The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-08-11
BRIEF LOCALS.

The roof of the carriage factory is
receiving new coat Of paint this
week.
Twelve foot binder whips, IS cents,
at G. Hemphill's Corvallis harness
factory.
Spectacles for all ages and for var
lous optical affections at Gretfoz'. Call
and examine them. ''SeeP'
Twelve-foot binder whips, IS cents,
at C. Hemphil's Corvallis harness
factory.
Keep a cool head by wearing straw
Hats purchased from Miller at hard
time prices
The contract has been let for the
erection of $50, 1000 college building
at Forest Grove.
The Sunday excursion train to the
bay will depart from this city at 1880.
Fare for round trip $l.5O.
If YOU wish to spend few minutes
in solid comfort, take seat in one of
Nelson Bros '.barber chairs.
D. Carlile has on exhibition at his
grocery store very handsome peach
picked from two-year-old tree.
Nelson Bros. ale popular with those
who like clean, easy shave. Barber
and bath rooms in Occidental build
ing.
A new sidewalk has been placed in
front of the vacant lot between No
lan's clothing store and the meat
market.
If you want a delightful bath, go to
the Occidental bath rooms. The pro-
a,rietors make it point to keep every
thing clean.
The stragglers of the San Fran
cisco excursion party are daily passing
over to the bay to take the next out
bound steamer.
Ten German families from Dakota
lave recently located in the vicinity
of Dundee, and bought land on the
7installment plan.
'Ramble tells me he has to hump
a,imself to get down to business now.
Has he moved out of the citye" "No,
he has bought Al wheel"
Straw is cheap since tLreshing be-
gan and Miller, the merchant, is offer.
ing what he has in the form of hats at
sfirst-cost prices. To price them is to
buy.
j. VIM. Will has adopted Eastern
prices with freight added on his
lpianos, organs, sewing machines, guns,
children's carriages, wash machines,
ETC., etc.
Fred Stewart, Southern Pacific
. brakeman, while making coupling at
Harrisburg the other day, was crushed
between the cars and seriously in
jured, perhaps fatally.
The Oregon State fair, under the
management of the state board of
agriculture, begins September 1lth
: and continues one week. Send to J.
T. Gregg, secretary, Portland, for
premium list. Refer to ad. in an
~other column.
The first oats of the season were
-threshed by Rufus Skipton and de.
Iliyered at Philomath for Mr.. Wells,
who had a special order. The first
grain to be delivered in Corvallis was
a quantity of oats brought in by
James Stewart on Tuesday, and
stored with w. A. Wells.
Do not be influenced by circulars
advertising cheap, old style bicycles.
Any agency can furnish those at very
low rates; but if you want wheel, 60
ito Conover & Ready and purchase one
that will give you satisfaction. They
can give you great bargains in the best
bicycles manufactured.
A letter from Yachats states that
the Corsallis party encamped at that
attractive place are enjoying themselves
greatly. Trout, sea fish and shell fish
are obtained in any quantity, while in
aR hours ramble over the hills back
OF the beach some members of the
party saw four deer and one bear.
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AS Is the custom with the people of
Irish Bend at this season, they held
harvest festival on Sunday last at the
camp ground. Religious service WAS
conducted by Presiding Elder Haines,
of the M. E. church, south, after
which the assemblage partook of
basket dinner. A number were pres
ent from Corvallis. :
Tip Palmer's team r.,n away with
wagon on Monday in the tlmbered
river bottom above town. From his
narration of what was broken there G
was certainly not much Of the vehicle ,
ieft. He loaded the fragments onto
another wagon and brought them to )
town in the hope that some of the /
parts might be utilized in the manu-
facture of new wagon. +