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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-02-13
Suver Items.

Town is very lively this week.
A. !. Hall and wife were in Buena Vista
last Sunday visiting friends and relatives.
The people of Wells are making prepara-
tions to organize skating club in the near
future. A big step for little place, indeed.
A Sunday school concert will take place
at Buena Vista on or about the last of this
month. The object of the concert will be
to raise money for the benefit of the Sunday
school at that place.
MARRIED. Suver, Polk county, Or.
Feb. 5th, 1885. Mr.. Andrew Forgason to
Miss Lena Gobat, Rev. j. F. Hershner stic-
iating. Your correspondent extends con-
gratulations to the merry couple, and wishes
them happy and prosperous life.
The next quarterly meeting of the M. E.
church, North, will convene at Buena Vista
Saturday evening, Feb. IA, 1885, and the
P. E., Rev. l. d. Driver, of Eugene City,
is expected to be present. Public cordially
invited to attend.
BoRN.-In Buena Vista, Polk county, Or.
Feb. 4th. 1885, to the wife of Prof. A. F.
| Hershner, daughter. The Professor looks
as though he could lift himself over the
fence by pulling on his boot straps, which
of course, would be an impossibility.
On Friday evening, January 80, was
high time for the little village of Suver.
People focked in from all quarters of Poll
county to attend ''Grand Hop" which wal
gotten up by some of our leading men
Among the great multitude was noticed Mr.
Win h. Parry, editor of the Independence
Vest Side, who had come for the purpose
of taking part therein. Such time ha
never taken place in Suver, and everybod.
remarked, that they enjoyed themselves
Mrs.
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Mu-raV's Death Watch.

To-day, the 18th, J. w. Murray, the
murderer of Alfred Yenke. his brother-in-
law. at Portland last spring, will be hanged.
unless executive clemency interferes. A death
watch has been placed over him, and it is
sal that his talk has never been brillis Mt,
but rambling and almost incoherent. One
of our Portland exchanges claims that he is
and has been lunatic for even six months
before he committed the deed, and says
s'To hang him would certainly enforce the
law, hut justice will get a black eye just so
sure as he goes to the gibbet."
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DIED.

ALDRICH.-At the family residence, near
Summit, Benton county, Oregon, on Feb.
7, 1885,, Ida F., wife of J. H. Aldrich,
aged "a years.
Deceased was a native of Chagy, N. Y.
Removed from Iowa with her husband to
Oregon in the spring of 1877 and settled on
the present homestead. She leaves hus-
band, three children and large circle of
friends to mourn her loss
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PHILoMATH ITEMS.

