The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-14

S. G. Thompson, of Monroe, was in town
Tuesday. Mr.. Thompson and wife have
spent several weeks at Toledo during the
past summer in hopes of benefting the tor.
mer's health, but it has not been much I'M
proved.
The subject of Frank Abram PowelPs SER
mon next Sunday morning will be. ihe
Sun of Righteousness" and at 7:3o the
theme will be, pleasures, Transitory and
!, Eternal Both services Of special interest
to all. Come.
| Commenting on the Aamold concert given
last week in Salem the Statesman has the
| following: The Instrumental music by Miss
Ollie Thompson, of Corvallis, who is accom-
companying Mr.. Aamold on his tour, was
mos excellent.
| s. L. Kline returned from San Francisco
Monday. While in that city he purchased
bill of fresh groceries, which are now ar
riving Mr.. Kline said to GAZETTE report
er, that it is one of the largest stocks ever
shipped to Corvallis.
? Six hundred extra copies of the GAZETTE
containing full-page illustrated write.up
of the college and its work, will be special
feature of next weeks issue. Those wish
ing advertising space should apply for same
as early as possible.
y Dr. Sidney P. Budget came up from Port.
land Saturday, and is visiting friends in the
| vicinity of Corvallis. He will return to Ann
Arbor in few weeks, to resume his tutor
ship at the Michigan Medical College, where
he graduated last spring.
FL. Cronk and wife, of Baraboo, Wis,
arrived Monday on a short visit with 1ela-
tives in this CITY, Mr.. Cronk is chief dis
patcher of the c. & N. w. r. r. Co., and is
a son of our esteemed townsman. y. E.
Cronk, who resides on the Eglin place.
John H. Brand, of the carriage factory, left
yesterday for North Yakima with l6 bug
gies and carriages for the compaDy's exhibit
at the North Yakima fair. A similar as
sortment of 10 jobs 60 to Salem to the state
fair, and MIR. shanks has gone there to set
them up.
Upon the affidavit of J. J. Evans, a mar
riage license was granted this week author
| izing the marriage of s. Y. Evans to Miss
M. A. Kay. The contracting praties are
residents of Monroe precinct, and the chill
dren of of two of Benton's most prosperous
and influential farmers.
E. R. Bryson left Wednesday for Eugene
| to resume his studies at the State University
Ed is studious pupil and will, no doubt.
graduate at the head of his class. which fin
ishes the course in '97. His name heads the
| list of new subscribers to the GAZETTE, un-
der the new management.
Four large apples of the Twenty ounce
| P;ppin variety were displayed in the show
| window of Pearse, Clark & Co. this week.
They were grown by E. A. Chapman near
Philomath, and are highly colored and pos
sessedsof exquisite flavor. The circumfer-
encs of one of the apples measured l4a:
While the citizens of Maine, the extreme
eastern portion of the United States, were
declaring in an emphatic manner in IA Eor of
protection, the citizens of Oregea, in the ex-
treus vest in, ,rasess en.s... tic tones cry, |
] - s q Sslss - zzzzsEB zss4.
in the J5.sd 90 ai1gnage OF the Chinook,
"Vivi ell Spencer & Case, the BARRIERS"
| Sol Stock and Johnson Porter displayed
their ability as sprinters yesterday morning
on the fiat above town. Porter won. Dis
tance, 100 yards; time, slow. Fred Oberer,
after boasting over the glory he won at Ore
gon City, was challenged by Bob johnson to
run over the same corrse. johnson won
easily.
Services 1T the Presbyterian church at ii
a. m., and 7:3O p m. Preaching by the
pastor, DIR. Thompson. Sunday school at
10 a. m. There will be church and con.
gregational meeting at the close of the morn
ing service to consider matters of great in
terest connected with the work of the com.
ing year. Let us be present
| Next Sunday morning, Rev. Dorwardswil
preach special sermon, setting forth the
mission of the Baptists in Corvallis. A spe-
cial invitation to the Baptlsts of the county
| is extended. Our house is finished and fur
nlshed, ana everything Is moving IorWaro
with commendable zeal. Service i'll
the evening as usual.
| A large official looking document was re-
ceived this week by Recorder Waters, and
has been entered by him in the deed records
of Benton county. The instrument contains
| % pages of closely written matter and is
patent from the U. S. government convey.
ing to the o. & G. r. r. Co., the title to
! l23, 475.S2 acres of land situated in Lane,
Linn, Clackalnas, Douglas. Polk, Marion,
Coos, Tillamook, Yamhill, Washington,
Lincoln and Benton counties OF the total
| amount, 10000 acres are in Benton county,
mostly located in Alsea valley.