Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-20
LOCAL NEWS.

Olives in bulk at Zierolf's.
Miss Mabel Davis arrived home
Thursday, from visit to Yaquin'
City.
Two good things-your money
F. L. Miller's famous shoes. Lett
swap.
F. L. Mi:ler's Kingsburv hat
cures rheumatism, dandruf, lum
bago, iugrowing toe nails, puncturec
tires, etc.
Brown Bros, of Corvallis, passed
through town Monday with 4 bano
of about 500 mutton sheep for the
Portland market.-Forest Grove
Times.
The o A G students are making
great preparation for their Thanks.
giving dance which occurs week
from tomorrow evening. They
engaged the Albany band, con.
sisting of twelve pieces.
Mrs. U. B. Vogle and daughter
Ruth, left Saturday for San Fran
cisco, to visit with Mrs. Vogle's
sons, James and Frank Forbusl,
and her daughter, Mrs. E. "a. Gamer.
While the attendance at the
Social Clubs first party, given Fri
day night, was not large, there was
much enjoyment for all. The music
was furnished by F. R. Overlander,
j. McBrian and Mrs. L. Y. Wilson.
The most military looking gen.
tleman seen in Corvallis since the
war wos seen Saturday. Robert
johnson was the gentleman and he
was prepared for duck hunt. Bob
looks very fierce when he's got a
gun.
Next Thursday is the date on
which the eight grade examinations
for the schools viii take |! place.
Those who take the examinations
in the country will do SO under the
supervis on of the teacher of the
school of their district. Superin-
tendent Denman will personally
conduct the examination in the
schools of Corvallis.
An Independence lady bet the
shoes she wore that VIM. j. Bryan
would be elected president. The
day after election she phoned her
husband to bring her some shoes
at once. as the winner of the wager
had called for them. 1t is not
known if she threw the stockings in,
as 10 customary in a shoe deal.
Edward Sullivan, of Newport,
was arrested Tuesday for violating
the fishing law by fishing without
license. The case was tried in the
justice court at Toledo before
jury. A verdict of guilty was re
turned, and Sullivan was fined $50
costs. A large number Of fisher.
men on Alsea, Silsts and Yaquina
rivers will, it is said, likely be ar
rested for the same offense.
A week ago last night there
should have been a council meet
ing. 1t was only attended by
Mayor Crawford and two council
men. An adjourned meeting was
set for Friday night and was only
attended by Councirmen Taylor,
Smith, Whi.esides and Henkle.
There not being quorum, the
mayor set last night for another at
tempt for d session, when it was
hoped that the required number of
members would be on hand for the
transaction of business.
1t is strange to note the things
that men do that at first glance ap-
pear inconsistent. And yet they may
have good reasons for these moves.
Out at Mill City, on the Corvallis
& Eastern R. R, there is music
publishing firm, known as the
"Oppllnger Bros" Abe Opplinger
is an arranger Of music and. they
are carrying all advertisement in
an Eastern musical journal. One
would think this to be the last
place on earth to carry on busi-
ness of this nature, and yet for
aught that is known, they may be
doing q fine business.
The other day one of the boys
VINO served his country in the
Philippines waxed reminiscent and
told of letter writing from the
islands. 1t was his happy ex-
perience to have girl he'd cleft
behind him" andievery letter he re-
ceived from her contained re-
proaches for him on the briefness Of
his letters. She always wanted
him to write ''long letters" One
day he chanced to espy roll Of
paper about half all inch wide,
ssdone up" like ribbon. This was a
rare chance to have some fun. He
took this roll and wrote from one
end of it to the other and sent his
On @.1l cook 1n..s