The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-04-24

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| Merchants Insurance Company.
Mr.. S. L. Jessup, who organized
the circulating library association in
this city few weeks ago. has placed
the books subsc, ibed for in the library
room of the w. G. T. U.
Mr.. Gilmore, of Junction City, was
in Corvallis this week on legal business.
This gentleman is a pioneer of juno
ton, having built the first hotel in
that city and erected the first brick
building.
There is scarcely an inlet on the Pa
cifc coast of the United States which
is not the terminus of a proposed rail
road to the interior. The last COM
pany to make stir is the Siuslaw,
Eugene and Eastern r. r. company.
The Alba Haywood silver solo band
will give an open air concert from some
conspicuous place on Monday after
noon. Come out and hear the mu-
s;cians and it will give an idea of the
character of the entertainment in the
evening.
Bulletin No. IL, of the Oregon Ex-
pertinent Station, has just been issued.
1t contains notes OH grasses and 375
varieties of potatoes, by Prof III. t.
French. The bulletin is a valuable
work and would be entertaining and
instructive to all interested in agri-
culture.
On Monday about twenty ministers
attending the ministerial association in
this city visited the State Agricultural
College and spent the afternoon in the
recitation rooms, and inspecting the
buildings'and grounds, and took obser-
vations of the general workings of the
institution.
Prof. J. B. Horner, of Roseburg,
was in Corvallis the first of the week.
Aside from acting as principal of the
Roseburg public school the professor
is now the manager of the Education
al Compendium. That journal re-
ceives hearty support and is deserv-
ing of good patronage.
A stage line from the end of the O..
P. track to Prineville would be about
Is miles long, the Albany Democrat is
informed, and it is urged that an effort
be made to secure one. AS the dis
tance is about half that to The Dalles
the stage line would undoubtedly pay,
once a wagon road were built.
At recent meeting of the Congre-
CATION of tbs Episcopal church the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Wardens,
DR.. VIM. Graham, Wallis Nash; vestry
men, Prof. B. L. Arnold, J. d. John
son, J. B. Walker, J. M. Stewart, John
Ray, George Coote, ]. D. Letcher;
secretary and treasurer, Prof. Letcher.
Herr Aamold, the noted Norwegian
violinist, gives one of his Inimitable
concerts at the Presbyterian church
next Wednesday evening under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society.
This distinguished artist is one of the
most celebrated in the United States.
None should miss this rare musical
treat.
We are told that much unusual phe-
nomena will attend the eclipses of this
year. An astronomer says that on
the evening Of May % the moon will
rise i'll eclipse at five minutes to eight,
but only in eastern countries and at
the antipodes will her face that even
ing "be seen wholly obscured."
L. w. Gerard, wife and daughter, of
Northern Michigan, arrived in Cor
wallis OH Tuesday evening. He repre-
sents colony Of So persons, who will
come to this valley in the fall if their
agent makes favorable report of the
opportunities here. Mr.. Gerard is a
G. A r. man and is receiving the hos
pitalities of the organization here as
we'll as of others.
Ralston Cox, one of our most enter
prislng citizens, lefs for New York so
suddenly last week that his departure
amounted almost to mysterious dis
appearance. Indeed, there is yet
mystery surrounding the purpose of
his visit. Mr.. Cox's reputation for
public spirit. however. has led some to