The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-05-24

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Field meet on oAo grounds this
afternoon.
Mrs Bradley of Dusty was the
guest Of Corvallis friends this week.
Union Memorial services at the
M e church Sunday at IL m.
Mrs Taylor Porter returned yes.
terday from brief visit with Leban.
on relatives.
The public school Commeuce-
ment occurs one week from Friday,
June 9Th,
-Miss Edith Howard who has been
confined to her bed for the past three
weeks is reported to be improving,
MIR and Mrs W P Smith nee Mel
lie Callahan arrived yesterday and
are guests of Mr. and Mrs R 81
Huston.
The track teams Of Albany col
lege and OAC are to have field meet
on OAC grounds at 2;30 this after
noon,
Miss Mary Webb of Alpha Hall
went to Portland yesterday afternoon
in answer to message announcing
that an a. unit was dying.
To-day, at Sslem, the OAC and
Willamette University teams are to
play game of base ball. The OAC
team went down on this mornings
boat and is expected home tonight.
DR. Coleman, president of Will
lamette University. is to deliver the
baccalaurate sermon, June Is and DR.
Stephen Wise of Portland the ad-
dress to the class on Commencement t
day, June IS. Both men are we'll
known speakers.
Bryant and Charles Young have
begun tearing down the old calaboose.
preparatory to building the proposed
new warehouse that the city of Cor
Wallis is to build In the rear OF the old
engine house.
In the circuit court at Salem
Wednesday a decree OF divorce was
entered In the case Of Carey F Martin
vs. AIDA Davenport Martin, on the
grounds of desertion. Mrs Martin
was popular student at OAC about
six years ago.
On June I4th, at Monroe, the
schools of southern Benton and the
Modern Woodmen Of America are to
to hold Union picnic. Preparations
are now in progress, and this picnic is
to be a big affair. The programme
has been arranged, but the purpose Is
to have it complete and interesting.
Remember the date
News was received yesterday
that the Fischer FIGURING mills in this
city had just been awarded a bronze
medal at the Charleston Exposition
for wheat flour. The mills of the en-
tire country were in competition. The
medal Is the third the local establish.
,ment has received in recent years.
News received In Corvallis by
Warren Hartley is to the effect that
his father has made a fine strike on
claim just opened up in the Bohemia
mines. The vein of ore is three feet
and assays, give returns of $245.61
per ton. The claim is one Of five lo-l
Gated by Mr. Hartley for number of
Corvallis people. and ia said to be ene
Of the best locations in Bohemia.
district.
MIR Woodcock's Gazette raises
the question that because Mr. Wat
ters has had office he ought not to be
elected again. II farmer has first
class farm hand, does he turn him off
and hire green hand? Did anybody
ever hear Of business man who dis
charged god clerk to hire one that
bad everything to learn? In what |
respect does county business differ
from private business? Is not special
training as desirable for county busi-
ness as private business or farm busi-
ness? Is 1t likely that the manage
ment of the county business could be
better done by a raw hand than by a
trained one? Is not the very argu-
nent that Mr. Woodcock's paper uses
against him the very reason why Mr.
Walters should be elected.
"A republican drummer was in
town yesterday. Like most all drum
mers, he is an ardent Chamberlain
man. "They cannot beat George |
Chamber lain." hesaid, SIN every office
he has ever filled he has performed |
his duties SO faithfully and so wholly |
in the interest of the people that his |
public record cannot be attacked. |
Everybody knows this. Besides, all |
men who ever knew him are Mr. |
Chamberlain's friends, and all of them |
are working with tremendous energy
for his election. It is probable that
IL Mr. Furnish had not gone on the
that he would have been gov
ernor. But his campaign is fatal to
his chances. Every man who meets
him is disappointed. They see that
he is very ordinary man, His cold
ness repels them. His attempts at
speechmaking lose him many vote,
for men reason that. IL he has Ideas