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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-07

and will hinder the doctor If he does not
understand q case from covering m his lack
OF diagnosis with ponderous technicslity
anu sending his patients to reckless drnS.
stores because that spothecary allows a Ii6-
eral percentage to the doctor for every pre.
scriPton. Yea, it will help the school
teacher in her high work Of preparing the
young for usefulness instead of giving the
sly oox to head because 1t is dull, chas
nsemeut for what he cannot help, sending
encouragement through ali the after wears
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
SHOOTING NEAR LAFAYETTE.

McMinnville, Or, June lO.-[Special to
the Oregonian. AT the Crystadelphian
meeting to-day near Lafayette. Rev. L. T.
Nichols was shot by two youg men. The moth
er of the boys who did the shooting has had
much mental suffering lately, induced, it is
said, by Nichols teaching, by which refec-
ton was cast upon the memory of her late
husband. Nichols also had had something
to do about her property. Mrs. Martin
went to the meeting to-day and her sons,
William and James, aged about % and 80
years, followed to take her away and bring
her home Some of the brethren inter
fered. This enraged the Martins, and they
being powerful men, physically. knocked
down those about them right and left
Nichols ran and was shot in the back, the
ball entering just above the right hip and
lodging against the skin of the abdomen.
1t may prove fatal. The Martin boys have
the sympathies. of the community. Some
think Nichols will not prosecute, but play
the role of a religious martyr.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
THE INDIAN DIFFICULTY.

The danger of an Indian outbreak at
for some time. The Indians belonging to
Chief Moses reservation have been quite
discontented for weeks, and an outbreak
has been threatened. So much has this
been feared that some days ago the author
tiles at Spokane Falls telegraphed Gov.
Newell, at Olympia, for arms and mum.
tions, and their demands for the time were
supplied. 1t seems the people of the first
mentioned city are yet not as literally sup
piled with defensive weapons as could be
wished, for yesterday telegram was re
ceived by DIR. Bostwick, in this city, asking
that the arms obtained from the capital and
used by Custer Post No. 6, G.. A. R. on
Memorial Day, be returned at once, as there
was use for them.
The arms in question comprised about
fifty rifles, and were forw ardel Immediately
to the person mentioned in the telegram. 1t
was desired that they remain here until at
ter the Fourth of July, but the unforeseen
demand made it necessary that they be re-
turned at once. Meditating an attack on
the citizens of the particular locality in
Eastern Washington, there is no telling
how many settlements in the Snake. Col
vile and Big Bend valleys, contiguous to
Moses reservation may be involved in dan.
ger, and the citizens have rightly concluded
it is better to go armed and well prepared.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
PROVIDENCE IN OREGON.

L never advise a man to leave his own
town. he said to small crowd surrounding
him. at the Union Depot the other day; ''but
| if any of you are bound to change locations,
Oregon is the country to go to. I am on
my way back there, and there's nothing you
can ask about Oregon that can't tell you. -
"How's the climate? "Superb. It's never
too hot nor too cold. Providence watches
/ the weather out there like hawk" ''Lots
| of Injuns - eyes, but they can't do any
damage. Providence always gives the set
tiers ample warning, or else leads the red
men into a trap" "Some hard cases out
there, arnt there ?" 'Not very hard.
When man gets too bad Providence kills
him off " How did you lose your leg %
asked the hack driver, as the conversation
tagged. ''I'll tell you about it. I've men
toned Providence and Oregon in the same
breath, and want to prove that there is a
special dispensation out there. I was going
up the Delros road to grist mill one day
last September when found four ounce
bottle of chloroform in the road. About a
mile further on 1 met grizzly bear as large
as steer. 1 had no weapon, and knew
was boxed up. To run was useless, and no
living man ever looked a grizzly out of coun-
tenance. L always try to make the best of
every situation and when I found myself
cornered opened the hottie of chloroform
and inhaled sufficient to make me uncon-
scious. While in this state the bear made a
breakfast of my left Leg and I never felt one
single twinge of pain" There was sensa-
ton in the crowd and all pressed nearer.
''When came to, the bear had disappeared,
drove up. Providentially, two of the pas
sengers had fallen over precipice. so that
there was room made. When we got to
Browns Hill we found a surgeon there who
had been chased in by the Indians that very
morning, and he fixed me up in an hour. l
saw the hand of Providence all through it
as plain as see that hotel over there. :"
''Did Providence get that cork leg for your
inquired hoodulum near the door. Ger
tainly it did; lay in bed two months, and
when took the stage coach for Portland we
came across the body of a poor stranger who
had been murdered by highwaymen. He
had a cork leg and it was my fit This is
the identical leg. and let me add in conclu-
sion that haven't begun to give Provi-
dence and Oregon half their just Dues >
Detroit Free Press
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
College Graduates

