Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-29
LOCAL NEWS.
w. s. Gardner, Pho tographer

W. s. Gardner, Pho tographer
Quite a number of o A c stu
dents went home to spend their
Thanksgiving.
Rev. c. G. Polling will preach in
the Mt. View school house, Sunday
afternoon at 2:30.
Born in this city, Tuesday, Nov,
26th, to the wife of Rev. e. L.
Fitch, a daughter.
Mrs. M. P. Burnett returned
home, Wednesday, from couple of
weeks sojourn in Portland.
Chester Avery, Of this city, reg
istered at the Hotel Perkins, Port
land, a couple Of days ago.
President Catch went to Salem,
Wednesday, to remain over Thanks
giving visiting with relatives.
Henry Amber, of Philomath,
was in town, Wednesday, on bust.
ness relative to real estate transfers.
There will be a musical recital
given, December 14th, by the pu-
pills of Miss Mary Smith Philbrick.
A musical treat may be expected.
An effort is being made to orga-
nize an orchestra Of about sixteen
performers at the o A G, with Miss
Mary.Smith Philbrick as conduct
less.
The Corvallis Grange will meet
Saturday afternoon at two o'clock,
sharp, at the college. Full attend
ance is desired; important business.
By order of the secretary.
Fred Oberer, who was called to
town en- account Of business with
the court, returned Wednesday to
his company's mill on Savage Greek.
Frei is connected with the Charter
Oak Mill Co.
The recent rains caused the Will
lamette river to rise between six
and eight feet. The country needed
the rain and no damage has been
done. However, if we now have a
a recess of few weeks there will
be no complaint.
Charley Overlander came out
from his Big Elk homestead last
Tuesday and will visit for a week
or so in this city with his brother
Fred. Charley is looking well and
reports everything to be in a most
satisfactory state in the Big Elk
country.
After tomorrow it will be unlaw.
full to kill, take, or destroy in any
manner China pheasants. During
the past fifteen days our hunters
have enjoyed full license in theil
sport and have been allowed te
market the birds they were able tt
bag.
A few days ago man who was
somewhat "the worse for liquor
was staggering past the court house
He was evidently a stranger
Meeting pedestrian, he pointed tt
the edifice before him and asked
SIS this the best court house il
town."
Eggs are worth q IL cents pc
dozen in Portland. In Corvalli
they are worth 80 cents a dozen
There is no denying that Corvalli
merchants intend making and keep
ing the local market second to none
Eggs are reported to be abundan
for this season of the year.
Claude A. Riddle, who has beel
employed on the Grants Pass Oh
server for some time past, cam
down last night to take position
ON the editorial staff Of the Evenin
Review. His ability as a frst-clas
newspaper man is already we
known fredericksburg Review
J. Saunders Gordon, in advanc
of the Schumann Grand Concel
Co., was in Corvallis during las
Tuesday endeavoring to place hi
company in this city on De-
18th. While the attraction is higt
class in every way, too stiff gual
antee was required to warrant any
BODY in town of this size assum
Ing the risE.
A reader of the big daily Of for'
land will naturally be surprised I
the number of robberies, hold-up
murders, etc., that are being con
mitted in that city at present. tt
first question suggested is why
sufficient police force is not install
ed to rid the city of tough chara
ters. The present force appears
be inadequate or incompetent.
Rev. c. C. Polling, Phi. D.,
Dallas, will be in Corvallis ne:
Sunday at the United Avangelic
church. DR.. Polling will preat
Saturday evening at 7:30; Suuds
merning at II o'clock, and at 4;