Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-30
Joseph Yates was an Albany
business visitor, Friday.

! j. II. Harris has just placed q
large new awning over ois door way
which is q deci iied improvement.
Mrs. J. r. Smith and daughter,
Oracle, and Ell. Smith went to
Portland, Saturday, for brief visit.
William Vaughn left Friday for
Phiionath, to assume charge of the
C. & E. depot. He ls the father of
Mrs. w. g. Schriber, of this city.
Mrs. Laura Smith aud son arriv-
ed the last of the week from Rock
ford, Illinois, on a visit to the form
er's brothers, the Bulls ooys, of
Joos addition.
Sam King came up from Port
land, Thursday, after his personal
effects and returned Friday. He
has accepted employment In mill
in that city. Mrs. Klng is only
slightly improved In health.
Mrs. William Fortrn,ller and
daughter, Greta, Mrs. w. B. Stey-
ems and daughter Name, and Mrs.
Thomas Stevens, al of Albany,
were Corvallis visitors, Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Rose Ingram, the pleasant
post mistress OF Monroe, left yester-
day for ner nome, after spending
several days with relatives and
friends, in this city.
The W. R.C. ladies are plan
ming to give ''ten cent social' at
the home of Mrs. Sam Kerr in Jobs
addition next Friday. These little
affairs are very enjoyable and aid
tbs ladies very mat rally in their
worthy endeavors.
. "Billy" McAdams, the well
known joker anl singer, is now
touring the country, giving illustra-
ted song concerts in partnership
with Rpy Hawkins. They have
moving picture machine and do
theiI own vocal work.
Mrs. Eells and daughter, of
Olympia, Wash, have been in this
city the past few days, having ac-
the son, Walter Ee.ls,
TO the oratorical contest in which
ne partici >ated here, Friday eve
ming. They leave for home, today,
having visited relatives in Albany
since Saturday.
Miss Nora Miller received the
god news Friday morning that she |
had son in this district the free
trip to the Jamestown Exposition
as a uest of the Telegram. The
party is supposed to leave Portland |
May 2Ota and will enjoy a trip tn at
will be first class in every way.
Miss Miller has worked heroically |
or the honor and her friends have |
been showeri1g her with congratu-
atoms since Friday.
Augusta H;dalgo, a Filipino stu
lent a. the University of Oregon,
las received scholarship of $500
rom the Philippine government
or STUDY in any school in the
United States. This year he has
'een attending the University of
Oregon, but according to his plans
low he will go to the Brooklyn
Fechnica: College next year and
inish up Ills work. Each year Is
tudsnts are granted TIE scholar
hip. thus keeping 100 students in
his country all the tims.-Ex.
Tangies, species of aphis, have
made their appearance on. scme of
he young apple leaves. This is a
lew pest that made its first appear
Ince last year and Inspector Harris
ays that he is certain there were
hree broods haschad. They are a
,rayirh yellow insect with black
Underneath the body. They prev
lpon apple leaves causing them to
url up and die. Mr.. Harris will
:eep close watch Of this pest this
ummer and experiment as to the
est method of destroying it.-For-
st Grove Times.
Albany college won the State
Oratofical contest, held
Dallas, Friday night, when the
ldges awarded first place to Ever
It L. Jones. Dallas college was
wen second place in the contest.
he winning orator, Mr.. Jones, &
poke on "Principles of Citizen Z
1ip." The decision of the judges
as unanimous in favor of Albany's
preventative. Four colleges were
presented in the stat. contest ,
st night--Albanv, Dallas, Nc {
and Pnilomath.-Ex. 1
Congressman Hawiev thinks it t
,'uld not be expected of him t, SCI