The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-12
BRIEF LOCALS.

S3.75, now $500 at J. H. HARRIS.
HOODS PILLS are the best family ca
thartic and liver medicine. Harmless, re
liable and sure.
Vog1e can fit your eyes with beautiful
pair of lenses and choice of frames from
rs cents to $7.5o. Try them.
Religious services are being held nightly
at the various churches of the city this
week and are said to be well attended.
Ellsworth Post No. SO. G. A. R.: and W.
R. c., No, 7, will hold joint installation at
their hall next Monday evening. Old
soldiers and their families are invited to b.
present.
If You have made up your mind to buy
Hoods Sarsaparilla, do not be persuaded t.,
take any other. Be sure to get Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which possesses peculiar cura-
tive power.
Joseph Edwards came in the office yester
day and deposited two big American samo
lians with our cashier for years subscrip.
tion to THE GAZETTE, the newsiest paper III
Benton county.
The snag.. boat Corvallis iis up the river
about three miles removing distractions to
navigation. When she has completed the
work now contemplated the river will be
open to navigation as far as Eugene.
Athenian hair tonic will cure that itch
ing and keep the scalp clear of dandruf.
Try bottle and if not perfectly satisfac.
tory, money cheerfully refunded. 5Oc.,
75c. and $l.O0 bottles. Nelson Bros. sole
agents, Occidental shaving parlors.
Ed Rayburn has been promoted to the
position of travelling passenger agent of the
N. +, R. r. His territory comprises Brit
ish CoIum bla, Washington, Idaho and Ore
gon. Ed is an old Corvallisite and his
friends will be glad to hear of his advance.
ment.
The Willamette rose four feet last night
and is still rising at the rate of three inches
an hour. This is due to the warm weather
of the past few days which has caused the
snow to melt in both the Cascade and
Coast Ranges. Unless the temperature Is
reduced soon high water may be expected.
The condition of bitches and sidewalks
in the city show that Chief of Police Taylor
has not been fretting away his official time.
Some of the covered sewers have been op-
ened and cleansed of mass of accumulated
filth, while the open bitches have all been
dug out so that now excellent drainage is
afforded throughout the town.
w. E. and J. Fred Yates have demo.
cratic uncle named S. P. Moss, whom Gov.
ernor Pennoyer recently appointed county
judge of Lake county. How they can put
up with democratic uncles when it is said
their republicanism is of such nature that
a window in the south side of their dwelling
would not be tolerated is indeed hard to un.
derstand.
The latest scheme devised by the Marine
band to obtain the regular attendance at re.
hersals of its members matrimonially in
clined is to invite their ''best girls to be
present at all rehersals. The;scheme works
and the boys will soon be able
to resume their Sunday concerts and a
marked improvement may be expected in
their musical progress generally.
The report reached thel streets Wednes-
day afternoon that small boat had been
picked up in the Willamette river opposite
this place and the occupant probably
drowned. Upon investigation it was learned
that the boat "Minnie Haha," belonging to
AL. Kemp of this city, had been found
adrift with sail up and containing mans |
coat, but good sensational item was
spoiled by the owner putting IN an appear
ance. having walked down the river froln
the mouth of east river. While out hunt. |
ng he had left the boat partly drawn upon
5he shore, but the sail being up the wind |
loon set it adrift.
Mr.. Albert Favorite, of Arkansas City,
Kan, wishes to give our readers the benefit
If his experience with colds. He says: II
cold early last spring that set
led on my lungs and had hardly recovered
rom it when caught another that hung on
III summer and lett me with a hacking
ough which I thought never would get
id of. I had used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy some fourteen years ago with much
uccess, and concluded to try it again.
When had got through with one bottle
ny cough left me and have not suffered
With cough or cold since. have recon-
1ended it to others, and all speak well of it.
cent bottles for sale by Graham & Wells.