Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-07

path. Examination free.
T. w. Dilley has just received
lot of new Imperial wheels. TAX
a look at them. They are tn
latest.
Ladies, we have just receive
new silk organdies for evenin
wear, all the new shades. Nolan 1
Callahan.
At the Corvallis Saw Mill for tn
present you can get good shingle
sor $1.40 per NJ. Also good fenc
ingfor 81 per M.
s. L. Kline has returned from
San Francisco, and is receiving ant
opening one of the largest stocks o
goods ever shown in Corvallis.
Morgan & Eglin effected the sale
this week, of 800 acres of timber
land in Linn county to Eastern
men. The consideration was 49,
500.
Groceries at Young's Cash Store
We still continue in Ladies' and
Fancy goods, Hats, Shoes and No
tions. Give us call. Goods de
liyered in city.
Three Boston gentlemen arrived
in Corvallis on the Pomona, Tues
day night. They were en- route to
Lincoln county where they expect
ed to secure timber land.
President Catch, beng a mem
ber of the State Board of Examin-
ers, has been busily engaged for the
past few days going through the
papers of the applicants for State
Certificates.
Henry Amber, the real estate
agent of Philomath, will be in Cor
wallis every Saturday. Parties
wishing to see him, can do so by
calling at the Occidental hotel, be-
tween the hours of Hand 1.
Presbyterian church-services at
| 1 a. m. and 7:3O p. M, Sunday
School at 10 a. M, Christian En-
deavor at $50 p. m. You are cor
daily invited to attend all these
services. ANDREW CARRIcK, Pastor.
The theme for the morning dis
course at the Christian church will
be: perseverance in Well Doing"
The Pastor, G. s. O. Humbert,
will discuss the important subject:
"The Inspiration of the Bible"
You ought to be interested in this
theme. Come.
Let us repeat that there is money
in chickens. A gentleman who re.
sides just east of this city gathered
q dozen of eggs from his hens last
week, and brought them to Corval-
lis Saturday, where he sold them
for 20 cents per dozen. Here is a
profit of $5.4O from q few hens in
one week.
Out at the college the work On
the new Agricultural building is
moving along in very satisfactory
manner. The foundation on two
sides is almost complete and from
the amount of granite material on
hand it looks as if there was enough |
to lay a foundation around the
the campus.
S. L. Henderson, who has oeen
looking after the needs OF Mr.. Whit
ford, the smallpox patient, and /
Hermann Breyer his nurse, who
now occupy the pest house below
town, states that everything is.in
as good state as could be expect
ell down there and the patient is
getting along all right.
Bids for supplying Benton couu-
ty with wood were opened Wednes.
day. Don Woodward was the sue
cessful bidder for the contract to
supply so cords of oak, his offer be-
ing $3.50 per cord. Dave Hood
was the lowest bidder Oh the con-
tract to furnish 35 cords of fir, his
figures being 5000 per cord.
One of the largest audiences of
the season gathered at the Opera
House, Tuesday night. to witness
the performance of. "Uncle Toms
Cabin" by the Stetson company.
While the production was an i'm
provement on the average tom"
show, it does not call for unquali.
fed commendation. The special
scenery was a feature, and the
dancing and other specialties quite
clevet. al
The new Mckinley postal card
has been issued by the Postal De-
psrtment. In the upper right,
hand corner is a picture of McKin-
lev, and in the opposite corner is
printed the United States arms
These illustrations balance the card.
The presidents whose faces have
upon stamps are: Wash
ington, Jeffersoa, Jackson, Lincoln,
Garfield, Grant, Madison, Taylor
and Mckinley. i
Sheriff Burnett is in receipt of a
letter from w. A. Markham, dated
1t Fortuna, Calf, Feb. 18th, in
which the writer makes inquiries
or information concerning the
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