Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-07
Additional Locals.

Millard Long, the bis ycle man, went
to Portland, Wednesday, on a business
trim.
Hugh Heron of Irlsh Bend left yes.
terday for a visit to lis old home in
Illinois.
Wanted: Reliable young man to clerk
In cigar store. Apply in person. Jack
Milne. "A
Mrs. F. o Gray and daughter Glepva
left yesterday for visit with relatives in
Polk county.
Mrs. William Marvin and daughter
Gladvs leave this morning for an extend.
ed visit at their old home in the East.
! Ice cream and strawberl les with cske
will be served on The court house lawn,
Saturday, June sth, from to lop. m.
by the South Methodist ladies'. a.
Byron Taylor left Wednesday evening
, for Portland. where he will seek emplov.
ment, failing in which he will proceed to
Spokane. where his mother and sister
reside.
| There will be no services in the Pres
byterian church, Sunday morning on ac.
count of baccalanreate. In the evening
at o'clock, Rabbi Wise of Portland will
occupy the pulpit.
There was initiation of candidates. a
banquet and general social time at the
Masonic lodge, Tuesday night enjoyed
by the members and their wives A
good time is the report.
! The cement circular steps are being
made this week at the entrance to the
new bank building They are similar to
those at the administration building AT
OAC and are very slightly.
A number of men were engaged al,
day Yesterday in erecting pens for the
hogs, sheep and goats that will be on ex-
| hibition today and tomorrow in the BIG
stock show. The pens are just north OF
the Boulder grocery.
The Portland Rose Show end Fiesta is
! to be a great attraction and it. will Ger.
tainly be of great benefit to visitors from
all parts of the State of Oregon, as auv
movement that brings us nearer to Ma
ture's beautiful thing does us good.
There will be special services at the
/ Methodist church, Sunday evening, in
honor of the graduate student members
who will be leaving after commencement.
There will be special music by Young
peoples choir, and ladies' quartette.
and everyone is invited.
Kline's Handy Kids are to play game
OF baseball at Albany, Sunday afternoon.
They are also to be present at the pioneer
picnic at Brownsville, and will show
their skill on the diamond. Tomor, ow
i Is the game with U. of o. on the OAC
field, and an interesting game is expect.
! ed
Collie Cathey of this city has in his
possession violin in which the sound
ing post is made from a piece of wool
from the home of William Penn, the
founder of Pennsylvania The instru.
ment was a present to Mr.. Cathey from
J. H. Penn of Yaquina. who is a direct
descendant of William Penn of historic
| fame.
Thieves raided the Cofey photograph
studio, Sunday night, and got off with
about $25 worth of finished pictures
The building was entered and about $40
worth of photos taken from the work
room, besides about SIS worth of elegant
photos that were removed from the show
case. Most of the stolen goods are ath-
letic and college pictures, and number
of ocean views and personal photos were
also taken. Mr.. Coffey is Justly indig.
nant over the affair and if the guilty
parties are app ehended it will 20 hard
with them.
Tremendous interest is being develop.
ed in. the convention OF the Oregon De-
velopm ent League, June 2lst and 22nd,
| and large delegations are assured from
all sections of the state as a result of the
low rates of transportation. An advance
meeting of the presidents ard secretaries
OF the different organizations composing
/ the League will be held in the convention
room of the Portland Commercial Club,
Thursday night. June Goth, at o'clock.
The hope of the League officer relative to
this. meeting is that the active men of
Oregon may be able to'unite upon plans
that will greatly add to the population OF
the State, and agree upon some scheme
which will secure the corporation of the
entire population of the state in getting
the full advantage of the colonist rates
| which begin September 1st and continue
until October. .31st.
Gold Gold Gold Gold!
Bright and yellow, bard and cold,
Molten, craven, hammered, and rolled;
Heavy to get, and light to hold;
II oarded, bartered, bought and sold,
Stolen, borrowed, squandered, doled;