The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-30
LDEAL HAPPENINGS.


VIM. Tally, of Monroe. paid this off
visit Monday.
E. E: Paddock, now of Portland, vi
tied Corvallis Monday and Tuesday
w. J. Fitzpatrick, wife and child lea,
for England next week. They will r
main uItil New Years.
Frank Lilly leaves tomorrow for Ind
= pendence where he will BE employed
the Chambers. Hardware store. -
Oren Clark aud bride returned Tue.
day from their Wedding trip. They wi
occupy the Armstrong cottage.
Judge Fullerton has overruled the de
1nurer to the complaint in the case c
Horton VS.. o. G. & F.. R. R. Co.
" A six-inch' main is being laid alon
Madison street from Second to Fourtl,
where fire plug will be put in.
Mrs. E. J. Thompson, who has bee,
under the care of DIR. Altman for tn,
past few weeks, is improving nicely.
Croquet is coming into fashion again
! George Irvine and George Kerr are th,
local authorities on the. etiquette of ths
game.
In the April Bee Hive, Maccabee pa.
per published in Michigan, appears {
picture and description of "Maccabee
Bill'. Taylor.
A. W. Blackburn, of Albany, is filling
Tommy Jones' place in the Graham &
Wells drug store. Tommy is absent al
Yaquina this week.
The Fourth at Jonesville" entertain.
ment given at the opera house Wednes-
day evening by the Presbyterian ladies,
was success about $50 being cleared.
Recorder Gellatly is finishing a very
neat map of Corvallis, including the
various additions. Tiis.Nal prove de-
cided convenience to the patrons of the
Office.
The Sunday Call had an article con-
scerning Jerry Sullivan, the midget, who
Is we'll known here. Jerry had met in
Tulare, CAL, telegraph operator s.just
his size."
! I'D. Burgh and family started yester-
day for their Old home ii Iliiioisy to re-
main: They have been residing in Cor
Wallis for over two years and have many
friends here.
Saturday afternoon nine o. A. c. SEN
iors defeated nine members of the faculty
at baseball. The score stood 81 to Is.
Some of the professors exhibited consid-
cradle skill in the game.
Rev. H. H. Wikof, pastor of the first
Congregational church of Berkeley, CAL,
will occupy the pulpit of the Congrega-
tional church of this city next Sunday
morning at the usual hour.
A good picture OF E. R. Lake appears
in the Good Roads and Cyclist" for
April. There is also an article by Ben
ton and Lincoln's representative on or
ganization for road building.
Mrs S. N. Wilkins is lying at the
point of death. She was seized Saturday
with henlorrhage of the stomach and
has since been in a critical condition.
Her many friends hope for a favorable
change.
On next Sabbath morning at II
O'Clock, Mrs A. N. Fisher, of Portland,
and Mrs. Winans, of Salem, will address
the people in the Methodist church. A
very cordial invitation is extended to all
to attend.
The Call says the Stanford athletic
team will not go east as their crack men,
Burnett, Kerrigan and Morgan (all Ore
gon boys) have not been students long
enough to enable them to enter contests
with other colleges.
The o. A. c. cadets drill every school |
day from 1896: to 1880. They are we'll
taught and present handsome appear
ance. Our citizens will be we'll enter
tanned if they visit the college campus
about the noon hour.
Mr.. J. L.. Rexford and Miss lula
Garrett, beth of Benton county, were
married in Corvallis Sunday, April 25th,
1897, by Rev. NJ. Noble. Several friends
witnessed the ceremony. It was very
pleasant little affair.
The street committee ofzthe city ceun-
Gil has decided not to build the large
ditch from Prof. Shaw's property down
Sixth street this summer. The cream-
cry people objected to an open ditch and
the committee,will not have large tiling
until fall.
The 1. o. o. F. steamboat excursion to |
Albany Monday night was well attended
and Corvallis members of the order were |
royalty treated by the Albany lodge. A
Corvallis orchestra accompanied |
the excursionists and dancing was in
dulged in.
Corvallis citizens need not be startled |
f they hear battle sounds some bright |
morning. 1t will not be the Spaniards
1or the japanese, but the o. A. c. ca
lets. One thousand blank cartridges
nave been ordered for the boys and will
lrrive shortly.
Tomorrow afternoon there will be all
finds of races on the track south of
own. Benton's best trotters will conf
,ete and bicyclists will try their mettle.
Several of the events promise to be high
y interesting. No admission fee will be
;harged and all are invited to attend