The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-03-23

commence with cocktail and end with
| little "old Henresses."
The prolonged dry spell in not enly nc
ticeabie in the willamette valley, but ell
over the state and in fact in California it is
feared the whole wheat crop will be ruined
unless it rains thsrs saoa
Our eastern exchanges are weekly no
ting the departure of SOME of their best
citizens for either Oregon OF Washington
Territory, giving eyidenes of a large ina1ai-
grafton here this summer.
Little bits of printers ink, n little type
displayed. make our merchant bosses and
all their big parade. Little bits of st1nginess
t-discarding printers ink-busts the man Of
business, and sees hie credit sink.
Now that spring is here, the country is
filed with travelling men taking orders for
spring suita, shirts, etc, bat would alFise
people to Grst examine the stocks Of our own
merchants before giving their orders to these
strangers.
| Persons proving up on land should reraen1.
her tFat if they make their prcof before the
county clerk, their proof is final, whereas,
il 5hey file their intentions before notary.
.hey have to appear at the land Office to per-
feet their title.
Hon. F NJ. Wadsworth, of this city, has
been appointed Ias'ian agent at Siletz reser-
vation by President Arthur, to serve for
four years. Tins is al excellent appoint
meut, Mr.. ..Wsdsworth being well qualified
to Eli the position.
The horse owned by Henkle Bell on
their delivery wagon took lively pin
around a block or two Monday and just
made the wagon zip, but fortunately tie
horse was stopped before any great
damage was done.
On last Sunday while Telt Burnett
cornpaaied by une of Ewes fair daughters,
were out enjoying buggy ride, m some
unezp!ainabie way one of the axies of the
vekicla got broke, causing the calico vendor
much annoy sncs and trouble.
Recommended to me, the great Oregon
| Blood Purifier, have obtained the most
s@tisfacsory and quickest result from the
remedy ever known, and send me scme
NOR, Fer Wells, Fargo & Co. for sick
frieoas. z. Z. WILKINSON.
The budding tree5 and the few early va
| riety cf flowers thai are now il bloom,
indications az ti.e delightful weather that
| March ha1 offered, erd the air is 50 filed
| With fragrance thst we believe spring has
come, whether Gentle Annie" knows it or
not.
john Riley has number of hands at work
exeavzting preparatory to the building OF
| e. Brewery on First street. The structure
will be Of 10 zleaSre proportions, it being
Johns intention to build l-rge enough, that
he may easily supply the Increasing demand
tof barley juice.
TIE gatherings at the college chapel every
Thursday evening rre growing in interest
and attendance and the meetings are really
profitable. Mr. Bell has cfiosea series OF
Shakesperisn plays for the leading topic
and 20 far have been very Interesting,
Hamlet aal McBeth having been the FIRST
considered.
If Corvallis wants to keep up with the
pace Of progression it raust organize Board
of Trade. Salem has had one for some time,
hscMinnville organized one last and
now Albany Il agitating the matter. It
would seem as if something ought to be
dors to enlircn business C little and this
has >t least busiaess ring"
The trial of Nimchic!s, at Albany, which
stttacsed the attention Of the Circuit Court
the greater part of last week, for the murder
of ycuI:- man above Scio, resulted ia the
finding Of Nin,chicis guilty OF mznsiaughte-,
artl v~s sentenced for one year 70 the pen
ite..tia,y aui fine OF s.. Just why he
eoi OF DO easily we issve- not learned.
although the Good Templars lodge at
.;,is place il iat 2iz months CID, it hes
lnemherai.ip cs over sizty, and isaf or i've
new :sleIlbsra are being added at nearly
| every meeting OF the organization. It's
0b;=..ts srd ai1a are iaudabis aad we chron-
ic'e wit, pleasure their prosperous cond;-
ton.
We learn that negotiations are about per-
fecte,i for the parc.l,:ee by VIII Eros, Of
this place, Of the gca store Of ". B. Scott
OF albany the icsu,~r to take possession
about ::'.e ii~st os nv.-s u,nnth Geo. VIII,
tie younger member Of the hrin, will have
charge of c;ie ae", business and viii run it in
Conference wish t;ss.~ business here.
, While :. number CT Corvallis young ladies
we're attempting to captare q tame canary
bird that bs=l eeca:'ed from it's cage the 9TH
CT day, one OF the fair sistera suggested the
trial cf salt, but the others having little
faith in fhe CID hint, thought best to first
experiment en- Chinaman who was anxious
! ly cycling the attempted capture.
On Wednesday evening number of Cor
, "a!iis' Young people gathered st the resi-
! denoe of d. Eas3ile, from whence they pro-
ceedea to the dealieiie of Mr Sanders for the
purpose Of giving lake and his airnable bet
ter hall a surprise. Tas scheme was sue
cessfRlly carried OUT and q more enjoyable
time is seldom had thaa tilis proved to be-
Work is being vigorously pushed az Mad
/ ison eaal mines, twenty miles from Hepp-
ner, Oregon, says an Exchaag<. A miaing
expert will be sent there by the Northern
Pacific railroad company in the spring,
, provided with an en- gine and diamond