The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-01
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


French candies at Hodes & II HIS.
Don't miss the Berkeley Quartette
concert, Friday night, July 1st.
Hugh Finley has rented the Cautforn
warehouse and it will operate it during
the coming seaso'..
Miss Abby Wright las been fortunate
enough to receive position i'll the Fort
land public SCHOOLS
w. S. Gardner. artist, Nilth St. near
Madison. Corvallis, Oregon. New Plat
40 Carbon portraits at low prices.
Fighting at Santiago-Spanish fleet
going to the Philippines -Watson's going
to Spain-but Spencer keeps OH shaving.
Steamer Albany will so down on Sat
zurdays and Wednesdays ill future, re-
turning leave Portland Mondays and
Thursdays.
The subject at the Congregations al
church next Sunday morAing will be
"What shall 1 rea;:er unto GoG?" In
the evening The usefulness of rest"
Ed. Murphy, Il Salem livery stable
man, is in Corvallis. Ie is looking for
a location and may establish himself
here if suitable barn can be secured.
Owing to low stage Of river the o. R.
& n. Co.'S steamers will discontinue ser
vice above Salem. The Gamer Ruth
will make last trip leaving Corvallis at
a. m, Saturday, July end.
The school picnic at Alsea tomorrow
promises to be a grand affair. A!sea pic
mics always are. Prof J. B. HOraer is TO
make the principal address aHd Supt.
Dennlau will make one OF his fclicitio ous
talks.
The little two year ell daughter of A'r.
and Mrs L. w. Oren died at tEeir home
in this city Sunday morning. The in
terment was made i'll Crystal Lake celre-
terry, Rev. Isaac Peart conducting the
services.
Marv1n Woods soon commences his
school at Shcdd, Linn County. He is
principal of tke school AID as he has
heretofore proven a successful teacher,
he will no doubt give the Sheid schoo!
patrons best satisfaction.
The Corvallis lodge of Artizans had a
high old time last Saturday evening.
Several new members were initiated and
many from the Wells assembly were
present. After the meeting an abund-
.ance of good things to eat was served.
Miss Mary Newton, who has been
teaching at Oakdale, WASH, the past
year is visitin:. at home i'll this county.
Miss Newten gave such satisfaction that
she was re-engaged by the directors and
her salary raised from $40 to $50 per
month.
Expostmaster Robert Johnson wa7 the
first to subscribe at the Corvallis postofficc
for the new government war bonds. He
doesn't wish this fact to be made public
for the discovery that he is bendho1der
mears blight on his heretofore success
full political career.
M. Mat Wilhelm, tie we'll known
young merchant Of Monree, and Miss
Mary c. Coffee, of the same place, were
married Wednesday, and took Their de
parture for San Francisco where they
will spend several weeks. Many friends
congratulate the happy pair.
Mr. ]. L. Davidson, of Polk county
and Miss Martha Wright, of this city,
were united in marriage at the home of
the brides notEer, DIR. Thompson per-
forming the ceremony. Mr.. Davidson is
a farmer and with his bride will make
Polk county their future home.
Dr. Bowen Lester has returned from
his trip to Denver where lie met his ia
ther DIR. Lester did net ksow, " hen he
left, how we'll he liked Oregon and had
some idea of ieca ating i'll Colorado if the
state suited him. but he returns with the
fullest belief in Oregon as the ideal land
and especially Corvallis as home and
place of business.
Company NJ, of Woodblrn, will con
tain several Corvallis boys whe go to fill
up Oregon's quot9. Among those frt III
kere who will be examined at Woodburn
tomorrow are Bray Bur2ett, Roy Avery,
Harry Rogers, Eugene Webber and
Prof. John Edwards. Prof. Edwards re-
signed his position as instructor in chem
istry at the college, 10 enlist as private.
Those who are accepted by the examiner
will proceed straightwav to San Fran
cisco to await transportation 10 the
Philippines.
School closed in districts No. eS and
10 last Friday with union school picnic
at Witharn's school house. The morn
iAg exercises consisted cf spelling
match between the above districts and
resulted in the representatives Of No. 10
winning. In the cipherimg contest Ger-
tha King won. The Amrrican flag was
raised with appropriate exercises. Supt.
DenH1an was preseat and made few
very appropriate remarks. During Eoon
hour one of the best dinners ever spread
was enjoyed by all present The ladies
of this district bear the reputation of be-
ing among the best cooks of tie county
and this reputation they we'll sustained.
In the afternoon an excellent literary
hros-rara xrzn.~reu6ered The teackerc of