The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-16
Breech Guns.

Bros.
The finest brands of cigars at the post
Office store.
Christmas Toys at A. J. Langworthy's
Cash Store.
Ten inches of snow and splendid sleigh
ing at Spokane Falls.
The Southport coal mine, in Coos county,
has thirty miners at work.
The Coquille river now has two passenger
steamboats, plying it's waters
Frank Rankin's house at Eugene was re-
Gently burglarized. Loss, SIS so.
The contract to build six more stores on
Front street. Seattle, has been let
A Good Templar's lodge has been organ
lied in Lafayette with II charter members.
A brick building 4ox64 is soon to be
built for Poppleton in Independence. Con-
tract price, $4,000.
The citizens of Pendieton have raised
$1,000 for the relief Of the smallpox suf-
ferers at Heppner.
See those beautiful flower pot brackets,
Just the thing for Christmas present at
Woodcock & Baidwins.
DR. +. w. Vincent left this city last
Tuesday morning for Dayton, Yamhlll Co.,
where he intends to locate.
Ala Harris and r. A. Foster came up
from Albany last Friday evening to attend
the party at the Occidental.
At the last regular meeting of Young
America Engine Co. it was decided to give
a grand ball on the 22d of Feb, next.
There were ll2 money orders issued in
the Lebanon postoffice in November; on the
9Th of December 33 orders We're issued
The American ship w. S.. Southwark,
Walker, master, arrived Monday with l495
tons of railroad iron for the N. T. K. K.
Miss Carrie Harris. of this city, was the
recipient of a surprise party at the Esmond
Hotel in Portland last Wednesday evening.
Wells Fargo & Go, have established offices
Ventor. Kootenia Co. I. T.; AlkaE, Una
tilla Co. Or; North Powder, Union Co.
Or
The ammount of hops shipped from
PuyaIlup valley this year is 4l7O bales, or
7I4,OO0 pounds, mostly all from Puyallup
station.
You can not please your wife better, than
by making her Christmas present of one OF
those unsurpassed New Home Sewing Ma
chimes at Will Bros.
NJ. S. Monteith, who has been in the
employ of the. o. Z. R. r. for several
months, returned to his home In Albany
the first of the week.
The use of impure vaccine matter has
caused much annoyance at Spokane Falls.
The children of j. J. Browne of that place
have suffered severely from this cause.
The town council of New Tacoma has
levied tax of one cent on the dollar on all
property within the corporation to pay the
indebtedness incurred by the visitation of
the smallpox.
Henry Alexis, an intelligent young In
dian, is teaching the school at Mukilshute,
about thirty miles southeast of Seattle,
where he has about dozen pupils.
The fast steamer Fleetwood will be with
drawn from the Astoria route to undergo a
general operhauling and Encouragement.
She will be tied up about three weeks.
Sixty thousand tons of wheat have been
brought down by the o. r. & N. Co. from
Eastern Oregon and Washington this sea-
son, and 40. O08 tons are yet to be moved.
T. S. McHoon, at the Vincent House. has
l50 costumes to rent for the carnival.
Prices ranging from 81 to $40. All suits
must be engaged by Dec. 25th to insure de-
livery, Come early and take your choice
Col. j. L. Long. Grand lecturer and
deputy for the l. o. o. of G. L. of this
State, will lecture at the Presbyterian
church in this place this evening on the
81, biecf of cold water n a begPrl
Mr.. Geo. H. Hines, the we'll known
printer, is at present confined to his house
with severe attack of quincy. Yesterday
he was unable to speak from the swelling
in his throat. Standard.
The ring theater at Vienna. Austria,
caught fire and burned on the Sth inst.
The house was crowded at the time witness
ing play. In attempting an escape over
900 persons persisted.
V. R. Hyde, an attorney at Law from
Salem, arrived in our town last Monday and
remained few days for the purpose of
examining into the propriety of starting
another democratic organ for the Bedrockers
of Benton county.
It is reported, says the Astorian, that a
vein of coal four feet in depth has been dis
covered near Jewell, on the Nehalem.
Also a new vein of some thickness north
east of Garibaldi, between Miami and Ne
halem.
The lady of the White House will be
Mrs. John Davis, daughter of ex-senator
and future secretary of state Frelinghuysen
and wife of President Arthur's private
secretary. She is regarded as q very ac-
complished woman and well qualified for
her new duties.
Mr.. w G. Crawford. jeweier of this place
has lately received a large assortment of
Rockford watches which are equal to any
in market, and sold at lower prices. He
has also received a large assortment of
silver ware and holiday goods SO that he
may be able to bring Santa Claus home to
his numerous customers.
Mr.. Josiah Caves of Kings valley, informs
us that the Rev. Bitter, minister for that
place, conducts divine services for the
people OF the valley, thee times a month,
PRAYER meeting once week The minister
and his wife are teaching class in singing
and the people intended to have Christmas
tree atabout the time when Santa Claus
usually abpears, and general good time is
expected.
Our we'll knewn aud genial friend z. J.
Hatch, advertises in another column under
the head of new this week, that henceforti
the steamer A. A. Mccullough will 1eaye
Portland regularly on Sundays and Wednes
days for all points up the Willamette river
| as far as Harrisburg, returning Tuesdays and
| Fridays. Also that the newly built Coast.
ing steamer Yaquina, will leave Pacific
| dock Portland, Dec. 22nd, for Yaquina bay
Tillamook and Grays harbor.
| At special NEE ing of the Benton Co
Sporting club, held Tuesday night, arrange
ments were made for grand days sport OF
/ Fr;day noc 22d tIrrkeys and GLASS hall