| Coos history home Historical Newspapers Oregon The following items were selected and transcribed from microfilm by Marilee Miller. This is not a comprehensive list of news items. Please read explanation and copyright info at end of document. Corvallis Gazette Corvallis, Or. Chronological, with limited keywords (keywords need revising) 1865-76 1878 1879 1880 | 1891 1899 1900 to newspaper menu 1890 Feb 21, 1890 ID line -- keywords abbr. name of paper and editor's reference number date Outside-Locale history CG 31 Feb 21, 1890 [Calipooia mtns mentioned, both in pioneer days {1857} and in 1890 ] outside-RR CG32 Feb 21, 1890 Oregon Pacific RR outside-bridge outside-Srh CG32 Feb 21, 1890 Chas McCulloch, the engineer, to attend fixing temporary bridge across Mary’s river. Nq Dairy misc-saying literary CG32 Feb 21, 1890 headline of satirical piece mentions that news spread like Oleomargarine on a summer day. Nq outside-Tot-utility CG32 Feb 21, 1890 incorporated, Corvallis electric light and power co, L L Hurd, Johnson Porter, Z Job, W C Corbett, G Lilly, incorporators; capital stock $20,000. Outside news fair CG32 Feb 21, 1890 Chicago gets the world’s fair of 1892,by vote congress . SP-RR outside-Srh outside-locale CG32 Feb 21, 1890 S P is going to replace its narrow gauge system with standard width and constr. bridge across Willamette R at Ray’s landing, Marion co. E. and W. side systems will then be consolidated. nq Feb 28, 1890 Spreckels crop enterprise CG 32 Feb 28, 1890. Claus Spreckels has already expended over $1,000,000 on his Philadelphia sugar refinery. + outside-Tot outside-politic CG32 Feb 28, 1890 Benton co. Repl. Central Committee, Fairmount, Soap Creek, S.Corvallis, Willamette, North Corvallis, Monroe, Philomath, King’s Valley, Summit, Tide Water, Wrenn, Lobster, Alsea, Newport, Yaquina, Tum Tum, Lower Alsea, Little Elk, Elk City, Toledo, Big Elk. [M. Doesn’t say whether officially towns or just districts. How come Corvallis is not on??] Outside-Tot other-coal CG32 Feb 28, 1890 Toledo. slide on one of hills D.P. Blue’s farm, uncovered fine vein coal 25 ft wide. [Paper-cut] SP-RR CG32 Feb 28, 1890 SP calling for RR ties for new track; [cut of vy old fashioned train indeed; {M. believe it more so than any photo of CBR showed; but of course those were later than original lines.} ] Mar 21, 1890 Lhc CG32 Mar 21, 1890 0 R Bean, Seattle, father Judge R.C. Bean Eugene, serious accident at Cushman’s mill on the Siuslaw; to Florence on stmr Mink; Acme mentioned as place name. [M. 2004, these may be separate items?] Mar 28 ,1890 Outside-RR CG32 Mar 28, 1890 In May the street cars will roll; contract has been let; Corvallis Street Railway. Nq Novelty-mill crop CG32 Mar 28, 1890 frame work of new flouring mill going up. [M. in Corvallis, or?] Apr 11, 1890. enterprise-Foundry outside-RR outside-Srh CG32 Apr 11, 1890 Iron to arrive from Brown & son mill on the Santiam for new street RR. Outside R.E. outside-Tot-Corvallis CG32 Apr 11, 1890 Job’s Addition, Corvallis, selling elegant suburban residence property joining city on NW, within 10 min walk new public school house, and agricultural college, 15 min fm business centre. nq Misc or Interest? CG32 Apr 11, 1890 Origin of name "bit" for money; a "short bit" is a dime, a "long bit" is l5 c. term “bit” as applied to 1/8th dollar originated in practice 50 yr ago in southern, western states when Mexican coin constituted chief currency; sm. change scarce, of cutting dollars into eight pieces and halves into 4. These parts were called bits, hence $1 was 8 bits, half 4, quarter 2. Up to 1860 specimens of this "cut money" were found as far N. as St. Louis, Mo, though not in circulation. "Bit" is fast passing out of existence on this coast where for 40 yrs held sway; the humble nickle comes to front as pop. grows and prices become more competitive. nfq. [was never used as term on Atlantic coast or eastern states.] Apr 18, 1890 Lhc-pop CG 32 Apr 18, 1890 What census takers will require; birth, whether naturalized, able to speak English, other info, whether suffering fm acute disease, etc. Circus animal outside-Tot CG 32 Apr 18, 1890 "McMahon’s new united shows, circus, museum, wild animal exposition, and grand free international horse fair,” to play Portland, Harrisburg, Corvallis, Astoria, Vancouver. = circus paper balloon CG 33 Apr 25, 1890 comment on McMahon’s circus exhibitions Tue afternoon and evening, not largely attended. Ring performances well executed, pleased audience. Balloon ascenscion [as I typed it] of Prof Redmond was a tame affair, he going