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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
Fha Vacuum Motor.

Oswald Seifert, of this county, has for
some time been in Portland experimenting
and building a machine known as ''The
Vacuum Motor" and while our citizens
knew comparatively little of the principles
and consequently future success of the ma
chine, they were quite free to aid in rails
ing funds to prosecute and test the true
inwardness of his ideas. But little has been
said through the press regarding its failure
or success until within the last ten days
when an article appeared In the Oregonian
atating that a reporter had been treated to
sight of the completed machine and that
it was pronounced as not a success, since
which time many of our exchanges have
commented quite freely and sarcastic and
seem jubilent over the alleged failure. While
there are many of our citizens who never
did think the machine would be a success,
there are others who believe there is true
merit in his ideas, and the fact that news
paper reporter pronounces it a failure, is no
more the sign that it is, than paper collar
is the sign of shirt,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
Miserable Sidewalks.

We beg to call attention of those in au-
thority to the deplorable conditions that the
sidewalks of our city are getting into. The
warping of the boards by the dry weather
and the negligence to renal them. have
placed the walks in condition that it is
nearly impossible for pedestrian to walk a
block without board flips up, a hole is
stepped into, or some old rotten plank
breaks and lets them through. A little
more care and few dollars expense would
greatly relieve this annoyance and perhaps
save some individual much pain from brok-
enlimb. We know of several in our city who
have eitherstepped on loose board or bro
ken through the walk within the past ten
days and received minor injuries therefrom
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
Prospecting and Development Co.

This morning we were shown the articles
of incorporation AMI stock books of the Cor
Wallis prospecting and mineral development
company. The stock consists of 40 shares
of $50 each and is mostly taken. The OBJ
ject of the company as set forth in their
articles of incorporation are to prospect for,
assay, develop and acquire titles to min
eral lodges and other valuable deposits in
the Cascade and Coast ranges of mountains
The company will engage a practical assay
ist and be prepared to test scientifically any
ores which may be discovered. The objects
are worthy and as our most prominent citi,
zens are taking stock we feel assured their
efforts will result beneicially to the state
and remunerative to the shareholders.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
Yaquina Bay squibs.
(Gleaned from the Post.)

Campets are coming in pretty lively at
Newport, and the continuance of good
weather will send them in booming.
Capt. Powell has written from Portland
that he will visit the Bay and inspect the
jetty works during the present month.
The Kate and Anna has been lying at
Newport for some days, and while there has
received fresh coat of paint.
The piece of land in the bend below va
quina, sold by Ira Miller to Messrs. Sam
uel E. Young, L. E. Blain, and others in
the valley, is being surveyed and laid off
into nice building lots.
The eribbing across the mud fat adjoin
ing Oneatta is completed, we believe, and
the deep rock cut is being pushed right
along powder being used freely to loosen
things up. At every explosion great clouds
of rock and dirt are sent up into the air,
and now and then in their descent some cof
the bigger ones in their return 60 through
the roofs of the buildings thereabouts,
making extensive rents therein. We live
in hourly expectation of being furnished
with big local item from that point.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
No special railroad news.

Mccormick twine binder, the only first
class and satisfactory self binder ever in
market and will run as easily and with as
little care as the simplest mower, can be-
had at Woodcock & Baldwin's. Why throw
away your money experimenting with other
pretended machines when you know that
the Mccormick is well tried success.
The screen wire at Woodcock & Baldwin $
for your doors and windows will exclude
the pesky gnats and flies and thereby save
much wear of mind, body and conscience.
Barbed fence wire of the best quality, sta.
pies and the improved wire strechers at the
lowest prices at Woodcock & Baldwin's.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
TumbIiug at the Tunnel,

On last Wednesday as number of China
men were engaged working and blasting at
tunnel No. l, distance of about 400 feet
underground, some rock overhead gave way
and injured several of the Celestials. 1t
seems that while engaged in drilling, shell
rock had been Jared loose and as it dropped
it broke the scaffolding to pieces and struck
several of the Cinnamon, one of whom was
dangerously hurt and in all probabilities
will not survive, his spine having been. &c.
riously effected. DR.. Lee was called to the
assistance and somewhat alleviated their
sufferings. but he says the actions and sight
of the blood-clotted Cinnamon were hor-
rible.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
Ghawed I'm by Dogs.

