Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-04
LOCAL NEWS.

Buy your holiday goods of Nolar
& Callahan.
Mrs. Ann Smi h is recovering g
from quite severe illness.
Born, Friday, November 30th, in
this city, to the wife of W. s. Nc
Fadlen, q son.
If you want to get woolen blan'
kets at Is per cent. discount fol
cash, go to F L. Miller's.
DIR. M. NJ. Davis came out from
the hay and carved turkey for his
family ON Thanksgiving.
Rev. NJ. Noble was the recipient
of donation party Saturday. A
number of his friends called on
him and passed a pleasant evening.
A letter received from the East
few days ago, referring to Miss
Maud Hoffman, states that she is
playing seven.weeks' engagement
in Boston.
Rev L M Boozer will preach in
the United Evangelical church on
Sunday at IL a. IN. and 7:3O'p. m.
Sabbath School and Christian En-
deavor at the usual hours.
Rev. L. NJ. Boozer was given a
donation party at his home Thurs.
day evening. A large numt er of
his frien6s were in attendance and
amost enjoyable evening resulted.
Night Officer c. B. Wills is again
on his beat of nights, after re-
tirement of couple Of weeks ocea-
stoned by severe attack of cold.
During his lay-off George Emrick
guarded the city.
There are five poultr} shows
scheduled for the near future.
Corvallis leads and begins her show
on December 18th. Let every yone
put his shoulder to the wheel and
help make the show a success
The Commercial Restaurant has
changed hands and the proprietor
ship now rests solely in Clarence
Chapman. Hermann Breyer has
accepted the position of cook, and
the establishment is frstclass in
every particular.
It is the intention of the O. r. &
N. Company to maintain a thrice a.
week service between this city and
Portland. The steamer Modoc is
to be on the run, and she will de-
part from Corvallis at 6 a. m Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays.
A letter recently received in this
city from L. Y. Wilson bears the
intelligence that he intends coming
home some time during the winter.
When he wrote he was in the Por-
eupine mining district and was
engaged at carpenter work. Lafe
did not state whether or not he had
struck anything good up there.
After playing with the U of O
football team on Thanksgiving
Day, Ray Goodrich, W. B. Scott
and Sam Thurston came to Cor
wallis for a brief visit. They are
prime favorites in this city, having
been members of the O A c. Fri
day evening they were entertained
at Alpha Hall. Quite large num-
Der OF their former fellow students
were in attendance. Conversation,
Jokes, games and refreshments
made up very pleasant evening.
The band had one auditor who
who was long distance from the
scene of action during the concert
last Thursday afternoon. Virgil
Waters was the gentleman, and he
states that he was down on the
slough some four miles below Cor
wallis hunting ducks when the
"band began to play" Mr.. Wat
tiers says that he heard every num-
ber, at times so distinctly that he
could recognize the theme. This
speaks we'll for the attack and
the purity Of the tone in ensemble
playing.
When the C. & E. train left here
early last Thursday morning tax
ing the Albany Band and excur-
sionists hone after the dance given
by the cadets at the Armory, they
ran into a horse and cut two of its
legs off. The owner came to town
the following day in search Of the
section boss to assist in appraising
the animal. The manner of settling
such matters in vogue with the
company is for their section boss to
choose one appraiser and the owner
another and these two choose
third. In this manner much trou-
BILE is avoided. The horse killed
was a very fine young animal and
the owner thought it wss worth
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