The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-08-06

lnS purpose OF putting IN a DID on the
Sorbin building. As he already has q
great deal of work to complete before the
rainy season sets in, he found it impossi
Bile to compete with the other bidder.
and he returned to Lincoln county the
following day.
I w. S. Stone, who recently succeeded
Geo. Eglin as agent of the o. r. & n
Co. at this place, made the GAZETTE
Office pleasant call yesterday. He says
the prospects are favorable for continu
ing the boat service between Corvallis
| and Portland for some time yet. Until
further notice the Gipsy will leave Cor.
Wallis Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
| days at O'Clock and connect with the
Ruth at Salem.
Judge Burt, of Lincoln County, died
at Toledo Monday, and was bnried ye :
terday. Mr.. Burt was elected to the pos
ition of county judge i'll June 1891, h s
term of Office being four years. During
| the past year the deceased has been in
| poor health and on several occasions dur
ing that time his life was dispared of
| The vacancy caused by his death will lie
! filled by appointment by Governor Lord,
and it is understood that J. o. Stearns of
Waldport, and Hon. c. B. Crosno of
Toledo. are applicants for the place.
Lee Hayes, SON of Wesley Hayes, died
suddenly at Monroe last Saturday and
the remains were inferred in the Monroe
cemetery the following day. The deceas-
ed was in his 2Ist year, and was well
known here, having attended school at
this place during the past year. The
cause ef his death is somewhat of mys-
terry, although it is thought to have been
the result of blood poisoning. Some
weeks ago he injured his hand i'll playing
base ball and until the time of his death
was under the treatment of physician.
Friday night after installing the newly
elected officers of Mary's Peak camp ard
circle, the woodmeu with their families
adjourned to the home of S. N. wilkins,
where they were pleasantly entertained
for couple of hours. The Lawn and house
had been tastfully decorated for the
occasion, and with music and games, the
crowd found entertainment until refresh
ments were served. These consisted of
cake and cream, which were served so
generously that several of the party were
considerably under the weather next day.
Work OH the new Sorbin building be-
gun last Saturday and is progressing
rapidly. A. F. Peterson, who has the
contract, has large force employed, and
he expects to have the structure complet-
ed before the first of October. Mr.. Sor-
bin is personally supervising the work
and expects to remain here until the
building is enclosed, when he will return
to Rossland. Mr.. Sorbin displays con-
siderable spirit of enterprise in investing
up the town, and his example might be
immitated to good advantage by many
Corvallisites
J. H Clayton, representing the Racine
Fire Engine Co., was in town yesterday
and hopes to induce the city to purchase
a chemical engine. The Racine" is un-
market and during the past four years
has won every contest, the company hav-
ing standing challenge to contest with
any machine in the world. The fluid
.. ,fx,,- CT, lie
the heat, when gas is generated, which
consumes the oxygen around the flame
and annihilates it instantly. The fire ex-
power of 90 gallon tank of
waite.
Henry Millhollen aud Taylor Porter
were last week awarked the contract, by
the Douglas county court, for the con-
struction of span bridge across Cow
Creek, at Glendale, and also for repairing
of bridge across the South Umpqua,
near Roseburg. The two contracts
amount to about ST 400, and were secured
in the face of strong opposition and
against numerous competitors. Messrs.
Millhollen and Porter thoroughly under
stand the business of bridge building and
Douglas county people may feel assured
that the work OH these contracts Will not
be slighted.
Con. Gerhard, the stationery mer-
chant, finds it difficult to keep Bryan at
par He had picture of the boy orator
exposed i'll front of his store with the
price, 81 rs marked thereon in large
plan figures. One evening last week the
picture disappeared, but after days abb
sence it was returned, and since then the
price has been reduced to 81. Mr.. Ger
hard does not know whether the per-
loiner was concious stricken or suffered
change in his political convictions.
Con. however, is out rs cents, for during
the pictures departure Bryan's stock had
fallen aud the price of the picture had to
be correspondingly reduced. He thinks
the government ought to pass law
maintaining the parity.
Prof. John NJ. Bloss, retiring president
of the Oregon Agricultural College,
leaves shortly for new fields of labor.
President Bloss has been associated with
the college for the past four years and
during that time the institution has
reuords both af-