The Albany Herald says George Maley
who lives below Lower Soda, so we are in
formed, went out hunting with his two dog.
a few days since, and hearing the dogs bark
he hastened to where they were and found
them engaged in the pleasant pastime Of
chawing up a man by the name of Dutch
George. The dogs had got him down, torn
one of his ears, bit his throat, and severely
chawed up one of his shoulders. Maley got
the dogs off and took them home. A day
or two after they got hold Of the Dutchman
again, took him down and were proceeding
to eat him up when Maley came to the res
cue again, beat the dogs off and killed them
both
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
A New Enterprise.

Parties have been in the city during the
past two weeks negotiating for the purchase
of few acres of land near the city limits,
contemplating the establishment of hem
merry, capable of rearing fouls sufficient to
supply the local markets and shipping 9th
er places. just the capacity or extensive
ness of this enterprise we have not learned,
sumated the business will be carried on
quite extensively. Industries of all kinds
are needed in this portion of the valley and
we welcome with pleasure their establish
mant
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
Tousorially Tin Ton.

The barber shop heretofore owned by
Spencer & Moore has been moved to it's
new quarters, two doors north of the post
Office, and will hereafter be run by Jessie
Spencer. The rooms have been specially
fitted for barber shop and everything is
first class, which gives our city shop Sec
ond to none in the state. The bath rooms
are especially commodious and neatly fitted
up and where baths will be given at all
hours of the day. Jessie's reputation as a
barber needs no comment and to say he will
do good business in his new quarters only
expresses the thought of our citizens.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
Grand charter.

The Grand Chapter of Oregon met in
Portland on Friday June 8th and organized
in the usual way. Saturday forenoon at
ten o'clock the election of officers took
place and resulted in the election of j. f.
Robinson of Eugene City G. H. P, F. N.
Shurtliff of Salem D. G.. II. p, Wallace
Baldwin of Corvallis G.. K, j. K. Weather
ford of Albany G. S., r. P. Earhart
of Portland G. Sec., Chris. Taylor of Lay
fayette g. Treas, Seth L. Pope of the Dalles
G. Lee, Andrew Nashburg Of Coos Bay G..
c. b. Installation took place on Saturday
the 9th inst. at half past one o'clock in the
afternoon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
N ew This Week.
STOcKH0LDER,s MEETING.

To all whomit may concern notice is hereby given
that on Monday the 10th day of July A. D. 1883, .
corporate meeting of the Benton County Bell Tele
phone Company will be held at the hour of ten
O'Clock A NJ OF said day at the Office of NJ S. Wood
cock in Corvallis Oregon for the purpose OF electny
board OF directors for said Company and to do all
other things necessary and proper to complete tho
organization of said corporation.
This the sth day OF June 1883
w. p. KEADY,
CHARLES HERBERT NASH,
2o:25-w5 NJ. S. Wo00COCk
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
Grove Meeting announcement.

A grove meeting under the auspices of the
Evangelical church will be held on the land
of Mr.. Lafe Longhery, near Byerly's mills,
on the Luckiamutte river. to begin Thurs
day evening, June 2lst, and continue as
long as the interest will justify.
The following ministers will be present:
J. Bowersox, J. A. Hollcnbaugh, VIM.
Ackerman, Fl. I. Bitner, J. l.. Hershner,
and probably Others
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
Killed by a Train.

The Oregon Register says Mrs. Hiram
Straight of Clackamas, was struck by the
engine of the East side train on last Friday,
and received injuries from which she died
the next day. 1t Is supposed she became
on the track just in front of the engine, to
the astonishment Of the engineer who could
do nothing to prevent the awful conse-
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE TO CRED.
ITOHS.

