Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-06

Miss Mamie announces that . |
number Of her piano pupils will
give recital in the M. e. church.
South, this evening at 8 o'clock, to
which the general public is invited.
Within day or so J. w. Will
banks, Dick Smith and John Zeis
expect to go into camp in the
vicinity of Shot Pouch, where they
will fish. We are playing Dick as
a prize-taker at angling.
William Buchanan, who was in
Roseburg last week in attendance
at the M. E. church, South, con-
ference arriyed home Saturday.
Victor Moses, who WAS delegate
from here to the same conference
did not get home Ut til Sunday.
At a recent election of staff for
conducting the College Barometer
for the coming year J. L. Ringo
was chosen editor in chief and Glen
Goodman business manager. There
were also many associate editors
elected as well as an assistant
manager.
The suit CT John Senger and wife
vs.. John and Luther Warren for
1.-THE custody of a little girl, grand
daughter of plaintiffs, came up for
Ia hearing in ALBANY yesterday after
noon. Mr.. ard Mrs. Senger are
residents of Corvallis and w. E.
Yates is conducting their case.
The senior class of OAC are at
work on their annual senior play to
be given in the Opera House, Tues
day evening, June 13. 1t is farce
comedy entitled IAN Interrupted
Honey moon" Rehearsals are pro-
crossing steadily under the direc-
tioh of Mrs. B. w. Johnson.
Be certain to attend the meeting
of the citizens league tonight. as a
discussion OF what to do Corvallis
Day. at the Lewis and Clark Ex-
position is very important matter
that is certain of discussion and all
persons with ideas are requested to
be whsre their hands can be seen
when they hold them up.
Ed. Smith returned, Sunday,
from several days spent in Port
land, where he attended the open
ling Of the Exposition. He says
that in the course of couple of
; months it is going to be great.
Even now the grounds and build
ings remind one of Fairyland when
electricity is turned on at night.
A letter recently received by re-
. latives in this city brought the in
, telligence that it was Miss Olive
Thompson's intention to leave
, Boise, Idaho, for home yesterday
She will likely visit in Portland for
brief season before coming on to
this city. Miss Thompson has been
3 the pianist in a theatre in Boise for
some years.
Quite an entertaining serial story
has just run out in the Dial-Enter
prise Of Boscobel, Wis. Strange as
it may seem it is nevertheless true
that the hero of the story grew tc
manhood in this city and some
!. thing of his ups and downs
fortunes and misfortunes, are
8 known to all old residents. Th'
Q title Of the story is "Harold Low
4 and the author is G. H. Everett, O
this city.
Il There was a horse race on tn,
g track south of town Sunday after
d noon and many went to the cours
Ito witness the affair. 1t was a run
: ming race for quarter-mi!e between
# the mare of Gene Tortora and al
: animal belonging to a Gypsy. TIL,
9 weather was horrible wet and rain
4 and the track too sloppy for racing
e but the horses went just the sam
s The race was not bet on very hea vi
lily, but the Tortora mare won.
Henry L. French who has charg
d Of Benton's exhibit at the Exposi
). ton is very desirous of securin
it some fine samples Of hops. He say
: that several larties promise
1t tIsamples but so far they have no
'e been forthcoming. He also desire
It to secure about one dozen sacks {
a fine grain in sacks that will hol
n about peck each. Parties havin
's the same, which they are willin
Is to contribute, will confer favor b.
le notifying Mr.. French, who will b
pleased to provide sacks for th
I. same. Furthermore, it is requisite
e that fine early cherries be sent t
sr the Exposition at the first possibl
" opportunity. Mr.. French is Of th
= opinion that Benton has the fines
10 exhibit Of woods on the grounds; b
70 also thinks our grains compal