Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-16

Mr.. and Mr.. John Richard, and.
Misses Lillian Ranney snd Kate
Gerhard of this CITY made up .
merry party, that went to Salem
Yesterday to spend q day at the
Fair,
Lost-Wednesday night some
where between Hathawav'e black
smith shop and j. w. Woods
residence on 9th street, q watc d
charm. Finder will be suitable re-
warded by returning same to this
Office.
E. M. Bowers, fireman on the
Lebanon branch of the S. P. has
been transferred to the West Side
run and will arrive in Corvallis in
about ten days. He will probably
move his family here to reside.
The special excursion run by the
G. & E.. from Philom 9TH and Cor
Wallis to the Fair was literally
patroniz ID. Connections were
made with the S. P. at Albany,
passengers arriving at Salem short
ly after 8 o'clock and leaving about
6 in the evening.
The body of Joseph Roner, the
Scio hop picker, who was drowned
in the Willamette near Independ-
ence last week was found floating
in the river Tuesday, about 40 rods
from where he sank on Saturday
The remains were taken to Albany
for burial.
At the Christian Church mex
Sunday morning the pastor will
speak on "Christian Extension,
and in the evening at 8 o'clock his
theme will be "The Sinners De
sires and Needs" The Junior
Endeavor will hold it's first meeting
of the year at 3 p. m. The Y. P
S. C. E. at $40 p. m. will be led
by f. E. Edwards, president of tn
society.
Corvallis needs public park
Several years ago provision wa
made for a park in Jobs Addition
but nothing has ever come out of il
Trees that were planted at the time
were uncared for aud have al
died and the fence that is said tt
have existed at one time is no more
The city possesses natural advan
tages for several fine parks and {
pleasure resort is one of the needed
improvements. Albany is agitatin!
the park proposition at presen
and thinks that one has finally
been secured. The city council ane
county court are to transform (
part of the court house square anc
a portion of Fourth street in pub
lie park in that city. .
y w. G.. Emery and w. S. Gardner
will leave the early part of next
week for Tacoma: where they will
attend convention of the Pacific
Coast photographers which con-
venes Sept. 20 and lasts six days
Both Mr.. Emery and Mr.. Gardner
will take samples of their work to
the convention which will be added
to large competitive display con-
sisting of about 1000 pictures made
up of samples of the best work cf q
large number of photographers
Out of this display of 1000 pictures
10 will be chosen to constitute
another display that will represen'
the Pacific coast in a nationa
convention to be held later. 1t il
the object of each photographer t.
produce his best work and if pos
sible secure the coveted honor o
being represented in the nationa
display. Last year Corvallis ha'
the distinction Of being represente
in this national display for one G
Mr.. Emery's pictures carried O
} the coveted honor. Mr.. Emery
producing colored carbons at tn
} present time that are very fine
He will produce 20 and out of thi
number he will select 6 of the bes
The public is asked to call and Sc
his work, which will be on exhibi
ion Saturday afternoon and Sunda
Visitors will be asked to sele'
the best six and this way ASST
Mr.. Emery.
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