The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-18
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mr.. J. A. Dow has resigned his Eesi
ton with S. L. Kline.
Prof. B. E. limerick paid his respect
to tie GAZETTE few days Since.
ME. ;aSd Mrs. Fred Whitby and sol
were ir ,town Saturday Oh business.
Seven Thousand dollars was paid 70
picking the hop eep of Bentsnr count.
This fall.
Mrs. James Martin, har son John, and
daughter, Mrs. Nelson, were shopping
in town last Saturday.
The S, P. r. R. will grant rate tc
-ti,ose attending Far,Sars' Short Course
o one and one third fare.
Jas. Dixon, a pro:linent rancEer nesr
-(Ardwell Hill, was i'll town the other day
and recognized the GAzETrE MAN.
Jesse Irowu, one of the big Willamette
farmers, called on the GAZETTE Saturday
and reported 400 acres of wheat sowH
and looking we'll.
George Armstrong, of Mountain View.
said how do you do to the GAzETrE the
other day. George is breeder of 6ne
totswol& and South Down sheep.
The GAZETTE feels thankful fo- this
subscriptions that have been paid so
cheerfully this fall, and will be glad to
ceipt to others whenever they desire.
Oar old friexd and comrade, 1. E.
,leasen, of Beaver creek. calle9 on the
GAzETrE Wednesday morning and s;.ent
an hour with us. Come again, comrade.
Rev. l. F. Stevens is the newly installed
pastor of the Christian church of this
city. Himself and family are domiciled
in S. w. Jackson's cottage, secoud door
south of the Christian church.
Our esteemed townsman VIM. Bogue
has been doing some landscape garden
ing, southwest corner 9th aud Madison.
Jes Dutton was the artist. It's good
job. and when spring comes, it will
greatij asd to the appearance of Mr..
Bogue's home.
The cemtract for erecting the new o.
A. c. Mechanical Hall has been let to
H NJ. Ely. of Salem, Oregon, for SIG, ,2I3.
The gliding is to be of stone, two stories,
with cesaent fire proof roof, and is to be
completed April 1st, 1899.
]. Fl. Ackerwan, State School Super
intendent elect. Prof. S. 1. Pratt, prisci
pal of the Corvallis schools, and Prof.
George Denman, Benton county's popu-
lar school Superintendent, graced the
GAZETTE sanctum by their presence a
short time on Saturday last.
Geo. w, Thompson, a big Beaver
Creek rancher occupying Mrs. G. H.
Lees place, called on the GAZETTE this
ready sown us acres of grain and would
sow u acres more George is a hustler
froaI Hustlerv1lle and no mistake.
The contract for the power house of
the o. A. c. was let OH Friday of last
week TO Flynn & Mcbride, of Portland
1t is Ia be erected on the old Mechanical
Hall site. will cost $I75o, and is to be
completed in sixty days from Nov. 4th.
Work has begun in earnest, and is an ex-
ample of the prompt methods adopted
by the b lilding committee.
Mr.. aud Mrs. E. A. Parker of Ever
green were made very happy recently
over tie birth of IIK lb son
1t is reported by people living in
the nei, hborhood that E. A. was SO
exhiarated over the event that he
seized large sized American flag aud
with it in his grasp, he climbed one of
the tallest frs in the vicinity aud nailed
the flag TO the very top, axd when the act
was completed he triaulphantly looked
out upon the world from his airy perch,
and at the top of his voice shouted, Dew
ey.
What is going to be done about tke
purchase of the Diller blosk for school
purposess Our people ought to think
about this matter aud get ready to act
intelligently when called Upon to vote.
Something mast be done before long, as
the present school building is entirely
inadequate 10 the demands now made
upen IT, Now is An oppertane time.
Money cah be has upon bonds at a very
aes rate effSterest. probably 4 or AZ per
cent OH long dime. Let's take advantage
of s1ee rs.;e and build suitable building
Former students and graduates of the
o. A. c. serving vita the Second Oregon,
have seEt 10 the college Spanish flag
.,eufed at 1dahila, August 18th last.
The hs:nes Of our boys who we're present
at tAe time Of eapturs lave their names
on the middle stripe which is yellow,
the two outer stripes bei<g red, and are
as follows: Co. A, Corporal H. L. Meal
lister; Sergeants ]. II. Gallagher, and E.
C.Ya z, since deceased; Co. c, Private
w. c. MCGUIRE; Co. E, Private W. Aber-
nathy; Co. F, Musician G. H. Krenkite;
Co. 1, iriTFate Lee Harding; Califorsia
band, Ptivate Don Ray; Co. K, Lieuten-
ant R. w. Terrell; Sergeant J. J. Thurs
ton, Corporal Leigh Neal; Corporal Carl
ABRAMS; Privates E. w. Becker, S. c.
Brown, E. B. Carter, NJ. NJ. Cooper, A.
1DeLashmntt, J. DeLashHutt, A. 6. Han
sen, F. Jensen, H. D. Kelly, W. B.
Scott, a. J. stimpson. The souvenir is
very highly priced by the students and
faculty as we'll as by our citizens gener.
ally. The o. A. c. always gets there as
well on the battle line as inccliege ath-
letics.