The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-05-16
BRIEF LOCALS.

For table linens, towels and napkins
go to Nolan's.
Complete line of mems furnishing
goods at Nolan's.
Fishing takle, guns and pistols very
cheap at J. VIM. Wills.
Young men, for tennis belts and
tennis shoes go TO Nolan's.
Base balls and bats at bottom prices
at ]. VIM. Willis gun store.
For ladies'. misses, and children's
shoes and slippers 60 to Nolan's.
For ladies', misses, children's and
babys' fast black, stainless hose go to
Nolan's.
J. VIM. Will has the incest fishing
rods in town. See them before buy
ing elsewhere.
For silks, velvets, plusbes and fine
dress goods go to Nolan's--most COM
plete line in town.
Men, women, and children, are invi-
It'd to get their hair-cutting and dress
ing done at Taylor's barber shop.
California is the first state in the
Union to apply for space for het ex-
hibitions at the worlds fair to be held
in Chicago.
Roseburg has taken the initiatory
step towards building and operating
street railway. A company has organ
lied and before the summer is over
they expect to have street cars run
ming through the main streets of that
city.
The Albany band accompanied the
excursionists to Corvallis last Saturday.
1t was an enjoyable trip. The party
returned about midnight. The man.
ayers of the excursion deserve credit
for the successful manner in which it
was conducted.-Herald.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
last week to set fire to'the mercantile
house of McClung & Johnson, juno
ton City. The fire was discovered be-
fore any damage was done. Junction
City has been unfortunate of late in
the matter of incendiary fires.
We would suggest that Prineville
churches hang states in the vestibules
where young ladies may register, that
their fellows may know that they are
in, and not peep and squint through
the door before or during the service
in order to locate them.-News. The
above might be applied to the Corval-
lis churches with effect.
Corvallis is talking loudly of steam
fire engine. Four thousand dollars
will buy one, and it might be the
means of saving $4,000 worth OF
property any day. No town Of any
importance can afford to be niggardly
in supplying apparatus for fighting fire
quickly and effectlvely.-Dallas OBJ
server.
WIN. Edleman's house, near Summit
Station, on the Oregon Pacific, myster
iously caught fire, on the 9th of this
month, and was burned to the ground
together with the household effects
Nothing Was saved. The family were
away from home at the time and the
loss leaves them in destitute circum
stances.
The Yaquina Telephone Co. have
sent word down to the business men
of Florence offering to put their line
through to Florence for very reason
able subscription to help put up the
line, giving to all those who subscribe
| tickets of credit for the full amount o.
their subscription, emitting them tt
send messages at the regular rates fo'
all their subscriptions.
Many of the large farms aroune
Eugene are being cut iuto small farms
and a great many new houses have
been erected in the surrounding coun
try the past year. 1t would be, bette
if more of the large farms were divid
ed in that way, for they would thel
support great many more familie
and keep all in good circumstances
Register. If some of the large farm
in Benton county were served in th,
same manner it would add greatly t.
the future growth of the county.
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