The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-05-27
LOCAL NOTES.

The "Orsgon Colonist" for sale at this of
flee. Price 10 cents.
Mrs. Zeph Job, of this city, is visiting
her father, Mr.. A. p Gaines, of Scio.
w. B. Hamilton, who was quite i'll the
first of the week, is once more able to be in
his office.
Mr.. Martin Woodcock and wife, of Salem
are in the city, the guests of their son M
S. Woodcock.
A correspondent from Spring Hill informs
ss that the growing grain looks fine. but the
berry crop will be light.
Jas. Pottinger, editor of the Albany Her
aid, made glad our sanctum with his genial
countsnance on Tuesday.
any sum to suit, ON good real estate security
at low rate of interest.
Mrs. Hemphiil has the thanks of the GA
zErTE for an xcellent frosted cake sent us
from the Ball supper Tuesday night.
A party direct from head quarters, says
the latest slang is 'tI should relax my fea
lures, instead of II should smile"
Quite number of the young folks from
Albany who attended the picnic here Tues
day remained until after the Ball at night
Mr.. C. H. Humphrey. OF Albany, ha'
been commissioned Aid-de-camp. with tn.
rank of Captain, on the Generals staff, o
s. NJ.
A man has invented chair that can bt
adjnste,l to 800 different positions. 1t i.
designed for boy to sit in when he goes t,
church.
Grandma Pygall, the agcd mother of ou'
City Marsha, came ont from Newport last
week, aud is now visiting her son in tli.
city.
Miss Tiilie Cornelius and Mrs Powers, oi
Forest Grove. and Mr.. Chas, Cornelius and
wife, of Portland. were in the city at the
Firemen's Picnic and Ball Tuesday.
Mary's River is getting warm and soon
the small boy will play hockey from school
and return home in the evening with his
shirt ON wrong side out.
Public examination at the Agricultural
College to-day. Subjects, the horse and
the COW. A good time for farmers and
those interested in agriculture to attend.
A number of persons from Albany were
in Corvallis last Sabbath. among whom we
had the pleasure of meeting Mr.. A. L. Gr.y
and wife, and Mr.. Will 3. Rice and wife,
The annual sermon of the Agricultu,a q
College will bs preached at the College
Chapel next Sabbath at IL A. NJ. by ev.
Mr.. Mills, formerly of Williams tie Univer.
sity.
Issa Jacobs was thrown from his horse
last Friday and his right arm was badly
bruised. No bones broken. Issa says We
must not put this in the paper, SO we add
not.
100, 600 feet of assorted lumber for sale al
the Corvallis saw mill for $40 per Thousand
feet. Special rates on dressed and othe,
lumber for cash.
MAX FRIESpLy, Proprietor.
The water in the upper Willamette rive,
has fallen 10 low that Capt Gao.st Aims
worth. the superintendent of flle CIR q
N. Co. has given notice. that their bDats
win not. until fntEsFs tiee, run above
Salem.
Four gentlemen who lateiy ne il on tht
steamer TO Rattiand, visit this coast for ths
purpose Of locating homes fo5 Faniliei
.fiEcm Russell county, Kansad the sazIae
time two m came tsa,p y lsin, author
lied to locate 81 fsnHlies.
We are informed that johnson Odenea
has takea Bob Barns into partnership in ths
"Blsde" With the combined but latent
energy and talent of these two men. ths
Blade viii doubtless be equal to the formel
greatness of the Scio News.
We remained in the Office Tuesday and
kept open house nearly all day, and arr
compelled to make our bow to our visitor
collectively, as they were too many to men
tion individually. but say to all, come again
our latch string is always on the outside.
The Big Minstrels gave one of their en-
tertainments at the City Hall last Thursda,
night. The house was well filed, and il
many respects the performance was anus
ing. but as much of it was rather broad th,
audience was not very highly pleased with
the show.
Among the visitors from Albany at tn,
Fireman's Picnic Tuesd we noticed G. H
Stewart. of the Albany Democrat, P H
Raymond and wife, Jos. A. Tyler, Jas Fos
ter and daughter Matte, Jas. Foster, Jr.
Misses Mira and Annie Mansfield, Capt M
S. Monteith, and many others.
The people of Lane county are proposing
TO build wagon road from the valley tx
tide water on the suislaw river. 1t is claim
ed that there is good entrance for vessel.
drawing l6 feet of water at.the mouth d
that river, and good harbor inside of tn,
entrance. A settlement. is being mad,
along the river, and considerable land ye
remains there to be taken.
The remains of Thomas Judkins. of Lam
county, who was reported through the pres
to have l,st his way while in the mountains
hunting, was found. His father, together
with party Of men, brought the body t.
Eugene for interment. They fonnd hi,
knife. match box and some charred shaving
about 100 yards from where he laid down t.
die. They could not find his gun He wa