The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-11-13

of exporting accounts, opening
books, etc. John is expert enced
in this line, and we wish him sue
cess.
NJ. Schmidt, proprietor OF the DC.
cidental hotel has discontinued
running a private bus, and last
week, with Cal Thrasher, of the
Hotel Corvallis, effected fusion
| in the management of the Corval
lis Street Car line. Patrons of the
two hotels are now conveyed to
and from the depot by the street
Lear.
w. S. Stone arrived i'm Corvallis
last week from Portland and will
have charge of the o.. r. 4 n.
Co.'s river business at this point.
Mr.. Stone represented the COM
pany here several weeks last sum
mer after the resignation of Mr.
Geo. F. Eglin, who was The com
pany's Corvallis agent for several
years:
On lie day before the election
! Mrs. Jeb@received letter from
.Zeph filswliich lie said that he had
all,erstUsH that il report wash ing
FcirculaIed here to the effect that
Ehe: had Shaved off his mustache
and was stumping Montana for
| Bryan. He adds there is no ruth
in The rumor. IL have not turned
fool at this late date.
+ Corvallisites are promised a rare
musical treat next Friday evening",
| tile goth. On that date the Schu
bert Symphony Club and Lady
Quartette will give one of their
supurb concerts IN this city. This
org ,nization is perhaps unequaled
ia the United States, and comes
to Corvallis highly recommended
by the leading papers of the coun-
TRY.
Mr.. S. J. Quigley, OF Pasadena,
California, and Miss Eta Mulkey,
daughter OF Mr.. A. q. Mulkey, of
Benton county, were married at
the residence of the BRIDES sister,
Mrs. J.J Patterson, in Pasadena,
Sept. 80. 1896. The bride was for
several years we'll known as one
of Benton county's successful
teachers, and has The congratula-
tions- of large circle of friends
in Oregon, particularly Benton
county. Mn Quigley is the busi
ness, partner OF Mr.. J. j. Patter-
son.
Miles Phillips is now employed
| in the Portland iron works. The
Mul,nomah athletic club knows a
good thing when it sees it, and
Miles has been secured to play OH
the clubs eleven. He proved a
valuable man in the game last
Wednesday with Portland Univer-
sity, when Multnomah won by Il
a score of l2to0. The Oregonian
says: Phillips, who played right
tackle i'll the last half, stopped the
university's gains through the line
in that quarter"
AT the regular meeting Of the
city council Monday night, that
august body of law makers was
somewhat perturbed by the read
ing of a proposed ordinance which
contemplate The complete closing
up of all traffic OH Sunday. The
bill passed to its second reading
and went over one month for final
action. Other business included
the swearing in of John Stewart
as councilman from the 3rd ward
and the election of Z. z. Greffoz
from the first ward 10 fill the va
cancy caused by the removal OF
John M. Davis, the granting of
liquor licenses to Thos. Whltehorn,
Chas. Albrecht and Julius Wester-
felt, and the aduiting of bills to
the amount of 1891 against the
street fund and 1892 against the
general fund.
Sheriff Rickard of Benton coun-
ty, says the Albany Herald, has
given up the hunt for the highway
men who robbed A. III Kroschel
last week. He says he is satisfied
that they made their escape from
the neighborhood. He says the
facts corroborate the story of the
robbery told by Mr.. Kroschel as
about so rods from the spot where
Kroschel declared the robbery to
have taken place, the morocco
pocket book in which Kroschel
carried the gold was found, and
leading to the spot tracks that tai
lied exactly with the description
given of the size of those robbers
were discovered. On the dilapid-
ated rail ience where Kroschel says
the men were sitting as he ap-
preached. shavings were found
where the men had whitfield as
they waited for their victim.
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