The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-03-16

Paddock that if his friends would raise
$50, 600 he himself would add thereto $780,
900. TIE bishop who IS rev in the east
announces that q large proportion OF the
$50. 900 has been raised.
Snake river boats are runsing regularly
A cottage has been framed st Deyto. s.d
sent to Prescott.
A Congregational chusoh h.. b.. or
ganizsd at Steilacooan.
The towE of spangle Is sarrouad.d by
tine farming country and il being rapidly
built up. Tho location is both beautiful
and healthy. Lumber sells at SIS and wood
at SO.
The Dayton Chronicle says: Noah Herren,
who has been packing pork for Kinney,
Morris & Co., showed US the result Of his
labcrs tais wssk. Up to date he has killed
240 porhers, and he now hiss on hand about
20 tons Of as fine meat a. We have ever seen,
and 40o0 pounds CT lard.
The Dayton Chronicle says. From W.
A. Belchsr we learn that :here viii 10, dar-
ing the coming season, twenty saw end
shingle mills in operation within a zsdius Of
sixteen milos from Dayton. The saw mills
will probably make during the run an aver
age of l35, GOO feet of lumber per day, all of
which mus. come to Dayton for shipment or
use. The lumber from five of these mills is
already engaged, the contracting parties
agreeing to take all that can be made The
other saw mills will make over 100 OCO feet
of lumber per day, the hauling of which
will give employment to IS or 80 teams.
The Walla Walla Union: Sister Superior
of st. Mary's hospital, has returned from
Vancouver, where she has been to make
arrangements for the building of new hos =
pital in this city. The building will be Of
wood, two stories in height and with &C.
commodations for about IS patients. The
structure will be built facing 9th street
with frontage of 100 feet, and from each
side of the building an L will run back 100
feet. Every modern convenience will be
put into shis building.
The La Connor Mail says: The Whatcom
colony is reported to be gathering in strength
and vitality. and there is every prospect
now of the terms of the undertaking with
Capt. ,Roeder and others as to the character
of the enterprises to be established by that
association being carried out to tbs letter.
We are informed that the Seattle -four and
erist mill-will be removed to and established
at Whatcom; that the twenty-five and
thirty houses called for in the arrangement
with the original property owners will be
built this spring and summer; and that in
addition thereto wharf will be built to
deep water. Ali this bespeaks activity and
determination worthy of tho growing pros
poets of Whatcom and Bellingham Bay.
: A new ferryboat is building at Wheat
land.
Residences in Eugene are scarce and
much sought after.
McMinnyille merchants propose to Or
ganize board Of trade.
A band of hope with SO members has been
organized at Newburg.
Geo. w. Huns's saw mill at Astoria has
been sold to Aug. G. Kinney for 332, 500.
) Water in Mill creek at Salem is 70 low
that Santiam water is used to run the mills.
Geo. Hollister, of S.ayton, has been held
to answer fer killing birds in violation Of
the game law.
Horses to the value Of SIC, 600 have died
in Yamhill county the past winter Of pre-
valent diseases.
M. H. Skinner, Of Cohnrg, ha. contract
for furnishing the railroad company with
400 cords OF wood.
DR.. Derby, residing near Lafayette, has
seventeen acres of wheat mot damaged.
The Eugene Guard says: We understand
that the farmers OF Lane county viii not
have to import seed wheat, as there is
plenty in the county to cow the entire
acreage. We have heard of only one per
son, MIR. Norris Humphrey, who has or
dered California seed.
Allsali is now tree of smallpox.
A great many potatoes were frozen at and
near Canyon City.
The population of Baker City Is 400,
with 46l school children.
Henry Green, one Of the mon shot At
Hot Lake, is improving rapidly.
The telegraph line is expected to reach
Pendleton on Wednesday of this week.
The Pendleton Touring mills will be
changed to roller mill this summer with a
daily capacity Of 300 barrels.
Young grain in Umatilla county ia not
very high, but is regular and healthy. The
crop promises to be large.
The Walla WalIa Union says: On Tues
day night 100 immigrants landed from the
cars in Dayton with the intention of settling
Columbia and Garfield counties. On We'd
nesday nights train about so more came
with the intention of taking up Government
lands in that section. Columbia and Gar
field counties are receiving very heavy
immigration for this season of the year.
We are certain these strangers VIII find Col
un1bis and Garfield counties far better than
the land from whence they came-the
Middle States.
An unusual demand for houses in Eugene
exists, and it is beyond the power of the
builders to fill awaiting orders, says the
Eugene Guard. AS soon as house is
known to be for rent, or it is surmiscd that
the parties now occupying it are going to