The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-01
LOCAL NOTES.
uits of all kinds at Small & Sons.

Go to j. Fl. Harris and see his dres
goods and trimmings.
The egg market is at present overstockei
at 12a cents per dozen.
i Pongee tiusel; something new. Ask te
see it, at J. H. Harris.
Take your old silver cases to U. B. Vogle
and get new one in exchange.
Money to loan; notes discounted; apply
or write to A. j. Ray, Corvallis.
Social dance at the opera house tonight.
A good time is assured for all who attend.
Ladies' ..Black and Tan" kid gloves,
Fosters make list and 2nds) just received
at j. Fl. Harris.
z. H. Davis is now agent for Butterick's
Patterns, full stock on hand. Fashion
plates furnished on application.
| WANTED. TO exchange 500 typewriter
for a good, young horse. Address or call
| this Office.
A fresh lot of hand made candies at
Small & SONS. 1t is. absolutely pure.
A pretty line Of Persian figured mul!s;
received at J. H. Harris this week. Call
| and see them.
Do not forget that the Fisk jubilee
singers will be in the opera house next
Monday evening.
Two mothers in Portland claim the same
baby. This is case where Solomon is
needed as judge.
All the ladies and misses are invited to
cali and inspect elegant line of shoes,
and get prices. j. H. HARRIS.
Arch H orning left last Saturday for
Astoria, where he will enter an engineering
| party on the railroad.
L. L. Hurd, one of our former citizens,
but now resident OF Roseburg, was trans.
acting business in the city this week.
Mr. W. G. Benton, resident manager of
the American press association, was in the
city yesterday and paid us pleasant call.
Received this week from the east an ele-
CANT line of summer umbrellas for ladies
and gentlemen at low prices at j. II.
Harris.
The concert to be given next Monday
evening by the Fisk jubilee singers will be
worth attending. as the company has the
reputation of giving first.class entertain
ment.
FISH! FISH,! FISHING TACKLE it has
| arrived, including the largest assortment of
fine rods ever displayed in Corvallis to be
opened soon at J. VIM. Wills store.
The young folks of the Christian En-.
deavor society of the Presbyterian church
are preparing to give .whittling social" on
Wednesday evening April 6. in Fischer's
block. The best whittier will be given a
prize. A good time is anticipated. All in
vited.
The young people of the G. E. Society of
the Presbyterian church have prepared a
very pleasant affair in the form of a
ssWhittling Social" The date is Wednes-
day evening, at the Fisher block, Nelan's
old room. Prizes will be given for best
tering the contest. Refreshments will be
served. Admission ten cents. Everybody
invited.
Twenty five applications for the presi-
dency of the state agricultural college in
this city, have been received from nearly
all parts of the United States. Last Mon
day the state board of education, consist
ing of Governor Pennoyer, Secretary of
State Mcbride, Superintendent McE!roy,
A. R. Shipley and Secretary Wallis Nash,
met at Salem to examine these applica-
tions and on the Goth day of April will
make report to the board of regents of
the college, who will probably elect presi-
dent at that time.
The Linn county republican convention
met at Albany Wednesday and placed the
following ticket iu the field: Representa-.
tives. w. W. Richardson, NJ. Acheson, J.
H. Wigle; County Judge, J. n. Duncan;
County Commissioner, John W. Pugh;
Sheriff, A. A. Kees; County Clerk. David
Andrews; County Recorder, w. B. Wright;
County Treasurer, John NJ. Waters; School
Superintendent, J. Fl. Jewett; County As
SCISSOR, w. F. Deakins; Surveyor, Z. L. I.
Fisher; Coroner, VIM. Fortmiller.
Shoe buttons are now enlisted among the
slaves of dame fashion. The plain, black,
common shoe button is styled antique, and
bright silver or gold ones are attached to
the fashionable shoe. Carrying the things
to extremes, as usual, the French shops
have jeweled shoe buttons in stock, which
they sell by the set of twenty-four round
sparkling buttons. Silver, studded with
turquoise, are popular, SO are the round
gold buttons, brilliant with tlin1initive gar.
nets. Bnttons of solid pearl, mounted in
gold, have been seen. A complete set costs
'steen dollars, but the merchant generously
throws In small card bearing the legend,
ssbutton with care"
The Marion county republicans nominated
the following ticket Thursday. The con-
vention did not adjourn until midnight.
Clerk, d. C. Sherman, of Salem, sheriff,
John Knight, of Salem; county judge, W..
c.. Hubbard. of Fairfield; delegates, I'll
Ford, of Salem, T. T. Geer. of Macleay,
B. Ormsby, of Silver Greek, J. q. Wright,
of Salem, and Samuel Layman, of Wood
burn; assessor, D. B. Coffey, Of Mill City;
recorder, John McNary, of Salem; treas
uref, r. D. Brown, of Turner; commits
siorrer Z r. Andersorf- of Howe1Is acfaOo1