Our town is quiet this week as we miss
several of our worthy citizens who have
gone to Salem as delegates to the State
Temperance Alliance.
Last week several gentlemen, some of
them strangers, were in town looking after
business; one was looking for a location for
a warehouse, one selecting lot on which to
erect stove and tin shop and another was
looking after the interests of a butchershop.
Some young ladies were wanting to rent a
building for millinery store. All such
parties are welcome here among US as it
looks like business.
The people are glad to see the locomotive
"Corvallis" pass occasionally and will well
come the time when the road is in condi-
tion to make regular time. Most of us
the railroad and the perseverance
of the company in pushing forward the
work under so many difficulties.
We notice some improvements going on
here VIM. Price has torn away his wood
shed and turned his kitchen around to
make room for another building. j. Fl.
Norris, wagon maker and blacksmith, has
lately purchased an engine to facilitate his
work. Others are talking about build
ing this coming season, although money is
close, business seems to be looking up.
Mr.. F. j. Henderson, Philomath boot
and shoe maker, is having plenty to do; has
been rushed for the past tive or three
months. so much for being sober and in his
right mind, kept by that unseen, yet. all
powerful hand IN whom he trusts continual
ly.
Rev. Olds, pastor of the U. B. Church on
this circuit, with some other helpers, have
gone to the south part of this county at
Simpsons Chapel to hold a protracted meet
ing, which commenced Sunday, February
Sth, 1855.
Rev. Skipworth, of your city, was at this
place on Sunday last and preached in the
Chapel in the evening to an attentive
audience. 1t has been arranged for him to
occupy the evening of the fourth Sabbath
of each III onth at the College Chapel.
DIR. T. V. B. Embree was here and gave
a scientific lecture in the College Chapel on
last Friday evening; had good house and
was well appreciated After the lecture he
was called to see Mr.. F. Peterson, who was
sick with@erysipelas. He came out on the
railroad. being his own engineer and con-
ductor. OBSERVER.
Philomath Lodge l. y. G. r., is in pros
porous condition, IS members in good stand
ing. On the 7th inst. the following officers
were Installed for the present term. A. B.
Newton, w c. T; Emma. Leggett, W. R.
III. S; Minnie Bole., w. l.. H. S; Martha
skipton, w. V. T; w. 7. A. H. Boles. w.
s; Laura Buckingham, W. A. S; Addie
Whitney, W. F. S; Ruby Harris, w. T.
Dudley Trapp, W. NJ; Minnie Legeett, w.
D. NJ; Efie Trapp, w. I. G; w. I. Bryan,
w. o. G; Joseph Leggett, w. &.
After installation the sisters spread a ia
BILE that fairly groaned under the weight oi
pies, cakes, candies, nuts, etc. All seemed
glad that they had enlisted for the war.
Philomath Lodge and Sunday school vii
be represented in the State Temperance
A llisnce, by number of our best citizens
When, Oh! When? viii the U. S. Mai
come in on time, we sometimes have daily
mail, once week.
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One of 4he upper windows in the Occi-
dental Hotel is not a very desirable place to
step f.om to the sidewalk, but the feat was
accomplished by VIM. Igo one day this
week, and with but trifiing injuries, strange
to say.
Mr.. P. G. Buford, who is cousin to our
townsman 7. J. Buford, passed through
Corvallis last week for the Bay, where he
expects to establish hardware store. He
was formerly in the same business at Forest
Grove.
Deputy U. S. Marshal, j. j. Vanata, Of
McMinnvilIe, was in our city last FrldaT
evening and arrested one Thos. Carney, an
old time offender, and took him to Portland
to answer to the charge of giving liquor to
Indians.
Congressman elect, Hon. Binger Her
mann, started for Washington last week.
He will visit the Worlds Fair at New Or
leans, witness the Gel emonies at Washing
toms monument, arriving in Washington IN
time for the presidential Inauguration.
MIR. and Mrs. r. NJ. Thompson and
daughter, Mrs. James Booth, left for Salem
Tuesday morning to be present at the re-
ception given by Governor Moody and wife,
last Wednesday evening. They also ex'
| pected to attend the State Temperance AL
lance.
An old ladies' party was giver at the resi-
dence of Mrs. John Smith in this city
Thursday afternoon of last week. We are
informed that it was very pleasant affair,
and that some OF the old ladies ''tripped
| the light fantastic" with artistic graceful
ness that would put to shame many who
are much younger in yeats than they.
A petition bearing forty names of mem
bers of the Christian church in Salem wa,
presented to Elder ]. w. Spriggs asking
him OF tho end of the year, May lst, 1885
to resign his position as pastor of saie
church, and that he decline again being
employed.
Tuesday morning qnite number of dele
gates to the State Temperance Allianc
went to Salem on the steamer Occident
Among whom we noticed Prof. g. NJ. Mile
and wife, Prof Sneak and Levi Henkle, o
Philomath; Mr.. and Mrs. f. Allen, Mrs
c. H. Whitney, Miss Abbie Right, L. j
Blair and DR.. Embree.
.Robt. King, the Corvallis painter, left 70
McMinnville last Saturday morning. w
are Informed that he will return in shor
time, bringing with him one OF McMlnn
ville's fairest daughters as Mrs. King. Cor
gratulations will then be in order.
81 As suamer resort Yaquina Bay WI
attract many people next summer. Yaauin
Bay and the streams which flow into
abound with fish of all sizes and varieties
: and the adjoining mountains afford exec
; lent ground for hunting both large an
small game. With the completion of tt
Oregon Pacific, facilities for reaching tn
place will be the best.
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A Fortunate Editor.

It ;s said that Percy Fisk, editor and pub
Usher of the Polk County Itemizer, at Dali
las, Oregon, has fallen heir to large estate
in Pennsylvania, left HIM by the death of
some relative. He viii go east soon to look
after the some
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Brine it Back.

