Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-03

Walter Locke IS visiting his
brother, W. II. Locke, at Lebanon
Mrs. E. U. Will, of Albany, came
to Corvallis, Friday, for a brief
visit.
Mrs. Lafferty visited in Albany
last week, the guest of Mrs. G. C.
Parker.
Miss Edith Howard, of Corvallis,
is visiting Miss Helen EIkins, re-
turning from San Francisco via
stea mer.-Albany Herald.
The presiding officers of the Sal
walton Army request that any one
having soiled or cast-off clothing to
give away would notify Them and
they they will be pleased to call
and get them for distribution among
the poor. Information can be left
at the barracks, or at the postoffice,
box. 286. c.. E. BRooKs, Capt.
At the annual meeting of the
Grants Pass board of trade, held
last week, d. Ell. Stovall declined
re- election as secretary of that or
ganization. Dennis was formerly
member of the GAZETTE force.
Since going to Grants Pass he has
taken prominent part in advanc-
ing the business interests of that
city.
Rev. Allen Wilson, one of the
leading men of the Christian church
in America, has been engaged TO
deliver the baccalaureateE sermon
before the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege next June. DIR. Wilson will
leave his home in Indianapolis
about month before commence
ment exercises take place that he
may spend a few weeks In Portland
while out West.
An evidence of the Improvement
in business conditions in Corvallis
during the past year, is found in
this item concerning postal receipts.
In January, 1902, $461.5O was
realized from the sale of stamps,
stamped envelopes and postal cards.
The revenue derived from this
source in January, 1903, amounted
to $54S 81, or an increase of $87.1l.
Here is an increase cf 19 per cent
over the sales for the same month
last year.
"Jim," the Chinaman who con-
ducts the laundry operated by
'sorbin" before his departure for
China, is in receipt Of letter from
that celestial gentleman which
states that the party arrived safely
in the fowerY kingdom. "Sorbin"
found the little girl he had made
his wife before coming to America,
grown to womanhood.' Whether he
will return to Corvallis, depends
upon his better half. eff she say
stay, him stay" said Jim. "Mebbe
so he come home mex fall"
Governor Chamberlain has ap-
pointed the following list of dele
gates to represent Oregon at tue
inter national conference on Good
Roads, which is scheduled to take
place at Detroit, Michigan, Febru-
ary 18th and 18th: J. j. Whitney,
of Albany; w. E. Grace, of Baker
City; P. H, Darcy, of Salem; j..
R. Neil, of Sumpter; Ira Campbell,
of Eugene; E. L. Smith, of Hood
River; John Fl. Scott, of Salem;
Geo. W. Briedwell, of Briedwell
Station; II. V. Gates, of Hilisboro,
and J. H. Settlemier, of Woodburn.
J. III. Edwards, of Bellfountain,
this county, is now the possessor of
a splendid Leicester ram from the
rated flock of A. w. Smith, of Ma
pie Lodge, Ont. Mr.. Smith was an
exhibitor of Leicesters at the inter-
national last month at Chicago and
secured all the first premiums in
the respective classes but one. The
Breeders Gazette said of the exhib-
it of Leicester: "The showing of
Leicesters was decidedly the best of
any Of the long wool breeds, the
Canadian focks deserving special
commendation. Mr.. Smith showed
a yearling eve that is an exception
ally fine type of the breed"
r. M. Cramer is still pushing his
proposition to remove the carriage
factory to Eugene. He was in that
city, Friday, and according to the
Guard made this offer: Mr.. Cramer
comes to the Eugene.people and
commercial Club with what we con-
slider a very fair proposition-one
requiring but small contributions
from our people, especially when
the interests involved are consider
ed. He has looked about for a
suitable site, and is satisfied with
the old Farmers Warehouse lots
at the railroad on Pearl street. IF
our people will donate this site and
one thousand dollars required to pay