Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-23

was . visitor in Corvallis last Sat
urday.,
Last Friday evening there wa.
az ice cream social at the Mt.
View school house. A good crowd
was in attendance and an enjoyable
time ur der the circumstances was
a matter-of-course.
A very fine display of harness of
every possible description is await
ing inspection at J. E. Vinegar.
factory. Everything in a first
class harness factory may be found
here.
/ Mrs. Bushnell, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Heron, arrived in
this city, Friday, for a months
visit with her relatives. On her re-
turn home she will be accompanied
by her sister, Mss Margaret Her
ron.
AS the result of recent OAC
faculty meeting it is a matter of
conjecture whether Frissell will be
allowed to enter the meet next
Saturday as one of Eugene's track
men. The reason for barring him
is that he has not been enrolled at
U Of O long enough.
It is now time that preparations
were made for Memorial Day ex-
, ercises. So far, little work has
been done at the various cemeteries
: It is quite likely that this week
e will see great improvements made
about the last resting places of our
departed friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Nolan, of
f this city, went to Albany, Friday,
< to attend the last sad rites in con-
nection with the funeral of Father
v Metayer. The Reverend Father
a passed nearly his entire working
life as rector of the Catholic church
, of Albany and was well liked by
! all.
D Tomorrow evening an entertain
tainment is to be given in the Col
8 lege chapel for the benefit of the
g Village Improvement Society 1t
: is to be what may be considered
GA Night With the Crusaders %
and is under the management of
: Miss Smell. = 1t is understood that
! ! Prof Fulton and Miss Lulu Spang-
i ler and others will sing, while
Professors Bercht 9ld and Taillandier
:, will deliver papers appropriate to
J the occasion. The paper of the
. latter will be THE Effect of the
9 Crusades on Music"
I, Something like a year ago 8
family named Reuter- left Kings
Valley, because they did not like
. . the country, and returned to thei'
= old home in South Dakota. Re.
. . Gently they returned to Oregon ano
: were in Albany. A member of the
~ ~ family was met few days ago by
= = a Corvallis man and said since
y ;. leaving Sonth Dakota he had learn
u ed that their old home had beer
= wiped off the map. Under those
! ! conditions it must seem doubly
= good to be in Albany once again
p The Rose FAIR held in Miller.
Hall last Saturday by the ladies o
$ the Presbyterian church was sue
u cess in every way. the fair open
"a ed about o'clock in the afternoon
.s and remained open until 9. Dur
y ing this time refreshments wer
70 served. The roses On exhibition
u u were as fine as will be found or
- - this earth anywhere, so the reade
~ ~ may employ his fancy to its fulles
- capacity in order to gain an idea G
~ =. what the interior of the hall looke'
~ like. In all, the ladies took il
III something like $64, and they ar
y all we'll pleased with their patron
age.
It is fitting at this time to ca
10 thu attention of our readers to tn
~ fact that the Fifth Annual Nations
OF Good Roads Convention is schedu
re ed to be neld in Portland, June, q
Is. "A. The matter of good roads j
Mt Of as great Importance in Orego
'r- as almost any question before th
IS, people. For this reason it is hope
ys that those of our citizens who al
rs identified with road work at HON
re may see their way clear to atten
ne these meetings. Good results al
Is certain to follow and it will be a
re most opportune time to visit tt
ce Exposition.
An item appeared in the Oregon
ian a; few days ago to the effe'
he that all county exhibits had to /
til duly installed by May 25, or ell
b., they would not be allowed Il
,es space allotted them. This is III