Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-14

Mrs. Mary Bryson, who has spent |
The winter in Spokane, Wash. is
expected home ia a few days.
Mre. Riley, sister Of Mrs. Ed
of this city, came up fr,n |
Portland last Saturday for short
visit.
Levi Oren left, Yesterday, for the
Five Rivers country, where he will
spenda couple of weeks on his nome-
stead.
G. B. Crcsno was in town yes
terday seeing old-time friends. He
is quite prominent about his Lincoln
county home.
Roy Irvine, night clerk at Hotel
Corvallis, went to Independence,
Saturday, for short visit with
relatives and friends.
John Kiger states that ha has
2-year-old PAGER that is going to
make record during the coming
season, and he has a farm to back
her.
Ed Wiles, a well-known farmer
of Soap Creek, was in town Satur-
day. Ed has been-so busy of late
that he does not make the trip very
often.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. v. Wright and
daughter, Beulah, are in this city
on business. They are from Five
Rivers, where they own a large
ranch.
Yesterday Bert Yates received
his commission as notary public
from the secretary of state. Bert
is now prepared to take your
Swear
Dick Zahn was out for a couple of
days last week from his Alsea home.
Dick says that everything is NOV
ing along in the usual satisfactory
way oyer in his section.
Miss Isabel Whitby, who for the
past few months has been attending
Ia business college in Portland, ar
rived home, Friday. She will soon
begin teaching school again.
| It pays to make your wants
known through the paper. In our
| last issue we advertised for a lost
gold nugget stick-pin for Edwin
Rose. 1t was located the same day
that the paper came out.
Miss Myrtle Katharine Treyitte
a very fne lady reader aud imper-
senator, of Chicago, is 10 appear at
the College Chapel next Friday
evening. Beyond doult treat il
lin store for those who may attend
/ Itis expected that more information
may be given in our next issue.
The business men Of the city
made a vigorous attack Monday
morning on loose dirt that had &C
cumulated on Main street. Every
thing was made clean and some
spots were polished. It was a grea
Transformation scene and the ssmar
!. with the hoe" played prominenr
part.
4 Lenten services will be held il
the Episcopal church on Thursda,
evening at s o'clock, consisting 0
Litany and Penitential Office, ant
address by Rev. III. D. Chambers
/ to which all are invited and will b
J, made welcome. These services will
be held every Thursday evenin,
during Lent if the interest warrant
it.
Last Thursday, B. R. Thompson
took large photograph for E. W
Strong, Of the crew engaged at hi
mill. All of the employees wer
. grouped QUITO doors and photo
, graphed with the lumber yard a
Z a background. Mr.. Strong desire
3 the picture for exhibition at th
/, Lewis and Clark Fair, and accom-
< panying it he will have an al
nouncement of the capacity of hi
mill, number Of men employed
! and much other information rels
2 Tive to lum bering business in thi
| section. This is splendid idea an
if others will follow the example Sc
by Mr.. Strong, Benton will "do hel
J self proud at the Exposition.
) For number of years in th
) past it was the custom Of the val
). ious colleges Of the valley. havin
athletic teams to hold an. annus
Z field meet. This meet was invaris
> bly, held in Salem. Then, for severe
9 reasons, dissatisfaction arose an
the annual tournament was discor
r Itinued. Last Saturday the variou
t managers Of athletic teams Of O.
! G, U of O, Forest Grove, and Wi
s lamette met in .Newberg and al
t ranged to hold an inter-coHe Hegiat
t field meet this year It understoo
+ that the events viii occur at Salen