Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-28
LOCAL NEWS.

The United Evangelical parson-
age has just been improved by the
application of coat Of paint.
Tuesday was Charley Barnhart's
44th birthday and his relatives
enjoyed q family dinner with him.
A most enjoyable time resulted.
D. B. Irwin, formerly of this city,
but now of Salem, received the
first prize at the State Fair for the
rest working exhibit on boots and
shoes.
ESQ Hurubert will preach at
the Christian church next Lords
Day. Subject at IL a. m. "The
Glory OF Christi" at 1880 p. m.
"The Mission of the True Man"
{ Mrs George Bowers, now residing
in Albany, came over, Wednesday,
for brief visit with relatives and
friends. Mr.. Bowers is reported to
be doing a nice barber business in
that city.
Services in "The Church of the
Good Samaritan" (Episcopal next
Sunday as follows: Sunday School
ut 9:45 a. m; lay reading, 1O:45
a. M; evening prayer and sermon,
7:30 p. m. Subject of sermon.
"The Conscience"
Wednesday forenoon, J. R. Bar
clay, of Lincoln county, and Mrs.
Dora Sapp, of Benton county, were
united in matrimony, at the court
house. County Judge Woodward
performed the ceremony. The
happy couple will make their future
home in Alsea.
Riley Shelton, Of Scio, has sent
samples of mineralized rock to 7.
w. Dilley, Of this city, with the re-
quest that he give it to the O A G
assay Office for a scientific report as
soon as this department is ready te
take up work of semi-public ma
ture along this line.
Misses Emma and Lena Rusk
arrived Wednesday from Milwau-
kie. Their mother is expected tc
arrive soon. The young ladies ane
their mother will be domiciled ir
tho Howell cottage, across Maryi
river from Corvallis. They cam'
up to attend the 0 A G.
The Christian Endeaver Societ,
of the Christian church will give
reception to college students at tn
church on Friday evening, Octobe
5th. A short musical program, re
freshments and good social tim
will be the order of the evening
All students are cordially invited.
Hop men are justified in believ'
ing that they may yet receive L
cents per pound for their hops
There are already two sales of hop
reported at IA cents. Otto J. Will
son, near Salem, sold 200 bales q
this figure. The other sale wa
made by Charles Mattison, of Inde
pendence, who had AZ bales.
At the Oregon Methodist Episce
pal conference recently in sessio
at Ashland, Bishop Andrews az
pointed Rev. s. E. Memnaiuger
the Mt. Tabor pulpit. Rev. F. ]
Moore was selected to occupy tE
pulpit in Corvallis. Rev. Hira,
Gould, q former paster of this cit.
Is to be stationed at Newberg.
Rev F A Lark will occupy the pu
pit at the M E Church, South, ne,
Sunday morning and evening. II
reverend gentleman was appointe
to this pastorate at the recent col
ference Of his church at Alban
and has moved with his family
this city. Rev. E. l.. Fitch was a
pointed presiding elder of this di
trict.
Between twenty-five and thir
men passed through Corvallis
route to the Siletz, Wednesda
They are from Portland. Seatt
and Tacoma, and it is rulnored tn
some of these gentlemen are
prosperous circumstances. Th'
intention is to take up land that W
recently thrown open by the 60
ernment, and which in the pa
formed part of the Siletz resery
ton. In this connection it Is o.
rumored that there is capital
back Of the movement and the {
sire is to become possessed 0
large tract Of fine timber land tt
lies in that locality. 1t seems
pity that men from a distar
should become possessed of valua.
holdings right under the noses
local men who have had ample
portunity to acquire the sal
Still, if they proceed to develop
resources Of the country they m
necessarily bring some capital i
the country with them and thi
our gain.