The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-11-27
State and Territorial.

Typhoid fever has been almost epidemic
at Amity.
Dyptheria is raging in the vicinity OF
Lebanon and Junction.
The Northern Pacific recently disposed of
500, 900 worth of land in Minnesota
1t is said that movement is on foot to
organize military company in Eugene.
The river last Friday at Portland was only
two feet and nine inches above low water
One Eastern loan company has over S2,-
OOO, 900 loaned to farmers in Umatilla coun-
ty.
Never call your child pet lamb. 1t is
SO suggestive that he may become mutton
head.
most distressing and fatal disease is
prevailing in Klickitat county among the
horses.
The first number of the Prohibition Star
of Salem was issued last week. 1t is a
large eight page papar
J. II. Talbot brough hit some very fine spec
linens Of silver bearing quartz from the
Upper Clackamas yesterday.
Suver will celebrate Thanksgiving day
with a grand shooting match at which 100
turkeys will be put up as prizes.
A I2-year old son of Robt. Grant shot
and killed bear, weighing $50 lbs., last
week, ON the Little Luckiamute
At Waitsburg, W. T., there are stored
6,45O tons of wheat, ITO tons of barley and
100 tons of flour, OF a grand total of 6,72O
tons of produce.
The recent sluicng of bars in the Column
Dir river cost S., 900. OF this amount the
board of trade paid 81, 900 and the o. R. &
N. company 1900
During the past year there were filed at
the Sokane Falls, w. T., land office 323
homesteads, 522 pre-emptions and 223 tim
ber culture applications.
VIM. Hoffman Esq, one of Southern Ore
gon' sanost honored pioneers departed this
life last Friday after short illness, aged 81
years, 2months aud days.
Yamhill people have placed more than
10000 acres of their lands in the hands OF
an agent for sale and sent him to the east
ern states to secure purchasers and send out
colonies.
E. Walker has been engaged by mining
company at The Dalles to sink shaft in
the Hay Creek mining country in what is !
called the Porcupine lead. He leaves on
Monday next.
Last week the residence of Mr.. William |
Smith, west of town, caught fire while the |
family were visiting near Suver Station, but
was put out by some passers by before much |
damage was done.
Orders were recently given from Wood
burn by section bosses on the Narrow guage
to cut down their force of men to three. By !
this ordei some thirteen men are thrown
out of employment.
Work on the Pataha branch OF the O. r.
n. Co. is being pushed forward with all
possible risor. Ii the present favorable
weather continues cars viii be running into
Pnmeroy by Christmas.
The case of Ell Bensell and John Brown,
the two Indians from Si!etz were concluded
by the conviction of both men. The form
er was fined S25 and the latter sentenced to
the penItentiary for one year.
Flax seed is cutting quite figure in the
Chicago grain movement, the receipts for
October being l,S75,00 bushels; of this
amount 250,000 bushels Were shipped to
Europe Flax pays well as compared with
Al. II
Mr.. VIM. ingram, living near Sodaville,
Linn county, put out poison to kill jay
birds, and two cows belonging to Mr.. Sam:
Atridge, got hold of it with fatal results.
People should be careful ubout putting out
poison, and be sure that no damage can re-
suit therefron.
The bill ceding portion of Douglas coun-
ty to Lane has passed both houses of the
Legislature and become law. The portion
ceded is near Florence 1t now takes i'll six
miles south of the river at the mouth and |
runs on straight line until it intersects the |
river.
A San Francisco minister, who is the |
agent of an Eastern colony of l0C families,
writes to the State Board of Immigration,
stating that he wants 10000 acres for the
colony. He desires the even sections of
Government lands and the odd sections of
railroad lands continuously until the amount
required is secured.
Road Supervisor S. F. Golf at Indepen-
dence, met with quite serious accident last
week, while attempting to throw off the
belt to I. B. Wolvertons buzz.sa&. He
slipped and fell, striking his right hand
against the saw, badly larceratine the fingers
of his hand The third finger was so severe
ly injured that amputation became neces-
sary.
Geo. P. Lent, W. B. Turner, Edward
Jasper, o. P. Lent and A. j. Young have
filed articles incorporating "The Pacific