The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Telegraphic Re.
ports of Late Events.

| pOI Is Vi LdIS EVCAlSs
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Happenings of Interest In the Towns and
Cities of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho.
Many of the cities in Washington
will hold municipal elections Decem-
Der 8.
The Grand Ronde Mining Company's
placer mines are to be lighted by cleo
tricity.
The judges and clerks of election at
the coming election in Olympia will
serve without pay. q S7
Spokane mining men are contemplat-
| ing the establishment of a stock ex-
change in that city.
Frank Pierce, of Seattle. is at work
compiling for publication all the codes
of Washington from 1864 to 1888.
Spokane has been singularly free
from street beggars this year, but as
cold weather comes on they are begin
ming to appear.
The order has been issued disbanding
troop A, cavalry squadron, Sprague,
WASH, and company E, First infantry,
North Yakima.
Walla Walla school warrants are
now at par. Heretofore teachers have
been compelled to discount their war
rants 2 and per cent.
The Lane county, Or, Jail is empty
tho first time for many months. The
taxpayers of the county would like to
have it remain that way.
The citv Of Pullman, WASH, has
been restrained by the superior court,
on application of George w. Ford,
from paying the amount of the experts
bill for going over the city's books.
The cannery at Nehalem, closed last
Tuesday and the work of labelling and
packing is about done. About 5000
cases of first-class fish were packed, no
'red salmon" or chums being put up.
The storage at the Coburg warehouse
, this season is as follows: $4,000 BUSH
els of white wheat, $4,000 bushels of
: red wheat, and 1000 bushels of oats
Over 2,OOO bushels of feed was chop
ped.
The Montana group of mines in the
Greenhorn district, owned by E. L.
Giroux and B. w. Levens, of Baker
City, was inspected the other day by
mining engineer representing Paris
syndicate, with view to purchasing.
Judge Moore, of Spokane, has just,
decided "calf case'' that has ~
litigation in that cQau Al
years. The defSS
Judgment for the L. - -
and for his costs which snsount to
more than 5000.
season throughout Garfield county,
Wash, over the scarcity of water for
stock. says the Washingtonian. The
continued dry spell exhausted the
water in many springs that have not
failed for years. The Tukanon has
shrunken to small creek, and many
of the smaller streams are dried up.
The first creamery and cheese fac
tory in Washington was established at
SuouCy dDOuG AfO y On4S oAAOOS says oAO
Cheney Sentinel. Now there are fifty
two creameries in the state, number
of which make cheese also. The daily
output of all is 1000 pounds of butter
and 2,500 pounds of cheese.
Judge Lowell had an Indian divorce
case before him at Pendleton, Or, the
other day. Nunmat Wolf, wife of
David Wolf, sued for legal separation,
charging that her husband had taken
another wife and was living with her.
The court caused to be entered decree
in accordance with Nunmat VOLTS Pc
tition.
A school building that is credit to
the town has been built at Grant, Or.
In spite of the complete wreck of the
town by the flood last year, the enter
prising citizens are working away, de-
termined to make a better town there
than ever. They are quite hopeful
that the mill and distillery will be
running full blast by December l..
The total cash receipts of the Olym-
pia land Office last month were ST.
$40. 90, received as follows: 64O.11
acres land sold, 81 ,465.28; five coal
land declaratory statements, SIS; nine
homestead entries, fees, $50; commits
sion on 832 acres, $40. 81; 20 final
homesteads. 2,905.33 acres, $175.69;
three timber land entries, $50; fees re-
ducing testimony, etc, $54. Al. During
the month there were eighteen contests
instituted, involving valuable timber
lands in Chehalis county, Wash.
William Bybee, of Jacksonville, Or,
is driving $50 head of fat hogs through
Josephine county to Happy Camp,
Cal, distance of 100 miles, which he
expects to cover in thirteen days. Six
men and two wagons loaded with
grain follow to feed the swine on the
road. When any hogs grow too road
worn to travel with the rest, Mr.. By
bee loads them into wagon and sells
them at the nearest point where pork
is in demand. Six cents is what he OBJ
tains for them at Happy Camp.
The Nez Perce Lands.
Washington, Nov. lathe presi-
dent has signed the proclamation open