The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-08-25

Hon. ]. II. Mitchell returned home from
the East recently.
Mrs. Vincent has been visiting at the bay
for the past week.
Portland is classed with Leadville and Pu-
eblo, Colorado, as paradise for swindles.
Hon. M. C. George will arrive by an over
land trip home from Washington in few
days.
Some children around town have the
whooping cough. Better look out for the
small ones.
The young child of Jacob Senders who
has been dangerously sick with whooping-
cough is better.
Miss Nettie Piper of Salem, well known
here, was recently married to Mr.. E. W.
Langdon of Albany.
The ad. ef Cannon & Gibbin, new propri-
etors of the Occidental hotel, will be found
in another column.
Max Friendly returned last Wednesday
from trip on the Mckenzie to where he
started few days ago.
Hon. E. Woodward returned home with
his family who have been spending about
three weeks over on the bay.
The fourth annual exhibition of the
Portland Mechanics fair will commence
Sept. 2lst and continue until October 7th.
A Mr.. Bloomfield, formerly of this place,
had his hand badly smashed at McMinville,
the fore part of this week, while coupling
cars.
Mr.. N. w. Garretson, of Portland, agent
of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Co., was in town during the first of the
week.
In order to make room for fall stock to
arrive soon, L. G. Kline & Co. offer their
entire stock of clothing and dry goods at
reduced figures.
The north district school in Corvallis will
commence on Monday next Sept. 4th, I'M
der the supervision of Prof. Hershner assis-
ted by Miss Terwilager.
Messrs. Bagley. Marlett & Burns, were
in town during the week. They have re-
Gently finished saving large contract of
ties for the o. p R. R. Co.
Otto Fox of San Francisco, and N. Baum
of Albany, were in town yesterday. Mr..
Baum has sold out his interest in the bust
ness at the latter place to Mr.. Fox.
There is report around town that on last
Monday party steped ont of the back door
of one of the saloons in town when two
shots were fred through the fence near by
him.
Mr.. D. D. Prertyman of Salem, was in
town last Saturday and made us pleasant
call. He is gathering samples of Oregon and
Territory produce for exhi-
hibition.
Mr.. J. R. Horning, son of Mr.. F. A.
Hornine of this county, and Miss Elizabeth
Owsley, daughter of DR.. Owsley, formerly
of Monroe in this county, was married re-
Gently in Lake county.
Mr.. Earnest Warren, of the Summit,
drove into Corvallis twenty head of cattle
last Wednesday, which he had previously
sold to a Portland firm. The Warren Bros.
have one of the finest cattle ranches in the
country and are bound to become among
Benton county's extensive stock raisers
By the Nen,izer we are informed that W.
7. Gray & Co., foundry-men of Salem. who
were recently burned out there, were in In
dependence short time ago offering to re-
build their foundry at the latter place, in
the event the people there would give them
sufficient substantial inducements as
bonus.
The patent milk bucket stool and strainer
all combined in one vessel which cannot be
tipped or kicked over and a sure preventa-
tive of dirt getting into the milk, is for sale
at A. ]. Langworthy's Cash store, who has
the sole right of sale for Benton county.
This is one of the most economical and use
ful inventions of the age. 1t has to be seen
TO be appreciated.
Good Grit.