Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-22
w. A. Sanders, Jeweicr.

Mrs. NJ. M. Preston, who has
been visiting with relatives in
this vicinity for several weeks,
returned to her home in Moscow,
Idaho, yesterday.
The O. R. & N. Company have
done a great deal of work on their
dock in this city preparatory to
operations this winter A number
of carloads of stone were dumped
in on the river bank jast above the
dock TO form a sort of bulwark
whsn the Willamette gets high.
A. O. Krogstad, of Toledo, was In
Corvallis last week on business, He
came out to get the Few dill that
was bought by his company to bere
for oil in the Yaquina country. 1t
cost them 50, 800, and is a queer
looking apparatus. It will require
a 10 horse power engine to run its
drill to depth Of fifteen husdrea
feet.
A Cove girl fell out of buggy
and was all mussed up. When she
futtered to her feet she gave her
fellow stony stare, and said: "You
had better go to Union and learn
how to take girl ont riding. There
the boys let the girls drive and
held them in with both hands u
The fellow looked so ashamed that
the horses blushed.-Union Repub
lican..
The contract of supplying ths
Corvallis public school with station
cry will be awarded this week. G
A. Gerhard, Allen & Woodward
and Graham & Wells are the bid
ders. Among other things to bt
supplied are 10 reans of 10, pound
legal cap, 5 gross Of lead pencils, E
gross Of slate pencils, 2 gross O
celored chalk and 40 gross of com.
| mon white chalk.
Johnnie Weber, the little six.
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Au'
gust Weber, who live near Granger.
was kicked On the head last Friday
evening by horse and qaite ser
ieusly injured. A physician was
summoned from Albany to attend
the child and some particles of bone
were removed from the child's
head. The doctor told the parents
that their son had about an even
chance for his life and that much
depended upon allaying infamma;
tion that would set in.
: Saturday, Doks Gray brought tt
Corvallis golden eagle which h
had shot at his home southwest @
PAilomath. For some time hil
geese had been disappearing ant
he finally discovered that the eagl,
was accountable for their absence
lie got shot at the eagle when i
was sitting in an oak tree about Isl
yards distant The tird flew OF
some distance, notwithstanding tn
fact that rifle ball had passe,
through the center of its body
| When secured it was found to be
very large eagle and measured 6 fl
81 inches from tip to tip of it
wings. Roy Woodcock is going t
mount it.
The third lecture, given undo
the management of Sup't. Denma1
will occur next Thursday evening
Prof. Jay Wm. Hudson, who lee
tured last Tuesday in this city
will again lecture on "Ramhles il
the Land of Shakespeare" This i
said to be one of Prof. Hudson
best lectures and all should avai
themselves Of the opportunity {
hearing this polished orator. ]
was the intention to begin this lee
ture at 8:15 p. M, but as many G
the churches of our city hav
prayer meeting Thursday evening
Sup't. Denman has decided to be
, gin promptly at $50. This doe
not mean 8:45. Reserved seats o
: sale at Gerhard's Book store.
The dramatic recital by Mis-
Sophie Wolfe at the colleg
, chapel last Friday evening wa
largely attended and most favor
!, ably received. Eer reading {
the several numbers was artistic
While the more dramatic nun
, bers on the program appeared
trihe long-due in great meas
! ure to a tendency to be too de
liberate-the selection detailin
: Gaveehe's fatherly care was S
well done as to entitle Mi:
Wolfe to a place with the be:
readers we have heard here, an
can Object of Love-" possibly
showed her at her best. Tt
, piano duet by the little Misst
Horner and another by the Misss
o Letha Patton and Uha Stewar
: and the Baritone solo by Haro1
g Martin were appreciated.
: A large number of members
: the M. e. Church and friends
Rev. Frank L. Moore, the paste
: called at the parsonage, trida
7 evening, and surprised Rev. Moor
The reception was rendered Re
{ Mo IRA in honor af his return te II