The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-05
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Miss Matte Avery is visiting
friends in Portland.
Revival services have been held
during the week at The Baptist
church.
Mrs. nj. A. Cannon returned
Monday from an extended visit to
Portland.
Sherman Wade is now occupy
ing his own residence on 9th and
Jackson streets.
Judge M. L. Pipes, now one of
PorAand's leading lawyers, was in
Corvallis this week.
Mrs. Geo. Bowers expect to 90
to California in few days for a
visit of several weeks with her
sister.
Miss Carl Kitchens, now of Sa-
lem, visited in Corvallis for few
days this week, the guest of Miss
Welker.
s'Dr.n G. o. Beam is faklr and
a blk. His furniture was attach
ed for board and other bills and he
has levanted.
Theodore and Ed Zeis expect to
leave for Redding, California,
shortly, where they will take
charge of an ice factory.
J. III. Harris will move into the
quarters i'm Burnett's brick now
occupied by &. w. Henkle & Co.,
when the latter firm changes To-
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Harris and
Earl go to Portland tomorrow, to
take the steamer for San Francis
CO. They will spend some time in
California.
The Degree of Honor IS grow
ing with the boom enjoyed by its
brother lodge, the Workmen. Sew
eral candidates were initiated
Tuesday night.
The vacant store room in the
Fisher brick is being fitted up for
Geo. Henkle & Co., who will
shortly occupy it with their gen.
eral merchandise store.
Rev. Coryea, of San Francisco,
will occupy the pulpit of the
Christian church next Lords day,
morning and evening, at the usual
hours. All are invited to attend
these services.
Wilbur Starr lost two milch
cows and two calves lately and Cir
cumstanees indicate that newly.
purchased sack of salt is to blame.
o. A. G. chemists are analyzing
the SODIUM chloride.
The Bellfountain people are to
have another four months of
school, with Prof. Bristow as
teacher. He is splendid instruc-
tor and the Dusty folks are fortu-
nate in securing his services.
At the approaching city elec-
ton, mayor, police judge, chief of
police, treasurer and several coun-
cilmen are to be elected. There
is some talk of holding party con-
ventions to nominate candidates.
Judge Fullerton has handed
down a decision in the case of Jas.
Hayes VS.. the administrators and
heirs of Prior Scott, deceased.
The plaintiffs demurrer to defen-
dant's separate answer is sustain
ed.
The Benton County FIGURING
Mills Co., incorporated with a cap
ital stock of $4,000, is officered
as follows: President, Punderson
Avery; vice-pres.. John Rickard;
secretary, r. E. Gibson; treasurer,
Allan Wilson.
The business mems carnival
given by the ladies OF the Metho-
dist church, at the opera house
last Friday night, was a distinct
success. 1t was repeated last
evening and was even a greater
success than the first night.
Although an almost constant
patrol of the river has been main
tanned since the disappearance o
Jas. Eglin, the b ,dy has not beer
recovered. George Eglin ha:
made frequent trips down the r;v
er as far as Independence.
Our business men are catching
the moving fever. A. +. Hersh
ner's grocery store is to 60 back te
its former quarters in Fisher
brick. Some improvements are t.
be made and it will probably be
couple of weeks before the change
occurs.
There wuZ man In our town,
and he wuz wundrus wize. Hi;
beerd wuz kulored beatle BROW
and grue up to h1z ize. Krimi
nally once he did behave, and tx
disgize himself began, bot one
of Spencer's famous shaves ant
fuled the sheruf man.