Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-10-25

ed, who enter thereon and the. final
destination Of each of the ways.
Sheet music 1Oc a copy at Gra-
ham & Wells drug store. S7-9
Arrangements are being made for
farmers institute at junction City, Nov
emher 80. DIR. Withycombe and other
members of the OAC faculty will be pres.
ent anu assist in the work. This insti-
tute should attract large attendance
and we trust our farmers will interest
themselves in making it success.
4 When in Albany see the 5 10 and
Is cent countrrs atCharles Knecht's
next door to Hamilton's. 56tf
Apropres of the recent grounding of the
ship 'Christina," the Oregonian remarks
editorially: d" Little boats keep near the
shore, but larger ones C.r venture more
is rhyme which is not at all applicable
to the methods of the masters Of good
many "larger'' boats which have been
hugging the shores of the Pacific.
Steamships require water to float in, and
the frequent attempts to take them over.
land at various Coast points have always
met with failure"
The Gazette erred in stating that the
piano to be formally presented to the
North Albany district this evening, Civ
en- by the First National Bank, was won
by Frank Hughson. The organ won by
him was the instrument given by the
Benton County National Bank, while the
organ to be presented this evening was
won, not by an individual, but by the
district. Superintendent Denman re.
quested the publication of this item, in
order that District "a might receive all
the credit due.
University of Oregon will not enter the
Oregon State Basketball League. Man
ager Nelson brought the matter of enter
ing the League before the faculty and it
was decided adversely. The main OBJ
lection offered is that expenses are not
guaranteed, and some of the games would
probably 90 behind. Manager Nelson is
irving to Arrange trip through WASH
ington this year, and if satisfactory ar
rangeme nts can be made the boys will
take ten days. trip between semesters
Last wear Oregon made trip through
Southern Oregon and the Willamette
Valley. Dick Hathaway of Portland is
this years captain.
| The mayor Of California city is con
| sidefing the advisability OF presenting to
the next meeting of the City Trustees an
ordinance aimed to prevent servant
''stealing.' More properly, the suggest
ed law is to put stop to the practice,
more or less prevalent, of person entic-
ing the cook, housenald or other domes-
tic from the employment of another
family. In taking this lead in household
reform, he holds to the belief that such a
law is sorely needed. 1t would, he
thinks, go long way toward solving the
perplexing servant problem. If the ex.
pertinent proves successful, householders
throughout the country will doubtless
insist en- their municipal authorities
passing similar regulation. Might ap'
ply this idea to other than servant help,
alsc.-Ex.
| The Krebs brothers, hop kings, re
! Gently determined to add to Oregon's
reputation as to its poultry product anc
with this laudable object in view, they
sent a man up to the Yakima country tc
some famous penlterer to get thorough
bred Clydesdale. Norman Percheon, Of
some other breed of rooster to lead theil
fiocks and do the Growing for the firm
One was selected snd purchased, th'
price bsing 5000, which anyone will ad-
NIT is a good price for chicken, ever
though served in a French restaurant
The rooster was brought down in a box ii
the express car and turned loose in th'
palatial quarters provided tor him. Ill
seemed all right and perfectly satisfied
with his surroundings, but on the thlrt
morning, when Krebs vent out to tn
chicken yard, the fret thing that met hi
, gaze was the $500 bird fiat on its back
. its curled toes sticking up in the air
though warding off some ghostly enemy
and stone dead. Krebs has not yet de-
= ternined whether death was caused b.
f lice or mold, but inclines to the opinion
/ that at present prices he isn't wort
picking.-capital Journal