The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-05-20

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Don't pass M. Stocks & Co. witAoutlook-
ing at those elegant fans.
Leo Stock has gone to Portland to live
followed by the best wiahes of many friends
John Lewis says no matter how urgent
the business his shop will hereafter be closed
before p NJ.
Picnic ON the oath and don't you forget
it that NJ. Stock & Co. can dress NSup for
that occasion in the most approved style.
Every body who attends the fireman's
dance on next Tuesday evening should first
call at M. Stock & Co.'S and purchase pair
ofthose elegant martellie kid gloves if she
expects to captivate her fellow
Osburn and Lewis are live butchers, If
you don't believe it call at their shop next
door to August Hodes and see for yourself
meat delivered to any part of the city by
the city express co. and al orders left with
them or at the shop will receive prompt at
tention.
The friends of Mr.. Leo Stock had very
pleasant party at the residence Of his parents
on last Sabbath evening which was greatly
enjoyed by all present. The amusements
consisting in recitations, music and other
intellectual exercises.
Three yonng ladies wore 'sSarah Bern
harit' collars and ties to the entertainment
last Saturday night, and we are. creditably
informed that two of them received eligible
propositions of matrimony before noon the
next day, you can only get these at M.
Stocks & Go.
At the lst meeting of the new council
! May 10Th on motion a unanimous vote OF
| thanks was rendered the mayor, officers and
aldermen of the outgoing council, for their
eficitnt manner in which they had perform
ed their duties during the past year and the
Recorder was instructed to furnish copy OF
the same to the city papers for publication.
| BRAKEMAN KILLED.-On last Sunday
morning at $40, special freight train
north bound, which left Albany at 7 o'clock,
arrived at Salem In order to allow the
| train more headway, Louis Behrens started
back to let off q break. In stepping down
from the top of the box car to the platform,
he fell to the track, his legs outside the rail.
He was not seriously stunned, for he at
| tempted to extricate himself from the peril
Gus position by crawling backwards, and as
the train was moving as slowly as possihee
for cars to run, he nearly succeeded. He
had gotten his. arms and shoulders outside
the track, but the wheel caught his neck
and crushed the verrebrH, causing instant
death. The body was not in the least mu-
d tilated The train waited at Salem until an
in4uest was held. A verdict of accidental
death was rendered. Behrens home was in
i Eugene with his mother, Mrs. Go0dchild,
He was 10 years, old and had been in the
employ of the company nearly three years.
He was an Industrious young man and OF ex-
I gene by the mail train on last Monday
morning for intcrment
CARD OF THASxs.-At a special meeting
be Adelphian Society the following res.
olutiofs were unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That the thanks of this society
are hereby rendered to Prof. f. B. McEl
roy for his indefatigable labors as manager
of our entertainment;
4 Resolved, That the thanks Of this society
are also hereby rendered to Miss Bertha
q Nepea s Miss Jessie Taylor Miss Eda ia
cQh1,1nd Miss. Ida Burnett for their exceed-
ing kindness in Sssss5ang us in our enter
!. ta,ninent.s
9 ''''''s.' ". +. Masters, Pres.
VIC. BRocK, Sec.
49,
Il PIcNIc AT MUDDY. There was a picni,
{at the apxillar9 school house in Muddy pre-
Ktcinct last Tuesday which was thorough,
enjoyed by all present an address was de.
livered by w. S. McFadden of this city an.
music furnished by the Philomath Bras
e Band, an interesting and closely contcste,
: game Of Base Ball was played between th'
l Philomath and Muddy clubs Muddy carry
: ing away the laurcls of victory. It is estima
. ted that there were FIVE hundred person
! present and no end Of good things in tn
way Of provisions. -
: REMOVED. Since the last issue of th
: GAzFrrE, We have removed the office fror
! the old stand so long occupied by the GA
zETrE to neW and more commodious omar
: tiers up stairs in Jacobs & Neugass' ne,
brick. This change was necessary be
cause the business of the office has increase
{ in the last few years beyond the capacity q
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