Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-21
LOCAL NEWS.

U CaElandn'S.
Fine, large, oil paintings, trol
w up, at Barnhart's.
DIR. B. A. Cathey paid Salem
short business trip the first of th
week.
Attorney W. E. Yates went t
Portland yesterday on busines
that will detain him until tomor
row.
The examinations that have beel
ia progress all week at the O A
terminated yesterday. The tern
closes today and the holiday vaca
ton lasts until Wednesday, Jan
uary 2, 1901.
Our overcoats are still going a
20 per cent discount, blankets II
per cent discount, and we are, un
Til further notice, paying 273 cents
per dozen for eggs.
F. L. MILLER.
The following persons we're elec.
ted officers of Corvallis Lodge No.
ID A. F. & A. NJ. last Wednesda
evening: G A Covell, w NJ; v e
Waters, S w; G V Shelton J w:
DR. Harper, Secy; 2 H Davis, Treas;
: c Young, Tyler.
Claude Riddle and his sister
Miss Blanche, will leave today for
their home at Riddle, Douglas
county, in order to spend the holi-,
days at home. They will return in
time for the opening of college aftes
the holiday vacation.
For Christmas gifts we are SHOW.
ing fine assortment of choice
French Novelty Dress Goods in
dress patterns, also Novelty Rainy
day Skirt patterns, all at reduced
prizes during the holidays.
NOLAN & CALLAHAN.
Last week a basket ball team
from st. Helen's played the young
ladies of McMinnville COLLEGE. at
that city. Judging from, the Nc
Minnville newspaper accounts of
the splendid and aggressive PLAYING
Of St. Helen's captain, Miss Smith,
we believe it must have been onr
Monte
In society journals we are per.
petually referred to the homes of |
'big-bugs" as "Fern Dale" "The
Oaks" "Glen Brook" and goodness
knows what not. In direct con-
Irast to this is the cognomen chosen
oy the students who occupy the
J. Mason residence. Te show that
while they are abreast OF the times,
hey sre not proud, they have
abeled their roost, 20 A G Rab.
,itry."
No one would recognize the old |
ron-planer that went through the
ire when the Mechanical hall at
he Q A c burned down couple of
'ears ago. After the fire it was
purchased by the .Franklin lion
Works, of this city. Mr.. Frahklin
'as just finished rebuilding it and
person could not tell it from new.
Competent judges declared it to be
ully SO per cent as good as it ever
7as.
August Fischer was circulating a
INSCRIPTION paper couple of days /,
go for donations toward a new {
ldewalk from Marys river bridge 5
Ut by the Corvallis FIGURING Mills. {
My those who were directly inter
'ted were asked for contributions. !
is the intention, providing suffi- )
ent funds can be obtained, to I
uild substantial walk four feet :
J width, and the cost will be in I
he neighborhood of 5000. /
c. G. Stafford, who formerly t
oerated his telephone bracket and s
IN factory in East Portland, moved
Corvallis some months ago, and
'sociated his plant with the Cor 9
allis Mill Company, which makes f
specially of cutting Oregon oak b
I'd hardwood generally. Five /
en- are steadily employed. The p
anufacture of fir cross arms are t
Nv included. Mr.. Shafford's is i
le only concern on the coast g
hich makes specially of this t
ass of wo.k, and is meeting with a
'od success. His customers In v
ude all the telegraph and tele- a
lone companies operating on the t
asst. The bracket and pins are P
ade entirely from Oregon oak. b
eretofore these supplies were a
ipped from the East, it being the d
evailing impression that Oregon Ii
k was not suitable. One tele. "
aph company writes that the Ore t
n product IS superior to the East. c
n article, and has written for per- Q
ission to buy his entire future b
pplies from the Oregon factory l
raoop Timbarunop b