Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-10
Georgia Harper's company.

Georgia Harper's company.
Get your umbrella ribs fixed q
the Bicycle Hospital.
Opera House, Oct. IA, Is and 1e
the Georgia Harper company.
| Fred Overlander returned, Wed
nesday, from a weeks outing il
the Big Elk country.
Elder Winters, of Portland, vii
preach in the new hall opposits R
| ". Wade's, on Saturday at 2:3O p
m. Subject, ''Divine Healing" Al
are cordially invited.
r. A. Bowman is putting a c.upii
OF coats of paint on the front o
Graham & Wortham's drug store
The interior walls will be covered
with light green paper.
Mrs. John F. Steiwsr, of Jeffer-
son is expected to arrive in this city
next Tuesday for a weeks visit
with friends. Her son, Karl, is at
tending the o AC.
Rev. I'M. Haskins, of Philoma th
College, will occupy the pull pit OF
the Presbyterian: church Sunday
morning; theme "Some Elements
Making the True Christ-like Life"
United Evangelical church: Cash
rally service at II a. m. Special
singing and an address by the pas
tor. Theme for the evening service
Building for Eternity" Service
at Williams at 3 p. m. =
John Whitaker, John Bier and
Hugh Herrou leave for Portland,
Sunday, where they will serve
as jurors during the sessions of the
U. S. circuit court which convenes
in that city October 18th.
The bids for furnishing supplies,
stationery, pencils, crayons, etc, for
the public schools of Corvallis were
opened Wednesday afternoon. c.
A. Gerhard was awarded the con-
tract for furnishing said supplies.
Preaching at the nj. E. church at
1l:3O a. m. and 7:3O p. m. Stran.
gers are invited to bring their chill
dren to the Sunday school at 10 a.
NJ. intermediate League at $50
and Epworth at $50; Frank L.
Moore, pastor.
At a meeting of the Citizens
League held at the court house,
Monday evening, a committee con
sisting of M. S. Woodcock, B. F.
Irvine and Geo. w. Denmap, was
appointed to solicit and raise funds
to be used in getting out an adver-
tising pamphlet to be sent to the
Il arriman Bureau of immigration.
Farmers and stock raisers agree
hat the recent rains were badly
needed. 1t was very necessary for
iarmers who desire to do fall plow-
ng 1t goes without saying that
stock ranges were badly in need of
ain and feed was very short. The
1ops were all picked, and practical
y all of the prunes. In fact, there |
vas practically nothing that could |
nave been damaged by rain.
Although not quite completed,
he dam across Marys river, which
vas constructed during the past
and fall by the Corvallis
Flouring Mills Co., was closed Mon
lay. 1t was found that the dam
vas we'll constructed and although
t leaked trihe at first, as soon as
is we'll soaked the dry lumber
lsed in its building will swell and
IL leadage will cease. After clos
ng the dam it required a day for
he water to rise sufficiently to
make any showing in the mill race.
The stream was obliged to rise until
backed the water up Marys river
ONE five or six miles before it
'oured into the race to any extent.
Everything about the new Agri-
Hall has been cleaned up
nd rendered neat and attractive.
here has been considerable work
lone on the grounds about the
The temporary track
which was laid from the G. & E.
inc to the building for the purpose
f running carloads of building
materials, etc., to the hall while in
curse of construction, will not be
emoved until after the dedication
f the building, which occurs next
Wednesday. By leaving the track
there it is until these exercises oc-
ur it will be possible to run the
rains of excursionists right up to
he hall. The dedication exercises
ill be held in the Armory.
Some three months ago, a certain
ewspaper in this state offered
rizes to its correspondents for the
mount of news matter they could
lrnish the paper. The "news'
'as classified and arranged on the
point" system and the first prize :
'as a very handsome, 500 Morris ,
hair. The chair is solid oak,
arved, and upholstered in dark ,
reen velvet-a real beauty. There 3
ere seventeen contestants, among ,
HON Vas Mrs. Grace E. Hall,