The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-08
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

"'Johnnie get your gun, your swor'
and your pistol"
Walter Cummings, HOW of Portland,
visiting friends in Corvallis.
Ed Dunn, the Portland commercla
traveller, visited Corvallis yesterday.
FL. Miller calls attention to the dis
play of shoes in his south show window
Services as usual at the Baptist Ghurck
next Sunday. Cordial invitation to all
Walter Whipple, of Cottage Grove, Is
visiting his friend Bruce Burnett, III this
city.
Miss Nettie Mccullough left for Port
land OH Sundays boat, where she Will
permanently reside.
Mrs. G. S. o. Hurnbert will preach at
the Christian church next Sunday, both
morning and evening.
Mrs. Orrin Clark is visiting friends in
Portland. Orrin expects to bear two
weeks of widowerdom.
Miss Jennie CSnnel, of Hillsboro, Wis
tied the family of her coNsis. J. K.
Smith, this city, during the week.
los. limerick has sold his property
near Philomath and with his family is
now living ON the Dave OsbHrn hop
farm.
A letter from Frank Tur-ey, jr., who
is NOW in Heuncme, Cal, writes to
friend here that he expects to visit Cor
wallis in June.
A. K. Handy, who for several months
has been living on hia Eseuntain ranch,
near Sugar Loaf, Polk county, returned
home Wednesday.
There will be Easter exercises by the
children at the Congregational church
next Sunday morning. In the evening
there will be an Easter sermon.
Bowers & Case are now established in
the pcs Office building. They have tasty,
roomy and delightful quarters. eminent
" suited to these genial and clever BAL
bers.
Cameron & Oren is the name of a new
firm that will open bicycle repair and
livery establishment next week, few
doors sguth OF Allies & Woodward's 5
drug store.
There will be service; of special inter-
est at the Oak Ridge Presbyterian church
next Sunday at ? p. N. Reception OF
members, baptism aAd Easter services.
All invited.
Albert Wellington Thornton, for the
past year foreman of the mechanical de-
partnent of the Times printing Office,
has resign. ID to accept similar situation
in this city.
The GAZETTE grows. Every week new
names are added to the list of subscrib
ers. It is thoroughly independent. 1t
is paying business. Its readers are in
dependent and paying.
Tonight Mrs. Narcissa White Kinney,
of Astoria, lectures at the college audi
toriunn Oh Rome, as 1 saw it." Mrs.
Kinney has brilliant reputation as a
writer ard public speaker.
There will be no meeting of tie re-
publican club Friday night. A public
meeting had been announced, but for
various reasons ths committee deems it
inadvisable to proceed along this line at
present.
Mrs. J. Wraage, wife of the head of
Nolan & Callahan's tailoring department
was called to Newberg Monday, by a
telegram announcing the serious illness
Of her mother, who has improved since
last reports.
Fifteen head of fine horses were stab
led at Eslin's Monday, and the next day
shipped to Seattle. They were bought
In Lincoln and Benton counties by Sc
attle buyer who has made similar pur-
chases here before.
James L. Baker and Cora FsltoH,
daughter of Adelbert FELTON,, were united
in marriage at the residence Of Edward
FELTON,, Sunday Aafternoon, Rev. B. J.
Kelly prsnouncing the words that made
them man and wife.
"Wm. Hairless, citizen and all 'rousd
politician WAS aboard the Oregon Ga her
last trip up to Alaska" writes Astoria
young lady to friend in this city. He
had been in Portland for some time and
was not looking very WE'LL"
At ths Methodist Episcopal church
Lords day morning, Easter Sunday, the
paster will discuss the great theme "The
Resurrection of Christ" In the evening
there will be Easter exercises. A good
program has been prepared.
The semi annual reports of the ce*nty
officials have been filed. The staten mt
of County Clerk Waters places the net
Indebtedness of the county at $I2, ,2SI.54.
The coumty court may we'll feel a deep
satisfaction over this showing.
Material for the new NJ E. church,
seuth, ,edfice is being overhauled snd work
will commence when the weather settles
The old two-wing building, for years the
seat of the Oregon agricultural college,
will be torn down. The fond memories
that cluster around the old land mark,
the tender recollection of student days.
Cannot overcsme the spirit of improve