Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-20
Order your trees and shrubs of
w. F. Gray, Corvallis, Oregon.

StOcR.
Mrs. s. NJ. Berry leaves today for
her old home at Westport, MINI.
She expects to he absent at least
three months
The Fret Spiritual Union of Cor.
vallis, will hold services at Barrett
Lyceum en- Sunday, at 8 p. NJ. All
friends cordially invited.
A meeting, conducted by the pas
tor, Is In progress ct the NJ. t.
church South. Services morning
and evening next Sunday, and the
meetings will likely continue dur
ing the coming week.
W. o. Heckart has been awarded
the contract for building an 8-room
two story residence for w. w. Cal.
kins in Eugene. The building will
cost about $4,000 and will be for
rent. Mr.. Calkins formerly resided
in Corvallis.
Wiley Young returned to Cor
Wallis last Wednesday. after an alb
sence of several years, during which
time he has visited various portions
of the Pacific coast, extending as
far sonth as Mexico. He also spent
some time in the latter country.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Kline and
con, Walter, arrived this week from
San Francisco. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kline will return to the latter city
in about six weeks, while Walter
will accept position in his fathers
large store in this city and make
this his home.
TheOccidental hotel in this city
has always enjoyed a large share of
the patronage of the local aud travel
ing public, because its tables are al
ways supplied with all that the sea-
son and markets afford, and it's
rooms are clean and comfortably
furnished.
The secretary of the interior has
mailed to John D. DAILY, recently
appointed surveyor-genera1 for Ore
gon, his bond in blank, with the
request that the same be filled out
and returned immediately. AS
soon as the bond is approved, Mr..
Daily will be instructed by wire to
take charge of the Office.
The, democratic convention for
the first congressional district, to
name a candidate to contest for the
seat made vacant by the death of
Tbos., III. Tongue, will be held in.
Albany, April 11tb. There will be
108 delegates. Benton's county ap-
portionment will be five. A. E
Reames, of Jacksonville, is regard
ed as the probable nominee of the
convention.
Hon. Binger Hermann, formerly
congressman from the first Oregon
district, was in Corvallis Wednes-
day and until noon yesterday, re-
newing old acquaintances ard ,nak-
ing new ones. Mr.. Hermann seems
in excellent health and spirits, and
his appearance makes false the
poets claim that "the politicians
study will make pale thy brow, and
make thee sick at natures lowell
ness" The GAZETTE acknowledges
a pleasant call from this distin-
guished gentleman.
I desire to express my heartfelt
thanks and appreciation for the
kindnesses shown by the Supreme
Hive, Ladies of the Maccabees of
the World, also members of the
the K. o. T. Min regard to the
death of my wife and the prompt
payment of the claim. I wish to
thank the Supreme Hive for their
trouble and past favors. And again
l wish to extend my heartfelt
thanks to the members of Corvallis
Tent No. II, also Linn Tent No. 7
in regard to their favors shown
me. G. FL. VEHRS.
According to telegraphic dispatch
es, Miss Jessie Shirley has organ
lied an opera company. A recent
dispatch from New Westminster,
B. c., says the Jessie Shirley Opera
Company, which was billed to play
at that place this week, refused to
submit to the Canadian quarantine
regulations at Blaine and III conse-
quence have cancelled their engage
ment. Some players, who were
with Miss Shirley when she was in
Corvallis some weeks ago, are now
members of "The Cowboy and The
Lady" company, which appeared at
Portland last week.
In its account of the intercollegi-
ate oratorical contest, held at Eu-
gene last week, the Guard makes
this comment: 20 A G had as
much noise and enthusiasm as the
University and felt so well equipped
that they frequently gave the
weaker college yells. It was a very
nice thing for o A G to give the AL