The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-03-06
News SUNNI ary.

valley.
Measles are prevailing in different parts
of jackson county.
Klamath county expects large emigra-
ton in the spring.
A wool growers association effected or
ganization at Heppner few days ago.
A saw mill with capacity of 10000 feet
per day is being erected at Rosebnrg.
Frank Beach, of Linkville, has purchased
a hall interest in the Lakeview Examiner.
The saw and grist mills at Independence
have shut down on account of high water.
Of the 3S4 bills introduced in the last
session of the legislature, only los passed.
The experiment of raising tobacco has
been tried in Linn county with good sue
cess.
Judge Deadly has been re appoited mem
Ter of the Board of Regents for the State
University.
Hon. j. S. Herrin, of Ashland, last sea
son put up 5000 pounds of superior bacon
and lard
Milwaukee made million barrels of beer
last wear, and yet won't give over l2a cents
pound for hops.
The railroad repair shops at Grants Pass
trouble among employees.
Sheepmen near North Powder Union
county, have been feeding their focks since
Dec 10Th, and will continue doing so until
March LIST.
A Marshtield lumberman predicts that in
less than ten years all the lumber OH the
Pacific Coast will be carried on steamers
constructed especially for that purpose
A Yamhill correspondent says: ''Bust els
of sound apples are lying on the ground in
some of the orchards of this county, and
yet we boast of fifteen days blizzard last
winter.
The bounty law cost the Territorial treas
ury nearly $l2, 600 in 1884 for the scalps of
wild animals. During the year there were
killed 547 bears, 1873 mountain lions, 5,4lO
wolves and 1921 coyotes in Dakota.
In the State of Oregon there are 463 post
offices; one office of the first class, one of
the second class, thirteen of the third class,
and 44S of the fourth class. There are four
teen presidential offices and sixty-two
money y-ord er offices.
A correspondent of a Kentucky paper
asks the editor why Christmas is celebrated,
and in reply the edito, expresses astonish-
ment that anybody in this enlightened age
should ask such question, and then says
it is ins commemoration of the crucifiSion
of Christ. A missionary is needed in that
locality.
They are having abundance of rain in the
Coeue dAlene country, and as the snow is
rapidly disappearing, the prospects for an
early and prosperous mining season is eI-
tremely fattering. The miners feel perfect
ly satisfied that they will make as good a
showing as any placer mining country in
America.
The location of the Indian school at Salem
will result in putting something like Sl5,-
600, more or les, into circulation there,
used in the construction OF the building,
and $25, 900 or $4,000 annually for the
running expenses. 1t is intended by the
secretary of the interior to make this large
school for the education Of Indians from an
extensive district
The peach growers of the country again
announce that all the buds have been killed
by the billiards. of the winter. We shall
again be obliged to eat our peaches without
buds. You can hardly tell the difference
now. The petch buds have been regularly
,annihilated by the winters ever since the
memory of the oldest inhab taut commenced
to work.
The State Agricultural Society is now
assured of success, says the Salem States
man. The Governor will soon appoint the
necessary eight members of the Board on
the part of the State. The society has
already named as its four,lA j. Apperson of
Clackamas, NJ Wilkins of Lane, R. A.
Irwin of Linn, and R. E. Bybee of Multno-
nah.
A striking argument i'll favor of small
farms is found in the following: ''On Rus
sian river, Cal, ten years ago, 100 acres OF
wheat land brought an annual profit of
81, 900 to the farmer owning the tract. He
cut it into five-acre lots and sold it to hop
and fruit growers, Last year there was
profit OF $4,000, one acre realizing 5000
from plums. Eleven families are now sup
ported on the 100 acres.
The California and Oregon unearned land
grant consists of 5000, 900 acres, principally
in California A resolution was recently
introduced in the California Legislature re-
uuesting the representatives and instructing
the senators in congress to vote for
the forfeiture of unearned land grants The
resolution as adopted, after exempting by
amendment the California and Oregon land
sc