The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-09

paper that the Belfontaine ne1gllborhood
could show better results in raising hogs
than the Agricultural College had in its
experiments with pig feeding He says
that Joseph Gragg recently butchered
six young porkers, whose average
weight, dressed, was 22o pounds. The
pigs were grown by MIR. Gragg and were
only eight months old. They were
Chester White and Poland China mixed
Whatever gets punished or gets away,
the horsethief is persona non grata in
Crook county. Sheriff Combs has
escorted one back for trial, who was pur
sued and taken even to Benton county
and the coast thereof -Oregonian.
Even to Benton county" is good. The
coast of Benton county" is still better
In case of war with England we may
expect to see her inajesty's warships sail
mp to aud lombard the castles of Monroe,
while her gunboats lay Wells in ashes,
grain fleet in the magnificent harbor of
Tum Tum.
Nolan & Callahan completed the in
ventory of their stock Monday evening
and claim to be well pleased with the
business they have enjoyed during the
past year Mr. F. L. Miller states that
his business was more than doubled dur
ing last year and Mr.. F. A. Alexander
says that if his trade continues to increase
as it has during the past past twelve
months he will be compelled to seek
larger quarters. Up and down
the street the merchants are almost
unanimous in saying that the business
of 1895 was far in excess of their ex-
pectations and they all feel encouraged
of success during the coming year.
Tuesday evening the Degree of Honor
Lodge installed the following officers:
Past Chief Of Honor, Mrs. ]. w. Arm
strong; Chief of Honor, Mrs. Fred Clark;
Lady of Honor, Mrs. Alex Carnpbell;
Recorder, Miss Laura Walker; Finau-
cisr, Miss Emma Campbell; Receiver.
Mrs Taylor Porter; Inside Watchman,
Mrs A. R. Pygall; Usher, Essie Mac
kay; Outside Watchnan, Asa Alexan.
der. The officers were Installed by Mrs.
Jesse Spencer, past chief of honor.
Following the installation ceremonies, a
short literary and musical program was
rendered, consisting of short address
by W. w. Bristow, recitatious by Miss
Mildred Liuville, and Mrs. Gale and
two or three songs by the Bach Quar-
tette After the exercises were conclud-
ed, delicious refreshments were served.
D. c. Rose IS in receipt OF letter
from his brother, who recently left for
the east with quantity of dried prunes
The letter was dated at St. Louis, where
the prunes were disposed of, and con-
tanned check for the proceeds derived
from their sale. Promptly upon itssar-
rival at St. Louis, after being enroute 26
days. the fruit was sold at seven cents
per pound. III writing to his brother,
Mr.. Rose states that hal the shipment
arrived prior to the holidays. eight and
one half ents Fer pound would have
been realized. There was only a par
tial carload in the shipment, con Sc
queutly, Mr.. Rose was unable to Sc cure
carload rates, thus making a difference
of cent pound on the net proceeds.
The price received was four cents per
pound, net, but had they been shipped in
a carload lot and arrived few days earli-
er, they would have nstted six aud one
half ceuts instead of four. As three
cents was the best price obtainable here,
Mr. Rose is well pleased with the re
suit.
The public is beginning to arrive at the
conclusion that Theodore Schnitzlein's
business is a most lucrative one. Every
little while he is called upon to contrib
ute to the public veal in the shape of
fine for violation of law. His last as
sessment on this account was for $40 on
a charge of using profane language, to
which he plead guilty. It is also said
that he ought to be prosecuted on a
charge of wife beating. It seems that
"Schniz" was out all Saturday ni"'--
The next morning his wife ca,,,s un
with her
He was in beastly state OF
lntoxication at the time and became en-
ragged at her entreaties, 50 it is said, and
while standing in front of the old Sor-
bin corner, he deliberately struck her
several severe blows. At this
stage Of the proceedings, Chris German
son appeared on the scene and succeed
ed in quoting the matter. He says that
Schnitzlein was very drunk, but that hs
did not strike his wife with suficien
force to cause her bodily pain, although
the act was most cruel and humilitatins
to her.