The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-05-11

Ine HeSt ShOTe IOr april Is very nano-
somely illustrated with much valuable read
ing matter. 1t contains the business houses
of Helena, M, T., nicely photographed
This journal has improved much in the last
two years. Success to it.
Reliable reports reach US that since the
late government improvements has been ex
tended SOME 500 feet this spring there ii
full 20 feet of water on the bar at Yaquins
bay at mesne high tide and the depth Of
water is still improving.
The annual State Fireman's Tournament
will be held at Salem, on the 18th and I4tI
of next month, and as the prizes offered are
somewhat of an inducement this year there
will no doubt be a lively contest by the
various companies throughout the state.
On Saturday the 10Th day of the present
month at one o'clock in the afternoon q
meeting will be held at fhe school house in
district number % being the south district
in Corvallis. The meeting will be for the
purpose of voting special tax to repair
school house and for other purposes.
On next Wednesday the 10Th inst, the
County Temperance Alliance will meet in
this city and it urgently requested that
each church and temperance organization
throughout the county be represented. An
address will be made by Prof Emery of the
Corvallis college. Admission free.
Among other prizes to be contested for
at the state firemans tournament is for a
hand engine to run 800 yards, hose COM
pany to run 300 yards, lay 250 feet of hose,
break coupling, attach pipe and throw
water. lst prize 500, 2nd prize $25, pro.
vided more than two companies enter for
the contest.
A committee has been appointed in behalf
of Pioneer Association of Oregon and Wash
ington Territory and an interview with
Superintendent Muir in reference to an ex-
cursion of Oregon Pioneers over the North
ern Pacific to the east was had, and the
railroad authorities are willing to grant as
liberal terms as were given to the Cal;for-
MAS pioneers of '49 by Central Pacific.
E. G. Vaughan who has been an active
member in our business circle for the past
two years, left for New Tacoma w. T., on
last Tuesday morning with his family,
where he intends to permanently locate
Mr.. V. makes the change with the expecta-
tions of improving his health and it is hoped
the territory will afford the desired effect.
Mr., w. NJ. Pitman has his new waite
tank nearly completed and expects by the
middle of the month to be able to supply
the wants OF our citizens in this direction
The structure is substantial and the scnk IS
capable of holding sixty tons of water and
this added to his former system of suppl,
ing the city guarantees a superabundance
for all purposes.
Last evening closed the series of enter
ia nments given at the College chapel, dur
ing the past winter, under the supery ision
of Rev. j. r. N. Bell. These meetings
have been very instructive in various wa-s
and have been attended with much inte =
est by our young people. 1t was expected
that the one given last evening would be
unusually interesting.
The Boston Parlor Company which exhib.
tied to very small audience here last Sat
urday evening was not a success financially
Their second appearance on Monday failed
TO draw quorum" and their entertainment
was indefinitely postponed. The male men,
bers of the troupe appear to be gentleman,
yet we believe their avocation in life should
be something else than that of showmen.
The fire department have had in contem-
plation the proprety of having a grand
picnic and to that end a meeting of the de-
partment was held Wednesday evening.
Opinions were rife but no conclusion de-
rived at; some favored picnic, others
thought it best to simply attend the state
fireman's tournament while others had an
inclination to do both. Thus the matter
stands, and just what will be done is hard
to tell.
The new five cent piece is nice looking
coin and their appearance is becoming quite
frequent. In less than year, we venture
the assertion, the new nickle will be in
more general use on this coast than the
"bit. =" There is one objection to the new
coin, however; the profile is almost fac
simile of that on the five dollar coin and
after gliding process they are hardly
Cases of this mode of swindle
are already being reported.
The large house in South Salem on tn
hill belonging TO Geo. FL. Jones occupied as
a residence by Gov. Moody, caught fire on
the Srd instance. The top part of the house
was badly burned before the fire depart
ment arrived on the ground putting out the
fire. The furniture was all saved. A de-
fective fue is supposed to have caused the
FIRE.
On last Friday morning at an early hour
the merchandise store of VIM. Nagle at
Grave Creek, Oregon, was entirely con-
sumed by fire. In the ruins the remains of
Nagle was found. 1t is supposed that Nagle
was murdered for his money and thereafter
the building set ON fire to conceal the muir
der A large sum of money which he
was known to have had not been found at
last accounts.
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The Harrisburg Dissemination came to us
last week much improved and enlarged to
an eight page forty column paper all printed
at home. 1t reflects great credit and indus
try upon its managers. But one thing GER
tain we fear that newspaper enterprise is
not sufficiently appreciated in Oregon to
make such an imDr0vemept 6uono;ol -.