Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-26
LOCAL LORE.
Recent Happenings in Corvallis
and Vicinity.

Be sure and talk with SacaJaWea,
May 25. .--. ..
Ice cream and cake at the Carni
val.
The grand march of "Flowers"
at the Carnival.
S. n. Steele, of Albany, was in
town on Friday: to attend the Can
tata.
Miss Hattie Van Hoosen began a
term of school Monday, at Peak
Oregon.
DR.. M. M. Davis, of Corvallis,
went to Albany from Newport On
Wednesday and is staying in that
city for few days on business with
Edwin Stone.
DIR. J. G. Littler came over from
Albany on Friday afternoon last, to
attend the cantata of Esther as
presented at the Opera House. He
was we'll pleased with the perform
ance.
An article on the personality of
w. R Hearst will be feature of
the Argonaut for April 25. 1t gives
in particular his record in congress,
and an account of his army of
fighters there.
If you want to sleep we'll Friday
night April 29, be sure to clear your
conscience by attending the enter
tainment given for the benefit of the
poor, at the First M. E. church.
The program consists of music,
tableaux etc. Doors open at 7:3O.
Admission Is and 35 cents. Chill
dren under IL years Is cents.
Mr.. Elk Is preparing for summer
ice trade, and will commence supply
ing his regular customers this week.
Extensive alterations and improve
ments have been made in the plant
looking to a good summer business
He started in right for hourishing
trade, by supplying himself with
some elegant stationery.
w. Pollack, dealer in cascara
bark, has been making a business
trip through Lincoln county where
he spent several days looking over
the ground with view to sizing up
the situation regarding the outlook
for the chittim bark market. He
! looks for lower prices this year than
Were secured last season, and says
he market will scarcely open before
uly.
Miss Hortense Greffoz, formerly
of this city, but now teacher of
drawing and English in Portland,
expects to leave shortly for Chicago,
where she will take a course in the
University of Chicago. Miss Grefoz
is a graduate of the o. A. G. and
was for several years a teacher in
Corvallis public schools.
w. o. Nisley, the popular piano
tuner of Portland, was in Corvallis
for a few days last week. Mr.. MIS-
ley is now agent for The Paul G.
Mehlin piano, and placed an in
verted grand instrument in the
Opera House for use during the
cantata of Queen Esther. He went
to Independence Sunday, but ex-
poets to return to Corvallis this
week.
One of Vidito's buggies got tip
over on the road to Albany on
Thursday evening. A young drum
mer was making a trip to Albany,
when in passing a covered wagon
the horse SHE'D, and the buggy tipped
over, throwing the young man out
in the road. The horse behaved
well, and stopped at once. A slight
dislocatien of the shoulde lis said to
be the only result of the accident.
The "Week of Sabbath Obser
vance," appointed by the Womans
Christian Temperance Union to be
observed throughout the country
was not forgotten by the ladies
of that organization in Philomath
At their request prayer meeting
during the week was conducted by
the Pres. Of Philonath College ir
which many pertinent remarks or
the subject were made by differen
ones. The ministers of the churche
were requested to preach on tn
same subject on the Sabbath ant
tracts were distributed in thu
churches. Rev. w. T. Jones preach
edagainst the evils of Sabbath break
ing in his morning sermon, and il
the evening on the proper observ
ance Of the Sabbath. The energeti
President of the w. c. T. u, Mrs
Rosebraugh, hopss to increase tn
Society both in interest and mum
bers.