Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-12
W. A. Sanders, THE matchmaker


Supt. Dsnman is holding teach.
ers' examination for state and coun.
ty papers.
Mrs. J. F. steiwer, of this city,
was confined to her bed a couple OF
days this week with sickness.
See Kline's new spring suits for
msa and boys. Large range of
patterns and right up to style.
"Bull Breeches"- strongest work.
ing pants made.
NOLAN & CALLAHAN.
A neat lite confectionery store
has been fitted up ia the Hem phil
building on Main street. The pro-
prietor is Miles Starr.
Preaching services will be held at
the M. &. church, South, Sunday at
II a. M. and 7:45 p. M; Epworth
League at 6:45 p. m.
Small & Son received a fine little
engine and boiler this week. When
put in place it will be used to oper-
ate their ice.cream freezers this
summer.
Hon. Geo. W. Colvig, of Grants
Pass, has been appointed United
States Consul at Barranquilla, Col.
onbia, by direction of President
Mckinley.
Mrs. J. J. Heuck arrived Monday
from Gold Hill to lie at the bed
side Of her father, John Osburn,
who is lying quite low at his home
in this city.
Rocks Ban, a japanese, matricu-
lated at o A O Monday. Mr.. Ban
has been in the United States about
two years. His father is one of the
largest cattle dealers in Japan.
Wallis Nash delivered a very
ine lecture Monday night in be.
half Of the Corvallis Improvement
Society. It was a scholarly ad-
dress on the the theme, "How to
Beautify a City"
E. B. Horning is quite seriously
ill at his home in this city. He is
supposed to have typhoid fever. a
niece Of Mr.. Horning, Miss Ode
Horning, who is here from Eastern
Oregon attending college, is also a
victim of typhoid. She is staying
at Mr.. Horning's home.
At a meeting of the Odd Fellows,
Tuesday night, G. W. Denman, W.
E. Yates and J. A. Spangler were
elected delegates to attend the
meating of the Grand Lodge. The
Rebekahs have elected Mrs. Anua
M. Beach as delegate to attend
this meeting. The Grand Lodge
will be held in Baker City during
the latter part Of May.
Messrs. Martin and Dorsey, who
have been negotiating for the pur-
chase Of the carriage factory. have
gone to their homes in the East,
and SO far as they are concerned
the deal is off. Failure to agree
upon the price to be paid for a piece
of property in the East, belonging
to Mr.. Martin, which was to have
been accepted as part payment, is
alleged to be the reason for deelar-
ing negotiations off.
The secretary of the treasury has
approved a design for the new $40
legal tender United States note.
Prominent in the center of the face
of the note Is the picture Of an
American buffals, taken from a
photograph Of fine mounted speci-
men In the National Museum. On
the right anaseft ends are the por-
traits Of Lewis and Clark, the noted
explorers Of the far Northwest. By
the side Of each is youthful figure
extending palm over the pictures.
The figures and letters denoting
the denomination are quite large
and conspicuous. The note is con-
sidered as artistic as any that has
been issued in many years.
During the past two years, Edgar
Yates, who is an orphan, has had a
good home with Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Yates, Of this city. A short time
ago Edgar concluded that he want
ed to 60 to Grangeyille, Idaho, and
live with his grandmother. Ac.
oerdingly Mr.. Yates fitted the little
fellow, who is about 12 years old
with an outfit of new clothes from,
top to toe, took him to Portland and
ticketed him to his destination
This was little more than a week
ago. Mr. Yates has just received a
letter from the boy, and it is an ex.
cellent one, toe, for a Youngster ei
his age. He says that Grangeville
is ''bum" town ia his opinion, and
asks solicitously how Fred is ''mak.
ing it with the cows and the wood,
pile.''
Mrs. Ashur, the woman living
near Philemath who recently at
tempted suicide by cutting hel
| throat with rszor made another