The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-03-07

N. L. Raber, who is spending q few days
in Corvallis, intends leaving for Baker City
this week. On arriving there he contem-
plates beginning the operation of one of his
amalgamators on rich proposition in CON
nection with 1. B. Hammond.
Monday afternoon DIR. Bowen Lester re-
ceived wire from Batesvile, Miss, am
nounclng that the condition of his father
was growing rapidly worse and requested
him to start for home Immediately. Prep
arations were made for compliance with the
request and Tuesday afternoon would have
found him on his way, but subsequent ad-
vices announced that the patient was i'm
proving rapidly and would recover.
There is very pretty defect in the Ger.
hard monument and John Scrafford thinks
he has found in it an opal mine. On the
polished surface of the shaft, which is of
Quincy granite, there are several crystals
which reflect the light in much the same
way as would a genuine fire opal 1t is
hardly probable that these supposed opals
are anything but ordinary crystals!
John Mcdowell, who shot and killed his
son in law, John McCaleb, a week ago last
Tuesday night, was arraigned before Justice
Hall at Toledo last Friday. Several wit.
nesses were examined, but no developments
were brou ahtsout. The defendant was rep
resented by w. r. Bilyeu, of Albany, upon
whose motion the prisoner was committed
without bail, to await the action of the
next grand jury.
Recently the college purchased large
stereopticon and tine faculty are anxious to
give it trial. Already 20 views pertain
ing to the college and its experimental work
have been secured. This style of stereopti-
con is a recent invention OF Pittsbarg firm
and promises to give satisfaction. Where it
is said to excel other steropticons is in the
use of gasoline, VIII, h,ch generates brighter
and stronger light than either kerosene or
lard oil.
A water tower and reservoir is being
erected at the carriage factory. 1t will
stand in the L on the north side of the
building and the foundation will be % feet
Is, ,00G gallons, will he go feet from the
ground, and so connected with pipes as to
permit the flooding of the entire building
in a very few minutes. Tho wood work is
being done by Heckart & Noakes and the
masonry by Feltnn Bros.
The farmers institute held last Thursday
and Friday at Lebanon, according to Presl-
dent Bloss, was one of the most interesting
and best attended meetings of the year.
Eight or ten of these institutes are held
each year in different parts of the state un-
der the auspices of the agricultural college.
By this means the influence of the institu
state are given many practical and useful
hints fcom scientific standpoint At the
meeting last week the entire station council
was present and each of its members took
part in the program. The next institute
will be held at Woodburn, Marion county,
March l4th and Is.
Owing to a misinterpretation of the school
law, Clerk Underwood failed to include in
his enumeration of district No. 9, all chill
dren under the age of 5 years, and, all told,
ouly had 64S on the list who were entitled
to draw school money. During the past
week, Directors Yates and Hershner have
been busily engaged in making a rscanvas
of the district and succeeded in adding TO
the list l76 new names, making a total of
S24 in the district. Of this number 400 are
males and 424 females. As each pupil
draws about SIS school'money, the result of
Messrs Yates and Hersnner's labors is ap-
parent. It will have the effect of swelling |
the districts exchequer some $500 or $500.
Speaking of the new Corvallis sawmill |
firm, the Sunday Statesman has the follow |
ing very fattering comment regarding MIR.
Oren: Articles of incorporation for the |
new firm that is to manage this valuable
have been prepared ready for fill.
ing. One of the incorporators is Levi Oren,
the we'll known and old reliable mill man.
In the past Mr.. Orsn has made success
out of every thing ever attempted by him
and there is no reason to question the final
outcome of the present enterprise. Those
who know Mr.. Oren well have the utmost
confidence in him and feel safes when his
name is connected with an enterprise that
there is something to it-that what he says
is true may be depended upon as being true
NORToN'S PETITION DENIED.
Ever since old soldier Impson was granted
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