Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-17

March 9th is Ash Wednesday
and marks the beginning of the
Lenten season.
The Baptist church will hold all
its usual services next Sunday. A
hearty welcome for all who can at
tend.
Rev. P. A. Moses will preach at
the M E. church, South, next Sab
bath at II a. M. A cordial invita-
ton to all.
The First Spiritual Union of
Corvallis will hold services in Bar
rett Lvceum on Sunday at 3 .. m.
A cordial invitation is extended to
everyone.
The local teachers institute has
been postponed, an as now sched
uled will occur in this citv Feb. 25.
in the school building of this citv.
On account Of low water the
steamer Pomona has been taken off
the Cory Ills run, but will resume
her usual run as soon as the water
will permit.
| Mrs. E. R. Lake and Mrs. G E.
Hout left. Wednesday, for Cottage
Grove. where they are representing
the local Circle in the district con-
vention now in session there.
Yesterday, at the residence of the
officiating clergyman, T. T Vincent.
the marriage Of W. L. Bush and
Miss Effie Frantz, both of Kings
Valle,. was solemnized.
Usual services at the Congrega-
tional church. Evening subject,
"Can Business Man he Chris
tian2" You are invited. Services
at Plymouth at 3 p. m.
Hon. J. K. Weatherford. Of AL
bany, was in Corvallis yesterday
accorpanied bv MAsars. Hendricks
and Wright, of New York CITY, who
we're looking into the interests of the
G. & E., we are informed.
Mrs. Burns. who, with her son
has occnnied quarters in the old
Reading Room building, departed
yesterday for Los Angeles. Calf.
: where she expects to remain with
her husband until some time in
Nav.
The 2.000-gallon water tank ot
the Benton County Prune Co. was
brought up from the big orchard
Wednesday for the purpose of hav
ing J. R. Smith Co. put a new bot
tom in 1t.
Frank E Jones, of Selma. Calf,
will preach next Sunday at th'
, Christian church, his morning sub
= jeet being "How Much Loves
Thou" In the evening, eth,
Creed that Needs no Revision" al
t welcome.
Last Tuesday morning one of E
w. Strong's young sons, Will
: skating on a rond just across tn
. Willamette, broke through the ice
' and but for the fact that Bert Van
+ horn threw the lad a board tn
!, latter would undoubtedly hav
: drowned.
! Gen. Lew Wallace expired, Wed
nesday evening, at his home i
Charlottesville, Ind, at the age {
!, 70 years. This ends the career Of
man famous as soldier, Statesman
d and author. The writer of s'Be
O Hur" is no more. H. was engage
! at writing his own biography whe
: he died.
y DR.. Harsha concluded his wor
: in this city last Tuesday evenin
and is at present conducting unio
L meetings in Brownsville. Whe
he leaves the latter place he wi
n proceed to Texas. just now tt
y ministers of this city are contin,
e ing the union meetings and al
n holding them in the M E. churcl
IS South.
i The result of the recent teacher
i examination held in this CITY is
,. follows: There were five success
y ful applicants for third grade ce
n tifcates, three fnr second grad
and eight for first grade. The
were four applicants for sta
y papers but their papers we
D. forwarded to the office of the SuE
ID erintendent of Public Instructio
o. at Salem, to be p ,ssed upon.
ed After an illness of some duratio
If. Mrs Jane Michael died at the hon
a. of her daughter, Mrs. M. P. Fru
ct in this city, last Wednesday. MI
i'd Michael was of an advanced az
rs being in her 18th year when dea
overlook her. The funeral servic
. occurred Yesterday at the residen
& of M. P. Fruit. Rev. Reeves officis