The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-05-28

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contestants, each literary society Of the
college being represented, and the ora
tions are to be delivered the Monday
evening next preceding commencement
week. The Alumni prize is $40 and the
faculty give second prize of $40.
Corvallis hotels have been crowded all
week. Thursday the Columbia Opera
Company arrived and Landlord Schmidt
had to do some tall scheming to get
them all located. The grange concluded
it labors last night but the Benton county
Sunday school convention which COM
menced yesterday, will continue its ses-
sions until Sunday.
lack Love, a resident of Liun county,
met with painful accident Wednesday,
from the effects of which he will be con-
fined to his bed for several weeks. He
was engaged in the construction of a
barn on the Caleb Davis place, when a
large fir pole slipped endwise, breaking
both bones of tine right foreleg. Love
"sls' ihiAiGStldtSiS uiNCA ~ tO"h, "hCh
the fracture was reduced by DIR. Farra.
A sleepy proof-reader is responsible
for some queer errors i'll the last issue OF
this paper. A letter describing the
northern part of the county was headed,
tThe Southern Section" The same ter
ritory was mentioned as being ''conta-
gious" to Albany. AS Albany is ''catch-
ing'' most of that sections trade, per-
haps the word used was really as pertinent
as :.contiguous" would have been.
Small pox?" asked Geo. Bowers the
barber, of college youth who entered
his shop with his hair off in spots Mon
day. "Worse than small pox" answered
the youth, and the other customers fed.
George locked himself in a backroom
until he found out that fellow students
caused the lads mishap, having shaved
portions of his head slick and clean.
George finished the operation.
The o. A. c., State University, Mon-
mouth Normal, Willamette University
and Pacific College will contest in the
intercollegiate field day at Salem. The
o. 4. c. has the largest number of en-
tries A strong interest is taken in this
years meet and big crowd will doubt
less go from Corvallis to Salem week
from tomorrow. The o. A. c. athletes
are in fac form and doing excellent
work.
Memorial day will be observed in Cor.
wallis Monday. All old soldiers. includ-
ing Indian war veterans, the w. K. G..
and S. of ", will meet in G. A. R. hall
at 1:45 p. m. that day, and headed by the
o. A. c. cadets, march to Crystal Lake
Cemetery where the usual program will
be rendered. In the evening A. D..
Skaggs, national chaplain of the prison
e-s of war association, will deliver the
oration.
The annual Benton county teachers
institute will convene next Wednesday
in the commodious brick college build
ing at Philomath. Superintendent Den
man has gone to a deal of pains in
arranging the program and to consider
able expense in procuring prominent
educators of the state to assist him in the
work. Special arrangements have been
made for the entertainment of visiting
teachers who :yili be given the very low
rate of rs and So cents per day for board
and lodging.
Humane ,.oufad Trina for cfarter aud q
Mnltnonah Club man for referee. This
would have n,ade things pleasant all
around for Eugene, as the Multnomahs
wish the Dudes to win. their team hav-
ing date with Eugene after the Salen,
contest 1t would have been last years
football fasco repeated. However, the
''top of the Willamette boys didn't
make their point. H. f. Judge was
chosen referee and Roy Raber, of Cor
Wallis, starter. Brady Burnett, will
doubtless act as assistant referee.
The opera house was crowded with
people last Tuesday evening when the
graduating exercises of the Corvallis pub
lie schools occurred. The program
throughout was excellent and some of
the essays were remarkably clever. The
teachers have right to feel proud of
their work as represented by the gradua-
ting class. There were IS graduates, as
follows: Letta Otterstedt, Clarence
Barnhart, Ethelwyn Hillman, May Bur
lingame, Lawrence Hanna, Lulu Spang
ler, Clara Blakeslee, Nettie Mccullough,
Nellie Whitaker, Mildred johnson, Delta
Sargent, Nora Sargent, Geo. Campbell
and Ethel Gabbert A
All the teachers of the Corvallis public
schools were reelected, except Miss Ger
trude Vaughn and Miss Gussie Turney,
who resigned, the former intending to
join her father in Michigan, and the lat
ter leaving shortly with her fathers fam
lily for California. Miss Turney has been
teaching several years in Corvallis and
her departure is greatly deplored by the
patrons of the school, for she has ever
given the greatest satisfaction. Miss Es-
ther Simmons and Miss Mollie Bergin
were elected to fill the places Of the re.
firing teachers.
A tired stomach is very much like a
sprained ankle. If you suffer from any
of the symptoms of dyspepsia, your
stomach is tired. 1t needs crutch