Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-08
OREGON.

The Blue Mountain Ice Company of
Perry, is storing ice at the rate of 500
tons day.
An old man OF the name of Webster
was found dead in his cabin on Dead
wood a few days ago.
Rainier school district has levied a
special tax of Is mills. The total tax
in Rainer district ia AZ mills.
o. W. Williams has sold the Wander
mullen farm, near Island City, contain
ing 157 acres, to a Mr.. Stein, late
arrival from Utah, for $4,000.
]. Bonner's grocery store at Baker
City was burned. He had an insur-
ance of $500. The stock was small.
The machinery in Clayton Bros. g
broom'handle factory at Coquille, is
being moved to place eight miles be-
low Bandon.
Malcolm McFarlane has resigned as
justice Of the peace at Westport pre-
cinct, and David West was appointed
by the county court to succeed him.
The breaking of the boom on the
Siuslaw during the late food caused
heavy loss OF logs belonging to loggers
on that stream. but the Lake creek log
gers report their losses were small.
The Astoria Box Company is max.
ing preparations to increase the capac-
ity of its box factory. The old ma
chinery is being replaced by the most
improved kinds, and several new ma
chimes are to be added.
A fine team of horses was killed at
a logging camp near Berry. A tree, in
falling knocked another tree down,
which fell in an unlocked for dilec-
tion and struck the horses, killing
them almost instantly.
Sam White. an old and welI-kown
resident of Kerby, was drowned in the
Illinois river. He had been at Kerby
and started home in an intoxicated
condition. He succeeded in crossing
the river, but after landing walked
about dazed and fell into the river.
Andrew Houk, a miner was acci-
dentally killed near Rye valley. He
was working alone at the time and
was in the act of placing a set of tim
hers when cave-in occurred. One of
the timbers struck the unfortunate
man on the side of his head, breaking
his neck.
Mrs. George F. Eglin died at Cor.
Wallis of pleuro- pneumonia. She was
a native of Dallas, Or, and was united
in marriage to George F. Eglin at AL
abny. October 20, 1884. Her maiden
name was Cynthia Ellen Mounts. She
was aged "a years. The survivors are
husband and four children.
Jacob L. Myers, a Mexican war vet
eran. died at the Soldiers home at
Roseburg, aged 79 years. He was one
of the Oldest members of the home,
having entered the institution soon after
its opening. The remains were
shipped to Olympia. Wash, for inter-
ment.
A fine jersey COW was stolen from
W. H. Lindsey. who resides on the
Sheridan farm, near Roseburg. A few
days latter a stranger, probably a
tramp, appeared at the Chadwick
farm. near Myrtle creek, and sold the
cow to Mr.. Chadwick for $40 and has
not been heard of since.
Mrs. Ray E. Watts. who has been
appointed postmistress of Reuben,
Or, has filed out her bond and sub-
scribed to the oath of Office. The Reu.
ben Office will be in operation as soon
as the papers can be returned from
Washington. The office was discon-
tinued about five years ago.
A man. supposed to be hobo, took
two shots at Nightwatchman Mum, of
Cottage Grove. The officer called the
marshal and others to his assistance,
and set out in pursuit OF his would be
murderer. The man, with two others,
was located in the brush near town,
but as the night was dark. it was i'm.
possible to effect capture. The
nightwatchman had been keeping close
watch on a suspicious character who
was about town, and he is quite Ger.
tain that this man was his assailant
ASoOoo 70 Oo1AJt WIZ arc COuSLTuCG-
ing water system for Seaside and the
property adjacent to it, expect to have
their plant in operation before May l..
The city of Seaside is amending its
charter SO as to give them a franchise,
and the county court will grant them
the right to lay pipes across the coun.
ty bridge over the Necanicum. The
source of water supply Is in the hills
about two miles east of Seaside, which
has been secured, as we'll as the site
for the reservoir and the right of way
for the piping. The supply of pure
| mountain water is estimated at seven
miners inches, which is much more
than necessary at present and it can be
doubled at very little expense. The
cost of construction of the plant will
not be great. 20 the service will be a
relatively cheap one for the consumers.
An addition to the Coburg townsite
has been plated. It commences at
the church and runs north and east,
being part of the old Vanduyne place.
The machinery for a pressed brick
plant purchased at Chicago by E. E.
Angel. of Baker City, has arrived. The
plant consists of press machine
weighing $4,000 pounds, a s5-horse
power engine and q 40-horse power
boiler, in all weighing $1,000 pounds