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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-12-13
IN BRIEF.
Quite cold these mornings.

Quite cold these mornings.
Our addition is in the business part
of town. ROBERTS, The Jeweler.
Regular services will be held at the
NJ. E. church next Sunday by the
pastor.
A lot of secondhand household furniture
tor sale cheap. Enquire of Hairless &
Davisson.
Hairless & Davisson have nice resi-
dence lots for sale in their Wilkins
addition.
Wesley Todd has a splendid as
sortment of Christmas candies. Pur.
chase of him.
You can't miss it. Roberts addl-
| ton beats Jobs or Wilkins. ROBERTS,
The Jeweler.
Don't fail to read Cox's advertisements
| on the third aud fourth page of the GAZETTE.
Read, reflect, buy a lot.
The drama ssFoiled," which was to have
been given on the 10Th inst, has been post.
poned until after the holidays.
] There will be services at the Con
gregational church next Sunday at IL
a. M. and 7:l5 p. M. All will be
welcome.
Cox's advertisement on the third
page is regular boomer. With such
business indicators he cannot help but
sell real estate.
| On Friday evening, December Goth, a
social party and dance will be given by
| Young America fire company in the city
hail. All firemen are invited, as we'll as the
ladies' coffee club.
Nick Baesen says he is going to have the
| finest display of meat i'll his masket this
coming Christmas that has ever been shown
in Corvallis. The showing last year was
very excellent.
! In the NJ. E. church in Philomath on
| Christmas night will be a tree for the peo-
pie. J. Z. Henkle, Prof. Gilbert. Mary
ton, Kate Meryman, w. L. Bryan, and +
A. White are the committee of arrangements.
] The topics at the city hall on next Sal,lath b
will be, in the morning Certainty and I'm.
certainty" In the evening ''The Battle oi
the Giants Sunday school at 10 a. IN.
Efforts will be made to have the hall com
| Portable for all.
All lovers of laughter or dancing are in.
vited to the Congregational church next
Sunday evening as the pastor, Rev. A.
Rogers, lectures ON .'Mirth and Dancing
and will treat the subject from the reason.
able side of these questions.
Misses Ida and Eda Beknap went to the
4 metrOpOlis on Wednesday, The latter will
soon go to Cheney, WASH, to enter a college
there conducted by the Congregational de.
nomination. Her home will be with Mr..
and Mrs. G. E. Chase, formerly of Corvallis.
The improvements being made in the
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An Insane Man attemps to Kill Himself at Yaquina City,
He is Taken to the Asylum at Salem.
G. OfcersNew Building for the Electric Light Plant
Snake Story-A Prune Farm Institute
Wedding -"E" Co.'S Masquerade

The INsr1rUrE.-A large at
tendence of teachers at the com
ing three days session of the Sec
ond district institute in Corvallis
is assured. Superintendent Nc
Elroy has visited almost every
county in the district and an un-
usually large number of the
"knights'' of the school-room have
promised him to attend. To
every teacher in Polk, Linn, Lane,
and Douglas, personal invitations
have been sent. The entire tacul-
ties of the Roseburg and Engene
public schools will be on hand, and
the state university and state nor
NAL schools will be we'll represent
ed. Oregon City's principal and
several of his assistants are expec.
ted. Let every teacher in Benton
county, and all others interested
come out and enjoy feast Of fat
things. Remember the date of
beginning$Thursday, December 26.
1t will be during holiday week and
it should be the duty of all the
citizens of Corvallis to receive
their visitors in most cordial
manner. Arrange your WORK so
you can attend all the evening
sessions anyway.
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1t IS understood that all the build
ings on the bulkhead at Yaquina City
will be moved in the spring and that
the Oregon Pacific company will pro-
ceed to fill in the space between the
bulkhead and the bluffs for track pur-
poses, warehouses and shops. If this
is done the company will probably lay
out the town and sell lots. With
proper storage facilities and vessels to
carry it, three-fourths of the grain and
other products of the Willamette val
ley will pass through this port.
T. w. Symons, y. S. civil en-
gineer, is now in Portland, having
been sent out here from Washington,
d. c., to take the position made vacant
by Capt. Willard Young's transfer
ment to Memphis. Tenn. Mr.. Sy-
mons left Portland in 1882 after hav-
ing acted as engineer of the depart
ment of the Columbia for about four
years.
