The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-07-25
CLIPPINGS.


A new steam schooner is being built
at Alsea bay for the coast trade.
The Presbyterians will erect
church at Newport, 36x60 feet; work
to commence soon.
A woman fakir is among the follow
ers Of Robinson's circus. She runs
knife, cane and ring game
J. Holgate is the new mail con-
tractor for the line embracing Newport,
Seal Rock, Alsea and Tidewater.
The early morning train from Leb-
anon to Albany and the 9 p. m. train
from Albany to Lebanon have been
discontinued
Saturday Evening Gazette-The
best cure for obesity is to board for the
summer at farm house where you
will be treated like one of the family
Scio expects to be lighted by cleo"
tricity by August 1st. The dynamos
have arrived and force of men are at
work placing the poles and wire in
position.
The Post says that there is no dis
putting the fact that Toledo will event
ually have the benefit of at least two
lines of railway; and things are shap-
ing to that end rapidly.
In the valley grasses are rapidly dry
ing up, making close picking for stock.
In the mountains vegetation of all
kinds is green and crisp and feed will
continue good till the winter months.
Dallas Observer.
Hitherto all cigars manufactured in
Washington were sold in North
Yakima, near which town is located a
large tobacco farm. The acreage of
the weed at this plantation has been
greatly increased, and North Yakima's
cigar trade is being extended all over
the state.
Only seven Waterloo veterans have
responded to the invitation given them
by Gen. Van Merten, of Harlem, to
celebrate the seventy-ifth anniversary
of the hattie. The oldest of them was
born in 1893 and the youngest in
1898. Six out of the seven are in a
state of complete destitutlon.
An army of winged insects invaded
Eugene Wednesday night of last week.
In the morning every arc light had
quart or so in the globe, while the
sides of buildings adjoining were in
some instances covered. They were
about an inch long with caterpillar
body and wings like butterfly
Guard.
There is man employed at cer-
tain logging camp who, according to
all accounts is about as green as they
: grow. The foreman of the gang,
about week ago, sent him after
"cant-hook." He was gone two days,
and finally returned driving horn
less cow.-Astorian.
i The development being made in
Santiam mines are bringing out some
: fine specimens of ore. The Albany
e company will put i'll some mills imme-
y. diately and work their mines as fast ss
possible. The o. P. r. R. is within
h twenty miles of the mines now, and
;. with little work a wagon road can be
a made covering the rest of the distance.
The S. P. R. r. $50 we are informed)
will extend their road at any time
Q from Lebanon to the mines, on a
guarantee of five car loads of rocks
y daily. 1t is likely there will soon be
n business for ten times that amount
Lebanon Express.
4 Speaking of the outlook for prices
! OF wheat, MIR. Cowell, business mana
ger of the McMinnville FIGURING Mills
n Co., said to representative of the
y Reporter, Monday, 81 consider the
+ prospects better than they have been
for some time. There is at present a
- - shortage in the worlds visible supply,
': and the prospects of the present
y crop are below the average. AS con-
IL sequence prices have advanced in the
o. foreign market. The advance has not
>, been materially felt here, because there
l., have been no ships loading to create a
~ N demand for wheat, but the present
Ell condition of the foreign market ought
,g to justify local price of at least oS
ne cents on board the cars at McMlnn'