The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-14
s. T. YOUNG & SON,
Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Sdidudu 5.
Mrs. Nelms returned Monday from
trip to the metropolis.
A cement walk is being put down i.
front of the Masonic Temple.
More building has been &-ne this see
son than in the FIVE years precctli & it.
The frame of the NJ. E parsonage i
up and the building will be enclosed til
week.
Walter Taylor now distributes witt
great regularity unauthorized lactca
fluid to our cilizeas.
Peter Ziero'f took in t. Exposii:or
and purchased goods in Portland tte
first part Of the week.
n. NJ. Dugau, representing the Crego
nian, called aud chatted with the
GAZETTE. Wednesday afternoon.
There will he no preaching at the ak
Ridge Presbyterian cllurca next Sab
bath, as Dr.. Tho:slpsou is absent at tae
Syaod.
Mr.. Alamson s; Son's new feed stable
one Hundred feet square A"rth Wei
Corner Second and Jackson, is near: s
completion.
T. Fred Yates, assistant chief clerk q
the senate, came up from Salem Satn1-
.day evening and attended church last
Sunday with hia better ha'f.
Rev. w. J. Fenton will preach both
morning and evening next Sunday Ill
the M. E. Church South. All are cor
daily invited and viii e made WELDON e.
Geo. VI. Smith and wife left Wednes-
day for Rene, IHdiana, to visit with his
friends and relatives for a month, aEd
likely he may go on to Montgomery
county, where he was bern before rsturE-
ing.
R. c. Kiger is repairing the old Syl-
vester home North West Corner Sev entll
and Monroe, very Nluch needed i'm
provement, and when completed will
materially add to the appearance Of that
portion of the city.
MIR. Rogers, Blake, McFall & Com
pany's gent1emanly representative, tar
ried over Sunday in town. While here
he took orders to supply our business
people with raper, and also stocked up
the different newspaper Offices.
Ben Woldt has had the roof of his
buildings decorated with fire proof
paint. Ben had double object i'll view,
to help out the painter with a job, and
at the same time benefit tie insurance
companies who carry his risk by reduc-
ing the hazard
Rep. Ellis, of the First District, and
wife visited with Prof and Mrs. ]. B. Hor-
ner on last Sunday, leaving on Mon
DAYS train for their home in Eastern
Oregon and thence to Wash, D. c. i'll
time for the Session of Congress which
convenes Dec. 9TH.
The college authorities have erected a
temporary water tower and tank and
temporary shed to house the boiler end
engine, and are now abe to pump water
for the use of the dormitories and Col
1ege, dispensing with the expense of
hauling water as has been done since the
fire.
Charles McHenry and family have got
settled in their new hcn1e recently pur-
chased of Geo. Thompson near Albert
Harrin gton's. They are delighted with
the place and surrc uue,in-s, having come
home from the blizzard regions of Kan
sas. They have bright little family of
four blue eyed children.
Elwood Clark, member of Company
K, Second Oregon regi1nen has sent his
mother in this city crochetted cotton
stand cover from Cavite, the hand work
no doubt of sow1e Spanish seuorata.
Sergt. Cl1as. A. Bork of his company
brought it, he having been discharged
for deafness occassioned by measles.
Born-To the wife of Water Tayer
Sunday morning, Oct. 9, son. Mother
and child getting along nicely. Walter
does not know whether to name tEe
younsster Schley Sampson, Schley
Shafter, Mckinley Merritt, Merritt Miles,
Dewey Sampson, or Samp5 on Dewey. AT
any rate he is go we'll pleased that he
gives his. customers extra good measure
of milk during this week.
The Philc building near the poste ffice is
being fitted up for the occupancy of 4.
<. Milner, who will either op@n gro
Gerry store there or bank. A. K. says
he can just as we'll OPEN bank if the
people will only deposit with him, ana
g1eefully shows 10 his friends handful
of coin entrusted TO him by TIE VI. f..
church IS evidence of his trustwortiii-
ness. Mr.. Mi ner has lived here mum
Der of years, is well acquainted with all
the people and ought to do his share of
the grocery trade OF the city.
The GAZETTE acknowledges the re-
ceipt of a copJ Of Clifford Kantner's song
'sTo Arms, the first of the young mans
productions Words and music are both
his composition. 1t is dedicated to the
soldier boys of the Pacific coast. The
sentiments of the words is perfectly fitted
to the score, aKd evinces both practical
and musical talent ola high order. Cliff,
as he is falniliary called herr where he
was borr, has many friends who will
avail themselves of tke opportunity to
own copy, and together with the Ga
zETTE look for brilliant future fer the
young artist. The typographical work
has been exceiIeutly done by Frank Con-
over, former resident of Corvallis.