Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-21
LOCAL NEWS.
Berry gets fresh fish every day.

MI. y M. OeOOIii iSdVSS SuOI u y
for a two weeks visit at his old
home in Pennsylvania.
James Hayes and wife returned
from a weeks visit to Portlan !,
Wednesday. Mr.. Hayes reports o
delightful time.
Charley Overlander, who has
been in this city for the past week
or two, returned to his home on
Big Elk, Tuesday.
There will be services at the
Witham school house Sunday after
noon at halfpast two. Rev. L. M.
Boozer will preach.
Mr.. Cockerel, who has been en-
ployed for the past eight months at
Wolf creek, Douglas county, re-
turned home Tuesday and probably
will spend the winter here.
The board of directors of school
district No. 9, have adopted the
state course Of study prepared by
State Superintendent Ackerman,
with the exception Of the supple
mentary wor&.
Mrs. Mehala Belknap, mother of
Hon. E. H ). Belknap, was stricken
with paralysis at her home near
Monroe, Friday of last week, and is
not expected to long survive the
shock. She was rendered perfectly
helpless. Mrs. Bslknap is 70 years
of age.
Regular services at the United
Evangelical church on Sunday. The
pastor will preach in the morning
at II o'clock and at 7:30 in the
evening. Subject of evening SER
mon, "Christ the Wisdom of God"
All will receive cordial welcome
to these services.
The sewer committee of the coun-
Gil which has been in a rather
awkward position, owing to the fact
that no bids had been offered in re-
sponse to the committees notice to
contractors, is breathing easier, as
it has assurances of offers for doing
the work at the next ms citing of tire
couIcl in October.
A hot contest is being waged in
Missouri over the election of W
ernor. The candidates, Joseph
Flory and A. M. Dockery, are both
highly popular men, and the out
come is much in doubt. DIR. G.. R.
Farra, of this city, was an old
schoelmate of Mr.. Dockery and
chummed with him when the lat
ter was a big fat boy. Mr.. W. P.
Lafferty is intimately acquainted
with both candidates.
Hep-pieking has nearly closed
for this year. Norm Lilly expects
to close up operations today, and of
his forty acres he has lost only
few, notwithstanding the fact
that the. weather has not been
the most favorable for gathering
hops. Mr.. Lilly had quite good
crop of Italian prunes. These he
sold to Charley Blakesley, who is
operating his dryer this fall.
Ray Goodrich, captain and half
back of the . &c football team
last year will attend the U of o
this season. The Register in speak
ing of him says: Goodrich is a
big, strong man, and splendid
all-around player. He will. no
doubt make the team at Eugene
stronger, and under the coaching
of Harrisburg, ought to be crack
ajack, He is a brother of L. L.
Goodrich, Eugene's football mana.
ger"
C. E. Collins, formerly of this
city, but resident of Albany for
the past year, has moved with his
family to Bremerton, Wash. In a
letter to the GAZETTE he asks that
the paper be sent to his new ad
dress, and says: "One never knows
the value of paper until they have
to do without it for awhile. I have
plenty of work and good wages.
Eight hours constitutes our work.
ing day. This is United States
naval station, 16 miles from Seattle
on the Sound"
Hon. Fred E. Holloway, of In.
diana, the eloquent and forcible
campaign orator who is touring the
West in company with Senator
Beveredge, of Indiana, will address
the voters of Benton county at
Philomath, Wednesday, September
20, at 2:30 p. m. and in Corvallis
on the evening of the same day at
the court house. All voters VINO
appreciate the vital Importance of
the issues involved in this CAM
paign will not fail to hear this able
exponent of the principles enun-
ciated in the Philadelphia platform.