The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-02-16
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The News of the Week as
Found by Our Reporter.

City, in attendance at the bedside
of his sick father.
! w. G. Noon, jr., representing the
W. G. Noon Bag Co, Portland, is
in the city talking to the trade.
Miss Carl Kitchens and her
mother have returned from their
visit to Independence and Albany.
Mrs. Allen returned from Port
land :Tuesdaysle:She reports that
her son Lon is much improved in
health.
Mr.. Chester Gaines and wife,
nee Miss Jennie George, are in the
city VISIT yislltt;iipe = ; with relatives and
friends.
| Mrs. Steislauf, nee Clara Blair,
of Salem,' iss visiting friends in
this city. She will return home
Monday.I:,
Philomath footballIsts are DE
hearsing" for game with some Of
our efficient sports. We are told
a match has been made with the
Corvallis team.
| Uncle Billy Wright is in the
city, with ''scissors to grind" his
inaudible cry. A dainty dish of
horseradish will also be supplied
to desiring purchasers.
Hon. E. B. McElroy paid visit
to his prune orchard this week,
going home yesterday. Many of
his friends hereabouts would like
to see this gentleman in the Office
of secretary, of state.
| Chris. 'Germansen, Yaquina's
popular saIoonist, was in Corvallis
a couple of. days early in the week,
having accompanied the remains
of the late Steve Miller on their
last journey to the grave.
By action of the city council
| IT. cents per hour will be paid all
street laborers, and warrants
| drawn on the fund created by the
two mill levy in payment for ma
| terial, transportation and labor.
The old Vincent hotel is under
going repairs and will be occupied
| by Adam Assell in the near future,
| where he will be prepared to ac-
| commodate his customers with
first-class board and lodging.
First Lieut.. G. E. Dentler, 18th
infantry, U. S. A., arrived in Cor
Wallis on Wednesday and assumed
military command of the agri-
cultural college that evening. The
gentleman came direct from duty
with his regiment on the Arizona
frontier.
Steve Miller, for. a number of
years foreman OF the O. 2. black
smith shop at Yaquina, died on
Thursday of last week, aged 50.
He was an old soldier and was
buried in this city on Saturday
under the auspices of the G. A.
R. A wife and two sons survive
him.
The o. A. O. football team went
into hard training Monday last,
and are now domiciled at Cauth-
orn hall. They expect a spirited
contest with the Portland univer-
sity team on the occasion of their
visit to that city next Saturday,
but no matter what combination
is matched against them, our
champions will win.
Geo. F. Eglin, after few
| weeks absence trying to better
| the condition of himself end fam
lily in Ashland, returned to Cor
wallis the first of the week, his
wife remaining at Sodaville with
the hope of recuperating her
wasted health. George is now
more than ever of the opinion
that ''there in no place like Cor
vallis," as he remarked, while
greeting the editor.
The Times man intimates a pos
sibility of defeat and suggests that
proceeding toward the purchase Of
| the cup be postponed until after
the game in Portland next week.
The championship is not depend
ing upon this game, nor upon any
single game; and whether the O..
A. C.'s win or los at Portland they
are still the s'boss of Oregon"
from a standpoint of points made
during the season.
/ Receiver Clark has arranged
for the steamer Homer to sail from
San Francisco on the Goth inst,
instead of the Del Norte. This
steamer is larger and better calcu-
lated to meet the requirements of
the O. 2. business and its capacity
: will doubtless be tested, as Mr..
Clark announces a round trip sale
, of tickets to and from San Fran
: cisco at the rate of $1S, good for
, thirty days, which no doubt will
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