Notice is hereby given to all persons having claims
against the estate of NJ. A. Dixon deceased that the
undersigned Thomas Eglin has been duly appointed
administrator of said estate by the County Court OF
Benton County in the State of Oregon and all claims
against said estate must be presented to me- with
proper vouchers for ao vance, at my Office in Cor
wallis, Benton County, Oregon, within six months
from the date hereof.
June 18th 1889. THOMAS EGLIN.
Administrator OF the estate of II. A. Dixon de-
ceased. 2O:25-w5
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

Horse shoes, horse shoe nails, shosin<
tools and everything else in the hardwars
and machinery line, can be had at the old
and reliable house of Woodcock & Bald
wins at bedrock prices.
Universal & Eureka clothes wringers bret
direct from the east, for sale cheapat Wool
cock & Baldwin's.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
Will Address.

The Rev. Joseph Emery. of the Agricult-
ural College will deliver the annual sermon
at Philomath College, the coming Sabbath.
Also, on the 20, Wednesday, at o'clock,
Rev. Mr. Hanna, of Corvallis, will address
the students and friends of Phlomath Col
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
Class Day atRailomatb.

At9A. NJ, at the college grounds, half a
mile west of Philomath, will begin a pro-
gramme by Under graduates of Philomath
college. Good music by the Philomath
band. Picnic dinner. Let everybody come
to enjoy the day. A good address
will be delivered in the afternoon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

The lightest running, most simple, dura-
Bile and cheapest, the Champion mower, is
found at Woodcock & Baldwin's.
Steel wedges, s1edges, pumps, pipe, farm
tools, and everything else in the hardware
line at remarkably low prices a. Woodcock
& Baldwin's.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

Rubber and leather betting of all sizes
at Woodcock & Baldwin's at the lowest
figures.
Haines genuine Header the best in mar
ket and the most durable for sale at Wood
cock Baldwin's.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

IRVIN-Of lung fever on Tuesday June
18th. in Corvallis the infant son of Mat.
Irwin, aged weeks and days.
The funeral took place last Wednesday.
The remains of this little one was deposited
in Beaver creek burying ground.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
MARRIED.

HENDERSON N-NEWTON-At the resi-
dence of the brides parents. June s, 1883,
by Rev. Isaac Miller, Mr.. James M. Hen
derson and Miss Rachael L. Newton. All
of Benton county, Oregon,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
Boards! Boards!

For four dollars per thousand feet ,eng Of the best
quality will be supplied by Charles Smith u miles
west of Beaver creek school house in this county.
foot made order. Go.d accommodatiops to<
staying over night for parties from distance
5O-2I3m Charles amitk4
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

MEATS-On Sunday evening, June TO-
1888, Miss Mary Meats, by the rupture
of blood vessel.
The deceased was the maiden half sister
of Mr.. John Reckard and had lived for sew
eral years in his family in Benton
county. She was we'll and favorably known
and her sudden and untimely departure
casts gloom of sadness DER many citizen.
She leaves brother and two sisters, Mrs
Nichols and Mrs. Merriman, to mourn her
loss. Peace to her ashes.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

Buffals Pitts Threshers the best ever
made and that never wear out within the
life of one man and their Farm Engines at
Woodcock & Baldwins.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

Genuine Manila Binding Twine at Weed
cock & Baldwins
Carpenters tools of all kinds and latest
styles at ruinous low prices at Weodsscf&
& Baldwin's.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
DIED.

WHITAKER-Atth the residence of his SON.
in-law r. Hulburt on June 9, 1883, OF
pneumonia, Jacob Whitaker, Sr., aged
IS years, months and days.
The deceased was born in Canton Zurich,
Switzerland, Feb. 2. 1908 and had there
fore psssed his three score and ten. He
resided in his native country until 1888
when he emigrated to America and settled
In the state of Ohio, where he lived until he
came to Oregon in 1853. He leaves two
sons and daughter, all of whom are mar
ried, to mourn his irreparable loss. He
was a member of the Catholic church, a
man of unblemished moral character, scrup-
ulously honest, geneial companion, a kind
neighbor and beloved father. He was
held in the highest estimation by all who
knew him, distinguished for many of the
noble traits of character that go to make
the world and mankind happier and better.
Following the Good Shepherd by the green
pastures and living waters of time. he now
lies down in peace, having quietly passed
over the Dark Valley, leaving the record of
good deeds and a worthy example as an in
heritance behind him.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

