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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
Without a PAPER.

An exchange publishes the following for
the truth ''Once upon time certain
man got mad at the editor and stopped his
paper. The next week he sold his corn at
four cents below market price. Then his
property was sold for taxes, because he
didn't read the Sheriff sale. He was ar
rested and fined eight dollars for going
hunting ON Sunday, simply because he
didn't know it was Sunday; and he paid
three hundred dollars Cor lot of forged
notes that had been advertised for two
weeks and the public cautioned not to ne
gotiate them. He then paid big Irish
man, with a foot on him like a forge ham,
mer, to kick him all the way to the news
paper office, where he paid four years SUBJ
scription in advance and made the editor
sign an agreement to knock him down and
rub him if he ever ordered his paper stop
ped again Such is life without news
paper.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
Sixty Years IN Oregon.

A Salem co respondent to the Oregonian
gives the following: ''There has been con-
siderable controversy recently as to who is
the pioneer resident of Oregon. I think
that Marion county has the honor of hav-
ing the Oldest settler in the state, if not on
the Pacific coast, in the person of Mr.. John
B. Gobar, who resides near Brooks station,
about six miles north of Salem Mr.. Gobar
was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1905,
and at the age of Is enlisted in the service
of the Hudson Bay Company, arriving in
Oregon in the fall of 1928. He was sta
toned at Astoria (then called Fort Geo rgc, },
engaged in the various duties of frontier
trading post. Afterwards for a short time
he was in the companys employ at 'Spo
kane House." a post near Spokane Falls,
w. T. With that exception he has re.
sided in Oregon over sixty years. He has
been resident of Marion county almost
half a century. Hon. B. F. Harding in
forms me that he saw the old gentleman q
few days ago at his farm and says that he
is hale and hearty for one of his age and
bids fair to continue for some time to be
the pioneer of this coast"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
Turned End Tor End.

Many fancy stories have been told first
and last about Chinese cooks, and people
who have had dealings with this class are
generally firm believers in the old saying,
that ''the lord sends victuals, but the devil
sends cooks" A case in point occurred in
this city day or two since A lady en-
gagged cook who had been represented to
her as an artist in his line. Her husband
who had tired of ill-cooked food, on hearing
of the new acquisition, determined to have
something a little extra in the grub line,
so carried home that evening lot of brains
and some ox-tails. He delivered them to
John, telling him to fry the brains for
breakfast and make soup for dinner of the
ox-tails. Next morning he came down to
breakfast, his mouth watering i'll anticipa-
ton; but what was his disgust when, on
removing the cover from the dish set before
him, he saw the OK tails fried brown. The
Chinese (cooks) must go, is now that man s
motto. 1t is, however, not so very singu-
lar that one of nation who have no al
phabet in their language, who wear their
shirts outside their pantaloons and whose
compass points to the south, should expect
to find the brains at the wrong end of an
ox.-Oregonian.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
Temperance Department.
EDITED BY THE W. C. 7. q
Prohibition.

This word so hated and reviled in the
past, such terror to evil deers and to 8
large class of people who never want te
have present conditions disturbed-has
grown very rapidly into general favor the
past few years. The two ponderous argu'
ments used against it, ''you have no right
to prohibit" and 'syou cannot enforce that
law" have been demolished as much by
their manifest absurdities, as by the testi.
mony of experience and facts.
While men have been trying by weak
sophistries and false witnesses to continue
the reignIof ruin, the iaily news has been
every year more and more loaded with
murder, suicide, robbery and crime OF
every awful type, caused entirely by the
dramshop. And the public cannot fail to
see it. This beautiful country-where
every man and woman would live in COM
fort and competence, but for the licensed
crime-schools-is more cursed with tramps,
paupers, criminals and human wrecks OF
every type, than any country in the world
that is not equally drunken
1t is patent to everybody, that prohibi-
tion would do away with all but an insig-
nifcant fraction of this vice, crime and
misery. Where the crime schools have
been driven out or never existed there is
virtue, comfort and uninterrupted peace
and prosperity. And honest upright peo-
pie are becoming convinced everywhere,
that it is a crime for them and US to per-
NIT foreign enemy to spread debauchery
ruin, misery broadcast over our land. They
know too that it is as easy to enforce law
against dramshop, gaming den and pest
house as against any other nuisance or
crime.
Wherever religious or other conventions
touch upon this question, they now call
for prohibition as a remedy for the evil.
As the world moves along, its thinkers
pick up and adopt every doctrine and
policy that the leaders of the temperance
reform have put forth in their platform
after it has been at first ridiculed and op-
posed.
Section by section the world of common
sense has accepted everything and rejected
nothing that has been declared policy of
our reform. Therefore as prohibition, by a
party elected to enact and enforce it, has
for many years been the settled policy of
all the thinking men who have pioneered
and piloted the temperance program thus
far, we may be sure of the speedy general
acceptance.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
No Vacancy.

