Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-10
LOCAL NEWS.

J. M. Cameron made a busines
trip to Portland the fore part O
the week.
Rev. L. NJ. Boozer will preach il
the Witham school house Sunday
afternoon at 2:3O.
Miss Edith Gibson returned
home from Newport, Wednesday
having spent a week or more al
this favorite resort.
The first man to ship grain this
year from this section to Portland
was J. A. Bushnell, of Junction
He shipped several cars.
When last heard from, DIR. Bowen
Lester, who is rusticating in Alsea
had suffered a good many duckings
but had caught some big fish.
The Eugene Guard, of August
9th, prints communication from
Prineville, dated August 14th
This is taking time by the fore-top
There will be another excursion
Sunday over the C. & E. to New
port and return The usual time
of departure and arrival will be
maintained and the regular Sunday
rate of fare will be charged.
Miss Bertha Thrasher, who has
been confined to her bed since July
1st, with a broken leg, is getting
along as we'll as could be expected.
1t is thought that she will be able
to get up in the course of couple
of weeks. -
On next Sabbath Rev. L. Boozer
will again fill the pulpit of the
United Evangelical church. Ser
vices at II m, and Sp m. Sub
ject of evening, sermon, 1.-The In
vincible Word" Sunday school at
10 m; K. L. c. E. at 7 p. m.
Supt. Denman began his exami-
tion Wednesday and will complete
it today. Of course the papers will
not be graded for several days.
Mrs. Callahan and Prof. Bonebreak
are ass sting in the work of exami-
nation. There were eight appli-
can't all ladies.
Prof. A. L. Knisley, the new pro-
fessor OF chemistry at the O A c
states that he found everything il
excellent condition on his arrival
from the East. He has already
familiarized himself with his new
surroundings. His family will ar
rive from the East before fall.
Through an oversight in "mak-
ing ready" for press, Tuesday even
ing, casting was broken on the
Times press and their Wednesdays
issue was run on the GAZETTE PIE
A brass casting has been made at
the franklin Foundry, this city,
and our contemporary will issue to-
morrow as usual.
The Firemen's annual excursion
to Newport occurs tomorrow, over
the C. & E. A rate of 50 .25 for the
round trip will be established, good
for regular train Saturday, allowing
a return on Mondays regular.
This excursion bids fair to be we'll
patronized, as it grants more time
at the coast and the difference of
charge of this and the regular Sun
day excursion rate is very trifing.
George Rose left on horseback,
Wednesday morning. for Portland.
From there he leaves by boat ship
ping his animal, for The Dalles,
from which point he intends to
start out On his saddle animal in
search of work. He has informa-
tion which has caused him to be-
iieve that he will have no difficulty
in securing employment. His
family will remain in Corvallis for
a time, at least.
Cal. Thrasher returned the first
of the week from Marion county.
While at Chemawa he instituted a
lodge of Modern Woodmen of
America. Cal says that the wheat
crop of Marion is going all the way
from 4 to II bushels per acre, but
oats are showing up better, and in
some instances have gone as high
as 40 bushels per acre. Cal left
Wednesday f,r Sweet Home, in
Linn county, where he will likely
be engaged for a week or more.
"Tex" Daniels, more notorious as
a hobo than anything else, betook
himself to the city Jail about the
hour of midnight Monday, and, !,
breaking the door down, liberated
a friend who was in for drunken
ness. The two of them then came
up town, where they were taken in
to custody by Officer Wells. "Tex"
was given trial Tuesday evening.
He plead guilty and was sentenced
to fifty days confinement. 1t is
thought that he will feel more like
breaking out of jail than in.