Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-02

Mr.. :and Mrs. Harley Hall ex-
oect to move into their new home
near Prof. Crawford's next Mon
lay.
Miss Mary Jones returned home
not long ago from Eastern Oregon,
where she has been teaching school.
She is an OAC graduate.
Johnny Erwin has, been county
clerk this week during the absence
of Clerk Moses at the NJ. E Church,
South, conference in Roseburg.
The excursionists got off for Port
land yesterday in large numbers.
The great Exposition is now open,
is II reality, and will prove credit
to the entire West.
Wednesday, Frank Francisco
hauled the first load of wood of the
supply that will be used for heating
purposes by the county at the court
house next winter.
Mrs. Ben Woldt and DAUGHTER,
Miss Minnie, who were guests of
friends in this city during the fore
part Of the week, returned to their
Portland home yesterday morning.
Acting on the advice Of his ply
sician, B. R. Thompson will close
his photograph gallery about June
18th. He has very neat studio
and has erjoyed patronage for
which he thanks the public.
Up to Wednesday afternoon but
81 hunters licenses had been
issued for this county. Some way
this seems to te small number
compared with the mum Der of hun
ters Benton county can boast of.
The steel bridge across the Viii.
lamette river at Albany has lately
been most thoroughly overhauled
and is now open to the public
This structure is now declared to be
in finer condition than at any time
since it was built.
Christian Church, Frank E Jones
pastor Services next Sunday al
follows: Sunday school at 10 am.
preaching at IL, subject. "Adorn
ment." Y. P.S. C. E. at 7 p. m
Preaching at 8, subject, eth,
Scarlet Thread" All are welcome
When lowering the flag Wednes-
day morning, from the staff abov'
the court house where it had beer
flying the day before in memoriam
the rope slipped through the pulle,
at the top of the staff. Getting i
back in place was very delicat
matter.
4 About $50 students were re
freshed free of charge last Tues
day evening at Smalls'. This ha
become an annual custom wit
this establishment and is much ap
preciated by the cadets. Th
management of this place of busi
ness do this entirely of their own ae
cord and receive no financial as
sistancs whatever in the matter.
At'the Opera House tonight wi
be produced the cantata, tn
"Wreck of the Hesperus," the gran
march in the style of a triumphs
J hymn, "With Sheathed Swords,
from Naaman, and the worle
{ famous "Hallelujah Chorus"
, chorus of more than sixty voice
will be a feature, as wei as tn
splendid solos promised by some {
our leading vocalists.
8 The board of directors of Co
: Wallis Public Schools met Wedne
:, day evening and aside from th
regular routine business rehired fl
the coming year the entire corps
teachers, who rendered such eff
cient service during the past yea
|, They also decided to furnish col
/. pie more rooms in the new scho
l building during the summer vac
u tion and hire two more teachers
r addition to those rehire ed. So f
d no selection of new teachers b
0 been made.
:, Last Wednesday Attorney W.
Yates had business that took hi
to Albany. The recent changes
= u the train service got him mix
10 somewhat and when he reach ed t
= depot on his way home he was ju
> in time to see the train depa
, = He was so mad that he determin
u u to run it down, SO entered the ra
10 forthwith. Despite the attorne,
greatest efforts the train gained
y him and when he had sweated
: anger away be was so far on t
= road home he concluded 10 wa
u