The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-04-10


has for some time been visiting her
mother, Mrs. Avery, and ether rela-
tives, in this city, returned home on
Monday.
Several of our citizens attended the
burial services of Father Hogue at
Albany on Thursday. The entire
community realize the loss of great
and noble man.
E. Bond has just received a new
line of papeteries, (some very pretty
designs) calling cards of all the new
cuts, tablets, etc. etc., and will guaran-
tee prices lower than any place in the
city.
Those of Ellsworth Post who at
tended the G. A. R. encampment at
Astoria are Milton Couch, f. M. john
son, r. G. R. Young, Albert Kemp.
Mrs. F. M. Johnson represented the
w. R. C.
The conference of the evangelical
church just closed at Lafayette, ap-
pointed Rev. D. V. Polling to the Cor
Wallis and Independence pastorates.
Rev. Strayer was appointed for va
quina and Rev. Ballantyne goes to
Lafayette.
VIM. Grant, of Yaquina bay, was in
Corvallis on business Monday. Mr.
Grant is one of the intelligent and
energetic workers for the bay section,
and he was seen here in company with
Mr.. Brassfeld, another of the same
class of men.
Mrs. Chas. Kruger and two children
arrived in Corvallis on Wednesday to
spend the summer with the family of
S. A. Hemphill who is related to the
newcomers. Mrs. Kruger is resi-
dent of Denver. Colorado, where her
husband is connected with the U. S.
land department.
Mr.. Thrift and family, recent arri-
walls from Illinois, loaded several wag-
ons with household effects OH Tuesday
and removed to the farm purchased by
him few miles across the river. Mr.
Thrift is a practical farmer and he will
not have occasion to regret that he cas-
his lot in the willamette valley.
Ed. Strange, who has suffered much
within the past year from injuries to
his knee received at different times,
met with his usual misfortune again q
few evenings since. The knee-pan and
adjacent parts have now become sc
seriously involved that the necessity oi
amputating the lower limb is feared.
On Monday evening the Odd Eel
lows and the ALA Rebecca Lodge
entertained Mrs. Hardy, Mrs Kellog:
and Mrs. Daily, members Of Columbis
Lodge, Portland. Toward the close OF
the evening which had been pleasantly
spent, the assemblage repaired to
Schloeman's restaurant where an ele
CANT spread had been arranged at the
instance of Barnum Lodge.
A number of the ladies of Corvallis
are discussing the project of forming
corporation, composed entirely of wo
men, for the purpose of buying snit
able lands and engaging in the prunt
industry. The ladies who have dis
cussed the subject have the means, ane
among them are ladies who possess tht
executive ability necessary to carry th'
project forward.
D. Looney who has hitherto acte'
as agent for the Albany Marble ant
Granite Works, called upon us thi
week. There has been recent change
in the proprietorship of these works
Mr.. Egan retiring from the business
The firm will hereafter be known a:
E. w. Achison & Co. Mr.. Loonc
is agent for the new firm. They ar
now handling the new Westerly granite
which is regarded as a very superio
quality. a.
The identity of Tommy Whitehorn
dog. Cooley, who was recently return
ed, to his owner in this city, from Por
land, has evidently become seriousl
entangled with that of some other dos
A Portland man claimed the dog, prov
ed in Justice Woods court that he wa
some other canine, and the presump
ton is that Cooley will never be hin
self again. 1t seems strange that til