The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

Wednesday,, on legal business.
Mrs. A. J. Ray started for San Francisco
on Wednesday, for pleasure and to visit
friends.
ilton have been visitors to Portland during
the week.
| Several of our citizens were over at Soda
vile last Sunday attending the camp meet
ing there.
From October 11th to the 9th is the time
set for holding the Mechanics Fair at Port
land this year.
The Albina Herald has climbed the gold
| en- stair, bright and promising as it seemed,
Notwithstanding.
Thomas Baldwin, James Fl. Doty, and
Geo. Helms, of Alsea Bay, were in town
Tuesday evening.
About $50, 1000 has been rebated to deal.
ers in tobacco and cigars in this internal
revenue district alone.
Strawberries are quite plentiful this year
and the home market is being well supplied
| with some fine fruit
Great preparations are being made for the
tiremans picnic on the 22nd inst and GEN
eral good time is assured
Mr.. VIM. Hoag. manager of the O. P. r.
r., left for San Francisco on last Monday
on business and will return soon.
The Yaquina Post comes to our office on
the half she'll this week, but the Colonel
promises the full size again in few weeks.
Mrs. Sam Beck, daughter of M. Stock,
after visit with her parents for the past
two weeks returned to her home in Portland
Tuesday.
A great success is Plumbers Oregon Blood
Purifier. Try bottle of it.; it will place
you in that position desired by every one
good health.
A sister-in-law and niece of Mrs. Vim
cent came over from the bay the last of last
week and expect to make Corvallis their
future home.
Last Tuesday afternoon the thermometer
indicated 90 degrees in the shade, which is a
notch or two higher than on any previous
day this year.
An o. R. & N. Co. train struck bear
and her cub one evening last week. The
cub was stunned, and train hand captured
it, but the mother scampered away.
Suit has been commenced in the u. S.
circuit court to perpetually enjoin the
various transportation companies from bridg-
ing the Willamette river at Portland.
Prof, J. D. Robb, of Albany, who had
been rendered position in the Agricultural
college at this place, we understand he re-
spectfully declines to accept the position.
Mr.. O. W. Beckwitch, who for some
time has been resident of Prneville, re-
turned to Corvallis the first OF the week and
has again taken Up his domicile in our
city.
On next Monday morning Dave Osburn
and VIM. Emery will start an investi-
eating tour east of the mountains with the
view of selecting spot for future settle
ment.
The lawn sociable given by the ladies of
the Presbyterian church last Friday evening
was a success both socially and financially,
it having added $40 to the societies ex.
chequer.
Two tramps were furnished lodgings in
the city calaboose On Monday night, and
were honored with the position the next
day of shoveliug dirt at the ditch being dug
by the city.
Next Tuesday evening Miss Francis E.
Willard will speak in Corvallis on the sub
ject of temperance. Miss w. is conceded
to be the lecturer of lecturers on this i'm
portant subject.
An engine brought up several car loads of
ties on last Wednesday to be used on the
extension between here and Junction. 1t
is expected that the work of grading will
soon be undertaken.
A beautiful tribute to the memory of the
late departed Mary Meats was handed in for
publication after the GAZETTE was all set
up and too late for publication. 1t will
appear in next issue.
Buford & Campbell have had their place
of business somewhat transmogrifed dur.
ing the week and are now more comfortably
located in their newly arranged and COM
modious place of business.
Mr.. John Reckard was IN San Francisco.
at the time of the sudden death of his sister,
having his ankle operated on surgically, and
was informed by telegraph of the sad news.
He is expected to return within few days.
On last Sunday afternoon Mrs. j. H. Kel-
ley had been visiting at Uncle Billy Stevens
place and on starting home in some manner
she slipped and fell from the steps in front
of the house and fractured her wrist quite
severely.
surprise party given Mr.. and Mrs. Zeph
job last Tuesday evening was a grand sue
cess. After spending short time in social
chit chat the assembly proceeded to The civ
hall and worshiped until nearly midnight
the terrsichorion deity with earnest devo.
tions.
Tomorrow the citizens of Monroe are
going to have gran1 picnic and it is ex.
pected the gathering will be the largest ever
held in that burg. A number of our citi-
zens expect to join in the hilarity while
other adjoining towns will also be we'll rep
resented.
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