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

r. w. Brock of Soap Greek was in the
city Wednesday.
The Kings valley infant was in the city
the first of the week.
Prof. Sheak and John A Hinkle OF Phiio-
math, were in the city Monday.
Geo Mercer goes to the Yaquina Bay next
week on surveying expedition.
The new city officers commenced their
duties of their office last Monday.
Bryson & Young have money to loan in
any sum to snit, on good real estate security
at low rate of interest.
If you want a good supper on the night
of the dance for Sl.O0 per couple, go to
the Vincent House.
A valued and interesting communication
faom Yaqpina Bay goes over until next
week for want of space.
In the revised bible it is spelled 'fHades. !"
People who hit their thumb nail instead of
the tack, should bear this fact in mind.
The Big 4.Mintrels gave one of their Boss
entertainments at the City Hall last night
but as we had gone to press could have no
report.
We notice that Mr. Ed Wiles and his sis
ter Mrs kirkpatrick of SanFrancisco, for
merly Of this county, are passengers on the
Incoming steamer.
| MIR. A. E. Aclom and wife and C. j.
Bishop have removed to Yaquina Bay, to
reside in the future. We wish them pros
perity in their new home.
Young America and Monumental Tngine
Co.'S have been drilling for several days for
the contest on the oath; Corvallis has two OF
the best hand engines in Oregon.
/ Allen & Woodward are now provided
with full assortment of the new school
hooks, and are prepared to furnish them at
+, the introductory and exchange rstes.
Roy, infant son of s. H. Hazard, oul
late district attorney, died at North Ump
qua, on the 18th inst. 1t will be remember
ed that the childs mother also died early
last winter.
Graham, Hamilton & Co. have now il
stock the new school books adopted by thu
Board of Education, for the use of the pub
lie schools and will sell them at the intro
ductory and exchange prices.
Fremen's Picnic next Tuesday. Let
everybody attend as good time is antici
pated and ESPECIALLY by those who love t
dance. as great preparation is being mad
by the committee to make that part em
phatically successful.
1t is announced that man in Rochester
| N. Y, has discovered another comet, bu
the dispatch. fails to state whether he steppes
, on an orange peel at the head of the steps
or was hit on the head with broom by hi
wife.
: Last Friday we noticel about twent.
{ wagons coming into town from the ware
house of Hugh Finley on Long Tom. Thi
wheat hnd been purchased by w. A. Well
|, some time since aud an opposition transpor
tation line started.
The roads are getting quite dusty and tn
mud nearly or quite all gone. The crop
| are looking excellent and farmers are CORES
/, pondingly happy. It is now estimated tina
8 the yield of wheat this year will be large
than any previous year ias the history c
Oregon.
In another column we print TIE messag
of the retiring. city Mayor. Hot p
! Caflile This DOCUMENT win he intes<5{jn
/ to our city readers as it gives good ide
D Of the condifiQr.of municipal affairs sin-wfic
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I good baker. He is now .preparedto ~
: nish first class bread cakes etc. oFdersaN
n cakes. pies, etc. foe pienieG Ind parti'
!. promptly filed. Give him . call
: The socible given by the Ladies Of IL
: Presbyterian church at the residence of Mr.
Wilson on last Friday evening, was in a
= respects decided success. Every body
!. well nearly every bodywith their cousin
j and aunts were present, and all went merr
u as Marriage Belle.
IA The house of Mr.. A. P. Gaines, father
/ Mrs. Zeplin job of this place, about Il
d miles from Scio, was entered by burgl
IL last Thursday. The burglar was capture
!. and found to be boy about Is years oil
+ His trial was had on Friday last, and
'e was sent to Albany for safe keeping.
Rumor says that two young men in Jac
,e son county have discovered quartz led
l. in that county, and have pounded ont wit
m in the space of one week with hand morta
!. !. from rock taken from the ledge, the snm
,r $500. If this proves true, we will SO,
h take the morning train for jackson connt
Il. A man by the name of Alley was -four
le dead In his bed at Sweet Home, Linn cou
ty, on Thursday of last week. He W
q quite well when he retired the night befol
- - but when called for breakfast next morni
or was found to be dead. He was so years 0
and unmarried. Supposed cause was hea
ne disease.
We take this opportunity to return o
rs thanks to the Bank, Jacobs & Nepgass a
~ the various occupants of the offices on t
OF second floor of the building for the patien
a. with which they endured our noise VIII
ie moving last week, and also the various p.
sons who did the swearing on that occasie
e thus saving our concience from the us,
q I wear and tare.