Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-12
W. A. Sanders, THE matchmaker.

No charges for prescriptions at
the Bicycle Hospital.
Leave orders at the Commission
Store for all kinds of wood.
Mart Bilyeu, of Scio, arrived in
this city yesterday for brief visit
with his brother.
Rev. L. NJ. Boozer will preach in
the Witham school house Sunday
afternoon at 2:30.
Our Great Midsummer Sale is
now in full blast. Bargains all
found. Nolan & Callahan.
Given away-a pair of Queer
Quality shoes on August 8th. Call
at store for particulars at Kline's.
Notice is given to all taxpayers
who do not wish their property ad-
vertised for sale for 1900 taxes that
they must pay their taxes before
July Goth.
G. s. Humbert will preach at the
Christian church next Sunday.
Subject at 1 a. m, Recruiting for
Christi" at 8 p. m., "a Servant of
Jesus Christ"
Last week Thomas Bell disposed
OF his interest in the Charter Oak
Mill Co. to E. Buxton. The latter
is now down at Soap Creek where
the mill is at work.
During the first of the week Mrs.
George A. Waggoner and family
moved into a dwelling near the G.
& E. depot. The house just vacat-
ed by Mrs. Waggoner is to be &C.
cupied ere long by couple whose
wedding will occur shortly.
w. M. Robinett travelling sales
man for the wholesale house Of
Sligo Iron Store company of Sc.
Louis Mo-, visited Corvallis, We'd
nesday. Mr.. Robinett is a nephew
of Joseph Yates, and was formerly
a student of the agricultural college.
The K. of P. lodge of this city
are in receipt Of an invitation to at
tend the Knights Of Pythias Geld
meet and basket picnic at Eugene
today. It is a matter Of regret that
affairs have SO shaped themselves
that a delegation cannot be sent
from the local lodge.
The shooting match between the
gun clubs of this city and Philo-
math, which was to have taken
place In this city tomorrow has been
postponed for week. A couple of
the members Of the Philomath team
were obliged to be absent tomorrow
and this caused the postponement.
Beginning Sunday evening at the
United Evangelical church the pas.
tor will deliver a series of Sunda
evening sermons on Problems Tha
Perplex." The first Of the series
will be Temptation" Morning
sermon, Something fer Each to
do" A cordial invitation is ex.
tended to all.
The city girl who expressed SO
much sympathy for the poor farmer
because of his cold job in harvest
ing the winter wheat, is equal in
agricultural knowledge to the one
who expressed desire to see a field
of tobacco when it was just plug.
ging cut; but the damsel who ask
ed which COW gave the buttermilk
is entitled to the whele bakery.
Last summer we printed a cem-
munieation from resident desiring
seats to be placed under the naples
in the court house yard. The seed
sown last year has born fruit.
Wm. Lane has placed some benches
| in the shade during the past few
days and people, old and yeusg,
can now HE themselves to this spot
on a warm day and enjoy the fresh
air and cool shade.
A few days ago Henry French
brought a magnificent cluster ol
Crimson Ramblers to this office.
These flowers are as beautiful as
they are rare in this vicinity and
were the first we have ever seen.
Mr.. French states that they are
Hquite hardy and do we'll in this
country. A few will be found to be
an adornment to any flower gar,
den.
! Tomorrow the building com,
mittee of the board of regents vii
hold a meeting for the purpose O
locating the site Of the new horti
cultural hall and to determine ethel
matters connected with It's construc,
ton. It is thought that the foun-
dation will be laid this fall ant
slearly next summer the building
will be rushed 10 completion. It il
surmised that the foundation vii
be of granite brought from the Gas