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

Rooms Tor housekeeping, CuSaPeol In
Corvallis. Inquire of Mrs. E. limerick
=; A piano for sale, trade or rent. Fol-
terms apply to Mrs. NJ. w. Hoffman.
Hon. John Daily, of Lincoln county, is
spending few days i'll Corvallis on busi-
ness.
Regular meeting of the Ladies' Coffee
Club, Monday, September goth, at 2:3o
p. m.
Miss Daisy Lawrence, of Oregon City,
is numbered among the new students al
the o. A. c.
Miss Mary Simpson, of Oakland, Cali,
fornia, returned by the last steamer to re-
sumo hsr studies at the college.
Miss Ora Spangler left Saturday for
Oregon City to resume her duties as
teacher in one of the public schools oi
that city.
The Multnomah grand jury last Fri
day returned mot a true bilp' III the
case of Ed. Bier, WHO had been held ON
charge of arson.
State Treasurer Metchan was in Cor
Wallis last Thursday. He was accompa-
MED by his two SONS, who are now at
tending the college.
G. E. Davis, manager of the Pioneer
Sandstone Company, of Pioneer, Lin
coin county, was in town Monday and
Tuesday on business.
Jerry Nunan, editor of the Rogue Ri
yer Courier, of Grants Pass, has been in
town for several day. the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. E. Woodward.
Arthur Stellar, proprietor of the Ma
pie Brook ranch near Chitwood, in Lin
coin county, visited in Corvallis Monday
and Tuesday of this week.
What's th: matter with the Times
serial on the Carl Straga mystery? We
haven't had chapter on this blood
curdling affair for months.
H. K. Gabbert, of the Oregon City
Enterprise, was in Corvallis last Friday
enroute to Southern Oregon, where he
will visit few days with relatives.
Prof. H. T. Frsnch, of the chair of
agriculture and dairying, arrived in the
city to superintend the carload of exhibits
of the college at the state fair.-Capital
Journal.
DIR. Ormsbee, supreme medical direc-
tor of the Order of United Americans,
will lecture Friday evening at the court
house with a view to organizing lodge
in this city.
The board of equalization for Benton
county is in session this week ready to
listen to objections of taxpayers, but
this far only a few objectors have ap-
peared.
year the handsome property recently
vacated by DIR. G. F. Plummer. Mrs.
Uhlman with her family will occupy the
property Immediately.
Hoppicking i'll the Norm Lilly yard
was concluded Monday. There were
3,s47 boxes picked, which, when dried,
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said to be of fine quality.
Prof Fred L. Kent, graduate of the
Iowa Agricultural college and apractical
butter maker, will have charge of the
Oregon Agricultural College dairy exhi-
bit at the state fair,-Capital Journal.
The harvest bone concert at the Con-
gregational chA6eb Tuesday evening was
not very largely attended An interest
ing musical and literary program was
rendered which wss Thoroughly enjoyed
by those present.
w. w. Holgate is prepared to do all
kinds of cabinet work and upholstcring
The repairing of furniture and manufac'
ture of particular pieces speciality.
Shop on Second street, nearly opposite
First National bank.
Geo. Patterson returned 'ionday from
Roseburg, where he has been employed
for several months as clerk in on. of the
leading hotels of that city. He says the
town is growing and ta.s it is one of the
hvliest business centers i'll the state
A free lecture will be given at the
court house on Friday at s o'clock, Sept
AZ, 1895, by one of the finest speakers il
the country in behalf of the order o
Omitted Americans Judge w. w
Thayer is also expected to be present.
The international athletic contest a
New York last Saturday proved tha
Americans are superior in every respec
to their English cousins. Their saperi
ority as athletes however is probably n,
greater than that of Spencer as ton
sorial artist
B. ]. Hecker and Ada Rya1s were mar
ried yesterday at the residence of tn
brides parents. The families of til
contracting parties are well known am
highly respected residents of the nortl
end of Benton county. The GAzETr.
extends congratulations.