The Corvallis gazette., February 28, 1890, Image 4

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Tub Teachers. The regular
quarterly examination of teachers
began on- Wednesday in the office
of J. J. Bryan, county superintendent.-
This gentleman wss
assisted by Geo. Bethers and E. L.
Bryan. There were forty-four ap
plicants for teachers' certificates,
and a jolly crowd they were du
ring the hours not taken up in the
wont. The examination will close
to-morrow. Following is a list of
of those present: Misses Julia A.
Woods, Lottie Herbert, Mary O.
Haines, Bado B. Wells, Ina Bar
clay, Pearl Charles, Julia M. Tay
lor, Laura Newton and Jennie
Taylor of Philomath; Lizzie C.
Bryan, Alice D. Mulkey, Mollie
Fischer, Venie Powers, Mary E.
Newton, Jennie Lilly, Maud Hoff
man, BotMiie Swann and Mar
gurite Winnifred, of Corvallis;
Florence A. B.;ber. of Junction
City; Jennie Herron and Amy
Shipley, of Monroe: Mary Hall of
Newport; Cora Dobson and Mollie
A. Bergin, of Yaquina; Sadie For
denr Waldport; Ella Thompson,
Salem; Eliza Massey, Brooks;
Laura E. Williams, Airlie; Clara
A. Caves, King's Valley; Anna
Drinkard of Rowland. Messrs.
J.N. Hoffman, King's Valley; E.
G. Lichtenthaler, R. E. Watts. G.
W. Brown and Chas. H. Merry
man, of Philomath; O. M. McFar
land, J. G. Buchanan, A. L. Mc
Fadden, and Chas Bryan, of Cor
Talhs; "A. F. Cornutt and T. L.
Read, of Wrenn; W. B. Haines, of
Portland; A. M. Phillips, Albany;
and A. J. Shipley, of Monroe.
A Mixture. During last week
there were three "drummers" for
a patent gate firm in this city, all
endeavoring to sm1 a county right
to some one. This week another
one visited the city and, from his
conversation, one would judge that
patent gates are a step too far in
advance for most Bentoncounty
farmers. Book, agents are begin -ing
to flock here also, there having
been two here since Tuesday, also
a peddler of towel and hat racks,
and a new substance to remove
oil spots from clothes. Even the
cold and stormy weather is no bar
rier to them. One of the agents
had a book entitled the "Heroes
of the Dark Continent" which he
was trying to sell by representing
it to be written by the great Stan
ley when J. P. Buell, a writer of
note, was the author. When
Stanley's book is issued it will be
something more than a lot of
newspaper stories boiled down ac
companied by a few illustrations.
Any sensible person certainly
knqws that Stanley has not found
time enough, since his return from
Africa, to prepare the manuscript
relating to his experience in that
far-off land. Don't be gulled by
such tellows.
Personal. J. C. Crome, the
traveling agent for the firm of Pal
mer & Rey, type dealers in Port
land, was in Corvallis on Tuesday.
On March 1st he will retire from
the above business and go to
Sedro, Washington, where he will
begin the publication of the Sedro
.Enterprise, a 7-column folio issued
weekly. There is a. splendid
opening there for a journal, al
though one has been established
there for the past ten months. An
evidence of some of the en
couragement given Mr. Crome for
starting the paper is that one
merchant in that city guarantees
him $2,500 worth of advertiisng
a year more than is done in all
the Benton county papers in the
same time. .
To Wed. During the past week
two marriage licenses have-been
granted by County Clerk Wilson,
in his office, to the following par
ties: Marcus D. Hodges and Mary
Stewart, and Samuel T. Wyatt and
Mary Davisson.
Completed. The temporary'
bridge across the Mary's river here
has been completed. It is strong
and substantial, and will have lots
of travel over it before the new
permanent structure is completed.
A. F. Hershner is the leading grocer.
Not Bad Three weeks ago
every body' was sighing for; clear
weather. Now such has come and
things are reversed ';Oh, for some
rain." This is a curiou3 world,
but more so are its people.' One
man from Nebraskaiiow, residing
in Corvallis, says he can't see
where Oregon has any advantages
over his state, and yet to a Ga
zette manhe related an exper
ience of his (in that state) that
was , something like this: One
noon, in the city where he was liv
ing he started to go borne,. only
about four blocks distant from his
office. A blizzard suddenly came
up and he became bewidered " in
that short distance and was lost.
