The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-09-02

T. J. Buford
Keeps the best brands of
Cigars and Tobaccos in the city.
Eastern Oregon peaches are in the mar
ket.
Mr.. ]. ]. Nye, of Newport was in the city
this week.
Hon. F. NJ. Wadsworth was in the city
the first of the week.
Wanted.-A few more cords of wood ON
Inscription at this office.
T. J. Buford, agent for the American
Book Exchange of New York.
The Corvallis GAZETTE for sale on the
counter of Buford's news depot.
A locust tree in East Portland was struck
by lightning one day last week.
L. Bilyeu Esq.,, of Albany. was in the city
Wednesday on legal business.
Mr.. VIM. McLagan returned this week
from visit to eastern Oregon and WASH
ington Ty.
DR.. Chas. L. Large of Lafayette is visit
ng in the city, the guest of DIR. Bayley.
292 men are employed in the machine
shops at the Dalles at a3 per day, average
wages.
Good brick for sale at the old yard, JUST
beyond the Touring mill.
Mrs. L. A. DENIcK.
Lafe Wilson is in Salem this week on
business, his business seems to be of an at
tractive nature.
Moore and Spencer's shaving and bathing
advertisement can be seen in another column
under head of new this week.
The River Side formerly published at
Independence has suspended probably with
out hopes of being again resurected.
DIR. Payton and wife, of Payton Springs,
Douglas County, were i'll the city last Sab
bath, but passed on to Salem ON Monday.
DIR. Blalock of UmmatilIa Co. raised 70,
coo bushels of wheat on his own land this
season, some Of it yielding so bushels per
acre.
Mrs. r. A. Bensel1 has returned from
California improved in health. She passed
through Corvallis on her way home last Sat-
urlay.
Sixty thousand Free Masons will attend
the Yorktown Centennial in October. The
ments will also be present.
It is said that an efficient, adjustable,
anti-profanity stovepipe has been patented
and will soon be put into the market. Get
it by all means.
Boys will whistle; but in most of them
there is too much whistle for the amount of
boy. Therefore give us more boy aud less
whistle, or else abolish boys entirely.
Mrs Will 7. Webber came out from the
Yaquina Tuesday, on her way to Eastern
Oregon to visit her husband who is now en-
ployed on the N. p. r. r.
Regular services will be resumed in the
Presbyterian church on next Sabbath
Preaching morning and evening, Sunday
School at IL M. II. p. DUNING. Pastor
To RENr-A comfortable bus mess house
On main street, terms reasonable Also
a new building. three rooms plastered.
Inquire of D. Irwin sen, or this Office. I'm
N. p. Briggs, and Wayman st Clair with
their families started Wednesday morning
TOR upper Soda Springs in Linn county, to
spend three or four weeks in rest and recre-
alton.
Fashion prescribes long tailed coats for
gentleman, this Fall and Winter Thiy will
bring the hypothetical patch on the seat into
favor again, and pantaloons will, be worn
longer than ever.
From MIR. Archie Monteith, we learn that
a lodge of Ancient Order OF United Work.
mon was instituted in Halsey last Friday
evening, consisting OF about forty members.
This order now numbers over three thous-
and members in Oregon.
Three persons escaped from the Linn Co.,
Jail last Saturday night, by prying off part
of the grating in their cell with leg of the
bedstead. Their names were ]. T. Fox,
L. u. AAhoAys "uu JSnu ATuett, ai1aS
Williams.
Capt. ]. e. Denny. came from Yaquina
bay Tuesday evening, but did not remain in
Corvallis but very short time, going on to
Albany the same night. We acknowledge
call but being out did not see him, a cir
e umstance we much regret.
Mr.. N. L. Raber of the Star Bakery,
started for San Francisco Wednesday morn
ing to purchase goods: as the Steamer he Is
to sail on does not sail until Saturday morn
ing, we scarcely know why he went below
| SO soon in the week unlessto linger by the
wayside.
The body of an unknown man was found
floating in the river at Portland last Mon
day. Deceased was about five feet eight
inches in height, had light brown hair and a
heavy moustache. On his person were
found white handkerchief marked A. M.
B.-7, in pink silk, and piece of muslin,
on which was stencilled G. B. Lingren.
w. L. Smith assistant Engineer on the
Government work at Yaquina bay, is in the
city he informs us that the work is still pro-
crossing finely and considerable amount of
stone and brush work having been put in,
| the work has however been considerable
retarded for the past week on acc ount Of