The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-01-29
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Only twelve assessments a yea,

Only twelve assessments year
in the K. O. T.. M.
Samuel Kerr paid Portland a
business visit this week. ...< r..
w. Fl. Curran returned Tuesday
from a short business trip to Sa-
lem.
MIR. Seth HurIburt returned yes
terday from a weeks visit to Port
land.
L. Z. Wilson returned Wednes-
day from brief business trip 10
Yaquina. .
Miss Verna Ready, of Portland,
is visiting in Corvallis, the. guest
of the Misses Cauthorn.
Arthur Rhinehart, formerly a
student of the o. A. G., Is prac-
ticing law in Malheur county.
Mrs. j. G. Mayo, who has been
quite Ill Tor several days with
the grip, is again able to be out.
Robt. Golden is known as
ssBrigham Young" since taking
up, his abode at the girls boarding
hall.
Capt. Grawford's name swe1led
the list of Coryaliisites in Salem
this week. He went down last
Monday.
Prof. Il. +. Pernot spent Sun
day in the metropolis. visiting his
wife, who is undergoing treatment
in that city,.
Harry Samuels returned to.
Portland Thursday, after having
spent two weeks with his parents
in this city.
Jack Cummings, popular
young gentleman of Albany, WIS.,
tied Corvallis friends couple of
days this week.
Marion Johnson came home
on the Albany Wednesday night
from Salem, where he has been
: for the past few weeks.
Mrs. w. S. Gilbert returned
Monday to her home In Engene,
!. having spent several days visiting
among relatives in this city.
Aboift sevehty-fiye ladies and
:. gentlemen are to take part in the
merchants carnival, which is to
: be- given at the opera house to-
night.
At a meeting of the American
Protective Association held IN
: Salem last week, Mr.. F. A. Alex
:: ander, of this city, was chosen
state president.
Wayman Mason left ON the
overland Wednesday for San
Francisco, where he will take a
course in Heald's Business Col
lege, OF that city.
There viii be services at the
Episcopal church on Sunday next,
conducted by the Rev. G. F.
Plummer. Morning services at
II; evening services at 7:3O. All
are invited to attend these SER
vices.
Genuine none saving ''snaps''
are seldom offered in Corvallis, but
a glance at Nolan g. Callahan's list
of asnaps" in another column will
convince anyone that such bar
gains were never before offered in
this city.
The Benton Mills has received
a quantity OF hard wheat from
Eastern Oregon, to be- disposed ol
to farmers id the vicinity for seed
The wheat is of the blue stem va.
riety and is of superior quality
for flour. =
Despite the horrible condition
of the roads, three Albany bellies
rode to Corvallis, Sunday, or
horseback. Nor did their cos.
tunes bespeak the season, for be-
meath their skirts appeared a gen
erons display Of we'll developed
hose.
Hon. A. Fl. Carson, of Grants
Pass, will deliver lecture on
Fruit Evaporators' this evening
at the college chapel. Mr.. Carson
is an interesting talker, and al
who hear him, whether directly
interested in the subject or not
will be we'll entertained.
Prof. g. w. Denman was here
visiting Philomath schools Wed
nesday and Thursday, says the
Journal. By the gait he struck il
going to the depot when he heard
the train whistle. we judge tha
his sprinting ability was not ex