only few 100 ft and doing some trapeze work. It was not quite worth coming ten thousand miles to see, as the bills and flyers announced. To put it in a short space -- the best part of this circus was that shown on the bill- boards. [last 2 sentences. +] May 16.1890 Hermann politic CG33 May 16, 1890 Benton Co Repl. ticket. State Repl. Ticket. Congressman, Binger Hermann, of Douglas. Nq Outside-RR misc-word CG 33 May 16, 1890 work on Corvallis Street Railway begun at last; 1st car arr. in Corvallis on SP freight. It is a “daisy.” Name painted gold letters on sides. Outside-Tot-name outside-vital-stat CG33 May 16, 1890 married, A G Mulkey, old resident Benton co, to Florence Goodnaugh, of Oakland. May 23, 1890 Hermann politic saying CG33 May 23, 1890 [comments tt Binger Hermann has been in land office,] how can Bobby Miller, his opponent for repr. to congress, fare, when Binger has had the "thank you" traffic. nfq It will take a man with more strength in his loins and more vertebrae down his body than your youth has yet acquired to "get there" as often and as effectively in the interest of this constituency as Binger Hermann does. + June 6,1890 Outside-Tot CG33 June 6, 1890 [Wrenn station, King’s Valley mentioned as P 0.] Hermann politic CG33 June 6, 1890 [head ] We Lose the Governor but Binger Hermann’s Majority Unprecedented. [M. seems to be state repr not natl?] June 27, 1890 Outside-RR transport CG33 June 27, 1890 Street RR has erected neat waiting room at end of track, with comfortable seats and ice water. Ladies and children find trip over the road pleasant. RR-CBR CG33 June 27, 1890 A company has recently been incorporated with a capital of two millions of dollars to build a railroad from Roseburg to Coos bay. It is expected to commence work on the line at an early date. + July 4, 1890 Judge CG 33 July 4, 1890 R S Bean elected judge of supreme ct; he was circuit judge 2nd dist. July 11,1890 Outside-RR CG33 July 11, 1890 [lengthy on Corvallis Street RR Co. ] Aug 1, 1890 School Locale- CG33 Aug 1, 1890 teacher’s institute to be held Coos Bay Aug 15. = Aug 22, 1890 SP-RR CG34 Aug 22, 1890 SP freight train now running daily, instead of every other day, freight on west side RR; increas amt freight Corvallis and other points. Politic CG34 Aug 22, 1890 Full list of next legislature, which meets Salem in January, with P.O. of each; Demos have * before name. Incl S B Eakin, Eugene, Lane. Fullerton, J C, Roseburg, Douglas. Sinclair, W, Coquille, Coos. Tongue, Thos M., Hillsboro, Washington [county, not Wa. state] [these are Senators]. Representatives: Crook, A.H., Ellensburg, Coos. [M note: not Curry?] *Garfield, J. D., Marshfield, Coos. Hall, J H., East Portland, Multnomah. Leeper, J H, Oakland, Douglas. Manning, S A, McMinnville, Yamhill. Reed, A W, Gardiner. Douglas. Outside-RR entertain-excursion CG 34 Aug 22, 1890 Oregon Pacific RR Co; our Summer Excursion Tickets (Corvallis) to Yaquina and return, on sale every day except Sunday. Outside-Tot outside-RR misc-saying CG 34 Aug 22, 1890 Independence and Monmouth have completed the motor line which connects the 2 places; last Tue the motor arrived, will hereafter "mote" [sic] right along; line will be paying investment. Fair school-indir CG 34 Aug 22, 1890 St supt. E B McElroy appointed member internationa1 committee of world’s fair for Pacific Coast; better selection could not be made for interests of Oregon Outside-RR CG34 Aug 22, 1890 Work new Union depot at Portland commenced; will cost $1,000,000 and when completed will be finest depot on Pacific Coast. Outside-name CG34 Aug 22, 1890 Mr. DeNevue’s residence. Srh CG34 Aug 22, 1890 Dispatch fm Yaquiina City, the new U S steel cruiser, Charleston, recently built SF, sighted off Yaquina harbor; is fm Honolulu, trip to Yaquina in 14 day; will go to sound and north. [as I typed it] Transport [auto? or RR?] CG34 Aug 22, 1890 The supremacy of the English in the application of electricity to the propulsion of vehicles is likely ere long to be disputed in this country. A company is being organized in Pittsburg to operate electric cabs, the current furnished by storage batteries. ÷ Outside-tot CG34 Aug 22, 1890 R. Graham’s drug store, Corval1is. OT-Corvallis fruit-dryer crop condit enterprise transport misc-word saying? CG34-5 Aug 22, 1890 Corvallis, a good many years ago, tried the experiment of a fruit dryer. It can hardly be claimed that the business of drying fruits had a fair test then, for several reasons. In the first place a market was not possible for the output of the dryer because transportation