The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-11-13

MINISTERIAL AssocIArIoN.-At a
call of DR.. Thompson the ministers of
Corvallis assembled at his home Satur-
day morning, Nov. 7th. to reorganize
the association and to perform some
important business. L. l. Mercer and
Dr.. Gould having been admitted as
members, the following officers were
appointed President, DR.. Thompson
vice president, DR.. Could; treasurer
and secretary, L. I. Mercer. Arrange
ments were then made for the lecture
to be delivered by DIR. Edward Thorn
son Monday evening in Presbyterian
church. Union services for Thanks
giving were the unanimous sentiment
of the association !; L. 1. Mercer was
selected to deliver the address of the
day. The services will be held in the
M. E. church. Having selected DR..
Gould's residence as the place for the
next meeting, Nov. 10th, the associa-
tion adjourned.
THE New HoTEL.-The ground on
which the new hotel of this city, "The
Corvallis" is to be erected, is now be-
ing broken, preparatory to the COM
mencement of work on the building.
The dimensions of this hotel are to be
5Ox10O feet, and the building will be
veneered to represent pressed
brick. The building will be three
stories high, and will contain sixty two
sleeping rooms. The first story will
have a store or business room, besides
a dining room, office and kitchen. The
parlor will be on the second story, with
many sleeping apartments. There is
now $500 of the $4,000 subsidy, and
the projectors are desirous of having
those who wish to subscribe to raise
the amount required, come forward
with their "mites," and contribute to
the subsidiary fund. Are you ready
for the question:
The TOLEDO Coal M1NE.-Coll
Van Cleve, who has been in Portland
for day or two, told an Oregonian
reporter that the Toledo Coal Compa-
ny's tunnel is in 200 feet. 1t is slow
work, as the tunnel is through rock,
but one comfort IS that it will need no
timbering. The upper vein of coal,
which when drilled through, seemed to
be six feet in thickness, was found to be
between seven and eight feet thick
when a shaft was sunk into it. The
shaft is not down to the lower vein
yet, as the water gives trouble, but
this will be all drained ont when the
tunnel is completed. 1t is expected
that The tunnel will be completed be-
fore the end of the month. The coal
is of excellent quality and has been
pronounced the best OH the coast The
supply in that section is said to be
practically inexhaus;iIle.
BUSINESS CHANGE.-August Schloe-
man transferred last Tuesday his res
taurant business to Messrs. E. L. IT..
vine and j. W. Baldwin, who will
henceforth conduct the business at the
present stand. The restaurant will be
open day and night to meet the ac-
commodation of customers: Fresh
oysters, ETC., will be kept constantly ON
hand. Mr.. Schloeman retains his ba-
kerry, which he will remove to the
room fitted up for it in Fishers brick.
In addition to the bakery, August will
carry a full line of choice confection-
cries in the front of the room, and he
will put on airs that will look airy. /.
E. A. Engels, of Douglas county,
stopped over in this city Monday on
his way home from Salem, where he
had taken j. F. Wright to the insane
asylum. Mr.. Engels came to Oregon
i'll 1853, and settled in Benton county,
near Corvallis. He moved to Doug
las county many years ago, and this is
his first visit to Corvallis in twenty
five years. He relates many interest
in0 chopoes in th1s citv sinca thot t;,,a