The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-28

: Attorney Wallis Nash was in town thi
week attending session of Referee Wood
cocks court. Recently Mr.. Nash formed
a partnership with J. F. Boothe for tt,
| practice of law. The firm name is Nas1
& Boothe, and they have Offices 4o7-'
Commercial block, Portland Both &C
tlemen are experienced lawyers and thei
| prospects for success are indeed hatterine
Union services were conducted at th,
Presbyterian and Methodist churches
last Sunday evening, and similar services
will be held in two of the different
churches next Sunday night. These
meetings are being held in anticipation
of union revival services to begin next
week under the charge of two evangel-
lists who are now engaged i'll similar
work at Albany.
The new hardwood sawmi11 near the
Is. P. depot began operations last Friday
afternoon. At present Mr.. Martyr is
engaged in filling a contract with Port
land parties for $4,000 feet of ash lum-
ber. The logs are being gotten out by
Harvey Sargent, and are hauled by team
from points up the river. There is a
growing demand for hardwood lumber,
which meets with ready sale at fair
prices.
A. M. Witham is back frcm an
extended visit to his daughter, who
resides at Sacramento. Mr.. Wltham's S
impressions of California water and eli
mate are anything but favorable, ard he
returned to Corvallis a more thorough
Oregonian than ever. His experience
though, is only similar to that of other
Oregonians who leave their native heath.
They always ret.rn we'll satisfied with
Webfoot.
Some nliscreant took himself down to
the ferry landing Sunday evening with
pistol to display his prowess as a shooter.
Two shots struck the residence of Mrs.
Beach who lives just across the river, and
one bullet came near striking one of the
inmates of the dwelling. 1t was close
shave and the guilty party should be
summarily dealt with. But speaking of
close shaves there are none nicer than
SpeHcer's.
The Benton County Teachers Associa-
ton will meet at the public school build
ing in this city next Saturday. The pro-
gram promises to lie an interesting one.
Prof S. I. Pratt will give talk on the
subject of language to be be followed by
a general discussion led by Prof. w. B.
Haines, of Philomath The subject of
reading will be handled by Prof. w. w.
Bristow, of this city. The discussion of
the latter topic is to be led by Mrs.
Nelns.
Persons travelling between Portland
and San Francisco are deriving the ben
eft Just now of rate war between the
o. R. & N. Co. and the Southern Pacific.
The latter company is offering to carry
on its "Sunset Limited" for
S., including berth in tourist sleepers
and with Pullman accommodations tie
rate is only $40. The o. R. & N. Co.'S
rates by its steamers are s.. SO steersge
and $500 cabin. A great many are said
to be taking advantage of these rates.
Maharas' minstrels appeared at the
opera house Tuesday night before small
audience. They have two fair singers,
good contortionist and an orchestra
above the average, but as whole the
entertainment was coarse and uh1nter-
esting and deserved no better patronage
same Jokes and sang the same old songs
with which they attempted to entertain
Corvall1sitcs when here last season. They
are bum crowd and give bum show.
If they appear i'll Corvallis again with
such snide combination they will de-
serve shower of back number eggs.
Referee Woodcock held another set
ting of his court here this week. Since
Monday the time has been spent in tax
ing testimony i'll the matter of claims to
which objections have been filed. An
other setting of this court will be held at
Salem commencing December 10th, at
which time argument of counsel will be
heard upon the various claims. The
change to Salem is for the purpose of
giving attorneys the advantage of access
to the states library. Referee Wood
cock expects to make his final report
January 22d, at which time Judge Fuller
ton will hold an adjourned setting of the
circuit Court in this city.
w. E. Yates, of Charlottesville, Linn
county, is visiting his brother, w. Yates,
of Corvallis. However, the first is narl-
ed Walter Emery and the latter William
Elliott. Mr.. Yates is prominent Linn
county farmer, and also an influential
republican, he having been potent fac
tor i'll the republican landslide that struck
his county at the last election. Mr..
Yates resides near the Templeton faTrn,
where the recent triple murder occurred.
He says the feeling i'll that neighborhood
against Lloyd Montgomery, the confessed
murderer, was very high, and had the