Somebody has taken the trouble to collect
statistics showing the number of college
educated men in, the leading professions.
He finds that of the leading colleges in the
United States an average of 3.2 per cent. OF
the graduates adopted the practice Of nedi.
cine; 81 per cent. became clergymen and
20 per cent. lawyers. So, it appears that
not half as many college graduates study
medicine: as, enter the ministry or upon the
practice of law, while only one half Of the
whole number Of graduates enter the. three
leading professions But it is shown that
in the medical schools of the United States
in 1880 there were,9S76 students, as against
5093; in theological schools and 3134 in law
schools. Again. from the reports of the
various professional schools to the United
States Commissioner of Education it ap-
pears that of those in. attendance at pro-
fessional schools the per cent. of students
holding degrees in art was in. medicine 79
per cent, in theology 26.4 per cent. and in
law a. per cent.-Standdrd.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST

The body of W. S. Gard, musician, re.
Gently discharged from the U. S. services at
Fort Klamath, was found in the Willamette
on Tuesday. He had probably fallen. over
board while drunk.
In 1869 the county seat was removed to
Pendleton from Umatilla.
The FIRST National Bank, of Salem, will be
open fer business tomorrow.
The bill creating Umatilla county passed
the legislature Sept 27, 1862.
Isaac Doak killed foar panthers in one
evening at his place. Good hunting that.
The Tribune says the area of Umatilla
county is 5040 square miles or 1925, 500
acres.
Lane county has 3SO9 9children of school
age, and the amount of money appropriated
was $44cS or 81 Is each.
The, first settlement of any kind in Una
tilla was-the Catholic mission established on
the Umatilla river, above Pendleton, on
Nov. 27, lS47.
A Chinaman named All Chung, employed
on the Oregon & California railroad in South,
ern Oregon, fell from hand car he was op-
Grating last Thursday and was cut in two
by the wheels: Thus the work goes on.
The RYevale,.was taking on salmon, at a
lively rate yesterday. The Alice Brought
down 1000 cases from the Pillar Rock Pack
ing Co., and the Quickstep brought over
1000 cases from Knappton.
A. Philadelphia company, has purchased
the entire property of FL. H. Luse,. at En-
pre- City, including store sawmill and
1000 acres timber land, paying for the same
$40, 600: The firm'is to build" new wharves,
q new sawmill and other new buildings,
which will greatly improve the appearance
of Empire City.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
Edited by the Ladies of the W. c. T. q. of
Corvallis,
WHISKY WORK WITH WOMEN.

