Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-14
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Horning, a son.
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NOLAN & CALLAHAN.
The faculty of tee state univer
sity is to be increased at the com
mencement Of the next school year
by the addition of seven new in
structors. At this time new
studies will be taken up.
Clifford Rails was down from
Monroe, Saturday, getting the last
Of the castings for the gravel loader
The loader will be in readiness by
the goth inst, and it will be
operated in tho vicinity Of Monroe
Thos. E. Allen, Mexican War
veteran, died recently and was
buried in the Ferguson eernetry,
near Liberty, Or. During life the
deceased was we'll known in Benton
county. He was aged about SO
years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Percival, of Wis.
consin, passed through Corvallis a
few days ago en route to Summit,
where she will visit with her sister,
Mrs. o. B. Hamar. This will be
the first time the sisters have net
ia 30 years.
Miss Lulu Spangler suffered a
sudden and severe attack of tonsil-
tits which compelled her absence
from the Corvallis chorus in the
rendition Of the "Creation" in AL
bany Friday night. She is much
better at present.
A letter received from Gold Hill
states that the health of john N i.
Osburn is rapidly improving. His
principal Trouble now is wakeful-
ness at night. He is out in the
sunshine considerable of the time.
His many friends here hope that he
may completely recover.
The Utopian and Zetagathian
societies of the o A @ joined forces,
Saturday, and had little picnic,
just across the Willamette frem
Corvallis. They took their dinners
with them and had most enjoy
able time, rambling about in the
woods and boating on the river.
A party consisting of DR.. E. H.
Taylor, Grant Elgin, Glen Hodes,
J. Wrage and George Belt went out
to Wren, Sunday, for a mess of fish.
They fshed in Marys river in the
Blodgett valley section. They did
not hava an ideal day for fishing,
but they succeeded in catching 100
trout, come being quite large.
The revival meetings closed at
the M. E. church, Sunday evening.
There was a very large audience,
and a splendid address by Evange-
list Marshall. Since the meetings
opened about ten days ago, there
have been in the neighbol hood Oh
about go converts, the names of
about 40 of which have been added
to the roll at the M. E. church.
Rev. Marshall left Monday fer
Junction.
The twenty.ninth annual re-
union Of the Oregon Pioneers Asso-
citation will assemble this year in
the exposition building, Portland,
on Friday, June a4th. All persons
coming TO, or born in the original
Territory Of Oregon prior to Febru-
ary 18th, 1859, without regard to
where they new reside, ale eligible
to membership. The annual ad-
dress will be made by Judge Ral-
eigh stett, pioneer Of 1852.
MI Erwin, the police officer who
disappeared after borrowing money
from his brether officers, is still a
member Of the force. No action
has been taken in his case by the
commissioners and the chief has
not even suspended him. This de-
lay was taken in order that the
man might come back and explain
matters, but as all hopes Of his do
ing SO have vanished the commits
sioners will probably declare his
position vacant at the next meeting
of the board.-Telegram.
W. Fl. Franklin returned home
Saturday from up on Greasy. He
furnished Prickett Bros. & Logan's
mill with considerable fxings,
etc., and was out there putting the
machinery in order. This is a
water-power mill and was at one
time known as the John Huffman
mill. The waterwheel has been en-
largsd SO that there is a greater
power, but practically the same
saving gear has been retained
With good head of water the mill
is capable Of cutting 10000 feet per
day. An industry Of this nature
deserves encouragement, as it is in
every sense a hene industry.
The following from the Albany
Democrat goes to prove that two legs
are not altogether necessary for g
man to get uproarously drunk on
Two one legged men, who had
previously been driven out Of
the city, returned to Albany last
night, and about $50 o'clock, after
being thoroughly ginned up, with