The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-09-25

e, o. Chamness has full line of latest
publications.
NJ. L. Trapp from Yaquina was in Cor
Wallis this week.
T.. o. Chamness carries full line of
ladies writing material.
DIR. w. II. Rich, of Toledo, was in this
place last Wednesday.
Don't forget that L. o. Chamness is SELL
ing school books at Portland prices.
A tine line of velvet and plush picture
frames and mirrors at L. o. Chamness'.
Mrs. Mary Byrne formerly of Corvallis
but now of Trinidad Colorado is in town
visiting relatives and dsfrieuds.
The Hon. J. c. Carson senator from Multi
nomah county arrived in Corvallis last We'd
nesday evening with his wife on their way
to visit Gaquina Bay.
There will be public examination of
teachers, Saturay, Sept. 26th, at the South
School building Corvallis.
E. A. MINER.
Supt. of Schools.
The ship James Drummond, which has
just flushed unloading cargo of railroad
iron at Port Moody. B. c.. for the Canadian
Pacific. has been chartered by Balfour,
Guthrie, Il Co., to load wheat at Tacoma
Jas. A. Cauthorn says he will pay at the
rate of sixty cents per bushel to the farmer
for wheat as he has received returns from
San Francisco Of the shipment sent by way
of Yaauna and the result will justify such
price. ,ar.et
A stroll around the little town of Monroe
last week was convincing that the place had
improved considerably during the last few
years. Some very nice dwellings ornament
the town besides two churches and scrne
very fair business houses.
John NJ Osburn and his wife after res
idence of twenty years in Corvallis departed
last Tuesday morning for the purpose OF
making trip to visit their old home in
Pennsylvania. Their many friends here
will wish them pleasant trip.
Thos. Eglin says that two shawls and
two parasols were lelt at his stable on the
day of Robinson's circus and if the owner
will call on him prove the property and pay
for this notice he will be pleased to return
the articles to the proper owner.
We invite correspondence from all sec
tions of the county on local matters and
of int Of tho
respondent is always required to communi
cations intended for publication, and should
reach us Tuesday or Wednesday.
| And now it appears that the bill 'treguls
ting and simplifying proceedings in justices
courts" never passed the senate, says the
! Astorian, and is therefore no law, though il
was approved by the governor and ap
pears on pages l3S, l37 and l3S of the sess
ion laws of 1885.
1t is considered certain, says the Astorian
that Saunders, editor of the Benton Leade
will get the Col VanCleve's place as eollecto
of customs at Yaqnina. The position i
worth no less than S65 dollars year ant
will prove handsome add ition to news
paper mans income.
The ocean steamer Bonita came in to As
toria recently from San Francisco. She ha
been engaged by the Artic Packing com
pany to go up to New Shagak, Alaska, 70
the men and material of the cannery nea
which the bark Montana, was lost som
weeks ago: 1t was intended that she woul,
bring down $4,000 cases of salmon from tina
point.
A fire came near getting start in tn
ware house adjoining s. T.. Cline's store las
Monday evening. A bale of cotton was i
the ware house when some one connected
with the store went in with candle to ge
something. They carried the candle. to
close to the Gotten which caught fire and il
an instant was all in blaze. The bale wa
soon hurled into the street and confagra
tion was thus prevented.
| ClOsine ont Sale