The person who got the ladder from the
warehouse of the undersigned. or sany one
knowing of it will confer great favor by
returning it or leaving word about it at
WooDCoCK & BALDwIN's.
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Our Motto

"Get the best" Abel & Sons photo
graphs are by far the best. 20 Washington
St., Portland, Oregon. take the elevator.
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SOCIETIES

G. wallis Lodge, No. IA, A. F. md A. NJ, meets on
w. w c. CRAWFORD, W. NJ.
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r. A. NJ.

Fe, zuson Chapter, No. 5. R. A. NJ, meets Thur
day eve, ing on or preceding full moon.
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Corvallis Weekly Gaze7
FRIDAY MORNING, FEB. l3,

hs;ness or for publication to insure prompt atten-
tien saould be addressed TO the GAZETTE fobAish
JNG HOUSE.
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LIST OF LETTERS.

Remaining unclaimed in the Postoffice at
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday
Feb. 18th, 1885. Persons calling for same
will please say advertised giving date: of
list
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p Churchill is the office manager OF the Gazette
pub,shing House. and local editor of this paper ana
ali n alters entrusted to him will receive prompt
care and attention.
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Hunter, Patsey Mrs.. Lenerd, George
Morrison, J. L. 2 Pearse, c. H.,
Rice, F. S., Sauires, Homer
Taylor, Frank NJ, Tower, Lizzie
Washburn, w. D., Jackson, Miss M. 3
Miller, R. O., Magford, Rhoda
Richardson, B., Simpson, Stephen
Thomas, Mr.. Treat, VIM,
Walton, Emma West, Brook
N. R. BARBER, P. M.
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COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Commissioners, Court.

Road Supervisors rendered their reports
and were allowed for extra work as foil bws:
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,OCAL NOTES.

left for the Bay last Sun
steak or roast, go tc G. ID.
Eket, where you are sure to
lall for.
R. N. Bell was in our city, Mon
day - ght. The Roseburg ReUieD is much
improved under his management.
Robt. johnson, now engaged on the state
printing, came up from Salem Monday
morning and returned Tuesday.
County. Treasurer, T. J. Blair, went to
Salem Tuesday morning, taking Sll, 7SOs 80,
a portion of Benton county's State taxes.
{ Last Monday morning the last of about
3, 900 bushels of wheat stored at the Boon
vile warehouse was shipped by the steamer
City of Salem.
A communication from Monroe intended
for publication in the GAZETTE this week, is
consigned to the waste basket. Cause, no
name signed.
Rev. J. l.. Hcrshner will be absent from
Wells Station next Sunday, the 10th, con-
-seouently no servi. es will be held at that
time and place.
Jos. Drake, who murdered Swartz near
Salem about nine months ago, was sentenced
by Judge Boise to be hanged on Friday,
March Goth, 1885.
The Great Consolidated Anglo-American
circus, will appear at the Masquerade Ball
on the Goth inst. Look out for the donkey.
Grand March at o'clock.
Will H. Parry, editor of the Indepen-
dence West Side spent last Friday night in
Corvallis, returning home Saturday morn
ing. We acknowledge a very pleasant
call.
Portland papers state that "Mrs. Cuneo,
the Italian terror. has gone to Corvallis,
and will make that place lively" This Is
certainly mistake. as our city is still en-
joying her usual quietude.
1t is said that Frank Lewis, well known
in this city, has M ade l25 yards foot race
with C. B. Gibson, of San Francisco. The
race will be run in Oakland, Cal, March
Sth, 1885, for $1,000 side.
sis a woman capable of filling an officer
she is, says an exchange. A woman has
just been inquiring after some rejected
manuscript in this Office, and she filled 1t
completely for the time being.
. MrS Ion, Nauoass vent to Portland
Tuesday morning for a visit with friends
and relatives in fiat city. She expects to
rethrn in about week, when her daughter
Miss Bertha will accompany her.
A legislative act now awaits the signature
of the Governor, providing that witnesses
summoned to testify in court within two
m;les Of their ulace of residence shall not be
entitled either to fees or mileage.
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N. B.-If there is any neacs in the fore
going you may publish the same, if not
chuck it in the basket with the spring
poetry and other trash. G. L. B.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-24