"My Dear" said fond father to his
ysungest daughter, ''come hither and sit
by me while whisper few words in your
shell-like ear. List to my gentle voice as
it goeth out to you in firm but kindly tones.
I observe with deep feeling of regret that
John Henry continues his visits here four
nights in each week. and I observe with
still deeper feelings of regret that you en-
courage these visits. Nay, do not shake
your head. Mary Jane, for you meet him
with smiles, and it is not a woman's nature
to smile and smile and be unwillin' still.
Give the sombrehued past one searching
glance, Mary Jane. A few brief years ago
your eldest sister, Ann Elizabeth, brought
home on the eve of a sunlit day a blushing
Young husband and they still occupy the
parlor chamber. Then Catherine Maria
became a happy bride and when the joyous
couple returned from their wedding tour
they took my room, while l and your
mother moved to the attic. Next, Frances
Eugenia brought home clinging, fragile
youth of dyspeptic mould and humorous
| cast of countenance, and l had to plaster
the room over the summer kitchen. And
only few short months ago, when the last
set of twins came, was obliged to build
| an addition to the south end. I feel now,
my beloved daughter, that l must protest
against futher increase of family, except
by the hand Of Providence. As much as
would like to see you happily welded ]
cannot consent to take John Henry in out
of the cold. There is no room to build
another addition, and your fond parents are
growing too aged and infirm to sleep in the
wood-shed loft. John Henry is doubtless
an attractive youth, but there is no vacancy
| for him in the domicile."
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
New Coal Mine.

The Kittitas Localizer has learned re
Gently that valuable coal mine has been
discovered on the east side of the Cascade
mountains, and not over a days ride from;
Ellensburg. The coal resembles the Cum,
berland coal, and a company of six persons
are interested in the field. A cabin is be-
ing built at the mine, and preparations are
making for it's development. The seam is
some six feet in. thickness. Sixteen loca-
tions have been made in the districts,
which about covers the whole discovery.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
Seattle Chronicle Items.

An unusual number of large vessels
in the bay.
The railroad company are putting
up building at the foot of South
Second street to be used as an en-
agine house.
The Elder sailed for San Fran
cisco yesterday l P. NJ, carrying
476 tons of freight, consisting chiefly
of coal, grain, salmon and hides.
There were 70 passengers.
sThe schooner Beebe is discharging
her damaged freight at Yesler' s
wharf The extent of the loss will
not be known until her hold is
cleared.
Yesterday the work of lowering
the wharves to the common level
recently fixed by city ordinance
was begun, the force being first en-
ployed on the approach leading
from Main street to the new ocean
wharf.
The Bark Montana now lies at the
ocean dock. She is direct from Qua
ymes, Mexico, whittier she had taker
load of lumber from Port Blakely
She will load with coal for San Fran
cisco.
A sudden rise in the Snoqualmis
last Sunday night about 1,000,OO0 fec
of logs which had grounded on tn,
bars and rifles during the high water
of two weeks ago, part of them being il
round booms and part loose
The ship Richard III, which anchored
opposite the barrel factory Tuesday night,
was yesteday towed to the ocean dock.
She was built at Portsmouth, N H., in
the year 1859, and is ranked A ! on the
records of the American ship masters as
sociatlon. She win load with coal fo
San Francisco.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
Butter Color.

