The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-08-15
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Hop pickers' gloves 25 cents at Millers.
Miss Lillian Hamilton is visiting friend.
in Eugene.
All our msn'. and boys suits at sweeping
reductions, Nolan & Callahan.
w. E. Yates and family are rusticating II
the vicinity of Charlottesville, Linn county
this week.
Asa Alexander returned from Newport
Monday, where his family are camped fol
the summer on Nye creek.
The steamship Farallon will sail from
San Francisco today and returning, leaves
Yaqsina Tuesday, the Goth.
Mrs John Burnett and family arrived
home Tuesday evening from two weeks
say at Belknap springs.
J. Fred Yates returned from Newport
Monday, having spent Sunday watching tha
foauaing pillows aud inhaling ocean ozone.
Mark Noble late OF Newhurg Oregon,
will preach at the Baptist tabernacle next
Sunday at IL a. M and 1880 p. m.
Geo. E. Lilly, assistant cashier in the
First National bank, left Saturday with his
famil, for few weeks outing on Mary's
river.
A. T. Chapman, master mechanic of the
o. G. & E., accompanied by his wife, Wis.
tied friends in Corvallis Tuesday and Wed
nssday of this week.
There will be an all day gospel meeting
Aug. 10th, at the First Gong. church, con-
Quoted by Mrs. Mead, of Portland,
and Rev. Coply, of Albany.
For SALE-Ons seven eighths jersey
milch cow, two years old. giving good
quantity of milk. Price $25. Call at res
idencs of w. Westfall, Corvallis.
Eight teachers are taking the regular
quarterly examination this week. Their
labors will probably not be completed be
fore Friday night.
Chas Clary. National Bank Examiner for
the district comprising Oregon. Washington
and Idaho, paid the First National of this
city an official visit this week.
Walter Wilss and wife returned last week
from months vacation. spent at Sulphur
Springs near Monroe. Walter now wears
the most luxuriant beard of any man IN
town.
Railroad Commissioner j. B. Eddy came
out to the valley last Friday on official bus
mess, returning Tuesday to Newport,
whore his family are spending the sum
mer.
Hon. E. B. McElroy, ]. B. Hornsr. W.
s. McFadden and son Julian constituted a
hunting party that returned Saturday from
q pleasant outing of ten days in the Alsea
valley.
Owing to the non arrival of goods, the
drawing for the overcoat at Cecil, the
tailor's, will be held on Thoursday, August
%, instead Of on the 18th. as previously ad-
vsrtised.
The Misses Hennion, of Portland. and
Miss Shott, Of Arlington, with Miss Mat
tie Avery, who they have been visiting for
several weeks, left last Friday for ten
days outing at Newport.
J.. H. Wider, Of Eugene, wheeled into
Corvallis at eight o'clock last Friday morn
ing. having been only four hours snrouts.
He was ON his way to Salem, whore he will
spend his vacation visiting friends.
Ollie Gates passed through Corvallis Sun
day on q wheel, enroute to klamath Falls,
whsre he will assist in the construction OF a
water plant, a contract for the putting in ol
which wa. recently obtained by his father,
H. v. Gates.
Superintendent Holm, who has been. out
in the western portion of the county this
week visiting schools, returned yesterday
He reports that Blodgstts Vslley and al
.hs country west as far the Summit, wal
covered with frost Tuesday morning.
Sol King has finished thrsshing for lS9;
and has, from one hundred and forty acre'
Of oats, crop of four thousand bushels
Hsrstofors, Mr.. King has been larg'
grower of wheat, bat owing to ths low
price of that commodity last year, he sowet
oats this season exclusively.
Miss Elsie Long is to teach term o
school this fall near Cohurg, in Lin
county. Al her graduation from the col
lege in June last, Miss Long distinguishe
herself a. valedictorian Of the class. an
will doubtless succeed in her chosen field c
labor.
Oscar Tom, prosperous Alssa farmer
and whose place ON Fall Cresk Is favorlt
resort daring che summer months for sports
men. was in town over Sunday. He say
She people of that locality are busily 81
gagged in harvesting and that crops in th
Alssa will be fully As good as usual
Among the west.bound passengers la'
Thursday we're Misses Anna Samuels, Ern
Lawrence and Ora and Lulu Spanglsr. VIII
are Occupying . cottage near the PrssbI
teriau church at Newport They wei
isined this week by Mrs. Spanglsr, wh
win remain unsil about September lst.