Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-02
DR.. E. B. Pickel', of N Medford, Wis
tied fri. nds h-fe yesterday.

tied fri. nd. h-fe yesterday.
Miss Maud Whitaker of Bruce,
stoppedin this city esterday on her
way to Albany.
Mr.. ard Mrs. R. G. Crosby, of
Dundee, Ore. spent the forenoon
of yesterday at the college making
to send their children
to OAC this fail.
A marriage license was issued
yesterday to Fred Porter, son of
j. F.. Porter, and Miss Carrie
Porter, the daughter of isaac Por-
ter of Monroe.
Major Hardin and family left
yesterday for San Franctsc,, where
they vii, remain for a short time
before taking their departure for
the Pniiippi..e Islends.
Work on the assessment rol S is
progressing steadily at the court
house. Assessor Bush assisted by
J. F. Irwin will have the WORK
completed in few days. A COM
plete list Of ali property owners
with the value of their property
vii, be sent to each taxpayer,
NJ E. church:-S.,utday even
ing, september 3rd., at 1880 p. m
fourth quarterly conference, DR.. f.
B. Ford presiding. Sunday; IL a,
M. short talk and commission ser
vice; 1880 p. M, DR.. Ford will
preach his last sermon as presiding
Elder OF Eugene District.
The drive of 100000 feet of
logs for the Corvallis Mill COM
pany has been completed 1t has
been divided into several sections,
only part of the logs being il. the
boom at the mill owing to the lack
of room, the others being in the
n outh of Marys river, above the
Island and elsewhere.
A very pleasant reception was
rendered Guy Moore Wednesday
evening by number of his youth
full friends. The occasion was in
honor of MS departure for the East
today. He goes to Chicago 10 take
a nine months course in a prom
lnent school of oratory. A few day.
will be spent enroute visiting friends
in Portland and elsewhere.
Work is steadily progressing on
the Graham & Wells and Huston
building. When completed. this
building will be one of the most
modern and attractive in the city.
Besides raising the ceiling three
feet, splendid plate glass windows
and an attractive front will be put
in.
"Well! what are you doing old
man?" This was the question of a
couple of gentlemen who stopped to
talk with an old man who was en-
gagged in repairing his sidewalk.
Il am doing just what you ought
to be doing" replied the old gentle
man, II am nending my ways"
An opinion was handed down by
Attorney General Crawford this
week, that money coming into the
institute fund in a county treasurer's
bands during the same year that a
teachers institute has been pre-
viously held. may be used for that
institute, if its expenses have ex-
ceedsd the institute fund existing
at that time.
A wedding will take place in Sal
EN- Wednesday. Sept. ID, 8 p. m
in which many in Benton county
will be interested. Miss Lillian
Patton, of Monroe, will be married
to Lester Luckey, Of Eugene. Both
are highly esteemed young people
Miss Patton being the daughter OF
Mrs. Agnes McElroy, of Monroe
They will reside in Eugene.
Incoming passengers from Port
land Wednesday, report that at Nc
Coy, a station below Independence
serious accident was narrowly
averted. A COW was thrown from
the track and killed. The sud-
den stopping of the train only pre-
vented the animal form being crush
ed beneath the wheels and the
probable derailing of the engine
The G. & E. train for Albany
Thursday morning was a sight to
behold, nine COACHES we're loaded
down. The occasion was the Ring
ling Bros. circus at Albany. The
train started from Yaquina at $500
in the morning and arrived here
about 8 o'clock so heavily laden
that standing room was at a pre-
MUM. About fifty went from here
while 25 more were unable to get