Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-16

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Ct Mrs. Wm- Crees next Thurs
day afternoon.
Jesse Wiley disposed Of his
beautiful little cream-colored pony
to Norris & Rowe while their circus
was in Corvallis. This is certain
ly as pretty pony as the circus
can boast.
In our last issue the statement
was made that the ladies Of the
Presbyterian church would hold a
rose fair or carnival on the % of
May This was a typographical
error--the date is May 20, as will
be seen in notices in this issue.
Yesterday the Agricultural COL
lege authorities shipped a number
of boxes of plants to Oskar Huber,
director of works at the Lewis and
Clark Fair. Some time back OAC
was furnished $23 worth of seed
with the understanding that they
be used for Fair purposes and this
is the result.
O. J. Blackledge reports that
his furniture business has out
grown his prese 1T quarters. In
order to have sufficient room he
has secured the building occupied
by J. H. Mattley's City Restaurant
and expects to be in possession to-
day. This is certainly gratifying
to note, as we are always pleased
to see our business men outgrow
their quarters.
Clerk Moses was handed refer
endum petition yesterday morning
that bore 49 signatures all from
Corvallis save two. The petition
was forwarded to the chairman of
the referendum committee at Nc
Minnvllle. All told petitions bear
ing total of 154 names have been
sent from this county, and it is a
matter of note that surprising
majority are representative busi-
ness men of this city.
While in the Bohemia mining
district recently Geo. A. Waggoner
made the acquaintance of a miner
who gave him peculiar looking
crystal Of what seemed to be salt
petre. Mr.. Waggoner brought it
home with him and submitted it to
Prof. Fulton, who is at the head of
the OAC School of Mines. The
specimen was analysed and it prov
ed to be epsomite. "Epsomite--
magnesium, mg.s. o. a." It has
no particular value, aside from
commercial standpoint.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. DeVarney,
of the Independent Telephone Co.,
departed from this city for Port
land, Sunday. Mr.. DeVarney has
been granted a concession for his
company at the Exposition and
will have charge of a booth with
in which will be placed all manner
Of electrical appliances of the COM
pany that he represents. 1t is not
thought that Mr.. and Mrs. De-
Varney will return to this city to
remain and w. C. Lowe has sue
ceeded to the management of the
company's business here.
For the benefit of our subscribers
we wish to announce that to all
parts of Western Oregon, Ashland
and north, fare of one and one
third rate on round trip ticket will
be granted to visitors from the
East who may desire to look over
Western Oregon during the Ex-
position with a view to settling OF
investing. These tickets allow
stop-overs at all intermediate points
and are good for fifteen days. Now
if you have al.y friends in the
East coming to the Lewis and
Clark Fair it would be we'll to pu'
them "next."
| Last Thursday the cabinet recent
ly purchased by the county for toe
educational exhibit at the Lewis
and Clark Fair arrived. It is {
splendid iece Of work, having il
the upper part "A folders tina
swing from one side on hinges. Or
the folders will be placed maps ant
work of a like nature done by ou1
school children. Saturday Profs
Caldwell and Fulkerson were il
from Philomath to assist Supt
Denman and Prof. Holmes of thi
, city with the work of arranging ant
, putting in order the cabinet dis
! play. 1t is understood that at tn,
close Of the Exposition the cabine
will be returned to this county an,
will form permanent part of tn
furniture in the county superin
tendent's Office.
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