The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-05-21
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Joe Bergin spent several days among
Corvallis friends this week.
Nolan & Calla:lan's never-rip overalls
at so cents can't be beaten.
Strawberry crates and boxes for sale
at the Corvallis box factory.
Andrew Taylor and wife, now of Eu-
gene, visited Corvallis Saturday.
Miss Pauline Kline. of Corvallis, is
visiting her brothe.-Oregonian.
Dusty, Hoskins and Pleasant Valley
items were crowded out this week.
Mrs Geo. Bowers returned this week
from an extended visit in California.
The Hook & Ladder boys are to give
a social next Saturday, May 29tl; strict
1y invitational.
Major jackson, of the U. S. army, is
in town. He comes to inspect the mill
tary department of the o. A. c.
Adam Assell, who has been on the
sick list for some time, is at Newport.
He reports no improvement as yet.
N. w. Allen, one of the old and high
ly-respected citizens of Philomath, made
this Office pleasant call yesterday.
The GAzErrE's circulation is constant
ly Increasing. Last week over thirty
new names were added to the mailing
list.
Fifty Corvallis people went on the Al
bany excursion to Independence, Mon
day night Two hundred more got on at
Albany.
Carl Hodes left for Eugene yesterday
to attend the wedding of DIR. Schubert
and Miss Amelia Heanel, two popular
young people of Monroe.
Mr.. Currin, who is employed at the
Corvallis sawmill, was injured Tuesday
by being caught in the machinery. He
was badly bruised, but no bones were
broken.
= The United Evangelical Sunday school
was organized at the new church last
Sunday morning with large member
ship. Mr.. c. NJ. Wood was elected SUI
perintendent.
A convention of Benton county schools
will be held at the Baptist church in
this city May 27th and 18th. An inter-
-esting program has been prepared and a
large attendance is expected.
The bishop of Oregon, the Right Rev.
80, ft,A
church of the Good Samaritan next Sun
day evening, May 23rd. Service begins
at 7:3o. The public is invited.
Redding, California, where the Zeis
boys are operating An ice factory, is about
the size of Albany and has 81 saloons.
One of them is owned by two ex-Corval-
hsites, Frank Buchanan and Ben Zone.
Mr.. A. B. Hammond, one of the owners
efthe o. c. & +. R. R., accompanied by
his wife, has been in the city during the
week. His views concerning the future
outlook of the road will appear next week,
Andrew limerick, an old resident of
Corvallis, wa. dying at his home in this
city as the GAZETTE went to press yes
terday evening. He has been sick for
some time and Tuesday suffered stroke
OF paralysis.
There will be meeting of the O.. A.
c. Alumni Association next Tuesday for
the purpose of considering the report of
the committee on the oratorical prize con-
test to be held during commencement
week. ]. Fulton, Pres.
Lee Bell, of Baker City, who lived
here when a small boy, some II years
. ago, visited Corvallis this week. He is
a son of DR.. J. R. N. Bell, formerly pas
tor of the M. E. church South and now
a Presbyterian minister at Baker.
The body of Chas. Snyder. a deck
hand of the steamboat Gypsey, who was
drowned about three months ago, step
ping off the boat into the river at this
place one dark morning, was found near
Albany Tuesday afternoon. The re-
mains will be taken to Milwaukee for
4 burial.
The many Corvallis friends of c. w.
Knowles will doubtless be pleased tc
learn that he has recently assumed the
management of the Hotel Perkins.
This popular house, under Mr.. Knowles
management, is certain to be we'll pat
ronized by Bentonites while visiting ir
Portland.
Only two out Of Ie applicants for
teachers certificates last week failed
Three papers were sent to Lincoln coun
ty for examination and one who tool
the examination did not desire certif
cate. One applicant was given a frs'
grade certificate, eight second grade and
four third grade.
Gene NJ. Simpson and Emil Zeis start
ed for California, Monday evening. Bott
90 to Redding; where Emil will assist his
brothers in the operation of their ice fac
tory. Gene, after short visit there, will
proceed to San Francisco. The boys will
be greatly missed, and bear the best
wishes of many friends.
The body of VIM. S. Ladd, the rich
Portland banker, who died in 1898, was
stolen by grave robbers from the River
view cemetery Monday night. No clue
has been obtained. The motive, doubt.
tess, was the hope of reward expected te
be offered by his family. No such re.
ward, however, will be promised.