Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-07-12

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for Portland to spend the summer.
/ o. J. Blacklsdge returned last
night from a brief business visit to
Portland.
Lee Starr of Bellefountain has
been the guest this week of Corval-
lis relatives.
Mrs. Dick Thurston of Crawfords-
vile is the guest of Corvallis rela-
tives this week.
The annual midsummer meeting
of the OAC board of regents occurs
at the college next Wednesday af-
ternoon.
"The Power of Love" is the suu-
ject of the sermon to be preached by
Rev. g. Il. Gibbs at the NJ. E.
church, South, next Sunday at IL
a. NJ.
O.. Blackledge and family are
to leave next Thursday for Fish
Lake, in the Cascades, on their an
nual outing. They will be absent
several weeks.
Con Gerhard, wife and chill lren
and Miss Kate Gerhard left We'd
nesday for Newport. The family
will remain all summer but Mr..
Gerhard will return in few weeks.
Miss Mae Gerhard will be in charge
of the bookstore.
The following is the report of R.
F.. D. l, Monroe, for quarter ending
June 3Oth, L. A. Peek, carrier:
Mum Der of pieces of mail delivered,
1902; pieces collected, 1914; total,
2l2l6; number of money orders is
sued, 167; value of stamps sold,
$S3O6.
Preaching at the Presbyterian
church, Sunday morning, by the
pastor, Rev. J. R. N. Bell. Sub
ject, Latitude and Longitude" A
solo for the ofertory by Miss Mar
vim and quartette for the anthem
by the summer choir. All made to
feel at home.
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. Hodges, of
Prineville, after visiting relatives in
this city, left this morning for a Wis
it in Corvallis. Mr.. aud Mrs.
Hodges will soon move to Boise,
Idaho, to reside. Mrs. Hodges is
a daug hter OF Alonzo Gesner, OF this
oity.--Wednesday's Capital Jour-
nal.
There is to be another under
taking establishment in Corvallis.
1t will occupy rooms above the
BlackIedge furniture store and will
be run by Mr.. Henkle of Portland.
in partnership with the Black
edge frm.' 1t is proposed to
have the new place open by the 1st
of September.
Mrs. Noah Cornutt, an aunt of
DR.. Cathey, died very suddenly of
heart disease at Riddles, Southern
Oregon, last Saturday. The funeral
was held Monday and the remains
laid to rest near the town which had
been her home. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornutt spent month at the home
of DIR. and Mrs. Cathey in this city,
last winter, and during their visit
met many Corvallis people who
will be sorry to learn of the passing
of this estimable lady. Deceased
was aged about IS years.
A runaway and smash-up was
averted Tuesday noon by the nerve
of Tom Vidito, who rushed in front
of a team of running horses and
swinging onto their bits brought
them to a standstill. They had
dashed cut of the Vidito stable,
partially hitched up to top buggy,
and were stopped across the street
in front of Smith & Dawson's feed
store, as they started to lunge onto
the sidewals. Mr.. Vidito was not
injured. although it looked for few
moments as though he would be
trampled to death.
At meeting of the finance COM
mittee of the school children's agri-
cultural fair it was decided to have
a parade on the first day, Aug. %,
and all the merchants in the county
are requested to take part by float
or otherwise. J. R. Smith was ap-
pointed to confer with the electric
light people i'll regard to lighting
the streets. The offer of Robert
Johnson % furnish frse the mechan-
ical part of, the work Il cessary to
getting out the posters was uuani-
mous|y accented. A committee
was appointed to ask the city coun-
ell to donate 500 to help finance
the fair. A committee was appoint