Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-01
LOCAL NEWS.
F. L. Miller.

Tomorrow is "Ground Hog Day."
Reduction sale in all kinds Of
msn's and boys clothin G at. Kline's
Your produce bought at Port
land prices-Miller he pays the
freight.
Fred Overlander went over to
the Big Elk country, Tuesday, to
remain couple of weeks.
The public should not fail to at
tend the exercises at the college on
John Marshall day, Monday, Feb
ruary 4th.
t. Buford, Indian agent at
the Siletz Reservation, left this
week for a months visit in South
ern California.
Thomas Monteith was on the
street yesterday for the first time
for several weeks, and is slowly re-
covering from a severe Illness
Herald.
Robert Johnson, of Corvallis, for
merly editor of the Times of that
city, is in Eugene. He is the same
pld Bob of old. Still unmarried
Guard.
History and human nature prove
that men have always fought over
women. Linn and Lane county are
now quarreling over the Three
Sisters-and yet they tell US that
the world is growing better.
We have no reduction sale on
sugar, to speak of, but we do give a
dollars worth for dollar and pay
you more for your produce than
ycu can get most anywhere else. F
L. Miller, the farmers friend.
The majority of Corvallis gentle
men who visited Salem during the
past week, while the people of this
city and county were on the anx-
ious chair awaiting certain actions
of the state legislators, have re-
turned home.
Attorney ]. F. Yates came out
Wednesday from Toledo, where he
had been in attendance at the Lin
coin county circuit court. Fred is
reported to have been quite i'll for a
short time during his visit over
there. He is feeling himself again.
The following notice appears
among the Central Point items in
Valley Record: Rev. Mr.. Adams,
of Corvallis, is holding evening
meetings in the Baptist church, in
the interest of the Church Of God.
He says he is not Seventh or
First Day Adventist, but doesn't
deny being a. soul sleeper.
Quite extensive preparations will
be made by the Masons for the re-
ception to be rendered A. Cauthorn
next Wednesday evening. On
February 9th it will be fifty years
since he joined the order of Ma
sonry, and it is rare, indeed, to
meet a man who has belonged to
any order for such large number
Of years.
Prof. Albion W. Small, of the
Chicago University, in recent lee
ture delivered at the U of O, re.
marked as follows: "Had I this
life to live again I would gladly
epend 80 years in securing an edu-
cation, provided I was guaranteed
ten or fifteen years in which to ap-
ply the acquired knowledge.
1t is reported that m&y goats
are dying in the southern part of
Polk county. U. S. Grant, who is
an expert on diseases of goats, states
that the cause of death Of the goats,
and sheep, too, is due to worms.
p This is getting pretty close to Ben
ton county and our sheep and goat
raisers had best look out for the
worms.
Attorneys W. E. Yates and w.
s. McFadden, who attended the
circuit court of Lincoln county, ar
rived home from Toledo Tuesday.
The term was very brief, being dis
Missed Tuesday, the second day of
session. There were no cases of
any moment; only one jury case,
and it resulted in non-suit. The
jury was discharged Monday after
noon.
The young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis, who reside next door to the
Opera House, was the cause of con-
siderable alarm Tuesday evening.
The child was suddenly seized with
convulsions between six and seven
o'clock in evening. They were
quite violent and physicians were
summoned post haste. The child
is still low..and there seems 10 be
some doubt regarding the cause Of
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