The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-03-16
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The News of the Week as
Found by Our Reporter.

J. r. Aarkley is in Portland on business.
The river has been ON another tear this
week.
Republican club meets tomorrow night
Don't forget it,
J. B. Horner returned Monday from a
short business trip to Roseburg.
Hoods Pills are the best after dinner
pills assist digestion, cure headache. Try a
box. 25c.
A machine shop, under the efficient man
agement of Tunnicliffe brothers is the most
recent business venture in Coz wallis.
A social hop will be given tomorrow
night at the opera house under the auspices
! of the Marine band, to which all are cor
daily invited.
The best mutual insurance policy against
attacks of sickness is to be found in taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. If you are weak it
will make you strong.
Mrs. E. J. Thompson and Edith re-
turned from Albany on Wednesday after
noon. They left Mrs. Fortmiller and her
little boy much better.
IF either of the three political parties
were as popular as Spencer and Case are in
their manipulations of razor and scissors,
no opposition against it could live.
The college is soon to be lighted by elec.
tricity. For this purpose the building has
been wired and three chandeliers placed in
\ the chapel during the past week.
DR.. ). Holt Nelson, of McMinnvilIe, who
had been spending a few days with his broth
/ ers Ira and Fred. left for San Francisco
Wednesday on board the steamer Eugene.
The presbytery of Willamette and the
Ladies' Presbyterian Missionary Society
meet in this city April 10th, llth and 18th.
A large number of delegates will be pres
ent
\ S. L. Kline speaks of the midwinter fair
\ in glowing terms and is of the opinion that
\ Oregon lost golden opportunity when the
\ idea of making an exhibit there was aban-
doned.
\ M. o. Wilkins, court stenographer of the
md judicial district, returned from Eugene
1 Tuesday, after finishing his labors at the
spring term of the circuit court of Lane
county.
I E. W. Mum and family, spoken of in
last weeks GAZETTE as being expected to
arrive here this week, are now at the resi-.
dence of A. r. Pygall, who is brother of
Mrs. Mum.
! John Rowe and Ethel Henderson were
married at the Presbyterian parsonage last
Tuesday by DR.. +. j. Thompson. Friends
of this estimable young couple will wish
| them success.
| Bank Inspector Carson left for Portland
Wednesday, after having thoroughly inves
tigated the affairs of the First National,
which it is fair to presume he found in ex-
cellent sondition.
| Capt. Barker, of the Albany Unknowns,
was in town yesterday arranging for foot
ball game to be played here on the oath in
stant between his team and the Corvallis
Athletic Association eleven.
| Services at the Presbyterian church next
Sabbath aseusual. Sabbath school at 10;
endeavor societies at 4:30 and $50 p. m.
The topic of the evening sermon will be
| sPositive Religion" A welcome to all.
FL. S. Strange, who was at one time prin-
cipal of the Corvallis public schools, is be.
ling urged by his republican friends in
| Clackamas county for the nomination OF
state superintendent of public instruction.
Hush, hush, hush! Here comes the Bogie
Man! Run all you little children, dear;
he'll catch you if he can; but Spencer he
will fix him if anybody can; by shave and
bath and good shampoo make clean a decent
mans
The past week has been one of sore trial
to members Of the society. John Rowe has
severed his connection with them to become
husband and Fred Oberer is lying in his
room seriously ill with an attack of la
grippe.
Barney Martin has requested W. E.
Yates to collect his books and other be-
longings and forward them to him at
Brownsville. His health has been failing
rapidly of late and prospects for his recovery
are not at all fattering
The young ladies of the Congregational
church will give an entertainment next Fri
day evening, March End. A splendid pro.
gram has been prepared and a treat is prom
lsed. The entertainment commences at
1880. Admission 10 cents.
| Mrs. M. Jacobs left yesterday for several
weeks visit with relatives and and friends in
San Francisco. From Albany she was ac.
companied by her daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Kohn and daughter Florence, who came up
on the overland train last night.
Philomath, died at Newport last Saturday
at the age of 81. During the past few years
he had resided with his family at Albany,
but last July removed to Newport in hopes
of benefiting his health. The deceased
came to Oregon in 1868 from Ohio, and was
G. A. r. comrade. He is survived by a
wife and two daughters.
There is nothing small about Judge Stra-
han, and he is such modest fellow, too
He only wants cool thousand for services
rendered thus far in defending the city bond
case and will probably ask for more some
time in the future. He evinently wants to
be paid on the installment plan, say thou
sand dollars quarterly. j. r. Bryson was
associated with him and doubtless per-
formed no less than half of the labor, yet
his bill is only $3.50. No wonder the pro.
fession is being over crowded.