The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-28
s. [. YOUNG & SON,
Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Barber Miller is sick with Eaeningiti
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Whitby and dang
ter stopped in town few days siace.
Jesse Brown, the owner of some ia
:. stepFers, was ill town one day this wee
We NOTICED Doc Blodgett, of Blodge
Valley, in town recently. Doc. is
hustler.
Walt. Brown, the cattle and shee
buyer, dropped into town for a few mi,
utes On Monday.
johnson Porter has Just finished a vcr
nice and substantial walk across tn
South side Of his property.
Fhsre is now enrolled in the o. A. c
e)6 students, twenty four of the thirty
tive eHnties ip the state being repre-
s,:t,d,
Do not forget to go ta kIine's for Jack
cts ard Mackinto>hes for your little girl
as well as yourself. largest stock, low
est + ces, and latest :tyles.
We note 1nany new walks, I'D gen
eral cleaning up all over town. Tl:ats
right. Let's make Corvallis the qneen
city of the Willamette VALLEY.
We enjoyed half hours chat with
good natured Doc. Kiger, one of the iacst
prosperous farmers of Bledgett Valley,
on Saturday. Come often, DOC.
Joe and John Hunter har, just finished
seeding with wheat 22o acres Of SUM-
mer allow and will now plow and sow
50 acres more as quickly as possible.
H. J. Krien:, of Beulal, called o.: the
GAZETTE Monday last, cproute TO Linn
county. SIR. KrieAs is substantial citi-
z>H end is always welcome to our sane
tuW.
w. A. Gellatly, one Of the iggest
ranchers aud stock feeder of Bledgett VAL
ley, stopped long enough to say good day
to us one day this week. Billy is hust-
Ter and no mistake.
Mack Porter, the breel lsr of Bla K
Polled Angus cattle and the owner of the
finest herd of that kiad of stock i'll the
state, was in town Monday. Mack always
enjoys good cigar while looking after
biz
M. Schmidt now OWLS the Occidental
Saloon and will operate it in conncctio.
with the Occidental Hotel. AL Jzhuson
wi now have more time for hunting and
fishing sucs he has sold the place to Mr.. !
Schmidt
W. A. Wells has been hustiing aroand
pretty lively lately, handling oats ard
hops. All those who want to do busi-
neaS with him are asked to do is simply
to ouch the button and w. A. Will 90
the rest
w. H. Hairless was home from Alaska
visiting friends last week, he expects :,
to spend the winter ia Eastern Oregon,
and III the early sprl:g will return to the
land of gold. He went to Dyea last
spring without means, worked by the
month for a couple of months and then
went to freishting and did we'll.
George Elgin, of Rosedale, Marien
Co., tarried over night with friends in
this city the early part of the week.
IL
huntiag expedition in the mountains
beyond Grand Ronde agency, in which
he si8nally failed in his design up,l tbs
'antiered buck' and ".n ouatain doe" N
The GAZETTE has often heard it said
b, newspaper men that it was very diff ]
cult to collect subscriptions. We have >
only been il the busi.ess four months, | =
during which we have collected a good =
deal of money, with but very littls effort Z
1u almost every instance, where wood i,
and produce has been promised it has :,
bxen promptly delivered, for all of which =
the GAZETTE makes its pelitest bow to :
/ many intelligent readers. ii
Billy Currin and wife are now nicely :,
settled in the cottage formerly occupied :,
BY R. L. Buchanan near Judge Wood
wards. Billy says that he used 10 think q
hat carpet laying was easy; but since +,
ais marriage he his learned by expert G.
ence, that it is knee straining, back .
breaking and patience destroying em- :,
ploJnlent of the very worst kind. Set
ing up rvesting machinery is an all q
round picnic c,.npairs Sd wit, it.
Born-To tlie wife of Vim. Corbett, .
Thursday, Oct. 2Ist, a son. Billy was h
compelled to suspend operations at his a
tile factory in order to properly celebrate ii
the event. He came to town that after h
1ooH and purchased a 7xo American flag, 81
hurriedly going home, where with due V
pomp and cere .lony, he presented it to ii
he young hep-ful. for a plaything. O
Billy believes i'll pro.ecti on reciprocity h
Ad retention OF all territory won by our W
gallant ARMY and mat :hless navy, and is IL
Inxious that his son shall grow up with b
proper appreciation of his country's t.
emblem.
J. ]. Flett has for 50 :Ie time been men IL
ally wrestling with far:s1 gate, which IL
lie has finally succee led III perfecting W
nd has the model set up at S. E. corner ell
Third and Madison. 1t can be opened h,
nd shut without getting out of the vehi eff
le. 1t works on a track, hung ia the pr
enter on pivot which is raised or low Ii
red by a lever. 1t works like a charm, lit
ther as a small or large gate. Mr.. er
let's mind seems to run to inventions; ck
asst year he Invented a perforator for use pa
printing offices. He feels very greatly til
nceuraged over his prospects on both be
lie perforator and gate. We hope his TIA
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