The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-07-06

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three hours and fifty minutes.
There will be dedicatory and recognition
services at Plymouth Congregational church
near Philomath next Saturday at 7:30 p. m.
and Sunday at ii a. m. and 1880 p. m.
! Revs. c. F. Clapp and j. L. Hershner are
expected and will officiate. Acerdial invi-
tation to everybody.
! Harry Hogue spent several days of last
week at Eddyville in Lincoln county visit
ing his sister who is teaching school at that
place. He reports that boys have been
catching craytish and sending them to the
Portland markets for which they realize
twelve and one-half cents per dozen.
Mr.. j. c. Boswell, one of the best known
| and most respected citizens of Brownwood,
Texas, suffered with. diarrhea for long
time and tried many different remedies with
out benefit, until Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhea Remedy was used; that
relieved him at once. For sale by Grnham
s. Wells.
On the Fourth of July William Currin
attached cyclometer to his bicycle and
rode from the postofiice in Corvallis to
Sulphur Springs around by Tampico, re-
turning by way of the hill road. The
cyclometer registered the first distance as
fifteen and a half miles and the return trip
at nine and -fourths miles.
The port of Yaquina will continue to en-
JOY the luxuries of custom house and a
collector, notwithstanding the fact that
many reports were circulated to the effect
that the maintenance of the port cost far
more than the revenue collected and for the
abolishment of which, a bill was recently
introduced in congress that failed to pass.
The buildings about the college present a
vacated air since the close of school. The
dormitories with their many windows full
Of electric light are darkened now and one
almost expects to see sign on the doors
ITO Let" The bugle too is hushed and
its sweet notes as s'taps" were sounded in
the evening is missed by nearly every one.
Daisy Estes, notorious character, who
at one time lived in Corvallis, died last week
at So. Vlncent's hospital, in Portland. from
the effect Of injuries received in a fire, the
result of upsetting burning lamp in hel
room several weeks ago. She suffered in
tense pain and died in great agony. Hel
mother was present during her last hours
In these days of everlasting hard times il
is a pleasure to note that some Of our mer.
chants are doing a good business. To dc
this, however, it is often necessary to secri
fee a portion of the profits, and that is
what Krausse Brothers are doing at this
time. William Wright their manager in
this city informs US that boots and shoes are
teipg sold at prices so low that anyone can
afford to buy.
The Y. P. S. G. f., of the Congrega
tional CHURCH will hold special service al
s p. m. next Sunday instead of the regu
lar preaching service An excellent pro-
gram consisting of solos, duets, anthems,
select readings and recitations will be
given besides other attractions Regular
preaching service at ii a. M; subject ga
Confession and Charge" Sunday school
at 10 a. m. Everybody invited.
The "Statesman's" courier, C. B. Craven,
arrived here on his wheel at $50 yesterday
bringing large and welcome bundle OF
morning papers, which were disposed of in
very short order. The distance from Sa.
lem is about. forty miles and was made in
four hours. The push shown by this en-.
terprising paper is more than commeudable
and is especially appreciated by those who
cleaned the news from its valued columns
whilst eating their breakfast.
One day last week Ed Davis, who lives
on Beaver creek, was coming down the hill
from the Coon sawmill with load of lum
Der when the brake gave way and the team
ran off. Mr.. Davis was violently thrown te
the ground, as a result of which h,
received broken RIB and serious shaking
up. but will soon recover. The team was
stopped by Mr.. Mercer, who was also haul
Ing lumber, before any further damage was
accomplished.
The unusual number of runaways occur
ring lately certainly. shows general dispo.
sition to be careless by those having horses
in their charge. On Wednesday morning q
light rig containing two small children and
drawn by pair of big grays, came dashinQ
down Main street and was only stopped
and the lives OF the little ones saved by the
courageous effort of bystanders. Less than
half an hour later team belonging to II.
L. French cut up high jinks and spilled
out two of his boys and then only desisted
partly because there were half a dozen men
at their heads and partly because there
was no more horses or wagon left, on which
to vent their i'll temper.
From Mr.. George Mercer it is learned
that his son, Albert, who lives on Beaver
creek. lost his house and contents last Sat.
urday afternoon by fire. No one was in
the dwelling when the fire broke out and
when first discovered the blaze was beyond
control. He had just laid in a supply of