Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-27

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DR.. B. A. CatAy visited Pert.
land this week.
Bern, September 21st, to the wife
Of d. D. Longbottonl, of Alsea, a
son.
/ B. w. Jshuson returned yes.
terday from flying trip to Port
land.
Students ar. arriving every day
at the college. Wednesday, about
forty new students made their ap-
pearance in this city.
Eenry Dunn and John Wyatt
visited the state fair during the
first of the week and while in
Salem each purchased a fire
Cotswold buck.
Moses Gregsen, of Toledo, has
been quite i'll in this city during the
past few days. He came over from
Lincoln county on business and
was suddenly taken i'll.
A Business meeting of the cengre-
CATION of the Episcopal church will
be held in the body of the church
ON Monday next at 7:30 p. m. It
is urgently desired that all the sup
portsrs Of the church be present.
| O. MAcLEAN, Rector.
You are invited to the Chris.
tian church next Lords day to
hear G. S. O. Humbert. Text
for the morning service, Rom.
8:28. Theme for the evening":
"The Good Old-fashioned Relig-
ion: How to get 1t and when?"
The musical farce comedy
"The Queen Of Hayti," given al
the Opera House Wednesday
evening, is anquestienably the
best entertainment ever given in
Corvallis by "colored" people.
Every feature was as coed or bet
ter than advertised, and some of
the specialties were exceedingly
clever.
Mention was made a short time
age of the fact that swarm Of bees
had taken up their abode in fue
of Caspar Rickard' shouse in J unc-
ton City during a period that the
house remained unoccupied. Mr..
Rickard recently moved into the
dwelling and was obliged to smoke
| the bees out and rob them of their
honey. He secured fully fifty
pounds Of honey.
The Royal Exchange Assur-
anee comahy of Londen, Eng-
land, has eabled the following
message concerning the death Of
President Mckinley to its head
offices ia this country: "Ex-
press profound sympathy Of the
corporation at your ceuntry's
loss" Miss Pauline Kline, rep
fesentative Of the company Ia
this city, is in receipt Of a copy
of this message.
Tuesday, Judge Woodward issued
letters to Joseph A. Park, of Phil
omath autherising him to act as ad-
ministrater Of the estate Of Harriet
B. Mason, deceased. Two petitions
for letters of administration were
received by the court, those Of J. E..
Henkle and Joseph A. Park. Mr..
Henkle's petition was denied on ac.
count of its effectiveness. It did
not state facts in such manner as
to give the court jurisdiction, con-
sequently Mr.. Park was appointed
administrator of said estate.
Hon. T. w. Davenport for long
time member Of the beard Of re-
gents Of the O. A. O., was seriously,
perhaps fatally, injured while driv.
ing wagon about a week age.
He was thrown cut. His head
caught ia tee spekes Of one Of the
wheels, and he received injuries
which, it is feared, may prove fatal.
His !, son, Homer Davenport, has
been sent Tor, and is on his way
home from New York. From q
telephone message received frem
silverten il is thought that his re-
covery is regarded as very doubtful.
R. M. Cramer returned from
Dallas this week accompanied by
Messrs Montgomery and Watkins.
The latter gentleman; came from
The Sound, WASH. recently, and
has purchased a tract of timber
land, comprising some 1900 acres,
near Fall City. Together with
Mr.. Montgomery and a Mr.. MILF
gan he has gone inte the lumber
business, which they are going to
conduct on large scale. They are
now moving donkey engine from
The Sound to Falls City. These
gentlemen have purchased some of
the machines and wagons from the
Corvallis carriage factory.
Miss Mary Smith Philbrick did
not arrive until. last Wednesday,
statements to the eentrars netwith-
standing. She at onoe entered up.