The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-11

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Clark, at A. Hodes' store.
The Shakespeare lecture of Hor. c. B.
Montague at the college Friday night,
was well attended and proved to be lit
erary treat. Mr.. Montague is we'll versed
in the writings of Avon's bard, AID has
happy faculty of presenting the subject
to his hearers in an interesting light.
Tomorrow there will be elected chief
engineer and assistant, of the Corvallis
fire department. Henry Carver was noa-
mated for chief by Young America and
Ed. Clarke, assistant. These officers
will be elected, the Heck s. Ladder COM
pany declining to put candidates in the
field.
Thc little girl of Jeweler Vogle had a
narrow escape from serious injury Satur-
day night. She was at the entertainment
in the opera house with her parents,
when one of the gallery supports fell Oh
her. Luckily some one near saw it fall
ing in time to break the force of the
blow and no serious damage resulted.
Tonight. at Albany, occurs the inter-
collegiate oratorical contest. All of Ore
CONS leading educational institutions
will be represented, :ir. Gilstrap being
the o. A. G. champion. A large nurnber
of eitiz. Is and students desire 10 attend
spec train will take then, to Albany
all bacS. .
A large rev gas generator is being put
in position at the college, to furnish gas
for :he college and station ch nical lab
oratorics. 1t furnishe: 100 lights. which
is double the capacity of the one now i'll
use. The old en- will be used to furnish
light and heat for the meteorological and
physical laboratories. The generator is
a Thrill machine.
Chas. PillsEury, thc Minneapolis flour
mill niaguate, was III Portland TUESDAY
and discussed tn wheat market. H
processes to believe that May wheat i'll
Chicago will bring SI.25. Pillsbury is
on the bull side of the wheat market and
it is to his interest 10 talk wheat up, but
still holding farmers can reasonably take
encourage ;nent fre%l his wc rds.
The senior class at the o. A. G.. FORM
ally challenged the faculty Wednesday
mernins At chapel exercises, to a game
of baseball. Miss Hulda Hslde1 is man
ager of the senior team and presented
the challenge. Presidcat Catch imrzled-
lately appointed Prof. Ida Callahan as
manager of the faculty nine, and game
between the two teams will likely be
played soon.
Corvallis fremen are already planning
for for 4th of July celebration. Young
America company has appointed the fol-
lowing committee, Virgil Waters, S. L.
Kline and WIN. Currin, who will confer
with committee from the H. & l.. conf
pany. The Ladies Coffee Club will be
asked to appoint similar committee aad
it is proposed to have unique and in
terestins celebration.
Crosby Matthews, i'll the Newport
Wells Fargo Office. has been arrested OH
the charge of enbezzling 81 500 of the J.
company's funds. He gave bail for his
appearance before the grand jury. The
alleged shertage is said to cover period !
of several years, but it was not stated |
why discovery was not made before.
Judge Hufford was in Newport last week
osking after the defendants interest.
Subject or text at Methodist Episcopal |
church Lords day, morning He !
turped aside to see the carcass of lie |
lion, and behold there was swarm OF
bees and honey il the carcass of the |
lion, and lie took thereof in his ha.ds
and did eat and gave to his fat.er a.d
mother, and they did eat. "-Judges
14:S 9. Evening: WOE to them that
sew pillows to the armholes. ."-Ezekiel
1915.
The tenth lecture in the Agricultural
College lecture course will be on the
subject of that woSderland, the Yellow
Stone National Park, and will he deliv-
cred by Rev. F. o. Krause, of the First |
Congregational church of this city. Mr..
Krausa has travelled extensively in the
great park and has seen its beauties and /
mysteries through the eyes of lover of
nature. The lecture will BE- illustrated !
by lantern views.
The la lies auxiliary OF the young
mems republican club has elected the /
officers: President, AIrs. NJ. H.
vice-president, Mrs. A. w. Bow
ersox; secretary, Mildred Linvile; treas
urer, Mrs. Wade: critic, Miss Reed. |
The cooperation of all young republican
and gold democl attic ladies is requested.
Those desiring to join the organization
can leave their names with the secretary
or any member.
The fire alarm sounded about O'Clock |
Tuesday morning, the first time in many |
months. The barns of Jas. Cauthern and
John Stewart, which joined, were de- |
stroycd. Some thought the fire was the
work of hobo, but it is the opinion of
Nghteficer Beach that local character
who was under the Influence of liquor,
could tell how it happened. The wind
was still, or-else a xore disastrous conf1a-
grafton would have to be reported.
Roxan Emil Zahn secured his final ma
turalization papers this week and is now
a full fedged' Ar.erican citizen. Mr..
Zahn IS a native of Prussia and was born
and raised near the Russian line. He
has been in the United States seventeen
years and adraires this country and its
institutions, but still believes he made a