There exists degree of prejudice against
coloring butter. Persons not informed in
reference to this matter entertain the idea
that the coloring preparations are chemical
extracts of vegetable colors, and are per-
fectly harmless. No one is afraid to eat
the red or yellow beet, on account of their
color. The extracts used for coloring but
ter or cheese are equally harmless.
Some say, why use color? Why not
leave it as it is by nature? In answer, we
say such is not the principle that we follow
ordinarily. We rather aim to remedy nat
ural defects. For this reason we trim the
trees in our lawns and the hedges that sur
round them, into fancifnl shapes. We paint
our houses with colors pleasing to the eye,
although other colors might be more dura-
Bile, and preserve the building for longer
time. We array ourselves in clothing of
varied hues, although scientists claim we
should wear pure white in summer and
black in winter. And they must be cut the
latest style Or we are not happy. We all
have an eye to beauty. The taste demands
yellow butter. June butter by nature is
yellow. This is the standard natural color.
1t pleases the eye. 1t looks better on the
table, if it tastes no better. Therefore,
those who purchase butter prefer yellow
butter, and will pay more for it. There is
no deception in the color, as it does not in
the least effect the quality. 1t does not
affect the taste, but it does improve the
looks, and in that way adds to it's value
A tasty housekeeper wishes her table to
look well. She knows that plate of nice
yellow butter looks much better than a
plate of white, lard -colored, and this is a
taste which is commendable, and which
butter makers must not overlook.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
OYercroWding.

Every fall finds the poultry houses over
crowded, and even way up into the win
ter is this the case, until the focks get
thinned down by gradually selling them off
or until the bulk of them are hurried away
by the annual slaughter just before the
holidays. When you commenced in the
spring with a few choice pullets and a cock,
the house was large enough to comfortably
accommodate them, but when the young
birds are forced to shelter by the approach
of cold weather, having entirely ousgrown
their mothers care, the house proves to be
far too small, though but few breeders
make any extra accommodations for them,
as they undoubtedly should do, to secure
them comfort and insure their health. If
sickness once gets hold in such an over
crowded house, scarcely anything will stay
it's ravages until there are few if any birds
left. Even if they do not die under such
careless treatment, they cannot possibly
keep their heath, and will become sickly
or droopy, and lose much of the weight put
upon them when they were not in such
close quart ters, breathing the fetid atmos-
phere of the overcrowded house.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
Many for the west.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press, of the 23rd,
says: The emigration travel to Oregon
has become so popular that the Northern
Pacific has been compelled to enlarge its
equipment for that class of travel Yes
terday ten day coaches were forwarded to
the Pullman works to be exchanged for
thirteen emigrant sleepers. This will give
the company a total of thirty of this class
of cars"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
Job Printing Office for Sale.

We have at this office in the job depart
ment sufficient good material to make up
two good job offices. To any one wanting
to purchase we will therefore sell job Office
complete, including one press, and every
thing else necessary. We have new half
medium Gordon, and an eighth medium
Liberty press, as good as new. OF these
two presses the purchaser can take his
choice.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
Read. Read-Bentn county.

The series of articles which we published
during the first of the year in the GAZETTE
from week to week describing Benton
county by voting precints containing list
Of the tax payers of the county with the
amount of tax paid by each, we now have
for sale at this Office bound in pamphlet
form. This contains complete description
of the county and is valuable book to
send to friends at a distance, and the tax
list therein contained is particularly valu-
able to the business men Of the county and
all over the coast.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
Coal Discovery.

