The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-01-30
County. jail. empty.

Mr. H. E. Harris celebrated his SD birth
day last Wednesday.
Geo. Spencer, of this city, is in the capi-
tai city visiting friends.
| The Palace market takes the lead of eve
rything in town.
For the latest in cigars and tobaccos, go
to Geo. Gerhard's.
Mr. ]. F. Eddy, of Little Elk, favored
us with call last week.
Highest cash price paid for hogs and
calves, at the Palace market.
Hon. Ben Simpson has been appointed
Postal Agent for Oregon and w. I.
Col. T. Egenton Hogg will please accept
our thanks for late New York papers.
Harper's magazines for February ready al
| Corvallis News Depot. Price 35 cents.
Hon. W. B. Carter and wife left Portland
last Saturday, on the steamship Oregon.
Mr.. James Readmam is agent for the
Commercial Union Assurance Co., of Lon.
don.
Hon. John Burnett. prominent attorney
of our city went Wednesday to Salem, on
legal business.
1 Mr. VIM BIodgett and Charles Lodgsden,
of Blodgett's valley were in town Tuesday
on business.
Perfection straight cut takes the lead in
straight cut smoking tobacco, Geo. Gerhard
keeps it for sale.
Mr.. A. J. Porter, who lives on the va.
quina road few miles beyond the summit,
was in the city Monday.
Mr. W. ID. Prentice, the well known and
popular music dealer of Portland, was in
the city during the week.
R. W. divers smoking tobacco in bags
for sale by Ralston Cox, Vincent House.
The rumor that large number of ties
for the Yaquina railroad had been washed
away proves unfounded. Bnt a few were
lost.
Will. T. Webber, civil engineer, engaged
in his profession at Portland made his fam.
lily in this city flying visit on Saturday
last. y
Try Raleigh plug smoking tobacco; trial
will convince you that it is the best plug
smoking tobacco i'll the market, for sale al
Geo. Gerhards.
I j. W. Sellwood rector of the Episcopal
Church of Oregon City held services, morn
ing and evening, at the Episcopal church, in
this city on Sunday last.
Bro. J. B. Horner, of Philomath, has
taken the entire management of the Crncible
office, which the improved topographic ap.
pearanc of that journal will attest.
Immense reduction in prices of satins,
velvets, ribbons, ETC.. prices positively the
lowest ever offered in this city, at
l6jnlm Mrs. E. A. KNIGHTS.
Harry Hughes wants to sell his interest
in the Corvallis brewery. He contemplates
going to the Skagit river mines, along with
the Hercules of the border, Ed. Whitney.
Try the Virginia Cavindish Smoking To.
bacco, in lb. tins; for sale by Ralston Cox,
Vincent Hause.
James A. Cauthorn and Geo. w. Houck
of this city, have returned from Portland,
where they have spent some two or three
weeks as grand jurors in the United States
| Court.
Inside painting, and paper hanging, cheap
er than ever, by L. I'll. Burnham. Leave
orders at Graham, Hamilton & Co.'S Drug
Store. Corvallis, Oregon.
January Il, 1880. l7:3w4
Wallis Nash, ESQ.,, started last Tuesday
morning for Salem and Portland, soliciting
names to the memorial to be sent in few
days to Congress asking an appropriation to
improve Yaquina Bay.
Capt Nathan Stevens Of this city, has
purchased of the State what is known as
the Sawtell farm, on Yaquina river, 20 miles
this side of Newport, where he and Will.
| T. Webber's family will hereafter reside.
Mr.. R. H. Forsythe, recently of Salem,
has located in Corvallis, and will engage in
carriage and sign painting He is a skillful
workman, and well worthy of patronage.
| For the present he can be found at the shop
of Mr.. N. P. Briggs.
E. A. Abbey, of Elk City, leading citi.
zen OF the western portion of this county, is
| in the city on business, and called at news.
paper head quarters. Mr.. Abbey is an un.
tiring worker in the interest of Yaquina
Bay and is ever welcome to our sanctum.
Lively times in Maine, over the election
Lively times in Corvallis over the compile.
tion of the railroad Lively times at the
Corvallis News Depot, in the Vincent House,
where the rush for papers, and the popular
Mermaid cigars, continues. A large invoice
received this week.
q. P. Jaycox of the firm of Sheppard,
Jaycox & Co., Walla Walla, formerly o1
| this city, en- route to San Francisco fel
goods, has been in town few days on bust
ness connected with his firm. His firm are
doing fine business in the upper country.
The survey made by Mr.. Geo. Mercer last
summer, of portion of the Alsea Indian
reservation, has been approved by the gov.
ernment, and the plats fled in the land of
fee. Settlers of that section can now Sc.
cure their lands by entry.
/ Samuel Daw, an old resident of this
county, who for several months past has
been in i'll health, is in town somewhat i'm.
proved, but yet not fully recovered. Mr..
Daw some three months since strained him
self lifting, causing hemorhague of the
kidneys.
g. H. Whitney, formerly book keeper
for Sheppard, Jaycox & Co., in the city,
and gave us a shake of his digits. There il
a strong attachment for G. H. in Corvallis
and we fear that if his visits continue, ere
long we shall miss one of our fair ones from
the social circle.
That have taken away this old man,
daughter it is most true-true have mar
j ried her and have no reason to regret it,
for since that happy day we have always
kept supply of Emil Frese's celebrated
Hamburg Tea in the house and consequent
. ly wife and /, and all the dear little ones
are in good health all the time.
+ Wallis Nash, Esq. has purchased S. Ray
81 burns farm, on Rock creek. in this county
. where he also owns seven sections of land
which he intends converting into stocl
ranch on the Australian plan. Mr.. Nasl
has already begun the erection of countr,
residence on his ranch, and with his family
will reside there the coming summer.
Haman Lewis, wealthy farmer boy o
IS summers, and "a year resident of Ben
ton county, was in the city on Tuesdoy Oh
business. Mr. Lewis is one of the earlies
pioneers of this coast, and has undergon,
all the hardships and privations incident II