Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-07-28
EXPOSITION ITEMS.
OF Interest to Benton County
People by Special
Correspondent.

German Day was the great day
last week and the long and beau
tiful procession the most interest
ing feature. This parade was
made through the public streets
down town, SO that when they
arrived at the Fair ground every
one was too tired to properly en-
Joy visit to the various build
ings. But the singing was
superb, and anyone who has
heard German singing society
can imagine how much more
music they can furnish when
they get number of these clubs
together and every man singing
for all there is in him. The fire
works in the evening is getting
to be very attractive feature.
While the ministerial pro-
fession are quarelling over the
tongue lashing given them by
Bishop Thorburn regarding SEN
sationalism in the pulpit, the
Trail concessionaires are quietly
working for an open Sunday, and
judging from the friendly attitude
of the State Commission they are
likely to get it. The matter is
expected to be decided this week.
Corvallis and Benton county
people are very we'll informed re-
garding telephones, rural lines,
ETC., but the best posted among
them can learn many new and in
teresting points by paying a visit
to the B-R Electric and Te1e-
phone exhibit in the Machinery
building. Here our old friend,
W. D. DeVarney. holds sway
with the most complete and vari-
ed assortment of electrical goods
and appliances in the whole Fair.
The most interesting part of the
apparatus to an uninitiated per:
son is the several switchboards,
Esome for SO lines, and one iol
100; also smaller sizes down te
Is lines. An examination O
these will give one a better ides
can he could hnd out by reading
or studying for year. We were
most particularly interested il
some special Telephone attach
nents. one for calling centra
without ringing any instrumen
on the line-another that per
mitted you to call any particula
person on the line without lettin
even central know it-and tn
last that is especially made t
: cut out the rubber necks VIII
usually butt in when you are talk
lag to your best girl. The las
is special favorite with marie
IN N whose Office phones happe
to BE- on the same line with the
!, resident phones. There is aiso
bewildering collection of batterie
and bells, tools and attachment:
fuses and fuse blocks, lightnin
arrestors and protectors, and
hundred and one smaller article
S used in the business. No on
should fail to see this exhibit.
t E. c. lKeezel and c. F. Los
Y gan, of Philomath, were at th
Fair last week and registered Z
: the county booth. They spent
$ couple of DAYS in viewing tt
a exhibits of the various building
!, Miss Isabella Gray, of Pnile
r math, was also here during II
d week. We also noted some 9th,
!. Benton county citizens durin
S the week. Amongst them v
d saw Thomas and Mac Alexande
y OF Hoskins. DR.. c. H. Lee,
e Corvallis, was up late in ii
s week, and visited the agricultur
e display. Miss Leah Barclay,
y Corvallis, was also a visitor. "
d passed Zack Taylor on Sund:
I evening last, but he was so dee
is ly interested, in the three your
b ladies he had in charge that '
y could not get his attention wit
r out hitting him with a brick, al
,r so we are unable to say how lol
b he has been here or when he
er going back. II he breaks aw
W later in the week we may pos
le bly, get an interview.
is were conveyed yesterday morni