He could not see a rod ahead of
him, the snow drifted high; it blew
up his coat sleeves, into bis pock
ets, and all over him. He could
not do anything so he got down
behind a drift and waited for the
storm to get through. It was not
long before a lull in the storm
came over. He got up and on
looking around saw that he was
only a few yards from his barn,
and in places the ''beautiful" had
piled up six feet against the sid-s
of buildings. All done in a short
time. . This was in Nebraska.
This man said he was strictly
"sober" at the time. No one de
nies that. But when you get lost
in going four blocks in Oregon you
certainly have had plenty of
water. Oregon weather may not
be just what some real estate agent
has said it is, but it is better than
blizzards, cyclones, and grasshop
pers. ..
Valuable Animal Dead Last
Sunday Wm. Buchanan desired to
go to his farm, a few miles south
of Corvallis, and so started on
horseback. When he came to
Mary's river it was necessary to
cross on the footbrdge and swim
the animal. After removing the
saddle and bridle the horse was
led into the water and, after going!
a few feet," she suddenly lost all
power of movement and- several
times came near going down, the
only thing preventing being the
holding of her head out of water
by the person jeading her. When
the south bank was reached the
mare refused to leave the water,
and before assistance could be
called to draw ber out she died.
With the aid of some men she was
hauled up on the bank and imme.
diately blood began running from
the nose and mouth showing that
a blood vesselmust have burst while
she was struggling in the water.
The loss to Mr. Buchanan is about
$100. On Monday a sum was
made up" to that amount by sever
al of this gentlemen's friends and
presented to him. -
Burned to Death. On Wednes
day evening, Willis Scott and wife,
who live on Greasy creek, near
Philomath; went out to'attend to
the feeding, of their , 6tock, de
leaving their only child, aged
about three years, in the sitting
room of the house. After finish
ing the work they ' returned and
upon going into the room were
horrified to see the child laying on
the fire-place nearly burned to
death. It was taken from this po
sition and as soon as possible a
doctor was called. Everything
possible was done to save the poor
child but it died about 8 o'clock
yesterday a, m.
Received . Injuries. On the
Oregon .Pacific railroad, near Har
ris' station, on Saturday morning, a
force of bridge carpenters were
working in a ravine below a small
bridge. Suddenly the bank caved
in and fell upon them injuring
Clfarles Gray and .Wm. Buchanan.
The former had his collar-bone
broken in two places and the latter
wasr injured internally.
Parlor Meeting. On this Fri-
aay evening, at 8 o'clock, a parlor
meeting will be held at Mr. and
Mrs. E. Woodward's house. The
subject jinder discussion will be
"How much religious instruction
should be giyen in our .public
sehools?" Friends i are' cordially
invited. -
State Republican Central Com
mittee. Hon. Lewis T.Barin, chair
man of the state republican central
committee, has issued a call for a
meeting "of that body-in the par
lors of the St. Charles hotel. Port
land, March 4th. The object of
this meeting will be to fix on the
number of members to constitute
the state convention and the num
ber trom each county, which will
probably be based on the vote cast
for Hermann at the last election, to
fix the time and place of holding
the state convention and to sug
gest the time of holding the pri
maries, so as to secure uniformity.
The committee is composed of the
following members: L. T. Barin,
chairman, J. T. Gregg, secretary;
C. D. Miller, assistant secretary;
Jas. P. Faull, Baker; C. E Moore,
Benton; ;L. T. Barin, Clackamas;
Samuel Elmore, Clatsop; James
Muckle, Columbia; Andrew Nas
burg. Coos; A. R. Lyle, Crook; A.
H. Crook, Curry; J. C. Fullerton.
Douglas; J. P. Lucas, Gilliam; Phil
Metchara,, Grant; A. H. Maegley,
Jackson; H. B. Miller, Josephine;
C. S. Moore, Klamath; W.T. Boyd,
Lake; H. C. Humphey, Lane; C. E.
Wolverton,' Linn; Thos. Lettig.
Malheur; A. N. Gilbert, Marion;
W. R. Ellis, Morrow; M. C. George,
Multnomah; J. Richardson, Polk;
R. R. Hays, Tillamook; Lee Moor
house, Umatilla; Chas. Goodnough.
Union; F. D McCulIy, Wallowa;
M. A. Moody, Wasco; T. H.
Tongue, Washington; J. J. Spen
cer, Yamhill.
