The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-05-18
LOCAL NOTES.
Birthday cards at Sawtells.

ived at Sawteiis.
Specific for Liver Complaint-the Ore
gon Blood Purifier.
Genuine pebble spectacles and eye glasses
ror sale at P. P Greffoz.
A Good Concord Buggy new for sale cheap
a. Woodcock & Baldwin's.
Go to the Occidental the best hotel in
Corvallis for your board and lodging.
Joseph Holiday. of Portland, was regis
tered at the Occidental last Tuesday night.
Legal blanks furnished at this office on
abort notice at less than San Francisco
prices.
Mrs. Beck. daughter of M. Stock OF this
place, has been in town during the week
visiting friends.
John Wilson, who has been resident of
our town for the past year left for the Sound
on Tuesday morning.
Your place to buy the cheapest and best
harness and saddles in the valley is at S. A.
Hemphllls s well known stand.
Shall we celebrate the coming Fourth of
July, or is it the intention to buy our pea
nuts and soda water in sister city this
year!
Strawberries are ripening very rapidly
these days and an abundance of the delicious
fruit this season is evident. The wild berry
is said to be exceedingly plenty.
Diphtheria is making its appearance in
several cities throughout the state and our
citizens should take warning and it possible
prevent an infestation of the plague.
State Superintendent E. B. McElroy was
in town last Friday. Since his term of
office began he has been kept very busy
looking after the interests of education.
The keeper of the ife-saving station on
the Coos county coast has been removed
from his position, on account of his inhuman
conduct at the time of the wreck of the
Yacana.
A board of officers were in the city on
Saturday, from Vancouver, purchasing ar
tillery horses, but as the animals had to an
swer particular description only four were
procured.
The lower precinct mas just been heard
from and Henry Keesee has majority of
one The canvass was made yesterday
morning and everything is satisfactory.
Henry now sings "By baby by Oh"
The stock of goods which were being
offered at cost in the Carter building, un-
der the management of R. D. Cooper, has
been removed to the Dalles, where he ex-
poets to find a more ready sale for his
cassimeres and cambrics.
The Albany papers last issue express
some doubts as to whether Willis Knighton
was drowned as reported in those papers
week before last or whether his disappear
ance is owing to other causes. Some things |
point in the latter direction.
We have, on hand for sale at this office a
certificate of scholarship to the Portland
business college. Any person desiring to
attend that school for the purpose of gain
ing good business education will do we'll
to call and procure our certificate.
Among the appointments of Miss Francis |
E. Willard we see she is announced for a !
lecture at Corvallis on Friday evening, June
18th, Miss Willard is President of the Wo-
mans National Christian Temperance Un-
ion, and is making tour through the north
west in the interest of the organization.
Wayman St Clair ed his harness shop
down to Monroe last Wednesday, where he
expects to locate for the present at least |
and possibly permanently. While we are
sorry to loose Wayman from our social and
business circles. we congratulate Monroe
on receiving such worthy citizen and COM
petent workman.
First class clocks justreceived by P. P
Greffo1.
Merry Mason the fine Clidesdale Stallion
will stand the season of 1888 at Sol Kings |
stable in Corvallis, Benton county Oregon,
days out of each week commencing April
5th 1883. D. GRUsoN, Owner.
Chas. Thompson who recently sold his
farm few miles southwest of Corvallis
started last Monday for several months |
trip east of the mountains. Before his rel
turn he intends to look carefully through |
all of that country. Since selling his farm
he has not selected a place to locate and he
thinks if he would locate here before look
ing at Eastern Oregon he would not be sat
isfed. He is desirous Of finding a locality
favorably adapted to stock raising.
Hon. R.. A. Bensell of Newport arrived
in Corvallis last Saturday evening on his
way to Portland. He recently had COM
pleted at Portland new machinery to take
the place of the old in his steamer Mary
Hall and it was shipped to him at Newport |
When it arrived there he found it was not
what he had ordered so he returned it to
Che parties in Portland who sent it. His
trip to Portland is to see the parties about
it.
The farmers ferry across the Willamette
from Corvallis to Linn county has recently
been put in perfect order from the effects
Of the cable having been cut by a passing
steamboat last winter. The ferry is under
the careful and efficient management of
Mr.. Fred G. Blumhart, who is accommo-
dating and obliging to customers, and will
cross his patrons at half the usual fare 1t
is his intention to make the road the very
best and the ferry fixture.
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