The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-04

oct A nice picture free at Hers: ner's.
Winter apples are being sold III Lane
county for good prices to Arkansas o1y-
~ers. -~..~
Export, and Geaeral steadman are the
hest five cent cigars in the market f%r
sale at Hershner's.
Norm Lilly has sold to Faber & Nsls
$4,000 pounds of hops at AZ cents.
This is the best sale so far recorded III
this section.
The loss on the Mechanical Hall OF
,the O. A, c. has been adjusted at SIt,
ssS.57. A salvage was made et al oat
S6zo on account of the saving OF tools,
lathes and boilers.
August Hodes will be very grateful to
the party who has borrowed his two
hand saws if they will return theh'. He
needs them in his business to cut the
prices OH his groceries.
To the ladies of Corvallis and vicinity:
Don't buy your dress hats until you see
the fine lot of trimmed hats that IS ex'
pected ia few days at Mrs. Mason s.
southwest cor. Third and Monroe.
Mrs. Rachel Longbottom has been sent
IA the Insane ASYLUM Her insanity is
of a mild type, caused by fnarclal
troubles and worry over the loss OF her
husband, who died about one year ago.
MA. Brownell, of Albany, has ship
ned twenty-one bales of Elsis sathTied
naar Gates on the G. :; L. Raj i"a |. 10
big narsery in Fresno, California. to DE
used in packing their stock for ship
ment.
Linco,., county is shipping its large
crop of apples to the San Francisco mar
kets. Many thousands of dollars w'rth
of apples 60 to waste in Boston county
annually for want of the proper care OF
the orchards.
George A. Houck, of Monroe, has all
order from California for Angora goats
Mr.. Houcs has a large flock OF tneiy
bred Angoras on his ranch near Monroe
Benton county is coming to the front ON
all kinds of thoroughbred stock.
AT. Ray, manager of tie J. M. Rrs
sell company, hop and wool dealer', OF
Portland, and President of the Eioneer
w,olea Mill, of Ollla,, O:-soI. cati'
orr the GAzErrE Monday. He is busy
man but hard work seems to agree with
him.
The farms of the surrounding country
.prcseat busy scene during the conti"nee
good weather of the Auturnn. Muct
wheat is being sown and new the ole
,Oresonian can sit idly by his freside
smoke his pipe of peace and listen to the
merry patter of the rain on the house
top.
There is to be a matca game OF foot
ball between the o. A. c. and the Albany
teams on the home gridiron, next Satur
day afternoon. AS the comparative
strength of these two teams IS malni,
guess work, the result eff the game vii
he looked forward to with no little in
terest.
Dorsey Smith, of Wa.kaw, Wis cousl1
of our townsman, William Maxheld, ral'
the GAZETTE visit Taesday last. TIN
is Mr.. Smiths first visit to this coast
He goes back with enlarged views of TIL
beauties and fersility of our scenery any
our soil, as we'll as the salubity of GU
climate.
Toe Duttou desires to inferal the pull
lie that he is landscape Gardener G
many years experience. If any "f on
citizens want any work done Oh thel
grounds of any kind, Joe would like t
have them give him trial. Joe IS
hard worker aud will certainly give sat
s!sfaction.
AuO. A. C. glee club has beea organ
lied, comp posed Of the following yo+n
gentlemen: Frazier, Winsiow, Grant +
gin, Jamie johnson, R. o. Wetzel, Tull,
Palraer, Stevens, Stevall, Herbert, We
eel, Beard, Mcbride, and NJ. R johnson
L. A. Tully is president, Arthur Frazl'
secretary and treasurer, and NJ K JONI
son musical director.
Mr.. Tenes has succeeded Isl organlzir
Trust Company. The following are tt
officers and directors: E. Holgate, pre-:
dent; John Burnett, vice president; vi
tor Moses, secretary; w. A. Buchana
treasurer. Directors, E. Holsate, G.
Farra, M, P. Burnett. John Burnett, L.
Altman, T. D. Cnnpoell, w. o. Hlckor
7. Fred Yates, Fire asurance ageNt.
Monday cveuin., was a gay VIII
of amusement Al the Sorosls Ha
The ladies of tha. organization ente
tanned their friends with an old fashion
good time Halioweea social, The sew
al large and spaci"us rooms and la
were artistically decorated with Autur
leaves, while the sri'n or smiling tao
of many Halloween lanterns shone o
from the dark corners. The guests w
met at the door by courtly bow freA
half dozen ghostly ushers. and on arr
ing in the parlors they were entertain
by people of the same type. But
long the ghosts disappeared and in tn
stead came the entertaining ladies of
Sorosis club. Games, fortune-tel!lr
uut-cracking. refreshments and dancii
made up the entertainment of the ev'
ing and midnight came all too soon.
only thing sad about it all is to thi
that Halloween parties come bat once
year.