The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-25

It is reported that the Portland Daily
Standard will resume publishing morning
paper on January lst with full press dis
patches.
The tax levy for Polk county fol- the ell
suing year ia as follows: For school pur'
poses, four mills; for county expenses, SIX
mills; for state three and seven-Senths.
This makes total tax of thirteen and
seven-tenths mills.
ALBANY Herald: 1t is said that q. ).
Hatch, of Portland, intends entering c"m'
plant with the Secretary of War against
the Oregon and California railroad ON ac-
count of the Harrisburg bridge impeding the
free navigation of the upper Willamette riv-
or.
On Thursday night of last week, small
shed, on Ellsworth street. was completely
burned, the damage being quite insignifi-
cant. 1t is not laid to tramps. On the
contrary, several predicted fire on that
particular evening. Draw your own conclu-
sions.-Albany Democrat.
SOme OF the SDreWuoSL puSiucSS ihSu vi sti>
coun ~ ~ay That Albany is on the verge of
a prosperous era, with bright outlook for
the bus,.es. interest of he city. Just so,
and the liberal minded, putlic-spirited man
ner in which the ci-izens of he city and
county went about al mining tfit Oregon
Pacific railroad is what will make it so.-
Herald.
Information has been received of high
way robbery which occurred OH the old stage
road, about seven miles south of Salem last
week, Yves Simmons and his mother were
going home from town when two masked
men Jumped out in the road and called a
halt. They then relieved Simmons of $500
! which he drew at the bank just before leav-
ing the city.
Hibbs, the Lewiston postal-order sharp
has i,een acquitf,.! Oh four of the eight
charges against him. If it should prove to
be NO crime at last to roll the government
through loop-hole left in the money order
system, some thousands Of postmasters will
feel like kicking themselves for their stu
pity in not discovering the simple trick
which proved so profitable to Hibbs.-Ex.
| A Portland saloon keeper who went on a
visit to Germany has been placed In the
army to serve out his line, 1t seems he
was designated to serve certain time some
wears ago, and ne came to America to avoid
service, but IN his returning for visit was
arrested, His naturalization as an Amerl-
can citizen cannot pr,tect him from ser
vice for which notice vas ,erv.d on him
prior to becoming snch citizen.
A Prineville, Crook county exchange says:
We are told tn t --'ug ars are killing colts
and even full-gr"wn i ,rsrs Ill the neighb"r'
hood about the h al waters of the Mckay.
Eleven fresh carcasses were foam recently.
among them pne full-grown horse that had
evidently been killed by ferocious and hun
gry cougars. T stock men of Mckay
ought to execute some plln that will rid
their neighborhood If this les ructive pest.
Harrisburg, Linn con''ty, has formed an
immigration i,"arl to induce immigrants to
seek homes in that direction. j. F. Her.
bricks is president, z A. Rampy, treasur-
er, aud s. B. Hendee, Secretary Harris
burg is situated in very fertile and pro-
ductive section Of Linn county and the peo'
pie have become tired of seeing immigrants
passing their town in search of homes
Hence they have decided to try printers
ink.
The statement has been made severa
time that the fish ladder which was recent,
constructed below the falls at Oregon City
at cost to the state of $4,000, has beel
very seriously damaged by the high water
So far as known, this has not been contra
dicted. There seems every reason Co sup
pose that the foundation of the ladder ha
been partly undermined; hus as the waite
continues so high Is t, cover that portion q
the work, the character and extent OF tn
, damages cannot he determined.
The Washington territory exhibit at tn
{ New Orleans fair consists of four hundre
cases of samples of territorial product
r weighing thirty .ons. This exhibit has bee
= reported to the legislature now i'll session
olympia as properly placed IN the expnsiti'
building. and an appropriation OF 5000
II asked co defray the expenses of making al
u maintaining this advertisement of the r
= sources of the territory during the gre
fair.
Eastern Oregon her''smen think the on
g look for sheep husbandry is better now th'
:, it has been for several years. There is lie
= demand among wool growers for advanc
). on their next clipping than usual, and mo
commission men in the fell offering adva
ces than ever known there before. M
who have watched the ups and downs
:, the market most are satisfied wool will II
:. be less than twenty cents next summer.
ct The ''cigar makers union" is taking ste
to drive Chinese cigsr makers from the fie
in San Francisco by sending white m
skilled in this business from the east to 81
:. plant them. ANY amount of men requil