The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-03-14

lived at SllvertoD, whore he was
born and raised, has just refused 500 per
week from rival newspaper. The Exami-
ner people, where he had been employed,
made it an object for him to stay. This
will be interesting news to residents of Cor.
wallis, where he is quite we'll and favorably
known.
The residence of Mayor McFadden on COL
lege hill is being remodeled and improved.
The work is being done under the supervi.
sion of s. G. McFadden, and when COM
pleted the judge will have one of the mob
biest suburban residences in this vicinity.
It is expected the improvements will be
finished about May lst, and Immediately
from their pleasant city home to college hill.
f. F. Pernot was the first purchaser of
property in the new College Hill addition.
This week deed was executed to him by
Mrs. Minnie f. Lee. conveying the title to
the s. W. corner of block l, containing one
acre. The property conveyed is located on
the east side of the lane leading from the
county road to Cauthorn Hall. It has a
slightly location and is one of the most de-
sirable locations for home to be found
anywhere.
Thomas Samuels has been appointed man.
ager of the Sidney Power Co., which opened
a -four and feed store in Corvallis this week.
Their place of business for. the present will
be at the store of T. J. Creighton. Mr..
Samuels caused a profound sensation by
dropping the price OF -four 20 cents per bar
rel the first day. Should the local mills
meet this drop war in mill stuffs is imi-
nent. Read Mr.. Samuels' announcement in
another column.
Saturday the banking house of Hamilton.
Job &, Co. presented an air of business &C
signee Bryson was paying dividend, and
all day long stream of anxious creditors
were calling at the counter for the ten per
cent dividend which had been declared on
their respective claims. All told, about
500, 900 were disbursed among the banks
creditors. This was the second dividend,
the first one being paid about year ago.
DIR. Lowe, the we'll known graduate oculist
optician-four dipIomas-of McMinnville,
will arrive here next Saturday from Albany,
and can be consulted about your eyes all
next week in the parlor of the Occidental
hotsl. This will be his fifth professional
visit here. DR.. Lowe guarantees all glasses
fitted by him to give entire satisfaction.
He uses no made up goods. Frame and
lense is prepared to suit the individual
wearer. If you value your eyesight, beware
of self-styled opticians, professors and ped
dlers. The wise will wait for DR.. Lowe.
Either teams ownedby ]. G.. Mohr have
q mania for running away or else he is
"Jonah" teamstsr, for he hardly RECEIVERS
from one runaway accident until another
happens. He was in town yesterday try
ing to convince his friends that he was re.
ally careful, competent horseman. but so far
as can be learned his efforts were futile.
Monday evening Mr.. Mohr had his team
harnessed, ready to hitch to hack, but it
become unmanageable and ran away along
barb wire fence. One of the horses cut
his head off and the other received injuries
from which its recovery is doubtful.
Paul ]. G. Kleppin. of Marion county,
last week became the puschaser of the old
Felger FIGURING mills property, located near
Phiomath. As soon as contemplated inn
provements, which are. now under way, are
completed, operation of the mill will begin.
Two hundred days work with teams have
been donated by the enterprising citizens
of Philo,nath and vicinity to be spent in re.
constructing the mill dam. Flour will be
manufactured by the roller process and the
mill will have capacity of so barrels daily.
An electric light plant will be put in if nego-
tiatlons now pending with residents of Phi
lorasth for Lighting that city terminate salts
factorily.
A remarkable coincidence occurred last
month, when on the same day, in states
widely separated, two first cousins, bearing
the same names and being the oldest sous Of
their respective families, were appointed to
similar positions Both were gubernatorial
appointments, and the honorable position
which each was selected to fill, came abso-
lutely uusought. Their names are William
Yates, of Oregon, appointed regent of the
State Agricultural College, and William
Yates, of Arkansas, appointed trustee of the
Arkansas Industrial University One is a
democrat, however, and received his ap-
pointment from democratic governor,
willis the other was republican selection
made by republican governor.
Papers from Arkansas announce that K,
B. Morrow, who has been state treasurer OF
Arkansas for two terms, is the first honest
treasurer the state has had since 1860. His
books were carefully investigated last month
by legislative committee, which reported
that all moneys had been accounted for,
and the office in all its details had been
capably and honestly managed. Mr. Nor
row is cousin-in-law of w. E. Yates OF
this city. He is president and treasurer of
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