Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19
LOCAL NEWS.

. the Mt. View school house Sunday
afternoon at 2:3O.
Miss Olive Thompson has written
home that she will begin playing
in Portland tomorrow evening.
DR.. E. J. Thompson officiated at
the marriage cf Mr.. Richard Scott
and Miss Evelyn Currier, Wednes-
dav.
A few days ago carpenters began
the work of placing new founda-
ton under tho barn of DIR. &. r.
Farra.
L. Selover returned, Monday,
from a weeks visit at Portland.
Wednesday he went over to his
home at Wren.
Rev. L. NJ. Boozer will preach in
the United Evangelical church,
both morning and evening on the
Sabbath Day. Sunday school at
10 a. m.; K. l., C. E. at $50 p. N.
All are welcome.
Mrs. Ella M. Humbert will preach
at the Christian church next Lords
Day, at II a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
In the morning, "The Church of
Twentieth Century," in the even
ing Chow to Get Religion"
Wallis Nash, Of Nashville, Lin
coln county, is at present in South
ern Oregon campaigning in the in
terest of the republican party. Mr..
Nash is deep thinker and his
utterances are certain to carry con-
viction with them.
John Carmichael, Salem hop
buyer, says that sales Of hops are
now being made at 148 cents, and
expects soon to see fulfillment OF
his prediction made some time ago,
that those who held for 5 cents
would get that price.
The transatlantic steamer, Bis :
mark, arrived in New York, Friday.
This is the boat that Father Jurek
intended to take passage on for
America. He may be expected any
day now, and members Of his
church have been quite busy for
the past few days cleaning up the
church and parsonage in readiness
for his occupancy when be arrives.
There will be a meeting of the
Royal Arch Degree of Masonry in
Albany tonight and number of
Masons will attend from this city.
Among those who will attend are,
DIR, E. J. Thompson, DIR. Jas. Har-
per, H. w. Hall, Attorneys w. E.
and ]. F. Yates, George Horning.
In all probability there are many
others who will attend and whose
names could not be obtained.
Rev. Fitch and family, of CO.
guile City, spent Sunday in this
city, Rev. Fitch occupying the pull
pit at the M. E. church, South.
morning and evening. They left
for Corvallis this morning where
they will make their future home,
Rev. Fitch having been appointed
presiding elder of this district at the
late conference of the M. E. church
South -Roseburg Plaindealer.
There seems to be considerable
dissatisfaction on the part of fisher
men regarding the fish laws of the
ste te. The Fishermen's Union, o.
Astoria, is trying to raise funds te
have some changes in the laws
made at the next meeting of ths
legislature. The greatest grievance
appears to be over fish traps. Ii
this connection may be mentioned
that a suit against trap men on tht
Siuslaw river was recently insti
tuted.
According to the Albany Herals
the English partrldges recently Or
dered from England by Albany
sportsmen are expected to arrive
some time next month. They vii
beliberated in as favorable localitie
as possible, and it hoped that an
other valuable galne bird will b
added to the fields of the William
ette valley. In all likelihood Ben
ton will be one of the counties thu
favored.
The team Of II. Mitchell took
lively spin Wednesday morning
They suddenly became frigtened a
something in the vicinity of tn
carriage factory and ran nortf
Mr.. Mitchell did his best to kee
them under control, but after a fes
blocks he was thrown from tn
wagon His face was considerabl,
bruised and he was somewha
dazed by the fall, but got off prett.
lucky, everything considered. Th
team continued some distance far
ther. No serious damage resulted