The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-10-05
BLODGETT VALLEY.

The compositor of the GAZETTE evidently
thinks don't know how to spell "Jo.
Ike Norton has completed good bridge |
across the Francis canyon; county work.
1t will be easy to elect republican assess
or next election, if Skipton continues his
serial story.
l don't belive in ''digin' taters' on Sum-
day, but there is party in the valley who
does. Isn't there John?
At the present writing, Maj. Brown is
moving to his mountain ranch. The ''Jew's'
place will soon look desolate.
How philosophical the Times man is over
the democratic exodus to the republicans;
reminds one of why "Jack didn't eat his sup.
per-"
There is not locality in Benton county of
like dimensions that has raised as much
grain as Blodgett valley this year. Make a
note of this.
day night. A party present reports splen-
did time, with an excess of boys and
scarcity of girls.
Dan Cotton has returned from the hop
yard, looking fat and saucy. He says he
had a whole steamboat load of fun, besides
what money he made.
There is talk of organizing literary socie-
ty at Blodgett school house. This is step
in the right direction. A literary society,
properly conducted and well attended by
+bo II 10 la o,nI,,oiyo of
good to older ones, besides being advanua-
geous to the young; giving them an idea OF
parliamentary usagss that might benefit them
vastly in after years.
Crazy Felix is just full of argument and
statistics as when on the campaign. The
writer was made to understand the other
day that not one of the republican or demo-
cratic orators answered single point that
he (Phelix) made in his campaign speeches.
Probably for the reason, as one of the speak.
ers said, there was neither sense practi-
cability in his points Homo.
NIGHTS OF ENcHANTMENT.
This Friday and Saturday nights at the
Opera House entertainments out of the or
dinary routine will be given by Prof. Lewis,
pleasantly remembered by many of our
townspeople of twenty years ago. The per-
formance consists OF merry combination of
refined sensations. Reserved seats can be
secured at Graham & Wells, without extra
charge. The Marysville, Cal, Daily Appeal
says:
PROF.. Lewis, assisted by his handsome
and accomplished daughter, Miss Ida, gave
two pleasing and wonderful performances.
The professor kept faith with the public.
presenting more new and startling features
than he advertised. 1t would be impossible
to describe the dazzling splendor of the cost
ly stage settings Nothing short of seeing
them would convey any idea of their beauty
and richness. The professors juggling we
have never seen equaled, and his feats Of
''mystic art" are unsoIvable. His hypnotic
experiments on subjects selected indiscrim-
nately from the audience, are as mystifying
as they are amusing. and there is no doubt
of their genuineness. Miss Ida Lewis is q
gifted elocntionist, and her well selected and
SlCfCilf CACCuGCu IGCltdGlOhS loILi u ~
pleasing feature of the entertainment. She
has sweet and flexible voice, and her ges-
lures and facial expressions add chic and
natura!ness to her readings. Her character
representations are-to say the least-clever,
and her costumes costly and elegant.
stNights of Enchantment" will please the
most critical audiences.
! A. Nj. Maxfeld, who arrived here last
summer from st. Paul, and Yho, with his
family, is now occupying handsome new
residence in Belmont addition, is in receipt
of letter from relatives in LIE Roy, Mimi,
telling of the awful destruction caused by a
cyclone which recently visited that place.
Mr. Maxfield's 5 mother, one brother and three
sisters resided i'll LIE Roy, directly in the
cyclones path, and the roof of the house in
which they lived was lifted by the wind and
carried away some distance. Members of
the family were sleeping on the ground floor,
and escaped uninjured. although some
| friends, visiting at the house and occupying
apartments on the upper floor, received
numerous cuts and bruises, but were not
| serinu slv hurt