Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-04

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Fred Porter returned 10 Portland. Sat.
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TIE iansrai ef the late Ja.s. G;l.,g.n
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lt pin .sSasday ILi.1msus. was IL .ns
/ Newton cemstesy. eshs
yahn stsElbnsch was .aiuds.d in..n.
iys6tsrday and, will bs tskeus issshe Avs
Msd todays The examination wais ,sn- i S
dhcted BY County Judge Woodward and
Drs. iFarra and Newth. r 45.ss ES
| 4 feature Of special merit at the low.
picnic. Saturday. was the singing of little
Harry Dowling, who possesses an NM
usually sweet voice, snd whose singing
csptiyated his audience on this occasion,
| For Rent-Good s six-room house on
flith street near Manison; first building
north of the M E. church, South. For
further information see Rev. G. H. Gihbs
! ~ said mouse. At
[ There was to be a cs lied meeting Of tho
council last night, at which the new
officers of the city were to be sworn in.
This morning, George F. Lilly is mavor
j. ID. Wells. chief of police: J. Fred
Yates, police judge, and Grant E,ein.
treasurer of Corvallis, certainly credit
able list of officers.
At the armory, Saturday night, after
the big interscholastic track meet. a 20
ception was held in honor of all the via.
itors and there was a large attendance Of
'ownspeople. The silver cups and med
ais were awarded to the winners of tb>
track meet, and after this ceremony.
sweaters were presented to the OAC
basketball girls and boys. The evening
concluded with dancing and social time
generally. .7 - ''~'e
Judge McFadden of Corvallis, the re-
Gently appointed prosecuting attorney
Tor this district, was 10 the city YESTERDAY
consuming with the local bar az to whom
tney would like appointed as deputy for
this county. We are informed that tbere
are two applicants: L R. Edmunson
whosls' endorsedbv the Democratic cer-
trai committee, and it is said r. s. Brv.
son would not turn down such an an
pom time ent. The Office paws 5000 per wear
and the salary is paid bv the steto
Sundays Eugene Register.
Inc following from the ALBANY Herald
OF sunday explains why Corvallis want
olack Saturday night: "Becauso ofo
breakdown in the machinery at tho
power house of the Willamette Valley
com pany' IN this city, Albany and Cor
Wallis were without electric power or
nehts all last night until after 2 o,c1ook
this morning. The breakdown occrrrod
at time when the water had been sbpt
OH from the canal, and it was necessary
10 wait until the water could reach this
city from Lebanon before electric pover
could once more be used.u
over at Newport a few days ago there
was intense excitement for a while when
IL became known that Young man
named Arthur Dabney, while mentally
osranged, had taken small sail boat
and Ed Soldiers little son Albert, and
mad sailed up the bay towards Yaquina.
Inc little bows father secured another
boat and started in pursuit. the life saw
ing crew was called by phone and like
put Oh In boat, and the searching par
lies found the demented young man and
the helpless boy stuck fast on mud aot
TWO miles up the bay. A successful re-.
turn trip was made, the party keepinp
young Dabney amused and quiet nntil
tne shore was reached. The next day
.ne un ortunate man was taken to Port
land for treatment and it is hoped he
viii regain bis mental equilibrium. II
was close call for the small boy.