The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-21
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

terday attending court.
J.R. Wyatt, a prominent Albany at
torney, attended court in Corvallis this
week.
If you want good fitting pair of
trousers, suit or overcoat, go to Cecil the
Tailor.
Mrs. Minnie E. Lee left Monday on
several months visit with relatives in
Bluffton, Ind.
Miss Matte Avery returned home last
week, having spent month visiting
friends in Portland.
Miss Lou Wiles and her sister, MIR.
Thomas Kirkpatrick, with whom size
will hereafter reside, left Friday last fer
Oakland, California.
Frank Holco,nb and Dell Cornell,
convicted Tuesday of larceny were yestel-
day afternoon sentenced to serve two
years in the penitentiary.
The ladies of the NJ E. church will
give an oyster supper at the old college
Friday evening the 22d, from S to 9
O'Clock p. m. Price rs cents.
Sheriff Ford, of Hillsboro, returned
home yesterday. He was an important
witness for the state in the Holcomb Cor
nell case en trial in the circuit court this
week.
w. Tom passed through Corvallis
Monday enroute home to his farm near
Parker station, in Polk county. He had
been on n visit to his brother Oscar Tom,
the honey king of Alsea valley.
Benton Pyburn, an old resident of this
county, died quite suddenly Monday
afternoon at his home on Mary's river.
The deceased was 6s years of age and his
disease was cancer of the stomach. His
funeral occurred yesterday at Wrens.
Paul M. Downing left Corvallis Mon
day evening for California. His de.tina-
ton was Palo Alto, where he will assist
in coaching the Stanford university team
for the coming football contest with the
eleven OF the University of California,
which is to be played ill San Francisco
on Thanksgiving.
The grand jury made a stereotyped re-
port and on that account the reconl-
mendation suggested by the GAzETTE
last week failei to be made. The public,
however, knows that at Spencer's is the
place to obtain the best Shaves, hair cuts
and baths even If the grand jury didn't
recommend his establishment.
The late John Skipton, whose death
occurred Oct. 2nd, was member of the
Woodmen of the World, and in that
order had an insurance policy on his
life for $4,000. The beneficiary named
in the policy was his sister, Mary o.
.Skipton, and Saturday last she was
handed check for the full amount OF
the policy.
for larceny by bailee, the court held that
the taking of mortgaged property out.
side the county did not constitute q
crime. As this was the offense fer which
terest moved for a dismissal of the cause
which was granted, and the jury was in
structed to bring in verdict of mot
guilty"
Mrs. E. Holgate returned Monday
from Portland, where she has been visit.
ing for several weeks. Her SON Arthur,
who was recently married to an accom-
plished Portland young lady, has posi-
ton as head salesman in one of the larg
est dry goods establishments on the eas1
side and is doing we'll. He and his wife
have already begun housekeeping and
are settled i'll coy cottage on the east
side. '-7
The council Lad meeting last Friday
might. 1t was called for the purpose O
ousting Officer McLagan. 1t is said that
the attenpt to remove him grew out of {
report that he had purposly absentee
himfelf from the city to avoid giving il
his testimony in the criminal case agains
Ed Scott Upon investigation the runol
was found to have been groundless, 81
the opposition to him was withdrawn
and no new officer was elected.
An intensely interesting game of foot
ball is promised for Thanksgiving da.
on the o. A. c. field. The teams to con
test for supremacy at that time will b.
the soldiers of Vancouver who have beer
trained for some time under Will H
.Bloss, and the o. A. c. eleven. Manage
Dentler received a challenge from Capt
Bloss of the soldier team, Tuesday after
noon, He Immediately conferred will
the boys who seemed eager to meet th'
blue coats and the challenge was accep
ted. The Vancouver team is composed
of new players but under the splendit
coaching of Mr.. Bloss they have mad
rapid improvement and are said to pu
up rattling fine game. A few week
ago the team played in Portland witt
the regular eleven of Bishop Scot
academy and held the score down to
tie of to s.