Land plaster suitable to sow among the
crops found at Woodcock 8. .Baldwin's.
Daily globe., 1883-08-07

stock, the buying of which is reported to
be particularly good. The
Money Market Review, however.
says: "It is only in certain stocks such as
Brighton deferred, Grand Trunk of Canada
and Mexican railway ordinary, that large
variations now occur, aDd this because a
clique of gamblers have fixed upon those
stocks, under the impression that more
money is to be made by selling than buy
ing them. Egyptians have gone up little
on the news of the decrease of cholera. We
have not had here any such collapse as the
American failures in the leather trade or
the reported break down of land specula-
tors in the western states or northwest
Canada. But there is, nevertheless, one
good symptom, namely: A marked de-
crease of orders in the ship building trade.
Should this falling off continue the iron
trade of the country will seriously suffer,
which would in turn bring about unpleas-
ant consequences in the coal trade.
Luckily the haEd-to-mouth business is
very large and seems to be steadily in
creasing.'
The cotton marketin Liverpool has been
unusually active during the last week. The
demand has been better from consumers,
and spectators have been pretty busy in
Mark Lane. The attendance of corn deal
ers is very thin indeed.
Only small business is done in wheat
at previous rates. Respecting the crops
to-day's dispatch thinks that if the
weather is favorable few weeks longer
the English harvests will be very good
one, the difference between good harvest
and bad representing clear gain of be-
tween e2O,OOO,OOOO and e4O,OOO,OOO.
Daily globe., 1883-08-07

good supply and lower. The shipping de-
mand for product was limited. In the
speculative trading September and the
later futures were regarded with the great
est favor.
The market for mess pork was unsettled
and weak during the greater portion of
the session. The speculative demand
was moderately active, while
the offerings were free, especially
during the latter part of the day. The
market opened rather weak at 121s@15c
decline, and gradually receded 16@ zoe ad-
ditlonal, with moderate trading at the de-
cline. During the latter part of the ses-
sion the feeling was easier and fuctuation
In prices confined to small range. The
shipping demand was moderate. Cash
rather quiet, and quotable at $12-6215@-
1875.
Lard was relatively stronger than pork,
though as compared with Saturdays s
prices the market closed at decline of
10@ 1870 on the near deliveries and 25c
on year. The demand movement was
quite steady, though a major portion of
the decline occurred early. A fair specu-
lative business was transacted. Live hogs
were in good supply, of poor quality and
15c lower.
Daily globe., 1883-08-07

in thirty DAYS. The talk OF plugs and years
of study ard practice is all nonsense. OG1
help is well paid. We never knew of any
general dissatisfaction till that committee of
four assumed to present grievances. We have
our money invested in this business, and it is
for our interest to deal fairly with our opera
tors.''
''Do you think $50 per month good pay?''
Certainly, for that class of work. We pay
much higher when it is justifable, but we must
earn the money before we spend It,"
''Some of the community claim that If the
stock had not been watered to so great an extent
as to imperil the whole company and increase
dividends to z per cent. you could pay much
higher prices for labor.''
AR Sage became intensely earne st, and said
in decided tone: 'Watered stocki Monopo-
lists! l know that is the hue and cry of such
papers as the Timss and Herald, and what are
they? these papers talk about monopolies and
band themselves into an association to deprive
competitors of telegraphic news, and restrict
Its membership
The assertion as regards the Associated
press, that they s'bard themselves into an
association to deprive competitors of tele-
graphic news" is mal1ciously false. A
contemporary states the facts clearly when
it says:
The Associated press is no monopoly 1t is
5imp1y dH dSSOClaI1Ou Ol newspaper
engaged in the legitimate business of gathering
publishing, and selling the current rews of the
day. Any other number of publishers are quite
at liberty to establish similar enterprise and
engage in like business if they see fit. The
Associated press has no exclusive or specially
favorable contracts with the Western Union Tele-
graph company. 1t is under no obligations to
that corporation, nor is that corporation under
any obligations to the Associated press. The
latter simply pays the former stipulated price
for the performance or stipulated service. The
telegrupa company is wholly at liberty to make
equally favorable terms with any other news as
sociation proposing to do like volume of bus
iness.
And the telegraph company does serve
other newspaper associations and combi-
nations of two or more papers, and hun
dreds of single ones. The Chicago Trib
une receives four -fifths of its telegraphic
news in the shape of specials which it
collects and pays for alone. It's Asso-
ciated Press reports constitute but a small
and inferior part of the news it receives
by wire. And the same is true Of all the
leading and enterprising journals in the
United States. Each daily paper in the
large cities is depending less on Associated
Press news and more on special dispatches.
Russell Sage's chatter of an Associated
Press ''news monopoly" is sheer bosh and
nonsense, but it is whet one might expect
from an old skin flint who says that $3.50 a
month is good pay" for a telegraph opera
tor.
Daily globe., 1883-08-07
LONDON MARKETS.
Especial Cablegram to the Globe. l