If you wish to make your friend a
nice Christmas present buy him a
piece of pocket cutlery, or if he smokes,
get linn meerschaum pipe Or cigar
holder. Such can be had of A. Hodes
at his bakery and grocery. He also
has several other fine articles that are
suitable for holiday presents.
David Link, formerly of this city,
but lately OF Albany, is now partner
in the gun store formerly run by Will
Bros in that city. The firm is now
known as Will & Link.
Scio is going to build an electric
motor line to connect at Munkers on
the Oregon Pacific railroad. The
distance is only Few miles. Good fol
Scio.
Hunt up P. Weber's new adv. on
the third page of the GAZETTE. Read
what he has to say and then go and
patronlze him.
Old Santa Claus may he compelled
to travel by sled this Christmas in Cor.
Wallis. Next year he can take the
street car
A new green house of forty feet in
length is soon to be erected on the
agricultural college farm.
Lots in our addition are most de.
sirable. ROBERTS, The Jeweler.
Christmas socks are in demand now
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Last Saturday the Yaquina bay
board of trade WAS permanently organ
lied at Newport, and II charter filed
with the secretary Of state. The Off
GERS are as follows: DR.. ]. r. Bayley,
president; A. ]. Ray, first vice presi.
dent; Samuel Irwin, second vice presl-
dent, and w. G. Shepard, secretary.
Directors-Freeman E. Dodge, Samuel
Case, J. R. Bay|ey, w. C.. Shepard,
r. f. Baker, A. J. Ray, w. S. HufIord,
Samuel Irwin and A. E. Aclom.
Twenty-three standing committees wer.
appointed. The membership com
prises most of the leading business men
and property owners on the bay.
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On Tuesday, the new government official
=. w. Simonds, who has lately been given
charge of harbor improvements on this coast,
made Yaquina a visit of inspection. He
was accompanied by VIM. NJ. Hoag. Mr..
SimODds expressed himself as very much
pleased at the work being done ard the pro-
gress made, and it is said will make good
report. The increase of deplh by reason OF
the ietty work he pronounced very salts
factory and does not hesitate to say that
Yaquina will make good harbor. His visit
there has infused new life into things at the
Oregon Pacitic's terminus, and real estate
continues upwards Parties ON the inside
advises people to hole cheir property for Il
boom, as one is bound to come. Another
interesting item is the fact that the Oregon
Development company is having built at
Philadelphia bran now steamer with
pacity of 2500 tons, which will he placed on
the route from Ya9nina to San Francisco
dnrny the coming year. Is is said to be a
fine boat and only trusted men will be placed
i'll charge of it.
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In New QUARTERs.-On the river
front just below the ferry a lot be-
longing to F. Blumhart, the ferry
man. has been purchased by L. L.
Hurd and johnson Porter and in a
few weeks a new building will have
been erected upon it. This will be
occupied by this company's elec-
trio light plant which will be moved
from its present position in Hurd's
planning mill at the foot of Madison
street. The new tubular boiler.
purchased in Portland last week
by Mr.. H., has arrived and is lying
in the Cauthorn wharf. 1t is Is
feet 10 inches in length. Al inches
in diam eter, and has 46 tubes; the
smoke stack is so feet and when
attached to the boiler will reach to a
heighth of about 60 feet. A so.
horse power engine will be procur-
ed and will furnish all the power
necessary for running the dyna
mo of the lighting system. 1t is
also reported that Fred Blumhart
will erect a building adjoining in
which he will manufacture ice dur
ing the hot season, the power to
run the machinery to be furnished
by the afore- mentioned engine dur
ing the daytime.
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Presbyterian church are Of quite an extern
sive nature. They will cost several hundred
dollars and the old church will start in new
apparel for the next decade. 1t is expected
| that still other alterations will be made
next summer.
Four lots in J. n. Nicholas tract, of 80
lots on Ninth street between Monroe and
jackson, have been sold to parties in Leb.
| anon for 5000 since Friday last A promi-
nent business man of this city has also
bought him the three lots on the northwest
corner of Madison and Ninth streets paying
S775. And early in the spring he will erect
two fine cottages thereon.
