The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-07-22
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Two surveying parties left Eugene Cit.
last week for the purpose Of operating ii
Wasco and Lake counties
The State Journal says: Thousands o
young carp can be seen in one of the fsl
ponds on Mohawk. They are the coming
piscatorial food.
Says the Statesman E.7P. Mccormack
Clerk Of the Board of School Land Commits
sioners, left for Eastern Oregon ON Friday
last to spend skert time in recreation.
The o. r. 4 N. Co. win proceed immedi
ately with the work Of bridging the William.
cite at the upper end Of Ross Island. The
lumber is already ordered for that purpose.
The Journal says that Deadman and Dod.
son fshed, using a skiff, from five miles
above Hendricks to the mouth of Nick Kenzie,
catching in two days sos fish. The most Of
them were not less than IA inches long.
On July lst the silver wedding of Judge
and Mrs. l. F. Mosier was celebrated at
their home at Roseburg. The guests mum.
bered about 100, by whom many elegant
and costly presents were given to the we'd
ded parties on this pleasant occasion.
Gold has been discovered recently by
Andy Wyland, John Officer and others, on
the Molalla. It is supposed that the barn
win be worked during the coming summer.
It is estimated to pay from four to five dol
lars per day to the hand.
Pythian hall, soon to be built at Astoria,
will be 98x4S on the ground, three stories
high. The first story viii be l6 feet in the
clear, and used for stores the second IA
feet, intended for Offices, and the third ls
feet, for hall.
QU1TE ILL.-Mr. Frank E. Hodgkin re-
ceived atelegram last Friday morning stating
that his son Charlie, who is with his mother
at Payton's Mineral Springs, is very sick,
and requesting him to come Immediately.
Mr.. Hodgkin lett on the 1920 train.
The Yamhill Reporter says: About six
months ago little daughter of Mr.. Ed.
Buxton swallowed a quarter of dollar, from
the effects of which she has occasionally suf-
fered until about week ago, when she
| vomited it mp. The quarter must have been
counterfeit, otherwise it would have passed.
Statesman: Moses Titcomb, superinten-
dent of the document room of the United
States Senate for over quarter of centu-
ry, died June 26th, at Franklin Falls. New
Hampshire, aged 80. Titcomb watched
over Calhoun in his last sickness, and laid
ont with his own hands the body of Henry
Clay, in Washington. in 1851.
Captain Bendire, Lieutenant Good and
ten men from company K, left Walla Walla
a few days since for John Day county on a
trip of scientific investigation. The orders
state that they shall pay especial attention
to prospecting for mastodons, that extinc-
race of animals that once inhabited this
country. y.-Statesman.
George, son Of G. w. Lawson. is the pos
SCISSOR of q small toy pistol, and on Wednes-
day tried the experiment of shooting bullets
from the same, which proved successful
To be satisfied that the ball came out of the
pistol, he put his hand over the muzzle and
is now fully satisfied that it did. Only
small piece Of the third finger is gone
Statesman.
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The Oregonian say that DR.. II. Carpenter
of this city, who has recently been appoint
ed advisory physician to the Board of Build
ing Commissioners to supervise the sanitary
requirements of the new insane asylum
building at Salem, contemplates visiting a
number of the eastern asylums during the
ensuing summer, with view of familiar
izing himself with their workings.
L w. Robertson's dog jumped from the
second story of Vanduyn & Smiths new
brick Last week. The last official bulletin
announces his pulse 500, respiration 5, tenn
-perature 1000. Secondary hemorrhage com
ing ON nicely. The doctors think if they
can induce gangrene of the liver he will be
conva1escent soon. It is considered very
nearly ''dog-aoned' case. Riverside.
It is reported that company has been
formed with capital stock of 500, 900 for
the purpose of purchasing the Salem Flour.
ing Mills. The stockholders are said to be
VIM. Reid, w. Scott of Liverpool, w. s.
Sibson. Robert Bell, w. s, Ladd. A. Bush.