The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-09

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ing her brother, S. N. wilkins.
Mrs Isabel Hadley started Tuesday for
Chicago. where she will hereafterres'de.
Sixteen new subscribers unsolicited,
were added to the Gazette list this week.
Judge Hadfsrd and family leave to-
morrow for Newport, where they will
spend the summer.
Miss. Marie Rogers of Santa Rosa CAL,
: in visiting in the city. the guest OF
Mrs. E. P. Greffoz.
Mr.. Geo. P. Ready has taken charge
of the printing department of the .. A: {.
His family will arrive later.
Geo. Eglin, local agent for the Union
Pacific R. R. left some convenient rail.
road literature on the Office table.
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska
will have the pleasure of seeing several
Corvallis people at Lebanon next Mon
day. ~-...
The Albany papers announce that the
Albany baseball club plays Philomath at
Corvallis, either this or tomorrow after
noon. 49,
Harry Rowell, Anna Craw and Edith
Willis came over from Albany yesterday
morning on bicycles and returned i'll the
evening.
The proof of the pudding is in the
eating thereof. Look at any work turned
out by the Gazette job presses. 1t is
always satisfactory.
Rev. N. Shupp will preach at Pee Dee
Friday p. IN. At Kings Valley he will
preach Saturday at p. m. and s p. L..
and Sunday at II a. n.
Miss Lulu Thorton, Miss Addie Bristew
and Miss Maud Russell represent Corval-
lis societies at the big christian eadeayor
association in San Francisco.
Rev. S. o. Royal will preach in the
new Methodist church, both morning and
evening, next Sunday. A hearty well
come extended to all who attend.
A generous application of paint and
whitewash would greatly improve the
has set fine example for all public
spirited citizens.
The GAZETTE is proud of its country
correspondents. The Oregonian says
this paper 'as a purveyor of news is
unsurpassed among country weeklies,
and our rural item gatherers greatly
assist IL, making tl1is fact
Mr.. E. w. Hadley, now of Santa
Barbara, California, was in town thi.
week. He reports prosperous times in
his part of the golden state and a steady
influx of wealthy easterners.
Treasurer Buchanan has again attack
ed the outstanding warrants. The call
for warrants in to-days's paper means the
cancellation of los interest bearing or
j.. ders and the paying out of f3.7So.S7.
Some idea of the volume of business
done by S. L. Kline can be had by a
knowledge of the fact that during the
past week he has shipped seven car loads
of wheat aud four car loads Of wool.
Both Brady and Bruce Burnett are en-.
tered for the Oregon VS.. Washington ath'
le:ic contest to take place at Portland on
the 18TH. Brady runs in the mile race
and both are entered for the half mile.
Capt. Apperson, of Oregon City, prssi'
dent of the board of regents of the
Oregon Agricultural College, was in
town Monday and Tuesday, to formally
turn the College over to the new
president.
The steamer Albany was laid up fol
the season Tuesday, and the Ruth viii
probably stop her upper Willamette trip!
this week Both boats have had al
overland route for some time. and it is
strain on their constitution.
There are few idle men in this part O
the country now. There seems tr b.
work enough for everybody. Som,
farmers are afraid they will have troubl.
in securing sufficient harvest help, sc
many men having gone to the mines.
A neat souvenir programme of thu
Jamestown, California, Fourth of Jul,
celebration, bearing the imprint "Ches
ter Mason, printer" reached this ofic'
this week. Jamestown is mining burg
about 175 miles northeast of SanFrar
cisco.
A. c. Miller,a prominent Kings Valley
farmer was in town Tuesday aud pur'
chased Mccormick mower of Simpson
and Huston. Mr Miller also ordered .
weather vane and can hereafter tel
whether the wind blows North or South
or mp or down.
Frank 'rurney, jr.. recently typo i,
this Office, is now on the Ventura Inde
pendent, Of Ventura, California. Franl
has no ear for vocal music, but he is
splendid man at the case, and the Inde
pendent will not regret his connection
with the Office.
Monday evening, July ISt:,, the mem
bers of the board Of FIVE delegates will
tender a reception to the boards retirin,
president, S. L. Kline. Members of th,
department, exempt members and ths
city council and officers, will constitut,