The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-01-19

dict of not guilty.
Large assortment OF books at Sawtell's
just arrived viz: novels, histories, travels
etc. etc., also school books and good as
sortment of stationary.
A man and woman were arrested for reg
istering at the hotels at Albina man and
wife when they were not. They claim that
they can prove that they did not cohabit
together.
Mr.. J. Frances of Portland, agent of the
| Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co..
! of Milwaukee, Wis, has been in this city
during the week looking after the interests
of his company.
Rey. L. A, Banks, of Vancouver. w. T.,
occupied the pulpit in DR.. JEWELS church
| on Howard street, San Francisco. the lead
ing Methodist church in that city, a week
ago last Sunday night.
Miss Bessie Louise King sailed from San
Francisco about week or ten days ago and
expects to join new combination soon to
be organized at Portland. Corvallis is
promised several entertainments.
The Oregon Colonist for January CONS to
its former size. 1t presents handsome
appearance in its new form. 1t contains
much information about our county.
Two teams started for tunnel No. 8 on
the Oregon Pacific yesterday. loaded with
Chinamen's luggage and accompanied by Is
or 20 Of the almon eyed individuals who
will be set at work excayating at that place.
Mrs. S. L. Shedd by means of extracting
a lot of teeth last week received such
shock to the system that she has been quite
sick from the effect. During the last few
days. however, we learn she has been slowly
improving.
Mr.. W. A. Wells of this city has recently
soll his farm at Wells Station. Judge
Baber of Albany and Mr.. Thomlinson of
this county were the purchasers. This place
is one of the finest tracts of land in the
Willamette valley. Judge Blbsr intends
moving upon it to hereafter make this coun
ty his home.
The ladies C. T. u, of this place wi II
give an entertainment on Saturday night
the 9th, consisting of a drama entitled
<Above the Clouds" Recitations and
other exercises will be given. The proceeds
will be devoted to establishing a public
library. Tue usual admission will be 25
cts. and should be we'll patronized.
The Annual Seed Catalogue of D. M.
Ferry s. Co, of Detroit, Mich for the pres
ent year has again made its annual appear
ance. 1t is perfection in variety and illus
trations of the vegetable kingdom, 1t is
neat and nice piece of mechanical work.
D. B. Irwin, one OF Corvallis popular boot
and shoe makers has been riding horseback
over different parts of the county hunting
horse which he lost the fore part of the
week. He says the horse which he rode
was not PAGER and as a consequence he has
been compelled ever since the ride to take
his meals off from the mantleboard.
w. B. Scott and N B. Springer of AL
bany, while out duck hunting in boat
drifting down stream came near adrowning.
They drifted down against the side of log
where the water was too swift and their
boat capsized loosing guns game and all else
they had with them, to The value of about
$3.50, They got out with much difficulty.
A valuable light gray horse about l5a |
hands high the property of D. B. Irwin es'
capped from his stable in this city last Mon |
day evening. When he left he had the
head stall of halter on. ANY one return.
ing him to the owner here or furnishing in
formation regarding his whereabouts will be
suitably rewarded. The horse was" kept
in Polk county near Lewisville before Mr..
Irwin owned him.
The Jay Rails dramatic troupe at the city
Hall in this city last Friday night played
Uncle Toms Cabin probably as well as conld
have been expected considering the fact that
it is hardly practicable for stay of only
one night for such troupe to bring their
full supply of scenery and. things which they
have in larger places. They played their
parts better than those travellers who, gen.
orally find their way to this place.
A most extraordinary aud painful pheno-
menen has lately occurred in Warsaw. A
women died under somewhat peculiar cir
cams tances, which gave rise to report
that her death was caused by her husbands
Ill treatment Hence several weeks after
the interment her body was exhumed for
postmortem examination. when it was found
in the grave perfectly healthy child had
been born.-Iona Washington County Press.
A. j. Young returned this week from
Portland where he has been for several
iavs. While there he bought an interest in a
real estate and loan company and will
move to Portland to take charge of his in
terest by the first of next month. Mr..
Young says business is booming there and
he is going to have some Of it. His many
friends will regret to learn that he is going
away from Corvallis. l.
It is said that much complaint is made by
travellers to Portland being deceived by the
employees Of the baggage transfer Co. The (
hotels make it business to transfer the bag
gage of their guests free of charge And
The Baggage Co. sometimes represent to
travellers in order to get their baggage check
hat their transfer of the baggage will not
cost the traveller any thing and when he ar
ives at his hotel he finds bill already paid
IN his baggage which he has to replace.