The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-09-08

town last Wednesday.
w. P. Ready took the stage for Salem
last Monday morning.
State Agricultural College commenced
last Monday morning.
Miss Ida Burnett teaches the primary de-
partment in the Agricultural college.
J. w. Rayburn returned from Newport
last Saturday where he had been for several
days.
Jake Senders intends starting to Portland
next Monday. His wife will accompany
him.
Max Friendly made trip to Portland
this week looking after a supply of new
goods
David Millholland of Linn informs us
is done.
Rev. Bruce Woolverton arrived and took
charge of the preparatory department of the
Agricultural college.
Judge Kelsay wife and family started
last Saturday morning for the Dalles to be
gone several days.
Mr.. D. s. Camaron, of Hillsboro, was in
town during the present week to attend the
funeral Of his sister.
Chas. Moore took the stage for Salem ON
Wednesday, where he goes to take posi-
tiou on state printing.
If you want pair of boots and shoes that
will wear well and fit nicely you can find
them at S. II. Looks shoe store. W.
Mr.. Bruce Wolverton, successor to Prof
E. B. MoElroy, will preach at the college
chapel on Sunday next at IL A. NJ.
j. n Hanson the Merchant Tailor, has
moved his place of business to a better loca-
tion, two doors south of the postoffice.
Miss Inez St. Clair went to Portland last
Wednesday where she intends remaining
all winter for the purpose of studying music.
The l4th of the present month is Jewish
New Years. In consequence thereof all
Jewish business houses will be closed Oh
that day.
$40 sa we'd by buying your sewing machine
at Will Bros. Be sure and call on them
before purchasing elsewhere, it certainly
will be to your advantage.
A correspondent from Alsea informs us
that the people of that nice little valley
were recently treated to grand humbug in
the form of travelling show.
All hair pins look alike to men but let
wife go of On visit for month, and come
home and find ha ir-pin near the door, anl
she can't wait minute to grow red in the
face.
Wallace Baldwin returned from his trip
for health on Wednesday. He came around
by Coos bay striking the railroad at Draines
where he boarded the north bound train tor
home.
The good people of Newport will under
stand that Rev. A. Simpsons failure to fill
his preschi~g appointment was occasioned
by the melancholy events recorded in anoth-
er column of this paper.
AImStLouS AiAfOu ASSChSAJ liO"
England. He has travelled quite extensive
Iy and now comes to take general survey
of Oregon, with the view of making it his
home if suited to his taste
The person who permitted that lot of
three cent postage stamps to stick to their
fingers had best deposit them where they
were taken frcm. Serious trouble may grow
ost Of the matter unless they are found in
the proper place soon.
Mr.. T. J. Blair last Tuesday broke q
pully on /. line shaft of the cleaning appara.
tus for his warehouse which stopped cleaning
grain temporarily. Mr.. VIM. Pitman went
to Portland yesterday to get the necessary
repairs. The broken part will be in run
ming srder soon.
State School Superintendent z. B. McEl-
roy, on last Friday went to Monmouth by
way of Independence and returned on the
same day. He is carefully contemplating
the qaestion of moving to Salem as he is
compelled to keep his office there it is in
convenient to live so far away.
J. Fl. Aldrich, of the Summit, was in
town on Wednesday. Mr.. A. reports work
on the tunnels at that place as progressing
steadily. One day last week blast con-
tanning seven kegs Of powder was fired off
at tunnel No. 2, which shook the denizens
of that vicinity up considerable.
Very often farmers IMAGINE that their
crop is going to yield immensely, and as the
grain is being harvested and stacked calcu-
late On so many bushels and in many in
stances are lan,entably surprised. We heard
one farmer say the other day that he
thought sure hs would have 5000 bushels of
wheat, but when threshed he emily had 1900.
A heavy crop of straw is no more the sign
of good yield Of wheat than paper collar
is the sign of shirt.