The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-04-27
BRIEF LOCALS.


| NJ. Fl. Kriebe1 has been re-appointec
notary public in and for Benton county
For copying, oddities, honest mate
rials and honest work, cali on N. R
Adams.
A license to wed was granted this
week to w. S. Alcom and Miss Ollie Al
len, both of Kings Valley.
Vogle can fit your eyes with beautiful
pair of lenses and choice of frames from
rs cents to $3.50. Try them.
1t is expected that $50 delegates will
attend the Y. P. S. c. E. convention
which meets in the college chapel Friday
May 10th, and continues in session three
days.
Will H B1oss and Cllas. H. Pearse
have been chosen to represent Benz.
Harrison Camp, Sons of Veterans, at the
encampment to be held i'll Roseburg next
month.
J. Fred Yates delivered ro,,sing re-
publican address Tuesday evening at
Oakville in Linn county Fred is a forci-
able speaker, and no doubt caused those
of his hearers who were weak in the
faith to consider "where they were at. F"
THE GAZETTE is the only republican
paper published in Benton county and
in its efforts to spread the gospel of pro-
lection it should be literally supported
by all the republicans i'll the county.
Read it through the campaign at least.
Three months subscription will only cost
fifty cents.
An effort was made by the manager of
the Evans & Sontag combination to play
Corvallis May 8th but Manager Howell
of the opera house fatty refused to enter
tain proposition from them on any
terms. This action on the part of Mr..
Howell is commendable and the Colval-
lis public will appreciate it.
AS near as can be learned no less than
week soliciting business. OF this num-
Der w. o. Nisley, of Portland, who has
always given such satisfaction, was the
most successful. He was busy nearly
the whole week and tuned sixteen pia-
nos besides repairing several organs.
T. ''It was the same old story" says the
democratic jackass editor in his attempt
to criticise the address made last Satur-
day night by Hon. H. B. Miller, OF
Grants Pass. Persons familiar with the
circumstances do not expect anything so
densely stupid and ignorant as the pub
Usher of the ''weakly" daily to know
whether the address was old or new.
Rev. Z. A. Sutton. a prohibition lecturer
of Seattle. spoke at the court house Mon-
day evening to fair audience. On con-
cluding his remarks the speaker stated that
the prohibitionlst state central committee
were without funds and called for dona-
tious from the audience to help carry on the
campaign work. One of his listeners
agreed to contribute two dollars. The hat
was then passed around but the offerings
were by no means liberal. Unless his bus 4
mess is more lucrative in other places it ID
doubtful if the reverend gentleman will I'D
able to continue the work through the cam
paign.
Four steers that tipped the beam at 6, 222|
pounds, were sold last Saturday by Mr.
Wilson, of Aisea, to J. NJ. Osburn, of this
city. The price paid seems to be- a secret
Mr.. Wilson came out here expecting to get
at least d cents per pound for the cattle on
foot, claiming that such offers had recently
been made over in the klsea country. On
consulting the various stock buyers of Cor
wallis, he found that the market price was
considerably less than he supposed. Rather
than drive them back home All offer was
made to Mr.. Osburn, with the request that
the terms be kept mum. The offer was ac-
cepted on condition that the Alsea man vote
the democratic ticket in June. This being
agreed to, the money was promptly paid
over. The TRANSACTION only illustrates to
what desperation the farmers are driven in
order to sell their produce during these
good old democratic times.
That shower of eggs will promote mat
rimony is evidenced by all occurrence in this
city yesterday. James Mason and Bessie
Fields, two members of the Theatre Royal
aggregation of bilks. became so effected by
the egg oinelet serenade received at the op.
era house the night before, that they could
no longer live single. After purchasing
license yesterday afternoon they
tried to enter into negotiations with
Judge Hufford to perform the ceremony
for less than the statutory fee of
81. 90, but the judge refused to entertain
the proposition. Later a certain minister
was induced to perform the job at half price.
Judging from the department of several of
the troupe's members on the street, and
from the estimation in which the company
is held by this community, it Is somewhat
strange that any of them would indulge in
the formality of a marriage ceremony.
If Chas. Nickel is as popular throughout
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