Houses Lose Watches.- Strange
things happen some times in Cor
vallis. The latest is in the bur
glary .line. A few days ago two
Houses within a house had - two
gold watches, and on last Thurs
day evening, . the 2lst, between
the hours of 7 and 8 o'clock, the
first two Houses that were once
within the house were without the
house and when they found them
selves again within the house t hey
were not possessors of the' two
gold watches. How's that? Sim
ply this: Chas. House and his wife
had occasion to be absent from
their residence at the time above
mentioned, and upon returning
found that some one had entered
by-pryiug open s window and,
after rumaging around, had stolen
their two gold watches. As yet
no clue is had to the thief.
A National Bank. Rumor has
it that Corvallis is soon to have a
national banking house. This
scribe has not yet enquired into
to the matter, but a clipping from
an Omaha paper, 2,300 miles dis
tant, has been received wherein it
includes, in its Washington news
concerning applications to estab
lish such houses, the , "The Cor
vallis. national bank, at Corvallis,
Or., with M. S. Woodcock and as
sociates," as applicants. A pain
ter has also informed this pencil
shover that the large windows of
the present Woodcock bank are
soon to be "lettered" and, taking
all things into consideration, it is
supposed that the word national
will appear from the letters. Such
a house is needed in this city, a"nd
it is hoped the application will be
allowed. ' " :
The Leading Grocer. Else
where in this issue of the Gazette
appears the advertisement of the
leading - grocer, A. F. Hershner,
This gentleman was for a number
of years connected in the grocery
business with J. P. Irvine' but in
1888 a disolulion of . partnership
occurred, the latter retiring. Since
then Mr. H.' has not only held the
patronage of former customers
but has gradually increased the
number until now be is foremost
in this line of business in Corvallis.
His store room is always stocked
with the purest and freshest of
goods, and his line of glassware,
crockery, etc., the very latest
style.
Chicago will have - the world's fair
in 1892, but C. L. Roberts, the jeweler,
is already having a fair trade in bis
jewelry husiness. If your ; watch is
out of order, let him put it in shape to
keep to keep good time."
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
. L. G. Kline is still, confined to his
house. -
Drummers have been very plenty in
Corvallis this week.
Wesley Todd has just received some
fine-quality candies.
. The. best' place in town to buy gro
ceries ii at A. F. Hershner's.
Some of the furniture of the land
company's office has arrived.
When you want good goods at the
lowest prices go to A. F. H's.
Louis Rennie and family, of Salem,
wer in Corvallis on Tuesday.
Go to Todd's. He can supply you
with the freshest candies in the city.
Frunk E. Hodgkin, of insurance
company fame, was in Corvallis on
Tuesday last.
An extra train with steamer passen
gers and some freight came over on
Monday morning.
The residence of Pete;: Zierolf will
soon have the painters at work on it
both inside and cut.
V. F Peck, of Salem, the manager
of the new land company, was in Cor
vallis on Tuesday last.
The improvements in J. M. Nolan's
store Lave been made and it now pre
en ts a metropolitan appearance.
The dray and 'truck companies of
this city report the largest a"niount of
work this week ever done by them tie
tore. ' A delicious orange is an excellent
thing to put into your meal-surrounder.
Wesley Todd keeps the nicest kinds
for sale.
The usual services will be held at
the Congregational church next San
day The evening lecture will be on,
"Quakerism."
Electric lights will soon be burning
In the vicinity of the new school
building. The poles are up and the
wire is being stretched.
It was winter in the best of style on
Tuesday morning last About an inch
of suow covered the ground in this
city and a cold northwest wind pre
vailed. - '
In the mention made in last week's
Gazette of the new dramatic society
organized in this city, the name of
Miss Maud Hoffman should not have
appeared. '
Claud's, the 16 months old child of
Mr. and 'Mrs. J. W. Hanson, of this
cty, died on last Saturday, the 22nd.
The remains were taken to Eugene for
interment
The Corvallis brass band were out
on the street and furnished some music
on Saturday last Washington's birth
day. It helped to liven up things
somewhat.
. The time is coming when the east
ern line of the tier of counties on the
coast line of Oregon will be along the
summit of the coast range. Yaquina
Republican.
That A. F. Hershner sells groceries
at prices that please his customers, is
proven by the fact that his trade has
doubled in the past two years' and is
still, increasing. .