LONDON, Aug. 6.-The stock market is
now in complete holiday attire. All bus
mess is at a stand still.ss Prices may be con-
sidered merely nominal, and the variations
are caused by the minutest transactions.
The stagnation is far greater than usually
experienced, even at this season of the
year. Prices for American railway secur-
tiles have weakened since the announce
menu of failures IL the American leather
trade. Moreover, a few Spectators have
tried to depress The stocks on statement
that a war of rates was impending, but
the variations were only fractional, in no
case exceeding one quarter with the news
from Tonquin weighing on the foreign
market. but the only noticeable feature is
the continued rise in Mexican railway
Daily globe., 1883-08-07
THE BROTHERHOOD.
The Situation Elseschere.
THE SITUATION At CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Aug. Cit is very difficult to
get any exact or definite information, and
very easy to get any amount of rumor,
relative TO the long threatened strike of the
railroad telegraph operators. Careful in
quiry at the general railroad offices in this
city fails to bring to light single case in
which an operator has left his key to-day,
in any of the railroad offices in this city
or vicinity, and though it was very deh-
niteiy understood on Sunday night that
the operators on the Wabash and Chicago
q Alton would be called out at noon to-
day, the fact that not a man
hereabouts left his instrument, gives color
to the general belief that the strikers were
not actually ordered for that time, or if
ordered, that it was countermanded. 1t Is
now surmised that the order for to-day
was not to strike to-day, but to continue to
do railroad business as usual, merely re-
fusing business for the Western Union.
with an understanding that il the compa-
MES insisted on sending commercial busi-
ness, or discharged any operators for re-
fus1ng, that the sGrike would actually begin
tomorrow noon. This seems to tally
with dispatch from St. Louis.
1t is now said the bill of grievances pre-
sented to the Chicago & Alton has met
with recognition from that road to the ex-
tent OF notice to the committee that the
men who have grievances should apply in
dividnally to their division superintend-
ents, and the brotherhood profess to have
information to the effect that the division
superintendents have been Instructed to
lend kindly ear tosuch complaints.
Tae railroad officials are reticent as tc
Daily globe., 1883-08-07
En Route for the ConcIave.

ST. Louis, Aug. Ga delegation of
Knights Templars, of Mary commandery
of the Grand commandery of Philadelphia,
accompanied by their wives, arrived here
this morning. A commandery from st.
Louis, Ivanhoe, st. Aldemar and Ascalon
communicates of this city, met them at
East st. Louis. From the depot they were
driven to the Southern hotel, where break
fast was served at II o'clock; carriages
were taken and the visiting knights were
driven to various points of interest in the
city. The Philadelphia Knights leave this
evening en- route to San Francisco. They
will be escorted to the depot by the
four communicates of this city IN full
uniform.
Bismarck's health requires complete Sc
clusion and repose.
Daily globe., 1883-08-07
The Sons of Veterans.

COLUMBUS, Aug. 6.--The Grand Com
mandery of the Sons of Veterans met to-
day. All the twenty five divisions were
represented, including the northern states
and Kentucky, There are 800 camps, en-
bracing membership of some 10000 and
all were admitted within less than two
years. Officers were selected this evening
as follows: chief, Frank
81. Merritt, of Auburn, Me-; lieutenant
COMMUNICATIVE chief, Augustus Saltzman,
of st. Joseph, Mo-; vice lieutenant COM
mander. in-chief, Charles G. Morton, Phila-
deiphia; chief of staff, Horace L. Wright,
of Auburne, Me. camp fire was held
this evening and business will be concluded
t0-m0rr0w