The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-05-04

The Colfa1 Hidette says: John A Childs,
Grand Master Workman of tho A. U. U. w.
lodges of the Jurisdiction of Oregon, Wash
ington and British Columbia accompanied
by Mrs. Childs, was in The City ON Thurs
day evening on business matters pretaining
to his lodge. He left on the Sprsgue stage
Friday morning.
DR.. ]. E. Paytsn, OF Drain, killed bear
Tuesday of last week between Mr.. Drains
and Wise's places. Said bear was enjoying
q rspast on the carcass of sheep. The DR..
| secured gun from Mr.. Wise, went back
and gave his bearship three shots, each one
taking effect, and then tho brave Doctor
killed the bear with club.-Ex
The Seattle Chronicle says that the man
moth capacity Of the Oregon Improvement
company's wharf in this city is wholly in
| sufficient for the growing demands of traffic
The new wharf buildings to BE- erected on
the properly recently purchased by the COM
pany from D. Horton Ahsuld be csnnenced
Immediately and pushsd to IN early com.
| pletion. "
! Samuel Stett has sowsd ninety acres to
grass On his big farm on Wapatoo, near
| Hillsboro. He sowed six different varieties
of grass seeds, all mixed together Timothy,
| orchard grass, clover, mesquite, alsike and
another kind that we have forgotten. He
and his brother Fielding are preparing big
dairy ranch up there and are raising fine
| lot of Holztsin cows for their use.
An aged Indian named Ws-zskus,
! says the Lewiston Teller, who several years
ago renounced his allegiance to the Nez
Percs tribe, became citizen of the United
States and located homestead on the fat
nearly opposite Lewiston, has besn sick for
several months snd on ths 18th inst he died.
The deceased was Catholic snd an honest
man, and during the war Of 1877 he gave
important information to the whites in re-
gard to the movement OF the hostiles. He
had acquired considerable stock in horses
and cattle, and was said 70 have when he
died, considerable money. His land is
worth fully, $1,000, and probably bis stock
is WORTH thas much more.
Ths Seattle InteIk;yencer says: In the
Sanaish, W. T., they are diking in one body
1900 acres OF tide marsh land, by throwing
up an emtankment 10 feet wide at the base
and four and half feet high. The work
will cost $4,000 and is the first job under
thu new local diking law. Those lands
have rapidly increased in value lately. 1t
hai fo
quarter section than it was $1,000 a year
ago. New people sre pouring in there on
every boat, and all seem i,nbued with en-
thusiasrn, and the determination to remain |
if possible.
The Seattle Chronicle says: The Free
Methodists, who started mission in this |
city with three members two and = hslf |
years ago, have juss iniahed = plain but
neat church, S0x4O, on Pine street, near
Ninth, and have membership Of between
forty and fifty members. Their church is |
built with place OF worship upstairs, and
parsonage below. Ths building including
the lot, is valued at over 5000. This may
be considered remarkable good showing |
tor co yonns an organization.
This Wslla Waila Union says: The adj
jutant Of Abraham Lincoln post, No. 4, G.
A. R., has sent out invitations to the |
various civic and military societies of Walla
Walla and surrounding towns requesting
their cooperation in commonorating the !
30th day of May by Offering floral tributes
to tho dead heroes Of tn. rebeliica. Ever,
indication At present lsads Is TO believe
that the exercises on Decoration day viii
surpass those Of 1852, a. many societies
who did no. participate in the exercises last
year kave unoeEcially signalisod their in
tention of honoring those who died for their
country.