Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-11-24

attendance at the State Good Roads
Association now in annual session in
this city.
The pastors subject at the Fret
Methodist church next Sunday
morning. is, "Honoripg the HoIv
Ghost" evening, "That Girls
Fellow"
Senator Avery arrived home in
this city Wednesday from the Sius-
law river, where. for about a month
The has been on business connected
with a salmon cannery in which he
has an interest.
The piano lecture RECITAL given at
the college Friday evening, Decem-
Der LIST, by Prof. Taillandler will, be
free. He desires it known that
minors under the age Of Is years
must not attend unless accompanied
by some Older, person.
Dr.. Short, the noted Portland
pastor, will give his humorous
lecture on the Sunny. Side Of Life"
December 1st at the First Meth
odist church. He is generously Civ
ling the entire proceeds to the build
ing fund of this church. The
tickets are twenty-five cents and
many have already been sold.
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Presiding Elder G. L McCaus-
Hand. of the M. E. church, South,
returned home during the first OF
the week from a three weeks trip
through certain sections of South
ern Oregon. He reports that it has
been a very dry fall in that part Of
the state.
In about a week or two the
family of F. P. S~heasgreen will
move to Portland to take up their
residence permanently. They have
been citizens of Corvallis for many
years and are among our. foremost
people. Their departure will be re-
GREETED by many.
Dr.. James A.. Withycombe and
Professors Kent and Cordley, all of
|OAC, have been delivering lectures
before farmers and horticulturists
in Oregon City and Gresham dur
ing the week. All of these gentle
men are foremost in their advocacy
of diversified farming--a good
doctrine to preach.
Our readers will remember that
not long ago J. NJ. Nolan & Son
offered to give a suit of clothes free to
the first boy in this city who would
locate a certain travelling man on
bis arrival from Chicago. The gen
tleman was to arrive within a GER
tain time and was to represent the
Chicago house making what is
known as XTRAGooD clothes for
boys. The boy was to find his
man and say to him: "You are
from Ederheimer, Stein & Co, Chi
|cago, and sell XTRAGooD clothes"
lClifford Raber was the first boy to
lido this and got the S. suit Of clothes
tofered by our local firm. The lad
showed great perseverance and
Esteadfast purpose and on The arrival
of the travelling salesman, Monday,
was first to locate and win the suit
of clothes.
AS our readers have been inform
ed, Morris Bros, Of Portland, pur-
chased Corvallis water bonds recent
ly in the sum Of $75,O00. Recently
they asked for a complete report of
all proceedings from the inception of
the project to the present time.
This included notices of elections,
certified copy OF the poll books, the
minutes of every meeting of the
CORVALLIS water board and many
little things denoting strict care and
business sense. Everything asked
was furnished by S. L. Kline, clerk
of the water committee, and the re-
port which was sent off within the
past day or two covers twenty-four
pages of closely typewriter mat
ter. So far everything has proved
perfectly satisfactory to Morris
Bros. and no doubt is entertained
but that the bonds will be printed
and the money on hand by January
fist, this being thu date that it was
hoped for. Things are moving
with all possible expedition.
eff the population of the asylum
keeps on increasing at the rate Q
the present and the past few weeks
jsays Superintendent J. F. Ca!
braith, "we will be taxed to provid.
Recommendations. We will have t,
; make the best Of the situation
under the circumstances and d.
, what we can with the facilities a
hand. The population has alread,,
t passed 1400 mark, and keeps up a
a ste-dy increase. There is con.
) gestion now, particularly on tn
female side of the institution. blu
we can make room for a few NOR