The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-10-09
BRIEF LOCALS.

j. ih' VII is Closing out stationery
and bird cages Visit him.
]. VIM. Will is closing out all his
children's carriages. Go and inspect
them.
Frank Klenzle went to Portland
Monday, where he has secured per-
manent position.
Ripe strawberries are reported from
some of our neighboring localities. A
good country, this.
Social dance at the opera house this
evening. All are invited and good
time is guaranteed.
Miss Eda Jacobs started yesterday
for San Francisco, where she will spend
the winter with relatives.
Hon. M. J. Connor has recently
been appointed steward at the state
insane asylum. A good selection.
Eddie stock got back from Portland
yesterday, where he has been watching
maneuvers at the Exposition the past
week.
The Methodists organized an Ep-
worth League at their church Sunday
evening. The charter membership was
small.
NValla Walla was visited by seri-
ously destructive fire last Tuesday,
doing damage to the amount OF
$4,000.
Linn county has 122 pedagogues to
represent her schools. Wonder how
many Benton can boast of at the pres
ent time?
Mrs. P. M. Abbey, who has been
visiting the past week in Corvallis
with relatives, went to Portland yester-
day to visit during the month.
Editor Conover and his family went
to the metropolis Wednesday, and we
trust the public will make allowances
for the appearance of this issue.
Chas. Bandon, long a resident of
Benton county, died at Monroe, Sun
day night, after brief illness. He
was about sixty-five years fage.
David Roberts, son of Hon. J. III.
Roberts, oe Myrtle Point, Coos county,
arrived in the city last week, and is in
attendance at the Corvallis college.
Quarterly Conference at the Evan
gelical church Sunday evening next,
conducted by Rev. J. M. Dick, the
former pastor. Good music is prom
ised.
Mrs. w. H. Johnson and Miss
Florence Haskins, of Eureka, Arkans-
as, are the recent arrivals in Corvallis. |
They intend to spend the winter here
visiting.
Mrs. r. M. Davisson has been
ailins for some time. and is no better |
at this writing. We hope by another
issue Of this paper she will be conva-
lescent.
Some of the members of St. Mary's
Chapter of the Eastern Star, of this
city, will assist in the organization of a
chapter of that order at Albany next
Saturday evening.
The county assessor has completed
his work ON the assessment with the
of footing and balancing the
totals. A considerable increase is
probable in property values.
Prices in the local market remain
stationary. Potatoes are reported to
be en- an upward tendency, but there
is little possibility of an increased price
this year in this part of the country.
The runaway record has been en-
Iarged this week with the addition of
three more runaways. No damage is
reported, but there was considerable
ife jerked into visible notice in conse-
.uence of the exciting events.
The only people who know how to
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men who know perfectly how to |
'un a railroad are those who never had Is
t chance to try; and the fellow who il
Knows how to run newspaper is tie |
fellow that never did it. y
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Mclaughlin, of
3uena Vista, spent Thursday in the $
ity. Mr. Mclaughlin is prominent g
nd successful farmer of that section, Z
nd was here making preparations to
hip several thousand bushels Of pota- q
oes to the San Francisco market.
Bob Burdett says God wasted mud Y
vhen he made the man who takes !.
newspaper from the postoffice for three E
II four months and then has tie post Ii
master mark it "reflsed" i order to p
void paying for it. Bob might have i,