So far as the moral law is con-
cerned it is just as criminal for man
to get drunk as for woman. The
distinction is made by society, and
our women are the ones that do most
to discriminate In favor of the men
drunkarels, and against their own
sex. They may not be to blame
Perhaps they are circumstanced as
not to be able to shield themselves.
AS long, however, as ladies, and es-
pecially protessed temperance ladies,
continue to recognize and associate
with the average American drinker
hoodlum, and call him "such a nice
young man." the temperance cause
need not look to realize any success
tul results toward its promotion from
such thoughtless and aimless advo--
Gates. These "nice young men"
would be far from being found in
the public society of these same ladies
if they occupied the relation that
the young men do. The young
women replys how can I help myself
so many of them drink; who can I
marry but drinking man. You
had better go to the underta ker's
office and select common coffin or
neat casket if you can afford it and
get into it and hire the undertaken
to secure the lid over you and to see
you decently buried if you can do
no better than to marry a drinking
man. You will wish yourself dead
and in your grave many and many a
time if you DO.
These are few figures on whisky
work among women:
Arrests during 1882:
New York City, 71,e99; drunk
and disorderly, 4s,l92; females, H.
982.
Philadelphia, .44,s29; drunk and
disorderly, 26,2o5; females, e,4s1.
Boston, 25,s97; drunk and disor-
derby, 13, ,53s; females, 1928.
San Francisco, $500; drunk and
disorderly, 1e,oOo; females, 2,31o.
Chicago, 81, ,7l3. drunk and disor-
derly, Is ,443; females, 4,1l9.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
TALK ABOUT PORTLAND.

After the intense excitement which
has prevailed in and about Portland
for several months over the promises
made regarding their grand hotel
and Union depot, the result Of the
fever heat has began to- develop. the
real condition of affairs. Real estate
which has been selling at such ex-
tortionate prices has commenced to
find its common level. 1t is not
salable any longer at such prices.
The Albina speculation commenced
going back on it's advocates some
time ago and the real estate 'tBaom-
ers" with some of the handy andy
papers have just been endeavoring
to revive The enthusiasm. in respect
to that once favored place. They
regard it as good and the only
time to strike because it is said that
Willard On account of being ebstruc-
ted with. a. lawsuit has abandoned
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

the idea Of building the railroad
bridge below the city and has also
given up the idea of building the
Union depot on the Portland side.
Some of Portland's citizens contend
that be never intended to build eth
er one ofthem but simply promised
to do so in order 10y such promises
to induce Portland people to con-
tribute more money tor his purposes.
Some of Portland's best citizens
think that he never intended to build
any OF these improvements at Port
land but had long ago selected the
Sound as the place for the terminus.
But the stBoomers" for Albina pro-
perty claim that the terminus will
he there on account of the obstruc-
ton by suit to the building of the
bridge.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
PORTLAND'S BIG HOTEL.

The grounds purchased where the
central school in Portland was 1oca-
ted and where only few weeks ago
was the scene of activity is now as
still and quiet as the deathlike silence
Of the graveyard. When. this piece
of property was purchased at Viii
lard's suggestion. such was the hurry
that hardly time could be given for
moving the old school building which
occupied the grounds. But when
opportunity was offered to Portland
people to subscribe to this enterprise
they did not give as literally as was
anticipated, and so the whole scheme
came to a sudden halt. Portland
people only subscribed about $40, 900
and that was not sufficie in amount
with which to carry on any great
schames. And from. all that now
appears to the observation of any
one the great and beautiful word
pictures which was only. a few short
weeks ago made appear to the peo-
pie of Portland and her board of
trade regarding the grand future of
Portland and what would be done
for that city, must all remain as
empty words and vanish with the
air and must also depend upon her
own resources and that Of her citi-
zens and not upon some railroad
'&Boom p"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
A Host of Attractions.

There is to be Tertio-Millennial An
niversary celebration and a grand Mining
and Industrial exposition, at Santa Fe,
New Mexico, which will be held through
out the month of July next. 1t is claimed
that Santa Fe is the oldest settlement in
the United States and that this is the 333d
anniversary of that, event. Arrangements
are being made for host of attractions.
which will no doubt induce many of our
people to go west the coming season. Be
sides the exhibits from the mines and Won
ierful products of that country, bands of
Indians in their native costumes will appear
and show their skill in handiwork, their
peculiar dances, sports, games and races,
demonstrating their dexterity with the
lance and bow and arrow.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

The people of Dakota. have been
greatly agitated for the past six
months over the location of the ter
ritorial capital, and after enormous
sums of money were offered by var
ious towns as an indueement, the city
of Bismarck was finally decided as
the place of location. Since this sew
eral persons have been indicted for
attempting to corrurtly Influence the
action of the capital commission in
the selection Of a new location, as
much as SIS GOO having been offered
for one vote. Bismarck will no
doubt be the capital city, however,
as preparations are now being made
for the erection, of the necessary
buildings there.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
PORTLAND's BOOM.

