Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-17

| United Evangelical church, c. 7.
Hurd. pastor. Morning subject, Simon.
tho Cross Bearer;" evening subject,
"God's Appointment" The Y VI. and
~. W. c. AS. will accept an invitation to
be present at this service.
The. senior excursion that was to have
taken place tomorrow has been post
lponed, owing to some difficulty in the
boat service at the bay. The future date
i for the excursion has been set for the
I25th, which it is claimed Will be 4 still
better day for the event.
Articles have been filed by the Eugene
& Eastern Railway Go. to build an cleo
trio line from Eugene to Prineville and
to Corvallis. That sounds big, and as
A. WEIGH, of the Willamette Valley Co.,
is at the head of it, it undoubtedly means
something.-Ex.
| There will be the usual services at the
Congregational church pext Sunday: at
10, Sunday School; IL. preaching by the
pastor, Albert w. Monosmith. Topic,
s'Cnrist's Appeal to the WILL" Up M,
Christian Endeavor will be led by Miss
Margaret Fovells; 8, evening service,
subject, "Whitening Harvest F,elds.''
Mrs. Phoebe Kelsay returned to her
home at Harrisburg the first OF the week,
after few days visit with her niece,
Mrs. John Lenger. in this city. While
here Mrs. Kelsay celebrated her 18th
birthday. She is hale and hearty. In
girlhood she was Miss Phoebe Liggett,
her parents being Benton county
pioneers of 1S45.
The indications are favorable for a
good price for the coming crop of prunes.
1t is believed that the crop in California
will be not more than half as much this
year as last and the shortage is especial
ly noticeable in the Santa Clara valley.
prunes can not be bought in that state
this year at lower basis than four cents
for the four sizes. In Oregon buyers are
offering to contract at 23s cents for the
four sizes which is equivalent to 411s
cents for Observation-Disclosures
Monday is the city election but there
S very little talk and seemingly but little
interest in the matter, if one may judge
by appearances. For the Office of mayor
there are no declared candidates so far as
is now known. Names have. of course,
been discussed, but the candidates them
selves have made 40 public declarations
and 1t is all guess work with the public
as to ''who is who.'' As is known, J.
D. Wells, J. W. Ingle and Lincoln
Cham bers are out for chief of police,
Grant Elgin will run for treasurer and J.
F. Yates has consented to allow his
name to be used for police judge.
Things are moving right along in the
matter of the celebration for Corvallis.
The city council has granted the commit
tee on arrangements the use of the court
house lawn and the streets, and great
p lans are bcing made as to the features
tlat will be given during the day. The
god dess OF liberty will be chosen by vote,
CdCA NOtS COStldS tdO tOtOI cIC NChbs
A suitable amount will be set aside for
costume for the goddess. The lady Sc
curing second place will represent the
goddess of peace and the third place,
goddess of plenty. Otto Hathaway has
been chosen chairman of the salute COM
miltee, John Alien chairman of the mu-
sic com mittee, R. II. Huston will see to
the liberty car, Miss Margaret Fowells
is at the head of the ladies' committee,
and J. Fred Yates will be corresponding
secretary for the general committee.
An effort is to be made by the Albany
Merchants Prote ctive Association to
run excursions from the adjacent towns
to that city once week throughout the
summer months. A committee has been
appointed to confer with the railroad
authorities with reference to rates, and if
satisfactory arrangement can be made
tree excursions will be run into Albany.
The plan Is to bring people from one
section to town on certain day of some
week to be selected, and the following
week operate another free excursion for |
the benefit of residents in another part |
of Linn and adjacent counties. The ex-
pense of the excursions will be borne by |
the different merchants who expect to |
profit by the increased trade that would |
result by the influx OF visitors from sur
rounding towns Lebanon Express Ad- |
vance.
At meeting of the executive commit |
tee of the local union of Christian En-
deavorers of Corvallis, held last Tuesday |
evening, Rev. c. T. Hurd was unani-
mously elected as delegate to the Seattle
convention to be held in July. Rev.
Hurd will have the honor of travelling on