A. F. Hershner the leading grocer,
carries a full and complete stock of
groceries, crockery and glassvare,
lamps and table cutlery, and sells at
the lowest prices. -.
Services at the M. E. church next
Sunday at 11 a. m. ahd 7:30 p. m. by
the pastor. Subject in the evening:
"The highest mental culture never dis
covered the true God. . '-
Albany's population will soon be in
creased by the lemoval of the family
of Wallace Baldwin from here there.
Mr. B. is secretary of the Albany
water works company.
J. C. Applewhite, who recently
closed a successful term of school in
te North Powder district, is now at
tending Prof. Whitney's business col
legeBaker City Blade, 20th.
The Corvallis, WUkunette Valley,
State .Land & Loan company now have
their new rooms, all furnished and are
ready to do any kind of business in
their tine. If you hare any land for
sale place it in their hands. '
' Services at the Presbyterian church
next Sabbath morning and evening at
the usual .hours. - Preaching by, the
pastor. Topics of special interest to
all. . Com in union at the close of the
morning sermon. Sabbath . school at
10 a. m."
Corvallis allows cows to run at large
in the streets in day time- There is a
slight sound, as of a rumbling in the
distance, on the air, and we can feel if
not quite distinguish the turmoil of
battle against the cow rapidly ap
proaching. Republican.
It will soon lie spring and with it
comes the house cleaning. When you
take up your carpets that are begining
to show the wear and tear of long use,
you had better decide to replace them
with new ones. Philip Weber has a
splendid assortment to select from
and his prices are the cheapest.
The Oregon state teachers' associa
ations meets aSalem in annual ses
sion July lst,fe;fand 3d. The session
will be held atthe state house, and
the indications are that the meeting
will be largely attended by the teach
ers of the state. " Hon. R. G. Horr,
ex-eongressmau frcm Michigan, is ex
pected to be present and will, no
doubt, address the association . . . .The
National teachers association, to be
held at St. Paul in July, will be attend
ed by about fifty of Oregon's teachers.
Superintendent McElroy is in corres
pondence and is arranging to sec n re
state headquarters. TheFare for the
round trip will be $67.90, being a
trifle over half fare.
"An Ocular Delusion" is the title of
a bright social study in serial shape,
which will , begin iiL the New York
Ledger of March 1. The story holds
the mirror up. to club lite iu the me
tropolis, and touches lightly but with
the masterly and suggestive stroke of
the etching hund, so ne of the more
distinctive sides of New York society
life. Several of the characters are so
startlingly typical that they may be
taken for any one of scores of "the
members - ot the "Four Hundred."
The hero is a fine combination of man
liness, ready ingenuity and audacity, a
youth, with a rare amount of phos
phorus in his cerebral gray matter and
an equally generous amount of red
corpuscles in his veins a character
which the author has elaborated with
sympathetic interest, and which, ac
cording to the impression given by the
advance sheets, represents an oarsman
of a recent crew-of a leading Ameri
can college. The author, by the way,
is that brilliant young newspaper
worker, Frank Howard Howe, son of
the late postmaster-general, Timothy
F. Howe, of Wisconsin..
Frank Davey, one of the host re
porters in Oregon, is now holding a
position on the Salem Journal.
1 lllipll
l-ll'lillllilll
Tlie
Carries a full and com
plete stock of
Staple and Fancy Groceries,
Crockery, Glass wn re,
China and Semi-Porcelain,
Toilet Sets, Lamps. Vases.
Decorated Tea and Dinner Sets,
Wood and Willow Ware,
Candies and Nuts Tobacco,
Cigars, Grass and Garden Seeds,
Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc.
O-Everything guaranteed to give satisfaction or money re
funded. Customers well treated. Goods best quality. Prices the
lowest." Volume of trade doubled the past two years, and constantly
Goods delivered oh board cars and boats free of charge.
"S tore Northwest corner of Monroe
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and Second streets, Corvallis, Oregon.
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The mechanics are now through.
We have still on hand. some choice
remnants .of Dress Goods, Silks,
Velvets, and assorted Dry Goods,
which must go before our new
Spring stock arrives. Also odd1
lots of Hosiery; Winter Skirts,
Corsets, Shoes, and Children's
Overcoats, at prices that tell!
N. B. Opened this week: New
black Dress Goods, Tricots, .Surahs,
and PJuohes; all new bhades.
Corvallis, Oregon.
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