The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-05-06

Spapgler.
The resignation of Harley Hall
supervisor of road district No. a
was accepted and o. L. Davis ap-
pointed to the vacancy.
DIR. E. ]. Thompson arrived
Thursday and took part in the in
stallation exercises in which Rev.
Bush became the regular pastor of
the Presbyterian church.
Chester Proebstel of the class
of 'o4 arrived Wednesday from
Berkeley where he has been special
izing at the California State Uni
versity.
M. E. church Nor. .h:-morn-
ing subject, "Christ's Intercession
for Mankind at the Right Hand of
God" Evening subject, Broken
Teeth and Disjointed Feet" Spec
ial music at each service.
Salem Journal: The seniors
of Willamette University have just
received the caps and gowns which
they will wear during the COM
mencement week. Every Wednes-
day. until graduation day, they
will wear these gowns, in accord
ance with the annual custom, and
the final week the gowns will be
worn every day.
The Oregona has taken the
run on the Willamette between Cor
Wallis and Portland, in the place of
the Pomona, which has heretofore
been on the schedule. The Ore
gona is lighter draught but a heav-
ier freighter. The boat leaves
down every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday.
| Nolan Smith, late graduate
of o. A. c. is now in the quarter
masters service at Monterey, Cal
ifornia. His position is in the reg
ular civil service list, and his SAL
ary 500 per month. After 1eav-
ing college, he took the civil SER
vice examination, and his gradual
climb to his present position fol-
lowed.
The Sulphur Springs road,
shortening the distance between
the springs and Corvallis to about
six miles. which has been before
the county court for some time, is
to be built. The citizens along the
line are to build the road. and the
county court is to pay the damages
assessed by the board of road view
ers. aggregating over $500.
The Firemen have an offer
from a company for the holding OF
street carnival under the auspices
) of the department. The owner -oi
= the carnival is Arnold, who was
| here two years ago under the aus
: pices of the Woodmen. His estab.
lishment is far greater now, mum.
+ bering no people as against only
} about so then. If an arrangement
is made the fete will begin about
!, May 22nd and continue three DAYS
/, The question of closing with Ar
nold's offer was to be considered al
:, a special meeting of the department
held last night.
Having served his six month <
probation as pastor of the 1oca
/. Presbyterian church, Rev. Bust
. was duly installed as permanent
pastor, Thursday evening. The
exercises took place at the church
: of that denomination, and Rev
Thompson of Independence ane
Rev. Carrick of Brownsville, bott
former pastors in Corvallis, were
present and participated in The
: affair. Rev. Bush is highly pop
r ular with his congregation and is {
young man who is likely to b.
heard from in the future, in hi.
chosen field.
:. "A proposition of some ineres
= with reference to the Albany bridge
: confronts the Benton county court
> The approach to the bridge from
: Benton county is, as we all know
> forked. To maintain this dividet
approach costs far more than i
would cost to maintain single o
; straight approach. Linn county
! intends and is preparing to make |
change of arrangement. A single
approach will land. the west end o
!. the bridge out in field wher
there is no road. The Linn count.
= court proposes to buy the land
, fence 1t and pay all damages neces
sary if Benton county will build tn
road. Of the latter there is onl,
aho,,f 900 wards The offer on fh