The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-11-17
Large stock of candies a Sawtell's.

boat last Tuesday.
Mr.. S. G. McFadden took the boat on
Tuesday for Salem.
Chas. Monteith, of Albany, YVES in our
city during the week.
A barrel factory in Seattle W. T.. gives
Employment to 100 men.
C. H. Bishop, merchant of Toledo, has
been in the city during the week.
Belview, the first addition to Yaquina,
has had It's name changed to Myreca.
The Jacksonville Timsss is having now
office built A good sign of prosperity.
The steamer A. A. McCully took on a
load 70 wheat at Blair's wharf on Wsdnes-
day.
The average small boy successfully spends
| his leisure moments fishing in the Willamette
these days.
There is still good stage of water in the
Willamette and steamers find no difficulty
in running mp.
A masquerade ball at Newport on Christ
mas evening is among the coming attrse-
tions at that burg.
Mrs. Geo. Kennedy has been dangerously
ill for several days but at time of going to
press she was better.
Mr.. John Mackey and Son, of Douglas
county, have been visiting friends in this
city during the week.
Nearly all the pack trains that transport
goods from Crescent City to Josephine coun-
ty are owned by Cinnamon.
The holidays are almost here, and our
merchants should let the people know what
they have for holiday trade.
A five year old son of John Hamer, of the
Summit accidently broke his leg last week
while playing near tn. house.
A tight in one of our saloons the past
week resulted in broken billiard cue, =
larcerated head and law suit.
An exchange says that horses and cattle
stealing in Umatilla county goes right on,
and no one is brought to justice.
Tom Buford has been transmogrifying his
place of business during the past week max
ing it more roomy and convenient.
Accordinging to the report of tho Indian
commissioner there are 49, Indians in
W. T. There are four reservations.
DIR. Embree will peach in the M. E. church
next Sabbath at ii o'clock in the morning
Invatation to all. G. w. Bennett.
State School Superintendent McElroy has
been assisting in the work OF the teachers
institute at Harrisburg during the week.
The democratic rooster has bsen Growing
in many of our exchanges during the past
week, eyerSthe election held q week ago
Tuesday.
We are requested by Nick Basssn to here
by notify all persons indebted to him to
come forward and settle up without any
further delay.
Geo. M. Starr of Lower Alsea this week
brought to our Office the mAmouth potato.
It is ten inches long and six inches through
the short ray.
The weather so far has been fine, - on
cold weather of any consequences has yet
visited US, with the exceptions of = few fros-
ty mornings.
Steps arc being taken for the organization
of dramatic association in our city. This
is = good scheme and 1t is to be hoped that
it will prove 3 success.
It will be seen by the council proceeding
elsewhere that Geo. Kennedy was elected
City Alderman to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of John Huffman.
The Good Templars lodge is in thriving
condition and new members are being added
nearly every week. We know of one party
who presented six names for membership at
the last meeting.
z. J. Hatch. the former proprietor of the
steamer Yaquins, contemplates the build
ing of another ship, similar to the one he
lately sold, to be used in the trade between
Yaquina bay and Portland.
Quite a colony, composed of several fam
lilies, arrived in our city last Saturday from
Illinsis, and are now looking up location.
They will probably cast their anchor some
where in the Willamette valley.
As will be seen by Senate bill No. 6, pub
lished on the fourth page Of this issue, it is
unlawful to take, kill, or pursue, or have in
possession any deer from the first day of
November until the first day of July,
Will Bros. again take the lead in toys
and Holiday goods; they just opened apart
of their large stock of dolls, musical, wooden,
tin, rubber, mechanical and other toys too
numerous to specify singly. They sell them
at San Francisco prices.
The man with the rubber stamps has been
in our city this week trying the folly of con-
vincing our merchants that they can print
their own letter heads, etc. neater and
cheaper with one of his stamps than they can
be done at printing Office.
Thousands of ducks-mallard, teal can
vasback, gray and butter ducks, not to men,
tion geese, snipe, mud d-hens, etc-almost
cover the waters of the Bay and the con.
tiguous mudflats. Better shooting the poor
erst shot couldent ask for.-Ydguina Pos..
Nearly all our exchanges contain accounts
of thieving of some character every week.
It would seem as though this sneak thief
business was getting to be ''too utterly too
too" and that good sound example should
be made of those caught at the low practice.
Articles Incorporating the Umatilla Land