The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-26

ii. Z. Perkins, swamp land agent for the
state passed through Lakeview Thursday on
his way to Salem.
"What law has been the greatest terror
to evil-doers since the world begans The
mother-in- law
The rust is doing considerable damage
near Cayote, in Lane county, but mostly on
late sown wheat, and that sown,on low land.
Says the Astorian the Oregon Railway
and Navigation company now have over one
thousand feet in continuous line of ware
house in Astoria.
Mrs. Emery Ranch, living on what is
known as the old Henry Hogan place III
Lane county, has growing in her garden a
raddish that measures 25i inches around it.
Eugene Guard
The American ship Levi P. Burgess sailed
from Philadelphia on the 10Th, laden with
railway iron for Aastoria She has two To-
comotives on board for the Northern Pacific
Railway company
The Bedrock Democrat, of Baker City saws
that the community there have lost leo head
of horses by horse thieves, and the people
there have made up purse of $1,000 for their
arrest and conviction.
A correspondent from Olex Rock River
Oregon writing to the Albany Register says
Miss Record, from California, but former
ly resident of Corvallis, was recently mar
ried here to a gentleman from Goldeudale
Reno Gazette, Aug. l.: There are 43O men
at work on the Nevada & Oregon railroad,
and the body of the force has now reached
the end of the second five mile section. The
next section will be ten miles in length and
work will be commenced Immediately.
This is the last wedding announcement
made by the Silverton Appeal: The mar
riage of Miss G. U. Cumber and Mr. Payne
Killer is announced to take place Mr.. U.
Gripe and Miss Bell Y. Ache will act as
groomsman and bridesmaid
On Saturday night lamp exploded on
the stage at Columbia Hall, Olympia. just
as Prof. Tanner was about to begin his Either
concert, setting fire to the carpet and flies.
A stampede ensued, but no one was hurt.
The fire was extinguished without doing any
serious damage.
Says the,Statesman, 1t is reported that
one of the exporting firms of Portland
bought over quarter of a million bushels
of wheat in and about Walla Walla last
week; the prevailing price paid was fifty
cents per bushel to the farmer, besides the
cost of the sack.
A few weeks ago it was announced that
at least 200 acres of wheat belonging to 10
Watt, of Amity, was so injured by worms
that he would not be able to secure more
than 1000 bushels from the land. It now
turns out, we are informed, that he will
secure about 5000 bushels Statesman.
While Richards Bros. We're threshing ON
the farm of A. G. Roberts, in Polk county,
flames burst out just back of the cylinder,
and in flash the whole thing burned to the
ground. The fire is supposed to have orig
mated by friction caused by the machinery
running at such a rate.
Says the State Rights Democaat, Rev. T..
B. White informs us that there is consider
able rust near Irving's in Lane county, and
also little Of it over in the Long Tom
It is only in patches of;an acre or
SO and seems to effect the early sown spring
grain worse than any other.
Last week the team of Maj. J. A. Kress,
1T Vancouver, became uneasy from the ef-
fects of getting into a hornets nest and ran
away, throwing his seven year old daughter
out of the carriage into a heap of burning
Logs, burning her severely.
While Mr.. Lewis Hager, who lives near
Dayton, w. T., was in town ON Sunday Of
asst week, for medicine for one of his chill
lren who was sick with diptheria, his house
,aught fire and was entirely consumed.
When he returned Mr.. H. found his family
eeking protection from the weather in the
,rush.
Female printers pop sthe question to the
male typos by gsimply handing them an in
errogation point (?j. If the latter intends
o embrace the oportunity and accept, they
eturn brace, thus ~~, but if they
wish to decline, and dash the cup of hap
,iness from the fair ones lips, they hand
ver dash -.
Says the Statesman, the walls of the new
insane asylum are rapidly assuming shape
nd proportion. The entire structure will
"a ,1nder roof by the first of January If no