Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-06-10
Celebration in Corvallis July 2,

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3 and 4.
The w. G. T. U. held its annual
flower mission yesterday,
Mrs. Lura Campbell returned to
her home in Albany from this city,
where she has just completed her
school work. She has been elected
| to a position in the fine Butte,
Mont, schools, and after vacation
will go there to reside and teach.
Jas. Flett started for Alsea today
where he has homestead claim,
and where he expects to take his
family to spend the summer peeling
chittim and having pleasant time.
He will return in a few days and
take his family back with him.
A private letter from reliable
St. Louis manufacturing firm to
S. N. Wilkins, in this city, states
that the reports of lack of accomo-
dations in St. Louis are not true.
Ample Accommodations can be had
for all who come. Good rooms in
private families can be had for as
low as $1.OO a day.
The Iowa people are to give a
picnic in Avery's grove June 80.
Every 'Hawkeye" is invited to be
present Anyone who has ever been
a resident of Iowa may become a
member of the association. The
object of the meeting is to have a
general good time. Bring your
baskets we'll filled with good things
to eat as dinner will be served on
the grounds.
R. N. Adams, of the firm of
Adams Bros, building contractors
of this city, has just completed
a course in architectural drawing in
the Scranton correspondence school.
Mr.. M. l.. Adams, the other mem
Der of the firm has just begun a
similar course. These two gentle
men are determined that no other
city firm shall be better qualified to
do superior work in building resi-
dences than Adams Bros.
Mr.. Radclif, a former resident of
this City. has just returned from
a three months stay in Alberta
Province, Canada. He made ar
rangements with some of his friends
to 90 up and see that much talked
of country, and If satisfactory his
friends should follow. He is back
to Oregon and both he and his
friends will remain here. He says
there are hundreds of families from
all over the United States settled in
Alberta and are in destitute cir
cumstances and have no means of
getting out. The winters are long
and severe; food is both high and
scarce. 1t SHOWS there from October
to June and there is frost every
month in the year.
Don't fail to come to Corvallis
July 2, 3 and 4.
Miss Attic Bray, one of the Holy
Rollers who was taken to Salem
some time ago, made her escape
early in the week and walked into
Corvallis arriving here Tuesday
evening. The poor girl, was a
pitiable sight as she had walked
nearly so miles bareheaded and
without food of any kind. She was
so tired and her feet were so sore
she could hardly walk when she
was discovered coming into the
city. She was taken to the court
house Wednesday morning ano
placed in Sheriff Burnett's Office
awaiting the arrival of a guard from
the asylum to take her back. Wher
offered a chair to sit down she re-
fused and sat upon the floor. Sh,
was also offered cushions to sit upor
but she refused them. The guaro
, arrived Wednesday morning ane
she was taken back to Salem tn
, same day.
! Horse racing in Corvallis July 2
,, also a ball game.
Constable Chas Skaggs, of Sum
NIT, arrived in Corvallis Wednes
day, having in custody Mr.. Hanson
, A charge of insanity was mad
against Hanson by his wife. Sh
charges him with threatening t.
8 burn the house also that he ha
t beaten her and has threatened t.
: kill her. In the examination it wa
3 developed that Mrs. Hanson, VIII
was formerly Mrs. Post, was possess
, ed of violent temper; also that sh
, was inclined to boss her husband
= Hanson denies having beaten he
or having made any Of the threat