The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-29
CRIME. CASUALTY AND LOCAL BUSINESS
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CRIME. CASUALTY AND LOCAL BUSINESS
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| 8, G. Skidmore, aged Al years, died at
San Rafael, California, one week ago last
Monday night, where he had went in hopes
of improving his fastIy failing health Hs
came to Portland in 1850 and soon after en-
tered the employ of Smith and Davis whene
he learned the business of a druggist. ii
1867 he opened drug store on his own AZ
| count in Portland and by his honesty s...t
industry accumulated fortune estimated
at s2o0, 600.
a destructive fire on Tuesday of last
week destroyed Grants Station. ineludia,s
the o. r. 6 N. Cos depot; Coopers hote..
Grants warehouse and stores, large
amount Of lumber, Fox Scott & Goa stock
of merchandise, Menray Bros. & Snow of
Dayville. A. Scherneckan, and greet many
others met with large lossss. The loss, en-
tire was about $500, 600
Rubber and leather betting of all sizes
at Woodcoek & 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.
Two jail birds Edward Koneche and 6ns
Mcclure delivered their freedom by saw
ing off the bars of the Marion county jail
last week.
In Elk creek at Elkton, on Wednesday
evening, June Doth, Robert Virgil, son Of
l.. NJ. Brown. aged 10 years, was drowned.
He was playing on the saw 1ogsEin the mill
pond near the saw mill and accidentally fell
into the water.
a nine-year old son of Mr.. Leslie of Portz
land had his tooth pulled from which he
took sick and about a week after he died
from the effects of blood poisoning.
Henry Gaunt aged IA years was thrown
down hill about fifty feet by wagoa
tiping over striking ON bis head and shoul-
der; he died FROM the effects last Thursday
night.
Cross the Willamette river at Corvallis
on the farmers ferry boat.
Fans, parasols and kid gloves at reduced
prices at L. G. Kline & Co.'S. 2wks.
Serious riots against the Jews have oo-
Cured at st. Gall, Switzerland, and num-
Der of Jewish shops were pillaged and the
police stoned while endeavoring to stop tho
excesses.
Two young ladies of st. Joseph, Michigan.
took nearly half an ounce of arsenic for the
purpose OF identifying their complexion:
Miss Emma Singer was saved by physicians,
but Miss Mary Druneau lost her life.
Horse shoes, horse shoe nails, shoeins
tools and everything else in the hardware
and machinery line, can be had at the old
and reliable house of Woodeoek & Bald
wins at bedrock prices.
Universal Eureka clothes wringers bro't
direct from the east, for sale cheap at Wood.
cock & Baldwin's.
Alfred Leland, young man about twentyS
eight years OF age, was caught under falf-
ingderrick last Friday, at Portland shortly
after II o'clock, and sustained fatal internal
injuries. He lived only about half an hour
after the accident.
Last Thursday night at Albany, just al
midnight, the ringing of the fire bell
brought out the fire boys in lively order:
The scene of the coufagration proved to be
an unoccupied dwelling on Sixth street,
near Perry spinks' woodward. 1t was .
long run for the fremen, and the building
was nearly consumed before it was reached.
Yesterday afternoon a family moved out;
and another family was making preparations
to move into the building. 1t was mort
gagged to d. B. Monteith for $500 and in.
sured for $500.
Go to the Occidental the best hotel in
Corvallis for your board and lodging.
The screen wire at Woodcock & Baldwin's s
the pesky gnats and flies and thereby save
much wear of mind, body and conscience.
A woman whose name is Lewis, and a
young man her accomplice, both of whcnt
no doubt ought to be hung, enticed two
girls, one IA years of age and. the other abous i
II, into rooms over front street saloon iIi
Portland, and kept them over night for this
purpose of outraging them. But friends OF
the girls started in pursuit and found them
before any harm was done except. the
modification to good taste which taught
them lesson.
Go to the Foundry for first class horse
shoeing and bIacksmithing and see man
that can use a hammer.
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