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

Miss Juanita Rosendorf went t,
her old home independence, Thurs
day, for a visit of few days will
her young friends.
During the vacation of the pupils
of the city schools last week, Jacl
Thomas thoroughly overhauled the
! boiler of the heating plant for Jani
tor Miller.
Mrs. Luther Williams is reported
to have arrived in this city, Satur
day, from her home in Eastern Ore
gon, to visit with relatives for ar
indefinite period.
"The "sociaT" members of the
Coffee Club entertained about forty
tguests in the firemen's hall, Friday
evening. The evening was pleas.
antly spent at card playing and
dancing. Delicious refreshments
were served.
The conclusion Of the interesting
story entitled "How Captain Dob
bin Was Promoted" is given in the
November issue of the Oregon Ma
tive Son. The story in question is
from the pen of our former fellow
citizen Geo. A. Waggoner and is a
credit to him.
Larkey Logan, the Siletz Indian
who used a knife in such a reckless
manner short time ago at the
Agency, passed throug h town few
days ago en- route for Portland,
where he is to have his trial. Lar
key was accompanied by his at
torney, B. F. Jones. The trial will
take place tomorrow.
Ciothing-This is ons Of our big
gest departments and from the fact
that we have other lines of goods
to sell and do not have to depend
/ on this one line alone, makes our
prices SO much lower for clothing
that the higher grade of goods ap-
peal to your judgment.
NOLAN & CALLAHAN. ~
In an appeal from Washington
county State Supt. Alderman has
decided that reading chapter of
the Bible without comment and
repeating the Lords Prayer in
public school is not sectarian, and
the board Of directors are authorized
to make that part of the school
program and suspend pupils who
refuse to participate.
A local oat famine is threatened.
Farmers of this section are econom-
izing in the consumption of this
grain, in anticipation of such an
eveat. There is fear now that
there will not be enough oats in the
county for horse feed during the
winter and for seeding next spring.
Henry Dunn has been feeding his
horses bran mixed with their feed.
and now has a very sick animal.
He believes that the trouble is due
to change of diet.
The presidential succession act,
approved January 10, 1885, makes
the following provisions: In case
of removal, death, resignation or
inability of both the president and
vice president, a member of the
cabinet shall, inthe following order,
act as president until the disability
is removed or president is elected.
Secretary of state. secretary of the
treasury, secretary of war, attorney
general, postmaster general, secre-
tary of the navy, secretary of the
interior.
Word has been received in Salem,
says the Statesman, that hops
grown on the Dove place near Inde.
pendence owned. by Horst Bros,
won the gold medal at the Paris
exposition. The Oregon hops were
placed in competition with every
hop-growing country in the world
and 1t is a source of much pride to
Oregon growers that the hops
grown here ara the best the world |
produces, according to the most
competent judges. This will make
Oregon hops sought for from every
quarter of the world more than they |
are at the present time, and in
sures for the product Of the state
the top price in the markets of the
world. ....=.-
At the residence of her father, j.
A. Spangler, in this city, Miss Lulu
opened "a club" for zone night |
only" 1t was an Imitation Of the
swell clubs of gentlemen of the
large cities and was attended only
by young ladies; fourteeB in num-
Der. They attended Ia disguise"
and from the trouble some of them
experinced in borrowing evening
suits it is presumed that when they
reached the club they presented a
rather beyish appearance. Infor-
nation regarding the affair has
been greatly sought after in various
but little was learned.
There is no doubt of their having
enjoyed themselves during their
club life, brief as it was This all
occurred on Thursday evening
The late United States senator,
Cushman X. Davis. whose death |