The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-07-24

~ III Oalo duu Dd1lCy.
The territorial penitentiary commi
tee have selected Walla Walla as tn
place for the new prison building.
Contract has been let for the ne,
chamber of commerce building il
Tacoma. 1t is to cost about $4,000
1t is currently reported by farmer
, of several localities in Marion count
that some of the late crops are some
what damaged by the rust.
The census of Asotin county, w. T
shows total population of 1873, o
which number 858 are males and 65s
females, and 364 are of voting age.
In Willamina, Polk county, where
croppings of float of cinnabar have
been discovered, it is said that the
float shows richer appearance thar
any yet discovered on this coast.
The heavy steel rails on the road
between Centerville and Pendleton has
been replaced by the light steel rails
formerly on the narrow guage to Wal
lula from Walla Walla.
Mr.. D. Woods, living near Albany,
shot at a squirrel last Saturday and sue
ceeded in hitting his wife, the ball en-
tering the heshy part of one of her lips
The wound is painful, but not dan
gerous one.
Groupings or float of cinnabar. have
been discovered near Willamina, over
the line in Yamhill county. 1t is said
that the float shows a richer appear
ance than any yet discovered on the
coast. Experts aro now at work try
ing to locate the ledge.
Of the Iowa excursionists, 60 of the
journals represented were Republican,
II Democratic, "A independent, 4
greenback, 4 agricultural, 2 local, I
antl-monopoly, society, I college,
temperance and one educational.
Isaac Pincus the Tacoma hop buyer
has just made trip about the Sound,
says the Seattle ''Chronicle," where he
purchased quantity OF hops and ex-
amined the crops for the coming sea-
son. He reports that the yield will
exceed that of last year. He also re-
ports that there are at least 1000 bales
OF last years crop unsold,
A Yamhill county exchange says:
Harvesting is in full blast in all parts
of the valley and the demand for farm
hands exceeds the supply. There is
no reason for any able-bodied man
being idle. Farmers in different por-
tons of the state are writing to the bu-
reau of immigration office for hands,
and these orders are being filled as fast
as they arrive
The Moses reservation has been
thrown open to settlement. It
is situated in Stevens county, w. T., |
with British columbia as the northern
Doundry. The reservation contains
4,675H square miles, or 2,9o2,24o
acres, or one-tenth the size of Penn
'ylvania. The land is very fertile and
S said to be rich in minerals. As yet
t is unsurveyed.
The people of Tacoma are called |
lpon to vote special school tax of
eight mills on the dollar, to pay off the
Of the district, estimated
1t $4,000. In the city are reported |
Io48 children of school age. Last
7ear $50 attended school, and next
year the directors suppose 800 more
children will demand seats. The ex-l
oenditure of the past year aggregated !
PII,959 81.
While Matthias Sutherland was
sleeping in his tent, eleven miles from
Eagle Pass Landing, last Sunday about
midnight, tree that had been burned
1t the roots fell across him, causing
instant death. Deceased was young
nan 2Syears of age, and had been
along the railway work for
years. His home was in Dorchester,
lear London, Ontario.
A gentleman. who travels as much |
f not more than any other man who
ives in Portland, returned recently
rom an extended trip through Oregon
md Washington territory, and reports
he grain fields looking the finest he
,ver saw them here or anywhere
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