The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The News of the Week as
Found by Our Reporter.

will be pleased to learn that he is in the
city.
| 1t is understood that drug store is soon
to be opened in Corvallis by parties from AL
bany.
| F. B. Francisco and family are now occu.
pying their new residence in the Rayburn
addition.
Col. Kelsay, wife and daughter, returned
from their farm at Big Elk, where they bave
been spending the summer.
| A. l.. McFadden has been employed as
principal of the Toledo public schools at a
salary of $50 per month.
| Miss Emma Moore left for Portland, We'd
nesday, where she intends spending the win.
ter with her sister, Mrs. w. E. Dunn.
| Next week we give our readers full.page
illustrated write-up of the college. Send a
copy to your friends, it will cost but five
cents.
! Mrs. Jerry Nunan. wife of the editor of
the Grants Pass Courier, has been visiting
relatives in Corvallis during the past few
weeks.
The fall term of college opens next Thurs
day. New students should understand
that Nelson Bros. is the place to get shave
or haircut.
Burned and tanned, but much improved
IN health Prof. f. l.. Washburn and family
returned Monday from six weeks vacation
at Seal Rock.
"Doc" Allen was in town yesterday look
ing rather peaked He has been laid up for
two weeks with an liberated tooth, but is
now improving.
The baling outfit of Porter, Thompson
and DeHaven was housed yesterday for the
winter. The company baled 270 tons of hay
during the season.
A young lady in Corvallis is wearing a
diamond ring on the third finger of her left
hand. Keep a sharp lookout for fingers,
and see who 1t is.
NJ. S. Hight, advance agent for Blind
Tom, the famous colored musician, is IN
10" Ii dETdiSitS COuCSIG W Oe given
here early in October.
George Fuller. who lives just west of
town, has recently completed a large barn,
aud will begin the erection of a handsome
residence in few days.
The Presbyterian church has undergone a
thorough cleaning during the past week and
will present neat appearance at the OPEN
ing service next Sunday.
Henry Witham and Chas. Smith, two
with their families are rusticating in the
Coast range for few weeks.
G. b. Irvine, city editor of the Salem
Statesman, and wife and daughter, passed
through Corvallis Monday on their way
home from an outing at Newport.
Persons desiring student labor, or to board
students, + =. n. !. - = = j! i
work, will kindly notify Prof. J. B. Hor-
ner. chairman of college committee on labor.
w. H. Mahoney, travelling auditor for the
Southern Pacific, with headquarters at San
Francisco, and wife, leave today for home
after visiting q weei. with relatives in Cor.
wallis.
Attachment suits were begun this week
in the circuit court by S. G. Thompson, of
Monroe, against VIM. and Ned ~Gird, for
| $500, and against j. g. aud Laura Corbus
for sl5O.
| Ten thousand pounds is the estimated
yield of the Hairless hop yard, where pick.
ing was commenced last Monday One hun.
dred and fifty persons are employed in pick.
ing the crop.
Capt. Wand, of the steamer Eugene, is
authority for the statement that river navi.
CATION to Corvallis will be resumed when.
ever sufficient rain falls to raise the water
ten inches.
Miss Lettie Wicks, salutatorian of the O..
A. C. class of '94, began three months
term of school in the RadIr district, about
two miles east of Cor wallis in Linn county,
last Monday.
On account Of inclement weather We'd
nesday evening. Foreman Nash postponed the
Hook and Ladder drill until o'clock to-
morrow Saturday evening. Full atten--
dance is desired.
| Tuesday of this week Prof. French pur.
chased eight head OF Polled Angus steers
from John Wiles for experimental purposes
in stall feeding which is now being carried
on at the station,
Miss Lillian Dasesman arrived here this
week from California on visit to her moth
er. She has been absent two years study
ing music, and is now an accomplished
performer on the piano.
A detachment of the Salvation Army
have bivouaced on Addition and Callahan's
lots on Third street. They came in covered
wagons, on the canvas covers of which is in.
scribed, "Good News"
Until November lst, the Weekly Oregon.
ian for one year, will be given as premium
with every cash subscription to the GAZETTE.
Subscription price of the GAZETTE $500
per year. Subscribe now.
Henry Chambers, who has been visiting
at his old home in Kings Valley, returned
last Saturday to Pullman, WASH, where he
has been engaged in the hardware business
during the past three years.
Mrs. Brassfield and son, Sanford, and
daughter, Miss Sadie, of Seal Rock, the fa-
NOUS seaside resort, passed through Corval-
lis Monday on their way to Ogden, Utah,
where thew will snead tha winter