facilities were limited and freights enormous. Without transportation facilities, freights at a living rate and a ready market, it goes without saying that an industry of this kind could not prosper. Again, in that day the general business sentiment was at a low ebb. The citizens were more or less apathetic and were not inclined to foster and encourage an enterprise of this character. Our surplus fruit was "only fit for hog-food anyway so why bother with a fruit dryer;” “no money in it;” “sure to bust;” etc. And “bust” it did. That is to say, the Alden fruit drying establishment after one two seasons’ run indefinitely suspended operations and the industry, with this as a criterion, has been paralyzed in this community ever since. ...could a $30,999 flour mill have been constructed and put into operation in Corvallis in that day? Emphatically, No! Now the country round about Corvallis is no more capable of supporting a flour mill to-day than it was 10 or -15 years ago. There was as much or more wheat produced then as there is now. Where, then, is the difference? Why is it possible to have a first-class steam mill put into operation and into competition with one of the best in this community this season when such an undertaking would have been an impossibility? The natural inference is that the gentlemen who have invested their money in the mill have awakened to the fact that there is more to be realized from such an investment than by adhering to the -old methods of lending money at 10 per cent. Interest with gilt-edge security, or in raising stock for the local and Portland markets. ...First in importance in the Willamette Valley is the wheat industry. No one will deny that the wheat produced in this country since its first settlement has been its chief support. It has been for years almost our sole export. Why is it that now the miller who grinds this wheat in his mill located in this wheat producing region, can afford to pay one or two cents per bushel more to the farmer for his wheat than the exporter who ships it abroad? Manifestly because the miller can realize so much more for his manufactured product at home than the exporter can gain by sending it away to foreign consumers. What does this suggest? It means that enterprising men can afford to build flouring mills, manufacture their chief product into flour and supply the home market. Will croakers say that flouring mills under such conditions will not prosper? The success of the mills above referred to, with good business management, is assured. And the field is certainly large enough for all competitors now in sight; for the brand "Corvallis Mills" is synonimous [print] with a ready sale for all flour heretofore manufactured at this point and there is no reason to doubt the excellence in quality of the product of the mills recently put into operation. So much for the first resource of the Willammette [sic; 2 m’s, but other places just one] valley from its soil. What is its second in importance? Nay, what may be its first in future importance? The fruit and fruit drying industry. That the land owners of the Willamette valley are aware of the importance of this industry is evident from the number of trees being planted throughout the whole valley. Already there are many orchards numbering thousands of trees growing in this country and more acres are being cultivated with this in view each year. Some of these newer orchards are now beginning to bear fruit. Soon many will be yielding large crops, for the fruit crop never fails here, and a market, such as will cheer the interest-ridden farmer’s heart, will be created, and, to use a homely metaphor, land will grow fat from the greatness thereof. Now what do the fruit growers propose to do with all this fruit? Ship it. Where to? To some other community’s dryer? It is all well enough to create a foreign market for the fruit product after that fruit has received all the attention which we producers can give it. But ...we want not only to grow this fruit, but to dry it and to make the boxes in which it is packed. It is apparent to any ordinary observer that the fruit now yielded hereabouts would, if cared for and preserved by drying, be largely enhanced in value by such process and the returns to the manufacturer...would be in proportion to the importance of the enterprise. ... It is said that "Opportunity seized at the right moment,” ...”leads on to prosperity and fortune." Aptly do they apply to the industry now under consideration... It only requires a brief g1ance at the resources of