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

| q second nine In base ball and expect to
contest with nine of Albanys boys Of
similar age in = few days.
| The many friends Of Mr.. Nsugass, who
started for California few weeks ago in
pursuit Of health. viii b. pleased to learn
that he Is recovering fron his late ssvess a.
tack.
| Joseph Graham Of Toledo came out 10
Corvallis last Tuesday With Mr. Wright Of
Newport the proprietor Of the steamer Ben
ton. Some hreakage about tho boats ma.
caiaery brought Mr. Wright oct to have it
repaired.
The team of Dr. T. W. Harris of Albany
last week ran away bitched to q buggy
| containing his wife himself and babs. All
| three were thrown f-osa shs buggy break
ing Mrs. Harris arm but doing but little
| ether dsEsss.
Taers will b grand excursion to start
from Blair's efice, near the McCulla land
| ing Ga Monday evening next after the city
| votes are canvassed. Quite Euuiber have
already procured passage, S. the trip will
he up ''sslt river"
Wefoand rpcn our table yesterday morn
ing some nice wedding cake of Mr John
Vineyard and his new wits, formerly Mis1
Jane Hurlburt. The GAZETTE wishes the
newly made couple long and prosperous
journey through life.
| One of the largest, if not the very largest
mail ever received at one time in these parts
reached here on Tuesday night. The eve
ming previous the steamer Oregon having
landed in Portland with 1t least one hun
| dred sacks more than usual.
| The Corvallis base ball club played the
End match game with the Monmouth club
iast Saturday on the Monmouth boys ground
near Monmouth. The resplt OF the cen
test was the same IS the one before. The
Corvallis boyr got elariouSly scoopod.
Last week We were confined to our room
part of the tuna with an attack OF bilious
| fever in consequence thereof w. p. Ready
presided over the editorial pen and 1na:Iip-
ulated the traditional SCISSORS which &C
counts for the improvement in last weeks
issue. d
On May LIST the Portland Standard wa.
eniarg.d to an eight column sheet and cen
se9uently is mo- newsy thsn ever. In Ad-
dition to its usual supply o; spicy Eew5 it
now contains the associated rrees dispatch-
es, making it second to none of Fortland'a 8
dAiiies.
Deputy U. s. Marshall Brown and Al
Pygsll have bsen spending this greater pa-s
| OF ta;s week over at the Sil-tz reservation
in porsuit oi couple OF Indians and hunt
ing evidence to sssist in the conviction of
srt;es foi giving cora juice TO some OF tie
red skins.
! LAST year the hop crop throughout thiz
stat. sad Washington Ter, WA. . very
profitable b,s:neis and the outlook this year
promises 40 IoJs lucrative. We know of one
hep yard for which the proprietor has al
ready been offered 81 cents Fer pound fo-
his g owing crop.
! T. il ths intention of the vacuum motor
company to have q new model machiE ,
mad. to further test the merits Of the woa-
|
power machine with Fly wheel and every
thing complete and give thiogs = thorough
tc.s. The model i. to be completed by July
eth.
| By card received at this ofGce from Ohio
We learn that a family Of six brothers con.
templates locating in car midst. two Of
| whom are professional msa while the others
arc farmers. Coroboratiug the statements
made ia the GAz-rrE that the Willamette
valley will receive boom in immigration
this summer.
Mr.. c. S. Huelin last weak bought the
stock of groceries, glass ware, crockery, &C.,
and place of business Of Mr.. E. G. Vaughn
of this place, where Mr.. Hueiin will COZ
5inue in the same line os business. Mr..
Huelia, has many friends AID . large ae-
qusintance in the county and will no dorst
do fourishinS business
| T. F. Moore, who has been hunting up q
location throughout Oregon and Washing
ton Territory for colony from the east, has
bsen IN Cur city the fore part of tho week
AID expresses himself better satisfied with
tn. appearance of the Willamette 9slley
than any other section he has visised, end
that ths colony will probably settle in this
section OF "Webfoot."
= largD number of pioneers who settled in
Liam County prior to Dec. lst, 1852 have
called meeting to be held on Thursday
May 24sh 1889 at the hour Of O'Clock P. NJ
in the Cour. House at Albany fer the pur-
po.e of organizing pioneers Association.
The c.u Published in the Albany papers has
a long list o, names subscribed to it. Why
can no. Benton County 90 likewise!
Orders have b.en received from Wash
ington discontinuing sli telegraphic weather
reports between the different signal service
stations located on the Pacific coast, on and
after May lst. No ''Probabilities" will be
received from Washington after that date.
The reason assigned for this action is the
failure Of Congress to provide . sufficient
appropriation to defray tho expenses OF
the service.
Our merchants have been taking inven-
tories this week of their stock of tobaccos
aad cigars Oil hand Nav lst. An act passed
Congress March 3, 1858, reducing the take.
ON tobacco, snuff, cigars, ETC., provides ''that
on all original and unbroken factory pack