Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04

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The w R c and the 6 A
held a joint meeting in their hal
/ Saturday night. A large mum
Der was entertained and the oc
casion was most enjoyable.
| The music that will be rendere,
next Saturday evening, when 9Th,
Troubles of Married Man" will b.
produced. will be under the direct
iop of Fred R. Oyerlander and vii
be the most delightful of anything
heard in this city for long time.
Last week, Tom Felger, who IN.
q tannerg MI Phi!nmath, came {
town and voluntarily placed him
self La the custody Of Constable
Voting, stating that he had untagget
hides in his possession. He had a
hearing before Justice Holgate and
was fined $2S.
At meeting of the ministers oi
this city, held at the residence OF
Rev. r. L. Moore, yesterday morn
ing, arrangements were made for a
union meeting of all churches on
Thanksgiving day. These exercises
will be held in the NJ. E. church,
south, and Rsy. Andrew Carrick
will deliver the sermon.
The music at the Presbyterian
church last Sabbath, merning and
evening, was especially fine. The
choir is under the direction of Otto
T.. L. Herse and is doing splendid
work. In the morning Mr.. Herse
and Prof. Pr:tchard sang duet,
"Come Unto Me-" by Parks. 1t is
spoken of as a magnificent effort.
J. E. Fowells and family arrived
in Corvallis, Sunday, from Fayette,
Iowa. It Will be remembered by
our people that Mr.. Fowells was
resident of Corvallis year ago and
conducted shoe shop while here.
He became discsntented and went
back to his home in Iowa about eight
months ago. He was not satisfied
with things in the east and it is un-
derstood he is now determined to
stay here for keeps"
The season of the year for hunt
ing ducks and geese is now at hand
and some of our eportsmen have al
ready made killing" Saturday
afternoon a party consisting of John
Zeis, Austin Lafferty. and Ed Eel
ton wont up on the island, above
town few miles, for hunt. Dark
ness found them in the woods and
they were unable to fine their way
out. AS a result they. built fire
under large fir tree and "swapped
yarns" all night. Their story is
that some rain fell on this occasion,
but owing to ths shelter afforded by
the friendly fir, they did not get
wet. They secured a brace of
ducks and couple of wild geese.
5. K. Berry has just put a new
Fairbanks & Morse gasolene engine
Of one and one-half horse power in
his bicycle factory He is soon to
install a larger lathe and emery
wheel. Il is also his intention to
place compressed air tank in his
From the latter
Two tubes will extend, one tube for /
use in the shop and the other will |, |,
be run to the outside of the build
ng SO that bicyclists may connect
heir tires, touch button and have
hem enf1ated. The engine is to be
1se to operate the various bits of
soon to be in use at this |
establishment. He also intends to |
put in, a large enameling oven and
lip tank for enameling bicycles.
Mr.. Greer, a prominent citi-
zen and politician of Minnesota, !
S in Corvallis on his way to Los
Cal. White here he
Visited his old FREUD, w. H. |
Dilley, formerly OF Minnesota.
Mr. Greer is delighted with Ore-|
,on and will return here for a
more extended stay. He was a
delegate to the National republi- |
AN convention that nominated |
Mckinley and Roosevelt, and at
hat time he met the members of
he Oregon delegation. Mr..
Greer says that J. Adams Bedee,
who delivered one OF the finest |
political addresses ever heard in
he campaign of 1896, is a candi-
late for congress from the Du-
nth district in the election being
leld there today, and he will be
lected.
The Ladies of the M. E, church will |
srve dinner on Thanksgiving day.