The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-05-13
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1t is rumored that woolen mill will b.
built at Elk Creek, in Douglas county.
Campmeeting will commence on June 29tt
at Sodaville, Linn county Oregon, and con-
tinue over two Sundays.
A young boy in Albany, not more than
IA or Is years old was recently taken to the
city Jail in state of beastly intoxication,
On Wednesday, the 4th inst, the smoke
house of M. G. Brown, at Dallas, was de.
stroyed by fire; loss about Sl00 no insur-
ance.
California capitalists are negotiating for
the franchise of the Coos Bay and Rose
burg railroad company. 1t is supposed with
view of completing the road soon.
A man in Walla Walla, killed and ate five
bob whitelquails, who was arrested and fin
ed IS for each quail which, together with
costs amounted to s43 Board by the meal
is high in Walla Walla.
James Putnam, of Sweet Home, while
slashIng brush few days since, had the
misfortune to cut himself very badly. The
ak, went clear through his foot, striking the
sole of his boot. He will doubtless not be
in condition to do any more slashing for
some time to come.
DIR. ]. A. Davis and his family, formerly
of this place, who recently removed from
Albany Oregon to Texas. expecting to make
the latter place his future home, have lately
returned to Albany not well impressed with
the prospects of the mamouth state. This is
the second time he has left Oregon for the
purpose of finding more desirable place.
We learn from the Plaindealer that. VIM.
R. Willis has sued DIR. Geo. W. Hoover for
sixty dollars. It seems that Willis and Hog
an waged sixty dollars each. Willis betting
that Garfield would get 20 200 major
ity and Hogan the contrary. Each one
claimed the stakes, which was heli by Hoov-
er, who gave them up to Hogan upon his
executing a bond of indemnity to Hoover
againsy loss Willis sued for the amount of
stakes placed by him in the hands of Hoov-
er.
On May lst some unknown party at
tempted to burn the store of Mr.. Cyrus
Hedden at Scottsburg. It seems that some
one had crept under the store and scrap
ed some chips together in three piles and set
them on fire, two of which went out, the
other pile burning until it burned through
boy who gave the alarm. 1t was ex-
tinguished without serious loss. A new
stock of general merchandise had just been
received by Mr.. Hedden which.shad not
been insured.
From the Oregon City Enterprise we
learn OH Saturday April 3Oth Mrs Ped,rson
ON returning home on Sunday, after visiting
neighbors, found her husband lying close to
the house in an insensible condition in a
pool of blood. She instantly summoned
some of her ueighbors who came just iu
time to see him breathe his last. They
followed the road he had come by the blood
to the place in the woods where he had
been at work where they found large pool
of blood and the mall he had been using COW
cred with blood with the iron band off of it
It was supposed that in using the mall, the
ring had flown off striking him on the shin,
where there was deep abcess caused by var
icose veins, which were broken by the blow
as also were probably some of the large ar
teries beneath. He had attempted to band
age the wound, but the flow of blood was
evidently beyond' his control. He was
about SO years of age. The coroners jury
returned verdict of accidental death.