The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-10-05
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
See Kline's new ad.
Isador Jacobs is in the city.

Isador Jacobs is in the city.
Students reception at the college chapel
tonight.
Jim Lewis, of Salem, is up for little
time with the boys.
D. R. Vaughn has gone east, and expects
to be absent several weeks.
Prof s. 1. Pratt is considerably under the
weather, the result of a severe cold.
F. L. Miller announces in another column
that his fall stock is 25 per cent. cheaper
than ever before.
Superintendent r. F. Holm returned
Wednesday evening from brief business
trip to Salem and Portland.
Joe Caskey, Nick Baesen and Cal Hutton
returned Saturday from a menth's fishing
and hunting trip on the Lower Alsea.
Mart Williams started to Portland Tues
day with drove of 500 sheep for ). L.
Castle. The price paid was 81 to $l.25 per
head.
Some choice specimens of fossil collected
from this vicinity were presented to the
geological museum of the o. A c. last week
by John Ray.
G. w. Howard, of Monroe, was in town
yesterday. He reports that sufficient rain
has fallen to enable farmers to begin their
fall plowing.
The Salvation army folded up their tents
yesterday morning and quietly stole away
<oG G.Iau, xphoro fbax,a bilIaI for fbraa
weeks engagement.
C. B. Palmer and Miss Minnie F. Dow
were united III marriage last Sunday at the
residence of c. w. Thrasher by the Hon.
Justice E. E. Wilson.
Wanted, an experienced woman to do
general house work. Good pay and per-
manent situation to the right party. Ad-
dress x, care of the GAZETTE.
w. II. Hoffman began work on the Evan
gelical church tower yesterday. The i'm
provements are to be completed by Novem-
ber lst and will cost about $500,
Prof. Lewis has returned after an absence
of 10 years, and with the assistance of his
daughter, will give pleasing entertainment
at the opera house this evening.
It is reported that the Japanese had
close shave at vi Chow, but they could
have gotten a closer and neater shave and
haircut to boot at Spencer & Cases.
DIR. E. ]. Thompson attended the Presby.
terry of the Willamette this week at Tur-
nor and 10 pou in uttandopoa unop tho Sy
nod of Oregon, which convened in Portland
today.
J. L. Armstrong, the popular miller at
the Benton County Mills, became the ia ther
of a bouncing baby boy last Sunday morning.
DR.. Farra says the mother and child are do
ing nicely.
Pres. Bloss has been confined to his room
this week, the result of overwork, and a
severe cold. During his Illness. th presi-
dents department has been in cha rye of
Mrs. Bloss.
Dan Cameron, of Portland, and J. M.
Cameron and family, of Brownsville, were
called to Corvallis on account of the serious
illness of their mother, Mrs. A. Pond. AT
this time she is slightly improved.
Hon. John Daily LETT for Toledo Tuesday
to make his final report to the county court
of Lincoln county in the Lincoln Benton
segregation matter. The total amount found
to be due Benton county is $S999.
A license was granted Wednesday au-
thorizing the marriage of Thomas Taylor to
Miss Priscilla Sapp. The parents of the
contracting parties are we'll known and
highly esteemed residents of Alsea valley.
Dan Cameron, who is in the city, claims
to have seen Ed. Scott, about a month ago
on the streets of Albina. He was not over
recognizing Dan, promptly ducked his onion
A action for breach of contract was be-
gun this week in the circuit court by A. L.
Cooper against Abbie M. and H. J. Moore.
Weatherford and Wyatt appear for the
plaintiff, who demands damages in the
sum of $500.
J. M. Nolan says business is immense
Trade has increased to such an extent thai
he has been compelled to employ extra helI
and Alex Rennie, an experienced cloth
ing salesman, is now doing duty behin'
the counters of Nolan's ever popular One
Price store.
The official organ of the Knights of Py
thias of this state, the Oregon Knight
reached our table this week, so changed il
appearance that it was only recognizable b.
its name. It has been completely altered il
style, dress and shape, and is credit t
the order.
On account of the absence of DIR. Thomp
son, who is attending the meeting of Syno
at Portland, there will be no preaching a
the Presbyterian church next Sabbath
Sunday school at 10 a. m.; endeavor socie
ties at p. M, and $50 p. m. A kind we
come to all.
will be very much obliged if some on
that picked up my little boys watch in th
store on Saturday, September 29th, wi
return same. No questions asked.
S. L. KLINE,