Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
Additional Local.

lrelatives and friends.
Millard Long, the bicycle man, has
purchased a handsome new automobile.
1t win arrive this week.
Mrs J. J. Collins of Albany is the
commencement guest of Misses Lillian
land Belle Ranney.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Beal of Wells took
in the sights at the livestock show in
iCorvallis, Friday and Saturday.
The voting contest for goddess of
liberty is now on. Boxes to receive
votes have been placed at Graham &
Wortham's, S. L. Kline's and al Aliens.
Tickets are on sale at all stores. Votes
one cent each. Who will win?
Clinton Rees arrived Saturday from
Sherman county for visit " ith reIa
ltives. His wife has been here for some
time. Mr. Rees has been running a
warehouse at the mouth of the Deschutes
river, but in a month is to go to DeMoss
| Springs to take charge of warehouse
for the same company.
The Oregon Christian Missionary Con-
vention will hold its 18th annual meet
| ing at the Turn>r Memorial Tabernacle,
Turner. Oregon, June ~ to 30 inclusive
| THIS gathering will represent the 100
congregations of the Cnurch of CHRIST in
Oregon, comprising a mem bership OF
about L 900 disci Piles of Christ .-Tele-
gram.
There was splendid game of baseball
out on O.C athletic field, Saturday after
no n, between OAC aud the University
of Oregon nine from Elgene. Owing to
the stock show, horse races and various
Iother attractions the crowd was not wha t
it should have be n, but it was spirited
contest, and resulted in score of to
in favor OF Corvallis.
Very interesting services were held
Sunday evening at the M. E. church in
honor of its graduate mem bers. Special
music by young peoples choir led by
DR.. Cathey, solo by Mrs. Carroll Cum
mings, addresses by Waldo Colbert, Prof
Cummings, Virgil Waters and Prof.
Horner, made up program of unusual
merit which was greatly enjoyed by
large audience.
A change was made in the S. P.
time liable, Sunday, by which the Port
land train arrives now at IL 80 instead
of at II :45 as before, and the return train
from Corvallis will leave here at G5 p.
m. instead of at I 10 O'Clock, Portland
bound. A change has also been made OH
the G. & E., by which the two noon
trair depart from this city Is minutes
earlier than heretofore. The morning
and evening trains run on the same old
schedule.
Leroy Gssner, whose home at present
is in Salem and who returned not long
ago from four years study of the violin
in Europe, was in Corvallis, Saturday.
It is possible that the gentleman may
play a recital in this city in tie near
future and in such event we urge music
lovers to attend, as Mr.. Gesner has uu-
usual talent, has enjoyed exceptional
advantages and will play the worlds
masterpieces foc the violin in most
artistic manner.
President H. c. Atwell, of the State
Horticultural Society, has announced the
appointment of the following persons to
serve as judges at the Salem Cherry
Fair, to be held July 10, IL and II: E.
L. Smith, Hood River; G. I. Lewis, Cor
Wallis; Mark Levy, Portland. Mr.. Smith
is one OF the most widely known fruit
men in the state. Mr.. Lewis ls profess
or OF horticulture at the Agricultural Col
lege. Mr.. Levy is commission mer-
chant. This selection was heartily ap-
proved by the committee having the ar
rangement for the fair in charge. None
of the judges will have any personal in
terest in the fruit entered in the COM
petitions.
A Forest Grove dispatch of Friday
says: "A Farmers Institute was held
here yesterday under the auspices of the
Oregon Agricultural College. Professors
Withycombe, Kent, Cordley and Brad
ley represented the college and J. w.
Bailey, State Food and Dairy Commits
sioner, and William Schulmerich, the
well known dairy authority, completed
the party. The attendance at the fore
noon and afternoon sessions was gratify-
ingly large, but not many farmers were
in at the evening session. Professor
Cordley gave talk on fruit pests and
diseases, and exhibited specimens show
ing their work and making suggestions
in regard to fighting them. This morn
ing the party went out to Banks, where
an institute is being held today"
Stomach's importance.
It is absolutely necessary for health