The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-09
F. L. MILLER, Leading C1oth1er,
CORVALLIS, OREGON]

A great many Corvallisites celebrated
Independence day at Albany, Saturday,
and report a large crowd there. Sun
day, booms and freerackers remined
peaceful citizens that the 4th was here
and Sunday evening there was general
bombardment of main street.
los. E. Heit sued o. Martin in Justice
Carlile's court, and the case came up yes
terday, and dismissed on defendants mo-
tien at plaintiffs cost. A. l.. McFadden
and E. E. Wilson represented the plain
tiff, while J. N. McFadden and H. L.
Holgate wereattorneys for the defendant.
| Young America Fire Company held its
annual election Monday night with the
following result: Fire delegates. E. N.
Clvrke, Henry Carver and c. Read;
President, Chas. Small; Vice President,
Chas. Porter; Secretary, Merit Clark;
Treasurer, Jacob Blum5erg; Foreman,
Henry Carver.
Ed r. Bryson and his friend Mr..
Woodrow, tutor at the State University,
returned Monday from an extended
walking tour to the coast. They packed
IS lbs. of baggage each, and their
blankets were rain soaked the whole
time, but they declare that they enjoyed
the outing. 80
Mrs Martha Hoffman is spending the
summer at Newport. Her daughter,
Maud, is in London studying her plays
for the coming season, when she will
star with E. S. Willard. She is also inn
proving he voice under the direction of
VIM. Shakespeare . noted professor Of
voice cnlture. s
Robt Huston. of Simpson, Huston &
Co., says that he is .iore certain than
ever before that it pays to advertise.
Last week his firm gave notice through
the GAZETTE of a big reduction in the
prices of Columbia and Hartford bicycles
and as a result they have sold five new
wheels within the week. 4
Prof. Covill was led home Monday
afternoon. 1t is not intended by this
statement. to arouse suspicion as to his
sobriety. 1t was only the brew of a
bicycle factory that rendered him help
less. 1t was new wheel and his first
ride, and it required the assistance of
two fellow professors to keep the machine
balanced. 4
N The board of FIRE delegates is having a
new picture framed for hanging in FIRE.
mems hall. 1t is handsome lithograph
containing the portraits of Ave firemeu
of St. Jossph, Michigan, who last their
lives in bravely fighting destructive FIRE
in Benton Harbor, neighboring town.
The proceeds from the sale of the pic
lures are to assist in erecting 4 memorial
to the gallant fire laddies who went to
death doing their duty.
c. L. @Heckert took his wagon to a
Ipaizt shop last week to get it painted and
some mischevious or malicious person
stole it. 1t disappeared and no trace
could be found of it until Wednesday,
night, when two wheels and an axle
were found in the Willamette river below
the Benton mills. They were recovered
and it is thought that the rest of the wa
gen is there. Officers have strong
clue as to the perpertrator of the act, and
an arrest will doubtless follow.
Nolan and Callahan are now installed,
temporarily. in Allen & Farra's brick.
The bank building is being changed all
around, in the lower story, and when the
repairs are completed it will be very
convenient and handsome business place.
. The First National Bank Will occupy
): the corner room. and the other. greatly
!. enlarged, by Nolan and Callahan. A
stairway to the street has been built
outside the. building, for the railroad
bsys, while the changes are being made
Once there lived man. This circuui-
stance has happened SO many times that
it would not be singular exec pit that this
particular man was very singular
: parsonage. He had beard. Not that
such thing is phenomenal but he had
it shaved. OF course this mere fact was
not an extraordinary one but it happened
that Spencer shaved him. Since Spencer
has such a host of customers there
ought, perhaps, be no unusual stir over
the matter, but this particular customer
kicked and herein was the wonder
for such thing was never before
entered in Spencers's log-book. And
this was the kick: "I'll never have you
shave me again. want 4 shave like
dad 'ud give. want a shave that can
feel"