The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-05-23
OFFICIAL PAPER FOR BENTON COUNTY
News SUNNI ary.

The telegraph wires have reached Eagle,
Ceur d'Alene mining district.
The material for the new Court House at |
Oregon City, is nearly all upon the grounds
At the last meeting of the Eugene City |
Council the Marshal's salary was raised to
$500 per annum.
The Anti ti-Monopolists of Washington
county have placed full county and legis-
lative ticket in the field.
East Portlands new city directory shows
that the town contains l142 'tadult males. %
This indicates population of 5000.
A Portland lawyer recently caught 80
pound salmon at Oregon City, using a spoon
bait. He was an hour in landing the fish.
The Temperance Alliance at Oakville will
give picnic on the 3lst of this month. A
general invitation is extended to all to be
present.
Eastern Oregon people have been swim
died by eastern nurserymen. Some men
who will patronize as a practice strangers,
instead of fellow citizens, deserve being
swindled.
The Seattle Chronicle learns that there
have been several cases in North Seattle in
the past week of malignant disease known
as 'sblack measles" In one family, that of
Mr.. Wells, two young daughters are now
very low with it, with grave fears for their
lives.
Says the Walla Journal: Flour manu-
featuring in this region is practically shut
down for the present. A few mills run
spasmodically. There is no export demand
and the millers are cutting for local trade.
The jobbing price per barrel is now 1925.
The retail price is 81.
The through rate on wool in sacks from
all points on the main line of the Northern
Pacific in Washington Territory to Phila-
fdelphia and other Eastern cities has been
reduced to So. 80 per 100 lbs. when shipped
in car loads of 1900 lbs. and over, and
&c. 80 in lots of less than 1900 lbs.
Some idea of the rapid growth of the
country lying on the east side of the Sound
and north of Seattle, says the Post, may be
gathered from the statement that the aver
age mail per week sent north runs about
sixty sacks. Every day, almost, valuable
immigration passes into hat country.
Rev. D. M. Cave, near here, left Sheridan
Oregon, last Monday for the States, for the
purpose of looking after an estate in Eng
land valued at $50, ,OOO, 900 which has been
in chancery in London for thirty years.
There are fourteen heirs to be represented.
A very wealthy man has offered to secure
the amount due them for one half the entire
legacy.
Of the finances of Crook county, Oregon,
the News says: Our county is clear of all
indebtedness, about $1,000 in the treasury,
and county warrants worth their face in
gold. By the investigation and report of
the GrandJury it appears that the records
and all the books of the county officers are
exactly correct, and in the case of the
Treasurer, there was $40 more in the treas
ury than all the books and returns called
for. There is no county poor, and we feel
that it is a just cause for congratplation that
county with the population that Crook
county contains has not single pauper
within its limits.
Hon. L. F. Mosher of Roseburg, on
Wednesday of last week received notice OF
having been appointed by c. A. Arthur,
president of the United States, as a mem.
ber of the board of visitors to the military
academy at West Point. This board i:
composed of seven persons appointed by
the president, and five by the presiding
officers of congress. Their duty is to en-
quire into the actual discipline, police ad
ministration, fiscal affairs and other con
Germs Of the institution and report to the
secretary of war. The appointment is
made in honor of the services of Judge
Mosher in the Mexican war, he being q
. Mexican veteran.
Overhauling some musty records, says
the Baker City Tribune, pertaining to this
county within the past few days we found
that the miserable shell, called court
house, hardly lit for horse stable, has cost
this county for its construction, including
interest on the warrants drawn in payment
for the same, little over $4,000; thai
there are still two outstanding warrants OF
that account; and that the last warran
therefor redeemed called for 500 principa
and $l2l interest. Is not an accurate finan
cial exhibit of the county and a change il
ats management necessary.
Sea otter hunters at Gray's Harbor repor
excellent luck this season. Harry With
erall, one of the best and oldest otter hunt
ers, has gone this summer to try his lucl
on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Tn
otter usually weighs from seventy to eight,
pounds, and is about the size of larg
mastiff, 1t has no legs forward, however
like dog, but has aippers in their place
When in full season the fur is of a fine