The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-09-29


D. G. Clark, of Albany, was in town dur
ing the week.
Rev. T. B. White arrived in Corvallis by
stage yesterday.
DR.. Lee has been moving into his new
| house this week.
Rev. R. n Bell will preach at the
college chapel next Sunday morning and
evening.
Mir. Elston, brother of Mrs. DIR. Lee, o.
| this place, arrived in town this week on 6
visit to his sister.
Jas. c. Gingles has been stopping few
| lays at Soda springs, Linn county, IN hope
Of improving his health.
T. J. Blair and VIM. Graham jr., went t.
Soda springs in Linn county recently fol
| health and to get swallow of the mysteri
Gus water.
Mrs. Capt, Bakely, Miss Smith and Mis-
Brown, of Dallas, have been in town visit.
ing the family of DR.. Embrie. They re
turned home yesterday morning.
1t was expected that the brick wall fo'
the new brick which has been for SONS time
in process of construction for Crawford &
Farra wou'd be finished last night.
Mr. and Mrs H. W. Vincent, accom-
panied by their dan-hter Georgia. were
passengers for Portland on Wednesday
mornin-t, returning on Thursday afternoon.
Preston Belknap son of Fl. A. Beknar
formerly of this county but now from neal
Prineville, came down from the latter place
arriving in Corvallis yesterday. He will
remain a few weeks before returning.
Mrs N. c. Polly, who has been 50 long
connected with the runnins of the Occiden-
tai hotel at this place, left yesterday morn
ing for Hepner, Oregon. on visit to hel
brother who resides there
Wedding cards are received at this Office
announcing the marriage Of Mr.. Simon L
Kline of this place. to Miss Emma Tobias o
San Francisco. We wish the happy couple
long and pros rerous voyage through lie
There 8 a great scarcity Of all kinds OF
laborers in and about Corvallis. A few
good carpenters and mechanics, a dozen
girls to do family house work and several
men to saw cor,lwood could find employ
ment.
Why will people continue to use plain
envelopes, letter and bill paper, when they
can get them with nice stylish business
card or Aeaa printed thereon at the GAZETTE
material at retail.
At the time of going to press we learn
the amount of grain stored in the several
warehouses of this place in round numbers
to be about 2l5, 900 bushels; of which j.
A. Cauthorn received l25, 900, T. j. Blair
60, COO, DeClark & Samueis 10000.
The new brick building of Judge Burnett
it nearing completion and II. E. Harris with
an extensive stock of goods will soon move
into it. Mr.. Lomer is putting on the flnish-
ing touches on the wood work and artist
E. e. Burnham is applying the brush in a
most artistic manner.
The finest beef steaks in Oregon can be
found at Nick Baesens Palace and st. Nicho-
las markets. Fresh pork, mutton and all
hand. The highest market price paid for
good fat chickens at all times. His shops
are kept iii the most cleanly manner where
the most particular need not fear to call.
j. Fl. Aldrich of Summit arrived in
town last Wednesday evening and departed
for home the next morning. He reports
work on the tunnel progressing. That a
blast was discharged in one end of one Of
the tunnels recently which lifted the rock
with such force that it threw several pieces
of rock which fell among the Cinnamon at
work near the other cid of the tunnel
Mrs. James Munkers from near Salem, on
last Wednesday, while returning from a
trip to the bay. near SummiG the team with
which she was travelling became frightened
and ran away. . Her shoulder WAS badly
she received a severe cut about
the head four inches long and several other
bruises. DIR. Lee was called to her relief
and left her in as good condition as could
be expected.
Our able bodied, enterprising and oblig
ing druggist ''Dick. " for short, wh,ie in the
usual discharge of his duties was assaileI by
a well known ruiIian of pugiistic inciina-
tious, who, in a threatening manner, at
tenlpted TO assault the compnunder of bills
and as quick as thought the latter attempt
ed to defend himself with large glass
mortar, but when he drew it back it slipe,l
from his hand taking the wrong course
slighting among the bottles containing good
and bad things and came laundering along
lown the shelves breaking bottles and jars
the precious fluids. A general
scraping up and throwing out followed
while the ssssilant departed in peace.
SJrayed