Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-04
Prof. T II Con, recently from

SteI hen Merick, RECENTLY from
Sh. 10y, Neb., but now resident of
| Phi,om. th was in Corvallis Tues
d>y on business.
C. E. Albin, night baggage agent
at the G & E, now resides in Cor
Wallis having moved here from
Philomath.
DR.. Newth, of Philomsth, is the
newly appointed member of the
examining surgeons. He takes
the place of DR.. Altman, who re-
signed when he removed to Salem.
H. C. Mengus is the name Of
the new baggage master at the
C d E depot. He takes the place
Of Mr.. Aibin, who since the new
schedule has gone into effect, has
been doing night work.
Rev. P. A. Moses and family are
preparing to move into their resi-
dence in the same bl )ck in which
they now live. The house they
will vacat9 will be occupied by tae
presiding elder Of the NJ. E. church,
South.
Mrs. Quinlan, wife # Lieutenant
Quinlan, will arrive today from
Hollywood, Calf. 1t is not de-
cided yet where they wilt reside,
but ii the prospect pleases for
permanent residence in Corvallis
Mr.. Quinlan will erect residence
of his own.
John D. Wells has just compile
ted handsome new residence in
North Corvallis and will occupy
it this week. The residence is
q nine roomed, two-storied edifce,
equipped with ali modern con-
veniences and will be when COM
pleted one of the model Corvallis
homes.
Bush Wilson recently passed
successful examination at Sa:em
for admission to the Bar. A neigh
Dor lad Of perhaps eleven summers
who knew Bush, read the account
in a local paper one evening recent
ly and after meditating for few
seconds, looked up to his papa and
said: Papa, whose bar is Bush
Wilson going to tend ?"
| Vandals tore away the bronze
female figure of the fountain at the
entrance to the college grounds on
Halloween night and also demol-
ished the stone seat near the main
walk leading to the administra-
ton building. The statue has not
vet been recovered, but it is hoped
that the boys will return it and
place it in position again.
The city was thoroughly patroled
Halloween. having been divided
into districts with a competent
man in charge of each. With the
exception of a few gates removed
and the slight disturbance at the
Strong sawmill nothing of conse-
uuence occurred to mar the peace
of the community.
Several mischievcus boys re-
moved the burrs from the mill
wagons of Mr.. Strong on Monday
night. The mill was running q
night shift but the men did not OBJ
serve the boys who perpetrated the
deed and no precautions had been
taken to guard the place. Some of
the missing burrs were found but
others had to be replaced.
Services each night during this
week at the United Evangelical
>. church. The pastor is giving a
series of talks on the "Holy Spirit"
Next Sunday will be membership
dav. Besides the regular services
of the day there will be an after
? noon service at o'clock. Prof. D.
, NJ. Metzgar, of Dallas, will be pres
| ent and assist in the meetings OF
:. the day.
Fred Yantis, a prominent stock
man of Fossil, Oregon, who came
= out to the Summit early in the
| summer to visit his parents and
= brought along fine drove of horses
= which he wished to dispose of, will
Q return to Fossil for the winter some
time this week. He sold all his
Q horses at fair price and contem,
plates bringing out another drove
next spring.
g Bishop Castle returned from al
: episcopal tour throughout Califor-
r MIA, Nebraska, Kansas and Colo
: RADIO. During his stay of nearly
e SIX weeks east of the Rocky Noun
0 tains Mr.. Castle suffered great tor
ture from hay fever from which h'
is free while in Oregon. He ha
> returned fully resolved that he viii
T. resign his bishopric should it b.