Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-26

Pre- ching Sunday at 2:3O p. IN
OF the Witham school house by Rev
L. M. Boozer.
Rev. L. M. Boozer will preach al
the United Evangelical church
Sunday at II a. m. and 7:3O p. m
The Woodmen of Alsea are t.
give basket social at Grange Hal
this evening. An exceedingly good
time will result.
According to exchanges, Wallis
Nash is at present stumping The
Florence country in the interest ol
the republican party.
Mrs. P. T. Smith, of Portland
arrived in this city, Tuesday, ano
will visit indefinitely with her
daughter, Mrs. L. M. Boozer.
DR.. NJ. M. Davis and family ar
rived in Corvallis from the Bay
Tuesday, and will make their home
in this city during the winter.
The steamers are now running
on the Willamette river up as far
as Salem. 1t is now only matter
of few days until the whistles of
steamers will be heard in Corvallis,
The hop market continues strong
at Is and 16 cents and some hop
growers are holding out now for
20 cents per pound. A man who
is authority says there is no telling
how nigh the price may go when
the demand commences.
The time of sportsmen for hunt
ing deer this year is becoming quite
short. Next Thursday the deer
law closes and after that date
hunters must let deer alone until
the 18th of next July. This will
seen, quite awhile to some sports.
men.
From various sections it is re-
ported that fall sown grain is UP
and growing nicely. 1t is to be
hoped that the grain crop ia the
Willamette valley next year may
be a heavier, better paying propo-
sition taan it proved for the season
just past. ..
A number Of Bryan meu went
from this oity to Philomath, last
Wednesday evening, to help en-
thuse at the speech made at that
place by Hon. Dell Stewart. 40
cording to reports (?) of the meet
ing, from Philomath, Mr.. Bryan
still has ghost of a chance for
election.
Cal. Thrasher arrived home,
Wednesday, from several. weeks
spent in Marion county, where he
was organizing lodges for the order
of Modern Woodmen of America.
While down there he organized two
lodges within 60 rods of the county
line. This is hewing pretty close.
Mr.. Thrasher expects to leave for
Albany today in order to do some
lodge work there.
The M. w. A., Of Alsea, will give
O free entertainment on the even
ing Of October 26th. Among other
attractions of the evening will be a
drama entitled, "a Woodman Sol
dier." Ladies are requested to
bring lunch baskets containing
lunch enoush fer two. A cake is to
be given to the most popular young
lady, and one will also be presented
to the homeliest gentleman.
Rev. E. L. Fitch, presiding elder
Willamette district, Columbia An
nual Conferences NJ. E. Church,
South, will preach in their church
in this oity, Saturday, October 9th,
at II o'clock, Immediately after
which will be held the first quar-
terly conference of the year. He
will also occupy the pulpit Of Rev.
F. A. Lark Sunday morning and
evening. All are invited t, come.
A story is printed in an exchange
relating to a Swede who on being
asked who he will vote for this year,
replied that he will vote for
"Brain." Asked why, he stated
that he was told four years ago
that if he voted for "Brain" it
would bring good times. He did
80, and good times came, and he is
going to vote for his man again.
It is often the case that the wrong
man is ignoraptly given credit that
is not his due.
Oregon's reputation for growing
prunes is not very widely known,
and it is found that packers in
many parts Of the state are label
ing their fruit as grown in Califor-
mia, in order to find good market
for it. Those who are interested in
the industry in the stat should
use every means to advertise Ore
gon as a prune-growing state in
order that the fruit grower here
may have standing in the mar
kets of tho world.-Statesman.