Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-30

The pumpkin vine begins to rua
And drags the pumpkin through the
Until what has been plump and round
Grows long and slim from covering
ground.
The fool young horse before the load
Beholds the roadster on the road
And scatters passengers and freight
| From breakfast to the garden gate.
The boy whose wisdom has not dawned
Goes swimming in the green-scum-
med pond
And gets, besides parental whack,
Some sort of greenrash on his back
Though what he gets from his mothers
Is lower down. you understand
A full line of Colgate's Talcum
powders, perfumes, soaps and tooth
powders at Graham & Wells. 67-75
Did you ever count the words in
column of ordinary newspaper print?
asks an exchange. There are about two
thousand words in a column. Suppose
| you sit down and write thousand words
on some subject and then another thous
and and another Ghousand until YOU have
written twelve thousand. Try it and see
if it is right easy. Keep the gait up for
month. Then chase local item all over
town and after you have gotten all the
| facts cendense them into a few Iines-an
hours work that can be read in few
seconds. Do this tor a dozen items that
seem insignificant after they are printed,
| but which you know are important, then
| have the items criticized >and the mac
curacies pointed out when it is too late
| to correct them. Oh, yes it's easy.
WANTED-ro buy small place in
city. Address all commune ions to P.
o. Box 306. Corvallis. 7ltf
Services will be resumed at the First
Presbyterian church ( next sunday.
Preaching by the pastor, Rev. J r. N.
| Bell, both morning and evening. Eve
| ming service at 1880 pm. Sunday
| School at lO a. m.; c. E. Society at 6 80
p. M; Prayermeeting and Bible Study
Thursday evening att 30. We would be
glad to see all the congregation in their
pews at these services. Strangers spec
tally made welcome. Seats tree, good
music. obliging ushers. Come, let us
worship the Lord, the Maker of Heaven
| and Earth.
When in Albany see the 5, 10 and
Is cent counters atCharles Knecht's
-nexs door to Hamilton's. 56tf
Bi Geer, who formerly resided in
Marion county, on farm few miles
east of Salem, but is now owner of and
conducting stock farm in Benton coun-
ty, mile west of Corvallis, recently solo
two Shorthorn bulls and Hereford bull
to the representative of large cattle
company doing business near Honolulu.
For the trio OF these bovines he received
sos. His farm consists of 322 acres, ad-
mirably adapted for raising livestock.
Besides thess bulls, the Hawaii man
takes about two carloads of other pure
bred cattle from Oregon and one ca rload
| from California breeders, he having
| found that the Pacific coast has the
healthiest and best animals of this kinG
Oregon Statesman.
Graham & Wells have been ap.
pointed agents tor Remington Type
Writer rlbbo"s and carson papers.
Ribbons can be adjusted to any ma
chine. 67-75
Arrangements have been made to have
dance in Taylor's Hall tonight. Good
music is promised and good time is
assured.
FOR SALE--Clean vetch seed.
Phone 724. Roy Rickard. 7ltf
A. J. Sanford and family have moved
into the Harlan cottage, recently pur-
chased of F. S. True, in the western part
OF town. Mr.. Sanford comes from Santa
Rosa, California and will probably pur-
chase property.
Big sacrifices on all summer goods at
Mrs. J. Msson's millinery store. 72
The controversy between Jack King,
athletic trainer, who accuses Dan J.
Kelly of being professional, and officers
of the U. of y. student body, who fatty
deny the accusation, continues and is be-
coming more bitter as the warfare of
words goes on. King says Kelly was
given 500 by Guy Mount, manager OF
the football team, after the Thanksgiving
game with Multnomah, and declares he
is ready and willing to prove it. The
statement is fatty and vigorously denied
by the o. of y. and the outcome is being