Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-30

tally Opals, at E P Greffoz's-The
Leading jeweler.
Herbert Pygsll arrived home
Tuesday evening after an absence
Of a couple of months.
Fred Edwards, now a student of
= ofO, is visiting his brother, Major
Edwards, ofthis city.
Frank Loomis, who is attending
the o A G, went home to spend
Thanksgiving, in Eugene.
Mrs E C Rexford and children,
of Lebanon, have been visiting rela-
tives in this city since Saturday.
T H Crawford, purchasing agent
at the o A c, was registered at the
Imperial, in Portland, Wednesday.
Claude Catch, of Salem, came up
Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving
with his father, President Thomas
Catch, of the Agricultural College.
The total enrolment at the pub
lie schools reached 3S2 this week.
This is said to be somewhat larger
than the enrolment at the cores
ponding period last year.
Ex-senator Hatch, of Polk coun-
ty, now deputy collector of customs
at st. Michaels, Alaska, passed
through Corvallis, Monday, en-
route for the bay, where he will
look after property interests.
Massrs. Finch and Holland were
oyer. from Albany, Tuesday, per-
fecting arrangements for the excur.
sion from this city to Albany or,
the night of Co. G's military ball.
Something over thirty tickets were
sold in this city.
The steamer Gray Eagle passed
down the river Wednesday morn
ing towing very large raft of logs
to the pulp mills at Oregon City for
G X Spaulding. The well known
river navigator. Captain Smith was
in command of the boat.
Thanksgiving vacation began at
the Oregon Agricultural College at
the close of school Wednesday after.
noon. It will end with the opening g
of school Tuesday morning of
next week. The vacation was
made longer than usual this year,
in order that students from abroad
might spend Sunday with their
parents.
Recorder E1gin received letter
a few days ago from R. D. Burgess,
a member of the graduating class
100, OAO. Mr.. Burgess was in
Allegheny City, Pa, at the time Of
writing and was attending the
medical college of that city. Mr..
Burgess is again at his old home
after an absence Of IA OF Is years.
At its regular meeting last. Tues
day evening, the Albany city coun-
ell had a lengthy discussion over
the question Of what is to be done
with the wagon bridge across the
Willamette at that place. The
general expression Of the council
men was that unless the charter is
amended. so that q toll can be
placed upon the bridge, it will have
to be closed, and that mass meet.
ing should be called to discuss the
question.
Word was received in this city a
few days ago relative to an accident
that overlook A H Hathaway at
his place on Big Elk. It seems
that Mr.. Hathaway was employed
rolling logs and was working alone,
when log rolled on him, breaking
his leg. According to report, he
was pinned to the ground and re-
mained in this distressing o.;ndi-
tion for two hours or more before
he was discovered and assistance
rendered.
Exercises appropriate to Thanks
givirg were held at the public
school Wednesday afternoon. A
program consisting of recitations
and songs was rendered, which was
greatly enjoyed by the 100 or more
visitors present. A vacation will
be enjoyed by the pupils until Mon
day morning. During the after
noon a collection for the benefit of
the BOYS and Girls Aid Society, of
Portland, was taken up. 1t was
literally responded to, several boxes
of clothing, etc., and some money
being subscribed. Every Thanks
giving, donations of this nature are
asked of the charitably inclined,
for the benefit Of this worthy in
stitution.
A rather remarkable thing hap
pened in tha chicken line in this
city a few days ago. After brief
illness choice hen from the flock
of A S Cameron 'kicked the buck
et." Mr.. Cameron and other mem.
bers of the family have kept well
posted on the many dreadful things
that happen to disease the flesh of
hen kind, and Mr. Cameron decided
to investigate the cause of death.
At the post mortern examination it
was discovered that the hen car