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CG 31.  Jan 2, 1891

Outside-health  CG31  Jan 2, 1891  Dr and Mrs. J L Elgin, b.

Jan 9, 1891

Outside-RR  CG 31  Jan 9, 1891. 
Willamette Valley and Coast RR, Oregon Pacific, joined in bonds, RR to
Yaquina.  [lengthy]  [cp]

CG Jan 16, 1891. 

Outside-Politic  outside-name   CG31  Jan 16, 1891
Or. Legislature.  Hon T T Geer elected speaker of house.  Hon John H
Mitchell name placed in nomination for U S Senator fm Or; first ballot will be
sep. ballot next Tue.

Jan 25,  1891. 

Outside-health  history  literary  CG31  Jan 25, 1891
Death Geo Bancroft, illustrious scholar -- historian of US, died in Wash. 
Reputation will rest on the solid monument he raised in composition of his
history of US.  [M. another historian; not same as Hubert Howe Bancroft.]

State-politic  CG31  Jan 25, 1891    Gov. Pennoyer.

Feb 6, 1891
Road   outside-Tot  CG31  Feb 6, 1891.  Large amt money asked in St.
legislature for constr wagon rds.  Only mentions Tidewater, Benton Co --
Alsea river on Yaquina Bay.


State-politic CG31  Feb 6, 1891.  Speaker Gear, b.

Item other-coak-indir  prices  outside-Tot-corvallis.   CG31  Feb 6, 1891
Carload of pearl oil (blue label) $1.40 per can at Kline's.

Feb 13, 1891. 

Racism  CG31  Feb 13, 1891   Umatilla Indian Reservation re-opened. 

Crime  flouring mill  outside-locale? Outside-Srh?     CG31 Feb 13, 1891
 Robbery at Fischer flouring mill, just S. of Mary's River.  [See also Apr 10,
1891.]

Other mining  outside-locale  CG31  Feb 13, 1891  Santiam mines mentioned.

Feb 20, 1891. 

Hermann  govt  utility  Tot-Roseburg   CG 31 Feb 20, 1891   [brief on] Repr.
Binger Hermann's unsuccessful fight to get increased rates on surveys.  [M.
Not informative.]    Franchise to Mr. Wanamaker, electric light system for
Rsbg.  [M2004:  One item, or two?]

Feb 27, 1891.

Crime  outside-Tot-Corvallis  CG31  Feb 27, 1891 
 Robbery at R. Graham's drug store.  [M. sometimes lists a T (Thos) Graham
drug store, sometimes R, but no further info.]

  Mar 6, 1891. 

Crime name  unknown-Locale  CG31  Mar 6, 1891
Mrs. Wm Hall, home on the Sawdust, assaulted; she dgtr of Mrs. Spaulding,
Corvallis.       
[CB News.  Man attacked her throat with knife but wound not serious.  Fellow
ran away.  Not found yet.]
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CG 31a Mar  13, 1891

Other mining outside-locale  CG31a   Mar 13, 1891   Santiam mines.

Mar 20, 1891.

Hermann  natl-politic  Misc  Lhc   CG31a Mar 20, 1891
Oregon's delegation good work in Congress, even if  Gov Pennoyer vetoed
wagon rd bill and st senate refused to change assignment laws.  One can point,
with pride, to gentlemanly behavior of  Mitchell, Dolph and Hermann,
acknowledged leaders among natl statesmen of the country.   By concerted
and harmonious action have accomplished more for  Or. in last season than
done in many years.

Mar 27,1891

Outside-name CG31a  Mar 27, 1891   Hon John Minto, b.

Apr 10, 1891

Locale-Isthmus-or?  Name  ONG  CG31a  Apr 10, 1891
Hon. J. M. Siglin has resigned his position as Brigadier-Genr'l of ONG, which
has filled since organization of the militia in Oregon.  

Crop price  CG31a Apr 10, 1891    Wheat 75 c a bushel in Corvallis.  (High
water mark of wheat prices for yr.)

Apr 17, 1891

Item  prices  outside-Tot-Corvallis   CG31a Apr 17, 1891
Plough shoes $1 - $2.50,   men's fine shoes $1.50 - $6, just received at
Nolan's.

Apr 24, 1891

Invention  paper-cut   CG31a  Apr 24, 1891
[cut of]  a new typewriter  the International Cap writing 150 wpm accord to
ability of op.  Machine will more than double number of sheets of any other
typewriter without affecting alignment in any respect, as the alignment is
indestructible.  [M.  similar to cut in Britannica previously referred to but top is
different.]  Price $100.

