The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-08-01


trip to Prineville. They travelled on bi.
cycles and the distance, as indicated by
their cyclometsrs, from Corvallis to Prime
vile via the Mckenzie route, was l99
miles. They were in Prineville q week ago
tonight, at which time the citizens of that
place burned powder and made speeches il
evidence of their appreciation of the deci
sion handed down by the supreme court il
the Oregon Pacific matters.
Fl. B. Miller, member of the executive
committee of the college board of gents,
has been in town since Tuesday. MIR Mil
ler is manager of the Grants Pass Su, ar
Pine Door & L5nber Company, oao of the
largest numbering concerns in the state. To
IA GAZETTE representative he stated that
business in his line showed a material i'm.
provemsnt, this being especially true with
regard to the large orders fer fruit boxes
that are being received daily. Mr.. Miller
4 says that shipments of green fruit will be
unusually large this year, his firm having
filed orders for five carloads of boxes to be
used in the shipment of German and Isal-
liam prunes In their green state.
| George Waggoner, jr., now a promising
young business man of Prineyille, was in
Corvallis Friday. He called at this Office
long enough to shake hands with the boys,
and left Immediately for the Excelsior pruns
farm for short visit with his father. The
Democrat notes his arrival in Albany and
adds the following: Mr.. Waggonsr brought
Mr.. Mitchell, thu well known wagon man,
across the mountains on an investigating
trip. He reports the cave recently discov-
cred near Prineville to be wonderful con.
carn. It is about thirty feet wide with
smooth floor and very regular walls and
arched roof, sometimes fifty or sixty feet
high. The cave ia about thirty feet wide
and runs in like long hall It has been
examined two miles to the end in one direc.
tion and about half mile the other way.
and is no doubt wonderful cavern.
Business revival is noted along all lines of
trade. A mabser which perh Fps empha-
Sizes this fact more than anything else, is
the recent appointment of the Central
Planning Mill and Box Factory as agent at
Corvallis for Smith & Smith, tae Detroit
lumber manufacturers. It il the intention
Of these gentlemen TO keep their Corvallis
yards well stocked. Here, all small orders
will be filled promptly, but large bills will
be filed direct from the mill at Detroit.
A. the Santiam lumber is regarded by all to
be the best sbtAinahls, it is matter of
congratulation to the psople of this locality
that Messrs. Smith & Smith have concluded
to establish an agency here. Their first car
load of lumber arrived this week, and is to
be used by Adam Radir in the construction
of the large new barn now being built on
his farm east of town. The attention of
our readers is called to tho ad of Messrs.
Smith & Smith in another column.
That Corvallis has goodly number Of
citizens with sporty turn of mind was
proven last Saturday, whom about hun
drsd of them hisd themselves to Albany to
witness the Ray-Trine footrace. Ray was
their fayorits to man, and that many of
them did not have to 'thoef it" home is due
to the fact that the Trine faction would not
call bets even at odds of two to one OF Ray.
The race was a l00.yard dash for purse of
! $500 and gate receipts, and was won by
Trins, according to the judges, in 10 seconds
! fat. While Trine was in condition for the
race Of his life, Ray was hopelessly over
trained, and looked weak on the track. The
start was extremely awkward, Trine get
ting the advantage by ahout four feet Ray
made his effort at IS yarns and gained about a
foot, but could do no more, and "Whiskers'
crossed the tape winner by three feet. If
Ray were in good condition we believe he
could vanquish the big man.
J. L. Castle had a surprise party Tuesday
he indulged in, the surprise was apparently
not relished. On alighting from the train
from Albany, he was met by Sheriff Osburn,
armed witha warrant for his arrest. Tho
offense for which the Portland stock buyer
was arrested was alleged TO have been COM
mitted July 29th. The complaint was
sworn to by Beiton's stock inspector, r. c.
Kiger, and charged Mr.. Castle with driv.
ing sheep through the county without hav-
ing them inspected, as by law required. On
being arraigned before Justice Wilson, Mr..
Castle produced stock inspectors esrtif-
cate. signed by G. NJ. Young. inspector for
Lane county. showing that the sheep had
been inspected July 24sh, and with this
clean bill of health. the sheep were entitled
] to be transferred to their destination with
out subsequent inspection. With this eyj-
dence before tho court, the state had no
case, and upon motion of Dept. Prosecuting
Attorney ]. H. Wilson, the matter was
dismissed.
i Everywhere we go we find some one who
has been cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t
is the greatest curative agent. 1t is the one
great blood purifier and nerve tonic.