Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-20

| Saturday, from business TRIP to
Portland.
Miss Margaret Whitaker return
ed home. Saturday, from briel
visit in Portland.
F. Burr, a prominent business
man of Portland, was in Corvallis
last week in the. interest of bis es-
tablishment.
Ivan Daniel, who is at present a
member of the Weidemann Com
pany, writes that he will be able to
be home for a few hours on Sunday,
June Sth.
The horse that draws the meat
cart of Hout's meat market took a
lively spin down Main street Sat
urday morning. No damage was
done to speak of.
DR.. E. ]. Thompson, now of In
dependence. came up to his old
home last Thursday for the pur-
pose of attending the production of
Handeis messiah"
Three candidates took the en-
campment degrees in the 1 o o F
lodge of this city, Friday night.
They took all three degrees, after
which very nice banquet was in
dulged in.
\. P. Peterson las disposed of
his place just west of this city, to
Mr.. Rice recently from the East.
Mr.. Peterson has accepted a posi-
ton with an elevator company at
Pomeroy, Wash, ard will leave
shortly to assume its duties.
Mr.. Long, a Portland attorney,
was in Corvallis last Saturday.
He is interested in the task of get
ting the Lewis and Clarke Exposi-
ton proposition that is to be given
in Portland in 1905 properly
launched before the people.
Miss Leona Smith had number
of young friends call on her, FRI
day evening. in honor of Misses
Goss and Morey, of Portland, who
were her guests. Conversation and
music were the features cf enter
tainment. Delicious refreshments
were served.
Today members OF the Grand
Lodge, I o O F, of Oregon, will
pass through this city en- route to
Newport, where a three days ses-
sion of that body will be held. 1t
is estimated that there will be an
attendance of 500 or 1000 at this
meeting and Newport has made
preparations for such a number.
Harry Cronise, Ed Strong and
Charley Barnhart were elected dele
gates from the Corvallis lodge.
Oregon captured more than 252
medals and diplomas at the
Charleston, S. c., exposition, more
than any other three states COM
bined. She was awarded one dlplo-
ma of highest awards, ,63 gold, 43
silver, 55 bronze medals and 90 di-
plomas of honorable mention. The
Oregon Agricultural College re
ceived a gold medal for grains and
grasses; J. R. Brown, Corvallis,
fax, gold medal; A. J. Sautelle,
CORVALLIS, teasels, gold medal.
VIM. m. Fraker, of Pendleton,
Oregon, arrived in Corvallis, Sun
day morning 1t is forty yea;s
since he was in this city and he
notes many changes in the place.
He has relatives in Philomath and
is at present visiting there. He has
been in Polk and Yamhill counties
on similar mission. Mr.. Fraker
is the step father of VIM. J. Fur
nisN, republican candidate for gov
ernor of Oregon, and.is justly proud
of his step-son. He states that
everywhere he finds things favora-
ole for the election Of Mr.. Furnish
and that his home county will roll
up handsome majority for the re-
publican candidate.
The time for the registration of
voters expired on the evening of
May 18th. The total registration
in Benton county was 1913 against
1855 two years ago. This shows a
shortage of 142 and the only way to
account for it is lack of interest
on the part of voters, as it is a we'll
known fact that there are many
new corners here who are entitled
to ballot, while but few who voted
two years ago have left the county.
Just exactly what the total of vote
cast two years ago was is not
known, but it did not vary far from
1000. Taking this as a bases, it is
safe to predict that the ballot cast
this year will be in the neighbor-
hood of 1900. Two years ago a
good many voters resor,ed to blank
"a" but on the other hand some
who registered did not vote.
An old neighbor, T. T. Vincent,
is on tae republican ticket in Ben
ton county for recorder of convey
ances. The Independent is not ad-
vised touching majorities in that
co,,ntv hut il does know that the