Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-05-27
LOCAL LORE.
Recent Happenings in Corvallis
and Vicinity.

Candy, candy, homemade candy.
p. johnson, of Newburg, n
town looking for a location.
Bauer, the tailor returned We'd
nesIay afternoon from his trip
East.
Bernam Hyland, of Eugene, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Dinges, 10
this city.
Grand March at 8 p. M. Thurs
day evening with Lewis and Clark
in the lead.
The Corvallis Brass Band of Is
pieces will give a concert on Main
Street this evening at o'clock
lea Smith returned yesterday
from Kings Valley where he has
been shearing sheep.
Judge Hamilton was a visitor to
the State Grange on Tuesday. The
Judge is looking after his fences in
this locality.
Miss Grace Catch is making a
visit in Albany, where she is being
entertained at the home of Prof.
and Mrs. A. C. Schmidt.
The Carnival opens at 2:30 Fri
day afternoon with the usual ad-
mission fee. Ice cream will be
served at the Russian booth.
The many friends of Miss Pearl
Simpson will be glad to know that
she is rapidly regaining her health
since moving to Spokane, Wash.
Bishop Morris will preach in the
Episcopal church in this city to-
night Friday) He did not arrive
in time to preach as announced last
night.
Thos. Paulson, now of Portland,
an old time printer, made this office
a pleasant call on Wednesday. He
related many pleasing "reminiscences
of early Oregon during the old
s'hand press" days of the state.
TT. Parr, of Oklahoma, has
purchased the Totten place in Alsea
and--~i11l-deyote his time to goat
and cattle raisiag He passed
through town Thursday enroute to
his place. He was ACCOMPANIED by
J.. F. Hindman.
The roof of the GAZETTE Office
caught fire last Monday night and
necessitated calling out the fire COM
.pany. The flames were soon quench-
ed and the only damage done was a
hole burned in the roof. The blaze
was caused by the flue burning out.
Good lunches at the Colonial
booth. ..-
Benton County Sunday School
Convention will be held at the Con-
church, Corvallis, June
2e>and 4, beginning Thursday at
1:3O p. m-sad losing Saturday at
11.3O q. m. Come everybody and
help make this convention the best
ever held in the county.
lants for sale at the flower booth
A team, belonging to T. T. Pit.
man, hitched to the running gears
of two wagons, took spin down
Main Street about $50 on Wednes
day night. The horses ran pell.
mell through the dark street with
out colliding with any thing ano
reached their owners home with
out a break of any kind.
The Rose Carnival being held il
the Opera House Wednesday, Thurs
day night of this week by tn
Presbyterian church is proving |
success. The house is decorate'
and the different booths show mucl
artistic ability. On the first nigh
q large crowd was present and wer
entertained in fine style. Mis-
Mary Danneman is Queen of th
Carnival and fills her position in
graceful manner.
Tuesday, May "a, was the closin
day of our Dixie school. The da
was pleasantly spent and at moo
hour the school repaired to the pin
grove close by where a table ws
spread with q bountiful supply {
good things to eat. Three freezer
of ice cream served as dessert i,
which all partook with a will. Fe
this treat we must give credit
our faithful teacher, Miss Mattle
who went through many trials
attend tho school during the hig
water. We wish her we'll.
To be able to feed over seve
hundred people day for four day
i'm q small hotel is q trick in itsel
But this is what the Hotel Corvall
has been doing during the session