Mr.. Jerry Borst and the superintendent
of the New Castle coal mines, and party,
last week located Is claims on a newly dis
covered coal vein in the Teanaway county
west of the Kittitas valley. This new find
is said to he five feet vein of superior coal.
If as reported, it is one of the most import
ant discoveries yet made i'll the county. 1t
is only about five miles from the N. P.
Railroad survey-Yakina Record.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Old newspapers for sale at this Office for
25 cents per 100.
1t is said that the wheat acreage of Walla
Walla county for the coming season will be
an increase of 80 per cent.
Go to the Occidental the best hotel in
Corvallis for your board and lodging.
Samples eff ore sent from the Prehastin,
". T., mines to Boise City, for assay,
yielded from $50 to 500 per ton
OF the 500 creameries in Iowa, the butter
they make is eaten in nearly every civilized
country in the globe.
Your place to buy the cheapest and best
harness and saddles in the valley is at S. A
HemphilPs
At Ellensburg on Tuesday evening last,
C. e. James shot and attempted to kill NJ.
Barnett. Domestic trouble was the cause.
The W. c. 7. u will give lecture every
Thursday evening during the winter in the
College Chapel.
1t is reported that company of Eastern
capitalists will open a chicken ranch in
Yamhill county and stock it with ten
thousand chickens.
The West Side is neat six column folio
paper just started at Independence, Polk
county, by J. H. Stine. 1t announces its
policy to be independent but not neutral.
The public school in Junction has been
closed two weeks on account of scarlet
fever Edgar Mcclure, the principal, has
been spending the time at home in Eugene.
We have ON hand at this Office a new
stock containing latest designs in ladies
and gentlcman's cards, business cards, &C.,
which we print at very low figures. Call
and get some of them.
TheSeattle Post Inteltgencer thinks that
1854 will find at least 6OOO men at work on
the Cascade branch of the Northern Pacific
railroad in King and Yakima counties.
Legal blanks furnished at this office on
short nohce at less than San Francisco
'drices.
A young man by the name of Taylor sud-
denly disappeared from the Columbia house,
Olympia, Thursday, and his friends there
are very anxious to know OF his whereabouts
His age is about "a years.
The new quarters being erected ct Fort
Walla Walla are two stories high and l35
feet long The upstairs will be occupied
by the men rs sleeping rooms, the lower
floor for dining room, kitchen, library and
bath rooms.
Daniel Haggerty, who was recently MUIR
dered at Prescott, came from Washington,
d. c., where two of his brothers und three
sisters now reside. One of the heirs will go
to Walla Walla to see about the settling of
the deceased estate
The character of paper is of vastly
more consequence to its advertising
patrons than its circulation, though a
paper to give value recievd must have
both character and circulation Manches-
ter Mirror.
match my eyes - Said dude to sales
man in a gents furnishing store. "Don't
know as can, exactly" replied the sales
man, "but l can fit you to soft hat to
smashed sour apple hue of disgust pervad-
ing his whole countenance.
Ben Butler expresses himself as
hopeful of future political success re-
gardless of his recent snow under.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
Indian school to be Removed.

We learn, says the Oregon Register of
Yamhill county, that there are strong prob
abilities that the Indian school at Forest
Grove will be moved to Newberg, in this
county. The arrangements have been made
to that effect, and only await the arrange
ment of minor details. IT the report be
true as we have reason to believe, it will be
quite boom for that section.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
SOCIETIES

Corvallis Lodge No. IA, A. F. and A. ~, meets on
Wednesday evening, preceding full moon.
W. C. CRAWFORD, W. NJ.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16

Ferguson Chapter, No. 5, R. A. NJ, meets Thurs
day eveiing on or preceding full moon.
H. E. HARRIS, H P
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
REAL ESZ7A TIE Il AGENCY.
THE BENTON COUNTY
REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION.
THOS. ]. BLAIR, President.
M. S. WOODCOCK, Attorney.

