Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-02-04

- 0ASA1s WILL
+ The little child of Mr.. and MI
Monroe Cameron was taken We
i'll yesterday afternoon.
e Hank Hayes and family return
ed, Saturday, from Pomona, Cal
Mr.. Hayes is satisfied to remain
9 Corvallis.
Mrs. George Kerr and son, Moi
are visiting at the home of Mr.. an
e Mrs. John Whitiker, ten mil.
8 south of this city.
A party consisting of Harry Crt
mise, Lee Henkle, Harry Buxto
1 and Bruce Burnett went out t
Philomath Saturday evening to al
l tend the concert given there,
A Student Concert will be giver
in the college chapel next Frida,
evening under the direction of Mis-
Philbrick, director of the depart
ment of music. The program fo
these exercises was received to-
late for publication in this issue
The public is invited.
DR.. L. G. Altman returned, yes
terday, from Chicago. whittier ht
went few weeks ago, fearing tha
he must undergo a, most critica
operation. Examination by the ex.
perts, proved that this was unnec.
essary, AMI DR.. Altman returns
greatly improved in health.
Rev. c. C. Polling Ph. D., of Dal.
las, will preach in the United
Evangelical church Friday evening
at 7:3O. At the close of this service
will be held the last quarterly busi-
ness of the church for this confer.
ence year. All lare invited to at
tend.
The following Juniors delivered
oratiens at the college chapel Fri
day afternoon: Harvey C. Pugh,
"The Future of our Nation;" Ethel
Smith. Eccentric Americans" Ed
ward Rosendorf, "Sampson's Part
at Santiago" Rose NJ. Ingram,
"The Basis of Success
Commissioners court meets to-
morrow. After the transaction of
regular business, it will adjourn to
meet again February 18th. at which
tfpe it will listen to suggestions,
renonstrances and objections, re-
gardfpg the list of judges and clerks
of election recently selected by the
court.
The funeral of H. L. Wilkins, oc-
currsd Friday afternoon from athe
home of his son in this city. I'm
Fortunately the GAZETTE erred in
stating that these services would
be held at the undertaking parlors.
A newspaper is not infallible, and If
those acquainted with the facts in
any case, through lack of interest or
neglect, fail to apprise the news
paper man he has to rely upon
whatever source of information he
can find.
Mr.. Alex Rennie has resigned his
position in the esta blishment of
Nolan & Callahan and will leave
shortly for McMinnville, where he
will take the management of The
Farmers and Grangers store of that
city. "No better man could have
been secured for the POSITION" said
Mr.. Nolan yesterday. This is a
pretty tribute from the head of the
firm in whose employ Mr.. Renn,e
has been for the past eight years.
While regrettlng his departure, his
many friends here will be pleased to
hear of his advancement.
A Hanford, California paper,
recently received by S. L. Shedd, of
this city, contains an obituary of
the late Orin Belknap, who died at
Hanford January 9, 1902. Mr..
Belknap was bern in New York in
1915. He moved to Ohio in 1885,
and was married in that state to
Miss Nancy Starr. In l847, with
his family he came TO Oregon and
settled at what is now Bellfoun-
tain. Here he lived until the late
COS, when he moved to California.
Mr.. Belknap was the father of II |
children, one of the survivors being
Mrs. Rachel Walters of Monroe.
He was an ardent christian, and a
man Of great strength and nobility
Of character.
The college printing Office has
just completed station bulletin No.
6S, containing an annotated list of
the birds of Oregon, being a thesis
which was presented for degree
of Master of Science by A. r. |
Woodcock. Six thousand copies
have been printed, sos free distribu
ton. The Lailetin contains 119
pages, The object has been to
make as complete list as possible |
from the information at hand, of |
the avian species which have been
taken and observed throughout the
state, with the localities from which
each species has been reported, the
names of observers, and their notes.
The notes aim to cover briefly the
relative abundance, time of nigra-
ton and nesting and food habits,
in the latter line appar-
emily but little work has been done