The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-10-05

BERT van CIeve returned yesterday from
Oregon City, where he had spent some
days sounding the possibilities of life for
daily paper, as spoken of in these columns
yesterday. He didn't meet with any tangi-
BILE encouragement and the enterprise has
been abandoned. He and Mrs. Van Cleve
expect to make their home in Salem during
the winter, and he is open to engagements
in the newspaper field. Statesman.
"Tony" Noltner, a veteran newspaper
man of this state, has again embarked IN
the newspaper business. He has been used
to embarking every little while for years.
and it seems hard to break himself from
the habit He is of the rare old type of
democrats, having learned his democracy
in Monroe, Benton county in an early day.
He is associated with J. o. Kuhn in the
publication of the Dispatch and says she
has come to stay this time"
Ransom A. Belknap, who settled on
homestead in the Bellfountain neighborhood
in lS49, has rented his farm and moved to
Dayton, Yamhill county, where he will re-
side in the future with one of his sons. Be
sides having been war horse in the repub-
lican ranks of this county, MIR. Belknap
has also enjuyed the reputation of being one
of our most honorable and influential citi-
zens, and takes with him to his new loca
tion tine well wishes of a host of friends.
Rev. w. G. Kantner preached his fare
we'll sermon Sunday evening and has since
left to accept the pastorate of the First
Congregational church OF Salem. Mr..
Kantner has presided over the destinies of
the Congregational church of this city for
three years, during which period he has
met with success and made many warm
friends. In leaving Corvallis for his new
field of labor the reverend gentleman and
his esteemed family take with them the
well wishes of the entire community.
There was a full attendance at the late
meeting OF the Willamette Presbytery in
Turner this week. Twenty eight churches
are enrolled in the Presbytery, and all sup.
piled with ministers except Independence
which is expecting pastor to arrive soon.
The reports concerning the condition of the
work were very favorable. and the outlook
for the future, promising. DR.. Thompson,
of this city, was elected stated clerk for the
union for thu term of three years. The
Presbytery meets in Dallas next April.
Few social organizations contribute more
to the enjoyment of a community than a
choral society, which statement is also true
with regard to its members. In Corvallis
there is dearth of good singers, although
there seems to be a quantity of tai
ent, which only needs development under
the careful training of an experienced in
strnctor. Prof. w. Clifford Nash has now
taken hold of the matter with an earnestness
that merits success. He wishes to organize
society next week, of at least forty per-
sons. It is his intention to give instruction
in choral work one evening each week for
ten weeks. The course will cost but one
dollar; D. A. g. students, however, will be
admitted at half price. 1t is to be sincerely
hoped that Mr.. Nash will receive the encour-
agerent at the hands of our singers that
such meritorious project deserves.
Martin Williams, an elderly and highly
| respected citizen living near Monroe, arrived
| in Corvallis last Friday in badly dilapita-
| ted condition. As near as can be learned,
the old gentleman was driving a number of
| hogs to market. On reaching the mill race
bridge, just south of town, he experienced
considerable difficulty in getting the porkers
to cross the structure, aud as his efforts
were about to be crowned with success, two
hoodlums arrived on the scene. Although
they were politely requested to wait few
moments, until the pigs were gotten across
they refused to do so. Not content with
driving onto the bridge and scattering the
hogs, they proceeded to abuse the old gen.
| tleman in a most shameful manner and one
of the young reprobates struch him several
times with the butt of buggy whip, in
ficting numerous painful bruises about the
face and head. At first, Mr. Williams be-
lieved they were only jesting with him, but
soon discovered they were decidedly in earn
est. He then got off the horse he was rid
ing, picked up large stone, jerked one o
the fellows from his seat in the wagon, ant
pommeled him to standstill. From thi
experience, it is hoped the young hoodlum
will learn wholesome lesson. Boys wh,
grow up in the belief that their rights ART
paramount to those of all other persons, aud
who have never learned to properly respec
old age and gray hairs, can be taught thei,
place in the world only through some sucl
vigorous methods as was employed by Mr.
Williams.