Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-27
LOCAL NEWS.
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CHhIcn Ill tniS cIGy, June ttn an
9th. ~
loves Madison Square Theatr
Company will entertain the publ
in the local opera house every nigh
this week.
U. S. Grant, of Siletz, passe'
thr ,ugh Corvallis, Friday, enrout
for Grande Ronde. where he ha
business for a few days.. -
Benjamin Battain and wife, O
Box, Oregon, arrived in Corvallis
Friday to transact some business O
Importance. Mr.. Brattain is tn,
merchant of Box and he took a
load of merchandise back with him
W. o. Heckart, who returned
from Eugene recently, has many
words of praise for our sister city.
He says that there is much build
ing Of a substantial nature in prog
ress there and on every hand there
is an evidence of thrifty business
enterprises. ...
There was picnic at Hulbert's
Grove, in Linn county, taree miles
east of Corvallis. Saturday. The
day was idea. and quite a number
OF our citizens drove over and en-
joyed their luncheon in the shade
of the grove. Speeches and various
other features were the order of the
day and fine time is reported.
The trainmen's excursion from
Albany to The Dalles, Sunday, was
a rost successful affair. Quite
number of Corvallis citizens drove
over to Albany early in the morn.
ing and took advantage of the OPP
portunity to see the scenery along
the Columbia river-the grandest
natural scenery in the world.
S. r. Slayton returned Friday
from Corvallis, where be has been
sojourning for the past winter with
relatives. Journal. Mr..
SIayton will be remembered by
Lebanon people as the man whose
wife was injured by falling from a
grade ia the mountains and who
died in this city at the home of
Mrs. w. H. Reed, last September.
Criterion.
Workmen have been busy for the
past week remodeling the interior
If the bakery 4 and confectionery
tablishment of H. w. Hall. The
partition separating the dining
room and the front portion has
been moved back. The room thus
formed in the rear of the store will
he used as an ice tream parlor. The
whole interior has been repapered
and repainted, and presents neat
and attractive appearance.
:. Friday, A. G. White, who came
to Corvallis last fall and took up
his residence with US, received a |
telegram from Denver. Colorado,
announcing the death of his oldest
brother, U. H. White. The death
came Unexpectedly to Mr.. White,
mo he was not aware of his brothers !
illness. The deceased was 81 years
Of age and the oldest of nine child
rem. His wife is the only member
of his immediate family who, sur
wives him, as his children are dead.
The remains were taken to Council
Bluffs, Iowa, the home of the de-
ceased, for interment.
Fred Herbold, the we'll known
foot ball coach who will have
charge OF o. A. C's slevsn next fall,
arrived ir Corvallis last Friday
andidepalted for Butte, Montana,
the following morning. He left
Butte the Sunday previous to come
dawn to Lane county and attend
business matters connected with a
timber calm. While on the trip
he embraced the opportunity to
visit the boys whom he is to coach
next fall. He speaks we'll of the
outlook and the o. A. C. boys have
all confidence in him. He is an
txpArienc d player and aside from
his local reputation has a splendid
record with teams in othe: states.
He is young fellow, large, active
and muscular, and has hearty,
whnle-souled manner that will in
spire confidence and cause the bsys
t" rally about him. He will be
lack here on the 18th of September.
The session of the Grand Lodge
OF o Id Fellows Of Oregon, held in
Newport last week, were most enjoy
able and entertaining throughout.
1t is estimated that 700 or 800 Odd
Fellows, members of the Encamp-
ment and the Rebeckahs were in
attendance. The people of Newport
are highly spoken of for the man.
ner in which they entertained their
visitors. Tuesday was consumed
by the Rebekahs and members of
the enoampment, while Wednesday
and Thursday was given over to |
the work of the Grand Lodge proper.
One of the features of entertain
ment that is particularly spoken of
was the drill of the United States
life saving crew that is stationed at |
Newport. The various maneuvers
of the drill, their work in the boat,
the agile manner in which they up