Quite number of passengers are trans.
tered nearly every day from the Oregon
Pacific to the down west side train for
Portland at the crossing just north of
Corvallis. Every evidence shows that it
will not be very long until a depot will be
erected there for the accommoda, ion of the
public. This crossing is on the Eplin prop
erty lately purchased by II syndicate and
which will soon be laid off into city lots.
The early Reapers" mission band of the
Presbyterian church gave their first fair at
the parsonage on Wednesday evening. A
large attendance of people were present and
| the beautiful articles they offered for sale
| were quickly purchased. The young ladies'
| society assisted the band in serving refresh
ments and the receipts of the evening were
about $45. 10 their president, Mrs. A. A.
Schenck, the great success of the enterprise
is largely due. Her untiring energy and
skill have contributed very much towards
making this organization one of great inter-
est and profit to the children. They start
on another years work the first Saturday in
January.
p. Lutarch Lewis left Corvallis about the
first of November to take in this country be-
tween here and the lower portion of the
golden state. He travelled around until he
became ''broke" and, before he could receive
any financial aid from Sources in this city,
Was compelled to foot it few miles.
About November 25th stage was robbed
betw cen Roseburg, Douglas county, and
Marshtield in Coos. 2. Lutarch happened,
su he says, to come along the road shortly
after where the depreciation was committed.
and some detective or U. S. marshal think
ing he was the man touk him in charge and
placed him under arrest. He was convey ed
| to San Francisco and will he brought to
Portland where trial will be given him,
and if it can be shown that he is innocent
will very likely be al! wed to go free. This
is an unfortunate experience for one who
has always resided IN Benton county, and it
is to be hoped that it will act as cure to
his desire for seeing the elephant Lewis
has Il wife, two children, and an aged moth
er, resl'line here, and it would be we'll for
him to take the next train home should he
prove himself not guilty.
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A SNAKE STORY.-In the San
Francisco Examiner of December
9Th, the following is found, which
is taken from a letter written by an
Oregon lady living in Wasco
county, when describing child's
berth: "Where the child's fingers
and toes ought to have been, there
were rattlesnakes' heads, and there
was a small snake growing from
the top of its head and hung down
on its face. The head of the snake
was the child's nose, and whenever
the baby moved the snake ON its
face would rise up, run out its
tongue and hiss. The baby only
lived five hours, but the snake part
lived five hours longer"
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NOTICE Or FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons concerned that l, q. G. Newton,
executor, OF the last will and testa-
ment of Jesse F. Wood, deceased,
have filed my final account as such
executor with the clerk of the county
court of Benton county, Oregon, and
the said court has fixed Monday the
9th day Of January, 1890, at the hour
of 10 o'clock a. M. of said day as the
time for hearing any and all objections
to said account and final settlement
thereof G. G.. NEWTON,
Dated Dec. 5, 1889. Executor.
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STOLE AN OvERcoAT.-Last Sun
day evening T. G. Case left his
evercoat hanging on the front
porch of his residence on Ninth
street, it being quite damp. The
next morning he had an occasion to
60 down town to open up his bar
ber shop and it being rather cool,
went to get the coat to put on but
somehow or other it was not there;
neither was the contents of the
pockets which consisted of a re-
volver, some plug tobacco, and
other small contraptions. 1t is
supposed that some tramp saw it
hanging on the wall, and, thinking
he needed just such a piece of
wearing apparel, quietly "cab-
aaged' on to it. Tam" says he
doesn't mind the loss OF the coat
and revolver but he does hate to
lose the 'backer. Corvallisites,
beware! Don't even leave your
socks out of doors. Tramps are
mighty curious people sometimes
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A. o. U. w. ELEcTIoN.-Friend-
ship Lodge, No. IA, A. o. U. W., of
Corvallis, held its annual election on
the night of December 9Th, and the
following is the list of new officers.
Post Master, A. F. Hershner; Master
Workman, S. L. Kline; Gen. Foreman,
Neal Newhouse; Overseer B. L. Arm
old; Recorder, F. Berchtold; Finan-
cier, J. P. Irvine; Receiver, Jas. A.
Cauthorn; Guide, Jesse Spencer; l. W.,
M. o. Heart; 0. w., ]. w. Linger;
Trustee, F. Holgate; Med. Examiner,
DR.. c.. X. Farra.
