Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


Canada, couple of months ago, is
now at home once again.
D. G. Rose went to McMinnville
during the week to attend a meet
ing of the board of directors Of the
Oregon Fire Relief Association.
Mr.. Rose is one of the directors.
During the absence of Chief
Lane, who left a few days ago for
Kent, Eastern Oregon, to attend a
brother who is dying Of consump-
ton, Dave Osburn is in his capacity,
while o. B. Conner constitutes the
night force.
Report has it that cow died at
Cottage Grove recently und4r
peculiar circumstances and on in
vestigation creature similar to
t'water dog was found in the
cows stomach. Said "water dog"
is now declared to be- part of the
museum at OAC.
Work began day or 80 ago on
the east school house yard. The
old apple trees are to be removed,
root and branch. The yard is to
plowed and graded. Everything
will be put in frst-class shape
This looks like Lewis and Clark
Fair preparation.
The Alsea pool of mohair was
bought last Saturday by S. l..
Kline. There are all told between
1000 and 5000 pounds. The
heeces will number about 1900 and
some of them weigh as much as
four pounds apiece. The price
paid was BIZ cents per pound.
Presbyterian Church, Rev. M. S.
Bush. Bible School 10 a. m. Wor-
: ship IL a. m. Subject, "The Visit of
Triumph" G. E. Meeting $50
p. m. Evening service 7:30 p. m.;
subject, Life Abundant. At both
of these services the sermon and
music will be appropriate to Palm
Sunday.
At the Congregational church.
next Sabbath, Rev. Green, pastor
Sunday school at 10 d. m.; class
for young men at 10; worship
and sermon at II; Christian En-
deavor at $50; vesper service and
sermon at 7:30. Morning sermon,
''The Secret of the Christians
Success" evening sermon, Judas,
the Maccabee. +"
P. M. Zierolf left Tuesday for
Portland in order to secure treat
ment for his rheumatism. 1t
seems that about every so often Mr..
Zierolf is obliged to take a series
of baths or else suffer with sort oi
- sciatica. In one thing he is very
fortunate, he can always get relief
How long he will be absent is not
known.
Mr.. Champion, whose farm ad-
Joins that of Joseph Yates, in Linn
county, three miles east of this
city, has planted $4,000 strawberry
slips, and they are doing famously.
Mr.. Champion is said to be mar
ket gardener, and undoubtedly un-
derstands what he is doing it looks
like he had started at the right
thing to make money.
We are in receipt of the cast o.
characters of Gall a Mistake 6
play given near Vale, Oregon, re-
Gently. Glancing over the ch arac
ters, we find five to have been i'm
personated by OAC graduates, al
fellows: Edwin Johnson, Elme,
Wicklund, Lucy Dilley-Johnson
= Lillian Johnson-LeMoine and Viol,
johnson.
After seventeen years passed il
charge of the Western Union Tele
graph and Wells, Fargo & Co.
Express office in this city, Logal
Hays has resigned from his dutie
here to accept the position of as
sistant cashier in the Oregon Saw
ings Bank at Portland. Logan ha
many friends here who will regre
tnaG ne lnConus leaVlng. lie VII
leave tomorrow for his new field
Ernest Miller will be in charge c
the telegraph fioce.
There are funds in the count:
treasurer's hands for the paymen
of warrants that were called i
five or six years ago. During th
past few months there have bee
calls for warrants in the sum {
about $4,000. So far, of this sur
only $4,000 or 5000 in warrant
have been casned. The county
now on cash basis, and from th
fact that so few warrants have bee
~cashed it is safe to presume tbs
everybody has cash.