The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-09


county farmer living among the famous
Waldo hills, stopped in Corvallis last
Friday for a brief visit with his old
friend, Al johnson. Mr.. Taylor was
enroute home from hunting and fish
ing trip in Southern Oregon. He is an
enthusiastic sportsman and his large
farm is veritable hunters paradise.
A delightful lawn fete was given by
Miss Matte Avery last Thursday even
ing The night was perfect one, and
the grounds lighted by japanese Ian
terDs tempted the guests out of doors
until II O'Clock, when, after partaking
ed to the prettily decorated parlors
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Bowersox. Misses Spangler, Weber,
Samuels, Olive Hamilton. Lillian Hamil-
ton, Burgh, Holgate, Matte Avery, Ester
Avery. Kelsay, Davis, Lyford, Plumnier,
Miss Clarke, of Milwaukee, Miss Law
renee, of Oregon City, and Miss Per
kins, of Portland. Messrs. Wilson, Les
ter, Holgate, Wade, Currin, Nash,
johnson, Hedrick Hayes.
During the past week ]. L. Ripley and
Telt Burnett have been engaged inspect
ing the books of the sheriff IS office and
balancing the accounts preparatory to
turning over the Office to Mr. Osburn's s
successor Their investigations in the
matter of tax collections reach back to
the roll of 1883 and cover a period of
thirteen years. In other matters, how
ever, the investigations cover only Mr..
Osburn's term of o ffice-from July, 1892,
to date. During Mr.. Osburn's term of
Office he has handled upwards of $3.50,
900 of tax money for the county and the
checking just completed discloses a dis
crepancy in the accounts of only So
cents. The books have been kept dur
ing the past four years by Joe Ripley,
who is an expert accountant, as is evil
denced by the fattering result of the re-
cent investigation of his accounts.
Asa Alexander went to Kings Valley
Tuesday in quest of his family, who are
visiting relatives and friends in that Sec
ton of the county. Asa says he doesn't
know exactly where to find them, but
thinks he will be able to locate them be-
fore the end of the week. 1t is under
stood that Asa is charter member of a
married mems club recently organized
for mutual admiration and social enjoy
ment of its members during the absence
of their wives for the summer Its
membership includes a gay lot of fel-
lows and they certainly propose having a
''real nice tiIne.'' Wives whose hus-
bands remain at home during the COM
ing outing season. should endeavor to
ascertain whether or not they are men,
bers of this organization. This will be
a difficult matter, however, for the club
meets secretly and its members are
bound by the strongest oaths to not di-
vulge its secrets, not even the names of
its members.
R. M. DAWSON has threatened Squire
Wilson with an action for damages, and
according to Ralph's story, he has a
good case against the justice. It seems
that MIR. Davisson hitched up his race
horse last Saturday morning, intending
to spend the day in the country with
party of friends. AS he gathered up the
reins and was in the act of getting into
the vehicle to drive around from the
barn to the house, all explosion of Fourth
of Juty fireworks just across the street,
seemingly inspired the horse with
patriotic impulse and he dashed off down
railroad street at a 2:4o gait, adding to
the din and cor fusion, and at the end of
the block, collided with a fence, badly
denolishing the buggy. Now Ralph
claims that the explosion occurred at a
residence to which the squire has been
frequent visitor during the past two
weeks, and that he is the arch iend who
purchased the fireworks and prompted
the young ladies to discharge them at
the critical moment. Wilson claims he
is innocent and can prove an alibi. 1t is
probably Wilson's ghost that the neigh
bors have seen in the vicinity for several
days past.
1t will not cure everything. It is not