Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-14
Tom Nolan was passenger for
Portland, Wednesday.


Portland, Wednesday.
] A. C. Miller of Kings Valley wal
transacting business in Corvallis
Tuesday.
| Philip Gearhart of the '06 class
at OAC, left Wednesday night fol
Portland, where he is employed.
Miss Agnes Won der HELEN ha.
arrived from Medford to spend
commencement and visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Clark returned
to their home in Portland, Wednes
day. having been in this city to at.
tend commencement.
A city park for Corvallis is one
o the talked-of possibilities. The
matter has been brought before the
the city council for consideration.
Claud Clark cane up from Port.
land, Tuesday evening to attend
commencement. He returned yes
terday, accompanied by his brother
Carl, who graduated Wednesday.
John Claire Monteith, the we'll
known Portland baritone, was a
Corvallis visitor this week, partici.
pating in the OAC commencement
exercises and delighting all with
his splendid voice.
Mrs. Merton Clark and little
daughter Eunice arrived Tuesday
evening from Baker City and are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Clark
and other relatives In this city.
They will remain several weeks.
The Gazette acknowledges an in
vitation extended by the regents
and faculty to be present at the
commencement week exercises at
the University of Oregon, Eugene,
June % to 26th. There are fifty
five graduates.
E. M. johnson, formerly editor
of the Gazette and an old time Cor
Wallis attorney, came up from Port
land the first of the week for visit
with his son, Postmaster B. W.
johnson, and old friends. Mr.,
Johnson's other chiljren--Marion,
Mabel and Mildred--are all mar
ried and reside in Portland.
What about the agitation for a
permanent county fair for Benton
that has been going on in past
weeks? Is this talk only "hot airs
or will it materiaIize in,o something
as tangible and as c-editsble as the
recent livest OK show? A combina-
ton OF the two events would be the
best and the biggest thing that
could be done for Benton county.
The services at the Congregation
al church next Sunday will be as
follows: IL a. No., Sunday School;
Ii a. NJ, preaching by the pastor,
Rav. A. w. Monosmith. Topic.
'The Wa te of our Lives" Up. M,
Christian Endeavor. In the eve
ming the Rsv. Mr.. Folsom, the
Congregational Home Missionary
Superintendent for the state, will
preach. .... '
The annual alumni banquet took
place a, Hotel Corvallis, Tuesday
night. Covers were laid for 1876
but only 1O8 attended. The tables
were temptingly laden with all the
delicacies imaginable and were
made beautiful by the artistic ar
ra cement of cut flowers. Major
f. E. Edwards acted as toast mast
er, and there were speeches by vari.
GUS guests, all combining to make
the evening happy and memorable.
Canoe building has been favor
ite occupation with some of the OAC
students during the closing weeks
of college, and this morning three of
the completed boats will be launch
ed in the Willamette and trip to
Portland begun by the owners.
The names of the parties were not
obtained, but one of the boys was
heard to declare that he "knew it
would sink before he got to Port
land" --.--.,,--. .... -- -.t L.. J. d..
George Purdy died at the home of
his mother, Mrs. Fannie Purdy, in
this city, Tuesday morning. The
ailment was tuber culosis. Deceased
was aged about 25 years and wa- a
native son of Benton county. The
fuperal occurred Wednesday after
noon at 2 O'Clock at the M. E.
church, South, conducted by Rev.
G. H. Gibbs, and interment was in
Crystal Lake cemetery. The sur
vivors have much sympathy in
their bereavement. .
The class day exercises of OAC
took place in the armory, Tuesday
afternoon, and were largely attend