The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-10-19

Kreibel considers it quite prize. When
tanned, the skin will be used for a house
rug.
Bill Eye says that when he is troubled with
insomnia he goes to bed and sleeps it off
While this cure for insomnia is, perhaps,
original with Willie, there is a practice in
vogue here of going to Spencer & Cases to
get rid of insomnia, whiskers and football
hair.
Last Monday Prof. S. 1. Pratt received
a roll containing an official looking docu-
ment from the Office of the state superin
tendent of public instruction. 1t was a
life diploma and will permit the fortunate
possessor to teach in any state In the Union
without being compelled to pass further
examination.
| Miss Nellie Hess, who remained in Cor
wallis to attend the o. A. c. when her
parents removed to California year ago,
last Saturday received summons to the
bedside of her mother, who is seriously ill,
near Lodi. The friends of Mira. H. in this
city hope soon to receive news of her con-
yalescence.
Monday, the Sun, Portlands new morn
ing paper. made it's first appearance. 1t is
a bright, newsy, six-column, SPACE jour
nal and already has a circulation of 6,OoO
copies. It is owned and controlled by a
body of printers on the cooperative plan.
There is, ample room in Oregon for such an
enterprise, aud with proper push and man
agement. the paper is bound to succeed.
In the dirty little slurs against our talent.
ed amateurs, who have an enviable reputa-
tion throughout the state, which appear in a
little sheet called the dramatic News"
the hand of creature, who year or so ago
was known as the filthiest thing in Corval
lis, can be plainly recognized. 1t is the
same hand, too, through whose agency a
drain was made ON his brain power which
excuses him for his embecile utterancss.
Peter Mangus and William Zsirolf, who
have been visiting relatives here during the
past month, left for their homes in Ohio last
Monday. They return with many pleasant
recollections and favorable impressions of
Webfoot state, and it is not altogether i'm
probable that at some future date Benton
county will be their permanent abiding
place. They are of the sort of people that
make desirable additions to our population.
Presbyterian church, corner 4th and JEFF
ferson streets, Rev. E. J. Thompson, D. D.,
pastor. Sabbath services; Sunday school
at 10 a. M; public worship, IL a. m. and
7:30 p. M; Junior c. E. at p. M; Y. P.
s. q. e. at $3.50 p. m. Thursday: Praise
and prayer service, 7:30 p. IN. Ladies' Aid
Society, 4th Wednesday Of each month atss:.2
p. m. Ladies' Missionary Society, End Wed
nesday of each month at 2 p. m. A kind
welcome to all.
1t will be something of a rallying day for
the Presbyterians at Oak Ridge next Sab
bath. At 10 a. m, the Sunday school
meets. At II a. m, Mrs. A. w. Stowell,
of the Woman's Board, will conduct service
and at 2,30 D. m, DR.. Thompson will
preach. This church is growing in work and
interest and members. Last Sabbath three
members united with the church ON profes-
sion and one was baptised. A kind welcome
to these services is extended to all.
Rumor has it that trouble is brewing in
a prominent Corvallis household and came
near resulting in a bloody tragedy one day
this week. 1t is said that the irate hus.
band became so insanely jealous over the
real or supposed attentions to his wife by
H., hotJ
with gun. He hadn't the courage to shoot
and after few heated remarks had been in.
dulged in by both parties, it was mutually
agreed to let the matter drop and thus
avoid publicity.
The two-year-old child of Clay Newton,
residing ten miles east of Albany, died
about three o'clock Saturday morning from
being scalded. On Thursday tub of boil
ing water was Knocked from the stove.
The child, standing near, received the
splash OF it and at the same time fell in the
water spilled ON the floor, scalding all the
lower part in a dangerous manner. DR..
Masten was called, but the burn was too
severe to save the child. ALBANY Democrat.
The Coast Carriage & Wagon Company
filed articles of incorporation Monday. The
capital stock is placed at $65, 900; shares,
500. H. B. Burgh, A. E. Lyford, J. F.
Robinson. j. D. Burgh and J. M. Cheney
are incorporators. Manager Gleim, who
left today for Tacoma, where the company
has large and complete exhibit at the
interstate fair, says Mr.. Lyford will arrive
here about November 1st, when it is ex-
pected large increase will be made in the
force of employees.
A petition has been circulated and pre-
sented to the college faculty requesting that
members of the alumni association be ac-
corded the same privilege of taking books
or other publications from the college H.
brary as is now given to regular students.
When it is remembered that the nucleus
of the splendid collection of books now on
hand at the institution was obtained from the
old Adelphian literary society's library, the
request seems a just one and will no doubt
rpaat with tho facnlfy,s aDprov,l