The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-01-04


DR.. Thompson, of this city, has been ap'
pointed by the Presbytery of the William
cite to preach in the Presbyterian church at
Albany next Sabbath and declare that pull.
pit vacant. Rev. E. r. Prichard, the ire
cent pastor of that church, will occupy DR..
Thompson's pulpit.
The last two days have been occupied in
arranging classes for the midwinter term
of the agricultural college. Several new
} students have already matriculated and in
dicatious are that the enrolment will exceed
that of the fall term, which was 337. OF
this number, at least 40 will reclte in the
preparatory department.. None of the lat.
ter come from towns having a population
exceeding two thousand This is II testi-
moaial of the Importance of the preparatory
| department, as it enables the institution to
secure pupils from remote localities where
only meagre school facilities are afforded.
The GAZETTE acknowledges pleasant
call this week from Hon. Thos. Ii. Tongue,
of Washington county. Mr.. Tongue is be-
ing very favorably spoken of in connection
| with the coming senatorial contest. HIS
views on the money question ere sound and
are winning for him many admirers. He
takes a decided stand against the plan of
contracting the currency, as advocated by
the Oregonian, and believes in an increased
| use of silver. Mr.. Tongue has many warm
friends in Corvallis, and republicans of
this county will long remember the able
address he delivered before the Benton
county republican club last spring. 1t was
one of the most logical, interesting, and
convincing political arguments ever deliv-
cred in the county.
Philomath appeared in force before JUS
tice Holgate, Thursday morning Two
criminal cases were on; State VS.. Fred Els
worth, and State VS.. Kaisor1 The defend
ants were accused of disturbing a pnblic
meeting at Philomath; Lem Grow being the
accuser. The prisoners preaSed to be two
rather small lads who, from the evidence,
found an attractive target for paper wals,
in Crows bald head. E. E. Wilson appear
ed for the state, while Ed. l.. Bryan repre-
sented the defendants. The court said that
while the boys We're guilty as charged, ow-
ing to their youth, and this being their first
offense, he would let them g., but gave them
warning that if they were oanght in a smi-
lar olfeuse they would receive due punish.
ment
The handiwork of probabl-: the youngest
fire ferd in the state came near destroying
the Occidental hotel last Friday afternoon
about three o'clock. Dsnse volumes of
smoke were seen issuing from three rooms
on the second floor OF the Building ami an
alarm was turned in, to which the depart
mcnt responded promptly. The flames
were quickly extinguished, not however
until the furniture and bedding in the three
rooms had been ruined 1t seems that
Charlie Smith, the three year-old grandson
of Mr.. Schmidt the proprietor of the hotel,
had lighted candle and applisd the blaze
to the bedding in each room ''jnst for fun."
The loss was adjusted Monday. The furui-
ture upon which a damage of $i34 had heen
sustained, was insured in the Aetna, Royal
and Westchester insurance companies.
The building Was covered by policies in the
L. L. & G. and Phoenix. which companies
sustained loss of only S23.3 .35.
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