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G. A. r. OFFICERs.-Atan an elec-
tion of officers of Ellsworth Post.
No. 10, G. A. R., held ON Friday
evening, December 9th, the follow
ing were chosen: W. E. Paul, 2.
c.; Albert Kemp, S. V. c.; Ii. r.
Clark, J. V. O.; f. A. Jackson,
Chap; E. A. Chapman, surgeon;
VIM. Morgan, CT. Master; F. M.
johnson, Adjt.; Harry Sargent, O.
G.; A. X. Miner. o. d.; Henry
Gerber, Sergt. Major; J. II. Mich
olas, OF Mt. Sergt.; delegate to
department encampment, Robt.
Erwin; Alternate, AL Kemp; past
commanders entitled to seats and
votes in the department encamp-
ment. w. E. Paul, Wallace Bald
win, and F. M. johnson; council of
administration, Robert Erwin,
Richard Young, A. X. Miner. A
public installation of these officers
together with those lately elected
by the w. r. c., No. 7, will take
place in the hall on Adams and
Second street, on Friday evening,
January 3rd, 1890.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

LAND OFFICE AT OREGON CITY, Or,
December 7th, 1889.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has flied notice of his in
tention to make final proof in support OF his
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore the County Judge, or in his absence,
before the County Clerk of Benton county
at Go. wallis, Oregon, ON Monday, January
9Th, 1890. viz: John H. .acker, homestead
entry No. 573O for the lots 6, 7, S, and 9 of
Sec. "a Tp II south Il. west. He names
the following witnesses to prove his con-
tinuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz:
J. S. s. Powell, J. Walker, l.. NJ. Hem,
,terson, and j. p G. Henderson, all Of
PAilomath, Benton county. Oregon.
j. L. APPERSON,
Register.
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PRONOUNCED CRAZY w. w
Madison was brought TO Corvallis
on Wednesday and lodged in Jail
he being in very crazy state OF
mind. At Yaquina City on Sun
day evening he made an attempt
to commit suicide by drawing a
razor across his neck and shoulder.
He was not successful, however,
as he missed the jugular vein. He
resided about eight miles from the
bay on Drift creek, and having
come to the city became perfectly
full of bug juice. His attempted
suicide was not known in Yaquina
for he got on to the morning train
and went to Toledo, the wound
not having been attended to. In
the car where he was, quite an
amount of blood had collected on
the floor and the conductor noticing
it discovered the fellows condition.
Medical assistance was given him
at Toledo. On Monday night he
was seen at the residence OF Allen
Parker dripping wet from the
effects of having come in contact
with the waters of the bay. 1t
was thought best to have him ex-
amined as to his mental condition,
which was done on Wednesday
afternoon, and he was pronounced
insane. Yesterday he was taken
to the asylum at Salem. The
cause of his insanity was alcoholic
drink. He was 81 years old.
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DROP A NICKEL IN THE SLOT!
And Take a Ride on the Street
Cars in Corvallis.
A FRANCHISE GRANTED.
The Company to be Incorporated
Contracts will Soon be Let
Works begins in January.

1t took a special meeting of the council Of
this city, held on Tuesday evening last, te
decide about granting the street railway
company the franchise they prayed for. But
''rhey got there just the
same,
As they have just such
name,"
and the ordinance was passed with seven
votes in the affirmative and two negative.
There is nothing now in the way of the
company doing what they have agreed to
do-construct a street-car line. 1t is under.
stood that they will soon have articles of in.
corporation filed and begin letting the con-
tract for grading and laying the track
The rails will be ordered in a few days and
are expected to arrive in month after be-
ing shipped. The work will begin early
next month and be pushed right along as
fast as the weather will permit. The point
Of beginning will be near the postoffice,
thence north to intersection of Monroe and
Second street and westerly along Monroe
street to Seventh street, thence north te
Harrison, west to Ninth, north to main
street leading into Jobs addition. If you
desire to know what privileges the county
commissioners have granted the company
read the court proceedings of the December
term elsewhere in the GAZETTE.
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When the contracts for constructing the
street ailway are let the company shall
have it stipulated that the laborers must he
procured right here in Corvallis; if possible,
thus distributing the money at home.
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Letters.-Adyertised for December
18th, in Corvallis p. O.: Mrs. Ida E.
