Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-23
leCAl AND PERSONAL
Mayor A. J. johnson was in Al
bany on business Wednesday.

Mayor A. J. Johnson was in Al
bany on business Wednesday.
Geo. A. Waggcner arrived home
Wednesday from Portland. where
he had passed the previous week.
The Iowans' picnic was held in
Avery's grove just south of town
yesterday and was well attended.
A splendid time was reported.
There will be German preaching
Sunday at the Presbyterian church
at 2:30 p. NJ, by Rev. Byerline, Of
Albany. All cordially invited.
Worknen have started at the
task of putting a concrete walk in
front ef the August Hodes grocery
and E. w. S. Pratt's jewelry store.
John Allen and wife arrived home
Wednesday from week at the
Fair in Portland. Mr.. Allen speaks
in highest praise of the Exposition
and declares it to be on a scale to
arouse the pride of every Oregonian.
Presbyterian church-Rev. M. s.
Bush pastor. Bible School 10 a
NJ; special Children's Day service
with rite of Infant Baptism u a.
m.; G.. E. meeting 7 p. ~. Even
ing service at 8, subject, "The I'm
mutable Law of Life"
The day after going into camp at
the Exposition with the OAC cadets
Lieut. Quinlan received telegram
informing him that he was to be
transferred from OAC to Berkeley
Calif., where he would have charge
of the affairs militalre during the
coming school year.
Rev. Peatty will be delegate
from San Francisco to the Benton
County Sunday School Convention
to be held in the M. E. church o1
this city, June 29-3C. We are in.
formed that the reverend gentle
nan is to conduct the various ser.
vices in connection with the con.
vel.tion.
During the past day or SO the
two principal diay companies 0:
this city have consolidated. Hence
forth they are to be known as ths
Corvallis Transfer Co. The exact
reason for the combine is not known
but it is safe to assume that it wal
thought to be to the interest of al
concerned to join their fortunes.
Miss Olive Thompson was ex
pected to arrive home yesterday
Her nieces, Misses Aloha and Veri
Thompson, OF Seattle, joined her ir
Portland and came up for a visi
with relatives. Their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. N. A. Thompson, mem
bels of the class of '7e ef OAC, ar
expected to arrive Sunday from the
sound city for a short visit il Cor
Wallis, their early home
Tuesday, James Lewis negotiat.
el the sale of the S. z. Brown farm
of 200 acres to Andrew Stegerwald
of Port Townsend, Wash. Th
price was $10,S00. Mr.. Stegerwal'
has given one of the Long boys
lease Of the place. The farm i
said to be q good one and is locate,
between this city and Philomath
Mr.. Stegerwald boughtit on specu
lation.
Colonel Thorp, who is at presen
in Chicago arranging and oversee
ing the details ef an agriculturs
automobile, in writing to friends
this city recently referred to tn
labor strike in progress in that. city
He said that on one occasion he wa
obliged to carry heavy load {
pattern material on his back abou
the city in order to secure safe d
livery and to escape paying abot
$40 for the transfer of an almful {
material.
Louis FL. Zeis, born and raise
in this city, a brother OF John lei
was married to Miss Rose Doubl
check short time ago at Reddin,
Calf. The bride recently arrive
in that city from LeadviIle. Go
The young couple have taken U
their residence at Kennett, Cali
where Louis will conduct brane
establishment of the Zeis Bros j,
factory. We are please to no
that Redding papers speak vel
highly cf both bride and groom.
During the summer season Il
pastor of the Christian church wi
give a series of short talks {
'sBible Heroes and Heroines"
evening services. Next Sunds
morning the subject will be "Chri
tian Character" !" The evening su
ject will be Abraham, the Frie1
Q of God.n Sunday evening. Julv