The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-23

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at present living in Rossland, B. c., which
he says is the busiest place in the en,ire
Northwest. Asked as to what lie inte,.d
ed doing with his property here, he re-
| piled that, for the present it will be left
| as sort of land mark, but he hopes soon
to erect two-story brick which will OF
course necessitats the removal of the old
! wo ,den building located thereon.
! O. c. McLagan, 7. ]. Creighton, Joe
Polly and John Vernig, who left Corval
lis about month ago on prospecting
tour in Southern Oregon, returned Mon
| day, dusty and tired, but without any
samples of good fortune. They say the
hills are full of prospectors and the finds
are few. They found Bill Igo wandering
among the mountains and brought him
home with them. Mr.. McLagan proposes
trying it again later in the season.
The centennial of Robert Burns death
was appropriately observed by residents
of Salem and prominent citizens of the
state at the state house in Salem Tuesday
evening. Prof ]. B. Horner, of this city
made the address of of the evening. Civ
ing biographical sketch of the favorite
Scottish bard, and during his hour talk,
the professor spoke eloquently of beauti-
full sentiments and ennobling thoughts ex-
pressed in the lneterings of him in whose
memory the audience had assembled.
Capt. J. T. Apperson, president of the
toard of regents of the State Agricu,-
tural college," says the Oregon City En-
terprise, attended committee meeting
of the board in Salem, Tuesday. Presi-
dent Apperson, Governor Lord and Ben
ton Killen were appointed committee
to recommend suitable person for pres
ident to succeed President :. NJ. Bloss.
1t is learne d that two of the commit
tee favored H. B. Miller for that position,
while Capt. Apperson desires to offer the
position to President Bloss''
Corvallis hook and ladder company
No. I, held their annual election Mon
day night. The following officers were
chosen for the ensuing year: President,
Geo. w. Denman, vice pres, Frank Con-
over; recording Sec, H. L. Holgate; fl
nancial Sec. Brady F. Burnett; treasurer,
Dick Smith; foreman, Miles Phillips;
board of delegates, o. c. McLagan, Lu-
ther Smith and T. c. Zeis. After the
election the company went into a social
session and the members spent few
hours very pleasantly. The company is
n thriving condition, both as to men,
sership and finances.
Last week Mr.. J. c. Young was employ
ID in removing the bodies of deceased
members of family south of Philomath
o the CrystA lake Cemetery. In taking
Up one of the bodies, Mr. Young says he
vas greatly surprised to find that it had
etained its general outline, size and
weight, although fifteen years had elaps-
ID since interment. 1t was not case of
'etriication for the body resembled wood
md there was no additional weight. Mr.
Young has reinterred over 1900 bodies
md has met with remarkable instances
If preservation, but nothing that in any
way resembles the present case OF two
# the bodies adjoining, nothing but the
zones remained, while another, the re-
Mains of child exhibited the same
trange workings of nature as the first
'ody, except its head.
Mrs. E. M. Kenyon, of New York,
Who is spending the summer on the Pa
ific coast, and Miss Emma Fiske, of In
Ind, were guests Of Col. H.
). Burgh and family several days last
week. The colonel promised them cool
weather. when they visited Corvallis,
ceiling certain that the sea breeze, to
which all Corvallisites allude with par
pride, would not be found want
ng; but as usual with Oregonians when
hey are especially anxious for climatic
conditions to be most favorable, the
Weather was intensely hot, aid Monday
he guests departed for Portland, be11ev-
ng that our boasted sea breeze was mere
y the creation of the colonel's imagina-
ion. However, Monday evening, after
us for whole week, the
Yea breeze began to blow and soon clear
ID the atmosphere of the heat, smoke
md dust, and everyone is happy again.
Hon. H. B. Miller of Eugene, was in
Corvallis the latter part of last week on |
business connected with the college. |
Mr.. Miller is being urged by some men,
bers of the board for the position of pres-s
dent of the Agricultural College, to suc- /,
ceed president Bloss. whose resignation !
was accepted at the boards meeting in |
June. To GAZETTE representative. Mr.. !!
Miller expressed the belief that he was
certain of election, claiming that he has
the assurance of the support of large !
majority of the board. He says that the
idea that the mention of his name has
any political significance has no founda-
tion in fact and Governor Lord, as we'll as
other members of the board of regents,