the country to supply a dryer with raw material, the facility with which the product could be transported and the waiting market to convince one that there is money in an enterprise of this kind and the sooner the better. Let us have a fruit drying and canning establishment. + = Outside-school Lhc-pop CG36 Aug 22, 1890 School apportionments in Benton co made by co school supt; gives name of clerks of districts [but not districts themselves, incl .] M W Ruble. J W Hyde. William Briscoe. G C Peek. M V Leeper. L A Peck. A. Howell. J W Parish. Number of children in county 3405, per capita amount $2.23. [would have been larger, but some taxes delinquent.] Aug 29, 1890 Outside-RR outside-Srh entertain-excursion CG36 Aug 29, 1890 The special excursion train to the bay [Yaquina] Saturday carried about 125 passengers from the valley and 25 from Corvallis. The Mischief went out over the bar for the benefit of the excursionists Sunday. Perhaps Ed. Wiles was benefitted by the trip more than anyone else for he put in his time quite faithfully, feeding the fishes, while out. [M.does this mean he was seasick? or? ] Another excursion will be given September 6. + Outside-RR outside-Tot outside school outside-Srh CG 36 Aug 29, 1890 Lafe Manning, who been employed 'cooking iron' in car shops of Or. Pacific at Yaquina City, removed family to Salem for winter; Mrs. Manning, medical treatment, children to school. Manning will be employed Corvallis for a few months fixing up Oregon Pacific boats. --Salem Statesman. nfq Fair-Expo CG 36 Aug 29, 1890 North Pacific Industrial Exposition, Portland, Sept 25 - Oct 25 - to excel any ever held this coast; new and attractive features introduced will make instructive as well as interesting; Benton co well repr. Outside-fruit outside-RR CG36 Aug 29, 1890 Willamette valley will have a good fruit crop this yr -- but will hardly be a taste around for people who want to pay for It -- in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, Minnesota, other states. Squire Farrar & Co, Salem, pioneer fruit shippers Oregon; shipped first carload Oregon fresh fruit that ever went east; 1st of last week commenced this season pack green fruit at their 2 story packing house Front st, between Chemeketa and Center, near site of big bridge, and forwarded to Butte City, Montana, carload Gravenstein apples, Bartlett pears, and plums; ship in reg. fruit cars over N. P. [Northern Pacific] and other roads. Fruit from mossgrown, old orchards that not cared for, won’t keep for shipping; but vigorous, cared for young trees will keep for shipp. Next after Gravenstein apples and Bartlett pears will come Tompkins County King, Seek-no-farther, Mignon, and other fall apples; then Belllflowers, Baldwlns, other choice winter apples. Srh CG36 Aug 29, 1890 US flag ship Charleston carries her own band and printing office. n fq RR-CBR CG 36 Aug 29, 1890. A full gang of men are clearing the way and 1000 more will be put to work on the Roseburg and Coos Bay railroad next month. + Paper CG36 Aug 29, 1890 C E Hofer, of Salem Journal; Frank Conover, Corvallis Gazette. Srh- Needed CG35 Aug 29, 1890 Dredging of Yaquina bay will give govt its most valuable, most accessible deep sea harbor on Pacific; nearest fm greatest Asiatic ports; in time war would be most easily fortified as is small harbor perfectly landlocked, open all seasons; SF too far away from Asian voyages; waters of Puget Sound take too long to reach in emergency.; Yaquina desirable rendezvous for Asiatic and Alaskan operations. [M. 2005 this is probably "needed" rather than accomplished.] = Outside-health CG37 Aug 29, 1890 prevalance of cholera Europe, Japan; warnings state board health Calif Utility CG37 Aug 29, 1890 expectation that t spread of electr. lighting would diminish gas consumption not being realized, says Bradstreets, use of gas steadily increasing, even where electricity gaining most popularity. Logging CG37 Aug 29, 1890 The champion load of logs was hauled at Marshfield last week by E.A. Pollard. Nine logs scaled 18,578 feet. + [M. 2006. Hauled? CBR-RR not in yet; if run down a slough or bay, would it say hauled?] outside-news condit CG37 Aug 29, 1890 settlers Oklahoma appealed to natl govt for relief; 1/3 people need aid, 2/3 farmers need seed wheat; food scarce, hunger; eastern people forced out of Oklahoma during boom, by not being able to secure homes there, came west, and now good fortune. School agric CG37 Aug 29, 1890 increase in appropriations for agricultural college; abt $48,000 to be spent by OAC; students will spend nearly $75,000 more; asset to Corvallis. Outside-RR? outside-fruit prices R.E. CG37 Aug 29, 1890 shippers reported fruit shipments Ashland one day brought $1000 to town; peaches: 2-3% [as I typed it] per pound on the trees pd , [as I typed it] a matured peach tree with 200 -300 lb fruit would yield grower $4 - $12 for crop; income $400 - $1200 an acre for peach orchards. Ooutside-vital-stat CG37 Aug 29, 1890 married, Frank C Robinson, Lane Co, Mary A Dyer, Benton co; in Eugene. Outside-health Outside-Tot CG 37 Aug 29, 1890 Died: at his home at Suver Station, Aug 26, 1890, Joseph Suver, 75, One of Or. pioneers, settled in Polk co many yrs ago when acquired large amt valuable land. Town of Suver named for him. Sept 12, 1890 R.E. fruit timber [??] CG37 Sept 12, 1890 Oregon Land Co, offering land 3 1/2 - 5 mi fm state capital, excellent shipping facilities, near cannery, adapted to fruit raising. 5-acre tracts $55 - $75 acre cuItivated, ready to set to fruit; 10-acres, partly cultivated, $50 acre. 20 acre light timber land, good spring branch, $35 acre. 40 acres cultivated land, sm. house, some young fruit trees set out. $70 acre. Fruit raisers profit fm $100 to $150 per acre after trees 4 yrs old. Industrious man can make good living for family while his orchard is coming into bearing by raising vegetable and crops for the cannery. Outside-name outside-RR saying? CG37 Sept 12, 1890 E H Dunham, supt Oregon Pacific RR, seems to fit his new place easy; we predict will soon be one of most popular RR men on coast. Srh CG37 Sept 12, 1890 secy treasury reduced fines Capt John Bergman and Engineer Safley of stmr Lillian, plying Florence - Yaquina, for going to sea w/o license, to $5 ea and costs. Paper CG37 Sept 12, 1890 R J Hendrick, of the Salem Statesman. Outside-names CG 37 Sept 12, 1890 [D C Rose mentioned.] / [Fred Root mentioned.] Outside-health Outside-pioneer outside-Tot CG37 Sept 12, 1890 S C Irvine, of Newport Oregon, one of Oregon pioneers, died. Fair agric outside-school CG37 Sept 12, 1890 St. Fair begins Salem next mon; promises to be most successful St Fair ever held here; grains, grasses, fruits, exhibits under direction Prof H T French, college. Racism CG37 Sept 12, 1890 Dr. Dorchester, US Supt Indian schools, his wife who special Indian agent, also Col Whitlesy [as I typed it], secy Indian Rights, making tour Pacific Coast, visited Siletz agency; paid Agent T J Buford compliment for efficiency. Music drama racism CG37 Sept 12, 1890 The Oakes’ Swiss Bell Ringers and Comedy Sketch Club will appear tonight at Job's Theatre. Harry Eades, facial artist; Frank Hollister, colored senator. Alice Oakes solos, harp; John Oakes, flute. = Outside-RR outside-Tot CG38 Sept 12, 1890 Corvallis Street Railway placed its bonds and ordered materials for mile of rd. in addition to tt in op; fm the P0 to SP and Oregon depots will bring all parts town into closer connection; when completed, Corvallis will have more street rr op. than any other city Oregon except Portland, and Salem. co. intends building temp. car house at N end of track this season, permanent houses and stables next yr. Sept 19, 1890 Wool Item silk-indir outside-Tot CG38 Sept 19, 1890 Merino underwear, smooth and soft as silk, ladies, children, the Ladies’ Bazaar. Outside-utility CG38 Sept 19, 1890 Corvallis Electr. Light and Power Co, L L Hurd, has an incandescent motor driven by powerful Westinghouse engine; illuminating stores, offices, residences, streets with 180 incandescent lights; talk of arc circuit for streets and larger stores. Flouring-mill crop outside-Srh outside-Tot CG38 Sept 19, 1890 Benton Co Flouring mills Co last yr put up steam mill, capacity 150 barrels a day; warehouse storage capacity 125,000 bushels; important addition to mfg industries Corvallis. / Corvallis Flouring Mills, property H Fisher, capacity 100 barrels day, warehous 100,000 bushels; these mills run by water power fm Mary’s river; old ,established, successful. [M. same article lists other facilities which Corvallis has.] fruit name CG38 Sept 19, 1890 Geo. Rohrer, prune orchard. James Loney. Fair [??] CG38 Sept 19, 1890 state fair Salem; lst 4 days greater success than ever before; ag college exhibit 425 varieties potatoes, l00 varieties oats, wheat. Races attract greatest attention in afternoons, Benton co. favorite horse, "0regon Eclipse" won fresh laurels in handicap running race, 5/8 mile, dash for 2l0. Lhc-Oregon timber CG38 Sept 19, 1890 Oregon has 10,000,000 acres of forest; the growing lbr trade. 