Augstadt, A. E. Baldwin,. w. Booth
Chas. Bowen, Alfred Leivor, E. M
Logan, Kate Maxim, S. w. Perkins
Willard Pippil, Abraham Stregker, E
d. Rowe, 2, J. w. Wilson. F. A
HELM, P. M.
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Ten YEARS MARRIED.-Zephin

Ten YEARS MARRIED.-Zephin
and Mrs. Job celebrated the tenth
anniversary of their marriage at
their beautiful and cozy residence
on Third street on last Monday
night. There were about seventy
five guests present. Rev. A. Rog-
ers of the Congregational church,
tied the tin knot in a happy man.
ner. Numerous presents of tin
manufacture were brought and
given to the new-old couple and
there need be NO danger of bank
failure in Corvallis as Zeph has the
tin to cover all emergencies. Nor
ris H. and Mrs. Looney and Mrs.
Cornell of Jefferson, Marion county,
were present.
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For Sixty DAYs.-In order to
make room for new stock to arrive
soon, l will sell wall paper at prices
that will justify house owners in buy
ing now. REMEMBER THIS is NO CLOS
ING OUT SALES. N. WILKINS. If.
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DECEMBER 25TH.-As military
company of the second regiment Of the
Oregon National guards, E company Of
Corvallis is foremost in the matter of
being the best drilled and giving the
most interest to the work demanded of
them. During the holiday week of
1887 these boys gave their first annual
ball and so successful was it financially
and socially that it stimulated them to
follow it up with the second one last
year. AS regards the financial out
come of it there is not much to say as
a smallpox sca,e prevented much OF
an attendance, nevertheless, the event
was pronounced as the finest society
doing's of the year. For the coming
holiday season the company has ar
ranged to give masquerade ball on the
night of December 25th. Invitations
have been sent out already and indica-
tions so far show that it will be very
"exquisite" occasion. Only those
whose characters are beyond reproach
will be allowed to attend thus insuring
a splendid social gathering. The
price of admission for maskers has
been placed at S.; and for spectators
50cents. Let all of those of Corvallis
who take pleasure in stripping the
etc." attend for there is no doubt that
it will be pleasant occasion. By
your help in swelling the number pres
ent SO you enlarge the company's treas
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The steamer N. S. Bentley made the
Run from Albany to Corvallis on Tues
day in one hour and forty minutes.
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You can get no better shave in Corvallis
than by going to Moore & Stewards new
shop, just opposite the brick stable.
Is cents.
Call at S. N. Wilkins's, post office store,
and see that fine display of holiday
goods. If.
Invest in Roberts addition Rob-
erts, The Jeweler.
Shaving Is cents at the Little Band Box
barber shop.
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FURNITURE FACToRY.-In this il

FURNITURE FACToRY.-In this is
sue of the GAZETTE appears an adj
vertisement OF the furniture estab-
lishment of j. A. Knight. 1t prob
ably will be a surprise to mos
outside people to know that Cor
Wallis has furniture mandatory,
but such is the case. Mr.. Knight
has been in business here since
1860, and being an experienced
cabinet maker has built up large
trade. In the year 1870 his factory
was burned down ana the present
building was soon erected, in
which every assortment of furni-
ture is manufactured. Anything
that you purchase of him is guar
anteed to be very substantial and
all home make. Remember him
his store and factory in on the
northeast corner of Monroe and
Second street.
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BORN

To the wife of Rev. j. l.. Hershner. of AL.
bina. Oregon, on December 10th, 1889, a
daughter.
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A PRUNE FARA1.-Rev. A. Rog-
ers, of the Congregational church
in this city, has been seen to cross
the river OH the ferry quite often
of late and his actions caused a
GAZETTE reporter to enquire into
the matter and find out the this
ness of the thusness. He was in
formed that this reverned gentle
man had purchased ten acres of
land of Mr.. Wilbanks. situated
about one mile and half east of
the ferry. and was engaged in set
ting it out to prune trees. He will
have 1000 planted-mostly of the
Italian variety, and when they all
get to bearing he will have a young
gold mine right at his door and, be
ing over the river in Linn county,
he can put his name down for a
neat sum to aid in bridging the
Willamette.
Luke d. Smith, of Gervias, came up
on Saturday to take in the sites of
Corvallis and visit with his best girl.