The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-05
T. J. Buford

CITY.
Try the celebrated "Owl' and ''our Pig"
Cigars at RAYS
just received 5000 of those Beauty's
Bower cigars at Buford's.
Mr.. Israel Eddy is rebuilding his Touring
mill on the Yaquina.
Wanted-A few more cords of wood on
subscription at this office.
Capt. J. Nj. Ayles, of Summit, is in the
city looking after business.
For the latest patterns in wall paper, go
to the new furniture store.
The Jubilee Singers to perform here soon
are all genuine Negro characters.
An interesting communication from Capt.
Ayles goes over until next week
Miss Paulina, and Master Mosie Kline re-
turned from the Bay Tuesday.
7. J. Buford, agent for the American
Book Exchange of New York.
The Corvallis GAZETTE for sale on the
counter of Buford's news depot.
Look out for the Jubilee Singers at Ham,
iltons Hall on next Tuesday night.
Joe Irwin and Frank Stanton are building
a new dock in front of Wrights building at
Newport.
Hon. NJ. c. George, and family arrived
in Corvallis by yesterdays train and went
directly through to the Bay.
M. Jacobs and wife, e. N. Eder, N.
Baum and family, and Miss Bertha Neugass
returned from the Bay last Tuesday.
The purest and finest cigaru La Cream de
Cuba, at E. Rosenthal's. We know this
cigar is first-class for we have tried them.
Mrs. Belle Horner, wife of Prof. J. B.
Horner of Boyer and Bakers bank, Walla
Walla, W. T., is visiting her fathers family,
f. Skipton, of this county.
Next to clear conscience nothing is so
comfortable as a perfectly fitting boot or
shoe, and you can get them from E.
Rosenthal.
R. L. Barns, while at work on the Gov
ernment works at Newport, had his foot
badly mashed by a falling timber last week.
He recovering slowly.
Bakers AA castor oil, No. castor oil and
extra winter strained lard oil, all of the
best qualitys md at the lowest prices at
Graham, Haln.lton Co.'S.
j. w. Blain and DIR. O'Tool, of Albany,
passed thrasgh Corvallis last Saturday from
the Bay, = pnte for home. They report
sufficient ~Ster on Hammond's bar to pass
over in safety.
Col Kinney has returned from the En-
gineers camp. He reports the route as far
as surveyed as a practicable and easy one.
He continued with the party until they
reached the summit.
We are sorry to learn that Jas Foster, Jr.
(Bulletl has been compelled 20 give up his
position on the railroad survey on account
of i'll health. He passed through Corvallis
Saturday ON his way home.
Froissort's Chronicles, price, 81 81
Young's Bible Concordance with index SO
Josephus' Works, l Ss
Ivanhoe, sc
And large quantity of new books for simi.
lar prices at Buford's News Depot.
Miss Bertha Mayer, of Portland, but well
known in Corvallis, is engaged. This fact
was mentioned to us by at least half dozen
persons, on the last non judicial day, all OF
whom expressed themselves perfectly will
ing to enter into the same relations on suita-
BILE terms. For further particulars enquire
at this Office.
Everybody who comes in from the Bay
reports that the crowd of pleasure seekers
in that vicinity is still unabated. The no.
tells are full and TIE tents of campers are
seen in every nook and corner of the
country. These reports always make us
long for stroll on the beach or sail on
the Bay.
Bartlett, the man in Jail, attempted to
effect his escape this week by saving off the
bars of the windows in the front of the Jail,
and succeeded in cutting one of them almost
intwo before Sheriff King discovered what he
was up to. He had made saw out of a
case knife that had been brought him with
his dinner.
Nels. II. Wheeler, Of the Alsea valley,
was in town this week. He is energetically
at work in the matter Of building the much
needed wagon road from the valley to head
of tide. The construction of this road will
give great impetus to that portion of our
county, and we trust that it will be built
1t was only little mouse. but it got into
the bed at Traps, on the Yaqaina road, last
Monday night and frightened young lady
almost to death. It took four brave men
each armed with boot nearly an hour tc
bring the little offender to justice, but the
little miscreant is now dead.
Chas. L. Shaw, Transit man of Engineer
Phil's corps of engineers, was in this city
Tuesday he brings the most encouraging
reports from their section. He informs us
that by the use of tunnels they will reach
Toledo from Fords Point in four miles. and
viii then follow the Simpson creek route
to Elk City, and by this route shorten the
distance between Newport and Elk thirteen
miles.
After giving the names OF large num-
Der of persons and families from Salem who
have recently gone and others soon going to
Yaquina Bay fer pleasure and recreation,
the Statesmen" passes the following very
appropriate remarks in regard to the Bay: