Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-02

day.
Circuit court for Benton county
convenes on the fourth Monday in
March, the 26th.
Miss Myrtle Jibidn, of Iowa, is
visiting with her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Dredridge. She
will make her home in Oregon.
Services at the M. e. cburc b
South, Sunday at ] 1 a. ~, and 7:3O
p. 10. Morning sermon, subject:
"Christian Inspiration" evening:
spiritual Thrift" ia. Ellison,
pastor.
Horace Locke was in town Tues
day and Wednesday attending
matters of business. Horace is
located in Albany, but is thinking
seriously of going to Portland to
reside.
Wednesday was what is known
as cash Wednesday" Lent is
now upon US and many of our peo-
pie will faithfully observe the laws of
the season for the purifying and
ennobling of the soul.
DR.. Cathey received a very fine
birthday gift from his wife couple
of days ago. It was Savage
rifle of the finest pattern-pistol
grip. The doctor is longing for an
early opening of the deer season.
Presbyterian church, M. S. Bush,
pastor. Bible school at ten. Wor-
ship at eleven, subject sThe Divine
Method of Rescue" G. E. meet
ing at $50 p. M, evening service
at 1880. subject, sThe Pearl of
Great Price"
Between $50 and 1000 voters
have been registered so far in Ben
ton county. At first registration
was very slow, but during the past
week or two business in this line
has picked up and if registration
continues az oflate registration will
be pretty well up by April 4.
Mrs. A. A. Humiston has sold
her property near the college tt. J.
G. Hammel, proprietor of Hotel Cor
Wallis. Another sale of property in
that neighborhood was the S.
Jensen place of two acres to John
Gottmacher. This is the property
at present occupied by Otto F. L.
Herse and family.
Today, Mrs. J. M, Porter, of
this city, and Mrs. Mary Rice and
Miss Ida Rumbaugh, of Albany,
will start on a tour of the South
Before returning they expect to 20
as far south as the city of Mexico.
They will beyond doubt have a
splendid trip and will be absent
from their homes for a period of
from six to eight weeks.
A number of Gazettes went out
last issue with a large amount Of
whitespace where there should have
the likeness of the smiling
face of an actor. We refer to a
show ad No doubt many of our
readers wonder what had happened.
To the initiated we desire to briefly
state that plate come off its base.
Had anyone been in the Office when
the 'stling bloke" they would have
understood all about it..
Four yachts have been entered so
far for the race next May, from
San Francisco to Honolulu, for the
$500 cup offered by the Hawaii
Yacht Club. They are the Mike,
by Fulton Gerry of the Corinthian
Yacht Club, San Francisco; Ane-
none, by c. L. TutU, of the New
York Yacht Club; Lurline, by H.
H. Sinclair, of the South Coast
Yacht CLUB, San Pedro, and the La
Paloma by G. w. MacFarlane, of
the Hawaii Yacht Club. There is
talk of an entrance of a yacht from
Britishers from Victoria.
Tuesday was the date of the dis
trict convention of the Knights of
Pythias and the auxiliary order,
the Rathbone Sisters, and Salem
was the place of meeting. This
district is composed of the counties
of Marion. Polk. linn and Renton
About 200 delegates and members
of the orderwer in attendance from
various parts of the state. In com
petition team work Independence
won. Corvallis had no team in
competition. All of our local peo-
pie speak most highly of the con-
and their treatment at the
hands of Salemites. The district
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