Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-03-06


rink was an Albany business visit.
or Wednesday.
Mrs. w. F. Starr of Bellefountain
has been the guest of her son, Clyde
Of OAC, several days this week.
Isaac Lemon and family arrived
yesterday from Grass Valley. They
are to GO on to Bellefouatain to visit
relatives.
A license to wed was issued We'd
nesday to William G. Willdlg and
Miss Sophia Spencer, both of Ben
ton county. The groom is Cor
Wallis plumber.
At the Church of Christ next
Sunday morning the pastor will
preach on "The Value of RESPONSE
bility;" evening topic, ga United
Church and a Redeemed World. "
There were two added to the church
last Sunday. The public is cordial
ly invited to all the services.
Victor P. Moses, one of Corvallis
respected and progressive business
men, and w. L. Cobb OF Roseburg
have been appointed delegates to
the South Methodist Laymen's Con-
vention to be held in Chattanooga,
Tennessee, April 18th. Mr.. Moses
is uncertain whether he can attend
the meeting but will do so if pos
sible.
In telling of the questions asked
her by her little son a young moth
er in Corvallis says the following
are samples: "'Why don't vines
grow down instead of up?' Has
God got just one big eye, or lots of
little eyes?' DO good mosquitoes
60 to heaven if they don't bite little
boys2' and finally, How far can
Cat spit?
Ed Looney, who has been in the
employ of the Wilhelms at Monroe
for eight years, is to move to Cor
Wallis i'm nediately and it is under
stood he has accepted position as
clerk in the J. H. Harris store in
this city, John Looney and FAM
lily of Monroe are also looking for q
location and will move here as soon
as they can obtain a suitable resi-
dence.
The mems debating team of OAC
goes to Salem today to debate with
the Willamette University team
The question is, Resolved, That
the U. S. Should Adopt the Subsidy
for the Rehabilitation of the Mer-
chant Marine.' The OAC team is
composed of Ivan Kerr, Phillip
Gale and R. R. Clark, all bright,
hrainy young men who will make
good showing for the Agrics.
The little great grandson of Mr..
and Mrs. S. H. Horton died in Wal
la Walla few days ago of that
dread disease spinal meningitis. In
a recent write-up of the 53rd we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Horton in the Gazette, this little
lad was mentioned as the only
great grandchild of this respected
couple. Four days after the item
the little fellow was called
home.
The farmers of Linn county pre-
dict prosperous season for all
kinds of fruit and agricultural pro-
ducts this year. They are greatly
encouraged by the present weather
which is just cold enough to keep
the fruit from getting too far along
and later to be nipped by frosts.
Everything looks prosper ous from
a farmers ndpoint and he has
just cause for rejoicing. Herald.
Same in Benton.
County Fruit Inspector French
atates that a much deeper interest
is manifested this year by owners of
fruit trees than ever before in the
matter of cleaning up, pruning and
spraying their orchards. It is not,
declares Mr.. French, simply de-
sire to comply with the law, but the
people are becoming aroused to
their own interests and are doing
the work for their own good, which
will insure more general move
ment and probably more thorough
work.
The M1scatine, Iowa, basketball
team defeated the famous Dallas
aggregation on the latter's floor,
Tuesday night, by score of % to
IA. Last night after the Gazette
press hour the Muscatines and the
0AC five were to play their second
game in the local armory, Swami
and Bilyeu to be in the OAC team,
which was not the case in the first