Portland and some OF the sur
rounding country has been for some
time past undergoing what in com.
mon acceptation is termed "boom.'
Her real estate agents and others
interested in wildcat speculations
have so managed e,work up excite
ment in real property so that prices
have run beyond all reasonable fig
ures and far beyond what they could
be placed by any uninterested and
Indifferent person unless the calcula-
tions as to such prices emanated
from a crazed Imagination without
the application of the least particle
cf common sense.
The country for fifteen or twenty
miles up and down and on both sides
of the river and for 6 or s miles east
and west on either side and surround.
ing Portland is laid off into lots and
blocks for pretended city purposes
covering an area of ground large
enough TO contain the largest city
of the world and yet these real estate
"Boomers' invite the unsophisticated
seekers for, speculation into their
meshes with the same spirit and in
terest that actuated the spider to-
ward the fly" The excitement over
town property made only on paper
and surrounding the city of Portland
and the exhorbitant values thereof
have been worked up to the unrea-
sonable and ruinous condition that
at one time characterized the gamb-
ling in mining stocks in San Fran
cisco. The country gent from up
the valley Or the immigrant from
the East who has small amount OF
money to invest and being anxious
to make something for nothing they
are ready victims and easily talked
into these unwholesome and ruinous
schemes. After short time, how
ever, and when it is too late they
find out the true condition of affairs
and to their surprise learn that in
stead of their making a fortune out
of nothing they realize that they
have little or nothing left except
more experience than when they in
vested. After such persons get VIC
timized few times it begins to dawn
upon their vision that "Booms'' do
no: really increase the value of prop
erty but its effect only is to- increase
the excitement of the fools who, be-
come victimized while the actual
value of the real estate or other pro
perty remains the same and no more
than when the "Boom" began. Ex-
perience, however, is the only school
in which such people can learn.
Rents of nearly If, not quite all of the
business buildings in Portland have
doubled within the last several
months; the business men who oc-
cupy them still express satisfaction
with their business.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
The New Franscontinental Line.

The latest reports of the tracklaying on
the Northern Pacific railroad shows that
the eastern division will reach Helena not
later than Friday of this week, and the
western division will reach Missoula not
later than the 25th instant, possibly by the
Goth. Then there will be gap of l26 miles.
Many bridges between Helena and Missoula
are finished, and those not up will beyond
doubt be ready for the track when it reach
es them. Assuming that only one mile of
track day is laid at each end-and the
average on the eastern end is greater than
one mile-the line will be through about
August 25.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
THE WHITE ELEPHANT.

New York, June 9.-The Times prints
an improbable. story about Barnum's at
tempted capture of the siam Sacred white
elephant and land it in San Francisco. Sew
eral Siamese men went to Gaylord, Bar
NUNS agent, and told them that they knew
of white elephant belonging to the RaJah'
which they could get for $4,000 in Eng
lish gold. Gaylord had said he would take
the animal only when it was in British poss-
essions. 1t was a hazardous undertaking.
and men would haye. to travel six weeks
with the white elephant. They could not
drive him except under cover of darkness
on account of fear they would have trouble.
and would be obliged to rest during the day
for that reason. Sam Nfckerson, Con-
necticut Yankee, volunteered to go, and a
bargain was struck, whereby $25, 900 was to
be paid at the Moulmein, and the remain
ing $4,000 at San Francisco. Buddhist
priests were to accompany them. Gaylord
cabled Barnum early in May, that the white
elephant arrived safely at; Moulmien. He
had secured spotted elephant for about
80, ,OUO which, he adJteds - Wouil arrive e'
San Francisco July 1st.:@- Next day dis
patch came that Gaylord had been, arrested
for stealing as.white elephant but subse-
quently he had. been: acquitted. Nothing
more was heart from Gaylord: Two or
three days afterwards: "a dispatch was print
ed in newspaper saying that white ele-
phant belonging to the circus died at that
place where Gaylord was supposed to be.
1t is thought that this is an excuse to si-
up all right with his white elephant at San
Francisco.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

