Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-29
W. A. Sanders, Jewe:er,

sued to Chas. NJ. Cady and Mis-
Ada NJ. Dwyre.
i Editor Gault, of HilIsboro, visite,
over Sunday with his sor, Johr
now a student at . A C.
Mrs. John Smith returned Sat
urday from a weeks visit with be
daughter, Leona. IN Portland.
Mrs. Agnes Thompson, who wen
with her daughters to Boise, Idaho
last fall, returned Sunday for 1
visit with the family of A. F
Peterson.
William E. Elliott, who died or
the 18th inst, held certificate ir
the A o U w for $4,000, payable
to his widow, Ada Elliott. The
same was paid last Saturday.
F. L. Miller will begin the task
of moving into his Fifth street res
idence today. When Mr.. Miller's
present plans are carried out he
will have very attractive home.
President Strong, of the Univer-
sity Of Oregon, has resigned his po.
sition, to become chancellor of the
University of Kansas. He was
elected to fill this chair by the re-
gents of the Kansas institution
last Saturday. His salary will be
$4 1900 per year.
Friday, Mrs. George Bogue arriv-
ed in this city from Paisley, Lake
county, Oregon, for a short visit
with relatives and friends. She is
a sister of Mrs. W. A. Buchanan,
and her husband is a brother of
VIM. Bogue. 1t is about 13 years
since she was in Corvallis.
Elwood Minchin, who won the
state inter collegiate oratorical con-
test last year, was the winner of
the inter- collegiate prohibition con-
test held at Newberg last Friday.
His subject was "Prohibition and
Principle" Besides securing
purse of $lCO, he will represent
Oregon at the interstate contest to
be held at Lincoln Neb, June 1st.
Small & Son received ten-gal.
Ion ice cream freezer yesterday.
The demand for their ice cream,
which has gained an enviable rep
utation, promises to be so great
this season that their six-gallon
freezer has been: discarded. Last
year this firm made and sold 700
gallons of ice cream, and this years
trade gives promise of being much
greater.
W. P. Lafferty has a very bad |
land that he injured in peculiar
way. He was using an AK about a
week ago and the handle passing
,ver a ring he wore on the third
niger of his left hand bruised that
to such an extent it result
ID in something resembling blood
DR.. Cathey lanced tie
hand yesterday and removed con-
'iderable pus from tumor that had
ormed.
Inspection of the bicycle paths
eading from Corvallis shows that a
title work will place them in good
for cycling. Robt. John
on, E R. Lake, VIM. Currin and
[. W. Dilley, executive committee
# the Benton County Bicycle Club,
net last week and decided to ask
bicycle riders to contribute fifty
ents each to be used for the i'm
of paths. A receipt will
'e given all who place this amount
n the hands of either of tn ese gem
lemen.
At a meeting of the democratic
county central committee, held last
w. O. Heckart was nom.
mated for senator. Mr.. Heckart is
. genial gentleman and will make
IS good showing at the polls as
my man in his party can make for
hat office in this county, but his
domination was not inteuded to be
aiken seriously. 1t was made sole
Y to relieve the situation of the
which would result
rom a lack Of a head to their ticket
hould the other democratic candi-
ates decide to take part in a joint
Julian McFadden had a runaway
ast week on his farm some miles
outh of Corvallis. He had his ,
orse hitched to the buggy and
rove to the granery and placed a
ouple of sacks of grain in the We
icle, intending to take it out in
he field for sowing. The horse be-
anne frightened and took to its
eels. 1t took through fence, I
uggy and all, and finally left the
uggy hung up in an apple tree. ,
he animaIgthen jumped a couple
{ fences and started south. 1t was
nally found at the Ingram ferry,
light miles from where it started.
he damage was not so great as
hight have been expected.
On Thursday evening at the ,
'irst :esbyterian church the in :
tallation of Rev. Andrew Carrick
n