The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-12-12
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Harry SdmuelS ID SpShuAiio SiAS "@>A
in Chicago.
A nice fruit farm for rent. Enquire at
this Office. --.
Mrs. 7. R. Bryson is visiting in indie
pendence this week.
Born, Friday, to the wife of James
Moore, SON weighing IIH pounds.
Master Henry Stewart, of the Times,
s.saw the sights" i'll Philomath yesterday.
If you want a good fitting pair of
trousers, suit or overcoat, go to Cecil the
Tailor.
Banker NJ. S. Woodcoct paid the thriv
ing county seat of Lincoln county bus
mess visit this week.
Miss Minnie Waters, of Oakland Cali
fornia, is visiting in Corvallis, the guest
of her brother, ". E. Waters
Bert P. Van Cleve is now papa. 1ti
boy, and the event occurred last We'd
nesday at the residence of Amos Kisor
in this city.
A new floor and a fresh coat of paint
both inside and out of James Taylor's
meat market gives it much improved
appearance. The painting was done by
E. D. Horner.
To parents: We have the finest line of
novelties in the way of Christmas cards
and children's picture books ever seen in
n. &c
at Conover's Stationery Store.
Twelve loggers in the employ of the
Oregon City pulp mills are at work on
the farm of Mrs. Beach across the Will
1amette in Linn county. They are en-
gagged i'll cutting balm logs to be used IN
the manufacture of paper.
Attorneys ]. R. Bryson, John Burnett,
W. S. Hufford, J. H. Wilson, N. 0. Will
kins and E. E. Wilson were in Salem
this week for the purpose of making
arguments relative to Oregon Pacific
matters before Referee Woodcock.
Jesse Spencer closed his shop Tuesday
and took the afternoon train for Blod-
gets for brief visit with his parents
who are residing with their son a few
miles south of Blodgett Mr.. and Mrs
Spencer are now we'll advanced in years
and are becoming quite feeble.
Prof ]. NJ. Bloss left Tuesday night for
Wa11a Walla to attend the Northwest
Fruit Growers Convention and will prob
ably be absent until Saturday. He
went at the suggestion of President Ap
person of the board of regents, and S. A.
Clarke a prominent horticulturist of
Marion county.
A series of three lectures under the
auspices of the A. P. A. are to be given
by Rev. Frank Abram Powell at the
Christian church, beginning one week
from tonight The subject for the first
evening is to be 'Jesuitism," the second
''Romanism in America" aud the third,
'Protestantism vs. Romanism."
Students at the o. A. c. have a capable
instructor of botany in Prof. D. M
Trine He has held similar position in
the east and is thoroughly versed in the
sciences. He says that especial attention
will be given in the college course to the
study of fungus diseases and believes tha
this will result in much practical good.
Prof. Roberts returned last week from
Philomath where he had successfully con
Quoted class in elocution. The class
numbered ffty-nine pupils and at th'
conclusion of the course the professo
was made the recipient of handsomely
written testimonial testifying to his ab1l
ity and success as an instructor in elocu
ton.
Thos. Samuels last week shipped 100
bushels of oats from the warehouse a
Wren to San Francisco. The price pai
on board the cars, including sacks, wa
seventeen cents per bushel. Mr.. SAINT
els is a rustler for business and has re
Gently perfected arrangements to pul
chase grain at the river points betwee
Corvallis and Harrisburg.
Prof U. P. Hedrich is visiting in tn
neighborhood of Portland this week O.
matters connected with his departmer
at the Agricultural College. The profe:
sor is an enthusiastic horticulturise an
thoroughly understands the study. H
is doing good work in connection wit
the experiment station, and is welcon
visitor to the many orchards througho'
the state.
A Review representative visited til
Victory placer mine Tuesday, and foun
all hands busy washing out the yello
metal. The big pump is working to Pc
fection and those who thought it wou
be failure have only to call and be co
vinced that it is complete success. &C
w. H. Taylor is a most hospitable ente
tainer and takes pleasure in showing vi
itors his splendid mining property CO
tanning most complete system of ditche
fuming, pipes, reservoirs, ETC., all
which go to show the ability of the ma
agement in civil engineering. They ha
four giants on the ground and will tai
out lots of gold this winter.-Rosebul
Review.