The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-11-29


reward, to any one finding it, for the re-
covery of the same.
A party of four young Corvallisites drove
down to Albany on the night of the 2lst
inst, and gave Wm. Stock, Corvallis boy
now clerkiQg in drug store there, a surprise.
Afrer spending few hours in social time
they returned home.
On or about the 9th of December, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Mason will leave for West
Berkley, adjoining Oakland. Cal, where
they will reside during the winter months
and be with their son Chester, who is at
tending an academy there.
On Wednesday in the court house pub
lie examination of teachers took place before
J. j. Bryan, county superintendent. There
were six applicants Chas. Davis, Mr.. Tay-
lor, Jas. Collins, Florence Davisson, Clara
M. Reynolds, and Flora Dalaba.
About $50 o'clock this Friday morning
had an ankle broken and received other in
juries by his team running away with him on
Main street, near the saw mill. DR.. q. ID.
Lee was called to render medical assistance.
E. o. Samuels ami wife took their de-
parture for the northern part OF Washing
ton OH Saturday last. Elmer is station
agent, telegraph operator, and general man.
ager at Winona junction. His wife is as
sistant, and they get along very well to-
gether.
At Siletz agency near Yaquina, this
county, on last Saturday, an Indian drove
his team and wagon into the Siletz river for
the purpose of cleaning his wagon, and on
account of rise in those waters the whole
bunch were sent to the happy hunting
ground.
In the state vs. B. 7, Taylor, for crime of
assault and battery, the fine imposed on
the defendant by the Judge was $50, which
taken with the amount awarded Mr.. Kline
in his damage suit against the above named
party, will prove rather costly case on
Mr.. I. 3 part.
It may be of interest to know the con-
tract between the Union Pacific railroad
and the goveI nment makes it obligatory on
the part of the company to run. its fast mail
trains on time. The company yforfeits $500
every time it reaches Portland 80 minutes
late, no matter what the cause may be.
On Saturday from to $50 o'clock p. m.
supper will be given at the residence Of
Judge John Burnett, by the teachers and
scholars of The public schools. The pro.
ceeds will be used in purchasing new
organ for the new school building. Price of
supper, 25 cents. Everybody should at
tend.
By the steamer Bentley on Wednesday
morning was shipped to Salem a lot of gal
vanized corn1ce work from the manufactory
of J. d. Clark in this city. This will be
placed on the new water tower at the pen
itentiary there. Mr.. Clark being the low
est bidder Was awarded the contract for
furnishing it.
Mrs. D. P. Blue, of Yaquina, has won
tenth choice and Terry D. Brown, of Phil.
omath, thirty-fifth choice, of prizes i'll the
seventy five nice ones offered by the Ex-
aminer of San Francisco for those getting
lucky numbers with their subscription re-
ceipts to the weekly. The total amount in
prizes was $25, 1000.
On Sunday last, Prof w. N. Hull under
went a second surgical operation on his
fractured arm, which he had broken while
trying to stop his runaway horse few
weeks since. The work of reducing a dis
location was performed by Drs. J. nj. APP
plewhite and G. r. Farra, and the patient
is getting along nicely.
Twelve and half cents per pound live
weight was paid for turkeys this week by
several merchants-of this city, one Offering
thirteen cents on Wednesday. The amount
of this kind of fowl which has been shipp
ed from this point since Monday last will
exceed over 1000. They bave nearly all
been gobbled up by this time.
A man and family nearly perished in
crossing the mountains from Eastern Oregon
last week. Their team consisting of two
horses and two mules, foundered in the
snow at the summit and two of them were
killed. The man and family succeeded in
getting ont of the snow with the remnant
of the team and reached Sweet Home, in
Lane county, on Friday.
While overhauling an old picture Mr..
Gerhard, of this city, found an old poster
advertising an entertainment to be held at
Music Hall, Corvallis, on Dee. 81, 1859, for
the benefit of the College at that place.
Mr.. Blowhard and others were to take part
in genuine Eye old folks" show. Mr..
Gerhard will send the poster to the agricul.
tural college to be placed among its curios-
ities.-Alba,4y Democrat, 9th.
A letter, received in Corvallis by Mr..
Hoffman yesterday, from his wife and
daughter in New York, states that they
will return home soon. The reason assigned
is on account of the i'll health of Miss Maud,
as the professor, under whom she was study
ing for the stage, thinks it advisable that
she should not continue longer as results for
the worse might happen. They were to
start day or two after the letter was
mailed.
There were five contestants for the silver
medal last night in the elocntionary enter
tainment at the city hall-three young ladies
and two gentlemen. Rev. A. Rogers. of
Corvallis, and Profs. Bryan aud Gilbert, of
Philomath, were the judges. After the last
number on the programme had been given,
their decision was Misunderstanding that.
after close mathematical calculation of
points earned by each competitor, Miss
Jessie Waggoner was entitled to the prize.
Wm Hairless, of the firm of Hairless
& Davisson, real estate dealers, came into
the GAZETTE Office last night and displayed
to the eyes of all persons comprising the
editorial and mechanical force, box con-
taing strawberry plant upon which were
two full blooms, three buds, and two LARGE
RIPE berries. They were grown on the
farm of Ell. w. Vincent. near Toledo, this
county. Just think of it-ripe strawberries
on Thanksgiving day of 80. Oregon against
the world; Benton county in the lead.
On Wednesday the steamer VIM. NJ.
Hoag with tlnrty-five tons of freight made
the run from Portland to Salem in eight
hours and thirty weight minutes, makipga
nine landings. On Monday the D. r. & N
Orient. with only ten tons, beat the O. P.
Bentley about twenty-six minutes over the
same distance, but the last named boat made