The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-09-26

The contract for rebuilding the schoo
house at Granger, recently destroyed b,
fire, was let this week to Knapp & Har
ness, Albany, for $485. The other bid
ders were S. 6. McFadden, Adolph Pet
erson and o. w. Heckart. The bui1d1n,
is to be 3ox4o feet with a IS foot ceiling
Billy Graham is improving from th,
effects of the dose of aconite. taken las
week and which nearly cost him hi
life. He was at the drug store Monday
for the first time since the accident ano
1 in a few DAYS will be able to attend te
business as of yore.
Sheriff Osborn took Wednesdays train
| for McMinnville where he will extend q
| cordinl invitation to w. S. Parsons to re.
turn to Corvallis Parsons is accused Of
| larceny by bailee in disposing of some
horses that were rlortgaged to John
Stuart Mr. Osburn is expected homo
today with his prisoner.
R.F. Holm has formed partnership
with E. A. Nichols, of Pllilomath, and
tue new firm has. purchased the general
merchandising business heretofore con-
Quoted by J. w. Ingle & Co. MIR. Holm
is young man of splendid business
habits and rustlsr His many friends
in this city will wish them unbounded
success in their new venture.
S. P Smith, who graduated at the o.
A. c. last spring, has accepted the posi-
ton of foreman of the college farm, the
place formerly filed by c. D. Thompson.
Mr. Smith is an active, energ tic young
man and is thoroughly qualified to FL
the important position to which he
has BEEN elected. He will doubtless
give splendid satisfaction.
Assignee Yates disposed of the Frantz
mill plant and other property belonging
to the insolvent estate, last week at pub
lie auction. The mill property, consist
ing of the plant and 23 acres of land,
was bid in by the mortgages for S2,7oI.
There was little competition in the bid
ding and only nominal sums were rcali-
zed, at the sale for the other property.
Zephin Job arrived home yesterday
from Butte, Montana, where he has been
employed since last February with ]. R.
Mark1ey in making a set of present
owner books. Zepl says the climate up
there agrees with him, and it takes no ar
gument to convince his friends that this
is true for he looks we'll and weighs fully
thirty pounds more than he did when in
Corvallis last winter.
Manager Edwin Stone has found a
new diversion which he thoroughly en-
Joys. Last Saturday he was at the bay
and amused himself by trolling for sal
mon. Mr.. Stone says the bay is full of
these excellent fish, and that no rarer
sport is found anywhere, than i'll landing
one of them. These fish are so plentiful
this year that everyone who tries trolling
for them meets with success.
Services at the Presbyterian church
next Sabbath at II a. III. and 7:3o p. Ill
Preaching by the pastor. Topics of
special interest both morning and even
ing. Sabbath school at 10 a. M, Prof.
J. B. Horner superintendent. Glasses
organized for all grades of scholars. En-
deavor societies at 3 and $50 p. m. A
Students and strangers especially in
vited.
L. Clark, of Alsea precinct. made
this Office pleasant call yesterday. He
has been engaged in drying hops at the
John Whitaker yard for the past few
weeks and finished work Tuesday night
Mr.. Whitaker's crop this year amounted
to $500 boxes. MIR. Clark says that pick
ing in the Cummings & Howell yard was
finished Tuesday and that their output
will be in the neighborhood of 100
pounds.
The public schools of Corvallis opesed
Monday with an attendance far below
that of former years, The enrolment
yesterday was only 236, being aboat so
less than for the first week year ago.
The dearth of pupils is particularly no.
ticeable in tae primary grades, probably
due to the abs:nce of their parents in the
neighboring hop fields. Principal Pratt
expects the attendance will increase per-
ceptibly next week.
Congressman w. R. Ellis and wife, of
Heppner, were in Corvallis last week, and
returned to Portland Saturday They
were here making the necessary arrange
ments for their son and daughter to en-
ter the college. Both FIR and Mrs. Ellis
spoke in the highest terms of the insti-
tuition and went away apparently much
pleased with Corvallis society. While
i'll Corvallis they were the guests of Pro
fessor and Mrs Horner.
Five houses in wilkins addition, that
have been vacant during the summer
months, are now occupied by people
coming here to enjoy our excellent
school facilities. In fact, the vacant