The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-09
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Races tomorrow.
John Daily is in the city.
Prof J. D. Letcher, of the State Uni
versity, is in town.
Roy Raber is in Idaho, arranging to
operate a gold machine.
Rev Chas. Booth, of Toledo, was on
our streets Monday.
Interview Nolan & Callahan about
"Happy Home clothing.
Bert Heath. editor of the McMinnville
Telephone Register, is in town.
President Miller goes to La Graude to-
day, probably to talk college work.
Spring opening Monday. from p. III.
to s p Ill. ]. H. Harris.
Senator Johnson. of Linn county, Wis
tied Corvallis Wednesday.
J. S. Van Wrinkle. of ALBANY. high
Maccabee Nogul in Oregon, was in town
Wednesday,
Supt Denman has granted Miss Flora
Strayer a permit to teach in the Troxel
district
Good news itema from Dusty. Wren
and Pleasant Valley were received too
late for insertion this week.
Pastor Euglebart is in Portland, attend
ing the conference of the Evangelical As
sociation.
W. H. Graham and Miss Hattie Somers
were united in marriage yesterday. Judge
Hufford performing the ceremony.
Mrs Jessie Ross, of Salem, who has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. John Len
ger, for the past week. returned to her
home yesterday.
J. H Harris has gotten settled in his
elegant new quarters and has arranged
for grand opening next Monnav after
noon and evening.
Julian McFadden and Rock Brvson,
''from scholastic trammels free.' are at
home this week. The State University
is having its term vacation.
Two well-known o. A c. young men
are rusticating for sixteen days in the
country, due to an observable slyness in
examinations.
Reubenack, formerly tailor for Nolan
& Callahan started for Ross1and Monday.
He has been engaged recently in making
uniforms at the Harrison Indian school
The college boys do not expect to
break any records tomorrow afternoon,
but they are looking forward to some
close and fast races.
Passenger trade on the Willamette
continues good, although there is but
little freight moving. Prospects are
favorable for long boating season.
A tribute to the memory of VIM. Zim-
norman, who died at Philomath Satur-
day morning. was necessarily omitted
in this issue, 1t will appear next week.
The GAZETTE is pleased to note that
Mrs. E. ]. Thompson is improving from
her recent severe attack of rheuma-
tism
The county court, Wednesday, decided
to remit the state tax, and yesterday
Treasurer Buchanan sent $6, 500 to the
state treasurer. The balance will bs for.
warded next week.
Jesse Wiley, this week, sent to Otis
Patterson, of the Heppner Gazette, a
beautiful Denny pheasant, handsomely
mounted. 1t is nobby present that
Otis will appreciate.
Elder Skaggs, pastor of the Christian
church, has purchased of Mrs. Greffoz,
the lots in Hoffmans Addition where
the fruit dryer stood, and will at once
erect dwelling house.
Today and tomorrow, the millinery
store of Mrs. J. Mason has its regular
spring opening. Ladies who call and
view the handsome display, will find
much to delight them.
Madam Kitty Post, of Summit, ha S
sued for divorce from her liege lord,
alleging desertion. Should he fight the
case, number of our citizens (prospec-
tive witnesses) would fly to cover.
OF $64,254 taxes to be collected, the
sheriff, up to April Ist, had received $685..
I77.5S. About $4,000 of this amount
was for county purposes and over $II,-
Ss2 was paid in county warrants.
At the o. A. c. Alumni Association
meeting Tuesday evening, it was decided
to offer prize of $40 for the best essay
read by a college student during conf
mencement week.
Mrs. Powers started this week for
Everett, Washington, the home of her
son, Welter Robinson, where she will
hereafter reside. Her household goods
were shipped on the Ruth Wednesday.
A. D. Morrison, a fermer o. A. c. stu
d ent, and who, for the past six months
has been principal of the Oakville school
in Linn county, left Wednesday for San
Francisco, Cal.
The school districts of our county that
intend to insure their school houses dur
ing the present year, will do we'll to write
to A. F. Luther, of Granger, Benton coun
ty, agent for the Mutual Protective In
surance Association, before so doing.
1t is now DIR. Ben Job. Among the
graduates of the medical department
University of Oregon, i'll Portland Tues
day, was Beniah R. Job. DR.. Job has
not fully determined where he will prac-
tice his profession. His Corvallis friends
extend congratulations.