Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-07

Attorney B. F. Jones, Of Toledo.
was in Corvallis couple Of days
ago.
Bank Inspector A J. johnson
recently returned home. His last
trip was into the State of Washing
ton.
Work has started on church to
be butt in Jobs Addition. by the
denomination Of the Church of God.
McHenry Bros. are doing the work.
Last Tuesday, w. D. DeVarney,
of the Independent Telephone Co.,
dep rted for Kansas City, where
ne will remain for short time at
tending matters of business.
While on the way up from
Portland, Tuesday morning, the
West Side passenger train is said
to have colided with wagon at
McMinnville and smashed it to
'smithereens."
Prof. Mordaunt Goodnough has
rented the G. c. Chapman dwelling
on North Fifth street. He moved
his household effects in Tuesday.
Yesterday he went to Portlaud
with the expection of returning to-
morrow.
An athletic entertainment is
scheduled for the Armory this
evening. A game of baseball is
promised between teams from the
College and down town. Wrestl-
ing and boxing bouts are other
features are promised.
The remains of Mrs. Mary E
! Kibby, whose death was occasloned
by a stroke of paralysis sustained
son two weeks ago, were inferred
in Kings Valley last Monday. Her
entire life was spent in Kings
Valley. She was born in l845.
For those who desire something
extraordinary in the way Of Com
mencement Day programs, and class
cards, we are prepared to show the
most up-to-date samples ever ex-
hibited in this or any other city. J.
Come and see for yourself let us
prove what we say.
Frank Hurt arrived in this city,
/ Tuesday, from Seattle, WASH, for a
visit of about ten days duration
: with his father. o. V. Hurt. Frank
is reported to be getting along nice
} ly. During the summer he is tc
J operate a gasoline launch on Lake
) Washington at a salary of $50 pei
month. 1t is pleasure launch
that he will run.
/ We are informed that A. J
. Johnson has disposed of one-thiro
g interest in his Soap Creek stock
8 ranch and stock or place to E. P
8 Weir. The consideration is about
$4,000. Mr.. Weir is Salem
man, bu. of late has been engaged
in the general merchandising bust
r ness in Arlington, Or. Thus is add
q ed another prominent and substan
: tial citizen to our population.
G. G. Newton predicts that th,
: fields will be full and the harves
: heavy this year. Mr.. Newton ha!
: farmed long enough in this section
to know whereof he speaks, and i
is sincerely to be hoped that he il
8 correct in this instance. We ar
all so greatly interested in havin,
# our state make good showing thi
r year that we feel like bribing tn
: weather man little.
Prof. Taillandier will give
f lecture-recital on Friday, the 28 9
. April for the benefit of the Villag
Improvement Society. Subject
n 'The Piano and Its Relation to th
n Orchestra" The recital will b
r given in the College Chapel. A
le the last recital Prof. Taillandie
n was greeted with a packed house
j, and as this is for the benefit of
n worthy society, and there being
N demand for this class of work,
good attendance is hoped for on thi
" occasion.
d A. J. Shirley, local agent Of tf
IS o. G. T. Co., returned the first
OF the week from a business trip
10 Portland. He went via the We
OF Side and states that this is the fir
IN trip that he ever made over th
I road. He was most favorably in
~ pressed with the country and col
siders it Of surprising beauty. f
st says that it is likely arrangement
e. will be made whereby tickets wi
ae be issued during the Lewis ar
). Clark Fair. These tickets will
ID good over East or West Side road
,rt one way, and the other way on Il
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