Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-11-22

twain arrived the crowd made 8
rush at the victim, all endeayoring
to shake hands and offer good wish
es at the same time, and the scene
can be better imagined than de-
scribed. : Many very nice presents
were bestowed on Mr.. Whitehead.
dainty refreshments we're served
and a happy evening spent by all.
! WANTED-Dining room girl, at
Cauthorn Hall. 96-9
William McLagan, for several years
city treasurer of Corvallis, is very i'll at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fucker,
on Third street, and little hope of his re-
covery is entertained.
Remember the Presbyterian
ladies' Saturday market, all day to-
morrow. at F. l.. Miller's store. 96
The great apple displays made in the
show windows in Portland, in which the
excellence OF those OF Hood River and of
the Willamette Valley is shown, has
drawn thousands of visitors and the en-
tire population IS more convinced than
ever that Oregon grows the finest apples
on earth. All of our citizens are becom-
| ing experts as to the different varieties.
Home made mince meat on sale
at the Presbyterian ladies' market,
Saturday. SO
A new industry which needs to be
started at once in Oregon is the manu-
facture of unfermented grape juice. The
favored variety of grapes used for this
purpose is the Concord, says the Agricul-
turist The production of Concord
grapes in the territory tributary to Port
land has now outgrown the local demand
and an outlet is needed for the surplus.
WANTED-All kinks of sewing.
Inquire at residence of Floyd Lane.
Mrs. Ida Gleason. 95tf
There was much less home canning of
fruit done in the state this year than
usual and on an average the people are
very poorly supplied with fruit. 1t is a
good time to encourage the home use of
p-unes. An effort should be made by
growers in all the prune growing dis
tric,s to induce merchants with whom
they dea' to make special effort to sell
prunes. s.-Ex.
Fresh Yaquina Bay oysters every
Saturday, at Thatcher & Johnson's
grocery. S6tf
The Epworth League of the Methodist
church at Pendleton has placed lie
brary of 80 volumes in the County Jail,
This is work that will undoubtedly be
productive of good results, even though
the donors may never see direct indica-
tons of it. Men confined in Jail will
reao anything they can get to pass the
weary hours, says the Oregonian, editori-
ally. A few good books will at least oc-
cupy their minds with useful thoughts.
Similar libraries might we'll be establish
ed in other county jails.
WANTED: Position by steno-
grapher of some experience. In
quire at Gazette Office. 95tf
The NJ. E. church on corner of 4th and
Madison streets. On Sunday, Novem-
ber oath the services will be as follows:
10 a. NJ, Sunday School: IL q. M, the
pastor Rev. D. Fl. Leech, will preach,
topic, 'How to Receive the Heavenly
Dew" 80 p. M, Epwolth League de-
votional meeting; 7 80 p. NJ, DR.. M. C.
Wire, presiding elder of the Eugene Dis
trict, will preach. Following the morn
ing service there Will be class meeting.
LOST-On the streets or in stores
of this city. Saturday, large moss
agate pin, gold mounted. Finder
leave at Gazette Office and receive
reward. 95-6
Governor George E. Chamberlain last
Tuesday threatened to bring criminal
proceedings against State Treasurer
James Steel unless that officer takes i'm
mediate steps to protect the school funds
deposited in the defunct Title Guarantee
& Trust company. Until Treasurer Steel
resigns or leaves his Office the state can
not sue the surety company, which is on
the treasurer's bond. Steel has three
years to serve in Office and unless he re-
signs the state will have to wait until the
expir alton of his term of Office before it
can recover its money from the surety
company.