Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-28

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was not allowed to. go to court. The
matter was settled out Of court and
the telephone company paid such
costs as had accrued.
Professor F. Z. Kent, of the Agri-
cultural College at Corvallis, is in
Portland to meet his brother, u. A..
Kent, who arrived Yesterday from
his home at Mason, Ia. They are
registered at the Imperial. Sun
day Oregonian.
Baptist Church-Sunday-Bi
School as usual at ten O'clock,
Young Peoples Meeting 6:30--No
preaching, Pastor Noble being in
Portland attending the great reviv-
al meetings--All usual services on
the 9th Of April.
The experiences of travellers are
often very amusing. Here is good
story of Kentuckian, who, when
in the act of climbing into his birth
in sleeper held up a pillow be-
tween his thumb and finger and
roared out to the porter: "I say,
you boy, come back and take this
thing awayp'""Wha' for, sah?" ''Be-
cause Pm afraid the thing will get
into my earl"
The preliminary term of court
was called by Judge Harris at 1Oa.
m., Saturday. The regular march
term conveyed yesterday morning.
At the time of going to press a few
minor cases had been disposed of
and the most important case under
consideration was that Of G. E. Ire
land VS. S. N. Lilly. This was a
case to settle the matter of COM
mission on land claimed by Mr.
Ireland to have been sold for Mr..
Lilly.
Onas Brown, a Soap Creek boy,
and whofor some time attended OAC,
was sent to the asylum last week
from Plainview, Linn Co. Mr..
Brown drifted from the Soap Greek
home of his boyhood and went onto
a place near Plainview. 1t is said
that he was in financial trouble to
start with and a short time ago he
began attending series of revival
meetings. Soon his mind became
effected and he would preach to his
horses and other animals about the
farm of the future life. He gradually
grew more violent and had to be
taken to the asylum last week.
Reason dethroned is one of the sad
dest things in life.
| A few days ago w. E. Byerle'
arrived from his Hood River hom,
to resume his studies at OAC. A
this time last year he yielded to hi
fathers desire that he return hom,
and work in the garden and orchard
and he now returns to complete hi
lschool year. He is here on his owl
money and has nearly enough t.
carry him through the year. TIL,
boy is only seventeen or eighteel
years old and is fine little fellow
earnest, capable, and deserving il
every way. On account of thes,
\ qualities he has won friends VIII
will assist him to make what b
lacks to: carry him through tn
! year. His sister is a graduate Q
OAC.
i A test was made Saturda,
afternoon Of a new nozzle for uss c
the fire company in case of fire
The old style nozzle at present i
use in this city has no means fo
changing the fow of water, bu
the one experimental with Satul
day can be regulated somewhs
after the style of some nozzles use
: on garden hose. It is possible
+ throw a spray or solid stream |
! water, or both at once, according
Q the exigencies Of the case. tt
9 test is said by those who shoul
know to have been highly sati
factory, and it is thought that Il
y matter will be referred to the eli
a council at the next regular NEE
! ing.
d
a A good crowd gathered in chap
last Friday evening to be prese
at the Prohibition contest. Mi
+ Alice, Wicklund took first place al
10 received the $40 gold medal. RI
u Stout took second place and WI
/ awarded ass medal. The judg
It on composition were Prof. S. "
n Holmes, E. e. Wilson and Re
le Feese, while those who passed jud
le ment on delivery were Z
le Withycombe, R. II. Kennedy and
re T. Vincent. There was nj
a musical program in connecti'
ID with the orations and a pleasa
J evening was enjoyed by those pre-