The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-12-07
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

'.Dick" Scott, of the o. A. G. class of '94,
spent Thanksgiving within this city.
Henry Andrews, of Oregon City, visited
his brother. Lyman, at the o. A. c. over
Thanksgiving.
z. Finley Kitson is now at Hot Springs,
Ark. and is interested in the publication of
the Daily Graphic.
The masque ball, to be given Christmas
night. is already the talk of the town.
Everybody is going.
Miss Eunice Alexander, who is teaching
the Summit school, spent Thanksgiving
with relatives in Corvallis.
Attorneys J. R. Bryson, w. S. McFadden,
w. S. Hufford and Johnl Kelsay attended
supreme court at Salem this week.
The Aamold concert company, now play
ing in Los Angeles, start north this week
and may visit Corvallis about the holidays.
w. S. Linville, the popular book keeper
at Kllne's, is confined to his home this week
on account of a severe attack of rheumatism.
Prof. Henry Stoudenmeyer, Of Salem, is
playing cornet with the Stuttz company,
which is now doing the southern part of the
state.
Rev. Fl. j. Zercher, oi Salem, will con-
duct services next Sunday morning and
evening at the Congregational church. All
are invited.
Prune trees are unusually cheap this year.
Messrs. Browpell & Mason of Albany are
now offering $4,000 two.year-old trees at
four cents apiece.
A dancing club is to ba organized at the
opera house and all are invited to be present.
The music is to be furnished by Wheeler
Bros. and Simpson.
John Whitaker, OF Willamette, A. L..
Clark and L. G. Hedrick. of Alsea, attended
q business session of Che Linn County Coun.
Gil, P. of H., last Saturday.
Marshall Miller returned Monday from
an extended visit in the east. Most of this
time was spent in Illinois and Arkansas,
where he reports times to be much harder
than here.
It is rumored that Mr.. Kitson and family
who live near Corvallis, will move into the
Wilkins addition in order that they may
accommodate their children to our excellent
school facilities.
Ed Quinn, the we'll known iron cornice
maker, leaves Albany this week for the
Good Samaritan hospital in Portland, where
he will receive treatment for appendicitis, a
disease of the intestines.
U. B. Vogle has just received q new
line of watches, gold and plated jewelry,
rings of all kinds, gold pens and silver
ware, which he is offering at reduced prices.
Spectacles speciality.
We call attention to Frank Conover's new
advertisement in this issue of the GAZETTE.
1t will pay you to read it and give him a
call when making your purchases of station.
cry and holiday articles.
Miss Ora Spangler ate dinner with her
parents Thanksgiving day, attended the
students hop Friday evening and returned
to Oregon City on Saturday where she will
remain until the holidays.
M. o. Wilkins and bride came up from
Portland Tuesday and are now costly set
tied in the Armstrong cottage on Third
street, where thew will be at home to their
friends on and after the 10th inst
Mr.. Turner, of Portland, brother in law
of Mrs. Fl. r. Clark, was in the city this
week visiting friends. He is said to be
looking for business location, and may
decide to locate here permanently.
The dime social given last Saturday even.
ing at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Burnett under the auspices of the ladies Of
the Congregational church, was we'll attend.
ed and proved an enjoyable event.
A white fox is said to have been on ex.
hibition at Taylor's barber shop during the
past week, but those who have seen the
curiosity absolutely refuse to inform thei
less fortunate brethren as to any of its pc
culiarities.
Portland's Universal Exposition was
opened last Saturday night. The Oregouian
says 10000 people saw the blazing lombard.
ment, while the Sun says that at least 7 ,000
spectators watched the illumination. Some.
ones guesser must have been out of adjust
ment.
That was matter.of fact farmer who
when asked the other day by lady il hi
young calf was cowlet. replied that it wa.
bullet. It has been his custom to hav
his tonsorial work done at Spencer & Cases
who, having shortened his forelock, thereby
heightened his foresight.
Two "Jacks"-not team of jacks t,
draw with, nor pair of jacks to draw to
but simply two bipeds of the species human
have spliced. In palmer language, "Jack'
Gerhard and 'Jack" Kirk have formed :
partnership and will hereafter dispens
liquid refreshments at 'The Leo" Th
ceremony was performed Monday.
Lincoln Leader: Hon. R. A. Bensell
when up this week showed us some small
pieces of coal obtained from the Bensell
Ayles mine near here, that for formation