Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-05-15

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On the first Of June the William
cite Valley and the Benton
County National banks will con-
solidate and the business will
be continued by the Benton
County National, the Willamette
Valley going into liquidation.
Thomas Leese of the Willamette
| Valley bank will become vice
president Of the consolidated
concern. N. Wilkinson, present
cashier in the Willamet Valley |
bank, is to return to England to
reside.
Hammocks at cost during the |
stock show, at NJ. M. Longs. AZ !
| One of the funniest comedies
ever produced at the Corvallis
opera house was "Mrs. Temples
Telegram" given here Wednes-
day evening. There was full
house and the performance kept
/ the audience in a gale OF laugh
ter from first to last. The COM
pany is exceptionally clever and
| evenly balanced and the play
itself is entirely free from ques-
tionable features, being clean,
wholesome fun all through. The
music by the college orchestra
was first rate, and the entertain
? ment throughout was all that
could be desired.
:. Those finishing the eighth
, and ninth grades in the Philo-
= math public schools have elect
. ed class officers as follows: Pres,
: Ferdie Jones; secretary, Nellie
' Moses. treasurer, Ruth Pimm.
The Misses Mia Warman and
9 Hazel Caldwell, of the eighth
S grade, are salutatorian and class
prophet, respectively, and the
, Misses Ruth Pimm and Julia
> Boyle, of the ninth, are historian
, and valedictorian. The date for
presentation of diplomas and the
, class exercises has not yet been
q decided, says our Philomath cor
q respondent.
/ New line dishes in plain and
g fancy designs, at Wuiteside &
Cooper's' 1Itt
4 Mrs. G.. w. Howard and Miss
n Coda have just returned from a
i trip to St. Louis, where they at
tended the graduating exercises
of DR.. Emil Howard. They were
}. accompanied home by DR.. How
i ard and family. They report a
e very fine trip going the south
e ern route and returning via the
}. Burlington route, visiting Salt
d Lake, then on the Oregon Short
@ Line and O. r. & N. But after
l. viewing 13 of the states they did
n not find any that looked so wei
d as Oregon, especially the Viii
l. lamette valley on the way from
e Portland home to Southern Ben
le ton. Oregonians certainly shoule
s. appreciate their own state as i
d is one of the very best in th'
or Union. All we need to do is tt
let other states know what W.
zn have in Oregon to have one o
,f- the most thickly populated state
y, Of the Union.
=, One of the greatest attraction
y of Rose Festival week will be th
l. 5O-mile and 1O0-mile automobil
50 speed contests to be held during
IL the afternoon of Thursday, Jun
y 4th. This will be the creates
10 racing event ever held on tn
IT, Pacific Coast. The course lie
~ east Of this city, each lap bein
y IA miles, and a grandstand seat
3 ing 10000 people has been erect
ed in full view Of the start AM
20 finish Of the races. No machine
r. will be allowed to enter whicl
- are not capable of a speed Of g
I'll miles per hour. Three magnifi
cent silver trophy cups are offer
m ed for each race-one valued a
d. $500, one at $3.50 and four a
n. 800 each. The entire cours
IN will be oiled and in perfect con
i'd dition, the roads being closed t
V all traffic during the hours c
,tf the races and guarded by detach
ments of the Oregon Nations
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