Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-10-31

yesterday in the interest of his
publication. He is doing a splendid
work for Oregon.
Commissioners court for Benton
county viii, convene tomorrow, but
the court on civil and probate mat
ters will be in session the next
Monday.
Mrs. E. P. Greffoz and children
bade Corvallis friends goodbye and
departed for California, Thursday
evening. They 60 to Marysville to
make their home, according to what
we are informed.
The estate of Mary Clearinghouse,
deceased, is the third in Benton
coun y to be subject to what is
known as the inheritance tax. The
property inherited belongs to Mrs.
F.. Starr and is valued at about
$4,000.
Let every man, woman and child
able to walk be at the depot when
the train arrives from Albany at 3
o'clock this afternoon with the foot
ball boys on board.
We regret to inform our readers
of the departure from Newport,
Saturday last, of Mr.. Fltzmaurice
and family tor Corvallis, where the
family will remain for the present
while Mr.. Fitzmaurice goes to
Dufur. Eastern Oregon, for the
winter.-Yaquina Bay News.
Mrs. M. Wygant returned satur-
day evening from Corvallis, accom-
panied by her son, Cecil, who has
been very i'll of typhoid fever, com
pelling him to again give up his
studies at the o. A. C.-Llncoln
County Leader. Cecil is a good
student and very gentlemanly
young fellow. These qualities nave
won him many friends.
Rev. P. A. Moses arrived home
Saturday noon from Lewiston, Polk
county, whittier he had been called
to conduct the funeral services of
Herbert Brownson, who died Thurs
day at the age Of 81 years. The
remains were inferred Friday in
the presence of large concourse of
people.
Lieut.. Quinlan now has 46O men
drilling at OAC. This is So men
in excess of last year and shows a
splendid growth for the institution.
AS regards the band under direction
of Prof Beard, the lieutenant has
only words Of praise, saying that it
is going to be the peer of any musi-
cal organization in this section ere
long.
The last will and testament Of
Chas. M. Smith, who died October
4, was admitted to probate October
25. The deceased willed each ol
his children the sum of 500. The
remainder of his estate, Of the es-
timated value of $4,000, he be-
queathed to his wife, Addie Smith,
whom he appointed administrative
without bonds, which act was COL
frmed by the court.
Saturday, Marshall Miller exhib.
lifted box Of pears at this office
that when it comes to size we will
back against the product of any
country. There were 45 pears in
tha box and they weighed 64 Is
pounds. One pear weighed two
pounds. The variety exhibited is
known as the ''pound pear" but ii
this instance the name could have
been raised a fraction.
The following program will bt
rendered at the First M. c. churci
this week: Monday night Rev. NJ
? Nc Dougall, Of Albany, speaks
5 Tuesday night Rev. Ford; Wednes
day night Rev. Short; Thursda,
r Rev. Oberg, former pastor; Frida7
DR.. John Coleman, presiden
Of Willamette University. Frida
o night a great reception will be he'll
+ funder the auspices Of the youn
Of the church.
The team representing OAC i
). the contest against Berkeley, Satul
f day, will be home this Afternoon
S Let Corvallis give them the re
S ception they deserve The bat lilo
: at OAC, under Comu,andant Quir
g la1, will be out in force; the ban
b will be on hand; in short, we ma
: say the entire student body will b
t at the depot on this occasion, tt
g gether with many members Of tn
: faculty, to make the boys home
If coming memorable. Let the towns
people swell the crowd.
i The report of State Treasure
9 Moore upon the status of the col
# porations doing business in tn
a state, which is about ready for issr
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