Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-02
County court, tomorrow.

Mrs. F. P. Morgan is visiting in
Independence.
The lecture-recital Of Prof. Tail
lander will occur in the College
Chapel next Friday evening.
The trial Of Jesse Brown, Mike
Kline and E. w. Strong, who are
charged with gambling, have their
trial set for May II.
Mrs., John F. Allen and child,
who have been visiting relatives in
Portland during the past two weeks,
arrived home on the excursion train
Sunday.
Col. J. K. Philips, of this city,
recently received letter from his
son, James, who is mining on
Dominion creek, Clondyke. James
expects to clean up at least $4,000
this season
Last Friday evening, Charlie
Chapman resigned his position in
the grocery department Of F. L.
Miller's store. Just what plans
he has for the future he has not
divulged.
The Red Mems excursion train
| from Portland reached this city
at three o'clock Sunday after
noon. There were eight coaches
and a stop of only an hour was
made in this city.
| Yesterday morning Gene Simp-
son exhibited down town a box
containing nine little China pheas-
ants, recently hatched and just
about big enough to whistle. For
cuteness they beat the monk. y
Sunday being the birthday of
Miss Bessie Yates, it was celebrated
in fitting style. A hack was hired
and about dJzen Of herNfriends,
mostly college students, drove out
to the foothills back of the Sol
, King place and enjoyed a regular
old-fashioned picnic.
/ The steamer Pomona has made
her last regular trip to this city for
the present. The Oregona takes
her place and will be up tomorrow.
Hereafter the Oregona will make
three trips per week, departing
from Corvallis on. Mondays, Wed
nesdays and Fridays.
i J. Fl. Price, who until recently
| held position at R. M. Wade &
Co.'s establishment in this city
has accepted situation with The
Corvallis FIGURING Mills and enter.
ed upon his new duties yesterday
He is to be employed portion o.
the time on the road looking aftel
various matters of business.
Next Friday evening debate
between the Utopian and Amici-
tian societies is scheduled for OAC
The winners of this debate viii
contest with the Soros;s girls fol
the Catch Cup. The debate te
determine which society shall have
custody of the cup for the coming
year will most likely occur mex
week.
A couple of days ago Emery
Allen, of this city, heard from hi
son, Henry, who is in government
employ with headquarters at Wash
ington, D. G. Henry is employee
gathering statistics for the census
!, department and is at present ii
Missouri in charge of a number o
men. He writes in high terms o
Missouri.
The Red Mems excursion trail
from Portland reached this city q
3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The,
came up the East Size to Albany
: switched over the G & E to thi
: : city, thence down the West Side t
:. place of beginning. There wer
eight coaches in the train. A sto
: of about an hour was made in Cor
Wallis, but not many of the excur
6 sionists came down town.
: What seems to us a very pleas
: ing idea is the custom started {
tapping the fire bell one stroke a
. IL o'clock noon. We understan
: that there is some minor obiectio
to it, but there can be found OF
jections to almost anything. Ther
can surely no harm result from
n single tap at IL o'clock. The be
a is sounded by electricity from tn
9 central Office Of the Independer
2 Telephone Co.
Mrs. Walter Yates and daughte
= and Wilour Yates, wife and chill,
. of Charlottesville, Linn count,
= = took dinner at the home of Mr.. an
: : Mrs. Joseph Yates of this cit
{ Wilbur Yates is a grandson Of Jo