Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-09-06
Additional Local.

w hen the sea breeze comes tearing
through the great gap in the Coast
ranDe, and 1t generally does IN time TO
cool off hot summer day, Corvallis is
the windi' st town 10 Oregon That is
probably why Rev. ] R. n, Rell has
! chosen the place of his first love 10 con-
Glade his ministerial career. H is popu-
lar with the rev spaper men and when
they hold an editorial convention il a
drv town the commissory stores are al
ways put in his custody and the boys
know the contents will be perfectly safe.
He holds one of the highest places In
Masonic circles, breaches orthodox Pres
byterianism, and is not afraid of soiling
his clerical garments by mixing up in a
men 8 smoker given by the Commercial
| Club. Bell entertains sneaking idea
that somehow it's the business men of
| the town who make up his salary, de-
clares Colonel Hofer in the Capital Jour-
nal.
| The new president of the agricultural
college is generally appreciated, writes
Colonel Hofer in the Capital journal.
He bought the Simpson residence, across
the corner from the court house yaru,
one of the finest residences in the town,
has installed his wife and six children
and acts as if be were going to stay He
is as familiar with what ought to be on
hand and what ough, to be done with an
agricultural college as the manager OF a
department store who has grown up in
the business. Tactfu.1y he is not trying
to revolutionize things, but is adding
here and there, getting his bearings, car
rying his board of regents along with
him, utilizing all the good workers on
the faculty, reorganizing courses of study
and giving the force greater efficiency in
all departments. 1t must De pleasure
to work with man who understands his
business and is not foater, here today
and gone tomorrow.
There are few hotels in smaller Oregon
towns SO popular as to actually outgrow
their capacity and vet that is what every
well-kept hotel ought to do. 1t is true of
the Hotel Corvallis and it could profit
ably be. enlarged the next few years and
probably will be. When I returned Fri
day night found two fair-school fair
ladies in my room. The night clerk had
given it up to them and I had to take the
last room in the house. court cham ber
Oh the top floor, where the help sleep.
Three kinds of steaks are served for
breakfast, half dozen kinds OF fruit,
and the ladies who wait on the gueste-
for they are ladies-are the best dressed
and most prompt and attentive OF any
outside of the Capital City. The reason
he can keep such heipis because Charley
Baker. the landlord, was once a news.
paper man.-Editor Capital Journal.
Postmaster Johnson wishes 10 an.
nounce to the public that the night mail
will not be distributed hereafter until the
morning after its arrival. This is made
necessary by the irregularity of the train
service. and even when the trains are ON
time the mail cannot be distributed uz-
til about O'Clock p. m.-too late to be
of any use to the majority OF the people.
Mike Hubler's team, attached to a
wood wagon, ran away in Jobs addition
yesterday forenoon. Mr.. Huber was
just ready to start to the ii -nber and had
some sacks of feed on the wagon, togeth-
er with bread and beef steak in packages
for his own dinner. These and the feed
were scattered along the road for some
distance.but the horses we're stopped be-
fore any damage resulted.