The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-10-26

school book publishers with school books O
every description. Two hundred specimen
copies is the pitiful number that stares thu
superintendent in the face, and he is mod
estly asked to carefully examine each book
As sample copies continue to arrive, Mr.
Holm will soon be in position to supply
the schools of the county if he SO desires.
Dnring the latter part of last Apri
Henry Gerhard planted a small bed O
black radishes. They grew we'll throug1
market. From sack full brought to ''Tht
Leo this week one root was displayed thai
measured 25 inches in length, II inches il
circumference and weighed eight pounds
Every one who saw the sample pronounces il
the largest radIsh ever grown in the county
Mrs. Sanders, of legal fame, is as anxious
to get her son elite" back into the clutches
of the law as she was to get him out some
months ago. She is on his bonds for thous
and dollars, and Cite has left home and
swears he won't be on hand when court con-
venes. Madam Sanders requested Sheriff
Osburn to go after her hopeful, but the
sheriffpolitely declined, promising, however,
to give him fathers care and attention il
she would bring him back and deliver him
into his hands. L
This week August Hodes purchased from
John Rickard the BIumberg brick, paying
therefore $4,000. Mr.. Hodes has already
taken out the old flooring, which is to be re-
placed with new lumber. The store is large
and commodious and with the extensive
improvements under contemplation in the
way of new counters, shelving, etc, he
will have one of the best business places in
the town. Next year he will build new
warehouse and re-roof the building and
possibly put in glass front.
II all reports are true, au event took place
on Long Tom last Saturday that will be
given a page all to itself in history, upon
which will appear, boldly written, the
names I. NJ. Hunter, county clerk, Judge
w. S. McFadden, age told at a glance, Mrs
E. A. Sanders, mother of 'Itty," and L. w.
meek and lowly. The story itself
will run: Married at Long Tom, Sunday,
Oct 2lst 1894, Mrs. f. A. Sanders and l..
w. Holcomb, youth of 26 or q pretty
hard winters. He evidently didn't know
it was loaded.
Mr. Charles Hecker is not only praeti-
,al farmer, but as consequence, a success
ful one. Early last summer. when he saw
that wheat would command a poor price
this fall, he purchased some pigs, paying
for them $3.50 apiece. He fed them on
whole wheat, which had been thoroughly
soaked. Last Friday, he sold a pair of
them weighing Al pounds, for five cents a
pound, which netted him S22 O5. AS he
paid So for them, his profit was $l7.05, or
nearly Sl.O7 per bushel for the sixteen
bushels of wheat he fed them.
DR.. Waite and his son, Harry II. Waite,
u Boston, gave q scientific exhibition of
spiritual phenomena at the Opera House
Wednesday that surprised and mystiied his
audience. While no one, perhaps, was won
o the spiritualistic belief, all were compelled
rickery in their manifestations, or they are
he most cunning pair Of knaves that ever
hrew dust in the eyes Of an audience. Their
are worthy OF scientific inves-
igation. Truly, there are more things in
heaven and earth than are dreamed Of in
Everyone,h has heard of the Stuttz Compa-
~, the strongest theatrical combination
,laying in the West. Manager Howell has
iran ged for tn is superb company of artists
o play season of four nights beginning
Monday, Move mber 5th and continuing until
friday. Their repertoire will be: Monday
light, "From Florida to Mexico" border
Irama; Tuesday, 1.-THE Danites," plot laid
n California during 1883; Wednesday,
La Bastile," history of the French COM
nune, Or "Hal Met" which ever the publ
nay desire, and on Thursday night, "Lttle
Sell," of the f remen's ward,
Oscar Tom, prosperous Alsea farmer
made this OF dee a pleasant call last Saturday
nd left the, G GAzETTE force doubly happy;
aging a yeir's subscription to the paper III
dvance, and leaving generous sample of
plendid mount ain honey. Mr.. Tom expects
o engage quite largely in bee culture and
lready has tw enty eight stands, which next
ear will proba bly, yield from twenty. five
o fifty pounds per stand. The honey of
hat section is famous for its quality both in
ppearance and taste. He brought out quite
quantity wit him, which is on sale at the
tore of z Il. Davis, and is selling for twen-
y cents per pound.
The tax levy for Lincoln county for the
nsuing year, as made hy the court, is as
blows: For county purposes, nine mills;
Or school pu rposes, four mills; total, l3
nils. The to tai valuation of all property
n this year roll, foots up $759, l20,
'hich will M ike county fund OF Sc, l23
nd a school fund of So, The rest of
lincoln count US revenues for the ensuing
ear is to com G from the collection of delin-
uent taxes, f which there is a list of over
10000, bes id es the delinquent lists obtain.
in the late segregation. Sale of the o. 2.
D parties abl to pay the taxes, would be
n appetizer f. ,r the finances of both Benton
nd Lincoln counties that would help to
the kinks out of the hard times
/ this vicinit y.
Taxpayers IL this school district should
e making | preparation for a new schoo
ailding. At present there are over four
undred pupil in daily attendance at the
ublic school. The number is increasing
ach week. Already the enrolment ex-