Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-07
Additional Locals.

this city.
! Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Hirshberg-
Ier were called to Woodburn, Sat
iurday, by the serious illness of
the formers mother.
Dr. and Mrs. L. V. Flint 90 to
New Era, Saturday, to attend the
Spiritualist campmeeting Mrs.
Flint will conduct summer ma
ture study school
Mrs. M. J. Mccall aid daugh-
ter, Miss Lottie Greiner, of Kinks
vile, Mo-, arrived Saturday for
an extended visit with their rela-
tives, DR.. and Mrs. B. A. Cathev.
Corvallis was a quiet place,
Saturday. Nearly everyone went
to Albany to tn. celebration or
to the woods in picnic parties
and only the firing of an occa
sional freoracker by some lad
who was compelled to spend the
day at home broke the stiffness
that hung over the town. But
the day was not without its ex
citing feature, nevertheless, for
late in the evening a rocket was
fired by some one and landed on
the roof of the Congregational
church, starting a fire that burn
ed quite a hole in the roof and
called out the department. For
tunately the damage Was but
slight, but the incident is an
other proof Of the need Of "safer
and saner" methods of celebrat-
ing the Fourth.
Congressman Hawley has been
notified by the Commandant of
the United States Marine Corps
that there are 81 vacancies in the
grade Of Second Lieutenant and |
that candidates for these posi-
tions are desired. Mr.. Hawley /!
will be pleased to communicate
with any young men of this
Congressional district who de- j
sire to apply. The position pays
a salary Of $1700 year. Can
didates must be not less than 5 !
feet 6 inches tall and weigh not !
less than 132 pounds. They
must also pass a required mental
and physical examination. The
examination includes
English, algebra, logarithms,
geometrys plane trigonsaaetry
and surveying. The candidate
must be from 21 to 27 years of
age.
The board of regents of Ore
gon normal schools has voted to
recommend to the Legislature
that Drain Normal School be
abandoned and that appropria-
ions be made for Monmouth,
Ashland and Weston only. This
action was taken by vote of five
@ four, the four favoring the re-
luction of the number to two.
Secretary of State Benson and
Colonel Hofer advocated the
of four normals.
". B. Aver, Governor Chamber
ain, E. G. Spencer, and H. J.
1aier stood for reduction of the '
lumber to two. Superintendent
led the fight for the
eduction to three, and was aid
ID by E. E. Bragg and Stephen
ewell and also by Benson and
Iofer after the motion to main
ain all four had been lost. Mr..
AVER indicated his intention to
make a minority report still ad-
coating reduction to two, says ,
Salem dispatch. I
The town went wet with
plash, says Newport item in
he Herald. Those having the
ash are invited to come in after
a. M; however, please get out
efore midnight. Sunday invi-
atoms are so exclusive that =
one are invited. The saloon 7
len have put up heavy bonds S
nd paid thousand dollar Ii S
ense, and have agreed to the q
tringent laws of the city coun- I,
il, so with only two saloons and -
ley to be in the down town dis
let, the people should not be
iected involuntarily. Sene Viii
ans sold out his share to a man