The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-10

VantaSeS Oh QlVlslOH. 1nese Ulsisiou schcheS
are generally premature, often started by
men Aanting offices-Albany Democrat.
Doleful tale, are told regarding the state
road leading out from this place. 1t Ia said
that travel upon it Is just about impossible
even with strong team and light buggy, |
and th at its condition never was so bad be |
fore. The GAZETTE gives it up. Suggest |
ions are obsolete. So long as the present /
system of road making remains, 8, long will
the country be without remedy.
Attention is called to the advertisement :
of S. L. Kline in this issue, where he offers
a horse, saddle and bride to the lucky boy !
who buys $500 suit of clothes. Call car
ly and learn the particulars. Mr.. Kline I,
always appreciates the patronage extended !
to his clothing department and will give !
every purchaser of $500 worth of clothing
chance to take horseback ride this sum
meT.
It looks as if the taxes of this county,
which should have been in course of collec-
ton since the first of January, will be gath.
cred some time after a while in the sweet
subsequent. They were completed lorg
ago up to those matters to be shaped by tue
state board, and now that hss been met
| with the injunction action, the getting Of
| the rolls into working order will be still
| further delayed.
At meeting of the democratic state GEN.
trail committee at the capital on ground hog
day it is stated that the object was to har-
monte all factions Of the democratic party,
and rot to fix up anything about the federal
Offices, The proposition is n paradox On the
face of it, The committee scorched Pen
noyer pretty savagely, and signed their
names to it. tao. That will look big before
Grover Cleveland. yoa know.
A delegation consisting of Judge Burnett,
G. A. Waggoner, D. 4. Osborn, w, III. Hart
| less, Robert johnson, J. K. Bryson and f.
Skipton were constituted committee by
the citizens meeting to 60 to Salem and
oppose the county slaahing business going
on in the legislature. Quite a number Of
other citizens went along to bear a hand.
| Nothing had been heard from them con-
corning the situation yesterday evening.
Report comes that Representative Bsl.
KNAPP and &. A. Waggoner had person al
difference in the committee room of the
state capitol last evening, which would have
resulted in violence but for the intervention
Of friends. The current version is that in a
discussion Belknap gave Waggoner the lie,
when the latter sprang to assail the repre-.
sentative, but was prevented as aforesaid
The affair broke up the committee meeting.
Notwithstanding the special holiday de-
mand is over, Grefoz is still there with the
gems in jewelry. The neatest designs In
plate, the finest diamond-sst and plain gold
watches and rings, chains in all varieties
elegant scarf-pins. earrings, cuff. buttons,
studs, etc., either plain or with solid stone
or diamond sets, silver and silverine watch.
ss, gold pens and pencils, spectacles-in
fact anything usually found in a first class
iewelry store is to be had at Grefoz's.
Civilian candidates for the position Of
Indian agents will be left. The Indian ap
preparation law of July, 1892, placed the
! Indian agencies Of the United States IN the
war department. to be filed by army officers
\ according to the service rules governing
them. The bill originated in the house and
was slightly amended in the senate with q
3 clause giving the president the power
under extraordinary circumstances of set
= ting aside the law and appointing civilian
Services at the Presbyterian church nex'
Q | Gal hat or,I
.by the pastor. Tne subject in the morn
ing will be ga Picture from the old Tests
ment." In the evening DR.. Thompson will
give the third Discourse in series OF
Common Things" which he is now de
- liyering. Last Sabbath the subject was SO
: Snow Flake" Next Sabbath evening it viii
be Handful of Sand" Sabbath school a
10 q. m. Christian Endeavor at g. 80 p. IN.
led by Miss Mollie Voorhees, Services O
praise at 7.30 p. III. A kind welcome t.
u all.
- The Albany Democrat drives the cente
8 squarely when it articulates the result of it,
observations in the following words ant
:. figures, to wit: In Oregon people, in ant
out Of politics, scheme to see how much fre,
! advertising they can get out of a newspaper.
1t is different in San Francisco. After tn,
:, recent election the board OF election commits
sioners audited and allowed the folio wine
, bills for. printing nominations. Oregon
papers print for nothing: Examiner, Sl3
200; Chronicle. $4,000; Call, SI3,l94
Post, Sll. $50; Report $1,000.
:. Senator Dolph having learned that ther,
. are on the house calendar several bills t,
r ratify agreements with the Indian tribes
to cede portions of reservations and oper
a them to settlement, which cannot be con
sidered because they contain provisions fol-
y appropriations of money, and are objected
E to by Mr.. Holman and others, last Tuesday
introduced an amendment to the Indian an.
preparation bill. providing for the ratifca.
tion of the agreement with the Indians up.
on the Siletz reservation, in Oregon. He
will try to secure the adoption of the
amendment, but will have to overcome the
opposition of the committee IN anpronr;.