The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-07-18
4 Budget of Items Gathered From
All Parts of Oregon, WASH
ington and Idaho.

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has decided to start a Democratic
paper at Prineville, Or.
Lake Whatcom, Wash. loggers have
orders for 100000 feet of logs, oi
which 5000, 900 are going to up-sound
mills, and 1000, 900 to the Bellingham
Bay improvement Company's mill.
An effort is being made to have an
Epworth League convention held in
Spokane, Wash, in August, to include
Epworth workers of Eastern Washing
ton, Northwestern Oregon and Northern
Idaho.
A petition for militia company at
Woodburn, Or, has been presented to
Adjutant B. B. Tuttle and approved.
Steps will be taken to organize the
company after the meeting of the mill
tary board.
It is said in Tacoma that G. B.
Wright wishes to compromise the
81 ZOO, 900 suit brought against the old
Light & Water Company, of Tacoma,
to recover the money paid the company
for the plant now held by the city.
A reform wave has struck Oakesdale,
Wash. It is now proposed to close
the back doors of saloons and to close
up every business house in the town on
Sundays. The outcome is awaited
with much interest in view of the fact
that harvest is near, and farmers do al
most all of their trading on Sunday.
Patrick Fl. Winston, who began a
friendly suit to restrain the city Of
Spokane, Wash, from entering into
the proposed warrant contract with
Thies & Barroll, obtained victory in
the superior court, his prayer being
granted. The case will be taken to the
supreme court for final decision.
The latest report from Sherman
county, Or, states that the grain is in
good condition. The rain on the
Fourth did great deal of good, and
some of the volunteer, which was sup
posed to be lost, will average six or
eight bushels. The fall grain looks
fine. Harvesting will commence next
week.
J. N. Boggs, of Elberton, WASH :,
and Mrs. Nancy Lammerhart, of Spb-
kane, were married in the latter city.
They first met about four years ago,
when both were inmates of the Medi-
cal Lake insane asylum. Boggs was
release as cured about year ago, and
Mrs. Lammerson has only been out
about six weeks.
A large tract of excellent land is
soon to be opened up, in the Quiniault,
Wash, country. The contract for sur
veying two townships in that vicinity
has been let, and within year it is
hoped they will be open to filing.
These townships, when surveyed, will
be known as townships 20 and %
north, range west.
The city council of New Whatcom,
Wash, has voted to discontinue elec-
trio lighting when the present con-
tract expires. There is still some talk
of the city putting in its own light
plant, it having been estimated that a
plant large enough to run 100 arc
lights and 1900 incandescents can be
put in operation for $12, 900 or 81 {, 900.
Assessor Gray, of Franklin county,
Wash, has turned the 1895 assessment
roll over to County Clerk Brown. The
total assessed valuation of Franklin
county is $946, $50, divided as follows:
Personal property, $171, 1888; town lots
and improvements thereon, $134, 772;
land outside of town lots, $27O, 800;
railroad tracts, $368, 1865.
Arrangements are being made to
have one of the largest clambakes ever
attempted on the coast when the hun
CRY editors assemble in press conven-
tion in Newport, Or. It will be a
genuine Jersey coast clambake," con-
sisting of CLAIMS, crabs, fish, chickens,
green corn and sweet potatoes, with
spice and wine sauce. The chef-de-
cuisine of the Portland hotel has been
engaged to manage the bake.
Hosea Brown, the only survivor of
the war of 1912 on the Pacific coast,
will celebrate his 103d birthday at
the home of his grandson, Orr Brown,
near Wilderville, in Josephine county,
Or, on the 18th of this month. The
old gentleman was born in New Hamp-
shire, and came West into Ohio when
about 90 years of age. He was only
some twenty days in actual service in
our second war with Johnny Bull, but
the government grants him a pension
of $50 month. He has been helpless
now for about eight years, and when
Harrison was elected in 1888, Hosea
was brought to the polls in chair to
vote for him, being preceded by band
of music. This was at Drain. The
centennarian, although very deaf, loves
to talk of old times, when he was a
boy, and has memory as perfect as in
childhood. He was never married but
once, his wife leaving him for the
great beyond, at the age OF So, some
thirty-five years ago.