The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-19

F, Frank Holcomb, sentenced to
the penitentiary for two years
from this county, was pardoned
Saturday by Governor Lord, =Hol-
comb having served about a half
of his time. Holcomb, as will be
remembered, was captured in
Washington county by Sheriff
Osburn for stealing buggy and
harness from a farmer living near
Albany, in this county.
Judge Fullerton handed down
a decision sustaining the defen-
dants' demurrer in the case of
John and Mary Smith VS.. the
Corvallis. Lumber Company.
This suit was brought to fore.
close mortgage for $2, 900, ex-
ecuted to the plaintiffs at the
time the company was re-orga.
nized and the property taken out
of the hands of Assignee Peet.
Saturday evening, February
2Oth, at: 81. A. r. hall, an old SOL
diers' camp fire will be held.
| Music, recitatioDs, story Of priss,n
experience. games and possibly
,her things to amuse, instruct and
enlertaIn Admission five cent s.
Funds thus raised to be used in
caring .1pr: and beautiiying Ander-
| sonville prison grounds in Georgia.
Come everybody and bring your
Nickel
The entertainment given last
Friday evening at the college as
semblys:hall by the Young Wo
mems christian Association con-
nected with the co lege, was a very
Eetioyable affair. The program
was given under the direction of
Miss Helen Crawford, and Miss
Dorathea Nash, who is in charge
of the musical department of the
institution, aud every number was
creditabIy rendered.
John Warner, Louis Zeis and
Charles Spaulding, coming up on
the Albany Friday evening, con-
cluded to 1stretch their legs"
while the boat took on freight at
Albany. they stretched little
tteo long and when they reached
1.-THE wharf the boat was steaming
up stream. They yelled trio,
but their cries were vain. Next
morning they stretched their
legs in ten mile walk home.
| Mrs. E. w. Allen, of Port
land, member of the North
Pacific Board of Missions, will
spend Saturday and Sunday in
our city. On Saturday evening
she will give an address at the
Presbyterian church on "India, "
illustrated with stereoptican
views. The entertainment will
be one of great interest and
profit. Admission 10 cents;
children, S cents.
Some persons are fortunate
enough to have honors thrust
upon them and one of these is J.
Fred Yates, who was this week
Iappe1nted official court reportel
for Benton and Lincoln counties,
Eviee M. @. Wilkins, resigned.
In this selection Judge Fullerton
acted wisely. Mr.. Yates, in ad-
dition to being promising
young attorney, is an expert
enced and capable stenographer,
and will fill the position credita'
bly, and aeceptably.
/ The United Artizans is the lat
est local beneficiary order to have
4 a boom in membership. At its
meeting last Thursday evening 4
number of new members were in
iitiated and several other Corval
lisites are on the anxious seat anc
will likely be converted within
the coming month";. A reinarka
BILE feature OF this rapidly grow
ing order is the fact that since its
organization in November, 1894
there have been but two assess
ments, and the second one will
, not be due until March 1st
Something entirely new ant
original in the way of spellin!
was offered last week by one o
the candidates who applied Il
Supt. Denman for teachers Ger
tificate. Al few samples of tin
applicants unique style are her
: given. Sarsaparilla was spelle'
carcuparilla, conquerable wa
. spelled conkerable, precautions
! maxims, chimneys and panace
were written respectively, preco
J, tious, maxiums, chimnies and pan
:, nasea. Out of the entire list o
SO words, only 70 were spele'
| correctly.
Henry Rust, an old and respect
: ed resident of Benton county, die
Suddenly. Monday night at hi
J home two miles southwest
S Philomath. He had been. in III
), ual good health previous to hi
y demise and went to bed Monda
e night, atter. eating hearty suppe
al apparently well and hearty. Il