BASE BALL.-LastSu Sunday and the Sunday
before number of young men assembled
at the Nolan park and played enjoyable
scrub games of ball, making neat scores
on each occasion. The Fortier and Nolan
clubs will reorganize within the next week
or two and we can look for the opening OF
All exciting seasons sport in the base ball
line Just as soon as the weather gets out of
its present disagreeable groove. Both the
.Donaldsonville clubs will put strong teams
in the field and expect to cross bats fire.
quently with mines from other places.
Word has been received that the New Iberia
club anticipates making an excurtion to our
town about June. The Plaeuemine Viguets
will also visit us occasionally, and several
New Orleans clubs have expressed desire
to do likewise. We hope that the New
River Picards will be in the field again and
| that St. james, Assumption, Thibodaux and
Baton Rouge will organize representative
teams to contend fer the country amateur
| championship.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-24

Tuesday evening, February 3, has been
definitely fixed upon rs the date for the en-
tertainment for the benefit of the Assem-
sion Rifles. Messrs. G. A. Gondran, L. G..
Terrell, Gus. Richelberger and F. N. Gray
compose the committee of arrangements
and they will have the assistance OF num-
Der of ladies in the conduct of the affair,
which will consist of concert, theatrieals
and military tableau1, succeeded by ball.
The price of admission has been placed at
the low sum of 50 cents, and with good
weather Phoenix Hall ought to be filled.
Supper and other refreshments will be
served by the ladies at low ates, and an eve
ning's pleasure can be enjoyed at moder-
ate cost. The Rifles will make their first
public appearance in their Few uniforms
on this occasion.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-24
OUR WEATHER SIGNALS.

The editorial paragraph published in the
CE1Rf several weeks ago with reference 10
the unreliable character Of the weather
signals displayed here durin. sugar making
season. was made the text Of an interview
between a City Item reporter and the United
States Signal Officer at New Orleans. The
following statement from the latter gen.
tle.nan will be found interesting, and doubt
less afford an explanation OF the reason
why the weather predictions announced Tor
this vicinity failed of realization:
Tie signals put out in compliance with the
instructions OF the Signal Service Department
are Of two kinds: One indicates cold wave,
with probabilities Of frost, and the other
certainty Of frost. The records at this ofnce
show that Chief Signal Officer Hazen INDICATED
the former IN dispatches OF November II ana
Is, and the latter on November ~ and -. All
! these predictions were especially calculated
and announced for Northern LOUISIANA. above
the sugar district. and they all came true. as
you yourself show by your extract from the
Ccushatta Citizen. Az regards the statements
Of the Donaldsonvllle CHIEF. l can only FORM
supposition. Either the observers hung out
the wrong signal. or the right signal was mis-
interpreted by the public OF Donaidsonvhie
and vicinity.
You see that the Gulf stream and Southern
Southern part of Louisiana. ana these coid
waves as have stated previously, are greatly
modified by these canses when arriving AZ the
most southerly portion of Louisiana. What
could have induced the observer at Donaidson-
vile, in the face of dispatches transmitted
clearly stating that these great falls OF temper
ature were confined to sections above him, to
put out such signals. can not imagine.
In fact, the State Weather Bureau Is an lnst1.
tuition for itself. not betrayed by the United
States government nor controlled by 1t. We
communicate to it the information we receive,
but have no jurisdiction at all over their usage
of the information. No fault committed by
the State overseers can. therefore, be attrlbuted
to this department. A glance at the map Will
convince you that Coushatta is in Northern
Louisiana and Donaidsonvllle in the sugar DIS
| trict specially excluded in these dispatches.
Reliable forecasts of the weather would
be of infinitely more value in the sugar
producing section than elsewhere in the
State, because we have no other crop so
susceptible to the variations of temper
ature as sugar cane: and it frequently hap
pens that our planters could save large por-
tions of their crop from destruction if they
were informed with any degree of certainty
of the approach of cold waves or heavy
storms forty eight or even twenty-four
hours in advance It is to be hoped the
State signal service, will be improved to
such an extent as to afford the people the
full measure of advantage possible to be
derived from weather forecasts at least
approximately correct.
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Juba- at Phoenix Hall, February -.

While our country is supposed to be
nearly free from earthquakes, no less than
1854 shocks were recorded in the United
States and Canada-not including Alaska
during the twelve years. ending With 1888
This is an average of about one in every
twelve days for some part of the territory.
Many small tremors must have escaped
notice and it is probable that if observa-
tons had been made in various localities
with suitable instruments the reported
shocks would have been several ti1nes as
great in number.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-24
Fire at NapoIeonville.

