The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-16
LOCAL NOTES.
i'd YOU get q valentine +?

Did you get valentine
According to the Chinese caIsnder this
the year 4I59.
Genuine pebble spectacles and eye glasse
sr sale at P. P. Grefoz.
When doctors disagree the undertake
generally decides the case for them.
Subscribe for Oregon's new paper tn
Northrest Nesrs at Buford's news depot.
L. G. Kline & Co. offer the Nonparie
oil at reduced prices BY the case. 2-w
Rev. J. R. N. Bell accompanied by Zepf
Job went to Portland last Tuesday morning
Poetry on the Beautiful Snow" is ripe
but the crop seems to be uausual small this
year.
=. Read C. n. Whitney 4 Co.'S new ad
ver.isement in this issue and be governed
:. accordingly.
Go to 81. E. Harris to buy your goods be-
cause his house is one of the cheapest and
best in town.
Judge Chenoweth has been out to King
valley for the past few days, looking after
his interests On the farm.
s. T. Jeffries started for Seattle last Tues
dsy morning where he will spend several
days, with weather eye on business.
DR.. Embree assures US that ]. II. Parrient
lust across tho river in Eihn county is a
parent indeed. It is boy and 3 valentine
at that.
Wednesday afternoons train was forty
minutes late in arriving at this place, occa-
stoned by snow and sleet on the rail near
Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens, of the bay, father
and mother of Mrs. H. w. Vincent Arrived
in the eity yesterday, and will hereafter
make Corvallis their home.
I will preach next Sab bath at eleven
o'clock in the morning at Philomath in the
school house. G. w. BENNETT,
Pastor NJ. K. Church.
If you want to buy your furniture and
bedding cheap and of one of the best work
men IN Oregon and good straight forward
dealer go to August Knight and get the best.
= For tho benefit of all persons wanting
aomething nice to eat, ball supper will be
served by Mrs. S. A. Hemphill On the %,
F.. of the present month at one dollar per cou-
pie.
Prof. w. E. Davis, Of Albany. will be At
the Evangelical church next Wednesday
evening to organize . class in vocal music.
All who desirs instruction are invited to be
present.
We keep constantly on hand at this Office
. large lot and variety of stationery letter
heads, bill heads, envelopes, and papers Of
different kinds which we furnish at the
lows.s possible prices.
4 disease resembling scarlet fever among
ths-chiidren of Jackson county is causing
much distress. Within the past four weeks
fifteen dea4hs occurred among children rahg-
ing in age from to Is years.
A billiard match, for . wager, attracted
the attention of many of our citizens an eve-
ming last week, between Stroud Long and a
stranger. The odds given was too great and
Stroud carried off the laurels.
II is feared that the late cold freezing
weather has somewhat injured the fall
wheat in this part of the valley. In many
instances fields have a yellowish look and
the growing cereal looks sickly.
Last Saturday was . gala day for the
Cinnamon and the dsafening rattle of tin
pans and the popping of fire crackers was
kept mp good share of the afternoon much
70 tho amusement of many spectators.
WANrxD-At this Office one or two dozen
chickens of ths first order. Live ones are
preferred. Some Of that famous kind which
lay swo eggs each day and three or four on
Sunday are not expected this time of year.
Steps rre being taken at Portland to con-
sider the best way of raising the means to
build . hew building for the childrens
home. A new building is much needed be-
cause the old Sic fl filed to overfowing
The dutch measles" more commonly
known as the crash" is yet prevalent in our
city and levesl are in critical condition.
There have been NO fatal cases as yet and
with proper care NO fear or alarm need be
entertained.
4 ghost made its appearance few NIGHTS
ago over in Linn county and ran against a
farmers bull dog. The doctors pronounce
she young mans case hopeful one and say
that it vii be some days before he will try
the experiment again.
It turns out that c. P. Davis of Center
Vile who was arrested by Ben Simpson
charged with extracting money from the
mails is entirely innocent and that nothing
whatever is left pointing towards his being
guilty of the offense.
All persons desiring extra numbers of the
GAZETTE while our articles descriptive o
Benton county giving the names of tax pay
ers &C., are bsing published, will please
leave or send their orders TO the Office i'm
mediately 50 that we may be sbfs tc know
how many extras to print.
Next Thursday evening the masquerade
bali to be given by the Corvallis Il. & L.
Co., promises to be well attended. The
number of maskers is expected to be larger
than at any other like occasion ever given
IN the city. Three score of masks have
been ordered from Portland.
The 2nd quarterly meeting Of the M. E.
ahitr1t for Corvallis circnif will he hs1d IN