The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-04-20

on the passengers of the .. 2. should the
Hoggs again assume control of the road.
Hon. C. E. Wolverton, republican nomi-
nee for supreme judge. made this Office
pleasant call last Saturday. He reports that
republicans throughout the state were
never more confident of success than this
year.
When man is under Indictment for a |
serious offense against society, an attempt
to bulldoze the prosecuting attorney into
silence will not have the effect of increasing
the belief of the general public i'll his inno-
c :nce.
The women at Albuquerque, New Mexico,
passed resolution condemniug Brecken-
ridge ''the whitewhiskered reprobate." A
few scientific strokes Of Spencer & Case's
razors could easily render that epithet q
lie apparent.
While making some experiments at the
college laboratory last Wednesday afternoon
Prof. John Fulton had the misfortune to Sc
verely burn the fingers Of his right hand,
from the effects of which he is suffering
considerable pain.
Last Tuesday half million of Portland
water bonds were sold at premium of
nearly $50 600, being the highest price ever
realized for Portland securities This tran
saction is proof that money Is abundant
when good security is offered.
There will be special meeting of the
Jimmy Nyphon society this. Friday, eve {.
ing Immediately after tips, at the society
parlors. All members are requested to be
present as there is important business to be
transacted. Come on! Come on!
Bishop William Dillon of the United
Brethren church of Salem and H. w. Bow
man, an elder in the second advent church
of California, are to have discussion on
the state of the dead, beginning last night
AMI continuing throughout the week.
A company has been formed in this city
to put up and operate telephone line con-
Meeting Yaquina and Toledo with this city,
and will probably extend line down to
the Alsea during the summer. The neces
sary material is expected up from San
Francisco. Newport News.
Prof. W. A. CHM is prepared to give
thorough instruction in voice culture, solo
singing in English and Italian, chorus work,
thorough bass, harmony, counterpoint and
canon. Instructions will also be given on
the piano, organ and guitar. Call on him,
G.. L.
A lecture will he delivered at the court
house next Saturday evening under the aus
picea of the Benton county republican club,
| by Hon. H. B. Miller, of Grants Pass.
His subject will bo "'rhe economic relation
Of the tariff to labor" A special invitation
is extended to students Of the o. A. C.
Several communications were received
last week. Some were crowded out by
more important matter, while others were
received too late for publication. In week
they become stale and SO are consigned tG
the waste basket. This unfortunate crcum
stance should not however deter the
writers from trying again.
| A wire from Pendleton to the Oregonial
under date of April 18th. states that Lee G
Hunt, aged 81, sen of G. w. Hunt, tn,
railroad contractor, of Walla Walla, wa
drowned at Echo, at o'clock this after
noon. while attempting to ford the Umatill
river. He never reappeared after having
been swept from his horse. The body ha
not yet been recovered.
w. w. Preblss, of Fayette county. Iowa
is visiting his old friend and former towns
m,n, +. B. Francisco, who recently located
In Corvallis. Mr.. Prebles has been making
a trip over the coast in search of a location
and is much pleased with the appearance o
Corvallis He left this week for southern
California and will soon return east.
Freddy Ellsworth, aged l3 years. whil
out hunting near PhilOmath, i'll compan..
with Oliver Felger, We're startled by full
grown wildcat that ran across their path
Being armed with shot gun loaded witt
bird shot, they were at first 10th t.
shoot for fear the animal would be onl
slightly wounded and might attack them
They finally mustered up courage, however
and blazed away, killing the cat at tn
frat shot.
The kind appreciation shown by the pub
lie of Corvallis in the recent presentation o
the play Julius Caesar has encouraged tn
members of the company to present anothe
classical play in the near future. Damor
and Pythias has been selected, and it will b
presented in the early summer. The cast o
characters will be selected exclusively from
the local talent that figured ia the Shake
sperean play above mentioned.
John T. Egan. of Junction City, is on
visit to his old acquaintance and playmate
with whom he attended school some forty
years ago. The gentleman will be remem-
bered as a son of Patrick Egan who settlet
on a donation land claim of 800 acres jus
west of Uncle Billy Wyatt's place and tt
whom he sold it five years later when Mr.
Egan and family moved to Marion county
where he and his wife are still living and en-