Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-21
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Corvallis friends yesterday.
Wallis Nash arrjyed from his
home at Nashville, yesterday
Beginning next Sunday evening,
Rev. P. S. Knight will hold series
of meetings at Plymouth chapel.
The meetings will continue through
out the week.
Wayman Mason, who was former.
ly manager of one of Olson Gem
pany city branch stores in San Fran
cisco, has left that firm to accept a
position as travelling salesman for
Long & Blakemore, wholesale grocer
and liquor dealers.
Yesterday morning workmen be-
gan the task of fitting a room in
connection with II. w. Halls res
taurant that is to be utilized as a
sort of waiting room OR social hall.
The task will be completed in a day
or SO, and a great convenience will
have been added to this popular
place of business.
The musical and literary enter
tainment given at the Christian
church last Friday evening, nrder
the auspices of the Christian En-
deavor society is deserving OF
the highest conmendation. Miss
Webb's numbers were all high-class
and their rendition was most arts
tic. ''I have Sighed to Rest Me- ,
from II Trovatore, by Mr.. Hodsdon
was alone worth the price of ad-
mission.
The American Medical, Assecia.
ton meets at st. Paul, MINI, from
May 20 to June Z, 1901, and the
Modern Woodmen meet at st. Paul
June II. The O. R. & N. will sell
round trip tickets from Portland
and common points for $50. Those
for the medical meeting will b.
placed on sale May Both, and those
for the Woodmen meeting June Z
They are good for 50 days with
stop, over privileges on the return
trip. No rate will be made fol
route returning through California
A petition is being circulated
among the citizens of Albany, ask
ing the mayor to call a public meet
ing to consider the question Of tn,
county assuming charge Of tn
bridge across the willamette, upol
which toll was recently establish
ed. If the county is willing to as.
sumo control of the brid ge, the cit,
will certainly not hesitate to agre
to such a move. 1t is to be earnestl,
desired that as soon as possible tn
bridge may again be free to travel
and if the county is willing to tax
the bridge in order to bring thi
about, there ought to be no hssitanc,
on the part Of the city.-Herald.
Miss Lulu Mounts, of Franklin
had one finger amputated from eacl
| hand by DR.. Lee Wednesday. sh
will not miss them, however, as sh
still has five fingers On each hand
She and her twin brother were borl
twenty-one years ago, and each hs'
twelve fingers and twelve toes
The extra digits greatly inconveni
enced her about her work and wsr
continually getting hurt and iujur
ed. They were almost natural size
and were located just back of tn
first joint and extended out fror
the hand instead Of paralleling th
, others. She expects to have he
| extra toes amputated also.-Junc
ton City Times.
Chief of Police Flett has bee
busy during the past few days su
perintending street Improvements
Grading is in progress on the stree
from the corner in front of Mrs. J
A. Cauthorn's north two blocks
thence west one bleck, also th
street east of the court house, in
clnde the court house block an
+ running north for another blocl
Altogether five blocks are to be in
[ proved. All surplus dirt left frer
+ the Van Buren street sewer wa
placed in the low places in tn
street in front of the electric ligh
plant. Three teams and thei
drivers and their shovelers are en-
ployed and the wofk entered upo
is about completed.