The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-08-11

Mr.. Sol King, the sheriff, informs US that
jail for four months.
Mr.. w. w. johnson closed very sue
cessful term of school last Saturday in the
south district of the Alsea
AT the Corvallis sewing machine depot
you can get the latest improved and best
Singer sewing machine manufactured for
$35. 90.
We are informed that the fall wheat in
Alsea is excellent; the spring wheat gener-
ally is not SO good this season. Harvesting
just begun.
Clara, young daughter of Thomas J. Blair,
who has been sick for several days, is getting
much better. She will likely be up again
in few days.
The Evangelical Association will hold
their quarterly meeting next Saturday.
Rev. Bowersox, p. E., will preach on Sun
day at lOA. M.
Although the harvest in the upper part
of the county is the earlier, the yield in the
lower portion of the county will be the
greater this year.
Rev. J. R. N. Bell went south to Rose
burg during the present week to visit his
family. He has not been well for several
days but is fast recovering.
Prof. Lambert, one of the teachers of the
State University at Eugene City, will be
here and preach next Sunday in the North
Methodist church at half past three o'clock.
Bloody fux is prevalent among the child
rem in Corvallis. Parents should warn
their families from eating too much green
fruit especially at this season of the year.
The Balm wagon, acknowledged the best
on the Pacific coast, better finished, better
painted and the lightest running. Call
and see the new stock at Woodcock &
Baldwins.
Col. ]. S. Kendoll has been repairing one
of his buildings, adjoining the store Of c.
Ell. Whitney & Co. He has caused the
building to be raised considerable off from
the ground.
If you want as good and fine job printing
done as can be done anywhere on the
Pacific Coast, bring your jobs to this Office
We are prepared to execute it at the lowest
possible prices.
Persons in the city or country wishing
anything in the general merchandise line,
will find it to their advantage to call at A.
j. Langworthy's cash store before purchas-
ing elsewhere.
MIR. Ransome Belknap was in town dur
ing the week. He says nearly everybody
in the south end of the county are in the
midst of harvest. Early crops good and
late grain poor.
We keep constantly ON hand at this Office
a large lot and variety of stationery letter
heads, bill heads, envelopes, and papers Of
different kinds which we furnish at the
lowest possible prices.
The Corvallis GAZETTE is one of the best
advertising mediums in Oregon, because it
goes to large paying list of subscribers
who are able to buy and pay for any article
they see advertised if they want it.
NEWPORT, Or, Aug. 7. 1882
The Sea Foam, Capt Wynaut, went to
sea at o'clock Sunday afternoon, Aug. 9th,
bound for the Umpqua, there to load with
lumber for San Francisco.
Elk CITY, Aug. 7, 1882.
Hon. B. w. Wilson, our efficient clerk,
has been spending few days here trying to
catch fish and exclaiming "what luck. what
luck!" "the worst luck ever did have"
Messrs. E. G. Vaughn & Co. have just
received new and well selected stock of
glassware, crockery and plated table ware,
in sets which will be sold at the lowest cash
prices. Also new lot of fresh groceries.
Prof. Wolverton, minister in charge OF
the Christian church at Portland, was in
Corvallis last Tuesday. The Prof. is teach
er elect of the primary department of the
Agricultural college and will move here soon.
Why will people continue to use plain
envelopes, letter and bill paper, when they
can get them with a nice stylish business
card or head printed thereon at the GAZETTE
office at less than it costs to buy the blank
material at retail.
While Mr.. Williams who lives west of
Monroe, on last Monday evening was coming
to Corvallis, he accidently stepped over a
bank and fell so heavily that some of the
bones of his foot were dIslocated. With the
assistance of his crutches, he can walk.
Why Will people continue to use blank
envelopes, letter heads and bill heads, when
they can get printed heads and envelopes
at the GAZETTE Office in the most approved
style at only little more than the cost
of paper and great deal less than they
buy them by retail.
The program of the State teachers Asso-
citation 20 be held in Legislature Hall at
Salem, Oregon, commencing Monday eve
ming August 2lst, and ending August %,
1882, is on our table. It is quite lengthy
and varied in the number of exercises and
no doubt the occasion will be one Of profit.
Wilson Bump of Kings Valley. informs
us that his threshing company started re-
Gently with a Pitts thresher 80 inch cyl
inder. That they had run three days and
threshed three Thousand bushels. One day
at Isaac Zumwaltz near LewisviIle the
machine threshed 1900 bushels This seems
to be pretty good for beginning.
4 young gentleman from the surround