Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-04
w. A. Sanders, Jewe.er.


leafer.
Albert Wells, Of Portland, an O
A G student, was visited during the
week by his mother and sister.
The front of the postoffice is
being treated to new coat Of paint.
&c. A. Barnhart has the contract.
Detective Kerrigan, Of Portland,
arrived in Corvallis, Wednesday,
for the express purpose Of geing
pheasant shooting with Sheriff Bur
nette yesterday.
Monday, Mrs. Mary Bryscn ex.
poets to leave for Upton, Iowa,
where she will be the guest Of Mrs.
W. T. Peet. IF she is pleased with
that section she may remain all
winter.
Warren B. Hartley, not having
accomplished his reinstatement at
the o A G, to the disappointment
Of many friends, left, Wednesday,
for bis home in Bohemia, Lane
county.
L. W. Grin will go to Heskins
tomorrow. Monday, he will COM
mence term Of school at that
place. Prof. Grin has gsed repu
tation as teacher and has taught
d number of terms In the schools of
that section.
A Mr.. Walker arrived in Cerval.
liz a couple Of weeks age from Kan.
sas and his wife and two children
reached this place last Monday.
Mr.. Walker has rented the William
Begus place, a few miles east Of
town and will farm for a year. If,
at the end Of q year he likes the
country he will buy a farm.
The annual week Of Prayer Of the
Home Mission Society, Of the ID.
E. Church, South, will be observed
by the local society next week; !;
there will be services in their
church every afternoon, beginning
with Monday, at 2:30 p. N. All
are invited to attend and take part
ia these meetings. MRS. VIM. CUR
Rim, Secretary.
Frank seits arrived ia Corvallis,
Wednesday evening, from Five
Rivers. He brought in a load Of
ehittim bark aud was accompanied
by other parties who did likewise.
Mr. Sets will make q few more
visits to Corvallis this fall and ia
somewhat apprehensiye that the
fcondition Of the roads will interfere
with his plans.
Episcopal church etice-Wsek-
day service: Litany and lecture
on Friday, at 1920 p. m.; choir re-
hearsal on Saturday, at 1880 p. N.
Sunday service: Sermon and Holy
Communion at II a. M; Sunday
school al 9 q. M; Lay reading and
Church Lsague at p. IN. All are
cordially invited to these services.
G. MAcLEAN, Ph. D., Rector.
I'VE are in receipt of a cepy of
The Lyons Weekly Sun, published
at Lyons, Neb. The editor, H. H.
Basler, paid Corvallis a visit few
weeks ago and while here was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Davis.
During his brief sejourn In Cerval-
lis he called at this office and ex-
changed eeurtesiss. Hs is a bright,
wids-awaks and pleasant gentle
man.
Quite a large band of Gypsies
made their appearance in Corvallis,
Wednesday, and went into camp on
the fat seuth OF town. The women
lost no time in canvassing the place
in the guise Of fortune tellers. A
gsed many peeple gave them a few
cents just 10 see what they would
say. In nine cases out Of ten those
who had their fortunes told will
marry at an early date, get rich In
a few days and live forever.
One of the hest indications we
have that the old town is picking
up is evidenced by the fact thai
houses are very difficult to secure
for new arrivals. A stroll about
town will show that every tenablt
house is occupied, and that many
dwellings heretofore uneccupied and
allowed to become somewhat delap.
|idated, are being rejuvenated ane
fixed up generally. There can b.
no more fattering state Of affair
than this.
The United Evangelical church
was filled to the doors Tuesday
evening with happy throng Of {
A G students, the ecoasioa being
the annual reception rendered b,
the church to the students. Judg,
E. Woodward presided. A sher
but cAeice program was rendered