The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-01-26
LOCAL NOTES.


An umbrella IN nanu IS "oISn s"o AeAo VA
the front porch.
Genuine pebble spectacles and eye glasses
or sale at P. P. Greffoz.
Mr.. Thomas Baldwin, of Alseya bay. was
in town last Saturday.
DR.. J. B. Lee has been confined to his
house for some days by sickness.
We learn from the Star bakery that
dried apples are swelling-in price.
, Above the Clouds Saturday night at the
City hall. Everyone should attend.
Subscribe for oregon's new paper the
Northwest Nears at Buford's news depot.
:. The late cold snap has done but little
damage to growing grain in this section
Ten families are expected to arrive in
Jackson county from Texas in a few weeks.
;, Yaouina woman whacked tramp over
the head with framed motto, sCharity for
all"
Mr.. J. S. Gray, of this city, who has been
sick for several days, wac on the street this
week.
Some of the cross-walks on Main street
are below zero. They should be raised to
the street level.
The production of another drama by our
home talent is among the things promised
for the near future.
Mr.. j. w. VIII, of this city, has been
visiting friends in Marion county and at
Portland this week.
Mrs. A. J. Ray started for the Bay Wed
1esday morning, to visit her parents at the
FouIweather lighthouse.
The first number of the Gem, monthly
paper to be published by the societies OF
the college, will appear next week.
Mr.. w. NJ Kirk. typo formerly of this
office returned on Monday from the East,
after an absence of thirteen months.
Policeman Lesh on Monday arrested two
vagrants, who were, on Tuesday arranged
before Recorder Jeffreys and committed to
Jail.
A new book of several hundred pages is
entitled Chow to keep a store, but the
whole story can be told in one word-"Ad-
vertise."
Mrs. Senator Dolph, of Portland and
Mrs T. B. Odeneal, of Salem, are in the
city, guests of Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Cauthorn.
+. Of 100000 known species of plants man
eats only 300, and leaves l39, 700 for Lydia
E. and the other medicine people to cure
everybody with.
First class clocks just received by P. P
Greffoz
"A Portland firm advertises reduction in
la lies hats. We have thought good while
that some of them ought to be reduced. The
size has been enormous.
The latest improved sewing machine
not to beat. Also guns, revolvers,. arnmu-
milton, fishing takels etc., etc., at G. Hodes'
gum store, at bedrock price.
eWhat becomes of all the cocoanut
shells p was lately asked a New Orleans
fruit-seller 81 send $50, 600 a; year to New
York, to be ground up with black pepper,
was the reply. =
The Oregon Pacific r. r. Co. has issued
notice that any person or persons damaging
the telegraph line between this city and
Yaquina will be prosecuted to the full ex-
tent of the law.
:"Are those Brussels % inquired the SEN
ior imp, as he dipped the face. of new
brush in the lye-kettle. 'sNo, they are to
ply" said the foreman. And the $. i. kept
right on plying them.
We keep constantly on hand at this Office
8 large lot and variety of stationery letter
heads, bill heads, envelopes, and papers CT
different kinds which we furnish at the
lowest possible prices.
Judge Bean has decided all the cases
taken under advisement at the last term of
court, among which are the mining cases
in favor of D. M. Hastings.
During the latter part of last week the
skating on sthe various ponds near town,
was quite good and this rare opportunity
for genuine enjoyment was faithfully i'm
proved by many of our citizens.
- The Corvallis GAZETTE is one of the best
advertising mediums in Oregon, because it
goes to large paying list :-of subscribers
who are able to buy and pay for any article
they see advertised if they want it
Mr. A. J. Young, an old citizen of Cor
yallis, took his departure for Albina yes
terday, where he will reside permanently.
Mr.. Y has large real estate interests at
that place. and we wish him success in his
venture.
The commissioner of the general land
office has decided that married women and
miners are not entitled to enter timber cul-
ture land in California, Nevada, Oregon
and Washington territory under the act Of
June 3, 1878.
The steamer Suez which was the first of
the fleet to arrive from Europe with steel
rails Tor the Oregon Pacific, arrived at San
Francisco on Monday, iu a disabled con-
dition, having broken her propeller while
en- route to Honolulu.
Mr. j. w. Stowell has been filing an ice
house with the con gealed fluid during the
past week, for summer use. This necessity
has heretofore been shipped from Portland
at considerable expense and it is hoped that
it may be supplied next summer at a lower
figure.