Burning Of the Residence Of L.. q. FOlse
Under Distressing Circumstances.
Eapoleonville has again been visited by
fire, but fortunately not to any great, cx-
tent. About qu.rter past II o'clock, Thurs
day last, the residence of L. U. Folse was
discovered to be on fire. An alarm was
sounded and in short space of time hun
dred or more men were at the scene Of the
conhagration manfully battling against the
fiery element. The streets being in an al
most impossible condition it was impossi-
BILE to use the steam engine. but the hand
machine Lady Susie was brought into requi-
sition and with the assistance of axes the
tiremen won the victory. The fire was
caused by burning Goals coming in contact
| with the wood work of the mantelpiece.
The flames took an upward course, igniting
the roof, which was totally destroyed. The
| furniture in the house was almost complete
| ly demolished, and this constitutes the So
verest item of loss to the owner.
The accident was rendered doubly distress
| ing and unfortunate from the fact that the
| family were absent at the time of its occur
renee, attending the funeral services OF
their youngest son, Henry Folse, bright
youth of 16 years, who died while at school
at jefferson College, St. James parish.
The lamented young man had only been at
the College about two weeks, and hia death
followed very brief illness. The writer
was aboard the Steamer Whisper, on which
the bereaved family we're returning home
from the burial, and witnessed the sad scene
that ensued when the grief stricken people
we're informed that their home was in
flames. Tears were brought to the eyes OF
all present, and the unfortunate father
seemed stricken dumb by the news OF an
other calamity following so closely upon the
loss of his noble boy.
| We have heard that the Folse property
was insured for $1,000, but it is probable
| that the damage exceeded that amount
though we have no definite information on
kthat point.
Mr.. LouissGprde, first assistant foreman
of the Napolsonville fire company, is to be
complimented fQr the skillful manner in
which he directed the force under his com
mand, and it may be safely said that the
company distinguished themselves by ar
resting the progress of the flames and thus
preventing :another large confagration
which would otherwise have inevitably en-
sued, owing to the close proximity of ada
cent buildings had not the fire been con-
| fined to the Folse residence.
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We learn from the Assumption Piofee,
that the articles collected in that parish fol
display at the Exposition we're destroyed by
the disastrous fire that laid Napo!enville
waste the night of November Z. The exhib-
its had :been placed in Firemen's Hall fol
safe keeping, and thst building feli.a prey
to the flames.
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Juba at Phoenix Hall, February -.

ASSUMPTION PARISH E-NorEs.-The new
Napoleonville market-house, destroyed by
the recent fire, will be rebuilt by private
subscription as the finances OF the town
treasury will not admit of an outlay in
that direction Subscribers are to be paid
out of the revenues of the market.
Mr.. Lionel HILBERT, formerly engaged in
the grocery line in the town of Napoleon
Vile, has embarked in the saw mill and lum-
Der business.
The erection Of buildings at Napoleon
vile has been considerably retarded by the
inability of builders to procure lumber,
owing to the terrible condition of the
roads.
| Mr.. Louis Corde, the Postmaster, has
purchased the lot upon which Mr.. L. Pifferi
had his store, and will erect a two-story
building, the lower portion to be used rs a
grocery and post Office snd the upper to
be occupied by his family.
Messrs. Webster & Hebert are rebuilding
their hotel and are already accommodating
gneats. These two gentlemen are proven
| LOT l1lclf ttIO AioO diieSs Gnu
will control the bulk of business in their
line at the parish seat.
| Mr.. VIM. T. Himel, who has the contract
for furnishing poles for the erection of the
telephone wire between Napo'eonville and
Thibodaux. has delivered the poles along
the line on the bayou as per agreement.
Planters are Strengthening their levees
along the Bcyou Lafourche since the recent
rise.
The recent riae in sugar has given an i'm
petus to shipments from the Lafourche.
Repairs are to be made upon the court
house, Jail and treasurer's Office. So the
Police Jury decided at their last meeting,
on Thursday.
There will be an examination Of appli-
can:s for positions i'll the public schools
next month at Napoleonville. The scho!as-
tic year extends nine months. The schools
will open on the first Monday in March.