The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-02-13
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Valentines fine lot just received at
Mattoon's.
Candies, NUS, Oranges, Lemons, Pigs and
Dates at Mattoons.
Pet and Cubeb Cig.uites at Mattoon's.
Creme de la creme-the best cigar in Cor
wallis at Mattoons.
Tobacco-the best brands at NJ ,ttoon's.
TOYS, Stationary, Notions, &C., at Mat
toons.
Mixed farming is getting good start this
year, and it will pay better
Blackleg is reported to he ravagin3 the
stock in Drew's valley.
The Washington territory insane asylum
contains at present l30 inmates-ll0 meu
and 90 women.
Postoffces have recently been established
at Olene, Klamath county, and st erosion.
in Marion county. Oliver e. ApplegGte is
postmaster of the former, and Benjamin f.
Hall of the latter
Harry Dickenson, 4 boy about twelve
years of age, was sent to the county Jail
from Albina recently for five days for
writing indecent WORDS On the walls of d
school house, fences, etc.
Oregon Swamp Land claims have been
denied and new examination Of about
$4,000 acres ordered. Some of the fellows
who have been specializing in them are
liable to get cinched yet.
Under the present laws a man can secure
from the government I60 acres by pre-emp-
ion, 160 acres under the homestead, and 100
under the timber culture law, making $50
acres in all. a bill has been introduced
into Congress, repeating all but the home
stead law and amending that.
Lake county is altogether too distressing
ly healthy part OF the world for doctors.
There are only three doctors located in the
county, and the probabilities are good they
will have to 90 into some other business in
order to get rich.-Examiner.
Mr.. Vanderbilt very recklcssly denies the
story that he carries life insurance to the
amount of $500. 600, and, in fact, says he
has none at all. In some things William is
shrewd, but we must say he has acted very
foolishly about this matter. Every life i'll
surance agent IN New York will be after
him now, and he will have to insure or die.
The festive cnachman again appears upon
the matrimonial stage. This time he is a
youthful specimen, barely nineteen years of
age, while his bride is seventy-tour and very
rich The marriage took place in ST Rnches
church, Ontario, Tuesday. An exodus OF
youthful coachmen to Canada is now ex-
pected.
The potato crop of last season, says
Portland exchange, bi,is fair TO prove more
remun.rative than wheat. Large guam
titles Of potatoes are being shipped to Cali
fornia. s, COO to 10000 sacks going down on
each steamer About 1000 sacks are
brought into town daily by farmers, who
receive half a cent pound for them, which
puts Sl,CG0 per day into circulation.
The improvement Of Snake river by the
government has beun continued during the
present winter. The steady prosecution of
proved the river, Lore especially at Pine
Tree, Texas, Palause rapids. which were
formerly impassau,e at low stage of water,
and now boats can reach Riparia. Idaho, us
early as they formerly could Lewiston from
the latter place.
Articles incorporating the Domestic and
Fat Stock show Mere fled in the office of
the county clerk of Multnomah county on
last Friday The inc6rporators are A. H.
johnson, T. H. Tongue, }. 7 Apperson,
Van B. Delashmutt. and Wyh. NJ. Ladd.
Pie busines sin which the Corporation pro-
pose to engage is to hold an exhibition of
domestic animals, poultry, and fat stock,
and to pay premiums for merit of the SAME.
Farmers are getting to stall-feeding stock
for market. Fl. L. Rudd, Esq, h;.s over a
hundredssheep and car load Of fine steers
up, whichhe will have as fat butter in
April. Others also are starting i'll on it.
One farmer near Halsey has 200 mutton
sheep feeding for the Portland market.
With a good shed and wa+er handy very
light expense is attached to stall feeding
this season in consequence of the low prices
for grain and feed ;
The snow blockade which occurred early
in December is just beginning to find its
way into Eastern papers, which devote con-
siderable space to it and characterize it as
the longest and worst ever expeniencel in
the United States. IL will require con-
siderable time and patience to make people
in the East understand this blockade was
the first ever experienced in Oregon, and
that the railroads were not prepared to cope
with something never dreamed of in their
philosophy. 1t will also be difficult mat
ter to convince the. people that Oregon is
not subject to such storms, and that while
other sections of the country are now in, the
midst of winter, this State is enjoying mild