The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-07-17
LOCAL NOTES.

Ice cream at Bain's.
Fresh oysters, all styles, at Bain's.
Fresh candy and taffy daily at Bain's.
All goods at cost at Whitney's closing
out sale
Nobby Hats at cost at Whitney's closing
ont sale.
Boys clothing at cost at Whitneys closing
out sale.
JIM Nolan is spending his summer vaca-
ton at Newport.
Mems furnishing goods at cost at Whit
ney's closing out sale.
Men and boys shoes and boots at cost
at Whitney's closing out sale.
Corsets, Kid gloves and parasols, at cost
at Whitney's closing out sale.
Misses Jessie and Allie Samuels and Mat
tie Burnett are visiting i'll Polk county.
John Moore has added some attractive
improvements to his barber shop this week.
N P Briggs and family returned from the
Bay last Monday. He reports an excellent
time.
At the meeting of the city council last
Monday evening J. r. Baldwin was elected
city attorney.
Miss Barbara Hyman, of Eugene, is visit
ing friends i'll the city, the guest of Mrs.
Cal Hutton.
The grand lodge A. O. U. w. of Oregon
closed three days session at Salem on last
Friday. The session for 1886 will be held
| at Portland
Some of the enterprising people of Albany
are agitating the question of getting town
clock. A very good scheme indeed, as a
little more time is the universal cry.
The teachers institute for the sixth judi.
cial district will be held at Baker City on
August 4, 5, and Z; and in the first judi
cial at Grants Pass on July %, % and "a.
The Dallas base ball club got badly bea-
ten by the ''stars" of Portland last Sunday
by score of IA to 4. The Dallas club
play well, but the ''Stars" shine above
them.
Laura Dainty and her company appeared
before rather small Corvallis audience one
evening last week in "a Mountain Pink. u
The entertainment was rather enjoyable and
deserving of larger audience.
Robinson's great worlds exposition. men,
agerie and circus is coming this way and
will exhibit in Portland about the middle
of August. 1t has not yet been learned
whether they will pitch their tents in Cor
Wallis or not.
The Colorado press association will visit
Oregon next week. About seventy of the
faber showers will arrive in Portland on
Monday, but unless they hear of the big
dinner the Iowa editors got at Corvallis,
they will probably not visit this place.
The U. S. fish commissioners write that
the CLAIMS that were taken from Puget Sound
to the Atlantic coast in the refrigerator car,
to be transplanted. arrived there in good
condition. They also state that their Car
will return to this coast next November
with carp for this region.
At the usual weekly meeting of the w.
C. T. U. Thursday, July 30th, at 8 P. NJ,
at the Evangelical church, the scripture
text will be Deut. IL Chap, IL and IL
verses. Meeting will be conducted by the
lesson applying to the work of her depart
ment. All cordially invited.
James Dolan, of San Francisco, made Cor
wallis visit last week in the interest of the
famous Burt shoe. Avery 4 Irvine will
soon receive shipment of these well known
shoes, and those who desire a pair of the
most comfortable and durable shoes made,
will do well to wait till this shipment ar
rives before making purchases.
Fred 7. Merrill, the Salem bicyclist. has
gone to San Francisco overland where he
will run twenty mile race with Fred S.
Robinson, ex-champion of America. Roll
inson challenged Merrill and the latter ac-
cepted, putting up $50 forfeit. The terms
are 500 aside and gate receipts, Robinson
to allow his opponent half mile, Or one
and one half miles start. The race will
come off within T. week after Merril's
/ arrival.
| J. M. Gregan, of San Francisco, and
VIM. Martin are to have foot race at
McMinnville next Sunday for 500 a side.
The race is made for 60 yards and consider
able betting is being done on the result. A
Portland exchange says that the sporting
men of that city are wagering that the
Frisco boy wins the race, while the people
of McMinnville feel confident that Martin
will carry off the laurels.
The street fakir was in our city the first
of the week and was successful in ''roaping
in" one or tive of our citizens. He has a
deceiving little game and to 'fbite" means
to get beat. He places a few half dollars
and ten dollar I'D piece in pocket book
and offers it for sale for $3.50, and if he is
successful in making a sale the unsuspect-
| ING purchaser finds that the lucre has turned