The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-26

rain was blown in sheets ant
there was great rafting of 1oos'
things. There was some trifin,
damage done. A section of tht
windmill on the waterworks towe
was blown cut. a cloth sign of F
L. Miller came down and Cecil
the tailor's, show window wa
slightly damaged.
Ed. Clark returned Monday
from Nebraska, where he has beer
for several months, looking NJ
matters connected with his fathers
estate. Ed. reports that busines:
IN the middle states has improved
wonderfully of late and that the
agents OF prosperity must bs
grinding out the desired commod
ity with great speed. He says
Bryan ran far behind his state
ticket in Nebraska.
Prof. Garrigus, The entertainer
has a succ; ssor III Geo. Watts
who 1T present occupies the hum
BILE. but honest position of waiter
in the Occidental hotel. Watts is
a venlriloquist and is Il master oI
several other speclalties of the
showman's line. He cnntemplates
favoring the citizens of Corvallis
with an exhibition shortly in
Creighton's hall. He will doubt
less meet with a warm and lively
reception.
If matches are scarce in Cor
wallis households, the boys there
of can doubtless give the rea OH.
The other day a young lad shout
ed 10 his neighboring chum, "How
many matches did the kid pay
you2" '.0ne hundred and fifty
six," answered the chum. s.Then
he owes MS 200 yet" rejoined the
first. Matches are the money OF
Corvallis boydom, and, nc doubt,
acquisitions are generously made
on the family supply. 4
Billy Williams and Chief of
Police Wells fell against each 9th
er Saturday aftereoon and Will.
liams, received the BOBBY prize.
The chief attempted to arrest
Williams for being drunk and the
latter drew a large whiskey bottle
on the officer, who cracked him
with billy. Williams for awhile
acted as though be was mortally
wounded and was taken to the
hotel, but upon his sudden recov-
cry, he was escorted to the city
Jail. He was fined $65. i
Last year the King County Bar
Association gave prize of 800
in gold for the best oralion in an
Interstate collegiate contest,
which was held at the University Y
during commencement week.
This year different arrangements
have been made. One hundred
dollars will be divided into two
prizes and he contest will be
open to all the students Of the
University Of Washington, and to
hem alone.-Univers ty of WASH
ingto;, bulletin. Perhaps the fact
That the University of Oregon and
The Oregon Agricultural College
won first and second priz last
year, had something to do with
he change.
Corvallis is congratl,1ating it.
self upon the coming engage
nent of the Hext company.
The people of this company
rank among the leading artists
IF the day, and the Lenten con
,ert they will give at the opera
house April 2nd will be the the
atrical event of the year. The
:equired guarantee to bring this
was raised without
:rouble, a fact that reflects cred
It upon the taste and enterprise
If our citizens. The Hext com
oany contains Efie Elaine Hext,
he dramatic reader, a beautiful
woman and superb artist, Wal
her, the world famous Belgian
1iolinist, and Holub, the emf
1ent Bohemian pianist.
Fraternal reproof administered
tuesday afternoon, ended in a fra
.ernal row. Two well-known
Jorvallisites, members of the
same order, had an animated dis
,ussion on Main street as to the
reflection cast upon the good name
IF the lodge BY the intoxicated
of one of the parties.
rhe conversation took an acrimo-
NOUS tu.n aud there was a shak.
ng of fists. The "man under the
influence" called the other a ca
nine or used words to that effect.
At this juncture, Officer Skipton
ended the affair by taking the
member before Judge
Porter, who fined him $40. Ow-
ny to the prominence of VIM.
Hairless and Adolph Peterson,
io-names will<be- mentioned.
The GAZETTE force favors prohi-
Dition. Tuesday evening man
led his horse out of Eglln's stable.
The horse was lively. The man
was drunk. He started 10 mount
and the horse pranced. The entire