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CORVALLIS, OR., MAY 3, 1889.
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Decoration Day, May 30th, is
the next holiday. It is twenty
seven days yet.
Real estate still continues . to
change hands, and increase in
value in Corvallis and vicinity.
Secretary "Wind om has decided
that no revenue licenses can be
granted for the retailing of liquor
in Oklahoma. The secretary
base3 his decision upon the fact
that liquor cannot get into the
territory without passing, over In
dian Territory which is illegal.
The license to sell liquor in Okla
homa would therefore be nothing
less than'permission to sell a con
traband article. The ruling is. an
excellent one for the peace and
order of the newly occupied coun
try. The McMinnville Reporter ap
peared with its last issue as a de
scriptive edition of that city and
Yamhill county. It is an eighl
page size, full of solid reading
matter, is gotten up in a neat
shape, and displays evidence that
it took hard labor to do it. Eight
thousand copies is the number
-printed which will be of exceed
ingly great benefit to that portion
cf the valley when they are dis
tributed in the eastern states.
Mr. Glass, its proprietor, is a rus
tier, and deserves great credit for
this work.
General Schofield, who was the
chief marshal of the centennial
parade at New York had an army
of over 40,000 men under his com
mand. The different states were
represented by. uniformed troops
as follows: New York, 13,000
officers and men; Pennsylvania,
8000; New Jersey, 3700; Ohio,
3500; Massachusetts, 1500; New
Hampshire, 10Q0; Deleware, 800;
Vermont, 750; District of Colum
bia, 700; Connecticut, 600; Mary
land, 500; Virginia, 500; Rhode
Island, 550; Michigan, 450; South
.Carolina, 300; Kansas, 250; Ken
tucky 250; North Carolina, 200;
Missouri, 200; West Virginia, 200;
Florida, 100; . Georgia, 50, To
these were added 5000 govern
ment troops from the army arid
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navy, mcmuing me caaeis ai west
Point and Annapolis.
THREE REFORMS.
vertising,
The city has spent $1,000 in ad-
That is well. Now
suppose in response to this invita
tion there should come in a hun
dred or more seeking hbmes, in
vestments, labor. What are the
first impressions of our city?
Three important reforms are need
ed to satisfy new-comers from tasty
eastern cities.
First, banish the cattle from the
streets, they soil the sidewalks,
break fences, spoil gardens, trees,
and lawns. No good city pre
sents such a nuisance.
Secondly, round up the streets.
The condition of our streets', hon
estly;gentlemen,is a disgrace to us.
There are ditches full of green
scum, from which poisonous va
pors rise and drift all over the city
to be inhaled by delicate, darling
children, beautiful women . and
strong men, alike. The street
east of L. G. filirre and W. A.
Wells is a model, and -the whole
city should be like it. A" street
commissioner could be busied with
a team and helper a whole year
upon the streets and sidewalks.
There are chuck holes to. fill, rough
places to smooth, crossings to make
easy, and the cleanliness of the
city, to be looked after.
Thirdly, the sidewalks are in a
wretched condition. There should
fee uniformity, evenness, smooth
ness. As it is, some planks are
crosswise, some endwise and some
vertical, steps down where persons
often get serious jars, steps, up
where toes are pro vokingly stubbed,
holes where a person might break
a limb, and the city would pay for
it. In this country of cheap lum
ber there is no excuse for poor
sidewalks. Sojourner.
HURRAH FOR BIG SIX.
The following explains itself, being
among the dispatches of Tuesday last. .
"San Francisco, April 30. One of the
moat touching iucidents of the day was the
return to its old home of the Monumental
engine ef the Volunteer fire department.
After the parade the old veterans turned
their back to their headquariers, dragging
along with them the old engine sold to Vir
ginia City in 1865. The "old Monumental,
or "Big Six," as it was generally called,
was bought by the Volunteers in 1854, and
eleven years ago it was sold'to Virginia City
for $4000. Latef . it was bought by the
Volunteer department at Corvallis, Ore., for
$2000, and there it remainen until last
October, w hen it was bought back by the
exempts. . -
"When"Washington street was reached,
the veteran firemen gave one loud hurrah,
and ran up the hill, dragging the engine be
hind them, while the band played 'Home
Again.' When the engine was housed, the
company cheered wildly, and Godfrey
Fisher made the presentation speech,
"H. 1). Hudson, president of the organi
nation, replied on behalf of the organization.
He said that after an absence of twenty
live years the members were glad to wel
come back the old engine to its first home.
Other memories were also awakened in the
hearts of the few remaining veterans by the
return of the old engine to its home.
"The veterans and their iuvited guests
then sat down to a banquet table,, and the
remainder of the afternoon was spent in
feasting and speech making."
Thb Evangelical Conferbnck. The
sixth annual conference of .the Evangelical
denomination was calls! to ordor in the
Evangelical church in this city on yesterday
forenoon by Bishop J. J. Esher, qf Chicago,
I1L After devotional exercises the con
ference was organized by the appointment
of Rev. J. L. Hershner, as secretary, who
chose for his assistants Revs. H. I. Bittner
and E. S. Bollinger. The morning session
was strictly private. The moral and. offi
cial character of the members of the eon
ference was passed upon without any
charges. The credentials of E. S. Bollinger
were presented and he was received into
the district. The credentials of Revs. Boat
and L. S. Scobert were also presented.
Spokake Falls was selected -as the place for
holding, the next conference. License' to
preach was voted to Geo. McElroy and
T. T. Vincent. The services last evening
consisted of preaching by Rev. P. ' Bittner.
The conference will hold over Sunday.
