The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-02-06

sofa, North Dakota and Montana.
The temperature III some places drop,
ped to twenty degrees below zero.
The wave is moving south rapidly.
Some 10000 bushels of potatoes yet
remain in American bottom, below
Buena Vista, awaiting chance to be
SHIPPED. 1t is very unusual for boats to
be- SO scarce ut tins time of year. The
extreme low water now is in prominent
contrast with the very high water just a
year ago, says the Herald.
Geo. Reed, representing Reed Il
Goodman, dealers in printers inks, in
San Francisco, made us pleasant call
last Tuesday. In speaking about the
scarcity of money and hard times he
said the people Of the Willamette
could hardly realize what hard times
mean when compared with the hard
times and scarcity OF money on the
Sound and in Washington.
The Walden farm, six miles north
of this city on the o. 2. road, was sold
few days ago to F. B. Sacket, recent
ly of New York, for $1,000. Geo.
f. Eglin has also sold his farm on the
river, near this city, for $25 per acre.
The sales were made through the
agency of the Corvallis, Willamette
Valley & State & Loan Co., of this
city.
H. V. Howard, of Washington
county, was in Corvallis this week for
the purpose of purchasing a good span
of horses. He obtained what he
wanted from Mr.. Wyatt and returned
home on Tuesday. Mr.. Howard Was
resident of this city more than
twenty years ago and was associated
with Mr.. Eglin in the butcher busi-
ness.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the NJ. E. chu,ch will hold
a public meeting at their place of wor-
ship next Sabbath evening. Address
by the president, Mrs. M. E. Satchwell,
mite box song, by class OF girls, reci-
tations, etc. A cordial invitation ex
tended to all. Don't forget to bring
an offering. Collection to be equally
divided between home and foreign
missions.
Members of the Ladies' Guild of the
Good Samaritan church were at home
to large number of their friends last
Saturday evening at Farfa's hall.
Those present were highly entertained
and it is said to have been one Of the
most pleasant social gatherings of the
season. A number of new amuse
ments were introduced, and luncheon
was served which could scarcely be sur
passed in culinary excellence.
In the senate yesterday Senator
Carson introduced a joint resolution
proposing Henry Failing, of. Portland,
for secretary of the treasury, and ask
ing OH, congressional delegation to
urge his appointment. 1t was agreed
to, and when it reached the house
Story, Mimic and Gambee (democrat)
made eloquent eulogistic speeches in
favor of it. That body concurred
without dessenling vote.
Last Tuesday evening the city officer
captured nine tramps and locked them
up in the city cooler, and Wednesday
they were put to work scraping the
mud off Of the crosswalks and made
to earn their grub. They did good
job while they worked, but as work is
a tramp's most bitter enemy they soon
got out of town. 1t might be we'll,
however, for our citizens to keep their
doors locked at night and not leave
loose change lying around.
The sheet and pillow case ball prom
ises to be amusing as we'll as enjoyable.
The Oriental Priests have arranged to
give public initiation in the hall just
before the grand march, which will be-
gin promptly at 9 O'Clock. The initia-
ton will be something rare and will
give some idea of the order and the
mysteries that lie concealed-witb the
accent on the lie. Don't fail to be on
hand promptly. Spectators 30 cents;
gentlemen maskers 81; lady masKers
! free.
The GAZETTE has retrained from
| connoentin0 unon the fine weather uD