1t would be we'll for the people OF
Oregon to awake TO the situation
and SO agltate the question of caring
for and protecting our already rap
idly disappearing salmon from the
waters of our coast that this ques-
tion will assume a definite, decided
and effective purpose. The chinook
salmon the favorite Of the world is
said by those who ought to know
that IN a very few years will be ex-
tinct on account of the manner in
which they are being caught from
year to year without any regard to
the future.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at OREGON Citv Orac

Land Office at Oregon City, Oregon.
May o, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim. and that said proof
will be made before the County Clerk of Benton
County at Corvallis Oregon, on
FRIDAY, JUNE %, 1888.
viz Nathan Stilson, Homestead ENTRY No. S049, for
the E. of N. W. & N. W. / Of N. W. of Sec. 49,
T. II, S. R. 6, w.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation Of said
land viz VIM. Allen, Marshall Allen Stephen Samp-
son, and Leonard Heron, all of Philomath, Benton
County, Oregon.
20:2lw5 L. 7. BARN, Register
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.
In the matter of the estate

Geo. P Wrenn, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of order
of sale, duly made by the County Court of the State
of Oregon, for Benton county, Saturday. April
7th, 1885, the regular April term of said court and
duly entered in the journal of said court, directing
and commanding me- F-A. Chenoweth, administrator
of said estate to sell at public action, all the right
title interest and estate that the said Geo. P Wren
had at the time of his DEATH N and to the following
described premises to-wt: The donation land claim
of Geo, P. Wren and May E. F Wren his wife, notif-
cation 625s, claim No. 81, T. IL, S. R. 6, west Will
Mer:, in Benton county, Oregon, and more particu
arly described follows, to-wt: The undivided 3-5
of 26S of the half Of said claim being 100
acres. Also the whole of the following in west half
of said claim beginning at the quarter section
on thene between sections I6 and 81, in T. II, s. R.
6, west Will Mer, thence south 80 degrees, 81 min.,
east 465 chains south $50 chains, to the middle
of the: channe of Mary's river, thence following
up the river to- the middle of the county road leading
from Corvallis to Kings Valley, north IS degrees
east along the middle of said road 500 chains,
north g. degrees west 1s cha ms, north 20 degrees
west % chains, north 80 degrees west chains to the
north line of the claim south 80 degrees 81 minutes,
east 13. 20 chains to place of beginning containing
39.0S acres. Therefore in accordance with and in
pursuance of said order of sale, l. F. A Chenoweth,
administrator of said of Geo. Wren deceased
will on
SATURDAY, JULY 7TH, 1883,
at the hour of o'clock P NJ of said day. in front
of the court house door in the city of Corvallis in
Benton county, Oregon sell at public auction to the
highest bidder all the right interest and estate
which the said Geo r. Wren1 deceased, had at the
time of his death in and to the above described prem
ses, together with the appurtenances thereunto
belonging. Terms Of sale, cash down at time of sale.
Fl * CHENOwETH,
Admir- estate-Geo r. Wren, deceased.
By F. NJ johnson, his attorneys 24w5
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

When a good sized water ditch is
broughtinto Corvallis then we may
expect wooden mills, grist mills, saw
mills and other manufactures OF
various kinds soon thereafter 20 be
established. Good water power in a
place is the first important step to
making it a manufacturing town.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

The matter of making a ditch with
capacity to convey water in suth-
cient quantity to run all kinds OF
mills aud machinery in our town is
being talked Of by the citizens OF
Corvallis.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

The matters involved in the star
route trials which have been under
going trial at the city of Washington
during the last few months was sub
mitted to the jury last Tuesday for
their deliberation. At last accounts
the jury had not brought in. a YER
dict
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

Portland's Fourth of July celebration will
be attended by immense throngs from. the
interior. A sham,battle will be given in
South Portland during the day by the Van
oouver troops, and there will be a. grand
display of fireworks.in the evening"