Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-19

High-class Vaudeville at the
Opera House tonight.
We have the genuine A. A. Cut
ters logger shoe at Kline's.
New Idea Patterns for May now
in stock. NOLAN & CALLAHAN.
The Modern Woodmen of Suver
will give their annual picnic al
Ri lder's grove, May 25, 1901.
"Bull Breeches" s"-strongest work
ing pants made.
Nolan & CALLAHAN.
Dennis Stovall made a brief ad
dress to the student kody, in the
o A c chapel, Tuesday morning.
A..F. Rogers, the genial travel
ing agent of the Blake McFall
Conn.," ny, was in Corvallis yester-
d.y.
In different sections of the state
fruitraisers are experimenting with
smudges in their orchards hoping to
successfully combat frosts.
VIM. Broders is fixing up his
newly bought house. Wm. Barker
and H. H. Hays are doing the
work.
Baptist Chur.h-Sabbath School
at 10 a. m.; at II a. N. Rev J.
Bowersox, of the United Evangeli-
cal church will preach. Come and
hear him. All welcome. There
will be ne evening service.
Some things are noticeable on
account of their diminutive size.
The smallest steam engine in Cor
Wallis is the one at the Electric
Light Co.'S plant. 1t is only one
eight horse power, but it is used to
operate the forge in the blacksmith
shop connected with the plant.
Tuesday afternoon, from 2 10 5
o'clock, Mrs. J. Fred Yates enter
tanned about fifteen ladies of the
Afternoon Reading Club. Deli
cious refreshments were served and
most enjoyable afternoon passed.
Mrs. Yates is a charming hostess
and always makes an affair of this
nature memorable.
S. L. Kline, in company with an.
other gentleman, drove over to AL
bany and back Wednesday after
noon. They found the road in ex.
cellent condition. Mr.. Kline says
repairs on the Albany bridge are
progressing rapidly. New hents are
being put in, and new flooring. The
first span of the bridge has already
been planked.
It is now assured that the "Fes-
tival of Music" will be go. All
doubts are at an end and the Ora
torios "Creation" and "Eljjah"
will be given in the early part of
next month. Between arranging
for this event and considering the
matter of Fourth of July celebra-
ton the citizens of Albany are
fairly. busy at present.
D. B. Irwin, Of Salem, was in
Corvallis during the first of the
week. His business was to ascer-
tain the extent of the damage
caused to his building by the fire
last week. Mr.. Irvine speaks in
highest praise of the wolk done by
the fire department on that coca
sion. Dave seemed quite at home
during his sojourn on his old
stamping grounds"
@. C. Smith, of West Center, O.,
arrived in Corvallis Tuesday. He
is nephew of our fellow townsman,
Geo. W. Smith. The young man las
been in Oregon only short time,
but seems quite favorably i'm
pressed with the western state.
If he succeeds in finding something
to engage in that is suitable to his
taste he may make this city his
future home. George Smith says
that his nephew is the first relative
by the name of Smith he has seen
in over 3Oyears, and the young gen.
tleman now in the city was born
after George left home. We hope
that the young gentleman may
find this part Of the West so de-
lightful that he will remain here.
During the past few days the
mayor and members of the city
council have been making a most
thorough and personal canvass of
the sanitary condition Of this city.
The report will be found in another
column. 1t sets forth many good
reasons for cleaning up and beauti-
flying our city, aside from the de-
mands Of health. In many in
stances it was found that the law
regulating these matters had been
violated. most likely from the citv