Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-28

United Brother hood of Railroad
Employees will lecture at the court
house, tomorrow evening at {
o'clock, on labor unions Mr.
Estes comes from San Francisco
He is reputed the hest labor or
ganizer On the Pacific coast. and il
a speaker of note.
frank Ward has accepte
position with the Capital City Drug
Store, in Salem, aad has already
assumed his new position. Frank
graduated from the o. A. G. ia the
class of 'O1. after taking the course
in pharmacy, and is now regis
tered pharmacist of considera ble
experience.
Master Fish Warden Van Duseu
has returned to Astoria from Lin
coin county, where by direction oi
the state board OF fish commission
ers, he is having constructed a
hatchery plant. The state plant
will he located about three miles
from Elk City on Big r k -iv. = and
will have capacity FIR 100000
eggs. The cost of the plant will b.
about 50, 500.
r E. Gibson and family left,
Tuesday, for Los Angeles, Califor
MIA. to take up their residence in
or near that city. They have made
their home in Corvallis for mum
Der of years, and have many friends
here who regret their departure
Mr.. Gibson was enc of our most
influential citizens and held large
property interests here. His SON,
Attorney Gibson, will rerain for
the present in this city, but in.
tends joining the family later.
A letter from Mrs. Carl Hodes,
dated at Gem, Idaho, August Path,
received by relatives in this city
Wednesday, conveyed the intelli-
gence the writer's husband was
seriously i'll with throat trouble,
and that two physicians were at
his bedside. In answer to q tele-
gram sent from this city on re-
ceipt of the letter, Mrs. Hodes
wired back that Carl's condition
was somewhat improved.
There is always an audience for
a circus. If one town can't supply
enough people to fill the main
pavilion, there are always plenty of
folks in surrounding towns who
have children" that want to see
the show, to provide an overflow
meeting. The excursion train from
this city to Albany yesterday morn
ing, was filed with us-goers,
and every available rig in town
was engaged by those who were
bent on Witnessing the evening per-
formarce.
Indications all point to larger
at O. A. c. this year
than ever pefore in the history of
that institution 1t is quite proba-
hle that the number of students
will exceed the figures, $50, esti-
mated by the board of regents at
its last meeting. Every room at
Cauthorn Hall has been taken, and
old students are arriving already to
make arrangements for quarters
this winter. Student Walker,
whose home is in Polk county, has
been in Corvallis for the past week,
partly for that purpose.
e. A. Cummings has accepted a |
position in Andy Taylor's tonsorial
parlors at Eugene, and left, Tues
day, to assume his duties in that
city. He disposed of his interest
IN the barber shop here few weeks
ago, with the intention of entering
she undertaking business, but the
offer just made tempted him to re-
sumo barbering. Mrs. Cummings
IS still in this city, but she will
oin her husband as sson as suit
able residence can be secured.
Rev. Mr.. Guy, Of st. Louis, No
IS spending few days in the city
and recuperating at the
home of Rev. A. Carrick, an old |
friend. On his way. out here, he
was unfortunate in being caught in
4 railroad wreck in Colorado, where
here were 30 many injured and
some killed. He was very badly
shaken up and when he reached |
his city few days ago was almost
past going. He is on the mend AZ
present, and in few days will b.
able to resume his journey to North
eastern Washington, where he goes
10 locate.
A number Of prune growers of
she Willamette valley met at Sa.
EN- recently and took preliminary
steps toward organizing mutual
IRE insurance association for the
protection of the fruit driers of the
growers. The reason for the step
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