Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-06-03
LOCAL LORE.

Recent Happenings in Corvallis
and Vicinity.
Don't fail to come to Corvallis
July 2, 8, and 4.
Horse racing in Corvallis July 2
also ball game
Miss Eva Wyatt, of Philomath,
was in the city yesterday.
w. Carl and w. II. Miller, of
Clatskanie, were in the CITY Tues
day.
E. w. Cooper, of Independence,
was guest at the Occidental Tues
day.
ED. Buster, one of Alsea's pros
porous farmers was in the city yes
1erday.
John Bier Is erecting a fine new
two story residence on his lot near
the Court House.
C. w. Bennett, of Jennings, Kan
sas, is in Benton county this week
with a view to making his home
here.
Rev. Coney with hold service at
the Episcopal church Sunday. both
morning and evening at the usual
hours.
T.W. Dilley has just consummat-
ed deal whereby he transferred his
four lots in Chase's Addition to Mr..
'McReynolds.
Mrs. N. Dolph, who has been
in New York for some time, is in
Corvallis visiting with Mrs. Chesney
Dolph and children.
Mrs. Princess Belt Foster, OF Sill
yer Lake, Or. arrived Wednesday
and will visit several weeks with her
mother and brothers.
Parade, bicycle race, fat aman'ss
race, catching the creased pig, and
climbing creased pole, July 4, on
Main Street. Everybody come.
Tomorrow afternoon from 2 to 6,
Mrs. Alice Wieks gives ten-cent
tea for the benefit of the Ladies'
Guild. The public is invited and
all will receive warm welcome. Ii
The Sunday morning service al
the First Congregational church
will be devoted to Children's Day
exercises, consisting of music, sing
ing, etc., and will commence at IL
o'clock.
Geo. Lindeman and Joe Bryant
were rendered unconscious a few
days ago by the accidental falling
of telephone pole, while working
ON the Mountain View Rural Tele'
phone line.
. The College band boys after re
turning from the memorial services
at Crystal Lake marched to tn
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkins
where they were refreshed will
lemonade and cake. Several select
ions were rendered as a returning
compliment.
Prof. F. F. Pernot, of the o. A
c., states that turkeys in certain
sections are affected with diseas
new to the West, known as "blac
head" 1t is caused by parasite
and is qnite fatal among youn
turkeys, and also attacks older ones
The Willamette river is about
take short cut at a place belo'
Crystal Lake cemetery. For man
years the water has flown acros
this narrow neck of land only du
ing the winter, but the water is rul
ming through at this time OF tt
year when the water is about as 10
:as it usually gets.
Miss Maud Kerns, who taugl
the first grade last winter in Il
public schools of this city, and wi
resigned and accepted a position
the Central School in Eugene, b
now rendered her resignation
place, and will leave for New Yo
city, where she will take t'
years. post graduate course in q
The public recital given Is
Tuesday night by the vocal depal
ment of o. A. G. under the skilli
management of Mrs. Florence N
'Dowell Green, was highly appr
ciated by large and select au'
ence. Every number on the pl
gram was success of itself. Esp
ial mention might be made OF
solo of Mrs. F. Berchtold.
A reception was given in hor
of Mrs. J. N. Dolph at the resideI
of Mrs, T. J. Thorp on Wednesd
afarnoon The onests wela mos