The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-10

The trial of Chief of Police Wells be-
fere the city council has been postponed
to Friday evening Dec. 18th. The ceun-
Gil met Monday night, Mayor Woodward
presiding, to~take up the matter, but
owing to the illness ef Mr.. Hurt one of
the chiefs witnesses, continuance was
granted. Councilnen Hall and Smith
were absent.
The Presbyterian Sunday school will
present the Christmas eve entertainment
outlined in the Ladies Hsrle Jonrr al.
No presents will be exchanged at the
church, but donations of clothing, pro-
visions and cash fer the nesdy will be
glaaly received. The church will be
kept open all day Friday. and commit
tee will be present to care for the offer
ings. !
The Salvation Army ha: again chan red
officers. This noon Capt. Duithie left
for Ashland and Lieut.. Spencer fer
Grant, Pass. They have heen faithful
officers as we'll as popular ones. Capt.
Peterson and Lieut.. May. recsstly sof
Medferd, arri red in Albany this "a 'rnis-!
and will take charge OF the work h.se.
-Dsniocrat. Bismark has the ss slpathy
Of his frienas.
Bids far indexing the transfer records
of Benton county were opened iS t&e
csnlmissi -ners' court yesterday. They
were as follows: L. w. Oren, 81. 900; NJ
H. Kriesel. 1894; Gellatly and Ripis...
$500; Z. .. Sanuels, $4ee.o5; A. B. Alex
a,der, !4e4; J. S. VanWiakle. $593; J. c.
Powell. So75: J. H. Gibson, 1870; X. o.
HAWKS bid IN cents per name. Gibson
was awarded the coatract.
A gentlemen reports having witnessed
lively street encounter between two we'll
known women recently. He was coming
down from the Albany evening train AID,
= few blocks east Of the depot saw a
punching and boxing contest that was
exciting for few minutes. Herald the
difficulty seemed to be over child but
refused to give any names owing, ha
limited, te the prominence Of the parties
Monroe is to have saloon. The petit
tion of J. w. Owen for a liquor lic,nse
was reviewed b. the county court We'd
aesday and a permit granted. Affidavits
were filed stating that SOME names on the
petition were not voters in the precinct.
A majority of the votes is necessary i'll
case of this kind to secure a permit.
The court struck off several names, and
the petitioner secured the license by onlJ
one naajority. 4
Mr.. ]. Wo.rage has assumed charge of
Nolan & Callahar's tailoring depart
ment He is first-class cutter and filter
of thirty years experience. MIR. Woorage.
has been tailoring in Portland for twenty
seven years and his services were very
mu:h in demand there. So much 80. ia
fact, that Nolan & Callahan had to offer
extra Inducements to get him to relin-
qui<h his position at the metropolis. MIR.
Toorage will be heartily welcoMed to
or :allis.
There was high, fierce wind Tuesday
afternoon. George Reed was sent tn the
watcrwerks to inform Engineer Bell that
he was wanted at the telephone, and
kindly consented to wait in the {: sine
room until Bel returiled. He was "ait-
ing when an awful nsise proceeded from
the top of the tower. 1t seemed as if tile
tower were tumbling. Speaker rushed
out hen sticks and slaves came hurting
dowa .reund him and he speeail.s re-
turned to the er : inc room, afraid to so
and afraid to stay. George was about to
give himself up 4: a broken Reed, when
the noise subsidized. Investigations
proved that the large wi.d-mill on top
of the tower had succunsbed to the fary
Of the gale and the fans had all blown
cut. II
Forty-five residents of Corvallis and
vici.ity were made very sick by eatinx
headcheese last Friday and Saturday.
The cheese was maze ON the FARM Of Mr..
John Halburi, who presented senereu.
quantities tp frtends in tsun, most Of
them associated with the Salvation Army.
Mr.. Hulburt's entire family was ,ery
sick and among those il town who suf-
fered are o. v. Hurt and family. CAPT.
Plsmstead and family, and the families
Of Arthur Gardner, w. S. Gardner.
J. w. Ray, J. CresssI, Mrs.
Mark Noble, Misses Whitaker, Lane aud
Whit.man, Mr.. Starr, Bert Sharp, Mar
ion Wood and Plutarch Lewis and wife.
All are recovering. thongh several are
still quite ill. The college chemists are
examining the headcheess. 1t is thoaght
that bacteria is at the bottom of the
trouble.