The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-02-14

The heavy rains, of the past week, hav,
raised the river to good boating stage, to tn.
delight of the steamboat men,
The game law of Oregon makes it crime
to shoot or trap grouse between the first oi
January and the first of July.
| If you want to have good time" and
at the same time do ssgood' go to the Good
Templar festival, this evening.
Now is TIE time to secure valuable land,
cheap-suitablc for two farms. See adver-
tisement of E. MARBLE.
Max Friendly made good use of the late
rise in Mary's river in bringing down logs.
He is preparing to supply the market with
first-class lumber.
The tri-weekly mail between this city and
Junction has been suspended and in lieu
thereof a daily mail has been established be-
tween Junction and Monroe.
Mr. John Rock, of Oregon City, who has
| been spending some months in this city,
| buying wheat, returned home a few days
since.
F. r. Robinson, of Albany, has been in
the city for few days, looking after bust
ness. He reports the lumber business lively
in Albany, and is doing well.
The Oregon State Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation, Mrs. A. J. Duniway, President, met
in seventh annual convention, IN Portland,
last Tuesday. A large audience was in at
tendance.
There has been no snow in Corvallis dur
ing the past week, but the foot bills, just
west of the city were mantled in white sew
eral times-but it did not remain long at a
time
The revival meetings at Phlomath, which
have been in progress for the past six weeks,
still continue, and large accessions have
been made to the U. 3. Church, at that
place
J. Henry Brown, Esq, of Salem, repre-.
sentative of the art preservative," and
Secretary of the Oregon Pioneer Society,
has been spending few days in visiting
friends and relatives in this city.
Our Liberty job press is as good as new,
and runs like a sewing machine. j Henry
Brown overhauled ami cleanel it up for use.
Nothing like being useful well orna-
mental This last remark applies to Brown,
of course.
If you want any house moving, raising or
leveIins done. call on Alphin IL Lord. We
intimatel to Jack" last Monday morn
ing, that our Office floor, where our job press
stood, was not level. In few minutes he
aud Lord were on hand with all the tools
ne ;essary, anl the floor now answers to the
level exactly.
The G ,ol Templar entertainment and So
ciable, this evening" promises to be a very
enjoyable affair. From the number of hand
some neck-ries the ladies have prepared,
they doubtles IS expect the hall will be crowd
ell Hope they will not be disappointed.
The postal carl, announcing services in
the Episcopal chnrch, last Sabbath, came to
hand after we had gone to press. Notices
must be received by Wednesdays mail to
secure Insertion, as we go to press early on
Thursday.
VALENTINES. the neatest, most
charming AMI original Valentines, 90 to E.
Rosenthal, dealer in gents furnishing goods,
cigars, tobacco, candles, ETC., etc. The best
goods and the cheapest place in Corvallis.
The second quarterly meeting of the NJ.
E. Church for Corvallis charge, will be held
in Corvallis on the 18th and l5th inst, COM
mencing at l:30 P. NJ on Saturday. 1t Is
the intention of the pastor to protract the
Meeting. Rev. J. S. Mccain, 2. E., will
officiate.
The Oregon Stats Zeitung, of Portland,
comes to han1, again but with our limited
knowledge of the German, we do not feel
warrante in giving extracts therefrom, and
therefore turn it over to a German friend
but will send the GAZETTE in exchange all
the same, if desired.
The Roseburg Daily P1aindealer, C. Y.
Benjamin. publ sher, is the latest applicant
for editorial amenities. 1t is a neat, spicy
little paper, and deserves success, even if it
does not supply a want s. long felt" in Rose
burg.
Mr.. William Love, well known dairy
man living on the Columbia Slough, near
Portland, committed suicide by drowning
himself on last Tuesday. Body recovere l.
Temporary insanity, produced by long i'll
ness, is assigned as cause. He leaves large
family.
Excelsior Lodge, o. G. T., is in a most
hourishing and prosperous condition. Six
ty-six members, in good standing, were re-
portel for last quarter, and new members
are still coming i'll. AT a special meeting,
last Monday evening, there were two ini
~tiations.
C. II. Whitney, who has served for sew
eral terms, most efficiently, as Secretary of
Excelsior Lodge, and who is now w. G. T.,
of the Lodge, contemplates leaving the city
soon. The Lodge will miss him, as he is an
earnest, indefatigable worker.
Mr.. w. H. Goldsen, of this place, is gen.
eral agent for the'Pacifc Coast for new
process of preserving meat, fish, vegetables,
et;., which will greatly lessen the use of
salt. Particulars soon.
IhC ISHlfdi
church, of this city, which have been in pro-
gress for over two weeks, closed last Wednes-
day evening. Six conversions, and num-
Der of anxious inquirers after salvation, are
among the fruits of these meetings. Many
Christians, also, have been greatly blessed.
Rev. Mr.. Kantner was so exhausted by in
cessant labor, that rest was absolutely nee
essary, hence the meetings for the present,
are closed.
Our subscription list to the GAZETTE is
constantly swelling, and the most cheering
compliments are received from all parts of
the Safe upon the marked improvement OF
our paper, since discarling the "patent out
side" The Standard is the only paper in
the State that affects ignorance of the fact
that we hal dropped the 'patent outside"
on the first of January, 1879. But that
was only for the purpose of giving vent to a
character site ''growl," because we happened
to make favorable mention of the Oregonra,t.
GAZETTE only 81. so year.
NARROW EscAPE.-From Messrs. James
| Chambers and NJ. J. Conner, who gave us
| n COLL x,astealau we. 1aap1.ed Of the narrow