Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-03
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Commissi 1ners' court meets this
week.
Frank Howell left Friday fol
Grays Harbor, Wash, to accept q
position in q logging camp.
IT. L. Martin, of San Francisco
arrived in Corvallis last Thursday
for q short visit with his mother and
brother.
Clarence Vidito is just recovering
from a severe attack OF 10 grippe
which confined him to his bel for
several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl G. Hodes, OF
Albany, return ID h9ms Saturday
after . CO lpls of lays visit in
Corvallis with relatives aad friends.
Miss Edith Gibson gave a recep-
tion to q number of her friends at
J her home last Wednesday evening.
A program of vocal and instrumen-
. tal music was rendered, and a de-
! licious luncheon was served.
Mrs. L. L. Porter came up from
Oregon City, Saturday. Sne will
leave tomorrow with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spangler, for
Salem, to attend the nuptials oi
hsr brother, tomorrow noon.
There is now some talk of locat.
ing the Corvallis carriage factory at
Springfield, Lane county. There is
little doubt, however, that it will re.
main in Corvallis, where it is al
ready established and rightfully be-
longs.
The Lowe Madison Square The
atre Company, familiar to Corvallis
theatre goers, has come to grief
by the female contingent of the
troupe attempting to horsewhip an
editor at Winnemuca, Nevada.
They were arrested for assault, but
were released when they put up
.$l75 cash bail for their appearance.
The musical festival to be given
at Eugene May 18th, 18th and 14th
by the Willamette Valley Choral
Union gives every assurance Of be-
ing one of the most successful events
ever given BY that organization.
The people of Eugene are support
!; ing the project handsomely and
aover 5000 worth of tickets have been
sold already. The chorus will con-
sist of ITS voices, representing the
i societies of Salem, Corvallis, Albany
and Eugene.
: Robert .Blodgett died at his home
in Blodgett Valley, February 18th,
1903, after an Illness of ten days
with pneumonia. The deceased
was born AZ years ago on the home
stead where his death occurred.
His entire life has been spent in the
little valley which takes its name
from his father, its first settler. He
leaves q, wife and eleven children.
The funeral services were conduct
cd at the family home last Thurs
day afternoon, in the presence OF
many friends of the deceased. In
terment was made in the family
burial lot on the farm.
President Scott, Of the Oregon
Geod Roads Association, has been
home several days from Detroit,
Mich. where he attended the annu-
al convention Of the National Good
Roads Association. While there
Judge Scott examined various road
making machines with a view OF
bringing some into Oregon when
the time comes for the repair of the
roads in this state It is expected
s that the good roads movement will
lpoosn with his return Secretary
j. E. Majers, of the Oregon Good
Roads Association, is busy endeav.
oring to start county goods roads
associations all ever Oregon.
Service began on free rural deliy.
cry route No. l, which supplies pa
irons north of this city. yesterday
morning. The mail wagon to be
used on this route arrived from
Portland Friday night. It was
built especially for this kind of SER
vice and il light and convenient. It
is entirely enclosed, the front and
sliding doors at either side being
glass. Pigeon holes are provided
in front of the drivers seat to per-
NIT of the mail being arranged for
easy distribution. The exterior side
panels, wheels and running gear Of
the vehicle are painted red, and all
other wooden parts are black. The
words, "U. s. Mail" and ST. r. d.
No. 1" appear on either side.
A change in the service of the
railroad on the west side, as out
lined in previous issues OF the En-
terprise, and which has been taken
Il so1