Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-04-20

a visit In Portland.
| Mrs. Lafe Stewart has been ser
| iouslv i'll for several days at the
family home in this city.
The family OF J. T. Bussardt has
purchased and now occupies the
Strain place near Philomath.
| Ike Smith this week sold his
property in Jobs addition to Mr..
Bulls, recent arrival from the
East.
Tooze carefully avoids saying he
will vote for Roosevelt's "Maximum
Rate Law" Huston says he will.
Vote for him.
Mrs. Perry Van Fleet and chill
dren arrived, Tuesday, from Port
land and are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Miles Starr.
Miss Claire Starr, of OAC, was
obliged to go to her home at Belle
fountain Tuesday, because Of a Sc
we're attack of tonsilitis.
b. M. Bell, well known as an
"old-timer" in Corvallis, is now II
democratic candidate for nomlna-
ton for the Office of treasurer of
Crook county.
The two lots on the south and ad-
joining the B. F. Irvine property
we're sold Wednesday to A. P.
Johnson for $780, The sale was
negotiated by Robinson, Stevenson
q Co.
Republicans, do you favor law
requiring congressman to pay his
railroad fare when he goes to Wash
ington, especially when this nation
allows 10 cents mileage? S. B.
Huston does; vote for him.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
special edition of the Oregon City
Courier and are pleased to note
that it is a credit to the office send
ing it out. The work is frst-class
and it is we'll written from cover to
cover.
The work of getting the new
electric system established in this
CITY is progressing rapidly. Hole
digging and pole setting is now CO, =
fined to this city, this work between
this city and Albany being COM
pleted.
The officers of the cadet battalion
of OAC are to give dance tomor-
row night and the boys are making
great preparations for the entertain
ment of their guests. Leo Rosen-
STEMS orchestra has been secured
for the occasion.
Mrs. Clara Peterson was buried
at Bellefountain, Wednesday, hav-
ing died Tuesday from cancer. The
survivors are the husband and sew
eral small children. Deceased was
aged about 35, and was formerly
Miss Clara Starr.
There are only two republican
candidates that will come from the
West Side. From a geographical
standpo;nt, Withv vcombe and Hus-
too should be supported by repub-
licsns in Benton county. Salem
has candidate for almost every
office on the state ticket.
Presbyterian church, NJ S. Bush,
pastor. Bible school at 10 a. m.
Worship at II a. 10. Subject, IA
Silent God, Christian Endeavor
at 7 o'clock. In the evening the
Easter contata is to be repeated.
Please note the change of hour of
evening service until s O'Clock.
What is Parcel Post Law? 1t is
law which will give every man
or woman the right to have pack
ages up to eleven pounds sent
through the mail. 1t gives farm
er, granger, or city man the priv
ilege Of obtaining those things
which cannot be obtained with our
hom" merchants where we plesse.
1t is right. S. B. Huston is the
only republican candidate advocat-
ing this law.
Horace Lilly, who has been local
manager for the hardware estah-
lishment of R. NJ. Wade & Co, this
city for some wears, departed yes
terday for Portland for the trans
action Of some business. From
there he viii 60 to McMinnville to
assume the management of a store
of r. M. Wade 6 Co. We sincere
Ily bespeak Mr.. Lilly the friends
aud success in his new field which
his good qualities merit.
Wednesday morning the School
Directors c. f. Hout and George E.
TiIiy ksd occasion to visit the Dut-