The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-12-22
General News


Helena has 1870 persons of school age
within her limits.
The total grain yield of Bitter Root valley
for the year, is estimated at l25, 600 bushels.
The new court house at White Sulphur
springs is about finished.
The attendance at the Helena schools is
larger than ever before, the enrolled pupils
number 491.
One thousand dollars each is charged by
the Northern Pacific company for corner
lots in Livingston, and $500 each for inside
lotF.
The Northern Pacific has erected an ice
house at Ainsworth with capacity for 500
tons.
Eight tons of oysters were shipped from
Olympia to Portland and San Francisco
last week.
The first carload of coal ever shipped
the road on Monday last, bound for Sand
Point.
1t is said that the proprietors of the
Ne,o Nozsh,cest will sue out an injunction
restraining the proprietors of the Nort1srest
Neacs from using that title.
The present force employed on the Aims
| worth bridge will be increased to between
500 and GOO men in short time
Monday night Of last week tbe entire
criminal population of the Goldenda1e jail
left for more congenial quarters, taking ali
the blankets of the Jail, needle-gun and
l50 rounds of ammunition. Two of the
prisoners were horse thieves and one cat
tie thief.
The case of B. F. Dowell against jesse
Applegate and his children has been decided
by Judge Sawyer in favor of Dowell. 1t
appears that Dow ell and Applegate were the
sureties of ex-secretaty of State May and
Dowell had the bond to pay and the suit was
brought to set aside certain conveyances Of
land by Applegate to his children after they
had signed the bond of May.
Two foot-pads Pine street, recently
stopped the wife of a well know lawyer of
Portland and demanded her purse in front
of the infamous dive of Nancy Boggs in
that city, as the wife was passing the street
on her way home. The people of Portland
should apply little hemp without too
much form.
Hillsboro public schools closed last Fri
day. 49,.
| Ap effort is being made to have mail
route established from Harvey to Lakeview,
by way of Happy valley and Warner valley.
Over 1000 pounds of corn cobs have been
ington recently for use in manufacturing
vinegar. r, .s l..
The Revere house at Albany caught fire
last week. The origin of the fire was not
known. The fire was located in small
room used for storing liquors in. Two or
three barrels of whisky and some othcr
liquors were destroyed. The building was
only slghtly damaged.
Twenh,-eight cars were loaded in Albany
with wheat a;,,.. -four on Saturday last.
Mr.. Jas. L. Coyan, of Lebanon, has sold
his grist mill at that, place to Mr.. Cleaver-
sen. The purchase prioe, It is said, was
$1,000. -
The vessel being built at Aaron yille will
be ready to launch next Saturday, SAYS the
Coos Bay Neus.
The schooner Nose, Capt. John Uldrick,
arrived on the 9th. She had about 100
tons of freight on board, consisting of store
goods, wagons, etc.-Coos Bay Neus.
The mora Harkins' was launched ON
Saturday Nov. 25th says the Coos Bay
Ne,cs. The launch was very successful
and everything went off admirably. She
| will carry about 300, 600 feet of lumber.
The Nora Harkins was called after Mrs.
| Harkins, the wife of Capt Harkins, of the
| Truckee.
The vessel lately built at Grub's mill on
the Coquille was successfully launched on
Saturday last and named the Bella Solomon
Her dimensions are: Length of keel, IS feet
breadthsof beam, 80 feet, and depth of hold
6 ft in. Her carrying capacity is 23C
tons, says the Coos Bay Ners She wa.
built to run between the Coquille and Sar
Francisco, and is owned by A. Pershbacke
and A. Maehado of the Coquille and L. Sol
omon Of San Francisco. She viii draw
about 7 feet of water when loaded and vii
be ready for sea in about month when sh
will be commanded by Captain Young ~wh'
was lately mate on the schr. Truckee.
Having secured the right of way through
nearly all the lands on the surveying route
the Northern Pacific railroad company ar
now making preparations to build the lin
from Portlandao Kalama. This viii con
meet the entire sTstem of railways of Oregon
and Washington with Puget Sound. TIL
: line is 80 miles long.