register, and skipped out.
sperhaps to find Grey.
An employee in the boiler shop at the
/ Willamette Iron Works Portland, named
Frank Spaulding, was drowned by falling
i from the wharf at the rear of that establish
ment on the 18th.
Some time since miner named Jamos
Dunn wrs murdered at Rye Valley. The
scounty offered a reward of $500 for tho an
rest and conviction of the .murderera. The
acitizens offer $500 more.
Mr. I, F. Conn, while standing in q ware
house in Lebanon was caught by the
machinery and the great toe of tho Left
: foot severed and the nail taken off Of tha
3next one.
1 E. NJ. Plamondon died at Salem on the
18th. He was bornin Canady in 1929, and
came to Oregon in 1852 and took up his
residence in salem, where he has resided
5ever since he was a member Of Salana Lodge
3No. 4, A. F. & A. M,
The coming year will develop great
: camp on Wood River There is a large
samount of eastern capital coming into the
scountry now, and considerable California
sand Nevada money. There are about 5000
miners at work for different organized COM
spanies
Big Camas Prairie is about, 500 square
miles in area. and Wood River Valley has
! 3of bottom lands shout 10000 acres, not in
scluding the table land, that could be irri-
sgated. Thus combining great mining and
agricultural country.
The Columbia took 400 tons of railroad
airon formerly belonging to the Narrow
agauge Co., on her last trip to be nsed ON
a3the North Pacific Coast railroad In California.
Five men in the employ of the o. s. N.
geo, were drowned last Friday near Multono-
Smah fall on the upper Columbia, by the
Sswamping of a boat three of them were
anamed Owens, Manning, and johnson 9TH
laers not known.
a SUBSCRIBERS week we sent out
3statements of account showing how SUBJ
Sscribers stand on the subscription books to
athe Gazette which we baught from the Car
ster estate. We hope all will respond soon
aas possible, because we are anxious to have
settlements with all of our subscribers either
8 in person or by communication SO that wa
can open new set of subscription books.
\ CARGO SoLD.-On the 18th inst. w. A.
aWells of this city, sold the cargo of wheat
shipped by him last April to England on
1.-THE English Bar county of Ayr. The bark
Aarrived in Queens town on the 10Th of last
Smonth, and was sold at the same city for
Isl, 70 per bushel. Mr.. Wells informs US
{ that this experiment of shipping direct to
aforeign markets has been profitable to him.
PUBLIC PLANTATION and all
i interested, are hereby notified that public
sexamination will be held at the College, In
I this city, on Saturday, Sept. "a, commencing
: at o'clock 4. N. e. B. MEELRoY,
Sup't Of Sch3ois
Corvallis, Sept IA, 1881. 2w3S
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