Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-06
LOCAL NEWS.

Father Jurek went to Portland
Monday for a visit of several days
Mrs. J. Mason offers her stock O
trimmed dress hats-12 dozen-fo
2Oper cent off.
The o A G students enjoyed 6
little practice dance in the Armory
Wednesday afternoon.
The Corvallis Fire Department
gave an enjoyable dance in theil
quarters in the city hall, last night.
Mrs. Frank Ward went to Alba
ny on the boat yesterday morning
for a weeks visit with relatives and
friends.
A marriage license was issued
last Friday to John Bennett, Of
Philomath, and Miss Emma Ellen
Brattain, of Alsea.
Wednesday, W. o. Heckart start
ed carpenters at the task of build
ing an addition to the residence of
Geo. E. Lilly. The work will con-
sumo a week or mo;e.
The college orchestra will furnish
the music for the graduating exer-
cises of the ninth grade pupils of
the Corvallis public schools that
will be held in the Opera House
this evening.
Miss Lillian Glass, who has been
attending the Seventh-Day Ad-
ventist camp-'neeting in Portland
for the past week or ten days, re-
turned home on the boat Wednes-
day morning.
William Headrick came out
from Alsea Tuesday on business.
He came out by the south road, as
the trip over Alsea Mountain is
stiIl a great undertaking. Mr..
Headrick returned home Wednes-
day.
The county court convened in
regular session Wednesday. There
was the usual monthly grist Of bills
to be audited and other business
that is always in order. Nothing
of particular moment required at
tention.
The senior class of the OAC|
will run an excursion train over to
the coast tomorrow. This is a
splendid season of the year to take
the trip, as the beautiful and far
famed rhododendrons are in full
bloom now and Nature is at her
best.
There are a number of persons
who persist in riding their bicycles
on the sidewalks of this city with
utter disregard for the law. 1t will
he we'll for them to cease such mis-
demeanors, as they may save them
selves some Inconvenience and ex-
pense.
The steamer Pomona will take
pleasure-seekers 10 Salem next
to meet the excursionists
who will patronize the conductors
excursion from Roseburg and The
Dalles, A splendid time is prom
ised. The boat leaves Corvallis at
$50 a. m. and round,trip tickets
can be had for the sum of Is cents. |
A few days ago the firemen of
this city received challenge from
the fire department of Lebanon to
in hose race in that
city on the Fourth of July for a
purse of $50. They are to lay 400
feet of hose. 1t is stated that our
boys will accept and begin at once
to prepare for the event.
Mr.. J. w. Moore, father of Mrs.
s. N. Wilkins. returned Tuesday
from his trip in California. Mr..
Moore went as far south as San
Francisco. He says that Oregon is
not the only place that has suffered
from a backward spring. Cold
rains have made everything late
in Northern California, and fruit
and crops have been injured.
A meeting was held last evening
at the establishment of Small &
Son to arrange for a Fourth of July
celebration in Corvallis. Various
were to have been ap-
pointed to arrange and look after
the separate details that 60 to
make good celebration. The
meeting was held at too late an
hour for us to secure a report before
going to press.
The official count of the ballot
cast in Benton county last Monday
was made yesterday at the clerks
office. The board of scanvassers
of Virgil Walters, clerk,
E. Holgate and Horace Underhill,
the latter two being justices
of the peace The law says that
the official canvass of the ballots
shall be made by board consist
ing of the county clerk and two
justices of the peace.
Miss Blanche Riddle closed
very successful term of public school
at Yoncalla Friday. Miss Riddle
as principal of this school is credit
al with bayinp t,nora than l-ant fho