The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-03-05

| literary entertainment at the cha
pei. No admission will be charg-
ed. An attractive program has
been arranged, including essays,
debates, recitations, music and a
farce. All are invited
| Geo. Taylor has offered to build
and operate creamery, provided
the citizens of Corvallis will give
him bonus of $500, and guaran-
tee to furnish HIM the milk of 200
COWS. VIM. Hairless has under
taken to raise the subsidy and so
far has succeededie securing $3.50.
The Evangelical church will be-
gin protracted meeting Sunday
evening. Preaching every even
ing at 7:30 during next week. Rev.
N. Shupp, Of Portland, presiding
elder OF Oregon, will be here and
preach every evening. Every body
cordially invited. y. A. Englebart,
paster.
Hon. James Rinehart, Il promi-
nent capitalist of Union county,
and his wife, are visiting their old
time friend. Prot. Horner, this
week. Mr.. Rinehari is AN uncle
OF Arthur Rinehart, who attended
the 0. A. G. a few years ago. He
says that Arthur is practicing law
at Vale.
| J. J. Sturgill, an exc. A. c.
student, is under arrest in Port
land for assaulting Mr.. Jennings,
a representative. Sturgill was
one of Davis deputy sergeant-at-
arms and attempted to arrest Jen-
nings and take him to Salem.
Sturgill was secretary of the
birnetallic league.
w. J. Fitzpatrick, with his wife
and little son, will leave in April
for the "old country" His old
home is near Liverpool, and his
father and mother, who were out
here last summer, still reside there.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick has been in Amer
lea over ten years. He will re-
main in England until after Christ
mas.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
PRESBYTERIAN church held their an
nual meeting on Wednesday after
noon and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Pres.
ident, Mrs. j. II. Simpson,; vice
presidents, Mrs. P. Avery and Mrs.
w. A. Wells; secretary, Mrs. j.
H. Harris; treasurer, Mrs. M. M.
Davis.
All of the members and persons
interested in the Crystal Lake
Cemetery Association are request
ed to be present during the regular
meeting Saturday, March 9Th, at
2:30 p. m, AT the residence of
Judge Burnett. Election of off
GERS and other important business
is to be transacted. f. A. Helm,
secretary.
During Sunday and Monday
Corvallisites were wondering why
it was that the faithful clock in
the court house tower failed to
strike the hours. as it had been
wont to do. The trouble resulted
from Il break in the iron arm that
raises the striker. This has since
been remedied and the clock now
tolls the hours as usual.
i One week from tomorrow the
athletic entertainment at the op-
era house will occur. The college
boys are making extensive prepar-
ations and will put on a clean, rich
entertaining program. There will
be fencing, boxing, club swinging,
bar work, ring exercises, so varied
and managed as not to grow mo-
notonous. The opera house will
be crowded.
All the Corvallis sports are dis
cussing the coming meeting be-
tween Corbett and Fitzsimmons.
Both men have their admirers and
the debates over the comparative
merits of the shamrock and Kan
garoo, often wax warm, the Cor
bett men having apparently the
better of the argument. So far
but little has been wagered i'm Cor
Wallis on the event.
The Alumni Of the Oregon Ag
ricultural College, at a special
meeting Friday evening, voted a
scholarship loan to a young lady
student. They also discussed the
matter of offering prize for ora
torical contestants, and although
the proposition was temporarily
laid ON the table, it was practical
ly decided 10 offer prize OF $40
for June.
The boys band is improving
rapidly through faithful practice
and good instructions. AS nearly
all the members are school boys,
their funds are not plentiful and
they are not averse to Il little out
side aid in their musical enter
prise. On the evening of the 10Th
they will give IA dance at the