The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-12-26

employees of the Oregon Pacific this
week. The vouchers for June were
also paid.
Mrs. Wilcox, of Minneapolis, Min
nesota, arrived in Corvallis last Satur-
day and will remain during the winter
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Wilcox.
Ray Satchwell, day operator at the
Ashland Office of the Postal Telegraph
Company is spending his holiday vaca.
ton with his parents in this city.
Thos. Eglin returned last Friday
from trip to San Jose, Cal. On his
way home MIR. Eglin spent several
weeks in Southern Oregon towns.
J. H. Hughes will address the child
rem, of Corvallis. at Fishers hall next
Sunday at $50 p. N. Subject,
"Obedience to Parents" All children
invited.
N. B. Avery, Judge Pipes and Fred
Dingle left on the last steamer for San
Francisco. Judge Pipes will visit rela-
tives in San Jose, and expects to return
about the 18th of January.
Joe Wright, who has been employ
ed as commissary on railro d near
La Grande, Oregon, during the past
season, is spending the holidays with
his mother in Corvallis.
James Dunn, city marshal, has pro-
cured scraper and has put in por-
ton of his time this week lie cleaning
the mud off of the cross walks on the
principal streets. This is good move
kept UP.
Anew cab was brought to Corvallis
this week. The proprietor has estab-
lished his headquarters at Thos. Eglin's
stables, and will run the cab for the &C
commodation of the public in the fu-
ture.
When the blood becomes impover-
ished or vitiated, life becomes bur-
den, and the system is susceptible to
disease. Wright's Sarsaparilla is worth
it's weight in gold as blood medicine.
Sold bv all druggists.
VIC. Crawford, of the firm of
Crawford & Howell, who are building
the Jacksonville Medford railroad re-
turned from there last Saturday. He
says rails are being laid and that cars
will be running over the road by JAN
uary l, 1891.
The days are growing longer and
Will continue to do so until the 22nd
day Of next June. Last Monday was
the shortest day in the year. The
sun having on that day gone as far
south as it. could, started on It's north
ward journey.
A train wreck seems to be all
almost daily occurrence on the east
side Oregonian railway. tits reported
that another wreck occurred to a mixed
passenger and freight train near Crab
tree last Monday, caused by the spread
ing of the rails. No one was hurt.
There is talk of forming Il syndicate
for the purpose of setting twenty acres
adjoining the Benton County Prune
Company's orchard in small fruit.
There is money to be made in raising
small fruit in Oregon and this enterprise
would no doubt prove to be a profitable
investment to those who go into it.
1t is a deserved tribute that Secreta-
ry Noble pays in his annual report to
the efficient services of Mrs. Dorches-
ter, wife of the Superintendent of In
dian Schools, who, at the request of
the Secretary. has accompanied the
Superintendent on his tours of inspec-
tion.-Traveler This lady and her
husband were in Corvallis last sum-
mer and while here visited the Siletz
Agency and paid Agent L. ]. Buford
a very high compliment on the manner
in which the affairs of the agency were
conducted.
The river is only about ten inches
above low water mark at Corvallis and
80 inches at Salem. The three Ore
gon Pacific boats are thoroughly
equipped and in readiness to pull out
at moments notice when there IS
sufficient water. There is a large
amount of freight awaiting shipment
as soon as the boats start up. Aber
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