Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-26

winch ne ls employed.
There is to be a dance given by
the Ladi Coffee Clab tomorrow
evening. Will Fechter, of Albany,
is to furnish the music.
Thomas Leese and Lewis Hollen-
berg intended going to Portland,
yesterday on business that would
detain them a few days.
The parents Of W. c. Swami
came over from their home at
Brownsville last Monday and made
the family Of their son brief visit.
Lost-A yellow leather bill purse
near.C & E depot, about a week
ago. Finder please leave at this
office. Suitable reward given. G.
e. Albin.
J. A. McAyeal, representing the
Pacific Pulp Plaster Co., Portland,
Or, was in this city during the
week and arranged for R. M. Wade
& Co, to handle the productions of
his company.
A week from Sunday the bacca-
laureate sermon for OAC will be
preached by Rev. E. L. House,
Congregational minister of Port
land. The sermon will be de-
ivered in the Armory.
The graduating exercises Of the
eighth grade of the Corvallis pub
lie schools are to be held in the
Opera House next Monday evening.
A good program is promised. F.
R. Overlander's orchestra will pro-
vide the music.
In another week the public
schools OF this city will close for
the summer vacation. The ninth
grade exercises will occur in the
Opera House next Thursday even
ing. F. R.. Overlander's orchestra
will furnish the music.
During the latter part Of last week
Harry Holgate went to Portland in
response to a telegram received
from governmental parties. He ar
rived home Monday and the fol-
lowing day departed for klamath
Falls, where he expects to remain
until fall.
Last Wednesday, R. L. White
head contributed as fine lot of
potatoes to the Benton county ex-
hibit as are found in any mans
land. There are more than a
bushel of them and not one will
weigh less than a pound. They
were Burbanks and Henry French
says they are as fine as he ever
saw.
James Osburn drove into Cor
Wallis, Wednesday, with his familiar
black mare. He came from Gold
Hill, Southern Oregon, and drove
the entire distance. From Gold
Hill to CORVALLIS is about $50 miles
and. this distance was covered in
five days, which is pretty good. Mr..
Osburn is in splendid health and
spirits. He does not say how long
he intends to remain in this city.
A lover of the ''creepy" could
have seen box of it at the ex-
press Office day or two ago. Few
things are more creepy than we'll
bred Texas snake. During the
first of the week a box of these
creepers and climbers came to town
to join the Arnold show. There are
few things in life that requires so
much pursuasion to warm up to as
a box of snakes.
Wednesday, J. Fl. Wilson derar
ed for Hazen, New, where he has q
months work as land attorney in
the Government Irrigation Service
Mr.. Wilson is especially fitted fol
such work, as his long experience
in the Office of county clerk under
his father was more or less along
lines that are similar to the task
just accepted by him. There is &
likelihood Of something permanent
coming from this appointment thai
will prove beneficial for Mr.. Wilson
at a latter date.
A market gardener by the nam,
of Holt, who lives few miles cas-
Of this city, in Linn county, hac
the misfortune to lose a fine young
horse, valued at $3.50, couple o
days ago. The animal got into th'
oat bin in some manner and over
ate. Mr.. Holt called on a neigh
Dor for some raw linseed oil, tn
neighbor, having no raw oil, gave
him a quart of boiled oil. Thi
was administered the animal an.
death resulted, presumably from
the boiled oil.
Mrs. Fl. M. Hammerslv. of thi