May 8, 1891

Item price  outside-Tot-corvallis  CG31a  May 8, 1891       150 rolls wallpaper 
10 c roll.  Philip Weber's.

May 29,1891.

Condit?  Racism  other coal  CG31a  May 29, 1891
Or. Improvement Co. imported Negroes for their Franklyn, Wash. coal mines
to replace whites.  They say men who belong to labor unions are liable to
strike or quit when needed.  [cp]

June 12, 1891. 

Enterprise  transport?  CG31a June 12, 1891  New enterprise for Corvallis. 
Carriage and wagon co, if inducements  [also June 19, 1891.  Also July 10;
Sept 11.]

June 19, 1891.

State-pop   condit?  CG31a  June 19, 1891 
Now 385 convicts at St Pen, largest number ever held, will only hold 18 more.   

Judge  CG31a  June 19, 1891    Judge Kelsay, b.   

Racism  CG31a  June 19, 1891       Siletz reservation.

July 10, 1891.
 
Utility  CG31a  July 10, 1891
  Arc light on display, good show. [just one demo]  [M2004: only 1 demo will
be held at show? Or, just takes one demo to convince a buyer?]

July 17, 1891

Outside-RR  CG 31a July 17, 1891   [lengthy]   Or. Pacific RR   [also Aug 7,
1891] 
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CG41 cont  Jan 16 1891
Prices  agric  CG41 Jan 16, 1891
Peter Schirmer, 2 acres land one mile S. Mill  4 on Yaquina bay, itemized
earnings from his (full)acreage at prices produce would bring in Corvallis
market. 200 bu. potatoes @  65 c  $130; l20 bu rutabegas  59 c  $60. 100 bu
carrots 50 c  $50.   2500 1b cabbage 1 c  $25.   20 bu turnips  50 c  $10.   10
bu cabbage turnips  50 c  $5.  60 bu onions  $1.50  $90.   15 bu beets  75 c 
$10.  8 bu parsnips 50 c $4.  15 bu string beans $1  $15.  50 bu sugarbeets ,
$15.  6 bu peas $6.  10 bu corn  $10.  1 1/2 tons hay $25.  125 bunches celery 
$10.   Strawberries $38.85.  7 doz chickens $21.  Av 5 1/2 doz eggs per wk 
20 c  $38.40 [or 88? can’t read] for yr.  Total amount crop $613.15, besides
vegetables, berries and eggs for use of family.
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CG 42 Mar 27, 1891.  A consignment of Oregon flour, the first ever brought
here, came down from Portland on the Geo. H. Chance. – Marshfield Sun. 
Think of that!  No Oregon flour ever before consumed in a section of the state,
rich beyond description in resources!  The same is almost true of nearly all the
coast of Oregon.s  San Francisco is their market.  They only come to Oregon
when sent to the penitentiary, asylum or legislature.  +
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CG 42  (fm handwritten notes)  Aug 7, 1891

Outside-coal  CG42 Aug 7, 1891   [lengthy on coal in Benton co.]

Outside-health  outside-pioneer  outside-name  CG42 Aug 7, 1891
died, at residence brother A G  Mulkey, David Benton Mulkey, 62, one of
earliest pioneers Or.

Circus  CG42  Au 7, 1891  [in several issues, lengthy on Sell's Bros Circus.]

Sept 4, 1891 

Other mining CG42 Sept 4, 1891  Gold near Corvallis

[M. note with Corvallis Gazette notes.  I only went as far as Oct 2, 1891. 
Nothing of interest for a long time, no CB area news or CBR RR.]
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[M note  Nov 20, 2004.  I didn't find page with these on it.]

outside-RR   CG Jan 9, 1891.  Willamette Valley and Coast RR, Oregon
Pacific, joined in bonds, RR to Yaquina [lengthy]  [but this all that in news
notes.]

name  misc-ONG  CG Apr 10, 1891
Hon J.M. Siglin has resigned his position as Brigadier-Genr’l of ONG, which
has filled since organization of the militia in Oregon.  Nq

Racism  outside-coal  condit CG May 29, 1891. 
Or. Improvement Co.  imported negroes for their Franklyn, Wash, coal mine
to replace whites.  They say men who belong to labor unions are liable to
strike or quit when needed.  Nfq

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