The reports from the east re
specting the wheat yield of the
coming season are that an enor
mous crop is maturing in. every
cereal section. TIrs ' will mean
low. prices for wheat unless the
Russian or East Indian crop should
fail.
You will see the streets of Corvallis
greatly improved by not , "allowing the
cows to run at large. And see that
you cast your vote on Monday next
by saying that they must go.
YAQU1NA BAY,
Fifteen hundred dollars will buy one
hundred feet of water front, between Fall
street and the Bay View House, Newport.
Address Lock Box 18, Newport, Oregon.
. lm-pd.
E. P. Reed & Co. 'a ladies line shoes
for sale at Z. H. Davis.' ' t .
Irvine & Helm have a lot of women's and
children's shoes in broken lots that they
will sell at your own price.
W. F. Dngan, of Salem, is in Corvallis
attending to the plumbing contract on the
new court house. - . ' .
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla,
When she had Children, she gave them Castorla,
PHYSICIANS-
J. M. Applewhite, M. p.,
PHYSICIAN and. SUBGMN,
Corvallis, Oregon,.
Office, at R. Graham's drug store, on
Ma"in street, opposiie, reading room. ,
G. R. FARRA, M. D., ,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Special attention given to Obstetrics
and diseases of Women and Children.
Office up stairs in Crawford & Farra's
brick. , Office hours, 8 to 9 a. 'm., and
1 to 2 and 7 p. m. i:i3-yi.
A. G. SMIT, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Corvallis, Oregon.
Graduate of Rush medical college,
Chicago, also of the California medi
cal, a member of the medical societv
of California. Headquarters at Allen
& Woodward's store. Office on Main
street, four doors south of drug store.
SEASON,
1889!
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I have received fotf this
season the largest and most
complete line of Carpets,
ever carried by any other
House in Corvallis consist
ixig of
WITH BORDERS
To--
ATCH.
Velvet Tapestry
Body Brussels .
Roxbury Brussels
Smith's best Tapestry
. Three-ply, All Wool
Two-ply, All Wool
and
All the Grades down to a Cheap 6-yards-for-One-Dollar
Hemp Carpet.
The patterns are all new
and choice, and prices the
lowest. Country orders so
licited. Satisfaction 'guar
anteed ,
tore:
-The Leading Dealer in-
SEWffiSMACHIiES, RIFLES,
SHOTGUNS,
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Fishing Tackle,
Organs, - ' '
Pianos,
Etc., Etc?
' Opens up the " new era
with tiew prices in his line
of goods. .
ou will always find him leading ki bargains lor his customers.
He is selling off Bird Cages, Gloves, Purses, Canes, Baskets, Albums,
Childrens Carriages, Toy Wagons, &c, &c, extra cheap, to increase his
Organ and Sewing Machine trade, as he is the oldest and largest dealer
in this line in Corvallis. You will do well to call on him before pur
chasing elsewhere, as he can and will give you good bargains.
T- C- OASE,
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Ladies' and
Chi 1 d r e n' s
haircuttingin
the latest and
best styles.
Call in and
get work done
" ' X3"Rooms next door to R. Graham's drug store, Main street, Corvallis, th. place, for
m.riy owned by F. S. Davis. The tiuest shop ia the eity. . ll:9-tf.
; CASE'S II AIR TO M0, 75 cents .per bottle. TRY IT,
.TOt WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
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Notice is hereby given that I will be re
sponsible for no debts or book accounts
whatever contracted by any body except
by myself or by my written orders. Mer
chants take notice. W. W. DOW.
Cowallis, June 22, 1888. .
F. M. JOHNSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CORVALLIS, OR.
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lTDoea a general practice in all the courts. AUto
scent for all. tb nrst-class insurance companies. 2;Z4
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A Board of Trade, Electric Lights, A Public Subscription
of $1000 raised by the Citizens for Advertis-
, ing Corvallis and Benton County.
$2sm fwblm gwmi mimimt '
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Bury the croaker out in the woods, . .
In a beautiful hole in the ground, ,
Where the woodpecker pecks and the bumble bee bums,
'And the straddle bug straddles around;
- " , Like a bird of ill omen he hovers around.
He's impracticable, stingy, and dead, .
But he wants the whole earth, and all of its crust,
And the stars that shine over his head; . .
Then hustle him off to the bumble bee's roost,
- ' . - "And bury him deep in the ground;
He's no use to us here, get him out of the way,
' It is live men we want in our town. . '
The Energy and Enterprise now being displayed by our Citizens.
. - in all matters of Public Improvement can
have no other result than to
OB1 TRADE AJSiTD JISTDTISTH Y.
It means that we are to have a great increase in our population; that our farm lands are ta
become more valuable; that city property will rapidly advance in price, and that in
every channel new life will- be felt. In anticipation of a
-iisr ourt:
"We are IPuttinc: In an
of Goods that for Quality and General Excellence will
nil Our P rev on s MlTTirW
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Our Stock includes the best and newest goods ab be obtained. Wo
will aim to keep up with Eastern markets, and to present
our customers with all that is choicest and most
- desirable in Staple and Fancy Groceries,
Provisions, Crockery, YVoodenware. ,
FOB CaSB - . .
wmm Best :fqb Town Wqjvet
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We run our own delivery wagon and take orders at the residences of our customers.
- " We fill all orders received by mail with care and promptness.
We take pleasure in showing goods, and extend equal courtesy and. attention to all, whether your
purchases are large or small. We are determined to
The present year and if Fine Goods. Low Prices, and Square Dealing count, we are bound to do ih-
Call and examine our Goods and com
pare our prices.
GROCER
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