Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
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"a dig will do well to secure his SER
vices. He makes specially of
rock drilling. His address is Cor
wallis.
Special Sale of Laces-Just re-
'.a'--rd lO0 pieces French and En-
b laces which we offer at 5 cents
10 cents per yard, worth FROM
~ cents to 25 cents. Ladies these
are exceptional good values and
worth your attention. ? o'an u
Callahan.
The GAZETTE wishes to say a
word in cemmendation of the hearty
manner i'm which our business men
have responded to the request of
the council to ''clean up" A force
of men was out yesterday sweeping
up the trash and scraps that ae-
cumulated during the week, and
Main street is now ss clean and
tidy as parlor floor.
Thomas, the 7-year-old son of
Mrs. Bunker, died at the family
home in this city Friday afternoons,
of dropsy. Funeral services were
conducted. Saturday afternoon by
Rev. F l.. 1i"otr, and toe little
body was lain to r.st in Newton
cemetery, by he side of lts father
the late }. J. Moore, who was
drowned in the Willamette.
Miss Dorothea Nash, who was. re-
Gently elected instr uctor in music
at the State Normal School, Nom
mouth, was for some years instruct
or in music and drawing at the State
Agricultural College. Three years
ago she went to England and stud
led for two years in the Royal
Academy of music, and the,. tor
one year in Berlin as 4 private pu-
pill under the celebrated teacher,
Mayer Mahr. Dallas Observer.
The new bus for the Occidental
hotel goes into commission next
Thursday. The vehicle has been
rebuilt by the Corvallis Manufac.
turing Company, and has been en-
larged so as to accommodate four
more passengers than formerly. j.
The body of the bus has been
painted dark g,esn, while the
wheels are red. This is but one
number of improvements connec-
ted with the hotel, contemplated by
Landlord Brunk.
The jury in the case of C. H.
Whitney, ex-deputy sheriff of
Baker'county, jointly indicted with
ex-Sheriff Huntington for the en-
bezzlement of $4,000, brought in a
verdict of acquittal last Saturday
morning after being out Is hours.
Huntington was tried previously,
but the jury failed to agree on the
amount of the embczz' 'ement, and
the case will come up next October.
The Whitney verdict was not a sur
prise, as there was no direct evil
dence tending to show that he ap-
,propriated any of it to his own use.
Mr.. Whitney was formerly busi-
ness man of Corvallis.
The little daughter of W. w
Calkins, formerly of this city, had
a narrow escape from death in a
runaway which occurred IN Eugene
last Friday afternoon. The child
was driving the family horse to the
stable, when the animal got hey ond
her control and ran away. She
was thrown from the buggy seat,
and fell, striking her head on the
hard ground, but beyond a few
bruises she is unhurt. The childe
rem have been used to driving tn
horse to tue stable, and this is the
first time the horse has acted in
any such manner. The damages
to the buggy and horse were slight
Corvallis celebrated the Fourth
very modestly this year. The shoot
ing contest on the fat near Marys
river was the only feature Of ente:-
tainment. Business houses closed
but aside from the salute
at sunrise from the cannon at the
College, served by Captain Harding,
and the desultory popping of fire.
crackers kept up BY young Ameri-
ca during the day, there was little
to remind one of the fact that 127
years before our nation was born.
A number of citizens took advant-
age of tn. excursion trains to Dali
las and Albany and spent the day
in these towns, while others cele.
brated with the people of Alsea. A
full account of the exercises at the
latter place will appear in our next
issue.
Reward is Offered.
Search is still being prosecut-