Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-14
Mrs. E. c. Hayward was pas.
senper for Portland Monday

i Mrs. Il. =. Hayward was a pas
senger for Portland Monday.
There is a new waitress at Hall
restaurant. She is Miss Nelli
Evans, Of Astoria.
Miss Martha Fischer returned
Saturday from a two-weeks' visi
with Portland friends.
Mr.. and Mis-. AL Tharp, of Dusty
We're the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. s
L. Shedd over Sunday.
After a weeks visit at the Cur.
rier home, DR.. and Mrs. Chas Lee
returned home Sunday.
| So far as is known Grover Head.
| rick picked the first ripe wild straw.
berries Of this season, Sunday.
Z! A new sidewalk has just been
completed along the east side OF
| M. M. Davis block. The work was
done by W. Gray.
Miss Carrie Kiger, formerly Of O
A C, left Monday night for her
home in Kings Valley, after brief
visit with Corvallis friends.
Mrs. Burnett and Mrs. Rheades,
mother and sister OF Sheriff Burnett,
arrived from California, Saturday,
to spend the summer with relatives
in this city.
| Oscar Healy announces the loss Of
a first class milch COW. The ami
nal died suddenly Sunday night,
presumably from the effects of eat
ing poisonous weeds.
The Rebekahs had pleasant
time at their hall last night. State
President Mrs. J. K. Weatherford,
of Albany, was present and five
new members were initiated. Light
refreshments were served.
Sunday afternoon at o'clock a
meeting will be held in tie NJ. E.
church in the interest of Coed Citi-
zenship. Short addresses by min
listers Of the city, also by prominent
citizens. Don't miss this public
meeting.
A party consisting of Johnny
Irwin, Con Gerhard, Alyin Horton,
Mrs. Adelaide Fullington, Misses
Alice and Adelaide Horton drove
out to Alsea Falls, Sunday, for a
brief outing. They report most
enjoyable trip.
Some people seem to think clover
will not do we'll in this section.
Those who were doubters should go
out west Of the O A c and have :.
look al the ten acre plat of W. E.
Yates. Few countries can boast of
a finer stand of clover than the one
referred to.
A new pestehice ruling has gone
into..effect imposing a fine of 5000 er
one year imprisonment On anyone
who car elessly or otherwise takes
mail not belonging to them from
the postofice and fails to return it
Immediately. This applies to news.
papers as we'll as letters aud other
valuable.
The county convention of the
Christian Endeavor closed Sunday
evening with an able address by
Mrs. Humbert at the United Evan
gelical church. The convention
was in session three days, the OPEN
ing meeting being held at the
Christian church Friday evening.
Delegates were present from Philo-
math, Beaver creek and Plymouth.
There was pleasant affair at
the Armory Saturday evening.
The occasion was society party,
given by the Philadelphians to the
Feronian young ladies. The deco
rations were very artistic, COM
prising a miniature grove of fir
trees, and an immense arch. Games
music and the rendition of a pro-
gram occupied the hours, and a
banquet concluded the evenings
entertainment.
The May Festival of Music ter.
minated Friday night at Albany,
with the rendition Of the oratorio
''Creation." A special train went
over from Corvallis ON this evening
and about 100 of our music lovers
embraced this opportunity to hear
this eratorio rendered. In "Crea-
tion" a large number of singers
from this place participated. After
the musical part of the program
was concluded Friday night, a busi-
ness meeting Of the Choral Union
was held and it was decided to hold
the Festival next year in Corvallis.
At Dusty experiments have been
in progress for couple of weeks on
a morphine fiend by tho name Of
Charley Bowen. DR.. Bennett, Of
that place, has been conducting the
medicine part Of this experiment.
For the first few days the patient is
reported to have shown no signs Of
the lack of "dope" having affected
him. He was searched and it was
found that he had a quantity Of the
drug secreted in his belt. His own
wearing apparel was taken from
him and new outfit supplied, a
man was also hired to keep guard
over him. For time he was ex-
ceedingly violent, but at present he
is thought to be somewhat i'm.
proved.
Corvallis lovers Of amusement