The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-08-03


hole was noticed that might be driven into
in the night and cause serious accident.
Sol King, by his attorney, w. S. Nc.
Fadden, has commenced an action against
J. ". Ray burn in the circuit court in which
Judgment is demanded for the sum of about
$500 with interest at the rate of ten per
cent per annum from January l, 1880; also
for 1926. 40 on an account stated, with in
terest at eight per cent from Jan. l, 1891.
Among the incidents of childhood that |
stand out in bold relief, as our memory re-
verts to the days when we were young, none |
are more prominent than severe sickness.
The young mother vividly remembers that it
was m5erlain's Cough Remedy cured
her of Group, and in turn administers it to
her own offspring and always with the best
results. For sale by Graham s. Wells.
j. NJ. Arthur & Co., of Portland, have
begun suit against J. s. and s. NJ. Martin
to foreclose chattel mortgage on a saw
mill plant sold to the defendants several
years ago. Judgment is demanded for the
| recovery of the engine and appurtenances OF
| Gne sum Oh -fUU, Tie Hdtue IHSit tpi III CdSo
delivery can not he had besides 500 dam
ages and costs and disbursements.
| ]. 0. G.. Winner, who has been en- gagged
in. the hardware business at Stayton, Ma
rion crnnty, during the past three years,
made Corvallis visit the first of the week.
Mr. Winner will be remembered by many
oldtimers from his connection with the
Kings Valley gristmill as far b lck 1866
Some years later he moved to the Rogue
River valley where he resided until coming
to Stayton.
Two hundred persons from Albany, Cor
yallis aud hayward points, took advantage
of the excursion and filed themselves to
their hearts content last Sunday with fresh
ocean ozone This was the best ratronized
excursion of the season and many . are
anxiously awaiting for the next one, that
they may have an opportunity of spending
a few hours at the coast for the nominal
expense of only 81 50.
We are informed hy Southern Pacific
empIoye, that Corvallis is the only point on
, the west side road to which threshing ma.
, chine has been shipped this season. Within
the past two weeks three of these machines
have been secured for farmers in Bentor
, county-a county III which crops have nevtl
been known to fail and where farmers re
ceive more for their grain than at any othe
point in the state outside of Portland.
= There arrived in this city last Saturday
Patrick Callahan, who was thought t
have been dead for many years. He was
resident of Albany but left there early il
y the 7O's, going to Southern Oregon. ii
u finally drifted into Idaho where it was re
ported he had been killed. He is tn
father of Thomas Callahan Of this city
d whom lie came here to see. Tommy
y with a camping party at the Yachats. an
l. the old gentleman has gone over to CIV
hlm surprise.
, Owing to an accident that happened
s her machinery on leaving Portland, tn
& steamer Eugene did not arrive here unit
1890 Tuesday night. Her cargo was un
/. usually light, consisting of only two tons
id miscellaneous merchandise for Corvallis an
S. Monroe. Wednesday morning at 3 ocloc
she left on her return trip. The water hi
J. now reached stage which makes navig
C.. tion extremely difficult and shoald it fall
" few inches more, it is altogether probab
, that river transportation will be abandone
for the summer.
N John DAILY returned from the front tn
L. week, reports that the people OF Croo
I'd county are jubilant over tina prospects
the Oregon Pacific's extension being realiz>
ID and that they are holding mass meetings q
4 Prinevlle to devise ways and means to al
,h s;st the enterprise along. Mr.. DAILY is sti
W sanguine Of success with the scheme an
each day becomes more impressed with. Il
-, URGENCY of hasteuing the arrangements {
,a that work may begin Immediately. NJ
DAILY left yesterday for Toledo and VII r'
turn next Wednesday.
Bert Van Cleve has our thanks for &
i, item. He made a martyr of himself in dc
to ing it,, and his efforts should be thorough
be appreciated by newspaper men who gi'
~ the affair any space. While at Toledo la
Sunday he borrowed (?) bicycle and u"de
took to ride it to Newport. Unfortunate
III for Bert the animal did not have blr
bride OH, and in rounding one of the II,
y. merous sharp curves on the road, got
:" glimpse of it's riders face. This was t.
much, and driven to desperation by Il
sight of it's load proceeded to dump it {
st at the nearest high embaukment The b
u cycle is now In the hospital under the ca
ne of physician and Bert carries his arm in
aS sling
Caleb Davis and Albert Weaver adde
another plume to their already well-feat
~ -, cred caps, last Sunday, when they covert
:. the lI2 miles that measure the distan'
II from this city to Finley springs and retur
;: Sixty miles of this distance lie in the hea
tv of the Cascades, and hard old heart it
too They left here at 3 a. m, and at
o'clock the 250 campers, who occupy the 4
tents at Finley Springs, were giving them
hearty welcome, and asking them to CON
to Sunday school; an invitation which the
gracefully accepted. They left the spring
- at o'clock, and after paying Waterloo an
L., Sodaville visit, arrived home at ten in ii
e. evening.
he Business with the county officials appea