1850 - 60, lumber product this state 60 million ft. 1860 -70 l25million feet. 1870 - 1880 250 million ft. estimated output 1880 - 1890 500mill. ft. Introduction of inland transportation just beginning to touch vast belts of timber, exceedingly low price forest lands, $4.50 acre average, and pressure of domestic, foreign demand to make field attractive. (Commercial Review) nq Spreckels character? Agric CG 38 Sept 19, 1890. “Claus Spreckels,” said a friend of his, “looks so much like the conventional idea of Santa Claus, the Christmas saint, that no one ought to be surprised at his being named ‘Claus.’ The old sugar king has a full white beard, rosy cheeks and luxuriant snowy hair. He is even as benevolent in a benevolent way as his Christmas namesake is on a large scale, and his family and employees are devoted to him. Mr. Spreckels knows the sugar business from the cane field to the refined product. When the refinery was being built at the foot of Reed street in Philadelphia, at a cost of more than a million dollars, a quantity of the most expensive machinery in the plant was put in wrong, and when Mr. Spreckels saw it he recognized the error at a glance. As a practical machinist he leaped into the excavation, had the whole mass of iron and steel yanked out and personally superintended its proper erection. Few millionaire operators in any business know its ins and outs so thoroughly as he.” + item animal-indir outside-Tot CG38 Sept 19, 1890 Waukenphhast [sic] shoes in kid and pebble goat, at Holgate & Helm’s. + Outside-RR outside-Tot CG38 Sept 19, 1890 Applications is to be [sic] made for a post office at Niagra [sic], the new town on the Oregon Pacific. + Novelty-brick [flouring-mill?] outside-Tot CG38 Sept 19, 1890 Mrs. A F Helm, postmistress, has leased center room ground floor of Fisher’s new brick and will move office as soon as bldg completed, abt 6 - 8 wk; will add latest improved lock boxes, main entrance open all hrs so those with boxes can go any time. = Sept 26, 1890 [paper-cut] invention outside-Tot-Corvallis CG 39 Sept 26, 1890 [cut of old typewriter ] [ M. Britannica lists as the first shift key typewriter, 1878; 1st practical typewriter hadn’t been invented until 1874. Britannica doesn’t list any other in betweens until later; however, says sometime after 1878 appeared a single character typewriter, with capitals each having a separate key fm lower case. Single key and shift key machines competed for popular favor, but advent touch typing, for which compact keyboard suited, decided issue. Touch typing before the ‘90’s was only by operators of exceptional still; in that decade it rapidly gained acceptance; since 1900 the universal method.] [The cut shows a device to be attached to typewriters which can be readily inserted and moved if desired; patented by Messrs M L Pipes, E F Pernot, Corvallis; gentlemen receive many applications fm eastern dealers who wish to handle patent, will doubtless have revenue. lengthy on technical works. evid. before this the copy typed was down inside and couldn’t be seen; this copyholder is held on the carriage, moving with and being swung upward with it when the operator desires to examine the typewritten copy.” In this way the paper can be turned up to read, then rolled back to type. [M. note: this is the way I interpret it.] [Pernot was a businessman in Corvallis.] photo outside-Tot-Corvallis CG39 Sept 26, 1890 All the latest novelties in the photographic art at Pernot Bros. + [M. my handwritten note: several say they are photographers. meaning the Ads say?] Other-mining CG39 Sept 26, 1890 only 2 states produce quicksilver; Calif, Oregon. 3 Calif mines, 3 Douglas co, Oregon; 3 furnaces, Douglas co. animal conditions outside-Srh CG39 Sept 26, 1890 seals have practically abandoned Behring sea and the Prybalov islands [sic]; not known where new rookeries are, left because of poachers hunting. Prices outside-Tot-Portland CG 39 Sept 26, 1890 salaries, East Portland; recorder $1200, surveyor$1500, police $4,200, city atty $1200, engineer $960, engine driver $600, treas. $300, assessor $600; street commissioner $1200. Racism other-blacksand-mining CG 39 Sept 26, 1890 S 0 Irvin has gang Chinamen at work mouth Nye creek, Benton co, sluicing black sand for gold. quite large deposit black sand, men making something over wages. Oct 3, 1890 Road outside-Tot outside-Srh CG 39 Oct. 3, 1890 County road fm Waldport to Tidewater, connecting with Alsea river road; hope to have it open by next summer. Outside-Srh condit? CG 39 Oct 3, 1890 Since upper Wiliamette became too low for navigation Oregon Pacific’s 3 river stmrs been