Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-18
TIE sTATE FAIR.
Opening Day a Record Breaker
at the Salem Fair.

attendance. The formal exer-
cises. consisted of addresses by
Governor Chamberlain, Samuel
Cornell, ex Governor Geer, DR..
Wilhycombe, H. B. Thielseu
and Judge Boise.
Gov. Chamberlain entered d
vigorous protest against the pres
ent forest reserve policy of the
Interior Department. Mr.. Con
| nell gave a striking picture of
the benefit to be derived from
the Lewis and Clarke fair inIoo5.
Mr.. Thielsen devoted his re
marks to agricultural Interests
and development OF Marion
county, and Governor Geer to
the growth of the State Fair dur
ing IT'S forty odd years of exist
ence. DR.. James Withycomte,
| of Corvallis, addressed the audi
ence upon the good accomplished
by the Fair and in speaking of
its value as an educator and as
an aid to the advancement
Of agricultural industries, said,
among other things, that eh
doubted whether any other coun-
try on the face of the globe of
similar area can show as large. a
variety of high-class products as
are. seen here. He urged the
people of Oregon to endeavor to
surpass this Fair next year, and
be prepared III 1895 to show the
people of the world the greatness
of Ocegon's possibilities.
The audience IN the pavilion
was enthusiastic and loud ap-
plause greeted the good points Of
every speaker. The SUCCESS of
the exhibition is assured.
Among the Corvallis people at
the fair may be ted:
Mrs. Mary Bryson, Mrs. Mil
Ter and son, Max, Mrs M S.
Woodcock and son, Edwin, Mrs.
Jesse Wiley and daughter, Mis-,
Edna Irvine, Or. Harper, H. NJ.
Bunk AID many others.
Ths Wilson Wnite Farmer lateral
is now Completed.
The latest reports received from
Grover Iiea ricks, who went 10
/ Aisea for his health, Was that up to
this time he had experienced No i'm
provement This will be sad news
to his many friends n CfvaIIis
Guy Moor, Hsrold Wilkins al d
G. c. Cate, left yesterday morning
at $50 on their wheels for A bany,
to catch the O'Clock up train on
TIE S. P for the state fair atS4iem.
Married, at the residence of Mrs.
George Armstrong. his mother, F:
I Armstrong, of Wasco county, to
Miss Rosa Breed, of Linn county.
/ Rev. Chas. MacLean of1iciated
The marriage occuced Sunday the
18th.
Kirby D MaeLean, who gradu-
ated from the O A q writing to
his father under date of September
2, says: Il am leaving Williams
! on the same train as this 1T >, r
/ Oakland, Calf. I have been pro-
noted to chief insps ctor at $l05 a
month. ! feel grateful over y
promotion, as men who have b. en-
with the road for years wanted it
and I was rot aware of the vacancy
until the chief engineer offered u e
1 the position" With Kirby it has
been a regular ascent by short steps
since his graduation. He is not
yet % years Of age.
Mrs. T. A Belts rev residence is
nearing completion, and is now in
the hand OF the painters and
plum bers- When, completed this
home will be one Of the most mol
ern ip Corvallis, aud will stand as
IL credit to Contra ctor Knapp. The
printing is in the hands of K z
& Bethers aud Huston & Bague are
doing the plumbing. The total
c St Of this residence will be 50, 600
| Mention might also be made of the
residence of Mrs. Ann Smith, which
has been moved to the northwest
corner of the block and placed OF
fine stone feundation, and to
gether with improvements made
4 on other houses in the block, very
much is added to the appearance o
that part Of our city.
Practical information, teaching
valuable facts facts that have {
cash value-a value that America
: farmers appre ;iate-is the featl r
of the Oregon Agricultural Colleg'
exhibit at the State Fair. In ad