Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-06-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Wool 19 cents

Horse racing July 2
Horse racing in Corvallis July 2,
also ball game.
Wanted f. newsboys at the
= GAZETTE office on a 4th of July
: proposition. ~
You will miss the chance of a
lifetime by not coming to Corvallis
July 2, 3 and 4.
Mrs. C. C. Bell and daughter,
Myrtle, of Oakland, Cal. are visiting
Mrs. Bells father, Mr.. Kitson, at
Phliomath.
Buy meal ticket at Chipman's
and eat when you please. .
Rev. C. C. Bell who has been
visiting friends in Philomath re-
turned last week to his home in
Oakland. Calf.
Fireworks, Fireworks Fireworks
at Hodes' gun store.
There will be a special meeting of
the Corvallis Fire Department Wed
nesday evening 7.30 p. m. at the
Hall to make arrangements for the
4th of July parade.
Miss Loretta Sheasgreen, of Cor
~ailis, made one of party of young
people from that city who went
down to the Woodman carnival ball
last Friday evening.
Street hats from rs cents to $1.25
at Mrs J. Mason's.
Mr.. J. H. Foster recently dispos
ed of fine herd of 40 beef cattle to
Pun. Avery for $39 per head. Mr..
Avery shipped them to Portland
and received therefor 81 cents per
pound.
Buy meal ticket at Chipman's
and eat when you please.
K. Mukerji, the young Hindoo
who recently arranged to attend
the O. A. C. with a view to getting
an industrial education, is expect
ing young japanese student to
Join him here in short time. Mr..
Mukerji expresses himself as being
we'll pleased with O. A. G..
The Corvallis Iirs Department
bows are becoming quite proficient
in their daily drills. We very much
doubt if another city If equal size
can produce better one. The
challenges sent out for competitors
for the 4th of July celebration have
as yet not been taken up.
Fireworks, Fireworks, Fireworks,
at Hodes' gun store.
During the recent picnic of the
Linn county pioneers at Browns
vile, the Philomath male quartette
rendered valuable service. This
quartette is one of the very best in
the state and is composed of Messrs
o. V. and Heroert White, Whitten
aud Carey.
Extra hand made shoes at J.
Senger.
There is to lie grand 4th of
July celebratiui. down On the lower
Alsea. The principal feature of
the day will be base ball game
between the "cascara peelers" and
the "chittim skinners." The peel
ers are the old residents and the
skinners the newcomers. T. T.
Vincent will make the eagle scream.
According to custom the three
ladies receiving the highest number
of votes in the Goddess of Liberty
contest will act as Goddess of Liber-
ty, Goddess of Peace and Goddess
of Plenty, for the celebration, July
2. g., 4. Miss Grace HUFF will
represent the first, Miss Elsie Dilley
the second and Miss Lulu Spangler
the third.
The most attractive display of
fireworks is at A. Hodes.
The finest display of fireworks
and the most attractive decoration
made therefrom is tc be found at
Hodes' gun store. The window ar
rangement was especially designed
and constructed by Mrs. Hodes
from great quantities of chinese fire
crackers, stacks upon stalks of sky
rockets, whirligigs, Roman candles,
japanese bombs etc. Go around
and take look at it.
Senger's handmade shoes are
unsurpassed for durability and
workmanship.
Wednesday evening, June Is, at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. o. A.
Hayes, of Portland, Miss Elsie
Anna Bates and Raymond Wilton
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