The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-30

nearly two years IN Portland. Mr.. En-
rick says that during his stay III Multno-
! NAH county, members of his family have
been sick great deal of the time, ard
he has concluded to come back to Cor
Wallis to remain permanently.
Geo. w. Smith and George Horning
left Saturday with a band of 500 sheep
which they will drive to market in Port
land. They expect the trip will consume
not less than week, as they drive only
during the mornings ard evenings, al
lowing the sheep to feed and rest during
the middle of the day.
President Bloss yesterday received the
sad intelligence of the sudden death
from apoplexy, of his only sister, Mrs.
Margaret A. Tatlock, of Canton, Indiana.
Although well advanced III years, she had
enjoyed good health until the day of her
! death, and the suddeness of her demise
is naturally great shock to Mr.. Bloss.
Astoria will hold its third annual regat-
ia during the week of August 1872, which
will include the state firemen's tourna-
ment. The state press association will
also meet in Astoria during regatta week.
The people of that city are making great
preparations for the event and expect to
be called upon to entertain not less than
20, 700 visitors.
When you want prescriptions COM
pounded you are surest of having them
properly filled at the store carrying the
largest stock of pure drugs. and it goes
without saying you are certain of getting
what you want in the drug line at Gra-
ham & Wells. They also keep in stock
a we'll line of stationery, books,
paints, oils and toilet articles.
The plan of indicating ones political
preference by the use of buttons or med
ais upon which appear the likeness of
the favored candidates, is not of recent
origin. VIM. G. Lane, has relic of the
campaign of 1864, in the shape of brass
locket, containing the pictures of the
republican candidates for president and
vice-president-Abe Lincoln and A. John
son.
Professors Fulton and Trine, arrived
home last Thursday from an extended
bicycle tour through California. Going
down they took passage on steamer
from Portland, but the entire distance
homeward was covered on their wheels.
AS might be expected their complexions
are exceedingly ruddy, due to exposure
and extreme hot weather.
Asa Alexander and family departed
for Newport Tuesday and will camp for
month at Nye creek. Friday they will
be joined by c. E. Alexander, brother
of Asa, living at Vancouver, with his
family. Mr.. Alexander's mother, who,
although having lived in Oregon many
years, has never seen the ocean, will also
join the party and remain at the coast
for few days.
Geo. U. Piper passed through Corvallis
Tuesday, bound for Newport. While at
the coast. he will furnish the Oregonian
with the doir gs of seasiders at Yaquina.
1t might be well to caution the Orego-
MANS society editor to exercise an ur-
usual amount of care in editing Georges /
copy, for with his six months experience
in the bicycle business, he is very apt to
get wheels and personals badly mixed.
Marys Peak Camp, Woodmen of the
World, and the ladies auxiliary. will hold
Joint installation ceremonies at their hall
in Burnett's brick Saturday evening to
which families of the members are IN
vited. After the installation exercises
are concluded the assemblage will ad-
iourn to the residence of Mr. and Mrs
S. N wilkins, who are arranging to en-
tertain the lodges and their guests with
lawn party.
A new building will soon grace the
premises opposite Miller's clothing store,
upon which, during the past year and a
half, the charred remains of the old Sor-
bin saloon building has stood. Yester-
day Mr.. Sorbin let the contract for the
new structure which will be 5ox6o feet,
and work OH the building will begin at
once. 1t will be one story high, covered
with sheet iron painted to represent stone
work, and it is expected will be ready
for occupancy about October Ist. 1t is
understood that both of the store rooms
in the building have already been rented.
The GAZETTE force return thanks to
Albert Zierolf, of Willamette precinct,
for some deliciously favored peaches
which were left on our table Monday.
They were of the Alexander variety and
very large. Mr.. Zierolf has only one
acre in peaches, yet he expects to har-
vest not less than 135 bushels therefrom
this season. They sell readily in this
market for $2 90 per bushsl. Hales
Early variety will likely be ripe next
week, and the following week the Early
| Crawfords, Mr. Zierolf believes, will be
| ready for market.
| E. F Trueax, who fell distance of 40
feet from bridge 81, west of Summit,
Tuesday afternoon and was badly injur-
ed, came in on the train yesterday and
was driven to his home a miles east of
| Corvallis When the accident occurred
| he was standing OH narrow plank assist
ing in raising a heavy timber into place.
In some way the rope used i'll elevating
the timber slipped, causing Mr.. Trueax