The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-12
= LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

House tomorrow night.
A. j. Ray, the Portland hop
buyer. spent Sunday liz Corvallis.
La grippe has kept Prol. Pratt
out OF school the last lew days.
Miss MalIle Wright taking his
place.
Mrs. john Bier went to Port
land Yesterday by boat, and will
visit relatives there for some
time.
G. F. Cecil, the tailor, alter /,
couple of weeks siege with the
grippe, is able to be around again,
attending to business.
A social dance will be given at
the residence of r. S. Harringt on,
near Corvallis, one week from to-
night. A good time is promised.
Miss Grace Adams, who has
been confined to her home dur
ing the past week with an attack
of la grippe. is now very much inn
proved.
Hugh Smith returned Monday
from Ferndale.. California, where
he has been for the past year.
Hugh does not know how long he
will remain.
The idea OF levying an occupa-
ton tax, the iund so created to
be expended in line purchase OF
fire apparatus, is being agitated by
the business men of Toledo.
A mistake was made in for
mer announcement. The Parsons
orchestral concert and hop will be
given tomorrow Saturday night
instead of tonight, as some are
inclined to believe.
Hillsboro citizens are discussing
ways and means for the building.
and operation of beet sugar fac
tory at that place. 81. V. Gates,
formerly of this city, is one of the
leading spirits in the enterprise.
Just tell them that you saw me
and they can guess the rest. Just
tell them I'd a splendid shave,
you know. Then they will under
stand that 1 have been to Spencer's
shop, for that is where all good.
shave lovers so.
The revival meetings at the
Baptist church are we'll attended
and a good deal of interest is be-
ing manifested The meetings
will continue this week. Come if
you possibly can and feel sure of
a hearty welcome.
Frank Conover, who recently
openeI a job office in Salem, came
up by steamer Saturday night and
spent Sunday in Corvallis. Frank
says he is meeting with success in
the capital city and intends mov-
ing his family to Salem within the
next few weeks.
Capt. Jas. Robertson, of va
quina, called at this Office on
Wednesday and spun a number of
his interesting seafaring tales.
He is Yankee ship captain and
followed the sea for Is years and
when it comes to talking about |
ships he knows whereof he speaks. |
He was on his way to Portland to
accept position.
J. r. Bryson and wife returned i
from Portland Monday. Since his
return the judge has been con-
fined to his home, but within the
coming week will probably be
found at his office, attending to
business as of yore. His safe re-
covery from his recent severe ILL
ness is matter over which the
citizens of Corvallis heartily re
joice.
A Washington dispatch taken
from San Francisco paper con-
tains the following inlormation:
"One of the latest names meH-
toned in connection with the
commissionership of The general
land Office is that Of Congressman
Hermann, of Oregon. He has
served - years in congress- but
failed of denomination to the fifty
fifth congress. He is thoroughly
familiar with public land matters
and might be satisfactory TO the
people of the west. 1t is posi-
lively stated that he has been Of
fered the place."
Saturday night a gaudily- -attired
French soldier arrived in Coryal-
lis from Albany. He was foot
sore. weary and nearly sick from
exposure, having been several
days enroute from San Francisco,
and had travelled most of the dis
tance on foot. He was an honor
ably discharged soldier of the
French army, and was on his way
from Madagascar, where he had
been stationed, to The Dalles,
where one of his relatives resides.
He was kindly treated during
his brief stay in Corvallis and
Monday started on his way rejoic
ing.