The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-09-05


]. Fl. mith.repressnting the Western
Empire, aa illustrated magazine Journal
devotsd to the interest Of the Pacific coast
and published in Los Angeles. Calf, has
been in tewn this week looking after sub
soripsions. AS the price of the Empire
is only fifty cents, everybody Subscribed.
Mr. Smith intends increasing Its circulation
to loo, 900 copies by the Erst of the year,
whsn the paper will be changed to a literary
lpuhlicatisz similar to the Cosmopolitan, At
which tims the price will be advanced to
one dollar The October number is to con-
tain an illustrated writo-up of Corvallis.
| 4 former teacher of Garland Stsmlsr, the
boy who was lynehsd at Yrska on the 9th
inst, says thai Garland wasa wayward boy
about eighteen years of age, that his parents
| and brothers and sisters, are above reproach;
that his was praying mother and the bur.
| den Of her prayer was her wayward child.
Oar informant does not think that young
Stemler was guilty of murder as charged,
but says that like many anethsr unfortunate
| laQ ne perIllu8eu IliL1SSil W uC oA8Wh INV
evil communication, and that this is a sad
lesson to every waywsrd Oregon boy
Eche-Leader.
A special meeting of the executive com.
| mittes of the college board of regents has
been called for Friday the 9th inst. The
principal object of the meeting is to elect
professors to fill the chairs of entomology
and mathematics Other matters of minor
/ Importance will be the choosing of an sssis.
tant to Mrs. Callahan in the preparatory
| department. and the selection of dressmaker
and matren for the girls, dormotory, Sec
retary Yates says there are a number of ap-
! plications on file for each of theyacancies to
be filed. At this meeting the committee
will also dstsrmine upon some definite plan
for ths management of the girls boarding
/ hail.
At meeting Of the school board, held
Monday night at the Office of w. E. Yates,
She resignation of Miss Mollie Bsrgin was
accepted, sad Miss Jennie Spencer was
elected to fill the vacancy. Miss Bergin
| has been teacher in the schools of Corval-
lis for several years and has given splendid
satisfaction. Her resignation was threught
/ advisable on account of the advanced age
and feeble condition of her mother, whom
she did wish to leave alone, as her accept
ance of the pesitisn would nscsssitats. Miss
/ Spencer, whois to succeed Miss Bsrgin, is
an experienced teacher and has met with
success wherever she has taught.
The young mes employed in the horti-
/ cultural department. of the o. A. G. have
bsen tsnderly caring for large patch Of
iourishing tobacco plants for the past few
months aud anticipating pleasant hours
wiled away while enjoying the fragrancs Of
homemade ssHavsnas," but Sunday morn
ing all their fond hopes were shattered.
During the night some one had entered shs
garden stripped the plants of their green
foliage and trampled the leaves into the
ground. The naughty boys who committed
bers four and two and half respectfully,
jsdging from the footprints they left in ths
sands of the garden.
The arrival of Ssptamber has snatched
the ,ceptsr froH the hands of Holly Nc
1 Guirs. His handsome m1staches and his
teys glasses no longer loom up az warning
'thoedoos" before ths minds of valley sports
mes. The Chinas awoks Lest Sunday to til.
has suffered an eclipse. Shot guns were
popping all areuad Corvallis, and some very
geed bsgs were secured. Saturday wal
spsnt in clssnisg up guns, laying in amuni-
tion, securing vehicles and testing dogs
The next morning at o'clock, buggies com
menced ratuling out of the city, and thsr
the long peut up feeling of the spertsme,
vented itself. Monday, Corvallis dined er
the fat of the land. The birds are lars,
and plump, and testify to the value of tn
} new game law.
Prof. j. B. Hsrner has spent NEST Of hi
! vacation in interesting the people of Oregon
in the Agricultural College. The professor
is az enthusiastic, live college nan, a gem
tlenan of very pleasing address, and on hii
recent trip, has made many warm friends
and for himself and fer the in
stitutien he represents. Papers throughout
the valley have made very complimentary
notice of Prof. Hsrner's visit to their va
rious towns. Beneficial results Of the pro
fessors efforts are already apparent in tn
1atterisg assurance the college has of
! largely issrsassd attendancs this month
, President Bless has already received grsat
, number of letters from young men applying
for resms as Cauthorn hall. They seen t.
, be aware that ths hail will be taxed to it
$ utmost capacity, and have taken time BY tn
! foreloek.
Joe Bergin went hunting Sunday ane
amused the phessants. The law prevent
one man killing more than 20 birds in en-
day, and Jos came back from his trip greatl,
psrturbed, He hunted up four lawyers ant
asked them their advice on one phase of th,
a law He wanted to know if having killed
r 10 birds he shouls shoot at another and b,
e pure accident kill two he could be liabl
t TO fine. The attorneys eeuld not agree
8 But the report soon spread that Joseph ha.