Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-01
LOCAL NEWS.

S. N. Wilkins registered at the
Perkins, in Portland, Wednesday.
Work was commenced this week
OIL the sewer and is progressing
rapidly.
After a visit of several weeks in
this city O. L. Clark and wife have
returned to McMinnville.
The marriage of NJ. L. Bucking-
ham and Miss Sylvia Hawley, oc
CURED at Dusty last Sunday.
The picnic at Riders grove yes.
terday was quite we'll attended, and
good time is generally reported.
The finest display of roses ever
seen in Corvallis will be on exhibit
ton at the opera house June 7th.
Mrs. NJ. B. Howell, of this city,
who has been visiting Mrs. James
Sellwood in Salem, returned home
Monday. -..
A. E. Taylor and Miss Anna
Burr, both of Philomath, were mar
ried in the cou.t house i'll this city
May Oath, by Rev. M. c. Davis.
Last Sundays Oregonian contain
ed half-tone picture of the ladies'
basket ball team of the y. A. o.,
and a short sketch of their work as
a team.
Regular services will be conducted
at the Presbyterian church next
Sabbath morning and evening. DR..
Thompson will preach at Oak ridge
at 3 o'clock p. m.
FL. Oberer returned from Port
land the first of the week. whittier
he had been to purchase a new re-
saw and spoke lathe for the new
factory at the Corvallis Sawmill.
Hon. J. G.. Woolley, of New York,
the leading prohibition speaker of
the country, addressed large
audience at the Opera House Tues
day evening. He is a forcihle and
entertaining speaker.
Wednesday evening the O. A. G.
band played a very nice concert on
Main street for the enjoyment of
the citizens, and a large and appre-
ciative crowd assembled. Much
praise was bestowed on the band
boys.
w. S. Tomlinson, of Soap creek,
republican candidate for recorder
has been unfortunately deprived
of going out upon the canvass
among the people, owing to the Sc
we're illness of his mother with
pneumonia.
Services at the Christian church
next Sabbath. Preaching at 1 1 a.
m. In the evening, beginning at 8
p. m, a special program in the in
terest of Childrens Day will be
Civ. by the Sunday school. All
are welcome.
DR.. L. F. Griffith returned Mon.
day from Corvallis, bringing with
him his brother, Carl Griffith, who
is suffering with second attack Of
appendicitis. It may be necessary
for the young man to submit to an
observation-disclosures.
There is a vast difference to the
taxpayer between the county OF.
ficial who has practically" paid
his own deputy hire, although he
did sue the county for the same,
and q man who never asked for or
received one cent OF deputy hire.
Miss Dorothea Nash leaves short
ly for England. A dinner party in
her honor was given by the girls of
the Sorosis club, Sunday. The
guests were Miss Smell, Mrs. Cord
lev, Mrs. E. R. Bryson, Misses
Jacobs, Olive Hamilton, Leona
Smith, Martha Fischer, and Miss
Thompson, of Salem.
The hoodo is lifted from the freak
steamer City OF Eugene, and during
the past month she has made more
money for her owners than she ever
did before since she has. been run
ming. When her original owners
got her loaded to the guards with
debt, she pa ssed under the hammer
at United States Marshaps sale,
about month ago. M. Olsen, the
speculator, and Ben McCauley, the
hotel man, bought her in fol $500.
They were subjected to some good
natured joshing from their friends,
but steamboat men who knew the
intrinsic value of the machinery in
the unlucks packet, considered it a
bargain. Yesterday the spectators
vindicated their judgment by sell
ing the ste amer to the Charles X.
Spaulding Logging company, OF
Newberg, for $4,000, the net profits
resulting being quite satisfactory
returns for a months work with a
boat while she was tied to the bank.