Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06
Goodbye, Mr.. Bryan.

Goodbye, Mr.. Bryan.
Preaching at Witham school
house Sunday at 2:3O p. M. by Rev.
L. M. Boozer.
Prof. Clyde Phillips and a. f.
Hershner are registered at the
Perkins, in Portland.
"Your moneys worth or your
money back" makes poor clothing
an impossibility at F. L. Miller's.
F. P. Sheasgreen returned home
Friday from Portland, where he
had been in attendance at the
A O U W anniversary celebration.
MI. ". V. Mulkey intends leav-
ing today for Los Angeles, Calf.
Mr.. Mulkey came to Corvallis last
April, shortly before the death of
his father, A. G. Mulkey, and has
been in this vicinity ever since.
At a meeting held Saturday by
poultrymen and others in this city,
it was decided to hold a poultry
show here in December. An exeeu-
tive committee was appointed and
active operations will begin at once.
Mr.. D. N. Williamson, Of Albany,
paid this office a call yesterday.
This gentleman leaves shortly for
his old home in Texas, to resume
his residence. He is a pleasant
gentleman and ardent republican.
The case of III. Kubli, who was
held on a criminal charge for steal
ing team and hack from Mrs. S. A..
Cooper about June last. was called
yesterday afternoon. Kubli pleaded
guilty and will be sentenced Thurs
day morning.
Mr.. James Mace left Saturday for
his home at Weiser, Idaho, after a
visit with relatives in this vicinity.
Mr.. Mace was anxious to reach
home in time to vote for Mr.. Nc
Kir,ley. He says that Idaho looks
very promising to republicans
With his family he will return TO
Oregon shortly to take up his resi-
dence.
The Oregon Emergency Corps
and Red Cross Society which has
been in existence since April 26th,
1898, has been disbanded, feeling
that it has discharged its obliga-
tions and fulfilled the objects of its
organization. The cash on hand,
amounting to $721.95, was contrib
uted to the monument fund.
A letter from the East was re-
ceived by a gentleman in this city
few days ago, which bore the in
formation that Miss Maud Hoff-
man would arrive in Boston, from
England, November Attn. She is to
play during the season in New
York city. Miss Hoffman has
many admirers in this city, her
old home, who take an active in.
terest in her career.
It does not now seem at all pro-
bable that any improvement can be
made on the Philomath road this
winter. The cable to the ferry at
the gravel bar has been taken up
to allow steamers to pass, and un-
less we have continued dry spell,
which is not likely, there will be no
means of securing gravel and road
work will be postponed until next
season.
Mr.. John Van Gross, U G 100,
arrived in Eugene this week and
will be assistant to Professor Lilly.
Mr.. Van Gross is an Oregon boy,
having spent his boyhood days on
his fathers farm near Tuner. He
received a part OF his education at
the O A C. At the time he was
chosen to his present position he
wss doing graduate work in mathe-
matic5 at Berkeley.-Guard.
The steamer Modoc, of the o. R.
& N. company, was the first boat
of the season to reach Corvallis.
She arrived Friday night and left
fer Portland Saturday morning.
The boat took away the remainder
of this years crop of prunes,
amounting to thousands of pounds.
Many of the local prune men are
feeling quite jelly, as they have all
received the money for their pro.
duct. The prune business this
year was very fair paying prepo-
sition.
Hon. Wallis Nash addressed the
citizens of this community at the
court house Saturday evening
While the meeting was hastily ar
ranged and little opportunity was
had to advertise it, the court house
was comfortably filled. Mr.. Nash's
effort was scholarly, and bis
handling of the various subjects
marked the student rather than the
exhorter. Reason, not prejudice
was appealed to, and the audience
put on its thinking cap and kept il
there during the evening. This
was Mr.. Nash's last speech of the
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