The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-04-06

J. Fl. Lewis is announced as a candidate
for the office of city recorder at the coming
city election. -.
jake 'Ayles, who has made his home on
Rock creek for the past few years, is in the
city, preparatory to starting east of the
mountains where he will make his future
home.
MIR. Goodman, who has been employed
by Wells. Fargo & Co. to run between here
and Portland as their messenger, has been
removed to a ike position up on the North
ern Pacific.
Our citizens are promised another drama
by the I. J. s. Literary Society on the 9th
inst, entitled "Not so big a fool as he
looks, and is under the management of
Prof. Miner
Ben johnson who has been in the city
jail for the past eight or nine months, after
being tried twice for murder and once for
larceny and acquitted, was discharged yes
terday morning:
Since our late warm rains things are pre-
sentinga different color The trees are
nearly all leaved out and the grass through
out the valley has ratured enough to afford
very good picking for cattle.
The herring spawn on the piles at the
dock is wonderful to behold, says the Va
quina Post. The piles for the apsce of ten
feet are covered, from single layer of eggs
to a thickness of two and a half inches.
Owing to the inclemency Of the weather
the base ball match between the Monmouth
club and the college nine of this place did
not come of last Saturday, butif the wealth
er will permit the contest will take place on
the 7th inst.
A benevolent gentleman at Portland
wanted to psay for the prisoners in the
county jail last Sunday. Sevsrzl, assent ed
and joined with him; bu5 one OF them stoIe
the missionary's spectacles and exhibited
them the next day on the way to the peni-
tentiary.
A petition signed by number Of our cit
liens has been forwarded to the authorities,
@-SAtAis9 SiAoS t-iS lhSoChiSSi iciH, lfSC-y pap
on between Portland and McMinnville, be
run clear through TO Corvallis, but just
whether or not it viii avail anything is
hari to determine.
Now that spring is here every one should
see to it that their yards are cleaned up and
al decsying vegetable matter removed from
the premises. There is filth enough scat
tered about the city to cause a great deal
of sickness and it should he attended to i'll
time. A word 70 the wise is sufficient.
An exchange says that Goose Lake is
about miles wide at ;he upper end, and
every 6 inches OF this distance for mile
wide is occupied by white goose. The
spaces between are filed in with houkers,
brants and ducks of eveay description.
while the shore of the lake is lined all
around with swans. The like is rarely wit
messed, altd the grass crop is likely to be a
failure.
L. g. Kline & Co. of this place offer their
large and well selected stock OF general
merchandise for less prices and on more
favorable terms than such goods have ever
been offered before. They invite everybody
TO call and examine their stock and prices
before purchasing. They mean business
and don't you forget their place of business
7. w. B. Smith has recently rented the
at Boonville in this county who
assisted by warshouselnan I. ]. Blair will
take in store and ship ali grain entrusted to
their care by the farmers. Mr Smith is
well known and trustworthy man and il
permitted viii no doubt handle the grain
with fairness to customers. The intention
is to enlarge the warehouse and put in
lot OF improved mscbinery.
G. H. Whitney and Co. haze the largest
finest and best selected stoc., Of goods ever
brought to Corvallis. Their motto is large
sales small profits and quick returns. If
you want to make your money easy call at
their store and buy your goods from TO 90
per cent less than they can be had ct any
other store In Oregon. Remember money
saved is money made.
Genuine pebble spcctacles and eye glasses
for sale at P. p Creffoz.