The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-06-06

i pulpit OF the Presbyterian church last Sun
day, both morning and evening. Rev.
Gwynne, of Oregon City, had been sehed-
uled by the Presbytery of the Willamette
to fill the pulpit at that time, but was de-
tered therefrorn, owing to a severe attack
| of pneumonia from which he is now slowly
improving.
Mr.. J. G.. Holcome has commenced the
i survey of Yaquina bay and as soon
as the tug Gen. Wright arrives from Coos
bay the work of the survey of the bar Will
be commenced. The survey is to ascertain
what changes have been going on since the
last survey. and to locate the currents and
to estimate their velocity. The result OF
| this work is IF much Importance. Record.
The plans for the life saving station that
is to be erected at South beach has been
received by Collector of Customs j. w.
Ball. They will be substantial and attrac-
! tive buildings, especially the boat house.
Thus one by one the necessities of our har-
Dor are being granted by the government.
! This station will employ from eight to ten
persons, who will have their permanent
quarters at the station.-Lincoln Co. Record
The will of the late William Uhlman was
filed for probate last week. The petition of
the executrix, Mary Uhlman, AYERS that the
/ property belonging to the estate includes
notes and accounts, 81 200; l6 shares car.
riage factory stock, $4,000; house and lot in
Moline, Wis, 49, 500, besides land in Mon
tana. The heirs are the widow, Mary
Uhlman and five children, Amelia, Louise
F., Henry Ernst, Fredreicha P. and Agnes
NJ Uhlman.
We are informed by the Enterprise that
the Riddle school girls parse kiss in this
wise: ''A kiss is noun. though generally
used as conjunction. 1t is uever declined.
1t is more common than proper. 1t is not
very singular and is generally used III tho
plural number and agrees with us" The
Corvallis girls dictionary has it thus. A
vulgar word used to describe a formal greet
ing. Now obsolete, or only used among the
low and simple. party simple.
| The 18th of June in Alsea will be gala
day. At that time the schools of the valley
/ are going to join in union picnic to be held
in the grove at the bridge near Chandler's
store. Prof. j. B. Horner has accepted an
invitation to deliver an address. Tie pro-
fessor is an enthusiast on the subject of
educational work, and, being an especial
favorite with the good people of that pros
porous section of the county, he will. no
doubt be greeted with large and apprecia-
| tive audience
D. c. Rose returned from Portland Mon
day where, for the past two weeks, he had
been serving in the capacity of juror for
Uncle Sam. MIR. Rose was present during
the recent trial of Lotan and Seid Back and
is firmly convinced that the defendants are
guilty and that the trial was fair and
Impartial enc. He also says that, far as
he was aLle to learn, public sentiment is not
with the papers of Portland. but that the
verdict of the jury was generally conceded
to be just and proper one.
Prunes Prunes Who will put up an
evaporator for drying prunes and other fruit
at Corvallis? There are prunes enough
within five miles of town to keep two or
three dryers running through the entire dry
ing season, and as yet no start is made to
erect even one. We invite anyone looking
for paying investment to investigate this
matter. Anyone seeing our trees, bending
beneath their load of italian pranes, will be
convinced that some money can be made by
putting up dryer at this place.
A colt, cart and two o. A. C. students
made up an outfit that started last Friday,
to Forest Grove. When ten miles down the
road, after a few vigorous kicks, the colt
parted company with the then demolish ed
vehicle, and the boys were compelled to lead
the animal back to town. Here rig was
secured in which they hauled back to its
owner the shattered remains of the cart,
arriving in town after nightfalL Owing to
their prominence in social circles, the names
of Messrs. Gates and Downing, the princi-
pals in the drama, are withheld.
That there are bright places in the expert
ence of brass band men even, was proven
| last Thursday, when, after playing several
appropriate selections in front of the estab-
lishment of Hodes & Hall, the Marine Band
| was invited inside and treated to a sump
tious spread. No higher tribute could be
paid to the hospitality and hberality of the
above named firm than the fact that there
was actually considerably left besides the
table, when those erstwhile gaunt-looking
musicians arose. After all had done their
utmost to completely annihilats all within
sight, Carl Hodes stepped to the telephone
aud coyly announced: "Hello, junction {!
The poys want to sereuate you. Which
promise they proceeded to fulfill.
After ten years Of active law practice in
Corvallis, Hon. S. T. Jeffreys recently con-
cluded to enter larger field, and with thai
end in view, he took Mondays train for the
metropolis, where he will continue in his
chosen profession. At his home last Satur.
day evening his contemplated departure was
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