Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-05


College opened u week later thi'
year. SO at the end of the seconc
week there are 40 more students
than at the end Of the third week
last year.
One of the funniest items going
the rounds of the democratic press,
says the Eugene Register, is pur.
ported interview with Harvey Scott
OF the Oregonian. in which he is
quoted as saying that the outcome
of the presidential election is doubt.
full. Not long ago a reputable
resident of Eugene was in the Ore
gonian office and asked Scott if
Bryan would be elected. In lam
guage more forcible than eloquent
Scott replied, "Hell, mol"
The names Of Senator Johu DAILY
of Corvallis, Principal Wilson Of
Portland Academy, County Supt.
Lyman of Astoria, John Gavin Of
The Dalles, Harvey Scott of the
Oregonian, Senator Daily OF Lake
View, President Strong of the State
University, Rev. Kellogg of Port
land, D. G. Latourette Of Oregon
City, and Prof. Hitchcock of South
ern Oregon, in connection with the
the textbook commission.-Salem
Journal.
]. FL. Roberts, Neil Murry, Fred
Tway, Harry and Tom Shea, Will
Stone. and Clyde and Louis Fox
went to Corvallis Friday night on
their bicycles, to attend a whist
party, returning about 4 o'clock
the next morning. The first five
played with five Corvallis crack
players, of whom J. M. Nolan is
the leader, and carried off the
honors, Harry Shea taking th Q first
prize, while Neil Murry captured
the BOBBY prize. They played "a
hands and finished about 2 o'clock,
when they were given a feast be.
fore returning home.-Democrat.
County court has been in ses-
sion since Wednesday morning.
At the time of going to press no
matters Of great Importance had
been passed upon. The court had
not yet considered the matter Of
grayeling roads leading from Cor
Wallis to Philomath and Monroe.
Prior to the death OF Commissioner
Buchanan, that gentleman had
charge of the improvement of the
special fund on the road leading to
Monroe, and upon the appointment
of Commissioner Irwin supervision
of the matter was placed in his
hands. He is competent and re-
liable man and there is no doubt
but that the court will act upon his
recommendation.
Sheriff Burnett was called to AL.
bany by telephone message from
the sheriff of Linn county, about
nine o'clock Thursday morning,
and he left Immediately by buggy
for that place. The authorities in
Umatilla county had wired the
officers of Linn to arrest a certain
party then believed to be in the
latter county. The party was in
Benton county, however, and it was
Sheriff Burnett's duty to arrest
him. Mr.. Burnett had been gone
but short time, when a message
came to Deputy s. L. Henderson,
stating that the arrest had been
made by the sheriff of Linn. It
was too late to recall Sheriff Bur-
nett, and he has his trip for noth-
ing.
The marriage of Rev. @. A.
Hyatt and Miss Mayme Winnifred
occurred at the residence of the
brides parents in Kings Valley,
Wednesday morning, Rev. F. A..
Lark officiating. After the we'd
ding the couple took the train at
Wren station and departed for their
home in Southern Oregon. Rev.
Hyatt was formerly pastor Of the
M. E. Church, South, of this city,
bat has been assigned to work in
this field at Coquille City, where
the bride and groom have gone to
make their home Miss Winnifred
was student at the 0 A G last
year and represented that institu-
tion most creditably in oratorical
work. Many friends in this sec
ton unite in wishing the newly
welded couple every blessing.
Public Safe.