Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-31
Additional Local.

day. 10 visit until Sunday with his son
and wife. Prof. and Mrs. G Lester Paul.
J. Hewitt and family moved this week
into the residence one door north OF the
Burnap home on Ninth street.
Tho children Of the Sunday School
will give q missionary program at the
Christian church next Sunday morning.
In the evening the pastor will preach on
'"rhe Division and Decline of the king.
dom Of Israel" Special music at each
service.
Many interesting things are being
planned for the celebration in Corvallis,
among which will be wet and "dry'
hose race. Each of the lodges contem-
rlates having a float. and the firemen
will have hose team ready to partici.
pate in the days sports.
John Young, in charge of quite crew,
began Wednesday, excavating for a base
ment that is to be placed under the First
, National Bank. A furnace is to be in-
stalled aud the building will be heated
| throughout in this manner. Several
men are now employed on the excava-
ton work.
A souvenir postal of the East Room OF
the White House WIS received by the
Gazette reporter yesterday, from Miss
Nora Miller, now visiting the East with
the Telegram contest party. The in
scription on the postal says, "This is
where met the President. He gave ua
hearty welcome and congratulated US
as fortunate girls from Ore0on ="
| Wood haulers are now lushed with
work in supplying customers with fuel,
as the winters supply of many families
| has been exhausted for several weeks,
and they have bad to rely on slab wood
until the roads would permit hauling to
! be done. 1t is declared there will be
! greater shortage of fuel in Corvallis the
couli ng fall and ~inter than has ever
been known.
Tomorrow, Saturday, in Avery's grove,
occurs the annual picnic of the Iowa
I Association and the event promises to be
a very ENJOYABLE one. Speeches will be
made by Rev. J. R. N. Bell, Rev Hand
saker, Rev. .Monosmith and W. J. Kent,
ard there will be a musical progra M and
numerous other features of interest.
| Long tables are to he set under the trees,
where feast of good things will be en-
! ioyed at the noon hour
Voting places. where ballots may be
cast for goddess of liberty for the cele-
bration, are to be established in the drug
stores in this city, tomorrow, if the come
mittee can possibly get details complet-
ed. Then it will be up to the public to
| elect the prettiest girl to the position of
goddess. A voting place will also he es.
+ tablished in Philomath, and Corvallis
will have to look to its laurels lest PhiIo
math elect one of her fair daughters to
the position OF honor.
Yesterday was Memo rial day and there
was a fitting obser vation of the event in
Corvallis. The program as published in
the last issue of the Gazette was carried
out, and an abundance of beautiful blos-
SONS made Crystal Lake cemetery a
beautiful place as the rays of sunshine
fell softly over the scene last evening
after the last person had departed for
home. A large crowd attended the ex-
ercises, and from early morning until
evening people visited the cemetery.
laden with blossoms for the graves o.
loved ones wto have passed on.
John F. Allen, the well known phar-
macst, is to be cashier in the new bank
that is to open in the johnson brick the
first OF July. G. A. Dobell, who arrived
a few days ago from Blackfoot, Idaho,
will bs assistant cash ier. Mr.. Aliens
position in the drug store will be filed
by Victor Spencer. who begins work to
morrow. Mr.. Dobell has purchased the
residence on college hill, formerly owned
and occupied by Prof. Mckellips, and
has taken possession with his family.
He made the purchase of b. j. Veal, the
con sideration being about $4,000.
Because he SAID he could not find the
conductor to paw his fare on the excur-
sion train to Yaqulna last Saturday, a
conscience stricken resident of Philomath
yesterday sent George F. Nevins of the
Corvallis & Eastern railway check for
80 cents, the amount of his fare. This
is the first time in the history of the
road, according to Mr.. Nevins, that any
person has sent the road money for
Nevns and Manager Talbot have had 4
the check with the letter of explanation
framed and hung in the general Office
here, as the first contribution to the
"Conscience Fund. TUESDAY Herald.