tied up company wharf Corvallis; undergoing repairs; by time river to boating stage, each in good condit woodwork of the Bentley and the Hoag will be entirely new, tt of Sisters repaired. H B Williams and Lafe Manning in charge mech. repairs. Oct 10, 1890 Fruit outside-Tot-Corvallis CG 39 Oct 10, 1890 Fresh supply Calif fruits, S 0 watermelon and peaches, Camerons. [M. evid a store] Outside-name CG39 Oct 10, 1890 family E H Dunham arrived from Ohio this week. [??] outside-Tot other-mining-indir CG39 Oct 10, 1890 Supt Darton, of the paint mills, Scio, abt to begin grinding ore. Politic conditions-attitude racism CG39 Oct 10, 1890 No harder worker in US senate than John H Mitchell of Oregon. Believes in dignity of American labor and wants to protect, and so would keep out of immigration those favoring anarchy, communists, nihilists, mendicants, idiots, paupers; all Chinese except diplomats and retinues. Invention utility CG39 Oct 10, 1890 Edison has invented new battery cell for telegraph companies. [??] CG39 Oct 20, 2890 E R Skipworth resigned as clerk supreme ct, to take effect Mar 1891, to go to Eugene City [sic] to practice law. at one time was resident Corvallis. nq = Oct 24, 1890 Lhc-pop CG 39a Oct 24, 1890 Oregon’s population, fm census bureau. pop. of state 312,440; in 1880 was 174,768. 1899 Increase Benton 8629 2226 Clackamas 15,192 5932 Clatsop 9952 2730 Columbia 5161 3119 Coos 3836 4002 [M. 2004 something wrong here] Curry 1648 440 Douglas 14,783 2192 Jackson 11,360 3266 Josephine 4844 2339 Lane 15,093 3463 Linn l6,l39 3463 Polk 7736 1135 Tillamook 2888 1918 Washington 11,874 4792 Yamhill 10,608 2664 Multnomah 75,657 50,454 Marion 22,456 7879 ______ _____ 239,559 104,191 [corrected figures not yet received fm census office for E. Oregon.] utility outside-Tot outside-RR CG39a Oct 24, 1890 Copeland & Gaither, Toledo, John Gaither is telegraph and station agent; will build telegraph and depot station soon. Mr. Dunham, to whom our people indebted, will give us added facilities. -- Yaquina Post. nq Outside-school CG39a Oct 24, 1890 public school enrollment, 350, largest # enrolled any one time history Corvallis school. Outside-Fruit outside-Srh outside-Tot CG39a Oct 25, 1890 J 0 Stearns, Esq, Waldport cranberry field; sent to Salem Capital Journal by Dr. S A Diven; berries raised on lands near Alsea bay, which are especially adapted to growing; as fine a sample as anyone would wish to see. nq outside-RR item outside-locale saying CG39a Oct 25, 1890 Supt Dunham showed the "pattern cap" for uniforms of trainmen of OP RR. ...the 0.P. boys will be the envy of the brethren of other railway service and the admiration of all the girls from the darkest recesses of the Santiam to the uttermost parts of the "burnt woods." + outside-taxes CG39a Oct 25, 1890 [lengthy list of those men and companies who pay taxes in Benton co on sums to amnt of $5000 and over, many individuals, firms.] outside-name CG39a Oct 25, 1890 H. Pape [mentioned] Nov 7.1890 Paper CG39a Nov 7, 1890 Gazette is the oldest newspaper publ. in Benton Co. church end-times-condit CG39a Nov 7, 1890 The Mormon “Saints” are waiting for the advent of another civil war, when, they predict, will come their opportunity to re-establish the church in Utah and invite the oppressed all over the world to its shelter. It seems like a barren hope but it is the best they have. + = Nov 28, 1890. Paper other-Tot CG40 Nov 28, 1890 It is announced semi-officially that General J. M. Siglin will once more embark in the newspaper business at Marshfield, Coos county, about the beginning of the coming year. –Eugene City Guard. + Racism end-times-attitude? CG40 Nov 28, 1890 [Head:] THE INDIAN MESSIAH. The excitement among the Indians of the Northwest in regard to the coming of a Messiah among them grows with each succeeding week. It is said that there is no fear of an outbreak against the whites, as the Messiah comes to command peace and prohibit bloodshed. It is to be noted, however, that those who accept the truth of this Messiah most firmly, and are most stirred by his coming, are among the bitterest enemies of the white race. The promises held out to the Indians, too, are not of a kind that can be gained by pacific means. They do not incline him to cultivate a field and to work and to make a home for himself, but rather to return to his wild life and his savage nature. According to the most accurate reports that can be obtained, the prophecy has been made that the Western continent shall be given back to the red man and the plains covered once more with the