The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-04-24
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Correspondence from the Capital
Hon. w. P Ready was in Salem last
week.
Mr. William Raider, a popular young
man of Benton returned thither last Mon
day.
Mr.. L. F. Belknap, promising young
man from Monroe, will graduate from the
Academy of Willamette University june
The work on the Indian school is rapidly
progressing. The boys are quite good car
penters, aid are doing the work nearly
alone.
There appears to be more genuine unity
manifested among the ministry of the var
ious charches in this city than / have seen
elsewhere.
Rev. J. r. N. Bell, so long pastor in Cor
Wallis, passed through Salem on his way to
tRoseburg from Independence where he is
accomplishing great good.
The small pox scare is over The city au-
thorities, thinking the disease was brought
here by the heather order of opium eaters,
went through their dens but found no sati.4
factory clue to the origin of the disease.
| Lettuce is sold at two cents per head.
Eggs do not find ready sale at ten cents
per dozen. 1t seems TO The that it would
pay better to let the eggs rot and use them
for charivereing purposes, than to seek buy
ers at so low rate.
The Blind School under the supervision
of Supt G. e. Moore of Benton county is
to have new building soon. Supt. Moore's
work in this direction has never been
equaled in Oregon. Mr.. Moore's theory is
that the blind should be taught to do every
thing that the seeing can do, except to see.
There is one fish IN rket in Salem which
advertises and constantly Keeps on hand
iaqaina Bay oysters, Cams and fish. This
reminds me that there is much talk here OF
holding either the district or State teachers
institute ut Ya,i.,ina Bay. Why not COM
bine them and hold them daobus unu,n
there.
MIR. J. R. Baldwin of Corvallis was en-
ployed in the State Secretsry's office for
some time. MIR. Baldwin IS u good school
teacher, is accurate reporter, possesses fine
clerical ability, is successful lawyer and
can make nla<h.s on more school marms 80
one Sunday afternoon than any other young
man VIII IN l have seen duriag the last scv-
enty six years.
it is rumored that Prof. NJ. G. Larr,
principal OF the South Salem public schools,
is about to purchase the property n"w
owned by Hon. NJ. J. Counor, in Kings
Valley. The Prof. is nsar relative #
; Hon. James G. Blaine; he is one of our
most highly educated men; and, as an eln-
) Gator, he has nat his superior in Oregon. 1t
is bis purpose to retire from tac responsible.
ities III public work 10 some qni.,t retreat;
and he has wisely sci .cte,l it within t..e
bounds Of our prosperous State.
While attending the Teachers Institute
at Lii Fayette, the quilt driver Of these few
lines lad the pleasure OF meeting Dr.. j.
"a, breath formerly of PhilamAth. The pr.
Graduated in two three colleges, aft +
deaving Benton county. He is considered
nj III authority on medicine; he has alt the
pr'ctice he wants, and he is rich. III has
exhibited greas taste III arran ring his very
pleasant home; and is un louhtediy sur.
, roun.ieI with all that hsart could wish.
His estimAhis. lady, formerly Miss Irerie
Srliti, once teacher i'll phi.omaih College,
afterwarls teacher III the A.sricu' tural Col
lege-is yes farming her attention in a liter
ary direction. Most of her writings are in
verse. she exhibits profound depth OF
. feeling combined with lofty conception Of
the beautiful. Her language is choice; and
respondent fer several journals, and when
the day comes for Oregon she will realize a
fortune from her pen.
J. B. HDRNER.