The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-09
LOCAL NOTES.

First class clocks Just received by 7.
Greffoz.
A large stock Of valentines just received
Mt Sawtells.
The schooner Alpha left Astoria fer va
quina Feb. lst.
The latest style Of kid gloves do not
reach quite to the shoulder.
A man is sometimes like razor-it makes
him sharper to be strapped
Yaquina loggers don't GO home to dinner.
They have chop in the woods.
Twenty four years ago, next Wednesday,
Oregon was admitted into the Union.
Subscribe for Oregon's new paper the
NorAuest Meas at Buford's news depot.
Said the ague to its victim, ''WeIl shake
once more for the quinine and blue mass. !"
Don't he angry if your neighbor fails to
return your umbrella-it is simply keeping
lent.
Correspondents will obige US by sending
in their communications the first of the
week.
Judge Chenoweth has been down at juno
ton during this week attending to some
legal business.
Go to H. E. Harris to buy your goods be-
cause his house is one of the cheapest and
best in town.
"Theres iron in our northern wind"
says the poet Whittier. 1t cut like steel
here last week.
The General Miles arrived in Astoria
from Shoalwater bay Feb. lst with 667
sacks of Oysters.
Work on the Gas Works at Astoria is
going on and by April the lst Astoria will
have gaslight.
Almost anybody will de for school
master, but the jan,tor must be a man of
sweeping intelligence.
Physicians are not fond of bad company
and yet the worse people are, the more the
doctors are with them.
Miss Becca Wrenn has had an attack of
the measles during the past week, but We
are glad to note her recovery.
We are glad to note that DR.. J. B. Lee
has nearly recovered from late illness and
that he is on the street once more.
Genuine pebble spectacles and eye glasses
or sale at p p. Grefoz.
1t is reported that man at Yaquina has
cured himself Of dyspepsia by eating white
sand. Some deaiar in sugar started that
story.
The latest improved sewing machine
not to beat. Also guns, revolvers, smma-
milton, fishing takeis ETC., etc., ut q. Hodes'
gun store, at bedrock price.
A public dance and supper will BE- given
in Kiser's hall, Philomath, on the 22nd of
this month. Tickets to ball and supper
81. A good time is assured.
J. w. Wilson put up for summer use,
about six tons of choice ice during this week
and now our citizens are doubly assured Of a
good SUPPLY at much cheaper rate.
Miss Bessie LOUISE King, late of the Mag
ic Doll company. began her series of sacred
concerts at the New Market Theatre in
Portland, the fore part of the week.
If you want te buy your furniture and
bedding cheap and of one of the best work
men in Oregon and coed straight forward
dealer go to August knight and get the best.
We keep constantly Oh hand at this office
= large lot and variety of stationery letter
heads, bill heads, envelopes, and papers CT
different kinds which we furnish at the
1ousast nossihIe nrioes
During the past two weeks Of cold wealth
er the ponds near the city have been frozen
improving the rare opportunity of skating
on the ice. This sport is very exhileratiug.
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.
''Don't you think have good face for
the stage:" asked young laiy with aspi-
ratlons in that direction. II don't know
about the stage" replied her gallant adj
mirer, "but you have lovely face for
bus
An epidemic in the form of rash is an
unwelcome visitor in our city. Quite num-
ber of young people have been attacked and
where the patient caught cold there is much
reason for alarm. Luckily there have been
no fatal cases as yet.
All persons desiring extra numbers of the
GAZETTE while our articles descriptive
Benton county giving the names of tax pay
ers &C., are being published, will please
leave or send their orders to the Office i'm
mediately so that we may be able tc know
how many extras to print.
Where are you going askei conductor
Coburn of ''beat" the other day whom
he had kicked off the down train four or
five times for not paying his fare, but who
managed to get on each time just as the
train started. ''Weli," said the fellow
very composedly, 81 am going to Portland
if the seat of my pants holds OUT
Messrs C. II. Whitney & Co. one of the
most enterprising firms os this city have
been during the week moving into their new
store building which they had constructed
purposely for their own use. They have
added largely to their stock and when they
f,,1Iu oDonad ont thew "a a1orIute 70 offor