innumerable buffaloes. The whites shall disappear utterly from the land, and no barrier shall be placed to the roving hunter save only the great waters of the sunrise and the sunset seas. Against a belief of this kind in a barbarous mind it is impossible to argue. The very facts which to the educated man are destructive of superstition, are to the ignorant a confirmation of its pretenses. Thus we are told that one of the chiefs who has been in the East and has seen the wonderful things of civilization, finds in them only a reason for believing the miraculous prohpesies [sic = prophesies]. "Among the white men," he said, "I was shown a machine through which I could talk with a man a great way off. This was very strange, and so are these things which it is said are going to be done; yet it is true, and so it may be true that the buffalo will come back again and the white man be driven away." Against such philosophy as this reason is unavailing. The Indians have no cause to love the white man, and in their revengeful memories they doubtless cherish many causes why they should hate him. It will be well therefore, that the people in the vicinity of the reservations should be watchful and the garrisons strengthened, for nothing but fear can prevail over a madness where it is vain to look for affection. A war with the Indians while there [as I typed it] natural ferocity of nature is intensified by fanaticism of a religious character would be terrible and would probably not end until nearly the whole race was exterminated. Gladly as we would like to see all parts of our country freed from the savages we would not like it freed in this way. When the Indian goes we would have him vanish utterly. We do not wish him to leave his trail of blood upon the land where are to be the homes of our children. --San Jose Mercury. + = December 5.1890 Agric outside-Tot-name CG41 Dec 5, 1890 A C Mulkey, secy of farmer’s institute to be held Corvallis. outside-RR outside-Srh CG41 Dec 5, 1890 Wm Hoag [as I typed it] general mgr, first VP of Oregon Pacific RR, Wallis Nash 2nd vp, and E H Dunham, supt of the road; business in Salem, arrange for constr. wharf for reception freight by their boats carried on Willamette. outside-Tot-Corvallis CG41 Dec 5, 1890 New P. 0. one of neatest and best appointed in Oregon; quarters in Fisher’s brick block, elegantly fitted room 18x75, l6 ft ceiling; 418 lock boxes; 2000 lb safe fm Webb Safe & Lock co. cost of fittings $1500. Library outside-Tot temperance CG41 Dec 5, 1890 free reading room; main st, opposite Cameron’s store, quiet room, good books, current papers and periodicals; public invited; WCTU. [M. 2005 1 item, or 2?] bridge-road-or-RR? CG41 Dec 5, 1890 [steel bridge across Willamette at Salem to be completed this mo.] Health CG41 Dec 5, 1890 Koch the Berlin physician is making a success of his vaccination for consumption. ÷ Health outside-school CG41 Dec 5, 1890 Walla Walla, scarlet fever, diptheria epidemic advised the closing of schools. Paper prices conditions outside-Tot-Corvallis CG41 Dec 5, 1890 Junction City Pilot says "jobs are getting plentiful, with cash wages in Corvallis." No need any industrious person being out of employment here. agric crop? Fruit Outside-Tot-Corvallis incentive CG41 Dec 5, 1890 A gentleman representing eastern capital looking matter cannery and evaporator. $20,000 will put works in operation, expects to raise $10,000 in Corvallis. Outside-Tot Xmas CG41 Dec 5, 1890 Wilkins Bond & Co in Fisher block adjoining new PO, people of Benton co can obtain most modern and beautiful holiday goods at prices in reach of poorest... Beautiful albums of all sizes and styles are for sale at surprisingly low prices; elegant Christmas cards of the most tasty designs; Corvallis greeting cards containing correct photographs of the city and beautiful surroundings, imbedded in Oregon sea moss, form a splendid and expressive souvenir to send to eastern friends; pastelles [sic] of large size from the hands of noted painters, finely enameled and elegantly gotten up; toilet cases calculated to intoxicate the recipients with delight... Horns from the prairies of Northern Montana adjusted into the most rapturous shapes for fancy foot-stools and parlor ornaments; silk banners with appropriate inscriptions; life-size dolls of durable bisque and real hair, etc., must be seen to be appreciated. [all + except first half of first sentence] Dec 12,1890 Health CG41 Dec 12, 1890 5 persons have died thus far fm Lake Labish accid. 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