The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-05-07
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

New goods weekly at Nolan & Gala
hans
A good secondhand organ for sale Oh
trade. Enquire of F. NJ. johnson.
]. NJ. Nolan returned yesterday from q
brief business trip to Yaquina city.
T.J. O'Brien, Yaquina business man,
spent few days in Corvallis this week.
Have you seen Nolan 8. Callahan's all
sacks and frocks.
Prof. E. R. Lake is attending meet
ing of horticulturists in Portland this
week. He is expected home today.
w. H. Kay, of Dusty. junior member
of the firm of w. D. Kay & Son, return
ed this week from business trip to Port
land.
DIR. Thompson, who has been seriously
i'll during the past two weeks from an
attack of bronchitis, is today much
improved.
Hon. H. B. Miller, of Grants Pass,
paid this Office pleasant call last Satur-
day, while in town on business connect
ed with the Agricultural College.
Tammnuy boasts of its tiger, but there
is an organization in town which believes
its GROWERS" growl amounts to more
than the tigers roar. 1t is anxious to
match the animals.
w. B. Sorsby, of New York, ex-minis-
ter to Ecuador, and an old friend of our
esteemed townsmen, J. H. Harris and
DIR. Lester, arrived in Corvallis recently
and will visit here several weeks.
Andy Cameron and mother left on the
Albany yesterday bound for The Dalles.
Andy will take charge of the ice cream
parlors of confectionery store in that
city, of which VIM. Moore and Els
worth Cameron are the proprietors.
N. B. Avery left Saturday last to join
his familysin Oakland, California. It is
not likely that he will return again un-
til after the closing of the Oakland high
school which his daughter, Miss Esther,
is attending.
w. o. Heckart is employed in con-
structing bowling alley in the south
room of the Hotel Corvallis. Messrs.
Truit and Stickney, the gentlemen who
will manage the alley, are from Eugene,
and are pleasant, affable business men.
Don't you know" said good look
ing drummer, the other day, to pronli-
nent Corvallis business man, "I have
been ON the road now for five years, and
during that time have never passed
through Corvallis without getting shaved
at Spencsr's. He is certainly an artist"
A ripple of excitement was caused last
Sunday by little episode'that occurred
in this city, but as it had to do with a
family that is now united and happy,
newspaper comment would only give un-
pleasant noteriety, and do no possible
good. The less said the soonest mend
ed.
Anton Lulter has filed his final natural
iztion papers and has now all rights of
an American citizen, and he is naturally
proud of the fact. The county court has
granted his petition, changing his name
from Lutler to Luther. Mr. Luther re-
sides near Granger, and is an enthhsias-
tic republican.
Geo. Garrison, of the Alsea valley,
was in town Saturday making his final
proof on homestead claim located in
the Alsea country. He was accompanied
by his witnesses, Messrs. VIM. N. Benner
and John w. Carey. two prosperous resi-
dents of that exceptionally fertile section
of the county
The Times makes great ado about
matters concerning the Legislature, when
its party did not take enough interest in
state legislation to even nominate legis.
latiye candidates, The democratic party
=. county as controlled by Tani-
many and the Times has attempted to
trade its birthright for mess of pottage.
The ''maids of the mlst," an organiza-
ton composed of dozen young ladies
who meet weekly for the study and dis
cussion of literary subjects, charmingly
entertained number of their gentlemen
friends last Saturday at the home of Miss
Maud Cauthorn. Euchre and whist were
the order until late hour, when lunch
con was served.
The committee of students from the
various Oregon colleges on intercollegi
ate field day held meeting last Friday
afternoon at Albany. At the meeting
Monmouth, Portland, the State Universe
ty, Willamette and the O. A c., were
represented, the delegates from the lattel
institution were Brady Burnett. Bob Gold
en-. D. H. Bodine and H w. Kelley. L
was decided to hold the annual intercol
legiate field day at Salem, Saturday
June 9th.
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