ETNHIS ASSOCIATION WILL BUY AND SELL ALL,
J. Glasses of Real Estate on reasonable terms and
will thoroughly advertise by describing each piece of
property entrusted to it for sale.
Mr.. 7. ]. Blair will always be in readiness, and will
take great pains to show property.
Offices near T. J. Blair's warehouse, or at the
GAZETTE office
The following pieces of property will be sold on
extraordinarily reasonable terms:
TOWN LOTS-Six vacant lots in the northwest part
of Corvallis Nicely situated for residence fenced and
set out with good variety of fruit trees. Price O00
TOWN LoTs-Two vacant lots in the southwest
part OF Corvallis Very nice for residence, fenced
ane set out with fruit trees. Price S450.
DWELLING AND TOWN LoTs-1A lots on the
corner of 9th and Jefferson streets in Corvallis, Or
a good stable, woodshed, &c Half cash, balance
on reasonable terms. Price $l100.
SAW M1LL-Undvideda interest in mill run by
water, a good planer and seven acres of land used
IN connection with the mill. Power sufficient to run
all Of the year. situated handy to market and within
about miles of Corvallis with an excellent good
road to and from it, Terms easy.
FARM-Farm all under fence only 2a miles from
Corvallis OF $50 acres 80 acres in cultivation tho
balance Of can be cutivated about 20 of it now in
wheat with fair house good barn and granery.
Will be sold at bargain Terms easy.
FARM-Farm of 47s acres for less than s1s per
acre being one Of the cheapest and best farms in
Bentoi county, situated miles west of Monroe Of
mile from good school, in one of the best neigh
6orhoods in the state with church privileges hancy
About 130 acres in cultivation and over 400 can be
cultivated. All under fence. with good two story
frame house, large barn and orchard; has running
water the year around, and is well suited tor stock
and dairy purposes This is the cheapest farms
in the Willamette Valley Terms easy.
LOTS unimproved lots III Corvallis. One Of
the choicest building places in the city for sale reas-
enable ALSO Four unimproved lots except fenc-
ed in Corvallis, Or. The choicest building place in
the city for sale reasonable.
STOCK FARM-s2o acres, about so in cultivation,
150 acres can be cultivated go of good fir and
oak timber, the balance good grass land Small com-
Portable house and barn 1t lies adjoining mex
haustible ou range, making of the best stock
ranges in Benton county. Situated about 10 miles
Southwest of Corvallis. Price $1,000.
FARM-A farm of 136 acres of land situated
mile from Corvallis, in Linn County, Or. All under
fence; so acres of rich bottom land in cultivation
81 acres OF good fir, ash and maple timber; good
houses, good orchards and two good wells wits
pumps. Terms: $50 per acre, half cash down and
balance payable in one and two years. secured by
mortgage upon the farm.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-16
Meeklp Corvallis Gazette

FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. l6, 1883.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24
The Milford MilL.

Ex-senator w. S. Greene, of Milford,
was in town Monday. In conversation
with him we learned that preparations
are being made for the erection of a
foaring mill on the site of the one re-
Gently destroyed by fire. 1t is not in
tended to go farther with the work this
fall than to prepare the walls for the
building, which will be frame. Relative
to the proposition from the anti-dam
league to purchase the property Mr..
Green said nothing had been decided as
yet. Some members of the league seem
ed disposed to purchase the water power,
and Messrs. Greene & Son made an offer
to sell it at $4,000 but nothing further
than this has been done in regard to the
transfer of the property. The injury
claimed by the owners of land along the
Crawfish amounts to considerably more
than the sum asked for the mill-site and
the surrounding property.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24

Although the election of county of
fcers does not occur for more than a year
yet, candidates are already in the field
to cry considerable number. AS the
ring, however, last year decided upon the
distribution of the offices, most of the
candidates may as well save their time and
money
The Rev. G. A. Wilson, the newly
appointed minister Of the NJ. E. Church,
preached his first sermon here on Sunday
last, and made very favorable impress
sion upon the large audience. He is ev-
identity gentle nan of considerable abili-
ty and education and will undoubtedly
prove a popular preacher.
The Cemetery association, under order
of the Circuit Court, has been reor-
ganized, and the public may now look
forward to needed improvements in the
village Cemetery. v
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24
Horse StedIInG

Monday night of last week horse was
stolen from w. Lehman, an old set
tier of Neosho. Dodge County,. The
day following the animal was sold at the
Jefferson cattle fair to c.. Rabbach, of the
town of Watertown, for $500. County
TreasurerBF. Sydow happening to be on
the jury at Jefferson being appraised of the
horse stealing went to his neighbor Rab-
bach and took the horse into bis posses
sion. Afterwards Sheriff Cunningham,
or one of his deputies. recovered the animal
from Mr.. Sydow. Sheriff Davidson, of
Dodge County, arrested Charles Schwan-
tie on charge of having stolen the horse
and selling it. Schwartz had been in
the employ of Mr.. Lehman and confess.
ed his guilt. He is now in Juneau Jail
awaiting trial. Monday Sheriff David
son went to Jefferson and got possession
of the horse for its rightfuI owner. A re-
ward of $50, had been offered for the re-
covery OF the horse and it is reported
that Sheriff Davidson gets the money.