The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-08-20

weeks outing at Newport. Mr.. Alex
ander is candidate in his county for ths
Office of county treasurer on a populist
democratic fusion ticket, and feels Ger
tain of election.
John Ray has disposed of his hand
some residence property in this city tc
Sheriff Rickard, the consideration being
81, 200. Mr.. Ray and wife will leave
soon for Portland to take up their per.
manent abode, ard thereby Corvallis will
lose and estimable family. Mr.. Ray
came to Corvallis during the '7os and has
been prominently identified with the
city's growth ever since. I
y A well-known young man, last years
graduate of the o. A. c., has created some
talk by his hasty departure from Corvallis
recently. Undue intimacy with widow
in the southern portion of the county,
| and subsequent developments, made it
desirable for him to visit elsewhere for a
time. This brief statement is only made
to Offset pyssible imaginative gossip.
Florence. the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Harris died at Newport
Sunday night. The baby had only been
sick about five days, but the best medical
skill obtainable was unavailing to save
her life. The family came out on Mon
days train, and the funeral services were
held at their residence Monday after
noon. The little body was laid to rest
in the Crystal Lake cemetery.
c. T. Colt, an o. A. c. student returned
to Corvallis recently and with him
brought a sample of gold quartz, taken
from ledge near Sparta in Baker coun-
ty Last week Prof. Fulton made an as
say of the quartz and found it to be un.
usually rich, the sample which weighed
fourteen ounces, yielding one and one
quarter ounces of pure gold. The assay
shows that ton of such ore would be
worth about $4,000.
y Early Tuesday morning Corvallis citi
Gems were treated to novel entertain
ment by couple from Linn county. The
husband came to town the day before
and purchased a nice, juicy jag, and evil
IDENTIFY fearing that he might lose it if he
left the base of supplies, he concluded to
remain here in definitely. His wife, how
ever, arrived bright and early the next
morning and he changed his mind. She
didn't coax nor plead with him, but she
had way about her that was irrisistable
and he concluded to go home. 4
Ko1fx, of dannfu Stori4
Robt. Kelly was in town Wednesday, on
his way to The Dalles. Harry in men,
Der of the hose team which will GO form
that city to Astoria to participate in the
tournament which tax es place there from
the 18th to the 22d, inclusive. Harry,
by the way is sprinter of no mean re- 1
cord, and has many times won honors
for the Oregon Agricultural College,
where he was formerly a student 1t is
that he will be largely iustru-
mental in obtaining prizes for The Dalles
team in the coming gcontests.-Dufur Dis
patch.
John Rudanacher, prosperous Linn
county farmer, will carry his arm in
sling for several weeks as the result of an
accident which happened to him last Sat
urday while assisting a neighbor to repair
his binder. While working with the ma
chine the team started and MIR. Ruda-
niacher's left hand was caught in cog
wheel and badly lacerated. He was
brought to Corvallis and taken to DIR.
De- 10ff off axry1a he I~
dressed. The second and third fingers
were amputated at the second joint, and
though the index finger was also badly
jamed, the doctor hopes to save it.
The funeral of Miss Millie Horton oc-
Cured yesterday morning at the family
residence, and the remains we're inferred
in the Newton cemetery. The deceased
was born in Anderson county, Kansas,
January 3o AZ years ago. The family,
consisting of mother, TIVE sisters and
two brothers, who survive the deceased,
have resided III Benton county for the
past several years and are highly respect
ed. Last spring the deceased began
showing signs of falling health, and al
though everything possible was done for
her relief. she succumbed to that incura-
bic disease, consumption, after being
confined to her bed only few weeks.
Prof Berchtold and family returned
Tuesday from their vacation a Finley
springs 1t was reported here that diph-
iberia was prevalent at the springs, and
fearing that the professors family might
have been exposed to the disease, Chief
Wells took himself to the ferry landing
Tuesday afternoon to await their arrival,
intending to prevent their entrance into
town as provided i'll such cases by the
city charter. The chief, however, was
agreeably surprised to learn from sir.
Berchtold that, with the exception OF a
child that was taken home some three
weeks ago, there had not been a Case of
sickness at the springs this season to his
knowledge. This statement was sufH-
cient, otherwise the popular O. A c. p5o--
fessor might have been quarantined.
J. b. Vanhoosen. another Scared vete-
ran of the civil war. succumbed Tuesday
morning to the injuries received il the
defense of his country, from which he
has been a constant sufferer for mauy
years. The funeral occurs this morning
at the family residence and the remains