The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-05-21
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Thanks to Hon. John Whiteaker for vari-
GUS pub docs.
The Corvallis foundry is in active opera
tion. Look out for ad. next week.
The North Public School closes for the
present school year on Friday of this week.
o. V. Motley is assisting at the Palace
Market. 1t looks natural to see you there,
Obie.
Samuel Case, of Newport, James Dixon Of
Elk City were in town Wednesday. Mr..
Case is en- route to Portland.
A picked nine of the smaller boys of this
city, went down to Albany last Saturday,
and got scooped in game of baseball.
Glass ball shooting is all the 60 in Corval-
lis. After the boys have practised awhile
we will publish some of their scores.
Excelsior Lodge No. 8, I. o. G. T., meets
this evening, regular meeting. Visiting
members cordially invited to attend.
r. A. Bensell returned from Polk county
last Saturday evening, and reports every
thing booming in that section of the state.
Some Of our German friends had little
shooting match last Sunday, in which a
dozen bottles of wine figured quite conspic-
uously.
The Masonic Monthly. for May. IS at
hand. This magazine is a true exponent of
Free Masonry, and no Mason should be
without it.
Last Monday morning our attention was
called to dressed mutton, which weighed
l40 pounds. Pretty good sized mutton,
that.
Chas. Hughes, purser on the steamship
Elder, paid Benton county visit last week.
We would like to know what he wants up
here, anyhow?
Joshua Mason has his new bakery in full
blast. James Drake, Jr., is at the head of
the culinary department. Look cut for the
advertisement.
New and elegant stock of millinery goods
just received, at Mrs. E. A. Knights, which
will be sold cheaper than they can be bought
any where else in the city.
We are in receipt of quite lengthy poem
from the Alsea Bay, which, owing to the
crowded state of our columns, we are COM
PEELED to decline publishing.
Mr.. J. G. butcher, of Newport, gave us
a call the first of the week. See his ad next
week in regard to pasturage and camping
ground for parties visiting Yaquina this
summer, in an other column.
Nick Baesen, of the Palace Market has
purchased bran new hack and peddling
outfit, and last Monday started on his usual
summer rounds of meat peddling Look
ont for him.
The meeting of the Blue Ribbon club last
Saturday evening, was the most interesting
one that has been held for some time
There was large turnout, excellent music,
and Rev. Atcherson delivered very fine
address.
'' The Laws of Life and Journal of
Health, for May, is on our table. This is
a very neat magzine of l60 pages. and con-
tains much valuable reading matter. 1t is
published at Dansville, N. Y, and Fanny
B. johnson is managing editress. 81 so per
annum.
Go to the Post Office Store. = E. Rosen-
thai keeps always ON hand the best of gents
furnishing goods, hats, caps, family grocer
les, cigars and tobacco, notions, stationery,
candies, etc. The cheapest place in Cor
wallis. 2w
See the new ad. of the Esmond House, in
Portland. This house has just been COM
pleted. at a cost of $40, 600, and has been
leased by Fl. Brenner and furnished at cost
of $50, GOO more. 1t has an elevator, tele-
phones. and all the modern conveniences, is
fire-proof, and hy far the finest hotel north
of San Francisco.