The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-03-16
LOCAL NOTES.

week on DuSlnesS.
VA Wells started last Wednesday by
Srain to look after Albina.
Town property Grd farm land for sale or
trade. Inquire at the GAZETTE office.
Honesty is the best policy, but it always
gets the worst of it in horse trade.
w. A. Wells was in Portland last week
looking after the boom in real estate.
"When young Lady looses her hand in
an. engagenet why shouldn't she have pen
sion." .-.-. .-..
VIM Crees and Chas Reed We learn fin
ished re re-sowing their winter killed wheat
last week
&c to August Knights one of the best
worknen in the State and bay yeur furniture
and bedding. "
The last hop of the winters dancing
school was given on Friday evening and was
very enjoyable.
II. w. Vincent took = run mp to Portland
on Wednesday in behalf of the vacuum
motor share holders.
When hotel propristsr advertises for
experienced walters, he wants walters who
are inn-e1perienced.
The fine weather and the misfortune to
the crops makes the atmosphere sppssr
MOST uncomfortable dull.
Your place to buy the cheapest and best
harness and saddles in the valley is Mt S. A.
Henphllrs well known stand. -
John Riley is making the necessary
preparations for building aserewery on river
street just north of the old tannery.
Aa exchange asks :.Whss is tho explo-
siys element in kerosene p 1t has always
supposed to have been the servant girl.
Jsns. r. Phillips will have 6 pablic sale
OF his farm implements, stock and house
held goods on the ead Of the present month.
Mr.. Bettman, of the firm of c. Ii. Whit
ney Co., of this place, hss been in town
during the Last week looking after business.
For An exaaple Of pure and unslloyed
contempt, take . butchers opinion of the
man who thinks it is wicked te-eat animal
food.
An oyster has been known to open its
shell to hear the Husic Of an accordeon, but
the oyster never advertised to have any
brain.
E. C. Vaughan has nicely assorted
stock of groceries, 0ockery, and glassware
fof sale on the best and most reasonable
terns.
Mrs DennIck says orders for brick have
beea coming in briskly for the pSst few
day. bat abe still has more on hands First
In first served.
H. V. Yates, engineer of the coast divis-
ion q the o. P. R.~R., wss in town dur
ing the present week. The tunnels are un.
der his supervision.
Ar. Pzrdy of this city has recently re-
moved to the country On his farm. Dr..
Embree On last Wednesday was moving in
to Mr.. Purdy's residence. o
A refrigerator for Mr.. Stowelrs saloon of
this place was put in his house through the
wall by taking out part thereof, the doors
none of them being large enough.
VIM Holder went cast of the mountains
this week for the purpose of selecting new
location if he finds place that suits him
better than the laad of "webfoot."
The temperance mass meeting announced
last week for the 18th inst, has been post
poued until Friday, the 23rd. A good time
10 anticipated. Everybody is cordially
invited.
We keep constantly on hand at this Office
= iarge lot and variety of ststioaery letter
heads, bill heads. envelopes, and papers of
different kinds which we furnish at the
lowest possible prices.
A Yaquina poet telling the story of man
who had fight with an -iudian, winds up
BY saying
.'Bu. on that night his hair turned white,
And stayed so till he died"
We have received a peice of the wedding
cake of W. W. Baker and wife whose mar
riage was announced in our last issue. The
cake is q nice article and we wish the happy
couple long and prosperous future.
C. r. Magers formerly superintendent of
Polk couaty bat now travelling and contract
ing agent for Seymour, Sabin & Co. of Port
land was in town during the week on bust
ness connected with the house and made US
n pleasant call.
Meals after usual hours are always fifty
cents city election or no election and when
ever we find them SO we propose to follow
the example of one of our prominent city
candidates and take an extra cup of coffee
to get even.
Portland has promising young lawyer
who has locally immortalized himself BY
fiercely asking witness, "where, if any
where, were you when you were down in
Doe. French's grocery store at Z o'clock,
last saturday EVENING""
After giving the Oregon Blood Purifier q
fair trial, have found, that as blood puri-
fer and reconstructor, it is what it claims
: to be, and gladly recommended.
~ A. LEvINGsoN.
Prosecuting attorney e. G. Hursh, ar
rived in our city last Saturday evening look
ing after the duties of his Office as connected
with the next term of the Circuit Court at
this place. In addition to attending to his
professional duties Mr. Hursh is half owner
of the Roseburg Plaindealer and much of
tho time he performs the duty of editing
thst paper.