The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-10-28

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The trial of Frank Howard, charged will
the murder of James A. Smith, at Portland
. has been postponed until October 3lst.
: The San Francisco Bulletin contains th'
! following:
u A dispatch received from Sacramento las
evening announced the appointments, by th
Governor, of James A. Waymire, an attor
ney of this city, as Judge of the Superin
Court, Department Number Four, vic,
Judge Hayne. resigned.
4 Mr. Waymire was formerly a resident o
Salem, being the fourth Recorder of tina
city, and there are many persons in thai
city who will rejoice to learn of his ad
vancement.
jerome Knox -formery of Cottage Grove
Lane county has been appointed receiver o
public money at Lakeview Oregon.
The dwelling house Of w. A. A buns Of
Eugene was burned last week, valued 5000
insured for S400.
The Lane County Sportsmens Club offel
$25 reward for the arrest and conviction of
any person violating the game law of Ore
gon in Lane County.
One day this week an engineer at Eugene
left his locomotive in charge of a fireman at
the depot, who, started the machine, but
was not able to stop it. 1t was finally
corraled
w. H. Hoffman, of Junction City, has on
exhibition at the Mechanics fair, two large
curly maple blocks, one in the rough and
the other polished and oiled. This is said
to be the only exhibit of Oregon ornamental
| woods
| DR.. Chas. r. Tenpleton, known in this
city, has decided to permanently locate at
The DalIes in the practice of his profession
Dentistry.
| Jas. F, Brown has again begun the prac-
| tice of law He has thrown aside the razor
for Blackstone and opened an Office in
| Dallas
Several editors are mentioned in connec.
tion with reconstruction of the Cabinet,
but as rule the editor is not thus repaid
for his valuable services. His reward is in
Heaven.-Ex.
There is squash in CtnyonviIle store
that weighs ninety-six pounds AMI meas
ures seventy inches about the waist, also
all onion that measured eighteen inches i'll
circumference.
Gov Thayer has RENTED the sentence Of
VIM. McGlaughlin, for gool behavior, also
the sentence of Frank Wilson for the same
reason.
His Excellency has also committed the
sentence of John Sharp, sentenced from
Multnomah county for one year, from Nov
ember 10th, 1880, for larceny. Seat,nce
expired on the 10Th of October. Reason
expired.
James Hart sentenced from Baker county
for eight years, from October 23d 1880, for
rape Reason petitions numerously signed
by the citizens of both Baker and jackson.
counties, and ON account of doubt as to
his guilt
Gen Eaton, who has for over dozen
years hell the very important Office of
Commissioner of E lucaton for the United
States, being the head of the Department of.
Education at Washington D. c. was an
nonncetl as passenger on the last steamer
Oregon.
The late rains having caused the river to
overft the gravel bar at Independence.
the railroad company have been compelled
to suspend the work oe hauling gravel for
their roal-bed until next Summer. The
track leading out to the bar has been taken
up, on Thursday the last locomotive, with
a long line of dump cars, steamed away to
Portland.
People locating l;nd all along the
Siuslaw road. but there is plenty of rich
bottom still to he had Game is plenty: elk
and bear are to be found all along Wildcat
and salmon are making their way mp stream.
The death of John A. Chester, at Mobile
takes away not only the oldest ex-congress-
man. but the man whose service in congress
antedates that Of all other men. He repre-
sented Georgia lii con- yress in 1920 and 1921.
His commission was issued on the 10Th day
of December, 1919. At that time Geor ia
was represented by seven members. Tie
veteran lawyers age at the time of his death
was ninety -four.
The cold weather in Eestern Oregon has
spoiled very large quantity of fruit that
had not been picked from the trees
The public school rooms at The Dalles are
literally swarming with busting juvenile |
humanity. An enrolment of Alb is report
ed with room for the comfortable accommo-
iation OF $50. To relieve the pressure AMI |
give time to affect rensIy the directors |
have been authorized to rent one or more |
rooms for the.overaow and borrow money |
On the credit Of the district to meet current
expenses until the time of the next annual
school meeting.
A party of emigrants. conspicuous for the
number of babies and dogs travelling with
them, passed. through jacksonville last
week. As the teams were about to resume
their journey. the shrill voice of woman
was heard saying: lyon chil1ren get out
low and let the dogs rifle awhile"
The gentleman who was bought out of
he whisky business by the ladies of Ashland
'ecently. in order to have no saloon in that
'lace, was in town last week anil fouul a
,oker game in which he lost all the cain