The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-29
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
w cat 81 cents Yesterday.


Y. P. Ready came u2 from Portland
Tuesday TO attend the we ldi>s o? his son
Will.
A clever trick bicycle rider entertained
Corvallis Tuesday evening with eNhibi'
tion on the street.
,hn Lenger is on the street again
after all illness t,1at conilel him TO the
house for several weeks.
L. +. Watkins, of NJ onroe, was III
town Tuesday escorting big, handsome
porxcr which he turned over ta Smith
& / crming.
Tie wifc and children OF Lieut.. Geary
arrived froru the Eat, TaeiIay. The
family kave gone to hoa'c&ee ping IL tic
Wells residence.
Lieut. Dentler is at t'h :tanoosa with his
regiment. Lieut.. Ge4ry has ':ked for
actiYe service and expects to hc ordered
to reioiu his regiment.
Cne of the rooms in the First J ational
bank buildi,,g, Oh the ground floor. fac
ing north, is being fitted up as a private
office for Mr.. Woodcock.
The Firemen's band contiaIeS its reg
ular practice and will figure extensively
in the campaign rallies oicnics nd ex-
cursions that are upon us.
On April Sth there will be convention
service of the Endeavor societies and
Epworth League, Of Corva lis. 1t will
be held in TIE NJ. f. church.
Toe C. Smith his returned from Port
1hnd where he has been taking business
CO lrse. He has not .?einitely decided
upon his immediate plaas for the future.
Dick Nichols will represent Benton
county in TIE legislature with honor and
credit and will accomplish practical re-
suits. He is substantial aad represer-
tative citizen.
Carl Hodes and Dick Smith, the twin
Liliputians of Corvallis, were lost in Port
land several days last week, but reached
home safely through tbs kindness of the
Boys and Girls Aid society.
Chas. Hout leaves Monday for restful
RIA i'll the middle states. He will join
his wife aad child who are now visiting
in Wisconsin and spend a couple cf
months i'll that and neighboring states.
The members of Pastor Peart's Sunday
School class pleasantly surprised him
with call Monday evening and present
ee him with a dictionary holder in honor
of the 35tli anniversary of his birthday.
A special meeting of the board of col
lege regents is called for June 2fst, few
days in advance of the annual meeting
which will give the regents All oppor
tunity of attending the commencement
exercises.
Superintendent Denman has made his
seni-annual apportionment of tke school
funds for the several districts, the total
amount being $7S92.2o. Lack of space
prevents the publication of the itenlizcd
report this week.
The bike path along the Albany road
was ''ski:ned off, last Saturday from the
sawnill to the bridge. Work will be re-
sumed tomorrow and the road scraper is
to used. Quite a number of volunteers
will labor tomorrow afternoon ON the
path.
A pleasing program was rendered at
the opera house Saturday evening under
the auspices of the w. c. T. U. The
singing and acting of little Adelaide
Sheasgreen, a cute aad tiny tot, were
alone worth more than the price of ad
mission.
The Mite has suspended publication,
its editor, Claude Riddle, having enlist
ed. Arthur Ready, who had charge of
the printing of the college Barometer,
a'so has gone to join the army leaving
the April number within a few days of
completion.
J. c. Taylor who, with his wife aEd
son, is in California for his health, has
been subjected to simple operation that
relieved him of about gallon of accu-
mulated serum fluid that iuterfcred with
the action of his heart and stomach, aEd
he is now OH the hlghroad to cor'plete
recovery.
Sol Smith was driving a meat wagon
along the Philomath road. Young Mr.
Clark, of Philomath, was ridi"., a wheel
on the same road but in an opposite di-
rectiou and toward the wagon. Both
were travelling rapidly and there were
ruts The wheel is in the hands of re-
pairer but the rider escaped.
VIM. Barge, Benton county farmer,
died in this city at the home of Hrs.
Chas, Blakeslie, his niece, Monday 1norn-
ing. aged IS years. He was MAJ: pos
sessing many splendid traits of character.
He was unmarried. MIR, Burgc was a
Mason and was buried ugder the auspices
of Corvallis lodge, DI. Thom pson con-
ductirg the funeral services.
The war has robbed the political CAM
paign of much of its interest. Still the
election is discussed and w1seacres are
ca culating the chances. 1t is geaera1ly
c1rceded that Fred Clark for treasursr
and Billy Knots for commissioner will
b. lected, for better men could not have
been nominated, and several more on
the republican ticket are sure