The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-03-12

A choice lot of homemade boots to be
sold very low, at M. Stock & Cos.
M. S. Woodcock's residence is one of the
neatest and best arranged in the city.
Hard coin is cheerfully exchanged for all
kinds of stock, at the Palace market.
We have received the annual report of the
President of the Astoria Chamber of Com
merce.
Mr.. Fe'ton, of Albany called this week;
he is canvassing for Grants tour around the
world.
Miss Amelia Stock of this city, returned
home Tuesday, after extended visit to
Portland.
J. E. Dixon, of Elk City, and J. Fl.
Miller, of Soap Creek, were IN the city last
Saturday.
VIM. Hammond, of Newport was in Cor
wallis the first of the week, looking after
business.
| Hon. Ben Simpson, special agent of P. o.
department is in town, on business connected
with his office
The annual report of the officers of the
city of Portland, Oregon, for the year 1879,
is on our table.
The Philomath Crucible speaks very
highly of some of our professional men.
They deserve it.
The political pot begins to boil. Numer-
| Gus parties are willing to be sacrificed for
the good of the cause.
Let all who have not adorned their prem
ises with shade and ornamental trees, i'm
prove the time now.
N B. Avery, of this city. has graduated
with all the honors of the Philadelphia Den
tai College, and is ON the road home.
The Palace gallery, opposite the Oocci-
dental Hotel, is turning out some fine work,
at very reasonable prices.
Capt. J. J. Winant, of the schooner Caro-
line Medau, recently arrived in Frisco, 40
days from Apia, Samoan Islands.
DIR. Lee was called to Kings valley last
Monday to attend the daughter of Mr.. VIM.
Pitnan, whom he found afflicted with diph-
liberia.
Miss Taylor, of Alsea valley, who has
been quite sick for some weeks at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Tremb!e, has almost entirely
recovered.
Wayrnan ST. Clair has overhauled his
harness shop, had it hard finished, added a
window on the south side, and is putting on
square front.
w. A. Wells shipped six thousand bush
els of wheat, by the McCully, from the
Boonville warehouse, in this county, last
Saturday.
Woodcock & Baldwin have those New
Glass Ball Casters for Furniture, Organs,
Pianos. &c. Call and see them. Something
new and sure to please.
We received the minutes of the Philomath
Greenback meeting held last Saturday, but
inasmuch as the county convention was held
yesterday. deemed it unnecessary to publish
the same.
John c. Kitton, one of the proprietors of
the Corvallis pillow factory, moved his family
up from Portland last Friday, and has be-
come permanent resident of our city.
Corvallis is charming little city, and
| with little care and expense, on the part
| of her citizens, it can be made the hand
soonest town in the State. Let us improve
and adorn our homes.
Dr. E. H. Taylor is kept busy these days
in the dentistry line. His nitrous oxide
gas for the painless extraction of teeth, has
become quite popular with those who are
compelled to separate themselves from there
aching teeth.
Should you see a bird flying around with
bottle of cod-liver oil under one of it's
wings and piece of red flannel about its
neck you may know that it is the very iden-
tical blue bird that was heard singing in
Polk county more than week ago. 1t
tuned its Tyre trifle prematurely, SO to
speak.
DIR. J. Simms has been lecturing at Ham
| ilton's Opera House this week, on Physiog-
nomy, to large audiences, who seem to en-
joy the lectures very much, and indeed
| they are very enjoyable and instructive.
Lhe lecture room is decorated with very
large and fine assortment of paintings and
drawings.
Representative Whitaker writes to Judge
Chenoweth under late date, that the pros
pect for the appropriation to improve va
| quina harhor, is most fiattering. Let us
hold our grip and we shall certainly reap
what has been so lavisly sown. This much
needed improvement is not only of interest
to the people of Oregon, but the nation at
large
Geo. Smith one of the men working at
the saw mill, was seriously injured day or
two since by getting one of his feet badly
mashed, and Harry Couchman, engineer at
the same mill. fell down the stairs in the
mill and nearly broke his back.
Pygall, Campbell Co, have the exclu-
sive right to sell slabwood and will deliver
| the same to any part of the city, at So 90
per cord This firm also has for sale, a
quantity of red fir foot wood and will de-
liver same to any part of the city, at 81 90
per cord.
| Immense reduction in prices of satins,
velvets, ribbons, etc; prices positively the
lowest ever offered in this city, at
16jnlm Mrs. E. A. KNIGHTS.
DR. F. A Johnston, who has been very
sick for two weeks past and reported better
in our last issue, took relapse about week
since. and for several days his life was des-
| I1aired of now the dancer is nnst and the
doctor will, in few days, be able to give
his patients his entire attention. We are
glad to chronicle his apparent recovery.