Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-23
LOCAL NEWS.

dental hotel, gees 10 Eugene
Saturday morning.
J. K. Berry has had workmer
employed at the task of improving
the front entrance of his bicycle
shop.
loves Madison Square Com.
pany will begin a weeks engage
ment- in this city next Monday
night. They are a repertoire com
pany of good repute.
E. N. Garrison, state agent for
Fairbanks, Morse & Co.'S Gasoline
Engines, came up from his home in
Salem, Wednesday. He had busi-
ness here that detained him for a
couple of days.
The State examination for the
eighth grade pupils of the county
begau Wednesday and ended Fri
day. Supt. Denman conducted the
examination for the pupils of Cor
Wallis schools. There were sixteen
applicants.
The last recital by the musical
department of the Agricultural COL
lege will be given tomorrow evening
in the colleg, chapel. The pro.
gram will consist mainly of duets
and choruses. Tae doors will close
promptly at 8 o'clock. The public
are invited.
Adam Assell went over to ' ew-
port, Monday, TO assist in preparing
lunches, etc, for the large crowds
of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs that
have been in session over there this
week. Adam is right at home at
Newport and is we'll known to be
splendid hand to prepare lunches,
salads, etc.
The picnic at Willamette
Grange hall tomorrow promises
to be a grand affair. The can-
didates for county Offices will be
present. The services of the o
A G band have been secured. A
baseball game, literary program
and dancing until IL O'Clock
will be features.
This is the season of the year for
picnics. A picnic has been arrang-
ed for June J4th, at Monroe, and
it is to be under the auspices Of the
Modern Woodmen and the schools
of South Benton. The services of
the o AC band have been secured
for this occasion. There will be
many features of entertainment in
troduced.
G. w. Smith, road master of this
county, has been having some work
done on the road running west of
town. Beginning at the Mechani
cal Hall of the o A G the grader
has been nsed on the road for a
distance of half a mile or such a
matter. 1t is understood that
there will be gravel placed on it af-
ter the task of grading is completed.
A letter just received by DIR.
Rowley from his old home in Mich
igan, tells of a tornado that swept
that section recently doing much
damage to property and injuring
many persons. The barn on the
place formerly owned by the Row
ley's was demolished. This is the
first storm of this kind that has oc
Cured in that country in forty
years.
For a week or longer C. X.
spauldingl has had men cnopping
and saving logs across the river on
the Beach place, just east of town.
During the past day or two he has
had a crew of ten or a dozen men
engaged with donkey engine put
ting the logs in the river. They
are balm logs and will be RATED to
Oreg IN City for the use of the pulp
mills at that place.
]. R. Smith & Co. were obliged
TO lay off the men they had at
work on the sewers last Saturday
on account Of the rains. They had
about dozen men employed. Work
will soon be pushed again with
force of dozen or fifteen men.
This is as large number of men
as will be worked, as it is thought
that they can dig the sewers as rap
idly as the piping can be laid.
VIM. Knots is suffering from a
broken rib sustained while round.
ing up some cattle en- his farm a
few days age. Notwithstanding
this injury sMr. Knotts joined the
other candidates on the canvass
Monday, but a severe attack of
grippe compelled him to return
home. This is unfortunate, but
Mr.. Knots hopes to be with the
in the last days of the
A very large crowd of Odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs have been in at.
tendance at the session of the grand
lodge of the state of Oregon held at
this week. All week they
have been passing to and fro
through this city, but on Monday
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