The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-11-23
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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Miss Matte Avery returned Monday al
ter three weeks visit with friends in Port
land.
Rev. z. Fl. Mckee is helping in the re-
vival meetines at the Baptist tabernacle
this week.
Mrs. B. F. Irvine and Mrs. Martha Avery
are visiting in San Francisco. They expect
to return in about ten days.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church, south, are
making arrangements to serve dinner on
Thanksgiving day at the old college.
A. Fl. Collins, a prosperous Polk county
farmer, and wife were in town yesterday Wis
iting their son Will, who is first year
student at the college.
J. H. Simpson is in Portland this week
on businers and will return tomorrow. Dur
ing his absence, his family are visiting
relatives in Albany.
Mrs. Algina Martin, of Albany, past de-
partmsnt secretary of the Oregon W. r. C.,
visited Corvallis Friday and inspected Ellis.
worth corps of this city.
Judicious advertising pays, SO F. A. Alex
ander thinks and has emphasized that be
lief by placing an ad. in the GAZETTE. Read
it and take advantage of it.
B. F. Parker was in Town Wednesday
and Thursday. taking subscriptions for
Portland's new daily. He says their circu-
iation has reached the 1000 mark.
The Marion County Record, printed at
Silverton, says: Col. VIM. Bloss, of Cor
wallis, was here Saturday, and inspected
Lincoln Camp No. Is, Sons of Veterans, in
the evening.
NJ. v. Gleason, recently from Eastern
Kansas, has concluded to locate here per-
manently. He has rented house and
written for his family, which is expected to
arrive today.
Through Chief Engineer Whitehorn an
invitation has been extended to Corvallis
fremen by the Independence fire depart
ment to attend their grand ball to bs given
Thanksgiving night.
Superintendent Holm isssvisiting schools
in Alsea and Lobster this week. He will
return via Monroe and during the pext ten
days expects to complete the schools which
he is required to visit.
From Marion Hayden, who was in town
yesterday, it was learned that Mrs. J. 7.
Slate an elderly lady of Alsea valley, died
ather home Wednesday. The funeral oc
ours today at o'clock.
The regular meeting of the Benton
County Teachers Association will be held
at Philumath tomorrow. The exercises will
be held in the college chapel and will con-
vene at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
Thanksgiving services this year will be
in the Congregational church at ii a. m.
All the churches are invited. Rev. w. II.
Dorward breaches the sermon. There is
very much to be grateful for; let US come
and rejoice.
A Cauthorn has leased the old foundry
to J. R. franklin, of Springfield, Lane
county, for period of six months, with the
option of purchasing it. Mr.. Franklin is
an experienced machinist and intends con-
tinuing the business permanently.
G. E. Waggoner, having secured con-
tract of our county court, to prepare Sec
tionai msp of Crook county, left for The
DalIes Tuesday to collect data necessary in
the preparation Of same. He will return in
about week.--Prineville Review.
The ladies of Ellsworth Rslief Coros are
engaged in a laudable enterprise. They are
collecting literature to be sent to the soldiers
home at Roseburg. Contributions of old
magazines, books and the like, left at Gra-
ham & Wells drug store, will be thankfully
received.
Nolan has concluded to raise his own
clerks and discharge all his present em
ployees, as such = plan would result in a
decrease in the cost of doing business, and a
consequent decrease in the cost of goods
to his patrons. A clerk weighing ten pounds
arrived Sunday night.
J. D. Howell has removed his jewelry
stock from the store of Graham & Wells.
where it has bes,nlocated for the past fif
teen yesra.sD ing formerly occu-
pied by the Informer off6ce. This change
was due to the increasing business o.
Messrs. Graham & Wells, which necessl
tatts an increase in storeroom.
That was good article regarding "Daly
and the Oregon Pacific" which appeared il
the Albany Democrat of the l5th and cred
tied to the Telegram. The reason we know
it was good article is because we wrote it
It appeared as leader on the editorial pag'
OF the GAZETTE. Nov 9th, and was "swiped'
by the Telegram without credit.
Camp No. 5, Indian War Veterans, me
at tho court house last Saturday afternoo,
and in addition to adopting resolution
asking our members in congress to urge tn
claims of dependent survivors of the earl.
Indian wars of the Northwest, the follow
ing officers were elected: s. N. Lilly
Captain; Andrew Emrick, lst Lieutenant
Prior Scott, End Lieutenant; Robert Ma
thensy, Color Bearer, E. MARBLE, Orderl
Sergeant; James Hays, Commissary.