The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-02-20
LOCAL NEwsLErs.

A number of Corvallisites attended the
band.
The condition of Mrs. Geo. Eglin, who
has been dangerously i'll for several days, is
somewhat improved today.
5. H. Dalaba leaves today for his home in
Lincoln county, having been in Corvallis
several days on business.
Elizabeth Elliott, guardian Of Earnest
Elliott, filed her final account this week,
showing settlement of the estate. the young
man having recently became of age.
w. A. Wells disposed of lot of Albina
property this week. The purchasers were
San Francisco purties and the consideration
was $4,000.
Fair to middling as to shaving average
the common run, but speaking Of shaves,
why Spencer can cut the spots right off the
the sun.
A small clasp pin. bearing the initials IN.
S., and attached by means of a small gold
wire, to another pin, upon which is inscribed
the figures '9l,'' was recently lost on the
SLrCetS Oh CORVALLIS. rliiuCr Will please
leave at this office and receive reward.
Rev. II. J. Zercher, who has Lecn confined
to his room during the past two weeks on
account Of an attack of the grip, is around
once more, and expects to be in his pulpit
at the Congregational church next Sunday.
Superintendent Irwin and wife have been
in town since Tuesday afternoon, the guests
Of Prof. and Mrs. J. b. Horner. Last cven-
ing Mr.. Irwin lectured at the college before
a large audience upon the trend of the An
g1o-Saxon race.
The first issue of the Philomath Journal
reached our table Saturday. Although its
policy is not outlined, it has republican
leanings and is said TO be aided by one of
the factions of the United Brethren church
Its editor is 7. G. Robinson, recent ar
rival from the cast.
j. Fred Yates has accepted an invitation
to doliyer an address tomorrow evening bo-
fore tha literary and debating society at
Granger, the occasion being in commemora-
ton of The anniversary of tho birth of George
Washington. Mr.. Yates is an earnest and
eloquent speaker, and the co nmittee having
the entertainment in charge were fortunate
in securing him to mako the address. .
A supplemental inventory was fled this
week in the estate matter of w. H. FL. Rich,
deceased. showing several notes that had
come to the notice of the administrator since
filing tho original inventory. The notes
were signed by persons now insolvent and
no valuation was placed upon them by the
appraisers, who evidently deemed them
worthless.
John Scott had close call Tuesday night.
He rooms over tho Leo, and Stone Walls,
passing late that evening, heard distress
sing noise from Johns room, and i:vesti
eating, found him leaning out of the win
dow, suffering terribly and nearly uncon-
scious. Help was called and he was made
| comfortable as possible. John is around
| again today, but is still weak.
A timely and important bulletin has just
been issued from the Oregon Agricultural
Experiment Station. It's aspraying bulle-
tin and should be in the hands of every fruit
grower in the state. 1t contains paper on
! Fungcdcs by Prof. Hcdrich and ono on
Insecticides by Prof. Cordley. 1t will be
ready for distribution next week. A more
extended notice of this valuable work and
extracts from it will appear in our next is
sue. ''
The several bids for furnishing wood for
the college for the coming year were opened
Monday by the purchasing agent of the in
! stitution, Mr.. Crawford. Eight. bids were
received for furnishing the fir wood, the
price varying from sI.99 to 1925 per cord,
and, although only 900 cords were wanted,
bids were put in for $50 cords. Ten bidders
varying from 1925 to $2.75 per cord. The
amount wanted was $50 cords. Contracts
for furnishing the FIR were awarded to H.
Rust, Frank Tortora and NJ. La Grand.
Tho bids of John NJ. Osburn on 100 cords of
oak, r.. NJ. Dawson on 40 cords, at 1925,
we're accepted. The othor bids were con.id :
cred too high and will probably not be ac-
eeptod. Last year the college paid S2.75 for
oak, and 40 for fir.
Benton county has several joint school dis
tricts with Lincoln county. One of these
in the neighborhood of Tum Tum, conclud
cd to levy special assessment upon the
property contained within its boundaries,
for the purpose of building new school
house. Although very laudable undertsk.
ing, the managers of the movement have
procrastinated in the furtherance Of their en-
terprise to such an extent that the contem-
plated Improvements must 60 over until the
next tax roll is made up. Monday Mr.. Sim
mons, a resident of Tum Tum precinct, ar
rived in town as the emissary of the school,
and requested Judge Hufford to cause the
necessary extensions to be made on tax roll.
Much to the Tum Tum gentleman's sur
PRISE he learned that his request could not be
granted, as the roll had already been COM
pleted and turned over to the sheriff for col
lection.
The G. A. R. and w. R. G. are going to
give one of their ever popular social sessions
next Tuesday evening at g. A. R. hall.
An intensely interesting program has been
arranged for the occasion and will consist of