The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-11
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Council meets Monday night.


George Horniag HAS been over i'll Lin
coin county buying cattle.
Lymas Kelsay is working OIL the Elder
plvins between Portland and Skagway
Horseshoe pitching is engaging the
spare tim. of some Corvallis business
men.
Chas NJ Smith has purchased the D.
B. Mulkey place, the consideration be-
ing 81, 900.
District A torney Yates and Judge Nc
Fadden attended circuit court in ENscae
this week.
John Simpson and Joha Scraford re-
turned Monday from fishing trip on the
Yaqaiua river.
Mrs. Winnie Holsate returned to her
home in Portland, Tuesday, after short
visit with Corvallis relatives.
NOW. You need business stationery
now. Get The newest styles. Get the
best. The GAZETTE Job Office can satisfy
you.
Services of unusual interest at the
Presbyterian church next Sabbath, both
merRing and evening. A very kind
welcome to all.
One hundred and three votes were
polled at tie school election Monday
A. F. Hershner for director, and VIM.
Buchanan, clerk, were reelected.
The Alumni Association of the o. A.
c. met last night to arrange for the an
uual reunion and to discuss other matters
of special interest to the organization. %
The reception will be given to the new
members of the Methodist church and
those who are not decided as to their
membership, Thursday evening, March
18th.
Revival services are being conducted
at the Christian and United Evangelical
churches. BotA are very interesting,
we'll attended and have borne good
fruit.
The tournament at the bowling alley
closes Saturday night, and many of the
bowlers have already completed their
games. The next series will be handi.
cap contest.
A fifty cent "shiu plaster" was taken
in at the postofhce this week, i'll the reg
nlar course of business. This kind of
Uncle Sans money is rarely seen cut
side of collections. A
Geo. E:,,lin has been very successful i'll
his canvassirg for Shepp's Giant Library,
a very usefsl and desirable work. He
expects to secure the exclusive right to
canvass Oregon for this book.
The EageAe G. A. R. post has passed
resolutions eondeulning President Haw-
lay, of Willamette university, for sayiag
in a recent lecture that John Brown was
a traitor, liar, thief and murderer.
Tne entertainment given Saturday
evening by the ladies of the Christian
church was success il every particular.
A large crowd was in attendance and the
interesting program was we'll rendered.
D. c. Heron, grand lecturer of the A,
Q. U. W.. addressed a large audience at
the opera house Friday night, on the
advantages of the order. AN interesting
program was rendered by local talent.
The cdntata of Esther will be given
under the auspices of the ladies of the
Presbyterian church instead of the Ep-
worth league, as announced last week.
The soloists and cheruses ars drilling
daily.
Tkis afternoon at Albany the state uni
versity aad Albany college teams play a
game OF indoor baseball. a number of
Corvallis people, who intend hearing the
oratorical contest will so over in time to
see the game.
VIM. Mcclure, a man about So years
old, died III this city last Sunday mora
ing, of consumption. He leaves two lit
tie girls who will be provided for by
their uncles. The remains were taken
to Newberg for burial.
August Hodes' little boy was bitten on
the hand by horse Wednesday, badly
1aceratlng the tendons, and making nee.
essary the assistance of physician. He
was feeding this animal some grass whex
it snapped at him, biting his hand.
Mrs. G. S. O.s Humbert, of Eugene,
will oscupy the pulpit at the Christian
church next Sunday, morning and even
Mrs. Humbert preached here last Sunday
and all who heard her speak in this high
est praise of her ability and earnestness.
Tomorrow the o. A. c. .aseballists
play the Philemath nine i'll this city. 1t
will be 80 disgrace for the college
lads to suffer defeat at the hands of the
PailomathItes, for the smaller burg has
some very good players. Tom Medley
will not umpire.
The Willamette Valley is not sugar
beet country. Beets raised here are fair.
1y rich in sugar but do not hold it. Un-
til some method is devised to arrest
cherlicai action Oh the beets after they
are gathered, aay talk of sugar Industry
in the valley is futile.
lanes Flett has invented bicycle lug E.
gage carrier which all riders who have
seen it prosounce to be 'just the thing"
1t can be adjusted to any moderate sized
package and when not in use can be