The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-16

the world Tor nne apples, So isi O." Ae'
have come in.
Cases of diphtheria are reported at dlffer-
ent places in Southern Oregon; also IN the
Willamette valley.
The Indians at Ceur d'Alene mission
raised this year lOO,O 900 bushels of grain
and II, 600 bushels of potatoes.
John Kirkwood, youth of Iamhlll coun-
ty, has been assigned four years scholar
ship in the agricultural college at Corvallis
by Senator Burch.
Cheney Sentinel: A fine ledge of genuine
marble has been found in Wallowa valley,
Union county, The ledge is said to be from
ten to fifty rods in width.
LinkviIle and vicinity are receiving about
double the amount of freight they received
last year, which. shows that the klamath
lake basin is rapidly filling up with settlers.
1t is claimed that an experiment made in
raising corn in Chehalis county, Washington
territory, proves that corn will grow and
mature in that locality full as well as IN
New England or Minnesota.
Mr. E. w. Allen, in charge of the Oregon
missionary car, writes that he was treated
very ind.fferently at Indianadolis. He was
not allowed to get near the fair ground, and
| had to make his exhibit at the depot.
Charles S. Conkling has a crab-apple
tree on his place in Ashland which is now
bearing its third crop of fruit this season.
The last crop is now developed perfectly,
however, the apples being very small
Receiver Scott, of the Narrow Gauge R.
R.. has discharged all Cinnamon and put
| white men in their place This is the way to
get rid of Chinese, discharge them and let
them seek other lands for livelihood.
| In the murder case of the State VS.. Fred
Winklelnan, his attorneys demnrred to the
| Indictment and the demurrer was sustained
| by the court. In other words the lndlct-
ment as drawn up was mo good,' and the
grand jury must present better findings
Baker City Tribune.
From careful estimates the Dayton Chron-
icle learns that 1000 bushels of wheat
have been received in Dayton this season,
including what has gone to the mills Over
32O, 900 are still in the yard, and but two
tifths of the crop has been delivered. Every
warehouse is full and 1885, bushels are
piled up outside and covered with sheds.
An agricultural exchange says that no
grass of any value is better adapted to
slough land that is liable to overflow at
times than Fowl Meadow grass. The hay
! is almost as good as timothy, and the sec
ond crop is nearly as heavy as the first.
1t can be sown this autumn. The seed
wei. his ID pounds per bushel, and it requires
one anil one-half to two bushels per acre.
The population of Coos county, as ascer-
| tanned by the State census, is 5,795. 1t was
is l,646 Gross value of property 81, $780,
$50. Taxable valuation, 81, ,3S7, sol. The
county has produced during the past year
81 ,O0O 600 feet of lumber, $4,000 tons of
! coal, 1900 cases of salmon, 657 ounces Of
gold dust, and 3s, $50 pounds of wool.
Sunday morning, Oct 45h, shortly after
daylight, the family of Judge D. c. Lewis,
| living at the corner of Third and College,
were awakened hy cries on the front porch
of their residence. Opening the door Mrs.
Lewis discovered rule package of rags,
! from whence the sound proceeded, and
opening it found male babe, certainly not
more than twenty-four hours old.-Oregon-
ian.
A well is being drilled at the residence of
MIR. Friedlander, of Roseburg. The drill
is now eighty-six feet in solid rock. There
are very good indications of water, but not
a good flow as yet. Nearly every well in
Roseburg is dry, and citizens are alarmed
about the future water supply. They are
i'll hopes it will rain soon. The grass is dry
and stock will certainly die of starvation ii
grass does not spring up soon.
Crematory will be opened for use at
Mt Olivet cemetery, Long Island, in a few
day, and there are already fifty bodies there
waiting to be burned. The cause of crema
tion is steadily growing; Dr. Beugless
president of the United States cremation
company, says that the society began in
1851 with eleven members and now has
over two hundred, although no special effort
has been made to gain accessions.-Tele-
gram.
The Baker county assessor makes the
following returns: 10000 acres of land
valued at S33S, l66; value of city lots, $2l7,
992; improvements, $7l7.234 merchandise
and implements, S256, $40; money, notes
and accounts, $685.. 7.979; household furniture
$4O,9l5. There are 49l7 horses and mules
valued at 1897, 1854; Al, 945 cattle, valued al
$677 ,39l; 47.66S sheep, valued at ST., ,7S6
2OS2 swine, valued at $5S65. The tota
value of taxable property is So, 252, ,664
number of polls, Sl13.
!; Seven hundred of the best citizens O
Seattle have organized themselves, and hav'
been divided into companies of 20 each
| nuder cantain and aDnointed n ouar,!