The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-23
LOCAL NOTES.


Go to H. E. Harris to buy your goods be-
cause his house is one of the cheapest ane
best in town.
Cattle in the Antelope country and Wal
lows valley died in large Numbers durin:
the oold spell.
Mr.. L. Betman, of the firm of &. h
Whitney & Co., has been spending fhe week
with friends in this place.
Glib Powers saloon has suspended busi-
ness, too many ''jin mills" at this dull sea
son having proven Improbable.
A young child of Ira Bloom died at Sum
merville lately from the effects of swallow
ing leaves from an almanac.
Andrew Porter, who lives few miles the
other side of the summit, killed large bear
the fore part of this week near their place
L.G. Kline & Co. offer their entire stock
of ladies ulsters, cloaks and dolmans at re-
duced prices to make room for spring
stock 2w
First class clocks just received by P. P
Greffoz.
Becorder Jeferies returne d from bis trip
to the Sound on Wednesday evening and Is
very much pleased with that ''neck O the
woods
The postofices over on the bay are having
threecent postage stamp famine. The ed
itor of the Post says are they, or any 9TH
er denomination.
The number of masquerade balls to have
come off last evening, Throughout the state 1t
being the occasion of Washington's birthday
was unusually large.
State Superintendent, E. B. McElroy,
was here in the town of his old home last
week on business connected with the schools
of the state.
The city water works have been some
what out of repair for tie past week or so
making things very inconvenient, but are
again in running order.
If you want to buy your furniture and
bedding cheap and of one of the best work
men in Oregon and coed straight forward
dealer 20 to August Knight and get the best:
The Yreke Journal says that number of
persons are talking about going to Alaska
in the spring, to prospect that country,
where gold mines have lately been dis
covered.
At the present scarcity and price of eggs
It is exaspirating to see hens walk around
csrelessly and nnconcerned. summing them
selves in warm corners with charming pla-
cidity of mind.
We keep constantly on hand at this Office
a largo lot and variety of stationery letter
heads, bill heads, envelopes, and papers CT
different kinds which we furnish at the
lowest possible prices.
The directors of Portland School district
No. have been instructed to sell the cen
trail school block for SIS, GOO and the inten-
ton is to build one of the largest and finest
hotels in the world on the ground.
A number of the young lady friends Of
Miss Florence Fegals gathered at the Vim
cent house on Wednesday evening last, and
gave her fine surprise party, which was
highly enjoyed by the misses in their teens.
WANrED-At this office one or two dozen
chickens of the first order. Live ones are
preferred. Some of that famous kind which
lay two eggs each day and three or four on
Sunday are not expected this time of year.
Reports concerning the damage done to
the growing cereals, by the late cold wealth
er, is very discou-aging indeed. The grow
ing grain through the whole country has
scrawny look and in some instances it is
feared will be total failure.
Mr.. Gains of Portland, father of Mrs.
Job of this place, arrived in town last
Wednesday evening ae is looking after
the interests of the Northwest News, and
also intends to start branch Office in this
place for the sale of sewing machines.
Arthur Holgate formerly of this place
now of Salem, came up on the boat last
Wednesday evening to attend the masque-
rade ball and also to remain a few days
visiting his parents and friends.
The Ladies Missionary and working soci-
ETY. of the Presbyterian church of this city
will hold sociable in the church edifce OIL
Friday evening March 2nd. Supper and
other entertainments will be provided. Ad.
mission free. Supper twenty-five cents.
A cordial invitation is extended.
AL Pygall was informed the other evening
Of an individual who occasionally visited the
Indian tents at the south end of town an6
gave them whiskey until they were beastly
drunk. With an eye to business Al took
stroll up in that direction on Saturday eve
ming and found John Bowers and several O
the Indians in state of intoxication, where
upon Al invited them down to the city cal
aboose and on Monday took Bowers to Port
land to answer the charge of giving whiskey
to Indians.
There will be four eclipses the presen
year-two of the sun and two of the moon
On April %, there will be a partial eclips,
Of the moon, which will be visible on thu
Pacific coast. The next eclipse will be tha
of the sun on May 9th; 1t will not be visi-
BILE in this country. The third is that o
the moon, on October 10th, and will b.
visible in oil parts of the United States
The last is that of the sun. 1t occurs OF
October 30th, and will be visible on the
PasiAs eosss.