Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-25
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
The doors of the O A c are agair
open.
Miss Helen Holgate is visiting in
Portland with her friend, Miss
Wren.
Elme: jackson and Albert Hall
of Troutdale, are attending the c
A C this year.
E. R. Shepherd, of Zena, Polh
county, is among the o A c stu
dents to return this year. He ar
rived Thursday.
William Bogue's two-year-oio
trotter brought home the blue rib
bon from the state faiI, as the finest
animal of its class.
Fred Edwards, who will atteno
the U of o this year, visited owe,
Sunday with his brother, Major F
E. Edwards, in this city.
George Horning arrived in Cor
wallis yesterday with a drove oi
about $50 fine fat hogs, which he
will ship to Portland. The porkers
were gathered up at various pla 2es
between Corvallis and Junction
City.
Conductor MERRIAM of the C. &
E. passenger is enjoying a few
weeks of vacation. He is III Alsea
this week looking after his band
of goats, but will leave shortly for
Ashland where he will join his
vito.
Ernest, Redd, Of Carlton, arrived
Saturday to attend college. He
will be band master for the O A c
boys this year. Gerald Tuttle, of
Union, Oregon, is also back and
will have charge of the destinies of
the college orchestra.
A reception was given by the
members of the Christian church
last evening in honor Of Mrs. Bur-
nett and her daughter, Mrs. Lou
Rhoades, who leave today for Oak
land. Calf, where Mrs. Rhoades
will join her husband.
Earl and Marvin Brandeberry
came over from Albany Saturday,
for a brief visit. Earl recently, re-
turned from business trip to Cali
fornia in the interest of the lumber.
ing industry at Albany and reports
good results from the trip.
John Whitaker finished picking
his hope. Saturday. His yard con-
tains some forty odd acres and the
hops are of the finest quality. Mr..
Whitaker has 1880 boxes, and, al
though the weather was not at all
times favorable, he only lost a few
boxes.
There will he q reception giveB
at the Evangelical church Satur-
day evening especially to new stu
dents at the O A c, but all students
are invited. both from home and
abroad. A cordial welcome 10 ex-
tended to all and an enjoyable time
assured.
Mrs. Murray leaves in, a short
time with her family for Philadel-
phia. She is now waiting for her
daughter, Miss Colista, to arrive
from Portland, to determine the
date of their departure. Miss
Colista will enter an art school,
and Leslie intends studying archi-
lecture.
Rev. M. D. Dunniway, of Forest
Grove, will occupy the pulpit at
the Congregational church next
Sabbath morning and evening.
Rev. P. S. Knight will occupy Rev.
Dunniway's pulpit at Forest Grove
on the same day. Rev. DUNN way
is lately from the East and is an
eloquent pulpit orator.
Jesse Foster was in town yester-
day and reports that all of the
farmers Of his section are busily en-
gagged getting in their fall grain.
Notwithstanding the poor crops OF
this year, they are undismayed and
from present Indications the acre
age of wheat raised next year will
exceed that of this season.
Benton county succeeded in Sc
curing fourth prize at the State
Fair, $50 in cash. Marion county
was first; Linn, second and Wash
iugton, third. That Benton was
not accorded first place is the fault
of her people and not of her re-
sources. Mr.. French and his as
sistants worked like troians, and
are entitled to every credit. The
exhibit they succeeded in bringing
together was of the finest quality,
but lacked in quantity the display
of more successful counties. Many
persons made promises of articles
which they had in abundance, but
failed to fulfill them. That Benton
secured q place, however, is much