The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-04
State and Territorial.


Bart. Coffey, of Salem, has been appointe,
Indian agent at the Umatilla Indian agency
$500 Cinnamon are working on the ex
tension of the o. & C. railroad in California
Three miners were instantly killed near
Seattle last Friday night by the falling of ;
large tree across their cabin.
There are now 295 prisoners in the Stats
Penitentiary, the largest number that has
ever been confined within the walls at one
time.
The directors of the Mechanics fair asso
ciation have finished figuring up che results
of the last fair and find the net proceeds te
to be about $1,000.
Indians on Snake river, Oregon, have
found granite rock upon which is the i'm.
print of deer and bear feet, and IN one in.
stance distinct human foot print.
The farmers living in the vicinity of Knox
butte, Linn county, have organized them
selves against the depreciation of coyotes,
which have been doing much damage to
focks of sheep.
E. J. Dawne, the newly appointed Judge
of Alaska is reported to have gotten away
with $25, 900 from Salem money loaners.
The skinfint class of cent per cent resi-
dents of Salem have been the losers in great
part.-Fsrmer.
While our legislature found time to act
upon bill to stop prize-fghting, why did it
not pass law refusing to license quacks?
Prize-fghters but bruise; quacks both rob
and kill.-Sunday Welcome
Surveyors are now in the field making a
location of the new extension of the North
esn Pacific railroad company's line from
Spokaue Falls to Palouse City. This work
ia being pushed with all possible haste.
San Luis Obispo is in California, not in
Oregon, although in was treated to an inch
of rain per hour for eleven hours one day
last week. Yet Californians have the nerve
% speak o1Orsgon as the 'trainy state
The fare from Roseburg to San Francisco
via Corvallis is $l9.72 cents via Portland
ga. 95 aud via Ashland s32. Go via Cor.
Wallis then and save 20 hours of time, the
Columbis bar, or lis miles of staging.-Re-
view.
A monster wild beast of some species un-
known to Oregon, au apparant cross be-
tween the Hyena and the California lion,
vas killed in the vicinity of Hillsboro last
~ssk. Il has been committing serious dep
ssdsaisas upen farmers tiOoks.
Corn I'm Linn county, from seed imported
from Arabia. by Jack Miller at Shedd, grows
to prodigious size, ears measuring eighteen
inches and stalks twelve feet. 1t is valu-
able variety for this climate. Those who
are sheptical as to corn growing capabilities
of Oregon shouli see this.
Mr.. d. II. Stearns, an enterprising
rustler, has assumed his old position of man
aser of the Evening Telegram, He stall re-
tains his interest in the La Cainas colony
enterprise, which under his management
has assumed such healthy proportions that
it will DO able to get aIoag in the future
without hi, fostering care.
The total net fees and emoluments of the
County CLERK of Multnomah county for the
first half of the current year were $363S. IS.
Those of the Sheriff were S65l20l. This
shows decided falling off as compared with
the same time in the previous year, though
even at this rate of remuneration those
being poverty-stricken while in office.
Montana, by reason of glut in the Chicago
market, is compelled to carry over 10000
head of fat and marketable cattle this fall.
The real cause of this surplus is said to have
been the order of the President compelling
the Southwestern cattle men to get off the
Indian range, and after feeding short time
in the corn fields of Kansas, they rushed
their cattle to depressed market.
Many stories are being told of a second
crop of fruits and vegetables this season,
but one given to us by Mr.. Crowder recent
ly is as good as any that we have heard. |
One of his neighbors wanted some beans for
seed, and he went into the garden and picked
the dry beans for seed, full mess of green
string beans and blossoms, all from the |
same vines That is about az good as any
country in the world can do.-Herald-D Dis
seminator. |
Oregon young cattle find market away
seross the line into the British possessions,
north of Fort Benton. This land has never
been graGed except by buffalo and is in a
great part medows where the grass is as
high as a cows back. The climate is not |
80 mild as in Oregon, and calves cannot be
raised to advantage there, but it is great
grazing country and vast numbers of
cattle will be bought in Oregon and fattened |
there. |
The state board Of immigration has found |
three places where 10000 acres tract of
and can be secured in answer to the inqxiry |
Of the minister In California who wishes the |
land for large colony. One place is in the
Siuslaw country near Eugene and another is |
out near the Waldo hills, west OF Salem.