The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-02
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Fresh Columbia river Smelt daily re
eeiysd at w. & c. Wilson's.
Miss Dora Porter, of Shedds, spen
Monday with friends in Corvallis.
Mrs. Wittsehef, of Turner, Marion
county, was in the city during the pas
week. -- --~--.--,.------.------ ---------
=. S. n, Wilkins has built bow window
On the south side of his cozy home. 4
looks nebby.
Fresh California Oranges, Lemons
Bananas and hiHles now on sale at W
& c. Wilson's.
Mr.. Harry Beard, leader of the College
band, spent Thanksgiving with his par
ents in Tangent.
We had the pleasure of meeting JohN
Gault, captain of the Forest Grove foot
ball team, last week.
Messrs Henkle and Hedges, students
of the o. 4. g., spent the Thanksgiving
holidays in Independence.
Miss Leon Louis has been engaged
permanently as the teacher of the I'll,
grade in the Corvallis school.
Prot. McElroy, occupying the chair of
English Literature in the U. of O., was
in town Saturday last on business.
The Corvallis friends of J. E. Walker
rejoice at his success in New York. He
is now editor of the Scientific American.
The Chemawa Indian boys will meet
the o. A. c. boys on the sridireu next
Saturday. A good game is anticipated.
The deputy head consul of the Modern
Woedmen of An,erica is i'll town, and ex-
poets to organize a camp of that order
here.
Receptions, dinner parties, whist clubs,
Shakespeare reading clubs, and theaters,
are now engrossing the attention of many
of our people.
G. c. Huff, one of the sub:tantial farnl-
ers living near Plymouth church, is
spending week with sick relatives at
shunysiae, 1--WE milEs south osSalem.
&C Elgin, of Rosedale, Oregon, who
has been forest reserve ranger for the
past three mouths, has been visiting with
relatives aud friends in this city for the
past week.
Subject at Methodist Episcopal church
Lords Day morning, Some proofs of
Immortality apart from the Bible. :"
Evening, THE city of Corvallis. How
1t car be improved and by what agencies. I"
Jesse Brown. of Willamette, James
Hays, N. B. Avery, DR.. c. H. Lee, J. NJ.
Nolan and family and many other sub
stantial citizens witxessed the foot ball
<asae at the o. A. c. grounds Thanks
giving day.
N. L. Raber left Monday for Shosheue
Falls, Idaho, where he will enter the en-
ploy of an Eastern company engaged in
placer mining on the upper Snake river.
Roy says he can save every color. Sue
cess to him aud his company.
Eugene Jackson was in town Tuesday
and reported that his aud his brothers
horses were recovering from the fever.
He has sown sixty acres of grain and has
one hundred n,o.eahswed ready to sow.
Sam Warficld one of Alsea's live mel
was in town few days since and mad:
trip to Albany on business. Sam has l
large number of friends in these parts
that are always glad to see his smiling
phiz.
The Janet Waldorf troupe failei tc
draw a large hose. About ons hu sdrsd
and fifty persons went through the tor,
ture of sitting i'll an uHeo ufortable opera
house for three hours, i'll order to hear
Romeo and Juliet.
Mrs. J. D. Smith. of Gervais, Marion
county, who has been in the city during
the past two weeks, caring for her daugh
ter, Miss Kitty. who is having a severe
attack of iraarsmatory rheumatism, re-
turned yesterday to her home accom-
panied by her daughter.
The Methodist Episcopal church a
Harrisburg will be dedicated on the 1Stf
of December. DIR. Cue, of Portland, will
have charge of the morning services
and it is expected that DR.. Driver, o
Eugeae, will preach in the evening
Everybody cordially invited.
Our readers should carefully scan ou
advertising columns. In them will b.
found many things of deep coacern t.
them. Patrouize home merchants tha
tell the people what they have to sell
Business men who advertise are entitle
to your trade, and money will be save
purchasers of their wares. To any OF ou
readers who do not now advertise we sa
try the GAZETTE and you will becom
convinced that it pays.
Tweed, an enterprising merchant {
Philomath, was in town recently an
called On the GAZETTE. Mr.. Weed le
Gated in Philomath last spring, opening
small grocery store. His trade has s
enlarged that he now carries dry goods
hardware, mems dress and heavy shoes
d ladies' dress goods, etc. Mr.. Weed
pleased with his location and very much
encouraged in a business way. 1t wi
pay interesting purchasers in his loca!it
to examine his stock and prices bafor'
buyiu-. See his ad in another coluui:
of this paper. The GAZETTE bespeak
for this gentleman large trade anon
the well to do farmers of his vicinity {
well as the good people of his town.