Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-30

tits reported that a pretty good
crowd went Old the senior excursion
yesterday.
Neal v. Murray was among the
Albanyites who took in the field
meet in this city last Saturday.
J. E Farmer, local agent for thu
S. P. Co., went to Portland on
business during the latter part of
last week.
If the weather is satisfactory,
Robt. Johnson and his uncle, James
johnson, will go over to the bay
today to remain a lew days.
Miss Ollie Skipton, of Salem.
came up yesterday to spend
Memorial Day decorating at the
cemetery and visiting friends.
The Coffee Club dance last Sat-
urday evening was one Of the most
enjoyable events of the season. A.
good crowd w.s in attendance.
Miss Alice Mahaffsy. who dur
ing the past two months has been
visiting with sister in Pc Ell,
Wash, arrived home Saturday.
Art Starr informs us that he
came from Junction City to Cor
Wallis, distance of 80 miles, yes
terday in one hour and forty
minutes.
Memorial services will be held
this evening in the NJ. E. church
and the sermon will be delivered
by Rev. M. S. Bush. The topic
will be 1.-THE Price of Freedom"
/ F. P. Sheasgreen, who went to
Portland, Friday, to assist with
certain work in the way of putting
the Benton county exhibit at the
Fair in shape, returned home, Sun
day.
A special rate will be granted by
the O. C. T. Co., on their boats from
this city to Portland of $3.50 single,
or $1.75 round trip, beginning May
% and ending October Is. These
tickets are good for ten days.
The graduation of Louise Smith
Glanville from the piano depart
| ment of OAC will occur in cJllege
chapel Saturday evening, June 10
She will perform the Hummel
pianoforte cor certo. There will be
no charge for admission.
Tickets are now on sale for the
Wreck of the Hesperus" and
other works to be rendered next
Friday evening and the indications
are that there will be a good house
It will be given in the Opera House.
The sale is said to be brisk.
A team of baseball players, from
Circle City, near the Cushmar
t, settlement in Linn county, played
Corvallis on the fiat above town
last Sunday. The game was quite
spirited, but our visitors were de-
feated to the tuEe of 33 to 13.
Invitations have been issued fol
commencement exercises at the
state university covering the perioo
from June IL to June IA. Tht
baccaIaureate sermon is to be de-
livered by Rev. A. A. Morrison, il
Willard Hall, Sunday, June IL.
Benton KILN. for nine years /,
regent of OAC, died at his hom,
in Portland last Friday Afternoon
about 1..o'clock, He was quite 1
prominent attorney and his rise il
life was maihly owing to his owr
endeavor. In honor Of his memory
the flag at OAC was placed at half
mast.
! Last Thursday G. N. Miller, tn
engineer to whom was awarded tn
contract for making the preliminar.
survey and estimate of cost on tn
proposed water route from Corvalli
to Rock Creek, was taken over tn
ground, that he might sum tn
situation up bit. This he did
and on Saturday morning took ou
a party to begin the survey.
Yaquina Bay is to have a regu
lar steamer visit her in the future
The steamship Newport has bee
. purchased by the North Pac:f
Steamship Co., Of Portland, for tn
purpose of making regularly tn
run between Portland and Eureks
| Calf. She is to visit all point
, en- route. While a staunch Graf
Of good carrying capacity, the New
port is sufficiently light of draft t
, | nor rnoit har To uic1t tho cno q llar b q