The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-23

LYMAN Kelsay arrived home Saturday
| from San Francisco. Pat had been gone
lust mouth and didn't walk home this
time. He had job, but thought that
working twenty-five hours day tor SIX
bits, is no snap"
| And Spencer keeps on shaving. Every
body has heard of Spencer and his
famous barber shop. The whisker laden
and the long haired man so to him for
comfort, and the travel stained, lavlng
| in his baths, are made clean.s
In hop contract, on file at the court
house, between Lilienthal Bros. and
R. D. Cooper, the former agrees to pur
chase I6, 900 pounds of the latter at 10
cents per pound, S cents per pound to
be advanced at picking time.
The commencement number of the
University of Oregon Monthly is at hand
and is highly creditable to, those having
it in charge. 1t contains a number of
illustratsons and portrait of Rock Bry-
son, the handsome business manager, is
one.
The Helping Hand, religious month
ly published at Portland, in its July
number devotes most of its columns to
articles and illustrations concerning
Philomath College. The magazine makes
good appearance editorially and typo
graphically.
Pure MANILA binder twine at Simpson,
Huston & Cos.
Services next Sunday evening at the
the Evangelical church. Sunday school
at the usual hour, p. m. No service in
the morning. The pastor, W. N. O'Kel-
ly. breaches at Suver II a. M, and al
Wells 2:3o p. m, next Sunday. All are
cordially invited.
Dell Davidson received a letter this
week from VIM. Brown, the Salem hoI
buyer, that expressed confidence in good
prices for hops this fall. MFR. Brown
urged extra care in handling the crop,
for carelessness in this respect would
knock off much of the growers profits.
Brady Burnett lowered the Pacific
northwest record for half mile run at
Portland last Saturday, in the Oregon.
Washington meet. He made the half in
2:o2 3-5. He ran magnificent race, and
) although not in form, came in close
second in the mile. Oregon won, 10 to S.
Sheriff Rickard and Deputy Burnett,
in the case of Olsen VS.. Norton ct al,
from Lincoln County, have served Is
Benton County defendants. There are
several other defendants, in all parts OF
the state There is some despute as to
whether fees can be collected in the
several counties for the service of the
summons.
F. Berchtold, Virgil Waters and Jesse
Spencer are attending Grand Lodge
A. o. U. w. which meets in Portland
. this week. Deputy Vic. Moses holds
down the County Clerks effice during
Mr.. Waters absence, and James Gibson
acts as clerk in the circuit court which
convened yesterday in special term, t.
finish up odds and ends.
The Heck & Ladder Company elected
the following officers Tuesday night t.
serve for the ensuing year: President
G. w. Denman; vice-pres., Luthe
Smith; cor. Sec, Geo Clark; fin. sec.
Bruce Burnett; treasurer, Dick Smith
foreman, Eugene Allphin; fire delegates
H. w. Hall, Brady Burnett, B. w. John
son.
Billy Currin and Logan Hayes starte
for Phllomath awheel the other evening
About half way there Billy started t
, chase a butterfly, and in leaping his blk
= over six foot fence, disabled the mi
chine. Logan pumped him back
. town and Billy changed wheels. The
made Philemath this time, althoug
e Currin, in trying to ride up tree, su
l. fered some painful bruises.
! Hartford bicycles $50, $40 $45 and SIS
With the change of times from goo
to bad, the active demand for ''read
: money! seems to have abated. Coun
l. Treasurer Buchanan says that of the 5:
10 200 ready to meet warrants called for Ju
l. 10, only 81, I,ooo or less than one-third h
5 been called for. Interest, of cours
If stops and the holders evidently have
'b cash demands to meet The two larg
h warrants included in the June call we
y only presented Tuesday.
10 The Women's parsonage and hor
missionary society of the M. E. churc
south, surprised their pastor, Rev. P.
It Moses and his wife, at the residence
N Mrs. Purdy Tuesdey evening, and pr
lie sented them with handsome qui
at About 40 were present. An elega
lunch was served and fine program
rendered. Mr.. S. E. Trask took and q
cellent flash light photograph of t
,r party. It was in all respects avery e
1joyable affair.