The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-09-09

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Thompson having accepted situation
| with the railroad company.
1he carrying capacity of the Oregon
Pacific railroad will be taxed from now
on to carry the immense crops of the
Willamette valley to the seaboard for
shipment to San Francisco, and all
their cars will be pressed into service.
Grant &, Wells. the new grocers, are
surprising all by the way they are en-
larging their business. Every day a
truck load of new goods is deposited at
their door and still their trade contin-
ues. to grow. Read their advertise
ment in this paper.
Wednesday morning we We're shown
by W. ]. Wi!lbanks u stalk of corn
raised in his garden near the court
house which measured 13 feet, 1 inch
in height. In the same hill there grew
two similar stalks, each of which bore
1.-TWO ears Of corn.
The show business has been quite
brisk in Corvallis recently. The Will
iber company held the boards for the
whole of last week, and this week we
had dog show, contortionist, and a
negro minstrel company. Oh, yes, our
people contrive to find amusement.
Mr.. Wilkins informs US that he. ex-
poets to eat his Thanksgiving dinner
in the new hotel. The brick work on
that building was commenced Wedncs-
day morning and is being pushed as
rapidly as possible. This hotel will
have an electric light plant of its own.
Simon Mason, Of Barlow's Gate,
eastern Oregon, and Solomon Mason,
tof Mound City, Kansas, brothers of
j. Mason, of this city, arrived here
Monday for a visit. The three had
not met for nearly forty years, SO that
it was a very pleasant reunion.
Jim Horning and Ed. Zeis were en-
Ijoying a drive about the city Tuesday
evening and when near the NJ. E..
church their horse became frightened
and contrived to oyerturn the buggy,
bruising the two occupants up consid-
erabIy and damaging the buggy to the
extent of about $l5.
The institute committee of the agri-
cultural college is now making ar,
rangements for the series of farmers
institutes for the coming season. These
institutes are of incalculable benefit
to the farming interests Of Our state,
and we hope that the committee will
have numerous applications for them.
Have you seen those handsome new
reed rockers at L. Welker & Co.'S? If
not, step in and take look at them,
and while there inspect their stock of
furniture, wall paper, window shades.
They have just received a splendid
supply of picture frames, and will be
glad to entertain you by showing you
through their establishment
Col. w. II. H. Waters died at his
home in Salem Wednesday aged 81
years. He came to Oregon in 1857
and afterwards returned to the cast,
where he practiced law till 1874, when
he again Came to this state and settled
in Salem where he remtined until his
death. He was editor of the States
man for nearly two years and was we'll
known all over the state.
H. E. Hilary. of Turner, Marion
county, arrived in the city Wednesday
evening from Newport. travelling on
his bicycle. In going over there,
nearly two weeks ago, he made the
trip from Albany in ten hours; return
ing, he came to this city in nine hours.
Thursday morning he continued his
ride to Portland, intending to reach
that city in the evening.
1t is quitenoticeable and is remarked
fy strangers, the number of people
who may be seen on the streets of
evenings, there being a considerable In
crease over last year. The employees Of
the carriage factory form good portion
Of this throng. Then there are between
twenty and twenty five men employed
onthe improvements ofthe streets, which
gives the city very busy appearance.
Messrs w. c. Noon, ir, and Lee
H. Wolfe, of Portland, passed through !
this city Wednesday. They are taking |
a tour of the state on their bicycles,
occupying three days in coming here
from Portland, having been delayed |
by one or two accidents IN the lower
part of the valley. They expect to be
out about two weeks, making Ashland
the southern limit of their journey.
after which they will return to Port
land.